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Коре Йенсен Клинт (; 15 декабря 1888, Фредериксберг, Дания — 28 марта 1954, Копенгаген, Дания) — датский архитектор. Известен как отец современного дизайна мебели. Его стиль был воплощен аккуратными, ясными линиями, использованием лучших материалов своего времени и превосходным мастерством исполнения. Был сыном влиятельного архитектора Педера Вильгельма Йенсена-Клинта. В 1930 году после смерти своего отца он построил монументальную церковь Грундтвига.

Ранняя жизнь и образование
Коре Клинт родился 15 декабря 1888 года в округе Фредериксберг в Копенгагене. Учился на мебельщика в Калуннборге, с 1893 года посещал техникум в Копенгагене, мебельную школу Йенса Мёллера-Йенсена и Школы мастерских художников при Йохане Роде. Затем он был причислен к Карлу Петерсену, а также преподавал архитектурную торговлю со своим отцом, который завершил свой первый архитектурный проект в 1896 году. В 1914 году Клинт спроектировал свой первый предмет мебели (кресло Фааборга) для музея.

Примечания
2. Gorm Harkær, Kaare klint, Klintiana 2010
Архитекторы Дании
Дизайнеры мебели

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The Third Wife [UK] (Blu-ray Review)
August 16, 2019 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment
In her first feature film, Vietnamese-born writer/director Ash Mayfair creates the poignant coming of age tale The Third Wife.
Set in late 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My) is given away in an arranged marriage to a rich, older landowner and she becomes his third and youngest wife. She soon learns that she can rise in status in the household if she gives birth to a son and the possibility comes quickly when she becomes pregnant. But as May becomes settled into her surroundings, she also becomes fascinated with her fellow wife Xuan (Mai Thu Huong Maya), becoming friendly with her, confiding in her, and eventually falling in love with her. This is a time when this love could put both women in danger, and May is faced with the harrowing choice of suppressing her true feelings and carrying on in silence under the oppressive male rule of the era and the household or somehow finding a path to personal freedom.
Mayfair's film is one of great subtlety and symbolism. Rather than directly challenging viewers with the complex topics the film contains, she lets the events speak for themselves. If there is a weakness to her approach, it is that she doesn't paint the male characters very vividly, although we very quickly understand the sort of male dominance and misogynist oppression the women are living under. There's a particularly uncomfortable sexual scene where May's husband makes her crawl to him on her hands and knees, and we understand thanks to Mayfair's delicate, thoughtful direction, it's because he knows he has all the power. There's another scene where another young girl, having just been rejected by her husband and having her father refuse to take her back home, hangs herself. Mayfair doesn't offer explanations through any dialogue, the moments are left to linger, just as she uses juxtapositions of nature, such as caterpillars in cocoons with pregnancy to show inextricable link between humanity and nature.
The Third Wife is visually and aurally spellbinding. The latter is unsurprising given Mayfair's work in so many short films in the sound department as a sound recordist, sound mixer, even boom operator. The cinematography may be the biggest surprise, however. Director of photography Chananun Chotrungroj, under Mayfair's direction, creates a beautiful pallet that at times looks like moving watercolors, while Mayfair's framing is full of detail. The surroundings certainly aren't deleterious to the visuals either. The soundscape is quiet, atmospheric, almost seductively meditative.
Nguyen Phuong Tra My in The Third Wife (2018)
The Third Wife is brought to Blu-ray in a 1.66:1 AVC 1080p encodement. The colors are very vibrant, but more subtle to the eye, yet very pleasing. There's a lot of detail and good black levels, though nothing very inky, but this does provide some nice details in darker scenes.
The Audio
The original Vietnamese audio is included in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. It's a delicate mix that is front-heavy, but beautifully done in that it focuses on quiet, atmospheric sounds such as breezes, rain and trickling water. It's a sensual sounding mix, but one that really needs to be turned up a little to be appreciated.
Only the trailer is provided on disc and a DVD with the feature is also included. Theirs is also a booklet with an interview of Ash Mayfair by David West, production stills, and credits.
The Final Assessment
This is a beautiful, poignant feature film debut set in late 19th century Vietnam that tackles powerful issues such as arranged marriages, child brides, oppression of the LGBTQ and misogyny in a subtle way. The Blu-ray and DVD from Eureka is a satisfying presentation although it lacks any substantial on-disc bonus content.
The Third Wife is out on Dual Format Edition in the UK 19 August 2019 from Eureka Entertainment's Montage Pictures imprint
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In late 19th century Vietnam, 14-year-old May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My) is given to an older, wealthy landowner to become his third wife and in his household, under the strict rule of men, she learns she can improve her status by giving birth to a male child, while also dangerously falling in love with one of her fellow wives in this beautiful, poignant, coming of age story that relies more on sights, sounds, and the symbolism of nature to tell its story than it does on direct dialogue. First-time feature filmmaker, the Vietnamese-born Ash Mayfair, shows a delicate touch and great command as a director.
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A major reason this fine painting "The Port of Chester (1863)" was created was to influence & assist the Chester City Council to understand the facility which was up for re-development.
Chester in Cheshire, North West England, a port since Roman times (Chester meaning a camp or fort) represents a perfect example of a Victorian upriver port.
The Port of Chester (1863) contains the important elements of commerce from that period. This painting is important as a significant piece of art of real historical worth because it faithfully shows the striking contrast between a bygone way of life, and our modern world.
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The old port was very derelict, scheduled for "improvements" which usually means architects and builders making a mess that last years to quick money.
A decision was taken by the artist and friends to research & paint the Port of Chester as it was in its prime. Another reason was because this was the last chance to have a clear idea of how it used to appear.
A perfect example of a Victorian River port during the period of the American Civil War and emphasising the seaborne aspect of the port we see the arrival of the US Schooner "May" to load Welsh silver.
This painting resulted from a brief, rare, unique combination of people of good will in the right place at the right time.
This complex painting was produced in 1993.
Today, it simply would not be possible to research this subject so thoroughly. "Research thoroughly" is an over used term.
Here you will discover for yourself this painting of the The Port of Chester (1863) is in a class of its own.
I am very pleased with the picture and it will hang in a place of honour in our home".
Chester City Council took considerable interest in the development of the painting.
The artist was asked to give a progress presentation to the council in the town hall which he duly did including showing sketches and colour slides.
The Council in turn allowed the rare honour of the city crest to appear in the margin, countersigned by the then Lord Mayor John Randall.
For the unveiling of this important painting & prints Chester City Council gave a civic reception to Gordon Frickers in the town hall.
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The painting eventually included, 38 active figures, maybe a ghost (Salty Sam is said by some to haunt the red brick building left of centre), 7 horses (correct breeds of course), 4 swans (typical of the river Dee) and a dog being naughty on a bollard.
The Port of Chester (1863) was a perfect example of a Victorian river and sea trade port as it includes about all aspects of transport at that period except a post chaise and hot air ballooning!
The American schooner, the "May" was included to emphasise salt water and the international aspect of Chester's trade.
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Chester is a beautiful mostly medieval walled city on the river Dee and a gateway to North Wales.
Chester was probably founded by the Romans. The name means camp, Fort or fortress, and has been subsequently given too many new cities worldwide probably by immigrants from Chester.
You know of other Chester's? We would like to hear from you.
The city had once been a thriving sea and river port with one of the earliest canal systems in Great Britain.
The site had become derelict and was due for redevelopment.
A gallery, run by a freeman of the city, A.E. Dutton & Son, suggested making an historically accurate painting of the port in its heyday and importantly had the courage and foresight to invite Gordon Frickers to visit the location to think, to influence the re development of the Port of Chester.
The suggestion was supported enthusiastically by many people in Chester and much assistance was given by local people with research.
We were fortunate in particular with the chief librarian who had just retired and from members of the renowned Merseyside Model Railway Society, in particular George Winterburn and his pal Roddy.
The research became very detailed.
Some 12 or more A 4 pages plus sketches which today illustrations remain hidden in Gordon Frickers head and his collection!
During the painting process, the city council invited Gordon Frickers to the town hall to give a 20 minute talk on the background and progress, which he duly did, illustrated with colour slides of the research and the preliminary sketches.
The city Fathers considered this was to be a significant painting.
A decision was taken to unveil the new painting in the magnificent Town Hall and give the artist a Civic Reception with 400 invited guests, buffet, music and wines.
Permission was given to allow the privilege of the city coat of arms in the margin of the proposed prints and for the Mayor John Randall to co sign the published edition.
The artist generously agreed to a donation from each print to go to the local Sea Scout organisation.
Several local businesses still trading at the time had their origins pre 1863, the Chester Chronicle being one and they are represented in the painting.
They in turn generously sponsored the Civic Reception.
400 invited guests had an opportunity to meet the artist, his family, the mayor and councillors' and some of the researchers, plus see an exhibition of other prints and original paintings by Gordon Frickers.
The guests also saw examples of the new print and news clippings about the artist as well as enjoy socialising at an excellent bar and buffet.
The Council also requested a booklet be published with the story of the painting; unfortunately time and cost conspired against this.
Despite modest price for 1993 of £10,000 and the efforts of the gallery, the original The Port of Chester (1863) painting was not purchased by the city, city museum or any local person, eventually going to a millionaire businessman in Plymouth were it remains to this day, the pride of his collection.
The central feature of our painting was built in 1735/6 as part of a major improvement scheme.
The two warehouses on the left of the picture have largely remained unchanged since 1863.
Today one still retains most of its original features, the canopies over the loading bays and the window frames are examples.
The other has been seriously defaced but is still recognizable and could be restored.
Other buildings shown include the forge and the House of Industry.
This well proportioned building, also known as the "Union Workhouse", is illustrated on a number of etchings.
By 1874 it apparently had a number of additions built against it, the survey of that year does not give a clear picture.
It was still standing then against River Lane by which time the first two gas tanks were in place.
The 1874 survey clearly shows three cranes on the wharf.
Use of the wharf probably peaked when the railway company built new wharfs down river at Saltney. Connah's Quay (probably named after an Irish merchant) also developed with the railway impetus.
Behind the port one catches a glimpse of the City Walls which date back to the power of Roman assertion of A.D. 61 and are two miles long.
Rebuilt by the daughter of Alfred the Great and again many times since.
By 1863 the Cathedral Tower dominated the Chester skyline.
The most noticeable change to it since 1863 is that the 4 turrets have 'grown'.
The original building was a Saxon Church, perhaps as early as 660 A.D., which became a Benedictine Monastery in 1092.
It became a Cathedral in 1541 after Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.
Also standing over the site is an old "Water Tower", built on an extension from the wall in 1322 for £100 by freemason Helpstone, after the river had changed its course.
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Whilst it was tempting to show a locally built ship, we decided on an American schooner to emphasis the international importance of the old port.
At this period and well into the 20th century small schooners regularly braved the Atlantic and the North Sea, summer and winter.
With a crew as few as six they could typical be bound anywhere from Canada to Turkey, Brazil to Russia.
If clippers were the oceans' racehorses, these were the tough ponies.
Many were notably fast and one, the "Kathleen and May" built at Connah's Quay in 1900, survives for many years as a museum ship, first at The Barbican, Plymouth, later almost completely hidden from view, near "H.M.S. Belfast", Tower Bridge, London.
Kathleen and May is today lying at Barnstable, much restored and can be seen from the old Barnstable Bridge or the quays.
By 1863, schooners were requiring smaller crews and increasingly refined hulls and rigs.
They were becoming more economic to operate than ships, barques and brigs, and so were a design in the ascendancy.
They were more maneuverable in confined waters, went towards the wind better and were easier on their gear than their more heavily rigged sisters.
They were arguably not as quick but, size for size, carried as much.
At this time, American and European Atlantic seamen continued to call them schooners.
