text:
Faculty Officers
English at UCLA
American Literature & Culture Major
Preparation for the Major
Literature & the Environment Minor
Professional Writing Minor
Creative Writing Concentration
Author in Residence
Critical Writing: English 110 Series
Past Honors Theses
ACES Annual Conference
Community Internship
Individual Studies
Summer at UCLA
Scholarships & Prizes
Student Award Winners
For Transfer Students
English Main Office
Vice Chair for UG Studies
Petitioning
Program Stages
Time-to-Degree Guidelines
Guide to Graduate Study
Language Exam Samples
Prospectus Guidelines
Dissertation Research
English Graduate Union
Grad/Faculty Reading Groups
Marathon Reading
Recent Dissertations
Courses for the English Major
Courses for the American Literature & Culture Major
Senior Seminars
Creative Writing Workshops
Online Schedule of Classes
English Reading Room
Hyperteach
The Clark Library
What Are We Reading?
Academic Senate Research
Building Maintenance & Campus Safety
ByLaws: Voting Rights
English Dept Funds Application
Faculty Center
Front Office Services
Personnel Information
Reader Policy
Staff Hybrid Schedules
Staff Roles
TA Guidelines
UCLA Recreation Center
UC Salary Scale
Undergraduate Guidelines
Americanist Research Colloquium
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Post-Colonial Theory
Grossman, Jonathan - CV
Grossman, Jonathan- CV
Jonathan H. Grossman
Ph.D., English, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
M.A., English, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
B.A., English, Religious Studies, Brown University, 1989
Charles Dickens's Networks: Public Transport and the Novel. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2012. (Oxford USA, Amazon USA, Oxford UK, Amazon UK) Paperback, 2013.
The Art of Alibi: English Law Courts and the Novel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 2002. (Amazon or Hopkins)
"Passing Cash from Bank Notes to Bitcoin: Standardizing Money."Journal of Cultural Economy 12:4 (2019): 299–316. (open access)
"Standardization (standardisation)." Critical Inquiry 44 (Spring 2018): 447–478. (Critical Inquiry)
"Two Cities Networked: The Historical Novel and Form in French Revolutionary Politics." NOVEL50:2 (2017): 176–196. (NOVEL)
"Living the Global Transport Network in Great Expectations." Victorian Studies 57 (2015): 225–250. (Project Muse)
"The Character of a Global Transport Infrastructure: Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days." History and Technology 29 (2013): 247–261. (EBSCO)
"Alibis." Raritan 24 (Summer, 2004): 133–150. (LION)
"The Labor of the Leisured in Emma: Class, Manners, and Austen." Nineteenth-Century Literature 54 (1999): 143–164. (JSTOR)
"Representing Pickwick: The Novel and the Law Courts." Nineteenth-Century Literature 52 (1997): 171–197. (JSTOR)
"The Mythic Svengali: Anti-Aestheticism in Trilby." Studies in the Novel 28 (1996): 525–542. (LION)
"The Absent Jew in Dickens: Narrators in Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, and A Christmas Carol." Dickens Studies Annual 24 (1996): 37–57. (pdf)
Journalism, short essays
"Dickens on the Move," BBC History Magazine (February 2012): 34–9. Reprinted BBC Knowledge Magazine (May/June 2012): 40–4.
"Five Myths about Dickens," Washington Post (7 February 2012); reprinted widely.
"Transport." In Dickens in Context edited by Sally Ledger and Holly Furneaux, 334–342. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2011. (Amazon)
"Edward Bulwer Lytton." Oxford Encyclopedia of English Literature Vol. 1 edited by David Scott Kastan and Nancy Armstrong, 308–12. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
"Anne Elliot Bound Up in Northanger Abbey: The History of the Joint Publication of Jane Austen's First and Last Complete Novels." Persuasions 27 (2005): 195–207.
Digital Humanities Projects
with Ellen Truxaw Bistline. Digitizing Yellowback Cover Art. A searchable collection of over 2000 covers images from nineteenth-century novels typically sold at railway book stalls. Launched 2015. See: https://www.flickr.com/gp/yellowbacks/3n5fZG
with Ellen Truxaw & Allison Hegel, "Cruikshank's Eye: A Nineteenth-Century Artist in the Twinkle of a Digital Archive" (in progress): cruikshank.ucla.edu
"Normung und Normierung." In ARCH+ 233 (2018): 20–25. German translation of introduction and first section of "Standardization (Standardisation)."
"Trial, Alibi, and the Novel as Witness." In Mary Barton: A Norton Critical Edition edited by Thomas Recchio, 604–15. New York: Norton, 2008. From chapter five of The Art of Alibi. (Amazon)
"Manners in Emma." In Approaches to Teaching Austen's Emma edited by Marcia Folsom, 78–87. New York: Modern Language Association, 2004. Revised reprint of "The Labor of the Leisured." (Amazon)
"In the Courtroom of Bulwer's Newgate Novels: Narrative Perspective and Crime Fiction." In The Subverting Vision of Bulwer Lytton: Bicentenary Reflections edited by Allan Christensen, 68–77. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2004. Revised reprint of chapter six of The Art of Alibi. (Amazon)
The Material Interests of the Victorian Novel by Daniel Hack (Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 2005) in Novel 39 (Fall 2005): 135–37
Victorian Soundscapes by John Picker (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) in Modern Philology 102 (November 2004): 285–89.
British Fiction and the Production of Social Order, 1740-1830 by Miranda J. Burgess (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000) in Nineteenth-Century Literature 56 (December 2001): 427–9.
The Politics of Family in Dickens by Catherine Waters (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1997) in Victorian Studies 42 (Spring 2000): 507–9.
Conferences, talks, seminars, published interviews
"Interchangeable Type," Committee on Books and Media, Princeton University (via Zoom), October 2021.
"The Interchangeable Type: Standardizing Parts and Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," ResVic, University of Pennsylvania (via Zoom), April 2021.
"Barnaby's Standard," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, July 2019.
Faculty co-organizer, Dickens Universe "Little Dorrit," UC Santa Cruz, July 2018.
"Passing Cash from Banknote to Bitcoin," FORM Research Cluster, University of California–Irvine, June 2018.
"Banknotes," Northeast Victorian Studies Association (NVSA), University of Pennsylvania, April 2018 (keynote).
"Standardized Money," Infrastructure panel, MLA, New York, January 2018.
"Publishing Trends and New Directions in Victorian Studies," MLA, New York, January 2018.
"Standardizing Money," Global Nineteenth-Century Workshop, UC Riverside, September 2017.
Faculty co-organizer, Dickens Universe "Middlemarch," UC Santa Cruz, August 2017.
"Guillotined," Form and Reform Conference, UC Santa Cruz, July 2017.
"Standardization (standardisation)," CUNY, New York, March 2017.
Invited participant, "Rethinking Standardization Workshop," Modernist Studies Association 18, Pasadena, California. November 2016.
"Metric Dickens," ESSE, Galway, Ireland. August 2016.
"Standardization (standardisation)," MLA, Austin, TX, January 2016.
"Crowd-Sourcing the Graphic Covers of Victorian Crowd-Pleasers," tag-a-thon, UCLA Young Library, October 2015.
"Standardization (standardisation)," pre-circulated essay, Berkeley English 19thc and Beyond Working Group, October 2015.
"Standardization (standardisation)," Victorian Modernities conference, Kent University, Canterbury, UK, June 2015 (keynote).
Faculty organizer, Dickens Project Graduate Conference, UCLA, February 2014.
"The Networks of Charles Dickens: Public Transport and the Novel," History Committee (Chair: Martin Wachs), Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2014.
"Dracula!" Panel at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, October 2013.
"'The sum of a life…': Charles Dickens at Two Hundred," curated exhibit, with Dawn Setzer, YRL Library, UCLA, February-May, 2012.
"Dickens on Broadway: Future Dickens, Digital Dickens, Global Dickens—A Panel Discussion" in Dickens Studies Annual 43 (2012): 1–30.
Interview. "A Rail of Two Cities," Los Angeles Times 8 May 2012.
Radio interviews about Charles Dickens's Networks, Canadian Broadcast Corporation, 11 February 2012 (eleven interviews, including Toronto and Quebec). Brief local appearances on the Pat Morrison Show, Los Angeles, KPCC, 12 February 2012 & "Arts Alive," KUSC, 24 May 2012.
"Simultaneity," Dickens, modernism, modernité, Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la- Salle, Cerisy-la-Salle, France, August 2011.
"At Egypt Bay," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, August 2011; also presented at Columbia University, New York, November 2011.
"Future Dickens," Dickens on Broadway symposium, New York Institute of Technology, April 2011.
"Pickwick's Anti-Epistolary Networks," British Association of Victorian Studies, University of Glasgow, September 2010.
"Meantime (Yours, Pickwick)," plenary, The CUNY Annual Victorian Conference: "Victorian Theory," May 2010.
Panel speaker with Prof. Richard Menke, "Inventing Novel Networks," hosted by Hilary Schor, USC, November 2009.
"The Divided Plot of The Old Curiosity Shop," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, August 2009.
"Meantime/Mean time," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, August 2008.
"Systems" (chapter three, book ms), Berkeley English 19thc and Beyond Working Group, April 2008.
"Community in Motion," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, August 2007.
"Now and Meantime: International Connections in Little Dorrit," Mellon Global 19thc Workshop, UC–Riverside, May 2007.
"Now and Meantime: International Connections in Little Dorrit," Victorian Studies Seminar, Rice University, November 2006.
"Passengers of History," MLA, Washington, DC, December 2005.
Conference organizer (with Anne Mellor), "Politicizing Jane Austen," Clark Library, March 2005.
Invited discussion of The Art of Alibi, Victorian Group, UC–Irvine, January 2005.
"Anne Elliot Bound Up in Northanger Abbey? Or, the Case of Jane Austen and Michael Sadleir," UCLA Special Collections, JASNA conference, October 2004.
"Passengers of History," Dickens Universe, Santa Cruz, August 2004.
Conference organizer, "Speed, Technology, and the Invention of Change," UCLA, March 2004.
"Time and the Circling of the World," MLA, San Diego, December 2003.
"Eccentricities of the Everyday," Dickens Panel, MLA, San Diego, December 2003.
"Pickwick & Serialization," Berkeley English 19thc and Beyond Working Group, November 2003.
"The Speeding of the Pickwick Coach," NVSA: Technologies and Media in the Nineteenth Century, MIT, Boston, April 2003.
Chair and organizer, Law and Literature panel, Locating the Victorians, South Kensington Science Museum, London, July 2001.
"The Hidden Past of Alibis," Law and Literature Conference, NYCEA, St. John's University, April 2001; also delivered at "Cultural Studies: Between Politics and Ethics," Bath Spa University College, July 2001; and to the Nineteenth-Century Group, Johns Hopkins University, February 2001.
"The Literary Form of Bulwer's Newgate Novels," Bulwer-Lytton 2000 Conference, University of London, July 2000.
"The Juridical Form of Early Nineteenth-Century English Novels," Law, Culture, and the Humanities Conference, Georgetown University Law Center, March 2000.
"A Crisis of Form in Newgate Novels and the Advent of Detective Fiction," Victorian Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, October 1999; also delivered at South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, November 1999.
"Introduction: Law and Literature," (panel organizer and moderator), Northeast Modern Language Association Convention, Duquesne University, April 1999.
"Frankenstein and the Law," Nineteenth-Century Group, Johns Hopkins University, March 1999.
"Victorian Women and Crime Fiction," Research on Women Lecture Series, Women's Studies Department, University of Delaware, Fall 1998.
"Mary Shelley's Legal Frankenstein," Eighteenth- and Nineteenth- Century British Women Writers Conference, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, March 1998.
Moderator, "Working Parts," Body Parts/Partial Bodies Conference, University of Pennsylvania, April 1997.
"Structures for Stories: The Victorian Courthouse and the Form of the Novel in The Pickwick Papers,"Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies Tenth Annual Colloquium, University of Santa Cruz, April 1995. Moderator, panel "Monuments: Rewriting Historical Memory."
"'Mind Your Manners!': The Labor of the Leisured in Emma," Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies Ninth Annual Colloquium, William and Mary College, April 1994.
Professor, UCLA, 2013–present
Associate Professor (tenured), UCLA (2002–2013)
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware (1997–2002)
Lecturer, College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 1997
Teaching Fellow in English, University of Pennsylvania, 1992–94
Teaching Assistant in English, University of Pennsylvania, 1991–92
Selected grants, awards, honors
UCLA Senate Distinguished Teaching Award, Eby Award for the Art of Teaching, 2013–14
"Alibis" in Raritan selected as a "Notable Essays of 2004" by The Best American Essays, 2005 (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) eds. Orlean and Atwan.
UCLA Senate Grant Project, "Cruikshank's Eye" (2016–17, 2017–18)
UCLA Senate Grant Project, "Yellowback Cover Art" (2014–15, 2015–16)
Diane Hunter Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in English, University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Mellon Dissertation Fellow, University of Pennsylvania (1995–96)
B.A. Magna Cum Laude (highest distinction awarded), Brown University (1989)
Phi Beta Kappa (1989 )
Rose Writing Fellow, Brown University (1987–89)
Selected University and Professional Service
UCLA English Nineteenth-Century Group, founder (2002) and faculty organizer, 2002–2015, 2016–17, 2018–21.
Curator with Dawn Setzer, Dickens Bicentennial Exhibit YRL (2012).
18th–19thc Search Committee (co-chair), 2013; British Modernism Search committee, 2011; 3-year Mellon Americanist search, 2009; Americanist Search Committee, 2006; Romanticism Search Committee, 2002.
Department Undergraduate Committee (2020–22); Department Graduate Committee (2008–2011); Department Executive Committee (2005–06, 2008–09, 2015–16); Department Personnel Committee (2005–07, 2018–2020); English Reading Room Committee (2005–07); UC Legislative Assembly & UCLA Senate (2008–09).
Senate Committee on Teaching (2015–16, 2016-17, 2018–19)
Co-Editor with Saree Makdisi, Nineteenth-Century Literature, 2011–present. Advisory Board, 2002–2011.
The Dickens Project Faculty, University of Santa Cruz, 2002–present. Executive Committee, 2014–16; Dickens Universe Conference Co-Organizer, 2017 (Middlemarch) & 2018 (Little Dorrit); Graduate seminar co-teacher at Dickens Universe summer conference, 2003 (Old Curiosity Shop); 2005 (Little Dorrit); 2006 (Nicholas Nickleby); 2008 (Mary Barton & Hard Times); 2009 (David Copperfield); 2013 (The Moonstone & Edwin Drood); 2016 (Dombey and Son).
External assessor for promotion for Wellesley College, Boston University, Cambridge University, California Institute of Technology, University of California–Irvine, University of California–Berkeley, University of Illinois at Chicago, and many others.
Book manuscript reader including Virginia, Oxford, Chicago, Ohio State.
Journal consultant reader including Studies in the Novel, Nineteenth-Century Studies, Victorian Studies, PMLA, Dickens Studies Annual, Studies in English Literature.
UK Dickens Society Trustee, 2013–15.
MLA GS Prose Fiction Forum, executive committee member, 2016–2021.
REV 6/2022
Renée & David Kaplan Hall. Box 951530
University of California © 2022 UC Regents
Subscribe for news and events
Campus Safety / Website Support

