After realizing that hanging the leaf only would involve issues not unlike the first three. I have decided to have the Giant Arbutus leaf on a background. I will piece it into the background or appliqué it depending on my level of sanity and frustration at that point in the process. I do have a deadline of sorts Sept 25 ready for the FAN retreat. I don't want too much pressure in that regard so I'll give myself the week before so I stay vaguely rational!
So here are my choices so far. Some are with the leaf some not but I think you'll get the idea! Please let me know what you think!
Not sure if the darker increases the drama?
Analogous colour to the greens in the leaf ..different blues.does it give the leaf the drama?
Love this full sun-printed piece I may not want to cut it up!
Although I really love this piece of fabric it may actually pull the eye away from the focus piece! But I do love it and may never cut it up!
Hmmm try to ignore the folds I was playing with ! Does this colour work as background? I have lots of it!
So I have a variety colours of backgrounds as well as value. Please let me know both what value (light or dark) works best in your opinion? Also which colour works best so far?
I will be back in my studio by the weekend so I am looking forward to your input!
This entry was posted in CURRENT WORKS IN PROGRESS and tagged fibreart;fabricdyeing; sun printing; on September 6, 2017 by Paulette.
Design as-I Go…. The pitfalls!
Here is is where the leaf is at prior to our emergency trip to Woodstock Ontario. Still here. It's about line. So I needed to narrow both stem and veins that yelled at me!
Pinning to view line editing.
I depend on my visual strength as I construct and see the results. It involves ripping out and re- doing. As most of my work is not repetitions it does mean inventing new strategies which become an interesting puzzle to me.
This entry was posted in CURRENT WORKS IN PROGRESS and tagged Re -design on September 5, 2017 by Paulette.
The Process of Creating this Leaf!
I started this leaf on July 22nd. I spend about 4-6 hours in my studio daily. Not that noble as the smoke kept me inside for a lot of it. (Neil Diamond on the 24th in Vancouver with my daughter so nothing done then). So here is the process in a visual way. I'm still finishing the edges with a third round of satin stitch. This is August 12 & the beat goes on!
Lost the idea of the 3D stem as my leaf protested a lot when we had a discussion! I heard it so the extra backing was ripped out! Sewing /Studio time in the morning then I rip out in the afternoon in front of some Netflix movie or PBS taped show so I don't get bored! I'm NOT bored. But I am focused at the moment as there is a finite time to get this puppy done!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful smokeless week!
This entry was posted in CURRENT WORKS IN PROGRESS on August 13, 2017 by Paulette.
! I have compromised a piece that has been several YEARS in the making by re-doing a Gallery wrap on my cutting board that had developed some nasty but subtle dirt/grease spots that ended up on my piece;-( Now I get to re-do part of it so CLEAN YOU CUTTING BOARD or Preparation surface…no matter WHAT !
Now onto happier stuff. I have been dying & painting fabric for the background of this Giant Madrona Leaf that is in the process of being quilted. So here are the results so far.
This is the outside sun printing I was able to do prior to the smoke entering our perfect world.
This is the result with a much more yellow hue that the Setacolor looked to me in the bottle!
I am going to show you what it looks like turned to the back which should work better for a background that the front !
Maybe I'll do more processes such as screen printing some additional greens to settle things down…soo many possibilities!
Can you see the leaves???
This entry was posted in CURRENT WORKS IN PROGRESS, FABRIC DYEING & PAINTING on August 7, 2017 by Paulette.
Going back to my piecing roots I am currently echo quilting a 56In Madrone leaf with my Mid-arm Handi-Quilter that I am currently "taming".
I have added some hand quilting to my own hand dyed leaf & tying threads as well. I'm not sure how to hang this yet as I have several ideas that I am exploring. This is the pieced leaf prior to quilting. The lower picture is the beginning of the process. I will post after I have finished the whole leaf & have trimmed it! I find this exciting!
This entry was posted in CURRENT WORKS IN PROGRESS on August 1, 2017 by Paulette.


It's true. And the amazing thing is, after just those first few seconds, you've probably left a lasting imprint. Once that first impression is made, it is practically permanent.
I think that most people have heard this cliché about first impressions many times before. Maybe that's why I often see entrepreneurs putting too much into their "meet and greets." Or, it might just be an unconscious, nervous response to an uncomfortable situation. No matter the reason, don't go "overboard" during your first social or business contacts.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't try to make a good impression. You absolutely should. Just don't assume that a lot of talk will necessarily show how effective, experienced or intelligent you are.
Seven words – not bad. Had their pitch been "Think of a riveting, edge-of-your-seat story about a tough, troubled but socially mindful cop who meets and then saves a fun, courageous woman and a bus full of other lesser characters from certain death via a bomb set by a clever, disgruntled ex-cop," the movie may never have seen the light of day.
If you have less than thirty seconds to present your company to a potential customer, what would you say? My advice: don't waste time explaining the background of your company, or the intricacies of what your job entails. Only present information that is relevant to your listeners. Don't waste the attention span of your audience on fluff. The more you say, the greater the chance that your listener will tune you out.
Also, be sure to tell the customer what you can do for them. Customers want to hear simple, insightful statements that they can relate to. Make it clear what benefit you provide.
Just as in the "movie pitch" example above, the potential producers of Speed could easily imagine the box-office returns of a Die Hard-type film, the benchmark for action/drama, hero-saves-the-day movies – from only seven words.
Think how much time you could save and how much more business you could earn by keeping it simple: saying more by saying less.


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Smoking in Singapore is subjected to restrictions enacted through various legislations such as the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act, which was first enacted in 1970.

Prevalence
In the 2017 national health population survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Board, it was found that 12% of the population surveyed, aged between 18 and 69, were daily smokers, drop from 18.3% in 1992.

Among the youths and young adults
Smoking prevalence among students in secondary schools, polytechnics, and Institute of Technical Education dropped from 8% (survey period: 2011-13) to 4% (survey period: 2014-16).  Among Singapore residents aged 18-29 years, 9.9% surveyed in 2017 smoked, a decline from 17.2% in 2007. The average age of smokers who started smoking daily was 18 years old in 2017.

Legislative history
Smoking was first banned in buses, cinemas and theaters in September 1970, and it was extended to indoor locations where it is frequented by most people on August 1977. After the King's Cross fire in 1987, smoking was banned  in the Singapore MRT.

On 1 July 2005, the ban was extended to bus interchanges and shelters, public toilets and public swimming complexes whereas from 1 July 2006, the ban was extended to coffee shops and hawker centres.

On 1 July 2007, the ban was extended to entertainment nightspots, including pubs, bars, lounges, dance clubs, and night clubs. The owner of the premises is legally responsible for the non-smoking of the customers. The law allows for the construction of designated smoking rooms which can take up to 10% of the total indoor space, or outdoor smoking areas that do not exceed 20% of the outdoor refreshment area.

On 1 January 2009, the ban was extended to all children's playgrounds, exercise areas, markets, underground and multi-story car parks, ferry terminals and jetties. It was also extended to non-air-conditioned areas in offices, factories, shops, shopping complexes and lift lobbies, and within  of entrances and exits.

On 22 November 2010, citizens of Singapore supported the Towards Tobacco-Free Singapore online campaign. The campaign promotes a proposal (which was published in the British medical journal Tobacco Control) to prevent the supply of tobacco to Singaporeans born from the year 2000 which would result in a gradual phasing-out of tobacco in Singapore. The launch was put forward by a team consisting of a lung cancer surgeon, medical officers, a university professor and a civil servant.

On 15 January 2013, the ban was extended to all common areas of the residential block including link ways from bus stops to residential blocks, void decks, corridors, stairwells, stairways and multi-purpose halls, in addition to covered walkways and link ways, all pedestrian overhead bridges, 5 m from the bus stops and hospital outdoor compounds. However, the residential block smoking ban was not mandatory as there are more people smoking except when during wakes or funerals.

On 1 June 2016, the ban was extended to reservoirs, as well as parks managed by JTC, town councils, and NParks. The ban also includes SAF and MHA camps, where smoking is already banned.

From 30 June 2017, food & beverage outlets are no longer allowed new smoking corners.

On 1 October 2017, the ban was extended to autonomous universities' compounds, private hire vehicles, private education institutes, within 5m of all educational institutions, excursion buses and trishaws.

