No amount is too small to donate to our Native American scholarship fund.
Custom Tewaaraton True Lacrosse Handle. Limited edition.
Must be within 30 miles of New York City. Winning bidder to provide suitable location for lesson. Mutually agreeable time.
LIMITED EDITION Custom Tewaaraton Cascade Helmet.
Two theater tickets to the 2019 Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 30th in Washington, DC and a Special Invitation for 2 to Dinner with the Finalists on May 29th at the University Club in Washington, DC.
2 Tickets to THE PROM 3/27 Longacre Theater - Orchestra Row M 106 and 107. GREAT SEATS!
2 Tickets to THE CHER SHOW 3/29 at the Neil Simon Theater - Orchestra Row P 9 and 11. GREAT SEATS!
Good for 2019 Triple Threat Academy Tuition.
At Triple Threat Lacrosse, our aim is simple. We are providing our student-athletes with the tools to help them become the ultimate 'triple threat.' We combine skill and lacrosse IQ enhancement with character and leadership building, along with mental and physical wellness education, to empower the complete athlete-both on and off the field.
Meet Me at The Avenue!
Lesson will occur in Ellicott City, MD. Mutually agreeable time.
Mixed case from Taconic Distillery includes 6 bottles of our award winning Whiskeys and Gin, including some only available at the distillery.
Commemorative Team USA Picture from 2018 Lacrosse World Games. Autographed by 3 team members.
Four (4) Rangers Tickets for March 19th vs. Detroit Red Wings. AMAZING Seats in Section 106D Row 5. 5 rows up from the Glass! Includes Delta Club Access.
TEWAARATON SWEATSHIRT SIZE XL and a SIX FEATHERS AUTOGRAPH BALL for gathering all you favorite players autographs.
5" Diameter Lacrosse Autograph Ball is made from a high-grade premium rubber polymer, specifically designed to maintain the feel of a lacrosse ball, while creating the perfect surface for showcasing autographs permanently. Includes compact display stand. *Ball For Display Purposes Only. *For Best Results, Use Permanent Marker.
Be a part of the PLL Inaugural Season!
Six (6) weekend passes (each pass grants access to both games Saturday and the Sunday game).
A memorable summer nautical tour of the Lower Connecticut River Valley aboard a classic 21' Roth Bilt power boat. Trip will include stops at beautiful Hamburg Cove, The Connecticut River Museum, and the historic village of Essex with lunch at the local yacht club. Board member Skip Flanagan will be your Captain and host . The cruise will be available for up to four guests.
Two (2) Yankees Tickets in Section 20 Row 2 on Sunday April 14, 2019 at 1:05pm.. Watch the Yankees take on the White Soxs from these amazing seats behind home base!
TEWAARATON SWEATSHIRT SIZE L and a SIX FEATHERS AUTOGRAPH BALL for gathering all you favorite players autographs.
WPLL Champs NE Command Gear!
Package includes: New England Command hat, sweatshirt, tee, and 4 pack of tickets to the Command's opening game June 1st, 2nd!
COURT SIDE AT THE WIZARDS!
Enjoy a Washington Wizards game from some of the best seats in the building with this exclusive VIP location & actions. Seats are located in GOLDE, Row BBB, #105-108, just feet from the Washington Wizards bench.
For your dining & beverage experience, makes sure to visit the Etihad Airways Lounge with access point at the tunnel between sections 107 & 108. The Etihad Airways Lounge is your exclusive game day all-inclusive destination featuring inclusive fresh, innovative dining selections on a nightly basis and a variety of wine, beer, and soft drink options! Cash bar available for cocktails & spirits.
You and two friends will enjoy a round of golf and lunch with accompanying member on the Blue Course at Congressional Country Club.
Hand carved by Lewis Mitchell, member of Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. Lewis was a member of Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team and he and his wife, Doreen operate a sports retail store on the Mohawk Territory in Akwesasne, New York.
Purple Iroquois Nationals Nike T-Shirt!!
White Iroquois Nationals Nike T-Shirt!!
GOALIE TRAINING FROM A PRO!
1 hour private lesson with Current Pro Field Goalie, Box Goalie, New York Athletic Club Athlete and Greenwich HS Head Coach Rachel Vallarelli. Former College Coach, US U19 National Team Member, and UMass Goalie, holding school, conference and NCAA records.
Must be within, or willing to travel within, 40 miles of Westchester County, NY. Winning bidder to provide suitable location for lesson. Mutually agreeable time.


Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery (AuRIns) is devoted to drug discovery from natural resources and the analysis of herbal medicines. Natural products offer a vast and virtually unlimited source of new agents for the pharmaceutical industries. At AuRIns, we conduct basic and applied multidisciplinary research to understand the biological and chemical properties for medicinal plants and microbial metabolites for potential development into pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
A significant part of our research is dedicated to Malaysian plants, which are particularly diverse and numerous. The main objective is to provide scientific rational to the traditional usage of local medicinal plants through biological testings, isolation, purification and structural elucidation of the chemical constituents. Our phytochemical methodologies heavily utilize modern and advanced chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.
Besides plants, microorganisms are among the greatest contributors to new drugs of natural origin. Natural products from microorganisms play a pivotal role in the development of new therapeutics. Malaysian microbial wealth is huge and virtually unexplored as source of new drug. AuRIns researchers have developed an integrated platform to quickly and reliably dereplicate microbial extracts and identify new bioactive chemical entities. In addition, other related research themes such as synthesis of bioactive natural products, supramolecular chemistry and computational chemistry are also explored.


We understand that visiting a new church can be a daunting experience!
It is our prayer that your visit here will be enjoyed by the whole family. Scroll down the page to find answers to a few questions you may have regarding our ministry.
What can I expect in the services?
Our Sunday morning worship service at 11:00 consists of Christ-honoring music and a challenging Bible message from Pastor Hudson. The service is approximately one hour long. In addition, those who come for Sunday School at 10:00 AM can choose from several small classes geared for all age groups. Here you will be able to meet other people, enjoy some refreshments, and receive additional Bible teaching directly applicable to your life. Visit ourAdult Sunday School page to learn more.
We would be thrilled to help you find the appropriate classrooms for every member of your family. We have clean, well-staffed nurseries for children three years old and younger. Older children will enjoy classes with their peers on Sunday mornings. For all evening services, children ages 4 and up join their families in the auditorium. Additional information about our Children's Ministry can be found here.
We do want you to feel welcome and comfortable during your visit. Our pastor, staff, and our church family dress in traditional "Sunday best."
Should I participate in the offering?
Tithing and giving to Faith Promise missions is a practice at Bella Vista. Our members are encouraged to financially back the work of God here and around the world. However, please do not feel any obligation to participate in the offering. We want our service to be a blessing and help to you!
Did we miss something? Feel free to explore our website, where you will find additional information about our ministries, services, Christian school, and more! We also have a Contact Form if you would like to contact us directly. We are looking forward to meeting you personally!


