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Archaeological Museum of Iraklio reopens after 7-year revamp
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The Archaeological Museum of Iraklio on Crete, which hosts the world's best collection of Minoan artifacts, reopened on Tuesday after more than seven years of repairs and refurbishment.
In a statement on its website, the Culture Ministry said the museum's exhibition of Minoan artifacts would be open to visitors daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The museum closed in November 2006 for a revamp. Most pieces in the museum's collection are examples of the island's Minoan civilization, which thrived from around 2,700 to 1,450 BC, but exhibits date from the Neolithic period to Roman times.
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Orion Pax is a breeder who believes that alphas are cruel and diabolical, and he's been able to keep from being chosen by one for years. But what happens when an alpha dragon finally does choose him? More specifically... Megatron.
As an archivist Orion Pax was literate and spent almost all his waking joors plugged into the massive datanet that Cybertron had encouraged to spread far beyond the empire's boarders. He knew far beyond what his formal education implied. It also meant he knew how to expose or bury any tidbit of data he was motivated to. That brought many unusual beings with just as many ways to pay for his help.
Set in an (AU) universe, where flight frames are the leaders of Cybertron, and the grounders slaves (if they are lucky). Within the chaos of this world King Megatron of Kaon is a ruthless leader. He has one of the strongest cities and armies, yet also the most enemies, namely from those grounders that are less than slaves, the Ratz as they are known. They infest the city's darkest streets, and are tired of being hungry and forgotten. One of their leaders, Orion Pax has finally had enough and attempts to assassinate the new King, yet fate doesn't play fair and he finds himself in the servos of the wicked King. Will he be able to escape, or will he crumble under the might of his new master?
Overlord is on the run from his old life but he isn't quite fully grown and ready to be on his own yet. The new life he's started with his lover will be an honest adventure that's full of surpises. Let's just hope said surpises aren't going to get him in over his head.
Orion isn't a leader, he was never created to be. Not naturally. He cares about his city, but can't seem to engage himself in the council's political matters. For all he does in the government, everything is really beyond his control anyway.
An encounter with a mech who has more to say than he should leaves Orion at a crossroads with everything he's ever known.
A cop, a City Councilor, a journalist, a young revolutionary, several warring crime syndicates, and even more faceless, unknowable, sinister corporations, and a city on the knife's edge of disaster.
What IF Megatron and Optimus grew up as Brothers? with Alpha Trion as their father.
But a war is coming and it will spin everything upside down, both Megatron and Optimus need to find their destiny. beside each other.
Zeta Prime don't care about the Council and take things on his own hand, rest of Cybertron will suffer under his rule.
Long ago, during the midst of the Great War, a bright spark was broken and extinguished, leaving the Decepticons reeling after the tragic loss of their beloved co-leader, Orion Pax. Thousands of stellar cycles later, Megatron is still grieving, tired, and stuck on a retched organic planet, trying to destroy the Autobots who took away everything that he cared about. Or so he thought.
Still fueled by the need to make up for the tragedy that befell his close comrade, Soundwave decides to take matters into his own servos and take down Optimus Prime and his Earth-bound team, until, however, he makes a startling discovery that could light the fire back under the Decepticons and reignite their cause.
Long before the war, Orion lived a normal, peaceful life with his sparkmate, Megatron.
If only good things could last forever.


Australia are in a shocking predicament in their opening Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
Chasing Pakistan's imposing first innings total of 482, the touring side started well with Usman Khawaja (85) and Aaron Finch (62), but crumbled badly, eventually being rolled for 202.
Beyond the openers, only Mitch Marsh (12) and Peter Siddle (10) reached double figures.
Debutants Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne, along with Holland and Mitchell Starc, all left without troubling the scorers.
There are plenty more grisly stats that paint the picture of a shocking afternoon for Justin Langer's side, but the fact that they lost 10 wickets for 60 runs sums it up best.
Three late wickets to Jon Holland (two) and Nathan Lyon won't be enough to reverse the tide, with Pakistan leading 325 on the morning of day four.
The grim scenario has left cricket fans across the country all asking the same question: why isn't Glenn Maxwell there?
With Australia going into its first series since the ball-tampering scandal with a seriously depleted batting line-up and even less Test match experience, many pundits and fans were shocked when Maxwell didn't get a call up when the squad was announced in September.
If he doesn't earn selection now, you'd have to think it's unlikely he ever gets another match in the baggy green in the future - despite what selector Trevor Hohns says.
"Joe, Peter and Glenn were players we discussed when selecting the batting group, but we had to take into account the conditions and competition we are set to face in the upcoming series," Hohns said when the initial squad was announced.
"All three remain on our radar for Test cricket, but we want them to perform for their states and continue to push their case ahead of what is going to be a big Australian summer."
Maxwell is attempting to do just that, plying his trade for Victoria in the JLT Cup Final against Tasmania in Melbourne. The 29-year-old has put together some respectable scores, most notably top-scoring with 80 off 91 balls in Victoria's first match against Queensland in Townsville.
Many fans are wondering why he's still in Australia and not in the UAE.
Glenn Maxwell says hi! Again!!
Please pick Glenn Maxwell for the next series.
Maxwell played four of his seven Tests against India and Bangladesh last year, with a top score of 104 in the drawn third Test in Ranchi.


Managers, leaders, team leaders, supervisors, directors, managerial staff… there are numerous terms that you can use to describe those who manage and who are responsible for the work of other people. They must deal with lots of expectations. But a good People Managers should first and foremost be AUTHENTIC. When Talent and Strength are the drivers for their action, when they care to engage people, when they are focused on results, then chances are good they have the potential to be GREAT people Managers.


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Energy, History, Security
Epstein's Counterfeit Austrian Passport
There is some excellent reporting from the Daily Beast, as they lay out the details of a police search:
…U.S. attorney's office said that the travel document "contains numerous ingress and egress stamps, including stamps that reflect use of the passport to enter France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia in the 1980s."
The passport—which was Austrian but listed a Saudi Arabia address—was found in a locked safe…
A few notable points here:
Locked safe contents
False identity
France, Spain, UK and Saudi Arabia in 1980s
The locked safe is notable because the false identity passport was very old, yet never had been destroyed. Why keep an old document locked in a safe unless it still serves some purpose? Let's look at what it may prove for those gaining access.
This triad of European countries with Saudi Arabia immediately should be recognized as an arms trade group.
It was less than a year ago this was discussed in the news:
UK, France and Spain to maintain arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The word "maintain" is a big clue. We are talking here about passport stamps from the 1980s, when those arms sales initiated.
An older news story from the 1990s thus becomes more relevant to perhaps explain why this passport still was locked in a safe.
…Mark Thatcher, 41, helped broker a British arms deal to Saudi Arabia worth a reported $35 billion in the mid-1980s.
According to a long report in the London Sunday Times, middlemen in the arms deal–which involved aircraft, warships and ammunition–received about $360 million for their services.
Both the Sunday Times and the Independent on Sunday said Mark Thatcher earned a $19-million commission for helping secure the deal.
Whenever arms trade, or similar black market dealings, come to light there usually are signs of an effort to make large payments untraceable. The Daily Beast offers exactly these details from the police search.
Also found in the safe was $70,000 in cash and 48 small diamonds that prosecutors contend are often kept on hand by someone who needs to make a quick getaway.
I understand why prosecutors right now are saying diamonds are evidence of quick getaway plans. They have a job to do and they probably are right about flight risk.
Yet quick getaway plans don't match up with a long-expired counterfeit passport, which is why I am reminded here of a similar story from Frontline in 2002 of arms payable in diamonds…
U.N. arms expert Johan Peleman…got a lucky break. Peleman learned of a cocaine bust in Milan, where Italian police discovered four prostitutes in a hotel room with a Ukrainian businessman named Leonid Minin. The police also discovered more than $35,000 in cash, a half-million dollars in diamonds, and more than 1,500 documents detailing a tangled web of business dealings in oil, diamonds, timber and gun shipments to Africa.
A police search based on drugs and prostitution uncovers cash, diamonds and…arms deals.
What may come to pass is the current investigation into Epstein's history of sex crimes also may now implicate him in serving Israel funneling European arms to Saudi Arabia during the Reagan Administration.
When Reagan came to power he wanted to undo humanitarian embargo policies that Carter had enacted, avoid Congressional worry about oil embargo/power, and return to the prior era of executive-privilege like Nixon/Kissenger secret arms deals.
The explosive growth of major cash sales of weapons to Third World nations—especially those in the oil-rich, but politically volatile Middle East and Persian Gulf region—stimulated a growing congressional desire to be better informed, and consulted with, on such sales that had serious potential consquences for American national interests.
New Yorker Cartoon, 31 May 1974
More to the point, Nixon had spent the early 1970s secretly building up Iran's military capabilities and Reagan wanted to spend the mid-1980s using executive power to secretly expand Iraq's military capabilities in a war with Iran.
Here's "National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 99, signed on July 12, 1983″, which clearly explains everything in Reagan's mind.
1985 seems to be the crucial turning point in strategy, as Reagan normalized relations with Iraq he also backtracked on direct arms sales to the Saudis (claiming personal responsibility while also saying he didn't know what was going on).
You can see the result of that shift was arms deal numbers jumped for France, UK and Spain:
That's a graph I made from the SIPRI database of 1980s arms transfers to Saudi Arabia. Who brokered them?
The answer in part might be a guy who founded his own financial firm in 1982. His peculiar Austrian passport with a fake name, a Saudi address and stamps from France, UK and Spain now just needs to be held up to a 1980s calendar of major arms deals:
Sawari
Al Thakeb
Al Yamamah I
Maybe the target of this current investigation also will be linked directly with infamously unpopular American-made secretive arms deals to both Iran and Iraq to manipulate and destabilize them (see also: Iran-Contra Scandal of 1986).
The Shadow World and BAE Files have a Compendium at Tufts that summarize the significance of this passport to already documented history:
An investigation by the UK government's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) uncovered 'commission payments, or bribes, totaling as much as GBP 6 billion paid by BAE Systems to members of the Saudi royal family and others.
The [1985] Al Yamamah deal resulted from the reluctance of the U.S. Congress in the early 1980s to allow sales of major combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia, fearing they may be used against Israel.
General reporting about the 1980s may call out a "reluctance of the U.S. Congress" to sell arms, and I often see talk about Thatcher's "intent to create jobs" (lining the pockets of her own son) by selling arms into brutally repressive regimes. Andrew Feinstein even goes so far in his book "The Shadow World" to phrase the deals like this (p91):
Such were the benefits of Al Yamamah to Thatcher fils that some refer to the deal as 'who's ya mama'.
I have yet to find anyone discussing however whether Epstein was given an Austrian passport by the US or Israel to broker European arms into Saudi Arabia and thereby fuel Iraq in its war with Iran.
In other words, people talk about Epstein's strange and shadowy accumulation of wealth in very similar terms to Thatcher, without any of the transparency. Maybe they should look into whether his counterfeit passport was within or near a nexus of arms payments between Reagan, Thatcher, Prince Bandar "Bush" bin Sultan, Saddam Hussein and Shimon Peres.
To help, I'll give a couple examples of what money laundering and arms trade accountability has looked like for Mark Thatcher.
First, consider his conviction for laundering a diamond mines and oil coup d'etat led by an ex-SAS officer:
…son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to unwittingly helping bankroll a botched coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea…[after] he paid $275,000 in two installments last year to charter an Alouette III helicopter to be used in the takeover attempt…
I say laundering because his "unwittingly" helpful role since has been proven to be formally approved as necessary by British Prime Minister Thatcher, his mother.
On his release from prison, [ex-SAS officer] Mann said he could never forgive Sir Mark, who he claimed was a key participant in the military adventure rather than a mere investor, for failing to come to his aid.
And second, given the above secretive laundering role, there's a direct parallel to Epstein's track record in "financial services" versus reality:
For years mystery has surrounded the way in which Mark Thatcher suddenly acquired great wealth in the 1980s, when his mother was in office. He repeatedly has refused to answer journalists' questions about the subject but is reported to have told friends he made his fortune offering "financial services.
The Sunday Times said Thatcher was one of a group of people who helped broker the deal, and who received among them a $360 million commission from the Saudis. It said his share was $18 million.
The Sunday Times quoted Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi as saying that Mark Thatcher's value to the Saudis during the negotiation was that he could go to his mother and get an answer to any question they raised.
That leaves quite a lot for Epstein. Given records saying the Saudis expected sexual favors as part of the bribery system (e.g. the UK inflated cost of its jets 30% before signing the deal), it's not a stretch to see how human trafficking through private jets and private islands became Epstein's 1980s self-enrichment plan, thanks to his special passport.
Now we just need the Daily Beast to give us some dates from his passport stamps and the name in the passport to see if the above international history analysis holds any water.
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On the live installer, the password entered for the disk encryption is so loose that one could even create a password of 1. The rules for creating the user's password are much stricter and I believe the rules should be the same between the two passwords.
The issue here is that the tools (Calamares and gnome-initial-setup) use completely different technology.
One would have to implement a password quality checker for Calamares upstream as well.


