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Jake Harris
We are constantly looking for the best way to tell YOUR story. It's an honor to be a part of that.
Author: WFAA Staff
Published: 12:26 PM CDT March 14, 2019
Updated: 10:00 PM CDT March 16, 2019
Jake Harris is a multi-skilled journalist at WFAA in Dallas, TX specializing in digital content creation.
1) Who are you? I'm an Army brat who, despite living in Alaska, Hawai'i, Japan, Korea and D.C., has somehow managed to spend more than half my life in Texas. Living in all of those places sparked in me a curiosity about the world, so I found a job that pays you to be curious.
WFAA is the first TV station I've ever worked at. I got my start in North Texas at Texas Christian University, where I was heavily involved with the Daily Skiff, and later, TCU 360, becoming the editor of the site twice.
From there I went to the Wise County Messenger in Decatur, the Victoria Advocate in Victoria and the Austin American-Statesman in Austin. I've covered everything from high school football to pop culture reviews to city council meetings to Austin City Limits and country music shows. I'm excited to continue to hone my video chops and learn more about the broadcast side of the news industry!
2) What are your interests? If I'm not in the newsroom, you can find me covering a country music show, watching a movie, browsing a museum, exploring a hiking trail, aimlessly wandering through a bookstore/record store/comic book shop or hanging out at home with my wife Taylor and our two dogs. I also love to travel and am always looking for my next destination!
3) What do you like about working at WFAA? I really love community journalism, and the act of telling a city's stories, and telling them well. This station is one of the most respected in the area for a reason, and it's because we are constantly looking for the best way to tell YOUR story. It's an honor to be a part of that.
4) What's one thing people would be surprised to learn about you? I entered my 3rd grade talent show by doing a stand-up comedy routine of knock-knock jokes and "parents just don't understand" bits. I didn't win (that went to the kid who did a dance routine to *NSYNC), but I got a lot of laughs from the kids in my class.
Follow Jake Harris on Twitter.


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Country mission Finland: HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and hepatitis B and C
Drug consumption rooms (DCR)
Otilia Sfetcu, Marita Van de Laar (2013)
The ECDC country visit to Finland in October 2012 aimed to review the national strategies and programmes for HIV and STI; to discuss the current situation with respect to HIV and STI prevention and control including surveillance, partner notification and populations at risk; and to address the current situation with respect to hepatitis B and C.
The main emphasis of the country mission was, however, on the prevention and control of HIV.
The country visit was conducted in Helsinki over three days and consisted of meetings with several institutions and organisations. In addition to representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, meetings included representatives from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, the Criminal Sanctions Agency and various nongovernmental organisations.
Country mission Finland: HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and hepatitis B and C (446)

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NBC has released twelve Promotional Photos of Chicago Med episode "It's All in the Family" (5.06) that will be aired on Wednesday, October 30 at 08:00-09:00 PM.
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The insurance company and injured worker should agree on a vocational rehabilitation counselor to come up with a training plan.
An insurance company can request that the counselor prepare a report if an injured worker has missed 90 days from work.
The counselor will determine if an injured worker has any existing marketable skills and only needs job placement assistance, or if he or she needs or wants training in a completely new field.
Depending on the injured worker's situation a vocational rehabilitation plan can last from six to eighteen months. It can also be extended for up to two and a half years.
If a program fails, an injured worker can have up to two additional vocational rehabilitation programs.
An injured worker can receive cash payments, which are referred to as a vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance, while completing a plan. This helps to pay for living expenses.
An injured worker can also settle a vocational rehabilitation plan for a lump sum cash payment.
1. When is vocational rehabilitation provided?
Vocational rehabilitation is a workers' compensation benefits that offers an injured worker education and/or training so that he or she can move to a new type of work after a work injury.
Example: Erin injures her hip at work. She can go back to work, but her doctor has restricted her from walking. Her job requires walking, and her employer doesn't have other work to offer her. She hasn't found work with another employer either.
Erin is eligible for vocational rehabilitation.
Vocational rehabilitation benefits apply to police officers workers comp claims and firefighter workers comp claims. But to undocumented workers may not be eligible.
Example: Davis does not like the counselor the insurance company wants to use, so the insurance company gives Davis a list of three counselors to choose from.
Davis looks up the counselors online and selects one. The insurance company must agree to use that counselor.
Example: Angela has missed thirty days of work due to an injury. The insurance company asks her doctor if Angela has any work restrictions.
The doctor says Angela does have work restrictions, but they are temporary. It is unlikely she will have permanent work restrictions or need vocational rehabilitation.
Example: Wendy worked in hotel management before her injury. She cannot return to this work but her experience and interest in business and human resource management help her find new work.
An injured worker's training or education must have been acquired within the preceding 7 years and be compatible with the physical limitations of the injured employee to be considered existing marketable skills.
Example: Joey has been on temporary total disability for 90 days. He is going to have back surgery. He is not ready for vocational rehabilitation. His final condition is unclear.
The insurance company notes this, and Joey's status is re-evaluated every sixty days.
The counselor develops a plan that fits with the employee's age, gender, and physical condition.
If the employee does have marketable skills, the goal is to help him or her find a job that pays at least 80% of the employee's prior wage.22 The counselor should provide job placement assistance for six months.
Example: Edgar was a machinist before his injury. He can no longer do that type of work but knows how to design and program machinery.
The counselor helps Edgar with six months of placement assistance to find less physical work in the same field.
If the injured employee does not have marketable skills and needs to acquire them, the job plan must provide training or education to gain those marketable skills and offer placement assistance. The length of the plan depends on the employee's percentage permanent disability.
Example: Terry was a delivery driver. He can no longer do heavy lifting. Terry's injury is rated as 9% permanent disability.
The counselor comes up with a one-year plan for Terry to learn basic accounting skills to find new work.
Example: Bobby is going through vocational rehabilitation after a back injury. During the program, he develops cancer and goes through nine months of treatment.
Bobby requests and receives a nine-month extension of his vocational rehabilitation due to his cancer treatment.
Example: Yolanda went through a vocational rehabilitation program to be a truck driver. But she found she could not drive all day due to her prior injury.
She is going to go through a new vocational rehabilitation program to learn computer skills.
An injured worker can be paid money while he or she is engaged in a vocational rehabilitation program.29 This is to help with living expenses while training for a new career.
This is different than temporary disability benefits, which are offered to make up for lost time from work, and permanent disability, which is for permanent effects of the injury.
A vocational rehabilitation plan must not only end in finding work within a worker's restrictions, but also should be work that interests the injured worker.
The reason for the plan is to train a worker for a new career. Every injured worker should make sure the work he or she is training for is something he or she wants to do.


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THE DRIVE: Deadline looms for DOJ to show wiretap evidence
Staff and wire reports
The top stories from Monday, March 13, 2017, as you prepare for your drive home.
DEADLINE LOOMS FOR DOJ TO SHOW WIRETAP EVIDENCE TO LAWMAKERS
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department faces a Monday deadline to provide lawmakers some evidence of President Donald Trump's unproven assertion that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper, a claim that has left Trump increasingly isolated within his own administration.
Trump's accusations against Barack Obama came amid a swirling political controversy surrounding his associates' possible ties to Russia. The FBI is investigating Trump associates' contacts with Russia during the election, as are House and Senate intelligence committees.
LAWYER RELEASING 'UNEDITEED' FERGUSON VIDEO OF BROWN IN STORE
FERGUSON, Mo. — An attorney says he will release an unedited version of surveillance video showing Michael Brown in a convenience store in Ferguson, Missouri, the same day the black 18-year-old was shot to death by a white police officer.
Jay Kanzler says he wants to disprove claims in a documentary, "Stranger Fruit," that the video, from Aug. 9, 2014, suggests Brown didn't rob the Ferguson Market & Liquor just minutes before his death.
STOCKS STEADY AT BEGINNING OF JAM PACKED WEEK
NEW YORK — Stocks held steady in a calm day of trading Monday, but the storm may be coming.
This upcoming week is full of events that could swing markets: The Federal Reserve may raise interest rates, more countries around the world may move to shake up the economic status quo and several high-profile updates on the U.S. economy are due.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21.50 points, or 0.1 percent, to 20,881.48. The Nasdaq rose 14.06 points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,875.78. Three stocks rose for every two that fell on the New York Stock Exchange.
MADNESS: NO WAGERING PLEASE, BUT GO AHEAD AND FILL OUT A BRACKET
Here's one thing millions of Americans can agree on: March Madness is fun, especially when there's a little money on the line.
So fun, in fact, that more people will fill out NCAA Tournament brackets this week than voted for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential election.
Combining all those $10 and $20 entry fees that go along with most of the 70 million-plus office pools being filled out as we speak, Americans will put in the neighborhood of $2 billion at stake when the tournament kicks off later this week.
CBO: 14 MILLION WOULD LOSE CARE NEXT YEAR UNDER GOP PLAN
WASHINGTON — Nonpartisan analysts project that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law. The estimate is a blow to Republicans.
Monday's estimate by the Congressional Budget Office says the number of uninsured would grow to 24 million by 2026.
WHO WILL NICK PICK IN BACHELOR FINALE?
Tonight's season finale on The Bachelor seems to have all the drama ABC could hope for.
In a teary preview, Nick Viall expresses his love for his unknown choice saying, he knows he is going to ask her to marry him, only fearing she might say no.


