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Families, foreign faculty at IIT-Bhubaneswar join Ekamra Walks Old Town Circuit
Bhubaneswar: Families, two foreign guests including one who is a Professor at IIT Bhubaneswar, joined the Ekamra Walks Old Town Circuit and enjoyed their time discovering the architectural journey of the Kalingan temple artists, Odissi at Art Vision and medicinal plants at Ekamra Van, on the western banks of holy Bindusagar lake.
The Old Town Circuit of Ekamra Walks helps to educate the visitors with the evolution of the temple architecture and style of the Kalingan era and how it progressed from Seventh Century AD to 15th and 16th Century AD.
Former bureaucrat and presently Chairman, Centre for Corporate Governance and Reforms, IMI, Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Professor Arun Kumar Rath, with his daughter and son-in-law at Ekamra Walks today and was very happy to know that the initiative has come a long way since December 18, 2016 and now having two circuits i.e. Old Town and Udayagiri and Khandagiri, under its ambit.
Prateek Nath, a regular at Ekamra Walks came with his mother Madhuri Nath and an engineer from Berhampur Sushant Kumar Pradhan came with his daughter Subhra Priyadarshini Pradhan, a final year MBBS student to the walk and enjoyed their time.
The father-daughter duo from Berhampur enjoyed every bit of the heritage walk, but loved the Odissi dance at Guru Ileana Citaristi's institute Art Vision and loved the medicinal plant garden, which has many rare plants to cure day-to-day ailments without any side effects.
"I really enjoyed my time at Ekamra Van, the thematic medicinal plant garden as it has its old architectural design and plants with specific use for male, female and paediatric usage,'' said Subhra Priyadarshini. She is doing her MBBS from city-based Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital.
Matjaz Kovse, from Slovenia and currently Professor of Mathematics at IIT Bhubaneswar joined the walk today. He also joined the Monks, Kings and Caves at Udayagiri and Khandagiri. Professor Matjaz, who teaches Mathematics at the premier engineering institute of the city, said "it is a very proud thing for this city to have such beautiful structure which are withdistinct architectural style and age-proof engineering and techniques. I really enjoyed the dance and the medicinal plant garden, Ekamra Van, as well.''
Anna Niessner from Munich, Germany, a researcher on Odisha also liked the walk very much as she joined it after a long time. In fact, she had visited the Old Town Circuit nearly a year ago.
Pritosh Kumar, US-based IT professional termed today's heritage walk in the Old City area as an interesting experience to know the traditional temple building style, architecture and its influence over other regions of the world. "I will definitely tell my other friends to join the event,'' he added. General Manager (Operations) Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited, Bijay Kumar Swain, also joined the heritage tour.
The visitors today saw monuments like Mukteswar, Parasurameswar, Swarnajaleswar, Kotitirtheswar, Bindusagar, Ananatavasudev, Doodhwala Dharamsala, Lingaraj, Sari Deula and Ekamra Van besides experiencing a mesmerizing performance of Odissi at Art Vision.
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The Space Age hasn't lived up to expectations. If 2001: A Space Odyssey is anything to go by, we should have been flying regularly to the moon 15 years ago. In reality, the last time we visited our lone natural satellite, the first video game console had just come out.
Today, we may have an impressive array of video games, but we've done little to expand our frontiers in outer space. Human presence has been limited to low Earth orbit — the International Space Station is only 400km above us. The NASA Space Shuttle program came to an end in 2011, and NASA's plans to return to the moon by 2020 have been scrapped.
Instead, efforts in the last couple of decades have shifted to unmanned spaceflight, planetary rovers and probe flybys. Robots have left their wheel prints on Mars, snapped close-ups of Pluto and even landed on a comet.
So will an Earthling ever obtain Martian citizenship? Or will we remain earthbound, living out our interstellar wanderlust via robotic proxy?
Without the geopolitical and economic rivalries of the Cold War, there's little incentive to shoulder the substantial cost of human spaceflight. Sending humans into space is tricky and expensive. We need food, water and oxygen. We don't like the extreme temperatures and high energy radiation of outer space, and our bodies turn to mush after a while in low gravity.
There're a few reasons for this. For one, humans are more mobile. It took eight years for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to traverse the same distance that the Apollo 17 astronauts covered in just three days (around 35 km). "Human explorers on Mars would be able to accomplish far more science than our current rovers … more in a couple weeks than what our rovers have accomplished in a couple of decades," noted Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, Inc.
Robots aren't the only ones who can collect geological samples. Humans have the advantage in that they need to return to Earth — which means they are able to bring these samples back with them. Robots, on the other hand, tend to go on one-way trips. The six Apollo missions brought back a total of 382kg of lunar material, and studying it has revealed important clues about early planetary formation in our solar system. Even if robotic missions do come back laden with rocks and soil, their samples are greatly diminished in both quantity and diversity.
The impressive sample return capacity of the Apollo missions has spawned a significant legacy: more than 2,000 scientific papers and counting. In contrast, the Mars exploration robotic missions have only generated around 400 publications to date.
Clearly, there are pros and cons for both human and robotic space exploration. But is it really as simple as an either-or choice? Not at all. Framing the debate as 'robots vs humans' creates a false dichotomy. In reality, the two are complementary and synergistic.
Indeed, robots open new frontiers to humans. They're extensions of ourselves; our eyes and ears, our surrogates. The Apollo missions would have been impossible were it not for the robots that boldly went where no man had gone before. The Ranger program produced the first American spacecraft to transmit close-up images of the moon's surface and 'land' on the moon (essentially a crash impact). It honed NASA's navigational skills and laid the groundwork for Apollo. Then, the Lunar Orbiter mapped the surface of the moon and scoped out potential landing sites. The Surveyor program saw five spacecraft successfully complete "soft landings" on the moon, thereby solving several critical space engineering challenges. These early probes established that moon dust was actually firm ground — thus giving Neil Armstrong the green light to take his one small step.
In the future, people may not be landing in this boots-on-the-ground sense at all, thanks to the idea of telepresence. Telepresence combines several technologies to allow a person to interact (see, hear, touch) in near-real time with a remote environment. We already use telepresence successfully on Earth: from telesurgery with doctor-robots controlled from thousands of kilometres away, to exploration of deep-sea environments with remotely-operated vehicles.
But if we tried to deploy this technology in space, we'd run into a problem: latency. It takes 2.6 seconds to send and receive Earth-moon signals because our communication is limited by the speed of light. To give you an idea of how limiting this can be, astronauts tested telerobotically tying a shoelace with 2.6 seconds latency. It took ten minutes. Without this delay, the shoelace was tied in just one minute. For Mars, two-way latency is between eight and 40 minutes, depending on orbital location. So, if we want to be telepresent, we need to be sufficiently nearby that the perceived lag is negligible. Hand-eye reaction time —about 200ms — is considered satisfactory. This means we'd need to be within 30,000km for telepresence to work.
The solution? Send spacefaring humans close enough, then dispatch robots to do the dirty surface work. This has several advantages over the classical human exploration model. Most of the cost, difficulty and danger of human spaceflight is associated with entering and exiting the deep "gravity well" of a planet. If you could station astronauts in an orbiting habitat close enough to the desired exploratory target, without actually going all the way down there, it would be significantly cheaper and safer. Astronauts could then remotely operate robots on the surface, almost like an astro-avatar.
