'Islandia is an extraordinary cycle of poems written in two very different and contrasting forms - the Nordic, masculine, epic style of the prose poems, and the Mediterranean, feminine, mannered lyric style of the others. Anne Twitty's translation of this masterful cycle has itself been carried out with great mastery.' - Esther Allen, translator of Octavio Paz, Rosario Castellanos, and Jorge Luis Borges. 'The saga of Scandinavians, who - in flight or exile - founded Islandia, is counterpointed by the ironic verses of a female speaker who is also a shipwreck, a fugitive, and a seeker-inventor of islands. In this work, destinies cross—that of vehement navigators among the whales and mists, and that of a writer who, telling the saga of others, assumes and discards a sumptuous mask.' - Julio E. Miranda, Domingo Hoy, Caracas. 'With remarkable beauty, a major poet deciphers a landscape and a language embedded in the most profound Latin American tradition.' - Tomás Eloy MartInez, author of Santa Evita. 'A female voice brilliantly deconstructs the masculine constellation: epic/adventure/war... A severely wrought patina makes for a sense of excavation, out of which rises a different, female, spirit of adventure. In the words of the H.D. epigraph: 'We are discoverers / of the not-known / the unrecorded; we have no maps.' - Rosmarie Waidrop, author of The Reproduction of Profiles. 'It is not easy to find a form for journey… for there is no poetry without cost.' So say the ongoing voices in Maria Negroni's remarkable and innovative book-length poem. It is a compelling work, deftly connecting embodied experience to history and a cornucopia of language.' - Sophie Cabot Black, author of The Misunderstanding of Nature.
Anne Twitty is a writer, interpreter and translator who lives in New York City. She was for some years editor of the Epicycle section of Parabola Magazine, where some of her essays were published. Anne Twitty's translations of selections from Maria Negroni's works have appeared in Hopscotch, Mandorla, The Paris Review and on-line at www.archipelago.org. Her translation of Night Journey (El viaje de la noché) appeared in a bilingual edition published by Princeton University Press in 2002.


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The screen size advertised and published is always the size of the television and not the actual display. To know the exact size of the display screen, remove another inch or so from the published screen size.
The screen size of the TV is measured diagonally. It is the length from one corner to the diagonally opposite corner and is usually measured in inches. Curently in India, screen size for LCD televisions range from 15 to 52 inches; for Plasma and Projection televisions it ranges from 37 to 70 inches; for CRT televisions it ranges from 14 to 34 inches.
Screens available today can be broadly classified into 6 categories 1) Regular (Conventional), 2) Semi Flat (FST and FFST) and 3) Flat and 4) Plasma 5) Projection and 6) LCD.
The Black Stretch circuit in television improves upon the black level of signal proportionately and in doing so enhances the contrast of the picture. Normally, if the white and black portions of the picture are next to each other on the screen, then the black picture looks a little less black. To overcome this problem television manufacturers have tried to increase the black level-calling it black stretch.
It improves contrast and hence improves the picture quality.
The PIP feature can display more than one screen on your television as a smaller sub-screen. Any of the sub-screens displayed can be chosen for main screen viewing at the touch of a button on the remote control. Some televisions offer upto 9 sub-screens on the TV screen.
This enables the viewer to simultaneously view two or more channels. However, the soundtrack is of the main screen channel. This feature is useful for large families where everyone wants to see their own favourite channel.
A control on the television (and on the remote control) that aids in altering the sharpness and clarity of the picture.
In dimly lit conditions (such as the night), a very sharp picture could strain your eyes. In a well lit room, you would need a sharper picture to view the picture on the television screen. Thus the settings of the sharpness may need to be adjusted using the Sharpness Control. Some televisions are also provided with preset picture settings for different ambient conditions.
You may need to alter the sharpness settings for a more relaxed viewing that is less strenuous for your eyes.
Resolution refers to the number of pixels, or dots, used to create the image on the screen. Applicable to High-end televisions to measure ability to display image with millions of colours.
The number of pixels horizontally (Lines of Resolution) by the number of pixels vertically, this is how many independent dots of colour the screen can display. Following are the types resolution available. VGA (Video Graphics Array) 640 x 480, SVGA (Super VGA) 800 x 600, XGA (Extended Graphics Array) 1024 x 768, SXGA (Super XGA) 1280 x 1024, WXGA (Wide Extended Graphics) 1366 x 768 and finally Full HD or True HD Resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels. Full HD resolution is highest resolution available in televisions, where one can enjoy entertainment from sources displaying 1080i or 1080p signals. Currently in India we do not receive High Definition broadcast but one can enjoy it if connected to sources like Blu-ray or HD-DVD players, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Higher the resolution better the picture quality.
Contrast ratio is measured as the difference between the brightest and darkest colors on the screen and is associated with LCD, Plasma and projection televisions and monitors. TVs with a higher contrast ratio are considered to be better than ones with lower contrast ratios.
There are two ways of measuring contrast ratio. The first is True or On-screen Contrast Ratio and the second is Dynamic Contrast Ratio. True or On-screen contrast ratio measures the difference between the brightest and darkest images a TV can produce simultaneously or at the same time. The ratio of the brightest and darkest images a TV can produce over time is called dynamic contrast ratio. Dynamic contrast measures the display twice, once with a dark screen and once with a bright screen. Dynamic contrast ratio is often four or five times higher than the static specification, so while comparing make sure you are considering them at equal terms. But in the end it is always advisable that you inspect competing models yourself for their contrast performance before purchasing.
Brightness on display units is measured in candelas per square metre or cd/m2 (1 cd/m2 is sometimes called a nit).
Brightness Sensor Function automatically adjusts the screen brightness depending on the room brightness, helping to reduce power consumption. Features like Golden Eye, Digital Eye in televisions denote that they have Brightness Sensor.
It is screen reaction time, ie the time it takes for your screen to react to any command. The pixel response time in milliseconds is the time it takes for a pixel to go from black to white and then back to black.
In the earlier days of LCD display technology, higher response times meant that in fast moving scenes, the panel would not be able to draw each rapidly changing frame in time, and a slightly blurred, ghosting effect could be seen in some places.
Pixel Response Times apply to LCD Televisions only, as Plasma Displays use a different type of technology. So choose LCD TV with lesser response time than 8ms.
Aspect ratio is the width-to-height ratio of a visual image. Standard NTSC televisions have an aspect ratio of 4:3 (4 units wide by 3 units high). Widescreen televisions have an aspect ratio of 16:9.
A Comb Filter is a device that separates chrominance (colours) from luminance (light) to improve picture resolution, to minimize picture distortion and to reduce distortionary colour artefacts, such as dot crawl and shimmering.
The noise reducer reduces the snow-flake effect caused by bad signal reception.
When there is a poor signal or bad satellite reception in your area, the television emits disturbing snow-like particles on the screen thus distorting the image. This is video noise. The Noise Reducer significantly reduces the disturbance caused to the image.
It enhances image quality on your television set.
PMPO stands for Peak Music Power Output. A high PMPO suggests a higher maximum volume achievable by the television set. Most Indian brands measure sound output in terms of PMPO. However, audiophiles feel it is RMS (Root Mean Square) and not PMPO that is the more correct way of measuring music power output. Roughly 8 watts of PMPO power is equal to 1 watt of RMS power. The higher the PMPO (or RMS), the louder you can play your music. Around 30 watts PMPO per channel should be sufficient for easy listening pleasure in a small room.
NICAM (Near Instantaneous Compounded Audio Multiplexing) broadcast, is an audio signal.
This is a Digital Stereo System that is built into the television set. Ask your cable operator to tell you if your area receives NICAM broadcasts.
You can enjoy CD sound quality on your television.
Stereo playback enables you to connect or route the sound signals from your TV to the audio system. You can also have an audio amplifier that can power the regular speakers of your TV set giving you a stereo playback.
Produces clear dynamic stereo sound when connected to external stereo devices.
Composite Video Inputs are the most common ports available in projectors/televisions to connect compatible devices like VCRs, camcorders etc. Composite Video Inputs produces lowest resolution at 200-220p.
This input is useful if in case your source device lacks superior S-video or component video outputs.
Televisions with Component Video inputs have 3-jack connection, which facilitates the ultimate in color accuracy with a Component Video Output compatible DVD Players and other devices, and virtually all of todays DVD players include it.
They separate the video signal into 3 component parts, and improve resolution, picture detail, and have great color accuracy. A single component video input includes three RCA jacks & one for the brightness (luminance) section of the video signal, and two for the color (chrominance) section. Due to these separations in component video connections, they offer even higher-quality video transfer than S-video connections, with improved color accuracy and less bleeding.
Higher quality video input than composite video connection available in television/projector, which can be connected to the devices like DVD player and camcorders. S-video inputs connection that segregates chrominance and luminance signals for optimum reproduction from high-quality video sources such as SVHS, Hi8 and DVD players.
S-video inputs connection are better than traditional composite video inputs.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices. DVI is the best way to connect to a computer, for using the TV as a large monitor.
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new connectivity standard that carries high definition audio and video signals on the same cable. It is a digital cable and connection that supports digital data transmission. Unlike DVI, which supports only video transmission, HDMI supports both high definition video and audio.
HDMI is superior to component and DVI. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio, and interactive controls on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio.
VGA Input is a Computer Input Some high-end TV sets have that allows the TV sets to be connected directly to computers.