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De geelgroene kardinaal (Caryothraustes canadensis) is een zangvogel uit de familie Cardinalidae (kardinaalachtigen).

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Deze soort telt 4 ondersoorten:
 C. c. simulans: oostelijk Panama.
 C. c. canadensis: zuidoostelijk Colombia, zuidelijk Venezuela, de Guyana's en noordelijk Brazilië.
 C. c. frontalis: noordoostelijk Brazilië.
 C. c. brasiliensis: oostelijk Brazilië.

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Dier uit het Neotropisch gebied
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Apple's offering Australian iOS users free streaming access to five performances at this year's ARIA music Awards. Accessed via iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series 2010 app and released in conjunction with Universal, app users will be able to watch a series of Oz artists between Nov'1-5.
"In Australia, you can watch these performances live using ARIA app on iPhone, iPod touch or iPad live or for up to seven days following concerts.


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The Duchess of Sussex's life to be made into a BBC musical comedy
The life of the Duchess of Sussex is set to be made into a programme on the BBC.The Sixth in Line to be King and I is a 15-minute musical comedy that will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on New Year's Day.
According to The Telegraph, the show will "look ahead to what promises to be an exciting 2019 for the happy royal couple as they expect their first child in the spring" and will be an "inspired celebration of Meghan Markle's life to date".
The programme will feature an episode of the Radio 4 series called 15 Minute Musical, which has in the past focused storylines on Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and the EU Referendum.
The episode centred on the duchess will be played by the regular cast, with Pippa Evans taking on the role of Meghan, and with Dave Lamb and Richie Webb also taking part. Kensington Palace has not been consulted on the contents of the show.
Radio 4's episode on Meghan will not be the only royal-inspired radio show to air on the BBC this Christmas season. Prince Charles will be a guest on Radio 3's Private Passions, where he will discuss his musical loves and hates.
From Harper's Bazaar UK
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop are coming to Netflix
Happy Birthday Victoria Beckham! Here's Why We Love You
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Q: My code cannot append next pages tables to the end of the list I trying to scrap all tables of 8 pages but my code just scrap 1st table. It can move to other pages also it works individually on each page but it cannot scrap all pages.
data_ingram = []
n = 1
for i in range(1,pagenum+1):
    driver.get(f"https://www.ingrammicro.com/IMD_WASWeb/jsp/search/Results.jsp?cache=900&key=%3Bmoc.orcimmargni.etaroproc.D7801LQSWHCSU%3Ans%3B48334463074612032GVDM%3Asaila&type=1&perf=0&user=VG2302&kwds=&siskwds=&PerP=25&cate=&sCat=&mVnd=&tab=vendTab&pBgn=&pEnd=&iStk=&prom=&intl=2&acad=2&pc=&mac=&unix=2&auth=&spec=&cnsr=&dcon=&nDys=&dDys=&fCls=&fVal=&level=&page={n}&sCls=OrderNbr|ProductDes&sVal=%2B%2B")
    html = driver.page_source

    tables = pd.read_html(html)
    data = tables[11]
    data_ingram.append(data)
    n += 1

df_ingram = pd.DataFrame(data_ingram[0])
df_ingram.drop_duplicates()
df_ingram

A: Instead of this line:
df_ingram = pd.DataFrame(data_ingram[0])

Use this:
df_ingram = pd.concat([pd.DataFrame(x) for x in data_ingram])

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European Union: German Problems Cast New Doubts on EMU
By Joel Blocker
Prague, 12 February 1997 (RFE/RL) - Growing German economic problems --and questions about Chancellor Helmut Kohl's political future-- have cast new doubts on the European Union's timetable for the introduction of a single currency. Any delay in introducing the "Euro" would, in turn, almost certainly put off the completion of negotiations -- perhaps even their start, due early next year-- with the 10 Central and Eastern European nations seeking the earliest possible entry into the Union. (The 10 are: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.)
The 15-nation EU is due to inaugurate the European Monetary Union (EMU) by the start of 1999. That date was prescribed in the Maastricht Treaty that changed the European Community into a Union almost three-and-a-half years ago. The same treaty laid down austere economic criteria for joining the EMU, notably low national deficits and inflation rates.
Until recently, Germany had been considered by most analysts as among the EU members most likely to be eligible for EMU membership from its very outset --along with Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and perhaps Ireland. In fact, German central bankers and government officials have often spoken disparagingly of other member states' --most often, Italy's-- chances of joining. Now, however, there seems to be just almost as much uncertainty about Germany's chances on meeting Maastricht's tight standards as there is --if not of Italy's-- certainly of economically troubled France's chances of joining the EMU from the start. And if both Germany and France --the EU's long-time bilateral integration "motor"-- don't participate in EMU from the outset, then the birth of a single currency would be still-born, and the Union would find itself in deep crisis.
Most responsible for the sudden change in Germany's chances for participating in the single currency was last week's announcement of an unexpected surge in the country's unemployment rate. The rate went up almost one-and-a-half percentage points in a month (January), a huge jump that added to the relief rolls a half-million more jobless for whom Germany must now pay substantial unemployment benefits.
Maastricht standards call for nations joining the EMU to have a maximum budget deficit of three percent of their gross national products. Last month, before the surge in joblessness was announced, the German Government estimated a 2.9 percent deficit for this year, just a hair away from Maastricht's ceiling. But analysts point out that 500,000 more unemployed would take the deficit well over the ceiling, leaving Germany ineligible for EMU.
Not surprisingly. when the jump in unemployment rate was announced, the value of the German mark dropped on currency markets. It dropped even further yesterday, when a report from Britain's BBC Radio said that German officials were now estimating a 1997 budget deficit of 3.5 percent. That report was dismissed later by Bonn's Finance Ministry, which insisted that the old 2.9 percent estimate was still correct. Even so, the mark lost almost two pfennigs against the dollar yesterday.
German officials say that more than two-thirds of the half-million newly unemployed were due to what economists call "seasonal factors" --particularly, they note, unusually cold weather that cut into construction work. They also say that once the jump is adjusted "seasonally," it comes to no more than 150,000. But even granting that, there seems little prospect of Germany getting out of double-figure unemployment this year --just as France has lived with 10 percent and more jobless for almost a decade.
The reasons in both cases have to do with increasing competition from cheaper labor available in Asia and Central Europe, and needed --but still u-n-enacted-- structural reforms in government social-benefit schemes as well as in industrial output. Neither Germany nor France is likely to meet those challenges within the next 12 months. That is hardly a good omen for EMU's successful birth.
Adding to the doubts about Germany's economy, the largest in Europe, are questions now being asked about the political future of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who has already been 14 years in office --longer than any of his predecessors. In a interview with French television Sunday ("7 sur 7" on private channel TF1), Kohl said he would not make up his mind about leading his Christian Democrats into next year's general elections until after the conclusion of the EU's Amsterdam summit meeting in mid-June. The Amsterdam summit, he and others hope, will successfully conclude the EU's 15-month-old Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC), mandated by the Maastricht Treaty to review and reform the Union's institutions.
All EU members agree that internal basic reforms are necessary before the Union can fulfill its promise to expand to the East. But accord in principle has noy meant accord in practice at the IGC, where so far nothing of importance has been agreed upon. Some EU officials say that's the way such important conferences usually go, and predict agreement at the summit in four months' time. Others say there's little chance of agreement on essentials, because these days more divides than unites the 15.
In any case, Kohl's public pegging of his future to the success of the IGC has added another uncertain factor to the EU's immediate future. More than any other EU leader, it's Kohl who has pushed for further integration, a strong EMU on schedule and a rapid opening to candidates from East. Analysts say that, were he to step down and the German economy continue to falter, the European Union --and its Eastern candidate states-- would loose their most solid support.


