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To the Chinese, the most important festival is Chinese New Year, which falls in either January or February.
It is ushered in with the lighting of fire crackers at midnight on the eve of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Penang as part of Chinese New Year festivities, but it's also held in Johor Bahru (2006).
The Chingay celebration started in the 19th century. The event was recorded by a European rnissionary and left a vivid description of the 19th century Chingay. There was a 'Chinese decorated float' for which Penang became famous with its giant flags processions. A chingay flag is merely a giant triangular flag, between 25-40 feet in height, made of silk, where, on one side of the flag was fixed to a giant bamboo pole carried perpendicularly by a stalwart bearer with half-a-dozen others taking turn.?
The Padang (field) in Georgetown (Penang) is the venue for most of the island's important events, such as the Chingay Parade, during the Lunar New Year.
In Johor Bahru deities come together in the 150-year old "Rou Fuo Gu Miao" in Jalan Trus. That's the oldest temple in Johor Bahru. After coming together they are goinf for a 15-km parade around the city. Thousands of people in Johor Bharu from all walks of life, young and old alike, are lined up in the streets to watch and participate in this event, which starts in the evening and ends after midnight.
In Hokkien, Chingay (or Chin Gay) means real art. Initially, its performances were only confined to the birthday celebrations of Chinese deities.
The colourful spectacle of Chinese New Year is evident long before the day of celebration itself.
Eager crowds of shoppers can be seen searching for all kinds of seasonal delicacies: oranges for good luck, flowers and kumquat trees to beautify their homes. All debts must be settled and the house spotlessly cleaned before the new year begins.
On the evening of the New Year, family relationships are remembered with a special reunion dinner to usher in the New Year.
Younger members of the family visit their relatives, receiving red packets of lucky money (ang pows) while feasting and merrymaking.
The Chingay parade adds to the festive atmosphere with stilt walkers, lion and dragon dances, acrobats, and dozens of decorated floats taking to the streets amidst the clashing of cymbals and beating of gongs and drums.
Penang is the place to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but you can enjoy the Chingay Parade in Johor Bharu also.
Chingay has evolved to be the grandest street parade in Asia showcasing the rich, vibrant multi-cultural of Malaysia, and the exotic and exciting cultures from all over the world.
The parade features not only the best local and international performers but also many of Asia's most beautiful and spectacular floats.
Have a look at < Chinese New Year >
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Has The Zorro Experiment Ended?
One wonders if the new Zorro enterprise has ended. Their website won't come up when I click on the link and their presence on Facebook has backed up considerably from what it was. I had problems with getting the first book and the attitude of the guy in charge, he seemed to think I had a personal grudge against him(his words). I don't even remember his name.
update: the site loads now. Who knows what's up with those folks? Had so much trouble i don't think I'll try whenever, if, the next book arrives.
The three shows in this post were all favorites of mine as a kid. The books were all tie-ins, though I don't believe that phrase was in usage at the time, that Evan Lewis posted on a couple of years back.
The three he highlighted were Whitman Books editions, a publisher big on juvenile books of all sorts back then. The only Whitman I have is the Zorro by Steve Frazee(1958). The other two were English editions of the books as part of a Television Favourites Library series by World Distributers (Manxhester) Limited. Unlike the Whitman Books, these were given titles other than the name of the TV series.
The Have Gun, Will Travel was Perilous Journey by Barlow Meyers(1959) and the Maverick was Boss of The Rocking H Ranch by Charles I. Coombs(1959).
I enjoyed this brief excursion back to my long ago youth(who says time travel is not possible).
Foe more forgotten books, as always, check out Patti Abbott at her blog, Pattinase.
MORE TALES OF ZORRO is the latest collection of sixteen stories of the Spanish Fox from the good folks at Moonstone Books. I touched on the first one a few years back Here. Once again Richard Dean Starr does the editing duties, as well as contributing a story, and the introduction is by Henry Darrow, the first Hispanic actor to actually portray our hero(in an animated series) as well as being involved in the Zorro franchise on a couple of other occasions.
Some of the authors in these pages are Joe R. Lansdale, Alan Dean Foster, Timothy Zahn, Win Scott Eckert, John Peel, the late Kage Baker, and Johnny D. Boggs among others. All the characters are here, Don Diego de la Vega, his lifelong friends Bernardo, the mute that poses as his servant and shares the secret of Zorro, and the portly Sergeant Garcia, a soldier of the crown that has a sneaking admiration for the bandit but will do his duty, Captain Ramon, and the thoroughly unlikeable Alcalde(must have a foil for our star).
That said, I wish the character owners would let inexpensive editions of Johnston McCulley's original stories be released. I have the first in paperback, The Curse of Capistrano(The Mark of Zorro in book form) and a handful, courtesy of Evan Lewis(thanks again). Some nice editions were put out by a small publisher some years back, but these days command substantial prices on the used book sites. I can't justify spending those amounts unfortunately.
I just finished a new collection of stories from the folks At Moonstone. TALES OF ZORRO edited by Richard Dean Starr with an afterword by Isabel Allende.
Seventeen new stories by various authors and an introduction by Guy Williams, Jr. His father, Guy Williams , Sr., is my Zorro. I remember watching the Disney series during my childhood. I knew nothing about the character at the time other than it was a wonderful series full of action and adventure.
I had no idea of the Johnston McCulley stories, the number of movies based on them. That was of course the infancy of television, three channels, four occasionally. I was just beginning to read a lot.
I have read the first McCulley story, THE CURSE OF CAPISTRANO, in the 1998 Tor book published under the title of THE MARK OF ZORRO and Isabel Allende's novel, ZORRO, which gave the character a back story. Other than that, no fiction until this collection. There have been a few new novels over the years, but I never read them. It would be nice if someone published McCulley's stories in a nice set of mass market paperbacks(Pulp Adventures, Inc, published a two volume set of stories that are kind of high priced on the secondary market for us regular Zorro fans).
This new collection has some nice stories. One by Peter David, COLORS SEEN BY CANDLELIGHT, has Zorro rescuing a young girl being held for ransom that will grow up to be one of our greatest poets. Other fine stories by Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman(with a couple of co-writers), and a number of other well known authors. Interior illustrations by Ruben Procopio and a wonderful cover for the trade paperback by Douglas Klauba complete the set.
A fine group of stories for any fans of Zorro. There are a few inconsistencies sprinkled throughout, to be expected with different writers working with the same characters. Nothing worth nitpicking about though. Worth a look.


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Q: View Pager Double Tap I am using ViewPager in my app to create a slider for sliding images. Everthing is working fine except i have to zoom image on double tap. But double tap is not working on ViewPager. I tried many solution but invain. Any help appreciated.
Thanks

A: use this class for  image pinch to zoom and double tap zoom
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Matrix;
import android.graphics.PointF;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.ScaleGestureDetector;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class TouchImageView extends ImageView {
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();

// We can be in one of these 3 states
static final int NONE = 0;
static final int DRAG = 1;
static final int ZOOM = 2;
int mode = NONE;
//static  NonSwipeableViewPager PagerLeft;
// Remember some things for zooming
PointF last = new PointF();
PointF start = new PointF();
float minScale = 1f;
float maxScale = 3f;
float[] m;
static boolean b =false, c= false;
float redundantXSpace, redundantYSpace;

float width, height;
static final int CLICK = 3;
float saveScale = 1f;
float right, bottom, origWidth, origHeight, bmWidth, bmHeight;

ScaleGestureDetector mScaleDetector;