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While most of the big video game companies create their zombies and program their digital mayhem on the left coast, Wideload Games is happy to be making family-friendly games in Chicago's West Loop.
"It's much more stable," said studio head Thomas Kang. "We have almost no turnover here. We are proud of that."
Wideload's latest effort is Disney's Guilty Party, a mystery title for the Nintendo Wii, which hit store shelves Tuesday.
For the past two and a half years, the designers, programmers and writers in this Chicago shop have been getting creative with the all-ages game, giving it what game director Patrick Curry calls a "Pixar" vibe.
"There's jokes for the parents, but slapstick for the kids," he said.
While there is an overall story to Guilty Party that lets players solve various mysteries to learn the identity of the notorious Mr. Valentine, there is also a party mode that creates new mysteries on-the-fly. The idea is to add value and repeat playability to the game.
"We are very proud of our story generator," Kang said. "It surprises us hundreds of times. We never know who committed the crime."
Guilty Party marks a major change of course for Wideload, which was acquired by Disney Interactive Studios last year. The creators of Stubbs the Zombie and Hail to the Chimp are creating more family-oriented games.
According to Kang, that is the fastest growing segment of the video game industry.
"My father plays Wii," he said. "People who don't have a lot of time to play want games that are engaging and easy to play."
Guilty Party is already getting great reviews. It was named "Best Family Game" at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.
Working in Chicago gives Wideload access to area actors for voice talent in its games. But lead writer and voice actor wrangler Matt Soell said that doesn't always mean the work is done in the city. During the making of Guilty Party, he says one actress was on tour with a production of August: Osage County. Sometimes he would have to check her schedule against cities that had recording studios so that she could record changes in game dialog.
"Sometimes I would direct her over the phone," Soell said.
Life for Wideload hasn't changed much under the mouse ears. The staff still works out of a second floor loft reachable by an old-fashioned freight elevator hidden behind a scary steel door.
Kang says Disney offered to move Wideload into new, modern office space when it took over, but the staff preferred to stay in its current quarters, where the only clue to who works there is a giant hippo on the front door.
The smiling amphibian is the company's mascot.


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This Nursing Shortage is Different
Nebraska is concerned about the nursing shortage, and especially the fact that is likely to worsen over the next decade.
Juliann Sebastian, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, says that this shortage is different because of the large number of aging Nebraskans, and the fact that they're staying alive longer due to improved treatment techniques.
Also the shortages that Nebraska has already experienced got better temporarily, but the fundamental issues kept "redeveloping and compounding."
So what to do? A study is looking into that.
Solutions include recruiting and retaining nursing professors, addressing infrastructure needs, improving access in rural and underserved areas and addressing health care reform issues.
Sebastian said 73 of Nebraska's 93 counties have fewer nurses than the national standard.
More need to be trained, but 402 qualified applicants to Nebraska nursing programs were turned away in 2010-11, mainly because of a lack of qualified educators.
In the next nine years, the shortage will reach 5,581, according to projections by the Nebraska Center for Nursing.
Sebastian said researchers have found the ratio of nurses to patients is related to quality of care, patient mortality, hospital infections and falls, and the ability to save a hospitalized patient's life when he or she experiences a complication.
The Institute of Medicine recommends increasing the proportion of baccalaureate trained nurses to 80 percent by 2020 and doubling the number of nurses with doctorates.
Only half of Nebraska registered nurses have four-year baccalaureate degrees; 5.3 percent have master's or doctorates.
The UNMC College of Nursing program in Lincoln is vital in terms of the nursing shortage, Sebastian said.
But the program has turned down 60 percent of qualified applicants over the past several years, and needs to be expanded, she said.
Now, it is in leased spaced downtown, without the adequate number of technologically wired conference and seminar rooms and office space, according to the Nebraska Center for Nursing.
Classrooms are full, and research is limited by space.
UNMC is proposing to build a new 45,525-square foot, $16.4 million facility on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus that would accommodate a 23 percent increase in the number of students who could study there by 2020.
University officials are hoping the Legislature can appropriate some money for that project.
Another possible solution is development of post-graduate residency programs for RNs and nurse practitioners. Those would be like physician residency programs and would help them adapt to the realities of busy, complex clinical practices.
Bruce Rieker, with the Nebraska Hospital Association, said the shortage goes beyond nursing to other hospital health care workers. But nursing is the largest occupation.
December 2, 2011 • Categories: Nurse Employers,Nursing Jobs,Nursing News

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Q: How to find the process id of a running Java process on Windows? And how to kill the process alone? I want to kill the particular Java process in Windows, like in Linux (ps -aux to get processid and then kill processid to kill the process).

