Her red pixie haircut and green eyes were so Avery but her normally vibrant features looked dull and sad. It must be awful living on forever without your mate. Raising your child without them. I couldn't imagine.
"Hey, Aunt Emma, did you make those lemon squares for after?" Jax asked her, smoothing his hair from his wrestling match with Mason, and practically drooling at the thought of her amazing lemon squares.
Emma gave him a sly smile. "Of course I did. I know they're your favorite." She winked at him.
Emma motioned us to follow her and we all walked to the backyard where Uncle Devon's gravestone was. My parents weren't there yet but Uncle Max, Aunt Tara, and their sixteen-year-old daughter Chelsea was.
Chelsea came over to sit with us while Emma greeted Max and Tara. "Did she make the lemon things?" she whispered to Avery as my mom and dad approached.
Avery nodded to Chelsea, smiling. These lemon squares were seriously like werewolf crack; we devoured them. She made hundreds every year, every holiday.
'Hurry up, it's starting,' my dad sent to the pack. The fact that he could speak into all of our minds simultaneously was pretty freaky but also very convenient.
Over a hundred of our pack mates began to trickle in through the trees, and walked over to crowd around the grave. That wasn't the entire pack, but it was the only ones who knew Devon before. Max, my father's best friend and third in command handed my dad a beer and they clinked glasses and started chugging. That was their manly way of remembering Devon without hugging and crying, I guess.
My dad stood on a large boulder next to the headstone and looked down on all of us.
"Today we gather to remember a great man! A hero, an amazing husband, loving father, and a damn good friend." My father's voice carried far.
Emma was already tearing up.
The pack cried out in agreement. The past twenty years was all that I had ever known. A world where vampires were scarcely seen and used government run programs to get donated blood. Where witches kept off the radar because they weren't known about and werewolves were mostly tolerated. It was a peaceful existence, tense at times but peaceful. But the past few years, I had seen a change within the relationship between the humans and werewolves. We were asked to take the marks, the tattoo, in an effort to show we weren't hiding, that we could be trusted. We were scowled at more in public, spit on sometimes, and called names. The generation that hailed us heroes for saving them from bloodsucking vampires, was gone or too old to care. Now it was a new generation rising up and they didn't seem to see us in the same light. Our population, once small, was now large and growing, and it was threatening to the humans. Still, things were okay; we were maintaining a peace.
My father continued. "Let's start by telling stories then we can eat and dance and be happy. That's what Devon would want," my dad's voice boomed, carrying around to all of us.
Aunt Emma chuckled as a smile lit up her face. Werewolf mates recognized each other because they had exact opposite markings to each other. Hearing of a werewolf with similar markings was exciting.
All of a sudden a weird feeling settled over me. Max's voice became muffled and my ears were ringing. I couldn't focus on what he was saying, and shaking my head to clear the noise didn't help. My vision was blurring and I blinked rapidly as my body started warming up. The fever. In the middle of the day? Then it happened. I was sucked into my first vision. My mother had prepared me for this moment my whole life. What it would feel like, and not to panic, but I was still alarmed. I had no control. Dreams while sleeping were one thing, but a vision in the middle of the day while you were trying to stand upright was scary as hell.


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1. In the South they had laws to keep black and white people seperate. This is called _________.
segreation
2. Where was King Jr. born?
3. Please select the flag for King Jr.'s country of birth?
4. King Jr. is best known for being a(n) ____________?
6. When Martin Luther King Jr. was growing up in America's South, which laws kept Black people and white people separate?
Jim Crow Laws
Jerry Bird Laws
7. Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by the peaceful protests of which Indian activist?
Indira Jaising
8. In 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. helped to organise a boycott of which form of public transport in Alabama?
9. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most famous speech, what was it called?
I Have A Cause
I Believe in Better
10. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?

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Sister Judith Esmenda
Sister Judith (Joy) Esmenda, M.M.
Current Ministry Location-California
If you lived in a city with a trash problem, wouldn't you look up to people like Maria Zelaya and Lucia Mamani, who scour the streets for items we can re-use? Not in Cochabamba. In this Bolivian city high in the mountains, the thawis as distrusted for working all day long, sorting through trash they can sell for their families.
"Some neighbors disapprove of them because they are not as clean as some people would like them to be," Sister Judith Esmenda said of the trash collectors. People right in Cochabamba say the thawis are not to be trusted because of their "unstable" backgrounds. The thawis are poor, their work is irregular, and some have problems with alcohol and drugs.
That matters little to Sister "Joy," as the thawis like to call her. "They are my friends, and I will always relate with them as my friends," she said. "Hopefully, society will also see them as friends."
Sister Judith was inspired to become a missioner on a business trip to Korea, after meeting Maryknoll sisters who were promoting the human rights of women working in factories.
Born in Manila, the Philippines, and a graduate of the Philippine School of Interior Design, Sister Judith worked as a showroom manager and sales designer before entering Maryknoll in 1996. She was assigned to Bolivia several years later, in 1999.
In Santa Cruz, she did pastoral work with women, also teaching them arts and crafts. Her priority with the youth was leadership training, and they helped in the ministry with children.
Then, while on a visit home to the Philippines, Sister Judith began to realize that the struggles of the Bolivian women were very similar to her own and to those faced by other Filipino women she knew. "This was a call for me to continue accompanying women, seeking the reign of God through the recognition of our gifts as God's creation, committed to justice and peace," she said.
For four years, Sister Judith, was on the staff of the Centro Misionero Mayrknoll en America Latina in Cochabamba. Their shared vision is to become a leading center in the process of missionary formation, committed to God's reign through intercultural dialogue in and from Latin America for the world. She worked in the Latin American Office in Service to Mission, one of the three components of the Center. With the team, she helped create an atmosphere of community, facilitating an exchange of the richness of the different cultures of the participants. With her gifts and talents, she helped prepare various courses offered at the Center, and also in the barrios, parishes and religious communities.
In 2015, Sister Joy was assigned to the Maryknoll Sisters Retirement House in California as Coordinator.
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Gardner, Martin. The Annotated Alice.
Rushdie, Salman. Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
Kierkegaard, Soren. Fear and Trembling.
O'Connor, Flannery. Everything That Rises Must Converge.
Castaneda, Carlos. A Separate Reality.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. The Little Prince.
Verne, Jules. The Survivors of the Chancellor.
Casares, Adolfo Bioy. The Invention of Morel.
Christie, Agatha. Evil Under the Sun.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Laughter in the Dark.
Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov.
Blume, Judy. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.
Bierce, Ambrose. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
O'Brien, Flann. The Third Policeman.
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time.