Context context;
ViewGroup vp;

public TouchImageView(Context context) {
    super(context);
    sharedConstructing(context);
}

public TouchImageView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    sharedConstructing(context);
}

public void setChild(ViewGroup vp) {
    this.vp = vp;
}

private void sharedConstructing(Context context) {
    super.setClickable(true);
    this.context = context;
    mScaleDetector = new ScaleGestureDetector(context, new ScaleListener());
    matrix.setTranslate(1f, 1f);
    m = new float[9];
    setImageMatrix(matrix);
    setScaleType(ScaleType.MATRIX);
    setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {
        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
            mScaleDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
            matrix.getValues(m);
            float x = m[Matrix.MTRANS_X];
            float y = m[Matrix.MTRANS_Y];
            /*Log.v("log_tag",  event.getX()+" matrix "
                    + x);*/
            PointF curr = new PointF(event.getX(), event.getY());
            switch (event.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                TouchImageView.b = false;
                Log.v("event","ACTION_DOWN");
                last.set(event.getX(), event.getY());
                start.set(last);
                mode = DRAG;
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
                if (mode == DRAG) {
                    float deltaX = curr.x - last.x;
                    float deltaY = curr.y - last.y;
                    float scaleWidth = Math.round(origWidth * saveScale);
                    float scaleHeight = Math.round(origHeight * saveScale);
                    if (scaleWidth < width) {
                        deltaX = 0;
                        if (y + deltaY > 0){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","ACTION_MOVE  scaleWidth < width   y + deltaY > 0");
                            deltaY = -y;
                        }
                        else if (y + deltaY < -bottom){
                            TouchImageView.b = false;
                            Log.v("event","else ACTION_MOVE  scaleWidth < width   y + deltaY < -bottom");
                            deltaY = -(y + bottom);
                        }else{
                            TouchImageView.b = false;
                        }
                    } else if (scaleHeight < height) {
                        deltaY = 0;
                        if (x + deltaX > 0){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","ACTION_MOVE  scaleWidth < height x + deltaX > 0");
                            deltaX = -x;
                        }
                        else if (x + deltaX < -right){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","ACTION_MOVE  scaleWidth < height x + deltaX < -right");
                            deltaX = -(x + right);
                        }else{
                            TouchImageView.b = false;
                        }
                    }else {
                        if (x + deltaX > 0){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","scaleWidth > width");
                            deltaX = -x;
                        }
                        else if (x + deltaX < -right){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","else scaleWidth > width");
                            deltaX = -(x + right);
                        }
                        else{
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                        }
                        if (y + deltaY > 0){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","y + deltaY");
                            deltaY = -y;
                        }
                        else if (y + deltaY < -bottom){
                            TouchImageView.b = true;
                            Log.v("event","y + deltaY < -bottom");
                            deltaY = -(y + bottom);
                        }else{
                            TouchImageView.b = false;
                        }
                    }
                    /*Log.v("log_tag",height + " matrix "
                            + (int) getHeightFromMatrix(matrix, TouchImageView.this));*/
                    matrix.postTranslate(deltaX, deltaY);
                    last.set(curr.x, curr.y);
                }
                break;

            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                Log.v("event","ACTION_UP");
                TouchImageView.b = true;
                mode = NONE;
                int xDiff = (int) Math.abs(curr.x - start.x);
                int yDiff = (int) Math.abs(curr.y - start.y);
                if (xDiff < CLICK && yDiff < CLICK){
                    Log.v("event","ACTION_UP  xDiff < CLICK && yDiff < CLICK");
                    performClick();
                }
                break;

            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_UP:
                //TouchImageView.b = false;
                Log.v("event","ACTION_POINTER_UP");
                mode = NONE;
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_3_DOWN:
                Log.v("event","ACTION_HOVER_MOVE");
                break;
            }
            /*getLayoutParams().height = (int) getWidthFromMatrix(matrix,
                    TouchImageView.this);
            getLayoutParams().width = (int) getHeightFromMatrix(matrix,
                    TouchImageView.this);*/
            setImageMatrix(matrix);
            invalidate();
            return true;
        }
    });
}
@Override
public void setImageBitmap(Bitmap bm) {
    super.setImageBitmap(bm);
    if (bm != null) {
        bmWidth = bm.getWidth();
        bmHeight = bm.getHeight();
    }
}

public void setMaxZoom(float x) {
    maxScale = x;
}

private class ScaleListener extends
        ScaleGestureDetector.SimpleOnScaleGestureListener {
    @Override
    public boolean onScaleBegin(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
        mode = ZOOM;
        return true;
    }

    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
    @TargetApi(8)
    @Override
    public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
        float mScaleFactor = (float) Math.min(
                Math.max(.95f, detector.getScaleFactor()), 1.05);
        float origScale = saveScale;
        saveScale *= mScaleFactor;
        if (saveScale > maxScale) {
            saveScale = maxScale;
            mScaleFactor = maxScale / origScale;
        } else if (saveScale < minScale) {
            saveScale = minScale;
            mScaleFactor = minScale / origScale;
        }
        right = width * saveScale - width
                - (2 * redundantXSpace * saveScale);
        bottom = height * saveScale - height
                - (2 * redundantYSpace * saveScale);
        if (origWidth * saveScale <= width
                || origHeight * saveScale <= height) {
            matrix.postScale(mScaleFactor, mScaleFactor, width / 2,
                    height / 2);
            if (mScaleFactor < 1) {
                matrix.getValues(m);
                float x = m[Matrix.MTRANS_X];
                float y = m[Matrix.MTRANS_Y];
                if (mScaleFactor < 1) {
                    if (Math.round(origWidth * saveScale) < width) {
                        if (y < -bottom)
                            matrix.postTranslate(0, -(y + bottom));
                        else if (y > 0)
                            matrix.postTranslate(0, -y);
                    } else {
                        if (x < -right)
                            matrix.postTranslate(-(x + right), 0);
                        else if (x > 0)
                            matrix.postTranslate(-x, 0);
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            matrix.postScale(mScaleFactor, mScaleFactor,
                    detector.getFocusX(), detector.getFocusY());
            matrix.getValues(m);
            float x = m[Matrix.MTRANS_X];
            float y = m[Matrix.MTRANS_Y];
            if (mScaleFactor < 1) {
                if (x < -right)
                    matrix.postTranslate(-(x + right), 0);
                else if (x > 0)
                    matrix.postTranslate(-x, 0);
                if (y < -bottom)
                    matrix.postTranslate(0, -(y + bottom));
                else if (y > 0)
                    matrix.postTranslate(0, -y);
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
}

@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
    width = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
    height = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);
    // Fit to screen.
    float scale;
    float scaleX = (float) width / (float) bmWidth;
    float scaleY = (float) height / (float) bmHeight;
    scale = Math.min(scaleX, scaleY);
    matrix.setScale(scale, scale);
    setImageMatrix(matrix);
    saveScale = 1f;

    // Center the image
    redundantYSpace = (float) height - (scale * (float) bmHeight);
    redundantXSpace = (float) width - (scale * (float) bmWidth);
    redundantYSpace /= (float) 2;
    redundantXSpace /= (float) 2;

    matrix.postTranslate(redundantXSpace, redundantYSpace);

    origWidth = width - 2 * redundantXSpace;
    origHeight = height - 2 * redundantYSpace;
    right = width * saveScale - width - (2 * redundantXSpace * saveScale);
    bottom = height * saveScale - height
            - (2 * redundantYSpace * saveScale);
    setImageMatrix(matrix);
}

/*public static void setPager(NonSwipeableViewPager pagerLeft) {
    PagerLeft = pagerLeft;
}*/

  }

In your pager adapter just do it
TouchImageView image_view=(TouchImageView)findViewById(R.id.your_image);

A: Its tricky but you can do like this way also:

*

*implement onTouch listener for you view

*take one long variable=0 for current time stamp

*in onTouch method check out the time difference ((variable-system.currentTimeinMili)<1000) if true then do what you want and update the variable with current
time.

