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Saturday, July 4, 2020 11:37:01 PM
ISPAB threatens to suspend internet services over VAT | 40 judges infected with Covid-19 | Bangladesh logs 3,288 new virus cases, death toll approaches 2,000 | Wari goes under lockdown today | Death toll soars globally 5,24,881 | Bangladesh now 8th in global weekly increase of Covid-19 cases: WHO | Flood situation unchanged in northern districts
China appoints hardliner to head new Hong Kong security agency
Supporters raise white paper to avoid slogans banned under China\'s security law as they voice support for an arrested anti-law protester outside a court on Friday.
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AFP, Hong Kong :
China appointed a hardliner to head a new national security agency in Hong Kong on Friday as police brought the first charges under a sweeping new anti-subversion law that has shaken the semi-autonomous finance hub.
Zheng Yanxiong - a party official best known for tackling protests on the mainland - will lead the office set up by the legislation that empowers mainland security agents to operate in Hong Kong openly for the first time, unbound by the city's laws.
The appointment came as a man accused of deliberately driving his motorbike into a group of police officers became the first person in Hong Kong to be charged under the new national security law.
China's authoritarian leaders say the suite of powers will restore stability after a year of protests and will not stifle freedoms.
But police have already begun arresting people for possessing flags and banners while the local government has made clear certain political views, especially calls for independence, are now outlawed.
On Thursday evening Nathan Law, one of the city's most prominent young activists, announced he had fled overseas to an undisclosed location, fearing arrest days after the pro-democracy party he helped found said it was disbanding.
Many western governments - led by Britain and the United States - have condemned the law and have angered Beijing by threatening to hit back with sanctions or offer sanctuary to Hong Kongers.
The new national security agency is just one new element of Beijing's landmark law targeting subversion, secession, terrorism and colluding with foreign forces.
The office has investigation and prosecution powers and will monitor intelligence related to national security and process cases, in some circumstances handing them over to the mainland for trial.
Zheng rose through the ranks of the local government in southern Guangdong province which borders Hong Kong, to serve as secretary general of the provincial Communist Party committee.
The 56-year-old is known as a hardliner who stamped out often-violent anti-corruption protests that erupted in Wukan, a village in the province, in 2011 after a local activist died in police custody.
"He is a tough enforcer, a law and order person," Willy Lam, an expert on China's Communist Party at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said.
Hong Kong was rocked by several months of huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests last year, a movement which Beijing has vowed to end with its new security law.
China has dismissed protesters' demands for greater democracy and portrayed the unrest as a foreign plot to destabilise the motherland. It has sought to ramp up oversight on Hong Kong's government.
On Friday, the State Council also named Luo Huining - the current director of Beijing's Liaison Office in the city - as the national security adviser to the newly-formed national security commission, chaired by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Govt is in such an inactive state that money spent on development is essentially money for corruption
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`Islami Juba Andolon` brings out a procession in the city`s Paltan area on Friday to realize its various demands including free corona test.
Social media that is meant to connect people divides them: Alia Bhatt
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt took to social media to express her gratitude to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for inviting her to be a member. In the same message, Alia claimed that social media divides people. "I thank The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for ...
Ashanul Kabir new chairman Shanto-Mariam Foundation
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Lack of divers can`t make the rescue team fully functional
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New Zealand health minister resigns after blunders
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Rotarian Rubayet Hossain, MPHF, District Governor 2020-'21, among others, at the inaugural ceremony of 'Rotary Club of Barishal Midtown Oxygen Bank' in Barishal on Wednesday to tackle Covid-19 pandemic.
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja`s obsession with Dior Bobby Bag
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is well known for her style statements and considered as one of few celebrities who showcase eclectic sensibility on the red carpet. Even in the Coronavirus pandemic, the actress keeps on sharing her alluring pictures wearing expensive dresses and carrying bags on social media. Recently, Sonam shared ...
Bankers' concerns are not unfounded
IT is really unexpected that the implementation of the government stimulus package designed to help recover the economy and restore employment in affected businesses and industries due to prolonged impact of coronavirus pandemic is facing backlash because banks are not convinced and coming enthusiastically. The fact is that the stimulus packages ...
Dr. Fayyaz Khan new VC of BUBT
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. Muhammed Fayyaz Khan has joined Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) on Wednesday. He has a long illustrious teaching and administrative experiences(more than 4 decades) in different universities. President Abdul Hamid also Chancellor of the universities recently appointed him.Before joining as the Vice-Chancellor, ...
Taposh, Munny recover from Coronavirus
Entertainment Report :Managing Director of Gaan Bangla TV, Kaushik Hossain Taposh and his wife Farzana Munny have recovered from Coronavirus. Earlier, the couple displayed mild symptoms of the virus and got tested in a lab. On June 16, the results came and the couple was diagnosed with Coronavirus. After 15 ...
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Nazmul Islam Apu is okay
Sports Reporter :Player of Bangladesh Cricket team Nazmul Islam Apu is totally okay now. Apu was under test of coronavirus on Tuesday and the result was negative. His mother and father's Covid-19 test were also negative.Apu acted for the victims of coronavirus. He couldn't stay home. He stood beside the ...
Former FIFA finance director and secretary general Markus Kattner given 10-year ban
AFP, Lausanne :Markus Kattner, FIFA's finance director under Sepp Blatter who also served as acting secretary general, has been banned from all football-related activity for 10 years and fined one million Swiss francs ($1.056m) after being found guilty of conflicts of interest and abusing his position, the sport's world governing ...
SBAC Bank gets new MD
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There's a few kinks I have iron out, as the design was done on an old version of WordPress and moving it borked a few things. Perhaps I'll take time out to overhaul it completely at some point… I think I have a couple of hours free in September, according to the diary.
If you tried to email me yesterday and got bounced, it's because the server switch took a bit longer than expected. I'm still here. Honest.


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Q: Adding new form inputs continuously I currently have a form where an individual can add firstname and lastname via two input fields. In some scenarios they may want to add more
than one so I want to provide button/bit of text below that if they click will create another firstname and lastname input field to add the
information.  Ideally I would like this to repeat indefinately and they could always just keep adding as many as they want but I know thats
a bit unrealistic so if I settled for giving them the ability to add 10 firstnames and lastnames I would be happy.  Im just wondering if I could
accomplish this in angular and if so what would be the best method to do this? make use of a directory and ng-repeat or something along those
lines?  I would also like a bit of text which would simply remove the specified firstname / lastname input if clicked.
I would appreciate any advice on how to accomplish this if it is possible (im not asking for anyone to go ahead and code it), more just
guidelines on how I could accomplish this. Just cant seem to think of the best way to do it in my head.
Thanks.

A: It is possible,
In your controller, to make things a bit more structured you could have something like
var name = function (first, last) {
    this.first = first;
    this.last = last;
}

$scope.names = [new name()]; // start off with one firstname + lastname
$scope.addName = function () {
    $scope.names.push(new name()); // add a blank name
}

And the corresponding html;
<div ng-repeat="name in names">
    <input type="text" ng-model="name.first" placeholder="firstname"/>
    <input type="text" ng-model="name.last" placeholder="lastname"/>
</div>
<button ng-click="addName()"></button>

A: Well, it is definitely possible, and it is probably easier to do the infinite one than a specific number of inputs.
For the javascript code in the angular controller I would have an array with the names to be added. starting with and empty array, then a function that would add to that array:
$scope.namesToAdd=[];
$scope.moreNames=function(){
  namesToAdd.push({first:'',sirname:''});
};

Then for the html code it would be something like this:
<input type="text" ng-repeat-start="names in namesToAdd" ng-model="names.first">
<input type="text" ng-repeat-end ng-model="names.sirname">
<button ng-click="moreNames()">Add more names</button>