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The Puck Stops Here
AHL's Top Team
by PuckStopsHere on 11/27/16 at 02:04 PM ET
Last weekend the Tucson Roadrunners (Arizona Coyotes farm team) had moved into first place in the AHL. They appear to have benefitted from playing fewer games than the Eastern teams and were probably overachieving. Their game last Saturday was postponed when captain and top scorer at the time Craig Cunningham collapsed before their game due to an apparent heart attack. This puts the Roadrunners in a tough situation. It is hard to return to hockey and succeed given the emotional toll and the lack of a top player. They lost their first game back to the Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames affiliate) 3-2 and dropped from first place.
Taking over as the league leader is the Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predator affiliate). Milwaukee has a 12-5 record with three regulation tie points. This gives them a .794 winning percentage and first place. They have points in their last eleven games with nine wins and two regulation ties. Milwaukee is a relatively low scoring team. Their 49 goals puts them behind most teams with similar games played. Their success has been from preventing goals. 41 goals against is a low total for a team with 17 games played. Juuse Saros has been a top goaltender with a league leading 1.59 GAA and .945 saves percentage. Much of their success comes from his play. This is a precarious position for an AHL team. What happens if he gets called up to the NHL?
Milwaukee may not be a high enough scoring team to hold onto the first overall spot in the AHL for too long. They have played very well lately and are on a good streak with points in their last 11 games. In the meantime, Tucson will probably fall in the standings with their problems with the loss of their captain.
NOTE: Milwaukee's lead in the AHL is made more precarious by the fact that goalie Juuse Saros is in the NHL and played today versus Winnipeg.
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Top Rookie At The Quarter Pole
There is a solid crop of rookies this season. They are doing a good job of creating a competitive race for the Calder Trophy. About two and a half weeks ago I reported that Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets had taken the lead as at that time he was the NHL goal scoring leader. He had taken the lead from Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Laine has cooled recently. He has one goal in the last two and a half weeks and is dropping in the overall scoring race. Thus Zach Werenski has taken the rookie lead this season. Werenski has 16 points which makes him the fourth highest scoring defenceman in the NHL. He is only two points behind Laine despite being a defenceman. Werenski leads his Blue Jacket team in total ice time and is a big part of the reason that Columbus would make the playoffs if the season ended right now. In a year where top draft picks Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine are getting much of the rookie press, I think a relatively unheralded Columbus defenceman has been the best rookie so far.
Lowest Paid Team
Yesterday I looked at the team that has paid it players the most this season in the Detroit Red Wings. Today I will look at the team that is paying its players the least (according to capfriendly.com). They are the Carolina Hurricanes. They have a salary cap hit of slightly over $57 million which is more than $6 million less than any other team in the NHL. There is a salary floor of $54 million. Carolina only exceeds it because of buyouts to former players James Wisniewski and Alexander Semin. There are almost $6 million tied up in both of those former Hurricanes this year.
Carolina is a team that is rumored to be a candidate to move - with the latest rumors suggesting Quebec City. They have struggled at the gate most of the time since they have moved to Carolina. Owner Peter Karmanos is 73 years old and his sons are suing him because he failed to put over $100 million in a trust for them- this money was largely spent running the Carolina Hurricanes. It sees clear that the Hurricanes have no future in the Karmanos family. Karmanos is smart enough to know that new ownership needs to be found while he is still young and healthy enough to pass the team off to the new owners. It may be necessary to move the team to do this. As a result Karmanos is not putting the money into running the team that any other NHL squad is.
Carolina is struggling as a result. They have the second worst record in the Metropolitan Division and seem unlikely to make the playoffs. Going into today's games they have one more point than the highest paid Detroit team. This shows that while spending money on your team is no guarantee of success, not spending money on your team leads to almost certain failure.
Highest Paid Team
The highest paid team in the NHL so far this season according to its salary cap hit (from capfriendly.com) is the Detroit Red Wings. They have a projected salary cap hit of $79.68 million this season. This is despite the fact that the NHL salary cap this season is $73.0 million. They are using longterm injured reserve to go $6.68 million over the cap.
Johan Franzen, Darren Helm and Joe Vitale are all on the longterm injured reserve. This allows the Red Wings to go nearly $9 million above the salary cap.
Franzen is the most disturbing of these players. He played two games last season and will probably never play another NHL game. He is out with "concussion like symptoms" and will remain that way until 2020. It has been an inequity in the salary cap that teams can hide bad contracts by leaving a player on the long-term injured reserve for years while they no longer try to play in the NHL. Johan Franzen is a clear case of this.
Salary-wise it gets worse for the Red Wings. They also signed Pavel Datsyuk who has a $7.5 million salary cap hit. They have been fortunate to trade his salary to Arizona.
Ice Time Leader
The player who leads the NHL in ice time so far this season is Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets. He has played 28:07 per game so far this season. His ice time has increased annually over the past while. Last year Byfuglien averaged 25:12 per game. The year before that he was at 22:41 per game.
Byfuglien's ice time has increased steadily since he has taken over as a full time defenceman. He has become Winnipeg's number one defenceman. Other Jets defencemen have struggled. Toby Enstrom appears to be past his prime at age 32. Tyler Myers has missed time due to injury. Jacob Trouba held out in a contract dispute.
Dustin Byfuglien is a big physical defenceman. His playing style has to be tough on his body. Historically many big physical players have had shortened careers due to injury issues. That may be in Byfuglien's future. In the meantime he is a top flight defenceman and leading the league in plying time. Time will tell if he can handle this level of ice time over a longer term.
Top Offensive Team
The top offensive team so far this year has been the New York Rangers. They have 4.05 goals per game so far. This is slightly more than three quarters of a goal per game more than second place Columbus. It is an even larger margin than last year's leader Dallas who posted 3.23 goals per game. The last time a team completed a full season with more goals per game than the Rangers currently have it was 1995/96. The Pittsburgh Penguins were that team. The Rangers are on pace to be the best offensive team in over 20 years.
How are the Rangers doing it? Their top scorers are all scoring above past established rates. Kevin Hayes and JT Miller lead the team with 18 points each. Hayes is already halfway to his point total last year. Miller is well ahead of last season's pace tht got him 43 points. Their next highest scorers are Michael Grabner, Mika Zabinejad and Mats Zuccarello in that order. Zuccarello is the only player on that list who is not on pace to post a career best. Their next group of players are the more established Rangers stars in Rick Nash, Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh.
The Rangers scoring comes from their depth. In total 14 players have 10 or more points. That leads the league.
+/- Leader
Going into tonight's games Michael Grabner of the New York Rangers is leading the NHL with a +17 +/- rating. Grabner has 11 goals in his 19 games to date. This is a surprisingly good start.
Last year Grabner put up only 9 goals and 18 points in 80 games. He has only had one relatively productive season in his career. Back in 2010/11 in his rookie season he scored 34 goals and 52 points. Aside from that season he has never managed more than 32 points in a season. Grabner looked like his contract with the New York Rangers is effectively a last chance at the NHL. If he failed this year, he would likely never have another chance.
Things have been working out this year. However I don't think it is sustainable. Grabner has the fifth best PDO in the NHL this season at 111.79. He has been lucky to do as well as he has so far this season.
Grabner is overachieving. He does have the top +/- in the league, but he won't for long. It is a good prediction that he will not be able to keep up his fast start.
MVP So Far
Two weeks ago I picked Shea Weber of the Montreal Canadiens as the MVP so far this season. He has been the top defenceman so far this season and is currently leading all defencemen in both points and +/- rating. During the post, I noted that many people see Carey Price as the best player on the Canadiens but he had missed the first few games this year and thus had less value than Weber so far this season. That has changed, It is time to pick Carey Price as the MVP so far this season.
Price has a .950 saves percentage and a 1.58 GAA. He is yet to lose a game in regulation this season.
Price won the Hart Trophy in 2015. He missed most of the 2015/16 season due to injury. In some sense that makes him the reigning MVP. He was MVP the last time he was healthy. It makes a strong argument for Carey Price as the top goaltender in the NHL over the past few years. Should he complete this season in a Vezina and/or Hart Trophy position, it will be hard to argue against his having completed a Hall of Fame career while still being in his prime.
Carey Price has been the best player in the league so far this season. The fact that Shea Weber is so close behind is a big part of the reason Montreal is in first place in the league.
Early in the season the first place team in any league often changes a few times. A week and a half ago, I reported that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh farm affiliate) were in first place. A loss on Wednesday to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyer affiliate) dropped them from first place. Taking over the league lead is the Tucson Roadrunners (Arizona Coyote affiliate).
In the AHL, the western teams play fewer games in the season than eastern teams. As a result, first place is not determined by points but rather by winning percentage. Tucson has the best winning percentage at .818. They have a record of 8-3 with 2 regulation tie points. This gives them fewer wins than a few eastern teams but the best record in the league.
First Coach Of The Year Pick
It is time to make my first pick for the Adams Trophy this year. I think the early season coach of the year has been Bruce Boudreau of the Minnesota Wild.
Minnesota is a team with an aging core. Ryan Suter, Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville are all moving past their prime. Their incoming big name free agent in Eric Staal is aging too. A team like that should be in decline. Adding a strong coach in Bruce Boudreau has done a lot to stop that decline. Bruce Boudreau is a significant reason why the Wild are a threat in the playoffs instead of a team that may miss playoffs.
It is true that goaltender Devan Dubnyk's strong play is also a strong factor in the Wild playing well. It has often been said that nothing makes a coach look smart more than a top flight goaltender. However in Boudreau's case he has done very well on every stop in his career. Anaheim made a bad move letting him go and Minnesota is improved for it. At this point Boudreau is the top coach in the NHL and is the leading candidate for coach of the year.
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Q: Best for content management wiki with files ? I'm looking for a best content management software which can be installed in a local machine and share the url to other network users.
Requirement:
1) Need to add huge pages - more than 100 or 1000 with clear navigation
2) Need to provide links in the page for the files uploaded
Tried media wiki but it doesn't seems to be that great or easy to modify
Could someone suggest me a best software?
Thanks,
Kathir

