Every year, students emerge from college and university and step out into the real world. Some students will have jobs lined up for when they leave, some students wont, though they will no doubt all be hopeful for the future.
But when it comes to taking these first steps, where should they turn to for advice? What lessons should be taken to heart as this most grandiose of journeys begins?
A good place to start would be to take advice from the most financially successful people, such as self-starting businesspeople who have raised an empire from the ground up.
This article takes a look at some of the better advice to graduates from billionaires in recent times.
Steve's message is clear – live every day as if it was your last.
Oprah states that sometimes we need to reinvent ourselves, and these little changes can make all the difference.
"People love makeovers, because the physical results are always so astonishing.
But I like doing them because of the possibility of transforming more than the way people look. You want to change the way people feel about themselves.
One man, a guy we'd just seen walking down the street, with a beard that was almost to the ground, it looked like he was hiding behind all of that beard.
And after we got rid of all that hair and he could actually see himself, he said, "I feel alive again." The makeover allowed him to see himself in a way that he'd forgotten was there.
Bill gates message is not his own, but from his dying mother, and the message is insightful and interesting.
"My mother, who was filled with pride the day I was admitted here-never stopped pressing me to do more for others.
A few days before my wedding, she hosted a bridal event, at which she read aloud a letter about marriage that she had written to Melinda.
Sometimes it's not good to try and be smart, or at least, the smartest person in the room.
"Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room.
In professional circles it's called networking. In organizations it's called team building. And in life it's called family, friends, and community.
JK Rowling is the author of the bestselling books in history. Her advice is not to be afraid of failure, and that it can be the roots for success.
"So why do I talk about the benefits of failure?
Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.
The founder of Facebook says that it is much easier to be successful doing something that you love.
"When you go home to dinner and you have the worst tasting vegetable on your plate you can make yourself eat that if you want.
It is good for the mind and soul to reach out and go for the biggest challenges you can. The bigger dreams you make, the less competition you will find.
"I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams.
I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. There are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name. They all travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue.
Steve Balmer notes that there is a big difference between passion and tenacity, and it is tenacity that is the most important thing.
"Passion is the ability to get excited about something.
Irrepressibility and tenacity is about the ability to stay with it. If you take a look at all of the companies that have been started in our business, most of them fail.
If you take even a look at the companies that have succeeded, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, you name it, all of these companies went through times of hardship. You get some success. You run into some walls.
Some people like to have a detailed plan, though Eric Schmidt believes you do not need one to be successful.
"Don't bother to have a plan at all. All that stuff about plan, throw that out.
It seems to me that it's all about opportunity and make your own luck. You study the most successful people, and they work hard and they take advantage of opportunities that come that they don't know are going to happen to them.
You cannot plan innovation, you cannot plan invention. All you can do is try very hard to be in the right place and be ready. You know, the pacemaker for example was invented 70 years in one form or another before it was applied.
The CEO and co-founder of Yahoo! has advice for the more socially conscious entrepreneurs out there - don't let the news get to you.
"I can promise you that great things are being started in down-times like this. Yahoo!
started in an economic downturn in the early 90s. Other great companies, great ideas, products, even social movements have come about as people were throwing away the status quo and doing EVERYTHING in new ways.
"When you go out there, you can be one of two types of guys. You can be a guy that thinks for himself, and I think the world and our corporations are now waiting for that.
There are CEOs that really do think for themselves, that are innovative, that go against the trend… You should try to stand against the trend, even though it might cost you your job, cost your promotion. But in the end, think for yourself, be innovative.
It is important not to forget that you work with other people, and that you should not undervalue them.
"No matter what you do in life, your ability to succeed will be largely dependent on your ability to work with people.
Indeed, it has often been said that what you do is less important then who you do it with – that the people you surround yourself with, whether a spouse, or friends, or co-workers, will ultimately be the principal determinant of the course your life will take.


DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation Recruitment for 494 STA 'B' Job Posts in All Over India. The eligibility for this job opening is the candidates having the Diploma, B.Sc. Eligible candidates should apply Online to DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation in official website. The link for notifications and how to apply DRDO Jobs is given at the bottom of this page.


Students of Yaba College of Technology, protested heavily yesterday February 10thover the death of their colleague. According to a student who spoke with LIB, a student of HND 2, Department of Office Technology Management was rushed to the school's Medical Center on Tuesday night but they allege she was left unattended until she died around 2am. The student reportedly died two weeks to her exam. Angry students stormed the clinic, protesting violently, blaming her death on poor medical infrastructure and service.


If you are in the market to buy a new home in Delaware, mortgage rates are likely on your mind. You might be wondering how to get the best mortgage rates in Delaware or what the best mortgage rates are today, in general. While you're not always guaranteed a great mortgage rate for your home loan, there are some things you can do to help your chances.
There is nothing that looks better to mortgage lending companies than a large amount in your savings account. Once you make the decision to purchase a home, you should increase the amount of money you put into your savings account when you can. This will help you get a better mortgage rate because the lender will consider how much you have in savings and calculate how many mortgage payments that amount would cover, so the more money the better. The larger the savings account, the more likely the lender is to approve your loan and give you the best mortgage rates, due to the fact that you appear to be financially stable.
The recommended down payment on any home is at least 20%. Getting to 20% of the value of a home can be difficult, but it is well worth the effort. It's one of the better ways to get the best mortgage rate. Also, the 20% will help shave off a good amount of your total loan amount, and decrease your monthly mortgage payment to a more manageable sum.
Another way to get the best mortgage rate in Delaware is to improve your credit score. A good, solid credit score lets mortgage lenders know that you are financially stable and responsible, and the more likely they are to approve a mortgage loan for you and give you a good rate. There are several ways in which to improve your credit score. Start paying off more of your credit card debt so that you can bring down the total amount you owe on each card. Eliminating credit card debt is a sure way to improve your score. Also, be sure to always pay your monthly bills on time. Credit card lenders charge you a fee when late, and your credit score is dinged every time you have a late payment. Use your calendar or set a reminder on your phone each month to pay your bill. You can even pay the bill a few days early for good measure.
Hopefully, these tips will help you improve your financial profile and lead you to get the best mortgage rate for your new home loan in Delaware!


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Negligent Treatment of Postoperative Infection and Death Lead to Undisclosed Settlement
Ana Mejia, 35, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital to undergo a tubal ligation following the birth of her third child. The procedure was done by a doctor employed by the Public Health Service. Although she experienced postoperative bleeding and dizziness, she was discharged with a prescription for pain killers.
The next day, Mejia allegedly called her treating medical clinic, with the help of a friend, to report that she was experiencing high fever and significant pain. Her condition continued to deteriorate, and she was taken by ambulance to the hospital the next day.
Mejia went into septic shock, renal failure and other problems that required emergency surgery. Cultures from this surgery revealed Group A streptococcus and candida. Mejia was then taken to the ICU where she suffered cardiac arrest and several strokes.
As a result, Mejia remained hospitalized for eight months and suffered from locked-in syndrome and paralysis. Her condition required that she live in a nursing home until her death six years later.
Before her death, she sued the United States and the hospital alleging negligent treatment of a postoperative infection among other claims. It was contended that had she been instructed to go to the hospital when she called the day after her discharge, she would not have developed septic shock from her infection.
The United States and the hospital settled the case for an undisclosed amount.
The attorney successfully handling this tragic death case was David C. Cook.
The Mejia family lawyer engaged the services of an infectious disease expert.
Mejia v. United States, No. 7:13CV1789 (S.D. N.Y.).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling wrongful death lawsuits, medical malpractice cases, hospital negligence lawsuits, misdiagnosis of infection cases and traumatic brain injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 40 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Arlington Heights, Geneva, Northbrook, Northfield, Glenview, Round Lake Beach, St. Charles, Fox River Grove, Cicero, Elgin, Waukegan, Zion, Bedford Park, Blue Island, Chicago (Ravenswood Manor, Rogers Park, Sauganash, South Loop, University of Chicago, Wildwood, Pilsen, Printer's Row, Morgan Park, Little Italy, Lithuanian Plaza, Bucktown, Bronzeville, Beverly, Belmont Gardens, Hyde Park), Highland Park, Highwood, Park Ridge, Lake Forest and Des Plaines, Ill.
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Q: Using function to print asteriks #include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int asteriks (int sides,int row=1,int col=1)
{
    for(row;row<=sides;row++)
    {
        for(col;col<=sides;col++)
            cout<<"*";
        cout<<endl;
    }
    return asteriks;
}

int main()
{
    int side;

    cout<<"Enter a number to print out square asteriks. Ex: If a number is 5, it will  print 5x5 total of 25 asteriks in square. :"<<endl;
    cin>>side;

    cout<<asteriks(side);

    // ...