On 1 January 2019, smoking was banned along the Orchard Road shopping district. Smokers can only light up within designated smoking areas in the precinct. Smoking corners in eateries within the precinct were also removed.

Smokers found flouting the rules are fined a minimum 200 Singapore dollars up to a maximum of S$1000 if convicted in court, while the managers of the establishments are fined S$200 for a first offence, and S$500 for a subsequent offence.
Singapore is famous for being clean, with enforced penalties for littering; cigarette butt littering is one of the greatest high-rise littering problems.

Staff working for certain government sectors, such as the National Recycling Program, are not allowed to smoke while carrying out their duties.

Proposed ban in private residences
In 2018, it was reported by MPs that they received many complaints from their residents about second-hand smoke entering their homes from neighbouring units.

This became a serious issue during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, which forced many people to spend much longer at home. At the same time, smokers were not allowed to leave their homes just to smoke, as it was not considered an essential purpose. It was reported that the National Environment Agency (NEA) received 11,400 complaints related to smoking in April 2020 or 2,000 cases more than the same period of 2019.

In October 2020, Louis Ng a Member of Parliament called for a ban on residents smoking near windows or at the balconies of HDB flats and private apartments arguing that second hand smoke is a "public health concern", while at the same time noting that some 383 people in Singapore had died from second hand smoke.

Despite evidence that second-hand smoke can cause stroke, heart disease and lung cancer in adults, as well as various conditions, leading up to and including death, in children, the Singapore government chose to reject the proposed ban.

See also
 Health in Singapore

References

External links
FAQs on Smoking Ban in Public Places National Environment Agency of Singapore
For Public to Voice out on Smoking Issues Smoke For What (Based in Singapore)
Information on the proposal to prevent supply of tobacco to Singaporeans born from year 2000 Towards Tobacco-Free Singapore

Singaporean criminal law
Health in Singapore
Smoking by country
Drugs in Singapore

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In the middle of this year 2018, a worldwide competition to find the most beautiful vagina in the world emerged leaving some people in shock and others excited to showcase their beautiful vaginas.
Despite many applicants, the award was given to Nell who lives in Scotland
This is what she said
"I still do not believe I have a special vagina," she told Mic. "I happen to have the best picture of my vagina. That's it. It's nothing less, it's nothing more."
The journey to having the most beautiful vagina in the world
Brian Sloan is the brain behind the vagina beauty pageant, He invented the oral sex simulator for men called Autoblow2.
Brian launched the competitions to find the model for the future iteration of the autoblow2 which is expected to use a "vagina sleeve" instead of a rubber mouth.
This is what Sloan said when interviewed by the Daily Beast
"There are stock vaginas available at factories, but I thought it would be nice to deduce what kind of vaginal appearance my customers prefer and then design vagina sleeves based on their feedback,"
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When the contest launched,182 women submitted their vagina photos which were voted by around 134,707 votes people from 191 countries.
The data gathered from the competitions was used for a study which "investigates the diversity of vulvas and the public opinion about different vulval morphologies,"
Nell was convinced by his boyfriend who is a filmmaker to enter the contest for the most beautiful vagina in the world.
She agreed after noticing that the winner was going to receive $5000 for 1st place, $2500 for 2nd place and $1250 for the third place.
She added
"[My boyfriend] has always told me, you have a cute, chubby vagina," Nell told Mic. Indeed, if you look at the photo of her submission, it's hard to disagree: Although her photo is less explicit than many of the other entries, her vulva is shaved and compact, resembling a smooth clamshell. In fact, it looks less like an actual vulva than a lot of the other vulvas in the contest.
Nell received a rating of 7.7 out of 10 making her the winner of the most beautiful vagina contest.
When Nell was asked if the vagina beauty pageant has a negative impact on women who feel self-conscious with their vaginas.
"If I thought it was damaging, or that negative for women, generally, I wouldn't have even participated. I believe that I am a person who tries to lead a life according to some basic ethics, so I wouldn't have done it if I honestly thought it was harming women generally," she said. "I honestly think it's harmless … if there's something out there creating standards for vagina beauty, it's mostly porn, where you get a lot of women undergoing labiaplasty. That's absolutely more harming."
"Objectification itself is not the problem. It's something that happens naturally to all of us, I think, both men and women."
Even if she was voted for the most beautiful vagina in the world, she said her body is not perfect and that why she doesn't want women to feel bad about their vaginas
"My breasts and my nose and my ears are not like yours, so each one of us is different," she said. "It's obvious. It would be extremely boring if it were all the same" Plus, she added, "there were only 182 entries in the contest, which isn't at all representative of the entire population"
However, Nell is excited to get her $5000 prize and also fly to Berlin for 3D scanning of her vagina
Nels names have not been disclosed for privacy reasons.
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CoreCentric Solutions, Inc. Consolidates Operations; Moves into New Facility
CoreCentric Solutions, Inc., a leader in aftermarket service solutions, has consolidated all operations into a new state-of-the-art facility in Carol Stream, IL.
The company has moved all operations into a new 350,000 sq. ft. facility located at 191 E. North Avenue in Carol Stream, IL. The company's consolidation from three facilities to one will streamline and improve operations, drive efficiencies and fuel future growth.
"The new offices combine cubicle banks and open floor plans resulting in a hybrid office which really optimizes the ability to do solo work or work collaboratively in groups," said Badal Wadia, CEO. "Another important aspect of this move was to locate in an area that was still a reasonable commute for most of the employees," said Wadia.
Much of the 350K sq. ft. of the new headquarters is dedicated to production and warehousing; the remaining space houses a new state-of-the-art engineering research and development lab; a new customer service call center; a customer walk in area and all administrative offices.
"This move is much more than a merging of operations; it is a significant step in our future growth; this world class facility will enhance our ability to innovate and align more closely with our customers and continue our momentum," said Wadia
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MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing a 'mega offer' to sign Kalidou Koulibaly this summer according to reports in Italy.
The 27-year-old has attracted the attention of Europe's biggest clubs after a series of stellar seasons with Napoli.
Koulibaly arrived in Italy for just £6.98million from Genk in 2014 and his stock has now risen to over ten times of that amount.
A centre-back will be high on United's priority list this summer after they failed to land one in the market before Jose Mourinho's departure.
The Portuguese saw moves for Milan Skriniar, Harry Maguire, Toby Alderweireld, Diego Godin and Jerome Boateng all fall short.
Since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Victor Lindelof has been one of the standout performers in his Manchester United side which has eased the immediate need for a central defender.
While Chris Smalling has also impressed in recent weeks, a long-term partner for the Swedish international will still be on the agenda.
According to Calciomercato, United are preparing a 'mega-offer' to try and land Koulibaly this summer.
The Senegal international signed a two-year contract extension with Carlo Ancelotti's side in December, which makes their chances of landing him increasingly difficult.
Upon the deal, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis made it clear that the star will not be leaving the Stadio San Paolo.
"Koulibaly, he has renewed with us for another five seasons," he said.
"He is the best defender in the world probably.
Although there is yet to be an official announcement, barring a severe turn of events Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will become the next permanent manager of United.
When asked whether he has given advice of player renewals and departures, Solskjaer said: "Yes I have. We've been discussing the future of the club.
"We did that before I had won two or three games and all this talk about if I should stay or not.
"My contract is up in the summer but I still, as I've always done for Man United, give my 100 per cent and my best.
Koulibaly was the subject of sickening racist abuse during a match against Inter earlier this year.
But Carlo Ancelotti claims that the incident pushed him closer towards the exit door.
"In England, they write that Koulibaly can leave because of the problem of racism, I do not think so," said Ancelotti, according to Sports Mole.
"Koulibaly is happy in Naples, he's upset like others, but it will not be a trigger for a goodbye.


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Q: kunen exercise about ccc which is not separable my question is about: show that if $\kappa > 2^\omega$, then the space $2^\kappa$ is not seperable. (kunen, page 86, exercise 4) –
ıf there exist a countable dense set $D$ where is the contradiction? since density of $D$ not clear for me in product space $2^\kappa$, I could not say anything about contradiction.