A: I have used the following and configured media wiki easily without any hassles
Downloaded the following:

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*EasyPHP-12.0_with_PHP-5.4.4-setup

*mediawiki-1.19.1 (ex: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download)

*MySQL Database above 5

Installation Of EasyPHP
   1. Click EasyPHP-12.0_with_PHP-5.4.4-setup.exe
   2. English
   3. Next
   4. I accept the agreement
   5. Next
   6. Select the folder to install
   7. Next
   8. Install
   9. Lauch PHP
Install MySQL, create user and give permissions for the users.
Installing MediaWiki:

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*Extract the downloaded media wiki package "mediawiki-1.19.1" to a folder.
  copy the medi wiki extracted folder into www folder
 (Ex: D:\EasyPHP-12.0\www)

*go to your browser and see your local site

*You can see a new link "mediawiki-1.19.1" under Portable files and click the same

*It goes to setup wiki

*your language and wiki language - english

*continue

*continue

*Database type - MySQL

*database name - any name

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*Database password

*Next

*Name Of the Wiki - > OperativeOne

*continue

*Install -> continue

*continue

*copy the LocalSettings.php to the mediawiki folder
ex: D:\EasyPHP-12.0\www\mediawiki-1.19.1

For Upload File Permission or Enable File Upload:
    Edit the LocalSettings.php in ex: D:\EasyPHP-12.0\www\mediawiki-1.19.1
    $wgEnableUploads  = true;
To support multiple file types you need to add the extension in the LocalSettings.php
$wgFileExtensions = array('pdf','png','jpg','jpeg','ogg','doc','xls','ppt','mp3','sxc','nse','opt', 'zip', 'doc', 'ppt', 'pdf','jar', 'png', 'txt','opt','odp','otp','.xls','.xlsx');
Increase the upload file size limit, add like the below
Easy Php task bar icon -> Right Click -> Administration -> PHP -> Change
     -> Configuration File (Modify) -> upload max filesize
upload_max_filesize = 2000M
post_max_size = 2000M
To make the wiki just read only
$wgReadOnly = 'Only Read Only Access';
To make no one should create a new account
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
To make the visitor restricted
$wgGroupPermissions['']['createaccount'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['']['edit']             = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['']['createpage']       = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['']['createtalk']       = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['']['writeapi']         = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['']['read']             = true;
Link for Reference:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights#Default_rights
http://www.howtogeek.com/67717/how-to-setup-your-own-powerful-wiki-on-your-windows-pc/

