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How Automation Improves Maintenance Scheduling and Reliability in Public Transit
Using Digi Remote Manager® and Digi XBee® modules, Fleetwatch helps more than 200 transit organizations operate at maximum efficiency.
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Watch this webinar to learn about the key role of Digi Remote Manager and wireless Digi XBee modules in the Fleetwatch solution. Fleetwatch enables transit organizations to track fuel consumption, mileage, engine data and other metrics to update vehicle records, generate reports and schedule needed maintenance to ensure reliability.
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Follow-up Webinar Q&A
Thank you again for attending our session on improving maintenance scheduling and reliability in public transit. Here are the questions that followed the presentation and their answers. If you have additional questions, be sure to reach out.
Moderator: Mitch Sinon, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Digi International
Presenters: John Elliott, Vice President of Technology, Fleetwatch and Joseph Mladek, Regional Sales Manager, Digi International
Does the Digi XBee product have NOM [Norma Official Mexicana] safety certification?
Joe: Yes, it has NOM certification for Mexico, and we have a lot of devices that have NOM certification in them. There have also been some changes in regulations. We have new products coming out, so if there's a gap that you're seeing that we're not covering, we have salespeople dedicated to Mexico and in-country distributors. So if there's a certification need that we need to address, definitely just let us know.
Mitch: The specific products they're asking about are the Long Range 868 megahertz module and the 900 megahertz module.
Joe: The 868 is specifically for Europe, so we wouldn't be able to certify that in Mexico, because that's used for cellular technology. But for the Digi XBee 900-megahertz module, yes that has NOM certification.
What is the feasibility of implementing the system in mines for managing the mine vehicles? Also, do you have any plans to implement solutions in India?
Joe: Yes, we do have deployments in India. And Digi is very involved in the mining sector and in environments similar to the harsh conditions that John's solution faces in the transit sector. When you go to a mine, it's dusty, it's hot, and often at high elevation. It also can get extremely cold in the nighttime and there's snow. We do have customers that are building applications, whether it's in mining trucks, or the conveyor belts, or with the disbursements of a lot of chemicals that are being used in a mining environment. So we're definitely familiar with that, and we have folks in the APAC area that could that could help with that.
It looks like you support more than one Digi module at a time on the transceiver in the Fleetwatch solution. Do you have any problems with interference or with handling the multiple interfaces?
John: We do support more than one module. We use both a surface mount module, which is typically the 2.4 Gigahertz XBee Zigbee module. And we have an expansion module slot on there so we can slip in any other technology we might need.
The short answer is no, we don't have any problems with interference or with the multiple interfaces. As long as you provide some minimal spacing between the antennas, we have not seen any problems. For example, we're using the 2.4 gigahertz Zigbee alongside the 900 megahertz Long Range modules, or along with the cellular XBee modules. So the short answer is, as long as you follow the basic rules of engineering, you should not have any issues there.
What type of effective range are you getting with these modules on board a transit bus?
John: That's actually kind of a funny story. The short answer is we don't have problems with range, especially when we look to the third generation, the XBee 3 modules.
We were designing a new product for one of our customers out west, and we were out there late at night doing some data access control designs. We had one module inside of a metal guard shack, essentially trying to monitor vehicles in and out. We wanted to see what kind of range we were getting off of these units.
I foolishly volunteered to take one of these modules and just start walking to see how far I'd go before we started losing signal integrity. So, I'm 50 feet out, and everything looks good. I was using one of the Digi development boards, which is battery powered, so I can see little lights blinking. 50 feet out, it's working fine. 100 feet out, it's working fine. 200 feet, it's working fine. 500 feet out is working fine. 1000 feet out it's working fine.
By this time, I'm on the other side of the facility, on the other side of bus washers, on the other side of rows of buses. I think I got to around 1500 or 1800 feet away from the guard shack where I said, okay, I'm coming back now. So I got back and everyone was laughing because they could still see the signal.
So the short answer is that we don't have range problems, even in the densely packed environments in the garages themselves when all the buses are back, late at night. They're metal frame buses and all that, so you're definitely not in line-of-sight range, but we easily see 200 to 400 feet of range reliably.
Is battery consumption an issue since these are powered by the vehicle's batteries?
John: No, not really. With these units, I think their transmit power consumption is around 110 milliamps. So, if we were sitting there transmitting all day long, 24/7 with the engine off, then yeah, we might put a strain on the battery at that point. Just sitting there idle, I think their power consumption is couple of milliamps. And they come with several methods of power control, hardware and software. So you can really minimize the power consumption of these modules, put them into sleep mode, or whatever you need to. We don't have any problems draining the batteries at that point.
With the 2.4 Gigahertz products, do you have any interference with Wi-Fi?
John: We have never once interfered with one of our customer's Wi-Fi products. Where we would typically see the potential for interference would be for the transit bus or the paratransit bus where they have Wi-Fi for the onboard systems and Wi-Fi for the ridership to use. We've never interfered with any Wi-Fi. Now, Wi-Fi and Zigbee do kind of overlap on a couple of the channels, so there is the potential. About the only time we've ever seen a problem is when we have our Zigbee module mounted, 12 to 24 inches from one of the high-power Wi-Fi transceivers and we're sharing a similar channel.
And we've always been able to get around that by either switching our channel or switching the Wi-Fi channel or just moving the module slightly further away. It's not really interference so much between the signals as it is that the high power output of the Wi-Fi antenna can swamp the receiver of the lower power Zigbee module. But again, we've only encountered that in two places out of the 90 or 100 we put this equipment in, and it was always pretty easy to get around. We just scoot it a little further away. They coexist very well.
Mitch: Okay, I will thank you both for your presentation and for answering our questions.
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Our cocktail lounge opens at 4 PM daily.
At Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, we put immeasurable care into everything we do, all to provide our Guests a dining experience like no other. The steakhouse features USDA Prime in-house dry-aged beef. The award-winning wine list boasts over 3,900 selections, and the cellars have an inventory totaling over 30,000 bottles from every major fine wine-producing region in the world.
We are minutes away from NRG Stadium, Toyota Center, George R. Brown Convention Center and Discovery Green.
Always a great meal. Phenomenal wine list.
We've dined at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse a few times, however, this time the food was not as enjoyable. The steak was under-cooked and when it was return, it was tough and chewy. The asparagus and mushrooms were tasty, but the skillet potatoes were burnt. I ordered the peach cobbler for dessert and it was the worst. The peaches were still hard, the flavor was off and there was not any crust on the pie. Weird! My husband ordered the creme brulee and he enjoyed it. The manager did come and check on us and even provided the key lime pie to go. It was my husbands birthday and we both were a little disappointed and underwhelmed with our meal. Not sure if I will risk trying them again as the meals are quite pricey.
Also, for Pappas to be an upscale restaurant, they let people in with jeans and sneakers. They really don't have a dress code that sets them apart from a mid priced restaurant.
The aged steaks are the best in Houston. The wine list is extensive, but it is much higher priced than some other steak houses. Very good special occasion restaurant.