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Does the Rise in Wearable Health Sensors Signify the Start of a New Era in Biometrics?
A major milestone for the wearable biosensors is likely to come when insurance companies can offer discounts based on the technology's health data statistics.
by Jason Shueh / June 13, 2014
The Fitbit Flex is part of a trend in health devices that hope to revolutionize how health is measured and monitored. Wikipedia
America's preoccupation with health is apparent, as is its fascination with wearable health technology. For starters, 61 percent of all wearable devices are fitness or activity trackers, according to ABI Research. And the Pew Internet Research Project found that 46 percent of those who track their health say it's changed their overall approach to maintaining wellness.
Though still a fresh mint, the string of wearable health devices now on the market have gained notice among industry watchers, employers offering health programs and top hardware providers.
Companies such as Fitbit, Jawbone, Nike, Garmin and others have released the bracelets to track activities such as walking, sleeping, calorie intake, calories burned, and other metrics. The products can vibrate to wake users, tally walking pace and distance, and in the case of Polar's Loop bracelet, can be synced to monitor heart rate.
Most recently, these wearable devices achieved a major endorsement at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, where the tech giant announced its new Health app for iOS 8, the iPhone's mobile operating system upgrade. The app is designed to aggregate health data from the bracelets and other devices into a single dashboard: fitness activities, lab results, medications, nutrition, sleep and vital metrics all funnel into the dashboard's swipeable menu.
Privacy issues still to be determined, the bracelets are associated with a larger movement -- a movement that industry analysts see, as a new era in health science where individual data is the driving force for prescriptions, medications and personal health-care management. The health devices were a common reference at the 2014 Health Datapalooza, a health-care data conference held this year in Washington, D.C.
At the event, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, one of co-founders of Sun Microsystems — that was later merged into Oracle — said his own analysis forecast such health monitoring devices and other health apps as a next step in medicine. Doctors, he argued, could be better assisted by the additional biometrics. And beyond doctors, it was not unreasonable to foresee data systems and algorithms interpreting health data to prescribe medicines and therapies.
"[In the future] you might take software apps instead of prescriptions," Khosla conjectured.
According to a report from investor Rock Health, in 2013 companies in the health monitoring industry raised more than $229 million in venture capital — an amount representing sizable growth compared to the $20 million of investment in 2011 and $58 million in 2012. Rock noted a variety of sales estimates from research firms for the "biosensing wearables," estimates starting at $5.8 billion and touching as much as $30.2 billion through 2018.
Though the technology is trending, the report dually noted that it is far from mature. Additional functionality and user engagement features are needed to keep consumers from losing interest. According to a survey by tech consulting firm Endeavour Partners, after six months, about one-third of people stopped using the wearable. After a year, the number diminished to nearly half.
But while the survey may reflect the present, it doesn't define the future.
Developments are in motion to systematically integrate wearable biometrics into health care. Chainey Brown, a spokesperson for Fitbit, said that the company is eagerly engaged in expansion efforts and product development. The Fitbit products are already used in human resource programs by 30 Fortune 500 companies, Autodesk and British Petroleum among these, and the company has thousands of company partnerships that represent "tens of thousands of employees."
Brown said efforts have been done to integrate the technology with leading insurer health platforms such as WellPoint and United Health.
Adoption of employers and health programs aside, a major milestone for the wearable biosensors is likely to come when insurance companies can offer discounts based on the technology's health data statistics. In a statement to NPR, Fitbit's chief revenue officer Woody Scal observed the link as a vital component for growth.
"If we could make a direct connection to a reduction in medical care costs, then I think the floodgates would be open," Scal said.
Currently no research exists that's compelling enough to sell insurers on potential savings, though Brown referenced a 2013 study from the Mayo Clinic that tested whether a device, similar to Fitbit, could measure mobility in the recovery period after heart surgery. Brown said the study concluded that the device was easy and practical to use. There was also a positive effect to the recovery process that included length of stay and dismissal disposition in older patients.
Wearable Devices Are Unlikely to be Big Sellers, Analysts Say
New Devices Eyed as Medical Breakthrough
4 Data Insights from Health Datapalooza
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module Main where

import           Data.List          (nub)
import           Dickmine           (parseFiles)
import           Dickmine.IO
import           Dickmine.Query
import           Pipes
import qualified Pipes.Prelude      as P
import           System.Environment

main :: IO ()
main = do
  putStrLn "What information do you want to see? (city, country, page, all)"
  query <- getLine
  let query' =
        case query of
          "city" -> pluckCity
          "country" -> pluckCountry
          "page" -> pluckPage
          "all" -> P.map show
          _ -> P.map show
  parsed <- parseFiles =<< getArgs
  entries <- P.toListM $ parsed >-> query'

  separator
  putStrLn "Your query result:"
  print entries
  separator
  putStrLn $ "There were: " ++ show (length entries) ++ " hits."
  separator
  putStrLn "These were the unique hits:"
  separator
  print (nub entries)

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BlueSign Translator (o BlueSign) è un sistema automatico in grado di riprodurre, tramite l'animazione di una figura sintetica tridimensionale, la traduzione di una parola della lingua italiana nella lingua dei segni italiana o LIS.

Storia
L'idea nasce inizialmente nel 2002 come un progetto proposto da un gruppo di studenti del corso di Calcolatori Elettronici tenuto da Roberto Giorgi. Agli studenti era stato richiesto di preparare un progetto basato sulla tecnologia Bluetooth da inviare
alla gara internazionale IEEE CSIDC. L'idea iniziale fu lo sviluppo di un software in grado di trasmettere messaggi (es. annuncio della partenza di un treno) via Bluetooth (da cui il nome) traducendoli in modo da poter essere visualizzati (es. su un PC o su un PDA) in lingua dei segni italiana automaticamente. Il progetto ebbe subito una caldissima accoglienza e si classificò al quinto posto della gara ricevendo un premio di 5000 Dollari da parte del consorzio organizzatore composto da IEEE e sponsor industriali quali ABB, AMD, EMC Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs), Microsoft, Motorola, SAIC, Sun Microsystems.

Sviluppi e finanziamenti
È un progetto coordinato dal professor Roberto Giorgi dell'Università degli Studi di Siena che ha portato alla realizzazione di un software che permetta ai Sordi di superare le difficoltà che incontrano nella vita quotidiana dovute al linguaggio: il software permette infatti un'applicazione in vari contesti della vita quotidiana: dal PC ai telefonini più evoluti o PDA, fino ad arrivare all'integrazione con la televisione sul digitale terrestre (Bluesign TV).

Il progetto è stato finanziato in più riprese dalla Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena e ha ricevuto contributi dall'Università degli Studi di Siena, Regione Toscana, Associazione italiana educatori dei sordi, Ente Nazionale Sordi e il supporto da parte delle istituzioni cittadine di Siena.

Prototipi realizzati
Sono stati realizzati vari prototipi (software):
 per PDA
 per PC
 per Windows Media Center

Le versioni dimostrative di questi prototipi sono state rese disponibili sul sito Bluesign.

