Republican Troy Balderson (left) and Democrat Danny O'Connor speak at their election night parties for the Aug. 7, 2018, Ohio special congressional election.
The special elections in Ohio and Kansas primary for governor were both too close to call Wednesday.
Trump-backed candidate for the Ohio House race, Troy Balderson, currently holds a narrow lead over his opponent, Danny O'Connor.
There were races in five states held Tuesday.
Two high-stakes elections that tested President Donald Trump's clout and cost both parties millions of dollars were too close to call on Wednesday. Trump claimed victory in one nevertheless and proclaimed himself '5 for 5' for Tuesday's Election Day.
In battleground Ohio, the president took credit for Republican Troy Balderson's performance, calling it "a great victory," though the congressional contest could be headed to a recount. Democrats could also celebrate their strong showing in the district that has gone Republican for decades.
"We're not stopping now," Democrat Danny O'Connor told cheering supporters Tuesday night. Whoever is eventually declared the winner in the special election will take office immediately but only until the end of the year. The two men will face off again in November for the full 2019-2020 term.
But Trump declared unconditional victory, tweeting Wednesday, "As long as I campaign and/or support Senate and House candidates (within reason), they will win!"
He claimed to have helped five GOP candidates win, including Bill Schuette for Michigan governor, John James for Michigan Senate and Josh Hawley for Missouri Senate. "5 for 5!" Trump tweeted.
Though, as in Ohio, the Kansas primary for governor was too close to call.
With election officials halting the vote count Wednesday morning, Secretary of State Kris Kobach led incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer by fewer than 200 votes. It could be several days before all absentee votes are counted.
The results were helping determine the political landscape — and Trump's standing within his own party — as the GOP defends its House and Senate majorities this fall.
If Balderson holds on in Ohio, Republicans will have won eight of nine special House elections since 2016, most in Republican-leaning districts.
A new state law allows ballots postmarked as of Tuesday to be counted, so long as they arrive within three days of Election Day.
Kobach received a late endorsement from Trump. Colyer received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association and had the backing of Kansas political legend Bob Dole.
In Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, Sharice Davids became the state's first Native American and gay nominee for Congress.
The 38-year-old attorney and activist prevailed in a close six-candidate Democratic primary and will face four-term Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder.
Davids edged labor lawyer Brent Welder, who received the endorsements and a June campaign visit from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Democrats are targeting the district, which includes the state's metropolitan Kansas City area. Hillary Clinton narrowly won it in the 2016 presidential race.
In Ohio, the script for the special election was somewhat familiar this year: An experienced Trump loyalist, Balderson, was fighting a strong challenge from O'Connor, a fresh-faced Democrat in the state's 12th congressional District, a Columbus-area suburban area held by the Republican Party for more than three decades. As voters were going to the polls, Trump said Balderson would make a "great congressman."
There were at least 3,367 provisional ballots left to be reviewed. That's enough for O'Connor to potentially pick up enough to force a recount.
NBC News and The Associated Press do not declare winners in races subject to an automatic recount.
In a special election season that featured nearly a dozen congressional contests, Democrats claimed just a handful of wins, but they may have cause for optimism this fall. In virtually every special election test dating back to the spring of 2017, Democratic candidates performed significantly better than their party had in those same places two years earlier.
There are 79 House races this fall considered more competitive than the Ohio district — at least looking at Trump's 2016 performance — according to data compiled by the Democrats' national campaign committee.
Despite the deadlocked race, the details of the Ohio returns suggest considerably higher Democratic enthusiasm less than 100 days before the midterms.
O'Connor's total of nearly 100,000 votes far exceeded what the Republican Tiberi's Democratic opponent got in 2014. Balderson's total — just more than 101,500 votes — was barely two-thirds of Tiberi's 2014 mark of about 150,000.
"Over the next three months, I'm going to do everything I can to keep America great again, so that when we come back here in November — get ready, we gotta come back here in November — I have earned your vote for a second time," Balderson told supporters.
O'Connor's campaign spent $2.25 million on advertising compared to Balderson's $507,000, according to campaign tallies of ad spending. But the Republican campaign arm and its allied super PAC picked up the slack, spending more than $4 million between them.