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She studied at the National Ballet School of Canada.
She received acclaim for her role in the thriller Wild Things, with Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon.
She was married to Canadian actor Jeff Colt from 1995 to 1998 and English actor John Light from 2007 to 2010. Then in August 2012, she had her first child, a son named Caspian, with actor JJ Feild.
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Live Blog - Day 1: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle
August 14 2019 by Cricbuzz Staff
Karunaratne and Williamson will look for a winning start in the World Test championship
You can also share your views via the Twitter handle, @fancricket12
Rain plays spoilsport
After the short break, Taylor again cracked the sweep to put Embuldeniya under the pump. The left-arm spinner has had a poor day. With the seasoned campaigner just 14 away from a superlative ton, the groundsmen again decided to bring in the covers as a precautionary measure.
Unfortunately, it started to rain heavily and stumps were drawn. The day certainly belonged to Taylor and Dananjaya. And with the score reading 203 for 5 on a track offering assistance for spinners, we could be in for a crackerjack of a game.
Roshan Abeysinghe
@RoshanCricket
With the sun shining again the covers are off and play should start shortly.
09:42 AM • Aug 08, 2019
Rain threat
It has got quite murky at Galle and the covers are firmly in place as a precautionary measure.
The Taylor and Dananjaya show
In what has turned out to be a gripping Test so far, with its fair share of twists and turns, Ross Taylor (70*) and Henry Nicholls stitched a crucial stand of 100 for the fourth wicket to prop up New Zealand. However, just like the first session, Akila Dananjaya struck on the stroke of the Tea break to reduce the visitors to 179 for 5.
New Zealand began the session at 71 for 3 and in some trouble. However, Taylor took the aggressive approach after the break and employed his tried and tested sweep alongside the loft and the short-arm pull to put Sri Lanka under pressure. In the second over of the session, he clubbed the slog sweep off Lasith Embuldeniya and then a few overs later skipped down the track to loft the same bowler.
Taylor's enterprise with the willow set the tone for New Zealand. Nicholls also employed the conventional sweep to good effect to keep the scorecard ticking over. Taylor soon reached his fifty with single off Lahiru Kumara. Just when it seemed as if New Zealand would end up without losing a wicket in the session, Dananjaya again turned out to be Sri Lanka's go-to-man, as the spinner trapped Nicholls in front. The southpaw took the review but to no avail.
The key to the dismissal was Dananjaya shortening his length a tad, making it harder for Nicholls to get on top of the ball. The spinner then bagged his fifth scalp by winning an LBW decision against BJ Watling. In fact, for most part of the session, Sri Lanka's spinners were perhaps guilty of bowling too full, allowing the duo of Taylor and Nicholls to sweep. The hosts also had the chance to run out Taylor, but Dimuth Karunaratne, the captain, couldn't fire in a good throw at the striker's end.
Taylor and the good old sweep...
The duo of Taylor and Nicholls has shared a 50-run stand. Taylor has continued to sweep and used the occasional short-arm pull. There was a lucky escape for Taylor when he and Nicholls had a horrible mix-up, but Dimuth couldn't fire in a good throw at the striker's end. Eventually, he also reached his fifty while facing Kumara. The visitors have wrested back the advantage.
On the other hand, the home team's spinners seem to get rattled easily when someone brings out the sweep.
Bharath Ramaraj
@Fancricket12
When someone starts sweeping, the current set of Lankan spinners seem to get rattled easily. We saw that when England rattled them #SlvNZ
Taylor in fine fettle
After the break, Taylor cracked slog sweeps and the occasional loft. The experienced batsman has taken New Zealand past the three-figure mark. Meanwhile, Dananjaya isn't getting that fizz he was generating in the first session. Maybe a tad tired?
Action, drama!!
Action and drama in the final fifteen minutes of the session!! At 63 for no loss after 26 overs, the openers seemed to have taken New Zealand to safer waters. Just that in the nick of time, with a few minutes to go for the break, Dananjaya dismissed Latham. The southpaw got into two minds while playing Dananjaya and edged one behind. Kane Williamson, the skipper, didn't last long as he nudged one straight to the fielder at short midwicket in the same over. To make matters worse, Raval too succumbed to Dananjaya's googly and nicked one to the slip fielder.
It is going to be an uphill task for two new batsmen to get in after the break with the ball turning and gripping.
Sri Lanka in search of wickets
At the drinks break, New Zealand have progressed to 21 for no loss. Dananjaya was introduced into the attack and found some turn to beat the bat of Raval, but the New Zealand camp would be happy with their progress so far. On the other hand, Sri Lanka haven't let the visitors to get off to a brisk start, and a wicket could change the script.
Cautious New Zealand
Kumara and Lakmal have been tidy so far - a hint of nip and a tad bit of swing. Maybe the duo could have made Latham and Raval at more deliveries. Meanwhile, Raval cracked the only boundary of the innings so far - a cut stroke off Kumara.
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Williamson wins the toss & says "we'll have a bat!" Boult, Southee & 3 spinners (Santner, Somerville, Patel) IN. Wagner, CDG, Astle & Blundell sitting out. #SLvNZ #WTC21
New Zealand have won the crucial toss and opted to bat. At Galle, where, it usually helps spinners later on in the game, batting first would be preferred option. As expected they have gone in with three spinners - Ajaz, Somerville and Santner.
Due to rain, there could be a hint of moisture and the ball may nip around a touch early doors. And as scientists say moisture also indirectly helps swing. However, one expects the Galle track to mostly help spinners.
"A very good looking pitch, it's different to normal Galle pitches, it's hard and will come nicely onto the bat. You'll get some swing with the new ball, spinners will come into play from Day 3 onwards. Win the toss and bat first," opines Russel Arnold, in his pitch report
Rain relents
Unfortunately, there was rain this morning but it seems to have relented and the covers were taken off roughly 30 minutes back. The forecast is for scattered showers.
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Sport brings different cultures closer together and also promotes peace, acting as a catalyst for harmony. Cricket is one of those sports that has played a key role in understanding different cultures.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka cricket teams. Two island nations, but 10,925 kilometers apart and culturally different. By now, the New Zealand cricket team has visited Sri Lanka seven times. The last one being in 2012-13 when the series was drawn 1-1.
Over the years, a few bilateral series have been marred by controversies. The tour of 1987 was cancelled midway by civil disturbances - a bomb exploded (Pettah bus station) near the New Zealand team's hotel. It is scary to imagine that Martin Crowe, one of the members of the side, once recalled that on the fifth day of the first Test, the visitors had taken a different route to drop Phil Horne, the opener, at the physio's table. And the bomb had exploded via the route through which they used to normally take to commute. Even in 1992-93, the tour was marred by an explosion.
Leaving aside civil disturbances, the two sides have been part of some keenly-contested games. However, New Zealand have won a mere four Tests in Sri Lanka and not won a Test rubber in the island nation since 1984!
The Kane Williamson-led New Zealand side, which scripted a famous series win in the UAE last year, would look to change New Zealand's dismal record in Sri Lanka. Moreover, after the heartbreaking World Cup final, New Zealand also have the added incentive of starting their World Test Championship on a perfect note.
Sri Lanka, too, would look to begin their World Test Championship journey on a winning note in Galle. The Karunaratne-led unit also would take confidence from their historic series victory in South Africa. However, the last time Sri Lanka played at home, they slipped to a 3-0 loss to England on turning wickets.
Toss and teams in a while...
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With the thousands of building products manufactured both in Australia and overseas, it can be difficult to know whether or not a building product or material will perform as required and will comply and/or conform with the NCC, standards and Australian laws.
There are a range of methods and schemes that can be used to test and prove that a building product or material is genuine and will do what it is made to do.
There are six (6) different types of substantiation or evidence that can be used to verify that a product conforms and complies with the NCC:
Certificate of Conformity by CodeMark or WaterMark
Certificate of Accreditation from a State or Territory Accreditation authority
Certificate from an appropriately qualified person such as an engineer
Certificate from a product certification body accredited by JAS-ANZ
Report registered by a registered testing authority
Other documentary evidence
For detailed information about compliance and conformity assessment, please refer to the Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Guide to Procurement of Construction Products.
The Housing Industry Association also has a number of information sheets that provide further detail about ensuring a product is fit for purpose.
NATSPEC has developed a National Construction Product Register of products which have evidence of conformity to relevant Australian and international standards.


Prodigy Network, one of the most prominent real estate crowdfunding firms, aims to combine shared workspace and short-term rental apartments, according to the The Real Deal. The firm hopes to launch the concept, sources said, at three locations in Manhattan: 17 John Street, a project that generated $35 million in equity crowdfunding alongside $78 million in traditional finance for top shelf, as well as two NoMad buildings on which it has recently signed purchase options. 17 John Street also will offer extended stay condos in the booming NYC real estate market.
"Taken together, the three buildings would boast just over 300 short-term rental apartments and 75,000 square feet of shared office space. Prodigy is looking for a hotel provider to manage all three projects," reported The Real Deal.
While still in its infancy, the Prodigy Network's real estate plan highlights the growing interest in short-term rental buildings. WeWork, a leading shared office provider, is also reportedly looking to bring short-term rental apartments to Rudin Management's 110 Wall Street. The firm also has plans for 216 residential units in Washington D.C.'s Crystal City building.
Prodigy is the most active real estate crowdfunding company in Manhattan. Prodigy Network has now launched three prime commercial real estate projects in Manhattan, AKA Wall Street, 17 John and the most recent project AKA United Nations. The two AKA properties were done in partnership with the well known Korman Communities group.
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is called the silent killer or the silent threat. This is because it is colourless, odorless, and silent. It is formed as a by-product of combustion of carbon-based fuels such as natural gas, propane (LPG), coal, coke, furnace oil, kerosene, and wood. Carbon monoxide is absorbed by breathing and is 245 times more absorbent to the body than oxygen. Symptoms of poisoning can be misdiagnosed as flu since they are very similar.
Improper installation can be easily checked by referring to the manufacturer's installation instructions and by having your heating system checked yearly by a qualified professional. A flue system should be checked by a professional at the beginning and end of each burning season and cleaned accordingly. A flue that is in poor condition will be easily spotted and the appropriate action taken prior to a disaster.
Supplying adequate combustion air is very simple. A window opened in the room of the appliance is a good, cheap method but not too practical since it will allow cold air in unless you close it when the appliance goes off. A better solution is a Plusaire correctly sized for the house. It will supply not only adequate combustion air but also ventilation air to compensate for any of the exhaust fans that tend to depressurize the house.