This is one the assignment that I have to do for my C++ class. I get an error at "return asteriks" it says that return value type doesn't match the function type.
The goal in this program is to print square asteriks by user entering a side (e.g 5, it will print 5x5) using function.

A: delete
return asteriks;

change the function return value to void and change
void asteriks (int sides,int row=1,int col=1)

and change
cout<<asteriks(side);

for
asteriks(side);

you're calling a function to print the square, It doesn't have sense to return something.
the problem with your code is, you are trying to return asteriks, and asteriks isn't a "integer type".

A: Lets check your code:
cout<<asteriks(side); // this implies that asteriks function is returning a value

int asteriks (int sides,int row=1,int col=1) // this implies this function return an integer

return asteriks; // this implies that asteriks is the integer you return from the function, but asteriks is not a variable

So you either have to change the function type to String and return a String istead of doing the cout inside the function, or you want the asteriks function to be of type void, with no return and call it like this: asteriks(side);

A: You can do that in a shorter way like this:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int asterisks;
    cout<<"Enter a number to print out square asteriks. Ex: If a number is 5, it will  print 5x5 total of 25 asteriks in square. :"<<endl;
    cin >> asterisks;
    for(int i = 0; i < asterisks; i++) cout << string(asterisks, '*') << endl;
    return 0;
}

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Still On Fire
One for the patched denim and leather brigade, the transition to English has to be a great international step for the band.
Together for twenty years, this is the German band's fourth album, but its first full-length release in English. It's a back-to-basics, Hard Rockin' album with a pedigree with its roots based in Scorpions and Warlock.
'Rock Steady' starts off with a monolithic guitar and vocals that get straight down to business. Simple and direct lyrics, not too complicated, with a straight down the line Metal sound. It's not the most original material in the world, but guaranteed to please, like a good basic meal; a bit Def Leppard, you might say. 'Sanctuary' is slightly harder, with a more driven sound from the start courtesy of guitars that are a little like Diamond Head and Iron Maiden in places. Title track 'Still On Fire' shows off vocalist Benjamin Kroib's voice in some good long notes riding above the Metal rhythm.
'Metalheadz' is a great example of a title illustrating this band's target market. Like Doro, they are not afraid to celebrate their chosen medium to the full and the song is a tribute to the passion and history of Metal, with accolades going to a lot of British and American major Metal acts. The song has a nice harmonic chorus which will probably work very well live. It recognizes things have not always been great for Metal, but that it has triumphed nevertheless, through the dedication of the fans.
Despite some dodgy, not too female-friendly lyrics, 'Shout' has some great guitar, as does 'One Helluva Night' and 'Mean Streak'. 'Crazy World' is more of a ballad in a kind of Skid Row vein, with more of a Rock 'n' Roll mixed with The Cult sound, 'Whoo Hoo' has a chorus like a steam train, which should be another that will likely be a lot of fun at concerts! I'm not a fan of the slower cover of 'Killed By Death' which closes the album, but at least they are trying to do something different, and you can hear the words!
One for the patched denim and leather brigade, the transition to English has to be a great international step for the band!
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The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup was the 6th edition of the Indoor Hockey Asia Cup specifically for men. It was held in Korgan City, Kazakhstan from 13–17 May 2015.

The number of teams for this year's cup are the same as for the previous tournament where five teams competed. Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia, who competed previously did not join this year's edition and were replaced by Qatar, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Iran defeated Kazakhstan in the final to win the cup.

Participating nations
Five countries are participating in this year's tournament:

 (Host)

Umpires

 Sean Edwards (ENG)
 Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)
 Ahmad Kazemi (IRI)
 Karimov Ruslan (UZB)
 Kamran Shah (QAT)
 Stirling Sharpe (AUS)

Results
All times are in East Kazakhstan Standard Time (UTC+06:00).

Pool

Classification

Bronze medal

Final

Final standings

References

External links
FIH

Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
Asia Cup
International sports competitions hosted by Kazakhstan
Indoor Hockey Asia Cup Men

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How does corruption affect health care?
There is growing evidence that high levels of corruption impoverish populations, increase inequality, and cause health status to deteriorate, especially among the most vulnerable population groups. There is increasing evidence that corruption significantly reduces economic growth and private sector investment.
How does good governance promote development?
The World Bank introduced the concept in its 1992 report entitled "Governance and Development". According to the document, good governance is an essential complement to sound economic policies and is central to creating and sustaining an environment which fosters strong and equitable development.
What are the key areas of governance?
All governance structures address three things: (1) accountability, (2) authority, and (3) the decision-making process. 2 A proper governance framework clearly delineates who is accountable for performing certain tasks.
What makes a successful PMO?
Good PMOs need the right balance of skills and experience. You want both seasoned professionals, plus people with the right enthusiasm and attitudes who can develop and grow into the roles. The PMO needs to update itself constantly. Without keeping up to date with the latest trends, the PMO may risk losing relevance.
How does corruption affect the environment?
Case 1: Corruption and trafficking in timber Organized crime networks are causing irreversible environmental dam- age, including an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, threat to endangered species and increased forest carbon emissions that contribute significantly to climate change.
What corruption does to a country?
Corrupted economies are not able to function properly because corruption prevents the natural laws of the economy from functioning freely. As a result, corruption in a nation's political and economic operations causes its entire society to suffer.
Why is good governance important for development?
Fair and effective governance is critical to ensuring that development benefits both people and the planet. Good governance should entail processes, decisions and outcomes that sustain natural resources, alleviate poverty and improve the quality-of-life.
What are the consequences of corruption?
Corruption has an impact on (1) investment in general, (2) foreign direct investment and capital inflows, (3) foreign trade and aid, (4) official growth, (5) inequality, (6) government expenditure and services, and (7) shadow economy and crime.
How do you implement good governance?
How to Implement Good Corporate Governance
Build a Strong Board of Directors. Responsible for overseeing your company's affairs, your board of directors should be comprised of experienced, passionate people who possess the time and energy needed to fulfill the role.
Foster Loyalty and Trust.
Streamline Processes.
How does corruption affect a company?
Even if we adopt the position that the primary goal of business is to increase wealth or profits, using corruption to maximise profit will generate negative effects for the company, such as decreased employee morale, reduced productivity, loss of shareholder and investor confidence, and damaged reputation and business …
What does PMO governance mean?
Why is corruption a crime?
'It's a crime': Corruption But it does not just steal money from where it is needed the most; it leads to weak governance, which in turn fuels organized criminal groups and promotes crimes such as human trafficking, arms and migrant smuggling, counterfeiting and the trade in endangered species.
What are some negative effects of bribery?
However, research published by Harvard Business School revealed that bribery has a negative effect on employee morale as well. When employees know that they are working for an organization where the management has not only tolerated but also practiced bribery, they are less likely to put their best into their work.
What is good governance in the context of public safety?
Hence, good governance is the process whereby public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in a manner that promotes the rule of law and the realization of human rights (civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights).
How does corruption impact on human rights?
Corruption in the judicial sector damages the right to a fair trial, as corruption erodes the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the judiciary. The lack of independence of judges, prosecutors and lawyers directly harms the right to a fair trial.
What is good governance and why is it important?
Good governance is at the heart of any successful business. It is essential for a company or organisation to achieve its objectives and drive improvement, as well as maintain legal and ethical standing in the eyes of shareholders, regulators and the wider community.
What are the major causes of corruption?
Greed of money, desires.
Higher levels of market and political monopolization.
Low levels of democracy, weak civil participation and low political transparency.
Higher levels of bureaucracy and inefficient administrative structures.
Low press freedom.
Low economic freedom.
How does corruption affect the economy?
Because corruption creates fiscal distortions and redirects money allocated to income grants, eligibility for housing or pensions and weakens service delivery, it is usually the poor who suffer most. Income inequality has increased in most countries experiencing high levels of corruption.
What are the tools of good governance?
Current tools on Good Governance
Democratic participation. CLEAR – Citizen Participation.
Good Governance. ELoGE – European Label of Governance Excellence.
Human Resources and Leadership.
Teleworking in Public Administration.
Institutional Capacity and Quality Public Services.
Local Finance.
Territorial and Cross-Border Cooperation.
What does a good governance framework look like?
A good governance framework is a conceptual structure and set of rules that outlines how an organisation is managed and controlled. Public sector good governance frameworks are built upon six underlying principles: accountability, transparency and openness, integrity, stewardship, efficiency, and leadership.
How does corruption affect developing countries?
In Nigeria, corruptions stifle economic growth; reduce economic efficiency and development despite the enormous resources in the country. Corruption creates negative national image and loss of much needed revenue.
What is the cause of police corruption?
A culture of corruption arises primarily from failures in four key areas: (a) recruitment, training, and promotion; (b) resources, such as pay and equipment; (c) systems of accountability within departments, courts and the law; and (d) cultural traditions that inhibit the development of professional police standards.
What are PMO activities?
Identify 8 groups of functions based on 27 PMO functions:
Monitoring and controlling project performance.
Development of project management competencies and methodologies.
Multiproject management.
Strategic management.
Organizational learning.
Execute specialized tasks for project managers.
Manage customer interfaces.
How corruption is a threat to development?
Corruption is a threat to development, democracy and stability. It distorts markets, curbs economic growth and discourages foreign investment. It erodes public services and trust in officials. The United Nations Convention against Corruption has helped the public sector to make progress in deterring these crimes.
What is good governance and social responsibility?
Good corporate governance and social responsibility help corporations keep things in good balance. It also supports the company's efforts to develop control mechanisms, which will also increase shareholder value and promote satisfaction with shareholders and stakeholders.
How does corruption affect good governance?
Corruption, in turn, can prevent good governance principles and structures from being put in place, or enforced. Violations of the principles of transparency, accountability and rule of law appear to be most closely associated with corruption.
What is a governance strategy?
A corporate governance strategy outlines the appropriateness of interactions and relationships for how the corporate governing board and management control the interested parties, employees, and other stakeholders connected with the corporation.
What are the types of corruption?
Corruption can be defined and categorized in different ways. The most common types or categories of corruption are supply versus demand corruption, grand versus petty corruption, conventional versus unconventional corruption and public versus private corruption.