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Q: Add value found in a line to another line matching a specific field of the first line Hope you are all doing well!
Here is what I am trying to achieve:
I have the following lines:
2022-10-19 09:12:39.174 WRITING bytes(2566), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(4301), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 Sent bytes (2566) successfully
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(1293), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 Sent bytes (4301) successfully
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 WRITING bytes(7285), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 Sent bytes (1293) successfully
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 WRITING bytes(4289), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:40.123 Sent bytes (7285) successfully

I would like to take the value inside the indexname parenthesis from lines matching "WRITING" and add it to lines matching "Sent bytes" in the end of the line, ONLY WHEN the number inside bytes parenthesis match.
For example, the desired output:
2022-10-19 09:12:39.174 WRITING bytes(2566), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(4301), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 Sent bytes (2566) successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(1293), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 Sent bytes (4301) successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 WRITING bytes(7285), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 Sent bytes (1293) successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 WRITING bytes(4289), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:40.123 Sent bytes (7285) successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635

I know how to take the 2 values (bytes and indexname) inside the parenthesis:
cat test.txt | grep "WRITING" | awk -F"[()]" '{print $2" "$4}'
$2 = the value inside bytes parenthesis
$4 = the value inside indexname parenthesis
however I'm not able to add it to the desired lines
I would need to search on the following lines (after "WRITING") for string "Sent bytes" and $2 equal to $2 of the "Sent bytes" line and ONLY THEN add the $4 to the end of the "Sent bytes" line
Any help would be highly appreciated!
Thank you very much in advance!

A: Using any awk:
$ cat tst.awk
BEGIN { FS = "[() ]+" }
($3 == "WRITING") && ($7 == "indexname") { idx[$5] = $8 }
(($3" "$4) == "Sent bytes") && ($5 in idx) { $0 = $0 OFS idx[$5] }
{ print }

$ awk -f tst.awk file
2022-10-19 09:12:39.174 WRITING bytes(2566), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(4301), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 Sent bytes (2566) successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(1293), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 Sent bytes (4301) successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 WRITING bytes(7285), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 Sent bytes (1293) successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 WRITING bytes(4289), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:40.123 Sent bytes (7285) successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635

A: Using awk
$ awk -F"[()]" '/indexname/{var=$4}/Sent bytes/{$(NF+1)=var}1' input_file
2022-10-19 09:12:39.174 WRITING bytes(2566), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(4301), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 Sent bytes  2566  successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.334 WRITING bytes(1293), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 Sent bytes  4301  successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.398 WRITING bytes(7285), indexname(20220601_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 Sent bytes  1293  successfully 20220601_cfgsys_017507001635
2022-10-19 09:12:39.890 WRITING bytes(4289), indexname(20220701_cfgsys_017507001635)
2022-10-19 09:12:40.123 Sent bytes  7285  successfully 20220701_cfgsys_017507001635

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Янаки Стефанов Найдов е български общественик, виден дарител от първата половина на XX век.

Биография
Стефанов е роден в 1864 година в царевоселското село Истевник, което тогава е в Османската империя. Емигрира в София, България, където живее като рентиер. В 1934 година прави завещание, с което оставя 50 000 лева на Комитета за подпомагане на бедни и недъгави старци за издръжка на приюта за старци в Подгумерския манастир, 50 000 лева за издръжка на социалния дом на фондация "Всех скорбящих радость", 100 000 лева на Българския червен кръст за подпомагане на Болницата "Червен кръст" в София, 50 000 лева за създаването на фонд "Янаки Стефанов" при министерството на народното просвещение, от чиито лихви след освобождението на Македония да се купуват учебни пособия на бедни ученици в българското училище в град Крушево, а до откриването на такова училище лихвите да се използват за купуване на учебни пособия на бедни ученици от столичните основни училища. Остатъкът от парите си в Българската търговска банка, Стефанов завещава на Съюза "Обществена подкрепа" при Министерството на вътрешните работи и народното здраве за подпомагане на бедни граждани. За изпълнител на последната си воля Стефанов определя министъра на народното просвещение.

Умира на 15 март 1941 година в София.

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Български общественици от Македония
Родени в Крушево
Починали в София
Български благодетели
Български имигранти от Македония в София