This style of exploration opens up a vast array of potential new destinations. Imagine strolling through Venus' sizzling desert scape, or examining the cryovolcanoes on Titan — all while remaining safe and comfortable in a nearby orbiting ship. Telepresence may also be the only way we can accurately answer the foremost Martian question: does the Red Planet harbour life? Because, to answer this question accurately, we must be careful not to introduce Earth microbes to Martian environments. A rover can be decontaminated, whereas sterilisation of one human with their billions of resident bacteria is not feasible. So we'd definitely need robots to explore the watery, potentially-life-harbouring parts of Mars.
According to Harley Thronson: "In the long term, I see robots taking over more of the role in space exploration that today is thought to be purely the province of humans." But what will these intrepid robo-explorers look like? Will we have R2D2 à la Star Wars or TARS from Interstellar?
Well, we may not be at sci-fi levels yet, but advances here on Earth foreshadow an increasingly robotic future. In the works is NASA's six-foot-tall humanoid robot, designed to work alongside human astronauts on the long journey to Mars. An earlier iteration, R2, currently calls the ISS home. He can be controlled from the ground, teleoperated by astronauts onboard or complete some basic tasks autonomously. Meanwhile, work continues on the latest iteration, named R5 or Valkyrie.
NASA has recently announced a Space Robotics Challenge, with the aim of increasing the robot's dexterity in preparation for his big Martian odyssey. Each team's R5 will be put to the test in a virtual Martian dust storm. They'll have to repair a solar array, fix a habitat leak and align a communications dish. The winning team will receive a $1 million prize. Sound familiar?
The idea of exploration by telepresence, or by robotic proxy, unearths a deeper question: what does it mean to be an explorer? In the past, explorers have traversed vast oceans like Christopher Columbus, or summited lofty peaks like Sir Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Neil Armstrong and the Apollo astronauts mimicked this heroic, physical exploration in outer space. But with our newfound technological capabilities, will our perspective expand? Will we be satisfied with an indirect experience — only going most, but not all the way there?
Some assert that the very future of humanity depends on us learning how to live in space. "In the very, very long-term, I believe that humans probably will have to leave the Earth and settle other locations in the Solar System. And perhaps beyond," said Harley Thronson.
But in order to achieve these lofty spacefaring aspirations, we have to keep making incremental steps into the final frontier. Humanity needs to overcome the inertia that's dragging our liftoff into the Space Age and embark on our next giant leaps into the extraterrestrial future. It's difficult to say exactly what this future will look like. But my guess is that humans won't relinquish all exploratory roles to robots. Our insatiable curiosity will keep us forever wondering: What lies behind that Martian mountain? What dwells at the bottom of Titan's methane oceans? Can we get there?


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New Team "The Cagers" Hopes To Revive Basketball Scene In Singapore
SINGAPORE : Singapore's basketball scene is set for greater vibrancy.
A new team – "The Cagers" – is hoping to revive the glory days of Singapore basketball, and create a league involving regional teams.
Aged 14 to 24, Cagers' players want to get fellow youngsters excited about the sport.
A few of the team members, including some ex-national players, are hoping to be the stars of tomorrow.
Organisers hope the team will score when they hold a three-day Cagers Asia 2008 competition beginning June 27. MediaCorp artist Felicia Chin and Taiwanese celebrity basketball player Johnny Yan will be making guest appearances at the event.
Besides "The Cagers", a team from Indonesia and two from Malaysia will be part of the event at the Jurong East Sports Hall.
"In future, we hope to involve countries like Taiwan, which has a very vibrant basketball scene, as well as Korea and Japan. That will definitely satisfy a lot of basketball fans in Singapore," said Matthias Koh, director of Finesse Productions.
The long-term aim is to have a league which will draw in the crowds. And to show they mean business, organisers are pumping in about S$1 million for the project.
Currently, the team is not receiving any funding from the Singapore Sports Council or the Basketball Association of Singapore. But the organisers are confident this will change once the competition starts and proves to be a success.
The Basketball Association of Singapore supports the idea, but said the team had not approached them formally.
"We are looking at creating so called avenues or opportunities for our national athletes to grow. But not so much on individual clubs, (unless) we do have excess funding. We have 29 other club members to look after," said Hans Goh, general manager of the Basketball Association of Singapore.
Whatever the circumstances, the players are hoping their brand of basketball will score with Singaporeans. – CNA /ls
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Multivax-P
For the active immunisation of sheep against pulpy kidney, malignant oedema, blackquarter, tetanus and pasteurellosis caused by the above listed organisms.
For the active immunisation of sheep against pulpy kidney, malignant oedema, blackquarter, tetanus and pasteurellosis caused by the organisms listed below. In particular the vaccine is recommended as an aid in the prevention of pneumonic and septicaemic pasteurellosis in lambs.
An opaque fluid vaccine prepared from the purified formol toxoids of Clostridium perfringens (C. welchii) type D, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium tetani, purified formalin killed cultures of Clostridium chauvoei and antigens from the epidemiologically most important A and T serotypes of Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica in buffered physiological saline and adsorbed onto aluminium hydroxide.
Preservative: Thiomersal 0,013 %.
Store in a cool place between 2 °C and 8 °C. If stored in a refrigerator at between 2 °C and 8 °C, it may be expected to retain its potency up to the expiry date printed on the package.
The vaccine contains an adjuvant which may cause a temporary nodule at the site of injection.
In any group of animals a small number of individuals may fail to respond to vaccination as a result of immunological incompetence or for some other reason. Satisfactory immune responses will only be attained in healthy animals, thus it is important to avoid vaccination of animals which have intercurrent disease or which have a poor nutritional status.
As with most killed vaccines, significant levels of immunity cannot be expected until two weeks after the second dose of the primary vaccination course.
When vaccinating animals, stress should be avoided, particularly during later stages of pregnancy when there is a risk of inducing abortion or metabolic disorders.
As with all vaccines, occasional hypersensitivity reactions may occur.
KEEP OUT OF REACH FROM CHILDREN, UNINFORMED PERSONS AND ANIMALS.
Although this remedy has been extensively tested under a large variety of conditions, failure thereof may ensue as a result of a wide range of reasons. If this is suspected, seek veterinary advice and notify the registration holder.
Administration is by subcutaneous injection in the loose skin on the side of the upper neck, observing aseptic precautions.
Syringes and needles should be from gamma irradiated packs or freshly sterilised by boiling for at least 20 minutes.
No alcohol or other disinfectants should be used for sterilisation.
The bottle containing Multivax-P is collapsible and it is not necessary to inject air into the bottle to enable vaccine to be withdrawn. It is, therefore, suitable for use with an automatic reloading injection syringe without using an air tube through the bottle cap.
The instructions supplied with such syringes should be noted and care should be taken to ensure the delivery of the full dose, particularly with the final few doses from the bottle.
Sheep of all ages should be given 2 mℓ subcutaneous injection with the dosage repeated after an interval of 4 to 6 weeks.
Lambs born to vaccinated ewes could be expected to have colostrum protection for up to 4 weeks against Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica and for up to 12 weeks against the clostridial diseases listed above.
Lambs being retained will thus require a full vaccination programme themselves. The timing of the first injection should be carefully considered so that the full vaccination programme can be completed before the period of expected risk of diseases due to Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica or clostridia.
Pasteurellosis due to infection with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica A serotypes usually occurs in late spring or early summer, whereas septicaemic pasteurellosis associated with infection due to Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica T serotypes usually occurs in late summer or autumn.
Lambs born to unvaccinated ewes should be given a first injection of 2 mℓ vaccine during the first week of life and a second 2 mℓ injection 4 to 6 weeks later.