A: Let's follow Carl's hint. If $D$ is a countable subset of $2^\kappa$, then we may enumerate $D=\{p_n\mid n\in\mathbb{N}\}$, and then associate to each $\alpha<\kappa$ the sequence $\langle p_n(\alpha)\mid n\in\mathbb{N}\rangle$, which is an element of $2^\omega$. Since $\kappa\gt 2^\omega$, it follows by the pigeon-hole principle that there must be two ordinals $\alpha\lt\beta$ giving rise to the same pattern, and thus $p(\alpha)=p(\beta)$ for all $p\in D$. From this, it follows that $D$ is not dense as Carl explains.
It is also interesting to note that the hypothesis $\kappa\gt 2^\omega$ is optimal, as $2^{2^\omega}$ is separable, a fact that is a consequence of David MacIver's answer to this MO question, using the Hewitt-Marczewski-Pondiczery theorem.

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It is common knowledge that code is written by a developer and how humans communicate to computers. However, have you ever thought about how software such as code interacts with computer hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit)? If the answer is yes, then you've come to the right place.
To understand how code is executed on a computer, you must understand what makes a computer tick and how it can be manipulated. First, let's first talk about the fundamental ideas of computer hardware before progressing to the software side of things.
What Is Binary?
Binary is a base-2 number system that processors and memory use to execute code. Binary numbers can only be 1 or 0, hence its name. If you group eight binary numbers (00000000), you get what is known as a byte, while a single binary number (0) is called a bit.
How a Simple Switch Produces Binary Signals
Everything logical about computing with machines starts with the simple switch. A simple switch has two conductors and a connecting and disconnecting mechanism. Connecting both conductors allows current to flow, which produces a signal to the other end of the conductor. On the other hand, if the conductors are disconnected, the current will not flow, meaning no signal will be produced.
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Since a switch can only be on or off at an instance, they provide the ideal mechanism to make the high and low signals used to produce square wave signals.
When you flick a switch, it produces a signal or one bit of data. A regular photo taken from a smartphone would be around five Megabytes of data, equalling 40,000,000 bits. That would mean you'll need to flick the switch tens of millions of times just to produce enough data for one photo taken from your smartphone.
With a switch's mechanical limitations, engineers needed something that didn't have any moving parts and provided faster switching speeds.
Transistors Used as a Switch
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Thanks to the discovery of doping (manipulating the electrical conductivity of semiconductors like silicon), engineers were able to make electrically controlled switches known as transistors. This new invention allowed for faster processing speeds that needed little voltage to power, ultimately making it possible to stack over a billion of these transistors on a single modern CPU.
What Is CPU Architecture?
The transistors are then cleverly arranged to make logic gates, half-adders, adders, flip flops, multiplexers, registers, and various components that make the CPU functional. The way these components have been stacked defines what is known as a CPU architecture.
The CPU architecture also dictates a processor's ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). An ISA holds a built-in list of instructions that a CPU can execute natively. These instructions are then sequentially mixed together through a programming language to make what is known as a program. Usually, hundreds of instructions are readily available on a CPU, including addition, subtraction, move, save, and load.
Here is a sample of an instruction set:
Instruction-set-sample
Each instruction in an instruction set has its own binary address known as an opcode. The opcode will be the first few binary bits that tell which operation from the instruction set to use.
Assembly-instruction-syntax
Following the opcode is the operand. The operand contains values and addresses where the opcode will be used.
The diagram shows an 8-bit instruction. If a CPU has a 64-bit architecture, then the instructions can span up to 64 bits in instruction width, making it a more capable processor.
Related: How Are RISC and CISC CPUs Different?
The Assembler
Now that you understand binary signals, you can learn about how your computer interprets such signals. How machine code is to be interpreted depends on the type of logic used on an assembler (a low-level program used to decode and assemble code to proper binary).
For example, if our assembler uses the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) standard, our assembler would take the machine code given and interpret it the same as from the ASCII in the table below.
00101001 A 00101111 G 00110101 M 00111011 S 01000001 Y
00101010 B 00110000 H 00110110 N 00111100 T 01000010 Z
00101011 C 00110001 I 00110111 0 00111101 U
00101100 D 00110010 J 00111000 P 00111110 V
00101101 E 00110011 K 00111001 Q 00111111 W
00101110 F 00110100 L 00111010 R 0100000 X
Since our assembler uses ASCII (8- bit version), every eight binary numbers in the binary are interpreted as one character. The assembler would take this byte and interpret it according to the standards given. For example, 01000001 01101001 01010100 would translate into the word "bit."
Understanding Assembly Language
Assembly Language is a human-readable low-level programming language that directly manipulates a CPU architecture's opcodes and operands.
Here is an example of a simple assembly code using the instruction set shown earlier:
1. LODA #5
2. LODB #7
3. ADD R3
4. STRE M12
This block of code is stored in RAM till the CPU fetches each line of code one by one.
The CPU Fetch, Decode, and Execute Cycle
The CPU executes code through a cycle known as Fetch, Decode, and Execute. This sequence shows how a CPU processes each line of code.
Fetch: The instruction counter within the CPU takes one line of instruction from RAM to let the CPU know what instruction to execute next.
Decode: The Assembler will decode the human-readable block of code and assemble it as properly formatted binaries for the computer to understand.
Execute: The CPU then executes the binaries by applying the instructions indicated by the opcode to the operands provided.
The computer will execute it as follows:
Load the first register with 5
Load the second register with 7
5 + 7 = 12, save 12 to the third register
Store the value of the third register to RAM address M12
The computer has successfully added two numbers together and stored the value at the specified RAM address.
Great! Now you know how a computer executes code. However, it doesn't stop there.
With the proper hardware, an assembler, and an assembly language, people could execute code with reasonable ease. However, as both programs and computer hardware became even more complex, engineers and programmers had to think of a way to make programming less tedious and ensure compatibility with different kinds of CPU architecture. Thus the creation of compilers and interpreters.
What Is a Compiler and an Interpreter?
The compiler and the interpreter are translational programs that take source code (programs made from high-level programming languages) and translate them to assembly language, which the assembler will then decode to binary.
An interpreter will take one line of code and immediately execute it. This is usually used on terminals like the Linux Bash Shell terminal and the Windows PowerShell terminal. Great for performing simple one-off tasks.
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In contrast, a compiler will take multiple lines of code and compile them to make a program. Examples of these programs would be Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Google Chrome, Safari, and Steam.
With the creation of compilers and interpreters, high-level programming languages were created.
High-Level Programming Languages
High-level programming languages are any language after assembly code. Some of these languages you may be familiar with are C, Python, Java, and Swift. These programming languages made programming more human-readable and simpler than the assembly language.
Here is a side by side comparison to illustrate how harder it is to program in assembly than with a high-level programming language like Python:
Both codes will print "Hello World."
With these programming languages, developers can program games, websites, applications, and drivers, with reasonable amounts of time.
Related: Python vs. Java: The Best Language for 2022
Computers Can Execute All Manner of Code
A computer is a device that can only read binary. These binaries are produced by over a billion microscopic-sized transistors packed inside a CPU. Transistor arrangement dictates a CPU's ISA (Instruction Set Architecture), which provides hundreds of instructions that a CPU can readily perform once its opcode is called out through code. Developers mix and match these instructions sequentially, which creates an entire program such as game engines, web browsers, applications, and drivers.
A CPU executes code through a sequence known as the fetch, decode, execute cycle. Once a piece of code is loaded into RAM, the CPU will fetch its contents one by one, decode the contents into binary through the assembler, and then execute the code.
Since the assembler can only translate code made explicitly for the CPU architecture, compilers and interpreters were built on top of the assembler (much like an adapter) to work on different types of CPU architecture. An interpreter will take one command and execute it immediately. In contrast, a compiler will take all your commands and compile them into a reusable program.
High-level programming languages such as Python, C, and Java have been created to make programming easier, faster, and convenient. The large majority of programmers no longer have to code in assembly language, as their easy-to-use high-level programming languages can be translated to the assembly through a compiler.
Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of the fundamentals of computers and how they execute code.
How Does a Computer Work and What Is Inside?
It's a simple question, but one that everyone ponders from time to time: how does that computer in front of you actually work?
Jayric Maning
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Craving to learn how things worked, Jayric Maning started tinkering with all kinds of electronic and analog devices during his earlier teens. He took up forensic science at the University of Baguio to where he got acquainted with computer forensics and cyber security. He is currently doing lots of self-study and tinkering with tech figuring out how they work and how we can use them to make life easier (or at least cooler!).
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Zirconium-based metal organic framework as novel adsorbent for Indigo Carmine
Tryfon Kekes1, Georgios Kolliopoulos2, and Constantina Tzia1
Tryfon Kekes et al. Tryfon Kekes1, Georgios Kolliopoulos2, and Constantina Tzia1
1School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece (tryfonaskks@yahoo.com)
2Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada (georgios.kolliopoulos@gmn.ulaval.ca)
Drinking water is a vital component for sustaining life on our planet. Unfortunately, the presence of numerous recalcitrant organic and inorganic contaminants in the aquatic environment cause adverse health effects in humans, rendering water consumption dangerous. Therefore, it has become urgent to develop and establish treatment methods to decontaminate waters from persistent chemicals. Adsorption is such a promising method, mainly due to its low-cost, high performance, easiness of operation, and effectiveness in a wide pH range. The current research work focuses on the effectiveness of a novel Zirconium-based metal organic framework (MOF) solvothermally synthesized in our laboratory to remove Indigo Carmine from water. Indigo Carmine is a water-soluble organic salt used as colorant in pharmaceuticals, foods, and cosmetics; however, its presence in water has been associated with hypertension, cardiovascular and respiratory effects, carcinogenesis, and neurotoxicity. MOFs are novel compounds consisting of metals ions coordinated to organic ligands. They possess high surface areas and porosity, which classify them as ideal for the adsorption of various water contaminants. This work aims to develop comprehensive insights that will lead to more advanced efficient adsorption processes.
How to cite: Kekes, T., Kolliopoulos, G., and Tzia, C.: Zirconium-based metal organic framework as novel adsorbent for Indigo Carmine, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-9194, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9194, 2021.