I principali risultati raggiunti dimostrano la possibilità di realizzare un sistema completo di traduzione e visualizzazione in Lingua dei Segni. In particolare, il progetto durante le sue fasi ha raggiunto i seguenti obiettivi:
 codifica informatica in modo completo e non ambiguo delle singole parole del dizionario della lingua dei segni italiana;
 realizzazione di tecniche di animazione tridimensionale avanzate (es. funzionamento anche su piattaforme PDA) per la visualizzazione dei segni;
 traduzione automatica dalla lingua italiana alla sequenza di segni in LIS, operante con un alto grado di affidabilità su un set di circa 1150 frasi;
 meccanismi di comunicazione attraverso rete internet geograficamente distribuita tramite i vari componenti di sistema;
 integrazione con sistemi in grado di accedere alla televisione digitale terrestre e in particolare con la piattaforma Windows Media Center.

Riconoscimenti ricevuti
Il progetto, oggetto di varie pubblicazioni, ha ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti sia internazionali (il citato quinto posto mondiale nella gara IEEE CSIDC) e nazionali da parte del Ministero dell'Innovozione risultando vincitore assoluto (primo premio) per la categoria Azioni finalizzate all'integrazione sociale delle categorie svantaggiate attraverso le tecnologie ICT
nell'ambito del Premio P.A. Aperta 2006.

Sviluppi futuri
Dopo varie fasi di sviluppo il progetto Bluesign ha raggiunto nell'anno 2009 lo stato di maturità e quindi il termine del progetto di ricerca stesso.

I prototipi sono stati sottoposti durante la varie fasi di sviluppo ad una costante supervisione dei fruitori finali e di esperti del settore della sordità, che in particolare hanno collaborato attivamente anche all'inserimento dei lemmi nel database. Sebbene il progetto abbia avuto finalità prettamente di ricerca e si sia quindi limitato ad una fase prototipale, coloro che lo hanno provato hanno espresso interesse e soddisfazione auspicando il proseguimento della ricerca ed il raggiungimento di una fase di più ampia divulgazione se non addirittura la sua commercializzazione. Questo è confermato dal fatto che alcuni Centri Specializzati per non udenti a livello nazionale si sono dichiarati disponibili ad offrire il proprio supporto per ulteriori sperimentazioni sul campo.

Note

Voci correlate
 Comunità sorda
 Cultura sorda
 Identità Sorda
 Lingua dei segni italiana
 Sordità

Collegamenti esterni

Traduzione
Linguistica computazionale
Software per l'educazione
Traduttori automatici
Cultura dei sordi


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Q: awk pattern matching and merge files I have 3 files 1.csv and 2.csv and 3.csv
1.csv
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,1
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,791
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,109373
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,2
CABLE&WIRELESS_JAMAICA,JAMAICA,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,85

2.csv
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),7795
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),638

3.csv:
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,79
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,30
MOBILKOM_LIECHTENSTEIN,LIECHTENSTEIN,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,6
SYNIVERSE_ANSI,UNITED_STATES,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,12

I want to merge files so that it will print output file as below
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,1,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,79
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,791,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,30
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,109373,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),7795,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,2,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),638,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_JAMAICA,JAMAICA,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,85,NA,NA,NA,NA
MOBILKOM_LIECHTENSTEIN,LIECHTENSTEIN,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,6
SYNIVERSE_ANSI,UNITED_STATES,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,12

A: If you don't mind the order of ouput, here is a perl solution:
$ perl -F',' -anle '
    push @{$h{$F[0].",".$F[1]}{$ARGV}}, @F[2..$#F];
    push @file, $ARGV if eof;
    END {
        for $k (keys %h) {
            for (sort {$a <=> $b} @file) {
                if (defined($h{$k}{$_})) {
                    push @tmp, @{$h{$k}{$_}};
                } else {
                    push @tmp, qw(NA NA);
                }
            }
            print join ",",($k,@tmp);
            @tmp=();
        }
    }
' 1.csv 2.csv 3.csv
MOBILKOM_LIECHTENSTEIN,LIECHTENSTEIN,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,6
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,2,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),638,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,791,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,30
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,109373,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),7795,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_JAMAICA,JAMAICA,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,85,NA,NA,NA,NA
SYNIVERSE_ANSI,UNITED_STATES,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,12
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,1,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,79

A: In awk:
#!/usr/bin/awk -f

BEGIN {
    FS=",";
}

{
    k=$1
    if (k in ar) {
        for (i = 3; i <= NF; i++) ar[k] = ar[k] "," $i
    } else {
        ar[k] = $0;
    }
}

END {
    for (j in ar) print ar[j]
}

Save as merge.awk and make it executable with chmod +x merge.awk.
It (should) output:
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,2,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),638
SYNIVERSE_ANSI,UNITED_STATES,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,12
MOBILKOM_LIECHTENSTEIN,LIECHTENSTEIN,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,6
CABLE&WIRELESS_JAMAICA,JAMAICA,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,85
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,109373,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),7795
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,1,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,79
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,791,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,30

When run as merge.awk 1.csv 2.csv 3.csv or even merge.awk *.csv.

A: awk -F ',' '
  FILENAME == ARGV[1] {
    a[++n] = ($1 FS $2);
    ar1[a[n]]=($3 FS $4);
    next}
  FILENAME == ARGV[2] {
    if(!(($1 FS $2) in ar1))
      {a[++n] = ($1 FS $2)};
    ar2[$1 FS $2]=($3 FS $4);
    next}
  FILENAME == ARGV[3] {
    if(!(($1 FS $2) in ar1))
      {a[++n] = ($1 FS $2)};
    ar3[$1 FS $2]=($3 FS $4);
    next}
  END {for(i=1; i<=n; i++)
    {if(!(a[i] in ar1))
      ar1[a[i]] = ("NA,NA")
    if(!(a[i] in ar2))
      ar2[a[i]] = ("NA,NA")
    if(!(a[i] in ar3))
      ar3[a[i]] = ("NA,NA")
    printf "%s,%s,%s,%s\n",
      a[i], ar1[a[i]], ar2[a[i]], ar3[a[i]]}}' 1.csv 2.csv 3.csv

The output from the above command is
TELECOM_DEVELOPMENT_AFGHANISTAN_COMPANY,AFGHANISTAN,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,1,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,79
CABLE&WIRELESS_BARBADOS,BARBADOS,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,791,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,30
SIMINN_ICELAND_TELECOM,ICELAND,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,109373,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),7795,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_SEYCHELLES,SEYCHELLES,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,2,SPAM_CHAIN_SMS_REJECT(Spam_Detection_and_Blocking),638,NA,NA
CABLE&WIRELESS_JAMAICA,JAMAICA,Alphanumeric_A_MSISDN_blocking,85,NA,NA,NA,NA
MOBILKOM_LIECHTENSTEIN,LIECHTENSTEIN,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,6
SYNIVERSE_ANSI,UNITED_STATES,NA,NA,NA,NA,Calling_Party_Address_Blocking,12