The American type discarded square topsails, tended to have three (and later up to seven masts) all identical height and layout, with clipper style bows and square counter sterns.
As we felt square sails emphasized the deep water aspect of the vessels and the port, we chose "May", built Essex, Massachusetts, in 1833 at 126 tons.
She would have been old by 1863, which explains her appearance, colonial as opposed to American style.
She still retained square sails, even setting studding sails (note booms on the main yard) and has quite a full hull shape.
Yet to the knowing eye, there is about her evidence of the beginnings of the change, hard to spot in the organized chaos on deck as she edges to moor up.
The silver she was about to add to her cargo would have been all the more vital to her people as the American civil war had started in 1861.
We see the "May" making her final approach to New Crane Wharf on which a party, escorts, and Lowes' silversmith wagon await.
One of the May's crew is throwing a monkey's fist and line to a local dinghy, which will take it ashore to warp the schooner to the berth.
The master, at the helm, has ordered the topsail backed, we see it partly braced round and beginning to shiver, to stall her way in the current, the rudder is going over as he delicately balances the forces of light breeze, current and the vessel's way to bring her gently to the wharf side.
A dinghy has been towed upriver for the same reason.
Anchors are kept ready, just in case the currents take charge.
Other crew stand by mooring lines, or are busy striking sail, hanging fenders, and generally preparing to make fast.
A complex, tricky maneuver which now would likely earn applause and probably the attention of the local press and t.v., but was then routine.
All these tasks are so accurately shown because Gordon Frickers has sailed on schooners and also what was until her tragic loss, the last 19th century merchant brig "Maria Asumpta".
The schooner "May" would indubitably have been flying a U.S. flag.
The question was which one?
The first continental navy ships in 1775, a year before the declaration of independence carried six red and seven white stripes for the thirteen colonies.
Over them wriggled a yellow snake with a long forked tongue and fangs.
Beneath it ran the slogan "Don't Tread On Me" (derived from the Latin "Nemo me impune laccessit", which translates "nobody bothers me with impunity").
English ships had been flying striped ensigns since at least Tudor times, but the design was hardly an original English idea.
It is known though, that in 1596, "Lion" and "Dreadnought" wore red-white-blue seven striped ensigns, with the St.
Ironically the first time a U.S. ship was formerly saluted (by the Dutch) it was flying a Union Jack.
Originally the stripes were flown with Union colours, in a style similar to the red ensign.
This was altered in 1777 to a blue field with thirteen stars in a circle or three rows.
The flag of 1818 even had the stars arranged as a five point star.
The number of stars grew as states were added, twenty by 1818, thirty-four by 1861.
Smaller vessels often retained the original thirteen stars up to 1916.
Merchant ships were usually carefree about exact dimensions, as well as layout so an old style flag was quite likely.
The river had been an important source of transport and shipbuilding since earliest times.
By 1863 many improvements to depth, flow and wharfs had been made, despite opposition from amongst others, the emerging Port of Liverpool.
The river was buoyed and dredged to 18ft.
It is a popular misconception that the Port of Chester declined long ago.
Rather ports like Liverpool expanded out of all recognition.
There was still a thriving coaster and schooner trade up to World War one and Chester like most small ports had its share.
In 1863 outward tonnage was about 150,000 and included such diverse cargoes as grain, slate, cheese (mostly to London), silver, timber, machine parts, coal, bricks, salt, lead, etc.
The Chester Canal, with locks, was capable of taking wide river barges as well as the narrow boats. The Chester Canal, built in 1776, was one of the earliest in Britain, later connecting to the Grand Trunk Network.
It was still (just) possible in 1993 to take a narrow boat onto the Dee, up beyond the Groves or down river to Connah's Quay via the New Crane Lock.
The painting shows a variety of barges.
Three are narrow boats, the general cargo type with cramped living quarters aft and occasionally for'ard.
Narrow boat sizes vary considerably, but the object was to minimise canal construction costs so 72ft by 6ft launches may be considered typical.
The Chester canal built 1772-9 predates their design and has locks 14ft 3inches suitable for "dumb butties" and coastal barges then already in use.
Narrow boats carried about 30 tons and competed against horse drawn transport.
By the 1840's they were being rapidly eclipsed by railways.
Early narrow boats were wooden.
These simple craft were steadily refined.
Two types of stern are shown in the painting, the more "V" shaped being newer.
Similarly there is a clear improvement shown in the two rudders.
In 1805, the canal was extended to Ellesmere Port enabling wide barges to circumnavigate the Wirral Peninsula should they so wish, or avoid an open sea passage.
The painting also shows a typical narrowboat horse being unhitched and fed, recognize the breed?
Wide barges by 1863 had a wide variety of modus operandie.
Some sailed with a single square mainsail and a single stay sail, a few even had lee boards.
Most used current, tide and barge-poles.
Dee-built vessels tended to favour rounded 'counter' sterns and had large hatchways suggesting they were only sometimes used as coastal craft.
Certainly, the district developed its own distinctive styles of sea going vessels, favouring small ketches like the "Little Pet" seen economising by ignoring the crane for which a fee would be required and loading with her own gear.
"Little Pet" shows a deep solid hull for maximum cargo rather like the River Severn Trows.
She would have required considerable skill to handle efficiently but have been strong enough to handle much abuse.
The painting clearly shows two small wooden vessels in frame, one in the first stages of being planked up, work with which your Artist is very familiar, having himself worked as a trained shipwright.
With extensive forests in the hinterland, ships will almost certainly have been built at Chester since at least the Roman times.
One of the sites most favoured by the shipwrights is the area from the viaduct, North.
Slips ways and sawpits could easily and cheaply be built besides relatively deep tidal water and there was a plentiful supply of timber, metals and coal.
Chester built ships were usually between 50 and 500 tons, that is small barges, fishing boats to medium sized sailing vessels capable of ocean voyaging. 450 ships big enough to warrant registering are known to have been built on these sites from the 18th century.
Until the expansion of Birkenhead with the coming of the iron and steel ships, the Dee probably saw more new building than the Mersey.
Many of these vessels were registered at Chester and crewed by local men.
Others were for merchants from at least as far away as London.
Even the Royal Navy ordered Chester Ships.
The Chester built sixth rate "HMS Levant" fought "U.S.S. Constitution" in 1815. "Levant" in protecting her convoy reputedly put up one of the fiercest fights of the war of 1812.
By our painting's date of 1863, there had been considerable technical innovation at the site. Sandycroft ironworks probably on the site later used as a gas works had built at least 3 paddle steamers one of which was "Zephyr".
We don't know for certain if the paddler shown was "Zephyr".
We do know from period lithographs that the vessel was sailing the Dee and that it is probable she was "Zephyr".
From 1857 to 1869 Cox & Miller of Liverpool used the Sandycroft yard to build iron and composite ships up to 1366 tons.
The bigger vessels were side launched.
Some had engines, some went on to become noted fast sailors.
Our date of 1863 would have seen the site close to the peak of its activity.
By 1870 the gas-works were in place, a slump and various misfortunes including a fire, caused by railway engine sparks, had sapped the shipwright's strength.
In those days most ships and many businesses were owned locally.
Risks were spread by owning 64 th's and by insurance (mutual protection clubs) however the increasing importance of Birkenhead gradually eclipsed the Chester shipbuilders.
The painting mentions a number of businesses by name. Capt John Peter Davis is known to have operated a sail loft and chandlery. A.E. Dutton were still trading in Frodsham Street 130 years later, though soon to dissolve in a scandal which included ripping off Gordon Frickers!
Quellyn Roberts (wine merchants) happily still with us, were at 15 Watergate Street and it was their Pusser's Navy Rum that was part of the inspiration behind the conception of this painting.
Fittingly, John Randall's name also appears.
Lowes, the Jewlers' and silversmith, then had extensive interests in mining including silver and still operate as Chester silversmiths.
The bridge or rather bridges, present though old and in a poor state of repair, when Gordon Frickers was on site are likely to be partially demolished and are certainly not original.
There have been numerous alterations and complete rebuilds since the first railway bridge.
No lesser person than the famous Robert Stevenson (of the engine "Rocket" fame) designed and built the original bridge and viaduct which represented a considerable engineering task.
Even by today's standards, just making the viaduct bricks would be a very valuable contract.
In the context of the painting, it was thought essential to find a viewpoint to include this structure because after the city walls it is probably the largest single building.
For our period it represented emerging "new" technology, a major transport theme and an important link between the city and changing trade patterns as the Industrial Revolution gathered impetus.
It naturally followed that having chosen to show a view looking south; we would want to place a train on the northern of then twin tracks.
We soon discovered that would mean a train, Chester bound from Holyhead.
The Merseyside Model Railway Society became the primary research facility, an introduction being made by senior member Mr George Winterburn, to Mr Rodney James, the society librarian.
The club has 32 rooms and with over 200 members is one of the foremost in Britain.
Fortunately one of the members, Mr. H.D. Goodwin is an expert on the line, a Chester resident and former city librarian.
Immediately appreciating the proposed vision, he was quickly able to supply much information and point to additional sources of material.
The background story rapidly emerged in surprising detail.
Opened in 1846,' Designed by Robert Stephenson, son of the famous George.
It originally consisted of stone piers with 3 x 98 ft carrying spans made of cast iron girders.
Then, it was the longest cast iron girder bridge in the world.
The old railway bridge was the property of the Chester & Holyhead Railway, leased to the Chester & Shrewsbury Company.
At the site of the bridge the river was 250 ft wide, depth at low water 9 ft, high water 21 ft, the track being 25 ft above high water.
On 24 May 1847 the 18:15 train from Chester was wrecked when a span collapsed.
As a result of this accident the bridge was further reinforced, the 'V' struts which show underneath as clearly as in our painting.
The bridge continued to serve until 1870 when it was replaced.
C.&H.R. was vested in the L.N.W.R 1858 hence the livery of our coaches.
We had a long and detailed discussion on this topic.
It is known that L.N.W.R. used only 1st and 2nd class on their Chester – Holyhead express, and that 2 brake vans were usual for six coaches, engine brakes being only wood blocks at the that time.
The Merseyside Model Railway Society begins to understand the original colour schemes.
The livery was white "spilt" and a reddish colour variously described as purple lake, plum dark claret or carmine lake.
Paint in that colour now is usually called red.
Members of The Merseyside Model Railway Society had for years been puzzled by the colour schemes as surviving black and white photos suggested many variations.
As an expert on colour and paint Gordon Frickers was able to enlighten them.
The original recipe exists but mixes must have varied with temperature etc.
Also the appearance would be modified by time, viewing distance and prevailing light.
In short we don't exactly know because there was not an exact colour and the natural copal based paints were more susceptible to aging than modern synthetic paints.
We do know though, the scheme was very smart and neat with gold lettering and crests on doors and yellow ochre trim.
Window frames were varnished and oil lamps fitted in the roofs.
The coaches varied, tending to become larger with each new batch built.
Our period shows a typical mix of sizes of 4 wheeled coaches, the different builds being most easily distinguished by their window layout.
The express trains carried Post Office mails.
From as early as May 1848 drivers reached speeds of 45 mph and they were considered reckless, being warned "that if they persisted they would be taken before a magistrate".
Time keeping was considered vague. 'The Illustrated London News' commented "This cannot fail to prove a great inconvenience to travellers." Even the Admiralty tried to help with special pocket watches.
The engine we show earned her reputation as a flyer in the 1860's hauling from Euston to Holyhead.
The modest P.O. speed demanded was considered rather splendid at the time.
The mail trains became known as the "Wild Irish Men" although many other regions had faster engines.
The idea behind the L.N.W.R engines was just enough power, no excess, maximum economy.
The first engine of the class was called 'Problem', not in today's sense of the word but in the mathematical sense.
Another engine was called 'Theorem'.
No 229 "Watt" first put the class in the limelight on Jan 9th 1862, by averaging 54.5 mph for 103.75 miles.
However, in the view of the autocratic chairman, Sir Richard Moon, 40 mph was quite enough for an express.
He even repeatedly tried to have the P.O. reduce the contracted speeds.
With such a policy, designer John Ramsbottom aimed for cheap to construct, economical to run.
The original engines had no brakes or cab, but an ornamental chimney cap! In 1863 they were in green livery with black lining.
The most famous of the class is shown crossing our bridge.
She can be identified by the famous bronze medal won at the 1862 International Exhibition, fastened above her number (531).
She is "Lady of the Lake" and eventually the class was known by her name.
With various rebuilding, the class continued to serve until 1903-7 by when they were not so much worn out as too small for increasingly large trains.