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Story of Sun Simiao: Medicine, Cultivation Practice, and Virtue (Part 3)
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As a practitioner of cultivation, Sun Simiao not only possessed miraculous medical skills, he also had high moral values. He treated not only people, he also applied his skills to help non-humans, such as dragons and tigers.
Providing a Cure for a Dragon
Someone knocked at the door of Sun's hut in the mountains one night. Sun opened the door and saw a scholar dressed in white. It was raining hard outside and there were the sounds of thunder and bolts of lightning crossing the sky, but the scholar's clothes were not wet at all. "Are you here because of your illness?" Sun asked. The man nodded to say yes.
After examining his meridian system, Sun asked, "You are not human, right?"
The man was caught off guard, and then calmed down and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Sun smiled and replied, "You came with thunder, lightning, torrential rain and howling winds. As you calmed down, all of them ceased. Your clothes were not wet in the rain and your meridian system is very unique. If I am not mistaken, you must be the revered dragon deity of the water palace."
The man nodded and answered, "People say you are an enlightened person who knows heaven and earth well. I think you really are!"
The deity then talked about his problem. Several days earlier, he had felt especially hungry and ate things in a hurry. But something had stuck in his esophagus. He had only been able to drink some soup over the past few days to survive.
Hearing this story, Sun asked his attendant to bring a bucket of herbal soup. He told the deity to drink the soup without stopping; otherwise, his condition would be difficult to cure.
The man picked the bucket and consumed it in one gulp. There was a turmoil in his stomach and discomfort in his throat. Lowering his head, he vomited back into the bucket. When looking in the bucket, he surprisingly saw a long snake in it.
"Thank you very much for the wonderful medicine! It really solved my problem," the man said in awe.
"Nothing special, it is just a jar of smashed garlic mixed with vinegar. The snake is unable to stand such a strong sour and spicy flavor," Sun replied with a smile.
He continued after a pause, "Although the root of your illness was removed, your strength has yet to be restored. How about I apply a needle and you will be good once for all?" The man agreed and said yes.
Walking behind the man, Sun took out a foot-long needle and suddenly inserted it near the top of the man's head. Howling loudly, the man returned to his original shape—a giant dragon thick as a bucket covered with silver scales. He collapsed on the ground motionlessly, his two giant eyes looking at Sun.
"As I pull out the needle, please quickly run to that stone wall. If you can make it through the rocks and fly high above, your energy will be restored," he said.
Just as he pulled the needle, he called aloud, "Now! Hurry!"
The dragon swirled his body toward the rocks. He quickly disappeared into the wall of stones, leaving a wide, deep cave behind him.
After a while, the voice of the man in white came from the sky, "Thank you for helping non-humans and setting a good example for immortals. After going back, I will forever help people by preventing droughts and floods."
Opening the door to his hut, Sun saw lightning in the sky as the white-clothed figure shot up and then disappeared into the clouds.
Helping a Tiger
Once when returning to the mountains after treating patients, a ferocious tiger leapt out from the shrubbery and blocked his way. Although as a cultivator of the Dao, Sun had already taken life and death very lightly, encountering a tiger in this way made him consider things, and he was rather taken aback.
The tiger, seemingly sensing that Sun had misunderstood its intentions, stopped about three feet away from Sun. It then withdrew its front claws and crouched on the ground, like a person prostrating oneself.
Sun felt that it was a strange situation and thought to himself that this mountain robber baron might need help, so he asked the tiger, "Do you have an illness that needs treatment?" The tiger lowered its head to the ground three times in agreement.
Sun thought to himself: dragons belong to the divine, but the tiger is the king of beasts and it harms people. Were I to cure it, wouldn't I be committing a bad deed?
He then said, "Throughout my life, I have not treated villains, the wicked, and the harmful. You are a cruel creature. If I help you treat your illness, how do I know you will not continue to kill people?" With those words, Sun continued walking forward.
Following him closely, the tiger nibbled at Sun's coat and purred with tears in its eyes. Being a compassionate cultivator, Sun felt sympathetic toward it and was moved to tears. He stopped and said, "It would be fine if you really want me to treat you. But you must promise not to harm people from now on." The tiger dropped Sun's coat, crouched on the ground like a lamb, and nodded.
Sun continued, "People today often do not keep to their word. I don't know if you would do that too. So please come to me every day, and I can check your mouth to see what you ate." The tiger nodded again.
As the tiger opened its mouth, Sun looked inside and saw a bone stuck in its throat. He took out a copper bell and placed it up inside the tiger's jaw to prevent it from biting him. He then reached his hand into its mouth and pulled at the bone with all his strength. The tiger was in tremendous pain and bit down on the copper bell because of the pain, but it did not hurt Sun with the bell in place.
This way, Sun cured the tiger's illness. The tiger kept its promise and accompanied Sun every day. When Sun went in the mountain to collect herbs, it would carry the medicine basket and digging hoe. When Sun went to treat patients, it would carry his medicine chest and give Sun a ride to the destination.
In the ancient times, Chinese doctors always carried a bell with them. Because of this story of Sun, the bell was later called a "tiger bell".
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An Afternoon at the Frick Collection
Art, Places	by historylizzie June 18, 2018 June 18, 2018
Want to spend some time looking at art in a place that's just as beautiful as the paintings, sculpture and decorative arts that are on display inside? Then the Frick Collection should definitely be on your list of places to visit! Held in a gilded age mansion on Fifth Avenue, it makes for a wonderful and serene place to browse art, despite being in the heart of New York City.
The Frick Collection was assembled by Henry Clay Frick (hence the name!). Born in December 1849, Frick built himself up from a shop salesman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be a successful industrialist. When he was thirty-two-years-old, he married Adelaide Howard Childs: together they had four children, but sadly only two survived to adulthood. In 1901, the Fricks moved to New York, when he became a director of J. P. Morgan's United States Steel Corporation and the largest individual railway stockholder in the entire world. It's no wonder he was able to amass a world-class art collection…
Once Frick moved to New York, collecting, which he began to take seriously in his late forties, became even more important to him. Twelve years after their arrival in the city, the Fricks began to build their mansion, which cost nearly $5million. It was designed specifically so it could accommodate his collection, with Frick's intention being to leave both his house and art collection to the public (not unlike Isabella Stewart Gardner in Boston at a similar time – read more on that here and here). Upon his death in 1919, all the art and furnishings, and his home, became the Frick Collection, supported by an endowment. Frick had managed to collect a wide variety of sculpture, drawings and decorative arts, alongside a hundred and thirty-seven paintings, to which the museum has added over fifty since his death.
Before I talk about my favourite pieces in the collection, I also wanted to mention his daughter, Helen, who was a really interesting woman in her own right. In her father's memory, she founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920. Unsurprisingly, Helen was also highly interested in art from an early age and actually wrote a catalogue of her father's collection in 1909 and 1910. She also was an avid recorder of all their travelling adventures, both through her diaries and her photographs. She collected art enthusiastically, but instead of having her collection in New York, it was kept at her parents' home back in Pittsburgh, Clayton. Now before I go off to spend ages reading about Helen, here are my collection highlights… (and don't forget to click on the titles to go see them on the Frick website!)
Titian, Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap c.1510, oil on canvas, 1915.1.116
It's no secret that Titian is my favourite artist and this is a lovely early portrait by him (though it has in the past, as with quite a few early works by Titian, also been attributed to Giorgione). I love the soft light in it and the way all the colours are very neutral, which serves to make the beautiful red of the cap stand out even more. The way the unknown man turns to the side in a contemplative way is really intriguing, almost as if he can see something the viewer can't.
Fragonard, The Progress of Love: Love Letters 1771-2, oil on canvas, 1915.1.47
So there is a WHOLE ROOM full of Fragonard. This was my favourite because of the pure adoration in the man's eyes as he looks at his paramour, reading his love letter. But it has to be seen to be believed: there's a fab video of the paintings that were originally commissioned by Madame du Barry, the last mistress of Louis XV, for the château de Louveciennes. However, there was a dispute over the works with du Barry, which meant they were sent back to Fragonard, before she pursued a new commission for a series by a different artist. Fragonard's style of rococo is beautiful, playful and sensual: though the meaning seems a slight riddle, each panel shows lovers embroiled in different stages of romance in stunning and bountiful gardens.
Degas, The Rehearsal 1878-9, oil on canvas, 1914.1.34
Degas is famous for his various renderings of dancers, and this is a really beautiful one. A violinist plays for the ballet dancers to practice along to, but they seem separate. The loose brushstrokes of the girls' skirts almost make them appear like they are wearing feathers. Their movement is paramount and reflects Degas' interests in the dancers themselves and the contortions of their bodies, with the artist himself commenting:
"People call me the painter of dancing girls… It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lie in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes."
Holbein, Portraits of Sir Thomas More 1527 and Thomas Cromwell 1532-3, 1912.1.77 & 1915.1.76
These portraits of two key figures at the Tudor court are absolutely stunning: strong colours and powerful poses emphasise the authority of the two men. I love Holbein's The Ambassadors in the National Gallery and these are just as wonderful.
Whistler, Harmony in Pink and Grey: Portrait of Lady Meux 1881-2, oil on canvas, 1918.1.132
This just hit me when I saw it: the pink and grey certainly are in a beautiful harmony and make the subject, Lady Valerie Meux, look almost ethereal. She was an actress and singer who married a baronet who owned a brewery: the marriage caused a scandal and she was never quite accepted into society. However, she lived a colourful and interesting life. She was a collector of Egyptian artefacts and used to ride around London in her phaeton carriage which she sometimes used zebras to pull! Whistler actually painted Lady Meux three times: Arrangement in Black: Lady Meux is at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, but the third portrait was destroyed by Whistler over disagreements with Lady Meux herself.
Romney, Lady Hamilton as 'Nature' 1782, oil on canvas, 1904.1.103
From one notorious and scandalous woman to another: Lady Emma Hamilton. Romney, one of the most fashionable portraitists of his day, painted her several times and she became his muse. Lady Hamilton had a speedy social ascent, having being born the daughter of a blacksmith in Cheshire and rising to the wife of Sir William Hamilton and mistress of Lord Nelson. Emma's story is too fascinating to fit here, but her portrait at the Frick by Romney is so soft and beautiful, with a dreamy blue sky behind her and a sweet dog in her arms, and her dress the most perfect blush pink. I think it also shows the vivacity and charm of her character, as well as her renowned beauty.
Find out more about visiting the Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library here!
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Published by Joe Adams / 26 Apr 2018 / No comments / News , Politics
What I will do within 6 months if elected as president of Nigeria, says Atiku
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said he would restructure Nigeria in six months if elected president in the 2019 elections.
Mr Abubakar stated this Wednesday during a question and answer session at the Chatham House in UK after delivering a lecture titled: "The Importance of Strengthening State Economic Management Systems".
He also said he would offer a matching grant of $250 million each to the 36 states of the federation to challenge them to enhance their Internally Generated Revenue.
He said he was not surprised by President Muhammadu Buhari's statement that Nigerian youth were lazy because he (Buhari) had never managed a business.
"It is doable. In fact, what I've told many Nigerians at home is that if you give me six months, I know I will be able to achieve a fast level of restructuring, otherwise the concurrent list issue.
"It's very easy to deal with it because there is no state that you will call and say 'I want to give you this responsibility together with the resources', and will say 'no'."
He said he wants people of every state to be able to hold their leaders accountable because of how the federal Government "is being accused of everything, even when it's not in its area of responsibility."
"I want to be able to resolve that so that citizens can hold their local leaders responsible for lapses and maladministration."
Asked if he would consider running as an independent candidate should he fail to secure the ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, which he recently defected back to, he said, "We'll wait until that time".
He added that he would make Nigeria attractive for those living in diaspora to return.
On President Muhammadu Buhari's description of some Nigerian youth as lazy bunch, Mr Abubakar said the president would not describe Nigerian youth as lazy if he (Buhari) was an employer of labour.
"On the issue of youth, I am an employer of labour and most of that labour is youth-dominated and I make a lot of profits from my businesses.
"I don't agree with the assumption that the youths are lazy or they are indolent. Certainly, I don't. But I'm not surprised with the fellow (Buhari) who made that remark because he's not an employer of labour, he has no business, he has no educational institution so he doesn't relate with youth in schools so I don't blame him."
He criticised the multiple exchange rate in the country, saying it does not encourage foreign investors to put their money in Nigeria.
He said "his federal government" will continue to offer support, despite the $250 million grant for states that rank below the average development index, until such a time as they are able to become self-sufficient and sustaining.
"Beyond institutional and administrative reforms to improve operational efficiency of the revenue agencies, the federating units will be challenged to double their efforts in rebuilding the fiscal-social contract, by enhancing service delivery in key areas such as health, education, water supply and infrastructural development.
"Only this would change the predominant perception that government revenues are diverted to the private bank accounts of politicians and their cronies."
Mr Abubakar who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition PDP, on whose platform he served as vice president, is seeking the party's nomination to serve as its presidential flag bearer in upcoming 2019 presidential election.
He criticised senators of his former party, APC, of betrayal following the "shocking and saddening" decision of the Senate not to grant devolution of power to the states during the constitutional amendment last year.
He said the decision by the APC-controlled Senate was "a lost opportunity to honour one of the party's election promises to bring about change by shifting power closer to the people in the remotest regions of our country".
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Shumenov to defend 200-pound title against unbeaten slugger Dorticos on April 29
Apr 07, 2017 By Sean DeFrank
Beibut Shumenov won a vacant 200-pound world title last year, and now he's set to begin his campaign as champion against unbeaten knockout artist Yunier Dorticos.
Beibut Shumenov defeated B.J. Flores to earn an interim 200-pound title in July 2015 before becoming a two-division world champion last May with a 10th-round TKO of Junior Anthony Wright. (Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions)
After some delay in setting up the fight, Beibut Shumenov will make his first title defense against Dorticos on April 29 in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas (FS1, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).
Televised coverage will also include unbeaten interim 126-pound champion Carlos Zambrano (26-0, 11 KOs) defending his title against Dominican contender Claudio Marrero (21-1, 15 KOs).
Yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs) is the mandatory challenger for Shumenov, a former 175-pound titleholder who became a two-division world champion last May with a 10th-round TKO of Junior Anthony Wright in Las Vegas.
The winner of Shumenov-Dorticos is expected to take on Russian southpaw Denis Lebedev, who holds the 200-pound "super" world title.
"I've been in the gym working hard since my last fight,'' Shumenov said. "I have been ready this entire time to defend my belt against anyone who is willing to step up.
"Denis Lebedev wanted to fight anyone but me and Dorticos disappeared after I signed the bout agreement to fight him February 11th in Miami. I am glad that, after many fight date changes, the fight is finally here on April 29."
Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs) defeated B.J. Flores by unanimous decision in July 2015 to gain an interim version of the 200-pound world title.
The 33-year-old Kazakhstan native, who now lives and trains in Las Vegas, represented his country in the 2004 Olympics, turned professional in 2007 and made history in January 2010 by winning a 175-pound world title faster than any fighter in division history.
After losing a majority decision to Gabriel Campillo in his first title challenge in August 2009, Shumenov won the rematch by split decision to become a world champion in just his 10th pro fight.
He lost his title to Bernard Hopkins by split decision in April 2014 before moving up to 200 pounds.
Dorticos made his pro debut in August 2009 following a decorated amateur career in Cuba. Now living in Miami, the 31-year-old slugger has made quick work of most of his opponents, gaining 18 of his 20 stoppages in four rounds or less, including 10 first-round KOs.
He won his interim title last May with a 10th-round TKO of Youri Kalenga in Paris in a thrilling bout that received consideration for Fight of the Year.
"I have been waiting a long time to reach this level and I'm very excited for this opportunity," Dorticos said. "I want to thank my team at Caribe Promotions and Warriors Boxing for making this happen. I can't wait for the whole world to see me in action.
"I've had a great training camp and my whole team has been working very hard. Shumenov is a great champion and I thank him for stepping in the ring with me. I can't wait for that bell to ring so I can start fighting."
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The Moment: Beibut Shumenov vs B.J. Flores
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Title: Samsung Galaxy Note II
Subject: Samsung Galaxy Mega, Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy, List of AWS devices
Samsung Galaxy Note II in White
"Be Creative, Be Different"[1]
Compatible networks
2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
2G CDMA 1xRTT; 800, 850, 1900MHz
3G CDMA EV-DO rev 0/A/B; 800, 850, 1900MHz
3G TD-SCDMA; 1900, 2000Mhz
3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+; 850, 900, AWS (1700), 1900, 2100 MHz
4G LTE; Bands 1–5, 7, 8, 11–13, 17, 20, 25
26 September 2012 (2012-09-26)[2]
Availability by country
128 countries (Q4, 2012)
Units sold
30 million (as of 25 September 2013)[3]
Phablet Smartphone
151.1 mm (5.95 in) H
80.5 mm (3.17 in) W
9.4 mm (0.37 in) D
9.7 mm (0.38 in) D (SC-02E)[4]
180 g (6.3 oz)
183 g (6.5 oz) (SHV-E250[K,L,S])
185 g (6.5 oz) (SC-02E)
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
(upgradable to Android 4.4.2 KitKat)
TouchWiz "Nature UX 2.5" GUI
Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad
1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9
ARM Mali-400MP
16/32/64 GB flash memory
microSD up to 64 GB
3,100 mAh, 11.78 Wh, 3.8 V
Internal rechargeable Li-ion
user replaceable[5]
Data inputs
Multi-touch touch screen
3 push buttons
Headset controls
Ambient light sensors
3-axis gyroscope
Stereo FM radio
S Pen (Stylus)/Pen UX[6]
5.5 in (140 mm) diagonal with 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen
HD Super AMOLED touchscreen
720x1280 pixels (267 ppi), non-pentile (S-Stripe RGB) (3 subpixels/pixel)
Contrast ratio: 402 (nominal) / 2.307:1 (sunlight)
16M colours[7]
8.0 megapixels back-side illuminated sensor
HD video (1080p) at 30 frames/s
Aperture f/2.6[8]
Zero shutter lag
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile and face detection
Image stabilization[6]
1.9 Mpx for video chatting, video recording (720p), and stills
3.5 mm TRRS jack
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4, 5 GHz), Wi-Fi HT40
microUSB 2.0 with support for USB OTG
S Beam[6]
Head: 0.171 W/kg 1 g
Body: 0.404 W/kg 1 g
Hotspot: 0.935 W/kg 1 g[9]
Samsung GALAXY Note II US Cellular
Body: 0.95 W/kg[7]
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is an Android phablet smartphone. Unveiled on August 29, 2012 and released in late-2012, the Galaxy Note II is a successor to the original Galaxy Note, incorporating improved stylus functionality, a larger 5.5-inch (140 mm) screen, and an updated hardware design based on that of the Galaxy S III.
The Note II was released to positive critical reception for its improvements over the original Galaxy Note, and sold over 5 million units within only its first two months of availability. Samsung announced a successor to the Galaxy Note II, the Galaxy Note 3, on September 4, 2013.[10]
1.1 Software versions
2.1 S Pen
2.2.1 Communication processor
2.2.2 Network connectivity
2.2.2.1 AWS phones
2.2.2.2 CDMA/EV-DO phones
2.2.2.3 TD-SCDMA phone
2.2.2.4 Dual-cell HSPA phone
2.2.2.5 LTE phones
2.2.3 FM radio, digital TV tuner
2.2.4 Dimension and weight
2.2.5 Wireless charging
2.2.6 Table of variants
3 Release and reception
3.1 Commercial reception
3.2 Critical reception
The Galaxy Note II was unveiled at IFA Berlin on August 29, 2012, and released in multiple markets at the beginning of October 2012.[11] Samsung sold more than 3 million units within the first 37 days[12] and it crossed 5 million in two months of its release.[13]
In December 2012, Samsung began rolling out an update to Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean" for the device.[14] In April 2014, Samsung began rolling out an update to Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" for the device.[15]
A photograph of the Galaxy Note II's S-Stripe RGB (non-PenTile) subpixels
The Galaxy Note II features a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED S-Stripe RGB (3 subpixels/pixel) (non-PenTile) screen with 1280×720 resolution, a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU, 2 GB RAM, an 8 MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front camera, and a 3,100 mAh battery. It is slightly thinner than its predecessor at 9.4 mm (0.37 inches), albeit also being slightly heavier by 2 grams (0.071 oz). Depending on the specific model, the phone features HSPA+ 21 Mbit/s along with 4G LTE(42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ for LTE Version).[16][17][18] The Galaxy Note II is equipped with Broadcom BCM4334 chipset for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band with maximum rate up to 150 Mbit/s, FM radio tuner and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS support.[19]
The Galaxy Note II will supposedly be available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB storage capacity variants, each expandable by up to an additional 64 GB with a microSD card. However, as of 8 January 2013, only the 16 GB and 32 GB versions are available and there has been no release date for or any indication of a 64 GB version of the Note II to be offered.
The smartphone's pressure-sensitive S Pen is slightly thicker than in the original Galaxy Note, and a feature marketed as Air View allows a user to preview content by hovering the pen over the content, similar to the hoverbox feature of a mouse in some desktop computers. Another feature marketed as Quick Command reveals a list of available commands at the swipe of the S Pen.[16][20] The S Pen's 1,024 levels of pen-pressure sensitivity give it significantly more accuracy and precision than the original Note's 256.[21]
The Galaxy Note II is available in Titanium Grey, Marble White, Martian Pink, Amber Brown and Ruby Wine case colors. Other features, which vary as customized by carrier, include FM/TV tuner, charging pins, and Single-SIM card support. To prevent grey market reselling, models of the Galaxy Note II, and other models (Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Note III and Galaxy S III) manufactured after July 2013 implement a regional lockout system in certain regions; requiring that the first SIM card used on a European and North American model be from a carrier in that region. Samsung stated that the lock would be removed once a valid SIM card is used.[22]
Communication processor
The baseband chipset of GT-N7100 is Intel Wireless PMB9811X Gold Baseband processor.[23] The baseband chipset of SGH-T889, SHV-E250K, and SHV-E250S is Qualcomm Gobi MDM9215.[19][24][25] SHV-E250L has Qualcomm Gobi MDM9615M for the EVDO revision B connectivity.[26]
Most of the variants support GSM/GPRS/EDGE in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.1 GHz bands; and UMTS/HSPA+21 in 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.1 GHz.
AWS phones
SGH-T889 and SGH-T889V are devices that support AWS for HSPA networks capable of transferring data over Advanced Wireless Services band in HSPA mode on carriers such as T-Mobile USA, WIND Mobile Canada, Mobilicity, and Vidéotron.
CDMA/EV-DO phones
SCH-R950, SHV-E250L, SCH-i605, SPH-L900, and SCH-N719 are to connect to cdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT, and EV-DO rev 0/A/B. these variants except SCH-R950, can connect to the GSM network as well, SPH-L900 can only use WCDMA/GSM services while roaming internationally due to it having an embedded SIM.
TD-SCDMA phone
GT-N7108 is to support TD-SCDMA networks in the 1.9 GHz and 2.0 GHz bands, and connect to the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1.9 GHz band.[27]
Dual-cell HSPA phone
SGH-T889 is known to support dual-cell HSPA+ up to 42.2 Mbit/s.[19]
LTE phones
GT-N7105 is a LTE phone of the international version, that can connect to LTE band 3, 7, 8, and 20 and has 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+.
SCH-i605 can connect to the LTE band 13, Verizon Wireless operates.
SCH-R950, SGH-i317[M], SGH-T889[V], SPH-L900, SC-02E(SGH-N025), and SHV-E250[K,L,S] can connect to the LTE bands of each locked carrier as well as the LTE bands of the other network operators as a roaming service.
FM radio, digital TV tuner
Only some Galaxy Note II variants have a built-in FM radio tuner. For example, some US and Canadian variants (SGH-i317,[28] SGH-i317M[29]) and the LTE International version (N7105) lack the FM radio tuner support.[30] SC-02E for Japan market has 1seg digital-TV tuner and antenna.[31] Korean variants have the T-DMB tuner as well as the T-DMB antenna that can be concealed in the phone body.
Korean variants with the T-DMB tuner and the T-DMB antenna are 3 g (0.11 oz) heavier than other variants. SC-02E for NTT DoCoMo with 1seg TV tuner is 5 g (0.18 oz) heavier and 0.3 mm (0.012 in) thicker.[32]
Depending on the model, some Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) units have the two optional charging pins on the back side of the device, just right of the battery holder, that can be used for wireless charging with the modified back cover. Galaxy Note II displays the notification message built in the firmware when it is charged wirelessly. SCH-L900 does not have the pins. SGH-T889 has the pins, but they are disabled.[33]
Table of variants
Galaxy Note II variants
2G/3G connectivity
GT-N7100 International GSM: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,800 MHz/1,900 MHz
UMTS: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,900 MHz/2,100 MHz No [34][35]
Optional inductive charging pins
GT-N7102 China Unicom [36]
Dual-SIM and dual-standby support[37]
GT-N7105 International 800(band 20)
900(band 8)
1,800(band 3)
2,600(band 7) [38][39]
Inductive charging pins
No FM radio[30] 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+
GT-N7108 China Mobile GSM: 900, 1800, 1900
TD-SCDMA: 1800, 2010
WCDMA: 900, 2100 (international roaming only) No [40]
North American carriers
SCH-i605 Verizon GSM: quad-band;
CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1900
UMTS: quad-band 700(band 13) [41]
No inductive charging pins
SCH-R950 US Cellular CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1700, 1900 700(band 12)
SGH-i317 AT&T GSM: quad-band
UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100 700(band 17)
SGH-i317M Bell
Telcel (Mexico) GSM: quad-band
1,900(band 2) [46][47][48][49][50]
SGH-T889 T-Mobile GSM: quad-band
UMTS/DC-HSPA+ : 850, AWS, 1900, 2100 700(band 17)
AWS [51][52]
LTE AWS from 2013
Optional charging pins disabled
SGH-T889V Mobilicity
WIND GSM: quad-band
UMTS/DC-HSPA+: 850, AWS, 1900, 2100 700(band 17)
SPH-L900 Sprint GSM: quad-band
CDMA/EVDO: 800, 850, 1900
UMTS: 1900,2100 1,900(band 25) [53][54]
No optional charging pins, embedded SIM
Chinese carriers
SCH-N719 China Telecom GSM: 900, 1800, 1900
CDMA: 800, 1900 No [55]
Dual-Card dual-standby[56]
Japanese carriers
SGH-N025
/SC-02E NTT DoCoMo GSM: quad-band
UMTS: 800, 850, 2100 1500(band 11)
2100(band 1)
1seg tuner[58]
Korean carriers
SHV-E250K KT GSM: quad-band
UMTS: 1900, 2100 900(band 8)
DMB tuner/antenna
LTE 900 after 2013.
SHV-E250L LG U+ GSM: quad-band
CDMA: 1800
UMTS: 1900, 2100 850
2100(band 1) [26] DMB tuner/antenna
SHV-E250S SK Telecom GSM: quad-band
1800 [25] DMB tuner/antenna
The bolded frequencies in connectivities, are to support the released carriers' networks.
"GSM: quad-band" denotes "GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1.8 Ghz and 1.9 Ghz".
"UMTS: quad-band" denotes "UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+: 850 Mhz, 900 Mhz and 1.9 Ghz, 2.1 Ghz".
"CDMA: dual-band" denotes "CDMA 1xRTT/CDMA EV-DO Rev A/CDMA EV-DO Rev B: 800 Mhz and 1.9 Ghz"
Release and reception
Commercial reception
The Note II launched on September 26, 2012, in South Korea on three carriers and it is expected to ultimately arrive on 2760 carriers in 128 countries. It is now widely available in the market after its official launch on September 27, 2012, in Hyderabad, India.[59][60] The Note II was officially launched in the UK on September 30, 2012, available to purchase exclusively from the Samsung flagship stores in Stratford and White City.[61] It was then released to all major stores in the UK on October 1 on ThreeUK, Vodafone and O2 and at retailers such as Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U.[62] It was made available for pre-order in Indonesia on September 29, 2012, on Erafone, Telkomsel, and Indosat. Samsung's mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun expects to sell 3 million Galaxy Note IIs during the first three months of availability.[63] Samsung announced that 8.5 million Galaxy Note II devices have been sold worldwide, based on supply as of November 25, 2012. By September 2013, approximately 30 million units had been sold.[64]
Critical reception
In September 2012, PhoneArena.com said the device uses "the best phone screen Samsung has ever produced", noting the phone offers improved S Pen performance.[65] Stuff awarded the smartphone 5/5 stars and ranked it number 1 in its "Top 10 Smartphones" section.[66] The Verge awarded the smartphone an 8.5/10 rating and stated that "the Note II is an unambiguous upgrade over its predecessor and can even challenge the Galaxy S III for the title of best Android device". They praised the device's performance and its improved handwriting recognition while criticizing the dearth of S Pen apps.[67]
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Meditation and Daily Reiki Self Practice is good for you.
In my experience, I have found that regular Meditation and Daily Reiki Self Practice is good for my mental and physical wellbeing. Reiki Self practice is taught in our Jikiden Reiki Courses and plays a key role in the students personal development once they have completed their Jikiden Reiki Courses with myself.
This Waka Poem by the Meiji Emperor is just perfect for your meditation practice at the end or start of your day. After a while you may be surprised to find that you can achieve the focus, clarity and peace of mind that you seek.
The Emperor was celebrated by the people of Japan as a "Sage of Poetry" and has left 100,000 beautiful Waka poems composed during his lifetime.
Why not give yourself some quality time for meditation whilst reflecting upon this very profound and thought provoking message?
'Water never struggles against its container, but yields itself to the containers form.
shows, water does have the power to pass right through the hardest rock.
This can be applied to people too in that we should remember to be flexible but also to retain the strength to overcome any difficulties we may face in our lives. We can reconnect with our inner strength by regular meditation and Jikiden Reiki practice.
If you have not yet learned Jikiden Reiki, and are not sure if that is right for you, just now. Then perhaps you might consider trying a Jikiden Reiki Treatment with myself, then you can find out for yourself how wonderfully calm, focused and peaceful it can make you feel.
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You Should Stream: This Powerful Short Doc 'Barbarians' Questions Who's Really Invading the Border
Much of the talk surrounding the now negative flow of Mexican immigrants into the United States has tended to evoke irrational, paranoid images of a barbarian invasion encroaching from the south. It's all very colorful, and may very well help line the pockets of Donald Trump's construction industry buddies, but it's also objectively silly. We all know that most of the immigrants crossing over the southern border each day are just humble folks pursuing the same dream that drove generations before them across vast oceans in search opportunity. So, as nearly part of the nation is driven to the brink of madness over a supposed horde of marauding rapists and murderers entering permeating our borders, director Rodrigo Reyes invites us to ask: who is the real invader?
In a short documentary put together for The Atlantic entitled Barbarians, Reyes repurposes some material from his award-winning feature Purgatorio to tell a brief and deceptively simple story of two deported migrants intent on making the journey across the border one more time. Employing a powerful voiceover narration, Reyes explains his fascination with the border area as we are treated to stunning images of the vast, empty deserts flanking the wall near Tijuana. From there, Reyes introduces us to his two subjects, Victor and Alberto, whom he found living on the streets of Tijuana as they prepared for yet another crossing.
Over several minutes these two circumstantial friends of differing ages and places of origin reflect on work, family, and the beauty of their country; but as they speak, Reyes' sensitive eye gives as much importance to their words as to their faces and the barren landscape that unfolds beyond the border fence behind them. It's an uncharacteristically humanizing segment that is free of so many of the platitudes we have come to expect from conversations surround immigration and the border. And then, to conclude, Reyes muses over a slow-moving shot of a marvelous desert canyon, wondering if maybe the true invader is the irrational fear that slowly consumes this country from within.
barbarians Border Documentary immigration rodrigo reyes short films The Atlantic you should stream