In Michigan , former state Rep. Rashida Tlaib is poised to become the first Muslim woman in Congress. She won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed in November.
And in Michigan, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow will take on military veteran and business executive John James, who won the GOP nomination. James would join Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina as the chamber's only black Republicans.
Trump tweeted that James is "a potential Republican star."


East Durham Creates is funded by Arts Council England as part of its Creative People and Places (CPP) programme.
East Durham Creates seeks to engage local people in creative activities and grow arts provision in ways that are sustainable and can last. We aim to attract more people to choose, create and take part in brilliant art experiences in the places where they live.
The East Durham Creates team is based at East Durham Trust and managed by a group of partners – East Durham Trust, Beamish Museum, East Durham Area Action Partnership and Culture and Sport, Durham County Council. As of 2018, after a year of novation, East Durham Trust took over from Beamish as the lead organisation for the East Durham Creates project.
A three-cycle commissioning process (2018-2020) that will further establish East Durham's reputation as a place that creates relevant, exciting and inspiring art. Our approach will put collaborative working at its heart – bringing field-leading artists in to work with local groups from all walks of life.
There will be a number of projects on offer where local people can become creators, producers, commissioners and programmers across a huge range of artforms. Every project will offer something to take people further on their creative journey.
This strand will aim to help even more regular arts activity happen in the area through our successful Let's Create scheme, with bigger, extra special ideas. We will also be offering trips to some of the most exciting, creative places in England to those who fancy themselves as a creative community leader!
Applications for our final Artistic Commission for 'This Place We Call Home' are OPEN! East Durham Creates is seeking to commission a major arts project for communities and audiences in East Durham, which will target YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13-25 and their friends and families. For more information about the commission and how to apply CLICK HERE.
The beautiful nature reserve of Crimdon Dene came alive with performance and song and attracted over 500 people, most of whom were local. It was a large outdoor event that told the story of the past, present and future of the Dene, and the many different communities for whom it has been – and ceased to be – home.
Two North East visual artists; Sally Southern and Nicola Lynch have been delivering workshops with local people aged 55+ over the past six months. The project has been exploring the idea of what is the 'magic' of everyday life and looking at local people's stories. The groups are currently accumulating their artwork into exhibitions for the final event in May.
We have partnered up with two fantastic cinema providers, Cinegi Arts&Film and Cinema For All to ensure local venues can hire high quality equipment from our office in Peterlee to start up their own community cinema. East Durham has access to high quality cinema screening equipment and films.
East Durham Creates and Business Durham invite local artists, creative practitioners and arts groups to take part in research to explore how we can support the business development of local creative people. The findings will help us identify how to use existing resources and create new opportunities.
In partnership with Equal Arts, Creative Age NORTH will provide older people living with dementia and other long-term conditions and their carers the opportunity to take part in creative and inclusive activities, celebrate their achievements and support ongoing activity through Challenge fundraising.
The Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee's most iconic landmark is 50 years old this year! To mark the occasion there are a series of arts projects happening across the year, including spectacular installations, a birthday party and participatory workshop programmes.
Aims to actively engage isolated older people from various parts of the North East, including East Durham. The work will also look at 'Future Care' and the implications of an ageing society, through photography and writing sessions with individuals in their own homes and with groups in community settings.
Continuing with commissions that support the local community, Let's Create launched Big Ideas and Small Ideas in August 2017. The two schemes encourage local groups, artists and organisations to apply for support for projects that engage the people of East Durham in the arts.
These trips will now act as research trips and generally further afield. So far we've taken a group of locals to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Hull City of Culture, the Ouseburn Valley and the Mining Art Gallery in Bishop Auckland. We have lots more exciting trips planned over the next year, so watch this space!
Go and Sees were exciting adventures that take people far and wide to explore art in it's natural habitat. Best part? They were free! All together in phase 1 our Go and Sees included 26 trips to arts and culture across the North East and engaged almost 800 people.