A: You can use the jps utility that is included in the JDK to find the process id of a Java process. The output will show you the name of the executable JAR file or the name of the main class.
Then use the Windows task manager to terminate the process. If you want to do it on the command line, use
TASKKILL /PID %PID%

A: The solution I found is very simple. Use Window's WMIC & Java's Runtime to locate & kill the process.
Part 1: You need to put some sort of identifier into your app's startup command line. E.g. something like:
String id = "com.domain.app";

Part 2: When you run your app, make sure to include the string. Let's say you start it from within Java, do the following:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(
   "C:\...\javaw.exe -cp ... -Dwhatever=" + id + " com.domain.app.Main"
);

Part 3: To kill the process, use Window's WMIC. Just make sure you app was started containing your id from above:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(
  "wmic process Where \"CommandLine Like '%" + id + "%'\" Call Terminate"
);

A: In windows, we can use the PowerShell to list the java running process. Then using the process id we can kill the process. Please find the below commands that needs to be executed in the PowerShell.
To list the Java Process.
ps | Where-Object -Property ProcessName -EQ -Value 'Java'

To kill the java process with specific id.
Stop-Process <PID>

The above approach worked for me.

A: You can also find the PID of a java program with the task manager. You enable the PID and Command Line columns View -> Select Columns and are then able to find the right process.
Your result will be something like this :

A: This will work even when there are multiple instance of jar is running
wmic Path win32_process Where "CommandLine Like '%yourname.jar%'" Call Terminate

A: After setting the path of your jdk use JPS.Then You can eaisly kill it by Task ManagerJPS will give you all java processes

A: In windows XP and later, there's a command: tasklist that lists all process id's.
For killing a process in Windows, see:
Really killing a process in Windows | Stack Overflow
You can execute OS-commands in Java by:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("your command here");

If you need to handle the output of a command, see example: using Runtime.exec() in Java

A: This is specific to Windows.
I was facing the same issue where I have to kill one specific java program using taskkill. When I run the java program, tasklist was showing the same program with Image name set as java.exe.
But killing it using taskkill /F java.exe will stop all other java applications other than intended one which is not required.
So I run the same java program using:
start "MyProgramName" java java-program..

Here start command will open a new window and run the java program with window's title set to MyProgramName.
Now to kill this java-program use the following taskkill command:
taskkill /fi "MyProgramName"

Your Java program will be killed only. Rest will be unaffected.

A: *

*Open Git Bash

*Type ps -ef | grep java

*Find the pid of running jdk

*kill -9 [pid]

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> course it breaks the test suite.
breaks the tie when a sample point is coincident with a geometry edge?
considered a bug and be fixed.
predict. Let's try it and find out, perhaps?


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Clemson is holding their Pro Day Thursday and according to Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebackers coach Joey Porter is in attendance for it. Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is also reportedly present.
Clemson defensive end/outside linebacker prospect Vic Beasley is the main attraction Thursday and Porter did get a chance to spend some time with him. Beasley is expected to stand on his combine performance Thursday, but will reportedly take part in the position drills portion of Pro Day.
Beasley had a fantastic combine and even showed up weighing 246 pounds. He is expected to be drafted in the first 20 picks of the 2015 NFL Draft.
In addition to Beasley, top Clemson prospects Grady Jarrett, Stephone Anthony and Corey Crawford are also present Thursday. Crawford could be a 3-4 defensive end candidate for the Steelers.


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I'v installed a new copy of Win Xp yesterday on my new server computer.
It all went well and i installed mostly all drivers.
But after the startup, like 2-3 mins in the CPU like overdo it or something goes from 1-20% usage to 100% usage all the time. It slows my PC down alot and it wont go away.
I looked into the task manager for programs that are running, but i got 25-30 services running, not taking up like anything.
I can't figure out what it is..
Doesn't someone know the probem?
You couldnt find what was using the CPU in the task manger? Also try turning off automatic updates. In XP it is very well known that it will take 100% cpu while it is checking your system for updates that it needs.
Well, i havn't find anything that takes my CPU power.
But i will try turning off Automatic Updates.
And i will come back to tell you how it went.


I saw it! Amazingly good!
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Gorgeous! What a beautiful cake and so vibrant!
That cake looks so pretty. Enjoy the movie!
It looks incredibly delicious and so pretty!! I'm dying for Black Panther to come out!
It was the BEST movie Abbey, I hope you get to see it ASAP. Thank you!
That cake is just marvelous and I was glad to hear about LorAnn. Oh my gosh, they have a Hazelnut Extract which I'm both excited and bummed about. I might not need to buy Frangelica in the future, which I love but is pricey!
I like Forest Whitaker! He's so down to earth and seems like a kind person as well as a great actor, and the movie hadn't been on my Radar! I'm so hopeless when it comes to movies – no cable or direct tv so I don't always see the ads! I think this sounds like a must see! I looked it up and wow, what a struggle it was to make it!!
I still want to try the LorAnn Fiori di Sicilia emulsion, it sounds like it's such a yummy blend of flavors for cake and cookies. Forest is such a dynamic, powerful actor but he has such a kind, gentle demeanor. I just love him 😀 The movie was perfect, I couldn't have asked for more in an experience. Thank you Mollie!
Black Panther? I'll have to look that one up! I love your build up to it and I hope it's everything you expect! This cake looks gorgeous and just perfect for Valentines Day. Thanks for linking and sharing at Fiesta Friday.
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Beautiful looking cake – I love marble cake as a simple way to make a bake look special 😊 And the red velvet looks so striking against the plain vanilla batter!
He is *gorgeous* and the perfect villain Angie–the movie is just fantastic, I hope you get to see it soon. Thanks!
I too am a huge fan of Black Panther. "Wakanda Forever!" I have a question about your Red Velvet Mable Bundt Cake; specifically about the icing. You indicate the amount of milk to use for the cake batter, but I don't see the amount for the icing. Could you please specify this with a reply? Thanks in advance! I'm making this lovely cake while I type this!
Hi Lonman, the reason I didn't specify the amount of milk for the icing is that I usually eyeball the liquid I add for icing on cakes in general. The amount of milk you use is going to depend on how thick or thin you want your finished icing to be. You're not going to want to use very much if you're looking for a consistency like I have in the pictures. I start out with 1 tablespoon and stir it, then add additional tablespoons until it's the consistency that I want. Use a fork to test how thick it is by lifting some of the stirred icing up and seeing how fast it drips off the tines and back into the bowl.


SHEFFIELD'S International Mural Fest's first-ever European entrant has walked away with the competition's grand prize. Bulgarian artist Nikolay Dimitrov secured $15,000 for his piece, based on 2015 festival theme poem Windows of our Dreams. Mural Fest event manager Penny Lane said Dimitrov was shocked when he was announced as winner. ''The whole crowd just erupted, his piece of work was lovely,'' Ms Lane said. ''It's so gentle, the little girl has her eyes closed and she's dreaming, forever will that moment be captured.'' She said after the announcement, organisers arranged for him to make a phone call to his mother. Second prize winners were Patricia Smart and Olly Grohs, of Bullaburra, New South Wales. The pair walked away with a total of $7000 — $5000 from the judge's choice and $2000 from the visitor's choice award. Ms Lane said thousands attended the festival's last official day. ''It's been growing bigger and bigger,'' she said. ''The weather was very kind to us, people were so happy to be wandering around in Sheffield.'' The theme for next year's festival will be Reflections of Time, and Ms Lane said the clock was already ticking. Volunteers will be at the park on Sunday to help visitors enjoy the pieces in the aftermath of Saturday's event.
SHEFFIELD'S International Mural Fest's first-ever European entrant has walked away with the competition's grand prize.
Bulgarian artist Nikolay Dimitrov secured $15,000 for his piece, based on 2015 festival theme poem Windows of our Dreams.
Mural Fest event manager Penny Lane said Dimitrov was shocked when he was announced as winner.
''The whole crowd just erupted, his piece of work was lovely,'' Ms Lane said.
She said after the announcement, organisers arranged for him to make a phone call to his mother.
Second prize winners were Patricia Smart and Olly Grohs, of Bullaburra, New South Wales.
The pair walked away with a total of $7000 — $5000 from the judge's choice and $2000 from the visitor's choice award.
Ms Lane said thousands attended the festival's last official day.
''It's been growing bigger and bigger,'' she said.
The theme for next year's festival will be Reflections of Time, and Ms Lane said the clock was already ticking.
Volunteers will be at the park on Sunday to help visitors enjoy the pieces in the aftermath of Saturday's event.
Discuss "Prize shock for Bulgarian"