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Ryan Kalish Impresses Mike Cameron at Pawtucket, Rapidly Rises Through Red Sox System
by tony-lee on Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:22AM
Editor's note: Each day this week, NESN.com Red Sox reporter Tony Lee will profile Ryan Kalish's rise to the big leagues. On Wednesday, his triumph over his slow start was highlighted.
A few days before Jacoby Ellsbury first broke his ribs in that fateful collision in Kansas City, Ryan Kalish hit his first home run of the season for Double-A Portland. When Mike Cameron played his final game of April before sitting down for the first time with abdominal issues, Kalish had recorded his first stolen base.
Days after Ellsbury was sat down a second time in late May, Kalish went 5-for-5 with a home run. The day Cameron began his second session on the bench soon thereafter, Kalish singled, doubled, walked and scored three times.
Not everyone was paying attention to what Kalish was doing while the Red Sox outfield crumbled early in the 2010 season, but the events in Boston and Portland were slowly becoming intertwined.
In fact, it was a rehab stint by Cameron that began to bring the two worlds a bit closer.
Playing with the Sea Dogs for three games just before Kalish had the 5-for-5 outing, Cameron was struck by what he saw from the Double-A standout. Months later, after Cameron was done for the year, he recalled how he had been given a glimpse of the future, and how he knew that the youngster was not that far from making an impact at the major league level.
"It almost just seems like he's been out for a while, like he's been with us all along," Cameron said in early August. "He was thrown into left field right off the bus and he just started doing his thing."
Of course, there was a little more work to be done before Kalish was "thrown into left field" for the Red Sox on July 31, the day that saw the organization effectively part ways with underwhelming outfielder Jeremy Hermida. Kalish first needed to take what had impressed a 16-year veteran on a rehab stint and make it work at the Triple-A level. Once he did that, he had to bide his time.
Boston wasn't ready to give up on either Ellsbury or Cameron, but they were using Darnell McDonald, Daniel Nava and Josh Reddick as fill-ins until that final decision needed to be made. While each did an admirable job, there was a stretch soon after Kalish was promoted to Pawtucket around Memorial Day that made it clear that he would have to be thrown into the mix as well.
In a span of 12 games that coincided with Cameron's final days before being sidelined for good, Hermida's spiral into his eventual release and Ellsbury's continued absence, Kalish hit .458 with a home run and eight stolen bases in as many attempts.
The hot stretch came after Kalish had a week off of his own because of injury, something which may have been a blessing in disguise. The organization was doing its best to find days off for the extremely hard-nosed Kalish. A quick stint on the DL allowed him to lick his wounds, recharge and take stock of the competition at the Triple-A level.
"I think his body's fresh and his mind is fresh," Pawtucket manager Torey Lovullo said at the time. "It probably taught him a couple lessons, that this level isn't as difficult as he thought it was when he first got up here. He's got every learning mechanism mastered — he's a very crafty guy."
That craftiness and ability to learn new things would soon be put to the test in a major way, and this time it would be at the most difficult level of all. However, Kalish would not have the benefit of many days off.
Check back Friday for a detailed look at the two months Kalish spent with the Red Sox in 2010.


Today, the word 'poetry' often frightens actors or makes them wary. Contrary to what you may think, poetry is rough and flexible; no matter how hard you lean on it or push it around, it will always be there to support you – but when you need it to be gentle, it can float light as a feather. Speaking poetry is a physical act. It's deeply visceral and is literally felt in the body. There's nothing namby-pamby about it.
Some people in the workshop have a lot of experience with Shakespeare and some have zero experience. I love the healthy mix that it creates in the room. It's more like life.
Bottom line is this: whether you're a novice or a seasoned actor, if you miss out on the experience of rehearsing and playing Shakespeare, you're wandering out into the desert without artistic food and water.
How do I inhabit and interpret Shakespeare's characters in a way that is active, personal and at the same time, make full use of the power of Shakespeare's poetry?
'Shakespeare & Beyond' asks and answers these universal questions about the actor's creative process, whether s/he is preparing an audition, busy in rehearsal or performing onstage, 8 times a week. You will develop a practical rehearsal process that enables you to unleash the power of Shakespeare's language with confidence and skill.
Your primary focus will begin by exploring the text and learning the rehearsal tools that every actor needs to demystify and inhabit the meaning, imagery, rhythm and rhyme of Shakespeare's prose and verse. Your material will be selected from Shakespeare's Sonnets, Monologues, Soliloquies and Dialogue Scenes, in both prepared and cold-reading settings.
How do I take the skills that I've learned with classic Shakespearean texts and apply them to contemporary material?
Once we've established the essential skills that you need to master, you will then apply them to contemporary material that will be tailored to your own unique talents and challenges.
This is a workshop that is about exploration and not about presentation. We focus on process, not on product. I do my best to encourage a feeling of rehearsal rather than performance, so we always begin our work in a circle. We rarely arrange the space with the actor on one side of the room performing for the others as if they were an audience. The entire room is our sandbox.
Typically, our time is divided into two segments: the first half-hour or so being a group warm-up, which consists of various elements - physical, vocal, phrasing and phonetics. It's not a set warm-up, but something that I improvise based on who is in the room and what kind of warmup would best benefit those individuals who are in front of me at that particular moment; so, it varies.
The next 3+ hours consist of text work that is initially done seated in a circle of chairs. depending on the needs of the specific individual, the actors are gently brought to their feet to enjoy the full physical experience of playing Shakespeare.
While I encourage and expect everyone to show up weekly, I understand that the schedule of a working actor can be very unpredictable. If due to work, illness or some other unforeseen conflict, the actors need to cancel, any prepaid classes remaining can be redeemed with no penalty when schedules allow.