The New Spireas – Compact Gems | Faddegon's Nursery, Inc.
May 18, 2016 | Shrubs, Trees & Vines, What's New?
The new spireas have loads of appeal. Their size, color variations and easygoing nature bring versatility and interest to our gardens without overwhelming the landscape. As accents, borders or mass plantings, these varieties really deliver.
Double Play® Big Bang has been one of the most successful new landscape plants since it first came on the market. Tim Wood from Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven MI, cross-pollinated spirea 'Wilma' with a spirea japonica in 2003. In 2005, 'Tracy' was born and given the trade name Double Play® Big Bang. Why a new name? It's very descriptive. Double Play because 'Tracy' offers 3 season color. Why not Triple Play? Everyone wonders! Big Bang because she has the largest flowers of any spirea. It is definitely a big bang when her bright pink flowers bloom in spring above glowing orange leaves. As summer begins the foliage turns chartreuse! And the show doesn't end there. When fall arrives the leaves turn a rich red-orange. 'Tracy' grows to a height of 3 feet with a spread of the same. Perfect for mass plantings or as a specimen. Easy to grow in sun or part sun and deer resistant. Zones 3-9. It's a bee and butterfly attraction!
'Superstar' has a color show all her own but with a different palette! In spring, scarlet red foliage emerges and gives way to purple flower buds while leaves now turn dark green. The flowers bloom in a beautiful clear pink from mid-spring to mid-summer. As fall nears, watch the leaves turn copper and bronze! Once again, a great compact form has been achieved. 'Superstar' reaches 2 to 3 feet in height and 3 to 4 feet in width. Minimal pruning is required. Plant in full sun. Zones 3-8.
'Blue Kazoo' is for lovers of blue in the garden and is a newer member of the Double Play® Series. The foliage has shades of green, blue and purple for a stunning effect. It would be a winner even if it didn't flower. But it does! and when it does you'll be presented with traditional white spirea flowers in abundance. This is just a beautiful specimen which develops rich red foliage in the fall. The height is 2 to 3 feet with a spread of 2 to 3 feet, obviously a nice mounded shape. Plant 'Blue Kazoo' in sun or part sun. Zones 3-8.
'Elf' is the name of this spirea and they weren't kidding when they named it! The mature height is 6 to 8 inches (yes. Inches!) with a spread of 1 to 2 feet. The smallest of the spireas, 'Elf' has the same unfussy personality in a small package. Use for edging a path, garden borders or a great rock garden plant. Bright yellow foliage makes a great companion to perennials or annuals. The blooms are light pink and will rebloom sporadically during the summer. You'll also love the deep golden fall color adding to the seasonal look of garden beds. 'Elf' will appreciate a full sun situation. Zones 4-8.