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Canada: Plan to reduce immigration in 2019 confirmed
What is the change?
Ukraine is ending its visa-on-arrival program for foreign nationals traveling as tourist or business visitors starting Jan. 1.
What does the change mean?
Those planning travel to Ukraine for business or tourism starting Jan. 1 will not be able to use the visa-on-arrival program. If they are eligible, they are encouraged to use Ukraine's e-visa program instead.
Implementation time frame: Jan. 1.
Visas/permits affected:
Visas on arrival for business or tourism/e-visas.
Who is affected:
Anyone who had intended to travel to Ukraine for business or tourism through its visa-on-arrival program on or after Jan. 1.
Beginning Jan. 1, the e-visa fee will increase from US$65 to US$85.
Visas on arrival are currently available at select airports for nationals of 33 countries. Nationals of 31 of the 33 countries who are eligible for visas on arrival are also eligible for e-visas, but Chinese and Indian nationals (both currently eligible for visas on arrival) are not eligible for e-visas. Nationals of the following countries are currently eligible for e-visas:
Countries Eligible for E-visas
Australia Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Bhutan
Bolivia Cambodia Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador
Fiji Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Indonesia
Jamaica Kuwait Laos Malaysia Maldives Mauritius
Mexico Micronesia Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua
Oman Palau Peru Qatar Samoa Saudi Arabia
Seychelles Singapore St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Lucia Suriname Thailand
Timor-Leste Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Vanuatu United Arab Emirates
Visa-required nationals of countries that are not eligible for e-visas, including Chinese and Indian nationals travelling as a tourist or business visitor, must apply for a consular visa prior to travel.
Comments & Analysis:
The change will add to the time it takes to plan travel to Ukraine for those who would otherwise use the visa-on-arrival program because e-visas can take up to nine business days to process. Travelers should take note of the change and plan accordingly.


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Five times the gaffe-prone SNP came under fire in 2021
Nicola Sturgeon's party was struck with a number of embarrassing scandals and gaffes hitting the headlines in 2021, from the failings revealed by the Salmond enquiry to the alleged snubbing of Prince William and Kate Middleton
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Nicola Sturgeon feels the heat at Holyrood (Image: J Mitchell/Getty Images)
It has been a long gaffe-prone year for the SNP party, which saw with the party split in two over the fall-out between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon.
Despite winning at the Scottish elections in May, the year was far from plain sailing for Nicola Sturgeon's beleaguered party with a number of embarrassing scandals and gaffes hitting the headlines.
Here are five of the SNP's most scandalous moments of 2021:
Nicola Sturgeon, lady of letters
In January Sturgeon faced backlash after it was found the Scottish Government splashed out more than £700,000 on Covid-19 thank you letters.
The letters, sent to all Scottish households thank Scots for adhering to Scotland's coronavirus restrictions, were introduced last March. But critics of the Scottish First Minister branded the move as being "close to political campaigning" at a hefty cost to the taxpayer.
Blasting the SNP chief Duncan Simpson, Research Director at the Taxpayers Alliance, told said: "Using taxpayers' cash for what looks like propaganda is not on.
"Providing advice from medical professionals during a pandemic is obviously appropriate, but puff pieces from ministers is not.
"This is especially true in light of the Scottish Government's continued daily television briefings.
"Nicola Sturgeon should keep her ego in check and stop taking Scottish taxpayers for a ride."
Salmond Inquiry
In May Nicola Sturgeon was forced to apologise to two women who were failed by the Scottish Government's handling of the investigation into their sexual harassment complaints against former leader Alex Salmond.
It followed a very public falling out between the two former pro-NAT comrades which began at the start of the year.
Giving evidence to the inquiry in May Salmond told how there was "no doubt" that Sturgeon had broken the ministerial code on multiple occasions - seriously allegations that were later upheld by the committee.
Sturgeon later accepted her government had made a "very serious mistake" in appointing as the investigating officer into the allegations a senior official who had previously met and briefed the two complainers.
Mr Salmond won a judicial review and the Government's investigation of the allegations was found to be "tainted by apparent bias" after it emerged the investigating officer had prior contact with two of the women.
Mr Salmond received a £512,250 payout for successfully challenging the lawfulness of the Government's investigation.
Mr Salmond was acquitted of 13 charges of sexual assault against nine women in a criminal trial.
Following the investigation, Mr Salmond set up his pro-indy breakaway part Alba but failed to win one seat.
Royal snub
Nicola Sturgeon was criticised for snubbing the Royal Family during Prince William and Kate Middleton's visit to Scotland.
After being asked whether the First Minister would be meeting the senior royals, a Scottish Government spokesman said: "Arrangements for the royal visit are a matter for the royal household."
The cold comments prompted a backtrack mere hours before the meeting.
Murdo Fraser MSP, Scottish Conservative COVID-19 recovery spokesman said the reactions of the First Minister and the SNP led Scottish Government were "odd."
The Mid and Scotland Fife MSP, said: "It is odd that Nicola Sturgeon seems unwilling to even acknowledge that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be making such an extensive visit to Scotland.
The new Covid-19 rules you need to be aware of in Scotland from Boxing Day
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy is a chance to reflect on 'divisive nationalism'
"Members of the Royal Family are always welcome in Scotland and I look forward to seeing them participating in a whole range of engagements during this trip, restrictions notwithstanding.
"It appears as though the First Minister was at pains not to upset any of the republicans in her party by expressing too much warmth ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge making their way north of the border."
Anti-abortion controversy
In October MSP for Shettleston John Mason hit the headlines after he revealed he attended an anti-abortion protest outside a Glasgow clinic.
He claimed abortion services are seldom "essential" or "vital" and insisted some women are coerced into having a termination.
The incident led to former SNP communications chief Fergus Mutch blasting Mason.
He tweeted: "John Mason being John Mason again I see. Thoughts and prayers with @theSNP press office today (and for the next week) as he digs his heels in, fans the flames of this story and refuses to apologise for being a daft old crank."
Beyond the pale Rees-Mogg spat
In July SNP MSP James Dornan was reported over a Rees-Mogg 'rot in hell' tweet described by critics as 'beyond the pale'.
The Glasgow Cathcart MSP was replying to the Conservative MP's post about the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Mr Rees-Mogg had quote-tweeted a video from the Commons Leader account, adding: "The bands of blighters bringing illegal entrants to Blighty will be broken up by this brilliant borders bill."
The reply from Mr Dornan's account read: "Hope you remember this the next time you go to confession.
"You and your cronies are already responsible for the deaths of thousands and you're now happy to see the most desperate people in the world suffer and drown.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon barred from pub chain along with Mark Drakeford
Killjoy Nat MP takes swipe at Love Actually for being politically incorrect
"If your god exists you will undoubtedly rot in hell."
In reply Scottish Conservative chief whip Stephen Kerr MSP criticised Dornan and called for an immediate apology.
Mr Kerr said: "These comments from James Dornan were poisonous and beyond the pale.
"He is well known for his outbursts on Twitter but this vitriol simply has no place in respectful political debate.
"This gaffe-prone MSP has once again shown his nasty side and shamefully brought religion into his anger at a fellow elected representative."