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Want LoJack for your Galaxy S4 or Galaxy S4 Active? It'll Cost you $30/Year
Samsung announced that the popular security app, LoJack would be soon built into their latest flagship device, the Galaxy S4. The firmware update necessary for LoJack arrived for most of the US variants of the Galaxy S4 in recent weeks, and now the service is live to take advantage of it. LoJack can be activated on your Galaxy S4 right now and it'll cost you $30 per year for the service.
So what do you get with LoJack? Well you can track your phone, remotely wipe it, and recovery assistance. Samsung also says that the LoJack app is built right into the firmware, which makes it persistent through factory resets. But it probably won't be persistent through ROM flashing, so if you flash ROM's you might want to be weary of that.
To get started, all you'll need to do is go the LoJack website, register your device then simply pay up. Absolute Software (the company behind LoJack) claims that it will work with law enforcement to recover stolen phones, which is a pretty cool feature. Law enforcement has already been after the OEMs to help keep phones from being stolen. And this is a great step towards that.
Currently the service is only available in North America and only on the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Active. Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T has already pushed out the update which has LoJack built-in. T-Mobile appears to be the only one that has yet to do so. It seems to be a pretty cool feature and service. But I still think this service should be included for free with every phone, right? It would make it so much easier when your phone does get stolen.
How many of you are jumping over to LoJack's website now to register your device? Let us know in the comments below how you like the service.
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Enrolled children and their parent/guardian will meet weekly for 90 minutes in the home. The home visitor will provide educational services to share with the parent/guardian while modeling and interacting with the child. Educational home visits include a focus on nutrition, health, dental, transition, developmental and parent involvement. Socialization events occur two times per month, which include a group activity for all home based children and families to meet in a larger group setting.
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I looked at the ISO directory and the name of the game didn't have an extension (this Is the game because it's 700mb), but other random files a couple KB small, a year ago the same post was made saying "too bad", has anyone fixed it?
I really have no idea what you are saying, but I suggest converting the ISO to a CSO maybe and try running that.
Also, if you taking about items downloaded from the Playstore just re-download them.
If those still don't work format your MS and try again, and if that still doesn't work replace the MS.
is Connecting 5.50 Prome-2 to PSN possible???


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Clara Andermatt (Lisboa, 1963) é bailarina e coreógrafa portuguesa,  Prémio Almada (1998).

Biografia
Clara Andermatt nasceu em 1963 em Lisboa.

Foi com sua mãe, Luna Andermatt, que Clara Andermatt iniciou os seus estudos em dança. Em 1980 vai para Inglaterra onde continua a sua formação com uma bolsa de estudo do London Studio Centre, e onde também obtém o diploma da Royal Academy of Dance.

Depois de vários estágios em terras britânicas, segue para os Estados Unidos da América, onde é convidada pelo professor Mervyn Nelson para um curso de teatro em Nova Iorque. Seria de terras norte-americana que viriam várias bolsa, tendo sido bolseira do Jacob's Pillow Dance, em Massachussets, em 1988, do American Dance Festival - I.C.R., em Durham, em 1994, e do Bates Dance Festival, em Maine, no ano de 2002.

