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Little Known Black History Fact: Don Cornelius
By: Erica L. Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Today, the father of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, would have been 77 years old. A new voice out of school, Cornelius started his career by filling in for DJ's on Chicago's WVON radio. In 1968, he served as host of the sports program "A Black's View of the News" on WCIU. The broadcasting entrepreneur started Soul Train with $400 of his own money. The pilot was named after an event Cornelius put together in 1969. Patterned after Dick Clark's American Bandstand, Soul Train began on August 17, 1970 and lasted 30 years. Within one year of its first broadcast, Cornelius had teamed up with Johnson Products and Soul Train was syndicated in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Legendary artists like Gladys Knight and the Pips, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and the Jackson 5 were first seen in black households across the nation on Soul Train. Cornelius allowed the lineup of artists to be unique, including crossover artists like Duran Duran and David Bowie to perform on the black entertainment dance show.
By 1987, Cornelius' empire was serving up a landmark awards show featuring the best acts in the business. The first awards show featured hosts Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross with performances by Whitney Houston, LL Cool J and Run DMC.
In 1993, Cornelius began to bring in guest hosts for the show. The newer, younger contemporary artists were not fully understood by Cornelius so he brought in fresh faces to introduce the new styles of dance and music.
By 2005, viewership of Soul Train was up to 105 markets. But due to business climate changes, the show lost its distributor in 2007.
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Found our Shot at Gold!
Today we spent our day looking for kelps. There was a lot of kelps but we had to be selective and persist through many empty's until we were able to find one that was holding. The fruitful kelp for us had beautiful Dorado that wanted to bite.It was a chaotic 30 minutes of biting fish, but we made the most out of it. Everyone was able to land a Dorado and we even picked off a Wahoo! Here we have Mark and Jon with their beautiful Dorado! Jon wants to make sure his family knows he is having a blast so far on his trip!


J. Warner singled to right field.
K. Kabeary hit by pitch; J. Warner advanced to second.
N. Ono singled to center field, RBI; K. Kabeary advanced to second; J. Warner scored.
W. Hall walked; N. Ono advanced to second; K. Kabeary advanced to third.
B. Gardiner homered to right field, 4 RBI; W. Hall scored; N. Ono scored; K. Kabeary scored.
B. Rogan singled to pitcher.
B. Knapp struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch; A. Hinthorne advanced to second.
J. Jess doubled to left center.
R. Aguilar doubled to center field.
A. Singh doubled to left field, RBI; R. Aguilar scored.
B. Gardiner walked; W. Hall advanced to third on a wild pitch.
R. Aguilar flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; B. Gardiner advanced to third; W. Hall scored.
T. Walker to p for T. Yoshihara.
D. Skerrett pinch hit for R. Simsiman.
J. Lialios to c for D. Skerrett.
K. Kabeary walked; J. Warner advanced to second.
N. Ono walked; K. Kabeary advanced to second; J. Warner advanced to third.
C. Woods to p for T. Walker.
W. Hall reached first on an error by ss, RBI; N. Ono advanced to second; K. Kabeary advanced to third; J. Warner scored, unearned.
R. Aguilar doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; W. Hall scored, unearned; N. Ono scored, unearned; K. Kabeary scored, unearned.
B. Moore singled through the left side, RBI; R. Aguilar scored, unearned.
A. Singh singled to third base; B. Moore advanced to second.
J. Pacheco pinch ran for A. Singh.
Fousek, Jr to ss for J. Pacheco.
N. McCaffert advanced to second on a passed ball.
B. Rogan homered to right center, 2 RBI; N. McCaffert scored.
A. Williams to p for F. Minjarez.
C. Hulse reached first on an error by rf; H. Hennigh advanced to third; J. Jess scored, unearned.
J. Warner reached first on an error by ss.


I did not stir until the next morning around six. After a small breakfast I spent an hour reading my Bible, singing, and praying, before I was led back outside to spend another day working in the field. Just walking out there took all of my spiritual energy. My body ached, but my spirit ached even more. If I am going to survive this, I have to put on the full armor of God, I told myself.
When I reached the field, I took my hoe and started planting where I had left off the day before. While I dug I silently recited Ephesians 6:13-17. I went over each piece of God's armor and felt myself place it over my spirit. The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, and the shield of faith covered me. I looked at my hoe and imagined it to be the sword of the Spirit. As each piece went on, my strength grew. From that day on, I never left my room without first putting on the full armor of God to prepare me for the spiritual battles awaiting me.
My second day in the field was pretty much like my first, as was the third day and the fourth and on and on and on. The only exception was the day I spent spreading fertilizer instead of planting. I preferred planting.
The fertilizer consisted of pig manure mixed with dried leaves and cut with water. I hauled it out into the field on the A-frame, trying to balance two bucketfuls of this smelly mixture. I spilled more than made it into the field. Eventually the guards told me to carry one bucket at a time.
I cannot describe the smell. It reeked of the most awful stink I've ever experienced.
Editor's Note: Because of his Korean-American heritage, Kenneth Bae felt compelled to somehow reach the people of North Korea. Living in China, Kenneth began to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. After six years of successful, peaceful tours, in 2012 Kenneth was suddenly detained, arrested and eventually sentenced to fifteen years hard labor. During his ordeal, Kenneth was forced to lean harder on God than ever before.


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Kaarle Artturi Aarnio (* 20. April 1879 in Nastola, Finnland; † 14. Dezember 1956 in Lahti, Finnland) war ein finnischer Kantor, Dirigent, Organist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

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Kaarle Artturi Aarnio war mit der Musiklehrerin Hanna Dahlström (* 1887) verheiratet. Sie hatten die drei gemeinsamen Kinder Ari Aarnio (1921–1941), Veli Armas Aarnio (1922–2005) und Meri Tuulas Aarnio (1924–2007).

1899 machte Artturi Aarnio einen Abschluss an der Lukkari-Orgelschule in Helsinki. Von 1899 bis 1901 arbeitete er in Ylitornio, von 1901 bis 1910 in Valkjärvi und von 1910 bis 1916 in Kotka. Neben der Arbeit als Organist leitete er die dortigen Kirchenchöre und widmete sich seiner eigenen Weiterbildung. 1905 studierte er am Sankt Petersburger Konservatorium  und 1907/08 am Stern'schen Konservatorium in Berlin. Hier studierte er ab dem 1. September 1907 Gesang bei Karl Mayer.1910 studierte er an der Musikschule Helsingfors, der späteren Sibelius-Akademie Helsinki, mit einem Abschluss als Gesangslehrer. Bei einer Aufführung der Schöpfung von Joseph Haydn bei einem Liederfest in Hämeenlinna fungierte Aarnio als Solist.  Ab dem 1. Mai 1918 war Aarnio Kantor und Organist in Lahti. Am 19. und 20. September 1925 fand in Lahti ein Kirchenmusikfest statt, das von Kaarle Artturi Aarnio organisiert wurde. Er wurde Mitglied in der Redaktion des Kirkkomusiikkilehti, der Finnischen Kirchenmusikzeitung und Organ des Finnischen Kantorenverbands [Suomen kanttoriurkuri- yhdistyksen]. Im Herbst 1928 gründete er in Lahti eine Musikschule, die er zunächst selbst leitete. 1929 wurde auf Initiative Artturi Aarnios die Einrichtung eines Ausschusses zur Schaffung einer landesweiten finnischen Kirchenmusikhochschule beschlossen. Diesem Ausschuss gehörten neben Aarnio Heikki Klemetti (1876–1953), Ilmari Krohn (1867–1960), Armas Maasalo (1885–1960) und Alfred Hihlman (1886–1961) an. Bei der Jahrestagung des Finnischen Kantorenverbands 10. September 1929 wurde er ins Präsidium des  Finnischen Kantorenverbands und in den Verlagsauschuss des Finnischen Kirchenmusikzeitung gewählt.

Am 6. August 1934 wurde bei einem Großbrand in Lahti, bei welchem über ein Dutzend Fabrik- und Wohngebäude zerstört wurden, auch Artturi Aarnios Wohnhaus zerstört.

Werke (Auswahl)

Oratorium
 Jeftan tytär. (Jiftachs Tochter)

Oper
 Anna-Liisa.

Bühnenmusik
 Luonnon lapsia. [Kinder der Natur], Text: Maiju Lassila [Pseudonym von Algot Untola (1868–1918)]

Chormusik
 Illalla. [Abends], 1923
 Jö ja hiljaisuus. [Nacht und Stille]. Bei einem Kirchenkonzert am 26. Oktober 1913 vom Kotkan Kuoro unter der Leitung von Antti Aarnio in der Kirche in Kotka aufgeführt.
 Lavea vai kaita ti ? Text: Simo Korpela.
 Mä laulan, Jeesus, sun rakkauttas. Text: Simo Korpela.
 Matkan musitat. Text: Simo Korpela.
 Nöryys. Text: Simo Korpela.
 Luon silmäni Siioniin. Text: Simo Korpela.
 Hejtä Baalis.
 Suuret ovat Herran työt.
 Tähän betkeen.
 Tuomat valkeina kukkii. 1914 im Liederbuch des Kuopio Lieder- und Musikfests 1914 abgedruckt.
 Vuoritiellä. Pflichtstück beim sechsten finnischen Jugendliederfest 1925.
 Psalmvertonungen Gunnar Wennerbergs ins Finnische übertragen. In einer Sammlung von Chorsätzen für das Kirchenmusikfest 1925 in Lahti. Psalm Nr. 1; Psalm Nr. 3; Psalm Nr. 8; Psalm Nr. 12; Psalm Nr. 21; Psali Nr. 24; Psalm Nr. 38; Psalm Nr. 39; Psalmi Nr. 42.
 Nyt kylvämme.  Für das Kirchemusikfest in Lahti 1925.
 Yö ja hiljaisuus.  Für das Kirchemusikfest in Lahti 1925.
 Kevät on mennyt. In: Sekaäänisiä lauluja : 111. vihko. [Lieder für gemischte Stimmen; 111. Band]. Otava, Helsinki 1930.

