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Magical Britain
Knockturn Alley
[Revolution] love grows where my Rosemary goes
Started by Aurelius Audish, June 13, 2022, 09:23:41 am
Aurelius Audish
June 13, 2022, 09:23:41 am Last Edit: June 13, 2022, 09:24:24 am by Yuuko Flowright
Revolution was busier than usual tonight. There was a large group of young wizards wearing England scarves glued to the Wizarding Wireless near the bar. Audish hadn't really paid attention, but it was quarterfinal of the 416th Quidditch World Cup or something like that. He didn't care much for the competition, but a busy club suited his purpose for the evening just fine. Nobody would be paying any attention to him when there was an occasion to get sloshed.
He picked up a tumbler of firewhiskey from the bar and started looking for a free table. His usual spot was taken up by a group of sports fans, but in the deepest recesses of the pub there were still some spaces available. Normally, these tables were reserved for Knockturn riff-raff and low lives, but they were apparently drinking elsewhere today. It was a good thing then that he hadn't come to see any of those contacts today and wasn't in need of any services.
The man he was about to meet with, in fact, claimed to be nobility. Audish had never been quite convinced of the veracity of those claims, but it mattered little when Spaulding was both convenient and useful. His service over the years had been reliable and discrete and Audish had yet more work for him. His connections to the muggle world, while repugnant and reprehensible, were useful. And Spaulding knew how to keep his mouth shut. In fact, Audish thought that was by far his best trait.
He hadn't seen Spaulding in a while. Things at St Mungos had gotten too hot for a while. There was a bit of an art to finding the right time for his activities to avoid a formal investigation. The last such check had taken longer than usual due to some administrative cock-up at the Ministry. It had been trying his patience, but such things were out of his hands. However, with the aurors finally gone, Audish was free to act again. It was high time too, as his Lord and Master was asking for generous contributions again. Unlike some others in his circle, Audish couldn't fall back on his family's wealth for that purpose. He actually had to 'work' for the money. For some definition of work.
Audish settled down with his drink, and carefully positioned his briefcase under the table, ready for imminent exchange with Spaulding. Thinking of, where was that wretch anyway? Audish's head turned towards the bar, scanning for tweed, elbow patches and a sleazy smile.
Vincent Spaulding
Re: [Revolution] love grows where my Rosemary goes
June 13, 2022, 05:46:09 pm #1
He'd had to set off later than planned - some minor quibble over land rights had delayed him, and he couldn't very well let the matter drop, not when it would mean money not being on the table going in the right direction. His estates' tenants weren't generally much bother but it could be so tedious when they were late paying. Why couldn't they just pay on time like everybody else? And if they couldn't live within their means and pay on time, perhaps they should move on and let someone else who can.
No matter, it was all settled, and Vincent hadn't even had to send any of his men over to finalise the transaction. One didn't like to spend too much thinking about the details, it was so dull and tedious and 'I promise we'll pay you next week, my lord' and 'we've just been laid off, we just need to get back on our feet and if your lord would be so kind'. Excuses. They should try having his job and see how bloody difficult that was.
On that note, back to business... it was time to go see that fellow Audish. Truth be told, Vincent wasn't exactly an admirer, but respected him: man knew his place, knew how to get things done, and knew not to draw attention to himself when it wasn't appropriate. Excellent traits in an employee, not that Audish was an employee of his; he had no real need for a healer, and in any event the transaction was more what he could do for Audish rather than the other way around, and naturally pocket a respectable handling fee for his time and trouble. Nothing wrong with facilitating good business, now, was there?
Revolution had never been his favourite venue of choice - far too noisy, the drinks on offer... even their 'top shelf' drinks weren't worth the asking price: he wouldn't ordinarily even give the more expensive whiskeys here to Pokey for cleaning purposes, but when in Rome, one rather should go native, he supposed.
And today it was, regrettably, more raucous than usual. The youths and hooligans of the area all bunched in, celebrating what he presumed must be the Quidditch World Cup. They all had their little national scarves on - even Vincent couldn't resist a moment of pride in his nation, his homeland, but the moment passed - and they were again just youths and hooligans making noise. But he supposed that the noise presented reasonable cover for men doing business they would rather not be noticed.
He did hope that he had perhaps beaten Audish here this evening, but alas it was not to be; the man was hiding in a corner usually reserved for the locals. He nodded curtly to the man, before proceeding to the bar. It would not do for him to be here and not have a drink, assuming he could find something that wouldn't rot his stomach.
A swift conversation with the bartender later, and an exchange of Galleons, and Vincent had himself a bottle of Scotch that might even have seen some actual peat in the barley, perhaps even dried in a peaty smoke fire - and two glasses. They'd done enough business that Vincent was prepared to share a drink with the man, and it never hurt to lubricate the wheels of industry, such as they were. He had insisted on clean glasses.
With that, he made his way across the room to where Audish was sat, watching like a hawk. There was something about his expression, his demeanour, you knew when you were being watched, because you were being Watched. He'd never quite realised it before but Audish did have a bird of prey look about him. Perhaps the next meeting could be on his estate, perhaps with his falconer present.
He plonked himself down opposite Audish, "Do apologise for being late, my dear chap, but alas my business cannot entirely be trusted to run itself, not least with all the people who don't pay their bills on time." He set the bottle down on the table, with the glasses. "I thought, on the spirit of the occasion, you might care to drink something a little more... finessed than usually available here, before we get down to business." There was a smile. It might even have had some sincerity in the corner of his mouth.
There was a cheer across the room, someone had seemingly scored. Vincent continued smiling, even though the noise was rather... untoward.
June 27, 2022, 06:37:30 pm #2 Last Edit: June 28, 2022, 08:01:20 am by Yuuko Flowright
And there he was. Finally. Patience was a virtue Audish didn't possess and he was glad that Spaulding hadn't kept him waiting longer. The sooner they got this business started the sooner they could both go home and not be at Revolution; a win-win situation really. Except, was that a whole bottle of Scotch? Hopefully Spalding didn't plan on staying until they had finished it. That would extend their stay to somewhat longer than Audish had planned for.
Spalding made a vague apology of having been detained on business. "Don't apologise. I know what it's like." In fact, Audish thought he knew rather more on the nature of unplanned work than Spalding. As a healer he was confronted with it constantly. What sort of unscheduled troubles could possibly come up as a landlord? Audish kept his thoughts to himself though. There was no reason to antagonise Spalding over nothing. "And the drink's certainly appreciated. The choice here really is rather underwhelming."
Maybe, he should consider a new place to make exchanges? Revolution was great though, in the sense that punters were usually inebriated and too out of it to remember much of anything.
Audish's heard turned as the crowd by the bar broke into a loud cheer. Something good had to have happened. Why people got so invested in sports was beyond him. Especially sports they couldn't see. He could see the appeal of seeing a match in the stadium but listening to the Wireless broadcast sounded positively dull and dissatisfying.
"I've got two muggle world cases for you this week," Audish cut to the chase. "The first one should be pretty straight forward. The deceased was an elderly muggleborn wizard. I am unaware of any descendants. The other is a little more complicated. Halfblood witch with substantial muggle holdings. There's a squib son who might contest the will. I suspect we might need some legal representation here." Or a well-placed confundus charm. Audish was relatively certain that was what Spaulding had meant when using the term 'legal representation' before.
Well, well, old Audish really was interested in getting down to business this evening. Even before the scotch had been opened, he'd outlined what matters needed attending to.
Vincent listened to the particulars whilst opening the scotch, and poured them both a healthy measure. Under other circumstances he might have proposed a toast - the only civil and decent thing to do, of course - though he had grown to understand that Audish wasn't that sort of fellow, and in any event their business was neither civil, nor decent. It was simply good business.
There was a build-up of noise from across the way, anticipation building then a combined groan. Evidently someone had missed a strike at the hoops. Vincent shuddered, concealing a wince at the volume, but it was a good way to cover their conversation from unwanted listeners. Not that there would be anyone here who could possibly be interested in their business anyway.
"A deceased muggleborn." He pondered, letting the syllables roll over his tongue along with the scotch. "No descendants certainly makes it easier." It certainly did, the assets would only otherwise go to the state, and frankly, they'd only waste them on something entirely frivolous like grass verges in those new suburban developments.
He took a second snifter of the scotch. "How substantial are we talking about?" He let the liquid in his mouth coalesce toward the back of his tongue before swallowing, to get the full belt of the alcohol. "This sounds like a job for my legal representatives, Messers Dewey, Cheetem and Howe, partners at law."
They were, in truth, a real firm. As real and legally binding as such a firm ought to be. Just the sort for such a matter. He had, of course, used the phrase 'legal representation' with Audish before, and it was such a wonderful euphemism. It could mean actual legal representation if the situation called for it, or it could be something entirely otherwise, as long as it looked legitimate when all was said and done. The partners in question might be as bent as a nine-bob note, but whatever needed doing would stand up to scrutiny in court... if the plantiffs could afford to drag it out.
No doubt Audish would assume some more... direct method. A memory alteration, perhaps. Simple, quick, but so undignified, and there would inevitably be a trail in the wake to deal with. And it wouldn't hold up in court if it ever came down to it. That was really what his part in this was, to make it all go away.
Vincent put his glass down. "I daresay we can have these matters cleared up. The only question is how quickly." He did a brief bit of mental math. "We can do it quickly, but I'd need to... shall we say... invest a little more of the proceeds in the legal representation."
Audish nodded at the mention of Messers Dewey, Cheetem and Howe, unsure if Spaulding was serious or having him on for a laugh. For a moment a smile appeared around his lips, but it didn't stay there for long. If the mentioned law firm was real, the three named partners had to be the three most unfortunately named muggles ever. Audish therefore assumed it wasn't and that Vincent was going to do his magic. Whatever that really entailed. He didn't need to know.
Apparently, there was a bit of complication attached to the case. Audish knitted his brows together in disapproval as a slight delay was mentioned, but simultaneously moved his hand to dismiss the problem as minor. It took time to take proper care of an issue. He knew as much from personal experience. There was no point in asking for a rush job when they were in it for the long haul.
"If it were just for me, it could wait," Audish said after taking another sip from his drink. Spaulding really had made a decent choice all things considered. More decent than a place like Revolution usually served. "However," and here came the crux of the matter, "you and I both know who the true beneficiary of this operation will be and he is not known for his patience or generosity. Take your cut, but don't take the piss."
Audish gave Spaulding a stern look, but didn't feel the need to push the matter further. He knew other man would do the sensible thing. Spaulding was many things, but stupid wasn't usually one of them. He'd think long and hard before doing something as foolish as shortchanging the Dark Lord. The wizard wasn't known for his forgiving disposition either.
"I'm sure I don't have to tell you how important this is." Not that Audish actually knew the details. The Dark Lord hadn't disclosed any of his plans yet, at least, not to Audish. If that was a good or bad thing remained to be seen. While Audish had the ambition to rise in rank, he wasn't in a hurry to make it to the top. People fell in and out of favour with his master all the time. When he got where he was going, Audish wanted staying power.
Vincent listened as Audish felt the need to... rather assert himself as to how important this all was. Of course it was important, making sure funds are diverted to worthier causes than muggle ones was always important, and it needed to be done properly.
"Relax, old chap, it's all in hand. And I shouldn't bite the hand that feeds, not when there's better business to be had. That's, uh, where the lawyers get involved - an hour with a good brief is worth a good many Galleons down the road in saved time and cost, especially when they can get others to actually foot the bill."