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The LW post Value Deathism differntiates between the illusory nature of death and the 'desirability' of death called deathism proper. This post is about the latter. Where desirability is meant in a general sense and not (only) in the sense of desirable for an individual.
I propose a different more neutral term for deathism: Senexism - from the latin adjective senex - old. I propose this because death is only the end of an aging process and by focussing on the ultimate and emotionally disturbing result one loads the topic with negative connotations. Senescence on the other hand - though unwanted - has also positive connotations of experience and humility. This also nicely splits off (or reduces applicability of) death by accident.
My defense is twofold. First I address the (emotional) pain and loss death causes and point out adaptive affects of the coping mechanisms humans have. Second I address the actual benefits senescence and death has - not for the individual but for the group. Thus the latter is an utilitarian argument for death actually.
I will provide current research results for these points. At the end I will conclude with an opinion piece on what this means for rationalists and an outlook how this applies in light of the singularity.
How does (fear of) death affect you?
people cope with mortality by creating beliefs and values that promise a sense of immortality.
(b) protect people from mortality concerns.
Death reminders cause people to self-enhance and protect self-esteem, such as by agreeing more with positive feedback and taking more credit for success and identify more with members of their own group, and even to rate them as more unique from other animals.
One can see this even here on LW e.g. in links from Death and also in the defenses of cryonics - which look like an afterlife meme.
1) defend [your] cultural worldviews more strongly.
(here e.g. denial of death via cryonics) thus I objectively risk karma.
9) Defending any of these things (relationships, beliefs, etc) prior to being reminded of death, or taking away people's anxiety, reduces the effects that mortality thoughts have.
Western thinking of coping with death is confused with beliefs of coping with death. Probably due to the above effect itself.
Bereaved persons are expected to exhibit significant distress following a major loss, and the failure to experience such distress tends to be seen as indicative of a problem.
Positive emotions are implicitly assumed to be absent during this period. If they are expressed, they tend to be viewed as an indication that people are denying or covering up their distress.
Following the loss of a loved one, the bereaved must confront and "work through" their feelings about the loss. Efforts to avoid or deny feelings are maladaptive in the long run.
It is important for the bereaved to break down their attachment to the deceased loved one.
Within a year or two, the bereaved will be able to come to terms with what has happened, recover from the loss, and resume their earlier level of functioning.
No! These are all Myths of coping with death!
Unlike many stressful life experiences, bereavement cannot be altered by the coping efforts of survivors. Indeed, the major coping task faced by the bereaved is to reconcile themselves to a situation that cannot be changed and find a way to carry on with their own lives.
But this doesn't mean that is must always hurt and take long.
Thus from our society and being human we are bound to believe that (we should believe that) death is horrible and we should suffer from encountering it.
For an efficiently working brain (that is set on the track of avoiding death at all cost) it is not hard to spot patterns that support the view that death is only bad.
This means that among all topics you are most likely to fall prey to one bias or other with respect to death memes e.g.
There are probably lots others. Take finding them as a homework (or chance for a comment).
But death and loss may not be as devasting as you make it.
Epidemiological studies indicate that the majority of trauma survivors recover from initial posttraumatic reactions without professional help and their posttraumatic adjustment may be facilitated by indigenous coping resources and socioeconomic structures such as traditional healers, traditions and rituals.
I also understand that indigenous tribes which are more acutely affected by harm and death do not suffer the same way from it we do.
Can it be that anti-deathism is a foul meme we acquired when technology 'robbed' us of 'natural' experience of death?
With this I close the coping section and move on to the actual benefits.
The evolutionary origin of senescence remains a fundamental unsolved problem in biology.
But gives some hints as to its origin: New results on the old disposable soma theory and new group selection theories of aging.
Following up on that you can find that it is likely adaptive even if there is not yet consensus about this.
summarized a diverse body of data indicating that senescence is an adaptation selected for its own sake.
the proposed benefit is that senescence protects against infectious epidemics by controlling population density and increasing diversity of the host population.
Senescence benefits the rate of evolution, increases diversity, and shortens the effective generation time.
Note that this biological argument also applies to memes.
You can have 'infectious diseases' of the mind which in a technological society may dominate the biological effects.
This section gives my personal opinion on risk aversion in our society.
Technological progress in the last century has worked hard on satisfying basic needs. What remains are complex social needs and existential fears.
A comparable list could also be given for adults. Please feel free to comment on this.
All of this protection surely leads to some (minor?) reduction of health risks. But all of this also leads to a reduction of efficiency. Some of this protection even pose other (longer term) health risks which are less salient (yet?). This is a promotion of mediocrity. Sometimes I think our society could benefit from a bit more harm. Wouldn't we value life more and make more out of it?
Even if you do not agree with me on this one, maybe you do on the following.
Sometimes it is necessary to Make an Extraordinary Effort or even to Shut up and do the impossible! This implies setting aside some of your mental barriers. Barriers that protect you from danger, exhaustion and possibly death (not necessarily immediate but possibly speeding up senescence).
if nobody  dies for space exploration we are cheating humanity. We are just not trying hard enough to get off this planet and into space. I firmly believe that moving into space is really important to the future of my species. We are going to penetrate space and become a space-faring race or we are going to stagnate and pass on."
They used to say "if people are not dying, we're not trying hard enough".
This may also apply for other human endeavors.
Now that we have reached the edge of human progress I want to drive my argument a bit beyond its applicability. The evolutionary biological benefit of senescence and death may not apply once humans can fully engineer biology. What if we "if we knew more, thought faster, were more the people we wished we were"? Does this stop the argument? Any group-benefit argument continues to apply if a population of distinct minds remains. If the minds incorporate mutual experience than the minds either converge to multiple identical minds or the minds maintain a difference in which case the group benefit argument may continue to hold.
Independent of whether you want to avoid becoming identical to all other minds - being a single mind makes it a single point of failure. Death - of a certain kind - may be necessary even for parts of a super intelligence.
For background you might consult the Baseline of my opinion on LW topics.
Humans have powerful mental adaptations to cope with death/loss (they often actually learn from it and get out of it stronger).
Death/senescence/loss is adaptive for the group providing real benefits an utilitarian should see and build on.