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Alex Kempkens (eigentlich Alexander Kempkens; * 24. September 1942 in Linz am Rhein) ist ein deutscher Fotograf, Fotojournalist und Computerkünstler. Er schreibt Artikel und kuratiert Ausstellungen. Kempkens ist Autodidakt.

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Unkel am Rhein und Düsseldorf
Alex Kempkens wuchs während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Scheuren auf. Ab 1947 lebte er in Gerresheim. Seine erste Kamera erhielt er 1951. Im Alter von 14 Jahren begann er eine Lehre als Starkstromelektriker bei den Mannesmannröhren-Werken im Düsseldorfer Stadtteil Rath. Neben seiner Arbeit als Starkstromelektriker fotografierte er mit einer Voigtländer-Kamera, die er von seiner Mutter erhalten hatte. Er absolvierte einen Kurs für Fotolaborarbeit an der Volkshochschule und kaufte sich eine einfache Laboreinrichtung. Ab 1962 wurden seine Fotografien in den Bilderschauen zum Deutschen Jugendfotopreis auf der Photokina gezeigt.

Er besuchte das Abendgymnasium, verließ es aber vor dem Abschluss, um im Oktober 1966 ein zweijähriges Volontariat bei Jürgen Retzlaff, Düsseldorfer Nachrichten, als Bildberichterstatter zu beginnen. Im zweiten Jahr des Volontariats arbeitete er in der Neusser Lokal Redaktion.

Kempkens reiste ab 1965 regelmäßig nach Prag. Er besuchte dort tschechische Bergsteigerfreunde, die er 1964 im Tatra kennengelernt hatte. Am 1. Mai 1967 war er wieder in Prag und fotografierte als Bildberichterstatter die 1.-Mai-Parade. Statt Fotos von Panzern und marschierenden Soldaten zeigten seine Fotos junge Soldaten, die Blues spielten und mit ihren Freundinnen zusammen in der Parade spazierten. Es war Frühling in Prag und die jungen Soldaten zeigten, dass sie den Prager Frühling bereits lebten. Ein Foto wurde in den Düsseldorfer Nachrichten nach seiner Rückkehr veröffentlicht.

Im August 1968 reiste er mit Jochen M. Raffelberg, der ebenfalls Volontär bei den Düsseldorfer Nachrichten war, nach Biafra. Ihre Reportage über den Biafra-Krieg fand überregionale Beachtung. Fünf der Fotografien wurden am 2. September 1968 auf einer Doppelseite im Magazin Der Spiegel unter dem Titel "Ein Volk stirbt" veröffentlicht.

München
Im November 1968 zog Kempkens nach München, wo er am 1. Dezember bei der Deutschen Presse-Agentur (dpa), als Fotojournalist anfing. Im Januar 1970 wechselte er zur neugegründeten Zeitung Tz. Ab Herbst 1971 arbeitete er als Freelance-Fotojournalist in München. Im Sommer 1972 assistierte Kempkens beim Werbefotografen Jan Keetman und arbeitete danach ebenfalls als Werbefotograf.

1973 kam die Architektur- und ab Frühjahr 1975 die Endoskopiefotografie für Architekturmodelle hinzu. Seine Endoskopiefotos vom Modell des Neubaus des Bundestages des Architekturbüros Behnisch & Partner erschienen 1976 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Die Kunstkritikerin der Zeitung, Doris Schmidt, schrieb eine einseitige Besprechung über den geplanten Neubau des Bundestages in Bonn. In der Bildunterschrift zu den Endoskopfotos notierte sie: "Das ist das erste Mal, dass eine Zeitung endoskopische Bilder eines Architekturmodells veröffentlicht." Weitere Veröffentlichungen der Endoskopfotos folgten. Insbesondere seine Endoskopfotos der Planung zur Neugestaltung des Königsplatzes in München führten zu Artikeln über seine Arbeit im P.M. Magazin.

Er setzte die Endoskopie-Fotografie ebenfalls in der Werbung und für freie Experimente ein. Im Januar 1980 hatte er eine Ausstellung seiner Endoskopfotos in München. Darauf folgte erneut eine Serie von Veröffentlichungen in deutschen Magazinen, wie beispielsweise im ZEITmagazin. Im Magazin ProfiFoto schrieb Jürgen G. Gumprich: "Und es ist wohl Alex Kempkens Verdienst, diese gemeinhin der Medizin zugerechnete Technik Endoskopie hierzulande sozusagen hoffähig gemacht zu haben." Gumprich bezieht sich mit dieser Aussage auf die Veröffentlichungen in fast allen damaligen deutschen Fotomagazinen, wie beispielsweise Color Foto, Foto Revue und Nikon-News für Amateur- und Berufsfotografen.

Von Analog zu Digital
Kempkens fotografierte 1982 für das P.M. Magazin mit dem Endoskop einen Computermonitor, in den ein Bild von Albert Einstein einmontiert worden war, das mit "Image Processing"-Software manipuliert war. Die Montage der beiden Bilder wurde als Titelbild für das P.M. "Computerheft '82" verwendet. Er kontaktierte nach der Veröffentlichung die Redaktion und erhielt die Informationen, die im Dezember 1982 zum Kauf seines ersten Computers führten. Der Computer war ein PDP11/24+ der Firma DEC.

Bereits ab Herbst 1982 experimentierte er mit der "Picture Processing/Image Processing"-Software – das war der damals übliche Name für die Bildverarbeitung und Bildbearbeitung. Im Mai 1983 wurden Bilder seiner Experimente im Magazin Photo Revue zum ersten Mal veröffentlicht. Seine ersten "Digital-Images/Fotos" wurden von DEC als Einladungskarte zur Messe in München verwendet. Im Januar 1983 wurden im Magazin Chip die digitalen Bilder der Einladungskarte veröffentlicht. Im Artikel "Vom Bild zum Prozess" schrieb der Autor "Es braucht das Auge eines Künstlers, um neben dem praktischen auch den ästhetischen Nutzen dieser Technik [Image Processing] zu entdecken. […] Das Ergebnis waren Farbbilder in einer Mischung aus Realität und Irrationalem, wie sie kennzeichnend sein können für ein ganzes Zeitalter." Der Autor des Artikels sah voraus, dass in den nächsten Jahren die digitalen Bilder, die bis dahin fast ausschließlich in den verschiedensten industriellen, medizinischen und wissenschaftlichen Bereichen eingesetzt wurden, in der Computerkunst neben der Computergrafik einen eigenständigen Platz einnehmen würden. Auf dem Titel der Ausgabe von CHIP wurde für einen Commodore 64 Werbung gemacht.

Die erste Einzelausstellung seiner Experimente wurde unter dem Titel "Digitale Farbfotos" im Januar 1984 in der "Galerie Kunstlicht" in München ausgestellt. Die Ausstellung war der Anlass, dass in der ersten Ausgabe des Jahres 1984 die Zeitschrift Form einen vierseitigen Bericht über Kempkens und seine digitalen Kunst- und Werbefotos druckte. In der Einleitung des Artikels stand: "Es ist die klassische Seite der Computer-Grafik: es sind typische Computer-Bilder, diese Beispiele – oder: der Spaß des Künstlers mit dem Computer." Das von der Redaktion benutzte Wort "Spaß" bezieht sich auf die damals noch überwiegend vorhandene Angst vor Computern – auch im Berufszweig der Gestaltung.