He poured another measure into his glass. "At any rate, the bean counters do keep tidy records of the proceeds, as a sort of insurance policy. Very tidy indeed, not a knut out of place. More than they're worth to cook the books like that."
"Besides, keeping my hands clean is just good business: who'd do business with a lout with a reputation for dipping purses?"
He got the impression that Audish didn't trust him particularly far. Then again, Vincent didn't have the impression Audish trusted many people. Something about the way he connived old biddies out of their properties and savings had to mean something, and that, old boy, was just another reason to keep the hands clean. He wouldn't put it past Audish to get ideas about his estate and title, someday.
But all the time he was useful and above reproach, he was safe. Just the way he liked it - safe, useful, above reproach and taking a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.
"Can I pour you another? One for the road perhaps?"
"One for the road," Audish agreed somewhat to his own surprise. He wasn't sure what was keeping him here other than perhaps a vague sense of emptiness. Audish didn't like being between jobs. While he was charming and outwitting his latest victim he felt alive, when he was planning and researching a mark he was engaged but during the period of wrap up he found himself strangely adrift. Spaulding, well, he wouldn't usually spend time with him. Bute surely there was no harm in a small indulgence. So much for standards. So much for just being in and out and on his way.
He received the glass from Spaulding and nodded a toast before taking a sip. As he set down his glass a glimpse of something familiar across the room grabbed his attention. Was that? Yes, it had to be. Blue linen suit and heavy silver jewellery? There were only very few wizards Audish thought would make such a choice. Leaning slightly to the side he peered past a woman handing out a drink. Yes, this was Ó Dálaigh. What was he doing here? He'd made a surprisingly quick recovery. Interesting.
Their last encounter had been a memorable one. The nuisance that was Ó Dálaigh had been handed to him on a silver platter. He'd been a patient. Audish had been close to tying up a loose end that had been left dangling for nearly twenty years only to be thwarted by a Swiss Professor and a French guest healer charging to the other man's rescue. And who was that he was with? Audish didn't recognise the woman. A loved one? A girlfriend? A weakness he could potentially exploit? Interesting.
"Oh, look what the niffler dragged in," Audish commented. "If it isn't my esteemed colleague Ó Dálaigh. Think you can make that guy disappear? Utterly worthless waste of space."
Vincent noted his companion actually taking the toast. Perhaps after all the good doctor could be civil now and then, and stop to enjoy the finer things in life. Perhaps he was rubbing off on old Audish.
"Ó Dálaigh? The same sounds familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it?" Vincent followed Audish's line of sight to see a man in a blue linen suit and quite a weight in silver jewellery. It was, if he could be honest, a trifle gauche for his tastes; one must be more discreet with one's adornments. And silver was such an attention-seeking material; why not gold that sparkled with a warmth rather than the brightness of silver? Must be one of those nouveau-riche, he decided, those of good stock and breeding and actual wealth didn't feel such a need to flaunt it. Vincent himself primarily only wore signet rings, the one on his right hand with the family crest on it, the one on his left with a special charm to show whichever crest he needed to seal with wax.
"Well, as he's a wizarding chap, I daresay I could find something on him; Muggles are easier to swindle but he seems wealthy enough to be incentivised into leaving and not returning. His sort don't know what to do once their money supply runs out."
As he watched, a woman joined him with drinks. Was that...? Rightly so, it was that young filly that had turned up at his door with the most impertinent of questions! He had forgotten that he still owed her a jolly good thrashing for her tone.
"Well, I don't know that fellow - though no doubt I shouldn't want to if you're familiar and he is still breathing. But that woman with him, she's trouble. She came to my place asking questions about things that she ought not to know anything about. That one was even bold enough to visit a prisoner in Azkaban for information - and able to scare the fellow in question more than the Dementors."
He finished his own glass of whiskey. "Shame about the company she keeps, really. I daresay if she could be persuaded to our way of thinking she might be a valuable ally. And if not, well, at least an evening's entertainment could be in it, I suppose."
August 09, 2022, 04:41:48 pm #8
Audish felt momentarily irked at Spaulding assessment of Ó Dálaigh. The other man seemed to think that the Irish healer was easy to get rid of, but Audish knew this wasn't the case. They'd been at odds for many years and he had won as many altercations with the younger man as he had lost. Though he didn't particularly like admitting to it, the other man was a formidable player. The only think Spaulding was probably right about was that Ó Dálaigh has been born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had no idea how to navigate the world without money. However, Audish was unsure how that circumstance could be weaponised.
"Unfortunately, he only looks like a feckless idiot," Audish grumbled. "He's surprisingly well connected and extraordinarily lucky. He has a reputation for solving some very hard medical cases, though I don't think skill had anything to do with it." There was a fleeting thought in his mind that Ó Dálaigh was so lucky it was starting to look very strange. Maybe, there was some method to his madness after all, but Audish didn't have the slightest idea what his method could be. The thought sat rather uncomfortably.
Spaulding meanwhile seemed to be more interested in Ó Dálaigh's companion. He couldn't say that he knew the woman, but he could see why Vincent would find her appealing. She had a pretty face and from the sounds of it a bit of attitude. There was always something satisfying to bending a reluctant woman to one's will. Audish had a couple of spells he rather liked to use for such purposes and looking at Spaulding he thought that perhaps the other man felt the same. Witches were there to serve and please.
"Surely you can bring her in and make her bow to you as well as our master," Audish challenged. "You're not going to tell me that you're about to let a mere witch interfere with your business. How scary could she have been? That wretch in Azkaban can't have been of sound mind." No, he couldn't quite accept Spaulding's words at face value. She was probably just another young thing who didn't know her place in society.
"I don't know what's wrong with witches these days," Audish mused. "They're all suffering from delusions of adequacy and should really learn not to disrespect their betters. I mean look at it, she's with Ó Dálaigh."
There was something strange about this crossing of the streams. Audish didn't like that two people who had caused him and Spaulding grief respectively were meeting and interacting. Did that mean they were onto something? Thankfully, he had been careful in covering his tracks and if they really tried something, he felt confident that he could put a permanent stop to it fairly easily.
As his drinking partner had been going on - it was clear that old Audish was absolutely no fan of this Ó Dálaigh fellow - Vincent had been struggling to put something to the face and the name.
Something about a meddling ministry employee or somesuch. Possibly even an Unspeakable. The ministry people were all much of a muchness to him; figures of authority that thought themselves some physical embodiment of law intent on making an honest businessman work twice as hard for half the profit. Taxes and law-men, pah. Give him someone who can be reasoned with, any day.
He didn't look ministry, though. Vincent had enough dealings with the official bureaucrats both magical and muggle to know which of them were simply petty bureaucrats performing a service and those that... uh... aspired to authority. This Ó Dálaigh didn't seem the type - perhaps his father had been a meddlesome ministry worker and this chap was simply just... something else. Perhaps he could be reasoned with, though surely with that dress sense reason might as well be out the window.
"Well," he said, smoothly, "perhaps I should go over and say something. Convince her of a better evening's company to be had, eh? Oh," he interrupted his own thought, "don't worry about the briefcase. It's just the sort of thing I usually have on hand anyway."
He raised his empty glass as if toasting, and with a slight heft to his portly frame, hoisted himself out of the booth he had been sat in. The seats were less comfortable than he remembered, on reflection.
Whiskey in the one hand, glass delicated caught in his fingertips, briefcase in the other hand, he made his way with a jovial air to the table Albron and Ó Dálaigh were seated at.
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India & France's Joint Vision for Space Cooperation heavy on space exploration
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India and France have signed a Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, in which both parties have agreed to cooperate on all areas of space technology.
This latest document, which reaffirms the long-standing relationship between the two countries' space agencies, was signed on 10 March during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India, where he met with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Joint Vision mentions the success of ongoing cooperation between India's space agency ISRO and France's space agency CNES, and is a wide-ranging document covering all aspects of space, including high-resolution earth imaging, satellite navigation, deep space exploration, and space law.
Interestingly, much of the document is about space exploration and rocket technology, unlike previous agreements that have dealt mainly with development and security issues.
Within it is the mention of cooperation in space transportation systems, namely, technologies for a Liquid Oxygen-methane propulsion engine, India's reusable launch vehicle (RLV), and the research and development of special materials.
The Joint Vision also lists the development autonomous navigation of rovers in Moon, Mars and other planets, the modeling of Mars and Venus atmospheres, and inflatable systems for Venus exploration. Also mentioned is the design of man-in-loop simulators for human space flight as well as Bioastronautics.
Other than space exploration, ISRO and CNES will continue their collaboration in Earth Observation. According to the document, the two agencies will pursue a "a joint earth observation mission with high resolution imaging capability in optical and microwave domains", as well as the design and development of "the study of a constellation of satellites for maritime surveillance" including an Automatic Identification System (AIS). The latter is also documented in the List of MoUs signed during this visit, which mentions the formulation of a Maritime Awareness Mission.
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(Left) Payal Pratap's installation; (right) Rta Kapur Chishti's installation at Ensemble India's store
Sabyasachi, Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahiliani celebrate Ensemble Mumbai's 30th anniversary in style
Ensemble Mumbai is decked up this festive season with the commemorative works of Abraham & Thakore, Gaurav Gupta, Payal Khandwala, and 35+ designers
By Barry Rodgers
Photography by Rema Chaudhary
When multi-designer store Ensemble first opened its doors in Mumbai's in 1987, it was heralded as the first Indian fashion store to house beautiful clothes from multiple designers under one roof. Gayatri Tahiliani—fondly known as Tina by the entire fashion fraternity—pulled off the impossible. She managed to bring together Rohit Khosla, her brother Tarun Tahiliani, and ace designer duo Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, among others, under one roof. To celebrate 30 years in the industry, Gayatri has asked 40 designers, who are at the top their game, to create installations that will be on display throughout December 2017 at Ensemble Mumbai. The installation will be on display until the first week of January 2018.
Here are the 5 designer installations that caught our attention:
Abraham Thakore for Ensemble
Abraham & Thakore
In David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore's installation, the wood block becomes the focus. It celebrates the irregularity of the textile. The point of departure comes from Abraham & Thakore's first collection developed for Ensemble. It consisted of graphic black and white tunic sets in double ikat.
David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore
Tarun Tahiliani's installation features several windows, each with a varying view of one of the vintage and current creations by the label. The effortless and overarching resonance of Tarun's design aesthetics in all garments becomes apparent when viewed in this manner.
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Ensemble embraces a lush industrial aesthetic with its new Mumbai outlet
The multi-outlet designer fashion store's sprawling new space in Santacruz West is distinctly decadent from its South Bombay counterparts
By Nilofar Haja
Ensemble Hyderabad is a stylish tribute to the brand's iconic Mumbai flagship
India's first multi-designer boutique celebrated its 35th anniversary with a new outpost designed by Sona Reddy that is warmly reminiscent of the Bijoy Jain-designed store in Kala Ghoda.
Mumbai: Clove brings together Gunjan Gupta and Abraham & Thakore for a special collection—ELEMENTS
In this collection, you will find handmade home decor items that have a quintessential Indian spirit and contemporary couture, all displayed inside a soothing, well-designed interior
By Avni Raut
2017 in review: 10 best store interiors in India in 40+ pictures
Make your way through the most well-designed stores and boutiques across the country.