Lieder
 Maamiehen kevätlaulu. [Frühlingslied des Landmanns]. In: Kansanopiston laulukirja : nuottipainos [Liederbuch für die Volkshochschule]. Otava, Helsinki 1939.
 Sulamith. Text: Oskar Kotila. Lied mit Klavierbegleitung. 1911 bei Weilin & Göös in Helsinki verlegt.
 Lieder zum Theaterstück  Luonnon lapsia [Kinder der Natur] von Maiju Lassilan (1868–1918). Veröffentlicht in der Zeitung Sanomalehti, 1912

Sonstiges
Für eine Aufführung 1914 in Kotka übersetzte er das Oratorium Samson HWV 57 von Georg Friedrich Händel ins Finnische.

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Einzelnachweise

Organist (Kirchenmusik)
Christlicher Kantor
Komponist (Finnland)
Musikpädagoge
Dirigent
Person (Lahti)
Geboren 1879
Gestorben 1956
Mann

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If you dream about something it can be put together and made sense of again, all it takes is a little imagination and some dream interpretation skills.
Many dream symbols out there in the world are totally unrelated but in many ways they can be related back to one another again in the dream world.
If you have a dream about a dull knife, then you are probably frustrated. You are frustrated because you have been using a knife and it has not been working. This knife, however, is a figurative one. A knife is known for two things, its ability to hurt someone or something, and its sharpness. Either you have purposefully been trying to hurt someone's feelings recently or you have been trying to come off as smarter than you actually are for the purposes of impressing someone or something. Instead you've come off as pretty full of yourself and you are starting to make yourself look ridiculous because of it. Pro tip, don't try hard to be something you're not.
This is why you're dreaming of the dull knife. Maybe you're just too good of a person at heart to really hurt someone's feelings or maybe you're just not as smart as you wish you were. The good thing is, a true friend will accept you for who you are anyway. You don't need to try to impress anyone that wouldn't accept you for who you are anyway, so good riddance to them.


It has been 15 days since we migrated from PLDT DSL to Home Fibr.
I know it is still too early for a review but I just want to share my first impression and experience so far with our new plan.
As you may have read in my past post, we were able to migrate to PLDT Home Fibr even though they keep telling us that it is not yet available in our area. *Thanks to their technician that endorsed our account for migration!
Since I earn my living with the internet, this is crucial for my work and I need it to be reliable and stable.
I did not feel any difference when it was first activated.
But when I had a video call with my client thru zoom, heck our talk lasted for more than an hour without being interrupted! So far from our DSL plan who can't even hold it for 5 minutes.
And got no problem watching online videos as well.
When you look at the bottom of the modem, you could see two (2) WLAN SSID Names. One for 2.4 GHz and the other one for 5 GHz.
I was told by the installer to connect only to the 2.4 GHz one because he said there is no internet for the 5 GHz if I connect my devices there.
But as curious as I could be, I searched through the internet what those two (2) mean.
Simply put, the primary differences between the two frequencies are the range (coverage) and bandwidth (speed) that the bands provide.
The 2.4 GHz band provides coverage at a longer range but transmits data at slower speeds. The 5 GHz band provides less coverage but transmits data at faster speeds.
And because I'm pasaway, I tried to connect with the 5 GHz band after modifying the account password, SSID names and authentication passwords.
And I was able to do so!
But hey, 2.4 GHz is not that bad either.
Gotta see how this new plan will go in the future.
Will they be able to maintain this kind of speed and stability?
Oh, plus, it is this big.


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Q: ImageResizer - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process This line is throwing the error: ImageBuilder.Current.Build(imgURL, imgURL, resizeImg);
Any idea why?
public void setImgSize(string controlId, string filename)
{
    decimal currentWidth = 0;
    decimal currentHeight = 0;
    int maxFileWidth = 600;
    int maxFileHeight = 600;
    bool imageExists = false;
    string imgURL = "~/SODocs/" + SONum + "/" + filename;
    string imgPath = Server.MapPath(imgURL);
    if (File.Exists(imgPath))
    {
        imageExists = true;
        System.Drawing.Image imgFile = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(imgPath);
        Image imgControl = FindControl(controlId) as Image;
        int maxDisplayWidth = 273;
        int maxDisplayHeight = 200;
        currentWidth = Convert.ToDecimal(imgFile.Width);
        currentHeight = Convert.ToDecimal(imgFile.Height);
        int newDisplayWidth = 0;
        int newDisplayHeight = 0;
        int paddingHeight = 0;

        if (currentHeight > currentWidth)
        {
            imgControl.Height = maxDisplayHeight;
            newDisplayWidth = Convert.ToInt32((maxDisplayHeight / currentHeight) * currentWidth);
            imgControl.Width = newDisplayWidth;
            imgControl.Style.Add("margin", "0 auto");
        }
        else if (currentWidth > currentHeight)
        {
            newDisplayHeight = Convert.ToInt32((maxDisplayWidth / currentWidth) * currentHeight);

            if (newDisplayHeight > maxDisplayHeight)
            {
                // set newWidth based on maxHeight
                newDisplayWidth = Convert.ToInt32((maxDisplayHeight / currentHeight) * currentWidth);
                imgControl.Width = newDisplayWidth;
                imgControl.Style.Add("margin", "0 auto");
            }
            else
            {
                imgControl.Width = maxDisplayWidth;
            }

            paddingHeight = maxDisplayHeight - newDisplayHeight;
            imgControl.Style.Add("padding-top", paddingHeight.ToString() + "px");
        }

        imgControl.ImageUrl = imgURL;
        imgFile.Dispose();
        imgFile = null;

        if (imageExists)
        {
            // resize the image file
            if (currentWidth > maxFileWidth | currentHeight > maxFileHeight)
            {
                var resizeImg = new ResizeSettings();
                resizeImg.MaxWidth = maxFileWidth;
                resizeImg.MaxHeight = maxFileHeight;

                ImageBuilder.Current.Build(imgURL, imgURL, resizeImg);

            }
        }
    }
}

A: You're opening the file for reading separately yourself, but expecting ImageResizer to be able to write to it later. System.Drawing does not handle file locking properly, and .Dispose() is not sufficient to deal with memory leaks nor the file access issue you're experiencing.
I suggest reviewing the best practicies guide for using ImageResizer.
What you're trying to accomplish here is likely achievable with the URL API in a much simpler and less crash-prone manner.

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Sánchez, 37, met at the White House with presidential advisor for the Western Hemisphere Ricardo Zúñiga. And earlier she had held a meeting with Cuban-American U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
Sánchez wanted to clearly describe the difficulties the internal opposition faces, including the consistent harassment from the Cuban government.
Her agenda included a visit to the State Department in the afternoon to pick up her 2011 International Women of Courage Award, an honor she won in absentia two years ago. The award recognizes her commitment to integrity and the defense of human rights.
She later visited Georgetown University to speak at a forum with students and academics.
Sánchez said the meeting with the U.S. senators was positive and also highlighted the spirit of opening, despite the fact that she has expressed her opposition to the embargo the United States has maintained since 1962.
Yesterday, also in Congress, House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere: Joint Statement on Cuban Government's Continued Human Rights Abuses, Babalu has the post.


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Amazing Authentic Treks provide for expedition with all necessary infrastructures to assist you in your summit attempt. We will do the necessary paperwork for expedition permit organize all accommodation before and after expedition. We organize camp facilities, transport loads, stock and set up high camps, fix ropes, provide food, high altitude food, high quality tents, porters, professional Climbing Sherpas, dvice and assistance.
Day 06: Thala/Dharche pass (3245m)/Shambe (2930m, 6h).
Day 25: By Bus: Bhulbhule/Besisahar/Kathmandu.
Day 26: Free day in Kathmandu.