What is a Good Graphic Design?
Why are some graphics better than others? Professional Graphic Design makes a difference. Professional graphic designers are trained in designing graphics that are consistent, informative, evocative and beautiful. Our designers understand what differentiates a good graphic from a great one, and they're eager to share what they know with you. We can create graphics that are consistent with your brand and which have a strong and clearly identifiable message or purpose.
We see a lot of great businesses with mediocre graphics, logo designs that aren't relevant to the core offering, products printed on inadequate paper, etc. The truth is most people are heavily influenced by what they see on first glance, and form almost instantaneous judgement and impressions based on what your brand communicates visually. Let us help you ensure that your brand's first impression is as powerful as possible.
We will work with you to better understand your core offering, value proposition, history, story and mission, and based on that, will come up with several options for presenting your business with creativity and personality.
You will receive three to five version of artwork to choose from, and you will get to sign off on the finished result before it is final.
Are you looking to present your business to the industry? Let us help you print your beautiful new marketing collateral and get it ready for distribution.


Netgear has launched a new mobile hotspot AirCard 810 on the market. The device has been shown in January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Now it is also available in this Australia for the network provider Telstra and named Telstra WiFi 4G Advanced III, and Netgear 810 is visually similar to its predecessor Netgear AirCard 790. However, the new model Netgear AC810S has some additional features that we will test in more detail.
The most important change is the support for LTE Cat. 11, which means the mobile Wi-Fi hotspot can support mobile data transfers at up to 600 Mbit/s, a speed that the bundling of three 20MHz and distribute a UMTS or LTE-based Internet access to up to 15 devices. Thus, the aircard 810 is currently the fastest mobile hotspot on the market.
In many countries, such high speeds of the mobile network are not yet available. However, the current mainstream providers offer top speeds of 300 or 225 Mbit/s over 4G networks, which achieve higher maximum data rates for mobile Internet access. Now Netgear AirCard 810 seems to be a corresponding future-proof device.
However, the aircard 810 is not perfect actually. Although top speeds over LTE are made possible and also in the UMTS networks downstream possible speeds are up to 42 Mbit/s due to DC-HSPA technology, netgear 810s can't access to the GSM, GPRS and EDGE networks. The 2G access should be at least a basic supply for use in geographic areas, where simply no UMTS or LTE expansion exists. The distribution of an already very slow Internet access via WiFi to multiple other devices is certainly less sensible. The Netgear AC810S router can be but also connect directly via USB to a computer and then used as a wired modem for internet access.
Another interesting innovation compared with the Netgear AirCard 790 is the ability to not only redistribute a mobile Internet access, but also an existing wireless network. The Aircard 810 router can ensure for better reception as a repeater, especially work as a hotel hotspot and similar Internet-access distributed over several devices.
A big advantage over Aircard 810s mobile hotspots from other manufacturers is the ability to make many settings directly via the touchscreen. Quick SSID or change the password? No problem. After inserting a new SIM, the Internet settings do not have to be entered manually. This could also do directly on the touch screen.
The Netgear 810 touchscreen dimensions of 112 x 69 x 15.5 millimeter are also one of the main criticisms over its predecessor: The display reflects very strong. It also takes fingerprints on unusually strong, which looks ugly if intensity of use and you do not wipe the screen clean repeatedly.
About the screen, the most important is that not all operating steps for Netgear AirCard 810 are accessible. Those who need access to all settings can use the web frontend via the Internet browser of a connected computer. Here, for example, Wi-Fi hotspots also can be set to be redistributed to the Netgear handheld. Once set, the AirCard 810 automatically uses one of the configured hotspots instead of UMTS or LTE as soon as one of the wireless access is received.
Another possibility to adjust the configuration of the Netgear aircard 810 router is the Netgear APP. Netgear offers Mobile Apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Network access is naturally only possible if the smartphone or tablet is connected to the mobile hotspot. The Netgear AirCard 810 weighs 132 grams, making it even four grams lighter than its predecessor. Above all, the device is easier to handle and lighter than many current smartphones. The handheld is completely pocket-fit. It is important to remember that cell phone coverage and wireless range suffer if the unit is operated close to the body.
We have tested the Netgear AirCard 810 in mobile networks. The reception was well in both LTE and the UMTS field network. By eliminating the 2G, the Aircard 810 router connection has often still held to UMTS or LTE network in less-served regions, without the need for manual adjustments. In LTE 1800 network, we came up data transfer rates of 120 Mbit/s downstream. This is a good value. But we could not test Carrier aggregation at 1800 and 2600 MHz.
The Netgear AC810S router sends the default wireless frequency range of 2.4 GHz, as an option, 5 GHz is also available. Moreover, it is possible to establish also a guest mode. Compounds can be easily prepared by WPS. The range of the hotspot is considerably higher than that of the Huawei E5372, which we used for comparison. It is important to remember that it is not a very recent model of the Huawei MiFi.
The battery of the Netgear 810s hotspots has a capacity of 2930 mAh. The manufacturer promises eleven hours operating time. We have achieved more than ten hours in practice. Particularly pleasing: Unlike many competitors, aircard 810 allows the battery exchange also. Also interesting is the possibility to use the mobile hotspot as a battery pack, such as a smartphone entrained recharge.
The Netgear AirCard 810 is not cheap now at www.4gltemall.com. This is a device that has convinced functions during the test even after long hours of continuous operation and thanks to LTE Cat. 11, the technology dominates the near future. The MiFi is well made and is pocket-fit. If required, connect an external antenna.
The pity is the lack of GPRS and EDGE. Another criticism is the supported LTE frequency ranges. Although all common in Europe bands are covered, it lacks some LTE frequencies for the American market, so you may only use 3G network in American areas with the Aircard 810. But in all, the Aircard 810s is a very good mobile router to commend for travelling over the world.


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Such a clever technique! I would never have thought to use photo corners in this manner!