In Australia the trend to frame family photos, collages and memories are growing. A tangible hero photo or piece of art wins hands down in the pleasure area of our brain over forgotten digital images that only appear on devices amid thousands of other distractions.
We find our clients love the look and accessibility of sleek art track hanging systems such as the Artiteq brand. This system is designed and manufactured in the Netherlands with style design and functionality as its hallmarks. When fitted properly it has a very integrated interior design appeal.
No more holes or dodgy hooks in walls, just a very clean edge variety of colour matching tracks with clear or thin stainless wire drops and push-button adjustable hooks. Its very easy to adjust a cluster of art or just hang one large framed piece. Changing your art to update or just for fun is made easy and takes the stress out of wondering if a hard fixing was too high or in the wrong place once hung.


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Home Sea US Marines embark on Australian assault ship HMAS Canberra
US Marines embark on Australian assault ship HMAS Canberra
The Australian Defence Force brought a group of US Marines onto HMAS Canberra to take part in an amphibious raiding training.
"Sea Series is a three-part exercise," said Australian Capt. MacDougal, amphibious planning officer with the Amphibious Task Group.
"Sea Horizon, the first one, was just a small command element going over command procedures."
The second part, Sea Horizon, consisted of the headquarters element testing wet and dry embarkations. They culminated with Sea Raider where the ATG employed a battalion size element, support element and recon teams in an amphibious certification process, MacDougal said.
"Marines with MRF-D supported key functions in the joint operations room and provided subject matter expertise on lethal and non-lethal fires and effects," MacDougal said.
"They developed the intelligence picture and assisted current operations of our landing forces during the exercise."
Three weeks into the exercise, HMAS Canberra arrived in Brisbane to embark vehicles, infantry units and the rest of the supplies needed. It marked the start of the second part, Exercise Sea Explorer.
"Sea Explorer is where the Australians start to build muscle memory for going to the beaches and moving around on the ship," said U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Kwame Williams, embarkations and operations chief from Combat Logistics Detachment 1.
"Much like the Marine Corps, the infantry units will train on the amphibious tactics so when it's time for the final exercise, they can hopefully roll right through it."
The ADF completed many firsts during the exercise.
"This was the first rotational battle group to conduct amphibious operations as part of an Amphibious Readiness Unit," MacDougal said. "It was also the first time we had air to surface movements from the LHD and LSD to land objectives during any exercise."
In addition to air to surface movements, this was Australia's largest embarked amphibious element since the Vietnam War, with more than 1,700 sailors, soldiers and airmen involved according to a press release.
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First 'raw recruits since WW2' at Collingwood
How will the UK Carrier Strike Group operate?
HMS Protector back at sea after refit
UK orders three autonomous minesweeping vessels
Could Protector augment Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft?
Russia unveils yet another aircraft carrier design
Just a little something which I feel could have helped the above article: HMAS Canberra is the lead ship of the two ship Canberra class Amphibious Assault Ships otherwise known as a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD). Based on the Buque de Proyección Estratégica (Strategic Projection Ship) design by Spanish shipbuilders Navantia. At 27,000 tonnes, the LHDs are the largest ships ever constructed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and are being built by contractors BAE Systems Australia and Navantia. The ships will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with one of the most capable and sophisticated air-land-sea amphibious deployment systems… Read more »
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Future of allied warfare will see increasing cooperation of this kind – joint USN / RN CSGs, USN / RAN ESGs, and USN / JMSDF ASW / BMD SAGs etc. Serious force multiplier by drawing on the expertise and assets of one to complement the other. Another example would be USN surface ASW assets driving enemy SSNs and SSKs into the tender mercies of Astutes awaiting in "HMS Ambush"… 😀
I should have clarified that I meant out of NATO operations and ever increasing seamless cooperation with our closest circle of allies.
Hey can we have a go to Australia. Stop hogging all your toys.
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China's Navy is growing at a rapid pace.
Four new destroyers built in just over a year!
http://www.janes.com/article/81499/china-launches-two-type-055-destroyers-simultaneously-in-dalian
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This times two when HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra come together:
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Plus a few of these
With this old girl
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Delivering some of these
Throw in a couple of ARH Tigers for good measure
Plus Bay Class HMAS Choules mexeflotes come in handy for delivering M1A1's to the beachhead
RAF delivering almost 20,000 vaccine doses to Gibraltar
Scottish Government request assistance from British military
France to purchase three E-2D advanced Hawkeyes
Saab contracts for UK-France mine countermeasures programme
Defence scientists ramp up support during Covid-19 pandemic
Suppliers selected for Type 26 Frigate build
British nuclear submarine reportedly moved into Tomahawk missile range for Syria...