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import { asAsync, itAsync, itEnumerableAsync, itParallel } from "../TestHelpers"

describe("skipWhileAsync", () => {
    itEnumerableAsync("basic", async (asEnumerable) => {
        const values = await asEnumerable([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (x) => x < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })

    itAsync("basic", async () => {
        const values = await asAsync([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (x) => x < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })

    itParallel("basic", async (asParallel) => {
        const values = await asParallel([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (x) => x < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })

    itEnumerableAsync("index", async (asEnumerable) => {
        const values = await asEnumerable([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (_, i) => i < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })

    itAsync("index", async () => {
        const values = await asAsync([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (_, i) => i < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })

    itParallel("index", async (asParallel) => {
        const values = await asParallel([ 0, 1, 2, 3 ])
            .skipWhileAsync(async (_, i) => i < 2)
            .toArray()
        expect(values).toEqual([2, 3])
    })
})

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At SameWorks, we are committed to helping employees holistically. We wanted to share some of our favorite tips on how to ace any job interview, and also to be sure you're picking the right employer!
Our top tips center around being as big a sleuth as possible prior to getting onsite with a company. The more information you have about the role, the company, and the people you're going to be meeting, the better equipped you'll be to nail it! In other words, ask all the questions!
Learn everything you can about the business model. Even if you're not in a business role, having an understanding of the products the company sells, the target customer they're selling to, and what makes them special will pay off. We would encourage everyone, even early-career seekers, to act like they are interviewing for an executive role. It never hurts to be too passionate or interested in a company.
Visit their website, and their support forums. Learn about common customer problems and issues. Companies love it when recruits come in with great ideas how to improve the business.
Reach out to anyone in your network that worked there to get whatever details you can. Offer to buy them coffee or lunch if they will give you the facts.
Check to see if they have a Diversity and Inclusion page on their website, and if so, what specific actions they take in the workplace to be inclusive.
What is the interview format? How many people, in how many sessions? Will there be a practical/whiteboard component?
Who will you be meeting with? You should check out all of their LinkedIn pages to understand their backgrounds and perspective.
It's okay to ask the recruiter some detailed questions about the skills and technologies they will be vetting for the job.
People fret dress code a lot, but don't overthink it! Make sure you ask the recruiter what's expected. It's better to dress confident than over-dressed and uncomfortable. You should feel good in the clothes you are wearing, in order to be your best self.
It's important you're comfortable and confident when you're meeting your potential new boss and coworkers. It's great to engage them with small talk, even if it seems superficial. Try to find points of common interest whenever possible. If you have worked with the same coworkers in the past (and you did your LinkedIn research and found that out) – let them know!
Also, you should keep an eye out to see if the workplace is a good fit for you. If you aren't developing rapport despite your best intentions, and people don't seem happy to be working there, these are red flags you should take notice of.
If you did a lot of research, now is the time to show it off. Make sure to flaunt your knowledge of the company in every way you can, and let them know how you can specifically help their business in this role. Ask informed counter-questions that target specific aspects of the role as it pertains to the company at large. If they have recently achieved a public milestone such as a big customer launch, or financial achievement or industry award, make sure to mention it. Candidates who are curious and passionate are much more likely to get the job!
The most important thing to remember when interviewing, is that you should be asking questions, too! It helps the interviewers get a sense of your thinking, and lets them know that you're really invested in the role. Plus, job interviews are a two-way street, and you deserve the opportunity to make sure you would like the job!
What programs do you have in place to promote diversity in the workplace?
Can you provide any high-level metrics about women/minorities in leadership roles?
What are your biggest challenges with Diversity and Inclusion?
Do you have pay equity certification?
Great interview questions are designed to help prompt a very engaging discussion, and provide you with important details about the role you're interviewing for.
Tell me about the people who are successful at this company. What make them so successful?
What opportunities exist for growth and advancement, in general and in this role?
Can you cite some examples of people who have been promoted in the past year, and what got them to the next level?
What would you say the 90 day goals would be for this role?
What would you improve about this company?
It's important to follow up with a thank you after the interview, especially to stay top of mind. However, you do not need to send a handwritten note or cookies! A typed message to the recruiter to the team, with some specific and heartfelt comments about the interview will do just fine.
You should also make sure to get clear on what the next steps are, and when you can expect to hear back. That way, you can prepare for other steps in the process.
Finally, if you do not get the job, try your best to get constructive feedback on how you can improve for next time. You may not always get that feedback, but it never hurts to ask.


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Q: UIScrollview inclined I'm trying use a UIScrollview inclined 350 degrees, the first thing I thought was use the transform attr, the inclination on the scroll worked, but everything on the scroll looks wrong now, when I talk everything I means the position and size of all children of this scroll. I tried some different approach but it didn't work.
Some one have an idea if is it possible?
Thanks,
J.S

A: Apply the transformation in a UIView that includes your UIScrollView, and not in the UISCrollView directly.
Be sure that all the views do not have autoresizingMask. This way the UIScrollView will have a better look than when you apply directly the transform on it.
The transformation that I used was the CGAffineTransformMakeRotation.