Ms. Adams is an associate with Ray Quinney & Nebeker, practicing in the firm's corporate and real estate sections. She works collaboratively with clients to help them achieve their business goals, providing practical advice for a broad range of transactions. Ms. Adams negotiates, structures and drafts a wide range of commercial contracts for clients in diverse industries, including contracts for goods and services and contracts relating to the purchase or lease of real property. She has litigated contract issues for her clients and knows the value of having a solid, comprehensive agreement that positions a client for opportunity while minimizing potential risks.
Ms. Adams' real estate practice involves commercial acquisition and development, title issue resolution and insurance, land use and entitlements, and financing. She represents clients in all stages of purchase and sale transactions and leasing transactions, especially transactions for office, retail, and multifamily properties.
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On Sunday, July 20th, hundreds of thousands of Colombians took to the streets to protest Colombia's ongoing forty year civil war. Chants of "Libertad" echoed throughout not only Bogotá but also Paris, the home of recently-released FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a figure who could be of extraordinary importance to the nation's future. Colombian immigrants also staged rallies throughout the U.S. to call for the unconditional release of all hostages by the armed group.
This latest explosive development marks just one more blow to what must now be seen as a foundering leftist guerrilla insurgency. With a widening pattern of defections and a growing vulnerability to bribes among some of its militants, the FARC already has been beleaguered by the loss of several members of the group's ruling secretariat. This includes the killing of top leader Raúl Reyes and the later discovery of secret computer files after the bombing of his clandestine camp just over the border in Ecuador. Then, FARC leaders were faced with the hurtful words of disavowal and the increasing distancing of some of their strongest sympathizers in the region, including Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who has moved on to frying bigger fish with his current visit to Russian President Medvedev. As emphasized by the demonstrations, it appears that the group can no longer claim to represent the "people's struggle." In fact, the only good news for the FARC comes in the form of a pro-forma endorsement by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. This is a somewhat controversial source of such support, given Nicaragua's considerable domestic woes and Ortega's divisive pact that he made with the country's corrupt former president, Arnoldo Alemán, in order for him to win the Nicaraguan presidential race and thus be granted automatic judicial immunity for possible court proceedings that he could face.
Despite the high profile, expertly-executed rescue of 14 hostages by Colombian authorities on July 2, the FARC still holds hundreds more captive, including 25 prisoners considered to be of value and "exchangeable." Sunday's mass rallies throughout Colombia and in many other locations demonstrate that the FARC, in addition to losing their support from some of the Pink-leaning countries of the region, will no longer be buoyed up by civil society, where its popular support has become all but miniscule. In order to retain any amount of legitimacy or respect and restore significance to its crusade, it seems clear that the FARC, albeit in its weakest state ever, needs to come up with a grand gesture to the Colombian people. Guerrilla movements predicated on controlling a population through terror rarely succeed, as Peru's Shining Path can attest.
The unconditional release of hostages seems to be the only logical step that the group can undertake in order to show that they are truly committed to a "people's revolution." If the FARC still adheres to its founding ideological principles, and has not simply disintegrated into an opportunistic drug trafficking mafia front, as many of its critics would suggest, it needs to take a dramatic step towards negotiating without any pre-conditions with the scandal-riddled Colombian government, no matter how repellant that prospect may be. With the capture of ten new hostages on Friday, July 18, the FARC seems committed to going in the opposite direction, contributing to its own inevitable demise. This may force it to face the only other viable alternative at its disposal, which is to continue to confront the wildly popular Uribe administration's increasingly successful military onslaught – a prospect that is sure to be a negative for all involved. While military annihilation of the FARC may ultimately be possible, it will come at a heavy cost in blood and property for the country. It is little wonder that Ingrid Betancourt's huge present popularity and speculation about her possible bid for the Colombian presidency are tantalizing to so many Colombians. Her desire for legitimate talks between the government and the rebels could be just what the country needs to achieve sustainable peace, and save it from simply embarking on more war without end.


Not only are they appearing but they've made it as finalists!
In the video you see grandma getting an upper lip wax, and not looking too thrilled. I can't blame her... those are never fun, but she takes it like a champ and her reactions and screams are hilarious. Poor granny, she got hot wax in her mouth, too.
The Chambers submitted the video to AFV this past November and within a few weeks, they got the call that they were a finalist so they were flown out to California to attend the taping.
There are 3 finalists in AFV with a $2K, $3K, and $10K prize. The Chambers have had to keep the results a secret for months but we will get to see it when the episode airs on Sunday, February 17th at 7 p.m.