Here are the best things to know about me. *I have been saved by an amazing grace.* In 2015, at the ripe age of 22 and by Gods mercy, I came to recognise the universal need we each have for a saviour; and that Gods answer to this was in the person of Jesus Christ. Convinced of this truth I committed my life to Jesus and to telling others of the complete forgiveness and promised eternal life that is only found in Him. Right now, this has taken the form of a ministry training apprenticeship.
The ultimate goal of this full time Apprenticeship is to see me grow in the areas of conviction, character and competency; to equip me for a lifetime of ministry.This looks like **heading up the 'Ministry' purpose area for the 6PM young adult service **part time theological study **youth leading on Fridays and Sundays **scripture teaching (SRE) at local primary and high schools **regular 1to1 discipleship meet ups **and joining the EC Women's connect group also at MBM. **#GOALS to co-lead a small group of young adults into 2020.
*Please join me in asking God to bring many into a saving faith or maturing of faith through the ministry of MTSers all over Australia. That our work would not be in vain. **Please pray for the strengthening of my own character, conviction and competency throughout these two ministry-intensive years.***Please pray that I will recognise & make the most of every ministering opportunity, speaking the gospel clearly and in sincere love.*Praise God for your partnership in seeing the gospel go out in Western Sydney & disciples made for life, to the glory of God!


text:
Q: Alamofire & base64string in Swift Issue trying to add a base64String into the parameters array in Alamofire, not sure if anyone is aware of this limitation or is it something to do with Swift.
    var  base64String:String = ""
        if((testImageRow.value) != nil) {
            var img:UIImage = testImageRow.value as! UIImage
            var imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(img)
            base64String = imageData.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(.EncodingEndLineWithLineFeed)
        }

    var params:[String: AnyObject] = ["image": base64String]
    myAPI.post("image/update", parameters:params , delegate: self,tag:0)

Below is the error received
GET Error: Optional(Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "The operation
couldn't be completed. (Cocoa error 3840.)"
(Invalid value around character 0.) UserInfo=0x7fbda203c110
{NSDebugDescription=Invalid value around character 0.})

A: The Optional() parameter appears only when a return data has not correctly specified the type of value stored in a variable.
First start with the response URL, and see what is really happening. You can NSLog [NSString stringWithUTF8String: [data bytes]] for the nice version of data, but do not forget to watch the HTTP response. Log [Description answer].
If the POST method is not implemented in your code I suggest you add to your MyApi question could assume that occupy extension Alamofire.Request
var params: [Dictionary<String, AnyObject>] = []
var addthis = [
    "image": ""
]
params.append(addthis)

This way I codified an image:
 var pic :NSData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(cameraView.image, 0.5)
 var str = pic.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions(0))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The Feit Electric 74104 4ft LED Utility Light comes fully assembled and provides added function to any residential or commercial area. Perfect for either hanging or flush mount installation. With instant full brightness, the 4000K cool white light LEDs are integrated directly into the fixture so there are no lamps to replace and are linkable up to 4 fixtures. Ultra-light weight design includes 5ft plug-in cord, ON/OFF pull chain and 2, 6-inch hanging wire harnesses. This LED utility light produces even light distribution of 3000 lumens and have an average life of 50,000 hours / 45.7 years. Choose a no humming, dependable general purpose task lighting fixture for residential or commercial applications.


See our warranty page for full information on our warranty policies.
Due to the ever evolving nature of electronic technology, this website may contain items which could become obsolete or discontinued. Despite our best intentions, some items may become obsolete or superseded before we are able to remove it from our website.
Our minimum internet order value is $20.00 inc GST exclusive of delivery charge.
At Altronics we endeavour to ensure stock availability concurrent with the life of advertisements. Should we experience an unexpected delay or should stocks quickly sell out or be unavailable for any reason we undertake to issue a "raincheck", i.e. back-order at the price advertised. Where advertised items are clearly endorsed as limited supply quantities we may not be able to supply at advertised special rates once stock is sold out.
Is available at the rate of $1.00 per $100 order value, i.e. with an order of $139.00 insurance would be $2.00 as would an order of $195.00. Minimum insurance $1.00. Insurance covers you against loss or damage whilst in transit and is strongly recommended for fragile items, e.g. loudspeakers. When ordering by mail please nominate insurance and include the amount as described. We do not insure your order unless you nominate. When ordering by phone you will be asked to nominate or decline insurance.
If you have nominated insurance contact us. Not withstanding this you may have a claim against the carrier if negligence can be proven on their behalf. If you suspect your order may have arrived damaged, i.e. carton crushed or obviously dropped, take the matter up with the carrier. We recommend you do not open the parcel except in the presence of the carrier, e.g. to verify the existence of damage or otherwise.
We are happy to accept orders from customers outside of Australia. Please contact us with your requirements and we can provide freight options and charges. Please note all freight rates quoted are for Australia or NZ/PNG only.
Should any item ordered be temporarily unavailable (valued over $10), we automatically place this on back order. If this is inconvenient please advise upon receipt of partial shipment or when placing the order.
30 day convenience credit accounts are available to schools, universities and government institutions. We do not run accounts for private companies or individuals.
Direct your enquiry to Brian Sorensen - General Manager via our contact form. Please include a contact phone number. Please do NOT send the enquiry to more than one person or more than once as this can easily involve two or more of us working on your enquiry independently.
Not withstanding our warranty policy, if you are dissatisfied with our goods or service you may return the goods within seven days of our despatch date. It is essential to obtain an authorisation number prior to returning any goods to us. Contact us here. We will refund your purchase in full, less transport costs on receipt of the goods. All returned goods must be in "as sold" condition including all packaging, instructions, invoices etc. We do not accept unauthorised returns.
Where such goods have been supplied we undertake to repair or replace on an "express service" basis. It is essential to obtain an authorisation number prior to returning any goods to us. Contact us here. We do not accept unauthorised returns. A fee of $25 (ex GST) and return freight cost will apply where upon inspection there is no fault found with the equipment.
Some of our products are not suitable for transport by Air Freight due to the nature of their content. These items include all Aerosol products, Sealed Lead-Acid batteries, Ferric Chloride. These items are labeled "Road Freight Only"on the relevant product detail page.
We accept a number of payment methods. We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Diners Club for retail accounts. For Wholesale accounts we accept MasterCard and Visa only. Alternatively, you may prefer to pay by direct bank deposit, money order or personal cheque.
Website links provided on this website are functioning at time of introduction, Altronics will not be held responsible for information provided on the website that is presented when the link is followed nor can it guarantee the reliability of the link itself.
Pricing displayed on this website is for purchases made directly from Altronics, pricing from Altronics' resellers may vary due to additional costs incurred by the reseller to provide the product, in many cases reseller prices will still represent a significant cost saving from prices charged by Altronics' competitors.
All possible care is taken in preparing the information presented on our website. The content provided is subject to change without prior notice. Altronics will not be held liable in any way for any errors or omissions.


That's right, Seth Lugo just drew a comparison to Greg Maddux. No one is saying that Lugo is going to go on to win 300 games and get to the Hall of Fame, but if he keeps up these kinds of performances it will be hard to demote Lugo to the bullpen for Vargas. Vargas has also given the Mets zero length, failing to go more than five innings in any of his starts, so leaving him in the rotation could continue to tax an already suspect bullpen. Lugo appears likely to get at least one more start, and if he handles a third consecutive tough lineup with ease he could force Callaway to leave him in the rotation for good.


Japan's Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday - his last before his upcoming abdication - said he feels relieved that his reign is coming to an end without having seen his country at war and that it is important to keep telling younger people about his nation's wartime history.
"It gives my deep comfort that the Heisei era is coming to an end, free of war in Japan," Akihito said at a news conference at the palace that was recorded this past week and released Sunday.
"It is important not to forget that countless lives were lost in World War II and that the peace and prosperity of postwar Japan was built upon the numerous sacrifices and tireless efforts made by the Japanese people, and to pass on this history accurately to those born after the war."
Akihito's 30-year reign of the Heisei is the only era without war in Japan's modern history.
Praying for peace and making amends for a war fought in the name of his father, Hirohito, has become a career mission for Akihito, who succeeded the throne in 1989.
As emperor, Akihito has made unprecedented visits to the Philippines and other Pacific islands conquered by Japan early in World War II and devastated in fierce fighting as the U.S.-led allies took them back.
Though Akihito has avoided a direct apology, he has subtly stepped up his expressions of regret in recent years in carefully scripted statements on the war.
Akihito said he won't forget those trips with his wife, Empress Michiko, and thanked those counties for welcoming them despite their bitter memories of the war.
"I am grateful to each of those countries for welcoming us with warm hospitality," he said.
Akihito's pacifist image and his compassion for disaster victims, the handicapped and the minorities have gained public support for him and his family.
Experts say Akihito's pacifist views may have come from his childhood wartime experiences.
Akihito was 11 years old when he heard his father's voice announcing Japan's World War II surrender on the radio on Aug. 15, 1945.
During the subsequent U.S. occupation of Japan, he was tutored in English by Elizabeth Vining, a Quaker, an experience that experts say gave Akihito his pacifist and democratic outlook.
Akihito is the first emperor enthroned under Japan's postwar pacifist constitution, as the "symbol" with no political power, unlike his father, who was revered as a god until the end of the war.
Akihito reiterated his respect and adherence to the war-renouncing charter and his role as a symbol, saying, "I intend to carry out my duties in that capacity and shall continue to contemplate this question as I perform my day-to-day duties until the day of my abdication."