Creative Socials were a new fun way of getting people engaged with art through vibrant one off events. They could take place any time of day, in any community venue and they gave the people of East Durham the chance to get using their local spaces, to showcase local artistic talent, eat tasty food and get involved in the arts. All together 16 Creative Socials were held by the local community and they engaged almost 1,400 people.
Let's Create was a commissioning scheme which supported local arts activities designed to engage the communities of East Durham. Communities could apply for between £500 and £2500. All together 22 projects received almost £50,000 of support and engaged almost 5,400 in almost 1,000 hours of new arts activities across East Durham.
Cultural Hubs, with the support of ARC, Stockton, took high quality theatre into local communities across the region. More than 1,300 people attended theatre performances taking place in East Durham community centres.
The Community Panel was a group of East Durham locals including teachers, community centre managers, councillors, artists, facilitators and more who help to make decisions on how the East Durham Creates project was run and what it will deliver, particularly the East Durham Trust strands.


Our trip to NYC and the NY Art Book Fair (hosted by Printed Matter at MoMA PS1) and the Editions|Artists' Book Fair (at the former DIA Center in Chelsea) has been amazing! So much to see (over 280 international presses and publishers) and so many people to meet. Here's some photos from the last few days.
Paul Thek at the Whitney!


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Tofacitinib for PsA: From Phase III to Approval
In mid-December, tofacitinib was approved for use in active psoriatic arthritis
by Nancy Walsh Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 28, 2017
Earlier this year, researchers reported phase III trial results indicating that the oral JAK inhibitor tofacitinib was effective psoriatic arthritis. Click here to read MedPage Today's report on that presentation. In this follow-up article, we examine what has happened since with the drug for that indication.
After those data were presented at the EULAR meeting in Madrid, an FDA advisory committee voted to recommend approval (in August), another phase III trial named OPAL Beyond was published (in October), and FDA approval was granted (in December).
Advisors Back Indication
At the meeting of the FDA's advisory committee, the panel voted 10 to 1 in favor of approval of tofacitinib for psoriatic arthritis. The committee recognized that the drug had "clear and convincing" evidence of efficacy, with improvements being seen for various manifestations of psoriatic arthritis, including the joint and skin effects as well as enthesitis and dactylitis, but cautioned against assuming that it would prevent radiographic progression (That has not to date been a requirement for approval of drugs in psoriatic arthritis).
The sponsor, Pfizer, had obtained radiographic data in OPAL Broaden, and suggested that little progression had been seen during the course of a year. However, several committee members emphasized that the drug's labeling should not contain claims about prevention of progression.
The panel noted that no new safety signals had emerged since tofacitinib was approved for rheumatoid arthritis is 2012, but noted that patients with psoriatic arthritis may be at risk for herpes zoster and suggested that the company and FDA consider risk mitigation.
Although two dosages (5 mg twice daily and 10 mg twice daily) had been evaluated in the drug's clinical development program, only the 5-mg dose was proposed for approval.
Opal Beyond
This study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct. 19, randomized 395 patients with active disease and an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibition to one of the two dose groups or placebo for 6 months, with placebo patients being switched to active treatment at 3 months.
Patients' mean age was 50, mean duration of disease was 9.4 years, and slightly more than half were women.
At month 3, ACR20 rates were 50% in the 5-mg group, 47% in the 10-mg group, and 24% in the placebo group (P<0.001 for both versus placebo), according to lead investigator Dafna Gladman, MD, of the University of Toronto, and colleagues.
On the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), the changes at 3 months were -0.39 and -0.35 in the 5-mg and 10-mg groups, respectively, compared with -0.14 in the placebo group (P<0.001 for both).
Serious adverse events were reported in 4% of patients who had been given 5 mg continuously and in 6% of those who received 10 mg continuously. There also were elevations of liver enzymes more than three times the upper limit of normal in more patients receiving tofacitinib throughout than in patients who initially had been given placebo.
The investigators concluded, "Among patients with active psoriatic arthritis who had had an inadequate response to TNF inhibitors, the twice-daily doses of 5 mg and 10 mg of tofacitinib were superior to placebo over 3 months in reducing the number of inflamed joints, lowering HAQ-DI scores, and improving physical function."