A: This solution works perfectly for me. Add these lines (interface and onTouchEvent) to your CustomViewPager like this one:
public class CustomViewPager extends ViewPager {

    //your variables

    private long previousClickTime = -1;
    private float x1 = -100, y1 = -100;
    private VPDoubleClickListener vpDoubleClickListener;

    //default build methods

    public interface VPDoubleClickListener{
        void onVPDoubleClicked();
    }

    public void setVPDoubleClickListener(VPDoubleClickListener vpDoubleClickListener){
        this.vpDoubleClickListener = vpDoubleClickListener;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
        long nowClick = System.currentTimeMillis();
        float x2, y2;
        int action = ev.getAction();
        switch (action) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:{
                x1 = ev.getX();
                y1 = ev.getY();
                break;
            }
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:{
                x2 = ev.getX();
                y2 = ev.getY();
                double space = Math.hypot(x2 - x1, y2 - y1);
                //if distance of move < 25 -> ignore double tap
                //300 milliseconds - double tap time threshold
                if(space < 25 & nowClick - lastClick < 300){
                    if (vpDoubleClickListener != null) {
                        vpDoubleClickListener.onVPDoubleClicked();
                    }
                    Log.i("viewpager", "double tap");
                }
                lastClick = nowClick;
                break;
            }
            default:break;
        }
        return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
    }

    //your custom methods

}

Then implement VPDoubleClickListener in parent class and set setVPDoubleClickListener to your CustomViewPager like here:
public class CustomActivity implements CustomViewPager.VPDoubleClickListener {

    //...
    VPDoubleClickListener vpDoubleClickListener = this;

    @Override
    public void onVPDoubleClicked() {
        // Handle double tap event here!
        // Handle double tap event here!
        // Handle double tap event here!
        // Handle double tap event here!
        Log.d("TEST", "CustomViewPager double tap test.");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_custom);
        initCustomViewPager();
        //...
}

    private void initCustomViewPager(){
        CustomViewPager customViewPager = (CustomViewPager) findViewById(R.id.customViewPager);
        //...
        customViewPager.setVPDoubleClickListener(vpDoubleClickListener);
    }

    //your custom methods

}

Then in layout.xml (activity_custom.xml in this case) file use <com.your_username.your_app.your_package.CustomViewPager>.
Sorry for typos.

A: I combined doubleTapIsLocked variable, dispatchTouchEvent and GestureDetector. This works to detect the double tap and swipe.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private static final String TAG = "MainActivity";
    private Boolean doubleTapIsLocked = false;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        ViewPager myViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pager);
        MyPagerAdapter myPagerAdapter = new MyPagerAdapter();
        myViewPager.setAdapter(myPagerAdapter);

    }

    @Override
    public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {

        if(!doubleTapIsLocked){gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(ev);}
        switch (ev.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN://finger touching to the screen
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE://finger moving on the screen

                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP://finger not touching to the screen
                doubleTapIsLocked = false; //opens the lock
                break;
        }
        return super.dispatchTouchEvent(ev);
    }

    //dedects the double tap and swipe
    //////////////////////////////Gesture started///////////////////////////////////////////////////
    GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener simpleOnGestureListener = new GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener() {

        @Override
        public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {

            float sensitvity = 50;//50;
            float distanceX = e1.getX() - e2.getX();//horizontal distance
            float distanceY = e1.getY() - e2.getY();//vertical distance

            if (Math.abs(distanceY) < Math.abs(distanceX)) {//finger moving horizontaly

                Log.i(TAG, "horizontal move");
                doubleTapIsLocked = true;//locks double tap

            }

            return super.onFling(e1, e2, velocityX, velocityY);
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onDoubleTap(MotionEvent e) {//double tap

            Log.i(TAG, "onDoubleTap");

            return super.onDoubleTap(e);
        }
    };
    GestureDetector gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(simpleOnGestureListener);
    //////////////////////////////Gesture end/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

A: I am too late to answer this question but in case if someone is still looking for a solution:
Create a Class like this, just copy-paste the code and import files:
Click here
And in your XML where you are setting your Pageradapter's imageview to do something like this :
 <your_package_name.TouchImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:visibility="visible"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

 </your_package_name.TouchImageView>

and in your PagerAdapter don't forget to use:
 TouchImageView imageView = view.findViewById(R.id.imageView);

All credit goes to https://github.com/MikeOrtiz/TouchImageView

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Q: How can I create a CarrierWave version from an outside url (zencoder or blitline) without any internal processing? In other words: Is it possible to create CarrierWave versions without processing and then assign them different url locations?
CarrierWave makes creating and accessing versions easy when you do the processing on your own server, but in certain cases I'd like services outside my app to process images and video.
For example, you can send an Amazon S3 URL to ZenCoder and instruct it to create two smaller video files. One optimized for the web and one for mobile. The following tutorial does a great job explaining how to assign one zencoder url to the mounted attribute. http://www.nickdesteffen.com/blog/video-encoding-with-uploadify-carrierwave-and-zencoder
I'd like to figure out how to assign the encoded web video url to a ":web" version and the encoded mobile video url to a ":mobile" version.

A: If you designate versions in your CarrierWave uploader class without any processing, CarrierWave will create a copy of the movie with the version prefix.
Specify an empty version:
version :mobile

Carrierwave creates two files:

path/example.mov
path/mobile_example.mov

To encode only the mobile version, pass Zencoder the link via:
my_object.url(:mobile)


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\section{Acknowledgement}
We would like to thank Prof. P. Fulde,
Prof. T. Chakraborty and Dr. L. Hozoi
for their guidance and thoughtful insights in our work.
This work was made possible by the computational facilities of Dr. O. Rubel and
the Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET:www.sharcnet.ca)
and Compute/Calcul Canada.
Financial support of Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation through a
Research Excellence Program Ontario network for advanced medical imaging detectors is highly acknowledged.