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The Different Routes to Winemaking
I am always interested to see the paths that different people take into wine making and enjoyed a recent article in The New York Times about the different career paths that are ending in the cellar. The following is an extract from the article:
"Farmers — the kind of people who have 'their feet in the soil,' as described by Margrit Mondavi, the 84-year-old matriarch of the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley — once dominated grape-growing and winemaking. But (a diplomat and business entrepreneur) are part of a recent wave of M.B.A.'s, bankers, architects, engineers and others who are taking over or starting wineries and infusing small boutique labels with a level of business expertise usually found only at big brands.
"'It's a very common second career,' says Bill Nelson, president of WineAmerica, a national trade association with more than 800 member wineries. 'Often, people get the financial wherewithal from the first career to get started and transition into wine.'
"It's happening not only in California, but also in New York, Washington, Oregon, Texas and North Carolina. Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, says that 58 wineries have opened in the state in the last three years and that 'virtually all new winery owners come from other walks of life.'"
Here in Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands of South Africa, we have diverse backgrounds from generations in winemaking to people with first (or concurrent) careers in academia, IT, advertising, furniture, etc. But we are all joined together by our passion for wine and desire to make the very best wine that we can.
The Chinese Luxury Consumer
At the end of March 2012, the Chinese Industrial Bank and the Hurun Report Research Institute released a report titled The Chinese Luxury ...
Robert Joseph's Predictions for 2012
The UK market remains a major destination for many South African wines, so it was interesting to read renowned international wine author and...