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Brace yourselves my dear blog readers because I'm about to dedicate an ENTIRE blog post to lighthouses! This is not a new endeavor for me nor (for my long-time readers) is it unexpected, but I'm aware that not everyone shares our crazy passion for the protectors of the coast.
So for those of you who have no interest in such things you can just skip this post altogether and wait for the next (and final) installment of our time in Acadia. But for our fellow "lighthouse nutters" out there get your beverage of choice, snuggle into your favorite chair and dig in. This is the post for you!
Now most folks only think of a single lighthouse when they think of Acadia National Park, and technically they'd be both correct and incorrect.
Bass Harbor Light sits at the very tip of the "quiet" side of MDI and is (by far) the most well-known lighthouse in the area. It's the only lighthouse that's physically located on the Island, but it's still owned and manned by the U.S. Coast Guard. So although it lies within the National Park, the lighthouse itself is not park property. It's also a popular sunset photography point, so even folks that aren't very interested in lighthouses have very likely seem its image.
But those are not the ONLY lighthouses in the area, not even close.
There are plenty of lighthouses around here!
The coast here is curved and crazy, littered with islands and treacherous rocks which means there are many, many more lights in the area. Take the ferry from Bass Harbor and you'll find another light just 6 miles away, if you know where to go. Hop over to the "popular" side Mount Desert Island and there's yet another one tucked away on a small Island just off the coast. And if you manage to get yourself on the water there are even more on various islands and outcroppings within just a few hours sail or cruise of MDI.
Oh be still my beating lighthouse heart, it's enough to make a "nutter" like me rather faint….
So how do you actually see them? Well that's exactly what I'm going to cover in today's post. We certainly didn't see ALL the lights in the area, but we saw many and if you're like us you'll want to dedicate at least a few of your days in the park seeking out these beauties too. Here's the 3 ways we hunted them down….
This is by far the easiest (and most popular) lighthouse to see on MDI.
Bass Harbor Light is a small cylindrical tower just 33-foot tall that was first lit in 1858. She sits on the edge of a granite bluff which makes for a spectacular setting and also raises the light to 56-feet above sea level. Plus she's got a beautiful red light signature, making for a lovely contrast with the brilliant white tower. It's an easy drive down to the parking lot (right by the light) and then you can walk around and take pics of the structure both from above and below.
But you can't get inside unless you time it just right.
Once a year (usually during Sept) the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation sponsor something called Maine Open Lighthouse Day. On that day around two dozen Maine lighthouses are opened to the public, including several that are typically closed. It's an important day for fellow "nutters' everywhere and you're likely to meet many similar-minded folks on your tours.
And Bass Harbor is included in the list!
We happened to be in Acadia during the event so we loaded Polly in the car and zoomed down to see the tower. It was a looong wait to get in (over an hour in line), but we had fun chatting to fellow lighthouse enthusiasts as well as the local Coast Guard boys who were on-site to manage the tours. Plus of course it was super cool to get in the tower and see the 4th order Fresnel lens with the red cover.
VISIT & PAW TIPS/ Bass Harbor Lighthouse grounds are free and open to visit everyday, but the tower is only open once/year on Maine Open Lighthouse Day. Dogs are welcome on the grounds!
This particular light is a bit of an expedition to see, but she is so VERY worth it!
Swan's Island Map. Lots of deserted trails here!
These days of course the Island is both lush and green, but it's retained a natural beauty of centuries past, and best of all (for folks like us) almost no-one goes there! There's only ~330 locals that live permanently on the Island and the ferry is a smaller deal that only runs ~6 times per day, so once you get out here you literally enter a different world.
Panorama of Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station. She's a beaut.
Remember when I told you (a few posts ago) that we found a secret spot to get away from it all? THIS is the spot!! In this place, the crowds of Acadia will fade away replaced by quiet roads, abundant nature and and hiking trails with nothing but birds and wildlife to keep you company. It's totally remote and about as "old-time" Maine as you can get.
And the lighthouse is a fascinating visit that just adds to the experience.
The lighthouse stairs have arches!
First lit in 1872 she's 32-foot tall square brick tower with a gorgeous white keepers house topped with a red roof, an Oil House and the remnants of an old Bell House. She's an icon of the Island and a source of fierce pride for the locals.
She was automated in 1975 and soon thereafter the station was scheduled to be demolished, but thanks to a slew of petitions from the Islanders she was saved! In 1988 she was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1994 she was deeded to the Town of Swan's Island. She was fully restored in 2000 and is now managed & maintained by volunteers of the Friends of the Swans Island Lighthouse. Only the light is still tended by Coast Guard.
What makes her even more intriguing is that she's got several features that I've never seen anywhere else.
The tower stairs are square (rather than circular) and have arches between the levels which adds an almost Mediterranean feel to the structure. So unusual! Plus instead of a Fresnel-type lens in her tower she's lit by a very modern solar-powered doughnut-shaped Marine LED light (VLB-44/2.5). She was one of the first lighthouses in Maine to get this very new light and the very first I've ever seen. You could say she's an old lady well ahead of her time! Plus of course she's surrounded by gorgeous Maine coastline, meaning no end of beautiful views.
Once again we loaded Polly into the car for this one and took the early AM ferry to the Island. It was a beautiful and quiet ferry ride over followed by a very pleasant rolling hill 3.5 mile drive to the lighthouse. I think we saw a whole 2 other people on the way there, both of whom waved to us like old friends.
When we arrived at the light we spent several hours exploring the lighthouse and chatting to the local volunteer, followed by a lovely hike in the (totally deserted) 20 acre town park just next-door. Apart from the very friendly docent, we were quite literally the ONLY people there. Polly was welcomed everywhere (even inside the keepers house) and the area was just spectacular. It was the most peaceful and fun lighthouse outing we've done in a long time!
VISIT & PAW TIPS/ The Ferry to Swan's Island goes around 6x per day (schedule varies daily). Only 4 reservable car spots per ferry (the other spots are first-come-first-serve). Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station is free to visit (donations accepted) and is open during the season most days (check their website for exact schedule) Dogs are welcome both on the ferry (they travel for free), at the lighthouse and on all the hiking trails around the light.
We'd seen two lighthouses, but of course we wanted more….many more. However the other lighthouses in the area required that we get on the water to reach them.
Boarding the lighthouse cruise boat!
Now there are lots of sailboats and cruises in Acadia, most of which focus on day-sails or Whale Watching (a popular thing in the area that's literally advertised everywhere). I initially thought we'd try one of those, hoping to maybe catch a glimpse of a lighthouse here and there, but a little Google magic revealed that those same companies also do cruises entirely dedicated to lighthouses.
In other words cruises for someone like me!
There's actually a SLEW of offerings from easy 3-hour lighthouse cruises to massive full-day outings that take you practically all the way to Canada. I would have loved to do the "Grand Slam" (18 lighthouses!), but we'd missed the date plus we wanted to keep it short enough that we could both go and leave Polly at home without feeling guilty. So we settled on the 3-hour "lighthouse and national park" tour which would take us to 4 new-to-us lights and get us home in just under 4-hours round-trip, which is typically limit of time we like to leave the paws.
And it was pretty cool!
Bear Island Lighthouse (1839/1889) – Bear Island Light sits on a teeny tiny island right at the entrance to Mount Desert Harbor. First established in 1839, she was re-built to current form in 1889. The 31-foot white cylindrical tower and keepers house was de-activated in 1981, transferred to the Park Service in 1987 and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. She is now managed as a private light (re-lit in 1989) and leased to a private party (what a place to live!). Beautiful little light!
Winter Harbor Lighthouse (1857) – Winter Harbor Light a sprawling lighthouse that's beautifully positioned on Mark Island (top notch photo op here!) just across Frenchman's Bay from Bar Harbor. Also known as Mark Island Lighthouse, her 19-foot tower was first lit in 1857 and deactivated in 1933. Only 9 lighthouse keepers (and their families) ever lived here. She is now privately owned by a designer from New York. Another amazing place to live!
Egg Rock Lighthouse (1875) – Egg Rock Light has been jokingly called the "ugliest lighthouse in Maine", but I actually thought her blocky exterior was kinda modern and cool (I must be a true lighthouse lover, eh?). First lit in 1875 (still active), she sits on a remote and cold piece of rock out in the ocean and consists of a square brick tower in the center of a 1.5 story wooden keeper's house. What a barren & difficult posting this must have been!
Egg Rock Lighthouse. I kinda like her!
Baker Island Lighthouse (1828/1855) – Baker Island Light is a 43-foot tower that's barely visible from the cruise (unfortunately) as she sits right in the middle of a very heavily forested 123-acre island. She was the very first light station to be established in the Mount Desert Island area in 1828 , although she deteriorated and had to be rebuilt in later years. The current tower dates from 1855 and is still an active light today. She's owned by the National Park Service and can only be visited if you book a special tour during the season.
We also got to see a Historic Life Saving Station (originally established in 1879) on Little Cranberry Island. It's now a rental cottage & vacation home known simply as "The Station". Interesting!
I can't say the cruise was my favorite way to see the lighthouses (I MUCH prefer to see them in person, go inside the towers and talk to the docents face-to-face), but it did get us out to see many more lights that we would otherwise not have experienced. Plus our cruise guide was knowledgeable and the ship spent good time at each of the lights (and turned so that both sides could enjoy the view). It was a nice outing all-in-all.
VISIT & PAW TIPS/ Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co seems to provide the largest selection of lighthouse cruises in Acadia from short outings to full-day extravaganzas. We took the 3-hour tour which cost $98/person. Unfortunately dogs are NOT allowed on this particular cruise. For those who prefer to bring their paws on the sea there IS another cruise-line in Acadia which is pet-friendly -> Acadian Boat Tours offers pet-friendly Nature Cruises which look pretty cool too!
LOL, although not particularly a lighthouse aficionado, I have nothing against them either, so I enjoyed your post very much. How exciting you got to be there on Open Lighthouse Day!
Glad you enjoyed the post, despite not being a "nutter" 🙂 And yes we were very happy that we were able to catch the Open Lighthouse Day. A real treat!
I enjoy your light house adventures!
I was stationed at a Light Station as my posting in the Coast Guard and still like the White walls/Red roof color scheme. It was spruce green trim when we painted the place in 1977.
I always find it interesting how day markings and paint schemes have changed over the years. I also like the classic red/white combo, especially on keepers houses. It's just so striking and pretty.
Very nice post, I like you are a lighthouse nut.
Great post Nina–am glad you found something which works for the seasickness!
I have to admit I was really, really skeptical but I've had blog readers and friends recommend these to me for YEARS so I finally broke down and tried them. Of course it's hard to say exactly *how much* the sea bands helped me, but the cruise was quite rocky and given how sensitive I am to the motion, I'm pretty darn sure I would have been sea sick without them. I'll have to try a few more cruises/sails before I give them my full approval but I'm VERY encouraged!
P.S. I have heard that the bands don't work for everyone. I think perhaps folks are either reactive to the acupuncture point or not? And of course in rougher seas I imagine they might fail too.
Great pictures! I have to admit, I haven't really been in to lighthouses, but seeing these through your eyes has made me take a second look. Now I want to do a cruise around Acadia to see all the lighthouses. How much fun that would be and I know my husband would love it! Thank you for this posting.
How coooool that you stayed there all those years ago! Yes we went and we loved it. Such a step back in time, and such a beautiful island. It was a real treat to visit.
MI does this on a fairly regular basis, which is interesting. Quite a lot of privately owned lighthouses in that state. Maybe one day!!