On Dec. 14, the FDA approved both 5 mg twice daily and an extended release 11 mg once daily formulation for adults who have had an inadequate response or were intolerant of methotrexate or other disease-modifying anti-rheumatic. Its labeling contains a boxed warning about serious infections and malignancy.
"As a practicing rheumatologist, I've seen the significant impact psoriatic arthritis has on people living with the disease, and many patients are looking for additional therapeutic options," said Philip Mease, MD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, who was the lead investigator for OPAL Broaden.
"We're excited because this has a different mechanism of action. There are people who don't respond to the other medications that are approved such as the anti-TNF class and the PDE4 inhibitors," said Elaine Husni, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, who was not involved in the phase III trials.
"The joint data in the trials showed that tofacitinib was better than placebo and comparable to an active comparator, which was adalimumab. As a rheumatologist, I'm comfortable trying this for patients with the joint issues related to psoriatic arthritis. In terms of the skin, I think I'm not as clear. Obviously it has some effect, but once we have it in practice it will be easier to tell. I will say that the IL-17 inhibitors look like they have superior skin coverage, so for someone with more skin involvement I might choose an IL-17 inhibitor. For someone with both skin and joints that are equally affected, tofacitinib would be an option," she told MedPage Today.
But long-term safety still remains to be clarified. "Once the side effect profile is clearer, we'll be able to tailor the treatment to the individual patient," she said.

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Come out for our last Wednesday night Band Night of the Summer, featuring Jamison!
Jamison grew out of the Irish-American streets of Northeast Philadelphia in 2003. Since then, Jamison has grown to offer one of the most high energy shows on the east coast, with dynamic reels mixed with rock, reggae, modern pop, hiphop dance beats and more – all while never straying far from their Irish roots. Fans are sure to leave a show with a sweaty shirt and an excitement that few live shows can produce.


We had such a lovely time on our Florida vacation a couple of weeks ago. We played on the beach, relaxed in the Gulf of Mexico, shared laughs, meals, card games, and stories with family, and watched the sun drop into the water at sunset. It made me so happy to watch my family laugh and play together, especially watching Zakk play with Ben, Alex, Sam and Iris. He is going to be a great dad. And Sam, Ben, and Iris were all so sweet when we talked about the baby in my belly, giving her kisses and talking to her. It made my heart melt! I can't wait to be back there next year with everyone, showing off our little girl. Until then, I'll have to feed my need for the beach with this video of Ben and Nicole enjoying the waves, this video of the peaceful surf with the full moon setting over the Gulf, and these photos (which you can click on to make larger and then use the arrow keys to move forward and backward among them). Enjoy!
Kristin, thanks so much for the photos and commentary. You made me smile! It was a great week with many memorable moments, none sweeter than watching you caress your ever increasing baby belly!
Happy Momma to Be Weekend, and what a great Momma you will be!


A leading definition of solitude is aloneness: the state of being alone. Okay. But the synonyms offered are a bit heavy; many suggesting loneliness, seclusion, detachment, even emptiness. I'm not entirely on board. The solitude I refer to is not one of loneliness, detachment, or emptiness at all. Quite the contrary, solitude, to me, represents a certain fullness or wholeness. I have never felt closer to 'me' in my life.
Thank you, Solitude. You may not have been a path entirely chosen, but the walk has been one of many unexpected lessons and gifts. My solo walk – unplugged and uncluttered, free from distraction – has provided me time alone to reflect, to feel, to ponder, to examine, to understand, and to pursue. Had I rushed to fill a void I would have missed the journey's landscape and its offering.
Most every night I lie down in bed sifting through the whirlwind of observations from the day's interactions in my mind. It's my meditation zone. It's like a clip of my experiences on replay with my voice overlaid, analyzing play-by-play, what I noticed, how it made me feel, what it taught me, and perhaps how it changed me. I am amazed at what I'm still learning about my self as I navigate through 'new'.