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Why There Was A Fight Over John Wesley Hardin's Remains
By Wendy Mead/May 25, 2021 5:03 pm EST
Notorious outlaw John Wesley Hardin took his final breath in El Paso's Acme Saloon, but some folks didn't want him to rest in peace (or at least not in El Paso). A gunslinger known for about 30 killings, he met his end on August 19, 1895, when John Selman, a police officer, shot him in the back of the head (via History). Hardin and Selman had reportedly argued earlier in the day, and Selman sought to settle some dispute once and for all. Selman's fatal action didn't get him in any trouble, though — a jury acquitted him in the killing. Hardin's girlfriend paid for his burial in El Paso, according to United Press International.
Hardin's remains stayed in El Paso for nearly a century. In August 1995, descendants of Hardin traveled to El Paso intending to dig up his remains and move them to the town of Nixon, Texas, where he had lived with his first wife, Jane, according to the Chicago Tribune. The group, however, encountered resistance at the gravesite in the Concordia Cemetery. Members of El Paso's Concordia Heritage Association and a local Old West re-enactment group defended the city's rights to keep Hardin's remains. "It looked a little like the showdown at the OK Corral," local historian Leon Metz told the Chicago Tribune.
Courtroom brawl over Hardin's remains
The Hardin descendants "had a valid state permit" to remove the remains, Fred Billings, a family spokesperson, told the United Press International. "A majority of the descendants had agreed that Hardin's remains should be taken home to Gonzales County." Despite their permit, the descendants were turned away after being served with an injunction by El Paso supporters (via the Orlando Sentinel). The battle of Hardin's remains became a matter for the courts to decide.
For months, both sides sought to get their way with the remains. On the pro-Nixon side, Wendle Scott, the publisher of The Cow Country Courier, explained to the New York Times that "Wes Hardin lived here, married here and had his children here." He went on to describe Hardin as "a family man and we just want to return him to his family." Those who wanted to keep Hardin in El Paso were skeptical of these claims. Local historian and Hardin biographer Leon Metz told the New York Times that "Nixon is a little one-stoplight community that needs Hardin as a tourist attraction." In the end, the courts sided with El Paso (via FindLaw). The infamous gunfighter's elaborate memorial still stands not far from the place he died, and it looks like that's where his remains will stay.