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Term Paper 2.0: Reinventing The College Essay Via Wikipidia
I just got out of a great session at Educause that I thought would add another wrinkle to earlier discussions of the value of Wikipedia. The two speakers Andreas Brockhaus and Martha Groom, had students in a environmental biology class write or significaltly edit Wikipedia articles in lue of a traditional essay assignment. (The full power point from their presentation is online.) The assignment is remarkibly similar to what CHNM's Jeremy Boggs does with students in his History 100 seminar, what can I say, great minds think alike!
The power point does a decent job and is relativly self explanitory, if you have a few minutes it might be worth your attention. But here were her findings.
"Students gained perspective on the value of credible sources, and complete citations
Peer review became a more purposeful effort; good critiques more highly valued
Students invested more in their work, felt greater ownership, and experienced greater returns for their efforts
Products were generally better written than typical term papers"
The Less than good:
"Too much choice led to some poor postings (which were deleted)
Timing — Publishing once at the end of course
May be better to publish in stages
Posting deadline with at least one week left to course
Students needed extra guidance to create high quality articles in encyclopedia style
More instructor time required to shepherd students through entire process"
I think its an amazing idea. Take for example one of the products, an article on deforestation during the Roman period. It's a very solid piece of work, and the best benefit of all, class work has an impact: Google Deforestation Roman and its the number one hit. Just think of the possibilities!
Osama bin Laden For Kids
It might surprise you to know that at least 10 children's books about Osama bin Laden have been published in the last 6 years. I was intrigued, just what do publishers think children should learn about this contemporary villain?
To start to try answering this question I took a look at two biographies of bin Laden published in very different series. The War on Terror Series "covers the full range of topics and issues needed for meaningful discussion, clear understanding, and hope for the future." they offer "reassurance that democracies are doing what is necessary to make the world safe." In contrast the Middle East Leaders Series "presents the life stories of those leaders who, for two generations, have been most important-or notorious-to their people and to international politics." While both series explicitly frame Bin Laden a bit differently, as either part of a conversation about the war on terror or a Middle East Leader they are remarkably similar, and as far as I'm concerned, they're both terrible "biographies".
Often, children's biographies start off with extensive discussion of their subjects childhood and school experiences. These stories are almost entirely absent from the bin Laden books. Instead, both books begin with sections on the terrorist attacks of 9/11. As far as children's book publishers are concerned, the story of Osama bin Laden starts at the world trade center. The books both quickly gloss over his early life, and cut to the heart of the matter: Each book has the bold headline, "Why bin Laden Hates America".
The books depart slightly from each-other in how they answer this question. The Middle East Leaders series explains bin Laden's hatred for America in very specific complaints. While "Osama bin Laden hates America, its government, and its citizens for several reasons: "two reasons in particular stand out… the stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia…(and) support for Israel." After discussing these two specifics, the author offers further explanation. "As much as Americans believe that Osama bin Laden is a terrorist, bin Laden himself believes that Americans are the real terrorists. "
The "War on Terror" biography offers a more general explanation about bin Laden's perspective . The low quality, heavily tinted image of bin Laden to the left is indicative of the general approach of the book. "He hates everything about us and will fight to the death. Bin laden and his Muslim extremist groups fear a U.S. conspiracy will destroy traditional Islamic culture and values. He believes America has the worst value system in the world. He thinks that democracy and our free society make us materialistic, with a sick desire for possessions instead of spiritual enlightenment. He believes the only way to create a pure Islamic state is to wage jihad, or holy war, against the U. S and its allies and drive their forces out of Muslim lands."
To answer the question I started with, these children's books about bin Laden exist to address his role in 9/11 more then they exist to explain his life and failing to achieve the later insures the failure of the former. These books have no interest in making him human, in understanding how someone can be driven to such a terrible extreme. While they each offer slightly different reasons for why he hates America, without a more personal story readers cannot really understand this hatred, instead they are left with vague impressions of a monster lurking somewhere in the Middle East. Possibly the 4 to 8 year old children the War on Terror series targets just aren't the right audience for biographies on bin Laden.
So what does this tell us about kids books about villains? I have one preliminary thought. Children's books about heroes generally distill virtues for children to follow. (The clearest and most blatant example is ValueTales biographies) One might think the contrary would be true for books about villains, transforming their lives into parables of what not to do, but if these few bin Laden books are indicative of a larger trend it would not seem to be the case. But I suppose what can we learn from him if he isn't presented as a person?
There is something very striking about the cover from the War on Terror Series. Something about a picture of Osama surrounded by stars, stripes, and a little red white and blue ribbon really seems to send mixed messages. I suppose they are trying to say, "yes its about bin Laden, but the accouterments of the American flag tell you what side we're on." When looking at the cover I couldn't help but think that this kind of cover would make more sense with a picture of a patriot than a picture of public enemy number one. Indeed, it appears that that is exactly the publishers thought. See the image to the right, with George Bush framed by the same cover. (Note to publishers, there are times when it is appropriate to mix things up the covers within a series.)
Playing History:Hacked Screen Shot
Here is a quick mock up of a individual games page for Playing History. (Click on the image to see it at its native resolution) Everything isn't perfectly lined up but you get the picture.
Aunt Kath Drops In
Last weekend my god mother dropped in here are some of the photographic highlights.
We caught a performance art thing at the Kennedy Center.
And passed a few notable buildings on the way to dinner.
Then we went back to our house to call it a night.
The next day we stopped off at the farmers market to pick up some lunch.
And then we stopped by my office to show my god mother where I work.
and then we visited the Occoquan craft fair. (It was very cute)
All in all it was a great weekend!
Playing History For An Audiance
So far I am calling my video games resource for teachers "Playing History." As I am imagining the resource there are four potential audiences, and each of the audiences would enter the picture at different stages, and each would have unique needs.
K-12 History Teachers
The primary audience is Teachers. As outlined in my use case the primary goal of the resource is to make it as easy as possible for teachers to find game content and associated lesson plans to use in their classrooms. The initial stages in building the tool will all focus on building a useful tool for teachers. It will be necessary to gather together and review a large amount of games to build up enough content to make it worthwhile to visit, aggregating games that crisscross the history curriculum. The site's content and development would at this stage mirror History Matters. Once the site has enough content to get off the ground the project would start to target the early adopters, teachers in ning groups like next gen teachers groups on yahoo teachers, and Google certified teachers. Those interested would be able to join the project in a collaborative fashion, adding to the content by reviewing games. With the early adopter teachers on board the next target would be district Academic Coaches/Curiculm coordinators.
Academic Coaches/ Curriculum Coordinators
Curriculum Coordinators work with teachers to develop their districts curriculum, in larger districts there is a director for each content area and in smaller ones a single director manages content of all the disciplines, in either way their job description sets them up as a way to connect teachers with resources and develop the classroom. In the second stage of development Playing History would target Curriculum Coordinators through conferences (like ASCD), and professional development events. This phase would also role out a separate interface for coordinators, one that allows them to send resources to the teachers they support both within the site's canvas and also through existing communication networks like email. As the site grows and gains attention and users it will become a useful place for the third audience Developers.
Educational Game Developers
There is a growing community of educational games developers, but sadly there is no easy portal for those developers to get their games to teachers. Once Playing History has acquired an audience for teachers it can function as a portal for developers to expose their games to a wide audience of educators interested in games.
Educational Researchers
Finally the resource could eventually become a interesting nexus for educational researchers to further plan and develop new projects. By providing a common ground for developers and teachers to connect and discuss each others work the site would be full of interesting information for projects. In the fourth stage of development Playing History would offer a portal for researchers to track the success of different approaches to educational games and better survey the needs of classroom teachers.
Why fix something that isn't broken? Wikipedia vs. Citizendium
I understand that the Wikipedia has its problems, but I consistently find it to be one of the most thorough and quickest way to get information, further I love how transparent that information. You can read the arguments about the content on the given page and evaluate its credibility.
For the sake of argument, last week was the first time I had heard about the Jena 6 case. I heard a discussion of the incident on NPR on the way home from work. Once I got home I wanted to know more about the incident, but I found most of the news coverage to be thin, and it often repeated the same few details. Lucky for me the Wikipedia was right at hand. Take a look at how great this article is on the topic, spend some time considering how through the page is, and how many news pieces it links to. One of the most interesting points in the discussion for me is when various Wikipedians begin discussing the credibility of statements from NPR. All reporting, and all encyclopedia pieces represent a point of view, it is impossible for us offer a completely objective account (it is quite telling that the Wikipedia page on objectivity is in need of a expert on the subject), so isn't it ideal to have a conversation about the decisions in a article upfront and avaliable to any readers. If you have a problem with a Wikipedia article, bring it to the discussion page. Furthermore, consider the value of this history page for historians of the future trying to unpack the meaning of such and incident. (If you have time to read through the entire discussion page on the jena 6 it is well worth it.)
So we return to my title. The Wikipedia has been unbelievably successful. It already has systems in place to limit vandalism, so why is the Citizendium trying to fix something that just does not seem to be broken?