Our celebrity style of the week is Igee Okafor. He was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a prominent fashion lover. He is the Editor, and Founder of www.igeeokafor.com, the Lifestyle Blog. he has a keen interest in fashion, music, travel, and food. Before venturing into lifestyle and fashion, he started out wanting to do theatre but his love for fashion style pave way for him.
According to him, he started out life in Lagos, spending about 14 years before he traveled out seeking educational opportunity. This allowed him to experience culture in Paris, and Spain, he moved to Hampton, Virginia to further the learning experience. In 2013, he moved to New York City to attend St. John's University where he studied Business, and Marketing.
Igee is highly regarded in the menswear industry on Instagram (@igeeokafor), he has active followers who draw style inspiration from him. He opened his Instagram account in 2011, shortly after he started his menswear blog. he was quite consistent sharing weekly/daily looks, other fashion blogger started sharing them and he began sharing more of his daily life which he does till this very moment.
His fashion sense is worthy to be noted because he has contributed his fair share to the industry. So today, he has merited our celebrity style of the week spot.
Why is Igee our CSOTW?
He's one of the few menswear influencers who have this trait. He has a simple lifestyle plus he dresses really simple but very elegant. He infuses his lifestyle into his mode of dressing and that has turned out super great. For example, He could be wearing a short and a shirt in a very stylish way. He understands what works for him and we give him kudos for that.
Without a beautiful smile, your outfit is almost incomplete. His smile complements whatever outfit he chose to wear. Often time, he's always smiling and that shows happiness from within. Smiling often is a healthy lifestyle and it radiates all over him. He definitely loves what he's doing and we can't love him any less for those beautiful smile.
There's a synergy between style and photography. It obvious he has a thing for photography because he's mostly with the lens. He has taken beautiful pictures with those lenses and it reflected his personality the more.
Igee is very appealing to the eyes, from his smile to his smart outfit down to his body movement shows he's fashionable. Many would agree that almost everything looks good on him, either he's on business formal, business casual or just a casual outfit, he's killing it and he never falls short of expectation.


This week's podcast introduces practical techniques for you to have a go at changing a work relationship. By presenting some examples and introducing some skills based in psychology - I aim to enable you to reflect on a tricky work relationship and have a go at changing the way you interact with this person.
And we're also available on i-tunes, stitcher and other podcast providers.
In the podcast I talk through four steps to help consider a work relationship - the framework below sets out these steps. You could print this off to make your own notes as you go along.
In this weeks episode of the People Soup Podcast - I draw upon research exploring work recovery by Professor Sabine Sonnentag and share 4 top ingredients for an effective recovery activity. You can also consider what your personal values are in relation to your leisure time to provide motivation and direction.
Those references I mention for activities that enhance relaxation are a walk in the countryside (Hartig et al, 2003), meditation (Grossman et al, 2004), listening to music (Pelletier, 2004) or even a long hot bath (Bourne, 2000).
Sometimes we can lose sight of what's important to us at work. This episode presents the idea of personal values or qualities of action and gives advice and tips on how we can use them as a beacon for our behaviour at work - like our inner compass. It's not all plain sailing and takes some practice - but it does have its rewards.
Please do get in touch with any thoughts, questions or comments too. I'd love to hear from you!
What's the story - Cruella de Choice?
It's episode 4. Here I recount a tale of a cooker hood malfunction and how my story about my DIY skills impacted on my behaviour. I then relate this to the experience of a coaching client and invite you to consider your own stories in the workplace and how they might be limiting your behavioural repertoire. There is a tip for changing the impact our stories have on us and recommendations for considering a broader range of actions from the behavioural menu.
To listen to the recording please click here.


We are en route to ski five different Oregon areas in a week – Hoodoo, Mt Bachelor, Mt Hood Skibowl, Mt Hood Timberline and Mt Hood Meadows. Here's a firsthand report.
Thanks to a lovingly chic restoration of the high-mountain Grand Hotel du Montenvers, the famously challenging ski resort of Chamonix is now also the place to go for the most romantically rustic getaway in France. Check it out.
Is Sweden the Best Place for an Authentic Ski Holiday?
Spend the winter in typical Scando fashion, which includes sky touring, dog sledding and plenty of hygge. Learn more here.


I defended my Ph.D thesis on GigaVoxels last July, and the document is now online.
You can also check my other publications on my Ph.D webpage.
15 Comments for "Ph.D thesis: GigaVoxels"
Congratulations Cyril, really nice work! I never though about the overshading problem in the context of micro-polygons. Great summary of voxel vs. polygon rendering and of course great contribution with the Gigavoxels approach. Thanks!
This is excellent work. Do you plan to release any source code packages based on GigaVoxels?
Working through this right now (page 77!), as a voxel newbie. Amazing work on all levels! One question -- in one sentence, since you defended this last July (6 months ago after all), has anything significantly "changed" that would affect an OpenGL implementation of your GigaVoxels pipeline? Encountered any issues since then, or keeping any errata?
A silly n00b question -- for an N3 tree, each node has 8 childnodes and they are arranged sequentially -- why do you need to store a pointer to the sub-node at all? Would computing the "location" (index/offset really) of a node's sub-node be too expensive?
To answer your first question, many things changed, but the main one i can give you is the fact that I am now using one border bricks (only on one side on each axis), but with node-centered values. This is sampled correctly by fetching value in a neighboring brick when the sample ends-up in a region with no border.
For your second question, sub-nodes are arranged sequentially and that's why we only store one pointer to the 8 sub-nodes. But this is not a real pointer, this is just an offset in the linear buffer encoded in 30bits. However we do need to store this reference because the octree is sparse and updated dynamically, and thus there is no predictable way to "compute" this offset.
Ah of course ... the second I started reading your reply it clicked! :) Merci!
At the end of the thesis you provide FragSniffer tool, which I can't compile unfortunately with visual studio 2010 because you provide precompiled nemographics.lib binary compiled with earlier visual studio version which I don't have access to (I believe it is vs2005). This makes it impossible to build your tool with other versions of visual studio.
I wonder if you could provide the sources or recompile this library with visual studio 2010 compiler ?
This is interesting that I read through it recently. In your paper you mentioned that you chose to store isotropic Gaussian lobes characterized by an averaged vector D and a standard deviation σ. By Toksvig's paper, we have σ2 = 1-|D|/|D|. To understand this, I found Toksvig's paper of Mipmapping_Normal_Maps(http://developer.download.nvidia.com/whitepapers/2006/Mipmapping_Normal_Maps.pdf). However, I don't quite understand how he draw the curve of function of σ and |D| by Gaussian distribution. I mean, if |D| = f(σ), what the f(σ) is?
I've noticed in your demo video of the Sponza scene that you only use bricks (the voxels in red) at the lowest level - is this correct?
In your thesis you describe how to cone trace soft shadows for point lights and area lights - what difference would the technique be for a directional light - like the one in the Sponza scene that you show?


The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a source of funds for West Valley City's community development and housing programs. The primary purpose of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanded economic opportunities, principally for persons of low income.
The solicitation of CDBG applications is to assist the city in carrying out eligible activities that meet the needs of low-income persons in West Valley City.


We captured a version of I-1000 petition form on August 31st. As you can see, its languages are completely different from what AG approved I-1000 ballot title and ballot measure summary.
Initiative Measure No. 1000 concerns affirmative action and preferential treatment.
This measure would allow government to implement affirmative action that does not constitute preferential treatment in public employment, education, and contracting in certain circumstances and would define affirmative action and preferential treatment.
groups and to implement affirmative action, without the use of quotas or preferential treatment (as defined), in public education, employment, and contracting.
I-1000 people are completely unethical. They played dirty tricks to mislead people in order to gather signatures. And then, they tried to cover up their lies using stickers? How disgraceful those people are! I-1000 should be completely disqualified.
The 30th District Republicans are on your side against I-1000.
Our Chair is Jim Stiles 253-312-1711 and email is chair30thwagop@gmail.com.
We want to help on the NO on I-1000 campaign in the 30th District.