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Q: Partial derivative problem on absolute value function Find the first and second order partial derivatives of
$f(x,y)=|2x^2-y|$.
I start with limit definition but not able to solve.
please help.

A: When $2x^2-y>0$, $f(x,y)=2x^2-y$, and$$f'_x=4x, f'_y=-1, f''_{xx}=4,f''_{xy}=f''_{yx}=0,f''_{yy}=0.$$
When $2x^2-y<0$, $f(x,y)=-2x^2+y$, and$$f'_x=-4x, f'_y=1, f''_{xx}=-4,f''_{xy}=f''_{yx}=0,f''_{yy}=0.$$
When $2x^2-y=0$,

*

*$f'_x$ does not exist except at $x=0$ where $f'_x=0$,

*$f'_y$ does not exist,

*$f''_{xx}$ does not exist,

*$f'_{xy}=0$,

*$f''_{yx}$ does not exist,

*$f''_{yy}$ does not exist.

A: $$\frac{\delta f}{dx} = 4x, -\sqrt{2}x \lt y\lt \sqrt{2}x$$
$$\frac{\delta f}{dy} = -1, x \lt -\sqrt{\frac{y}{2}}, x\gt \sqrt{\frac{y}{2}}$$
$$\frac{\delta f}{dx}= -4x, y\lt -\sqrt{2}x, y \gt \sqrt{2}x$$
$$\frac{\delta f}{dy}= 1, -\sqrt{\frac{y}{2}} \lt x\lt \sqrt{\frac{y}{2}}$$
$$\frac{\delta^2 f}{dx^2} = 4, -\sqrt{2}x \lt y\lt \sqrt{2}x$$
$$\frac{\delta^2 f}{dx^2} = -4, y\lt -\sqrt{2}x, y \gt \sqrt{2}x$$
$$\frac{\delta^2 f}{dy^2} = 0 -\infty \lt x\lt \infty$$
$$\frac{\delta^2 f}{dxdy} = \frac{\delta^2 f}{dydx} = 0 -\infty \lt x\lt \infty$$

A: We define $g$ as the function inside the absolute value. (i.e: $f(x,y) = |g(x,y)|$)
$$\frac{\partial f(x,y)}{\partial x} = \frac{g(x,y)\frac{\partial g(x,y)}{\partial x}}{|g(x,y)|}$$
Therefore, applying this to our function (i.e: $g(x,y) = 2x^2-y$) we get:
$$\frac{\partial |2x^2-y|}{\partial x} = \frac{(2x^2-y)(4x)}{|2x^2-y|},$$
$$\frac{\partial |2x^2-y|}{\partial y} = \frac{-2x^2+y}{|2x^2-y|},$$
for the first partial derivatives and
$$\frac{\partial\frac{(2x^2-y)(4x)}{|2x^2-y|}}{\partial x} = \frac{|2x^2-y|(24x^2-4y) - \frac{8x^3-4xy}{|2x^2-y|}}{|2x^2-y|^2},$$
$$\frac{\partial \frac{-2x^2+y}{|2x^2-y|}}{\partial y} = \frac{|2x^2-y| - \frac{(-2x^2+y)^2}{|2x^2-y|}}{|2x^2-y|^2},$$
for the second partial derivatives.
Finally, if we apply the definition of absolute value function to our results we get exactly what Statish Ramanathan said.


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Luvar (Luvarus imperialis) är en fisk i ordningen abborrartade fiskar som finns i de flesta av världens varmare hav. Den är den enda arten i familjen Luvaridae.

Utseende
Kroppen har en gyllene eller silverrosa färg med gråblå till mörkblå rygg. Stjärtfenan är mörkblå och/eller rödaktig, och de övriga fenorna är rödaktiga. Ryggfenan är placerad långt bak hos de vuxna individerna; hos ungfiskarna, som skiljer sig mycket från de vuxna, sitter den dock långt fram. Huvudet har en liten, tandlös mun, och en stor, brant panna. Förutom beträffande ryggfenan skiljer sig ungarna från de vuxna bland annat genom att de har svartprickiga fenor och kropp samt tandbeväpnad mun. Arten kan bli 200 centimeter lång och 150 kilogram tung; vanligen blir den dock inte mycket längre än 150 centimeter.

Vanor
Luvaren är en solitär, pelagisk havsfisk som lever på djup från havsytan ner till 200 meter. Den livnär sig av geleaktiga planktondjur som maneter, salper och kammaneter.

Fortplantning
Lektiden infaller under vår och sommar. Honan lägger ett mycket stort antal ägg; en 1,7 meter lång hona bar på 47,5 miljoner ägg.

Utbredning
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Antonio's Card/La tarjeta de Antonio
In this story, Antonio learns that words have power, and that can be both a good and bad thing. As Mother's Day approaches he must decide how to show his love for his mother and her partner and whether he wants that declaration to be public.
Rigoberto González and Cecilia Concepción Álvarez
Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity
Separate Is Not Equal
These two images depict segregated classrooms before the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
The Day I Swam Into a New World
Frances dreams of swimming with her classmates, but will everyone be welcome at her new community pool?
Margaret Auguste
My Name was Hussein
Hussein, the narrator of My Name Was Hussein, lives in Bulgaria. His Muslim family takes great pride in their religion and traditions. But soldiers soon arrive in their village and force all of the Muslims to adopt Christian names, thereby inhibiting their freedom and identities.
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Race & Ethnicity Religion Rights & Activism
The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.
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Connected to Everything: A story from the Bitterroot Salish
"Connected to Everything" is a story written by Jennifer Greene and published in the Fall 2009 issue of Teaching Tolerance. This story is adapted from a traditional tale of the Bitterroot Salish, a Native American tribe in Montana.
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Ultimate Guide to Recycled Holiday Crafts for Kids
by Rebecca Regan
How Recycled Aluminum Can Crafts Work
How Recycled Vinyl Record Crafts Work
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Amazing Moms. "Hanukkah Craft Ideas for Kids - Baby Food Jar Menorah Craft." June 1, 2009 (Accessed 1/17/10).http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/holiday_hanukkah_jewel_menorah.htm
Cathers, Tracy. "Easter Bunny Baskets." Kinder Art. 2010 (Accessed 1/14/10).http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/bunnybaskets.shtml
Crayola. "Kwanzaa Flag." (Accessed 1/17/10).http://www.crayola.com/crafts/detail/kwanzaa-flag-craft/
Elmers. "Spooky Egg-Carton Witch." Teachers Projects.http://elmers.com/Projects/ProjectDetail.aspx?item=26§ionid=2&catid=2
Formaro, Amanda. "Cardboard Tube Scarecrow." Family Corner. 2009 (Accessed 1/14/10).http://www.familycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/cardboard_tube_scarecrow.shtml
Kaboose. "Hanukkah Gift Can." June 1, 2009 (Accessed 1/17/10).http://crafts.kaboose.com/hanukkah-gift-can.html
Kaboose. "Recycled Milk-Jug Easter Basket." June 1, 2009 (Accessed 1/14/10).http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/easter/recycled-milk-jug-easter-basket.html
Lake, Jane "How to Make Recycled Wrapping Paper Bows." All Free Crafts. 2010 (Accessed 1/13/10).http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/paper-bows.shtml
Make Stuff. "Pop Can Snowman." 2010 (Accessed 1/13/10).http://www.make-stuff.com/recycling/popcan_snowman.html
Making Friends. "Kwanzaa Candle Holders." 2009 (Accessed 1/17/10).http://www.makingfriends.com/world/kwanzaa_candle_holders.htm
Parents Magazine. "Make Recycling Routine." March 2008 (Accessed 1/17/10).http://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/green/kids-recycling/?page=1
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. "Recycled Christmas Tree." (Accessed 1/13/10).http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/Tree/tree.htm
Russell, Lisa. "Thanksgiving Crafts and Turkey Projects." Suite 101. October 23, 2008 (Accessed 1/14/10).http://homeschooling.suite101.com/article.cfm/thanksgiving_crafts_and_turkey_projects
Zambri-Dickerson, Jennifer. "Recycled Halloween Crafts - Ghost Theme." Suite 101. October 14, 2009 (Accessed 1/16/10).http://crafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/recycled_halloween_crafts_ghost_theme
Raid the Recycling Bin: 10 Recycled Crafts
How to Make Jewelry From Recycled Materials
How to Make a House Out of Popsicle Sticks
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Unfortunately, not every marriage works out in the end. If you and your spouse are having trouble, you are certainly not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that approximately 790,000 married couples get divorced each year. Although ending a marriage is never easy, the divorce process can be especially stressful for green card holders.
If you came to the United States on a K-1 fiancé visa or you obtained a green card through a marriage, it is imperative that you understand immigration law. Here, our Los Angeles immigration lawyers provide an overview of the most important things you should know about green cards and divorce.
Divorce and Immigration: Effect Depends on the Immigration Benefit Received
You always have a right to get a divorce. In the United States, no person is required to remain in a marriage. Similar to the rest of the country, California is a no-fault divorce state—meaning neither party to a divorce needs to prove that their spouse did anything 'wrong' to file for divorce. That being said, it is possible that a divorce will impact your immigration status. Here is what you should know:
Conditional Status Green Card: As a general matter, immigrants are issued a two-year conditional green card when coming to the United States on a spousal visa. During this two year conditional period, USCIS will evaluate the legitimacy of marriage. If you separate while on a conditional green card, divorce could have a significant impact.
Lawful Permanent Residents: For people who are already a lawful permanent resident—meaning those with a 10-year green card—a divorce generally has no little to no effect on their ability to renew their lawful permanent residency. In renewing a 10-year green card after a divorce, an immigrant may use the same name or seek a name change.
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If you are getting divorced while on a two-year conditional green card and you want to remain in the United States, you should prepare a Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence with a request for a waiver of the joint filing requirement. You are not necessarily out of luck. A permanent green card may still be possible. Though, you will have to prove that your marriage—even though it did not work out—was entered into in good faith. An experienced immigration lawyer can help you put together a green card renewal package.
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This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for postsecondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions. This course expands students' knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations.
Teachers will bring enthusiasm and varied teaching and assessment approaches to the classroom, addressing individual students' needs and ensuring sound learning opportunities for every student. The activities offered should enable students to relate and apply these concepts to the social, environmental, and economic conditions and concerns of the world in which they live. Opportunities to relate knowledge and skills to these wider contexts will motivate students to learn in a meaningful way and to become life-long learners.
The design of this course is intended to offer a rich balance between online and offline elements. The following is a summary of the course components and their delivery format. Please refer to the individual unit outlines for specific details.
The achievement chart for Business Studies outlines four categories of knowledge and skills. They include; knowledge and understanding, thinking and investigation, communication and application. Teachers will ensure that student work is assessed and/or evaluated in a balanced manner with respect to the four categories, and that achievement of particular expectations is considered within the appropriate categories.
Thirty percent of the grade will be based on final evaluations in the form of a research essay and an examination, written towards the end of the course.