In areas of high incidence of pulpy kidney disease it may be advisable to give a third dose of vaccine to lambs born early in the year during the first year of life.
An opaque fluid vaccine.
100 mℓ (50 doses) and 500 mℓ (250 doses) collapsible low density polyethylene containers.
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There were ten. Now there are nine. And who would have guessed it weeks ago, but Sanjaya continues to live and Haley continues to hold on.
This week there was no apparent theme on Idol. No, seriously, I think the theme was "Gwen Stefani's Inspirations" since Ms. S. was the guest mentor/coach. As much as I like Ms. S. as a celebrity mom, and think she's super cute and, let me just say, she has the most amazing skin and she looks even better without the red, red, red lipstick, she totally sucked at being a mentor. Nodding your head, smiling or frowning do not count as constructive criticism. What you told the Idol cameraman, after hearing each contestant sing, now that counts as constructive criticism. But after the fact it's about as useful as a pair of Floaties on the Titanic.
So LaKisha got the craptastic first spot, and got her Donna Summer on with "Last Dance". I actually liked her and was happy to finally see and hear her do something besides those tired ballads and torch songs. I knew Sligh was in trouble when he chose a Police song and he was seriously off timing wise with "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic". Ouch. Gina, in my opinion, gave the best performance of the night with a totally awesome version of the Pretenders' "I'll Stand By You". Even Simon gave her five stars and proclaimed it her best performance. Fortunately she only got judged on her voice because her outfit was seriously misguided. Phil also decided to choose the Police (yikes) but turned in a fabulous performance of the classic stalker anthem "Every Breath You Take". Blake chose The Cure, which I loved, but I, sadly, did not love his version of "Love Song". Sigh. I wanted too, very badly. But I did like his 90s-inspired outfit. Haley continued her bid for the most forgettable Top 10 to ever grace the Idol stage with a snooze-inducing version of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors". Why would she pick this song? She would have done better with "She Bop", a fun bouncy song that probably would have shown Haley off much better. Girlfriend had better step it up if she wants to last past next week. Sanjaya stunned all by appearing as some sort of sexually ambivalent rooster on crack. That faux hawk has been permanently seared on my brain and if I saw Sanjaya walking down the street in that get up, I would run screaming. He attempted "Bathwater" by No Doubt and either the hair scared me so badly that my ears ceased to function, or I have become numb to Sanjaya's singing, or he actually didn't do too badly, but it wasn't a hot mess, on par with his usual performance. Melinda was as great and as awesome and as boring as ever. She chose probably the dullest disco song EVER - - Donna Summer's "Heaven Knows". Heaven knows that Melinda is talented and can run rings around the other Idol contestants, but holy crap, is she boring. Jordin sang "Hey Baby" and although it wasn't her best performance, she deserves props for being the most versatile and attempting to kick it up every week. She is so cute, I really hope she makes the final three, at least. After being tossed in the Bottom Two last week, Chris R. gets the major pimp daddy spot and gets to performance last. I didn't hate him, but I didn't love him either. Another No Doubt song, this time "Don't Speak".
Sligh's exit shouldn't have surprised anyone. His performance was by far the weakest of the night. Haley shared the Bottom Two spot with him, which probably means that next week, she'll be safe and Gina might better watch her back. Hey, it's possible. When Ryan paused on her name, girlfriend seriously looked like she was going to hack up a lung.
Good of the night: Jordin, always. She is cute, she has tons of personality and she's not afraid to try something new. Chris R.,attired in western gear, for the Ford pimpomercial. Hot. Gina, making the perfect song selection, not giving in to that part of her that wants to scream everything, and turning in the best performance of the night.
Bad of the night: Sligh. Disappointing. Haley. Zzzzzz. Sanjaya. No matter how bad, he's not going anywhere.
Next week is Tony Bennett. Who will have a hard time? Obviously, Sanjaya, although it won't matter. I'm thinking too that Gina may falter, and now that we're down to the top 9, no one can afford to have a bad night.


When I was a teenager, I used to make "life soundtracks". My friends and I would round up all the songs that touched us at that moment, download them on Kazaa, and burn them to CDs (for any younger readers: here and here) (side note to self — have a talk with Peter Pan about this whole growing up thing).
Even then, I was astonished by how vast our music likes were. Country, classic rock, alternative, ska, emo, techno (back when Dubstep wasn't taking over the world), pop, oldies, classical, swing, etc., etc. I don't even know how we discovered half the songs we did. But they were all perfect.
A particular gem was Sleep, by The Dandy Warhols. My friend Rick and I latched onto it; I can't tell you how many times the lyrics appeared as our AIM away messages or MySpace statuses (oh, here and here again). To this day, if I post a line on my Facebook, he chimes in with the rest.
But it's of her I dream.
I could forget about everything.
That verse makes up nearly the entire vocal part of the song, and can be interpreted so many different ways. I listened repeatedly ten years ago, when I was simply tired, or in a deep What's the meaning of life? mood, or when I was having romantic difficulties, or feeling rather poetic (which was often).
I suppose it's only fitting that this particular song has been on my mind recently. I've been lacking sleep, pondering life, dreaming constantly about romantic endeavors (which, even when good, leave me feeling rather confused and maybe somewhat empty when I wake), and committing myself to getting back on my writing game. I'm the almost-but-not-quite grown up version of my teenage self (only without a lot of the chaos and angst, thank god).
I could talk about how music changes people's lives and does this and that, but everyone else in the world has already said that.
I could tell you what this song means to me, but it doesn't mean anything, really. It just feels like something — something that is quite impossible to explain.
It makes me feel okay about not feeling okay.
I was amused by your references to CDS, kazaa, AIM and the like — truly, the relics of our generation. Nice post!
I realized as I was writing that there are 15-year-old bloggers out there who probably have no idea what those things are, so I figured a little history lesson wouldn't hurt. Can you believe those things are "history" now? Crazy! Is it weird that I kind of miss them all?


…the defined size ratio between a miniature version of an object and its full size counterpart. Perhaps the easiest model scale is one inch to the foot, the most common for dollhouses. Called one-twelfth scale and written as 1:12 or 1/12, an object one inch tall in miniature would be twelve times that, or 12 inches tall in normal size. Likewise, an object 2 cm would be twelve times that, or 24 cm in full size.
Particular toy makers sometimes created their own model scales. For example, the Swedish Lundby company used a scale between 1:15 and 1:18 for their items. And 11-inch fashion dolls are often in 1:6 scale, called Playscale.
Early examples or antique miniatures may vary widely from a modern scale size. Standardized scales became more important in the 1970's as people sought more accurate and interchangeable pieces for their collections.
Height and fashion have also changed across history, so consider the time period of your scenes. Historically, the height of people has varied (and not always been on the increase!). In 1970, the average male height in the U.S. was five foot ten inches. In the late 1700's, it was five foot eight inches. In between those dates it dropped a surprising amount.
Railway modelers not only have to deal with scale, but with gauge, which is the measurement of the space between tracks. Railway modelers sometimes divide themselves into Narrow Gauge and Standard Gauge groups.
• Narrow Gauge in real railways has 3 ft. 6 in. (1067 mm) between the rails. It was used a lot for private industrial railways or railways in mountainous areas.
• Standard Gauge in real railways have 4 ft. 8-1/2 in. (1435 mm) between the rails and are the most common of the world's commercial railroads.
There are an enormous range of miniature railroad scales in both main gauges. Even within named scale groups there may be huge variation in the ratio, depending on the manufacturer and country of origin.
• Z scale at 1:220 is the tiniest model railway.