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At least 60 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of the tailings dam at Brumadinho in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
The Minerals Council South Africa today said local miners would be reviewing their tailing storage facilities construction, maintenance and operating protocols following the collapse of the tailings dam at Brumadinho in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
At least 60 people have been confirmed dead and an estimated 292 remained missing at Vale SA after a dam storing mine waste at the Corrego de Feijao mine in Brumadinho on Friday. Vale SA is the world's largest producer of iron ore, the raw ingredient for making steel.
Vale has since presented its plan to decommission all its dams built by the upstream method to the Brazilian authorities. It said it estimated that investments of around US$5 billion would be necessary to decommission its upstream dams and estimated that the decommissioning process would occur over the next three years.
The Brazilian miner has commenced with registration of those eligible to receive the $100,000 donation to families that have lost family members.
The Minerals Council said its board, which held a meeting on Wednesday, conveyed its sympathy and condolences to the people of Brazil, in particular those whose lives have been affected by the tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho.
"The board, resolved that all Minerals Council members should review their tailing storage facilities construction, maintenance and operating protocols, in order to ensure the stability and safety of these facilities and the surrounding communities," it said.


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Groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo dropped
January 4, 2022, 6:59 p.m.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide after a prosecutor said Tuesday he couldn't prove the case. (Jan. 4)
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Ontario restaurants, bars and gyms set to reopen at 50 per cent capacity in Ontario
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__author__ = 'IEUser'

from selenium import webdriver
from fixture.session import SessionHelper
from fixture.group import GroupHelper
from fixture.contact import ContactHelper
from fixture.navigation import NavigationHelper

class Application:
    def __init__(self, browser, baseUrl):
        if browser=="firefox":
            self.wd = webdriver.Firefox()
        elif browser=="chrome":
            self.wd = webdriver.Chrome()
        elif browser=="ie":
            self.wd = webdriver.Ie()
        else:
            raise ValueError("Unrecognized browser %s " % browser)
        self.baseUrl = baseUrl
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While Patrick Henry was leading the people of Virginia in their defiance of the Stamp Act, exciting events were taking place in Massachusetts under another colonial leader. This was Samuel Adams. Even before Virginia took any action, he had introduced in the Massachusetts Assembly resolutions opposing the Stamp Act, and they were passed.
This man, who did more than any one else to arouse the love of liberty in his colony, was born in Boston in 1722. His boyhood was quite different from that of Patrick Henry. He liked to go to school and to learn from books, and he cared little for outdoor life or sport of any kind.
As he grew up, his father wished him to become a clergyman, but Samuel preferred to study law. His mother opposing this, however, he entered upon business life. This perhaps was a mistake, for he did not take to business, and, like Patrick Henry, he soon failed, even losing most of the property his father had left him.


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Tag: X-ray technology reveals never-before-seen matter around black hole
X-Ray Technology Reveals Never-Before-Seen Matter Around Black Hole
In an international collaboration between Japan and Sweden, scientists clarified how gravity affects the shape of matter near the black hole in binary system Cygnus X-1. Their findings, which were published in Nature Astronomy this month, may help scientists further understand the physics of strong gravity and the evolution of black holes and galaxies.
Near the center of the constellation of Cygnus is a star orbiting the first black hole discovered in the universe. Together, they form a binary system known as Cygnus X-1. This black hole is also one of the brightest sources of X-rays in the sky. However, the geometry of matter that gives rise to this light was uncertain. The research team revealed this information from a new technique called X-ray polarimetry.
Taking a picture of a black hole is not easy. For one thing, it is not yet possible to observe a black hole because light cannot escape it. Rather, instead of observing the black hole itself, scientists can observe light coming from matter close to the black hole. In the case of Cygnus X-1, this matter comes from the star that closely orbits the black hole.
Most light that we see, like from the sun, vibrates in many directions. Polarization filters light so that it vibrates in one direction. It is how snow goggles with polarized lenses let skiers see more easily where they are going down the mountain — they work because the filter cuts light reflecting off of the snow.
"It's the same situation with hard X-rays around a black hole," Hiroshima University Assistant Professor and study coauthor Hiromitsu Takahashi said. "However, hard X-rays and gamma rays coming from near the black hole penetrate this filter. There are no such 'goggles' for these rays, so we need another special kind of treatment to direct and measure this scattering of light."
The team needed to figure out where the light was coming from and where it scattered. In order to make both of these measurements, they launched an X-ray polarimeter on a balloon called PoGO+. From there, the team could piece together what fraction of hard X-rays reflected off the accretion disk and identify the matter shape.
Two competing models describe how matter near a black hole can look in a binary system such as Cygnus X-1: the lamp-post and extended model. In the lamp-post model, the corona is compact and bound closely to the black hole. Photons bend toward the accretion disk, resulting in more reflected light. In the extended model, the corona is larger and spread around the vicinity of the black hole. In this case, the reflected light by the disk is weaker.
Since light did not bend that much under the strong gravity of the black hole, the team concluded that the black hole fit the extended corona model.
With this information, the researchers can uncover more characteristics about black holes. One example is its spin. The effects of spin can modify the space-time surrounding the black hole. Spin could also provide clues into the evolution of the black hole. It could be slowing down in speed since the beginning of the universe, or it could be accumulating matter and spinning faster.
"The black hole in Cygnus is one of many," Takahashi said. "We would like to study more black holes using X-ray polarimetry, like those closer to the center of galaxies. Maybe we better understand black hole evolution, as well as galaxy evolution."
Author Mitch BattrosPosted on July 28, 2018 August 2, 2018 Categories Astronomy, Dark Matter and Dark EnergyTags X-ray technology reveals never-before-seen matter around black hole


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Защищённая полиграфия — изготовление полиграфическим способом изделий, защищённых от подделки, таких как банкнот, ценных бумаг (см. Изготовление ценных бумаг), акцизные марки, документов строгой отчётности и т. п.. Защита от подделок обеспечивается за счёт использования особых материалов, технологий, оборудования при изготовлении, а также внедрению специальных защитных признаков.