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Vincenzo Lanza (8 May 1784 in Foggia – 3 April 1860 in Naples) was an Italian physician, politician and professor.

Biography
Vincenzo Lanza, or Vincenzio (as he preferred to be called) was born in Foggia from a humble couple coming form Roseto Valfortore working as service personnel in Mr Saggese's estates. He spent the first years of his life in the hinterland, attending the Seminary of Ariano until he was 16, when he moved to Naples to study medicine. Very important for him was the figure of Domenico Cotugno, holder of the Chair of Protomedicato of the Reign (a sort of general management of Public Healthcare), even if he was also student of many important physicians of the time at the Ospedale degli Incurabili.

On 20 October 1808 Lanza inaugurated a private clinic in the Ospedale della Pace, the first one in a Neapolitan hospital. In the same year he published a first book of Physiology, that can be considered as his graduation thesis. The following years were of great importance for his medical career, letting him reach prestigious positions in the scientific and educational environment. In 1811 Lanza received the licence to practice the medical profession and in 1817 his private clinic become a public one with the name of "Clinica dei nuovi sperimenti". In 1820 he wrote a letter to Giacomo Tommasini, about inflammation and fever (two important problems of the time), and five years later he published Gli elementi di medicina pratica analitica, dedicated to the same Tommasini.

In 1831 he became full professor and holder of the second Chair of Medicina Pratica at Regia Università di Napoli. Between 1836 and 1837 an epidemic of cholera broke out and many physicians left Naples, but Lanza stayed there with some others to study and try to contain this phenomenon. In 1841 Lanza published Nosoloigia Positiva, the first Italian book of Pathology written by a clinician for clinicians. In 1846 he became Dean of the Medicine Department of the University and in 1848 was elected member of the Parliament of the Province of Naples. But during the night of 14 May the revolution broke out: the Parliament was prorogued and Lanza, along with many other patriots, was exiled.

In the years of his exile he was in Rome, Capua, Genoa and Caserta until 1855, when he was able to return to Naples. In 1859 Lanza was called to the sickbed of Ferdinando II (come back seriously ill from a journey in Apulia) who died soon after. One year later, in 1860, Lanza died of apoplexy in his house in Via Toledo 413 in Naples.

Works
 Lezioni di clinica medica (1809)
  Istituzioni di clinica medica (1811)
  Aforismi di clinica (1814)
 Giornale clinico del tifo Petecchiale, e Sperimenti sulla petecchiale corrente in Napoli (1817)
 Patologico Clinica – sulla natura dell'infiammazione e della febbre – (letter to G. Tommasini) (1820)
 Gli elementi di medicina pratica analitica (1825)
 Ragionamento sul retto uso dell'analisi e della critica nello studio della medicina (1832)
 Provvedimenti curativi nella colera (1836)
 Nosologia Positiva (1841/45)

Bibliography
 Domenico Pace, Vincenzo Lanza e i suoi tempi [1784–1860] (excerpted from Studium – Rivista di scienza medica – anno XXI, n° 5), Napoli, 1931, pp. 24
 Alessandro Porro, "Vincenzo Lanza", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Treccani, 2004, vol. 63

References

1784 births
1860 deaths
19th-century Italian physicians

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Tadpole was an unusual company. They would build Unix laptops, at first of their own designs, then adapting existing workstations to the laptop world, fitting them in laptop cases and adding power management code to the operating system.
They were so skilled that, at some point, they used the same case for their Alpha, PA-RISC and SPARC laptops, which were all based on modified designs: the AlphaBook 1 would be a modified DEC Multia, the PrecisionBook would be a modified HP 9000 C160L, and the SPARCbook 3 were modified SPARCstation 5.
Unlike their competitor RDI, which was making portable computers out of unmodified designs put in a ruggedized case and a plasma screen, still requiring them to be connected to a wall plug in order to work, Tadpole's machines were truly portable computers, with their own battery. And weighting quite a lot, but that was the case of all portable computers in the early '90s.
Here is the current Tadpole inventory.


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Q: How to return an array from SQL in VB? I'm trying to run a SQL query from VB that returns an array of all unique values (Btl) for a given day, in time ascending order.
I'm working off of someone else's code and modifying from a version that only returned a single int value each day. (e.g. '1' , but I would like it to modify it to return '1 2 3 4')
I've tried to convert the 'Btl' variable to an array like 'Btl()' but I get the error that "Value of type 'Integer()' cannot be converted to 'Integer'"
        'Get 'wherecl' table
        Function GetBtl(ByVal tblRS As String, ByVal nday As Integer, ByVal sqlConn As
     SqlConnection) As Integer
        ' Get the day's sample bottle
        Dim wherecl As String
        wherecl = "WHERE (DATEDIFF(d, { fn NOW() }, TmStamp) = " & nday & ")"
        Dim Q4 As String

        ' SQL cmd to get array of unique bottles each day
        Q4 = "SELECT distinct BottleToSample FROM " & tblRS & " " &
    wherecl &
    " ORDER BY TmStamp ASC;"
        'End If

        Dim MCGQ4 As New SqlCommand(Q4, sqlConn)
        Dim Btl As Integer = MCGQ4.ExecuteScalar    'This is the bottle number
        Return Btl

    End Function

This version compiles, but doesn't display any results.
I would like it to deliver "1 2 3 4" for example

A: As an unknown (presumably) number of bottles will be read, it is a good idea to put the data into a List(Of Integer) - a List will expand its capacity automatically when items are added to it. If you actually need the data in an array, that can easily be done.
When using a connection to a database, that connection should be opened, the data read, and then the connection disposed of immediately. SQL Server Connection Pooling makes that efficient. In the case of the code in the question, I achieved that by using the connection string from the connection. The Using Statement takes care of freeing up unmanaged resources even if something goes wrong.
Function GetBtl(ByVal tblRS As String, ByVal nday As Integer, ByVal sqlConn As SqlConnection) As Integer()
    Dim sampleBottles As New List(Of Integer)

    ' Get the day's sample bottles
    Dim wherecl As String = "WHERE (DATEDIFF(d, { fn NOW() }, TmStamp) = " & nday & ")"
    ' SQL cmd to get array of unique bottles each day
    Dim Q4 As String = "SELECT distinct BottleToSample FROM " & tblRS & " " & wherecl & " ORDER BY TmStamp ASC;"

    Using conn As New SqlConnection(sqlConn.ConnectionString),
          MCGQ4 As New SqlCommand(Q4, conn)

        conn.Open()
        Dim rdr = MCGQ4.ExecuteReader()

        While rdr.Read()
            sampleBottles.Add(rdr.GetInt32(0))
        End While

    End Using

    Return sampleBottles.ToArray()

End Function

Also, I notice that there is a line Dim Btl As Integer = MCGQ4.ExecuteScalar in the code in the question, which indicates that Option Strict is set to "Off". That is a sub-optimal condition; it would be a good idea to use Option Strict On. It could take some effort to correct all the code with that, but it will end up removing variable type problems.