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Kalif 6 catches on 8 targets today. One fair catch. Looks like he pulled a hamstring on his last catch of the day with about 30 seconds left in the game.
Kalif 2021 Oct 25, 2021 6:58:03 GMT -5 via mobile hchoops likes this
From USA Today:
Raymond had the best game of his NFL career. The speedy wideout caught six passes for 115 yards and a touchdown, making Raymond the first Lion to top 100 receiving yards in a game all season. Raymond has steadily stepped up as the top WR on the roster and in this game he and QB Jared Goff finally started connecting.
Kalif 2021 Oct 26, 2021 16:10:10 GMT -5 via mobile hchoops likes this
Probably Kalif's best catch from Sunday. Goff put it where he had to and Kalif went and got it.
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Kalif 2021 Oct 26, 2021 17:50:20 GMT -5 sader1970 likes this
Post by Non Alum Dave on Oct 26, 2021 17:50:20 GMT -5
Ahh - if Goff hits him perfectly in stride, it's a touchdown. He had to lay out for the sucker! Talk about giving the wrong guy the credit.
Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 26, 2021 17:56:09 GMT -5
Oct 26, 2021 17:50:20 GMT -5 Non Alum Dave said:
It was near blanketed coverage. Maybe a good throw by Goff and an even better catch by Kalif?
I think most here will enjoy watching from 6:03 - 6:30 here:
classof83
Post by classof83 on Oct 27, 2021 21:14:43 GMT -5
CBS Sports fantasy names Kalif a "Sleeper' in Fantasy this week...
'Raymond might be the best Lions receiver, and he has 15 combined targets in his past two games, with six catches in each outing. He just had eight targets in Week 7 at the Rams for six catches and 115 yards. And he has three games in his past five outings with at least 12 PPR points. We know the Lions are desperate for any wide receiver to step up, and Raymond might be the go-to option for Jared Goff behind D'Andre Swift and T.J. Hockenson. The Eagles also have allowed three receivers to score at least 12 PPR points in the past two games'
Kalif has become a very common add in fantasy circles. My kids were all well ahead of the curve by drafting him.
Oct 28, 2021 10:18:30 GMT -5 HC92 said:
If Terry McLaurin is out (hamstring) or appears limited, I will be starting Kalif for the first time this year.
Kalif 2021 Oct 30, 2021 8:13:57 GMT -5 via mobile sader1970 and purplenurple like this
Jared Goff on Kalif:
"I think I've been lucky to work with some really good receivers who practice hard and that's the main thing," Goff said Wednesday. "He practices hard. Cooper Kupp was the same. Robert Woods was the same. Brandin Cooks was the same. And Kalif is the same in that way where you know where he's going to be, you can trust him, you can rely on him and he's accountable. And that's all you can ask for as a quarterback."
Dan Campbell on Kalif:
"He was a dang good pickup for us in the spring and 'Lif really embodies everything that we're about, just everything that he's made up of," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "He came through with some critical plays, some explosive catches (against the Rams), and here's what probably doesn't always show up to the naked eye is, man, that dude blocks every play. Like, he is blocking somebody every play, the safety, support player in these runs. And teammate catches the ball, he's looking for a block. And on top of that, he's a good returner so I'm glad we got him. And he is, he's dependable is what he is."
www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/10/29/detroit-lions-kalif-raymond-wide-receiver/6182537001/
Last Edit: Oct 30, 2021 8:18:03 GMT -5 by HC92
HC92 Thanks. Saw this article in the Detroit Free Press yesterday and wanted to pass it along on Crossports but didn't know quite how to attach it to a post since I had the hard copy of the article not the electronic copy. This article is consistent with all of the previous articles about Kalif this year. The coaching staff really likes him. Hopefully he can maintain his starting position next year since it is almost certain that the Lions will look to improve their receiving corps in the off season through the draft and free agency.
Kalif 2021 Oct 30, 2021 21:01:25 GMT -5 via mobile rgs318 likes this
For the first time in his career, Kalif seems to be on very solid footing with his club. He won't be the #1 WR forever but I suspect they will continue to give him a meaningful role beyond this year.
Post by purplehaze on Oct 31, 2021 13:08:12 GMT -5
Lions /Eagles game is on Fox New York - 17-zip Phila - painful to watch - have not seen Raymond targeted yet
Kalif 2021 Oct 31, 2021 13:11:20 GMT -5 A Clock Tower Purple likes this
For Kalif's sake, I wish they had a better QB.
Game is so bad Fox just switched games to SF vs. Bears (Lions now losing 38-0) - the NFL has many lousy teams
Box score says he has no targets today
1 target today in a game they are losing 41-0. Tough to understand.
Post by fz on Oct 31, 2021 16:15:46 GMT -5
Oct 31, 2021 13:11:20 GMT -5 rgs318 said:
Please. Goff was all pro 2 times & led his team to the Super Bowl
The o line couldn't block anybody today
Goff might not be great but he is certainly in the top half
No time means nothing downfield
A Clock Tower Purple
Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 31, 2021 18:25:50 GMT -5
Oct 31, 2021 16:15:46 GMT -5 fz said:
Goff is merely serviceable at best. He was a two-time pro bowler in a game most decent QB's have zero interest in participating after their clubs go deep in the playoffs, NOT all-pro which are best in the league. Big difference that perhaps you don't realize.
"I do the ass-kicking around here"
-Coach Bradley Buzzcut
If he can't target his best WR, then they need a better (as in "more effective") quarterback.
Goff is fairly immobile and has a career QBR of 44 when under pressure. With the Rams, he had Todd Gurley, a good receiving corps and a good offensive line. Wasn't under severe pressure much but, when he was, he didn't do very well. With the Lions, he has a limited WR corps (excepting, of course, our fellow Crusader🙂) and an offensive line whose two Pro Bowlers (Taylor Decker and Frank Ragnow) are on the injured list. He has limited time to throw as efg72 pointed out but is taking too many sacks instead of throwing the ball away. Goff has more turnovers himself than 10 NFL teams have in total.
Jalen Hurts has not been particularly effective this yr. but he has escapability…an ingredient the Lions don't have in a QB on the current roster but need in view of their weaknesses.
With 9 games left, it's problematic that the Lions will win a game 🙁Perhaps KYCrusader can handicap for us.
I thought today was one of their best chances for a win. The fact that they got absolutely smoked makes me nervous for the rest of the season.
Kalif 2021 Nov 1, 2021 7:29:26 GMT -5 via mobile Xmassader likes this
Post by HC92 on Nov 1, 2021 7:29:26 GMT -5
As for Goff, I think he's okay but he does seem unwilling to take deep shots when they present themselves. As I only pay attention to Kalif, it seems like he is open well down the field a lot as Goff is looking all over for someplace to throw and he doesn't let it go.
Kalif 2021 Nov 1, 2021 7:52:57 GMT -5
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Not able to watch the Lions and the only time I've seen Goff is on the clips you guys post. How's his arm? Can he throw the long ball accurately when he has time?
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This chart shows how many times NFL receivers faced 1 v 1 man coverage, how often they were open on those plays and how often they were targeted one those plays. Needless to say, Kalif's open % was among the best in the league while his target % was very low. #freekalif
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In the opening moments of "Playing for Change: Peace Through Music," co-director and Grammy-award winning producer/engineer Mark Johnson discovers an absoluItely marvelous street musician doing a heartfelt, unforgettable cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me."
Over the next year, Johnson would travel the world creating a musical patchwork of sounds sewn together by their common humanity, musical gifts and desire for peace.
"Playing for Change" was born.
It is in these opening moments that "Playing for Change: Peace Through Music" is most enchanting and unforgettable.
In between this opening and an equally memorable closing number, "Playing for Change: Peace Through Music" is more like a musical journey around the world than it is a film that addresses the effecting of change through music. Over 30 artists, from New Orleans to Russia to South Africa and beyond, participated in "Playing for Change." The result is a delightful, entertaining and soulful journey through world music at its most grassroots and finest.
While it's practically undeniable that unity is an integral component of creating peace, I couldn't quite escape the feeling that "Playing for Change" was a tad misdirected and mislabeled. "Playing for Change" isn't so much, at least as presented, about change or peace as it is the inherent unity of the global community and how music empowers that connection. Perhaps "peace" has simply become too politicized a word, but "Playing for Change" seemed to be more effective in bringing to life our universal bond than it was in displaying the power of music to change or manifest peace.
The "Playing for Change" project has become the Playing for Change Foundation, and arts centers have been created around the world as a result, a resulting change that I wish could have been more captured in the film itself.
For more information on "Playing for Change," visit playingforchange.org.