В Российской федерации защищённая полиграфическая продукция делится на классы «А», «Б», «В», «Г» в порядке убывания степени защищённости.

Также государством могут устанавливаться дополнительные меры по законодательному регулированию изготовления защищённой полиграфии, а также оборот оборудования для изготовления защищённой полиграфии. Так, например в РФ запрещён ввоз оборудования для металлографской печати без наличия специальной лицензии.

Защитные признаки

Изготовляемые вместе с бумагой

Состав бумаги
Для изготовления защищённой полиграфической продукции используется высококачественная бумага без оптического отбеливателя (то есть без флуоресценции в УФ лучах). Композиционный состав бумаги для банкнот может отличаться (часто используется большая доля хлопковых волокон), банкнотная бумага обладает высокой прочностью, износостойкостью, может иметь также дополнительные армирующие волокна.. В ряде стран для изготовления банкнот вместо бумаги используется полимерная основа.

Способ отливки бумаги также является защитным признаком, след от сетки бумагоделательной машины один из защитных признаков.

Водяной знак
Водяной знак — рисунок внедряемый в процессе производства бумаги на бумагоделательной машине, выражается в локальном изменении плотности бумаги, что даёт отличимый на просвет рисунок. В зависимости от способа формирования водяного знака различают:
 Однотоновый (темный или светлый)
 Двухтоновый
 Многотоновый (портретный)

Защитные включения
Включения — внедряемые в бумажную массу при производстве объекты. После производства составляют единое целое с бумагой, хорошо отличимы как невооружённым взглядом, так и с использованием увеличительных стёкол. Ниже приведены некоторые варианты включений:
 Защитная нить — чаще всего полимерная нить, внедряемая в бумажную массу при отливке. Может содержать в себе голограммы, оптически переменные рисунки, металлизацию и т. д. Может выполняться «ныряющей», выходя на поверхность бумаги и снова исчезающей в её толще, при этом непрерывной на просвет. Использование полимерной нити позволяет внедрять в неё защитные признаки, невозможные для исполнения на бумаге.
 Защитные волокна — длинные кусочки волокон отличного от бумаги цвета, часто окрашены флуоресцентными пигментами и светятся в УФ лучах. При помощи острого предмета могут быть отделены от бумажной основы, что невозможно проделать с напечатанной имитацией.
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Химическая защита
Химическая защита — при производстве бумаги в бумажную массу могут вводиться специальные химические вещества, которые могут менять цвет или свойства при воздействии растворителей. Также бумага может импрегнироваться микрокапсулами с люминофором высвобождаемым при механическом воздействии. Такая защита используется для документов, подделка которых связана с подчисткой — при попытке изменить напечатанное при помощи растворителей или механически — следы воздействия на бумагу будут видны.

Полиграфическая защита
Для обеспечения защиты от подделки при изготовлении защищённой полиграфии используются технологические приёмы не применяемые в обычной полиграфии, затрудняющие создание имитации на широко доступном оборудовании. Также при печати могут добавляться защитные признаки основанные на химическом составе чернил. Ниже приведены наиболее типовые способы полиграфических защит.

Защиты основанные на способе печати
Глубокая печать — разновидность печати, когда печатная форма переносит краску в элементах углублений формы (противоположность — высокая печать когда краску переносят выступающие элементы формы). Разновидность глубокой печати чаще всего используемой для производства защищённой полиграфии — металлография. Глубокая печать обеспечивает чёткий рисунок с довольно толстым слоем краски, и хорошо отличима как визуально, так и на ощупь. Производителей машин для металлографической печати в мире очень мало, и их оборот регулируется государством.

Ирисовая печать — также «ирисовый раскат» — технологический приём, когда на печатную форму наносится несколько красок, обеспечивая плавный переход цвета линий, без разрыва. Часто применяется при печати гильошей. Плавный переход цвета линий трудно воспроизвести на обычном цветном полиграфическом оборудовании из-за цветоделения, при осмотре линий под увеличительным стеклом у подделки будут заметны артефакты линий, внесённые цветоделением.

Орловская печать — технологический приём нанесения нескольких красок на печатную форму, формирующий резкий переход цвета линий, сохраняя при этом её непрерывность, во многом аналогичен ирисовой печати. Изобретен и внедрен Иваном Ивановичем Орловым (1861—1928). При попытке имитации орловской печати на обычном полиграфическом оборудовании из-за цветоделения будут заметны артефакты линий при переходе цвета — в орловской печати линии непрерывны при смене цвета.

Высокая печать — технология печати, при которой краска переносится выступающими элементами формы. При этом на отпечатке заметен характерный буртик из краски по краю элемента и небольшая деформация бумаги от давления печатной формы. Часто высокая печать используется для печати серийных номеров на защищённой полиграфической продукции.

Сухой офсет

Типоофсет — разновидность высокой печати с использованием промежуточного цилиндра. Обеспечивает более высокую чёткость печати чем при обычной офсетной печати, сохраняет характерную неравномерность распределения краски как при высокой печати но при этом не оставляет характерного рельефного следа на бумаге как при высокой печати.

Бескрасочное тиснение — рельеф создаваемый на бумаге тиснением чётко совмещённый с рисунком. Выглядит как рельефные штрихи рисунка которые затем переходят в красочный рисунок.

Защитные графические элементы
Гильош — Графический элемент состоящий из множества переплетающихся элементов с шагом 1-2 мм. Гильош получают при помощи специальных устройств (Гильоширных машин). Примером очень простого гильоша является рисунок полученный с помощью спирографа. Гильош используется как декоративный элемент, так и как защитный, так как до появления вычислительной техники было трудно точно воспроизвести рисунок гильоша, не зная точной механической связи элементов машины используемой для получения рисунка.

Защитная сетка (также Фоновая сетка)- непрерывная сетка покрывающая площадь бумаги, состоящая из переплетающихся линий с шагом около 1 мм. Часто выполняется с использованием ирисовой печати. Защищает документ от подчистки, а также затрудняет его подделку — при растеризации и цветоделении в защитной сетке появляются заметные артефакты.