Rumor has it that congress is close to having enough votes to pass a modified version of the AHCA, and voting may happen as early as Monday, May 1. Why is the AHCA so bad for Americans? The AHCA would rollback Medicaid expansion, causing over 24 million Americans to lose coverage, and premiums would increase for middle-class and older Americans. Importantly, the bill allows states to remove protections for folks with preexisting conditions, so insurers could refuse to provide coverage to millions. And, the bill allows states to waive requirements that insurers cover essential health benefits, including maternity care and mental health care, while letting insurers reinstate lifetime spending caps.
The bill is so bad that its very authors included a provision to make sure it does not apply to the health care plan offered to members of Congress. If the bill isn't good enough for House Republicans, how is it acceptable for the American people?
-Keep them on the phone. Make them answer your questions. You are their constituent. You deserve representation.
-Always leave a message in their inbox. Show them your voice is present.
-Call multiple field offices for your rep. Especially Senators, who have 6 or 7 each.
-Bring questions about other issues to the table. Ask about as many issues as are relevant to you.
-Invite people to this event.
-Engage friends. Even non-political friends.


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2016 Olympic stores open
Rio 2016 has opened a gift shop at Terminal 1 of Rio's International Airport. Open from 6 am until 11 pm the shop sells various Olympic and Paralympic-related merchandise, such as clothes, hats, and beach towels as well as soft-toy versions of the Rio 2016 mascots, Vinicius and Tom.
The Rio Airport shop is the first of a series that will be open at airports: Rio's Santos Dumont will have a shop soon, as will the airports in São Paulo. Apart from the airport's new store, there are a number of sites around Rio where official products are already on sale, such as the Tijuca campus of the Estácio de Sá University and the city centre.
You can also access the Rio 2016 Brazilian online store, which has an exclusive range of toys. Prices vary from from caps costing R$49 (US$15) to 45cm soft toys at R$139,90 (US$45).
By 2016, an expected 12,000 products will be available, with the expectation that these items will generate around R$1billion in Brazilian retail sales.
Olympic merchandise will eventually be available at 150 official Rio 2016 stores and at more than 40,000 sales points across Brazil.
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December 30, 2016 (New York NY and Detroit, MI) – Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and Rockbridge Growth Equity today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership in Robb Report, the global authority on luxury.
Celebrating its 40th year, Robb Report continues to be the ultimate source of inspiration and information about luxury products and services. With a focus on quality, craftsmanship and experience, Robb Report curates the best-of-the-best in all categories of luxury in 17 international editions and 9 languages.
Penske Media today owns and operates more than 20 media brands and over 80 annual events, summits, and live media — making it one of the largest digital media companies in the world. Penske Media is committed to being at the forefront of media convergence, and is well-positioned to grow and evolve the Robb Report business for a broader global audience, specifically by building on its strengths in technology, analytics and digital platforms. PMC and Rockbridge Growth Equity are committed to grow Robb Report's digital reach and subscription while enhancing its product suite across all channels.
Founded in 1976, Robb Report has offices in Malibu, New York, Florida and Detroit. Rockbridge Growth Equity initially acquired Robb Report in December 2014.
Under Penske Media and Rockbridge Growth Equity's ownership, Robb Report will remain the independent authority on global luxury, with a deep focus on digital and live media, and emerging social platforms.
Financial terms and details of the Penske Media and Rockbridge Growth Equity joint venture were not disclosed.
Robb Report's New York operations will move into the PMC headquarters at 475 Fifth Avenue, and its Malibu operations will transition to the PMC Tower located at 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard.
This transaction follows Penske Media's purchase last year of Fairchild Media (WWD, FN, M, Beauty Inc.) from Condé Nast, and IndieWire.com in January of 2016.
Honigman Miller Schwartz (Rockbridge Growth Equity) and Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell (Penske Media) provided legal counsel.
Robb Report is the global voice of real luxury, with its fingers on the pulse of the latest superlative products and experiences that today's modern consumers seek. Our discerning and exceptionally affluent audience looks to Robb Report to inform, inspire, and impress through directional content curated by luxury experts, including coverage of automobiles, aircraft, fine dining, travel, timepieces and fine jewelry, style and design, arts and culture, spirits, and cigars. For more information, visit RobbReport.com and connect with us on Twitter (@robbreport), Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.
Founded in 2007, Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC is a Detroit, Michigan-based private equity firm that invests in financial and business services, consumer-direct marketing, and sports, media & entertainment industries. Rockbridge owns equity stakes in Northcentral University, Protect America, Connect America, RapidAdvance, Gas Station TV, ABUV Media and Robb Report, and is affiliated with other leading businesses in its target sectors including Quicken Loans, the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, Title Source and Fathead. Since its inception, Rockbridge Growth Equity has invested more than $500 million of equity in its portfolio of companies. For more information on Rockbridge Growth Equity, visit www.rbequity.com.
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media and information services company. PMC's owned and operated brands reach more than 179 million visitors monthly (comScore, 2016) and Penske Media was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 20 digital media brands, including its India.com joint venture with ZEE TV in India. PMC additionally owns and produces more than 80 annual events, summits, award shows and conferences while housing a dynamic research and emerging data business. As of 2016, PMC businesses include: PMC Studios, Variety Inc., WWD, Deadline.com, Fairchild Media, BGR.com, India.com, GoldDerby.com, FN, TVLine, CricketCountry.com, Hollywood Life, Beauty Inc, AwardsLine, Bollywood Life, LA411, NY411, Variety Insight, and Indiewire.com. The company is headquartered in New York, NY and Los Angeles, California with an additional 11 offices around the world. For more information about Penske Media, please visit www.PMC.com.


Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development. Margaret Harris and George Butterworth have produced an outstanding volume that includes recent research from Britain, Europe, and the USA.
The text is designed for undergraduate students who have little or no prior knowledge of developmental psychology.
The book places developmental psychology in its historical context, tracing the emergence of the field as an independent discipline at the end of the 19th century, and following the radical changes that have occurred in our understanding of children's development since then. The development of the child is covered in sequence: through conception, pre-natal development, birth, infancy, and the pre-school years, to the achievements of the school years, and the changes that occur during adolescence. Each period is addressed in terms of cognitive, social, and linguistic development, including discussion of reading, spelling, and mathematical development. There is also consideration of comparative research concerning the development of cognitive abilities in other primates.
Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is essential reading for all undergraduate students of developmental psychology. It will also be of interest to those in education and healthcare studying child development.


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An Irish parliamentary committee tasked with looking at the impact of Brexit on Ireland has set out a proposal to find a way towards peaceful re-unification.
The committee published its report on Wednesday.
The report outlines 17 recommendations on what the Republic of Ireland should seek to have in the final agreement between the EU and the UK.
Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly, who compiled the report, said that unity could only come through active consent.
"This is the first report by a committee of the Dail or the Senate on how to achieve the peaceful unity of Ireland," he said.
"Last year our former taoiseach Enda Kenny said the EU needs to prepare for a united Ireland.
He added: "From talking to people in both communities in the north it is clear that everybody believes that at some stage there will be a referendum.
"But we must learn the lesson from Brexit and the lesson from Brexit is that you don't have a referendum and then tell people what the future will look like, what you do is you lay out the future in great detail, you talk about the issues of great concern to all communities.
The report – entitled Brexit and the Future of Ireland: Uniting Ireland and its People in Peace and Prosperity – was ratified by the all-party committee on 13 July.
It outlines in detail the options for the island of Ireland in the wake of Brexit.
It recommends the need for special status for Northern Ireland, the need to protect structural funds and that there should be no new passport controls.
In September 2016, BBC Northern Ireland commissioned an opinion poll in the wake of the Brexit referendum.
This suggested that 63% of people in Northern Ireland supported staying in the UK, whilst only 22% said they would vote to join a united Ireland.