I enjoyed the ambiance of the semi private room. When we got seated there were 3 other groups. After a few minutes we were the only one in the room. It was quite and easy to talk. Our server Matthew was always attentive even when we were the only people in the room. The food was reall good and the so was the wine. We had one issue with something being in the wine glass which was proply attended to.
Here in town for a convention and easy walking distance from downtown hotels. Our server, Brian, was amiable, attentive and very informative about our dining experience and food choices. Service was excellent. Food was timely, delicious and was served at the perfect temperature. We had Ribeyes and filets that were cooked to the appropriate degree of doneness.
Side dishes are served family style and are meant to be shared.
We topped off our meal with the key lime pie and a caramel butterscotch Blondie that were large enough to share. Great food, I highly recommend Pappas brothers for a fine steak house dining experience.
Nice moderately priced "bar menu" options. Very nice atmosphere with live piano. Service was a little lacking, not bad, we just didn't get a ton of attention.
Classy environment. Great wait staff and good overall service. Not just a steakhouse. My wait time at the bar was very enjoyable. Food was really good but my dinner mate had the fish topped with shrimp and it was just as good as the steak I ordered. I was really impressed with my 1st visit. It was everything other positive reviews said it would be.
All the staff acknowledged our special occasion (my birthday) but didn't actually do anything to help us celebrate.
The food was fabulous and our waiter had excellent suggestions. The wine list is impressively extensive and the sommelier was very knowledgeable.
We were seated between the hostess stand and the kitchen. There were constantly service people "buzzing around", giving us the feeling that we were having dinner inside a beehive. The noise level was also high, made worse by the pianist in the bar. The volume of the piano & the conversations at all of the tables, with no apparent noise suppression, made it nearly impossible to have a conversation during our meal.
We have been to many steakhouses and have had some of the best meals but Pappas Bros has made it to our top! We have a home town favorite in San Antonio but these guys provided just a better tasting steak over all. My better half always has to have A1 steak sauce ( I know) but she said it was totally unnecessary because of how much flavor this delicious piece of beef was!! My question now is when do we go back to Houston????
Great food and great service. Expensive but really good quality beef. I went with my parents who are older so it was a little loud in the main dining area for them. This was my second time at this restaurant as we are not from the Houston area. We will definitely go back while in Houston.
Our waiter was outstanding and was attentive without being intrusive. He recommended some sides to go with our steaks and everything was made fresh, and it was the best dining experience I have had in 10 years. No detail was too small. Steaks were brought out made to order (rare, medium rare and butterflied and well done). Asparagus as big as your thumb. Mushrooms drenched in butter. Onion rings that were flaky, tasty and fit on a table of fine food. Recommended wine was well received. Pricey, but worth it.
This is my boyfriends new favorite restaurant. The waiter was extremely knowledgeable on the entire menu and both our meals were amazing. The only complaint we had was that the side dishes were entirely too large and we barely made a dent in them.
I chose this restaurant because I wanted to take my wife on a romantic dinner. We were both impressed.
ONE OF THE BEST STEAK HOUSE EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD.
Sat at the bar. Incredible staff, ambiance, music and the food was outstanding.
Great service. Great Steak !!!
Great place to entertain. Steak was amazing as were the vegetables. Service was excellent.
Everything was excellent. The food was great. They were able to accommodate my dietary restrictions. However I was told that one of our sides would be on the house and come to find out that we were charged $15 for asparagus. Had I known that I would have never said yes. Otherwise everything was good, prices are not cheap but you get what you pay for. Just double check your receipt before you leave!
Birthday dinner! Service was exceptional! Very attentive by everyone we came in contact with! Ambience was awesome! Food amazing!
Jonathan was amazing. Spoiled us.
One of the top steakhouses we have been to. Ambiance very club-like;it did get a bit loud as the restaurant filled. Service was spot-on, always present but never intrusive. Food was over the top from crab leg appetizer, Cuban black bean soup with Pico de Gallo and lobster, to our steak entrees which were perfectly prepared. Unfortunately, too full to sample dessert. Highly recommend!
Food was great, steak was tougher than expected though. Server seemed too busy to be available when we needed something, took a while to see her, get her attention and then have the needs met. Great overall experience though.
I previously wrote a review for Pappas Steakhouse that was my side of the story so I have deleted that text after someone close to me pointed out that there are two sides to every story. So, here's my experience - I made a reservation via OpenTable - I received a confirmation that my reservation, a table for two, was confirmed. I called Pappas just to make sure the reservation made via OpenTable was received. I was told by Pappas that I had a reservation for 5:45 pm for two. However, when we arrived we were informed by the hostess, that there is no guarantee for a table. We were told we could sit at the counter. I did state that I wanted to be seated at a table not the counter. I also noted to the hostess that there were multiple empty tables in the dining room. We did get a table after our discussion and the manager did give us a gift card to use at another time. The waiter did a good job and the food was good. In conclusion, the first experience a customer or patron has at a restaurant is being greeted and seated. My experience was not what I expected.
Had a great birthday dinner! Everything was perfect!
As always the food was exceptional as well as the service. Our server Matthew made the evening most enjoyable.
This was our first visit to the Pappas Downtown location. The four of us included an out-of-town couple who love Pappas steaks. The food, as always, was beyond outstanding. From the variety of steaks we ordered to the sides and salads, everything was perfectly prepared and delicious. Differences we noted in this and the Galleria location were that, first, we got seated a lot sooner - a plus - and in a less frenetic environment. Service was a bit off, however. There were drink mixups and a forgotten coffee. Seemingly minor; but in the world we know as Pappas those things are rare. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable meal. You can't top the best steaks in Houston.
The best steak in Houston, with service to match.
As beef producers ourselves, the steak was outstanding! Ordered cheesecake for dessert! Awesome and definitely shareable! Still trying to figure out how they bake a cheesecake that big?!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back the Chilean Sea Bass! I will be coming quite a bit less often now that you don't have my favorite entree in all of Houston. The Branzino was just ok. Does NOT measure up to the Sea Bass.
We felt a bit ignored by our server. I had to ask the manager to get my girlfriend's previously ordered drink. Our waiter seemed distracted by a large party at another table. Understandable, but we were paying for great service also. Otherwise, a great meal.
EXELLENT!!! Steaks were magnificent, and recommendations from the sommelier (wine and after dinner) were on point. From Europe to Asia to across the US, certainly one of our top dining experiences!
Beautiful space but odd acoustics from bowled light fixtures put neighboring tables ' conversation in my ear but couldn't hear across the table. Service was professional and obviously well trained, but over scripted for a slight modification and question. Steaks were high quality. Bisque was a bit bland. Brussels were perfect. Dessert was good. Salad was fresh produce, for sure, but somehow disappointing for $15. Valet brought car seat from all the way back to nut crunching and left mirror way off. A bad last impression. Frankly, for $100 / head without alcohol, not an immediate sense of value, but the plusses were good plusses. Minuses were minor but still show why every detail must be managed at a high four star shop.
Our server was awesome! Brandon the Somm was excellent as well - he gave us a great recommendation on a Crozes-Hermitage! Awesome Anniversary Dinner!