Solitude, you demonstrated that you don't need another to feel complete; you are complete just as you are. It's your relationship between you and something bigger that fills you first. The presence of someone who complements you is an addition that may add beauty to your life only after you have established a sense of personal contentment.
You taught me that there is no cookie-cutter version of life, and that holding on too tightly to a particular ideal or expectation only leaves you feeling disappointment and failure; that family and love and lives come in all shapes, sizes, and configurations, and that one can thrive in most any, given the right attitude and will. You taught me that I need to break the mold I may have built for myself, and let my passion be the guide to my happiness.
Thank you for opening my eyes to the strength that I held inside; the untapped reserve awaiting the heavy stuff (in case of emergency: break glass), teaching me just how far I could push myself when the cause was worthy, and just how capable I am.
Thank you, Solitude, for encouraging me to uncover and retrieve my identity as the one unique me, aside from any other person, or relationship, or label, or expectation. Our voice from inside may be too faint to hear at times. Remaining free from distraction for a period of healing helps that voice gain volume. That voice seeks to speak the truth and speak purpose, and perhaps keep us pointed in a direction true to ourselves.
You have exercised my patience, ripped control from my desperate grip, and squashed fears. You've made me a problem solver, a student, a leader, a listener, and a soul searcher. You taught me to honor my dreams and shrug at those who don't get them.
This period in my life will always be sacred. It will be the time in which I became a real independent grown-up, again – or something like that. It will be a time in which I found myself outside of a pairing, outside of the familiar; the comfortable, the expected. It will be the time in which I survived; maybe even thrived. It will mark the season of my greatest independence and growth.
Christina…YES. All of it. The moments of 'life in this space is awesome and I may just burst' are fuel. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers, strong Mama!
J you are an amazing woman and I admire you!


Would you speed up and run out on me?
Oh I'm gonna try (to run faster) with a little help from my friends.
I need somebody to run.
I want somebody to run.
Oh... I get by with a little help from my friends.
Tumbleweed Running Club reunites after a bit of a hiatus ~ tomorrow morning, 6:45 am.
I finally got out last night. 3 miles. Slow. No walking.
It was good. No, it was great. It was the first *real* run I've had since Valley of the Sun, and it felt good be just be out (first and foremost) but it was also good to feel strong. I love runs where I feel strong.
As I mentioned already, yesterday Micheline and I spent a long while on the telephone, combined with internet surfing, trying to find a race to run together sometime later this year. Our intent is to try and meet for a race once a year – following in the tradition of Big Sur. An interesting comment was made during our conversation, and I pondered it quite a bit last night during my run.
Micheline knows me well enough ~ and may not even visit my blog enough ~ to know I didn't take this comment the wrong way…so I'm okay with sharing it.
As some background, Micheline is my pie-in-the-sky-friend. She truly believes that nothing is out of the realm of possibility. She isn't deterred by physical or mental limitations; she's ready to throw her hat in the ring for just about anything. She doesn't share my disdain for the prospect of finishing last in a race ~ she's all about just going for it. In some ways, I wish I was like that ~ but I'm much more conservative.
So obviously we have some differences in opinions about the races we should consider ~ specifically given my adversion to HILLS. (Yes, we've covered that topic already, so it really needs no more explanation.) So in our search for suitable races, the degree of elevation change is an item for consideration. At least for me.
And she got my point. I'm not about searching for easy ~ I'm searching for do-able. I'm searching for a race ~ and a distance ~ that I can conquer. Up to now, for a variety of reasons, my first three half-marathons have conquered ME ~ not the other way around.
I want to conquer a race. I want to conquer a distance. And then I can move on.
And as I was running last night, I realized that is what makes me enjoy some runs more than others. When I am out there, running ~ feeling strong ~ conquering the distance, without it conquering me ~ I love the run. And as is human nature, when I am on the other end of the stick, I don't feel quite as warm and fuzzy.
There is something amazing for me about looking back at the completion of a run ~ whether it's 3 miles or 13.1 miles ~ and knowing the distance didn't defeat me. That was what last night was for me: 3 miles of Pokey versus the Pavement ~ and I came out strong and victorious.