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"Perform And Take My Spot, Else Don't Talk Big," Mary Kom Rips Into Nikhat Zareen After Win
The fact that there is no love lost between Mary and Zareen became even more evident when the six-time World champion shrugged off a hug from her younger rival.
Published: December 28, 2019 5:34 PM IST
Edited by Aditya Bhattacharya Email
Mary Kom shrugged off a handshake and a hug from Nikhat Zareen after their fight (PTI Image)
An irate Mary Kom did not mince words following her win against Nikhat Zareen which sealed her passage to the Olympic trials. After the match, there was no customary handshake between the two pugilists and the fact that there is no love lost – at least from Mary's end – when the six-time World champion shrugged off a hug from her younger rival.
"I don't like this, you drag my name into an unnecessary controversy and then you try to posture. Yes, I didn't hug her, what's the big deal? I did not start this, I never said I will not fight you in a trial then why did you drag my name," Mary fumed after the fight.
The entire episode dates back to October, when Zareen drafted a letter to Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju demanding a trial against the veteran before India's squad for next year's Olympic Qualifiers was decided. Mary had claimed her eighth world medal at the World Championships in Russia and was selected for the event ahead of Zareen, who was refused a trial by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Mary's consistent performances were taken into consideration by BFI president Ajay Singh while making the choice.
"I am also a human being, I also get irritated. Can't I get angry when my credentials are questioned like this? And this wasn't the first time. It has happened so many times with me despite the fact that no other Indian boxer has achieved what I have achieved," Mary added.
"Perform and take my spot, who is stopping you? But don't talk big without that. If you do that, I will hit back. Why was this made a media trial about me?"
Zareen even went on record saying Mary is too big a legend to hide from competition which added fuel to fire, while the six-time world champion maintained she would follow the guidelines or whatever the BFI would decide.
"Did I make that announcement? Whose fault was it, was it mine? I didn't even know about it, I was told and it surprised me. Because mentally, I was prepared for a trial at that time. Once the trial was announced, did I say I won't come? Then why was my name taken time and again?" she asked.
"I was told by the two High Performance Directors Santiago Nieva and Raffaele Bergamasco that the selection would be done on the basis of our performances. I asked for an exemption based on that. You ask them, I didn't make that policy."
However, once she let it out, a composed Mary stated that she aims to switch her focus towards the Tokyo Games, which many expect to be her last Olympics.
"I will give my best wherever I compete. If I get a medal, great. Everyone says that Tokyo Olympics is my last. But I will see how my body is. In any case, I will always be attached to boxing, it is my life," Mary said.
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Whoopi Goldberg Co-Hosts Prostate Cancer Foundation Dinner
Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), a nonprofit organization which remains steadfast in its commitment to identify and fund groundbreaking cancer research programs to save the lives of millions, hosted its annual New York Dinner at the The Pierre Hotel on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
Whoopi Goldberg, John O'Hurley
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The event raised more than $6 million to support groundbreaking discoveries in cancer research.
The dinner honored the 20th Season the Prostate Cancer Foundation has partnered with Major League Baseball and its team owners for the PCF Homerun Challenge, with Baseball Hall of Fame Managers Joe Torre, Tommy Lasorda and Tony La Russa. PCF also presented David Cohen of Comcast an award recognizing his philanthropic endeavors on behalf of PCF's Philadelphia partners, funding groundbreaking research.
Notable attendees included: Michael & Lori Milken (Founder, Prostate Cancer Foundation), Whoopi Goldberg (Event Host; Co-Host, The View), John O'Hurley (Event Host), David Cohen (Honoree; EVP, Comcast), Mark & Debbie Attanasio (Event Co-Chairs; Owner, Milwaukee Brewers), Seth Bernstein (Event Co-Chair; CEO, Stromberg LLC.),Todd Boehly (Event Co-Chair; Co-Owner, Los Angeles Dodgers), Dr. Richard Merkin (Event Co-Chair; CEO, Heritage Provider Network), Artie & Selma Rabin (Event Co-Chairs), Neal Rodin & Sharon Schutte-Rodin (Event Co-Chairs), Joe & Ali Torre (Event Co-Chairs; Chief Baseball Officer, MLB), John Fogerty (Performer), Forte (Performer), Isabel Leonard (Performer), Jerry Cohen (Co-Owner, New York Yankees), Tommy Lasorda (Special Advisor to The Chairman, MLB), Scott Minerd (C0-Owner, Los Angeles Dodgers), Tony La Russa (Chief Baseball Officer, Arizona Diamondbacks), Mark Walter (Co-Owner, Los Angeles Dodgers), Fred Wilpon (Owner, New York Mets), David and Sybil Yurman (Jeweler), Dr. Jonathan Simons (CEO, Prostate Cancer Foundation), John Paulson (President, Paulson & Co.), Edward Rendell (Former Governor, Pennsylvania), Bonnie Pfeifer Evans (Trustee, Charles Evans Foundation), Joel Paschow (Trustee, Charles Evans Foundation), Larry Leeds and Dr. James Allison.
Following a cocktail reception, dinner hosts Whoopi Goldberg and John O'Hurley welcomed attendees to the event before introducing PCF Chairman and Founder Michael Milken. Goldberg, who has hosted numerous PCF events over the years, quipped "I remind him that I do not have a prostate." Milken opened the evening by discussing the Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tour, a fundraiser hosted in conjunction with the Charles Evans Foundation where high-profile amateurs are paired with tennis professionals in four different tennis tournaments during peak seasons of each of the venues – Palm Beach, Fl., Indian Wells, CA, Westchester County, NY and the Hamptons. Joel Paschow and Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Trustees of the Charles Evans Foundation, then spoke of Charles Evans's memory, and shared that they were honored to be a part of what PCF and Mike Milken do.
After the brief presentation of tennis, Milken introduced the baseball theme of the event by quizzing the audience's knowledge of Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First" comedy sketch. Following the quiz, Milken invited MLB attendees including Mark Attanasio, Todd Boehly, Jerry Cohen, Tommy Lasorda, Scott Minerd, Tony La Russa, Joe Torre, Mark Walter and Fred Wilpon to the stage for a special rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" while wearing special Prostate Cancer Foundation baseball jerseys. "If you buy a baseball team next year, you could be up here," said Milken at the performance's conclusion. Immediately following the baseball players, opera group Forte from America's Got Talent performed their version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" before singing the classic "Il Sole Mio."
Once Forte finished their performance, Milken began detailing the work of the PCF Home Run Challenge, which invites MLB fans to pledge a donation for every home run hit from June 1st through Father's Day, before inviting Tommy Lasorda, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa to join him. All three have participated with the program, with Tommy Lasorda having traveled with Milken for over a decade. Since inception, Milken has attended 401 games and raised over $45 million.
Event host John O'Hurley then introduced Prostate Cancer Foundation CEO and President Dr. Jonathan Simons. PCF has been instrumental in funding extraordinary young scientists with multiple year grants. Their work has saved lives and provided better treatments for prostate cancer patients worldwide. Following the presentation, members of PCF brought up a mock baseball scoreboard with the number 173 — the number of young investigators PCF has funded. Milken announced he wanted to increase that number to 200, and opened the floor for donors to pledge $75,000 for three years to support more young investigators. By the time everything was said and done, PCF put 202 new young investigators on the board. Following the pledges, the PCF opened the floor for three live auction packages that raised over $500,000.
Following the auction, Former Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell introduced the night's honoree David Cohen, Executive Vice President of Comcast and Head of the Board of Trustees at University of Pennsylvania. Cohen served as Rendell's Chief of Staff during his administration, where they collaborated to rebuild Philadelphia's urban development. Rendell commended Cohen's support of research to find ways to treat Prostate Cancer. Cohen, a prostate cancer survivor himself, thanked Milken and PCF for their efforts to stop prostate cancer and said he is, "one of tens of thousands of men who've benefitted from the funds raised the Prostate Cancer Foundation."