Paralelamente, Clara Andermatt integrou a "Companhia de Dança de Lisboa", sob direcção de Rui Horta, desde o momento da sua fundação até 1988. Vai então para Barcelona onde integra a "Companhia Metros" de Ramon Oller, entre 1989 e 1991.

É durante este período em Barcelona que Andermatt desenvolve o seu primeiro trabalho coreográfico fora dos contextos pedagógicos e ganha visibilidade, nomeadamente com a peça En-Fim (1989) à qual viria a ser atribuída o 1.º Prémio do III Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid.

Funda a sua própria companhia em 1991.

Nesse mesmo ano, 1991 faz a peça Louca-Louca Sensação De Viver (1991) para o "Festival ACARTE", trabalho este que, nota André Lepecki, "marcou imediatamente pela sua diferença e por um explorar de um certo imaginário surreal ibérico, curiosamente ausente na dança portuguesa de então." Esta linguagem volta a ser reforçada em Mel (ACARTE, Lisboa, 1992) onde "as acções dos bailarinos são marcadas por gestos minúsculos, por repetições obsessivas, por rituais remetendo para um imaginário carregado de ícones religiosos sobrepostos a uma terrível sexualidade."

Em 1994 participa do encontro coreográfico internacional Skite 94 em Lisboa e a propósito Capital Europeia da Cultura - Lisboa 94 - é convidada, juntamente com o coreógrafo Paulo Ribeiro, para "concretizar um projecto inspirado no encontro com Cabo Verde, a sua dança e a sua música." A sua ligação com Cabo Verde cresce registando-se uma colaboração prolongada com a comunidade artística local, que passa pela criação de diversas obras com intérpretes cabo-verdianos, acções de formação, e colaborações com artistas de diferentes áreas resultando nas iniciativas Dançar Cabo Verde (1994), em conjunto com Paulo Ribeiro, Projecto CV Sabe[1995), Anomalias Magnéticas (1995), Uma Histórias da Dúvida (1997) e o concerto encenado Dau Dau (1999). Clara Andermatt voltaria à Praia em 2009 para trabalhar com a companhia de dança Raiz di Polon.

O seu percurso coreográfico marcado pela viagem, sugere uma genealogia para a cuidada problematização do encontro nas suas peças, que transporta não apenas imagens, sons e experiências, mas também colaboradores. Fruto disto é uma extensa e prolífica carreira de produção coreográfica que passa não apenas pelo trabalho na sua companhia, mas com ativas e regulares colaborações com outras instituições, como é o caso do Ballet Gulbenkian, da Companhia Maior, o Grupo Dançando Com A Diferença, a Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo e Companhia Nacional de Bailado, entre outros, e os mais variados artistas.

A sua obra é regularmente apresentada em Portugal e no estrangeiro.

Distinções
Ao longo da sua carreira Andermatt foi distinguida com:
 Bolsa Bridget Espinosa, Londres em 1982
 The Best Student Award (1983) London Studio Centre
 2.º Prémio de Coreografia, atribuído em 1983 pela a peça Cake Walk, pelo London Studio Centre
 1.º Prémio do III Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid com a coreografia En-Fim, em 1989
 Menção Honrosa do Prémio Acarte/Maria Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, com a coreografia Mel em 1992
 Prémio Acarte/Maria Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão partilhado com o coreógrafo Paulo Ribeiro pela obra Dançar Cabo Verde, em 1994
 Prémio Almada (1998) na área a "Dança", atribuído pelo Instituto Português das Artes do Espectáculo (IPAE), do Ministério da Cultura, em 1999 pela obra Uma História da Dúvida. Nesse mesmo ano seriam também distinguidos a agremiação Juventude Musical Portuguesa (Música) e a cenógrafa Cristina Reis (Teatro)
 Espectáculo de Honra do Festival Internacional de Almada, pela peça Uma História da Dúvida

Obra

 En-Fim (1989)
 Só Um Bocadinho (1990) - No Certamen Coreografico de Madrid
 Louca Louca Sensação de Viver (1991)
 Mel (1991)
 Cansaço Dos Santos (1992)
 Cio Azul (1993)
 Dançar Cabo Verde (1994)
 Anomalias Magnéticas (1995)
 Cemitério Dos Prazeres (1996) - Para o Ballet Gulbenkian
 Quatro Árias de Ópera (1996) - Para o Ballet Gulbenkian
 Uma História da Dúvida (1998)
 Dan Dau (1999)
 Neatnet (2000) - Para o Ballet Gulbenkian
 Polaroid (2003)
 O Canto do Cisne (2004) - Para o Ballet Gulbenkian
 As Ondas (2004) - Co-criação com João Garcia Miguel e Michael Margotta
 Levanta os Braços Como Antenas Para o Céu (2005)
 Natural (2005) - Para a Sadler'a Wells Company of Elders.
 O Grito do Peixe (2005)
 Hot Spot (2006)
 E Dançaram Para Sempre (2007)
 In My Mind (2007)
 Meu Céu (2008)
 Void (2009)
 So Solo (2009)
 O Toque - Para a Cpbc
 Void Eléctrico (2010)
 Durações de Um Minuto (2010)
 Uma Coisa em Forma de Assim (2011) - Para a Companhia Nacional de Bailado
 Maior (2011) - Com a Companhia Maior
 Dez Mil Seres (2012) - Com o Grupo Dançando com a Diferença
 Vira Como a Vida (2012)
 Ópera: Páris e Helena (2012)
 Dance Bailarina Dance (2013) - Para a Companhia Nacional de Bailado
 Fica no Singelo'' (2013)

Ligações externas

Naturais de Lisboa
Bailarinos de Portugal
Coreógrafos de Portugal


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Ed Asner, who was best known for his role as fictional TV newsman Lou Grant, died at the age of 91.
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The actor, who won a new generation of admirers by portraying elderly widower Carl Fredericksen in the Pixar smash Up, died "peacefully" on Sunday, according to his family.
"Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head – goodnight dad. We love you."
On the classic The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s, the character Lou Grant was first presented as Mary Richards' supervisor. From 1977 through 1982, Grant, the irascible editor of the fictional Los Angeles Tribune, was a character in his own show.
Asner won seven Emmys for the role, the most ever for a male actor.
Ed Asner
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Happy Krishna Janmashtami, , in the year 2021. All you should know.
आयशा शर्मा ने बिना बटन के कोट में कराया ऐसा फोटोशूट, बोल्डनेस से मचा दिया तहलका
इन कारणों से होता है आपका चेक वापिस, जान लें और बच जाएं !
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This is a new series I've decided to add to the list to feature some of my favorite designers, or more so their collections, whether it be spring, summer, fall or winter, just for a little inspiration. I've always loved Zimmermann, with their flowy silk dresses and floral prints. The use the perfect combination of pastels, creams, and of course always have the staple black pieces (LBD heaven!). Their swimwear is absolutely perfect too (I want every single little floral bikini in their line).
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Resident Evil star: Sixth film really is the final entry in decade-old franchise
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The upcoming sequel in the Resident Evil franchise is subtitled The Final Chapter, but does that really mean it's the end of the line for Alice and her zombie-hunting pals?
According to on-again, off-again star Ali Larter, it's over. No "ifs," "ands" or "buts." When asked by IGN if the 2017 sequel is the definitive end, she responded, "I know it is." Larter said the sixth installment is going to great lengths to wrap up all those (and we mean a lot of) dangling plot threads and story concepts into a definitive ending. For a series that has varied wildly in quality and direction, that's an ambitious order. Good thing original director Paul W.S. Anderson is back at the helm to (hopefully) pull it off.
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Check out an excerpt from Larter's comments below:
"How many movies have this kind of fanbase and get to be made six times? I think that's extraordinary. It's a total testament to [series star] Milla [Jovovich] and Paul. I'm so grateful to them, that they chose me to be a part of it halfway through, and they've kept me along for the ride. I love that it's not seven men and one woman. I mean, these are two women, and they're not competing with each other. You know, there are such easy clichés these two could fall into, but this is definitely a female power movie.
We are not allowed to say one thing. I am held to secrecy, but what I can tell you is that the script is amazing. They're really wrapping up the whole series, so that just makes it a little more poignant. To be able to come back and reprise my role as Claire and my relationship with Alice, with Umbrella Corp. -- you know, I'm excited to get back in it. I think the fans are just going to be beyond excited."
Of course, just because this will mark the end of the current series, that doesn't mean the studio is going to leave it of the shelf. Once the sixth installment arrives, it'll almost certainly put the Resident Evil franchise into the rare billion-dollar club. Each film has been a consistently solid performer, despite the (typical) diminishing returns for aging franchises. After The Final Chapter? Go ahead and start the clock until the studio pulls the trigger on a reboot. Who knows: Maybe the next, next film can be a straight-up adaptation of the original game.
Production on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter kicks off next month, and the film is set to open Jan. 27, 2017.
(Via IGN)


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Q: getSharedPrefernces return null only in one activity which works fine on another I'm using following code to save the shared preference.
sharedpreferences = getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedpreferences.edit();
editor.clear();
editor.putString("NIC",nic);
editor.putString("fName",fName);
editor.putString("mName",mName);
editor.putString("lName",lName);
editor.putString("aNo",aNo);
editor.putString("lane",aLane);
editor.putString("city",aCity);
editor.putString("contactNo",contactNo);
editor.putString("regDate",regDate);
editor.putString("cardNo",cardNo);
editor.putString("balance",balance);
editor.commit();