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Humans' Gemma Chan: 'You're more likely to see an alien in a Hollywood film than an Asian woman'
3rd August, 2015 12:17:06
Barely two minutes have passed with Gemma Chan before a middle-aged man, slightly overawed, sidles over to our table to tell her how brilliant she is. The 32-year-old actress is warm, gracious, pleased. "It's been happening quite a bit recently," she says. "Well, since Humans."
A chilling allegorical study of race, sex, gender roles and mankind's fears of technological advancement, the series – which concludes Sunday – has been Channel 4's biggest original drama hit for a decade, with more than four million watching the opening episode.
And Chan, playing a domestic robot (or "synth") who shows signs of sentience, is its flawless fulcrum, by turns eerie and ethereal. The Telegraph's critic described her as "wonderfully plausible".
In person, dressed in rolled-up jeans and Converse and wearing scarcely a scrap of make-up, Chan may not have the synth sheen of her character, Anita, but she is no less beautiful and unblemished, with long, lithe limbs and perfect posture.
There is a mechanical efficiency to the way she answers questions about Humans – the result, no doubt, of months of practice. Get her talking about her new favourite film, however – Pixar's Inside Out – and her brown eyes light up and an effusiveness emerges from beneath the veneer.
It's only when I mention her boyfriend, the comedian Jack Whitehall, whom she met four years ago on the set of the Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat and now lives with in Notting Hill, that she bristles. "If I answer one question about him," she says, "it tends to become the headline and then my heart sinks."
Humans will have changed that. Indeed, you only have to stroll around London to see how much the series has increased her profile: her character's electric-emerald eyes (she wears contacts in the show) are everywhere, staring out from posters plastered across hundreds of double-decker buses.
The drama, which has been commissioned for a second series, has also been a success Stateside, meaning Chan can expect to be flooded with film offers. She has already begun shooting in Italy for Stratton, an action thriller starring Dominic Cooper; London Fields, an adaptation of Martin Amis's book with Billy Bob Thornton and Cara Delevingne, is in post-production.
"[Humans] has definitely had the biggest impact of anything that I've done," says Chan, who has previously had supporting roles in shows including Doctor Who, Sherlock, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and the hit indie film Submarine.
Filming Humans was far from easy, though. As Anita, Chan had to somehow strip away all the nuances of human expression.
"At the beginning I thought my head was going to explode," she says, "because you're trying to play the scene and act truthfully in it but within the rules that you've set-up for. As a human, you don't have to be too conscious of your movement. I think it's tougher playing a robot than a human, and even tougher playing a robot who begins showing traces of being a human."
As preparation for the part, Chan attended "synth school", where choreographer Dan O'Neill taught her, along with the other actors playing robots, the graceful and smooth movements needed to portray the cyborgs in the series.
"The director didn't want anything robotic in a clichéd or a jerky way," she says. "I was given a lot of homework: I had to practise ironing as a synth, practise washing up as a synth, cooking a meal as a synth. It's definitely the most prep I've had to do for a role."
Sometimes the obstacles Chan faced while playing Anita were more literal, such as a table or a set of stairs.
"At the wrap party," she says, "they showed the out-takes and it was like Humans the Sitcom, with a load of clumsy robots bumping into things. In an early scene, I was going down the stairs with a basket of washing and, of course, I wasn't allowed to look down. I miscounted the number of steps and suddenly just fell out of the shot. The crew p----- themselves laughing."
The themes of the show – mankind's hubris and looming obsolescence – follow the familiar contours of countless sci-fi stories dating as far back as Shelley's Frankenstein. And yet, right now, they couldn't be more timely: earlier this year, Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, among others, warned that the development of full artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race", while, in June, the first entirely robot-staffed hotel opened in Japan.
This is partly why Humans and Alex Garland's film Ex Machina have proved so popular with viewers, says Chan. "The technology doesn't feel like it's a hundred years away anymore," she remarks. "It's practically here."
Chan is intelligent and naturally curious about the world and could easily have applied these characteristics, as well as her many other talents, to a career outside of acting. As a child growing up near Sevenoaks in Kent, she swam competitively to national level, learnt ballet and played the violin to a high standard. After school, her mother, a Chinese-Scottish pharmacist, and father, an engineer from Hong Kong, encouraged her to enrol at Oxford University to read law – which she was happy to do.
When she graduated, however, she turned down a training contract at leading firm Slaughter and May, opting instead to spend a year working as a model so that she could afford Drama Centre London – much to her parents' initial dismay.
"They were understandably worried," she says, "because it's an uncertain profession." Indeed, one of the reasons Chan didn't pursue an acting career previously was because "growing up, I never saw any Asian faces on TV, so it didn't feel like a viable option".
Does she think there is still a lack of ethnic diversity on television?
"Yeah, there's definitely still a lot of room for improvement."
Has her career been hindered by it?
"I've been fortunate in my career," she says, "but, yes, there have been many times when I have been told my audition has been cancelled because they're only going to see white people."
As our conversation veers towards the issue of on-screen gender balance, Chan becomes increasingly vehement. "The statistics are really depressing," she laments. "I remember reading some that made me think, 'Oh, you are more likely to see an alien in a Hollywood film than an Asian woman.'"
She thinks Humans should be congratulated for the way it has tried to promote female representation and diversity – even if almost all of the non-white actors on the show play synths.
Who would be her ideal synth, I wonder?
"I'd want one like Samuel L Jackson," she says. "If I ever got into any tricky situations, he could just stare people down. Parking ticket? Just set Samuel Synth on them." She laughs. "That would be amazing."
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Recommendations for a National Strategy on Infant Mortality: Report of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
At an international child health meeting in June 2012, the U.S. Secretary of Health announced her intention to develop the country's first national strategy on infant mortality. Subsequently, the federal Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) was charged with developing a comprehensive and innovative set of recommendations for such a strategy. SACIM's final recommendations were submitted to the Secretary in December 2012 and officially recognized by her office in March 2013. This special session will inform the MCH community about this landmark public health initiative, detail SACIM's "6 Big Idea" recommendations, and discuss the process of further delineating, prioritizing and implementing them.
Session Objectives: Identify SACIM's 6 "Big Idea" recommendations for a national strategy on infant mortality
Janine Lewis, MPH and Tyan Parker Dominguez, PhD, MPH, MSW
Kee Chan, PhD
Welcoming Remarks
Six big ideas: Overview of the sacim's recommendations for infant mortality
Kay Johnson, MPH, EdM
Measuring challenges and successes in infant mortality prevention
Joann Petrini, PhD, MPH
Addressing women's health as an infant mortality reduction strategy
Arden Handler, DrPH, Milton Kotelchuk, PhD MPH, Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, IBCLC, FABM and Sara Shields, MD, MS
Reaching equitable birth outcomes through healthy start
Fleda Mask Jackson, PhD, MS, Arden Handler, DrPH, Milton Kotelchuck, MPH, PhD, Joanne Martin, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Sara Shields and Ruth Ann Shepherd, MD, FAAP
Eliminating disparities in infant mortality in the US: A matter of health equity
Tyan Parker Dominguez, PhD, MPH, MSW, Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA, CPH, Fleda Mask Jackson, PhD, MS and Mark Bartel, MDiv, BCC
Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
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Handbell Hero!
It's like Guitar Hero, with 4 to 8 players, using a set of handbells from Groth Music. No musical background is necessary to play!
Every year, HelpSystems has an annual employee luncheon, which also involves some kind of game/entertainment thing that's led by a department.
Our department manager, Matt Bresnan, came up with the idea of putting together a Guitar Hero type of game, but using a set of handbells. I was asked to look into the feasibility of writing this app, and was given the MythBusters directive that If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!
Given the tools that I already know, Java was the easy choice because it has MIDI capabilities built into the language (which seems excessive, but extremely helpful). On the front-end, JavaFx was the right fit for this project.
Building and Running the game
The instructions for downloading, building, and running the game can be found at the GitHub repo: https://github.com/panurgy/handbellhero
The game works best on a Windows PC (using a 720p display or projector), and you'll need the Java 8 SDK (free download) installed (and in your PATH).
After a song completes, you'll need to press Alt-F4 to return to the menu screen (yeah, it's lame - I had it coded up to auto-close the window when the MIDI player/sequencer finished, but occasionally would receive an erroneous/premature "player stopped" event, that would close the game screen)
The most technically challenging part of this game is getting the "falling notes" to sync up with the music as it's played. This involves a bit of "lead-in" time ahead of the player, which means the UI has to understand MIDI tempo information. For some reason, I couldn't get the math to work out, given the Sequence's Division Type, the Sequencer Tempo in MPQ, and the Sequencer Tempo in BPM.
I found numerous posts and Stack Overflow questions related to this topic, but the math never seemed to work out correctly.
In the end, I just used a lame/dirty hack involving a properties file which specifies the number of "ticks per second" used by each of the MIDI files. Tip - the app defaults to 1700 ticks per second, so if your file happens to be close to that, there's no adjustment needed.
An even bigger limitation
This game currently ignores the MIDI Set Tempo events that occur within the MIDI Sequence. There is code present to find/read those events, but since the math/calculations never worked out, I just stuck to fixed-tempo songs.
Adding your own MIDI files
If you'd like to use your own MIDI files (using just the key of C Major), you'll need to save them into the "midi" directory. If you find that the UI starts at the wrong tempo (which is very likely), run the app using the command hh.bat log
Select your song, and let it play for a few seconds, then close the game (press Alt-F4 a few times). In your Command Prompt window, you'll see stuff like this:
PLAYER TICK = 2641
Ticks 4259.0 to 4341.0
Track entries 8 to 8
You'll need to determine how many MIDI Ticks there are in one second. Subtract two of the non-zero "PLAYER TICK" values, such as 2730 - 2641 = 89. Then multiply that times 20, because the game refreshes the UI 20 times a second. Thus, this song runs at 1780 MIDI ticks per second.
Edit the file resources\stupidHackTempo.props and add an entry for your song. The song's filenames are case sensitive, and you'll need to use the Unicode sequence "\u0020" for any spaces in the song's filename.
Rerun the game, select your song, and hopefully the UI will line up with your music.
Huge thanks to these people!
This was a team effort, and I'd like to give a shout out to these people:
Allen Fisher, for doing a superb job putting together the MIDI files.
Marshall Baltzell, for doing an amazing job with the two image files, especially on the Handbell Hero logo - he was dead-on with the appearance.
Matt Bresnan, for coming up with the initial game design, and giving me the opportunity to take some time to code up game.
The creator of the Nightmare Hero font, which adds to the visual effect of the game.
The audio effect on the selection menu, which adds to the audible effect of the game.
Apache FilenameUtils - they have libraries that make coding easier (and less cumbersome).
If you love it, hate it, or have any questions, let me know! Either leave a comment below, or share with the entire world via Twitter @Panurgy
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With Magnet Merchant Tools now in Public Beta (https://merchant.magnetwork.io), we want to step ahead and facilitate Magnet usage in real life scenarios as an online currency.
At the same time, we don't want to use these services as an excuse to centralize control so we are designing our services to offer the least friction not only for users, but also for the merchants.
The system allows you to use your own Magnet address, so your private key is never stored nor sent to our servers. You remain in full control of withdrawals from your own wallet and the incoming money never transacts through our servers.
Any invoiced amount is directly sent to your merchant MAG address, so you can enjoy the payment as soon as it is made in real-time. No intermediaries, no string attached.
At its core, Merchant Tools provide streamlined online invoicing for your goods, services, gigs and charity donations. Your users can checkout and pay using any MAG wallet or directly from any exchange.
Integrating Magnet Payment buttons with your website to create an automated checkout process is fast and easy. We provide a custom button generator, you are just a few clicks away from integrating MAG payments to your website.
You can login to your account at any time to manage invoices, view real-time graphs and payments history. Besides, we are constantly working to improve the merchant features based on your feedback.
Keeping the system as decentralized as possible has been our main design goal since day one.
To achieve this, we are leveraging non intrusive and public features (such as "watch only) available on the wallet. Such features allows anyone to import a public MAG address without the need for its associated private key. This effectively limits the operational freedom of the server on the merchant accounts but ensures that the system remains fully decentralized at the transactions layer – the control remains fully on the merchant side.
In other words, the merchant back-end is only a "watcher" of transactions and our system design has been built around that. This clearly poses some challenges on our side (as developers), but we are up for them to not sacrifice the core concepts behind cryptocurrencies.
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New Orleans is ready. And so is the entirety of the WWE Universe.
WrestleMania 34 will will be bringing the biggest spectacle in all of professional wrestling back to the "Big Easy." And by the looks of things, this event will manage to topple 'Mania 30 and give the New Orleans faithful a show to remember. Ronda Rousey will compete in her first WWE match as she teams up with Raw GM Kurt Angle to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
WWE Champion AJ Styles will defend his title against the Royal Rumble 2018 Men's winner, Shinsuke Nakamura. Asuka, the 2018 Women's Royal Rumble winner, will take a shot at the SD Live Women's Champion Charlotte. And Roman Reigns will face Brock Lesnar once again in a battle for the WWE Universal Championship. These big time matchups and many more are a part of WrestleMania 34's stacked lineup.
WWE WrestleMania 34 will take place on the WWE Network and PPV on April 8, 2018.
WWE WrestleMania 34 will emanate from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Kickoff Show for WWE WrestleMania 34 will officially begin at 2pm PST/5pm EST. You can watch it on the WWE Network through WWE.com or the official WWE App, WWE's Facebook page, and WWE's YouTube channel via compatible devices.
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Conductor and Viola
Mikhail Zemtsov is an internationally acclaimed and versatile musician. He combines his busy career as a prominent soloist and conductor with chamber music and teaching.
Zemtsov's solo appearances include performances with the Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestras of Mexico, Estonia and Lithuania; Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Volksoper, Hamburger Symphoniker, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, The Hague Philharmonic with the conductors like Neeme Jarvi, Jaap van Zweden, Leif Segerstam, Dmitri Kitajenko.
Mikhail Zemtsov took his first violin lessons from his mother Loudmila Levinson at the age of 5, later studying viola and composition at the conservatories of Moscow, Hamburg and Maastricht with G. Odinets, B. Dinerstein, M. Nichetianu, M. Kugel.
Mikhail studied Masters in Orchestral Conducting at Lithuanian Music Academy with Juozas Domarkas. He also took conducting lessons and masterclasses with Lev Markiz, , Neeme Jarvi, Paavo Jarvi, Gianandrea Noseda.
Mikhail is member of the Utrecht String Quartet and the Duo Macondo (with the guitarist Enno Voorhorst). Mikhail also founded an unique ensemble – Zemtsov Viola Quartet – together with his wife Julia, daughter Dana and nephew Daniil, all of them prominent viola players who studied with great viola virtuoso Michael Kugel.
Mikhail Zemtsov is appointed viola teacher at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and Utrecht Conservatory (Netherlands). Many of his students became prize winners at International Competitions.
Mikhail has been principal conductor of Utrecht Conservatory Strings and Atheneum Chamber Orchestra. Since 2010 he is conductor of the Young Talent Symphony Orchestra from the Rotterdam Conservatory. He received invitations as guest conductor from orchestras in Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain and South America. He has worked with soloists like Janine Janssen, Dmitri Makhtine, Atar Arad, Gavriel Lipkind and Malibran Quartet.
Every summer Mikhail teaches orchestral conducting to the choir conductors at the Kurt Thomas Course in the Utrecht Conservatory.
Mikhail has participated in numerous International Festivals in Europe, Far East and the Americas as chamber music partner to Bella Davidovitch, Boris Berezovsky, Dmitri Sitkovetski, Sarah Chang, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Misha Maisky; the Leipziger, Jerusalem and Borodin quartets. He has recorded numerous CDs for Sony Masterworks, Tower Records, Deutsche Welle, Ottavo, D&G, as well as recordings for TV and radio. His Solo CD "The Last Rose of Summer" has been placed as number 2 among Top 50 of the TROS – Dutch Broadcast/TV Channel and it has got 9 points (excellent) in the main Dutch recording magazine "LUISTER".
His 2016 recording for Chandos label of Rapsody – Concerto by B. Martinu with Maestro Neeme Jarvi and National Symphony Orchestra of Estonia – has been highly acclaimed by international press, including Gramophone magazine.
Mikhail is regularly invited as a jury member of International Competitions, amongst others, Lionel Tertis Competition 2019, and he is giving numerous masterclasses all over the world.
Mikhail is a prize winner of the First International Viola Competition (Vienna,1998) and of the Elisa Meyer String Competition (Hamburg, 1998).
Read more about Mikhail on his website https://www.zemtsov.info/mikhail-zemtsov
Mikhail Zemtsov on tour with Utrecht String Quartet and Alfredo Oyaguez in Netherlands, with a Spanish/
South American programme, sponsored by the Spanish Embassy in The Netherlands.
Mikhail Zemtsov Russian Musical Weekend
Listen and watch this live stream of the Russian Musical Weekend The Darkest Place:
Mikhail Zemtsov performes in live stream from Amsterdam
Live Stream performance with Dana Zemtsov in Bethlehemkerk,Amsterdam op 26/6 om 19:00
Works by Bridge, Ernst, Kugel a.o.:
Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
Martinu Rapsody Concerto
Walton Concerto Mikhail Zemtsov