After the award presentation, Nathan Gunn and Isabel Leonard performed, and were later joined by Forte for a special performance of "Somewhere" from West Side Story, the song the group performed during their Radio City audition on America's Got Talent. To conclude, John Fogerty performed a special set alongside his son Shane where they performed some of his classic hits, including "Centerfield" which was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Event Co-Chairs Included: Mark & Debbie Attanasio, Seth & Marie Bernstein, Todd & Katie Boehly, Michael Lehrman, Ambassador Earle & Carol Mack, Dr. Richard Merkin, Mike & Lori Milken, Artie & Selma Rabin, Neal Rodin & Sharon Schutte-Rodin, Joe & Ali Torre, Eustace Wolfington.
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Taylor Swift And Janet Mock To Be Honored At 31st GLAAD Media Awards Jan 8, 2020
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor global superstar Taylor Swift and award-winning director, producer, writer, and advocate Janet Mock at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, April 16, 2020. More →
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Far Cry 5 (Special Editions & Differences)
PC, PS4, XB1
This game was released on March 27, 2018 and is no longer available to pre-order. Any incentives that were offered are listed below.
The fifth main installment in Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise takes place in a fictional Hope County in modern-day Montana. Players take on the role of a local sheriff's deputy, and fight a radical doomsday cult known as Eden's Gate, which is led by the charismatic Joseph Seed.
Far Cry 5 features all the series' staples, such as open world, various vehicles, customizable weapons, and gadgets. The game also borrows the "Fang for Hire" system from Far Cry Primal, allowing the player to tame wild animals to assist them in battle. The entire single campaign can be played in a two-player online co-op.
Steelbook Gold Edition
Mondo Edition
Father Edition
Hope County Edition
Resistance Edition
Inside Eden's Gate
Pre-order Far Cry 5 to receive the Doomsday Prepper Pack, which comes with the prepper outfit, gun and vehicle skins, and additional consumables. Any bonuses in addition to that will be listed below:
GameStop:
an exclusive heat-changing Cult Mug (offer expired)
an entry to win a real-life, Far Cry 5-themed Polaris RZR
Best Buy: $10 gift card
PlayStation Store (digital): three Far Cry 5 Avatars
As usual with Ubisoft games, there is a number of premium editions to choose from.
The Deluxe Edition ($69.99) comes with a Deluxe Pack of in-game content:
The Big Game Hunter Pack (Compound Bow, Outfit, ATV)
The Ace Pilot Pack (Handgun, Outfit, Helicopter)
The Explosive Pack (4 each of dynamite, C4, grenades, and proximity mines)
The Chaos Pack (4 each of Fast buffs, Furious buffs, Molotov cocktails, and animal bait)
AR-C Assault Rifle and .44 Magnum Handgun with unique skins
The Gold Edition ($89.99) includes all the Deluxe Edition content, and adds a Season Pass on top. It also comes with a day one exclusive MBP Sniper Rifle.
The Season Pass can also be purchased separately for $29.99. It contains a copy of Far Cry 3 Classic Edition and three add-ons for FC5:
Hours of Darkness: travel back in time to Vietnam War and fight the Việt Cộng.
Dead Living Zombies: face hordes of zombies in seven hilarious B-movie style scenarios.
Lost on Mars: stop the Martian Arachnid invasion on the red planet and get back home safely.
Finally, we have the $99.99 SteelBook Gold Edition, which includes all the previously mentioned digital add-ons, and comes in a collectible SteelBook case.
The Far Cry 5 x Mondo Edition is the latest to be announced. Available exclusively through Ubisoft store for $99.99, it will only have 4,000 units made worldwide thanks to a collaboration between Ubisoft and collectibles maker Mondo. The edition includes the standard edition of Far Cry 5 plus the following extras:
Doomsday Prepper and Chaos Packs
Exclusive Steelbook designed by Creative Director of Mondo Jay Shaw
Vinyl soundtrack with twelve songs that reflect the atmosphere of the game
A code to download the digital version of the vinyl tracks
Unique packaging with art depicting Joseph Seed
The centerpiece of the Father Edition is the exclusive 12.3″ tall figurine of Joseph Seed – also called "The Father" – and its colorized stained glass. Other contents include a double-sided tourist map of Hope County featuring points of interest and key locations, the original soundtrack of the game, premium collector's packaging with exclusive art of the Seed family, and everything from the previously mentioned SteelBook Gold Edition. The Father Edition costs $159.99 and is exclusive to Ubisoft Store.
This premium edition is also exclusive to Uplay Store, and costs $179.99. It includes everything from the Steelbook Gold Edition, as well as premium collector's packaging, a 17.7″ wide deer skull trophy (made from high-quality resin), a double-sided tourist map of Hope County, and original soundtrack of the game.
Last but not least is the Resistance Edition, which is exclusive to GameStop. Here's what you get for the hefty price of $199.99:
Full contents of SteelBook Gold Edition
16.5″ premium statue featuring highly detailed reproductions of Resistance members Nick Rye and Boomer the dog
Hope County flag bandana and logo pin collectibles
A souvenir Koozie and a set of three exclusive postcards to commemorate your trip to Hope County
Premium collector's box packaging
Inside Eden's Gate is a short film which follows three vloggers on their attempt to infiltrate the cult and investigate reports of missing people in the area. Produced in partnership with Asylum Entertainment, the film premiers exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on March 5.
Following a one-month delay, Far Cry 5 is now scheduled to be released on March 27, 2018.
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Are Justin Bieber & Hailey Baldwin Getting Married This Year?
It's been less than a month since Justin Bieber asked Hailey Baldwin to be his wife, and he's since been teasing the aspects of their future wedding — from Baldwin's $500,000 engagement ring to their bridal party. Now, the "Cold Water" crooner is shedding more deets of on what remains the twosome's best well-kept secret of all: their wedding date, which may be sooner than we know.Coming off the heels of his new collab "No Brainer" with DJ Khaled, the 24-year-old and his wife-to-be were approached by TMZ for comment in New York City this Sunday (July 29) about the progressions of their wedding. When asked what was next on the couple's priority list, Bieber responded with no hesitation: "What's next? Getting married!" It's an ambiguous answer, but it gives us hope that we'll be witnessing Mr. and Mrs. Bieber walk down the aisle in the months — maybe weeks! — ahead.
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On Saturday, October 29th, San Francisco's week-long Come Out and Play Festival starts with the 3rd annual Halloween edition of Journey to the End of the Night.
San Francisco's second annual Come Out and Play Festival will transform the city into a giant playground once more with an expanded week long line-up of over 15 real-world games. Showcasing more local designers than ever before, this year's festival emphasizes creative, site-specific games like Undercover Capture the Flag, and strategic, city-wide games like Journey to the End of the Night. In addition, the Come Out and Play Festival will invite players to sample games from across the spectrum, including street games, site-specific games, smartphone-based pervasive games, and alternative sports.
The 2011 festival will kick off with the third Halloween edition of Journey to the End of the Night, an epic chase through a series of artist-created checkpoints scattered across San Francisco, which last year attracted 1,300 players. This year, Journey organizers will present a new format featuring nonlinear checkpoints and the Chaser Killer, a new character designed to terrify chasers as they pursue their targeted players across the haunted cityscape. Winners will, as always, be feted and praised at the final checkpoint's atmospheric outdoor party.
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Kryptonian Warrior: Star Wars Deleted Scenes From SDCC 2011 For Upcoming Blu-Ray Box Set!
Star Wars Deleted Scenes From SDCC 2011 For Upcoming Blu-Ray Box Set!
If you didn't already know (and if you didn't, where the hell have you been?) the entire Star Wars saga of six films from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi is coming to Blu-Ray in the UK on the 12th of September 2011, and I for one have had my order in since the information was released earlier this year!
Below is the San Diego Comic Con 2011 video showing us just a snippet of these deleted scenes to whet our appetites!