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Nazi War Criminals Receiving Social Security Payments
By McCullough Monday October 20, 2014
Dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in U.S. Social Security benefits after being forced out of the United States, an Associated Press investigation has found.
The payments, underwritten by American taxpayers, flowed through a legal loophole that gave the U.S. Justice Department leverage to persuade Nazi suspects to leave the U.S. If they agreed to go, or simply fled before deportation, they could keep their Social Security, according to interviews and internal U.S. government records.
Among those receiving benefits were armed SS troops who guarded the network of Nazi camps where millions of Jews perished; a rocket scientist who used slave laborers to advance his research in the Third Reich; and a Nazi collaborator who engineered the arrest and execution of thousands of Jews in Poland.
There are at least four living beneficiaries. They include Martin Hartmann, a former SS guard at the Sachsenhausen camp in Germany, and Jakob Denzinger, who patrolled the grounds at the Auschwitz camp complex in Poland.
Hartmann moved to Berlin in 2007 from Arizona just before being stripped of his U.S. citizenship. Denzinger fled to Germany from Ohio in 1989 after learning denaturalization proceedings against him were underway. He soon resettled in Croatia and now lives in a spacious apartment on the right bank of the Drava River in Osijek. Denzinger would not discuss his situation when questioned by an AP reporter; Denzinger's son, who lives in the U.S., confirmed his father receives Social Security payments and said he deserved them.
The Social Security Administration has refused AP's request to provide the total number of Nazi suspects who received benefits and the dollar amounts of those payments.
AP last week appealed the agency's denial of the information through the Freedom of Information Act.
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That's why it's called SS benefits.
These SS benefits go to lots of people who shouldn't be collecting. George W Bush started handing out to illegal immigrants now living in Mexico.
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Grandfather was a member of Operation Paperclip, as I understand it. He had a Ph.D in chemistry, and went to Deutschland after the war. I imagine he saw some interesting things. Too bad he died before I could talk to him about his life.
Much good and talent were brought over. The rest went into subliminal advertising and insurance sales.
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Liana Liberato and Kara Hayward's 'To the Stars' Goes Digital in April
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John Stewart	April 4, 2020
Slanted > Film > Liana Liberato and Kara Hayward's 'To the Stars' Goes Digital in April
Martha Stephens' drama "To the Stars" will be available to stream on digital platforms this month. Samuel Goldwyn Films confirmed an April 24th digital release date for the movie, which features Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, and Shea Whigham. The movie also features Malin Akerman and Tony Hale. You can add the movie to your list while your self-isolating, and keep it on your radar for the end of the month.
The movies' official synopsis reads, "Under small town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer's daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma."
If you're looking for something new to stream, you'll have plenty of options in April. "Endings, Beginnings" with Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan, Matthew Gray Gubler, Lindsay Sloane, and Kyra Sedgwick is releasing on digital on April 17th, which is also from Samuel Goldwyn Films. You can also look for dramedy "Downhill" with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell; Harrison Ford's "Call of the Wild" adaptation; the horror-thrillers "The Wretched," "Fantasy Island," and "We Summon the Darkness;" Russell Crowe's "True History of the Kelly Gang;" Sony Picture's "Bad Boys for Life;" and Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel's "The Lost Husband" adaptation.
Disney was one of the first studios to set new release dates for its delayed films, but everyone will be playing it week-to-week while the COVID-19 health crisis continues. Until then, you can stay inside and stream content from independent studios, find movies and shows on Netflix and Disney+, and make sure you are washing your hands and staying inside for as long as possible. Don't forget to check on-demand platforms if you're looking for new content, since a lot of the recent releases from the box office are already available to rent.
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Recap: Rose Beton 2016
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Aryz, Boris Tellegen, eine, futura, Graffiti, Hendrik Beikirch, Henry Chalfant, Honet, Marth Cooper, Mis Van, miss van, Mist, Rose Beton, TILT, Toulouse
Toulouse Urban Culture Festival, Rose Beton, is rounding up its 2nd edition these days with Epoxy Exhibition @ Musée des Abattoirs closing its door on 28th of August. This year the festival has decided to focus on graffiti as an artistic movement – from its beginnings in NYC back in the 70s to a global phenomenon that it is today.
In this manner, the festival included works by around 20 international artists with same graffiti origins but extremely different in their expression. From Futura's signature abstraction to Boris Tellegen's sharp futurism, Epoxy exhibition showed the variety of styles and visual languages that can evolve from classic graffiti. Along with works by these contemporary artists, Château d'Eau hosted a photography retrospective of Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, presenting a flashback on how and where everything began.
Along with these indoors events, Open Summer Festival organized by 50cinq site invited muralists from around the world to leave their mark on the streets of the city. Supported by the Toulouse Town Hall, the city confirmed its status as an urban culture lab by adding new public works from Ben Eine, Reso, Honet, Aryz, Hendrik Beikirch and finally, Toulouse-born Miss Van. (Photos by Big Addict)
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Goldie – ARTA Crowdfunding App
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Goldie has set up his own crowdfunding platform via his own website. The first campaign to go live on the 12th Jan is his ARTA App. The new gamified graffiti app which has been co-created with Henry Chalfant.
City As Canvas – Martin Wong Collection
Collaborations, Graffiti, Shows & Events, Social, Street Art, VNA Magazine
Aaron Goodstone, Andrew Witten, blackbook, CEY, Cey Adams, Charlie Ahearn, Chris Ellis, city as canvas, Daze, Donald White, Dondi, FUTURA 2000, Henry Chalfant, Keith Hargin, Lady Pink, Lee, Lee Quinones, Leonard Mcgurr, Martha Cooper, Martin Wong, MCNY, Museum of the City of New York, rammellzee, roland henry, Sandra Fabara, Sean Corcoran, SHARP, Tracy 168. Zephyr
The Museum of the City of New York announces City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection. This is the first exhibition of 1970s and 80s graffiti art amassed by artist and pioneering collector Martin Wong, who donated the entire collection to the City Museum in 1994, before his untimely death in 1999.
More jump off after the jump off…
RJ Rushmore – Viral Art
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"What is more famous? Is it the Banksy stencil on the wall, or is it the photo of the Banksy stencil on the wall? The answer nowadays is the photo, obviously." – Ian Strange, aka Kid Zoom.
In the truly digital age we live in, the internet seems to hold the answer to all things, including publishing. Vandalog's RJ Rushmore has released his first e-book, 'Viral Art', designed as an evolving, interactive publication that can be commented on and updated as it progresses, much in the same way as artwork in the streets evolves and conversations develop between writers and taggers on the walls.
More than just a simple history of street art, this book tackles the subject of how communication and technology have developed in sync. The release covers a broad range of topics, including the increasing reliance we have on the internet, the ways in which technology has diminished the distance between artists and ideas, the adaptations and developments of the art-form and an exploration of what lies ahead for graffiti and street art.
Complete with a moving .GIF cover, you can read and download it here:
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Carbon – Sunday Round Up
Artist Profile, Collaborations, Featured artists, Graffiti, Shows & Events, Street Art, Uncategorized, VNA Magazine
1xRun, Adidas, Andrew Montell, black book, Black Panthers, crack & shine, Days One, DBOE, Eddie Huang, Eddie Zammit, Henry Chalfant, Insa, Jeff Hamada, Martha Cooper, Phable Jeans, roland henry, Steve Cross, will robson-scott
Sunday was kinda struggle street, hanging out with Days, Steve Cross, Dboe and the Phable jeans guys on Saturday night took it's toll after we blazed through the Adidas party. There were a bunch of internationals in the house, including the 1xRun guys from the States and the UK's very own Insa, who seemed pretty happy to scribble in Martha Cooper's black book…
Andrew Montell kicked off the days proceedings with an account of his student-style living during the formative years of Acclaim and the subsequent trials and errors in the production process. It was interesting to see how he refined the product and led on well to Jeff Hamada's speech about appealing to markets. Hamada was funny, inspiring and brilliant, giving a great insight into his creative ideas and personality, which is probably one of the main reasons for www.booooooom.com's huge success.
Eddie Huang's presentation was lively, informed and political. He came through with a few resonating messages about people power and disarming corporations through the removal of support – i.e. voting with your feet. His intelligent voice cut through a lot of the fluff that surrounded some of the other speakers, even if it did get a little Black Panthers at times.
The final forum of the weekend included two of the most hotly anticipated guests of the weekend, Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant. The seminal duo were joined by Crack & Shine's Will Robson-Scott. The photographic trio were a great finale for the event and Robson-Scott really held his own against Martha and Henry.