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2019: The Year of the "Sustainable" Smartphone Case?
Written by Tristan Rayner, 23-09-2019
The world of consumer tech doesn't tend to have a big focus on sustainability. But this year's IFA conference had a few promising developments on display - at least in one particular corner.
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One of the interesting new trends at IFA 2019 in Berlin - Europe's gigantic annual tech conference - was a push towards more sustainable options for protecting smartphones. Biodegradable and bioplastic cases, along with options that used materials in a more circular way, were on show from a number of new and diversifying consumer technology brands.
In many ways, IFA is sort of the anti-thesis to the sustainable ideal. 1,800 exhibitors enter the giant halls of the Messe complex in west Berlin, a pop-up event full of temporary constructions, plastics, metals, with thousands of people attending from all over the world, for just five days. Not to say that's the creation of IFA, but the world of conferences we live in. And among the flyers being distributed and water bottles to keep hydrated, sustainability is often the last item on most company lists: just get it done, in a hurry.
But around the very edges, some things seem to be changing. At least three brands were proudly showing off variously more eco-friendly accessories for smartphones. SKECH and Wilma were two that new have created smartphone cases for iPhones or Android phones using biodegradable bioplastics. Both brands also had cardboard packaging for recycling or composting, both using soy inks to print their packaging, creating designs and colours only in line with the most earth-friendly options in order to make a one hundred percent biodegradable material (although only Wilma claimed to be certified biodegradable by European Standard EN 13432).
This is only one very small step, of course, (in a world flooded with plastic and discarded electronics) and the composition and degrading of the devices remains problematic, as Pärlan Fritz, commercial director at Swedish company FashionTekk, behind the eco-friendly brand, Wilma, admitted..
"Wilma cases are made from PLA, which is a plant-based composition material derived from starch and different parts of the vegetable, fruit or wheat," said Frtiz. "But this is almost the beginning of the evolution. We have people working on what can we do next to take this further."
This plant-based plastic, as well as still being a plastic, also therefore comes from crops that need to be planted, meaning land may have to be cleared to plant them. And the issue of how to understand what biodegradable means was another point raised. The issue for many is that calling this type of product "biodegradable" makes it sound like tossing a biodegradable product into the trash or into a forest will mean it disappears in a matter of months. But biodegradability, in Europe, falls to an EU standard: EN 13432. What this actually means is that bioplastics will only break down via industrial composting plants, where heat is generated from isolated organic materials breaking down. If a biodegradable plastic enters a waterway, it doesn't melt away: just like other plastics it floats as trash, eventually breaking down into microplastics.
"The heat is then a very very big part of why it is actually biodegrading, at a good speed, so to speak. It's dependent on the circumstances - you shouldn't just put a case out somewhere out into the woods. You have to compost it under good conditions, then it will biodegrade," Fritz explained. "When you have the right heat conditions, it degrades within around six to 12 months. And then it comes earth."
New concept Muvit took things one step further, offering smartphones cases made from bamboo, but also focusing on disrupting the production of as-yet non-recyclable and notoriously excessively-produced (seriously, who doesn't somehow have 5 in a drawer somewhere at home?) smartphone chargers in new ways. Existing chargers are problematic; made from moulded plastic and metal, they're pretty much impossible to re-use once they reach the end of their useful life.
Muvit's coming range, however, was created entirely from recycled plastics, and designed in a modular way so that you can take them apart and replace certain elements once their lifespan is over. I wasn't able to take photos, but the designs looked just like a regular smartphone chargers, except with the addition of clear lines showing how they were put together and how they can be taken apart.
Okay, so eco-smartphone cases probably aren't going to save the planet any day soon. In fact, Mmybe the biggest impact of these kind of smartphone cases will be to help to extend the life of smartphones (so that they can be dropped a few times without being completely destroyed and having to be replaced!) rather than in terms of the amount of plastic that they reduce. They will probably only ever make a tiny dent on the negative impact of the current throwaway culture of consumer electronics, but it's interesting to see these kind of innovations being featured at such an event as the IFA. Maybe the ongoing success of ethically-produced smartphones such as Fairphone and the Shiftphone have made mainstream manufacturers sit up and realise that there are growing numbers of conscious consumers who want more eco-friendly alternatives. It's certainly a (tiny) step in the right direction.
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How to Get Rid of Lizards Around the House Without Killing Them
Most lizards are harmless but their presence in a house could be unsightly and not something you want to put up with if there are many of them. If you want to get rid of the lizards and geckos in the house without killing them then here are some natural home remedies worth trying.
1. Get Rid of their Food Source
Lizards and geckos are most likely appearing in the house because they can easily find food inside. In most cases, food will be small insects like ants, roaches, and beetles. If you get rid of the household pests then the population of lizards inside the house will gradually disappear. The first step to this is to keep your house spotlessly clean. Make sure the floor is vacuumed regularly and food is stored away properly in containers with tight-sealing lids.
2. Find the Lizard's Entry Points
Make it difficult for the lizards and geckos to enter by finding out how they are entering the house. You need to do a thorough examination because lizards are able to get through very tiny holes and gaps with their flexible bodies. There may be a number of follow-up steps, such as filling holes and cracks along the wall with caulk and installing weather-stripping to the sides of doors and windows.
3. Create a Natural Pepper Repellent
Lizards don't like the scent of hot sauce like Tabasco. It's not guaranteed to keep the lizards away from the house but spraying tabasco sauce solution near common entry points may deter some lizards from approaching. If you have some Tabasco or other hot sauces at home then mix it with some water and spray it outside next to doors and window panes.
4. Using Broken Egg Shells is a Myth
You may have already come across a few articles that suggest using broken egg shells to repel lizards. We, however, believe that this is a myth. There's no conclusive evidence that lizards are deterred by the scent of egg shells. Instead, lizards might actually find them tasty.
As we suggested earlier, it's not always a bad thing to have some lizard around the house as they are natural insect predators. They will help get rid of roaches and other household pests that are commonly found at home.
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Q: Is there a way to force autocorrect through automation object/VBE? I've written a little tool to help me manage VBA code in a few dozen Access 2003 db's, connecting via automation and using application.VBE to do comparisons and updates.
I'm running into fiddly issues with code comparison, since auto-capitalization (for recognized properties/methods/statements) only seems to run when I actually open the IDE manually.  I could just make it all case insensitive, but I'd rather get it working properly.

A: Turns out the question is irrelevant, as the auto-cap is actually working.  It's just that in one database there's a textbox named "description" (lower-case), and that is overriding the caps on Err.Description, forcing it down to Err.description.


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for Miriam Hurdle at the Shower of Blessings blog!
Girl and Breath, sketch by Theresa Barker.
When the wind came she floated, floated out to sea. Those who are invisible breathe air just like we do, but their breaths take an entire day to register. It is in the wind that their exhalations take form. Eternally she floated, sometimes blue, sometimes yellow, sometimes white, and the days went into weeks went into years before she returned. At the moment of return she found it all changed, the pearl water beaded on the surface of her heart and along the freckles of the sand.
I like this sketch, Teresa. I haven't done too many sketches freehanded. That is another thing I should practice. There are so many things I want to learn and more things to keep practicing. I'll never have a boring moment!
Ah, thank you, Miriam! You were my inspiration, your writing was my inspiration, for this post. We all have lots to learn (and never enough time!)! Kudos!
Learning is good! The more Ii know, the more I know how much I don't know. That opens my mind too learning. Thank you again.
I think when I focus in art creation, I'm also doing something that makes me smile and relax, so it's not like any kind of work, it's fun. Yes, I got a whole bunch of degrees because I wanted to learn. Now I still want to learn abut don't want to do homework and don't want to worry about grades!


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class Job_type_management extends CI_Controller {

	function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
		$this->load->model('login','', TRUE);
		$this->load->helper('functions');
		$this->load->helper('form');
		$this->load->library('session');
		$this->load->model('course');
		$this->load->model('lcc_inbox');
		$this->load->model('lcc_communication');
		$this->load->model('student_data','', TRUE);
		$this->load->model('staff','', TRUE);
		$this->load->model('job_type','', TRUE);
	}

	public function index(){

	    $data                   =   array();
	    $menuleft               =   array();
	    $data["statements"]     =   array();
	    $varsessioncheck_id     =   $this->session->userdata('uid');

	    $label                  =   $this->session->userdata('label');
	    $data["fullname"]       =   $this->session->userdata('fullname');
	    $data['message']        =   "";

	    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		/// get staff access
		if($this->session->userdata('label')=="staff"){
		  		$staff_access = $this->login->getStaffAccess($this->session->userdata('uid'));
		  		if(!empty($staff_access['staff_privileges']['job_type_management']) && count($staff_access['staff_privileges']['job_type_management'])>0) $priv = $data['priv'] = $staff_access['staff_privileges']['job_type_management'];
		        else{ $priv[0] = "";$priv[1] = "";$priv[2] = "";$priv[3] = ""; }

		}
        // $priv[0] = List ; $priv[1] = Add ; $priv[2] = Edit ; $priv[3] = Delete ;
	    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	    // alert count part

	    $data["alert_count"]                =   0;
	    $data["inbox_alert_count"]          =   0;

	    $data["alert_count"]          = $this->lcc_inbox->get_alert_of_staff($varsessioncheck_id);
	    $data["inbox_alert_count"]    = $this->lcc_inbox->get_communication_alert_of_staff($varsessioncheck_id);

	    // alert count part end

    	$action = $this->input->get('action');
    	$id = $this->input->get('id');

        //if($this->input->post('ref')=="edit" && (!empty($staff_privileges_course_management['course_mng_edit']) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){
        if($this->input->post('ref')=="edit" && (!empty($priv[2]) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){

			$id = $this->input->post('ref_id');
			$args['id'] = $id;
			foreach($this->input->post() as $k=>$v){

				if($k=="name" || $k=="post" || $k=="sign_url"){ $$k = tinymce_encode($v); $args[$k] = $$k; }
			}
			$insertedid=$this->job_type->update($args);
	       $data['error']=0;
	       if($insertedid){

	       		$data['message'] = "
 Title has been successfully updated.
";

		   }

        //}else if($this->input->post('ref')=="add"  && (!empty($staff_privileges_course_management['course_mng_add']) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){
        }else if($this->input->post('ref')=="add" && (!empty($priv[1]) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){

			//$id = $this->input->post('ref_id');

			foreach($this->input->post() as $k=>$v){

				if($k=="name" || $k=="post" || $k=="sign_url"){ $$k = tinymce_encode($v); $args[$k] = $$k; }
			}
			//var_dump($args);
			$insertedid=$this->job_type->add($args);
	       $data['error']=0;
	       if($insertedid){

	       		$data['message'] = "
 Job type has been successfully added.
";

		   }
        }

	    //if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && ($action==NULL || $action=="list") && (!empty($staff_privileges_course_management['course_mng']) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){
	    if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && ($action==NULL || $action=="list")){