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This web site is an extension of my real photographic studio allowing those of you who haven't seen my works, displayed at prominent Art Shows, a chance to personally get a first hand tour. I'm adding additional photo categories as my field trips produce photographs suitable for framing and future photo subject books.
Book 1 Description...During her time as an art student in New York City, Mary Keithan never imagined that one day she would drive the state of Michigan's labyrinthine back roads in search of architectural subjects for her photographs. But, in 1990, shortly after acquiring an 8" x 10" view camera, she began just such an odyssey. In the process she captured on film and preserved images of the rural landscape's most endangered visual treasures, its aging, historic barns.
What Keithan has captured with her camera and presented in Michigan's Heritage Barns is enriched with her own narrative, often including interesting histories from the barn owners themselves. Photographs from most of Michigan's eighty counties are included to create a collection that celebrates Michigan's rural heritage as no other does."
Book 2 Description.. Nostalgic reminders of a time now past, one-room schoolhouses are deeply embedded in our heritage. Decades after their original purpose and inhabitants have vanished, they dot the rural landscape in all conditions, from neglected and near collapse to handsomely renovated places repurposed into a new existence as living quarters. Today no matter their state they stand as miniature gems of nineteenth-century American history as well as charming examples of rural architecture---above all, things to be treasured and preserved. Mary Keithan's Michigan One-Room Schoolhouses is a beautifully illustrated chronicle that details nearly a hundred of the state's early schoolhouses. Together with information about each schoolhouse's architecture and history, including interviews with former students and teachers, Keithan's photographs bring these structures back to life and assure their place in history.
Mary Keithan is a professional photographer living in Ray, Michigan. Her previous books include Michigan's Heritage Barns and A Time in Michigan: A Photographic Series. New York Times critic Vicki Goldberg selected Keithan's 1995 image "Desert Storm Barn" for the Light Impression Biennial show below.
In 1990, shortly after acquiring a prized 8" x 10" view camera, I set out to chronicle on film vivid images of the rural landscape's most endangered visual treasures, its aging, historic barns and one room school houses. Every year I take a photography field trip into rural regions of the Midwestern states seeking to document the fading memories of our heart lands. This year I will be releasing my second book showcasing a visual history of The One Room Schoolhouse to go along with my Michigan Historic Barns" photo journal sold at Amazon and local bookstores.
Hopefully my works, including a new book, will encourage the property owners, local communities and historical restoration groups of the importance of preserving our Michigan heritage. Thankfully our rural landscape and culture continues to thrive in these most modern of times just as it did throughout our past. Through my camera lens I'm often taken back in time when life was simpler and these Old barns were the centerpoints of all community gatherings. Photographs from most of Michigan's eighty counties are included in my book to create a collection that celebrates Michigan's rural heritage. Enjoy your visit and capture the spirit.
Some of Mary Keithan's Photos in a collage. Click any image to enlarge.
All photographs and posters are available for sale here at my gift shop. If you see a photo you'd like to have for your home or office use our convenient order form. I gladly accept special field assignments and have published here my photo gallery exhibit schedule. If you have a special request, like an autographed book or want to see some additional photo samples (shipped ready for matting and framing ) just e-mail me. Wholesale orders are accepted for Art or Framing shop owners. Again.. E-mail me for all the particulars and dealer pricing or give me a call at (586) 749-9941.
Got a great Photograph of barns or single room schools?
Send me your photo with a profile on the history, current owner and contact information and I'll see if it's suitable to post it here ( with credits) on our visitors gallery contributors page.


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Geotube shoreline system protects historic New Jersey lighthouse
Over the past several decades, the shoreline around the East Point Lighthouse has receded continually, posing a major threat to the more-than-170-year-old landmark. Despite the creation of a dune system designed to protect against erosion and rising sea levels, the ocean is nearly at the building's doorstep. In March of 2018, a severe storm severely compromised the dune system forcing municipal work crews to hastily pile sandbags along the shoreline in front of the lighthouse.
But a better solution with more longevity was needed. Later that year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection began a project to install 600 feet of Tencate Geotube™ to reduce the risk of further erosion and help restore a natural, living shoreline.
Eight Geotube containers were laid end to end to cover the distance. Each was filled with sand and set on top of a scour apron held in place with anchor tubes. The scour apron is a critical part of the system, extending several feet beyond the Geotube to prevent wave action from compromising the shoreline under the structure. The lee side of the structure is further protected with Tencate sand filled mattresses, which are designed to remain exposed, endure abrasion and UV light, and also trap and hold soil on the surface to help establish a covering layer of vegetation.
Unlike conventional sandbags, a Geotube container is massive. In this case, a sand-filled Geotube is five feet high, 10 feet wide and weighs more than 3,000 pounds. Once the Geotube is set in place, it's virtually immovable and can withstand waves, wind, abrasion and impact.
The new Geotube shoreline system was covered with sand to help create a coastal dune habitat, protect the inland wetlands from erosion and prevent the ocean from advancing further towards the historic lighthouse.
Learn more about Geotube containers for shoreline protection.
Contact us to discuss Geotube containers for your shoreline protection project.


Jenn-Air (Whirlpool) and GE are the two biggest appliance brands in the US. They are, however, very different in how they market their products.
General Electric is one of the oldest appliance manufactures in this country. The company was founded in 1907. With production plants all around the world GE has been viewed as a global company diverse in many different products. From nuclear power plants to light bulbs to financial companies GE is a major player in the appliance world as well as the financial world. GE presently is building 16 factories in the United States to create more than 16,000 jobs here in this country. GE is especially strong with builders. To be transparent, we do not sell any GE products at Yale.
The Jenn-Air Company was founded by Louis J Jenn in Indianapolis Indiana in 1947. In the early years Jenn-Air focused on the production of industrial fans. In 1961 Jenn-air integrated the industrial fan into a range. The company has since expanded its line of appliances to offer a complete kitchen package. Jenn-Air is part of the Whirlpool family and is viewed as their premium brand. Unlike GE, Jenn-Air is consumer, not builder driven.
Before we look at the brands let me describe induction. Induction cooking will offer you the highest heat as well as the lowest simmer. Induction cooktops create a magnetic field which transfers the heat through the pan. The pan actually does the cooking rather than the surface itself. Because it creates a magnetic field to cook with, your pans need to be magnetic. The best way to check if your pans will work is to stick a magnet on the bottom.
Now let's see what the two brands have to offer.
Both brands offer a 30 inch as well as a 36 inch induction cook top in stainless steel and black.
If you look at the two 30 inch tops you will see they have very similar features and identical wattages. The Jenn-Air does offer you a bridge burner. By connecting the two burners this eliminates the cold spots between the burners where there is no heat. This makes a great cooking surface for griddle cooking. The Jenn-Air cooktop also has a $150.00 rebate which makes it less money.
Taking a look at the 36 inch cook tops there is quite a difference. The Jenn-Air cooktop has the largest burner with the most power in the industry. However, the GE cooktop has a 3700 watt as well as a 3200 watt burner. Once again, a big difference between the two cooktops is the bridge burner. The 36 inch Jenn-Air has 2 bridge burners and also has the 12-9 inch high power burner. This allows you to adjust the burner size according to the pan size. These two added features give the cook top more flexibility plus the power of the 5000 watt burner. The 36 inch Jenn-Air is also less money after rebate.
If you would like to see an Induction cooktop, watch this video.
Download our Induction Cooking Buying Guide for up to date features, specs and inside buying tips for every brand on the market. Over 40,000 people have already found answers in a Yale guide.


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Q: Combine nesting and rolling_origin from Tidymodels in R I am trying to train a random forest using rolling_origin from the Tidymodels suite. I would like the folds to be exactly the months of the year. Nesting looks like it could do the trick, but tune_grid is not able to find the variables when the data is nested. How can I make this work? I put a reproducible example below.

suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(tidyverse))
suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(tidymodels))
suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(yardstick))

# Create dummy data ====================================================================================================

dates <- seq(from = as.Date("2019-01-01"), to = as.Date("2019-12-31"), by = 'day' )
l <- length(dates)

set.seed(1)
data_set <- data.frame(
  date = dates,
  v1 = rnorm(l),
  v2 = rnorm(l),
  v3 = rnorm(l),
  y = rnorm(l)
)

# Random Forest Model  =================================================================================================

model <-
  parsnip::rand_forest(
    mode = "regression",
    trees = tune()) %>%
  set_engine("ranger")

# grid specification
params <-
  dials::parameters(
    trees()
  )

# Set up grid and model workflow =======================================================================================

grid <-
  dials::grid_max_entropy(
    params,
    size = 2
  )

form <- as.formula(paste("y ~ v1 + v2 + v3"))

model_workflow <-
  workflows::workflow() %>%
  add_model(model) %>%
  add_formula(form)

# Tuning on the normal data set works ====================================================================================================

data_ro_day <- data_set %>%
  rolling_origin(
    initial = 304,
    assess = 30,
    cumulative = TRUE,
    skip = 30
  )

results <- tune_grid(
  model_workflow,
  grid = grid,
  resamples = data_ro_day,
  param_info = params,
  metrics   = metric_set(mae, mape, rmse, rsq),
  control   = control_grid(verbose = TRUE))

results %>% show_best("mape", n = 2)