THAT is what keeps me running.
And it gave me a new sense of focus. I've completed 3 HM's lately, but I still have so much work to do. I have not yet conquered the half marathon. And I won't move on until I do.
My plan is to complete at least 2 more HM's this year ~ and conquer the distance.
To steal a phrase from Laura, this is seriously what I am becoming ~ a big, lazy lump of GOO.
It's sadly reminiscent of late 2006 after the completion of my very first *big race.* I came home, with nothing on my plate to work toward, and became completely complacent. I stopped training, kept eating, gained weight and allowed my running progress to take a backward slide.
When you're a rookie, there is no such thing as a break from running. At least not for this rookie.
So I've enlisted a bit of help from my friends today ~ Micheline and I spent 45 minutes on the phone this morning, trying to find some races to target for early summer or fall. I need to have a carrot dangling in front of me to keep me moving. I won't allow myself a repeat of past years.
And in my final act of running desperation, I sent out a pleading email to some of my local running pals ~ Lisa, Pat and Eileen ~ begging for a 5 mile run this Saturday. It's sad when Pokey ~ the once-upon-a-time-self-proclaimed-solo-runner ~ has to beg for a group run. So help me out, will ya running buddies?
Don't let this Pokey become a lump of goo. It ain't pretty.
I'm back ~ and still trying to get my brain unscrambled and some somewhat settled again after vacation......but thought I'd post a few pictures for starters.
I only ran twice while in Kauai ~ the first morning and last morning ~ and tried to capture the amazing scenery as best as a cell phone camera can.
But how can a run in these places be anything but great?
Now back to reality. I'll get caught up with everyone soon!
HAPPY, HAPPY TRI-ING to another one of my heros~ Nancy who is doing her first triathlon during my absence!!! Did you hear me ~ TRIATHLON!!! Holy smokes woman, you ROCK!
HAPPY, HAPPY TRI-ING to Mendy & David ~ some veteran tri-do-ers~ who are great at just about everything! You guys make an awesome pair.....go ROCK that TRI on Saturday!!
HAPPY, HAPPY HALF MARATHON to vivacious Viv ~ who is running a HM relay while I'm flying across the ocean ;) You are going to be fantastic!
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY MARATHON to Nat ~ who is running the Shamrock Marathon in VA Beach on Sunday! I've loved riding along the journey with you this far Nat.....so get your tail to that finish line, will ya? You're going to do AWESOME!
I am looking forward to coming home to some GREAT race reports! ALOHA!
Ahhhhh.....now isn't that so much better?
2 more days until we leave for Kauai, and I am just more than ready. Well, mentally ready - not ready, ready! Unfortunately, the laundry and packing fairy hasn't made it to my house just quite yet.
I'm still resting and recovering a bit from Valley of the Sun ~ I was extremely sore after this race (unlike the other two races where it didn't phase me a bit). Every part of my leg has been hurting ~ calves, shins, quads...the works. Today is the first day that everything actually feels back to normal.
I have to admit that I was just a teeny, tiny bit relieved to know that Taryn shared some of my leg soreness after this race too ~ you know, it's the whole *misery loves company* thing ~ but it just made me feel not quite as bad :) (so thanks Taryn!) Of course, she happened to run this race in 2:13 and I ran it in.....well, you know. Enough said about that!
I am enjoying the little rest from running though, particularly since my schedule this week is so crazy that it would have been hard to fit much in anyway. So it is nice to not have to worry about it.
I'm hoping for a short run tomorrow night (Thursday) and then I'll pack up my running shoes and get some short runs done next week in Kauai. I so cannot wait!
One year ago today, I lost one of the most important people in my life ~ my dear Gram.
But one loss, is another gain ~ and I know there are many people, both living and deceased whose lives are much better today as a result of my Gram and her amazing life.
You won't ever hear me say the words "rest in peace" ~ on the contrary, I hope that my Gram is having the best time of her life.
Picked Lisa up at 5am. UGH. Coffee. PB&J Sandwich. Whining. Driving. Analyzing. Strategizing. Contemplating. Wondering why we didn't pick a different sport.