Using following code to get the shared preference in Profile activity and it's working fine.
private void getPrefs() {
        SharedPreferences userDetails = Profile.this.getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        id = userDetails.getString("NIC", "");
        f_Name = userDetails.getString("fName", "");
        m_Name = userDetails.getString("mName", "");
        l_Name = userDetails.getString("lName", "");
        contact_no = userDetails.getString("contactNo", "");
        a_No = userDetails.getString("aNo", "");
        a_Lane = userDetails.getString("lane", "");
        a_City = userDetails.getString("city", "");
        card_No = userDetails.getString("cardNo", "");
        reg_Date = userDetails.getString("regDate", "");
    }

But when I use the same in another activity, it returns null for the id.
private void getPrefs() {
        SharedPreferences userDetails = Travel.this.getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        id = userDetails.getString("NIC", "");
}

mainfest.xml
<activity
            android:name=".Profile"
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.example.pavsaranga.scat.PROFILE" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".Travel"
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.example.pavsaranga.scat.TRAVEL" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

can anyone please help me to solve this issue?
the full code of the Travel Activity
public class Travel extends AppCompatActivity {

    TableLayout tl;
    StringBuilder sb;
    String id, result;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.travel);
        tl = (TableLayout)findViewById(R.id.tlTravel);
        getPrefs();
        Thread t1 = new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                getResponse();
            }
        });
        t1.start();
    }

    private void getPrefs() {
        SharedPreferences userDetails = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        id = userDetails.getString("NIC", "");
    }}

A: change this or  Profile.this to getApplicationContext()
Like :
     SharedPreferences userDetails = getApplicationContext()
.getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);

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An evening in which the DUP stopped propping up Theresa May's majority in parliament during what should have been a rubber-stamping of Chancellor Philip Hammond's budget saw another major blow to the likelihood of Theresa May winning a House of Commons vote on her Brexit deal.
In an equally embarrassing set back for Theresa May, she was also forced tonight to agree to publish her full economic advice on the impact of her proposed Brexit agreement compared to the economic impact of staying in the EU.
Previously she had agreed to publish the advice, and a comparison with the impact of a no deal Brexit, but not the comparison with remaining in the EU. But facing a motion from over 70 MPs across both sides of the benches including many Conservative rebels she was forced to back down and agree to publish the details before parliament votes on the Brexit agreement.
The impact studies are expected to show that Britain will be worse off in either Brexit scenario than if the country remained in the EU.


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Jinnah – A Man of his Word
December 25, 2015 - 7 minutes read
Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohmmed Ali Jinnah did all three
-Prof. Stanley Wolpert, Jinnah of Pakistan (1984)
Quaid-e-Azam Mohmmed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, father of the nation and the first Governor General of Pakistan needs no special introduction as to who he is or what he did for us.
Born on December 25th, 1876 in Karachi, his life was a story of continuous struggle and determination. Being born with the gentlemanly charisma, he worked hard in everything he did. The time had the people being ruled by foreign oppressor where Muslims were not even allowed to follow their faith and doors to a better future were shut upon them. By being a lawyer by profession, Quaid-e-Azam already was a reputed personality. His political ventures made him more prominent as he became a leader in making.
Quaid-e-Azam was aware of the problems of Muslims and was a big supporter of Hindu-Muslim Unity. Title of 'Hindu-Muslim Unity Ambassador' was given on basis of his continuous efforts regarding mutual agreement between Hindus and Muslims. It was due to his struggle that Muslim League and Indian National Congress agreed to sign the Lucknow Pact in 1916.
Quaid-e-Azam believed that if the Muslims and Hindus were united, it would be very difficult for the Britishers to oppress them. At first, hewas under the impression that Congress was the sole representative of India but the attitude of the extremist Hindus made him realize that it was a futile effort. Hence, he joined Muslim League, trying to get the Muslims and Hindus to a mutual agreement but it was not going to work and it never did work. When his efforts for Hindu-Muslim Unity failed, he knew what he had to do. He left congress and joined the Muslim League. He had earned a very honorable reputation by that time. He started working day and night to change the position of the Sub-Continent's Muslims
According to Bob Dylan,
A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom
Quaid-e-Azam devoted his life to the Pakistan Movement. He had to face all the obstacles in the way. He never gave up on what he believed in. No matter how hard the British spokesmen and the Hindu politicians tried to talk him out of his demands, he stood as strong as a rock and made his point clear. He wouldn't back off no matter what they said.
It was due to his firm ideals, that Pakistan came into being on August 14st, 1947. But sadly, Muslims were being cheated upon once again. The partition plan was not justly followed and the Pakistan was deprived of many Muslim majority states. The migrants to Pakistan had zero finance, no food, no shelter and no jobs to supports their families. Qualid-e-Azam knew the difficulties and wasn't unaware that is the reason why he didn't re sted even after the country's formation. He was so involved in getting a separate homeland for the Muslims and la
ter on setting up Pakistan as an honored independent state that he completely disregarded his health. It
is said that apart from Tuberculosis, he was also diagnosed with Lung cancer and Pneumonia before he died. He had been quite reckless about his health; always working to get the Muslims a better and brighter future. He wanted to make sure the future generations of the Muslims were never oppressed and slaughtered again. For us, he was and still is no less than a knight in shining armor. If we are living as a free nation today, that i
s solely because of him. Sure, there were other leaders too who helped in the Pakistan Movement but, had there been no Quaid-e-Azam, there would be no Pakistan today. These are not just my words; most of the people believe that.
Although without Gandhi, Hindustan would still have gained independence and without Lenin and Mao, Russia and China would still have endured Communist revolution, without Jinnah there would have been no Pakistan in 1947
-John Biggs Davidson
There is just so much to write about him that I find myself at a loss of words. He was a hero, our savior, best statesman of his time and one of the greatest leaders of the world. He is a legend. I don't think any leader can be as good as him. Currently, there is just lot of ambiguity and darkness that make us feel hopeless. I know that feeling; we all have felt that way at some point in our lives. I mean, there is corruption, illiteracy, load-shedding, political instability and it all makes you want to give up. But I want to let you know, Quaid-e-Azam faced the same. It pushed him towards striving for a separate nation now that is something no easy right? But he said,
Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man
Being the youth of Pakistan, we should never forget that the future of our beloved state lies in our hands. I believe that if we all work hard and try to play our role for the betterment of our society; soon we will be able to make our Pakistan an even better place to live in. InshAllah.
Contributed By: Tayyaba Seher Khan
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This is the match Michelle has been waiting for. she was defeated by Kirsten before,and now was her time to get revenge.
Michelle took a beating in the first few minutes,but she came back.
Look for,CAMEL CLUTCH, AIRPLANE SPINS,MANY PILE DRIVERS,FIG-4 HEAD SCISSOR,MANY DIRTY TACTICTS.
In the end LOUISE LOCKWOOD turned up in the ring.


Looking for some feedback on an idea.
Hey, guys. Not really sure if this is an idea I can work with so I wanted to get some feedback before going any further.
So as of now, the premise for the SCP is a bedside table lamp that when plugged in communicates via Morse code (flickering on and off). The origin behind the lamp (Which I think I'd explain through it communicating with SCP personnel and a recovery log, still need to think of how they recovered it) is that one night it noticed a light across the street appearing to flash on and off communicating. It carries on a conversation with this other light in Morse code throughout the night before saying goodbye at sunrise. The next night it attempts to communicate again but doesn't receive a response, my loose idea for its discovery is that it repeats this greeting each night until someone notices. I admit this part is very weak and I'm not sure how it could have been discovered. Anyway we learn as the article goes on that the Morse code the lamp saw from the other house was the result of the resident hanging him/herself and their body swaying back and forth in front of the open window. It was communicating with the "soul" of the person who had hanged themselves and forgotten most of their identity.
Not sure if this is on-track or an absolute train-wreck so any and all comments and suggestions are appreciated!
I think it's good. It's a story that can be nicely told in the "finding more facts as we go along" format of the SCP article, and just going by the description you've given, strikes my chords of weird/cute really well. I'd love to see this get written up well.
Thanks, I appreciate your feedback! Hopefully i can work out the discovery story while writing the article.


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Q: Difference between tuples in list of tuples In Python, I have a list of tuples, that is:
list_tup = [('123', 'A'), ('123', 'B')]

If I want to find out if there is, for example, the tuple ('123', 'A'), I just write:
('123', 'A') in list_tup
=> True

But what if I'd like to know if there's anything different from ('123', 'B') in that list of tuples, where the only different element is the second one ('B')? Is it possible?
For example, I want to know if in list_tup there is something different from ('123', 'B').

A: You can do something like:
any(tup for tup in list_tup if tup[0] == '123' and tup[1] != 'B')

Basically filters the list of tuples to those that have '123' as the first value and not 'B' as the second value, and returns True if there are any (haha).
But you can also modify this to get the list of all tuples that match the criteria by switching any to list.