• N scale varies from 1:144 to 1:160.
• HO is commonly 1:87 but can vary from 1:72 to 1:90, with various gauges depending on the manufacturer.
• S railway scale equals 1:64.
• O scale varies from 1:43 to 1:48.
• G gauge/scale at 1:22 to 1:25 is the largest for indoors, used in garden railroads (and EnterTRAINment Junction).
• Outdoors even larger scales are the ride-on steam trains you see in amusement parks.
Some half-scale, 1:24 miniaturists use G scale railway components in their scenes, as the scales are similar. Likewise, popular quarter-scale, 1:48 is close to O scale.
Highly and accurately detailed to exact scale miniatures are called finescale, a term that appears mainly in dollhouse and model railroad miniatures.
Watch out! Some collectables use different scales within the same range. A popular series of Christmas villages mixes buildings in approximately HO (1:87) or S railway (1:64) scale with trains in O scale (1:43 to 1:48, common for Christmas and toy trains). The same village may have vehicles slightly larger than O scale with people who are G scale (1:20 to 1:25). Confused? Mixed scales make it hard to match your set unless you know the scale.
~ by Lesley Shepherd, About.com Guide. Used with permission and adapted from the former page <http://miniatures.about.com/od/scaleminiatures/a/impscale.htm>.


During your stay at CTMC, your health, safety and comfort are our main concern. Each staff member, physician and volunteer is committed to providing safe, high quality care with warmth, compassion and personal attention. At CTMC, we are called to extend the healing ministry of Christ by making your stay with us the very best it can be.
Our facility originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital. Today, Central Texas Medical Center is a 178-bed hospital providing a wide range of complex healthcare services in San Marcos, Texas and neighboring communities. The CTMC staff of over 700 employees works with more than 220 active and consulting physicians.
For emergencies big and small, our 24/7 Level IV Emergency and Trauma Center is equipped with 20 beds, 5 trauma rooms, 5 minor care beds, 8 treatment rooms and a family-friendly waiting area. The board-certified physicians have 24/7 access to lab and radiology services. CTMC is a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Primary Stroke Center.
Our state-of-the-art facility includes all private rooms, a laboring tub and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It also includes an on-site, high-risk delivery suite and a customized cesarean section suite. Our Childbirth Center was designed to provide each family with a personal, family-centered birthing experience in a serene setting. In partnership with the Mother's Milk Bank at Austin, CTMC is the only Certified Milk Depot in Hays County and has donated tens of thousands of ounces of breast milk to the cause since 2011. In 2012, CTMC received a Mother-Friendly Worksite designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services after purchasing 2 state-of-the art breast pumps and implementing mother-friendly policies for hospital employees. The hospital was also designated by the state as a Texas Ten Step Program facility for its breastfeeding initiatives. The CTMC Women's Center also operates the Honeysuckle Mommy Baby Boutique, which was partially funded by the 2012 CTMC Women's Council impact grants, located inside the CTMC Women's Center and features lactation supplies and consultation, as well as a variety of custom, hand-made gifts and merchandise.
Our Surgery Department provides the technology and support your surgeon requires and the calm, attentive staff you need to assist you during your surgery. In 2012, CTMC made a $2 million investment in a da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery suite, making the hospital the only location on the IH-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio to offer the cutting-edge technology. We are also able to treat chronic allergies with a balloon sinuplasty procedure that can typically be done right inside the doctor's office. Whether you are an outpatient or admitted to CTMC, trust our surgical team to begin your healing with improved outcomes.
A key element in your diagnosis and recovery is fast and accurate diagnostic testing. Our Medical Imaging Department uses a 1.5 Tesla MRI system; multi-slice CT scanner; dual head nuclear medicine system; DEXA bone densitometer; 3 ultrasound systems and 2 mammography systems. PET (positron emission tomography) services are also offered. Board-certified radiologists interpret all images and provide fast turnaround time.
Our full-service, clinical laboratory is staffed with certified medical technologists, phlebotomists and technicians who perform tests to aid your physician with a diagnosis.
Our goal is to return our physical therapy patients to their normal function as quickly and safely as possible through the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. At the Rehabilitation Institute, we also offer a unique, comprehensive set of specialty therapies such as lymphedema management, pediatric occupational/speech therapy, pelvic floor rehabilitation and more.
For the accurate diagnosis of conditions affecting the heart and lungs, our team provides electroencephalograms, cardiac stress tests, pulmonary function testing, echocardiograms, nuclear cardiology studies, EKGs and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. CTMC is a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Primary Stroke Center, which puts in place specialized services and protocols for all patients arriving in the ER suffering from heart attack or stroke symptoms.
For wounds that require management or wounds that have stopped healing, unique care is often required. The Institute's wound physicians specialize in advanced therapies, including hyperbaric oxygen treatments. They will implement a wound healing regimen for each patient in partnership with the referring physician.
CTMC Hospice is here to help terminally ill patients and their families face the final stage of life with dignity and compassion. Our medical team provides care for the final months of life in the comfort of your home or nursing home. Bereavement counseling is also available for the family through the Family Grief Center, which is completely funded by CTMC's Have A Heart Thrift Store. Children who have faced a loss find comfort and healing at Camp HeartSong, a bereavement program held in the summer.
The Center diagnoses sleep related problems with equipment monitored by the area's leading sleep specialists. The lab provides a home-like setting for ultimate comfort while patients resolve the sleep issues that can often cause serious health risks and disrupt personal lives.
The support of family and friends is an important element of the healing process. At CTMC, we encourage you to visit at any time during our visitation hours.
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Attractive, burgundy colored fruits with some green striping. Flavor is excellent and sweeter than most "black" tomatoes. Very good production on indeterminate vines; fruits are relatively soft and perishable; 87 days. — DT original description.


Compass crew members just got back to work from a fun weekend/night at Insomni'hack (Geneva) where hackers met  to solve puzzles and enjoying the hacker community. On the way back home was sufficient time to clean-up systems and to reflect on some of the challenges.
There was a variety of brain teasing puzzles relating to application, network and computer security, digital forensics, reversing or steganography. During the contest the team gets more challenging puzzles unlocked by the time they hand in solutions. The solutions was always some sort of special formattet string a.k.a. token or nugget.
I decided to write-up one of the puzzles to have it documented of course and to provide you with an idea how such a puzzles looks like. So, let's dig into it.
Interestingly, the number of beacons matches the number of characters required for submition to the nugget verification application of that hacking challenge and for some reason we also have a copy of a public key.
Usually, for sufficiently large and properly chosen keys, the derivation of the private key from its public coutnerpart is not possible. In this case, the key size is obviously not that large and as we have no other information so far, let's try to bluntly factorize the modulus N.
You could either try to do so online  or use CryptTool .
The result clearly shows that an unfortunate combination of primes was chosen as the base of the key material.
So let's see whether we can calculate the RSA private key from the parameters we have already.
Finally you will need to compute d = e^-1 mod phi(N) in order to get the private key.
If your prefer to solve it in python it's far more challenging. I have not been very successfull in finding a python RSA library that allows for that specific calculation. Luckily there are lot's of websites actually providing hints on how to calculate the modular inverse based on the extended euclidean algorithm. Thus I went for a copycat approach .
In python this is pow(beacon,d,n) rather than (beacon**d) mod n. Mathematically, both python statements should return the same result. However, pow is optimized to handle large factors whereas (beacon**d) mod n will take forever for RSA like calculations.
Finally, we get ASCII characters from each beacon which turned out to be the correct format and plaintext to qualify for a solution (python script – calculation.py).