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Walerian Czajkowski (ur.  23 października 1925) – polski rolnik, Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata.

Życiorys
Walerian Czajkowski był synem Andrzeja i Anny Czajkowskich. Mieszkał w rodzinnym gospodarstwie rolnym w Zręcinie w okolicy Krosna. Miał siostrę Bronisławę i brata Jana. Sąsiadami rodziny Czajkowskich była żydowska rodzina Lipinerów, której senior Ignacy prowadził sklep i gospodarstwo rolne. Uciekając przed prześladowaniami, Ignacy poprosił Czajkowskich o schronienie w 1942 r. Niedługo potem dołączyła do niego żona Chaja razem z córką Erną, które wyszły ze krośnieńskiego getta razem z grupą pracowników. Czajkowscy użyczyli schronienia również zbiegłej z rzeszowskiego getta Sonii Lipiner, właścicielowi masarni w Krośnie Józefowi Bajtowiczowi, braciom Bergman oraz Haskielowi Morgensternowi. W obawie o bezpieczeństwo ukrywanych, Walerian razem z ojcem Andrzejem i dziadkiem Szymonem Czajkowskim zbudowali dodatkową ścianę w stajni, za którą na 9 specjalnie zbudowanych piętrowych łóżkach mogli ukryć się prześladowani. Gospodarstwo Czajkowskich było przeszukiwane przez gestapo dwa razy, jednak nie znaleziono śladów Żydów, którzy ukrywali się 2,5 roku. W ostatnich miesiącach ukrywania obok gospodarstwa Czajkowskich zakwaterowano grupę kilkudziesięciu żołnierzy. 8 września 1945 r., po wyzwoleniu regionu przez Armię Czerwoną Żydzi mogli opuścić kryjówkę.

Walerian Czajkowski został odznaczony medalem Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata 24 lutego 1988 r. Razem z nim uhonorowano również jego siostrę Bronisławę Lipińską z d. Czajkowską. Wcześniej, w 1963 r. uhonorowani zostali dziadkowie Waleriana Bronisława i Szymon razem z Andrzejem Czajkowskim, ojcem Waleriana.

Ukrywani

 Józef Brajtowicz
 Roman Bergman
 Maks Bergman
 Rubin Bergman
 Haskiel Morgenstern
 Sonia Pomeranc z d. Lipiner
 Erna Salomon z d. Lipiner
 Chaja Lipiner z d. Morgenstern
 Ignacy Lipiner

Przypisy

Polscy rolnicy
Polscy Sprawiedliwi wśród Narodów Świata
Urodzeni w 1925

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Citation: Jong, L. 2008. Fractal dimensions of soy protein nanoparticle aggregates determined by dynamic mechanical method [abstract]. Materials Research Society. Paper No. U8.18.
Technical Abstract: Soy protein isolate (SPI) is obtained from soybeans by removing soybean oil and soy carbohydrates. Soy protein nanoparticles were prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of SPI and centrifugal separation process. Structurally, SPI is a globular protein and its aggregates in water consist of sphere-like protein particles. Light scattering measurements of hydrolyzed SPI (HSPI) indicate a narrow size distribution. In swollen state, the volume and number weighted mean particle size are 260 and 210 nm respectively. The fractal dimension of the protein aggregates can be estimated by dynamic mechanical methods when the particle aggregates are imbedded in a polymer matrix. Nanocomposites were formed by mixing HSPI nanoparticles with a rubbery styrene-butadiene (SB) latex, followed by freeze-drying and compression molding methods. The dynamic shear moduli of the elastomeric composites containing 20, 30, and 40% particle fractions were measured over a temperature range from -70 to 140 deg C at 0.16 Hz. A logarithmic plot of shear modulus vs. particle fraction in rubber plateau region at 140 deg C can be fitted with a linear line. From the slope of the fitted line, the fractal dimension of the particle aggregates was estimated using the Cluster-Cluster Aggregation (CCA) model developed by Kluppel and Heinrich. The CCA model can also be used to extract fractal dimension from dynamic strain sweep experiments. In this study, strain sweep experiments were carried out on the composite samples repeatedly for 8 times at 140 deg C with a dynamic frequency of 1 Hz over a strain sweep range from 0.01% to 15%. The strain cycles generated a stress softening effect in the composites and eventually reached a reversible equilibrium state. The reversible strain sweep data was then fitted with a CCA model expression developed by Huber and Vilgis to yield the fractal dimension of the particle aggregates. Even though these two types of experiments are quite different, the results show that the fractal dimensions extracted from both linear and non-linear viscoelastic data have a reasonably good agreement with each other. The model fitting indicates HSPI has a greater fractal dimension and therefore a more compact structure than the un-hydrolyzed soy protein aggregates.


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All charges against actor Jussie Smollett who had been accused of staging a hate crime and filing a false police report about it have been dropped, prosecutors and his attorneys said Tuesday.
The decision to drop charges is a dramatic reversal in a case in which Chicago police alleged just last monththat the 36-year-old "Empire" actor hired two acquaintances to attack him in late January to promote his career.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office didn't immediately explain why the felony disorderly charges were dropped, except to say it came after reviewing the case's facts, and in view of his agreement to forfeit his $10,000 bond.
"After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case," the state's attorney's office said in a statement.
Smollett, who was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct, had pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied any involvement in orchestrating an attack. He was in a Chicago courthouse Tuesday morning for an emergency hearing in his case.
His attorneys have long said a lot of misinformation about the case had been publicized. On Tuesday, they maintained that the actor indeed was attacked in Chicago on January 29, and that he has been hurt by "unfair and unwarranted actions" that made it appear as if he staged it.
"He was a victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator as a result of false and inappropriate remarks made to the public, causing an inappropriate rush to judgment," a statement released by his attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes reads.