text:
Q: R plotly stacked bar chart text labels not aligned to bars I have spent way too long trawling through google/stack overflow trying to find an answer but no luck!
Essentially, I have created a stacked bar chart, but the text labels overlaid do not align with the correct bars. I have tried using text = ~value, the annotations parameter and many more... but no luck.
Here's my latest version of the code and a picture example. I'm assuming it must be a simple solution but I can't figure it out!
t <- list(
  size = 12,
  color = 'black')

fig <- df4 %>% plot_ly(x = ~variable, y = ~value, type = 'bar',
        name = ~Country, color = ~Country) %>%
  layout(yaxis = list(title = '% of Value'),
         xaxis = list(title = 'Metric'),
         barmode = 'stack',
         title = "Proportion of value across countries") %>%
  add_text(text=~value, textposition="middle center",
           showlegend = F, textfont = t)

fig

A: Managed to solve it:
fig <- df4 %>% plot_ly(x = ~variable, y = ~value, type = 'bar',
                             text = paste(df4$value,"%"),
                             textposition = "outside",
                             color = ~Country,
                             textfont = t)%>%
  layout(yaxis = list(title = '% of Value'),
         xaxis = list(title = 'Country'),
         title = "Proportion of value across countries",
         barmode = 'stack')
fig


text:
Kalliandrasläktet (Calliandra) är ett växtsläkte i familjen ärtväxter med cirka 200 arter. De förekommer i tropiska och subtropiska Amerika, Madagaskar tropiska Västafrika, Indien och östra Pakistan.

Externa länkar
 Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas

Ärtväxter
Ka Växtindex

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Individual Members shall include Renewable Energy business operators and advocates other than Professional, Honorary, International and Student Members. An Individual Member of the Association shall be entitled to exercise one vote and shall be eligible for election as an Office Bearer of the Association. Individual membership sub-categories shall be as approved by the Annual and Extra-ordinary Meetings.


Spring brings a real buzz of activity and we hope that the Tour of Britain and The Bloor Homes Cheltenham Festival of Cycling inspired you to get cycling, walk and be more active! Whether you want to learn to ride, like the idea of spending more time on your bike, or consider yourself a pro, there are plenty of ways to get out and about.
Why not set yourself a challenge and complete a charity bike ride? Check out the local events and local clubs in the area and all they have to offer. With a wealth of cycling shops around the town offering a range of advice, bikes, accessories and offers, now is the time to gear up and get going!
Research shows that people who cycle regularly not only enjoy the fitness levels of non-cyclists ten years their junior, but, on average, live several years longer too. They also suffer less from ill health and illness. In fact, research has shown cycling to be the most effective way to increase life expectancy. Use our handy guides to find out what you need to know about being out and about.
Tips and advice from British Cycling for all levels of cyclists. Includes getting started, nutrition, training, equipment and maintenance.


No matter what the event, Verandah has the perfect outfit for every date in your social diary. The extensive collection showcases the very best special occasion outfits in the Wairarapa: relaxed daywear to sophisticated evening wear in a wide range of sizes and styles. The large range of fascinators and hats are perfect for the races, weddings & special events.


text:
Home LAST NEWS Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the African Union: "The Russians are using...
Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the African Union: "The Russians are using you! »
" L'Africa is hostage to those who started the war against our state. In front of African Union officials, including four heads of state, gathered for a virtual meeting on Monday, June 20, Volodymyr Zelensky launched, by videoconference, in a vibrant plea in favor of another narrative of the war. . " Yes, this is war. Russia's war against us. This is not a crisis […], it is a brutal war. Did you hear about all this from your Russian partners with whom you stayed in contact? he launched. I'm sure they tell you just the opposite. But it must be said that they need this crisis, which they maintain knowingly, deliberately, they are using you! These sanctions are only there to prevent Russia from enslaving us," Zelensky told his peers. Words which inevitably echo in Africa but which in no way presage a reversal of Africa's position. At the very beginning of the war, Ukraine and particularly its leaders had drawn the wrath of the African Union after the dissemination of several testimonies from African nationals who claimed to be victims of racism, with supporting images.
Grain shortage and Ukrainian ports still blocked
This Monday, his plea therefore clearly had a double objective: to obtain diplomatic and political support from African leaders. As he has done in recent months in front of other world leaders, the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly insisted that the consequences of the war are the fault of Russia. "This war may seem very far away for you and your countries. But catastrophically rising food prices have already brought (war) into the homes of millions of African families," he said. The "unjust" level of food prices "caused by the Russian war […] is painfully felt on all continents," the Ukrainian president lamented.
Read: Tunisia: justice in police custody
Indeed, a dozen African countries, including Senegal, depend on Russia and Ukraine for at least half of their wheat imports, according to the FAO. Several African countries are feeling the combined effects of delayed grain exports and rising fuel prices.
President Zelensky said "difficult negotiations" were underway to unblock Ukrainian ports, where millions of tonnes of grain cannot currently be exported to Africa due to the blockade of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. "There is no progress yet", he admitted, believing that "the food crisis in the world will last as long as this colonial war continues". "No real tool has yet been found to ensure that Russia does not attack (the ports) again", lamented Volodymyr Zelensky, for whom "to get rid of the threat of famine" is "our mission number one ".
Ukraine, with its partners, "is trying to build a new supply logistics" of cereals to African countries and other continents, he explained, "international organizations not being able to influence" Russia, he said, "to restore international (food) security."
Strengthening ties with African countries
Volodymyr Zelensky also said he wanted to "intensify" the dialogue with the member states of the African Union, by soon appointing a "special representative of Ukraine for Africa". He also proposed to prepare a "big Ukraine-Africa political and economic conference". Russia has made inroads in Africa through military alliances and arms deals. In 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted dozens of African leaders in Sochi in a bid to reassert Russia's influence on the continent. But especially on April 7, the date of the vote to suspend Russia before the UN Human Rights Council, half of the African states abstained.
Read: Cyberpunk 2077: a live to announce the release of optimized PS5 and Xbox Series versions?
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also currently chairing the AU and recently visited Russia, praised Zelensky's "friendly address" on Twitter, reaffirming that "Africa remains ) committed to respect for the rules of international law, to the peaceful resolution of conflicts and to freedom of trade". At the beginning of June, in Sochi, the Senegalese president urged Vladimir Putin to "be aware" that Africa was a "victim" of the war in Ukraine. While recalling that the food tensions had been aggravated by the sanctions taken against Moscow, returning part of the responsibilities to the West.
I thank the President @ZelenskyyUa for his friendly address today to the virtual meeting of the Extended Bureau of the@_AfricanUnion. Africa remains committed to respect for the rules of international law, the peaceful resolution of conflicts and freedom of trade. pic.twitter.com/63jZCvamix
— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) June 20, 2022
Moussa Faki Mahamat, President of the Commission of the Pan-African organization, also indicated that the AU had "reiterated (its) position on the urgent need for a dialogue" to "put an end to the conflict in order to allow the return of peace in the region and restore global stability".
Previous articleElden Ring: we finally know the truth about the mysterious songs of the game and the boss fights!
Next articleThor 4: the heroes of Love and Thunder and the Guardians of the Galaxy offer new images