Diese Ausstellung besuchte auch der Fotokünstler Klaus von Gaffron. Gaffron sprach Kempkens an und empfahl ihm, sich beim Berufsverband Bildender Künstler München und Oberbayern e. V. (BBK) als Mitglied zu bewerben. Kempkens folgte dem Rat und wurde aufgenommen. Im Dezember 1985 zeigte er in der Gruppenausstellung "Fotografie Porträt" in der Galerie der Künstler digitale Fotoporträts.

Anfang 1985 hatte Kempkens die Idee, eine Gruppenausstellung zur Computerkunst in München in der Galerie der Künstler der Ausstellungskommission des BBK vorzuschlagen. Sein Konzept wurde im Herbst 1985 akzeptiert, und die Ausstellung "Bilder Images Digital" fand im Oktober 1986 in der Galerie der Künstler statt. Er organisierte, kuratierte die Ausstellung und zeigte ebenfalls seine eigenen Werke. Zur Ausstellung produzierte er den Katalog "Bilder Images Digital, Computerkünstler in Deutschland '86". Auf dem Ausstellungsplakat stand als Motto "Der Schwerpunkt der Ausstellung ist die Aussage des Bildes". Kempkens betonte dies ebenfalls im Vorwort des Kataloges ausdrücklich, als er schrieb "Wir stellen Bilder aus". Es war von ihm als eine klare Abgrenzung zur Computergrafik geplant, und er dachte dabei an die kommende Dominanz der digitalen Bildwelten.

Parallel zur Ausstellung veranstaltete er ein Symposium und einen Workshop in der Galerie der Künstler. Zum Symposium hatte er unter anderem die ersten Computerkunstpioniere Frieder Nake und Georg Nees eingeladen. Der Moderator des Symposiums war Richard Kriesche. Der Kritiker der Münchner Abendzeitung, Peter M. Bode, schrieb über das Symposium: "Die Computerkünstler streiten sich also, daß die Fetzen fliegen […] so ähnlich leidenschaftlich müssen die Diskussionen gewesen sein, als die Photographie aufkam." Der Pionier dieser Kunst, Georg Nees, schrieb in einem Leserbrief an die Zeitung "BilderDigital": "Mit der größten Befriedigung darf ich sagen, daß ich noch nie in der jungen Geschichte der Computerkunst ein so eindringliches Ereignis erlebt habe, wie das Münchner Symposium." Nees hatte für die Ausstellung eine neue Serie von Architekturzeichnungen einer Spielwelt erstellt. Nees schrieb in seinem Leserbrief ebenfalls, dass ihm die Gespräche mit der jungen Generation der Computerkünstlern beim Symposium gut gefallen hätten.

Beim Workshop standen zum ersten Mal in Deutschland in einer Kunstausstellung sechs Amiga 1000 mit einer angeschlossenen Videostation und einem Farbdrucker für die Experimente der jungen und alten Besucher zur Selbstbedienung bereit. Sie konnten Computerbilder malen und farbig ausdrucken lassen. Über die Videostation wurden Vorlagen von Analog zu Digital gewandelt und danach manipuliert. Die Resultate konnten ebenfalls in Farbe ausgedruckt werden.

Zur Ausstellung "Bilder Images Digital" verschrottete Kempkens eine IBM-Rechenanlage und nannte die Aktion und Performance "Computerburger". Diese Rechenanlage hatte über ein Jahrzehnt vorher beim Kauf durch ein Unternehmen etwa eine Million Deutsche Mark gekostet. Die Aktion geschah im September 1986 in einer Recyclinganlage für Autos und Sonstiges in München. Von der Aktion wurde ein Video produziert. Als "Computerburger" standen die Reste in eine Tonne gepackt in der Eingangshalle der Galerie der Künstler, und das Video wurde dort gezeigt.

Ab 1987 folgten weitere Ausstellungen seiner Werke. Zu erwähnen ist der Auftrag von Ferdinand Ullrich für die Ausstellung "Arbeit und Rhythmus" zu den 41. Ruhrfestspielen in Recklinghausen 1987 das Computerspiel "Zeche Recklinghausen II. Das Abenteuer ein Bergmann zu sein. 1903–1913" nach einer Idee von Ullrich zu produzieren. Im Jahr 1987 wurde er zur Gruppenausstellung "Entgrenzte Grenzen 1" im Künstlerhaus Graz eingeladen. Ein Symposium hierzu fand in Venedig statt.

Montreal
Im Februar 1986 wurde Kempkens von Hervé Fischer aus Montreal kontaktiert. Fischer hatte mit seiner Partnerin Ginette Mayor das Unternehmen "La Cité des arts et des nouvelles technologies de Montréal" gegründet, um die Ausstellung "Images du Futur" in Montreal zu realisieren. Fischer lud Kempkens ein, seine "Digital-Bilder/digitalen Werke" in der Ausstellung zu präsentieren, die ab Mai 1986 für mehrere Monate im alten Hafen von Montreal zu sehen war. Kempkens sendete seine Arbeiten nach Montreal. Seine digitalen "Werke/Bilder" wurden ebenfalls 1987, 1990, 1991 und 1994 in der Ausstellung "Images du Futur" gezeigt. Für den Katalogtitel und das Ausstellungsplakat von "Image du Futur '90" wurde ein Bild von ihm ausgewählt. Das gesamte Archiv der Ausstellung "Images du Futur" befindet sich heute im Besitz der Daniel Langlois Foundation und kann online zur Recherche genutzt werden.

Zur Ausstellung "Images du Futur" 1991 wurde Kempkens von Fischer und Major eingeladen, nach Montreal zu kommen. Er reiste nach Montreal und blieb nach der Ausstellung weiter in der Stadt. Fischer kannte die Architekturfotos von Kempkens aus München und forderte ihn deshalb auf, "schöne Fotos" von Vieux-Montréal zu machen. Kempkens übernahm diese Aufgabe, welche eine besondere Herausforderung darstellte, weil jedes Haus in Vieux-Montréal bereits ausführlich architektonisch beschrieben und fotografiert war. Phyllis Lambert, die Gründerin des Centre canadien d'architecture, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, wohnt selbst in dem Viertel und hat eine der ersten Dokumentationen erstellt. Sie war verantwortlich für den Auftrag an Ludwig Mies van der Rohe das Seagram Building in New York City zu bauen.

Kempkens' Fotos von Vieux Montréal wurden 1992 in der von ihm gegründeten Galerie "Le Compagnonnage" ausgestellt, und dazu gab er das Buch "Pierres de chants de Montréal" heraus. Der Text von Monique Brunet-Weinmann "La Dialectique du Mur et de la Voie" beschreibt das Ergebnis als En cette année du trois cent cinquantième anniversaire de sa fondation, il est admirable qu'un citoyen nouveau-venu, nous rappelle le plan fondateur de Ville-Marie, dessine par les solides fondations de ses bâtiments. Puisse-t-on entendre ces pierres des Chants (…). (Übersetzung: "In diesem Jahr des 350. Jahrestages seiner Gründung, ist es bewundernswert, dass ein neu angekommener Bürger uns helfen kann, die alten Pläne von Ville-Marie, von der soliden Basis der Gebäude skizziert, wieder zu erkennen. Mögen wir diese Steine singen hören …".) Brunet-Weinmann vergleicht die Fotos zu den Radierung von Paris, die Charles Meryon zur Zeit von Baudelaire anfertigte. Die Gebäude in Alt Montreal waren nicht einzeln und isoliert fotografiert worden, wie in der Architekturfotografie üblich, sondern Kempkens hat sie in dem gewachsenen Umfeld der Stadtlandschaft integriert abgelichtet. Die Architekturfotos von Vieux Montréal wurden 1997 parallel zum Le Mois de la Photo in Montréal erneut in einer Einzelausstellung im Bonsecours Markt präsentiert.