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Bei dem Grab 6 in der Nekropole der mittelägyptischen Stadt Amarna handelt es sich um das Grab des Panehesi, der als erster Diener des Aton im Haus des Aton einer der wichtigsten Priester in Achet-Aton war. Dementsprechend ist seine Grabanlage eines der größten privaten Gräber dieser Zeit. Die Grabanlage gehört zur nördlichen Gräbergruppe und besteht aus zwei Teilen. Es gibt eine in den Fels gehauene Grabkapelle, die auch zum Teil mit Reliefs dekoriert ist. Von dort gibt es eine Treppe, die in die eigentliche Grabkammer führt. Dieser Teil der Grabanlage wurde nie fertig gestellt. Es wurde eine Treppe angelegt, doch keine Grabkammer in den Fels gehauen.

Die Dekoration
Die Grabkapelle besteht aus zwei Sälen, die jeweils mit vier Säulen dekoriert waren. An der Rückwand des zweiten Saales befindet sich eine Nische. Wie in allem Amarna-Gräbern nehmen Darstellungen des Königs Echnaton und seiner Familie einen breiten Raum ein. In diesem Grab sind nur der erste Saal und die Nische im zweiten Saal dekoriert. Die Wanddarstellungen sind vor allem insofern bemerkenswert, als sie den Tempel des Gottes Aton auf der Westseite des Saales zeigen. Auf der Ostwand findet sich eine Darstellung des Königspaares, wie es einen Ausflug auf seinem Streitwagen macht. Hier findet sich auch die Abbildung des königlichen Palastes. Die Nordwand des Saales ist stark zerstört, da hier in christlicher Zeit eine Apsis in die Wand gehauen wurde. Die erhaltenen Reste zeigen, wie das königliche Paar den Aton anbetet.

Die Nische an der Rückwand des zweiten Saales zeigt Panehesi und seine Frau vor einem Opfertisch.

Die Grabanlage wurde in koptischer Zeit als Kirche genutzt und ist seitdem zum Teil mit christlichen Motiven dekoriert.

Literatur
 Norman de G. Davies: The rock tombs of El-Amarna, Part II. The Tombs of Panehesy and Meryra II. Kegan Paul/ Trench/ Teubner, London 1905 (Digitalisat).
 Bertha Porter, Rosalind Moss: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings Band 4: Lower and Middle Egypt. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1934, S. 218–219 (Digitalisat).

 zur christlichen Kirche im Grab
 Gillian Pyke: Survey of the Christian church and later remains in the tomb of Panehsy (no. 6). In: Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. Band 93, 2007, S. 35–49.
 Gillian Pyke: A Christian conversion: the tomb of Panehsy at Amarna. In: Egyptian Archaeology. Band 32, 2008, S. 8–10.
 Gillian Pyke: Decoding a decorative scheme: the church in the tomb of Penehsy at Amarna in Middle Egypt. In: Series Byzantina. Band 7, 2009, S. 67–74 (Digitalisat).

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WALEED ALY. Australia Isn't Right-Wing. It's Cautious. (New York Times 21.5.2019)
By P&I Guest Writers | On 22 May 2019
Ahead of Australia's general election on Saturday, one party had campaigned on the idea that politics and the economy were rigged in favor of the elites. It attacked its opponent relentlessly for siding with the "top end of town." It insisted that things needed to be shaken up to stop serving multinational corporations and vested interests. That party lost.
The results were surprising. The center-right coalition, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, remained in power against the opposition Labor party, which had led in every poll for years. But aside from being an upset, the election here shared little in common with Donald Trump's 2016 victory, the Brexit referendum or other populist insurgencies around the world.
This was a campaign in which the politics of race, xenophobia and immigration played almost no part. (That's probably because of the atmosphere after terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March.) There was nothing in Mr. Morrison's election pitch, perhaps other than continued support for coal mining, that seemed particularly aimed at rousing right-wing voters. Even on climate change, a major election issue on which there was some distance between the parties, Mr. Morrison argued his party was acting sufficiently — not dismissing it as some elite conspiracy. No, the lesson from Australia's election isn't that this country is right-wing but that it's conservative — as in cautious.
You could, if you were being unkind, call Labor's platform populist. And in fairness, the moment seemed right for its agenda: A royal commission into Australia's banks recently revealed all manner of unethical practices and underwrote a public sense of disgust at corporate lawlessness. Stagnating wages following the decline of a mining boom have meant that many Australians are facing financial stress. House prices in the biggest cities have galloped wildly out of reach of many would-be first-time buyers.
To address these very real economic concerns, Labor put forward serious, bold policies on complex issues that it argued overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy, in particular tax breaks on investment properties and retirees' stock market dividends. It was probably the most ambitious set of reforms any party has taken to an election in a generation.
The coalition contrived to run without a significant policy agenda beyond offering tax cuts. Overwhelmingly, its campaign was a negative one, attacking Labor's platform as reckless and anti-aspirational. But this wasn't a populist message, either. In fact it's a message of contentedness and caution. Its fundamental assumption is that broadly speaking, the system works fine: Trickle-down economics brings prosperity, and to the extent things could be better, such as wages, the answer is patience and more of the same. Labor couldn't be trusted precisely because it wanted to shake things up.
That this argument delivered the coalition a stunning victory in what appeared to be an unwinnable election does not represent some new Australian political logic. Rather, it follows a well-established tradition and conventional wisdom: The Australian electorate is averse to big change.
It is no coincidence that the last time an opposition attempted a policy platform this bold was in 1993 and the result was the same, only with the parties reversed. At that time, Labor was in government, and the coalition managed to lose what is frequently described as "the unlosable election." It is also no coincidence that Labor, which is Australia's party of reform, has been in power for only 29 of Australia's 74 postwar years. It also tends to come to power when a moment of crisis is brewing: world wars, the Great Depression, the global financial crisis.
In ordinary times, Australia votes for mild, slow change. Usually that gives power to the coalition, but even the coalition tests Australia's conservative temperament at its peril. The last time it lost power was in 2007 when it undertook sweeping labor reforms, which amounted to a significant attack on workers' rights and tilted the power balance hugely in favor of employers. Labor's problem this time proved to be that it tried too many big ideas at once.
Thus did Labor lose significantly in outer suburbs, including among several lower-income electorates. Perhaps the most underappreciated predictor here seems to be debt: Those seats that are experiencing heavy mortgage stress almost entirely swung sharply against Labor. That suggests that even though those voters might be financially stretched, they were spooked by Labor's proposed changes to tax policy, which were subject to a scare campaign warning that they would cause house prices to collapse.
Perhaps that might have been countered had Labor run a better, more focused campaign. That post-mortem is now underway. Even so, the fact that Labor's narrative of "fairness" failed before the coalition's story of "aspiration" suggests Australia has not called time on neo-liberalism in the way that voters elsewhere seem ready to. Certainly there is disillusionment, evidenced by a record vote for minor parties and independents. But ultimately, 27 years of economic growth and only six years of wage stagnation (rather than the decades of it in the United States) mean that while skepticism of the corporate world and trepidation about the economy exists, Australia isn't prepared to experiment with its economic formula just yet. Australians may not be entirely happy with the status quo, but they are clearly still prepared to vote for it.
Waleed Aly, a contributing opinion writer, is a columnist, a broadcaster and a politics lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne.
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UAE Airline Launches Flights To Tanzania
Flights between Abu Dhabi and Dar es Salaam, which commence on Dec. 1, 2015, will be operated using Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 Business Class and 120 Economy Class seats.
Etihad Airways (http://www.etihad.com), the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will expand its African route network with the launch of a daily service to Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
Dar es Salaam will be Etihad Airways' 110th destination globally, and its 11th destination in Africa and the Indian Ocean. The daily schedule will offer two-way connectivity over Etihad Airways' hub in Abu Dhabi, with convenient onward connections to 45 popular destinations across the Middle East, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, North and Southeast Asia, and Australasia.
In particular, it is anticipated that the demand for the new route will be boosted by strong flows of business and leisure travelers, as well as cargo volumes, between the East Africa region and the Indian Subcontinent and China.
James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, said: "Dar es Salaam is an important new route on Etihad Airways' global network. It builds upon our existing presence in Africa, and supports the close trading relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Tanzania."
The UAE is the primary trade partner of Tanzania in the GCC region. Between 2007 and 2012, trade between UAE and Tanzania increased by more than 350 per cent to $761 million.
"Africa has one of the world's fastest growing regional economies, and the launch of this new route also enhances access and the two-way flow of trade and tourism between the continent and key destinations across our global network, supports inbound tourism, encourages investment, and provides much needed local employment," he added.
Tanzania has the sixth largest population in Africa (51 million), with over 4 million people living in the largest city, Dar es Salaam. The large proportion of the community consist of market traders and proprietors of small businesses whose families originated from the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent—areas of the world with which the settlements of the Tanzanian coast have had long-standing trading relations.
The country is also developing quickly, and currently has around $19 billion in transport and utilities infrastructure projects being planned. China is playing a key role in financing these major projects, and is fast becoming the East African country's leading trade partner, with trade between the two countries growing to $3.7 billion in 2013.
In 2013, Tanzania was also named one of the world's most sought after destinations for leisure travelers, and is blessed with numerous national and international tourist attractions including Mt. Kilimanjaro, the wildlife-rich national parks of the Serengeti, and the spice island of Zanzibar.
Tanzania has the second largest economy in East Africa, and Dar es Salaam provides a strategic gateway for the transportation of goods and commerce to the surrounding six land-locked countries of Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
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Q: Direct3D Geometry: Rotation Matrix from Two Vectors Given two 3D vectors A and B, I need to derive a rotation matrix which rotates from A to B.
This is what I came up with:

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*Derive cosine from acos(A . B)

*Derive sine from asin(|A x B| / (|A| * |B|))

*Use A x B as axis of rotation

*Use matrix given near the bottom of this page (axis angle)

This works fine except for rotations of 0° (which I ignore) and 180° (which I treat as a special case). Is there a more graceful way to do this using the Direct3D library? I am looking for a Direct3D specific answer.
Edit: Removed acos and asin (see Hugh Allen's post)

A: No, you're pretty much doing it the best way possible.  I don't think there is a built-in DirectX function that does what you want.  For step 4, you can use D3DXMatrixRotationAxis().  Just be careful about the edge cases, such as when |A| or |B| is zero, or when the angle is 0° or 180°.

A: It's probably more of a typo than a thinko, but acos(A.B) is the angle, not its cosine. Similarly for point 2.
You can calculate the sin from the cos using sin^2 + cos^2 = 1. That is, sin = sqrt(1-cos*cos). This would be cheaper than the vector expression you are using, and also eliminate the special cases for 0/180 degrees.

A: You might look at the following article from siggraph link text

A: Maybe you can use D3DXMatrixLookAtLH ?

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Garmology is a podcast about menswear, old and new, from a perspective of buying, wearing, collecting, evaluating and appreciating. With regular co-hosts and interesting guests, the aim is to provide a non-fashion view of what men might wear if they knew more about it. Expect plenty of opinions, but pretty much no mention of tailoring or pocket squares.
Garmology is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you usually find podcasts. Or even just listen here on the page.
Please follow, leave a nice review (or none at all!) and do let me know if you have any requests for topics or suggestions for guests.
Nick Johannessen is the host of Garmology, the editor of the WellDressedDad blog and WellDressedDad on Instagram. You can email Nick as WellDressedDad (at) Gmail.com.
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Sheffield was the birthplace of stainless steel and pivotal in the Industrial Revolution. Cutlery and knives have been proudly stamped "Made in Sheffield" since 1871. My guest today is Michael May, an independent maker of knives in the old Portland Works in Sheffield. Michael keeps the old craft alive, in one of the buildings from when it started, having his previous Damascus steel hammered out in the original forge from back then. We talk about how becoming a knifemaker was a non-obvious, but necessary career evolution and the craft that goes into his knives.
A new year and a fresh season of Garmology! In this episode, my guest is Sophie, co-founder of Stanley Biggs Clothiers and total enthusiast for the roaring '20s. Stanley Biggs a heritage clothing brand, unashamedly inspired by the past, in style as well as in spirit, taking a firm stand against fast fashion and offshoring by producing hats, knitwear and more in the UK.
Sophie and I talk about the route from living history to reenactment and on to the possibility of Cosplaying a full-on vintage menswear style. Underway Sophie regals me with tales of derring-do in an 80-year-old Austin Chummy and how the comfort zone is challenged, speed limits inapplicable and long-distance travel actually possible. A big question arises as to how the sense of smell may be impacted by having racks of old clothes in your living room, and how do you actually make that happen?
By popular demand, we have recorded a special festive bonus edition for your enjoyment. Featuring regular co-hosts Shaun, Dachi, Jon and Nick. We reached out to listeners to ask for their questions and suggestions for topics, so what is delivered here is clearly the pinnacle of what committed listeners of Garmology want to hear more about! We get into what we'd wear as a Santa, whether wool knitwear should be itchy or not, modern tech fabrics versus old favourites, style icons, celebrities with their own stylists, the problem of trench coats and more.
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David Wilkinson has had a long and varied career in retail, from a small-town hardware store, via Harrods in London and major department stores in Doha and St. Petersburg, to currently in charge of Steen & Strøm, the Oslo department store that has been trading since 1797. We talk about David's early days in retail, how retail has changed over time and how the person to person interaction can never be replaced by online shopping. Underway names are dropped, experience reminisced and tales told. Such as how you go about selling crime novels to Michael Caine. Oh, and of course we talk about sustainability.
My guest today is John Sugden of Campbell's of Beauly, a traditional highland tailor and accessories shop outside Inverness with a continuous history going back to 1858. We get into his background in the garment industry, the place of traditional tailoring and fabrics in modern times, how workers on the Highland estates still use unique tweeds for their workwear, doing ethical business in times of fast fashion, the role of profit margins, Royal Warrants and in general running a business far from the madding crowd.
In this episode, my guest is Holly Butterworth. Holly and her husband, Colin, have a combined 35 years in the vintage garment trade and now own a vintage clothes shop called Butterworth Vintage in Totnes, Devon, UK. We talk about the vintage trade, sourcing, picking and pricing stock, trends and fashion in the vintage world, and some tips on how to deal with the smell of old clothes. Naturally, we also touch on the topic of sustainability, and how actually using up clothes is clearly a better option than continuously making more. Also, Holly brings up one of her most remarkable finds…
In today's episode, my guest is Ryan Mallinson, Yorkshireman and keen maintainer of the waxed jacket legacy. Ryan owns a small company offering repairs and rewaxing of classic waxed cotton jackets such as Barbour, Belstaff and John Partridge. We talk about the process of rewaxing, why it is a good thing, common problems, how to deal with smells, fashion versus function, which brands are better than others and being a fan of James Bond and "that jacket"Oh, and how taking care of your stuff and using it a long time is sustainable.
This episode finds Shaun back for another chat about, well, clothes and stuff really. More specifically the comfort we find in cloths, in which ways clothes may be comfortable and whether there is a disproportionate relationship between comfort and style.
Underway a startling revelation is made (just what does Nick wear to collect his mail?), possibly spurious allegations are put forward (does Shaun really have a Spice Girls t-shirt?) and a pause in conversation is prompted when Magnus, the keeshond puppy, decides to cause domestic havoc.