	        $data['bodytitle']       =   "Job Type Management";
	        $data['faicon']          =   "fa-info";
	        $data['breadcrumbtitle'] =   "Dashboard > Job Type Management";

	        $data['job_type'] = $this->job_type->get_all();

	        //var_dump($data['course_list']);

	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_header',$data);
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_topmenu');
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_sidebar');
	        $this->load->view('staff/job_induction/job_type_body_list');
	        $this->load->view('staff/other_footer');

		}else if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && $action=="add" && (!empty($priv[1]) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){

	        $data['bodytitle']       =   "Job Type Management";
	        $data['faicon']          =   "fa-info";
	        $data['breadcrumbtitle'] =   "Dashboard > Job Type Management";

	        $data['ref'] = 'add';
			$data['ref_id'] = "";

	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_header',$data);
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_topmenu');
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_sidebar');
	        $this->load->view('staff/job_induction/job_type_body_form');
	        $this->load->view('staff/other_footer');

		}else if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && $action=="edit" && $id != NULL && (!empty($priv[2]) || $this->session->userdata('label')=="admin")){

	        $data['bodytitle']       =   "Job Type Management";
	        $data['faicon']          =   "fa-info";
	        $data['breadcrumbtitle'] =   "Dashboard > Job Type Management";

	        $data['job_type'] = $this->job_type->get_by_ID($id);

	        $data['ref'] = 'edit';
	        $data['ref_id'] = $data['job_type']['id'];

	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_header',$data);
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_topmenu');
	        $this->load->view('staff/dashboard_sidebar');
	        $this->load->view('staff/job_induction/job_type_body_form');
	        $this->load->view('staff/other_footer');

	    } else if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && ( $label == "admin"  || $label == "staff" )) {
	        redirect('/admin_dashboard/');
		}else if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && $label=="student" ){
		    redirect('/user_dashboard/');
		}else if(!empty($varsessioncheck_id) && $label=="registered" ){
		    redirect('/student_dashboard/');
	    }else{
	        redirect('/logout/');
	    }

	} // end of index

}

/* End of file gender_management.php */
/* Location: ./application/controllers/registration/gender_management.php */

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The snakehead fish is an amazing specie. Branded by some as the Fishzilla, the snakehead also have a huge following around the world by both fish keepers and anglers alike. The following is meant to be a reference guide to the Channa genus of the Channidae family of snakehead fishes.
How many types of Snakeheads are there?
While there are many types of Snakehead fish – mainly the 3 largest and most common species that are highly sought after in most Asian countries. They are Channa lucius, Channa micropeltes and Channa striata.
The Borna snakehead, or Chel snakehead, Channa amphibeus, is an extremely rare species of snakehead. C. amphibeus is native only to the Chel River (in the drainage of the Brahmaputra), of the Bhutan foothills, in northern Bengal, India.
The smaller, colorful snakeheads are important in the aquarium fish trade. Most of these "dwarf" snakeheads are difficult to obtain as they can have very beautiful markings and fins. They are also mostly mouth brooders.
I breed Channa pulchra, is a very interesting Fish.
That is among the most beautiful of snakeheads. How big do they get?
Have photos of the Channa, you can upload it here.
The fish are about 35 zentimeter tall and live in an aquarium 1.50 m.
They have already spawned three times.
We will be sure to credit you if we post them up.
You must be an expert to get them to spawn three times too!
Iam no Expert, I enjoy watching an aquarium.
Send the Pictures an info@sportfishin.asia.
They look great! Will post the photos in a day or two.
send you more photos of the young fish.
Thanks Michel, look forward to receiving them.
That's cool, Stan. Do you fish for them and do you have any photos to share?


Retired Ford Motor Co. worker Tony Fransetta scrimps on every expense after earning about a third of his previous pay since leaving the auto company in 1990.
As millions of baby boomers join Fransetta in retirement, income growth will provide less oomph for the economy in the next 20 years. The labor force that remains will include a growing share of workers with less earning power. Together, the trends will act as a brake on consumer spending, limiting the economy's long-term growth potential.
Decades of accelerating earnings ended in the last recession, and the outlook for a return to the growth rates of the past is less than promising as more Americans reach retirement age.
The bottom line for the economy is long-term growth of about 2 percent over the next two decades, down from 3 percent in the late 1990s, according to Dean Maki, the New York-based chief U.S. economist for Barclays Plc and a former economist at the Federal Reserve.
Fed officials also are seeking to determine how demographic changes are affecting the outlook for the labor market and the economy. As more workers retire, smaller advances in payrolls will be enough to hold the unemployment rate steady. Researchers at the Fed Bank of Chicago projected in June the jobless rate will stabilize with job gains of about 80,000 a month, rather than earlier estimates of 100,000 to 150,000.
"This has ramifications for the potential speed at which the economy can grow in the future," the researchers wrote.
Making matters worse is a slowdown in the birth rate. Fewer than 4 million babies were born in 2012, near a 14-year low, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Such trends have prompted the Fed to reduce its estimates for the economy. The Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting in September projected long-term growth of 2.2 percent to 2.5 percent, down from as much as 2.8 percent in its November 2010 forecast. Policy makers completing a two-day meeting are projected to maintain their $85 billion in monthly purchases of mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries, a policy aimed at fueling economic growth and curbing unemployment.
Americans' mean income peaks at about age 55. Those 70 and over earn about a third less than peak income, and those over 80 earn about half, according to estimates by economists Richard Burkhauser of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Jeff Larrimore of the U.S. Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation.
Younger people who follow retirees in the work force may be less inclined to start new businesses that would contribute to higher productivity, said Edmund Phelps, professor at Columbia University in New York and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006.
"There has been a devaluation of achievement and an increased emphasis on just hanging out," Phelps said. Government regulations that protect existing industries have also discouraged new entrants, he said.
Baby boomers started turning 65 in 2011, and every day for the next 16 years, about 10,000 more will hit the age that historically has been associated with retirement, according to the Pew Research Center in Washington. An estimated 19.8 percent of the population will be 65 and older in 2030, compared with 12 percent in 2000, according to projections by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The demographic shift will reduce median-income growth by 0.5 percentage point a year through 2030, Burkhauser and Larrimore said in an August 2013 paper released by the Russell Sage Foundation of New York, which funds research in the social sciences.
That would be a further drag on household budgets that took a hit during the recession. Median household income dropped 8.3 percent to $51,017 in 2012 from the end of 2007, when the economic downturn began, the Census Bureau reported last month. In the decade ended in 2003, incomes climbed 10.6 percent after a 6.8 percent increase in the 10 years through 1993.
The proportion of those living in poverty was 15 percent in 2012, little changed from the previous year, the Census Bureau reported Sept. 18. The poverty rate remains 2.5 percentage points higher than in 2007.
"Consumer spending is not going to grow as rapidly as it once did," said John Lonski, chief economist at Moody's Capital Markets Research Group in New York.
Older Americans with jobs will probably earn less money, and those in retirement will be "much more conservative" in their shopping habits, he said.
Baby boomer Myron Wettrich, who retired from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008, said he knows "that day will come" when he and his wife Mary have to cut back. In the meantime he has taken a part-time job as a personal trainer to earn "a few extra bucks" and stay in shape for triathlon competition.
"I don't want to outlive our money," said the 64-year-old from Naples, Florida.
Expected increases in the black and Hispanic share of the population could also limit median income growth unless the earnings gap with white Americans closes, Burkhauser and Larrimore said in their paper.
Minorities, mostly black and Hispanic, will account for about 35 percent of the population in 2030, up from about 29 percent in 2010, according to U.S. Census projections.
Minority incomes have been about 60 percent of those of whites, which Burkhauser said probably stems from "lower levels of education and training." Blacks' earnings have remained around 59 percent to 62 percent of whites' since 1979, while the income gap for Hispanics has widened, Larrimore said.
One reason for the widening income gap among Hispanics is that "Hispanic immigration has been dominated by low-skill migrants," even as Hispanic Americans who arrived earlier have seen their earning power increase, according to Gary Burtless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington and former economist at the U.S. Labor Department.
While a larger share of minorities in the work force could restrain income growth, economists said that's not inevitable if policy makers counteract the skills gap.
Immigration policies aimed at driving labor-force growth would help, said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in New York.
If policy makers are seeking to increase incomes, they could target immigration policies at attracting the most skilled workers, said Burtless.
That, coupled with improvements in education and training programs, would help "boost average income and productivity growth," he said.
As millions of baby boomers retire, income growth will provide less oomph for the economy in the next 20 years.