Микротекст — текст высотой букв до 200 мкм (0,2 мм), обычно набранный без пробелов, визуально выглядящий как непрерывная линия.

Созвездие Евриона и Кольца Омрона — повторяющийся рисунок из колец диаметром около 1 мм предназначенные для борьбы с непрофессиональным фальшивомонетничеством. Производители принтеров, копиров, программного обеспечения внедряют обнаружение этих графических элементов и блокируют печать при их обнаружении.

 Скрытое изображение

Скрытый муаровый узор (Moire Variable Color) — рисунок из цветных полос совмещённый с тиснением, создающий радужный узор при наблюдении под углом.

Совмещающиеся изображения — изображения частично напечатанные на одной стороне, частично на другой стороне листа. При наблюдении на просвет должны идеально совмещаться, так как печатаются на полиграфических машинах с жесткой синхронизацией валов наносящих изображения одновременно с двух сторон. При попытке имитации признака появляются заметные глазу огрехи в совмещении изображения.

Микроперфорация — рисунок из отверстий в бумаге проделанных лазером. При попытке имитации такого рисунка обычным проколом неминуемо появится рельеф на бумаге.

Голографические элементы - нанесённая на бумагу тиснением фольга с голографическим рисунком, создающая иллюзию объёмного трёхмерного изображения. Голографический элемент переливается различными цветами при наблюдении под разными углами. Часто голографические элементы могут быть составной частью защитной нити.

Физико-химическая защита
Основана на введении компонентов в состав красок, обеспечивающих особые свойства, и при этом сложных для воспроизведения или имитации.

Метамерные краски — это такие краски, которые при одних условиях (дневном свете) выглядят одинаково, но под другим светом (например ИК) обладают разными цветами. Рисунок на банкнотах часто печатается метамерными красками, полностью видимый в видимом свете рисунок на банкноте частично исчезает при наблюдении в ближнем инфракрасном диапазоне при наблюдении через детектор валют — видимыми остаются лишь части изображения.

Магнитные краски — содержат в своём составе ферромагнитные частицы, придающие рисунку магнитные свойства, которые могут быть считаны специальными устройствами, или визуально наблюдаемы при помощи специальных устройств, например магнитооптических кристаллов.

Флуоресцентные краски — светятся при облучении светом определённой длины волны. Могут применяться как обычные люминофоры, так и специальные антистоксовские люминофоры (спецэлемент «И») излучение флуоресценции которых короче длины волны возбуждающего излучения.

Цветопеременные краски (Optically Variable Image — OVI краски) — краски, из-за явления интерференции в тонких плёнках меняющие цвет при различных углах обзора.

Россия
Согласно письму Минфина,
 Защищённая полиграфическая продукция (ЗПП) — полиграфическая продукция, в том числе бланки ценных бумаг, необходимость защиты которой предусмотрена нормативными правовыми актами Президента Российской Федерации, всех органов государственной власти Российской Федерации и решениями юридических лиц, изготовленная с применением полиграфических, голографических, информационных, микропроцессорных и иных способов защиты полиграфической продукции, предотвращающих полную или частичную подделку этой продукции.

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Here's Why Sexist Jokes Make Men Think Sexism Is Normal
By Lisa Ryan
Photo: Erik Dreyer/Getty Images
During an election marked by overt sexism, many of us have wondered why this sort of behavior is believed to be appropriate to some people. As it turns out, sexist jokes may be playing a role in normalizing sexism, according to new research.
Scientists in the U.K. found that certain publications (such as Zoo and FHM) that use sexist humor make their readers feel less hostile toward sexist behavior. In a series of studies, the researchers found that if a man is ambivalent toward sexism, he's more likely to read these publications. They also determined that young men found sexist jokes to be considered acceptable in the context of those magazines. However, on the plus side, when shown evidence of how hostile these publications can be, young men viewed the magazines as less legitimate.
"These latest studies demonstrate how a concrete source of social influence [men's magazines] can shape the expression of a prejudice that is generally considered unacceptable in an egalitarian society," lead study author Dr. Peter Hegarty said in a statement.
In other words: Magazines that degrade women can actually make men think it's okay to degrade women. In the words of a certain presidential candidate: "not good."
everyday sexism


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Горња Трешњица је насеље у Србији у општини Љубовија у Мачванском округу. Према попису из 2011. било је 252 становника.

Овде се налази Специјални резерват природе Клисура реке Трешњице. На реци Горња Трешњица раније је било 27 воденица, сада је остала само једна.

Демографија
У насељу Горња Трешњица живи 247 пунолетних становника, а просечна старост становништва износи 46,2 година (44,6 код мушкараца и 47,9 код жена). У насељу има 109 домаћинстава, а просечан број чланова по домаћинству је 2,67.

Ово насеље је у потпуности насељено Србима (према попису из 2002. године), а у последња три пописа, примећен је пад у броју становника.