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A: You were not far off, but beamer is not very flexible about some things (mainly ones which are discouraged in the manual). Here, there are a couple of patches needed
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Who will be Premier League Champions 2018? Is your team up there?
Chelsea earn £150million for Premier League title win and even ... - thesun.co.uk
Who are the bookies favorites to lift the premiership title next season?
by Glyn Bawden
5 August 2017 16:54 Sat 05 Aug 2017 16:54:04 BST
After the shock of Leicester in 2016 and Chelsea storming to a convincing win last season, the view is that 2017-18 is likely to be the most fiercely contested season for many years. The usual suspects will all be there or thereabouts of course but who do the bookies fancy, and is your team in the mix?
The Sky Blues have spent heavily in the close season and have bolstered their squad to the tune of £200 million, making them the Premier League's biggest spenders.
Pep Guardiola still has a lot to prove after success at Bayern and Barca and City's owners are renowned for their lack of patience. Nevertheless, bookies make City favourites for the title at 7/4.
Next in line are last year's winners at 7/2 who, despite losing their legendary captain John Terry and Nemanja Matic, have spent in excess of £100 million in a bid to retain the trophy. Real Madrid striker, Alvaro Morata should certainly increase their opportunities in front of goal.
It is almost inconceivable that, after their dominance in the 90's and 2000's under Sir Alex Ferguson, United have gone four years without challenging for the top prize. With Jose Mourinho firmly in place now and the addition of Romelu Lukaku to an already strong squad, that is back into the Champions League, bookmakers see Man United as 7/2 contenders along with Chelsea.
Last season's runners-up Tottenham, have still not completed a summer signing, but have managed to retain almost their entire squad from last season including two-times Golden Boot winner Harry Kane are at 8/1. One wonders, however, if this season may be written off as the team are waiting for a new ground to be built ready for the 2018-19 season.
Arsenal & Liverpool
It seems an age since Arsene Wenger's side enjoyed any sort of meaningful challenge for the trophy and at 10/1 it seems bookies would agree for this season. Despite breaking their own transfer record with the signing of Olympique Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette for £45.05 million it still looks like Wenger has lost his winning touch.
Seeing the name of Liverpool on the trophy is a dim and distant memory, and it looks like this year it will continue if the odds are anything to go by.
The Reds also broke their own record by signing Mohamed Salah, a right winger, from AS Roma. They have done well, so far, to retain the services of Coutinho, despite interest from Barcelona after Neymar's departure but it looks like being another barren year for Jurgen Klopp's team at 10/1.
Apart from Everton at 80/1 the rest of the league are at 250/1 if you fancy an outside bet. It might be worth it...remember, Leicester started their league winning season at 5000/1 !!
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From "Essense of the Earth" by Neal Bratten
Posted by alexp01 under Excerpt | Tags: climate, environment, fantasy, fiction, green, story |
Taera walked among the delegates, but she was not of them. In spite of the form she assumed there was no mistaking her for a mundane thing of dust and clay. There were waterfalls in her eyes, soft plains of waving grass in her hair, and the shifting expanse of desert sands played impossibly across her skin.
Even the delegates who has seen her before were visibly enraptured as if they were first beholding a world wrapped into a quasi-mortal guise. Some could be heard muttering wonderingly to themselves under their breath; from the audible snatches it was clear that each saw Taera differently–as they wanted to see her.
When she reached the dais, Taera turned and spoke in a voice that was both sea-breeze and premonition of storm. "We are pleased," she said. "Pleased at the steps that have been taken and the progress that has been made."
The rapturous applause that followed was indicative of how her praise cut to the quick of even the most hardened delegate's soul.
"Under our guidance, you have done much to roll back the ongoing rape of the natural order," Taera continued. "We spoke to you once of a gun at the temple of the world. You have removed the finger from its trigger."
Pandemonium among the delegates. Even the most hardened, grizzled veterans of the cause, men and women who had torched dealerships and sunk whaleboats, responded as enthusiastic children.
"However." That one word brought an unsteadiness to the acclamation. "The gun still remains, pressed to the very center of the world's being. Eventually another hand will rise up to grasp it."
Silence. The last cheers faded and there was no sound until Weatherby cleared his throat. "What would you have us do?" he asked.
"The immediate threat has been averted, but so long as hands exist to strike flint to rock, the danger remains. The cancer must not simply remiss; it must be cut from the body."
Murmurs of unease. "I don't understand," Weatherby said, voicing the sentiment of all the delegates present.
"You ask us what we would have of you," Taera said. "We can answer only in one regretful but necessary word. Extinction."
Taera's eyes flashed, burning with the molten force of a pyroclastic flow as the storm suggested in her tone of voice broke with shattering force. Weatherby didn't have time to utter a sound before he was struck by blinding green lightning issuing from the center of the emissary's being. He instantly crumbled to fine ash.
The other delegates, panicked, began to flee. But the green lightning arced from one to another, vaporizing each before each could move more than a step. Only a handful near the outermost periphery escaped the room with their lives.
"Flight will avail you not," Taera boomed. "In your destruction lies the world's salvation."
2 Responses to "From "Essense of the Earth" by Neal Bratten"
breylee Says:
Your descriptions of Taera are amazing, positively breathtaking.
alexp01 Says:
Aw, thanks. I worked for a long time on those, since the personification of our world really ought to evoke it in all its natural beauty. Evoke its ability to be stormy and destructive, too, but every story needs a little conflict 🙂
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CTO in all Multinationals ensures seamless Technical Progress, IPR Creation & Advanced Tech Product Development. Indian companies and Government largely have no CTO. Development is FREQUENTLY hindered, Derailed & Hijacked.
Nehru had 'Director General of Technical Development' or DGTD for short. Every project private or PSU was cleared by this office. DGTD was gradually corrupted and then dismantled. Planning Commission didn't take functions of DGTD in Planning Matters – Limited itself to Financial Management and even this was dismantled in 2014.
India is not able TAKE CRITICAL decisions – To Have Strong Patent Office or Lame Duck Patent Office, Water Storage in Dams or Johads,Food Processing at Farms or Distant Factories, Grains Storage at Farms or with Urban Traders, Canal Water for Drinking or Tube-Well,Hydro Power or Thermal Power, Pithead Power or at Load Centers,Rooftop Solar or Mega Solar Farms, Electric Buses or Battery Buses,Broad Gauge Metro Interconnected With Main Lines or Standard Gauge Independent Tracks, 24 hour Water Supply No Home Storage & Pumping or 1 hour Water Supply, CNG Buses or Euro IV to VI Diesel Buses, Call Centers in Gurgaon or Delhi, Wholesale Markets or Sabzi Mandi in Old Delhi or all Pin Code Areas, Schools within 1-2 kilometers or No Policy, High Tech Industries or Polluting Factories,Open Sewage Drains or Sewer Lines, Car Parking On Streets or Within Homes, Raw Foods Retail or Clean Foods Delivery, Streets Cleaned By Brooms or Washed Weekly & Vacuum Cleaning, Solar Water Heating or Electric Geysers, Potable Water Supply or Water Purifies in Every Home, Free Entry to Colonies or Restricted Entry during Day Time, Public Consultation or Contractor Driven Decisions —-.
Some Colonies may have 50 Saloons, 100 Banks, 20 Dental Clinics, 50 Coffee Shops & Restaurants but No Fruits & Vegetable Shop or Too Few Halwai Shop or Organized Retail and all Shops, Offices & Businesses are without Parking.
Home Consumers are BASE LOAD [24×365 Hours] of Electricity Distributors, Shops 9×310, Offices 6×280 hour of use. Fixed Cost Per Unit for Home Consumers should be zero – 200% for Shops & 300% for Offices. But recent DERC Tariff Order increased Fixed Cost to Domestic Consumers manifold.
Delhi may resume DESU Policy – separate Light & Power Connections – Billing. Zero Fixed Cost for Low Tariff for Lights, Fans, Desert Cooler, Refrigerators, TVs, Computers etc – High Tariff for ACs, Geysers and Maximum for Lifts Operated for 30m to 2 hours Per day in Domestic/Office.
Storage Dams on Yamuna is 1st Priority for Sustained Potable Water Supply.
Hamdard Bonanza is an innovative customer loyalty programme for Hakims/Doctors/Vaids/Unani & Ayurvedic Outlets has now become an iconic scheme. There has been an overwhelming response from Unani fraternity with more than 3500 participants from across the country. This event is a culmination of Hamdard Bonanza (2016-2017) and will see a lucky draw to identify more than 200 lucky winners of prizes, including Bumper prize of a Maruti Alto Car.
During a talk on the theme of "Role of Culture and Ethics in Promoting Peace and Harmony", a programme organized by Antar-Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) and The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library. H.H. The Dalai Lama, a world renowned spiritual leader aged 82, a student of Nalanda university spoke about Buddha`s teachings. He said Buddha was a great thinker and practitioner of compassion, love, and human values and reasons. Buddha always emphasized on reason. Buddha said: O` my followers, scholars, preachers "Be a light unto yourself". H.H. The Dalai Lama argued that there is no problem in any religion but problem lies in religious institutions and homegrown difference in religious traditions. He said India has tradition of compassion, love and secular-respect for all religions. According to H.H. The Dalai Lama, the era of feudalism is outdated; time of Kings and Queens are over, now time is for Democracy.World is interdependent. Citing an example of trade between Pakistan and India, he said both countries in trade terms are interdependent. While advising to the Indian Diaspora, the H.H. Dalia Lama emphasized on building Indian towns at par with China towns by Chinese. In a lighter vein, he said Chinese are hardworking and Indian are lazy people. Indian people need to be hardworking. At the end of his talk, H.H. the Dalai Lama emphasized that change will come by action not by prayer. He said that his mission is to revive ancient traditions.
Ambassador (Retd) Virendra Gupta, Former High Commissioner of India to South Africa and President of ARSP spoke about the Indian Diaspora in South Africa. He apprised that during colonial times, Indian Diaspora followed different trajectories encompassing indentured laborer to business entrepreneurs. Today, Indian Diaspora has solid presence in South Africa. The members of Indian Diaspora have achieved milestones in different fields such as commerce, education, health, and infrastructure and their contributions have promoted India` image at the international arena.
Shri Shakti Sinha, Director Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), New Delhi spoke about Guru- Shishya tradition. He said that despite destruction of Nalanda University Chela(H.H. The Dalai Lama) is spreading the teachings of Guru- The Great Guatama Buddha.
ARSP has been building bridges with the Indian Diaspora since 1978 and its work and service across the globe is commendable.
Oxxy, the Largest Healthcare Network in India, offered a solution to combat the problem of Gender Inequality in the country by facilitating "Rs. 11,000 Fixed Deposit to every Girl Child born in India"*.
The launching of "International Gender Equality Day" and "Oxxy Girl Child Development Program" and a day long conference held at Vigyan Bhawan demonstrated through concrete evidences and data the pervasive nature of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere. Discussions were held on topics like Equal Economic Opportunities, Gender Mainstreaming, Reservation for Women and Violence Against Women.
The panels examined issues related to gender inequality and shared ideas on best practices for reducing the gap. Topics of gender based reservation and measures needed to prevent violence against women were raised. They formulated recommendations to increase women's participation on national level, sharing fair practices and empowering women to increase their economic participation.
Despite progress in the last few years, it is estimated that countries around the world still have some discriminatory laws in their legal framework. These range from laws that prevent basic rights like education, right to work, dressing up or driving a car. The conference was focused on highlighting inequalities and challenges faced by women; identifying gaps and opportunities for gender equality in 2030 agenda for a progressive and healthier world.
Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour with her third child.
She is with the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London – the same hospital where Kate gave birth to Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
No scan, Kate and William did not ask if they would be welcoming a son or daughter opting to be surprised, Middleton due to give birth she will no doubt make the most of her final weekend with Prince William and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte ahead of the arrival of Royal baby.
Kensington Palace announced that the Duchess was admitted to the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London on Monday morning.
Further Kensington Palace said the Duchess traveled to the hospital by car and was in the "early stages of labour". Royal watchers will be expecting a swift delivery.
Mr DK Singh Principal Secrearty Panchayati Raj depptt Odisha gave welcome address with skill progress in the state.
Mr GB Mathur most skill of industries are fast changing we need to keep pace and we are 6% skill compare to SKorea 96% so scale are quite high.
Smt Nidhi Dua of Marks & Spencer said we must give dignity of skill to each skill as each are important in its own right.
Odisha is house of Sun Temple, Konark temple the people of the state has genitical skill thus need training for right skill keeping in viw of demand.


19 years old Destiny Cruz emerged as the winner of Miss World Guam 2017 after competing in the evening gown, swimsuit and interview portions of the pageant. She came out on top among the 11 contestants, on Tuesday night at the Sheraton Laguna Guam resort.
Cruz who hails from the village of Inarajan will now represent Guam at the 67th MIss World contest in China this October and November. Her charity of choice (BWAP) at the national pageant was the Down Syndrome Association of Guam.
The first runner up was Annania Nauta, second runner up was Erin Wong and third runner up was Alana Santos.