It's that time of the week again, folks! "What time," you may ask, and let me tell you – it's the time of the week when we post our regular pick of awesome, high-def wallpapers! If you've been following our various columns on customization, then you should know by now that we like giving our home screens a fresh coat of paint every now and again. And by "every now and again", we mean almost every week! This means doing a wallpaper rotation at the very least, and/or applying a custom set of icons in the case of Android users to really freshen things up.
However, finding awesome, high-quality backgrounds is no easy task (believe us, we know!), and that's why we've taken it upon ourselves to bring you a collection of our most recent favorites on an almost weekly basis. This week is no exception, and we've got over 40 high-resolution wallpapers in store for you! This time around, our selection of backgrounds is not themed, so you'll find a lot of diverse images in it, spanning from black and white street photography, to low-key portraits, to colorful landscapes to fend off the winter cold with.
I'm always looking forward to you leaving this same exact comment under every wallpapers pick! Cheers!
and I always leave high resolution wallpapers to low resolution phones! cheers!
That wouldn't be a problem at all, actually! The opposite would be, however.


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Inside a Japanese Home - Where in Our World?
Many Japanese houses and apartments are made from wood. There are lots of earthquakes in Japan so these houses are better suited to the environment.
People wear slippers rather than shoes when they are indoors. They take off their shoes in the genkan (hall) and store them in the hall cupboard.
The door with the wooden frame and white paper is called the shoji. It is a sliding door that is between rooms.
In Japan people sleep on a futon on the floor. Since it is just a thin mattress it can be folded up every morning and put in the fusuma (wardrobe).
The floor covering is called tatami.
It is made of rice straw. In modern houses you see tatami rooms but you also see rooms with carpets.
This is a kotatsu. It is a table with a heater under it. If you are cold you can plug it in and put your legs under the quilt.
Japanese people wash themselves before they get into the bath. They sit on a little stool and pour water over themselves with a little basin. They wash themselves with soap and shampoo before they get into the bath.
Japan sits on a fault line so there are thousands of onsen in the country. The water is heated naturally by the volcanoes. Onsen were traditionally used as public baths. The water in the onsen is supposed to be very good for you because there are lots of minerals in the water.
The toilet (toire) is never in the same room as the bath. There is a sink on top of the toilet. When you flush the toilet the water runs through the tap. You wash your hands and then the same water is used to flush the toilet.
Some of the toilets in Japan have heaters on them to keep your bottom warm while you are using them!
Some of the public toilets in Japan are like this one.
Here are some photographs of what the houses looked like long ago.


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Suffering a car accident can be an emotionally and physically excruciating experience. When the wreck may have been caused by a drug- or alcohol-addicted driver, getting over accident injuries is only the first step in the long journey of recovery. If you find yourself in this situation or are concerned about a loved one, it's time to seek help at an addiction and car accident recovery facility. We can help; simply call us at 1-888-319-2606 Who Answers? to get on the road to rehab and recovery today.
Just over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for being intoxicated with drugs or alcohol in 2010.
Around one in three Americans will be involved in an intoxicated driving wreck in their lives.
In nearly 50 percent of intoxicated driving accidents where the driver was killed, the driver tested positive for both drugs and alcohol.
Without a doubt, being involved in an intoxication-induced accident is traumatic for both the driver and anyone else impacted by the wreck. You may have been ordered by a judge to seek help, or perhaps you have realized how important it is to end your addiction while healing from your accident on your own. Whichever the case, it's never too early to find the best car accident and addiction recovery program to suit your needs.
A highly publicized myth is that marijuana is not a dangerous drug and nowhere near as impactful as addictions to alcohol or illicit drugs. Unfortunately, a 2005 addiction study in New Zealand has demonstrated that such an assumption is incorrect – at least in terms of car accident injury. After measuring performance by a control group and a variable group and applying adjustments for various demographic statistics, the study found that habitual users of marijuana who smoked pot just before driving shared a high correlation with car accident-caused injuries.
Whether an addiction is formed around a seemingly less dangerous substance like marijuana or psychotropic drugs like LSD, the result can be just as dangerous. Alcohol may be the most visible cause of intoxicated crashes, but it's only the start. Identifying which addiction you or your loved one is battling is necessary before finding the right accident and car accident recovery program to enter.
In an acute addiction and car accident recovery facility, you or your loved one will be under medically supervised care.
Once you have made the commitment to go into an inpatient addiction and car accident rehab center, your recovery protocol will be formed around your specific needs. First and foremost, your physical injuries will be addressed if they have not already been treated in an emergency room or by your family physician. Car accidents can sometimes cause injuries that do not become apparent until days after the wreck. Unless your physical needs are met, you may not be in the right frame of mind for the hard work of detoxing and addiction recovery process.
In an acute addiction and car accident recovery facility, you or your loved one will be under medically supervised care. Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals will monitor your recovery from injury, detoxification and psychological counseling. Working with a trained psychologist or psychiatrist is a key component of achieving sobriety and later maintaining substance-free living. Typically, counselors and social workers will be available for around eight hours per day, usually during standard work hours, to help patients along the road to recovery. Primary medical professionals will watch over you or your loved one 24 hours per day.
Once you recognize that you are responsible for a car accident because of your addiction, you can begin to seek the care you need. Then, it's important to both identify your specific addiction and find the best rehab facility to address your dependence. After you have completed an inpatient stay in one of these centers, you'll be ready to go back into the world but will still have a lot of dedicated work to do to prevent a future relapse.
Once you recognize that you are responsible for a car accident because of your addiction, you can begin to seek the care you need.
Staying sober outside of an addiction and car accident recovery center can include continuing psychological counseling, attending support group meetings and taking things one day at a time throughout your rehabilitation. We can help you find the best resources for both inpatient and outpatient opportunities when you call us at 1-888-319-2606 Who Answers? .


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DFC to Launch Regional Team Based in Africa
Africa Investment Advisor Program will help expand DFC's engagement on the continent.
The new advisors will complement and enhance our deal teams at U.S. embassies across the continent to create more opportunities for U.S. and African companies says Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy.
WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced that it is launching the Africa Investment Advisor Program, which establishes a regional team based in Africa. The team will equip DFC to more proactively advance investments and expand its portfolio in this priority region, particularly as Africa continues to respond to both the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The launch of this team at a time when many investors are skittish about emerging markets underscores DFC's commitment to Africa," said DFC Managing Director for Africa Worku Gachou. "Now more than ever Africa needs private sector investment. DFC continues to see significant opportunity on the continent and is eager to leverage its new regional footprint to unlock that potential."
"The deployment of DFC investment advisors to Africa advances one of our top priorities: increasing trade and investment between the United States and Africa," said Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy. "The new advisors will complement and enhance our deal teams at U.S. embassies across the continent to create more opportunities for U.S. and African companies."
The new regional team will consist of investment advisors based across East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, and the Horn of Africa. The advisors will be charged with sourcing investment opportunities across the continent, working alongside U.S. embassies and USAID missions, and supporting DFC colleagues in Washington by providing on-the-ground project due diligence and monitoring.
The launch of this team at a time when many investors are skittish about emerging markets underscores DFC's commitment to Africa," said DFC Managing Director for Africa Worku Gachou
The positions will be funded by the U.S. Department of State and contracted through CrossBoundary, which was competitively awarded the program contract. CrossBoundary is an impact-driven investment and advisory firm with a long track-record in Sub-Saharan Africa and frontier markets globally.
The announcement comes at an especially critical time as COVID-19 continues to impact communities across Africa, where cumulative loss to GDP due to the pandemic is estimated to be as much as $236 billion by 2021. DFC can play a powerful role on the continent as commercial capital flees emerging markets across the world in response to the uncertainty of the pandemic.
To submit an Africa-specific project proposal for investment consideration, email africa@dfc.gov.
Africa is a leading DFC priority: the agency currently has roughly $8 billion invested across more than 300 projects on the continent. These investments are building critical infrastructure; expanding access to healthcare, energy, and technology; and advancing financial inclusion, particularly for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. Africa is also the focus of multiple DFC initiatives including Connect Africa, 2X Africa, and its Health and Prosperity Initiative.
DFC's efforts in Africa also advance the Administration's Prosper Africa initiative, which aims to channel the tools and resources of the U.S. Government to substantially increase two-way trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa. In February, President Donald J. Trump selected DFC Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler to serve as Executive Chairman of the initiative.
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America's development bank. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. We invest across sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and technology. DFC also provides financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs in order to create jobs in emerging markets. DFC investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights.