Egyptian security forces killed 12 people and injured 10 more after firing upon a tourist group they had mistaken for militants, the country's Interior Ministry said.
Anyone can stick up a shack on the sand, stock it with beers and call it a beach bar. But what makes a great beach bar? It could be the sand-in-your-toes factor, or the washing and hissing of the waves nearby, or the sunsets or the people you meet.


Myrtle Beach is world famous for spectacular sunrises over the ocean. So when visiting this seaside town consisting of 100 km of gorgeous beaches along the Atlantic Ocean called the Grand Strand, it is ideal to stay at a hotel near the beach.
The Hampton Inn & Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort will make all your sunrise dreams come true, as it's only a few steps from paradise. These few steps were walked daily before dawn from the ground floor elevator of our hotel, past the still pool and lighted palm trees, through the thick wooden gate, and over the soft wet sand towards the salty waves splashing against the shore. In one hand was my camera and in my other hand was the hand of my sleepy child not understanding why I was dragging him out of bed so early because "it's not a school day!" The almost deserted beach is magical in the morning with a peaceful aurora that is not soon forgotten.
As the orange, pink and yellow hues began to peak above the horizon we were both in awe. I could have definitely stayed there for hours by my son insisted we get to the breakfast buffet. The compromise? Eating breakfast from the restaurant's balcony overlooking the ocean.
Aside from being steps from the beach, the Hampton Inn is located right on a popular hotel strip and easily accessible by car. They are not far from the famous Myrtle Beach Boardwalk that includes shops, restaurants, and the Skywheel, water sports such as parasailing and boating, Broadway at the Beach, the Market Common, top entertainment complexes, and mini golf. The friendly hotel staff went above and beyond our expectations and was always around to give us directions to activities and even printed out maps for us so we wouldn't get lost.
A hot continental breakfast buffet is included for all guests each morning from 6am-10am. Aside from hot food dishes there is fresh fruit, a variety of cereals, breads, coffee, tea, and an assortments of juices. Throughout our stay the breakfast was always fresh and replenished quickly. There were plenty of tables available in multiple rooms both indoor and out. If you are in a rush to go exploring Myrtle Beach and don't have time for a leisurely sit down meal you can grab one of their free "On the Run Breakfast Bags" Monday to Friday so you don't go hungry. They are available at in the lobby, and so is unlimited tea and coffee for those afternoon pick me ups.
There are 228 guest rooms including spacious suites. Regular rooms come with the convenience of a mini refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, flat screen TV, alarm clock, and high speed Internet is included. The ocean views are spectacular and your own private balcony comes with two white rocking chairs and is perfect for reading a book and sipping a morning coffee. We often brought our breakfast upstairs and enjoyed our meal looking out at the ocean.
For business travelers there is a complete business center including three computers, fax machine and printer. There is also a fitness room, coin laundry, safety deposit boxes, and complimentary newspaper. If you are traveling with small children you will be happy to know there are cribs, high chairs, and playpens available. The Hampton Inn boasts seven swimming pools including four indoor pools that are seasonally enclosed and three outdoor pools that are seasonally heated.
There are two awesome lazy rivers complete with large yellow tubes to float on at your leisure. Noah and I loved drifting along trying not to tip over, although with the hot sun beating down, the occasional tip was welcomed.
In the hotel lobby there are multiple large baskets filled with sand and pool toys, beach umbrellas, and boogie boards that guests can borrow to take to the beach. You may even get lucky and score some beach chairs. But if you purchase your own, pay it forward at the end of your trip and leave them in the basket for others to use.
There is a complimentary airport shuttle service, just call the hotel when your flight lands and a smiling staff member will pick you up from the airport.
Hampton Inn & Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront is located at 1801 South Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Need help planning your trip to Myrtle Beach? Visit their website.
For reservations call (843) 946-6400 or emailinfo@hamptoninnoceanfront.com.
The writer was a guest of Myrtle Beach Area CVB, they did not review or approve this article.


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Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering: taqi.uz » Leaders » Rector: Ercan Kahya
Rector: Ercan Kahya
Rektor: Ercan Kahya
Ishchi: +90 (212) 285 3002
Mobil: +90 (531) 297 0353
E-mail 1: kahyae@itu.edu.tr
E-mail 2: ercan.kahya@hotmail.com
Web site: http://akademi.itu.edu.tr/kahyae/
1989-1993 - Ph.D Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, Major Field: Water Resources Engineering, Minor Field: Atmospheric Sciences
1988 – 1989 - Department of Civil Engineering, Columbia University (CU), New York, USA, Water Resources Engineering, Graduate Study (Ph. D.)
1986-1987 - M. Sc. Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic University (PU), New York, USA, Water Resources Engineering
1985-1985 - June - Dec. English Language Education, ELS Language Center, Oklahoma City University (OCU), Oklahoma City, USA
1985-1985 - Jan. - May. Foreign Language Center, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey,
1984-1984 - Sep. - Dec. Department of Civil Engineering, Bosporus University (BU), Istanbul, Turkey, Prior to graduate study program for M.Sc. degree
1980-1984 - B. Sc. Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Istanbul, Turkey,
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
2021 - present - Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Rector Responsible for raising the rank of the institution worldwide
2012-2020 - Istanbul Technical University North Cyprus, Rector, (Building a university from scratch! It is just like writing A NEW STORY … Responsible for all kinds of institutional, administrative and academic works; struggled with massive bureaucracy in land leasing; signed more than 40 cooperation agreements; involved individually in all types of campus architecture & restoration projects from A to Z; prepared all strategic and financial plans; activated a new continuing education center (now ranked #1 in Cyprus); built first open innovation campus in the region; set up the foundations of incubation center & techno park system and several Center of Excellence; opened the first graduate MBA program (starting on Sep. of 2020); motivated new successful student clubs (e.g., emergency rescue, underwater diving; archery) for national competitions; organized many social panels and activities; constructed required all labs for existing three undergrad marine sciences departments; coordinated for national and international accreditation of these programs and so many works...)
2012-2020 - İTÜ University Executive Board and Senate Member, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2012-2020 - Hydraulics and Water Resources Eng. Program Council Member, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2014-2015 - Head of Hydraulic Division, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2009-2010 - İTÜ / UAE Relations Coordinator, American University of Sharjah, (Organized & Coordinated the process of MOU between ITU and Higher Colleges of Technology, in Abu Dhabi in 2010)
2002-2006 - Member of Executive Board, Coastal Sciences and Engineering Graduate Program at ITU, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2002-2004 - Vice Dean, Institute of Science and Technology (aka Graduate School), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, (Responsible for all graduate student affairs at the largest graduate school in Europe, more than 6,000 enrolments)
2002-2004 - Member of Executive Board, Institute of Science and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
2001-2003 - Member of Executive Board, EURASIA Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
1996-1999 - Head of Hydraulic Division, Civil Engineering Department, Selçuk University, Konya
1996-1999 - Member of Executive Board, Civil Engineering Department, Selçuk University, Konya
1995-2000 - Chief of Hydraulic Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department, Selçuk University, Konya
2009 - present - Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul
2008-2010 - Visiting Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE
(Teaching undergraduate level courses; Undertaking various water resources and hydrometeorological researches; Presenting papers in international and national conferences; Participating in various academic commissions; etc.)
2006-2008 - Assoc. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, (Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses; Supervising M.S. and Ph.D. students; Undertaking various water resources and hydro-meteorological researches; Presenting papers in international and national conferences; Participating in various academic commissions; etc.)
2004-2006 - Visiting Assoc. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, American University in Dubai (AUD), UAE
(Teaching undergraduate level courses; Tailoring new courses; Conducting research activities. Participating in various academic commissions; etc.)
2001-2004 - Assoc. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, [Same as above]
1998-2000 - Assoc. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, Selçuk University (SU), Konya, (Same as above)
1994-1998 - Assist. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, Selçuk University (SU), Konya, (Same as above)
1993-1994 - Water Resources Specialist, State Water Works (DSİ), Ankara, Turkey, (Responsible for an irrigation project in Southern Anatolia Project (GAP); Establishing stochastic models for the reliability of active reservoir volumes; Performing various hydrologic works such as spillways-gates-outlet works, pressure conduits, water supply systems, flood damage mitigation, and planning for water resources development.)
1993-1993 - Post-doc, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, [Performing a research regarding U.S. streamflow and La Nina events and preparing all relevant research works to be published in WRR journal; Investigating hydroelectric power and groundwater problems existed in Los Angeles.]
1990-1992 - Research Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, [Studying U.S. streamflow patterns in association with ENSO episodes; Applying various methodologies such as harmonic analysis, composite analysis, statistical models based on some theoretical PDF; Writing proposal and final reports; Presenting papers in conferences.]
1986-1987 - Laboratory Assistant, Polytechnic University (PU), New York, USA, [Conducting undergraduate experiments in the hydraulic lab.]
CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE
2004-2006 - Consultant, Metropol Gulf Landscaping & Construction L.L.C., Dubai/UAE, [Preparing joint venture agreements; Presenting company profiles to new customers; Participating various business meeting; Evaluating project bids, Organizing work forces, etc.]