House Speaker Paul D. Ryan has been unusually silent over the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, but when he shared his views late Wednesday on Fox News, he stood by President Trump's decision.
Ryan acknowledged the dismissal "was no small thing," but he joined others in the party who have split from those more troubled by the abrupt firing, which stunned Washington amid the investigation of the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The speaker joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in brushing back calls for an independent investigation, saying the ongoing congressional and federal reviews were sufficient.
Well, of course he lost the confidence of the president! He was investigating the president for potentially serious crimes, possibly even treason against the United States. Archibald Cox lost Richard Nixon's confidence for similar reasons.
Yes, it's true that the circumstances here are not exactly the same as the Saturday Night Massacre. History never repeats itself exactly. (For one thing, Richard Nixon was never suspected of treason.) But the circumstantial evidence that Trump fired Comey to stop the Russia investigation is pretty overwhelming. Whether Trump colluded with the Russians or not, that anyone, Republican or Democrat, would support the president in firing the FBI director to squash an active investigation into the president himself is a threat to democracy and the rule of law.
History is watching you, Mr. Speaker.
I have heard it said that in tyrannies, everyone is guilty all the time and the law is merely selectively enforced. Unless your eyes are open, you think that the law is being enforced as best it can, given limited resources. The blinded need only be those who can do something about it; the rest can be transparently screwed.
The situation here seems to me that Comey did screw up (even if it were a no-win scenario) back in November 2016, and Trump was just waiting for an opportune time to fire him. I should think the criticism should be that Trump did not fire him sooner. It's not like what Comey did just came to light (truly or artificially).
> Trump was just waiting for an opportune time to fire him.
Well, that's the key thing, isn't it? What made that moment "opportune"? If the reason for firing him was his screwup in November, why not fire him on day 1?
As I noted in the OP, there is pretty overwhelming circumstantial evidence that the reason for firing Comey was not his November screwup, but rather his refusal to swear fealty to Trump and drop the Russia investigation. In fact, a few days after I wrote the OP, Trump *admitted on the record* that this was part of his motivation! (Good lord, the man is truly an idiot!) Yes, Comey screwed up in November. But there's a yuuuuge difference between firing someone shortly after they've committed a screwup that swung an election in your favor, and waiting until shortly after you've improperly asked them to drop an investigation into you and they refused.
But are we willing to entertain the thought that we, as a nation, engage in that practice I described? Or do we want to bracket it off to Trump and a few corrupt politicians (or maybe, just those in one of the political parties)?
Oh, absolutely, yes. That was my whole point. The problem is not and never has been Donald Trump. He has been absolutely straight with us from the beginning. None of what is happening should come as a surprise to anyone.
The problem is all of the people who continue to support him, from the Republican leadership all the way down to ordinary citizens who continue in the tens of millions to say they approve of his performance. Trump's approval rating is at a historical low of 38%, but that still means that 76 million eligible voters approve of his performance. *Those* people are the real problem.
> Luke: I have heard it said that in tyrannies, everyone is guilty all the time and the law is merely selectively enforced. Unless your eyes are open, you think that the law is being enforced as best it can, given limited resources. The blinded need only be those who can do something about it; the rest can be transparently screwed.
—to Republicans, or Trump voters/supporters?
Let me remind you that improperly characterizing a problem can prevent you from solving it. If in fact the cause of the above practice is much longer-term and bipartisan, then the way you'd go about fixing it would be different than if it were localizable (at least to a great extent) to Republicans/Trump voters/Trump supporters.
I don't know what you mean by "do I want to localize that practice." The fact of the matter is that the president is a Republican, his supporters are overwhelmingly Republican, and Republicans have complete control of the government. The Republicans could remove the president from office tomorrow if they chose to. Under those circumstances it is not unfair to assign the blame for whatever problems result from the president's actions to the Republicans.
Apart from Trump's staggering incompetence, one must not lose sight of the fact that there is a lot of evidence that he has committed real crimes. Not bogus give-the-tyrannical-government-an-excuse-to-imprison-anyone crimes or tin-foil-hat-conspiracy-theory crimes but actual crimes that all reasonable people agree are in fact crimes: obstruction of justice. Witness tampering. Even treason, if the underlying allegations of collusion with the Russians turn out to be true. There can be no reasonable objection to conducting a thorough independent investigation into whether or not the president has in fact committed those crimes, and yet Paul Ryan was trying to defend the president's firing of Comey and imply that no investigation is warranted. Comey had "lost the president's confidence" and so firing him was OK.
Well, no, it's not OK, notwithstanding that the FBI director serves at the pleasure of the president. The structure of our government is based on some unwritten assumptions, one of which is that the president is not a crook. When the president turns out to be a crook that causes real problems that require people to start thinking outside a strict reading of the law and go back to basics: this is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The people have a lot of power, including the power to install and maintain a crook as president. But I like to think that is not what a majority, or even a plurality, of the American people actually want.
> I don't know what you mean by "do I want to localize that practice."
Certain conditions are required for that practice to exist. Certain conditions are required for it to strengthen. I was asking whether most of these conditions can be localized to [the actions/inactions of] Republicans/Trump voters/Trump supporters, or whether they perhaps pervade our entire country, whether they perhaps reach back for decades, and did not just pop up out of nowhere.
>> If Donald Trump were impeached, there would be another Donald Trump.
Do you believe this to be true, or false? If you believe it to be true, how do we trace those causal chains backward, so we attribute [moral] responsibility appropriately, instead of risking the egregious error of scapegoating?
> Do you believe this to be true, or false?
True. In fact, I think we're fortunate that we got Trump and not someone more competent. It's quite possible that Trump's incompetence is all that stands between us and total disaster.
> If you believe it to be true, how do we trace those causal chains backward, so we attribute [moral] responsibility appropriately, instead of risking the egregious error of scapegoating?
That depends on what you mean by "tracing the causal chain backwards." If you mean in the immediate situation then it's not hard: Trump is in office because 62,979,879 people voted for him, and he remains in office as long as at least 218 Congressmen and 41 Senators support him. It's as simple as that.
If you mean the historical reason that so many people support an incompetent treasonous megalomaniac, that's a much more difficult question to answer. The situation we face today goes all the way back to the founding of the Republic. Volumes have been written about it. It's not the sort of thing you can address in a blog comment.
Perhaps something between the two extremes would be prudent.
I'm curious; do you think there are enough people out there trying to solve this problem who have the requisite wisdom, competence, and connections to have even a remote shot at doing so? I find your willingness to be rigorously scientific to be exceedingly rare; perhaps it could help in this domain—as long as you're ok with studies of humans being inextricably value-laden.
> Perhaps something between the two extremes would be prudent.
> I'm curious; do you think there are enough people out there trying to solve this problem who have the requisite wisdom, competence, and connections to have even a remote shot at doing so?
I don't know. But it's an experiment we have no choice but to conduct so one way or the other we will find out.
> But it's an experiment we have no choice but to conduct so one way or the other we will find out.
Actually, there seems to be a lot of contingency as to what will happen. People like you and me can get involved or not; we can employ science or not. Are you aware of stuff like Nina Eliasoph's Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life? There seem to be quite a few mechanisms at play to disincentivize people like you and me from deeply engaging. Our choices really matter. The future is in our hands.
Yes, of course. But you didn't ask me to recommend a course of action, you asked me to make a prediction. Those are two very different questions.
I am actively involved in some currently stealthy efforts to help fix the situation. Contact me off line if you're interested in knowing more and/or participating.
Good to hear. Now tell your friends this as well. :-) Perhaps what Trump et al desire most strongly is that people like us be distracted from focusing on changing things.
Trump hypocrisy watch: it's trifecta week!


Let Microsoft insiders Brian Johnson and Duncan Mackenzie introduce you to Zune, the exciting new portable media player that plays both audio and video. For Dummies [Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie] on isladeletras.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the . Online shopping from a great selection at Books Store.
30 Jun Let Microsoft insiders Brian Johnson and Duncan Mackenzie introduce you to Zune, the exciting new portable media player that plays both. Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox is due out for the holiday season, months before Sony's. 9 May Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox is due out for the holiday season.
24 Jul Let Microsoft insiders Brian Johnson and Duncan Mackenzie introduce you to Zune, the exciting new portable media player that plays both. 10 Jul Let Microsoft insiders Brian Johnson and Duncan Mackenzie introduce you to Zune, the exciting new portable media player that plays both. Xbox For Dummies: isladeletras.com: Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie: Books.


Today, more and more startups are planning to open office or physical stores; thus, the need for commercial spaces are in demand. Take advantage of this rush and increase the value of your commercial property by following these expert tips.
What's the best way to increase your property's value? Improve its quality. No one wants to buy a commercial space that is not ready to use; or that still demands a lot of fixes. And we don't mean just repairing damages. We mean using better, more current paint colors, setting up an indoor or outdoor landscape, rebuilding rooms designed for your target market, and adding amenities that are of great importance to your potential buyers such a relaxation hub, a storefront, a multipurpose hall, or a snack shop. If the property generates more income and it provides convenience, it is a win-win situation for both the Landlord and the Tenant.
Studying historical data means studying everything about the property's past financial history and activities. This could be the building or company's earnings, revenue, financial growth, and the cash flow it generates. Historical data is great information that can simultaneously help you increase property value and decrease your expenses. It can also show you how to price and improve the property, as well as predict any possible financial constraint you may face in the future. In other words, historical data helps you make wiser decisions and prevents you from making any wrong turns that could hurt your business.
One great thing that you can do is to lighten the load of your tenants's wallet in the long run such as cutting down utility bills by replacing energy efficient bulbs, solar panel systems and well as low flow water fixtures. The last suggestion may sound like an expensive upfront cost, but if you can explain how much they could save by using solar power and reducing water waste, it could be of great advantage for both you and your tenants. Properties with these energy efficient upgrades attract a higher quality tenant, and most often resulting in a higher net operating income for the landlord.
Who and what are its neighbors?
Your neighbors can affect the value of a property. And when we say neighbor, we mean the people living in your vicinity and the kind of properties that surround your commercial space. Even the condition of your neighbor's home can make a negative or positive impact to your sales and Tenants. Neighboring houses with physical and legal problems for example, can aggravate the value of the property you're putting up for sale. So before buying a house or commercial property that you want to refurbish, sell or retain as a long term investment, make sure you've got neighbors with good reputations.
What to know about investing in a shopping center?
For those who are looking for their next major investment, many are turning to the world of retail shopping centers for high profit margins. As with any kind of real estate investment, understanding the market in your area is one of the most critical components to any kind of investment of this nature. Doing thorough research and risk analysis before making this investment decision can be the difference between a lucrative investment and a total loss.
Some other important factors to look into for shopping centers are the current occupancy rates, length of tenant leases, quality of tenants, as well as the demographics of the area. Within this you should take a look at current, or even potential, anchor stores. These will be draws for other retail tenants and bring in a greater customer base to the shopping center. Grocery stores are a very popular and desired anchor store for their necessity and market stability. Finding a shopping center with multiple anchor stores is a great way to grow your investment. So look into the profitability of each retail store, and both current and potential future tenants. Anchor stores such as Target, Nordstroms, Best Buy, Ross or other big box stores, are an integral part of the shopping center's success.
Net Leased Shopping Center in Redlands, CA.
Also, looking at the location and present condition of the shopping center is another make-or-break component of this investment. Factor in the costs of upgrading the appearance versus a newer and pricier option. Perhaps you would prefer to get things up and running faster. In this scenario you'll pay for the higher property cost upfront.
However, the upside to a more outdated shopping center is the lower initial cost of the property. Additionally, you can choose to update what you wish at your convenience. Putting these updates off is not always optional. Although, if these are relatively minor cosmetic issues, they can be spread out over the course of time. Additionally, you can create an even more modern version that is suited to the preferences of the target markets you are trying to reach.
When considering this type of investment, it cannot be stressed enough that your location is such a crucial component to your success. With many measurable signs of the economy's continued improvement it is an excellent time to consider investing in shopping centers. Comparing locations from city-to-city and within the areas of a selected city should be carefully researched.
While there are so many different kinds of investment properties out there, it is important to find the one that is best suited to your specific situation. No matter which type of property you decide on, all investments take a lot of research and a dash of good luck. Ensuring that you do the appropriate legwork with your initial investment will help safeguard your investment.
Commercial Real Estate using a Recycled Water Delivery Service.
The average rent paid for housing in Los Angeles County in the first quarter climbed 2.4% compared to last year, to $1,520 a month, according to new figures out Thursday from real estate data firm Reis Inc. That's roughly in line with inflation. Orange County is up 3.5%, to $1,660.
Both counties rank among the costliest rental markets in the country — though well below the $2,277 average rent paid in San Francisco and $3,233 in New York — and also among the tightest.