Titus Bicknell of RLJ Entertainment offers a new twist on the long-tail business model called the long-body, which more aggressively looks for revenue for niche content in an increasing number of market segments, which lessens the burden on long-tail marketing's traditional single point of failure. Bicknell describes the path to revenue growth he pursued with Acorn TV, a British television brand aggressively marketed in North America since his arrival at the company in 2014.
Titus Bicknell: Acorn TV started in 2011, essentially as an exploitation of what we are all familiar with as a long-tail economic model. We bring licenses into the United States, and the first windows for those licenses are a broadcast window, DVD, and Blu-ray (which still actually remain quite a viable and important avenue stream). The notion then for what you did in digital was [to identify] a little bit more you could encounter with this property.
A large part of the challenge with a long-tail model is, if the platform costs and the technology involved in getting to your audience is complex, and fractured as a market, you end up having to spend a lot of money. If you want to be on Roku, and Fire TV, and Apple TV, as well as the web and as well as tablets both iOS and Android, you end up spending an awful lot of money to be in all of those places, to hopefully aggregate little pockets of audience all over those platforms and hope that you're aggregating something meaningful. That's the big question.
I think what's fascinating is that since its launch 2011, how Acorn TV has grown. By 2014, we were at 35,000 subs. By 12/31/2015, so we were at 190,000. As of the end of the first quarter of 2016, we were at 250,000. The scale of rate of increase is really interesting and rapid once you've got past that initial slow phase. I think the trick there—the point at which you, as a business, stop thinking about it as a long tail, and start thinking about it as what I would call long body—you're not relying on one particular window to give you the lion's share of your revenue. You're recognizing the potential of all of those windows with the same value of opportunity.
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WEBINAR | Consortium for Faculty Diversity + Interfolio | April 25
Webinars | Interfolio Faculty Search
We're thrilled to put on the first installment in a new free webinar series on faculty technology at liberal arts colleges—a joint presentation with the Consortium for Faculty Diversity, covering what they do and how Interfolio helps them do it. Register here to attend the webinar!
The vast majority of Interfolio's more than 200 clients are accredited colleges and universities, of all sizes and nearly all types, public and private. Among them, you'll find a sizeable cadre of small liberal arts schools who have been a sort of bedrock throughout the time that Interfolio's shared governance platform has been up and running.
In addition, there are a few organizations that find our technology valuable despite their falling outside the category of conventional academic institutions. One of these is the Gettysburg College-based Consortium for Faculty Diversity, a group of around four dozen liberal arts colleges across the U.S.
The Consortium takes an admirably concrete approach to aiding faculty diversity initiatives at liberal arts colleges. They offer fellowships that place scholars from underrepresented minority groups in faculty positions at liberal arts colleges. Part of the point of this is to amplify the message that a faculty job at a smaller institution—characteristically more oriented toward teaching than research—is a viable, rewarding, interesting path for a scholar. On the institutional side, it gives a leg up to schools that may have limited resources on their own, or may be more geographically distant from more diverse urban centers.
Joining us for the actual webinar are two representatives of the Consortium: Jack Ryan, Vice Provost and Dean of Arts and Humanities at Gettysburg College, and Bruce King, Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity at St. Olaf College. We'll hear from them about how the Consortium has grown to occupy the role it does today, and why they pursued a better system for managing the logistics of their fellowship search process.
Along with around a quarter of its member institutions, the Consortium itself uses Interfolio's technology to improve their academic decision process—in their case, they use Interfolio's Faculty Search recruitment platform to manage their pool of fellowship candidates. We'll say more in the webinar itself about the full toolbox that Interfolio offers to aid faculty diversity goals throughout the recruitment process.
Why a liberal arts series? Basically, Interfolio's liberal arts clients have played an influential role over the years in our understanding of the priorities and needs of shared governance and the academic committee model. Often having fewer administrative layers between faculty, leadership, and students, our conversations with liberal arts colleges have proven pretty indispensable in terms of seeing clearly what the core benefits of faculty-focused technology should be. It feels worthwhile to bring to the surface some of these schools' experiences, as new kinds of digital experiences intersect in new ways with traditional (and nontraditional) faculty career models.


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HomeAsiaTop 10 Tourist Places In Kerala To Visit During Summer
Top 10 Tourist Places In Kerala To Visit During Summer
Exotic Tourist Places In Kerala To Visit During Summer
Kerala is an exhilarating destination in India known as gods own country. It is a place of the rich heritage that exudes variety and is considered one of the most beautiful places on earth. No matter the time or season, Kerala is always a perfect fit for vacation. While the whole of India receives blazing heat during the summers Kerala has a mild temperature due to the influence of the Western Ghats and the beaches. Some of the exotic locations of Kerala to visit during summer are given below:-
Bekal Fort, Kerala
1)BEKAL:- Bekal is the most picturesque destination and a charming tourist spot. It is located on the west coast of Kerala and has a stunning palace, forts, beaches which dominate most of the landscape of the city. The name Bekal originates from Baliakulam which stands for big palace which the place had in the past. The most popular tourist attraction is the 300 years old Bekal fort. The place attracts many tourists from India and abroad for its incredible coastline.
2)ALLEPPEY:- Allepey is a must place to visit if one is going for Kerala tour. It has a charming ambiance because of the lush green fields, shimmering waters, and exquisite houseboats. The beauty of this place is encaptivating hence it has earned the name of "Venice of the East". The houseboats are luxurious and provide great hospitality. It could be a perfect destination for honeymoon tour, and to get away with friends and family.
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3)VARKALA:- Another popular beach destination is Varkala. Although it was not so recently it's definitely a location to check out. It's isolated from the hustle of the people which makes it less chaotic and more relaxing. It is a place to rejuvenate oneself and find solace. There are yoga centers, pristine beaches, temples altogether making the place a perfect blend of cultural and traditional aspects.
4)GURUVAYUR:- Apart from beaches people who are religious devotees can visit this place to attain some sort of salvation and mental peace. Guruvayur is a wonderful pilgrimage located in Thrissur, Kerala. The name Guruvayur is named after the gods Brihaspati and Vasudeva. It has a popular Krishna temple which is a place of great religious significance. Apart from religious places, it has Devason museum, Elephant sanctuary, and beaches to visit.
5)WAYANAD:- Apart from beaches the people who are interested in hill regions can visit this location. It is also referred to as the "Jewel of the crown". There are a lush green field, vast meadows, and forests and exquisite fauna. This is located on the southern part of Deccan plateau. It is mostly isolated hence it allows total independence and freedom of leisure.
6)KOLLAM:- Kollam is a serene water destination. It was formerly known as Quilon. This was one of the oldest ports of the Arabian Sea. the town has pretty local shops and beautiful lakes. It is a great escape from the chaos of normal daily life. The cool lakes serve as major attractions and great relief during the summer time.
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7)THEKKADY:- it is one of the most popular destinations of Kerala. This place is popular for extreme sports and for fun and adventurous people. There are numerous options like night trek, hiking, bamboo rafting, shopping from the local areas. The Periyar national park is the main tourist attraction and is popular for elephants, wild boars and various kinds of birds. There are nearby many popular locations like Mullaperiyar dam, Ayurvedic garden, and many others.
8)KOCHI:- Also known as Cochin is a popular city of Kerala. It came into existence in 1341 when a flood carved out this harbor. It is a popular hub of Kerala which gives the actual taste of the state. It has many forts and churches like Fort Kochi, St.Francis church and others. The city has beautiful antiques from the past as well as designed hotels and places from the present. It is a rich blend of our cultural heritage and the rich history of India.
9)KOZHIKODE:- Kozhikode is the coastal spice of Kerala, close to Kappad beach and one of the best tourist places in Kerala. It is a popular spot for people who are fascinated by sunsets and sunrise. It has an old lighthouse which is the popular spot for observing sunset. Many architectural landmarks like the old Mishkal Mosques which is centuries old is located here. The Tali temple which reflects the Keralan style of architecture built in the 14th century is also present here. Regional science, planetarium, Krishna Menon museum and many other famous structures which depict Indian craftsmanship is present.
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10)KURUVADWEEP:- This is an isolated island covering 950 acres of the protected river delta. Earlier it was known as Kuruva Island. It has few other satellite islands which lie on the river delta. The islands consist of evergreen forest, exquisite flora, endemic species of birds, plants and herbs, rare forms of trees, orchids and herbal plants. The place is very silent and has become a place of attraction for its beauty and solace it has to offer to its visitors.
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Home » Georgia » Zurab Karumidze » დაგნი ანუ სიყვარულის დღესასწაული (Dagny or a Love Feast
Zurab Karumidze: დაგნი ანუ სიყვარულის დღესასწაული (Dagny or a Love Feast)
Dagny Juel-Przybyszewska was a Norwegian writer famous for her liaisons with artists. She was a model for Edvard Munch. She had an affair with Strindberg. She was married to the Polish writer Stanisław Przybyszewski (they had a son and a daughter). In 1901, after Przybyszewski had abandoned her for another woman, she travelled to Tbilisi, Georgia, with Władysław Emeryk. (Karumidze later suggests that Emeryk bought Dagny from Przybyszewski.) Three weeks after their arrival, Emeryk shot her in the back of the head and killed her. This book is about that three week period at the end of her life.
However, if you are expecting a conventional account of her last three weeks, you are in for a surprise and, perhaps, a treat, because Karumidze has given us an anarchic romp through Tbilisi of 1901. Also in Tbilisi, at that time, were Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jugashvili, a revolutionary hiding under the code-name of Koba (taken from the name of a character in The Patricide, a novel by Alexander Kazbegi), better known to us by his later nickname of Stalin, and George Gurdjieff. Though his father was Greek and his mother Armenian, according to Kurumidze, Gurdjieff spoke excellent Georgian and was in Tbilisi in his search for the cosmic agape or higher consciousness. Karumidze surmises, without any evidence, that Dagny met both Gurdjeff and Stalin. While the novel is nominally about Dagny's last thee weeks, Karumidze is very much concerned with what he calls shamans – from Sophocles to Jimi Hendrix, from Meister Eckart to Charlie Chaplin – as well as false shamans, which include Hitler and other dictators. Clearly, Gurdjeff is one of these shamans (as are other Georgian characters, particularly Rustaveli, the great Georgian writer, the Russian translation of whose great work was edited by Stalin.) There is considerable discussion of this idea, some of which is clearly tongue-in-cheek. Gurdjeff and Vazha-Pshavela are both present in Tbilisi and are key characters in this novel as they search for cosmic consciousness. Indeed, Vazha-Pshavela is said to know how to distill poetic substance from organic life. He is greatly admired by Stalin.
While there is a certain amount of seriousness (and mock-seriousness) regarding these characters, as we are in Georgia, drinking, fighting and sex are also key and Kurumidze lays it all on. There is a certain amount about Dagny – her flirtations, her marital problems, the men who are attracted to her and her writings (All of Dagny's plays are about the killing of innocence: you must murder your innocence to discover your real self, which then destroys you out of vengeance.) There are also key events. There is Gurdjeff's cosmic agape event. There will be a magic lantern show of Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin, with a translation by the sister of the British Vice-Consul in Kerch, Crimea, followed by a performance of Bach St John's Passion. Passion is key here as the poem is described as being about wandering and solitude, rapture and affliction; it is about passion. This is a excellent motto for this book. Not only does this description fit Dagny's life, Karumidze even quotes from Elizabeth Costello, of all books, with a quote by Coetzee from Francis Bacon where he refers to extreme souls who would speak the ineffable"where words give way beneath your feet like rotting boards". He then likens her to a decadent Mary Magdalene, washing the feet of the Christ of Modernism with her tears and then wiping them dry with her own hair. Over the top? Absolutely but that is all part of the fun of this book. And, just when we think it cannot get any more over the top, we are introduced to Gornahoor, an extraterrestrial who is watching over Earth, particularly over a young Albert Schweitzer, who is playing Bach, while a young cantor.
Japhetic linguistics, revolutionary terror, higher consciousness, the post-modern novel, The Great Game, art, music (Dagny was a a very competent pianist and Bach is hailed as one of the shamans, though Mozart almost makes it, but not quite), astronomy, eating and drinking (of course), all are passed through Karumidze's fairly unconventional and mocking view. You may not learn a great deal about Dagny Juel from this book but you will have a wonderful time as Karumidze romps through culture, politics, spirituality and consciousness, and his own country of Georgia. Once again we have to be grateful for the Dalkey Archive Press for making a Georgian work available in English.
If you want to know about Dagny Juel, there was a 1977 film about her called Dagny but only in Polish and Norwegian. There was also a 50 minute documentary about her called Død Madonna (Dead Madonna). You can see excerpts (in Norwegian) here and here. There is also a book about her called Dagny: Dagny Juel Przybyszewska, the Woman and the Myth by Mary Kay Norseng. Her poems were published in English but are now out of print and not easy to obtain.
First published in 2011 by Siesta, Tbilisi (bilingual English/Georgian edition)