With the term welding, in thermoplastic materials, we mean an indissoluble cementation obtained by specific temperatures and pressures, with or without the use of filler materials.
The welding occurs when the material, in the slot or on the surface, is brought to a temperature of merge.
The thread-like molecules of the two pressed parts come together and intertwine with each other, producing homogeneous union. This also takes the name of fusion.
Only the materials of the same substance plastics can be welded together (for example PVDF with PVDF, PP with PP) and, accordingly, only those of the same or similar molecular weight and density.
For this reason, the non-rigid polyethylene is welded with the soft one, while the color difference does not affect the consistency of the weld.
Let's see what you need to know for the infrared welding.
In the process of infrared welding the areas of the components (e.g. pipe fittings, valves) are heated up to the desired temperature by the mechanical pressure without the aid of additional materials.
The infrared joints of this type can only be obtained with machines for infrared welding.
– it's reduced to a minimum the possibility of the formation of stress points.
The basic rule is that only materials of the same type can be welded together.
The best results are obtained only with materials whose melt index is contained in the range between 0.4 and 0.8 g / 10 min.
The components to be welded must have the same thickness of fusion's notification area. The maximum degree of acceptance is the +/- 10%.
The merger IR can only be operated by qualified personnel.
Protect the fusion area to adverse weather conditions like rain, snow or wind.
The allowable temperature for the fusion must be contained in a range between 5 ° C and 30 ° C. Outside of this range it's necessary to apply specific measures to ensure that in the welding area the aforementioned conditions are maintained.
It must also be ensured that the components to be joined have a temperature compressed in the limits.
In principle, the infrared (IR) fusion requires no special preparation, but you have to make sure the components to be welded are clean of impurities.


The premise of Growth Hacker Marketing is that exponential growth as seen from the likes of Dropbox, Instagram and Facebook is not down to luck and it hasn't come from traditional forms of marketing. Their rapid growth has been engineered from the beginning and despite being late entrants into their markets, these companies have succeeded using new age marketing techniques. This short book from author Ryan Holiday is easy to read and an absolute must for the modern day marketer.
DOWNLOAD THE GROWTH HACKER MARKETING SUMMARY PDF FOR FREE!
The premise of Growth Hacker Marketing is that exponential growth as seen from the likes of Dropbox, Instagram, and Facebook is not down to luck and it hasn't come from traditional forms of marketing. Their rapid growth has been engineered from the beginning and despite being late entrants into their markets, these companies have succeeded using new age marketing techniques. This short book by author Ryan Holiday is easy to read and an absolute must for the modern day marketer.
Ryan Holiday considers himself a writer and a media strategist. With 6 books under his belt and an extremely successful blog, Ryan has covered a lot of topics surrounding personal and business development. He has a passion for philosophy & stoicism as well as marketing, business, success, growth, marketing, self-awareness, and learning. Ryan is the author of popular books The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is the Enemy. Ryan was the marketing expert for popular brand American Apparel and is definitely an expert on building awareness and buzz for a product or service.
In this summary, we will first talk about the new era of marketing before covering Ryans 4 growth hacker steps; 1. Beginning with product market fit. 2. Targeting the right people and finding your growth hack. 3. Going Viral 4. Closing the Loop.
Ryan explains that traditional marketing doesn't return to the drawing board when their product isn't received as expected. They'll continue to put more time, money and energy into the product as it is, expecting a better response. They key is to identify the customers, hone in on their specific needs, and develop something that will meet all of their expectations.
For more on optimisation and AB testing, check out The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Other reads by Ryan Holiday include Ego is the Enemy – a very complimentary continuation on from The Obstacle is the Way that focuses on how when on the road to success, we mustn't let our ego's become a controlling factor in the way we act and make decisions. Also by Ryan, Trust Me I'm Lying – is an eye-opening insight into how the modern media operates, the economy that drives it and how the system can be manipulated.
Robert Greene was one of the most influential people in Ryan Holiday's life and his book The 48 Laws of Power outlines key steps to understanding how to use and enforce your power.
If you're developing a product, ask yourself, who is this product for? Why do they want it? What are they going to do with it? Try and define the audience early on.
Take feedback, take as much criticism as necessary and act on it. It takes time to develop a product or service, you won't get it perfect the first time and that's OK.
Research some of your favourite companies, how did they get off the ground? What were their marketing strategies?
Buy the complete book on Amazon.


Alta Devices has announced that Twiggs Space Lab (TSL), NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL) and Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) has selected the company's solar cell technology to power small satellites.
The focus of these space companies is to broaden access to space for educational and commercial participants. They have chosen to use Alta Devices solar technology due to its unique modular, lightweight and high efficiency characteristics.
CubeSats (satellites built around a 10x10x10cm building block) were originally developed for university students to participate in space research. The standard has now been adopted worldwide. Typically placed into low-earth orbits, they often have standardized or off-the-shelf components and have facilitated more affordable and easier access to space. CubeSats are driving new industries via the explosion of big data accessible from space.
All small satellites need solar cells to generate electrical power. Until now, no commercial solar technologies could match the improvement in cost, weight and ease of use that other components of small satellite technology have achieved: solar cells are traditionally expensive, fragile, rigid, and difficult to encapsulate and robustly attach to spacecraft. Alta Devices solar cells overcome these challenges because they are flexible, easy to encapsulate and mount, and provide high power conversion efficiencies. For example, Alta Devices cells can be mounted to low-mass deployable structures including coiled carbon fiber booms, flat-packed, polymer-based accordioned arrays, even inflatable structures, allowing creative design approaches to maximizing onboard solar power.


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Why Prince Philip's Will Is Going to Be Kept Secret For 90 Years
His will won't be available to the public until 2111.
Prince Harry Learned of Prince Philip's Death From Police: REPORT
The Embassy reportedly couldn't reach Harry over the phone.
How Meghan Markle Honored Prince Philip
Meghan couldn't attend the funeral in person, but she found other ways to pay tribute.
Prince Philip's Funeral Guest List, Revealed
The ceremonial event is closed to the public.
Why Is Meghan Markle Not Attending Prince Philip's Funeral?
Prince Harry will be in attendance.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Dead at 99
Queen Elizabeth II's husband has passed away following a series of health issues.
Celebrities Who Died in 2021
See which celebrities and performers passed away in 2021.


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8.0w X 11.125h
Pages: 17, 18, 20, 22, 24
Camp Gilmore
"Happiness depends on leisure," said Aristotle, and this Connecticut family took the philosopher's words to heart. They removed their home's rear barriers and revealed the idyllic pond where their best moments now take place.
Life coaches tell us not to sweat the small stuff, but in truth it's the small stuff that often keeps our lives-- and our households-- from running smoothly. Here are some simple ideas for regaining control over the little things.
Pages: 34, 36, 38, 40
Summer's last hurrah
Your late-season garden may be a bit beaten down, but it's not out. Rally the last wave of flowers into lush and lovely bouquets.
Today's take on the historic crafting technique of decoupage has gone modern with bold, graphic images and the use of photocopiers and scanners.
Trellises from trimmings
Every vine needs a place to twine its tendrils. This rustic tepee is a stylish structure designed to lift the beauty of your garden to eye level. Build it in an afternoon from garden prunings, then use it to showcase all sorts of upwardly mobile plants.
More than making do
As far as Laura and Mike Fischer are concerned, the Joneses can have their big houses. "We don't live in the world of 'keep-up,'" says Mike, who appreciates beauty but values his dollars. The couple works with what they have (a few good pieces mixed with some more generic ones), and uses bold-color paint to provide maximum impact for minimum cost.
Hide and Sleek Kitchen
Often it's what you don't see in a kitchen that gives it a look and feel of streamlined efficiency. Superior storage-- places for everything at the points where they will be used-- clears the decks for culinary chores. When combined with generous countertop space and appliances suited to your cooking needs, well-planned storage makes it easy for family members and friends to pitch in at mealtimes.
Set a place
Your prized plates deserve more attention than being stored away until a holiday. Instead, use your collection to create a wall arrangement everyone will notice.
Learning from Homeschool Families
Shauna Pearson has always loved art. Unfortunately, her favorite subject was taught for just one hour a day in her public elementary school. What's worse, Shauna once told her art teacher that she wanted to be an artist when she grew up, to which the teacher replied, "Artists are poor," while several classmates laughed.
Your child's friends matter more than you may think. Help your kids find the best friends for future success and happiness.
Movin' on Up
Volkswagen's Passat W8 becomes the only midsize family sedan or wagon with a muscular eight-cylinder engine. But the extra power pushes the price into a posh new neighborhood.
Backyard Kitchen
Small Yards Big Show
Despite their size, these two backyards offer lessons in thinking big.
Accents for Outdoors
Made especially with our feathered friends in mind and introduced this season by Woodstock Percussion, these Birdhouse Chimes (above, left) are tuned to the first five notes of Louise, a carefree melody written in 1929. The chimes feature five bronze tubes suspended from a handcrafted, hardwood birdhouse perfectly suited for a wren or a warbler. The wood parts have a soft gray washed finish for a charming weathered look.
That Old Black Magic
As the pastels of the cottage garden style continue to give way to the hot tropical looks, elephant's-ears become more and more a part of the home landscape. And why not? Come summer, almost all of the nation exists in a tropical or subtropical state, where huge leaves and eye-popping colors feel right at home.
Perfect pairs
Test garden tip
Pages: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
Step across the wooden footbridge, over a narrow wet-weather creek, and between the guardian tetrapanaxes to enter the unexpectedly secluded garden of Christine Baukus and Irv Coats. From inside, worldly distractions disappear behind a wall of leaves. Enter and unwind.
Family-friendly style
family-friendly style Faced with a black hole of a kitchen and a bear cave of a family room, the Gil family won our home improvement contest-- and our kudos-- for transforming a suit of particularly unpleasant 1970s rooms into light, bright, stylish spaces.
Pages: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
Giving the ranch a hand
Clean lines and convenience popularized the ranch house plan in the 1940s. But the chic style of the mid-century modern home had vanished by the time Susan and Ed Clarke's ranch was built in 1975. So they gave the house a second chance.
Remaking a classic
Philip Mittell makes his living representing people who design movies. When it came time to do a little set dressing of his own-- turning a 1916 house in the Hollywood Hills into the Mediterranean villa of his dreams-- he wanted more than celluloid magic. A deliberate process integrating modern designs with antiques created a refined look that will last long after the credits roll.
Picnic eggs
Postponing summer's itchy chores in favor of an afternoon enjoying the cool breezes off a lake doesn't mean that you have to do your basking on an empty stomach.
Save the Sippy Cups
Is It Safe to Store Butter Out on the Counter
Breast-Fed Babies Have Higher IQ's
Berries Pack Punch
It's your birthday
Everyone loves friendly little ladybugs. The French adore them so much that they call them les betes du bon Dieu, or creatures of the good God. So it comes as no surprise that hearts flutter over a pretty-in-pink "Ladybug Bash." This birthday party will have everyone seeing spots-- polka dots adorn everything from the cups to the cupcakes. It's a party no fan of beetles (the bugs, not the band) would miss.
The Shopper's Mart
Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order with comfort and convenience from your own home.
The family next door