Bocairent's peculiar geographical situation has favoured the development of different cultures throughout its long history.
Remains of Neolithic human settlements have been found in the "Vinalopó" and the "Sarsa" caves, and there are several Iberian hamlets scattered along the area's hilltops. The Romans also left their mark with a number of villas in the area. The Islamic period was, however, the most prosperous and the one that has left the longest lasting legacy. The traditional music, gastronomy, fiestas, and other traditions amply demonstrate this. In 1245 the village was incorporated into the Aragonese Crown. In 1418 it was declared a Royal Town and in 1587 Philip II endowed it with the title of Royal Wool Cloth Factory. This bestowed on Bocairent a Book of Privileges, thereby providing corporate regulations to its textile industry, an activity that continues up to the present day.
A visit to the old town, declared an artistic-historical heritage site, is highly recommendable, especially after having seen its spectacular panorama from the road. The peculiar layout of its streets is in the purest Arabic style with climbs and descents, stairways, turnings, cul-de-sacs, little squares… A walk along its steep streets, using the appropriate footwear, will reveal hidden corners of great beauty. Fountains and plant pots are dotted along the route that will lead you to the three chapels of the old quarter: Sant Joan, Mare de Déu dels Desemparats and Mare de Déu d'Agost.


text:
Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Death Penalty Repeal Bill; Passage Likely
Chris Herndon on Plan to Make Pit Bulls Legal in Denver Again
The Case For Amendment 73, Colorado School Funding Measure
Thinkstock file photo
Michael Roberts | October 16, 2018 | 6:30am
School funding in Colorado is among the lowest in the United States, forcing teachers to go to unusual lengths, such as crowdsourcing supplies, in order to provide students with the resources they need to learn. Yet statewide ballot measures, including 2011's Proposition 103 and 2013's Amendment 66, that were created to increase the amount of money provided to state schools — an approach necessitated by provisions in 1992's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR — have repeatedly crashed and burned.
This November, education advocates are trying again by way of Amendment 73, and Lisa Weil, executive director of Great Education Colorado, insists that the measure isn't simply a rehash of proposals state voters have already rejected.
"We decided it wasn't enough to simply put more money into the same funding system," Weil says. "We needed to be more equitable, more fair and more student-centered to meet the needs of every student, as well as to take into account the unique characteristics of each district. And Amendment 73 does both."
Superintendents Propose $1.4B Fix to "Modernize" Public School Funding
School Funding in Colorado Is So Screwy, Some Districts Are Getting Desperate
Teachers Are Crowdsourcing Supplies Amid School Underfunding
The amendment's approach to achieving these goals is complicated. Here's the summary shared by the Colorado Secretary of State's Office:
Amendment 73 proposes amending the Colorado Constitution and Colorado statutes to increase funding for preschool through twelfth grade (P-12) public education; raise the state individual income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income over $150,000, and increase the state corporate income tax rate to provide additional funding for education; and for property taxes levied by school districts, set the assessment rate at 7.0 percent for residential properties and decrease the assessment rate to 24.0 percent for most nonresidential properties.
The path that led to this approach was a long one, Weil acknowledges. "This started back in July 2016. We were looking at 2018, and we didn't know if it would be a great year to go, but we knew we had to do things differently. It couldn't be rushed. It had to be well thought out and to have a foundation of understanding and agreement. So we put together a group that wasn't just made up of the usual people."
Lisa Weil, executive director of Great Education Colorado.
Colorado Education Association via YouTube
Among the participants in these sit-downs were "the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, the Colorado Children's Campaign, the Colorado Council of Churches, the Colorado PTA, The Arc of Colorado," Weil continues. "And there were also parents, representatives from the special-needs communities, representatives from Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, the NAACP. And together we built a set of principles that were all about showing the local impact of this measure — showing how the dollars would be spent."
According to Weil, Amendment 73 "will raise $1.6 billion that will be placed into a new fund, the Quality Public Education Fund. There's a provision calling for the legislature to pass a school finance act that is more equitable geographically, more equitable to ensure the needs of kids in poverty and special-needs kids. So the Quality Public Education Fund would build on kids getting that extra funding and make up for funding we've lost. Since the recession, the state legislature has taken away $7.2 billion in funding, which breaks down to about $672 million a year. This adds it back."
In addition, she goes on, "this will pay for full-day kindergarten. Most districts provide it for some of their students, but it's frequently tuition-based. I understand that more than $100 million is spent for parents to pay for the second half of the kindergarten day."
At the same time, local districts will be able to choose how best to use their share of the funds, which Weil thinks "is a big selling point. This is not one tax increase that's going to fund schools as a sort of general idea. It's a value proposition that we can put to folks and talk about where the dollars come from and where they can see the accountability of local decision-making. Districts can decide what their priorities are, be it mental health, counselors, safety, career, technical instruction. Districts are going to be able to use the funds in different ways."
To pay for all this, Weil allows, "we wanted to ensure that the new revenues were raised in a more fair way. Everybody is paying for our schools right now, but the way our tax system works, if you're a teacher, you're paying about 8.7 percent of your income in state and local taxes. But if you make $1.5 million, you're paying about 5.3 percent of your income in state and local taxes. This tries to even that out a little bit — and the way it works, 92 percent of tax filers will not see an increase in their income tax."
How would it work? "The tax starts at $150,000 taxable income, or about $180,000 taxable gross income after deductions," she explains. "It's something that hasn't been done before, and to do that, we'll have to change the constitution — Colorado's constitutionalized tax code, which currently says all income has to be taxed at the same rate. This changes that and allows for a tax structure that is more fair for all taxpayers. And there's also an increase in the corporate income tax rate, from 4.63 percent to a flat 6 percent. This takes Colorado from the third-lowest corporate income tax in the country to the ninth-lowest."
That's not all. In Weil's words, "We also worked to stabilize the local share of property taxes, which has dropped by two-thirds since 1982 in the percent of the value of residential property that's taxed. Back then, it was 21 percent, and now's it at 7.2 percent. This drops it to 7 percent and then freezes it. And non-residential property, which has been taxed at 29 percent, would go to 24 percent. That provides some tax equity for everyone and makes this sustainable in the future."
This approach has plenty of opponents, including TABOR author Douglas Bruce, who speculated in our recent roundup of his recommendations about 2018 Colorado ballot measures that the creators of Amendment 73 "were high when they wrote it." He added: "They get rid of the flat income tax rate that's in the constitution because of TABOR. They have six income tax brackets — five for individuals and a new, higher rate for corporations. They don't have equal treatment for everybody, and that's the only way you avoid the pressure to create loopholes. If you punish rich people for their success, that creates pressure and complicates the income tax returns. And it really complicates the property tax bills people will have. Talk to assessors: They'll tell you it will create a big headache, because you'll have an assessed rate for school districts and one for everything else. It's a total mess."
Weil couldn't disagree more. "Right now, we're 49th in the country in supporting higher education, and that's not a way to maintain our economic prosperity. This is the Colorado paradox, where we import workers instead of helping our own students to make it. This will help change that, so our students will graduate ready for college and a career."
Click to read Amendment 73.
Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.
Facebook: Michael Roberts
Twitter: @mikerobertscolo
Mom Seeking Justice for Son Killed by Police Uses Red Flag...
Susan Holmes on Dismissal of Red Flag Motion Against Cop Who...
Cherry Creek Shopping Center Ripped for End of...
Kratom Business From Colorado Breaks New Ground in Oregon


Health officials have reopened the Annas Bay shellfish harvest area after touring the site Wednesday.
The state Department of Health closed the area on Hood Canal near Union to shellfish harvesting Aug. 18. The bay is downstream from a popular salmon fishing area, and human waste and garbage left by anglers posed possible contamination for oysters and clams.
State crews and volunteers have removed and buried the human waste and have picked up the trash along the water. In addition, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has set up portable toilets for anglers and placed trash receptacles in commonly used areas.


Please note that anyone is welcome to attend CAFE sunday's. There is no membership, it is just a case of turning up for the event. The restaurants we use do not expect everyone to order food, it is your choice.
Meet at the Liberation Monument near Starbucks entrance JFB at 12.30pm.
We will then go to Uncle Restaurant Jiaochangkou for lunch then at 2.15pm go to the Beer Garden at Jiaochangkou for relaxation.
Conversation Club is now renamed to CAFE Club.
We have four members who plan to gather for English conversation over coffee and/or lunch once a week.
The purpose of this club is not only to engage in English conversation, but also to foster friendships.
Unlike formal meetings where we hope to get a large group, these meetings will happen as long as there are two people to converse with each other.
I have read some comments on this web site about people being lonely/bored in Chongqing because they have no English speaking friends. This is their opportunity to change that.
It is also an opportunity for English speaking Chinese members to get more exposure to English.
The first gathering will be Saturday February 2 in Jie Fang Bei at 12.00pm. I will post the full details on January 31.