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The left-handed Jaya Sharma is an attacking opening batsman and reminds one of a young Virender Sehwag - short and stocky, she often goes over the top of the inner circle - though she is also very adept in her defence. If Sharma is confident against fast opening bowlers, against the spinners she is downright cocky - nipping out of the crease and working away singles on either side of the wicket.
Being picked in the Asia squad for the Twenty20 in the Afro-Asia tournament in June - alongside India captain Mithali Raj, left-arm spinner Preeti Dimri, fast bowler Jhulan Goswami and wicketkeeper Sulakshana Naik - is an exciting opportunity for Sharma to cement her place as an opener for India. Her two century-partnerships with Karu Jain at the Quadrangular tournament in Chennai may convince the selectors to stick with the left-right combination when India host Sri Lanka for one Test and five ODIs.
Sharma has been in and out of the side since making her debut against England when they toured India in 2001-02. Unimpressive performances in the first three games meant she was replaced from the fourth and fifth ODIs. But she was picked for the tour to South Africa in March 2002 though she ended up playing only one match. Her first half-century, out of 13, came against Ireland at Dublin in what was her seventh ODI. Sharma had an exceptional season in 2003-04 where she averaged 59.11 against Sri Lanka and West Indies at home, scoring six half-centuries in 10 games. A miserable run of form at the World Cup in South Africa was turned around when she returned to the subcontinent and played England at home and then Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup in Pakistan. After a trip to New Zealand yielded yet more disappointing performances, Sharma missed the tour to England and the Asia Cup hosted by India. She got her chance to make a comeback in the Quadrangular tournament in Chennai where she averaged a healthy 52.33 against the bowling attacks of Australia, New Zealand and England.