OK, If you heard my Community Showcase Submission you may be wondering where on earth I was coming from. I wish I could have better explained my choices but there's a word limit and I had to fit a lot of stuff in. Basically, I want to first explain that I wasn't basing the Kpop groups I matched to each ally on their musical tastes. I have no idea what most of the allies' tastes in music are beyond which game soundtracks they like and that doesn't translate super well to pop music. I based my choices on the allies' online personas, what I know of their tastes in media, and the overall vibe I get from each of them. And the groups/artists I chose were matched to the allies based on their concepts and aesthetics. My matchups were intended for both the allies themselves and the audience. Also if you're wondering why I chose all girl groups for the allies, 1, for consistency, and 2, because I primarily follow girl groups and know the most about them. I didn't want to match an ally to an artist I wasn't super familiar with. So, now that you know my thought process, let's break down each matchup.
Just for Clarity. The Leader is just the member that leads the rest of the group, usually praises and disciplines the other members, introduces them when on TV, takes care of the other members, and generally makes sure everything is running smoothly. They're usually the oldest member, but not always. The maknae is the youngest member. A bias is a person's favorite member(s) in a group. Also when I list the artist's ages I'm going by their current international age, not their Korean age. So For example, IU was born in 1993, so most of the world considers her to be 24, but in Korea she's seen as being 25. I'm listing the international age.
Jones: I picked IU because of her music and themes. There are a lot of things that come to mind when I think about Jones and 2 of them are Disney and theater. IU's aesthetic and overall sound draws from those two things. Her more recent music has gone more retro than dramatic, but I think she maintains a sort of theatrical presence.
Genres: Ballad, Kpop, R&B, Nu-disco, Soul, Jazz, Big Band.
Well Known Label Mates: Shinsadong Tiger, Fiestar.
Fun Facts: She was really unpopular when she first debuted but the success of her song "Good Day" cemented her as "the nation's little sister". Everyone loves IU, doesn't matter if you're 5 or 87, everyone loves IU.
Bosman: Kyle was a pretty easy pick. I was thinking about playing off his whole "New York Hip Hop" thing, but decided to play off his propensity for bits instead. There's no group who does bits like Orange Caramel, it's kind of their whole concept. Each of their music videos parodies something or is generally comedy based. Concepts for music videos they have had include: Ping Pong school, sushi, "Where's Waldo?", and anime magical girls.
Ages: 28, 26, and 25.
Members: Raina, Nana, and Lizzy.
Genres: Kpop, bubblegum pop, semi-trot, EDM.
Well Known Label Mates: AfterSchool, Son DamBi, Nu'Est, Hello Venus, Seventeen, Han Dong Geun, Pristin.
Fun Facts: They're a subunit of my favorite group, AfterSchool. Member Nana placed #1 on The Independent Critic's "Top 100 Most Beautiful Faces In the World" list, 2 years in a row. Nana also works as a fashion model and spokesmodel for brands internationally. Member Raina has one of the best voices in Kpop but you won't hear that in OC's songs, her solo work is really good. Member Lizzy is a solo trot singer and TV host as well.
Don: This was a little tricky. I ended up deciding to go off the fact that Don is a multidimensional being that cannot be comprehended by us mere mortals and picked Cosmic Girls. Cosmic Girls' concept is that all the members are aliens and their music videos reflect this fact. They're all pretty space themed and out there, but the one that's the most mystical is "Secret". They've also got crazy good editing on their videos which I thought Don might appreciate.
Members: Seola, Xaun-Yi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi, Yeoreum, Dayoung, Yeonjung.
My Biases: Seola, Exy, Bona, Soobin, Dawon, and Eunseo.
Well Known Label Mates: Sistar, K.Will, MonstaX, Mad Clown, Junggigo.
Fun Facts: They are the largest Kpop girl group currently promoting and tied for the largest currently promoting Kpop group overall. Member Yeonjung was one of the winners on the survival show Produce 101 and was a part of the resulting group I.O.I.. Leader Exy competed on the survival show Unpretty Rapstar. Members Mei Qi, Xuan Yi, and Cheng Xiao are Chinese. Exy is the leader but she's only the 4th oldest. Their fans are called Ujung.
Ben: I knew right away that I wanted to pick a group that had an anime sound, but there are a couple of groups that fit the bill. I decided to go with the group that sounds like a shonen opening though, Kara. Kara not only has anime-sounding music, they're also the most prolific Kpop group in Japan and have an extensive Japanese discography.
Members: Gyuri, Sungyeon, Nicole, Seunghee, Hara, Jiyoung, and Youngji.
Genres: K-pop, J-pop, Rock, EDM.
Well Known Label Mates: Rainbow, KARD.
Fun Facts: Kara has an anime based on them featuring the members as voice actors called "Kara The Animation". Their song "Butterfly" was used in Naruto Shippuden's soundtrack, and on the Naruto spinoff "Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals" Guy-sensei famously did the point choreography to Kara's song "Mister". Most of Kara's songs are considered Iconic and all of them are good. Nicole is American. Their fans are called Kamilia.
Huber: Picking Dreamcatcher for Huber was easy. They have a horror concept, all of their music videos are connected and tell a story. Their music videos also draw heavily from classic horror movies like "The Shining". They're super powerful, dramatic, and energetic performers which reminds me of Huber too.
Members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Yoohyun, Dami, Handong, GaHyeon.
Fun Facts: They originally debuted as Minx in 2014 and then re-debuted as Dreamcatcher in 2017 with the horror concept they have now. Their debut as Dreamcatcher happened on Friday the 13th. Handong is Chinese. They don't have an official fanclub name yet but some fans call themselves Nightmares, Hunters, or Dreamers.
Brad: Picking F(x) was based both on Ultima Brad and the really cool vibe he gave off when I met him briefly at E3. So the group I picked definitely had to be cool, almost intimidatingly cool. There's no group that has that vibe except for F(X). All of their music is really interesting and experimental. They have super unique and cool styling, fashion, and choreography. Overall, I picked F(x) for the vibes.
Members: Victoria, Krystal, Luna, Amber, and Sulli.
Status: Possibly on Hiatus, things aren't super clear.
Well Known Label Mates: Red Velvet, SNSD, Super Junior, NCT, BoA, SES, TVXQ, ShiNee, EXO.
Fun Facts: Their album "4 Walls" is a masterpiece. Member Krystal is the younger sister of former SNSD member and creative directer of fashion brand Blanc and Eclare/solo artist, Jessica Jung. Luna's solo work is awesome! Krystal and Amber are American, Victoria is Chinese. Amber has a Youtube Channel called What The Pineapple that she's been more active on recently. Also Amber is friends with literally everyone. Their fans are called Me U.
Ian: Red Velvet was an easy pick for Ian. A common thread throughout their music videos is a sense of eeriness. The girls are always otherworldly or creepy while still looking beautiful which is hard to do. Also, from a cinematography and design standpoint, they have the best music videos on the market. They also love to use synths in their music. And, they're very good dancers.
Members: Irene, Wendy, Seulgi, Joy, and Yeri.
Genres: Kpop, synthpop, electropop, R&B, Ballad.
Well Known Label Mates: F(x), SNSD, Super Junior, NCT, BoA, SES, TVXQ, ShiNee, EXO.
Fun Facts: RV has a very interesting concept in that there's 2. The Red, is their electropop, upbeat concept. The Velvet, is their R&B, melodic concept. Yeri was added to the group during their Ice Cream Cake era. Wendy is Canadian. Their fans are called ReVeLuv.
Damiani: I wasn't sure who to pick for Damiani initially, but as soon as I thought of Mamamoo I knew it was a good fit. Mamamoo are known for being the biggest trolls in Kpop and generally not taking themselves too seriously, but they also are very talented and passionate about what they do, which made me think of Damiani.
Members: Wheein, Solar, Hwasa, and Moonbyul.
Genres: Kpop, Jazz, R&B, ballad.
Fun Facts: They're one of the few groups from a small company to find real success. Their fans are called MooMoos (which means radishes), hence their light sticks being radishes.
Bloodworth: This was also a tough pick. But Loona has a very diverse sound, and all of their songs are very well written so I thought it would be a good pick. Also, generally speaking, their music is very chill which reminds me of Blood.
Units: Loona 1/3, and Loona Odd Eye Circle.
Genres: Kpop, basically every other genre.
Fun Facts: They haven't actually debuted yet. They've got a "girl of the month" concept where all 12 members are revealed over the course of 2 years with the project being completed with their official debut in 2018. The project began in October of 2016. Every girl has a color and animal assigned to represent them. How their company, Blockberry Creative, which is basically a no name, managed to get the money to afford like 25 high budget music videos mystifies me. Like producing this group had to have cost millions upon millions of dollars.
EZA: As soon as I thought of Twice, I knew they were the right pick to represent EZA. They've got 9 members, each with their own unique concept and varying personalities but they all bring something special to the group. They have a Comeback pretty much every Halloween, and common themes for their music videos are classic movies and Halloween/Cosplay. They produce memes like a printer, and they interact with their fans a lot. It just made too much sense.
My Biases: Jihyo, Sana, Mina, Momo, Chaeyoung, and Junghyeon.
Well Known Label Mates: Wonder Girls, Miss A, Got7, 2PM, 2AM, J.Y. Park, Day6.
Fun Facts: They are crazy popular. They're definitely the #1 Rookies in Kpop right now. They break a record (usually their own) for sales, wins, or views every time they have a new release, it's insane. Each member has their own concept which they play on a lot in their styling and in MV's, so they're a bit like a 9-member Spice Girls. They get a lot of hate, mainly because they're so popular and people think they don't deserve it, but Thrice (anti-Twice folks) can choke for all I care. These girls work really hard and consistently put out great music and great performances. Leader Jihyo trained for 10 years before debuting. Despite being the leader Jihyo is actually only the 5th oldest, she was made leader because she trained longer than the rest of the members. Members Sana, Momo, and Mina are Japanese. Mina was born in Texas. Tzuyu is Taiwanese. Mina is classically trained in Ballet, and was a full time ballet dancer up until 7 months before their debut when she got scouted. The group was formed through a survival show called Sixteen, which featured 16 JYP trainees vying for a spot in the group. Momo actually got eliminated but was put in the group anyway because of her dance ability. Their fans are called Once.
That's all of them! I hope you better understand my choices now, and I hope this was entertaining.
Thanks for all the hard work! Great post! Totally going to check out more Dream catcher.