GC Coaches is a local Australian bus and charter company, with locations on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane. Our service area spans Australia wide. If you're looking for a charter coach or charter bus hire with a specific itinerary in mind, get in touch with our friendly staff and we will only be too happy to sit down and discuss any queries you may have.
Upon sitting down with you to discuss your personalised itinerary we can make sure every little aspect is catered for, allowing for a hassle and incident free journey.
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phase diagram worksheet #2
C. 2)If you were to have a bottle containing compound X in your closet, what phase would it most likely be in? Worksheet – Phase Diagrams 1. 7) What are the values for temperature and pressure at STP? pressure. The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. Phase Diagram Worksheet Name: A phase diagram is a graphical way to depict the effects of pressure and temperature on the phase of a substance: The CURVES indicate the conditions of temperature and pressure under which "equilibrium" between different phases of a substance can exist. The graph was drawn from data collected as a substance was heated at a constant rate. What state(s) would the substance be in at each of points 2 to 5? Suppose at a much lower pressure, the substance was under the conditions at point 6. _____ 10) What is the phase (s, l, g) of a substance at 1.5 atm and 50 °C? Use this diagram for questions (1) – (9) (1) Label each region of the graph as solid, liquid, or gas. Name, and explain the significance of, the point C. Curve 1 can be thought of as showing the effect of pressure on melting point. 1)What is the critical temperature of compound X? temperature. (2) Label the triple point, normal melting point, and normal boiling point on the graph and estimate their values in the spaces below. At 1 atmosphere and room temperature (25 C), would you expect solid carbon dioxide to melt to the liquid phase, or sublime to the gas phase? The phase diagram for bromine is shown below. 3. (Write the names of these phases in the appropriate regions directly on the diagram.) We also acknowledge previous National Science Foundation support under grant numbers 1246120, 1525057, and 1413739. 15. Legal. on the phase of a substance: The CURVES indicate the conditions of temperature and pressure under which "equilibrium" between different phases of a substance can exist. Liquid water has the highest specific heat of all liquids except for NH3(True, False) True 2. You should try to answer the questions without accessing the Internet. Part A – Generic Phase Diagram. 0. and . The phase diagram for bromine is shown below. For the following two questions consider the two lines on the phase diagram below: This is the phase diagram for carbon dioxide with some values marked on it: Solid carbon dioxide is commonly known as "dry ice". Describe what happens to the substance as you increase the temperature from point 6 to point 8. and . What letter represents the triple point? If you think about the three lines which meet at that point, they represent the point that liquid, solid and gas coexist. phase diagram. pressure. Unless otherwise noted, LibreTexts content is licensed by CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Pure Phases and their Transitions (Worksheet), [ "article:topic", "Phase transition", "authorname:clarkj" ], Former Head of Chemistry and Head of Science. Phase Diagram Worksheet Answers Refer to the phase diagram below when answering the questions on this worksheet: 1) Label the following on the phase diagram above: Solid phase, liquid phase, gas phase, triple point, critical point. The temperature and pressure corresponding to this are known as the critical temperature and critical pressure. A phase diagram is a type of chart used to show conditions (pressure, temperature, volume, etc.) Common components of a phase diagram are lines of equilibrium or phase boundaries, which refer to lines that mark conditions under which multiple phases can coexist at equilibrium. On Crosbia, bolonium (Bg) and manasium (Ma) react together to form the compound tastegudum. Phase Change Worksheet. 2. Work in groups on these problems. _____ 9) What is the phase (s, l, … Give the state(s) at each of the points 1 to 3. Mark on the diagram the areas corresponding to ice, liquid water, and water vapor. In your own words, what is the definition of a triple point? c. Suppose the constant pressure was 1 atmosphere. ~770. Draw a small red circle around the point that is the critical point for tastegudum.
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A well established cycling club serving, Southampton, New Forest and surrounding areas.
Being a member of Crabwood Cycling Club isn't just about cycling!
We hold regular training sessions and also plenty of social activities throughout the year.
The club was formed in 1943 by staff working at the Headquarters of the Ordnance Survey in Crabwood House, Maybush, Southampton. Many of our former riders have gone on to national and international success. Membership is open to anyone interested in the sport or pastime of cycling, although members under 16 years of age must be accompanied on all Club runs and Clubtraining activities by a parent, guardian or responsible adult.
Affiliated to British Cycling, Cycling Time Trials, TLI, EDCA, B&DWCA.


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Stephen Purches (Ilford, Inglaterra, 14 de enero de 1980) es un exfutbolista inglés. Jugo de defensa y su último equipo fue el AFC Bournemouth de Inglaterra.

Trayectoria
Su primer club fue el West Ham United donde debutó en el año 1998.

Clubes

Enlaces externos y referencias

 Ficha del Jugador en la Página oficial del club (En inglés)

Futbolistas de Inglaterra
Futbolistas del West Ham United Football Club
Futbolistas del Leyton Orient Football Club
Futbolistas del Athletic Football Club Bournemouth

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They also have this terrible Chat Roulette-type gimmick where you shake your phone and the app will match you up with someone who also happens to be shaking their phone, and you two are instantly put together and pretty much forced to chat! And I hate to say it but the people who use this app leave a lot to be desired. Or let's just be superficial and head to Tinder where if you get poorly-phrased opening lines, it's at least from people you find attractive. The only amusement I got from this was reading the posts on people's walls full of jeje speak, and grammatical errors. Technically, you can get matches for free, but here's the catch: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. When I finally set it up, I got myself matches that for some reason have no faces. Despite the 40 minutes it took to get through all the questions, I was looking forward to finally using this app because it was being extremely thorough about the important questions.
The second I signed up I was bombarded with come-ons in really bad English. But after all the effort and built-up excitement it turns out that the app is basically pointless unless you pay up.
You have to complete the sentence "How about we ______," and some people don't follow instructions.
I've been told that setting up your profile properly and answering questions will help filter your options but oh god, who has time to spend calibrating Ok Cupid???
Algorithms are smarter and sharper, and you can meet up with people in your area in literal minutes if you wanted to.You always see who checks you out every single time, and the free version has no real privacy settings so basically anyone can ogle you whenever they please.It's good if you like the person, but otherwise it makes me feel kind of violated.I do slightly appreciate the way you are able to get into contact with one of your matches (you send them 5 questions, they send you 5 back, you get to talking), but not being able to see anyone's face is too much to ask. By making people think up of date ideas as part of their profile, it's a great way to see how people think, and what they like.It's also, kind of unfortunately, a way to weed out the idiots.
Most of the date ideas are typical, like coffee, or drinks, or restaurants, but then you come across little quirky gems that really get you excited. No beating around the bush with this app.: I am in love with the layout of this app! Also, the concept is unique and it makes things interesting.
Our goal is to share as much information as possible about Philippines live webcam sites.
Lass deiner Kreativität freien Lauf und richte Dein virtuelles Appartement in einer echten virtuellen Stadt ein oder bau Deine eigene Insel, um Parties zu feiern, zu flirten und ein außergewöhliches Leben zu leben!
The aim of this site will be to showcase the South African collectors and their work.