Best enjoyed with a mug of tea, or a woodland walk, or even both at the same time, according to Garment Gazers Gazette (a made-up publication that provides the best promotional quotes).
Many men find shopping for clothes both tedious, tricky and best left to a partner or mother. My guest today is Sarah Gilfillan, London-based style consultant, personal shopper and sartorial hand-holder through her business Sartorialab. We talk about how men shop, becoming aware of what suits you and not, how many clothes you need and how to get the most out of what you have. Oh, and the baffling concept of "smart casual", so often mentioned and so rarely quite understood.
It's easy enough to keep a narrow interest. We like what we like, more of the same can be a matter of "yes please!". Finding an interest in something we've not previously been very interested in at all? Now that takes the seductive moves of a true lothario. In this weeks episode, Dachi tries to make Nick see the light when it comes to wrist-mounted timepieces. By weaving tales of history, bravery, luxury and values, Dachi pulls out all the stops. This is without a doubt another unmissable tet a tet.
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PS: The title of the episode? You'll need to listen for the explanation 🙂
S01 E20: For this weeks episode, I'm joined again by my pal Shaun for a chat about clearing out our closets. A kind of guys version of the minimal Marie Kondo rage maybe? Well, not quite, but we get into knowing what you have before looking for more, what sort of stuff should be discarded, and what happens to it after we say farewell to our unwanted garms. Underway there are the usual tangents taken, as fruitful conversational alleys are discovered. We even get to disagree about denim: comfort or cardboard?
S01 E19: In this episode, I talk to Sophie Miller, designer at traditional British maker Yarmouth Oilskins on the coast of Norfolk. The company will shortly be celebrating 125 years of continuous history within the business of workwear. Originally supplying fishermen with their working clothes, from sweaters to oilskins, to a wider field of clothes for workers. Three years ago the heritage brand was launched, remaking designs from the archives. We talk about the history, making in Britain and being an important local business with dedicated employees.
S01 E18: Today's guest is Jon Fowler, inveterate garmsman and collector of the weird, obscure, traditional and bespoke. We talk about Jon's background in clothes, growing up on a farm, his love for waxed cotton and tweed, going deep into the world of army surplus and how what once was cheap and available is now rare, collectable and super expensive. The conversation takes a turn into British Made, how a real history counts, and how faking up a heritage works against brands, ending up in fast fashion. In a final twist we're introduced to a high-end brand very few have heard about, and Jon bumped into the eccentric designer on the street in Brighton. Clearly this episode is another unmissable hour of quality chat!
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S01 E17: In today's episode, I talk to Lewis Hull of online reseller Marrkt. We talk about the business of reselling high-end menswear on consignment, whether fashion is an aspect in this segment, the current state of the denim industry and whether old gold will beat fast fashion.
S01 E16: In this episode, I talk to David Henderson-Stewart of the Russian watch company Raketa. Based in St Petersburg, Raketa is the only remaining maker of watches in Russia and their uniquely different timepieces have a long and interesting tradition. Made in their entirety in the small factory by a workforce that has seen much history happen outside. Used by Russian cosmonauts and Arctic explorers, the story of Raketa is both intriguing and fascinating.
S01 E15: In this weeks episode titled "The art of the prance", my chum Dachi is back for another highbrow chat about a vital topic within garmology, prancing, or as some may refer to it, "pimping the fit", "gilding the garms" or even "peacocking". We're talking about adding flair to the mundane, mashing up the normcore and disobeying rules with a vengeance. At least that was what we set out to do, though we may have experienced topic drift underway. Still, a vital chat featuring two opinionated guys. Possibly unmissable.
S01 E14: The guest in this episode is Bryan Shettig. Bryan owns the brand The Rite-Stuff, specialising in early 1900's workwear. I wanted to talk to him about having garments made in Japan, whether the quality is as legends say and also about the challenges involved in finding a factory. We get into quite a lot of other stuff as well, so it made for an interesting hour-long chat.
S01 E13: The world of influencers is a strange and new one. On the one hand, it's one of the most aspired to jobs among teens today, on the other, it's clearly not without controversy. What exactly is influencing all about, and is it strictly above board? In this episode, I talk to influencer and social media guru Nik Speller and get the lowdown.
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S01E11: Ant Hicks owns Assembly, a small menswear shop in the idyllic market town of Frome in Somerset. We talk about the reality of being small and local when faced with the online retail mastodonts, the value of where things are made and the importance of sustainability.
S01E10: Much is said about the environmental impact and sustainability of our clothes. Which fibres are good, which are not so good. Should we upcycle, recycle, downcycle, send to landfill or wear them threadbare? What role do chemicals play, and are they all good? In this episode, I talk with Norwegian Research Professor Ingun Grimstad Klepp at Oslo Metropolitan University. Ingun researches sustainable textiles, clothing, laundry and leisure consumption and has written numerous articles and books of these themes.
The answers to the questions above are both startling and uncomfortable!
S10E09: In this episode, I talk to Iain Trickett of Trickett England. We talk about being proud of where you come from, being part of the local community, making good things for good people and is Made in England all it's cracked up to be?
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00E07: In this episode, my guest is Miguel de Almeida, owner and creative director of British footwear brand Marcus de Shoes. Miguel takes me through the necessary and vital steps in keeping your quality footwear in good shape, so it can be enjoyed and used for its full potential lifespan. It's both less involved and more involved than you might think, but at the end of the day, with quite a little effort, tools and products, you too can do it. Marcus de Shoes can be found on Instagram as @marcusdeshoes and the web as https://marcus-de.com/
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A Mil Mi–10 (NATO-kódja: Harke) egy szovjet katonai szállító helikopter, melyet 1962-ben fejlesztettek ki a Mi–6 helikopterből.