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Q: ¿Como pasara a PDF generado con Django y xhtml2pdf una variable para consultas específicas en modelo? Estoy tratando de generar pdf con django y xhtml2pdf, mi problema viene que solo lo eh podido generar de la siguiente manera.
class servicio(View):
    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        personal = Personal.objects.all()
        data = {
            'personal':personal
        }
        pdf = render_to_pdf("radios/servicio_radio_pdf.html", data)#Funcion en otro archivo que renderiza
        return HttpResponse(pdf, content_type = "application/pdf")

Al llamar esta vista puedo generar el pdf, pero no quiero que sea pdf con datos generales, en este caso con
personal = Personal.objects.all()

Obtengo todos los datos de un modelo, pero quiero obtener datos específicos en base a una variable para hacer consultas específicas al modelo.

A: Eh logrado realizar el proceso que requeria, les comparto por si alguien esta igual un tanto perdido con este tema.
Primero recomiendo investigar vistas basadas en clases de Django y su implementacion, ya que este metodo de generar el PDF las usa.
Yo llamo la vista desde un enlace, pasando como parametro la variable, por lo que el codigo de path en el archivo urls seria.
path('servicio/<int:pk>',views.servicio_pdf.as_view(), name="ServicioPDF")
Y desde el enlace lo redirecciono con
<a type="button" href="{% url 'ServicioPDF' val %}" target="_blank">
donde "val" es la variable que guarda el id para posteriormente realizar consulta en la vista, este valor es el que paso como parametro.
Posterimente en mi vista basada en clase queda de la siguiente manera
class servicio_pdf(ListView):
    model = Servicios
    def get(self, request, pk, *args, **kwargs):
        queryset = Servicios.objects.get(id = pk)
        data = {
            'servicio':queryset,
        }
        pdf = render_to_pdf("servicio_pdf.html", data)#Funcion render pdf en otro archivo
        return HttpResponse(pdf, content_type = "application/pdf")

Una ves investigada la vista basada en clase y su funcionamiento se entiende, el metodo get se esta sobre escribiendo(re estructurando) en donde yo manejo un parametro que es el que recibe y que nombro con el identificador pk, el cual tomo y realizo mi consulta en mi modelo. obtenidos los datos se hace el proceso normal de enviarlos en diccionario al template y listo.


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Reviewed by: Todd Doogan
Review Date: Sep 03, 2013
2013 (August 27, 2013)
Film/Program Grade: C-
Extras Grade: F
Based on a true story, Pain & Gain plays out sorta/kinda as a story the Coen Brothers might tell if they ate too much beef, pumped up a high dose shot of HGH and played video games all day long. That's not necessarily a bad thing if it's what you're into, but it's not a good thing either.
Danny Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) believes in the American Dream, or at least in a very specific part of it – easy money; and lots of it. He betters himself because he's a "doer." He dislikes those who don't try for better and he hates those who have what he doesn't. Lugo is a meat head douche bag – a very dangerous combo. It's 1994 and Lugo is a personal trainer in Miami FLA. He's reads self-help books, attends motivational speeches and is fluent in power words - even if he doesn't know exactly what they mean. As played by Wahlberg in full-on overearnest mode, Lugo is a cartoon character drawn in bright colors and thick broad lines. In his day-to-day workload of spotting folks as they pump iron at the gym, Danny meets Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson) – both equally cartoonish in their portrayal. Adrian is a steroid abuser whose penis has stopped working and is addicted to BBWs and porn. Paul is a lunkheaded former cocaine addict and burglar who has just been released from prison and has found Jesus. The three of them team up to help Danny pull off a scheme so stupid it's brilliant. One of Danny's clients is a loud-mouthed asshat Victor Kershaw (played by Tony Shalhoub in the second of two well acted roles in this film – I'll get to the other in a second). He's a Jew from Colombia who owns a mansion, speedboat and a local Schlotzsky's sandwich shop. He's rude, crude and he has everything Danny wants. And Danny plans to take it all away from him, simply because "f**k him." After a few failed attempts to kidnap him go wrong, they finally pull it off and what happens next... well, that's really what the movie is all about.
Pain & Gain is watchable, but it's not good. It's absolutely a Michael Bay film – his greasy thumbprints are all over this thing. Bright cinematography, worm's eye view shots of blue sky and towering subjects, and of course hot chicks dancing in strip clubs. Hey, there's even an explosion just so there could be an explosion in the film to satisfy the Bay hungry masses of Boom Junkies. What it doesn't have is anyone remotely likeable – and that's a big no-no in movies. If you don't have anyone to identify with, well, you find yourself not giving half-a-shit about anything going on. It's hard to give a shit about this film. Oh, and everyone looks like their acting in this thing. Lots of mugging and obvious pretending going on. The cast is rounded out by Ed Harris (who plays a former cop turner private detective who seems to have walked out of a Carl Hiaasen novel – in a good way – as the only other well-acted role in the film), Ken Jeong as a motivational speaker, Rebel Wilson the sultry BBW in Doorbal's life, a somewhat unrecognizable Rob Corddry and Bar Paly as the dim-witted femme not-so-fatale.
On Blu-ray, Pain & Gain has quite the muscle mass. (Har-har. Sorry.) The 1080p transfer looks incredible. Colors are way solid and bright. Blacks and whites are nicely defined and skin tones are spot on. If Michael Bay's name as a verb comes off as a negative in terms of story, it's a positive when it comes to how a film should look – and this film looks Bayer than Bay in every possible way on Blu. The audio is also quite impressive. Presented in Dolby TrueHD 7.1 lossless – it's as big as the video. Bass is bold, spacial effects are immersive, soundtrack music is well-defined – there really isn't a damn thing anyone can say bad about the video and audio.
However. Where the hell are the extras? There is not a single extra on this thing. I didn't bother looking around to see if there were retailer incentives because I shouldn't have to. Odds are Bay is busy with Transformers 4 and at his power-level he told P'mount execs to slow their roll and he'd get to it. We're looking at a double-dip most likely. So in a year or two look for the Pain & Gain: To The Max Edition with commentary, making-of and a documentary about the real people behind the madness that is this film's story. It's a bit of a letdown, but whatever.
Pain & Gain is just "eh" as a film. It has its moments and looks like everyone had a ball making it. But it's definitely a rental, and with its full-on lack of extras I would recommend it solely as that. Drop her into your Netflix queue and move on.
- Todd Doogan
2013, action, Blu-ray Disc, Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, The Rock