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Prince William, Prince Harry release joint statement denying 'bullying' reports
By Becca Longmire	ETCanada.com
Posted January 13, 2020 8:33 am
Updated January 13, 2020 9:14 am
3:28 Queen holds emergency meeting over Prince Harry and Meghan's royal exit
WATCH: Queen holds emergency meeting over Prince Harry and Meghan's royal exit
Prince William and Prince Harry released a joint statement Monday after rumours about William "bullying" Harry and Meghan Markle did the rounds online.
The statement read: "Despite clear denials, a false story ran in a U.K. newspaper today speculating about the relationship between The Duke of Sussex and The Duke of Cambridge.
4:35 What's next for the Royals?
What's next for the Royals?
"For brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful."
READ MORE: Prince Harry to have face-to-face meeting with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince William
"For brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful."
— Emily Nash (@emynash) January 13, 2020
The message comes after the Times claimed Will and Kate wanted to "push" Harry and Meghan away.
Meghan Markle's estranged father accuses her of 'cheapening' royal family
The Queen is thought to be holding a meeting at Sandringham on Monday to discuss an exit plan for Harry and Markle alongside Prince William and Prince Charles.
READ MORE: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's move to Canada could be costly for taxpayers
Prince Philip is thought to be "livid" and will not be attending the meeting.
Meghan is currently in Canada with baby Archie but is said to be dialling in at around 6 a.m. PT.
1:20 Queen Elizabeth calls crisis meeting to discuss future for Prince Harry, Meghan
Queen Elizabeth calls crisis meeting to discuss future for Prince Harry, Meghan
Last Wednesday, the palace was rocked with the surprise announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they would no longer be senior members of the firm, would become financially independent and would be splitting their time between both sides of the pond.
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With sadness, the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering at the Ohio State University announces the passing of Professor Emeritus Tien H. Wu on June 7, 2018. For more than 50 years, he shared his experience, knowledge, and wisdom with generations of students.
Professor Wu received his B.S. in civil engineering from St. John's University in Shanghai, China, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, where he was one of Ralph Peck's first Ph.D. students. He served as a faculty member for 12 years at Michigan State University and for 29 years at Ohio State, from 1965 until his retirement in 1994. He served as chair of CEGE from 1992 – 1994. In addition to these appointments, he held the position of visiting professor at academic institutions worldwide.
Throughout his exceptional teaching career, Professor Wu led courses in geotechnical engineering, where he addressed topics such as soil mechanics, rock mechanics, soil properties, advanced soil mechanics, seepage, foundations and earthwork design, soil dynamics, and probability and statistics. He remained an active professor emeritus, collaborating with other geotechnical engineers on books and journals.
Dr. Wu performed research on the strength properties of soil and rock, stability of embankments and natural slopes, soil reinforcement, and, perhaps most notably, risk and reliability assessments for foundations and slopes. A pioneer in the development and application of probabilistic methods in geotechnical engineering, he studied geotechnical reliability, providing leadership and insight into the probability of foundation safety, safety and hazard analysis of slopes, and uncertainty and decision-making in geotechnical engineering. He amassed over 90 technical publications based on his research and he published books on soil mechanics and soil dynamics.
Peers and colleagues consistently recognized Professor Wu's professional accomplishments. His awards include the U.S. Antarctica Service Medal (1967), the Ohio State University College of Engineering Research Award (1988), the ASCE State-of-the Art Award (1990), the Earnest Award from the ASCE Cleveland Section (2000), and the Ralph B. Peck Award from the Geo-Institute (2008). In 2006, Wu was elected an Honorary Member of ASCE. Wu's professional service included several committees in ASCE, TRB, and ISSMFE. He also served on several review panels for NSF.
The Ohio State civil engineering community expresses to the family of Professor Tien H. Wu, its deepest sympathy for their loss.
The T.H. Wu Distinguished Lecture is a signature event in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering. Presented yearly, the lecture features prominent scholars and practioners in the field of geotechnical engineering. The lecture is held in honor of Dr. Tien H. Wu, professor emeritus and former chair of CEGE.
James K. Mitchell Sc.D., P.E.,N.A.E., N.A.S.
James K. Mitchell received his B.S. (1951) degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his M.S. (1953) and Sc.D. (1956) degrees in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty of U.C. Berkeley in 1958 and held the Edward G. Cahill and John R. Cahill Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the time of his retirement from Berkeley in 1993. Concurrently, he was Research Engineer in the Institute of Transportation Studies and in the Earthquake Engineering Research Center. He was CEE Department Chair from 1979 through 1984. After retirement from Berkeley, Professor Mitchell was appointed in 1994 as the first Charles E. Via, Jr. Professor in the Via CEE Department at Virginia Tech. He became University Distinguished Professor in 1996 and University Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, in 1999. During his career, he supervised the dissertation research of 76 Ph.D. students and authored more than 375 publications, including the graduate level text and geotechnical reference, Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, that is widely used by geotechnical engineers around the world.
Over his career, Professor Mitchell has served as a consultant to numerous governmental and private organizations on geotechnical problems and earthwork projects of many types. More recent projects include the evaluation of seismic stability and design of liquefaction mitigation options for Success Dam and Isabella Dam (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Folsom Dam (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation), and San Pablo Dam (East Bay Municipal Water District), all in California. He has also served as a member of the Seismic Safety Peer Review Panel for the Bay Area Rapid Transit System and on the ACSE External Review Panel for the Performance Evaluation of Post-Katrina Hurricane and Flood Protection Projects around New Orleans.
Among his many honors, Professor Mitchell was awarded the ASCE Norman Medal in 1972 and 1995, the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award (four times), the Walter L. Huber Research Prize, the Terzaghi Lecture Award, the Karl Terzaghi Award, the H. Bolton Seed Medal (2004) and the 2006 Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award (OPAL) in Education; the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Berkeley Citation from U.C. Berkeley; the Western Electric Fund Award of the American Society for Engineering Education; the Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement from NASA; and the 2001 Kevin Nash Gold Medal of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. He was the 1991 Rankine Lecturer of the British Geotechnical Society. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 1976 and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1998.
Professor Wu discusses geotechnical engineering, academic collaboration and "retirement". Interview conducted in March, 2017.


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Campbellfield shooting victim dies in..
Campbellfield shooting victim dies in hospital, man arrested
The victim of Monday's shooting in broad daylight outside a shopping centre in Melbourne's north has died in hospital.
Police have been told a man carrying a gun approached the victim in an Officeworks car park at Campbellfield around 3.30pm.
He shot the man a number of times before fleeing in what appeared to be a red Holden Commodore.
Nearby retail workers have told Channel Nine how bystanders ran for their lives.
The victim of the shooting was taken to hospital in a critical condition but has since died.
A man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon.


I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. I'm so excited to finally blog my last wedding of 2010, with an adorable couple from Australia. They braved the Canadian cold for a lovely ceremony at The Inn at Laurel Point, which was certainly in the holiday spirit with some of the most beautiful holiday decorations in town. To go along with the elegant decor, I think this is the most stylish family I've ever seen. Right down to the baby in a pinstriped vest. Love it.
Kyle and Kent had really nice matching suits, and matching rings but in different colours. They said they got a lot of looks as they walked around the harbour to the hotel. I said that Victorians just aren't used to seeing men with such great style. Maybe they should have their own TV show called "Dress My Groom".


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Todd Pasternack, Lessons from the Road, Leadership & Strategy, Innovation & Creativity, Management & Workplace Culture
Issue 168 - 06 | Lessons From The Road: Bringing Musicianship and Performing Into The Office
By Todd Pasternack
Published Sept. 19, 2018 12:00 p.m.
"We often look towards established business leaders when seeking out new ideas to inspire us. Their advice and stories re-energize us, bringing the hope of discovering a greater awareness of where our careers can evolve to, or how our businesses can operate with fresh approaches to drive growth. We dig to uncover nuggets of wisdom from these well-known leaders to embrace and adopt into our everyday lives. But perhaps there's an unexpected type of leader to draw inspiration from.
Have you ever looked at the way bands and music artists operate—at various levels of success—and found parallels to the ways that businesses need to constantly innovate, grow and empower their teams to get the best out of them? Or how the power of listening can open up new and unexpected opportunities?
As a former professional musician turned technology executive, I've seen and lived these parallels between the stage and office and put them into practice. There are more connections than you may think."
About Todd Pasternack | After being a professional musician for over ten years (writing, recording, producing, touring internationally) Todd Pasternack had the unbelievably good fortune of becoming just as passionate about creating with code and technology as he was with musical instruments. Todd transitioned full-time into digital marketing design, development, and ultimately strategy and product development. Over the years, Todd has consulted on advertising technology for brands and agencies such as Ford, Apple, Showtime, Nike, American Express, Coke, R/GA, W+K, BBDO, and built and grew relationships with strategic technology and publisher partners such as Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Twitter, Comcast, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBSi, and others. When Todd isn't geeking out on ad tech, he's spending time with his wife and two sons in Palo Alto, CA. You might also find him playing guitar and singing alongside his wife on bass and vocals in one of their music projects.
https://www.toddpasternack.com/
Musicians as Business Leaders
Published 10/2017 by Archer Books


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US and Japan trust each other, but both are wary of China: Poll
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TOKYO (AFP) - Over seven decades after Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and dragged the United States into a global war, Americans and Japanese overwhelmingly trust each other and are wary of China, an opinion poll has shown.
In contrast to the oft-heard calls from Beijing for more Japanese contrition over World War II, around two-thirds of Americans believe Tokyo has apologised enough or has no need to say sorry.
The findings, released on Tuesday by the US-based Pew Research Centre, come just weeks before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to travel to the United States, where he will become the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint session of the US Congress.
His speech will be carefully watched for any indication of how he will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II later in the year, with Beijing urging him to "show sincerity" over his nation's past crimes.
But the poll by Pew found no significant animosity exists between people in Japan and the US, despite their four years of war until 1945 and the subsequent American occupation until 1952.
"Adversaries in World War II, fierce economic competitors in the 1980s and early 1990s, Americans and Japanese nonetheless share a deep mutual respect," the think-tank said in its annual report based on the survey of 1,000 people from each country.
About 68 per cent of Americans trust Japan and 75 per cent of Japanese trust the United States, the survey showed, while only 30 per cent of Americans and 7 per cent of Japanese trust China.
Six in ten Americans believe that the rise of China as a military and economic power makes relations between Japan and the United States more important, it said.
At the same time, "more Americans, especially young Americans, think it is important to have strong economic ties with China than believe it is important to have such ties with Japan", it said.
"A majority of Americans see Japan as a status-quo economic power, neither rising nor declining."
Japanese brands fare well in US public opinion, with Sony seen in a favourable light by 88 per cent of respondents and carmaker Toyota by 85 per cent.
However, for Brand Abe, the news was not so good: "Only 11 per cent of Americans have a favourable view of current Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
"But this can largely be attributed to the fact that 73 per cent say they have never heard of him," it said.
On questions of history, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed 140,000 people and 70,000, respectively, has long divided Americans and Japanese.
In the latest survey, 56 per cent of Americans say they believe the use of nuclear weapons was a justified means of ending the war; 34 per cent said it was not.
In Japan, only 14 per cent say the bombing was justified, versus 79 per cent who say it was not.
"Despite this lingering disagreement over the justification for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, few Americans or Japanese believe Japan owes an apology for its actions during WWII," it said.
A total of 61 per cent of Americans say either Japan has apologised sufficiently for the war or no apology is now necessary, against 29 per cent who say Japan has not apologised enough for its actions during the conflict.