# Tuning on the nested data set doesn't work =========================================================================================

data_ro_month <- data_set %>%
  mutate(year_month = format(date, "%Y-%m")) %>%
  nest(-year_month) %>%
  rolling_origin(
    initial = 10,
    assess = 1,
    cumulative = TRUE
  )

results <- tune_grid(
    model_workflow,
    grid = grid,
    resamples = data_ro_month,
    param_info = params,
    metrics   = metric_set(mae, mape, rmse, rsq),
    control   = control_grid(verbose = TRUE))

results$.notes ```

A: I'm not entirely clear on how you want to divide up your data for tuning, but I would recommend looking into some of the other rsample functions like sliding_window() and especially sliding_period(). They let you create experimental designs for tuning where you can fit on certain months of data and then asses on another month, sliding along all the months you have available:
library(tidymodels)
dates <- seq(from = as.Date("2019-01-01"), to = as.Date("2019-12-31"), by = 'day' )
l <- length(dates)

set.seed(1)
data_set <- tibble(
  date = dates,
  v1 = rnorm(l),
  v2 = rnorm(l),
  v3 = rnorm(l),
  y = rnorm(l)
)

month_folds <- data_set %>%
  sliding_period(
    date,
    "month",
    lookback = Inf,
    skip = 4
  )

month_folds
#> # Sliding period resampling
#> # A tibble: 7 x 2
#>   splits           id
#>   <list>           <chr>
#> 1 <split [151/30]> Slice1
#> 2 <split [181/31]> Slice2
#> 3 <split [212/31]> Slice3
#> 4 <split [243/30]> Slice4
#> 5 <split [273/31]> Slice5
#> 6 <split [304/30]> Slice6
#> 7 <split [334/31]> Slice7

I used skip = 4 here to only keep slices where you will have more data for training. Each of these slices will training on several months of data and assess on a new, last month. The resamples slide forward through your dataset. Since I used lookback = Inf it always includes all past data, but you can change that.
When you have your resampling approach set up however is appropriate for your domain problem, you can then make a model specification and tune it:
rf_spec <-
  rand_forest(
    mode = "regression",
    trees = tune()) %>%
  set_engine("ranger")

rf_wf <-
  workflow() %>%
  add_model(rf_spec) %>%
  add_formula(y ~ v1 + v2 + v3)

tune_grid(rf_wf, resamples = month_folds)
#> # Tuning results
#> # Sliding period resampling
#> # A tibble: 7 x 4
#>   splits           id     .metrics          .notes
#>   <list>           <chr>  <list>            <list>
#> 1 <split [151/30]> Slice1 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 2 <split [181/31]> Slice2 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 3 <split [212/31]> Slice3 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 4 <split [243/30]> Slice4 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 5 <split [273/31]> Slice5 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 6 <split [304/30]> Slice6 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>
#> 7 <split [334/31]> Slice7 <tibble [20 × 5]> <tibble [0 × 1]>

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Pope visits St. Monica's tomb
© Sala Stampa della Santa Sede
I.Media for Aleteia - published on 08/27/20
The Holy Father has a special devotion to this persistent and loving saint-mom.
On the August 27 feast of St. Monica, Pope Francis went to the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome and stopped to pray in the chapel dedicated to St. Monica, the Holy See Press Office reported. The body of St. Augustine's mother rests in this place.
How St. Monica dedicated her son to God before giving birth
In a video shared earlier on Twitter by the art historian Elizabeth Lev, we see the pontiff descending the steps of this church located in the center of Rome. After this moment of prayer, the pontiff returned to the Vatican, the Holy See reported.
"Went to Sant'Agostino to pay my respects to Santa Monica on her feast day, but someone got there before me. Thanks to a friend for this great video clip! pic.twitter.com/RbX6qc40hM "– Elizabeth Lev (@lizlevrome) August 27, 2020
This is not the first time the pope has prayed in this church on the occasion of St. Monica's feast; he also went there in 2018.
That visit was upon his return from his Apostolic Journey to Ireland; he went to the Basilica of St Augustine to pray before St Monica's tomb after paying a visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, as is his custom.
His visit to Ireland included his participation in the Festival of Families, part of the World Meeting of Families.
Pray like an insistent toddler, pope suggests
In fact, the pontiff has a special devotion to St. Monica (331-387). For example in a 2018 homily about the need to be insistent in prayer (see above), he said:
Think of St. Monica, for example — how many years she prayed, even with tears, for the conversion of her son! And the Lord, at the end, opened the door.
During his Roman sojourns, Cardinal Bergoglio (the future Pope Francis), who stayed at the nearby "House of the Clergy," regularly visited the church to pray before the relics of St. Augustine's mother.
On August 28, 2013, the Supreme Pontiff celebrated Mass in this church on the occasion of the feast of St. Augustine and the opening of the General Chapter of the Augustinian Order.
How St. Monica gave us the phrase, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"


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Die Vizekönige von St. Vincent und den Grenadinen waren seit 1763 die obersten Kolonialbeamten in der Kolonie. Zunächst Lieutenant Governors des British Settlement (1763), wechselte das Amt mehrfach die Titel, bis die Kolonie 1979 die Unabhängigkeit vom Vereinigten Königreich erlangte.

Lieutenant Governors (1763–1776)
 George Maddison, 1763–1764
 Joseph Higginson, 1764–1766
 Lauchlin McLean, 1766
 Ulysses FitzMaurice, 1766–1772
 Valentin Morris, 1772–1776

Governors (1776–1833)
 Valentin Morris, 1776–1779
 Charles-Marie de Trolong du Rumain, 1779 (Französische Besetzung)
 Antoine Dumontet, 1779–1780 (franz.)
 Philibert-François Rouxel de Blanchelande, 1780–1781 (franz.)
 Jean-Baptiste Vigoureux Duplessis, 1781–1782 (franz.)
 Pierre-Jean-François de Feydeau, March 1782–1783, interim (franz.)
 Edmund Lincoln, 1783–1787
 James Seton, 1787–1798
 William Bentinck, 1798–1802
 Henry William Bentinck, 1802–1806
 Robert Paul (1. Amtszeit, acting), 1805–1806
 George Beckwith, 1806–1808
 Robert Paul (2. Amtszeit, acting), 1807
 Charles Brisbane, 1808–1829
 Robert Paul (3. Amtszeit, acting), 1808–1809
 Robert Paul (4. Amtszeit, acting), 1810–1812
 Robert Paul (5. Amtszeit, acting), 1816–1817
 William John Struth (acting), 1829–1831
 Sir George Hill, 1831–1833

Lieutenant Governors (1833–1886)
1833 wurde Saint Vincent and the Grenadines administrativ den British Windward Islands zugeteilt.  Ein Lieutenant Governor war oberster Beamter in Saint Vincent, aber unterstellt dem Gouverneur von Barbados (bis 1885) oder dem Governor of the Windward Islands (ab 1885).

 George Tyler, 1833–1842
 Richard Doherty, 1842–1845
 Sir John Campbell, 1845–1853
 Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1853–1854
 Edward John Eyre, 1854–1861
 Anthony Musgrave, 1861–1864
 George Berkeley, 1864–1871
 William Hepburn Rennie, 1871–1875
 George Dundas, 1875–1880
 Augustus Frederick Gore, 1880–1886

Administrators (1886–1969)
 Robert Baxter Llewelyn, 1886–1889
 Irwin Charles Maling, 1889–1893
 John Hartley Sandwith, 1893–1895
 Harry Langhorne Thompson, 1895–1901
 Edward John Cameron, 1901–1909
 Charles Gideon Murray, 1909–1915
 Reginald Popham Lobb, 1915–1923
 Robert Walter, 1923–1929
 Herbert Walter Peebles, 1929–1933
 Arthur Francis Grimble, 1933–1936
 Arthur Alban Wright, 1936–1938
 William Bain Gray, 1938–1941
 Alexander Elder Beattie, 1941–1944
 Ronald Herbert Garvey, 1944–1948
 Walter Coutts, 1948–1955
 Alexander Falconer Giles, 1955–1961
 Samuel Horatio Graham, 1961–1966
 John Lionel Chapman, 1966–1967
 Hywel George, 1967–27. Oktober 1969

Governors of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1969–1979)
Am 27. Oktober 1969 wurde Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ein Associated State des Vereinigten Königreiches und erhielt Kompetenzen zur Verantwortung der eigenen internen Verwaltung.