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Home Sault Blues Society Presents Award Winning Blues Musician Al Lerman!
Sault Blues Society Presents Award Winning Blues Musician Al Lerman!
Treena Clement
Rockstar Bar - 864 Queen St E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2B4, Canada
At the door: $20, Students: $10, Inadvance: $15
SAULT BLUES SOCIETY
Sault Ste. Marie ON
Al Lerman all ages award winning band blues entertainment harmonica harp multi-instrumentalists music musician Sault Ste. Marie saxophone Singer songwriter The Sault Blues Society
AL LERMAN
Thursday September 26th
Rockstar Bar
864 Queen St E,
Showtime at 8:00 p.m.
A soulful musician with an impressive catalogue of well crafted songs and a wry wit to boot, Al casts a magical spell on his audience wherever he goes.
Tyler Burgess, Al, Steve Marriner, James Rsamussen. Toronto 2018. Image courtesy of Rowen https://www.allermanmusic.com/photo-gallery
Bluesman AL LERMAN is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He was founder and leader of the 2X Juno Award winning band FATHEAD, and along the way built a solid career touring as an acoustic solo act, accompanying himself on guitar and rack harmonica.
His harp and wailing tenor saxophone have been heard on countless recordings/live sessions with some of the best in the blues, and his 2016 standout recording "Slow Burn" made the esteemed world-wide list of Top 100 Blues Albums. That same year he received a Maple Blues Award nomination for "Acoustic Act Of The Year". In 2017 he received a Recognition Award for "Leadership In Arts & Culture" from the County of Peterborough.
An engaging and skilled artist, he is regarded among the top harmonica players in the country and his prowess on the instrument has earned him no less than ten Maple Blues Award nominations. Throughout the years, Al has been active in sharing his adept harmonica skills, conducting workshops in schools, music camps and festivals.
All will be offering a FREE Master Harmonica Workshop on Thursday September 26th at the Algonquin Hotel. Registration is required at either of Long & McQuades locations of Thomas Walls or Northland Music.
Don't Delay Register Today! You could be the next GREATEST harmonica player (with a little help from one of the most gifted multi-instrumentalists in Canada!
His voice is wonderfully rough and tumbled, and he mixes it well with the harp on lazy and slinky pieces like "It Takes All Night Long" and "Gonna Have To Wait". The band can boogie as well as Lerman picks and grins like a juke joint junkie. Lots of good smouldering sounds here." – Jazz Weekly
"One of the most gifted multi-instrumentalists in Canada. Considered to be one of the finest harp players north of the border." -Blues Blast, USA
"Lerman's compositions are, for the most part, quietly unassuming mini-masterpieces. He is an absolute master… every note tempered by experience yet delivered with undiminished energy and enthusiasm, and Lerman has clearly taken the time to get things right -John Taylor, Blinded By Sound
AL LERMAN offers up a tasty acoustic/electric musical mix that will not only please fans, but will undoubtedly make many new ones as well!
$15.00 Advanced and SBS members
$10.00 Students 18 and under
$20.00 at the door
Tickets available at our supporting outlets
♦ Algonquin Hotel
♦ Case Music
♦ Northland Music
♦ Rockin" Vinyl Records
♦ Stones Office Supply
♦ Thomas Walls Music
♦ KCTC Box Office
and online at www.saultctc.ca(service charges apply)
For more information on Al Lerman, be sure to visit his website https://www.allermanmusic.com/
The Sault Blues Society is a non-profit group of Blues fans and musicians who work to keep the Blues happening in and around the Northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada. We do our best to promote ALL Blues performances that happen in or near the Sault and we also host our own events.
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Automotive Industries interview with Charles Tasker, CEO, MiX Telematics (International)
by Alan Tran
MiX Telematics, a global provider in fleet management and telematics, recently signed a strategic agreement with Equitel in Colombia, to further their business footprint in Latin America. This was an important step for the company as they strengthen their position as a global player with a huge product portfolio that includes all levels of vehicle telematics. MiX Telematics' main business segments include vehicle tracking, driver safety, stolen vehicle recover and and fleet management. The business was originally established in South Africa and has operations across the globe in 75 countries and boasts an installed base of around half a million fleet management and vehicle tracking units worldwide. The company has offices in South Africa, the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
MiX Telematics, which started business in the 90's, works with a number of partners including Continental Corporation. A couple of years back, MiX Telematics created a new remote tachograph data collection and fleet management solution exclusively for Contintenal. Called the VDO DLD, it was the first in a new breed of intelligent remote data harvesting systems. The VDO DLD system revolutionized the process by securely connecting to vehicles via GPRS cellular networks and directly transferring the data to backend archiving systems over the Internet, with no manual intervention. This remote data access was enabled by Wavecom SA's wireless microprocessor, an industrial microprocessor which also acted as a wireless modem for voice and data transmission over GSM/GPRS networks
Earlier this year MiX Telematics decided to focus on what it said were the currently critical trends in the commercial vehicle and transport sector. Such as reduction of carbon emissions – fleet owners are increasingly tracking the carbon footprint of their vehicles. Similarly, MiX Telematics feels that its mobile applications and solutions will play an increasingly important role for fleet owners – the company's MiX Mobile app helps deliver relevant information and features to users on their mobile phones. Location based services or LBS has also been identified by the company as an increasingly important segment as personal tracking becomes important in the consumer market. "The potential of LBS has not yet been fully recognized. However, it is expected that 2010 is the tipping point for the use of LBS in enterprises, which will be an interesting development for the telematics industry," says MiX Telematics.
Other important trends for the next year identified by MiX Telematics include the replacement of on-board computers by mobile devices and changing web front-ends to help manage fleets. "More sophisticated, faster applications put more control in the hands of users and will be a key differentiator between telematics services," says the company.
MiX Telematics also says that telematics will play a critical role in addressing health and safety issues, with on-board telematics becoming the norm to ensure federal rules on maximum driving hours as per the Motorcoach Bus Safety Bill that was passed by the US Senate in December 2009. "Many of these challenges facing the fleet owners are interconnected and can be addressed with sophisticated vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions as provided for instance by MiX Telematics. The Fleet Manager (FM) range of products and services provides fleet managers with much needed information ranging from vehicle and driver performance to vehicle tracking, from driver behavior to two-way messaging and navigation," says the company.
The company has a slew of products to help manage fleets of vehicles. For example, the RIBAS™ Panel provides information to assist drivers in improving driving styles, by alerting the driver to pre-configured vehicle or driver events. This unit is very effective in the bus and coach industry as it leads to improved driver behavior, therefore giving passengers a smoother journey. The MiX Telematics FM Impact Sensor accurately detects and records any impacts to the vehicle or equipment. Then there is the FM Sat Comms, which is a new satellite communications solution providing FM-Web users with global communications coverage and enabling extended Mobile Asset Tracking and Emergency Communications in areas which have no other communications infrastructure.
Automotive Industries spoke to Charles Tasker, CEO, MiX Telematics (International).
AI: Tell us about your company's journey to becoming a global leader in vehicle monitoring with half a million vehicles worldwide being monitored by MiX Telematics.
The business was established in 1995 as Matrix Vehicle Tracking – a business focused on providing personal safety solutions to consumers using cutting edge GSM –based tracking technology to offer superior vehicle recovery services. Matrix soon became one of the leading vehicle tracking and stolen vehicle recovery service providers in South Africa and the first to focus on the safety of the individual as opposed to the vehicle – a position it still holds today.
While Matrix Vehicle Tracking was growing their consumer base in South Africa, another South African business (then known as CI OmniBridge) was making significant strides into the international commercial fleet management market, as the designer and developer of the Siemens VDO "Fleet Manager" (FM) product range. The product range was branded VDO and sold by Siemens worldwide.
In May 2007, the business acquired the distribution rights for its Fleet Manager range of products from Siemens VDO and also acquired Siemens VDO's UK-based fleet management business, including the Datatrak product range and network. In October 2007, these two businesses merged under the TeliMatrix holding company and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in November the same year.
Given the group's vision of being the leading global provider of information and related services for mobile assets, the company decided to adopt a new name, to be applied to all businesses within the group. The philosophy being one vision, one company, one brand. As such it was decided by shareholders at an Annual General Meeting on 16 September 2008 to rename the group MiX Telematics – Mobile Information Exchange, signifying the birth of a new global leader.
AI: What are some of the innovations your company has made to live fleet tracking?
We pioneered GSM based tracking and were the first South African (possibly global?) business to introduce a GSM based Stolen Vehicle Tracking device (ie as opposed to RF only solutions). This meant that we could pinpoint a client's vehicle in less than 30 seconds – a promise that still stands today and is hard to beat.
We embraced all GSM features including SMS, Data Calls and GPRS in our fleet products, being one of the first (if not the first) fleet management providers to provide all communication methods including GPRS with built in configurable least cost routing options. Since we are a global player we also offer Satellite Comms as an option for areas where GSM coverage is weak or non existent.
Last year we launched an iPhone application to enable users and clients to track the whereabouts of their vehicles from their mobile phone and this year we launched Blackberry, Android and iPad versions of the same app. This takes information and tracking features another step closer to the end user, making it easier to manage your fleet from wherever you are.
AI: Give us an idea of MiX Telematics applications for the transport and logistics industry.
Our customers in the Transport and Logistics market use our products for various reasons:
• Billing: our products accurately report on vehicle mileage, usage hours and driving errors. This provides critical information to leasing companies who charge on a per mile or hour basis. Our data is used to improve billing accuracy and has resulted in significant increases in our clients' revenue.
• Fuel & Carbon Emissions Management is a big issue for fleet owners, particularly in Europe and Africa. Our solutions enable vehicle owners to monitor and improve fuel consumption, thus saving significant amounts of money and at the same time reducing the negative impact their business is having on the environment
• Driver Safety is another important issue facing many fleet operators: our products help save lives by ensuring controlled access to vehicles, real-time monitoring of critical vehicle violations such as over-speeding and providing objective input into driver safety programs.
• Hours of Service: in the USA and Europe we provide functionality that assists our clients to be compliant when it comes to regional driving hours legislation.
• IFTA: We help US clients automate their fuel tax calculations and holding patents in this arena for hands-free, hassle-free compliance.
AI: What was the impact of MiX Telematics VDO DLD product?
This product was borne out of a strategic partnership with Continental Corporation, with whom we have had a longstanding relationship. It is hard to quantify the impact, as I believe we have yet to see the full benefits of this initiative. These will be realized over time as we unleash some of the potential this product has, through services such as MiX DriveTime releasing this year.
AI: What do you think is currently the biggest challenge in the vehicle telematics industry?
I believe the challenge is to stay ahead of the converging technologies and to maintain a sustainable profitable business given the significant investment in R&D that this requires. This is vital for customers to know that the vendor they choose is going to be around for many years to come as these are typically significant investments designed to reap rewards to customers for a long period of time.