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Roast of Arlington VA music minister brings out some new anthems, and some Vaughn Williams
On Sunday, Oct. 31, the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington VA gave a "roast" to the minister of music Carol Feather Martin.
The program included two new anthems composed (words and music) by pastor Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt, with chorus and piano, both sunny-sounding works in major keys. The church service also included a setting of one of the English Country Songs, of Ralph Vaughn Williams (1906), "Music's Powerful Art", with words by Fulp-Eickstaedt.
The pastoral folk song music may be what we think of when we contemplate Vaughn Williams, but often his music was powerful and virile. Consider the Symphony #4 in F Minor (with its outright anger), or the noble Symphony #8 in D Minor, or the exhuberant Symphony #2 in G ("London"). Of course, there is the early Symphony #1, the Sea Symphony (see April 13, 2008 here). But my favorite Vaughn Williams is the early Brahmsian choral song "Toward the Unknown Region". And on many Christmas days, I've played Willcocks's Hodie, on EMI-Angel.
Labels: church service concerts, Vaughn Williams
Comedy Central and Jon Stewart: "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear": crowds!
Well, I tried the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" from Comedy Central and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (and the Daily Show) on Saturday Oct. 30. I've never found the Metro so crowded, or the Mall so filled, since the gay pride rally of 1993. (I don't know how the Million Man March in 1995 went.)
The music was rather like that on Sirius Radio, but the real show was the placards in the crowd. Don't be afraid of overeducated people. Don't be afraid of rationality. Real problems require real solutions.
You can visit the "Sarah Palin Watchdog" blog mentioned on the demonstrator's poster here.
Technically, this was a "performance" or a "concert" rather than a rally, so it went on this blog.
CC's website for the event is here. The word on the street is that the crowd was about 400000. It was som much larger than expected, and the concert promoters did not have permits to put up speakers and jumbotrons everywhere.
Labels: outdoor
Ethan Bortnick plays his own "Arctic Jazz" on ABC
On Oct. 26 nine year old Ethan Bortnick played "Arctic Jazz" "by me" on ABC Good Morning America.
He discussed his piece "Time Machine" which he said deals with the journey of a Florida manatee.
He had appeared before in March.
The jazz did sound as though it was being improvised; it was a lot less formal than Gershwin (or even Alban Berg).
Here's another new video from MSNBC, Bortnick at 12, link.
Labels: Bortnick, young musicians
Thomas Pandolfi gives all Chopin piano recital in Washington DC
Tonight, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, Thomas Pandolfi (site) gave a free concert at the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington DC, in the Sanctuary, on a Steinway.
The program comprised all Chopin. I misplaced the program, but I name the main contents: The C#-minor Fantasy-Impromptu, both Polonaises, a Mazurka, the C#-minor Waltz, the E-flat and F major Nocturnes (both of which I studied in the 1950s at around 10th grade, right after a change in piano teachers after the first one died), and eight of the 24 Etudes, including the "Revolutionary" and "Ocean", both in C minor, and the "Thirds" and "Sixths". Mr. Pandolfi explained each piece.
He played three encores, including a jazz etude, a Liszt transcription of a Robert Schumann song, and a Gershwin medley.
The regular service at the Church today included a prelude "Hymns of Faith" by Lawrence Schreiber with James Sennett playing the Euphonium and the composer at the piano, and an offertory recitative and aria "The Publican", by Beardsley van der Water, sung by Deborah Miller. The sermon, by Jeffrey Haggray, made an interesting comparison of "only" the Pharisees and the tax collector, in a society where the tax collector was an "entrepreneur" who had a government license to collect as much tax as he could and keep the excess.
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Labels: Chopin, church service concerts, concert music, Gershwin, Pandolfi, pianists
An Irish folksong inspires Josh Groban, and at least one composer
The Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington VA on Sunday (Oct. 17) opened the main service with Jubilate Ringers performing Sandra Eithun's arrangement of 'You Raise Me Up". This is the same song that Josh Groban performs (Sirius Radio often plays it), and it is based on the Irish traditional folk song "Danny Boy". The theme is the similar to the main subject of the passionate "Irish Rhapsody #4" in A Minor ("The Fisherman of Loch Maegh and What He Saw") by Irish composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, a 20 minute orchestral tone poem that is surprisingly little performed (it is available on Chandos, Vernon Handley and the Ulster Orchestra, 1988) but rises to great majesty as it crashes to a close, like a great memorial postlude.
Last week, I drove the turnpike route to the little town of Kipton, Ohio (five miles west of Oberlin), for the service of my own aunt June, when the song played several times over Sirius. During the service, it was mentioned that June played the piano and often entertained people with it back during the war years (she was born in 1924). Her older sister Frances (passed in 2000) actually taught piano and played in bingo halls. (That piano was an upright in the den of the "historic" Kipton house; once I banged out the infamous cadenza from Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto on it), I took piano from a woman in Arlington (also on an upright) who would pass away of cancer when I was in ninth grade, in 1958.
I thought about this yesterday during the concert at Le Poisson Rouge (previous post) in New York. For every musician who makes it big time in the public eye, there were countless family members (usually women, including those who never married but who took care of everyone else) who passed down the love of music to future generations.
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I finally made it to La Poisson Rouge in NYC, New Zealand 2010 show
Well, I missed the event at La Poisson Rouge ("The Red Fish") on Bleeker St. in the Village in New York last week, but tonight I made it to a free event at 5:45, the "New Zealand CMJ 2010" Band, with a standing audience, mostly from down under. There was a long line to get in, even for happy hour. The music was your usual hip rock, mostly in A major and B minor, rather rhythmic.
The venue really is spectacular. It pays to go on the road sometimes.
Later, these images:
I also met Jon Ostrow of "MicControl", link.
Labels: artist venues, Poisson Rouge, rock concerts
17 Year Old conductor Ravas performs with Baltimore Symphony at Strathmore, plays Mahler Blumine
I don't usually blog about events I missed, but last night 17 year old conductor Ilyich Ravas conducted for the Baltimore Symphony at the Strathmore Center in Bethesda, MD. I was at a Reel Affirmations event in Washington at the time (see movies blog Oct 16). Ravas is officially the Assistant Conductor for the Baltimore-Peabody Symphony Orchestra.
The BSO has a video of an interview with Ravas discussing the program, here.
Ravas discusses the Shostakovich Symphony #1 in F, composed at the age of 18, before the composer felt corrupeted by Soviet political correctness (as in the somewhat hollow but popular 5th). Remember that the scherzo of the work has a piano part, and the work builds to an impassioned close, ending on a single octave. I have Jarvi conducting it on Chandos.
Ravas also explained his life as a student at Peabody. I knew an organ student at Peabody, William C. Evans, back in the late 1960s. I actually took organ from him for a while. He had been organist at the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington DC in 1966-1967.
The concert apparently also featured Beethoven's Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat (not my favorite – the opening theme sounds perfunctory) with Markus Groh at the piano, the Brahms Academic Festival Overture in C (with its rousing climax reminiscent of the end of the First Symphony) and the Blumine movement left out of Mahler's First Symphony. Ravas says that the movement had been intended as a symphonic poem. I have a recording by Istvan Fisher that includes the Blumine, and I think the Symphony works much better with the wistful movement included, before the Landler.
Last week I did have the opportunity to wander the campus of Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio, Some of the major music schools in the country: Julliard, Yale, Indiana University, Peabody, Oberlin.
I'll look for his next concert, perhaps in Baltimore.
Labels: Strathmore, young musicians
Armless pianist wins contest in China playing with his toes
Reuters has a story about an armless pianist who plays the piano with his toes and who won the "China's Got Talent" contest. The artist is Lui Wei, who won the contest in Shanghai. He was electrocuted at 7 in a game of hide-and-seek.
ABC Good Morning America showed him playing "You're Beautiful" on Oct 12, but no video was yet available. The story link is here.
YouTube has some videos of him, such as here.
Labels: young musicians
From vinyl, to CD's, to MP3: full-price and budget labels; generally, classical prices have risen
By the time I was a senior in high school and had started to "collect" classical records, my father would say "those cheap records, not cut right."
Actually, around 1962 or so, the record industry had a rather simple price structure and product line setup, for classical. The big labels were RCA Victor (NBC), Columbia (CBS), London, Angel (EMI), and DG (Germany) and Philips (the Netherlands). And there were some others, like Westminster, Mercury, Vanguard, Artia (Czechosolvakia). Most of them listed at $4.98 a record ($5.98 for imports) and $1.00 more for stereo. But pretty soon (by about 1961 or so), the majors had their own "budget labels", like RCA Victrola, Harmony (later Odyssey), Richmond, and Seraphim, which listed at $1.98 for mono. Artia, while obscure as a label, had a well known low budget Parliament brand. A bizarre major label was Decca in the US (apparently no relation to British Decca which was London in the US), which sometimes marketed DG recordings as its own, sometimes on inferior vinyl. It offered a Furtwangler Schubert 9th with very muffled sound. Also, Capitol was active in classics for a while before Angel took it over.
Discount stores typically charged a dollar less, except when there were special sales. But a store called Swillers in Arlington charged $3.69 for $4.98 records. Collectors noticed how much music could fit onto one side without inner groove distortion. Sometimes the Beethoven Fifth (without exposition repeats) could be fit on one side. But a few exclusive shops like the Disc Shop north of Dupont Circle charged list price, and allowed buyers to listen to records privately before buying.
Then there was Record Sales, on G Street in downtown Washington DC. They had more half price sales than anyone else, and soon started offering supposedly full price labels Everest (with its 35 mm magnetic film) and Vox at 2 for $3.00. Vox would eventually add its own low price label, Turnabout, but probably had a wider range of obscure late romantic music than any other label.
People would ask me, "Bill, why don't you pay $4.98 for a record like most people?" In large cities where there was retail competition, you didn't have to. But when Record Sales went out business, people said, "They sold their records too cheap." I once tried to get a job there.
It was in the 1960s that post-romantic music boomed, as Leonard Bernstein discovered all the lesser played Mahler symphonies, and added Carl Nielsen.
That product and pricing structure more or less held together as CD's came into being in the early and mid 1980s (although in the 1970s record prices had inched up to about $8.98 list typically). My first CD was the Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra" on London, not very much music for one CD. In the late 1980s, Records International in Goleta CA seemed to have the definitive catalogue on a lot of late romantic music, some on its own label and related Marco Polo, with much music recorded in Singapore. For example, RI offered the early Symphony in F Minor by Richard Strauss, a lush work with a passionate slow movement and a thrilling conclusion recalling the Mendelssohn Scotch, with a hymn tune sometimes appearing in church. In time, overseas CD labels like Chandos, Hyperion, Claves, and other domestic labels like Desto and of course Telarc, offered a great range of late romantic and early modern music for premium prices.
The CD world brought some new budget labels, expecially Naxos, which featured a lot of obscure romantic music, and Laserlight, which featured anthologies. In its heyday, Tower Records was a popular place, until the Internet started eating into storefront sales.
CD's were touted as a medium that would last forever against wear, but more recently there has been concern that CD's could deteriorate over time, especially if exposed to hot or moist conditions. Now record collectors look at MP3 downloads, offered legally, usually for lower prices than CD's, along with liner notes on PDF files (very copyright protected), with the advantage that home computer users can back them up offsite with services like Carbonite or Mozy.
Some CD labels have changed focus over time. For example, Nonesuch used to be a low cost subsidiary of Elektra and featured a lot of baroque music. Now it belongs to Time Warner and sometimes offers new music from younger composers, such as the recent 2-piano work "Shy and Mighty" by Tim Andres (May 20 here).
Labels: consumer products
Remembering Charles Ives; some events in NYC
Vivien Schweitzer has a major story on the music of Charles Ives in the Sunday Oct. 3 New York Times, p. 24 in Arts & Leisure, "Taming Ives with head, heart and humor", link here.
I had trouble finding this story online until I tried "Taming Ives" in Google.
The most interesting part of the article is the facsimile of the opening of the Concord Sonata (#2), with the first movement titled "Emerson". Online, the NY Times article "legally" reproduces the first page of the score (q.v.) Note the massive writing in octaves and polytonal chords and syncopation. It looks like Brahms, until you hear it. I believe Ives experimented with quarter tones, but I'm not sure I could name a work right now. "Ploytonality" seems to characterize most of his work.
I have a CD of this packed away somewhere, so I went to Amazon and located the recording in 2005 by Gilbert Kalish. I have never bought classical music by MP3 download before, so I tried the $0.99 download of the third movement, "The Alcotts", about six minutes, triple time, and it does sound the most Brahmsian of the four movements. Vista (and popup control) made it complicated to do, and then find later; Amazon let me play it before making me pay.
Note that Amazon, like many sites, lets one play a minute or so of each movement of a work for free before deciding to buy.
In the long run, MP3 may be the way to go to collect classical music, if you have an automated backup service (Mozy, Carbonite, or Webroot) to save your digital collection from all possible wildfires and hurricanes (I think property insurance companies would like the concept).
During my senior year of high school (1960-1961), one of my best friends, while enamored to Dvorak and the last movement of Tchaikovky's Pathetique (the latter always seemed too self-pitying for me), once announced (either on a Shenandoah hike or on that Mount Washington field trip) that Charles Ives was his favorite composer. (No one had heard of Amy Beach in those days.) But I got taken in by Ives's First Symphony, a traditionally tonal postromantic work (1902) in D Minor, as I remember, on RCA with Gould and the Chicago Symphony at one time, as I recall (the work quotes other romantic works, including Dvorak), but Eugen D'Albert had already done something similar in his first piano concerto). And Ives's "Unknown Region" sounds like Mars to me, just after the remnants of a billion year old dead civilization have been found.
I'll pass on some news from an email: the music of Tim Andres "("Timo") will be performed Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 11 here ("Yale in New York" link) and at Carnegoe West Oct. 12, link here. with Ensemble ACJW from a Carnegie program called "The Academy" (link ), no relation to a fictitious institution in one of my screenplay scripts!
Wikipedia attribution link for Carnegie Hall picture
Labels: Andres, concert music, Poisson Rouge
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Q: Bluetooth not working on Ubuntu 20.04 Please help me with my problem.
Suddenly after some updates via Software updater Bluetooth stop working at my msi ps42 modern 8mo (ps428mo-454xua)
Tried some workarounds from here Ubuntu 20.04 bluetooth not working
Still got a problem.
What can I do to solve the problem?
Some outputs here:
systemctl | grep -i blue:
  run-snapd-ns-bluez.mnt.mount    loaded active     mounted   /run/snapd/ns/bluez.mnt
  snap-bluez-229.mount    active     mounted   Mount unit for bluez, revision 229
  snap-bluez-266.mount    active     mounted   Mount unit for bluez, revision 266
  bluetooth.service       active     running   Bluetooth service
● snap.bluez.bluez.service  failed     failed    Service for snap application bluez.bluez
● snap.bluez.obex.service   failed     failed    Service for snap application bluez.obex