Im Herbst 1992 wurde Kempkens von Jacques Charbonneau, Gründer des "Centre Copie-Art" in Montréal, eingeladen, Artist in Residence der "Galerie Arts Technologiques du Centre Copie-Art" zu werden. Im Januar 1993 hatte er dort seine erste Einzelausstellung mit dem Titel "Was sucht der Prinz im Wald?, Que cherche le prince dans la forêt?" Er wurde ein aktives Mitglied der Gruppe "Centre Copie-Art". Es folgten weitere Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in der Galerie Arts Technologiques und in anderen Galerien in Montreal.

Niederrhein
1999 kam Kempkens nach Deutschland zurück und lebt heute am Niederrhein. Er nahm ab 2000 sowohl mit Analog- als auch Digitalfotos an mehreren Ausstellungen in Deutschland teil, wie beispielsweise an dem Kulturfestival Duisburger Akzente. Neue Künstler lernte er bei Ausstellungen und Lesungen kennen, insbesondere Oskar Fahr, Poet, Journalist und Philosoph. Oskar Fahr überzeugte Michael Arenz, Autor, Herausgeber der Zeitschrift Der Mongole wartet, einen Artikel über Kempkens zu veröffentlichen. Fahr schrieb für die Ausgabe 2002 einen Text über Kempkens und nutzte dessen Digitalfotos zur Illustration seiner Gedichte in derselben Ausgabe von Der Mongole wartet. Fahr schrieb zu den Bildern von Kempkens: "Diese Feen und Wasserjungfrauen, meistens im Vordergrund, tragen keinen Badeanzug, aber sie spielen miteinander, wenn sie zu zweit sind. Es ist bei dem Computerkünstler nicht anders als bei Arnold Böcklin. Die Rheintöchter von Kempkens besitzen Gegenwärtigkeit, und sie erzeugen Gegenwart." Fahr bezieht sich in seinem Text auf die Bilder der Ausstellung "Provider In An Other Time" bei den 23. Duisburger Akzenten. Kempkens hatte in Duisburg, wie auch in Montreal, die Bilder der jungen Frauen der Stadt mit der heutigen Architektur der Stadtlandschaft und der Rheinlandschaft verschmolzen. Das korrespondierte zum Thema und den Bildern der Ausstellung "Was sucht der Prinz im Wald?", wo er den Prinzen die Prinzessin in der modernen Stadt suchen lässt und nicht im Wald der Märchen. Arenz veröffentlichte, unter dem von ihm gewählten Titel "Satori in Montreal", in der Ausgabe 2004 Gedichte und Bilder von Kempkens.

Im November 2014 wurden Architekturfotos von Kempkens aus dem Jahr 1975 im Buch "Helmut von Werz – Ein Architektenleben 1912–1990" veröffentlicht und in der Ausstellung "Helmut von Werz" in der Architekturgalerie München gezeigt.

Werk

Kataloge und Bücher
 Bilder Images Digital – Computerkünstler in Deutschland '86, Barke Verlag, München 1986.
 Pierres des chants de Montréal: Vieux Montréal – Old Montreal, Galerie Le Compagnonnage, Montreal 1992, OCLC-Nummer 231856031
 Was sucht der Prinz im Wald? Que cherche le prince dans la forêt? What is the prince looking for in the forest?, Le Centre Copie-Art Montréal, München 1993, OCLC-Nummer: 300085818

Autobiografien
 Conflict photography by Alex Kempkens: Die Angst des Siegers vor dem Verlierer. epubli, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7375-0128-6.
 Niederrhein Nordwest – Landschaft pur, Lower Rhine Northwest - Pure Landscape. epubli, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7485-1960-7.
 Die Mondfee: Nächte in Montreal – ein autobiographisches. Selbstverlag Alexander Kempkens, Duisburg-Rheinhausen 2020, ISBN 978-3-9821653-0-1.
 Autobiografie – Alex Kempkens Autodidakt. Selbstverlag Alexander Kempkens, Duisburg-Rheinhausen 2021, ISBN 978-3-9821653-63.
 Streng persönliches Theater – Digital-Art-Fotografie von Mädels und Alex. Selbstverlag Alexander Kempkens, Duisburg-Rheinhausen 2022. ISBN 978-3-9821-6537-0.

Zeitschriftenbeiträge
 Makro-fotografische Einblicke. Professional CamerA, Nr. 3, Mai/Juni 1980, JV-Journal-Verlag, München 1980, S. 78–81.
 Yes, But a computer says more than a tausend pictures! 'landscap 8. In: Select-Magazin. Nr. 6, Mai/Juni 1983.
 Computer-Burger, In: Bilder Digital. Magazin Nr. 2, 1986, Barke Verlag, München, S. 17–18.
 Bilder Images Digital - Computerkünstler in Deutschland, In: Bilder Digital. Nr. 1, 1988, Barke Verlag, München, S. 17–18.
 Warum simulieren sie nicht Gott, Herr Nees?!, In: Bilder Digital, März 1990, Barke Verlag, München, S. 21.

Ausstellungen

Einzelausstellungen
 1984: Digital Art, Galerie Kunstlicht, München.
 1986: Alex Kempkens, Galerie E, Zürich.
 1993: Que cherche le prince dans la forêt?, Galerie Arts Technologiques, Montréal.
 1994: Les Courants Nocturnes, Galerie Arts Technologiques, Montréal.
 1997: Pierres des chants de Montréal, Galerie Le Compagnonnage, Montréal.
 2001: La fée de Montréal danse pour moi, Galerie Gerber, Duisburg.
 2020: Die Mondfee: Nächte in Montreal, Dat Atelljee, Duisburg-Rheinhausen
 2021: Alex Kempkens – Autodidakt, Dat Atelljee, Duisburg-Rheinhausen
 2022: Streng persönliches Theater, Dat Atelljee, Duisburg-Rheinhausen

Gruppenausstellungen
 1962–1968: Deutscher Jugendfotopreis, Photokina, Köln.
 1968/1969: World Press Photo.
 1970: V. Interpressfoto, Prag.
 1971/1972: World Press Photo.
 1986: Image du future, Montreal.
 1986: Bilder Images Digital, München.
 1986: SIGGRAPH, Dallas.
 1987: Das Abenteuer ein Bergmann zu sein, 1903–1913, Museum Recklinghausen.
 1987: Images du Futur, Montréal.
 1987: Entgrenzte Grenzen, Graz.
 1987: F.A.U.S.T Forum des Arts de L'Univers Scientifique et Technique, Toulouse.
 1988: Bavarian Art Nowadays, Kairo, Alexandria.
 1989: 25 Jahre Computerkunst, BMW Pavillon, München.
 1990: Images du Futur, Montréal.
 1991: Images du Futur, Montréal.
 1994: Immigrant. Images du Futur, Montréal.
 1994: La marche pour la liberté, Galerie Arts Technologiques, Montréal.
 1995: La fille et son Chat-cheval, Galerie Circa, Montréal.
 1995: Atrium Verre, Centre Copie-Art dans le cadre de ISEA, Montréal.
 1997: Don Quichotte, Centre Copie-Art, Montréal.
 1999: Tête ou Bitch, Conseil de la sculpture du Québec, Montréal.
 2000: Provider in an other time, Projekt ArtCrossing, 23. Duisburger Akzente.
 2014: Helmut von Werz – Ein Architektenleben 1912–1990, Architekturgalerie, München.
 2022: Neue Nachbar*innen, Architekturmuseum der TUM in der Pinakothek der Moderne, München.