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Western Sydney Wanderers Players To Be Locked-Out For Offensive Display
The Western Sydney Wanderers' playing squad will be locked-out of this weekend's clash against Perth Glory after the A-League club's fed-up management took strong action over their offensive display in Sunday's derby against Sydney FC.
The strong action came after the Wanderers gave up an early 1-0 lead to lose 3-1 in another humiliating defeat to their cross-town rivals. In the second half, the Wanderers players conceded twice in behaviour Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas condemned as "offensive and unacceptable".
"We must stamp out this type of anti-social behaviour. There were children in the stadium watching that second half!"
Some believe the club took strong action to avoid a crackdown from the game's governing Football Federation Australia. The FFA had previously punished the Wanderers for "bringing the game into disrepute", causing many observers to laugh so hard they were unable to breathe at the thought of such allegations coming from an FFA management that has overseen a drop-offs in crowds and TV ratings so catastrophic that fans are praying for FIFA to take over.
Tsatsmias, however, denied FFA pressure was behind the move. "We've told the players they were on their last warning over their on-field actions and the derby was the final straw. Let's face it, the only thing vaguely entertaining in red and black on Sunday was some of the, ah, colourful banners and couple of flares from the active support.
"I mean, obviously such behaviour is completely and entirely wrong, as I am contractually obligated to state, but those 'FCK FFA' T-shirts were pretty cool, I've asked the wife to order a large one for my birthday."
The players have come out swinging in response, with Wanderers captain Mark Bridge suggesting Wanderers players have been hypocritically singled out: "The club management just want to lick the boots of these FFA big wigs. Why is it Wanderers players being targetted?
"Yeah, we've been rubbish at times this year, but for God's sake we aren't Wellington Phoenix."
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January 25, 2017 / Jon Keevy / 2 Comments
She said, "You're easy to love."
Her tone was a simple statement but boredom and condescension creased the corners of her mouth in ways he could only register unconsciously, so her words left him with a sense of unease at odds with their content. Rather than look at her he looked out over the trees of the complex's garden, his fingers gathering round the warmth of his mug like vagrants around a fire. She wasn't looking at him either, her eyes were directed at the city lights but her mind was farther away than that. The wind caught at the smoke of her cigarette and the cherry glowed bright for a moment. It was going to be one of those nights when the wind tore through the streets of Vredehoek. One of those nights when the wind screamed at every crack and shook every window and door. One of those nights when the city lay restless, harried by furies.
"Would you like another cup of tea?" he asked. She hardly touched hers while she smoked so it was still high in the mug. He was nursing his. It was a useless offer. It was a craving for comfort. She didn't answer.
They watched the wind shake the branches, turning the leaves into susurrating ocean waves, neither wanting to be alone.
Playwright's Opportunities
July 5, 2016 / Jon Keevy / 3 Comments
This is a first draft list of opportunities for South African Playwrights featuring Local and International opportunities. We'll be adding more as we research them. (Most overseas opportunities don't make it clear if they're open to submissions from afar. So we've been emailing to confirm.)
What follows is a starting point for South African playwrights – if you have stuff to contribute please email freelancer@jonkeevy.com (Errors and suggestions, leave a comment)
Artscape – New Writing Programme
Deadline: Ongoing
Description: The Programme accepts manuscripts. These scripts are sent out to professional readers for assessment. Reports are fed back to the playwrights. Once a play has been identified as having promise, the playwright works with an editor to undertake re-writing. The play may be given a stage reading, and if successful, will be considered for a full production. A central part of the programme is playwriting workshops. It is targeted at adults and high school learners.
Guidelines: Any manuscript in isiXhosa, Afrikaans or English.
Who can submit: Anyone
Find more information: http://www.artscape.co.za/new-writing OR contact Beth Jeffery, nwpadmin@artscape.co.za
Imbewu Arts – Scribe Writing Competition
Deadline: The closing date for entries is in late July and the winner will be announced at the beginning of August. Annual contest.
Description: The Imbewu Trust is running a playwriting competition. The prize for the winning script is the production of the relevant play by the Imbewu Trust, which will be staged at a venue selected by the Imbewu Trust. In addition, should the entrant so require, the Imbewu Trust will make a professional director available to direct the production.
Guidelines: Scripts must be written in English but may include portions written in one or more of any of the other official South African languages. There may be no more than 5 characters in the play. The length of the play may not exceed 80 minutes.
Who can submit: All entrants must be 21 years or older and be South African residents currently residing in South Africa.
Find more information at: http://www.imbewuarts.com/scribe-writing-competition/
Play For Voices – Radio Play Contest
Deadline: Submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2016.
Description: Calling all literary translators, radio dramatists, and international radio drama enthusiasts! Play for Voices, in partnership with the lovely online journal of international literature Words without Borders, seeks radio play scripts in English translation for our first contest.
We invite submissions of translated radio plays of all lengths and from all languages. The Play for Voices producers and Words without Borders editors will select the winners. The winning play(s) will be produced by Play for Voices and published in Words without Borders.
Guidelines: Plays must be written or adapted for radio. We are not currently seeking unadapted stage plays or other literature. Plays can be of any length, and translated from any language. Multiple submissions are permitted. Please email submissions to contest@playforvoices.com.
Who can apply: Anyone
Find more at: http://www.playforvoices.com/submit/
Instinct Theatre – call for Full Length Scripts
Deadline: Early May, Yearly
Description: Instinct Theatre is a London theatre company who are looking for new, full length play scripts to produce. They champion new writing, produce topical work and aim to reach out to people who might not consider themselves conventional theatre goers.
This opportunity gives writers a chance to workshop and develop their play with professional actors and to see the play staged in a full production with the cast.
Guidelines: Instict theatre calls once a year for submissions, usually with a deadline in early May.
Find out more at: http://instinct-theatre.co.uk/
Luna Stage Submissions
Description: At Luna Stage, we are committed to nurturing excellence in playwriting, in all phases of development. We are interested in works by diverse voices that have clearly been written for the stage, as opposed to other mediums. We look for well-told stories, in all shapes and configurations. We are attracted to writing that has a depth and a texture in its language and characters, and/or a novel use of structure. We produce material of all genres, but look for work that transcends its immediate story to resonate with audiences on many levels. On the second Monday of every month (from October to May), we hold a New Moon Play Reading. We often select work for further development from these readings.
Guidelines/Who Can Submit: Luna Stage accepts script submissions from playwrights who are currently represented by a theatrical agent, hold an MFA in playwriting, or are currently enrolled in an MFA playwriting program. If a playwright does not meet the criteria listed above but still wishes to submit a play to Luna Stage, we will accept a script if it is accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the Artistic Director or Literary Manager of an Equity theatre or a professional organization that focuses solely on the development of new works for the stage. Additionally, Luna Stage will accept open submissions from playwrights who make their permanent residence in the state of New Jersey.
For More Information: http://lunastage.org/submit-your-script.php
MPAACT Call for Submissions
Description: MPAACT (The Ma'at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theare) consistently produces a season of outstanding world premiere productions. With a vision focused on creating new work and collaborative art, MPAACT produces and educates with the goal of increasing understanding and appreciation of the realities of Black life. MPAACT exposes audiences to stories seldom seen on America's stages. and strives to develop opportunities to nurture and sustain artists of all disciplines.
Guidelines: Plays should be submitted electronically.
Who Can submit: : MPAACT is seeking submissions of full-length original plays by African American and African Diaspora playwrights for its 2017-2018 season. Female identified playwrights strongly encouraged to submit.
For More information: Questions about our programs can be directed to Demetria Thomas, Literary Development Manager, at thomas@mpaact.org.OR visit: http://www.mpaact.org
Original Works Online – Call for Submissions
Description: OWP receives a large number of exciting new plays, all of which are closely evaluated. Please give us a minimum of three – six months to respond. Currently accepting full lengths, one acts, ten minute play collections, monologue shows, fringe festival hits, individual ten minute shows. OWP receives a large number of exciting new plays, all of which are closely evaluated. Please give us a minimum of three – six months to respond.
Guidelines: For Full Length Plays: OWP now only accepts plays that have received eight (8) or more performances in a production run and have been reviewed. All Other Lengths: Do not need 8 performances or review, but still must have been fully produced. OWP does not accept unproduced submissions under any circumstances. OWP does not publish adaptations, translations, musicals, or works for younger audiences.
For more information: https://www.originalworksonline.com/Submit
The Overtime Theatre – Call for submissions
Description: Devoted solely to producing new and original work, we are particularly interested in bold and innovative plays that are challenging and entertaining.
We are seeking unproduced original work, adaptations of films and novels, translations and adaptations of classic works, musicals, comedies, tragedies, melodramas, kitchen sink musical comedies, operas, light operas, operettas, soft rock operas, heavy metal boulevard farces and many other forms hitherto unknown. Currently we do not have a stipend for playwrights. Writers, directors, cast and crew are all compensated through an equal share of audience contributions and other donations to the "love bucket" which is divided at the end of a production's run. Artistic staff and the board of the Overtime are all volunteers.
Guidelines: We are open to any genre, with a special emphasis on genres that are often neglected in theater such as science fiction, adventure, superhero epics and cross-genre works, immersive environmental plays, or pieces that are truly "uncategorizable"!
Who Can apply: While we are looking to nurture and develop local artists we are also open to giving voice to artists across Texas and to other artists national and international.
Find out more at: http://theovertimetheater.org/get-involved/submit-plays/
Royal Court Theatre
Description: The Royal Court programmes original plays that investigate the problems and possibilities of our time. Occasionally, we also present revivals. We are looking for outstanding plays which are formally or thematically original and are unlikely to be produced elsewhere.
Guidelines: Before you submit a script to us, we suggest you familiarise yourself with the Royal Court; come and see the plays being produced in our Upstairs and Downstairs spaces, and look at the archive and reviews of recent productions. This should give you a better feel for what we are looking for.We do not accept one act plays or multiple submissions. Please do not send us screenplays, novels, collections of poems or radio plays as the Royal Court does not programme adaptations from other forms. We will not read historical and biographical plays unless these resonate strongly with contemporary life and are unlikely to programme new musicals unless these have been commissioned by us. Unfortunately, we cannot consider resubmissions or new drafts of plays we have read and responded to, unless we have specifically requested a new draft.
Find out more at: Contact literary@royalcourttheatre.com and http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/literary-office/
The Spill – Call for Plays
Deadline: Ongoing, depending on their staged reading schedule.
Description: The Spill organises quarterly rehearsed readings at the Old Red Lion Theatre of the freshest new work from the most exciting of contemporary writers. They are now looking for new plays to programme.
Guidelines: Please send your submissions to spinningoutproductions@gmail.com with the subject heading 'ARTS COUNCIL – PLAY SUBMISSION'. Play length at least 1hr.
For more information: The Spill seeking scripts for rehearsed readings https://www.facebook.com/TheSpillORL/
11×11: Three Complaining
April 7, 2015 April 7, 2015 / Jon Keevy / Leave a comment
March was a bit of a win and bit of a loss, but overall I'm leaning to calling it a success.
The month started off a bit crazy at Alexander Upstairs and got progressively more crazy as it went on. In addition to the regular work I got a number of design jobs for people's National Arts Festival productions. Then there was the BASA/British Council fellowship, which included workshops and a conference in Joburg where I spoke on a panel and pitched for funding.
All of which is to say I have many excuses and they're not completely unreasonable. Sort of the point of an excuse isn't it? But I don't buy them either. I don't buy that me taking on more than I can handle is a reason not do the thing that I promised myself. Being there for other people is important. So is being there for yourself. Finding the balance is the most important.
This month my writing was a short play for Anthology, opening on Tuesday the 7th (this evening). It's called Bullet Points and is a classic con story: two characters manipulating each other with layers of tricky deception. The dialogue is full of detours as they chase down the quirky reasoning and get distracted by little things. They're not very good cons. Or are they?
I also added a lot of new material and substantially rewrote parts of Every Beautiful Thing, my January play. A lot of writing got done in March; enough that I could call it 3 down, not enough that I feel like I deserve a high five.
Lessons:
Regularity breeds creativity. Don't try to squeeze all the juice in snatched moments and odd places; that's notebook time.
Rewriting is an art unto itself, fear and respect it.
11×11 – Boom! That's Two Down
March 6, 2015 April 4, 2015 / Jon Keevy / Leave a comment
The second play of my 2015 writing challenge 11×11 is done. The Underground Library was an idea I've been kicking around since the National Arts Festival in 2013. It was going to be building the style of Get Kraken. Set in Jozi of the near-future, the Underground Library is about education and inspired by Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, and the thread of pro-autodidacticism that runs through the work of black intellectuals from Carter Woodson to Steve Biko. It's an adventure story with spies, hackers, shady interests, and samurai (you know you like samurai).
The biggest challenge for this was that it was a radio play. My first ever. My preference is to write whatever pops into my head and let the director and designer work out how to make it happen on stage (in Get Kraken a stage direction reads, "The submarine rises up from beneath the little boat, stranding the panicked pair"). But in radio it's all on the writer to figure out how to convey the info. None of it is visual, and since it was for a competition (SAfm radio playwrights) I also couldn't leave it up to a sound designer – I needed to show that I understood the medium. It being a competition added more pressure. This one had to be good. Every Beautiful was written to be performed, but I will be doing further drafts, I'll be revising. The Underground Library I had one shot at, and it kept me up late this last week.
Lessons this month:
• If writing is the most important thing to you, then you have to make finishing the most important thing. Prioritise finishing. Life will make you choose. Choose finishing.
• I'm useless at night. Rather take it off and recharge.