dmesg | grep -i blue:
no output
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Coffee Lake HOST and DRAM Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) (rev 02)
00:12.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Thermal Controller (rev 30)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP USB 3.1 xHCI Controller (rev 30)
00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Shared SRAM (rev 30)
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP CNVi [Wireless-AC] (rev 30)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP MEI Controller #1 (rev 30)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f0)
00:1d.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #13 (rev f0)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 30)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller (rev 30)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SMBus Controller (rev 30)
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SPI Controller (rev 30)
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Kingston Technology Company, Inc. Device 5008 (rev 01)

rfkill list all:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

Some update, after cold boot up, Bluetooth is on, I can see it by blueman icon in top bar. When I try to open settings I see some devices for a second than I see message: No Bluetooth found
screen of Bluetooth settings
I can add some extra info, but don't know what could help
UPD
Some new info:
after cold bootup Bluetooth is up.
bluetoothctl:
Agent registered
[CHG] Controller 08:71:90:94:E5:AC Pairable: yes

Than i tried to connect to device:
 bluetooth]# connect 00:42:79:AF:89:97
    Attempting to connect to 00:42:79:AF:89:97
    [CHG] Controller 08:71:90:94:E5:AC Class: 0x00000000
    Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed
    [CHG] Controller 08:71:90:94:E5:AC Powered: no
    [CHG] Controller 08:71:90:94:E5:AC Discovering: no

and Bluetooth no more available
[bluetooth]# devices
No default controller available

A: I have a Dell XPS 15 7590 and Bluetooth failed to start without notice. I uninstalled bluez and installed it again and that fixed the problem for me. I have no idea why.
sudo apt remove --purge --auto-remove bluez
sudo apt-get install bluez
It would be nice to know why all this happened.


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Calycanthus brockianus Ferry & Ferry f. – gatunek rośliny z rodziny kielichowcowatych (Calycanthaceae Lindl.). Występuje naturalnie tylko w Georgii (USA).

Morfologia
 Pokrój Krzew dorastający do 1–2, rzadko 3 m wysokości. Pędy początkowo prosto wzniesione, z wiekiem krzewy stają się bardziej rozłożyste. Pędy owłosione, początkowo żółtozielone, z czasem czerwownobrązowe.
 Liście Jajowate do eliptycznych o długości do 11 cm i do 5 cm szerokości. Nasada liści jest wąsko zaokrąglona lub zbiegająca. Blaszka liściowa jest całobrzega o ostrym wierzchołku. Ogonek liściowy ma 4–9 mm długości.
 Kwiaty Promieniste, obupłciowe, pojedyncze. Mierzą ok. 4 cm średnicy. Osadzone są na szypułkach nieco ponad 1 cm długich. Wyróżniają się jasnymi, żółto-zielonymi listkami okwiatu wyrastającymi spiralnie na dzbankowatym dnie kwiatowym. W sumie listków tych jest 25–26. Osiągają 15 mm długości i w większości do 3,5 mm szerokości, przy czym zewnętrzne są nieco szersze (do 5 mm). Pręcików jest 12.
 Owoce Niełupki o podłużnym kształcie. Zawierają owłosione, jasnoczerwonawe nasiona o długości ok. 6 mm.

Biologia i ekologia
Rośnie w górskich lasach, zwykle razem z kielichowcem wonnym.

Przypisy

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