 Hywel George, 27. Oktober 1969–27. Oktober 1970
 Rupert Godfrey John, 27. Oktober 1970–1976
 Sydney Gun-Munro, 1976–27. Oktober 1979

Am 27. Oktober 1979 errangen Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unabhängigkeit vom Vereinigten Königreich. Die Liste der Vizekönige nach der Unabhängigkeit wird in der Liste der Generalgouverneure von St. Vincent und die Grenadinen fortgeführt. Sydney Gun-Munro führte als der erste Generalgouverneur unter dem neuen Titel sein Amt weiter.

Weblinks

 World Statesmen

Geschichte von St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
Britische Kolonialgeschichte (Amerika)

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(2817) Perec est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale.

Description
(2817) Perec est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale. Il fut découvert par Edward L. G. Bowell le  à Flagstaff (Observatoire Lowell). Il présente une orbite caractérisée par un demi-grand axe de 2,35 UA, une excentricité de 0,179 et une inclinaison de 2,27° par rapport à l'écliptique.

Il fut nommé en hommage à l'écrivain français Georges Perec (1936-1982).

Compléments

Articles connexes
 Liste des planètes mineures (2001-3000)
 Ceinture d'astéroïdes

Liens externes

Notes et références

Planète mineure découverte en 1982
Planète mineure prédécouverte en 1953
Astéroïde de la ceinture principale
Perec
Objet céleste découvert par Edward L. G. Bowell
Objet céleste découvert à la station Anderson Mesa


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KS10 är den 10:e svenska kontingenten i Kosovo; en fredsbevarande enhet som Sverige skickade till Kosovo.

10:e svenska kontingenten Kosovo bestod av en trupp där bataljonsstrukturen reducerades. Samtidigt Nato-anapssades benämningarna på mekskyttekompanierna till att benämnas A-Coy, B-Coy o.s.v. KS10 bestod av strax över 300 män och kvinnor.

Den största delen av personalen var grupperad vid Camp Victoria, i Ajvalija utanför Pristina. Majoriteten av befäl hade Livgardet som hemmaregemente.

Förbandsdelar
Kontingentschef: Övlt Hans Selg
B-Coy - Mekskyttekompani: Kn Lundkvist
NSE:

Tryckta källor

Ej längre existerande svenska militära förband i internationell tjänst
Svenska militära enheter bildade 2004
Svenska militära enheter upplösta 2004


The Satomi Dogwood is an outstanding ornamental for spring color and fall interest. It would look terrific in the center of a garden bed with lower plants to compliment it. It could also stand alone in your front yard as a focal point to draw the eye.
This is a great choice for your yard as the spring blooms come a bit later in the season. When your other spring-blooming plants are beginning to fade, your Dogwood will just be getting started.
This extension of your yard's spring glory will begin with clusters of 4-petaled, delicate pink flowers that stand out amid the landscape plantings. As the blooms fade, the pointed, ovate leaves become prominent giving your Dogwood a lush green appearance for the summer months.
The multi-stemmed growth is horizontally-inclined, creating a lovely symmetry and low canopy. The bark is grey and peeling which will draw your eye during the winter months. As fall approaches you'll see your Dogwood's foliage change to a deep red that will certainly stand out amid the usual lighter red hues.
In addition to the ornamental qualities of your Satomi Dogwood, you'll enjoy the large, raspberry-like berries. Birds will flock to your yard to enjoy a treat from your Dogwood, but you can also sample them for a unique, natural snack. While not as tasty as other berries, the Dogwood berry is sometimes enjoyed primarily for its juice.
Satomi Dogwood has a lot to offer as an ornamental planting. Year-round interest and even edible fruit for humans and wildlife make this an outstanding choice for your landscape.


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Thank you for donating 10 dollars to Tata and Friends! Follow Tata @tata_n_friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tata_n_friends/?hl=en
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Tata is a beautiful and playful 13 year old grey horse. Originally a Polo Pony, Tata later went on to the Singapore Jurong Bird Park where he was part of a demonstration featuring a Mongolian Falconer on horseback with a Batelur eagle. However, Tata slowly developed a lower leg suspensory ligament strain injury, which resulted in him having to stop work. If Tata did not find other forms of work, he would have to be put down.
Thus, In November 2016, Tata officially joined the EQUAL-ARK herd as its latest Equine partner. Tata played a role in the various intervention programs by helping vulnerable youths remain engaged in the community through education and employment, through a philosophy of equine-assisted learning. The youths include those who are not in school or employment. Tata's other friends include Astro, a retired race horse; Costera and Valentina, ex polo ponies; Caterpillar and Ribena, Haflingers from Germany; and Kary, an ex-riding school pony.
Tata needs to recover first. If not, it will cause further strain and stress to the leg, which can result in lameness. Currently, Tata is not able to do too vigorous exercise or play with his friends!
All donations go towards:
- Medical needs for Tata: Monthly $75 Pentosan shots (life-long)
- Stable necessities for Tata and friends
- Supporting youths that Tata and his friends work with in the intervention program
Follow Tata's new life @tata_n_friends on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tata_n_friends/?hl=en
At EQUAL, our work is unique: We rescue animals, who go on to rescue us. We adopt unwanted and injured horses (among 300+ horses in Singapore who need to look for new homes every year), and re-train them into therapy horses. In their new roles, they work with people with special needs, at-risk youth, families in need, and elderly with dementia, helping them to develop vital social-emotional skills such as managing impulsivity, empathy, persistence and self-awareness which are necessary to face life's challenges. We do so by camouflaging learning as recreation, through hands-on and interactive activities with the horses. Why horses? Throughout history, horses and humans always had a special relationship. Our beneficiaries learn to love our rescued horses, with their different backstories, personalities and quirks. In doing so, they learn to love themselves. A study by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and KK Hospital showed that our programme improved youths' social-emotional skills by 70%. Another study by IMH showed that improvements in social-emotional skills was associated with improvements in academic results. Our staff, who comprise former teachers, social workers, counsellors and jockeys serve 1,000 beneficiaries each year from schools, nursing homes, children's homes and other social service organisations. We are a registered charity and Institute of Public Character (IPC), and donations to us are tax deductible at 250%.
Tata and Friends! Follow on Instagram @tata_n_friends
by Equal-Ark Singapore Ltd
Mr Alex Tok, Contact Person
www.equal.org.sg