His talk was lively, amusing and socially critical – touching on themes of unfair jail time for graffiti writers and an interesting take on film vs. digital photography: "It's like the vinyl versus cd debate…" he quipped, when Martha tried to put him in his place with her obvious experience and current preference for digital (most notably her recent instagram addiction).
All in, Andrew and the rest of the Carbon crew did an amazing job pulling in such a great line-up and putting on an awesome event. Massive respect and big ups to Bella, Edwina and the guys for all their hard work. Definitely one for the diary next year.
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Carbon – Saturday Round Up
Artist Profile, Collaborations, Graffiti, Shows & Events, Street Art, Uncategorized, VNA Magazine
Acclaim, Acclaim Magazine, Barry Mcgee, Carbon, carbon 2013, Dabs Myla, deez nuts, forum, Hawaii, Henry Chalfant, hip hop, Jeff Hamada, love, MARK DREW, Martha Cooper, roland henry, Ronnie Fieg, S-Double, simon wood, Sneaker Freaker, surfboards, twitter, woody, www.booooooom.com, Zine
Barry McGee was possibly the highlight of the day; after bailing on everyone (including Acclaim) for his press appointments in order to get his daily dose of surf, the reclusive artist came through with a somewhat unorthodox presentation. Predictably focusing on graffiti, he skittered through a slide show that was basically the equivalent of a graff-heads porn collection, interspersed with wavy anecdotes and comments from an alternate reality.
The Q&A for Forum B raised some interesting notions on social media and new technology from Geoffrey Lillernon, which made his actual seminar presentation seem washy and self-indulgent in its focus, which was primarily aimed at his own personal, whimsically rebellious art-house projects.
Mark Drew's passion for hip hop and little insights into his own personal life made for an entertaining show, focusing on his recent 'Deez Nuts' project and zine and the subsequent ongoing legal fallout – offering to give us some creative input further down the line, 'from jail'.
Shawn Stussy was the star of the show in Forum A, with pretty much the entire room bowing in deference to one of the self-acknowledged O.G.'s of the streetwear. His verbose concerns of anyone wanting to be involved with his new S-Double label seemed to ring a little hollow. Like, I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet NO-ONE will be interested in any new projects from one of the forefathers of the scene. After a 15 year break. It's not like that's a fashionista's wet dream or anything…
We caught up with Booooooom.com founder, Jeff Hamada for a little sociological take on his own particular platform (more to come on this one)
Ronnie Fieg provided an amusingly anecdotal floor with his stories about growing up as a young, jewish kid from Queens, who now champions Asics after his mother failed to buy him the trendiest kicks of which he dreamed. The 30 year-old has sacrificed marriage and kids to follow his dream (but probably not skimped on fun and girls along the way, one suspects…)
Sneaker Freaker founder, Simon 'Woody' Wood, was probably the most legit talker of the day. No doubt this guy has one of the most prodigiously in-depth knowledges of trainers in the world – both Ronnie Fieg and PM Tenore asked for his confirmation during their speeches – and his chat was definitely on point today; the main message being do what you love, the rest will follow…
Dabs Myla, the sole incarnation of two souls bound in love and creativity, were the epitome of a duo so profoundly intertwined, they made Batman and Robin look like enemies. The cute couple spent their time finishing each others sentences and providing an insight into what really makes a partnership tick – trust, honesty, hard work and knowledge. Keep it locked for a more in-depth update from these guys.
Carbon – Friday
Artist Profile, Collaborations, Fashion, Graffiti, Shows & Events, Street Art, Uncategorized, VNA Magazine
30th Anniversary, Adidas, Andrew Montell, Barry Mcgee, Carbon, Dabs Myla, Eddie Huang, Geoffrey Lillemon, Henry Chalfant, Ironlak, Jeff Hamada, Lawrence Schlossman, Luke Shirlaw, MARK DREW, Martha Cooper, Melbourne, New Era, PM Tenore, roland henry, Ronnie Fieg, Shawn Stussy, Simon 'Woody' Wood, Stussy, Style Wars, we are all carbon
Tonight marks the start of Carbon Festival in Melbourne. Kicking things into play for the weekend comes a special 30th Anniversary screening of seminal hip hop documentary, Style Wars – a movie that switched a world full of rebellious teenagers on to the expressive artform of graffiti.
Original documenters of the scene, Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant will be in attendance (if they've recovered from jetlag in time) to host a Q&A session on the movie. The screening, which itself is presented by Aussie paint brand, Ironlak, is exclusive to Carbon ticket holders.
The rest of the weekend encompasses a series of talks from the top independent creative minds from around the globe. Forums focus on four main areas of discussion:
Building a Brand, Contemporary Art & Design, New Media, Film & Photography
Other highlights include the Adidas' Colliderscope on the Saturday – a chance for creatives to collide under the influence of music from Swick (Mad Decent) and visuals from Eness – and New Era are hosting a Sneaker Freaker swap meet on the Sunday.
Artist Profile, Collaborations, Featured artists, Graffiti, Shows & Events, Street Art, VNA Magazine
Acclaim Magazine, Adidas, Andrew Montell, Australia, Barry Mcgee, Carbon, CARBON Festival 2013, Dabs Myla, DOTS, Dscreet, Eddie Huang, Eddie Zammit, facebook, Geoffrey Lillemon, Henry Chalfant, instagram, Jeff Hamada, Lawrence Schlossman, MARK DREW, Martha Cooper, Melbourne, New Era, PM Tenore, roland henry, Ronnie Fieg, Shawn Stussy, Simon 'Woody' Wood, Stussy, T-World, twitter, we are all carbon
Australia's premier contemporary style and culture event, CARBON festival, kicks off its third year of forums this April with a lineup of inspiring creative entrepreneurs and artists hand-picked from all over the world.
Speakers flying in from around the globe to share their stories of struggle and success include founder of the acclaimed streetwear brand, Stussy; the one and only Shawn Stussy, who, apparently, has spent the last 12 or so years surfing in Hawaii, as well as the recently-turned septuagenarian senator of street art reportage, Martha Cooper.
Joining the melee will be the best daredevil duo since Batman and Robin, Dabs & Myla, and www.booooooom.com creator, Jeff Hamada, as well as Aussie artist and one-man social glue factory, Mark Drew, graffiti powerhouse, Barry Mcgee, and a whole host of other amazing minds.
Our old favourites New Era's Australian brothers and sisters will be getting down and Adidas are slinging some weight behind the organizers at Acclaim Magazine too, so it looks like a monster weekend in Melbourne is to be had.
We'll be down there bringing you daily round ups in between our daily beer intake and naps.
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The performance of blended conventional and novel binders in the in-situ stabilisation/solidification of a contaminated site soil
Wang, F and Wang, H and Jin, F and Al-Tabbaa, A (2015) The performance of blended conventional and novel binders in the in-situ stabilisation/solidification of a contaminated site soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285. pp. 46-52. ISSN 0304-3894
© 2014 Elsevier B.V. This paper presents an investigation of the effects of novel binders and pH values on the effectiveness of the in-situ stabilisation/solidification technique in treating heavy metals and organic contaminated soils after 1.5-year treatment. To evaluate the performance of different binders, made ground soils of SMiRT site, upto 5. m depth, were stabilised/solidified with the triple auger system and cores were taken for laboratory testing after treatment. Twenty four different binders were used including Portland cement (PC), ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS), pulverised fuel ash (PFA), MgO and zeolite. Unconfined compressive strength (UCS), leachate pH and the leachability of heavy metals and total organics were applied to study the behaviours of binders in treating site soils. Under various contaminant level and binder level, the results show that UCS values were 22-3476. kPa, the leachability of the total organics was in the range of 22-241. mg/l and the heavy metals was in the range of 0.002-0.225. mg/l. In addition, the combination of GGBS and MgO at a ratio of 9:1 shows better immobilisation efficiency in treating heavy metals and organic contaminated soils after 1.5-year treatment, and the binding mechanisms under different binders were also discussed in this paper.
Field trials Laboratory testing Novel binders Soil stabilisation Arsenic Compressive Strength Construction Materials Environmental Restoration and Remediation Incineration Industrial Waste Magnesium Oxide Metals, Heavy Organic Chemicals Soil Pollutants Zeolites
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OJAI SHOPS SHOW NEW FALL STYLES AT FASHION SHOW
The following article first appeared in "THE OJAI" newspaper on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955. "THE OJAI" is now the "Ojai Valley News". The article is reprinted here with their permission. The author is unknown.
A "Sunday in the park" atmosphere combined with perfect weather and the attractive surroundings of Orchidtown to make the Junior Women's Club fashion show a delightful occasion Sunday afternoon
A concert by the Ojai Valley Civic Orchestra with Alan Rains conducting was the first attraction on the program, playing a medley of musical comedy favorites.
Commentator for the fashion show was Mrs. Peg Wells of Hickey Brothers, who introduced the models and described their ensembles as the latest styles were paraded beside the Orchidtown swimming pool.
Clothes for all occasions — sports, shopping, evening and even night wear — from the Little Acorn, Hickey Brothers, Fitzgerald's, and the soon-to-be opened Campus Shop — proved that the woman shopping for her wardrobe in Ojai can be very well turned out indeed.
The large audience applauded the models, as well as their frocks, as they demonstrated professional grace and charm, from the youngsters who modeled sub-teen outfits, to the Junior Women's Club members, to Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, who wore the latest designs in half-sizes.