Thanks to the SCRT team who actually built not only this but also other fun and challenging puzzles and thanks to those who were sufficiently patient to discuss twist and turns while battling!
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Nice write-up. Just for reference – if you're already using CrypTool anyway, you could also use it to calculate d from p,q,e without having to code anything on your own: Indiv. Procedures > RSA Cryptosystem > RSA Demonstration. That's how I solved it during the competition.
Thanks for the hint. I just redacted the post to include your comment.


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Q: Can you explain the solution of this geometric problem A year ago IBM research posted an interesting geometrical problem:

A gardener plants a tree on every integer lattice point, except the origin, inside a circle with a radius of $9801$. The trees are cylindrical in shape and all grow together at the same rate.
As the trees grow, more and more points outside the circle of trees stop having a direct line of sight with the origin. What will be the trees' radius when the origin first loses its line of sight with all the points outside the circle? Please give your answer as a decimal number with an accuracy of $13$ digits ($13$ significant digits).
Here is a sketch of a forest of radius $5$ and a light beam entering the origin (center of the forest).
http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/wwwr_ponder.nsf/challenges/November2012.html

I think I know how to solve it using a computer program, but that's not what I want. Basically, I want a "pure reasoning" solution. I spent a couple of days trying to solve this problem and eventually I took a look at the solution. The problem is I didn't get it. Actually I still don't get it. Could anyone baby step me through it?
The solution:

The answer is $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{(d)}}$, where $d$ is the smallest integer satisfying $d=a^2+b^2$, where $a$ is co-prime to $b$, and $d\ge R^2$.
Clearly, $d\le R^2+1$ by choosing $a=R$ and $b=1$; and $d$ can be $R^2$ if and only if all the prime factors of $R$ are $1\ \mathrm{modulo} \ 4$.
In our case, $R=9801=3^4*11^2$, so the critical radius is $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{(R^2+1)}}$ which is $0.000102030404529629...$

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Antonio Trillanes, a fierce critic of the Duterte administration, sided with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein who suggested that the president must seek psychiatric evaluation.
"It is not a normal way of thinking especially for a Filipino," Trillanes said in a statement on Sunday.
"So, for the sake of the safety and well-being of the entire Filipino nation whose lives are subjected to his power, I call on Duterte to prove that he has a sound mental health by going through a psychiatric evaluation," he added.
But Trillanes' position is contrary to that of his Senate colleague Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
Lacson said the Philippines is in the right if it lodges a formal protest over a remark of the United Nations' senior official.
"In the protocol being implemented, Philippines can file a complaint or call-out the statement made before the UN Human Rights Council," Lacson said in Filipino over a radio interview with dzBB.
Last Friday, Zeid said Duterte "needs to submit himself to some sort of psychiatric evaluation" after the president placed the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on the list of alleged communists, that he wants declared as terrorists. Tauli-Corpuz is a Filipino citizen.
"Coming from a high official of the United Nations, it seems uncalled for, it should have not come from him. Doesn't he have a high level of education, demeanor, and all?" Lacson said.
The senator cited that almost 16 million voted for Duterte and practiced democracy. He noted how it is an insult for a foreign official to comment like that against the president.
President Rodrigo Duterte, on the other hand, has himself hurled insults at the United Nations, which has been critical of his war on drugs that has killed thousands of suspects including those who are possibly innocent.
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So wonderful to know that our moms are in heaven and with Jesus! God bless and keep you!
I am so happy your Mom and Dad found the Lord even at an older age. They are with Jesus and having a great time in heaven. Thank you for sharing with us here at Tell me a Story.
I am not sure my comment came through. Here it is again. I am happy your Dad and Mom found Jesus even at an older age. They are enjoying being with our Lord and the glories of heaven. Thank you for sharing with us here at Tell me a Story.
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Pirates Are BLANKing Awesome
Date: July 15, 2019Author: Michelle Caldeira 0 Comments
Opinions can be deceiving. That is something that I've learned over the course of the reviews I've done at Indie Gamer Team. What looks and sounds like a not-so-very good game in the trailer might just end up surprising me. This was a lesson I thought I had learned with my Mars Underground review, not to judge a book by its cover but, apparently, it needed reiterating.
Pirates Are BLANKing Awesome seemed to me, at first glance, as little more than one of those flash titles found a dime a dozen on the internet a decade ago. It looked to me like it lacked polish, would control poorly, and I'd get bored of it in ten minutes. I wondered exactly who would pay money for it, truth be told, as I accepted the review. And I'm glad I did accept it.
Giving chase…
There's nothing inherently deep or complicated about Pirates Are BLANKing Awesome and that's not a bad thing. Everything about its gameplay and its graphics are designed, not to dazzle, but to be fun. After coming out of my Effie review, what looked basic, to my eyes, looked bad. That was something of a hangup of mine I had to overcome.
I might claim not to be a graphics whore, as I still enjoy my original PlayStation titles, and I don't subscribe to the race towards photo-realism, as I keep playing my 3DS and Wii, but I was certainly acting like one. The simplicity of the graphics had deceived me into making an assumption of quality, all before I had even touched the game. I went in expecting no more than a casual, short, and poorly optimised mess of a game, and that was not what I got.
It is said, "Critics shouldn't make judgements of value and quality before they've played the game," and that was something I'd have done well to remember because when I finally installed and opened the game, I was blown away. Pirates Are BLANKing Awesome did well in engaging me and making me come back to it. I couldn't put it down, every time I died I told myself that I would go for just one more sea trip. When that ended in death, I would repeat the promise, rinse and repeat. The design of the game had gripped me. I didn't think something so simple could be so addicting, but there I was, dying and killing, upgrading and bettering myself with every round.
There's plenty of fish in the sea…but there's even more boats!
I think what got me to keep back was just that, the fact that I could see my progress with every death. To vastly improve in such a short amount of time stroked my pleasure centers. It wasn't just my skills that got better, it was also my equipment. I started out in a dinky, run down boat, dying after less than three pillages, but after five minutes, I had upgraded my ship, within twenty I had upgraded my weapons, and in less than half an hour I was plundering ten or twenty of those same ships before dying. And dying is something that will happen quite often in this game. It's part of the whole gameplay experience. Quick, one or two bursts before being overwhelmed, followed by a reset, and then there's new ships to sink and steal from.
There's something about the simple, focused gameplay that just hits all the right spots for me. I kept playing it for those cheap rushes of enjoyment. People often say that videogames are about progression, and Pirates Are BLANKing Awesome serves as a better example than most. While it did not get to Super Tennis Blast levels, where I played over three hours a day, it did come quite close at points.
So many kills the screen can't even keep track of them
It's interesting because objectively, the game has problems, but I was having so much fun that I tended to ignore them. In its simplicity, I ran into a series of bugs and while that is something I should note, it's not something that hampered my enjoyment with the game. The game is a series of selectable, long, looping stages where boats randomly spawn and go in the direction of the edges. Control is slippery and imprecise, feeling more like a Micro Machines game, where doing corners without spinning out at full is next to impossible, than a true boat, and being overwhelmed is common, but none of that mattered to me.
It's flawed, without a doubt, it's not even close to the perfect game, but it's probably amidst the most fun I've ever had reviewing a title for Indie Gamer Team. I'd say it's a perfect title for all ages but, though the gameplay itself has nothing objectionable, the cutscenes have a weird adult edge to them. It's a fun edge, that made me open my mouth in disbelief, but it's still not appropriate for children.