Water on Earth is constantly moving. It is recycled over and over again. This recycling process is called the water cycle.
The sun heats up water on land, in rivers, lakes and seas and turns it into water vapour. The water vapour rises into the air.
Water vapour in the air cools down and changes back into tiny drops of liquid water, forming clouds.
The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the ground in the form of rain or snow.
Rain water runs over the land and collects in lakes or rivers, which take it back to the sea. The cycle starts all over again.
The water cycle is the journey water takes as it moves from the land to the sky and back again. It follows a cycle of evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.


D.N.I.S. News Network, India: Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment seems to have finally woken up to the fact that all may not be well with the Committee he constituted to draft a new disability law. He is now making an effort to bring back the Members who had recently resigned from the Committee. In fact, he even went to the extent of going to Chennai to meet one such Member. Not only that, he is also meeting various Delhi based disabled people to understand more about the demand for one comprehensive disability law.
Wasnik met G. Syamala, Executive Director, Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (A.A.D.I.) on January 18 in New Delhi and asked her to reconsider her decision to resign. He said the she should try to convince the Committee of her point of view or try to be convinced by their�s but not resign.
He also asked her why the issue of one comprehensive law was not brought to his notice earlier. �I informed him that the mandate was always thought to be drafting a comprehensive disability law keeping in mind the letter and spirit of U.N.C.R.P.D. and not as myopic as to only replace the Disability Act of 1995,� Syamala said.
Wasnik also refuted the claim of a few Committee Members that he is supporting a multiple law regime. He told Syamala that he is yet to make up his mind on the whole debate of one comprehensive law versus multiple legislations. He said that Committee is just making a draft. Once it finishes its work, there will be several steps before a new disability bill can come up and this issue could be dealt with then.
In his meeting with Rajiv Rajan on January 22 in Chennai, Wasnik made more or less the same remarks that he made in his meeting with Syamala.
But the policy of dialoguing seems to have been restricted to the more vocal Members who had quit! No overtures were made towards Bhargavi Davar, a self advocate representing the mental health sector and A.S. Narayanan, Secretary, National Association of the Deaf. While, someone from Wasnik�s office did call Davar, she was not in a position to attend the call and requested him to call back. A second call never came. Narayanan was not so lucky. Since he did not vocalise his complaints against the Committee as much, Wasnik probably did not feel it was necessary to placate his concerns.


List Rules Shows still airing new episodes that involve space or space travel. Vote up the all-around best series.
As the mysterious final frontier that is space continues to fascinate those of us on earth, there continue to be many current TV shows about space. From Doctor Who to Star Trek: Discovery, the space trend is not dying out anytime soon when it comes to entertainment, and the best current space TV shows come in many forms. Some good current TV shows about space are dramas, while other new space TV series are hilarious comedies.
What shows will you find on this best current TV shows about space list? The X-Files reboot, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, continues to provoke fan debate about the outer reaches of space. Doctor Who is another good current TV show about space that's been consistently popular for years.
Fox's The Orville, Seth MacFarlane's comedic drama set 400 years in the future, is dominating the ratings. Other good current space series include The 100, Dark Matter, and Colony.
How will we ever determine which current space show deserves the top spot on this list? Help us decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up, and add anything you feel is missing.
List Rules: Shows still airing new episodes that involve space or space travel. Vote up the all-around best series.


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How to Help Your Child Transition to Summer
By Lorie A. Parch
Updated on May 27, 2020 at 4:00pm EDT
One of the toughest aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is how much we're missing. While adults can typically roll with passing up a birthday or anniversary celebration, it's not as easy for children and teenagers, especially when it comes to once-in-a-lifetime events like graduation or prom.
This year's transition from the school year to summer may be particularly difficult, given that many children will be giving up cherished activities like Little League baseball, camp and family vacations. But aside from the activities themselves, school-age kids are simply missing seeing their friends in person.
"It's that socialization piece," says Laura Ross, a school counselor at Five Forks Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, who works with kids in sixth through eighth grade. "Our kiddos love social media, but they thrive on face-to-face."
The eighth graders at Ross' school usually have a long-awaited day of fun, music and celebration at the end of the school year. "Now they're losing that ending together," she says.
As summer gets underway, consider this advice on how to help your child or teen navigate the transition from school, especially if they've missed out on important milestones.
Find special ways to acknowledge their accomplishments
Schools across the country have done the best they can to simulate graduation. Some have held virtual commencement ceremonies. Others have staged events at drive-in movie theaters or organized parades of cars with graduating seniors, giving communities the chance to celebrate from responsible distances.
"We always do an end-of-year video that includes clips and photos from the year and we post that on social media," says Ross, who was named 2020 School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association. This year, her school's seventh graders created a video for the graduating eighth graders as "an extra send-off from their peers."
One father in Tennessee hosted his daughter's college graduation in their front yard, complete with "Pomp and Circumstance," masks and social distancing—and quickly became a social media sensation. Some towns and neighborhoods have formed "adopt-a-senior" drives, many of them on Facebook, through which community members can celebrate graduating seniors with messages, letters, cards or gifts.
Even if your child's school is planning a virtual or modified version of prom or graduation, consider doing something extra for your child to help them feel celebrated.
Make home home again
"Kids made the transition to home earlier in the year, but then home became home and school," notes Ross. As summer approaches, she recommends that parents begin the work of reclaiming their home as "school-free."
How to do that?
The first step is to ensure that children begin stepping away from—and changing their relationship to—computers and other screens as much as possible.
"I know it's hard," Ross acknowledges, given that devices have become essential for staying in touch with peers. But think about tweaking the usual screen experience.
"Perhaps they Zoom with a friend while doing an art project together," says Ross. "That way, they're experiencing a little of the type of activity they would have had over the summer."
If a family vacation isn't in the cards this year, Ross recommends recreating some part of that experience at home. Maybe it's cooking a special meal tied to a favorite getaway spot or playing family games like you would in a vacation home. "Think of things you tend to do on vacation, rather than relying on TV and Netflix to pass the time," she advises.
Ask how they're feeling
"Some students are feeling grief and loss about what they've missed out on," Ross notes. "Others are feeling the sadness of having lost loved ones during the pandemic."
Whether they're upset over a canceled graduation or worry about the uncertain future, it's important to try to stay attuned to your child's emotions. And often, the best way to do that is to ask them straight out.
"Kids are often thinking about their worries even if they're not expressing them," Ross says. "Have that conversation with them to help them know it's okay to share and to have these feelings."
Every child is different, and many put on a brave face, cautions Ross, so be sure to check in regularly. Besides letting them know you care, keeping an open line of communication can help parents spot more serious distress, too. Signs that your son or daughter isn't coping well with COVID-19 can include changes in their behavior (including acting more immature), depression, sleep problems and physical problems like headaches.
If you're concerned about how your child or teen is coping with COVID-19 and are worried they may be depressed, feeling hopeless or even considering suicide, seek help immediately by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.
Help your child bounce back
While most kids are quite resilient, they still need parents and other caregivers to guide them through periods of uncertainty and loss. One 2012 review of research on children who'd been through experiences of extreme adversity—such as disaster, war or terrorism—evaluated what helped them adapt and even thrive afterward.
While much depends on how long a child is exposed to a crisis and how dire the circumstances were, in general, a connection with a caring, responsive adult plays a crucial role in a child's ability to withstand stress, no matter what the source. Ensuring that all basic needs—food, shelter, clothing and health care—are met is essential as well, as is making sure that kids know these are things they don't need to worry about.
At the end of the day, parents are doing all they can to help their families navigate these unprecedented times. Child Trends, a Maryland-based research organization for children and youth, boils down the essentials to the "3 Rs": reassurance, routines and regulation.
So, do what you can to reassure your child that they and those they love are safe. Next, even if the cancellations of school ceremonies, sports leagues and camps have interrupted the familiar rhythms of spring and summer, you can still maintain routines at home. Think bedtimes, meals, play—even regular Zooms with friends.
Lastly, support your child's ability to manage their emotions by helping them communicate how they feel and by using techniques like deep breathing, getting outside and being physically active.
Medically reviewed in May 2020.
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Not to be confused with 'cryogenics', which is the study of anything cold, cryonics is the scientific equivalent to what Han Solo went through when he was frozen in carbonite.
The popular thing today among the uber wealthy and crazy DIYers, is being frozen in a mixture of chemicals with the expectation of being "re-animated" sometime in the far future. Immortality is an elusive dream, but that doesn't stop many would-be pioneers from trying, most notably Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
So what would some of the benefits of cryonics look like, provided it actually turns out to be real science? Well, for starters, an individual would get to see what the far future looks like, and the citizens of that future could learn about history straight from the source. That individual would also get to see whether or not our efforts on the side of environmentalism were fruitful or not.
The ugly truth about cryonics (again, provided it's not mad science), would be a rapid spike in population growth. What if millions of people froze themselves, and were suddenly re-animated at the same time? I don't think it's too much of a stretch to believe that this would negatively impact the environment and whatever resources still exist at such a time.