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Q: Calendar in Android app to select month and year I want to have a calendar that would allow the user to only choose month and year. Are there any 3rd party widgets that would allow me to do that? I know about date slider (http://i.stack.imgur.com/BDFls.png) that allows me to create a dialog box where user would choose month and year, but is there a widget that is similar to what I posted below? Or would I have to create this myself?

A: I would recommend CalDroid. It has customization options to allow you to create the desired effect.
Edit: Read the documentation on the project's GitHub:

Caldroid fragment includes 4 main parts:
1) Month title view: show the month and year (e.g MARCH, 2013)
2) Navigation arrows: to navigate to next month or previous month
3) Weekday gridview: contains only 1 row and 7 columns. To display "SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT"
4) An infinite view pager that allow user to swipe left/right to change month. This library is taken from https://github.com/antonyt/InfiniteViewPager

Number (1) seems to be what you need.

A: Personally, for this reasonably simple use case, I'd not bother with some 3rd-party thing you can't easily debug/maintain. I'd use two ViewFlippers -- one for month and one for day. ViewFlipper supports animation, so you can get some nice looking physics to it when the user spins to a month/day.

A: yes, there is, Calendar Times Square provides to you a calendar to display and then a way to choose from it some date:
first, import the calendar into your project.
then, display it the following way:
        //get the current date:
        Calendar firstYear = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar lastYear = Calendar.getInstance();
        firstYear.add(Calendar.YEAR, -10);
        lastYear.add(Calendar.YEAR, 10);

        // to declare the calendar with the current date and make it scrollable for a past year and an upcoming year
        final CalendarPickerView calendar = (CalendarPickerView) findViewById(R.id.calendar_view);
        calendar.init(firstYear.getTime() , lastYear.getTime())
            .withSelectedDate(Calendar.getInstance().getTime());

then, when want to save the selected date:
    Date new_date = calendar.getSelectedDate();
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
    calendar.setTime(new_date);

    // to make sure it saved to the system
    if (ShellInterface.isSuAvailable()) {
          ShellInterface.runCommand("chmod 666 /dev/alarm");
          SystemClock.setCurrentTimeMillis(calendar.getTimeInMillis());
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CEDAR CITY — The Southern Utah Museum of Art, Southern Utah University and artsFUSION will team up on select Monday nights starting Jan. 9 to bring performing and visual arts to life for families in Southern Utah.
The "SUMA Family Arts Night Series" – or "SUMA FANS" – will be held January through April on select Monday evenings from 6-7 p.m.
The SUMA FANS nights will focus on visual arts, dance and theater. Each night's free activities will revolve around a particular monthly theme based on what is being displayed in the museum that month, said Alisa Petersen, the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Chair of Elementary Arts Education at Southern Utah University.
In addition to a monthly theme, the particular art form in which attendees can participate will rotate based on the night. The first night of the month will focus on visual arts, the second night will be dance-related and the third will be theater. The first night for January will give family members an opportunity to create a landscape printing project similar to what will be on display in the museum.
Activities will be created by student teachers in their respective disciplines. The evenings are for families to visit SUMA and participate in free artistic activities. This gives parents, children and grandparents in the community many opportunities to create together.
SUMA FANS is a collaborative effort between the Southern Utah Museum of Arts, Southern Utah University and artsFUSION, a program endowed by the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and run by Petersen.
This programming ranges from professional development workshops for elementary education teachers in the arts to sending artists out into the local elementary schools to work with teachers and children, Petersen said. They also put on the "Art, Music, & Me Summer Camp" for children.
In addition to being the endowed chair, Petersen is also on the board of SUMA representing education.
"This (SUMA FANS) was a great way for me to marry that role as a museum board member and my role as a faculty member," Petersen said.
Petersen said she hopes community members will come out to experience the arts with loved ones at the SUMA Family Arts Night Series.
When: Select Mondays from January through April from 6-7 p.m.
Dates include: Jan. 9, 23 and 30; Feb. 6, 13 and 27; March 6, 20 and 27; April 3, 10 and 17.
Southern Utah Museum of Art website.


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Jackets fall to Dumas in state 7 on 7
By Mark Wilson
Stephenville was eliminated from Division II of the Texas 7 on 7 State Football Tournament last Friday morning at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station with a 32-14 loss to Dumas.
It was the opening round of bracket play, coming out of last Thursday's pool. Stephenville was 1-2 in Pool F, and that seeding matched the Yellow Jackets against Dumas, which is Class 4A Division I like SHS.
"Overall they competed very well. They faced adversity," said Stephenville's 7 on 7 coach, Clark Giddings. "They played Dumas really well and they gave a lot of effort. Dumas was definitely well coached."
In the preseason rankings published in Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine, head coach Sterling Doty's Yellow Jackets are the 20th-ranked Class 4A Division I team in the state. Dumas is 15th in 4A Division I. Pleasant Grove is Dave Campbell's top-ranked team in 4A Division II, coming off a state runner-up finish in 2018.
Giddings noted that during pool play Thursday lightning from a storm passing through delayed the action, and the players also had to deal with heat and rain.
The Jackets lost to Pleasant Grove and Jourdanton and then defeated Brock in pool play Thursday. After beating SHS in bracket play, Dumas downed McGregor, 46-35, then was eliminated by Tuscola Jim Ned, 47-41.
Stephenville's 20-member 7 on 7 roster included Cole Stanley, Caden Cowan, Kade Renfro, Kason Philips, Gavin Rountree, Trace Morrison, Grayson Traweek, Asher Dittfurth, Kreed Averhoff, Dyland Schumann, Quentin Walker, Colten Accomazzo, DeShawn Garcia, Caleb Smith, Brayden Garcia, Cooper Hubble, Coy Eakin, Brady Morton, Jacob Stacy and Ryder Lambert.
Sunnyvale edged JIm Ned, 13-12, to advance to the Saturday afternoon Division II championship match, where it won the title over Pleasant Grove, 34-27.
"I think they understand they've got some work to do," Giddings said of the preparation ahead for the 2019 season under new head coach Sterling Doty. "Nobody can be taken for granted, and we've got to play every snap of every game."
Monday, Aug. 5 will be the official first day of non-contact conditioning for the 2019 season. The first day of full contact will be Aug. 10.
Stephenville's first scrimmage will be Aug. 16, at Tiger Stadium in Glen Rose, followed by an Aug. 23 scrimmage at home versus Granbury.
The Yellow Jackets' season opener will be Aug. 30 against Argyle — the first of three consecutive home games, all non-district.