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A Mi–10 helikopter a Mi–6 típusú szállító helikopter speciális légidaru változata. Az eredeti elképzelés szerint a helikopter fő feladata robotrepülőgépek és ballisztikus rakéták szállítása lett volna. A V–10 gyári jelzésű prototípus első repülését 1960. június 15-én hajtotta végre. Az első prototípus azonban műszaki hiba miatt 1961 májusában a földön kigyulladt és kiégett. A repülési tesztek a második prototípussal folytatódtak, amely 1961. szeptember 23-án 15 103 kg teherrel 2200 m-re emelkedve repülési rekordot állított fel. Az 1960-as évek közepére a hadsereg érdeklődése csökkent a terv iránt, így a fejlesztési projekt a felfüggesztés közeli állapotba került. 1964-ben azonban mégis elkezdődött a sorozatgyártása a Rosztovi Helikoptergyárban, de akkor csak egy 24 darabos sorozat készült. A sorozatgyártású Mi–10 (Harke–A) helikopterek hajtóműve, közlőműrendszere és rotorja megegyezik a Mi–6 típuséval, azonban a törzse lényegesen keskenyebb.

A törzs nagyon magas és széles (elöl 6,01 méter, hátul 6,92 méter), négypontos futóműrendszerre támaszkodik, amelynek köszönhetően a helikopter szinte bármilyen, a futóművek között a törzs alá felfüggesztett teherrel képes gurulni (a talaj és a törzs közötti szabad magasság 3,75 méter). A kerekekkel felszerelt raklapok begördíthetők a helikopter alá, így a teher egyszerűen felcsatolható a helikopter alján elhelyezkedő rögzítőkre. A kabinban huszonnyolc utas, vagy teheráru szállítására van lehetőség. A berakodás a jobb oldali teherajtón keresztül végezhető el.

A gépnek új funkciót keresve 1965-re kifejlesztették a légidaru változatát, mely júniusban repült először Mi–10K (Harke–B) jelzéssel. A gépet 1967-ben a párizsi légiszalonon is bemutatták, de a sorozatgyártása csak 1975-ben kezdődött el. A Rosztovi Helikoptergyár 1975–1976-ban 17 darab Mi–10K-t gyártott, valamint négy alapváltozatú gépet is átépítettek Mi–10K változatúvá. A Mi–10K futóművének a tengely- és nyomtávja kisebb, viszont a pilótafülke alatti részen egy hátranéző kabin található. Az itt helyet foglaló másodpilóta pontosan a kívánt hely fölött tarthatja a helikoptert, és vezérelheti a csörlőt.

Változatok

 V–10 – Prototípus
 Mi–10K (NATO-kódja: Harke–B) – Rövidebb és kisebb tengely- és nyomtávú futóművel készült változat, a gép alján kialakított hátranéző kabinnal.
 Mi–10R (NATO-kódja: Harke–A) – Alap sorozatgyártott típus.
 Mi–10PP (Posztanovscsik Pomeh) – Rádióelektronikai zavarókonténerrel felszerelt változat.

Üzemeltetők

Katonai Üzemeltetők

Polgári üzemeltetők

 UTair – 7 darab

 Rent Helicopters – 1 darab

Korábbi üzemeltetők

 Komiavia

Műszaki adatok (Mi–10K)

Geometriai méretek és tömegadatok
 Hossz: 32,86 m
 Főrotor átmérő: 35 m
 Farokrotor átmérő: 6,3 m
 Főrotor forgásterülete: 962,11 m²
 Farokrotor forgásterülete: 31,17 m²
 Magasság: 7,8 m
 Üres tömeg: 24 680 kg
 Normál felszállótömeg: 38 000 kg
 Hasznos terhelés: 14 000 kg

Hajtóművek
 Hajtóművek száma: 2 darab
 Típusa: Szolovjov D–25VF tengelyteljesítményt szolgáltató gázturbina
 Teljesítmény: 4847 kW (6500 LE) egyenként

Repülési jellemzők
 Maximális sebesség: 250 km/h
 Normál utazósebesség: 200 km/h
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comScore, Rentrak Announce Plans to Merge
It's a big deal, folks. comScore and Rentrak Corporation have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock-for-stock merger. According to the WSJ, comScore's acquisition of this rival platform represents a significant consolidation of players — a fusion that could help provide greater … Read More
It's a big deal, folks.
comScore and Rentrak Corporation have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock-for-stock merger.
According to the WSJ, comScore's acquisition of this rival platform represents a significant consolidation of players — a fusion that could help provide greater insight to advertisers about the type of content that consumers are watching and what types of ads are reaching them (and on which platforms).
Under the deal's terms, each share of Rentrak will be converted into the right to receive 1.15 shares of comScore, valuing Rentrak at $732 million, compared with Tuesday market value of $697 million. Rentrak stockholders would receive $47.69 per share, a 9.9% premium, based on Tuesday's closing prices. ComScore currently has a market capitalization of $1.7 billion.
comScore's current Chief Executive Officer, Serge Matta, will lead the combined company as CEO.
By combining comScore and Rentrak's products, talent and significant information assets, the new company will provide even more robust measurement solutions to the media and advertising industries, following the consumer whenever and wherever content is consumed.
"With the advent of digital technology, the time has come to offer the cross-platform measurement systems of the future: through which content owners will ultimately be able to quantify their entire audience, and agencies will have access to the cross-platform metrics needed to effectively plan and execute campaigns," Matta said in a news release. "This merger also recognizes the critical importance of combining digital and TV assets for next generation media measurement, which requires a higher degree of precision at both a national and local market level."
The merger is expected to close in early 2016.
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Gratitude is the greatest way to live for those who possess high ranks of righteousness, and such people did not reach these lofty ranks except through their gratitude; this is because belief is comprised of two halves; one half is gratitude and the other is perseverance.
Gratitude is to acknowledge being treated well by Allah; it is also to praise the One who has done one many favors. It also entails displaying the effect of the favors of Allah upon a person by believing with one's heart, uttering praise and glorifications of Allah by ones tongue, and to use one's limbs in the worship and obedience of Allah. If only a few favors are worthy of a great deal of gratitude, how would the case be when favors are abundant? People are either grateful or ungrateful.
· Allah parallels it with belief. He Says (what means): "What would Allah do with [i.e., gain from] your punishment if you are grateful and believe?..." [Quran 4: 147] Meaning, if you fulfil the rights due to Allah and the reason for which He has created you by gratitude and belief, He will not punish you.
· Allah loves gratitude and the deeds of the grateful. He Says (what means): "If you disbelieve – indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves [i.e., likes] it for you…" [Quran 39: 7] The grateful people mentioned in the verse are those who remain steadfast upon belief during trials and who do not retreat or recant on their belief. Some people verbally thank Allah during times of ease, but during trials they give up their faith. The truly grateful are those who express the true condition of their hearts during trials by remaining steadfast and continuing to thank Allah by their tongues, hearts and limbs. Additionally, this verse clarifies that the pleasure of Allah is achieved by being grateful to Him.
· Allah describes His grateful slaves to be few in number; He Says (what means): "…And few of My servants are grateful." [Quran 34: 13]The reason being that many people enjoy blessings and bounties from Allah, but fail to practice gratitude to Allah.
· Allah praised the first prophet sent to man on earth, Prophet Nooh due to him being grateful. Allah Says (what means): "O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant." [Quran 17: 3]This is as an indication that we should imitate him .
Therefore, gratitude is one of the objectives that man is commanded to accomplish.
· It is one of the highest ranks of belief.
· It is higher than the rank of contentment; and nobody can be content without being grateful.
· Allah praises the grateful.
· Allah promises the grateful the best of rewards.
· Allah makes gratitude a reason for attaining more of His bounties.
· It is a means to preserve the favors of Allah upon a person.
· It is one of the main objectives that a slave must accomplish.
· It is extracted from Ash-Skakoor, which is one of the Names of Allah, and which implies gratitude.
· Those who are grateful are very few in number.
· Gratitude results in more favors from Allah.
1. One should realise the favors bestowed upon him and have it present in his mind constantly, because this leads him to remember the Bestower of favors and therefore being grateful to and loving Allah, who is of course the Bestower of favors. This would therefore make one exert more effort in worshipping Allah.
2. One should receive favors with humility and express his need to Allah, the Bestower of favors, and mention that he is unworthy of the favors bestowed upon him, and that it is only due to the Grace and Kindness of Allah that such favors were bestowed.
1) Generally: To describe Allah as being generous and kind.
2) Specifically: To mention His favors upon one.
1) To mention all that Allah Has bestowed upon one.
2) To utilise these favors in His obedience.
1. Those who are grateful and praise Allah for bestowing them upon them.
2. Those who are ungrateful and do not mention them.
3. Those who express that they are worthy of them, when in fact they certainly are not.
This should be done in front of people and between a person and himself (i.e., to himself) but if people are of the envious type, then one should conceal such favors, and he would not be ungrateful in this case, because he is simply concealing them in an attempt to prevent an evil from befalling him, such as an evil eye or an evil plot from the envious, and it must be known that to prevent harm from afflicting man is an objective set forth by the Islamic Sharee'ah.
There is no way one can do anything to repay the favors bestowed upon him by Allah, except that he should continue to praise and thank Allah for having bestowed them upon him, as well as utilising these favors for the pleasure of Allah.
What is our duty towards Allah with regards to the favors He bestows upon us?
· Being submissive to Allah.
· Acknowledging that He is the Bestower of all favors.
· Utilising these favors in a way that pleases Him.
Does the way of expressing gratitude towards Allah differ, just like the favors themselves differ?
Yes; gratitude can be expressed by the heart, the tongue and the limbs.