Will the course work if I live outside the U.S.?
The course doesn't focus on any particular market, although most of Kyle's experience is in the US.
Having said that, Kyle has hired offshore teams in India and worked with data scientists in India, Brazil, Canada, UK, and Japan quite a bit. We will be interviewing Indian data scientists and managers soon to focus on the market-specific differences in hiring there.
So far, we've helped DSDJ students get jobs in the US, India, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada!


but also welcomed in the international market. for The Glue Of The Color Label , The Multi Purpose Thermometer Label , The Allergy Alert Labels , for each and every new and outdated consumers with the most great environmentally friendly solutions.
Our organization sticks to your principle of "Quality may be the life of your organization, and reputation will be the soul of it" for The Glue Of The Color Label , The Multi Purpose Thermometer Label , The Allergy Alert Labels , With strong technical strength and advanced production equipment and SMS people purposefully qualified dedicated spirit of enterprise. Enterprises took the lead through the ISO 9001:2008 international quality management system certification CE certification EU ; CCC.SGS.CQC other related product certification. We look forward to reactivating our company connection.


text:
Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Eastern District Dorris v. Alrich et al Filing 5
Dorris v. Alrich et al
ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/27/2017; REMANDING CASE to Yolo County Superior Court. Copy of remand order sent to other court. The motions for in forma pauperis status are DENIED as moot. CASE CLOSED (Washington, S)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 RIC DORRIS, 11 12 13 14 15 No. 2:17-cv-00404-KJM-GGH Plaintiff, v. SANDI ALRICH, THOMAS ALDRICH, DOES 1 TO 100, ORDER Defendants. 16 Defendants Sandi Alrich and Thomas Aldrich (collectively "defendants") removed 17 this unlawful detainer action from Yolo County Superior Court on February 23, 2017. ECF No. 18 1. Defendants also move to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). ECF Nos. 3–4. As explained 19 below, the court remands this case to the Yolo County Superior Court for lack of subject matter 20 jurisdiction and denies defendants' IFP request as moot. 21 Removal to federal court is proper where the federal court would have original 22 subject-matter jurisdiction over the complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1441. A federal court has "federal 23 question" subject-matter jurisdiction where the complaint is predicated on a claim or right arising 24 under the "Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States." 28 U.S.C. § 1331. To properly 25 invoke federal jurisdiction, the basis for federal jurisdiction must come from the face of 26 complaint, and cannot derive from an anticipated defense in the case. Louisville & Nashville R. 27 Co. v. Mottley, 211 U.S. 149, 152 (1908). 28 1 1 If a case is improperly removed from state to federal court, the federal court has an 2 independent responsibility to remand that case back to state court. This responsibility derives 3 from the mandate in 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) to remand a case "[i]f at any time before final judgment 4 it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction." 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). 5 Moreover, it is the district court's "duty to establish subject matter jurisdiction over [a] removed 6 action sua sponte, whether the parties raised the issue or not." United Investors Life Ins. Co. v. 7 Waddell & Reed, Inc., 360 F.3d 960, 967 (9th Cir. 2004). Courts construe removal statutes 8 strictly against removal and place the burden on defendant to demonstrate that removal is proper. 9 Moore–Thomas v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., 553 F.3d 1241,1244 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Gaus v. 10 Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566 (9th Cir. 1992) ("The 'strong presumption' against removal means 11 that the defendant always has the burden of establishing that removal is proper.")). 12 Here, defendants assert this court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 13 § 1441. Notice Removal 2, ECF No. 1. The duty now lies with the court to determine if federal 14 jurisdiction exists in this case. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Defendants do not assert that the complaint 15 itself raises a federal question. Id. Instead, defendants assert that a federal question exists 16 because "Defendant's [sic] Demurrer, a pleading[,] depend on the determination of Defendant's 17 rights and Plaintiff's duties under federal law." Notice Removal 2. However, removal cannot be 18 based only on a defense that raises a federal question. Vaden v. Discover Bank, 556 U.S. 49, 54 19 (2009) ("federal-court jurisdiction cannot be invoked on the basis of a defense or counterclaim"); 20 Nationstar, LLC v. Graves, No. 1:12-CV-02018-AWI, 2012 WL 6720368, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 21 26, 2012) (citations omitted) (remanding unlawful detainer action sua sponte). Even if the 22 defendants' demurrer to the complaint was relevant for jurisdictional purposes, defendants' notice 23 explains that their answer asserted defective notice only under Code of California Civil Procedure 24 § 1161(2). For these reasons, defendant fails to establish a basis for federal question jurisdiction. 25 The court finds that defendant has not shown any proper basis for removal. Thus, 26 the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded and defendant's motion for 27 in forma pauperis status is moot. 28 ///// 2 1 Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. This action is REMANDED to Yolo County Superior Court. 3 2. The motions for in forma pauperis status are DENIED as moot. 4 DATED: March 27, 2017. 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3


Free Shipping Included! Kaiser 205554 RB 104 Copy Light Set with Four Reflectors by Kaiser Fototechnik at Marco Marcucci. SKU: 759563. MPN: 205554. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. The Kaiser RB 104 Copy Light Set with four reflectors is for use with photoflood lamps up to 250 watts each. Lights can be switched separately.
The Kaiser RB 104 Copy Light Set with four reflectors is for use with photoflood lamps up to 250 watts each. Lights can be switched separately. Lights can be tilted and shifted. Horizontal lamp arms can be adjusted continuously in height. Vertical lamp arms with height markings, tiltable 72 degrees from vertical with detents. Mounted with strong die-cast clamp bases to baseboards up to 1.9-inches thick. Supplied without lamps.
If you have any questions about this product by Kaiser Fototechnik, contact us by completing and submitting the form below. If you are looking for a specif part number, please include it with your message.


text:
Call us now at +91 8068474747
Embedded Engineering
OVERVIEW SERVICES OUR TEAM PARTNERS TESTIMONIALS
EMBEDDED ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IT SERVICES AI & ML
Or call us now at +91 8068474747 (9am - 6pm Pacific time)
How is Machine Learning Helping in the Field of Astronomy
August, 19 2022
The advent of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), in recent times has impacted almost every field. These technologies have played important roles in ensuring that the day to day works of human beings are eased significantly. Besides, AI and ML based technologies have also been used for scientific research and tasks. One of the fields that have advanced significantly since AI and ML has been used for it is astronomy.
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence, which deals mainly with data. In fact, machine learning works best if it has loads of data to analyze. It learns from the available data to predict about certain things. This also helps to improve the experience of the users in future or provide better insights to researchers. However, machine learning can do all these things without the extreme level of programming.
Machine Learning in Astronomy
It's true that majority of the things about the universe is still unknown to human beings. However, numerous research had been conducted in the past. Besides, several other research are also underway. This research has helped to collect lots of data about the universe. The introduction of machine learning in the field of astronomy has ensured that the data that have been collected can be used for analysis. Thus, when machine learning is applied to the field of astronomy, it has enough data to analyze. This helps the technology to find the patterns in the data and use it to make better decisions. Thus, machine learning has helped to unravel various mysteries of the universe, which would have remained obscure had this technology not been used in the field of astronomy.
Why has Machine Learning been Introduced in Astronomy?
Although it has been around for centuries, astronomy has advanced significantly over the last few decades. This has led to the accumulation of a large amount of data. The study of all the data that have been collected over the decades is going to be an uphill task, especially if it is done manually. Therefore, it was necessary to find out ways to go through this data correctly and use them to arrive at the right decisions. No other technology could do it better than machine learning. It ensures that the researchers can do away with the manual task of sifting through data and instead, implement technology to find a pattern in the collected information.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has been helping researchers and astronomers get a clearer idea about the universe. It is bringing out specific details about the universe, which were not possible to explore without these technologies. Besides, these technologies are also helping to remove the human errors, which is coming in handy to get better results within a short time. Thus, the results that the researchers and astronomers are receiving with the help of machine learning are free even from human errors and are as correct as possible.
Creating a Map of the Universe
How much of the universe has been discovered by the scientists and astronomers already?
It's probably not more than 5% of the whole universe.
However, from the data, which has been collected, researchers have been able to create a map of the universe. They have used the dataset of the sky that can be observed and implemented machine learning to create the map of the universe from it. Thus, machine learning has helped to build the map, which is going to help to lay the foundation for learning more about the universe.
Detecting an Object in a Crowd of Stars and Planets
While looking into the space with a telescope, it is difficult to understand whether a celestial object, such as a start or a planet is visible there or not. This happens as the number of stars in the space is quite high. So, while looking through the telescope, the light of a brighter star can overlap that of another one. Thus, it becomes difficult to understand how many celestial objects are present at that area of the space.
When machine learning is implemented in the field of hunting celestial objects, the process becomes easier. With the data it has been fed on, the instruments that use machine learning technology can find out whether there is any additional celestial object present at a specific area of the space. This technology is being used by various space agencies to find out different types of planets, especially the exoplanets.
Detecting the Type of the Celestial Objects
In astronomy, it is necessary to find out facts about various celestial objects, such as galaxies, stars, or supernovae. The major problem of working on these objects is that these are located many light years away from the earth. Earlier, various things about these objects were created as hypotheses using complex calculations. Therefore, there was always a chance of mistake during the calculation. The researchers and astronomers have found out the ways to reduce the margin of error significantly with the help of machine learning technology. This ensures that the researchers and astronomers can easily get the required analysis to find out whether the celestial object is a planet, a star, a galaxy, or even supernova.
Removal of Noise
One of the most prominent uses of machine learning in astronomy is the removal of noise.
This brings to the pertinent question - what is noise in astronomy.
When a telescope clicks images of the celestial objects, such as planets and stars, they are not always perfect. This is because, the images contain various types of fluctuations, which are caused by earthly objects. For example, when a telescope clicks picture of the space from the earth, the objects in the earth's atmosphere, such as the wind, can have an impact on the image. One of the ways of doing away with these impacts is to send the telescope to space and click the images from there. However, machine learning can also be implemented to understand whether the picture that has been clicked contains noise and removing them. For this, a specific type of machine learning, known as Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) is used.
Earlier, the process of removing noise involved tedious comparisons of numerous images. It would take a long time to come to the right decision. Machine learning has made the process easier and faster for the astronomers and the researchers.
There have been many advancements in the field of astronomy. Many of them have been driven by new inventions in the technological area. Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are the new forms of technology, which are being used across a wide range of sectors. Astronomy has also been able to reap the benefits of these advancements in technology to a great extent. The implementation of machine learning and other forms of Artificial Intelligence has helped to solve major mysteries of the universe that had remained unknown to humans for ages.
AI & ML AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVES MARKET Embedded Engineering INDUSTRY PROJECTS ROBOTICS IN AUTOMOTIVES
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 10
AUTOMOTIVES MARKET 7
INDUSTRY PROJECTS 3
AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT 3
ROBOTICS IN AUTOMOTIVES 6
TPRI Press Releases 5
Home About us Our Services News Career Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use Sitemap
Embedded Engineering Mechanical Engineering IT Services AI and ML
Embedded Engineering AI & ML Core IT
info@technoproindia.com
9th Floor, Trifecta Adatto, ITPL Main Rd, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048,INDIA
© 2023 TPRI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.