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package org.eclipse.bpel.ui.editparts;

import org.eclipse.bpel.model.EventHandler;
import org.eclipse.bpel.model.FaultHandler;
import org.eclipse.bpel.model.Process;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.BPELUIPlugin;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.IBPELUIConstants;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.adapters.IEventHandlerHolder;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.adapters.IFaultHandlerHolder;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.adapters.ILabeledElement;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.editparts.policies.BPELSelectionEditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.figures.CenteredConnectionAnchor;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.figures.ILayoutAware;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.uiextensionmodel.StartNode;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.util.BPELDragEditPartsTracker;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.util.BPELUtil;
import org.eclipse.bpel.ui.util.ModelHelper;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.ConnectionAnchor;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.Graphics;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.IFigure;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.ImageFigure;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.MarginBorder;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Insets;
import org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Point;
import org.eclipse.gef.ConnectionEditPart;
import org.eclipse.gef.DragTracker;
import org.eclipse.gef.EditPolicy;
import org.eclipse.gef.NodeEditPart;
import org.eclipse.gef.Request;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle;

public class StartNodeEditPart extends BPELEditPart implements NodeEditPart, ILayoutAware{

	protected Image image;
	protected int imageWidth;
	protected int imageHeight;

	//Determines the border which will be added to both sides (left/right)
	//As a result this value is the distance to any attached handlers.
	public static final int BORDER_WIDTH = 8;

	// Whether the process has a fault handler and event handler
	protected boolean hasFH, hasEH;

	// Whether to show each of the actual handlers.
	// TODO: Initialize these from the preferences store
	protected boolean showFH = false, showEH = false;

	// Fault handler, Compensation handler and Event handler support
	protected int faultImageWidth, faultImageHeight;
	protected int eventImageWidth, eventImageHeight;
	protected Image faultImage;
	protected Image eventImage;
	protected Rectangle rectFault;
	protected Rectangle rectEvent;

	private IFigure faultImageFigure;
	private IFigure eventImageFigure;

	private class StartNodeFigure extends ImageFigure {
		/**
		 *
		 */
		public StartNodeFigure() {
			super(image);
		}

		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.draw2d.Figure#paint(org.eclipse.draw2d.Graphics)
		 */
		@Override
		public void paint(Graphics graphics) {
			super.paint(graphics);
			computeHandlerIconPositions(ModelHelper.isHorizontalLayout(getModel()));
			if (hasFH) {
				graphics.pushState();
				graphics.setClip(faultImageFigure.getBounds().getCopy());
				faultImageFigure.paint(graphics);
				graphics.popState();
			}
			if (hasEH) {
				graphics.pushState();
				graphics.setClip(eventImageFigure.getBounds().getCopy());
				eventImageFigure.paint(graphics);
				graphics.popState();
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Brand new shiny start edit part.
	 */
	public StartNodeEditPart() {
		// Initialize images for fault and event handler decorations
		this.faultImage = BPELUIPlugin.INSTANCE.getImage(IBPELUIConstants.ICON_FAULT_INDICATOR);
		org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle r = faultImage.getBounds();
		this.faultImageWidth = r.width;
		this.faultImageHeight = r.height;

		this.eventImage = BPELUIPlugin.INSTANCE.getImage(IBPELUIConstants.ICON_EVENT_INDICATOR);
		r = eventImage.getBounds();
		this.eventImageWidth = r.width;
		this.eventImageHeight = r.height;
	}

	@Override
	protected void addAllAdapters() {
		super.addAllAdapters();
		adapter.addToObject(getProcess());
	}

	@Override
	protected void removeAllAdapters() {
		adapter.removedFrom(getProcess());
		super.removeAllAdapters();
	}

	@Override
	protected IFigure createFigure() {
		if (image == null) {
			ILabeledElement element = BPELUtil.adapt(getStartNode(), ILabeledElement.class);
			image = element.getSmallImage(getStartNode());
			Rectangle rect = image.getBounds();
			imageWidth = rect.width;
			imageHeight = rect.height;
		}
		this.hasFH = getFaultHandler() != null;
		this.hasEH = getEventHandler() != null;
		// Cause the handlerIcons don't belong to the
		// bounds of the StartNodeFigure (as a result of
		// moving them a bit to the right in vertical layout and a bit to to the bottom
		// in horizontal layout) hit testing
		// doesn't reach the Startnode. So add an invisible
		// border
		StartNodeFigure snf = new StartNodeFigure();
		if(!ModelHelper.isHorizontalLayout(getModel()))
			snf.setBorder(new MarginBorder(0,7+BORDER_WIDTH,0,7+BORDER_WIDTH));
		else
			snf.setBorder(new MarginBorder(5,0,5,0));

		faultImageFigure = new ImageFigure(faultImage);
		faultImageFigure.setParent(snf);

		eventImageFigure = new ImageFigure(eventImage);
		eventImageFigure.setParent(snf);

		return snf;
	}

	/**
	 * @see org.eclipse.bpel.ui.editparts.BPELEditPart#refreshVisuals()
	 */
	@Override
	public void refreshVisuals() {
		super.refreshVisuals();
		// Refresh any decorations on this edit part
		this.hasFH = getFaultHandler() != null;
		this.hasEH = getEventHandler() != null;
		// Force a repaint, as the decorations.
		getFigure().repaint();
	}

	/**
	 * Return the start node.
	 * @return return the start node.
	 */
	public StartNode getStartNode() {
		return (StartNode)getModel();
	}

	/**
	 * Return the process.
	 * @return the process
	 */

	public Process getProcess() {
		return getStartNode().getProcess();
	}

	@Override
	protected void createEditPolicies() {
		// Don't call super because we don't want a component edit policy
		// or a direct edit policy.