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Relict grains in CAls, revisited
Burnett, D. S. and Johnson, M. L. and Woolum, D. S. (1990) Relict grains in CAls, revisited. Meteoritics, 25 (4). p. 353. ISSN 0026-1114 . https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150427-125809922
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Although the Type B CAI are clearly igneous rocks, they were probably not completely molten (1, 2), thus the possibility exists that preexisting materials can be recognized and characterized. Relict phases were proposed to explain high U and Th concentrations in both melilite and fassaite which would require unreasonably high partition coefficients (D} if due to crystal-liquid partitioning (3). More detailed study showed very rare perovskite grains and enigmatic Ti hot spots in melilite (4). Kuehner et al. (5) subsequently reported very high lithophile trace element contents, including actinides, for fassaite inclusions in melilite which they proposed as relict phases, but Simon et al. (6) show that the fassaite inclusions can be better explained as being the last drops of liquid crystallization. In any case, the original observations and interpretations of (3) still point to an actinide-rich relict host phase. To be able to say what levels of Ti, U, and Th in melilite can be explained by igneous partitioning, we have measured D(mel) for these elements in a synthetic CAI composition under controlled fD_2 conditions, extended down to nebular conditions by carrying out experiments in graphite crucibles in pure CO. Actinide partition coefficients are quite low: D(Th} = 0.008 and D(U) = 0.0007 (possibly a record low in measured D values). The D for trivalent U should be around 0.1-0.3 depending on Ak content as the ionic radius of U^(+3) is similar to La. Thus, for solar nebula fD_2's and CAI compositions less than 1 % of the U is trivalent. The measured D prove that igneous partitioning fails to explain the average U contents of type B CAI melilites, the difference being a factor of 600. D(Ti) is 0.018 at Ak23 and increases with Ak content. D(Ti) is relatively similar in air and at solar nebula fD_2s, surprising given the documented importance of trivalent Ti. In any case, the measured D(Ti) show that melilite Ti levels around 200-300 ppm in early crystallizing melilite can be explained by igneous partitioning, but higher levels would be indicative of resorbed Ti-rich relict phases (e.g., perovskite). To make a closer comparison ofU and Ti in CAI melilites, the fission track images of (3) have been quantitatively mapped at 20 microns resolution for two mm-sized rim and one mantle melilite. High resolution quantitative U distribution data on adjacent fassaites were also obtained. One rim grain shows several U-rich fassaites like those of(5), but the other melilites do not. There are broad U-rich regions in all grains which will be characterized in more detail. The mantle grain is especially rich in detail, but some of this may be correlated with secondary alteration. There is rough correlation ofU content and Ti in the rim grains, but the scale of the Ti analyses, based on electron probe points, is much smaller than that for U. If relict phases, e.g., perovskite, dominate the actinide distributions, they might also affect other lithophile trace elements, e.g., REE. References: (1) Wark D. (1983) thesis. (2) Stolper E. and Paque J. (1986) Geochim., Cosmochim. SO, 2159. (3) Murrell M. and Burnett D. (1987) Geochim. Cosmochim. SI, 985. (4) Johnson M., Burnett D. and Woolum D. (1988) Meteoritics 23, 276. (5) Kuehner S., Davis A. and Grossman L. (1989) Geophys. Res. Lett. 16, 775. (6) Simon S., Davis A. and Grossman L. (1990) LPSC 21, 1161.
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President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré resigned and fled to the Ivory Coast in the face of widespread protests, ending 27 years of authoritarian rule.
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words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive?
Political violence broke out in Egypt after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi led the military overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in a coup.
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I was pleased to learn that my art quilt, Journey, has been juried into the online exhibition, "Art That Lifts Our Spirits", hosted by Manhattan Arts International. The exhibit is on view until November 23, 2013.
There are 60 artists in the exhibit. Hope that you will stop by and view some of the works. They are all quite amazing!
It is a beautiful work and wonderful to see it with other media.