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John Scofield updates his early-90s quartet with drummer Bill Stewart and saxophonist Joe Lovano by recruiting bassist Larry Grenadier for his appropriately titled Impulse! Records debut, Past Present.
Will listen to it. Thanks for your short review.
Find out that this recording is from 1975. By a trumpetist called Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson. It's very good however.
Something special. Samples sound great.
"On the Winter Solstice of 2014 - the Northern Hemisphere's longest night of the year - composer, bandleader & percussionist Adam Rudolph convened 11 of New York City's finest and most adventurous guitarists in a New Jersey studio for a most auspicious event: the debut of Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra, his all-guitar orchestra. In attendance were guitarists Rez Abbasi, Nels Cline, Liberty Ellman, David Gilmore, Miles Okazaki, and Marvin Sewell, all on electric guitars and effects; Damon Banks on bass guitar; Marco Capelli on acoustic guitar, effects; Jerome Harris on electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and lap steel guitar; Joel Harrison on electric guitar and national steel guitar; and Kenny Wessel on electric guitar and banjo. With Rudolph at the helm, conducting musical charts and creative improvisational energy, the orchestra began to play. The result is this extraordinary release, Turning Towards the Light."
Samples sound great. Not simply playing compositions by Debussy and Ravel in a jazz vein. With strings, special stuff.
Whatever classical music is playing on WPRB, Princeton, NJ.
To be released November 20, 2015.
Weather Report's The Legendary Live Tapes features four discs of sensational unreleased performances all "completely, totally, unapologetically and insanely live" recorded by the legendary jazz group from 1978 to 1981.
Formed by onetime Miles Davis sidemen Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in 1970, Weather Report defied categorization in the 15 years they recorded together. Inspired by their "electric" collaborations with Davis, Zawinul and Shorter would lead Weather Report into unpredictable territory, from free-jazz to structured but sprawling multicultural jazz-rock. Though Zawinul would reject the "fusion" genre the band are so often associated with "We don't fuse nuthin', we just play from the heart," he once said their music would serve as a landmark for jazz revolution and evolution in the 1970s and 1980s.
The dramatic addition of electric bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius to the lineup in 1976 led to an even more energetic and daring Weather Report, who would even score a crossover hit in 1977 with "Birdland." A year later, drummer Peter Erskine joined the fold, creating one of the band's most notable lineups; that lineup would expand to a quintet with the addition of percussionist Bobby Thomas, Jr. in 1980.
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Each song on Firm Fragile Fun gets its name from a single word assigned to it by some of Busstra's non-musician friends, instantaneously bringing to light the perceived heart of the matter(s).
Recalls John Scofield in his sound but the music is looser. Fine recording.
Ayler records was a Swedish label mostly documenting the older generations of free players (they've got a terrific box dedicated to Jimmy Lyons, releases by Mongezi Feza, Peter Brötzmann, Jemeel Mondoc, Noah Howard, Fred Anderson, Arthur Rhames etc.) as well as Scandinavian players following their mould (the Feza disc has him paired with Bernt Rosengren's wild band, my personal favourite is the Anders Gahnhold two-disc set with the south-african rhythm section of Johnny Dyani and Gilbert Matthews) ... a few years ago, the label was taken over by Stéphan Berland, a great guy from France, who took over what remained of the back catalogue (several older items are alas OOP, I missed out on a few myself, including the Howard) and started shifting gears, adding somewhat younger French musicians to the fold: Marc Ducret, Joëlle Léandre, Alexandra Grimal (both her Ayler releases are great) but also continuing on the free jazz theme (Dennis Gonzalez, the Stone Quartet with the late Roy Cambpell, Flow Trio).
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Five star review for Brazen Heart by Douglas. Fully deserved.
Excellent, thanks for reporting this one Joe - have my eye on it now!


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Проперция де Росси (; ) — итальянская женщина-скульптор XVI века.

Ранние годы

Проперция родилась в Болонье в семье нотариуса Джованни Мартино Росси да Модена. Как и все состоятельные женщины эпохи ренессанса, она училась рисованию, музыке, танцам, поэзии и классической литературе. Её учителем рисования был Маркантонио Раймонди. Проперция долго не могла определиться, какое направление искусства ей выбрать в качестве приоритетного. Тогда она стала вырезать маленькие, но замысловатые миниатюры из персиковых, абрикосовых и черешневых косточек. Тематика этих работ была в основном религиозная, одна из самых известных работ — распятие Иисуса на персиковой косточке. Хотя точная дата её перехода с живописи на скульптуру неизвестна, очевидно, что это произошло в 20-х годах XVI века: согласно документам, тогда она впервые приняла участие в конкурсе на право украсить главный алтарь храма в Болонье.

Помимо художественного дарования, Проперция была также известна благодаря своему уму, красоте и музыкальному таланту. Но, так как Проперция не происходила из семьи художников или скульпторов, это создавало дополнительный барьер для неё как для скульптора (особенно работающего с мрамором). Тем более, что женщины-скульпторы в её время были редкостью, потому что это считалось мужской профессией. Но, несмотря на это, де Росси удалось поступить в Болонский университет и успешно его окончить. Де Росси стала одной из четырёх женщин, которых Джорджо Вазари включил в свои «Жизнеописания прославленных живописцев, скульпторов и архитекторов».

Работа с мрамором

В тридцать лет де Росси начала работать с большими масштабами. Она стала известна своими мраморными портретными бюстами, которые обеспечили ей хорошую репутацию. Несмотря на то, что её конкурентами были мужчины-архитекторы, Проперции удалось выиграть право украсить западный фасад Базилики Сан-Петронио в 1524 году. Для базилики она создала скульптуры трёх предсказательниц и двух ангелов, а также пару барельефов, включая панель с изображением Иосифа и жены Потифара. Джорджио Вазари в своей «Жизни мадонны Проперции де Росси» писал, что Проперция получила «самую нищенскую оплату за свою работу». Виной этому, по мнению Вазари, стал художник Амико Аспертини, пытавшийся помешать её работе.

Смерть
Изначально прославившись своими мастерскими миниатюрами на фруктовых косточках, а позже победив своих соперников-мужчин в борьбе за право украшать базилику Сан-Петроно, Проперция, тем не менее, умерла в нищете. Согласно записям, де Росси умерла в день коронации Карла V. Узнав о её смерти Климент VII сказал, что Проперция была «благородным и возвышенным гением».

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Скульпторы Италии XVI века


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The squadron was mothballed as an F-16 Fighting Falcon unit in 2010 as part of an Air Force restructuring plan to retire planes and save money, but it returns to accommodate the F-16's replacement, becoming the first operational Air Force unit to fly combat-coded F-35s. They are based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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Кампине́мовые () — семейство многолетних трав порядка Лилиецветные, включающее три вида в двух родах.

Общая информация
Естественный ареал семейства — Новая Каледония и Тасмания.

Роды
Ранее роды  и  относились к семейству , но А. Л. Тахтаджян в 1980 г. перевёл оба рода в семейство , выделив их в подсемейство .

Согласно системе APG II (2003) эти роды выделены в отдельное семейство Кампинемовые (Campynemataceae) в составе порядка  (группа монокоты).

По информации базы данных The Plant List (на июль 2016), семейство включает 2 рода:

 . Два вида — один из Тасмании, другой из Новой Каледонии.
 . Монотипный новокалендонский род.

Примечания

Литература
 Цвелёв Н. Н. Семейство ирисовые (Iridaceae) // Жизнь растений: в 6 тт. Т. 6. Цветковые растения / под ред. А. Л. Тахтаджяна. — М.: Просвещение, 1982. — С. 184, 190—191.

Ссылки
 L. Watson и M.J. Dallwitz. Семейства цветковых растений. Кампинемовые

Семейства растений
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BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - China's producer price index (PPI) rose 2.7 percent year-on-year in November, slowing from the previous month's 3.3 percent increase, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Sunday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected producer inflation would cool to 2.7 percent last month.
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.2 percent last month compared with a year earlier, lower than market expectations of 2.4 percent gain.