		// Show the selection rectangle
		installEditPolicy(EditPolicy.SELECTION_FEEDBACK_ROLE, new BPELSelectionEditPolicy(false, false){
			@Override
			protected int getWestInset() {
				Insets ins = ((StartNodeEditPart)getHost()).getFigure().getInsets();
				if(ins != null){
					return ins.left;
				}
				return super.getWestInset();
			}

			@Override
			protected int getEastInset() {
				Insets ins = ((StartNodeEditPart)getHost()).getFigure().getInsets();
				if(ins != null){
					return ins.right;
				}
				return super.getEastInset();
			}
		});
	}

	public ConnectionAnchor getTargetConnectionAnchor(ConnectionEditPart connEditPart) {
		// Start nodes cannot be the target of a connection.
		return null;
	}

	public ConnectionAnchor getSourceConnectionAnchor(ConnectionEditPart connEditPart) {
		// Start nodes can be the source of an implicit connection
		// anchored at the bottom centre of the node.
		return new CenteredConnectionAnchor(getFigure(), CenteredConnectionAnchor.BOTTOM, 0);
	}

	public ConnectionAnchor getSourceConnectionAnchor(Request request) {
		// TODO: Translate point to figure, call other method
		return getSourceConnectionAnchor((ConnectionEditPart)null);
	}

	public ConnectionAnchor getTargetConnectionAnchor(Request request) {
		// TODO: Translate point to figure, call other method
		return getTargetConnectionAnchor((ConnectionEditPart)null);
	}

	public void setShowFaultHandler(boolean showFaultHandler) {
		this.showFH = showFaultHandler;
		// Notify the process too.
		ProcessEditPart processEditPart = (ProcessEditPart)getParent();
		processEditPart.setShowFaultHandler(showFaultHandler);
		// Call refresh so that both refreshVisuals and refreshChildren will be called.
		refresh();
	}

	public void setShowEventHandler(boolean showEventHandler) {
		this.showEH = showEventHandler;
		// Notify the process too.
		ProcessEditPart processEditPart = (ProcessEditPart)getParent();
		processEditPart.setShowEventHandler(showEventHandler);
		// Call refresh so that both refreshVisuals and refreshChildren will be called.
		refresh();
	}

	public boolean getShowFaultHandler() {
		return showFH;
	}

	public boolean getShowEventHandler() {
		return showEH;
	}

	public FaultHandler getFaultHandler() {
		IFaultHandlerHolder holder = BPELUtil.adapt(getProcess(), IFaultHandlerHolder.class);
		if (holder != null) {
			return holder.getFaultHandler(getProcess());
		}
		return null;
	}

	public EventHandler getEventHandler() {
		IEventHandlerHolder holder = BPELUtil.adapt(getProcess(), IEventHandlerHolder.class);
		if (holder != null) {
			return holder.getEventHandler(getProcess());
		}
		return null;
	}
	/**
	 * Is point in fault image.
	 * @param x
	 * @param y
	 * @return true if it is, false if its not.
	 */
	public boolean isPointInFaultImage(int x, int y) {
		if (hasFH) {
			Point p = new Point(x, y);
			getFigure().translateToRelative(p);
			return rectFault.contains(p.x, p.y);
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Is point in event image.
	 * @param x
	 * @param y
	 * @return true if it is, false if its not.
	 */
	public boolean isPointInEventImage(int x, int y) {
		if (hasEH) {
			Point p = new Point(x, y);
			getFigure().translateToRelative(p);
			return rectEvent.contains(p.x, p.y);
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @see org.eclipse.bpel.ui.editparts.BPELEditPart#getDragTracker(org.eclipse.gef.Request)
	 */
	@Override
	public DragTracker getDragTracker(Request request) {
		return new BPELDragEditPartsTracker(this) {
			@Override
			protected boolean handleDoubleClick(int button) {
				return true;
			}

			@Override
			protected boolean handleButtonDown(int button) {
				Point point = getLocation();
				if (isPointInFaultImage(point.x, point.y)) {
					setShowFaultHandler(!showFH);
					return true;
				}
				if (isPointInEventImage(point.x, point.y)) {
				    setShowEventHandler(!showEH);
				    return true;
				}
				return super.handleButtonDown(button);
			}
		};
	}

	private void computeHandlerIconPositions(boolean horizontal){
		org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Rectangle bounds = getFigure().getBounds();
		if(horizontal){
			rectFault = new Rectangle(bounds.x, bounds.y + bounds.height - faultImageHeight, faultImageWidth, faultImageHeight);
			rectEvent = new Rectangle(bounds.x +faultImageWidth, bounds.y + bounds.height - eventImageHeight, eventImageWidth, eventImageHeight);

		}else{
			rectFault = new Rectangle(bounds.x + bounds.width - faultImageWidth - BORDER_WIDTH, bounds.y-1, faultImageWidth, faultImageHeight);
			rectEvent = new Rectangle(bounds.x + bounds.width - eventImageWidth - BORDER_WIDTH, bounds.y + bounds.height - eventImageHeight+1, eventImageWidth, eventImageHeight);
		}

		// Apply the bounds to the figures
		faultImageFigure.setBounds(new org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Rectangle(rectFault.x,rectFault.y,rectFault.width,rectFault.height));
		eventImageFigure.setBounds(new org.eclipse.draw2d.geometry.Rectangle(rectEvent.x,rectEvent.y,rectEvent.width,rectEvent.height));
	}

	public Rectangle getRectFault() {
		return rectFault;
	}

	public Rectangle getRectEvent() {
		return rectEvent;
	}

	public void switchLayout(boolean horizontal) {
		if(horizontal){
			getFigure().setBorder(new MarginBorder(5,0,5,0));
		}else{
			getFigure().setBorder(new MarginBorder(0,7+BORDER_WIDTH,0,7+BORDER_WIDTH));
		}

	}

	public IFigure getFaultImageFigure() {
		return faultImageFigure;
	}

	public IFigure getEventImageFigure() {
		return eventImageFigure;
	}
}


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Enertopia Announces Maiden NI 43-101 Resource Estimate
KELOWNA, Canada, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Enertopia Corporation (OTC: ENRT) (the "Company" or "Enertopia") is pleased to provide the following maiden resource estimate at the Company's lithium claystone property at Clayton Valley, NV.
At a 400 ppm lithium cut-off, the deposit has 81.7 million tonnes at 1,121 ppm lithium as indicated resources, and 18.1 million tonnes lithium at 1,131 ppm lithium as inferred resources, this equates to 487,887 tonnes indicated and 109,410 tonnes inferred of lithium carbonate equivalent – ("LCE").
A breakdown of grade and tonnage by resource category and LCE by cut-off values is given in Table 1 below.
400 ppm Li Cutoff
1000 ppm Li Cutoff
Contained Li (kg)
LCE (Tonnes)
SOME KEY POINTS FROM 43-101 Report:
Preliminary testing for the extraction of the lithium from the mined material has indicated that the material will be relatively inexpensive to process.
From the preliminary testing, the sediments will not require crushing or grinding prior to processing but may require some preprocessing to upgrade the material by removing the coarser fraction, which has been found to be of lower grade.
The type of processing envisioned will have a much smaller footprint than lithium brine operations, which now employ large evaporation ponds, making the proposed operation more environmentally friendly.
Table 2 below shows the average grade of each major lithologic unit within the model. the reduced sediments tend to be higher grade than the oxidized units and are in bold below.
Lithologic unit
Weighted average grade Li ppm
Upper Olive Claystone
Main Blue Claystone
Dark Blue Black Claystone
Lower Olive Mudstone
Robert McAllister, President and CEO, commented "We are very pleased with our maiden 43-101 resource. We used a higher-grade cutoff and the resource shows very good continuity in resource tonnage as the ppm cutoff is raised to come up with a strong resource number based on the current Lithium market metrics and these are laid out in detail in the company's maiden 43-101 report."
The full 43-101 Report will be filed within 45 days from this release and the report can also be found on the company's website at www.enertopia.com with further details. Below is Figure 1 showing the company's property and drill hole locations for the 4 diamond drill holes used in the resource study.
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Douglas Wood, P.Geol, a Certified Professional Geologist who is a Qualified Person with respect to Enertopia's Clayton Valley Lithium Project as defined under National Instrument 43-101.
About Enertopia:
A Company focused on using advanced sustainable technology for extracting lithium and verifying or sourcing other emerging intellectual property in the EV & Green Technology sectors in order to build shareholder value.
Enertopia shares are quoted in the United States under ticker symbol ENRT. For additional information, please visit www.enertopia.com or call Robert McAllister, the President at 1.888.ENRT201
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The Company makes forward-looking public statements concerning its expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, products and services, potential and financing of its mining or technology projects, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, including statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions that are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements., foreign exchange and other financial markets; changes in the interest rates on borrowings; hedging activities; changes in commodity prices; changes in the investments and expenditure levels; litigation; legislation; environmental, judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments in areas in which Enertopia Corporation operates. There can be no assurance that the testing for the brine recovery system will be effective for the recovery of Lithium and if effective will be economic or have any positive impact on Enertopia, or that current talks with respect to potential joint ventures or partnerships will result in definitive agreements or the mineral resources will be economic or mined. The User should refer to the risk disclosures set out in the periodic reports and other disclosure documents filed by Enertopia Corporation from time to time with regulatory authorities.
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