That was the drive to the race – some 40 miles away. It took us 50 minutes to get to the location, when we planned on 30.
Talked to Taryn. Met up with Eileen, who was hopefully not discouraged by our bad behavior on race morning, LOL.
We hopped on the shuttle to the staring line, and compulsively analyzed our Garmins, making sure they were set appropriately – mine with intervals, Lisa's with Trainer Guy. Done. Got to the finish in the perfect amount of time. Said a quick hello to Taryn again. Headed for the starting line (which ended up being about ¼ mile from where we thought it was).
We took off in perfect form. Words were spoken that had never been heard on a run with Pokey and Java ~ words like "we need to slow down" and "I think you're running too fast again." And we were ~ we had to consciously work to stay ahead of Trainer Guy – but not too far ahead. We both learned lessons at RNR about coming out of the gate way too fast. Miles 1 and 2 were great – some of the best miles I've run. Breathing was hard for both of us, but it was all about the warm up stage.
The first hill surprise came sooner that expected – somewhere between mile 2 and 3. So we walked ~ a lot. I was continually amazed at how much energy is expended on hill running, or even hill-walking. It zapped a lot of my energy way too early on, but we trudged on. While pushing up the hill, we looked for Eileen at the relay station, but missed her. Taryn came up behind us, we commiserated about the hill for a bit, and then she took off. We had her in sight for a while, but not long. Way to rock, Taryn!!
This is where the race starts to get blurry for me. I remember miles 3-6 as being okay ~ but I was hot. The sun had come up over the mountains and it was blazing - at least to me. Luckily we were on a nice grade at this point, and we still kept pace.
At just about the 10k mark, we made a turn back onto Bush Highway and this is where the real fun for me began. At the 10K aid station, we were still on track…a bit ahead of pace. Trust me, my running partner not only had Training Guy on her wrist, but the split breakdown on a piece of paper in her pocket. Would you expect anything less?
We made a few "aquaintances" along the way ~ one in particular who stayed neck and neck with us, and had to put up with our comic relief efforts. At the top of the large downhill, we apologized to her for having to listen to us. She laughed and said that she wished she had a running buddy like that to joke with. We invited her to run with us, but somehow she thought she wasn't fast enough. Silly girl ~ she apparently hadn't been listening to our conversations well enough.
Then at the 10 mile aid station, a worker asked us if we were twins! We laughed – and I said no, we just dress alike. But it made me wonder if running partners are like spouses ~ you know, the longer you run together, the more you look similar? Hmmmm…..
So amid all the joking and Laverne & Shirley antics, it still happened. My 10 Mile CRASH. Yup, I'm a crasher. I have 3 races under my belt to prove it now.
We were still on pace at the 10 mile mark, until my legs had just reached their max. No real cramping, but the tightness was almost unbearable. I know a lot was related to the hills ~ but a lot of it is just the norm for me also. My energy was zapped and my legs were screaming – and we still had some miles to go on an incline. Not good.
"You didn't come all this way to walk the last 2 miles!!!" I tried to explain to her that yes, really….I did….but she wouldn't have it. There would be no loafing for Pokey. She bumped our intervals to 1 minute just to keep me moving.
I asked again for the millionth time for her to go on ahead and get her new PR ~ it was still totally in reach if she ditched her baggage. Of course, she refused. She made a comment about what a lousy friend she would be if she left me behind. I tried to explain that I thought racing wasn't about friendship ~ it was about running. But she didn't buy that one either.
My trusty running partner somehow got me and my tired legs across that finish line at my best time ever. It's hard for me to not let my mind wander to what our race could have been, if it had been a flat course like RNR. I know we would have hit our goal –and then some. But it wasn't RNR, it was Valley of the Sun and it had its challenges. We faced them one at a time, and got through.
Overall, I guess my legs held up okay (better than before) ~ I had a serious cramp issue at the car (more on that later), but ultimately, I was just pretty tired. Lisa finished strong, with plenty of fuel left in her tank ~ which is a tribute to all the work she has done. KUDOS to my running buddy!