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Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times
Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films : Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times. / Lakhotiya, Harish; Christiansen, Jeppe; Hansen, John Lundsgaard; BaIling, Peter; Julsgaard, Brian.
In: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 124, No. 16, 163105, 28.10.2018.
Lakhotiya, H, Christiansen, J, Hansen, JL, BaIling, P & Julsgaard, B 2018, 'Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 124, no. 16, 163105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037059
Lakhotiya, H., Christiansen, J., Hansen, J. L., BaIling, P., & Julsgaard, B. (2018). Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times. Journal of Applied Physics, 124(16), [163105]. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037059
Lakhotiya H, Christiansen J, Hansen JL, BaIling P, Julsgaard B. 2018. Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times. Journal of Applied Physics. 124(16):Article 163105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037059
Lakhotiya, Harish et al. "Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times". Journal of Applied Physics. 2018. 124(16). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037059
Lakhotiya H, Christiansen J, Hansen JL, BaIling P, Julsgaard B. Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films: Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times. Journal of Applied Physics. 2018 Oct 28;124(16). 163105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037059
Lakhotiya, Harish ; Christiansen, Jeppe ; Hansen, John Lundsgaard ; BaIling, Peter ; Julsgaard, Brian. / Upconversion luminescence from magnetron-sputtered Er3+-doped TiO2 films : Influence of deposition- and annealing temperatures and correlation to decay times. In: Journal of Applied Physics. 2018 ; Vol. 124, No. 16.
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Africa Arts
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According to Countryaah.com, Africa population is 1.216 billion as of 2021.
African art is a summary international term for the traditional visual arts created and created by Africans in sub-Saharan Africa.
The oldest remains are rock paintings. Some of the most famous are on the Tassili Plateau in southern Algeria. They clearly show that many religious practices from the prehistoric culture of the Sahara (ca. 6,000–2,000 BC), e.g. fertility, burial and initiation rites, survived Sub-Saharan Africa into our time.
The monumental stone architecture is rare in sub-Saharan Africa; one exception is Greater Zimbabwe. The most important areas from the point of view of art history are in West Africa, especially in Nigeria, within whose boundaries all the features of traditional African art are richly represented. The circular sculpture has been the dominant art form. The oldest sculptures found are made of terracotta and come from the village of Nok (about 500 BC – 200 AD). Stylistic details show that these sculptures have their characteristic shape from wood models.
Realistic portrayals of humanity are as absent as in the royal portraits and figures from the city of Ife (ca. 1100–1400 AD). These are either made in terracotta or cast in cire perdue in copper or bronze. The art of casting in cire perdue spread from Ife to the nearby town of Benin (c. 1400–1897). There were stylized animals, royal ancestral portraits and rectangular bronze reliefs depicting important historical, religious and social events. The most distinctive features of the later African wood carving art are already in the sculptures from Benin.
Traditional art from about 1850
African plastic is usually incorporated under the designation of primitive art. It consists mainly of religious or social symbols, often influenced by animism. The religious conceptions are changing. The art-producing areas are within the agricultural belt that extends across the continent from the savannah of present-day Mali to Tanzania. Within this vast area, a large number of ethnic groups live, each with its distinctive tribal style. The style of the styles has evolved from a strict convention, which allows few deviations from the traditional norms. The visual arts have their own iconography, which is mainly linked to ancestral cult and fertility. In order for the objects to work with religious prestige, secret societies were founded, which included had the task of preserving their own tribal style.
The lack of written language means that it is seldom possible to associate traditional works of art with named persons. Their hallmark is found in the personal interpretation of the characteristics of the tribal style. Large variations exist between and within the ethnic groups. The social role and status of the artist varies from group to group. Usually, the artist is professional, and the profession can be inherited. In many cases, however, the artwork is made by blacksmiths, priests, medicine men, royal family members or ordinary group members. Talented artists are treated with great respect, as they possess the unique, magical ability to give concrete form to collective spiritual values. Sculpture is made by men, ceramics by women and textiles by both women and men.
Materials and technology
The wood sculpture is the dominant art form. The production takes place in different stages with simple tools. The basic shape is carved with a cross ax and then processed in detail with knives and chisels. Simple earth colors in ocher, white, red and black are used in decoration, but usually the sculptures are black or brown painted. Polishing with wax and oils gives a soft, dark patination, which should mimic black skin. Sometimes realistic effects are achieved by covering the entire sculpture with thin animal skin.
Sculpture Forms
The art is figurative and often depicts imaginary spirit beings in human or animal form. In order for the objects to become active in the cult, they are often inaugurated during special ceremonies, before they are put into use. The uses determine the shape and size of the objects, which can be divided into four main groups: ancestral figures, fetishes, masks and utensils.
The ancestral figures are stylized symbols of the spiritual power represented by the ancestors. Their primary task is to keep history and the influence of ancestors alive. Such figures can be called idols. God images also appear.
Fetishes are useful figures in human or animal form that are considered to have supernatural powers. Often, the fetishes are made especially effective by being "loaded" with magical materials, which are baked into recesses in the sculpture or placed in hanging bags, horns or shells. Nails, mirrors, feathers and sacrificial blood mixed with mud are other common magic attributes.
Wherever the belief in spirits affects man, masks are present. The masks can be human-like, animal-like or a combination of both types. Their form and expression vary from burlesque grotesque fantasy creations to extremely soulful women's faces. The masks act as a link between man and the spirit. These magical tools are historically or ritually strongly related to dance, song and music. The mask is usually part of a costume that covers the entire dancer. The shape of the mask is carefully determined and can only be interpreted with actual knowledge.
The most common motifs in sculpture art also appear as embellishments on a variety of objects. Such items are designed with great skill and elegance, especially when designed for royal or chieftain families.
Characteristic style traits
The round shape of the tree trunk forms the basic geometric element that allows African figures to be depicted straight from the front. Movement is highlighted in the form of bent arms and legs. The objects are symmetrically constructed and balanced closed in shape. The proportions and details mark inherited ethnic messages, where certain elements are deliberately eliminated, exaggerated, simplified or distorted to clarify the intention and expression that the sculpture should convey in a given ritual context. The result is an advanced stylization and a pure abstraction that is unique in world art. When African art objects first came to Europe, they were regarded as ethnographic and without artistic values. But when their richness and expressiveness were discovered by European artists in the early 1900s,Primitivism gave decisive impulses to cubism, expressionism and surrealism.