Yes, that's a crab clamped to his nipples, see what I mean about adult edge.
What I will say, however, is that if you go in with an open mind and find yourself ready to have a power trip, then you'll have a good time. It's probably not a very good game objectively, but it's a fun game, and in the end, isn't that what matters?
Pirates are BLANKing Awesome was developed by Poorwill Games
It is available on Steam.
A review copy was provided by the developer.
Mcportugalem has awarded Pirates are BLANKing Awesome the Indie Gamer Team Seal of Approval.
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Vineland plan for electric plant upgrade to cost $2 million
Joseph P. Smith
The Daily Journal
VINELAND – The Vineland Municipal Electric Utility wants to inject $2 million into its newest power station to add the ability to switch from running its turbines on natural gas to fuel oil, if and when the price is right.
The decision is intended to counter price fluctuations in the natural gas market in recent years that are likely to continue and thereby stabilize rates, VMEU Executive Director John Lillie said on Thursday.
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The added capability would go into Clayville Generating Station, which started generating electricity in December 2015. The preliminary timeline is to have Clayville ready to use oil in November 2021.
The unit is a "peaker," or a station that is turned on only when demand is high or when it can provide electricity at lower rates than other sources. The VMEU is a member of PJM, the organization managing an inter-state electrical power grid.
Clayville, at 4087 South Lincoln Avenue, cost about $71.8 million. It was designed to use only natural gas because that market was trending towards lower prices.
"And it was just decided, with very good information at the time, that it didn't make sense to put the dual fuel in for the second project," said Lillie, who came in as director after Clayville opened.
"So, 10 or 11 years go by and the whole market changes and … we had some issues with volatile gas prices at the end of 2017 and into '18, which put some strain on the way we managed it and bought it," Lillie said on Thursday. "And we got pinched a little bit with fluctuating gas prices."
The $2 million would be taken from the utility's own building fund. The City Council on March 26 introduced an ordinance to allocate the money and is expected to give its final approval in April.
Lillie said the $2 million is only an educated guess at the project cost, because the utility still is in the final design stage. "And I wouldn't want to guess to say whether that's going to be an ample amount or not," he said.
The city will need to get permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The pending ordinance states that the $2 million will cover project engineering, research, approvals and permits, any other applications, and ordering equipment.
Lillie said that, in simple terms, the station would get a large oil storage tank and the necessary piping and control systems to feed the alternative fuel to turbines. The idea is similar to the way the utility's Unit 11 in Center City is configured, he said.
"It's not as big a deal as, obviously, putting a new generator and turbine in because that component part is already in place and we're just kind of giving it a different fuel source so it operates," Lillie said.
Joseph P. Smith; jpsmith_dj; (856) 563-5252; jsmith@gannettnj.com


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Building a team who will help you govern and stay with your decisions and guide you on this journey is another very prime role for entrepreneurs. It is one of the most delightful stages of building a company because if you are doing it right, you are actually tracking the great players of the market and this will eventually lead them, and you change the world. Some entrepreneurs view it as a burden while other views it as a challenge. It is a kind of micro-evangelism.
Quality people: You have to look for people who share some qualities in your idea that could help in the journey you all are planning to make. Also, they should come from different background and issues to point out so that things can be fixed and the prominent decision can be made.
Shared attributes - Vision: Board members should have the same or similar vision to bring the company's tag from a 'startup' to an 'MNC'. These board members or high officials of your company will focus on how your product or idea will evolve in the market. In one word, the team should ensure that there is a shared vision that leads to one conclusion in either way.
Shared attributes - Size: In this case, you have to choose like-minded people. There are some employees and board members who want to work for large companies with thousands of employees in one city or office and all the features and facilities available. While there are employees with the mentality to work in small companies where everyone knows each other well kind of family. So, you have to choose the lead team member based on their mindset because these top-level employees will help your company grow.
Timeline: Choose members of your team wisely because there are lead members who want to grow a company and within 5 to 8 years make it public, and sell it with profit. Another type of top-level employees is there who want to make the company last long and feel the company as their dream home. It is up to you as the founder and owner that what type of people you want in your team based on your mentality regarding the future of the enterprise.
Commitment: Some people are committed to their duty and work and they believe through this they could earn respect and dreams and step towards success. For others work and the job is just a way to make money or experience. So, you as an entrepreneur have to filter them out and choose the most committed employees as your board members.
Other than that area where you like to be different are expertise, study background, culture and countries, orientation, a way of work, etc. If your superior team is excellent in building a product and great at selling the stuff, you bang on the exact point. You can take the example of Steve Wozniak (developing things) and Steve Jobs (selling items).
Identification of positions between co-founders and other hired or joined members.
Identification of advisors, fundraisers, contracts, investors, partners and full-time members.
The hiring of employees (in this chapter you've seen the leaders of the company deals with the significant role of the hiring of the right employees).
Be particular on hiring process that comprises of qualified and overqualified employees.
Consult and brainstorm with your advisors and co-founders while choosing the top-level members of your organization.


Last week I turned 33 (my Larry Bird birthday) and despite all the fun and cheer that comes with a birthday celebration, it's also a prime opportunity to do a little soul (sole?) searching as I look to the next year ahead. I decided to work this out a bit through a Misc. Six post, themed around reassessing my dreams and goals through inspiration. In taking stock of life at 33, I don't feel physically older (ran 4 miles yesterday!), but as my last post alluded to, I have a new awareness of some confusion around the contribution I'm making in this life. Of course, I'm helping to raise an amazing little boy, who, at just 2 years old, is so sweet, funny, imaginative, brave, and clever you'd think he was twice his age (not to mention he can count to 10, swim underwater, and hit a ball out of his own hand). But impressive offspring aside, there's still a stubborn desire to leave a creative mark on this world as well (how to juggle those two entities is a whole other problem).
The first major question comes from my day job, where I'm currently one of many designers on a team, each with a quantitative output of design work. I haven't yet considered this a qualifying life accomplishment, however, since there are more prestigious titles beckoning from higher up on the corporate ladder. Unfortunately, in these more directorial roles, you trade your daily designing for meetings, management and politics, making it even harder to see the impact of your unique creative voice. I think many of my coworkers feel similarly and lately I've been inspired by two amazing colleagues who have taken their side projects to the next level in order to see their art make its way out into the world. Number 1, above, is Allison Bamcat, who's been applying her masterful use of surreal color and sweetly disturbing subject matter to hand-sewn pouches and totes (not to mention the original artwork, which she shows in galleries around the world). Number 2 is Burrow Handmade Goods from textile designer Jess L'Abbe, who has translated her signature geometric doodles into luxurious cotton throw blankets and other home accents. It's always inspiring to witness pure ambitions rise above the drain of a demanding day job.
Number 3: In a similar vein, I recently stumbled on a new-to-me blog called "The Jealous Curator," who's tagline "Damn. I wish I thought of that." succinctly captures the sentiment of utmost admiration. After scrolling through about 50 pages of blog posts from the curator extraordinaire, I could easily confirm the clever tagline earns its keep, with page after page of compelling visuals and interesting art techniques. This blog gave me a renewed faith in all the artists out there following their dreams and pushing to create newness. I also love how the curator herself, Danielle Krysa, explains the cause and effect of her blog, "I've realized that jealousy can actually be turned completely on it's head, and used as fuel to get back into the studio. It can only stop you if you let it. That's when the magic transformation from jealousy to inspiration starts to happen… thank goodness." Above is my own small collection of inspirational favorites from the Jealous Curator.