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VAN-OODLING
Dancing On Ice's Wes Nelson and Vanessa Bauer got cosy at show wrap party just hours after their 'brief fling' was revealed
Wes nd pro partner Vanessa may have lost out in the final, but their spirits looked anything but dampened according to a source who saw them 'cuddled up' at the wrap party
By Ellie Henman
WES Nelson and his professional skating partner Vanessa Bauer cosied up at the Dancing On Ice wrap party – hours after it was revealed they enjoyed a short-lived "fling" at the start of the show.
Friends say they think it's now only a matter of time before they go public with their romance.
Credit: Rex Features
A source said they saw the pair 'cuddled up' at the launch partyA source said: "Wes and Vanessa's chemistry has been electric and their friends have been hoping they'll just go with their hearts. They tried to keep it professional while the series was on but now the series it's over, it's more a question of when they'll go public, rather than if they will or won't.
"Vanessa and Wes have an amazing connection. At the wrap party they cuddled up for a few snaps then stayed close to one another all night as they celebrated the end of filming with the Dancing On Ice team.
"They've been playing it very cool in public and want the heat to go off them before they do anything."
Wes, 20, and Vanessa, 22, were runners up to ex Strictly Come Dancing pro James Jordan, 40, in Sunday's finale.
We revealed the pair enjoyed a fling at the start of the seriesCredit: Rex Features
Sources say it's a question of 'when' not 'if' the pair will make their relationship publicCredit: Rex Features
Vanessa posted a picture of them on Instagram afterwards. She captioned the post: "He is my winner! I am so unbelievably proud and happy for Wes and my journey on @dancingonice! It was an absolute dream."
Their close relationship throughout the competition saw Wes' then girlfriend, Megan Barton Hanson, dumping him in January and blaming Vanessa for their split.
Megan, 25, took aim after Vanessa broke up with her boyfriend of two and a half years, Louis Nathaniel, 27, just days before the series started.
She wrote on Instagram at the time: "Love that you decide to announce your break-up with your boyfriend on the night of your 1st performance with my boyfriend! You've never reached out to me once or invited me to watch you train. It pained you to introduce yourself to me last night - you didn't even look me in the eye."
Wes and Megan split up soon after he began dancing with DOI pro VanessaCredit: Rex Features
Megan blamed Vanessa for her split with WesCredit: Splash News
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On Monday Wes confirmed he was no longer on speaking terms with Megan.
He said on Loose Women: "We haven't spoken in a good amount of time. Sometimes it's civil, sometimes it's not. I'm not a malicious person, I'm not bitter."
The Sun exclusively revealed on Sunday how the pair enjoyed a short lived romance at the start of the competition.
Fans then claimed they saw the pair "kiss" during one steamy routine.
Dancing On Ice fans beg Wes Nelson and Vanessa Bauer, to become 'proper couple'
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The magic of Christmas lights in Vojnik
Karmen Kovac
Savinja Region
Every year, at the end of November, when the holiday season begins, the Christmas lights start decorating the streets of our cities. In Slovenia, the most known and visited places to observe the magic of Christmas lights are the lovely capital of Ljubljana and some other bigger cities like Maribor and Koper. But if you are not a fan of bigger crowds and would like to experience something different and special, I would recommend taking a trip to a town called Vojnik.
Picture © Credits to: ROZMARI PETEK
Vojnik is a small town in eastern Slovenia, located near the city of Celje, where you can visit an interesting medieval Celje Castle. The residents and local authorities of Vojnik have come up with a unique display of Christmas lights and nativity scenes, also known as "jaslice" in Slovenia, that are decorating the town's streets. For the last four years, an event called Christmas Vojnik or Božični Vojnika has been taking place, lasting from the middle of December to the beginning of January. There, you can visit the Christmas market, have a snack or try a delicious mulled wine and start exploring the streets of Vojnik.
Picture © Credits to: Napovednik.com
At first, you will feel like you have just entered a movie scene, with white and gold lights all around you and slow, holiday music playing from the speakers on the streets. Next to each house, a different nativity scene is set up, made from various materials like wood, paper, glass and even rubber. In 2018, a record number of more than 230 nativity scenes has been set up, varying from all sizes and from classic, more traditional displays, to the abstract ones.
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A nativity scene made from nails
There is also a special display of even more original nativity scenes, located inside the house of Saint Bartholomew. One of a kind displays, made from all sorts of materials, even nails, will take your breath away and enrich your imagination. Located next to it, is the church of Saint Bartholomew, more commonly known as Župnijska cerkev sv. Jerneja - another interesting sight to visit when in Vojnik. You can go inside the church and observe its interior, decorations and the largest nativity scene of them all.
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Come and see it yourself
All of the streets and paths leading to the displays are marked, and there are always friendly local people on the stands of the Christmas market, selling unique and home-made products, which can serve as a gift or a reminder of this lovely experience. The best time to visit Christmas Vojnik is, of course, in the evening, when the magic of Christmas lights can truly shine and leave you impressed. If you have missed it this year, don't worry. I am sure that the tradition of Božični Vojnik will stay alive for many years to come, and there will hopefully be many more chances for you to come and enjoy it.
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3212 Vojnik, Slovenia
Župnijska cerkev sv. Jerneja
Murnova ulica 1, 3212 Vojnik, Slovenia
I am Karmen and I come a green country in Central Europe, Slovenia. I enjoy travelling, getting to know new cultures and learning about myself and the world. On itinari, I will write about beautiful places, unique traditions and other exciting experiences of my home country.
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British Museum: Research Fellowship in urgent anthropology: Sudan
Here you will find the call for application of the British Museum
Research Fellowship in Urgent Anthropology: Sudan
The British Museum and the Anthropologists' Fund for Urgent Anthropological Research offer a Research Fellowship in Urgent Anthropology. The Fellowship provides (non-salaried) financial support for an eighteen month period of field research and writing, with a specific focus on Sudan.
The Research Fellowship in Urgent Anthropology is designed to facilitate ethnographic research on peoples whose culture and language are currently threatened. The programme's primary aim is to contribute to anthropological knowledge through detailed ethnography, and also if possible help the peoples being described in their particular circumstances. The British Museum will host the fellowship programme for three years from 2013, during which two Fellowships will be awarded. This advertisement refers to the first of the two British Museum Fellowships; the second fellowship will be advertised in late 2014.
The British Museum Urgent Anthropology Fellowship Programme has a specific focus, on threatened Nile Valley communities in northern Sudan. The 20th century riverine communities of northern Sudan and Nubia have been the subject of relatively little anthropological field research, and are facing radical transformations, brought about by a variety of infrastructural developments, including dam construction, the arrival of mobile technologies and changing foodways. These are village communities based on subsistence agriculture and date palm cash-cropping; Arabic is widely spoken, as is Nubian.
The British Museum currently runs three ongoing archaeological research projects, at Amara West near Abri; Kawa near modern Dongola; Dangeil near the cities of Berber and Abidiya. The first fellowship will be offered to an anthropologist proposing a fieldwork project in these areas of northern Sudan, thus availing of the necessary logistical support, assistance with research permits and access to communities.
The Fellowship makes it possible for a budgeted project to be carried out over about 18 months: this period to include both field research and writing-up. Fellows are required to spend part of their fellowship period in the field and part in the Museum, and where they are expected to contribute to its academic life. In the Museum, the fellows will be affiliated to both the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, and the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan.
The Fellowship will provide £30,000 to be spent over 18 months, inclusive of all costs except overheads to be borne by the Museum for time spent in London, but exclusive of salary. The Fellowships, are awarded to post-doctoral applicants by open competition without restriction of nationality or residence. Applicants should send an application comprising project proposal (maximum 4 pages) including research plan and timeline, intended outputs and budget; a CV and two letters of reference. The budget should include all personal and research expenses (within Sudan and the UK), insurance, and costs of equipment necessary for the project.
The Urgent Anthropology Fund is managed through the Royal Anthropological Institute.
Please submit applications to AOA@britishmuseum.org
Closing date is 10 January 2014.
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Rhinestone Cowboy
First recorded by Larry Weiss (MOR #24 1974).
Other hit version by Glen Campbell (US #1/C&W #1/UK #4/CAN #1 1975).
From the wiki: ""Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by singer Glen Campbell. Growing up in Queens, New York City, Weiss started writing songs in his teens, and continued to do so while working in his family's textile sales business, before working as a freelance songwriter for music publishers Wes Farrell (who also published Gerry Goffin and Carole King). Weiss' first break came in 1963 when Nat 'King' Cole recorded 'Mr. Wishing Well', co-written with Lockie Edwards Jr.. Weiss also wrote for R&B acts including Baby Washington, Chuck Jackson, The Shirelles, and American Breed ('Bend Me, Shape Me').
"Weiss wrote and first recorded 'Rhinestone Cowboy' in 1974 (sounding very much like Neil Diamond), where it appeared on his album Black and Blue Suite. It did not, however, have much of a commercial impact as a single, charting only on the Adult Contemporary music chart. In late 1974, however, Glen Campbell did hear the song on the radio and, during a tour of Australia, sat down to learn it.
Weiss remembers,
"'The chorus came from the 1944 movie Buffalo Bill. In the last scene, he rides out on a white horse, in a white outfit, with long white beard and hair, and he thanks everybody for giving him such a great life. There's another scene where he's at his lowest point, sat on a stuffed horse in a penny arcade holding his hat in the air. I now realize that it was about trials and tribulations. In a way, I wrote the song about that without even knowing it.
'I was so disappointed when it wasn't a hit that I was ready to quit. But Glen told me that when the song was presented to him, he'd already heard it on the car radio and had to pull over to the side of the road. He said: 'People told me I was mad to like it, but it just blew me away.' The song had been turned down by everybody from Elvis Presley to Neil Diamond, but it worked better with Glen singing it. If Neil or a pop singer had sung it, it wouldn't have meant as much.'"
– 'How We Made Rhinestone Cowboy', The Guardian, May 13, 2013
"Several music writers noted that Campbell identified with the subject matter of 'Rhinestone Cowboy' — survival and making it, particularly when the chips are down — very strongly. Recorded between February and March 1975, and released as a single in May 1975, 'Rhinestone Cowboy' immediately caught on with both country and pop audiences.
"The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts before peaking at #1 by season's end – two consecutive weeks on the Hot 100, three non-consecutive weeks on the Country chart. The week of September 13, 'Rhinestone Cowboy' topped both the Country and Hot 100 charts simultaneously. This was the first time a song had accomplished the feat since November 1961, when 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean turned the trick.
"'Rhinestone Cowboy' songwriter Weiss moved to Nashville in 1992, and continues to write songs for other artists as well as developing his idea for a musical based around 'Rhinestone Cowboy'."
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Mark Hamister, Buffalo businessman and civic leader, has died
The Buffalo businessman and civic leader died late August 20 following a brief illness. He was 69.
Author: James Fink, Business First /Bizjournals.com
Published: 10:44 PM EDT August 21, 2021
Updated: 11:09 PM EDT August 21, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark Hamister, Buffalo businessman and civic leader, died late August 20 following a brief illness. He was 69.
Hamister, Hamister Group LLC chairman, was due to retire November 2 as chairman and CEO with his son, Dan, taking over. Hamister was to be named company executive chairman as part of his retirement. Besides his son, Hamister had two daughters.
"Mark was a very good partner to have and a very astute businessman," said Paul Ciminelli, Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. CEO and chairman.
Ciminelli, Paul Kolkmeyer and Hamister were partners in the redevelopment of the Westwood Country Club property and other nearby real estate in Amherst.
For more on this story, please visit the Buffalo Business First website.
Mark Hamister led local companies and served on a number of high-profile boards. https://t.co/OGJXvk3Otu
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Sachin Dev Burman (häufig nur S. D. Burman; bengalisch:  ; * 1. Oktober 1906 in Kumilla, Bangladesch; †  31. Oktober 1975 in Mumbai) war ein indischer Komponist des Hindi-Films.