Outstanding trend was the hip-length, boxy jacket, with definite lack of emphasis on the normal waistline in suit jackets. Heather tones and purple were much in evidence, as were iridescent fabrics. Short dance dresses were excitingly designed; from handwoven ones to a dramatic white fitted gown with net ruffle coming into being just at the knee line.
Men's fashions, too, came in for their share of attention, with dark-on-dark tones causing a good deal of interest.
At the conclusion of the fashion show, refreshments were served at tables on the lawn.
AFTER THE FASHION SHOW given by the Junior Women's Club at Orchidtown Sunday, three principals in the afternoon event talk it over and agree the whole thing was fun. Left to right: model Mrs. George Love; commentator Mrs. Peg Well; and Mrs. Jerry Gustafson, president of the club.
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Suburban Affiliations
Social Relations in the Greater Dublin Area
Mary P. Corcoran, Jane Gray, Michel Peillon
Hardcover $39.95s | 9780815632146Add to cart
Subjects: Irish studies
Since the mid-1990s Ireland has experienced an extraordinary phase of economic and social development. Housing estates have mushroomed around towns and cities, most notably around the environs of Dublin. Seeking to understand the impact of these recent developments, Corcoron, Gray, and Peillon initiated the New Urban Living study, a detailed research project focused on four suburbs of Dublin. Suburban Affiliations represents the culmination of that research, offering an invaluable contribution to the study of suburbanization and to our understanding of the process of social change that has come to Ireland.
Challenging the mostly negative assessment that has been made of the suburban social fabric, the authors argue that residents of suburban estates are not disaffiliated; rather, they are connected with the place they live and with each other in many different ways. The book maps the nature, quality, and focus of these affiliations, analyzing the ways in which suburbs differ from one another. The authors consider whether the Irish suburbs exhibit indigenous or European qualities, or whether they are an extension of a globalizing American suburban frontier. Employing a case study approach, they provide rich insight into how those who live in the suburbs feel about their surroundings. At the same time, the book as a whole develops a universal narrative that coheres around the notion of suburban affiliations.
Mary P. Corcoran and Michel Peillon are professors of sociology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Jane Gray is a senior lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. All are research associates of the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis.
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How do you give a child struggling with autism more stability? Call in the grandparents.
Who better than family to make sure you and your child with autism are getting every service available?
Alicia Barrón
In 2009, the CDC estimated that 1 in 110 children in the U.S. had autism spectrum disorders.
That was an increase from 1 in 150 just two years prior, and the number keeps increasing. But for families of children with autism, the reality is much more nuanced than those numbers can portray.
Parents of kids with autism tend to struggle with things that many of us cannot understand. They have less time to socialize and little time to do research on services available to their kids. Those services can be quite expensive, too. And sadly, some parents may even find themselves shunned by family and friends who don't quite understand autism. But of course, these parents are also blessed with unique and vibrant children — as with most of parenting, the experience is a mixed bag.
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But now there's an exciting approach for families of kids with autism. Enter: grandparents.
Sociologist Eva Kahana, a professor at Case Western Reserve University, conducted a literature review of dozens of studies about parenting, special needs kids, and familial relationships. She suggests grandparents are ideal hangout buddies for children, especially those diagnosed with autism.
She found that grandparents can help parents raise autistic children who are better adapted because grandparents often build a bridge to understanding autism for everyone in the family. And because grandma and grandpa are often able to act as neutral "spokespeople" between the family of a child with autism and their extended family or the outside world. Grandparents often end up serving as surrogates, educating people and dispelling any misguided perceptions about autism, including fear and discomfort.
Most grandparents have already raised children, so they may be more aware than parents if their grandchild is showing signs of developing autism.
Most grandparents are extremely emotionally invested in their grandchildren, often second only to parents, so they are more likely to notice and push for an early diagnosis and treatment plan, too.
Also, grandparents typically have more time for caretaking and special attention.
That means they are able to do research on after-school programs and other services offered to children with autism that parents may not know about.
"Parents often accept limited services offered to the child at their local public schools, unaware of additional services that schools are required by law to provide to a child with a disability," Kahana says.
Then there's the issue of money — there's something called a "special needs trust" that grandparents can open for a grandchild who has autism. The trust ensures that the child's future public benefits are never put at risk.
And who better to watch your kids?
Kahana found that children who struggle with autism are less likely to become agitated when grandma or grandpa babysit, as opposed to a babysitter they don't know at all. (Not to mention the added benefit of not having to pay them for their services — that frees up a lot of money parents can spend to improve the quality of life of their children!)
The best part is that these are just findings from one article dealing specifically with autism.
Other studies have shown lots of added benefits for children who spend time with their grandparents.
Grandmas and grandpas rule. They're there to spoil you, to say "yes" when your parents say "no," and to send you a lot of unconditional love. But while the bonds between kids and their grandparents are beautiful, they're also functional: They could drastically improve life for kids with autism and other special needs all over the world.
New study shows an overwhelming correlation between weak gun laws and high rates of gun deaths
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Everyone in America wants the country to be a place where they're safe from violence. But there's a big difference in how people think we should achieve that goal. Some Americans think that tougher gun laws make it more difficult for people to commit heinous acts of violence. While others believe that people are safer when they have easy access to firearms to protect themselves.
A new study released by the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund has found a very strong connection between a state's gun laws and its rate of gun deaths.
The analysis concludes that states with strong gun safety policies have lower rates of fatal shootings while states with weaker gun laws have higher rates of gun deaths, including homicides, suicides and accidental killings. Everytown for Gun Safety makes a pretty clear point by ranking states from strongest gun laws to weakest.
California has the strongest gun laws and some of the lowest rates of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, at 8.5. The national average is 13.6. Conversely, Mississippi has the weakest gun laws and the highest rate of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, 28.6.
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"States with strong gun safety policies, such as background checks on all gun sales and extreme risk laws, have lower rates of gun violence while states with weaker gun laws, such as permitless gun carry and Stand Your Ground, have higher rates of gun violence," Nick Suplina, senior vice president of law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, told Upworthy.
Here are the top eight states when it comes to the strength of gun laws.
Top 8 states with strong gun laws
The 8 states with the weakest gun laws
You can see the entire list of all 50 states at the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund's website.
"Everytown's Gun Law Rankings shows what we have been saying for years: gun laws save lives. There is a clear and direct tie between a state's gun laws and its rate of gun deaths," Suplina told Upworthy.
The evidence for strong gun safety laws appears to be overwhelming based on Everytown's graph. But as any statistician will tell you, correlation doesn't imply causation. In other words, just because states with tougher gun laws are safer doesn't necessarily mean that strong gun laws are the sole reason that gun violence is lower.
The rankings also get a bit blurrier when one takes into account the fact that guns can move from state to state. Therefore, strong gun laws in one state can be affected by weaker laws in a neighboring state.
There is a whole host of factors that can influence the rate of gun violence in a given state, including socioeconomics, access to mental healthcare, education, social mobility and its citizens' trust in institutions.
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However, states with weaker gun laws make it easier to access firearms, and studies show that access to a firearm triples the likelihood of suicide, and a gun in the home is associated with more gun homicide.
The debate over guns has been one of the most heated fights in America's culture wars and it won't be solved anytime soon. But we all want what's best for the country and to come to some effective agreement on how to do so we have to start with the facts. Everytown for Gun Safety has made a very compelling argument for stronger gun control laws across the country; it'll be interesting to see if its opponents can muster any counterarguments that come close.
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