Number 4: I believe it was this image of a geometric stained glass window (above left) on my Pinterest feed, which lead me to the website of Swiss artist Sipho Mabona, who turned out to be a master origami designer. I was quickly sucked into his personal blog, getting a taste for what inspires him (often footwear!), and enjoying his work-in-progress shots. Instead of kicking back and being satisfied as a one-note origami artist, Mabona pushes the limits of how the fold lines he designs can translate in various mediums and also how they can be experienced in a range of scales and environments. His thought process seems really progressive and I find it quite beautiful how he is able to both celebrate simplicity and elemental form while having a sky's-the-limit attitude at the same time.
Getting back to a reassessment of my own creative contribution, of course there's my little hobby of hand making custom wedding shoes to consider. Now that I'm a mom, I've only been averaging about 4 pairs per year and each new project turns into a major imposition to my support system as I try to carve out uninterrupted time in my studio. On top of that comes the pressure of a hard deadline and the perfection every woman strives for on her wedding day. It has surely occurred to me that I could save a lot of added stress by avoiding the wedding industry all together and so I've started to consider how I might put my studio to use in other ways. For example, taking a cue from Number 5 on my list, Nancy Benoit. Having inherited her grandfather's set of shoemaking tools, Nancy not only offers made-to-order lifestyle shoes through her own label, Sole of Vermont, but also hosts basic shoemaking workshops out of her home studio! Doesn't that sound like fun?
Number 6 is a shout out to my good friend Lisa – a fellow mom, 2nd grade school teacher, and expert cake maker. Just as my custom shoemaking will need to continue only as a hobby for now, so too will Lisa's culinary pursuits remain in a similar state for the time being. Nevertheless, I hope that someday she is lucky enough to follow her dreams and take that passion project to the next level. Until then, I count myself lucky to have a friend who would know me well enough to make special high-heel shoe cupcakes for my birthday (which tasted as wonderful as they looked!) I definitely don't have all the answers for finding creative fulfillment, but while indulging in this special treat, I was reminded that even one little cupcake can be a step on the journey of artistic contribution. Hopefully these six miscellaneous morsels of inspiration will serve as encouragement for you, too.
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Did emily grierson kill herself?
Asked by: Devyn Mosciski
In "A Rose for Emily
"A Rose for Emily" is a short story by American author William Faulkner, first published on April 30, 1930, in an issue of The Forum. The story takes place in Faulkner's fictional city Jefferson, Mississippi, in the southern county of Yoknapatawpha. It was Faulkner's first short story published in a national magazine.
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," Emily does not kill herself, although the townspeople suspect she will after she is seen purchasing poison in the…
How did Miss Emily Grierson die?
Rather than be abandoned by Homer, as she'd been abandoned by other suitors and her father, she killed Homer to keep him with her. She seems to have indulged in some fantasy that they were married rather than come to terms with her terrible and unbearable solitude. At the end of the story, the aged Emily dies.
Did Emily Grierson die?
The exact date is not stated in the story, but we can assume that Miss Emily probably died in the 1920s or slightly earlier. Faulkner gives his reader only one exact date in "A Rose for Emily." At the beginning of the story, he writes that Miss Emily's taxes were "remitted" in 1894.
When Miss Emily Grierson died our whole town went to her funeral?
WHEN Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old man-servant--a combined gardener and cook--had seen in at least ten years.
How old was Emily Grierson when she died?
Her age is not discussed, but there is some evidence, based on a computer analysis of the chronology in the story and Faulkner's own drafts of the story, as well as his notes about its composition, to believe that she was born around 1850 and died in about 1924, making her 74 years old at her death.
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Why does Emily refuse to pay taxes?
Emily won't pay taxes after her father's death because her father was promised he would never have to. ... Therefore, the mayor concocted a story that the town owed the Griersons money, and for that reason they were exempt from property taxes.
Why did Emily keep her father's body?
She sought to find a replacement for her father and was attracted to the authoritarian character in the men that she loved and this may have been the reason why she kept their bodies around after their deaths to maintain the same environment to which she had been accustomed and to alleviate the feeling of loneliness.
Why was Miss Emily a fallen monument?
Emily is "a fallen monument" because she was the last person that was fighting for black equality and also women equality. She was the last person trying to fight for that cause and will be remembered as that therefore she's a monument.
What did Emily's father leave her after his death?
She did not "date" and didn't seem to have a social life. It wasn't until after his death that the town found out Emily's father didn't leave her anything but the house and for all intense and purposes she was a pauper. "The town was "glad" and could at last pity Miss Emily.
Why did everyone in town attend Miss Emily's funeral?
The whole town comes to her funeral because the people are curious about her life and her house. The men are dressed in old Confederate uniforms and they sit on the porch and lawn talking about Miss Emily as if they remembered spending time with her in her youth.
Where does Emily die?
1935 – Miss Emily dies at seventy-four years old. Tobe leaves the house. Two days later the funeral is held at the Grierson house. At the funeral, the townspeople break down the door to the bridal chamber/crypt, which no one has seen in forty years.
What does Emily Grierson symbolize?
Miss Emily's character symbolizes the fall of the chivalric American South as the industrial, modern South begins to rise The description of the decay of both herself and the house slowing becoming "decaying eyesores" add to the imagery of things associated with Miss Emily.
What do the town members finally do about the smell?
What do the town members finally do about "the smell"? Tobe, her servant, stopped killing rats in the yard. Q. What is the name of Miss Emily's love interest?
Who is the only person to live with Emily after her father's death?
Emily Grierson
Devastated and alone after her father's death, she is an object of pity for the townspeople. After a life of having potential suitors rejected by her father, she spends time after his death with a newcomer, Homer Barron, although the chances of his marrying her decrease as the years pass.
Is Emily Grierson insane?
The Grierson family was stricken with an insanity trait. Unfortunately, this evil trait was passed down to Emily. ... Emily's insanity was exhibited even as a young woman by her inability to cope with her fathers death. She refused to believe that he was dead for three and kept his dead body in the house.
What is the smell in A Rose for Emily?
The reader can however infer that the smell is from the rotting body of her male friend, Homer. Since he has disappeared, has not been seen, and shortly thereafter a rotten smell comes from her house, we are pretty safe in saying it is the decaying body of Homer.
What does Miss Emily do for money in her later years?
So, at age 40, for about 6 or 7 years, she gave lessons on painting china. It is an interesting thing to do to earn money, and even more interesting that Miss Emily, from wealthy relations and a stubborn sense of pride, would condescend to teaching painting lessons for money. But, she does it.
What Mental Illness Did Emily have in A Rose for Emily?
In the story, Emily Grierson likely suffers from psychological disorders, such as the Electra Complex, which is an attraction to her father and a rivalry with her mother.
Why did Emily become obsessed with Baron Homer?
Miss Emily had mental issues from being single well into her thirties; an inherited insanity and from the way her father treated her. Miss Emily became obsessed with Homer Barron because of her mental state of mind.
Do the townspeople in A Rose for Emily View Emily Grierson as a victim or a villain?
Do the townspeople in "A Rose for Emily" view Emily Grierson as a victim or a villain? The citizens of Jefferson view Miss Emily as a victim of her circumstances, particularly those related to her father's stifling influence.
What does Miss Emily's house symbolize?
Emily's house also represents alienation, mental illness, and death. It is a shrine to the living past, and the sealed upstairs bedroom is her macabre trophy room where she preserves the man she would not allow to leave her.
Why does Emily deserve a rose?