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Minecraft movie is delayed as it loses It's Always Sunny's Rob McElhenney as director
It's not always sunny in Hollywood...
By Dan Seddon
Next year's planned cinematic adaptation of Minecraft has been pushed back.
The gaming sensation was being brought to the big screen by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney and co-writer Jason Fuchs. However, it's come to light that both have moved on from the project.
McElhenney confirmed to The Wrap: "No, that is not happening," which means Warner Bros has found replacements in the form of writing/directing duo Aaron and Adam Nee.
The pair made their names with 2015's indie flick Band of Robbers, which took inspiration from the literary works of Mark Twain.
Minecraft's originally planned release date (May 24, 2019) will no doubt be changed in the months to come, but that shouldn't dishearten fans – at least the new team isn't rushing to meet deadlines.
Remember when director Ron Howard took the reins on Solo: A Star Wars Story, following Chris Miller and Phil Lord's exit during filming? His stress levels must have been through the roof...
Meanwhile, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will potentially last for another three seasons, according to actor Charlie Day.
He shared: "You definitely get season 13, which we're making right now, and season 14, which we're contracted to do, and then beyond that, it'll be up to FX.
"But I think 15 is the record for a comedy, so I imagine we'll all want to hold the record for the longest-running comedy in America. Fifteen would be the record for the longest live-action comedy, so we'll probably try and break that record if we can."
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