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Burman war einer der angesehensten und erfolgreichsten Komponisten für Hindi-Filme. Seine Kompositionen wurden vor allem von Persönlichkeiten wie Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum, Mukesh und Talat Mahmood gesungen. Er begann seine musikalische Karriere in Bengal als Sänger von Folk und klassischer Musik und komponierte auch Musik fürs Radio.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 1951: Baazi
 1952: Jaal
 1953: Jeewan Jyoti
 1954: Taxi Driver
 1955: Devdas
 1957: Pyaasa
 1957: Paying Guest
 1958: Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
 1959: Sujata
 1959: Kaagaz Ke Phool
 1963: Bandini
 1963: Tere Ghar Ke Samne
 1965: Guide
 1967: Jewel Thief
 1971: Amar Prem
 1973: Phagun
 1975: Mili

Auszeichnungen
 National Film Award als bester Playbacksänger
 1969 für Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana aus dem Film Aradhana

 National Film Award als beste Musik
 1972 für den Film Zindagi Zindagi

 Filmfare Awards als beste Musik
 1955 für den Film Taxi Driver
 1974 für den Film Abhimaan

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Komponist (Indien)
Filmkomponist
Träger des Padma Shri
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Geboren 1906
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On August 11th 1999 a total solar eclipse treated thousands of people in Cornwall and other parts of the south.
Merseyside was also plunged into darkness, but saw a partial eclipse, when 96% of sunlight was blocked.
The reality of it as stunning images were broadcast on a special televised event on BBC One, was that the weather ruined efforts to watch the eclipse.
The footage at the top of the page shows what the solar eclipse looked like from Birkenhead, as office workers and members of the public headed outside to catch a glimpse of the rare event.


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Ian Boudreau
A Red Dead Redemption PC port has been shut down by a lawsuit from Take-Two
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally out on PC, but an effort to bring the original game to PC has now been cancelled thanks to a lawsuit filed by Take-Two Entertainment. The Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement Project would have brought the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 game to PCs with enhanced graphics and new features.
TorrentFreak has obtained a copy of the lawsuit (.pdf), which was filed in the Southern District of New York December 26 and names mod developer Johnathan Wyckoff and ten unnamed co-defendants. In it, Take-Two alleges that Wyckoff planned to "distribute unauthorized software files that would dramatically change the content of Take-Two's video games" by importing the original Red Dead Redemption map into Red Dead Redemption 2 and allow players to play the first game on PC – "a platform for which Take-Two itself has not yet released the Red Dead Redemption game."
In response to the lawsuit, Wyckoff has updated the project thread on the GTAForums, saying the project has been cancelled. Take-Two had sent him a cease-and-desist letter in September, but the lawsuit alleges this was ignored, leaving the company no other choice than to file suit.
The lawsuit disputes Wyckoff's claims to be merely a 'hobbyist,' and says he has actively sought donations through Patreon and Streamlabs as he has worked on his mod.
On the forums, Wyckoff says he was surprised by the suit, and that he had been "debating" cancelling the project, but had gotten "too caught with life stuff."
"I want to step away from any R* game now," he wrote. "I do not want this law suit can not afford it."
The lawsuit is detailed, bringing in screenshots from Wyckoff's Discord server, links to YouTube videos and livestreams, and tweets he made that show he had not planned on complying with the original cease-and-desist letter he received from Take-Two.
Take-Two reckons that Wyckoff's project has resulted in damages that amount to at least $500,000 USD (approximately £382,262), reasoning that players who might be interested in playing Red Dead Redemption 2 might buy an Xbox 360 copy of the original Red Dead Redemption and – following Wyckoff's instructions – rip the game to play it on PC, undercutting sales for the new game.
Wyckoff says if Take-Two had given him more time he would have cancelled the project voluntarily; however, the company's lawsuit says he repeatedly ignored its warnings, and it now seeks injunctive relief to prevent the project from ever moving forward.