She lives a life of loneliness, left only to dream of the love missing from her life. The rose from the title symbolizes this absent love. It symbolizes the roses and flowers that Emily never received, the lovers that overlooked her.
Why would Emily refuse to have her father's body removed from the house?
Grierson thought no man was good enough for his daughter, so she must have been more or less a recluse or socialized only with her father's friends when she was younger. When he died, her whole reason for being collapsed. ... She would not admit that he was dead and for three days refused to let people into the house.
Is Emily a victim or villain?
In this story, Emily is both a victim and a victimizer. As a young woman, for example, Emily is the victim of her father's control. Because he believes that no suitor is good enough for her, Emily is not allowed the opportunity to marry and have a life of her own.
What is the ending of A Rose for Emily?
At the end of "A Rose for Emily," Emily dies. The townspeople break down the locked door of her bedroom and find the corpse of Homer Barron in her bed. She killed him and has been sleeping with him every night.
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by Jordan Lynn 03 Mar 2017
AIG reveals emerging risks to watch | Insurance Business Asia
The Internet of Things, and its relationship to cyber, supply chain and aggregated risks, is one of the biggest challenges facing the insurance industry, according to a global executive.
Carol Barton, president of AIG Multinational, said that while cyber exposure has been around for a long time, there has been a "huge uptick" in interest in cyber cover due to a rise in the Internet of Things.
"Cyber, cyber terrorism, hacktivism are very much emerging risks," Barton told Insurance Business. "What is driving that is the Internet of Things."
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Barton added that the connectivity afforded by the Internet of Things brings with it pros and cons.
"While that is a plus in many regards to have so much connectivity and technology actually driving that ability to deal multinationally, it is also creating a very porous environment where people can get in," she said.
Barton stressed that the role of the insurance industry when it relates to cyber is to also help clients prevent attacks rather than just deal with claims in the event of a breach.
While cyber risk is becoming more appreciated by businesses, Barton warned the insurance industry that the aggregation of risks, such as cyber, is another challenge.
With common computer viruses, malware and phishing techniques used by cyber attackers the world over, Barton said that oftentimes it is not a case of an individual company hack but how many potential companies could be hit.
In addition, she highlighted supply chain risk as another emerging factor to watch with Barton arguing it has become more difficult to manage.
"In terms of helping our clients, we really need to look at some of these emerging risks and look at the fact that most of them are aggregate exposures," she said. "We need to manage that so that we will be there for our clients when an event occurs."
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A Cloverfield Sequel Is Officially On The Way
BY Meghan Hale January 30, 2021February 27, 2021
We all love a good monster movie. While it may seem like a far too overdone genre, some films manage to sneak through the masses with a more intriguing and unique plot than most. 2008's Cloverfield is one of them. The Matt Reeves directed film utilized the found-footage method of filmmaking to portray the chase. Fans of the film are in for a treat, as a Cloverfield sequel is in the works!
A Cloverfield Sequel Is Coming
Wait, hasn't there already been various Cloverfield sequels? 2016 saw 10 Cloverfield Lane, an expansion of the film. While some mistake it as a sequel, the film has been said to be a "blood relative" but not a sequel by producer J.J. Abrams. The Cloverfield Paradox released later in 2018, working as another installment of the franchise. Though, it was not a dedicated sequel.
This new Cloverfield sequel will be produced through J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions partnered with WarnerMedia. Joe Barton, who is currently writing the untitled The Batman spinoff for HBO Max, will be writing the script. It has also been confirmed that this new sequel will not be a found footage film. Unfortunately, Reeves will not be involved with this film. We suspect that his work on The Batman would keep him too busy.
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As we have seen with the Cloverfield franchise's previous expansions, there remains much mystery to the monstrous world unfolding within the universe. So, it seems as if various routes could be taken with this untitled sequel!
We want to hear your thoughts and expectations for this upcoming Cloverfield sequel. Do you think it will live up to expectations set by the first film and 10 Cloverfield Lane, or fall short like the last addition? Let us know what you think in the comments or on social media!
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This has been my makeup routine as of late. It may seem burdensome but I can do it in ten minutes if I need to.
NEUTROGENA Hydro Boost Hydrating Tint – An excellent light coverage foundation that leaves my skin looking hydrated. This is supposed to be a dupe for La Mer's Soft Fluid foundation that costs $120. I tested it and they are very similar. Both are light coverage and one can barely notice the difference once it's on the face. Neutrogena is slightly thicker in consistency out of the bottle and it doesn't have the luxurious smell that the La Mer one does but for the cost difference, Hydro Boost is the way to go. I use the shade 10 Classic Ivory. Available at drugstores.
LORAC Behind the Scenes Eye Primer – Very good eye primer to combat the summer heat. Available at Ulta.
Eve Pearl Dual Salmon Concealer – I love this duo. You dab on the darker shade first to counter blue/purple dark circles then apply the lighter shade to brighten the undereye. I bought this and a few other things from Eve Pearl at a makeup event but it can be found online. I have the shade Fair/Light.
Urban Decay Naked2 Basics – This is a great little palette although I tend to only use two shades. The rosy brown shade perfectly compliments my skin tone and I use the lighter ones as a highlight. Available at Ulta.
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CLINIQUE Quickliner for Eyes Intense Black Honey – This was limited edition a couple of years ago and I bought two of them. It's my favorite shade and I hope they bring it back. Other colors are readily available.
Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow – This is my second pot of creamy contour. It's a very unique, light gray-brown tone that is perfect for sculpting the cheekbones of us fair skinned girls. On Illamasqua counters or online.
INGLOT Blush – A nice rosy blush with a subtle gold shimmer. INGLOT is a Polish brand and a longtime favorite of mine. Check out their range.
Laura Geller Illuminator in Guilded Honey – A beautiful gold highlighter. I've been using this for months and have barely made a dent. This, along with the few highlighters I already own, has me set for a long time to come. Available here.
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Eylure Brow Stencils – I thought these eyebrow stencils were a total gimmick but felt compelled anyway to try them and seriously, my brows have never looked better. They are easy to use. I use this brush from Real Techniques and fill them in a slapdash manner and voila. You won't need all the stencils so you can share with friends.
Anastasia Brow Powder Duo – I've used this off and on for years. This is the old packaging. My perfect shade is Medium Ash/Medium Brown. Hands down, one of the best brow powders on the market.
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July 29, 2015 - Dark lemon yellow. Buttery oak, tangerine, then subtle lemon and pineapple. Although richly oaked the acidity and depth of flavor do pull it off well. Very drinkable now. Not old. Held up better than some of the reviewers anticipated. Excellent quality for the price.
Finished the bottle two days later, just sealed and in the Fridge, and it was unchanged.
September 29, 2012 - 4th Saturday Brown Bagger (Our house): Deep straw yellow color. Aromas of coconut, banana, apple, tropical fruit and hazelnut. Full-bodied and rich, with flavors of mineral, coconut, toast and apple. Finishes well, with good length and plenty of fruit. Everyone guessed domestic Chard. Enjoy over the next three to five years. 90+ pts.
September 8, 2012 - Dry, tasty wine. Fantastic on the nose, feels like it will be a frutier wine. BUT, in the mouth, very dry and intense. Great cost benefit, we loved it.
June 23, 2012 - Light on the nose with hints of lychee, oak, and butter. Buttery and oaky on the palate with some mild acidity and hints of pear.
June 16, 2012 - Really enjoyed this wine which had loads of pineapple, tropical fruit and citrus all kept in check with crisp acidity. This is a high elavation wine and and tastes like it. I'll be buying. more.
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