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Q: Spark streaming maintain kafka offset periodically as it processes In spark streaming direct-approach from kafka, there is a way by which I can know the kafka offset level ranges. However if I would like periodically maintain offset level so that if needed I can reprocess items from a offset. Is there any way I can retrieve offset of a message in rdd while I am processing each message?
E.g. With offsetranges, I have start and end offset for the RDD,
but what if while processing each record of the RDD system encounters and error and job ends. Now if I want to begin processing from the record that failed, how do I first save the last successful offset so that I can start with that when starting next time.

A: With Spark 1.3 released there is a new direct approach (no receiver) that hides this low-level complexity behind the scenes. In case of a failure and sufficient Kafka retention messages can be recovered from Kafka automatically after restart.


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Race and Type 1 Diabetes
By Andrew Curry November 2017 Type 1, What Is---Causes,
Jessica Dean/Mittera
Unlike type 2 diabetes, type 1 is much more heavily influenced by genetic factors, and some ethnic groups are at higher risk than others. In the United States, whites are more likely to develop type 1 (in which the body's immune system attacks the cells that make the hormone insulin) than African-Americans or Latinos.
Globally, the differences are even more dramatic: In China, for example, type 1 diabetes rates are 10 to 20 times lower than in Europe, Australia, and North America. Meanwhile, tiny Finland's rates of type 1 diabetes are the highest in the world: 60 out of every 100,000 people—almost triple the U.S. average.
The huge differences are a strong clue that the genetic makeup of different ethnic groups plays a role in the rate of type 1. The explanation, researchers think, can be found in a complex set of genes called HLA. There are thousands of different HLA variants. Some ethnic groups, it turns out, have HLA genes that protect them from type 1, while others have HLA combinations that increase the risk.
That doesn't mean the environment can be ignored, however: Breast-feeding, childhood infections, and the foods you eat as an infant have been studied as triggers that may kick off the autoimmune attack on insulin-producing cells in people predisposed to type 1 because of gene variants. But scientists don't know for sure.
There's also an inherited component: People with type 1 family members—a parent or sibling, for instance—have a greater risk for the disease. The research team behind Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet is using this connection to learn about type 1 and research ways to prevent it. They screen family members of people with type 1 for early stages of the disease and enroll interested and eligible family members in studies that focus on type 1 prevention. You can learn more at trialnet.org.
How does race factor into type 2 risk? Read our in-depth look at the connection between race and ethnicity and type 2 diabetes


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Curt Alexander Carl Hermann von Knobelsdorff (* 31. Januar 1839 in Berlin; † 24. Januar 1904 in Charlottenburg) war preußischer Offizier im Rang eines Oberstleutnants und ein Pionier des Blauen Kreuzes.

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Er entstammte dem Uradelsgeschlecht von Knobelsdorff. Seine Eltern waren der Generalleutnant Alexander Friedrich Adolf von Knobelsdorff (1788–1848) und dessen dritte Ehefrau Auguste, geborene von Beust (* 19. Juli 1810; † 12. Mai 1887)

Preußische Armee und Blaues Kreuz
Seit 1850 gehörte er zum Kadettenkorps Potsdam. Der Hochzeit folgte 1866 die Teilnahme am Deutschen Krieg und 1870/71 am Krieg gegen Frankreich. 1877 begann er regelmäßig Veranstaltungen des Blauen Kreuzes zu besuchen und wandte sich dem Christentum zu, was zunächst jedoch keine Änderung für sein Leben bedeutete. Erst die Begegnung 1880 mit Dr. Frederick W. Baedeker (1823–1906) – einem Vetter des bekannten Herausgebers von Reisehandbüchern – brachte ihn zu einem 19-monatigen Alkohol- und Tabakverzicht.

1882 erfolgte seine Strafversetzung nach Königsberg, weil er, der seit 1872 Casinodirektor in Mainz war, an Feiern mit Alkohol nicht teilnahm. Dies hatte 1883 den Rückfall in unmäßiges Trinken zur Folge. Februar 1884 wurde er nach Memel versetzt. Am 5. Juli 1887 erlebte Knobelsdorff dann seinen totalen Zusammenbruch und meldete sich am 9. Juli 1887 im Militärlazarett Breslau. Es war eine Kapitulation vor dem Alkohol und dem Vorsatz, endlich kontrolliert trinken zu können. Im Herbst jenes Jahres schrieb er nach Bern, wo sich der Sitz des Blauen Kreuzes für den deutschsprachigen Raum befand und neben anderen auch Arnold Bovet arbeitete, und bat um Aufnahme in den Verein. Im Dezember 1887 erfolgte schließlich seine Pensionierung vom Militärdienst zugleich mit der Beförderung zum Oberstleutnant.

Noch im selben Jahr beginnt er eine achtmonatige Missionarsausbildung an der Schule der Pilgermission St. Chrischona bei Basel. Im August 1888 wird vom Knobelsdorff schließlich eingesegnet und zum Dienst beim Blauen Kreuz nach Berlin gesandt. Im ersten Vierteljahr gelingt die Gründung von drei Gruppen, die aber gleichwohl angefeindet wurden. Enthaltsamkeit galt allgemein als Übertreibung.

Curt von Knobelsdorff wurde in den Folgejahren zum wichtigsten Botschafter des Blauen Kreuzes, der nahezu im gesamten Deutschen Reich, in die Schweiz und nach Nordamerika "Agitationsreisen" unternahm. Er arbeitete eng mit der Evangelischen Allianz zusammen. So leitete er zeitweise die Blankenburger Allianz-Konferenz und war regelmäßiger Redner bei den Tersteegensruh-Konferenzen in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Seine letzte Ruhe fand er in auf dem Friedhof Columbiadamm im Feld N 15, Wand, GA. Sein Grab war von 1990 bis 2014 als Ehrengrab der Stadt Berlin gewidmet.

Ehefrau
Am 10. September 1861 vermählte er sich mit Freiin Ulrike von Thümmler (* 26. November 1842; † 13. Januar 1913), Tochter des Georg Ernst Freiherr von Thuemmler, Besitzer des Rittergutes Selka

Literatur
 Werner Beck: Sie wagten Nächstenliebe. Louis-Lucien Rochat, Arnold Bovet, Curt von Knobelsdorff. Blaukreuz-Verlag, Wuppertal/Bern 1980, ISBN 3-920106-48-2 (Wuppertal) bzw. ISBN 3-85580-111-8 (Bern)
 Gottlieb Fischer: Curt von Knobelsdorff. Ein Edelmann von zwiefachem Adel. Elim. Buchhandlung des Blauen Kreuzes, Barmen 1906.

 Sabine Werther: Curt von Knobelsdorff: ein Bahnbrecher des Blauen Kreuzes. Blaukreuz-Verlag, Wuppertal/Bern 1989, ISBN 3-89175-048-X (Wuppertal), ISBN 3-85580-252-1 (Bern)
 Genealogisches Taschenbuch des Uradels 2. Band. 1893, S. 298

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Go Doc Go's first project ever began in October 2014 at the University Hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia. Dr. Maggie Carpenter and Ingrid Frengle-Burke, FNP traveled to Gondar with over $10,000 in equipment and materials and trained 18 healthcare providers on VIA techniques for detecting cervical cancer. Dr. Kristen Austin, an American Ob/Gyn who was living in Gondar managed the project for Go Doc Go for the next year and returned again in June, 2016 to help with further efforts. Since that initial visit, hundreds of midwives, residents and physicians have been trained on how to perform VIA and perform treatment using both cryotherapy and LEEP.
Go Doc Go has returned to Gondar in October 2015, June 2016 and October 2018 to bring much needed supplies and continue trainings and screenings. We hope to return to Gondar in April 2019 as we will be in in Adama, Ethiopia for a training and screening program there. The project in Gondar would not have been as successful without the sincere commitment of the Ob/Gyn department at the University of Gondar Hospital. They were clearly prepared and understood the impact this program would have on their community.
Go Doc Go volunteer Aaron Burke travelled to Ethiopia in early October and met with Dr. Mulat Adefris of the University Hospital in Gondar.
In October 2014, Dr. Maggie Carpenter and Ingrid Frengle-Burke, FNP traveled to Gondar, Ethiopia with over $10,000 in equipment and training materials.