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Abroad French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey's...
French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey's Erdoğan
French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in their fight against terrorism as he voiced concerns about the fate of students, teachers and journalists in Turkey.
According to a report by Reuters, Macron said after talks with Erdoğan at the Elysee presidential palace that they had disagreements about how they saw human rights. "Our democracies must be strong standing up to terrorism… But at the same time our democracies must completely protect the rule of law," Macron said in a joint news conference.
Macron also said that recent developments in Turkey did not allow for any progress in Ankara's EU accession process. It would be hypocritical to pretend new chapters in the accession talks could be opened, he said.
Macron has also said that he had raised the cases of specific journalists and members of Galatasaray University with Erdoğan, but declined to say which. Galatasaray University was founded after an agreement signed between French and Turkish governments in 1992.
However, Erdoğan defended the crackdown saying that some journalists encouraged terrorism with their writing, comparing them to gardeners nurturing plants. "These gardeners are those people viewed as thinkers. They water … from their columns on newspapers," Erdoğan said. "And one day, you find, these people show up as a terrorist in front of you."
Erdoğan also grew visibly upset by a question about Syria asked by a French journalist during the press conference. The Turkish leader was visibly irritated when the French journalist Laurent Richard asked him about a 2015 story by the Cumhuriyet daily about Turkish government sending weapons to the jihadist terror groups in Syria.
Erdoğan said the operation had been conducted by supporters of Fethullah Gülen, the US-based Turkish-Muslim scholar, and accused the French journalist of speaking like one of them. "When you ask your questions, be careful on this point. And do not speak with the words of another," Erdoğan arrogantly warned the reporter, by raising his hand. "And I want you to know, you do not have someone before you who will easily swallow this," he added.
The French reporter Richard could be heard saying that "I am speaking as a journalist." Richard later shared a message on his Twitter account and said that "Today I just tried to ask questions Turkish journalists can no longer ask to @RT_Erdogan."
Meanwhile, protests over press freedom and the deteriorating state of human rights in Turkey greeted Erdoğan as he arrived in Paris on Friday for talks with French President Macron.
The trip is Erdoğan's first to France since his government strongly cracked down on suspected opponents following a failed coup in July 2016. About 50,000 people have been arrested and 110,000 others removed from public sector jobs in Turkey.
About 30 activists from watchdog group Reporters without Borders (RSF) held images of jailed journalists outside the Turkish Embassy. A dozen demonstrators, mainly ethnic Kurds, later tried to reach the presidential Elysee Palace, but police pushed them back onto a side street.
The French Communist Party and several left-wing parties have criticized Erdoğan's visit to France, which came the day before the fifth anniversary of the slayings in Paris of three Kurdish women activists.
"The French judicial system had pointed out Turkish secret services' involvement in this crime," the Communist Party said in a statement.
On Turkey's accession process to the European Union (EU), Macron underlined Turkey's continued engagement with the Council of Europe (CoE) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). However, Macron was careful to avoid making encouraging statements on Turkey's prospected membership to the EU, saying "a new formulation needs to be created" to re-define Ankara-Brussels ties.
"The accession process has halted," he said, leaving little room for hopes that it will revive soon as no new negotiation chapter can be opened. However, he hailed EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's efforts to engage with Turkey on all these issues.
For his part, regarding Macron's words about the EU accession process, Erdoğan said that "This is seriously exhausting us. Maybe this will force us to take a decision."
"Turkey has been unfortunately made to wait at the door of the EU for the last 54 years. There is no other country like Turkey in the EU and the EU does not give any reason to us (for not accepting Turkey)," Erdoğan added.
Meanwhile, trade deals put their mark on the first official bilateral meeting of the two leaders, with Macron saying he discussed Ankara's ongoing cooperation with Japan for the construction of Turkey's second nuclear plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop and potential French participation.
The two leaders also confirmed that Airbus and Turkish Airlines have signed a deal for purchase of 25 jets. "We aim to achieve 20 billion euro trade volume with France. We can achieve it," Erdoğan said.
The French President stressed "joint problems" that the two countries have been facing, particularly terrorism. "We are struggling against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). We are taking all necessary actions to destroy the financial resources of the PKK in France," Macron said, vowing that anti-terror cooperation will continue through "fortified cooperation."
An international anti-terror summit with a special focus on curbing terrorism's financial resources will be held in France in April 2018 and Turkey will also be present at that summit, he added.
Regional issues like ongoing efforts to find a political settlement to Syrian civil war and the US move to recognize Jerusalem as the "undivided" capital of Israel were also discussed by the two presidents, Macron said, noting that he has "observed clearly that we share joint positions on many of these issues."
French President Macron had said on August 2017 that being a world leader is not as "cool" as it seems and cited having to speak with Erdoğan every 10 days as an example. Macron's remarks had come during an interview with Le Point magazine, which asked if Macron was aiming to be "cool" on the global stage.
"The global stage is not really a 'cool' scene, you know. … I am the one who has to talk with Erdoğan every 10 days," had said Macron.
While Macron did not comment on it any further, an aide later said that Macron was referring to the serious nature of the conversations with Erdoğan. Macron had to phoned Erdoğan again several times to demand the immediate release of French journalist Loup Bureau, who was jailed on August 1 in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak on charges of aiding and supporting a terrorist organization. Bureau was later released.
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The arrival of fall means that our long liturgical season of "ordinary time" is ending and we will increasingly be celebrating special Sundays from now until the end of the year. The first on our fall schedule, World Communion Sunday, will occur this Sunday. At the three traditional services, we will celebrate with hymns and choral music that, while not necessarily multi-ethnic in nature, will stress the unity, resolve, and love we share with Christians across the globe through the mysterious yet palpable gift of Holy Communion. We'll also mark this special day by learning a new musical setting of the Communion liturgy that we'll use over the next year.
Our Chancel Choir works tirelessly to learn anthems for presentation at services nearly every Sunday. While fun and rewarding, it can be a steep commitment for some who either don't have the time, or feel as though their musical background is lacking. We now have three choirs geared towards children, so why not another adult choir? I feel as though it's time to provide our growing congregation with another option to engage in musical leadership – that's why I'm looking to launch a choir aimed at "seasoned" voices.
This group, which will meet weekly on either Tuesday or Thursday mornings, will place a big emphasis on growing as musicians and disciples through fun and fellowship in a low-pressure environment. The repertoire will consist of many popular Gospel & Spiritual hymns, in addition to some modern-day, simple anthems. Ideally, this group will not only provide musical leadership at the 8:30 service approximately twice a quarter, but will serve as an outreach of the congregation, such as visiting nursing homes.


The morning of the 30th of December was almost more exciting for me than Christmas Day's. The first thought to come to my mind as I woke up was that the Mr Porter sale was on! After (quickly) decided which items were my priority I decided to void the shoe section because, let's face it, I have more shoes than anything else. So I tried to pick classic items that would go well through the seasons.
I first indulged with one of my favourite buys of the season – the Jil Sander dinosaur tie I have been raving about for a while. With this out of the way I could focus better. Second on my list was the YMC jersey jumper with an inside out effect I love. And lastly, as I have been looking for the perfect pair of khaki trousers for months I went for these NN.07 trousers that have a great fit.
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New York plans to invest $20.4 million in stem-cell research.
Gov. David Paterson announced that $5.4 million will be earmarked to recruit research fellows to research institutions in New York. The remaining $15.4 million will be used to establish "multi-institutional research facilities" that will be shared by researchers from across the state.
"Investment in stem cell research is part of our vision to make New York a global leader in the new economy," Paterson said.
The governor put out two Requests for Applications. More detail on the applications, which are due Dec. 1, is available at the state's Web site.
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