text:
Artists & Art History
De Chirico: The Song of Love
By (artist)Giorgio De Chirico Text byEmily Braun
March 31, 2014|
Earn 105 plum® points
Not currently available.
The unexpected encounter of a rubber glove, a green ball and the head from the classical statue of the Apollo Belvedere gives rise to one of the most compelling paintings in the history of modernist art: Giorgio de Chirico's "The Song of Love" (1914). De Chirico made his career in Paris in the years before World War I, combining his nostalgia for ancient Mediterranean culture with his fascination for the curios found in Parisian shop windows. Beloved by the Surrealists, this uncanny image exemplifies de Chirico's radical "metaphysical" painting, which creates a disturbing sense of unreality, outside logical space and time, through the novel depiction of ordinary things. Emily Braun's essay explores the sources behind the work's enigmatic motifs, its influence on avant-garde painters and poets, and its continuing ability to captivate viewers as de Chirico intended, even a century after it was made.
Title:De Chirico: The Song of Love
Product dimensions:48 pages, 9 X 7.25 X 0.68 in
Shipping dimensions:48 pages, 9 X 7.25 X 0.68 in
Published:March 31, 2014
Publisher:The Museum of Modern Art, New York


Special Education - What will YOU find in our pages?
Yes... our Special Education catalogue covers a variety of special needs. It's small but mighty offering everything from sensory development to financial literacy and independent living skills resources, professional resources, speech and language development tools and motor skills development and much, much more! Questions? Comments we would love to hear from you. Take our survey online too your feedback is important!


text:
"""
@brief      test log(time=21s)
"""
import os
import unittest
from pyquickhelper.pycode import ExtTestCase
from ensae_teaching_cs.td_1a.discours_politique import enumerate_speeches_from_elysees

class TestRetrieveSpeeches(ExtTestCase):

    def test_retrieve_speeches(self):
        temp = os.path.abspath(
            os.path.join(
                os.path.dirname(__file__),
                "temp_speeches"))
        if not os.path.exists(temp):
            os.mkdir(temp)
        for _ in os.listdir(temp):
            f = os.path.join(temp, _)
            if os.path.isfile(f):
                os.remove(f)

        i = 0
        url = "agenda-decembre-2018"
        for i, disc in enumerate(enumerate_speeches_from_elysees(url=url)):
            if i >= 2:
                break
            self.assertNotEmpty(disc)
        self.assertGreater(i, 1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Happy Passover to those who celebrate this holiday. Each year I try to bring a kosher wine to the Passover Seder and in the last years, it seems to be the same Italian winery that provides my kosher wine, Terra di Seta. It always pairs perfectly with my Mom's brisket, providing enough acidity to offset the savory flavors in the meat. You can buy this wine at Union Square Wines in NYC.
Kosher wine always gets a bad rap but I have had a number of them that I enjoyed over the years. Almost all Kosher wine seems to be brought in by Royal Wine Corp. which produces Bartenura, in all of its manifestations – Moscato, Chianti, Barolo, etc. Here is my friend and fellow wine writer, Lana Bortolot's take on Kosher wines.
I am also bringing a bottle of Terre Brune, a Carignano del Sulcis from Santadi. I'm looking forward to trying the different grape varieties with the same foods. Carignano from the Sulcis is sleek and subtle with less acidity than the Chianti.
In other news, later this week I will write a post about the great weekend I had meeting amazing bloggers and tasting great wines and food thanks to Snooth. One of the people I met was Ben Carter who pens Benito's Wine Reviews. Here is his take on the weekend. It was great to learn about the wine scene in Memphis and hear his views on the Ribera del Duero wines we tasted at lunch and other topics. I also discovered Ben is a bitters fan but that there is little Amaro in Memphis. Some smart distributor should see to that.


I've been struggling quite a bit this week. Not because the work is bad, but mostly because my PC has not been acting as if it wants to be friends with me. On Sunday, my PC started to break down. On Monday, it completely crashed and it took me till today, Thursday, to get back up to speed.
It's been a struggle. Not only because, although my laptop has one of the few legal licenses within DACAAR, I still had to activate it by calling Pakistan, getting an, of course, pirated copy of Norton Antivirus to work was a real pain. Nevertheless, slowly slowly, my PC has started to function again.
Meanwhile, you might have noticed that this blog's entry on Dubai and the two most recent on Kargha dam and the recent hash have become very popular. I haven't yet deduced where these visitors come from, but I have a feeling that the rather buggy service from Technorati is running rather badly managed overtime.
On Tuesday, we had dinner at Alexandra's place. She had managed to get together a quite colorful combination of expats for a meal, prepared by Sikander's cook, an Afghani who had cooked for him while he was working in Pakistan. Basically, the Afghani has learned how to cook Pakistani/Indian dishes.
This night, making dinner for 10, the man had outdone himself, making all sorts of very, very decent dishes. Maybe the man is for sale?
Dinner at Alexandra did mean we had to miss the free buffet at Mustafa, something that has already been adopted as a 'sad bastards dinner' by the hash. Next week.
And the weather is starting to become really pleasant too. During the day, it can already get up to 20 degrees in the sun, if you manage to stay out of the winds. And lighting up the bukhari at night is now only pleasant, no longer required to be able to go to sleep.
Meanwhile, nature has seemed to hit back with your average, run-of-the-mill dust attack. But nature still has some months to improve on her dust-making.
Meanwhile, I've caught a cold. Something several people at work are also currently suffering from. Struggling all day, today, added pain was my arrival, last night, at 2am, after partying way too long.
The evening started at the Dutch embassy, where every first Wednesday of the month, the ambassador holds an informal social event. Crowded with military in army fatigues, I felt under siege but had some nice conversations, even meeting a girl, working for the embassy, whom I turned out to have a fellow acquaintance with in Delft.
After that, it was a very decent but rather expensive dinner at Springfield, together with DACAAR's financial manager, an Italian who talked like Tony from the Sopranos and two Iranians, one guy working for PWC and one babe, Maryam Shahriar, a film maker. Then, after stopping at l'Atmosphere, we headed off to Cascades, where we played crappy pool before heading home. I was wasted and sooooo tired.


Chris Clark and Seth Haley man their electronics and take to the stage in a night full or rhythm and synth. Clark and Com Truise, respectively, owned Trees on 6/7/17 with vibrant and flashing light displays and each with their own impeccable sort of sound.
In support of Com Truise's upcoming record, Iteration, it only makes sense to tour and bring the synthwave to the stage. On top of that, Clark's Death Peak garnered its own attention since its recent release, placing the two prominent electronic acts in a similar situation. The bill was formed – well curated I might add – and the tour made its way to Deep Ellum for a solid performance at Trees.
Clark's presence was enigmatic, and yet, familiar. The man stood behind a tangle of wires and a board of some sort high above his audience. Giant carts stationed to the sides of him held rows of lights which were only a fraction of the total light setup, and boy it was impressive.
The thud of four-to-the-four rhythms mixed with dizzying trance-like synth shook the ground and quickly made for an energetic evening. The strobing flash of light and color made an effective ambiance or the dancing floor, and there were people doing just that: dancing. Death Peak LIVE as well as the mix of variance genres – from techno, to house, to jungle – all played well into the aesthetic which Clark has put out for his live show and he most certainly impressed and probably surprised the crowd.
But the only act which could possibly out do Clark on his aesthetic is that from Com Truise. The synth-fiend thrives off dystopic imagery and feeling, equally portrayed in his music. Com Truise fronts a particular style of electronic tunage, heavily focused on synthesized design and texture. A accompanying visual which mirrors itself in each and every release can be seen and heard throughout all of his songs, and this too was evident in the live set.
A maze of CGI buildings at dusk were displayed on the LED backdrop as he started tunes. More or less, Com Truise played tracks in chronology. First up were Galactic Melt favorites "Future World" and "Flight Wave," boasting pure attitude which helped define the artist in his earlier days but have just as much weight in the present. Wave1 tracks soon followed, etc, bringing the interweaving of old renditions with new tunes.
The sound was crisp at Trees as all the fidelity required to experience Com Truise's impressive palette for synthesized tone and texture was played at full volume through the system. The crowd bounced to the mid-tempo repertoire, and after a healthy amount of time passed, it was all over.


text:
bél, állatok táplálkozási és emésztő szervrendszere vagy annak része, mint az embernél
 Bél, akkád és asszír isten

 Bél, település Romániában, Arad megyében
 Bakonybél település Veszprém megyében
 Magyarbél, Szlovákia, Szenci járás


my brother recently celebrated his birthday and although i got to leave him a voicemail and text him that night i was a little sad that i couldn't be with him to take him to dinner or buy him a drink. he lives in illinois and i live in california and i miss him. we're close and we talk often but sometimes i wish i could just go over to his house and hang out.
he's ten years older than me and he's always been a great big brother. not overprotective and not competitive, but supportive and present. when i think about it, there's no one i know who is more even tempered or accepting or patient. he is good natured and happy and enjoyable and funny and smart and handsome. i've always been jealous of how good looking he is.
he's a good dad too, a really good dad. he has two kids and somehow they're almost teenagers now, i don't know where that time went. they've got his/ our same dry, sarcastic sense of humor. i have more fun with them than some adults i know. when we're all together we just laugh and laugh until we cry. we can make anything funny.
i found this picture the other day and it reminded me of how i used to feel when i would look at it as a little girl, that's my brother and he loves me so much and i admire him so. when people who don't have siblings tell me they wish they did i just think of how lucky i am that i do.
happy birthday again to you, dennis. i love you more than there are clouds in the sky.