In our Sakara Spotlight series, we're turning the tables on some of the amazing and accomplished souls that have chosen the Sakara Life program to fuel and fulfill their busy, beautiful lives.
One such woman is Emily Fletcher — a former Broadway star and performer, whose grueling schedule and chronic stress led her to a 180 career switch. Emily then developed a set of mental tools called the Ziva Technique, that completely transformed her life. Her unique twist on meditation marries the spirit behind mindfulness with the research-backed approach to clearing away the mental clutter in order to be a better employee, parent, friend, and lover. Her three-pronged technique is research-backed to light up different areas of the brain, and aims to alleviate the strain stress has on our mental well-being.
Today, she leads a thriving online workshop that, beyond catching the eye of Dr. Mark Hyman and other medical leaders, is guiding thousands of people to use meditation in a practical way. We are honored that she has extended her practice of crowding out the clutter by nourishing her body with Sakara— she and her mama are weekly subscribers, and as a new mama herself (of a baby and the book, Stress Less, Accomplish More), we're in awe of her passion to honor her body, mind, and spirit every day. Follow along her day of baby bath time, breath work, and book launches.
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These days, my alarm clock is the sweet sounds of my 8-month-old son, Jasper. We start with his breakfast, which is 30 minutes of nursing. Then I begin the day with tongue scraping to remove all the toxins released overnight (in Ayurveda, this process of getting rid of toxic residue from the mind and body is called ama) and drink some water - hot in the winter, room temperature in the summer. To wake up my body a little bit, I do 10-15 minutes of yoga and/or Ayurvedic exercises to get the energy moving before sitting down to do my morning Ziva Technique - mindfulness, meditation, and manifesting. This is the only non-negotiable part of my self-care routine. Everything else I'll mix and match based on the season and what feels charming to me at the moment.
After my meditation, I either do 5 minutes of gratitude journaling - because like all of us, nature likes to be acknowledged and thanked or I will read a lesson from A Course in Miracles. Afterward, for exercise, I enjoy an ever-changing rotation of the 7 min workout app with Erin Stutland's affirmation based movement, Physique 57, or The Class by Taryn Toomey.
For breakfast, I have a yummy superfood smoothie and take all my supplements, including a prebiotic/probiotic, and vitamins C and D. Nourishing my brain and body like this makes a huge difference in my performance day to day.
I've been blessed that my mom has come to stay with me and helps watch Jasper while I have been deep in book launch-land and running Ziva through this period of massive growth. I love that I get to walk to work on the days that we have our team meetings at the Ziva studio in Soho. Every day is so different. Lately, my schedule has been focused on guest-ing on various podcasts, and some fun TV segments.
If the demands of a workday start to weigh on me, I'll take a "breath break." I inhale for the count of 2 and exhale for the count of 4. Simply doing this on the way to the bathroom can create a reset on your day. Some of my students that suffer from anxiety rely on this to keep an attack from coming on.
I typically bring my own lunch to work. While I'd love to be able to cook all my meals, right now between Jasper and birthing a "book baby" (which became a bestseller in its first week!), my time is really limited. Thankfully, I get Sakara delivered and it's been a total lifesaver for me. I joke and say that my body is about 80% Sakara right now.
If I'm not eating Sakara (rare), I follow an Ayurvedic diet based on my personal dosha (or body type) and I bring it in a glass container. I like to eat as many greens as possible (cooked in the winter, raw in the summer). I do my best to have a protein, a fat, and some sort of fermented veggie too, for gut health. These days Jasper will join to have his lunch while I have mine. Shout out to Grandma for bringing him to the studio.
Around 3, the zivaTEAM meditates together. The second sitting of the day with The Ziva Technique is *the* thing that gets us over the post-lunch slump and re-energizes everyone for the second half of the day.
After a full day of work, I'll walk home to my apartment. I love walking home through NYC especially on late summer nights when I get to walk west into the sunset. It is a great way to switch gears from work and walk through the door ready to be present with my husband and son.
Once I arrive, I'll prepare dinner or eat some more Sakara (not kidding about the 80%, y'all). I am so thankful to have a healthy food delivery service so I don't have to compromise on health just because life is requiring a lot of me right now.
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Before I settle in for bed, I take out my Five Minute Journal and write 3 amazing things that happened and 3 ways I could have made the day better. I check my calendar for the next day so I feel mentally prepared, then set my alarm at least 30 minutes early so I have time to do The Ziva Technique in the morning. Bedtime falls around 11:45PM. Sometimes I listen to podcasts in bed (phone on airplane mode) or even read an actual book.