Preise und Auszeichnungen
 1968: Deutscher Jugendfotopreis für Jugend und Alter
 1970: Silbermedaille, V. Interpressfoto Prag für Demonstrant und Polizei (München)
 1978: Kodak Kalender Wettbewerb Stuttgart für Natur als Baumeister (Endoskopiefotografie)

Literatur
 Karl-Heinz Mühlens: Köpfen bei der Kirmes In: Zeitmagazin, Oktober 1970, S. 20–22.
 Rolf Janke: Architekturmodelle, Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart, 1978, S. 83, Nr. 259.
 Modellfotografie: Mit dem Endoskop ins Reich der Miniwelt. In: P.M. Magazin, Nr. 11 (1978), S. 11.
 Wolfgang Stegers: Löwenzahn: Wie entsteht eigentlich eine Pusteblume? In: P.M.Magazin, Nr. 7 (1979), S. 4–5.
 Eva Kirschenhofer: Ansichten aus der Ameisenperspektive In: Zeitmagazin, Nr. 23, Mai 1980, S.  38-39.
 Volker Wachs: Die andere Perspektive. In: Color Foto, Januar 1980, S. 135–141.
 Jürgen G. Gumprich: Alex Kempkens, Endographie. In: ProfiFOTO, Nr. 4 (1981), S. 36–41.
 D. H. Bauer: Porträt eines Endoskopisten. In: Nikon News, Nr. 2 (1982), S. 44–47.
 Jean Paul Laub: Programmkunst – Kunstprogramm? In: Professional CamerA, Mai 1983, S. 138–145.
 Alex Kempkens: Filwrite! >>Pixles-Spiele<< – mit digitaler Fotografie. In: form. Zeitschrift für Gestaltung Nr. 1 (1984), S. 42–45.
 Jutta Tezmen-Siegel, Alex Kempkens: FOTOGRAFIE PORTRÄT, Berufsverband Bildender Künstler München u. Oberbayern, München 1985.
 Susanne Päch: Computer-Portraits von Alex Kempkens. In: Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, September 1985, S. 46–51.

 Ludger Hinder: In Bayern gehen die Uhren vor. In: Bunte, Burda Verlag, 23.01.1986, S. 72–87.

 Dorota Kozinska: Old city is captured by German artist. In: The Gazette. September 1997, Section C.
 Maxim Pouska: Computer – Werbung 1935–2010 Grafik-Design und Kunst, BOD, 2011, S. 119–120.
 Andres Lepik, Mariann Juha: Neue Nachbar*innen. Einblick ins ArchivIn: Katalog Architekturmuseum der TUM, München, 2022, S. 58–59.

Weblinks

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With a somewhat blue collar, hands-on approach to their crafting excessively heavy, dense doom discharges with soulful vocals, AFTER THE SUN were quickly embraced. Taking inspiration from sources like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Cathedral and the like, the band independently issued a three-song EP in 2001, 'Anguish To Black'. With slow moving, molasses-like songs that oozed impenetrable riffs, thunderous rhythms, and rutted, deep grooves, their songs and the band ignited with the fans of non-mainstream music.
This reverence was driven home with great increase once the band played back-to-back years at the legendary gathering of all things gargantuan, Stoner Hands Of Doom (2000's II and 2001's III editions). Unfortunately, life can sometimes sabotage even the best laid plans and at some point the band entered a state of inactivity. Thankfully for all involved parties, 2014 would see an official reactivation, the anxiously awaited return of AFTER THE SUN.
In time, the return of AFTER THE SUN yielded a most proper milestone from the band, which now included drummer Bryan Kaiser, a 2018 self-titled, full-length recording. Upon it, all the qualities that attracted fans to these purveyors of oppressive, yet profound output of burdensome sonic weightiness was increased to the Nth Degree. That album, along with AFTER THE SUN's reputation and standing in our community, has helped them to become the latest act to be revealed via this series.
The prospect of seeing AFTER THE SUN live for my first time is beyond just enticing, a bona-fide Must-See Act for me and if you should feel the same, here is what you need to know: Reiterating from above, AFTER THE SUN will perform at the pre-fest kick off on Thursday, June 20th, the celebration for the 20th anniversary of the long running, legendary gathering, Stoner Hands Of Doom.
In closing, AFTER THE SUN are poised this month to release a new four-song EP, 'The Demise', to correlate with their M.D.D.F. appearance so be on the lookout for its unveiling!
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Providing infant formula to HIV-positive mothers might "cost at least as many lives as it has saved" because the nutrition and antibodies supplied by breastmilk are "so crucial to young children that they outweigh the small risk of transmitting HIV," the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, CDC researchers have found that a decade-long, global initiative to provide infant formula to HIV-positive mothers has "backfired" in Botswana by causing infants to be more susceptible to other, more immediate deadly diseases. The findings join a "growing body of research" on the potential detriment of providing HIV-positive mothers with infant formula, the Post reports (Timberg, Washington Post, 7/23).
A study published in the March 31 edition of the journal Lancet found that HIV-positive women in developing countries could reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their infants if they exclusively breast-feed rather than supplement breastmilk with formula, animal milk or solid food. The study, led by Hoosen Coovadia and Nigel Rollins of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, found that infants who received milk and solid food were 11 times more likely to become HIV-positive than infants who were exclusively breast-fed. In addition, infants who received both formula and breastmilk were twice as likely to become HIV-positive as exclusively breast-fed infants. About 6.1% of the exclusively breast-fed infants died by age three months, compared with 15.1% of the infants who received other food sources. According to the researchers, breastmilk might reinforce and protect the mucus membrane lining of the intestines, serving as a barrier to HIV.
Rollins said that if women in developing countries exclusively breast-feed, about 50,000 to 100,000 infant deaths would be prevented annually. Some physicians in response to the study called on the United Nations to change its guidelines on breast-feeding for HIV-positive women in developing countries (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 4/2).
Botswana -- which has an "extensive public water system, good roads and a legacy of competent governance" -- in 1997 joined a UNICEF-led effort to encourage HIV-positive women to use formula whenever supplies could be provided safely and reliably, according to the Post. The country agreed to pay for the formula program as a service for new mothers. However, government clinics "often ran out of cans of formula, forcing parents and grandparents to buy cow's milk and feed their children with diluted porridge or even flour and water," the Post reports.
The CDC researchers, who presented their findings at a conference in Los Angeles in July, were investigating an outbreak of diarrhea during Botswana's rainy season in early 2006. At least 532 children -- 20 times the usual number of deaths from diarrhea -- died during the outbreak. Only a few of the infants' mothers were breast-feeding. According to the researchers, tests conducted among government water pipes in 26 villages in northeastern Botswana found contamination in each one. In addition, tests of the ill infants' feces also found "dangerous" waterborne pathogens and a virulent form of E. coli, the Post reports.
The researchers found that it primarily was the infants who were not breast-fed who were getting sick from the contaminated water. Among a group of infants at one hospital, those admitted for diarrhea were 50 times more likely to be taking formula or cow's milk compared with those admitted for other illnesses. In addition, the researchers found that in one village, 30% of the infants who received formula had died, while none of those being breast-fed had.
The report reflects the "shifting scientific consensus" on breast-feeding, the Post reports. Since Botswana started its formula program, more and more studies have shown that the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission primarily comes from the combination of breastmilk and other foods, including formula and solids, that can damage the lining of an infant's intestines. In addition, putting an HIV-positive woman on a combination of antiretroviral drugs can reduce the risk of transmission through breast-feeding to less than 2%, according to Coovadia.
UNICEF after providing training and technical assistance to the formula program in Botswana began phasing out its infant-feeding programs in 2002. Health officials in Botswana remain "unconvinced" that the formula program is not effective, the Post reports. Health Minister Sheila Tlou said that the 2006 outbreak was a one-time occurrence that should not dictate a policy. Officials now are focusing on making formula feeding safer by encouraging women to boil water and feed their infants using cups. Tlou also said the ministry will monitor new studies to determine whether a new policy is needed. "We are amenable to research, especially our own research," she said (Washington Post, 7/23).


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Excluding distressed sales, U.S. home prices increased 0.4 percent month over month in October 2013. Year over year, the increase was 11 percent not counting distressed sales, which includes both short sales and REOs by CoreLogic's reckoning.
The CoreLogic Pending Home Price Index predicts that November 2013 home prices, including distressed sales, will remain at the same level as during the previous month. The projected annual increase for November 2013, also including distressed sales, is 12.2 percent.
AutoData reported on Tuesday that U.S. new light vehicle sales came in at an annualized rate of 16.41 million units in November, an increase of 8.3 percent from the sales rate in October, a spike that might reflect some bounceback from buyer skittishness because of the fracas on Capitol Hill. The most recent figure is also 7.6 percent higher than the rate in November 2012.
November 2013 turned in the highest sales rate since February 2007, well before the onset of the recession. The current rate is roughly on par with sales seen during most of the 2000s, when automakers sold 16 million to 18 million units in most years. If sales continue at about the current pace during December, 2013 will be a better year for auto sales than 2012 by roughly 9 percent.
U.S. automakers in particular had a fine month, with GM and Chrysler sales up 13.7 percent and 16.1 percent, respectively. Ford gained a smaller but still healthy 7.1 percent for the month. Some foreign automakers did well, too, such as Toyota, which saw sales up 10.1 percent in November, while Nissan gained 10.7 percent.
The National Restaurant Association reported on Tuesday that its Restaurant Performance Index rose to a four-month high in October. The index – a monthly composite that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry – stood at 100.9 in October, up 0.7 percent from September and the strongest level since June. Also, the index stood above 100 for the eighth consecutive month, which indicates the expansion of key industry indicators.
"The October gain was driven by broad-based gains in the index components, most notably solid improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic," Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the research and knowledge group for the association, noted in a statement. A majority of restaurant operators reported higher same-store sales in October, and also reported stronger customer traffic levels.
Wall Street turned in another down day on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 94.15 points, or 0.59 percent. The S&P 500 lost 0.32 percent and the Nasdaq was off 0.2 percent.