Modern art streams
Colonialism, foreign religions (Islam and Christianity), the liberation war, independence, internal conflicts, neo-colonialism and urbanization have radically changed the traditional African tribal culture. Artists' image creation has usually been adapted to the new situation. In the fast-growing metropolitan areas, an European art market has emerged. Western techniques such as oil painting and graphics have therefore become increasingly common. Since 1945, several major artists have studied in Europe. Some of them have fully or partially joined modern international conventions, while others, often following the initiative of Europeans, eg. Pierre Lods and Ulli Beier, seen as their primary task of keeping myths and old fairy tales alive.
Traditional art has, among other things, served as an important source of inspiration for a distinctive expressionist painting with rich symbolic elements. Even Senghor's concept of négritude has had a certain significance for this type of art. A modern form of traditional sculpture is called airport art. Artists have also participated in political and commercial contexts. Monumental embellishments in so-called style africain, a style inspired by primitivism and social realism, often occur on public buildings. The shops' need for signs has given rise to a popular, naive poster art called signwriter art. The black African states are young nations with major ethnic problems. When traditional art disappears, it tries to replace it with a modern imagery, which is to be a nation-wide art.
Among the modern artists are: Sheik Makhone Diop in Senegal, Ahmed Shibrain and Ibrahim el Salahi in Sudan, Christian Lattier in Ivory Coast, Ben Enwonwu and Twins Seven-Seven in Nigeria, Iskinder Boghossian and Afewerk Tekle in Ethiopia, Tingatinga in Tanzania, Baby Joachim Daman-M'Bemba in Congo. Check Abbreviationfinder for all countries in Africa and all abbreviations about Africa.
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Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking
Jaime Pinilla, Miguel Negrín, Beatriz González-López-Valcárcel and Francisco-José Vázquez-Polo
From the journal Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
The Bayesian structural time series model, used in conjunction with a state–space model, is a novel means of exploring the causal impact of a policy intervention. It extends the widely used difference–in–differences approach to the time series setting and enables several control series to be used to construct the counterfactual. This paper highlights the benefits of using this methodology to estimate the effectiveness of an absolute ban on smoking in public places, compared with a partial ban. In January 2006, the Spanish government enacted a tobacco control law which banned smoking in bars and restaurants, with exceptions depending on the floor space of the premises. In January 2011, further legislation in this area was adopted, removing these exceptions. The data source used for our study was the monthly legal sales of cigarettes in Spain from January 2000 to December 2014. The potential control series were the monthly tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom, the total number of visitors from France, the unemployment rate and the average price of cigarettes. Analysis of the state–space model leads us to conclude that the partial ban was not effective in reducing the tobacco sold in Spain, but that the total ban contributed significantly to reducing cigarette consumption.
Keywords: smoking ban; economic policy; cigarettes; Bayesian structural time series; Tobacco control
JEL Classification: K20; I12; L66; C11; C31
The authors are grateful to two anonymous referees for valuable comments and suggestions on an earlier version of the paper. This research has been partially supported by the Grants ECO2013–47092–P, ECO2017–35755–P and ECO2013–48217–C2–1–R(MINECO, Spain).
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Article note
This article is part of the special issue "Empirical Health Economics" published in the Journal of Economics and Statistics. Access to further articles of this special issue can be obtained at www.degruyter.com/journals/jbnst.
Code and Datasets
The author(s) published code and data associated with this article in the ZBW Journal Data Archive, a storage platform for datasets. See: https://doi.org/10.15456/jbnst.2018303.125442.
Received: 2017-07-05
Revised: 2018-01-26
Accepted: 2018-03-12
Published in Print: 2018-09-25
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Article Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking
Jaime Pinilla, Miguel Negrín, Beatriz González-López-Valcárcel, Francisco-José Vázquez-Polo 2018
Pinilla, Jaime, Negrín, Miguel, González-López-Valcárcel, Beatriz and Vázquez-Polo, Francisco-José. "Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking" Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, vol. 238, no. 5, 2018, pp. 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
Pinilla, J., Negrín, M., González-López-Valcárcel, B. & Vázquez-Polo, F. (2018). Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 238(5), 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
Pinilla, J., Negrín, M., González-López-Valcárcel, B. and Vázquez-Polo, F. (2018) Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Vol. 238 (Issue 5), pp. 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
Pinilla, Jaime, Negrín, Miguel, González-López-Valcárcel, Beatriz and Vázquez-Polo, Francisco-José. "Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking" Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 238, no. 5 (2018): 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
Pinilla J, Negrín M, González-López-Valcárcel B, Vázquez-Polo F. Using a Bayesian Structural Time–Series Model to Infer the Causal Impact on Cigarette Sales of Partial and Total Bans on Public Smoking. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 2018;238(5): 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0125
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The counting and collating of election returns continue as I write this column. We are in the 21st century, the age of e-mail, iPods, laptops, wi-fi, electronic banking, and the most sophisticated multi-tasking phones you can imagine. But our ballots are still filled out and counted manually, the same way it was done in the last century. While computerized elections remain a possibility and will make counting faster, our mindset, unfortunately, remains manual. This is a clear case of how people sometimes cannot or will not cope with advances in technology.
In a previous column, Ocampo also provided additional details from the Tejeros Convention, which he argues to be the country's first brush with 'dagdag-bawas.' Everything therefore is nothing but history repeating itself.
Having gone through all the difficulties associated with the May 14 elections, where we woke up at 3:30 am on May 14 and went home at 4 am the following day, I would like to venture a proposal -- I'm not sure if it is possible at all -- so that the people responsible for this mess will really, really understand this unending tragedy they are foisting on the Filipino people.
In all areas where there had been failure of elections, I propose that (1) the Comelec set a special election day; and (2) President Arroyo and her cabinet, the whole Congress (sitting senators and congressmen, who will be in office until June 30), and the six-man Comelec and their Manila-based directors be made to serve as Boards of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in these areas.
This proposal will enable them to experience first-hand what they have continually been imposing on our public school teachers since I can remember. Having gone through the same 24-hour plus ordeal, the humbling experience can also serve as penance for their continuing failure to do the job. And finally, it should give them every reason to finally push through automating our electoral exercises.
The logic is simple and clear: one can only give what he has. It similar to the sad state of our public schools; most politicians only pay lip service to the need to rescue it from the doldrums because their children are enrolled in private schools.


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