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YNW Melly's Friend YNW Bortlen Reportedly Told Police About Shootings
January 16, 2023 5:13 pm Top HipHop HipHopDX News
YNW Melly is awaiting trial for double murder and audio has surfaced of his alleged co-conspirator, YNW Bortlen, speaking to detectives about the deadly October 2018 night.
Bortlen vaguely recounted the 2018 night that ended with YNW Sakchaser (Anthony Williams) and YNW Juvy (Christopher Thomas Jr.) being killed and recalled being the driver of the vehicle while the shots rang off.
"I'm trying to make sure I don't get hit," he said. "And you're telling me about this — I don't know, you know what I'm saying? I'm driving, shit crazy, bro."
Per the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Williams and Thomas Jr. suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were driven to Memorial Hospital Miramar at 4:35 a.m. where they passed away. The hospital is located about 20 miles outside of Fort Lauderdale.
YNW Melly has remained behind bars without bond since being arrested by Miramar Police in February 2019 on double-murder charges for Sakchaser and Juvy. Melly also pleaded not guilty and has maintained his innocence.
"Jamell Demons, a.k.a. YNW Melly & Cortlen Henry have been arrested and charged with two counts of first degree murder," Miramar police wrote on Twitter at the time. "The victims, Anthony Williams & Christopher Thomas Jr., were killed on 10/26/2018.
"The investigation, supported by forensic evidence, has concluded that Demons shot and killed Williams & Thomas Jr. and that Demons and Henry staged the crime scene to resemble a drive-by shooting."
According to Billboard, a Florida appeals court ruled on November 9 that prosecutors could actually seek the death penalty for Melly (real name Jamell Demons) if he's convicted in the killings of his two friends.
YNW Melly Says His Phone Privileges Have Been Taken Away In Prison: 'I Haven't Spoken To Family In Months'
Florida's District Court of Appeal overturned Judge Andrew Siegel's ruling from the summer where he said prosecutors couldn't use capital punishment against Melly because prosecutors "had failed to give Melly and his attorneys proper notice that they planned to do so."
The appeals court believes that Melly and his legal team were given enough time since it put the death penalty idea out there once the "Murder On My Mind" rapper was originally charged in 2019, so the prosecution didn't violate state law.
In December, Melly took to Instagram saying he was in "fear" of his own life. His case remains without a trial date.
"As of this moment today I am officially in fear of my life," he wrote. "A new Captain named Hubert and XO Jenkins have taken over the jail for two weeks now and have handed out even harsher punishments for me then the previous ones in place."
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EcoGRAPH Research Group
Current Group Members
Michael C. Wimberly
Principal Investigator.
Eric Bump
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Ph.D.).
Michael Glessner
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Andrews Korah
Dawn Nekorchuk
Postdoctoral Research Associate.
Avery Taylor
Graduate Research Assistant (M.S.).
Former Group Members
Justin Davis (2016-2020)
Current Position: Research Analyst, Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Francis Dwomoh (2018-2019)
Current Position: Research Scientist, USGS Center for Earth Resoruces Observation and Science (EROS)
Christopher Merkord (2014-2017)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University Mankato
Zhihua Liu (2012-2016)
Current Position: Research Scientist, University of Montana
Chris Wright (2011-2013)
Current Position: Research Associate, Natural Resources Research Institute
Ting-Wu Chuang (2009-2012)
Current Position: Associate Professor, Taipei Medical University
Aki Michimi (2008-2011)
Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University
Mirela Tulbure (2008-2010)
Current Position: Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
Andrea McMahon (8/2021
Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma Dissertation: Earth Observation and Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Assessing Environmental Risk Factors for Transmission via Remote Sensing Data
Francis Dwomoh (5/2018)
Ph.D. in Geospatial Science and Engineering, South Dakota State University Dissertation: Vulnerability of Protected Areas to Human Encroachment, Climate Change and Fire in the Fragmented Tropical Forests of West Africa.
Kyle Kaskie (5/2018)
M.S. in Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University Thesis: Mapping and Risk Assessment of Juniper Encroachment Into a Prairie Landscape.
Henok Alemu (5/2015)
Ph.D. in Geospatial Science and Engineering, South Dakota State University
Dissertation: Contemporary Evapotranspiration Changes and Drivers in the Nile Basin.
Alemayehu Midekisa (12/2014)
Dissertation: Integrating Multi-Sensor Satellite Data for Malaria Early Warning in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.
Aaron Friesz (8/2012)
M.S. in Geography, South Dakota State University
Thesis: Effects of Bird Community Structure on West Nile Virus Incidence in the Northern Great Plains.
Narayana Ganapathy (12/2011)
Dissertation: Influences of Forest Roads on the Spatial Pattern of Modern Wildfire Regimes in the East Cascades of Washington State.
Aashis Lamsal (8/2011)
Thesis: Evaluating Geospatial Visualization Methods for West Nile Virus Risk Mapping.
Stephen Boyte (8/2009)
Thesis: Modeling Fire Disturbance and Forest Structure Change in the Black Hills
Jamie Manangan (12/2006)
M.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Georgia
Thesis: Spatial Analysis of the Distributions of Two Tick-Borne Bacteria, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis, in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
Darroc Goolsby (12/2005)
M.S. in Forest Biology, University of Georgia
Thesis: Patterns of Land Use and Succession in a Longleaf Pine Forest.
Yangjian Zhang (5/2005)
Ph.D. in Forest Resource Management, University of Georgia
Dissertation: Identification of the Wildland-Urban Interface at Regional and Landscape Scales.
Matthew Reilly (8/2004)
Thesis: Plant Community Dynamics Following Wildfire in the South Appalachians: Changes in Diversity at Multiple Spatial Scales.
Dillon Haller (2019-2020)
Micala Newland (2019-2020)
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Report: Two trends enhance Indian cinema
4:00 AM PST 11/28/2007 by Stuart Kemp , AP
LONDON -- Two new trends -- a frenzy of multiplex building and digital conversion -- are "revolutionizing" the Indian cinema experience and will fuel gains in admissions and revenue for the territory, according to a report released Tuesday.
Indian theaters will see 4 billion moviegoers a year by 2011, up from 3.7 billion in 2006, the report from U.K.-based exhibition specialist Dodona Research said.
The report also notes that boxoffice revenue for the territory -- which accounts for half of all cinema visits worldwide -- should hit 84 billion rupees ($2.1 billion) by 2011, up from 64 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) garnered during 2006.
The report said that a strong economy, retail boom and a rising middle class will fuel the boxoffice growth.
Meanwhile, multiplex building is "taking off" in India. Although multiplexes today account for just 4% of India's cinema screens, they can account for 40% of some films' boxoffice because of their much higher ticket prices, the report noted.
Because of this, six companies -- Adlabs, PVR Cinemas, INOX Leisure, E-City Ventures, Shringar Cinemas and Cinemax Cinemas -- have built war chests to fund ambitious nationwide multiplex circuits, and plan to open 1,500 screens between them in the coming years.
And India has developed "a novel digital cinema business model," one that ignores the Hollywood studio-inspired DCI 2K/4K standard.
Using lower-resolution 1.3K or HD projectors, exhibitors are acquiring and converting old single-screen venues to create sizable networks of digital screens.
The fall of the 35mm print means digital files can be delivered more speedily, cutting down release and, therefore, piracy windows.
The biggest player in this sector, UFO Moviez, operates 918 screens, followed by Pyramid Saimira with 371 and E-City Digital with 90. By 2011, these three companies will expand their digital networks to cover more than 5,000 screens.
"Although there are still problems to be surmounted, such as high entertainment taxes and piracy, India's exhibitors are showing ambitions on a grand scale," report author Katharine Wright said. "On the basis of current plans, in 2011, half of all the screens in the country will have been built or re-equipped within the past five years."
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5 Things You Need to Know About the Lamborghini Huracan
Unless you live under a rock, you're probably aware that Lamborghini took the wraps off a new car last week. But even if this isn't the first you've heard about the freshest Italian supercar, we've rounded up the five most important things you need to know about the latest Lambo.
The youngest kid on the supercar block is the Lamborghini Huracan (or technically the Huracán LP 610-4), and this raging bull from Sant'Agata Bolognese replaces the late, great Gallardo. The outgoing model served Lamborghini very well, selling an un-supercar like 14,022 examples over the course of a decade. It evolved quite a bit along the way, moving from a somewhat clunky, understeer-prone entry level Lambo to a lighter, more powerful, and considerably more dynamic animal, especially in its higher performance Superleggera form.
Here are five tidbits you should know about the Lamborghini Huracan:
1. It's named after a bull, not a force of nature.
This Lamborghini's model name is the Spanish word for "hurricane," but the Huracan is, like countless Lambos before it, named after a fearsome fighting bull. This time around, the bovine in question comes from the Spanish Conte de la Patilla breed which, according to Lamborghini, fought in Alicante in August, 1879, and was known for his "outstanding courage and strong sense of attack."
2. The manual transmission is gone forever.
Remember when we got our hands on one of the last fifty special edition three-pedal Gallardos and sang its visceral praises? Well, despite rumors to the contrary, the Huracán is all about the paddle shifters. This new model introduces Lamborghini's first dual-clutch transmission (a 7-speed setup), answering the prayers of auto journalists who have complained ad nauseam about the notoriously herky-jerky single clutch setup.
3. It claims several technological firsts for Lamborghini.
A dual-clutch gearbox isn't the Huracán's only first; also debuting on this low-swept two-seater is available variable ratio steering and magnetorheological damper control. While the features will certainly expand the Huracán's dynamic repertoire, we're betting purists will opt for the simpler (and more potentially trouble-free) setup.
4. It may not be green, but it's more efficient than ever...
Unlike their counterparts at McLaren, Porsche, and Ferrari, Lamborghini has been reluctant to adopt hybrid technology-- and this latest creation is no exception. But despite its all-wheel drive layout and massive 5.2-liter V10, the new model touts several efficiency aiding features, including a carbon fiber and aluminum chassis (which brings dry weight down to 3,134 lbs), "Inezione Diretta Stratificata," which combines direct and indirect fuel injection, and stop/start engine technology. Lamborghini estimates fuel consumption of around 12.5 liters per 100 kilometers for the European spec car, or around 19 miles per gallon-- not bad, considering its stratospheric performance.
5. ... but oh yes, it still hauls.
The old Gallardo wasn't a slouch, but the new Huracan posts some considerably juicier numbers, thanks to its 610 horsepower output at 8,250 rpm, quick-shifting dual-clutch gearbox, and electronically controlled all-wheel drive system: 0 to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds (which should translate to roughly 3 seconds flat for 60 mph), and a top speed in excess of 202 mph. Even more mind-bending? How Lamborghini will manage to squeeze more performance out of the platform when the inevitable Superleggera spinoff debuts.
While the Huracan's specs speak for themselves, the blogosphere is running rampant about whether or not this is a visually worthy successor to the Gallardo, and a sufficiently striking addition to the hulky Lamborghini lineup. We'll be among the first to lay our eyes on the physical specimen when it debuts at the Geneva Motor Show next Spring, but more crucially, we'll also let you know about whether it delivers the gut-wrenching goods as soon as we land a spot in the driver's seat.
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