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One of the interesting topics lately floating around is the situation of ebook libraries. Corry Doctorow (a long time advocate against DRM and what many large publishing companies are doing) had a conversation with the American Library Association about the problem of unfair practices the publishers are forcing on libraries. You can read about it here.
In essence they make libraries pay $60-$80 per book and force them to invest in complicated proprietary collection-management systems (overdrive). And of course they can only lend one copy at a time. While this does make sense, in a way, since that is what a normal library does with physical books, the other aspects do not. Also a library cannot sell the books later on if they wish. And some publishers would like to have a book self destruct after it has been borrowed 26 times!
This is truly sad and the reason is simple: Publishers view libraries as a loss of sales. Which is far from the truth as you can get. They should view it as a wonderful low (to none) cost advertising venue. Consider this: Most people that barrow from a library either can afford to buy the book, or they read so much they don't have the space to store all the books they read. Now yes the publisher didn't get a sale from this person, however this person tells several other friends that do buy books on a regular basis and do so based on this persons recomendation. In this example (which is more common than you might think) the publisher actually makes MORE money than if they had just the one sale. And over the course of the library books life, there is a potential for quite a bit of income for the publisher.
In the end supporting libraries is a win-win situation as the publishers get more sales, and readers get access to wonderful books they wouldn't have otherwise. And isn't that what a library is all about?
Don DeBon is the author of Italian Fever. Currently available on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Kobo.


Viraj was one of our summer interns at Lyve Minds. During his internship he and one other person took on the herculean effort of localizing a code base in which neither had much prior experience working in that particular stack.
That project could not have run smoother. Viraj is a ferocious self learner, and approaches projects with an almost infectious enthusiasm.
Viraj joined us in early 2012 as a Web Development Engineer. He is a quick learner and a hard-working professional. I found him very comfortable working in a startup environment as he actively contributed to various feature discussions. He is knowledgeable in Ruby on Rails and well-versed with Linux and Git workflows. He also closely monitored our Google Analytics Dashboard to find site usage patterns. He is enthusiastic about his work and is a team player. I wish him all the best!
Viraj was a 2011-batch Comps PVPP ex-student. I have taught him Computer Networks(both, CN and ACN) and I can say he was one of the brilliant students of his batch. In college, he has participated and helped organise events like C/C++ workshops and paper presentations. As student he was always inquisitive about theory as well as practicals. Also, he has participated in WikiConference 2011 and Wikimedia Hackathon this November. He has contributed to Marathi and Gujarati onscreen keyboard, and some other tech tracks, with International developers. I wish him all the very best for his future prospects.
Viraj is highly active student. Always participates in all tech activities. Good team player, Obedient, hard-worker.
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Tumble (), is a village situated south of Cross Hands near the towns of Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Tumble, along with Cross Hands is part of the community of Llannon. The population, including Drefach was 4,302.

History
Tumble developed in the 19th century to house the anthracite miners who were employed at the nearby Dynant Fach and Great Mountain collieries. Tumble was once served by Tumble Railway Station, a station built on the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway to allow the transportation of coal from the local mines to Llanelli Docks.

Sports and leisure
Although a small village, Tumble is home to rugby union club Tumble RFC. Formed in 1897 the club are the record holders of the West Wales Challenge Cup having won the trophy on twelve separate occasions. The club has produced Welsh internationals Archie Skym, D. Ken Jones. Gareth Davies, Richard Rees and Dwayne Peel. Jones, Davies and Peel all went on to represent the British and Irish Lions.

One of the most famous residents of the village was snooker player Gary Owen, who was world amateur champion in 1963 and 1966.

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant, a Site of Special Scientific Interest notable for its species-rich neutral grassland, is  east of Tumble.

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Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon has taken a commanding lead in Connecticut's GOP Senate primary and is now running neck-and-neck with her probable Democratic opponent in a race that may determine which party controls the Senate.
A new Quinnipiac University poll shows McMahon leading former Rep. Christopher Shays 59 to 30 percent in the Republican primary. In March she led Shays 51 to 42 percent. In the Democratic primary, Rep. Christopher Murphy leads former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz 50 to 20, also an improvement over March results.
In a possible fall matchup, Murphy leads McMahon 46 to 43 percent, a sharp fall-off from March when his lead was 52 to 37 percent.
"McMahon also is doing better against Congressman Chris Murphy, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. "She is essentially tied with Murphy after trailing by 15 points in March.
"McMahon's improvement in the general election against Murphy is due to her better performance among independent voters. She now has 43 percent of these key voters, to Murphy's 41 percent, overcoming a 15-point deficit in March."
McMahon's favorables have also increased and 45 percent of voters have a favorable rating of her compared to 40 percent in March.
"McMahon also is benefitting from a huge name recognition advantage after her 2010 Senate campaign. The other three candidates are unknown to over 40 percent of the electorate," Schwartz said.
In the race to the White House, President Barack Obama leads GOP challenger Mitt Romney 50 to 38 percent in Connecticut,. Break-out figures show the president is up 48 to 42 percent among men, 52 to 35 percent with women and 45 to 35 percent with independent voters.
"While President Barack Obama has a comfortable double digit lead over Gov. Mitt Romney, McMahon is running in a close race against Murphy, Schwartz said. "With Republicans needing to pick up only four seats to win control of the U.S. Senate, the national spotlight could turn on this competitive Senate race to fill Sen. Joe Lieberman's seat."
The two are vying for the seat vacated by Lieberman, who chose to retire rather than seek a fifth term. Lieberman is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.
The survey was conducted May 29 - June 3 and polled 1,408 registered voters.


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Leah Ermina Mott
28 August 1911–15 December 1995 (Age 84)
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
The Life of Leah Ermina
When Leah Ermina Mott was born on 28 August 1911, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, Albert Sager Mott, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Ellen Spratley, was 26. She married Elisha Glenn Sabey on 14 December 1932, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. She lived in Lehi Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 15 December 1995, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Elisha Glenn Sabey
Marriage: 14 December 1932
Albert Sager Mott
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Alice Louisa Mott
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1912 · The Capitol Building
As time passed, smaller buildings became inadequate to house the local leaders and the territory legislator, so a call for a new permanent capitol building became an item of discussion. Several of people requested that Salt Lake City donate 20 acres of land for the construction of a new Capitol building, but plans were put on hold until Utah gained statehood in 1896. After the new state legislature passed the approval for the building of the Capitol, funding was secured and the search for a site was underway. One of the more popular sites considered was located on Fort Douglas property, but it was decided to construct it on the original 20 acres site now known as Capitol Hill. The Capitol has been renovated multiple times since its original construction, to better stabilize the structure to be able to withstand a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and to demonstrate the history of the state. The Capitol was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1933 · Lone Cedar Tree Monument
The Lone Cedar Tree is a historical monument located near downtown Salt Lake City and was the location of the only tree growing in the valley in 1847, when early pioneers arrived in the valley. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers erected the monument to honor the Mormon heritage and history of Salt Lake City.
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1 English: variant spelling of Motte 1.2 English: from Motte, a medieval pet form of the personal name Matilda ( see Mould ).3 German: topographic name for someone who lived by or owned property in a marshy area, from Middle High German mot 'mud', 'swamp'.
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Leah Mott Sabey in household of Elisha Glenn Sabey, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
Leah Mott Sabey in household of Elisha Glen Sabey, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"