I'm bummed that running season is pretty much over for us ~ I have so many thoughts of what we could do now, that it's hard not to be bothered by it. But I've already done more than I ever thought ~ 3 half marathons in the past 5 months, each of them with their challenges, lessons learned, and more success than the one preceding. I really have no room to complain.
Lisa, thanks so much for a GREAT run!
Out of a molehill? No, really ~ I'm not.
I would hate for others to think I am obsessed (cough, cough) about the HM this Sunday, cause I'm not.
I am also hoping to meet up with Eileen (Running Knitter) sometime before the race (she won't like me if we meet after the race), as she is running the half-marathon relay.
Also, Taryn is coming to town with her new-running-buddy ~ so I'm excited about seeing her too!
In other miscellaneous ramblings, I am finally down 4.5 pounds!!!!
This seemingly harmless contraption, when dripping in bubble soap and in the hands of a 3 1/2 year old, is able to take a chunk of human hair, and within nanoseconds, turn it into a dredlock-like state, which also resembles a hair ball that a cat might deposit on your carpet. Once this hairball is hanging from your head, and you are past the initial shock, you must use scissors to cut a chunk out of your hair, much like in your grade school days when a piece of bubble gum went astray. Then you are left with a bad haircut, and soapy hairball, and if you're like me and freak out and lose your shizznit ~ a crying child.
Thanks for all the words of wisdom regarding the course elevation for Valley of the Sun ~ it helped me get my mind around it a bit more.
I'm with Jeff ~ being an AZ girl, flat is where it's at for me too :) It makes Micheline crazy that I consider running up my driveway as *hill work*.....but maybe she'd be impressed with the curb-work that Lisa and I do as our hill training? Going up and down curbs can be hard work ;) Apparently some people just don't get it.
I'm kind of excited about this run in a strange way ~ I'm not as well trained as I was for RNR, but for some reason I feel good. I feel strong. And it feels great!
Oh yeah ~ the Word Cloud idea over there --------> was stolen from Viv ~ what a cool idea! It's interesting what words repeat in my blog all too often. I like it....it's kind of an at-a-glance version of who I am and what is important to me ~ running wise. Cool.
Brutal? Or a cake walk?
It's the course elevation chart for the Valley of the Sun this weekend ~ and I was pretty comfy with it until yesterday.
Lisa's super speedy runner friend ~ the one who kicked my tail for 6 miles a few months back ~ was shocked that we were running this thing ~ calling it one of the hardest half marathons she has done!!!! YIKES.
But since it's too late to be nervous about it, now I am just curious.
To me it looks mostly downhill, with a few small inclines. I guess I have a hard time intepreting what 100-150 foot elevation change really means when spread out over a mile. Am I underestimating these inclines?
The Valley of the Sun Half Marathon is a week from tomorrow, so today was the last long run of training. There were 6 miles on the schedule that Lisa developed for us.
Sadly, the TRC wasn't able to meet together for this training run :( So I braved the big, bad pavement on my own.
My mental plan was to run ~ continously ~ the first 3 miles, and then do some intervals for the remaining 3. It is always a wonderful feeling when you realize that training is starting to pay off ~ because I still felt GREAT after 3 miles. I slowed my pace to a very slow, comfortable jog......but only stopped when stop lights dictated. I ran a nice, 6 mile loop around my area ~ even past Lisa's house where I yelled at the top of my lungs " Javaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
It was a BEEEE.U.T.FUL run!!! I felt strong the entire way. At one point I looked at Garmie, saw my pace, scowled at the data, and then literally said outloud to myself: "It's okay." It is okay for me to run a 12:30 pace for an entire 6.45 miles. And actually, it was BETTER than okay!
Legs felt good. Breathing felt good. Hydration was good. Fuel was good. Everything was GOOD.
Today is just a GOOD, GOOD day!
And plenty of (((((GOOD LUCK))))) vibes going out to all those who are racing this weekend ~ Jeff, Viv, Pat (possibly), Mendy.....and anyone else I may have spaced on :) Hurry up with those race reports!!!


Two weeks after the disaster claimed the lives of 23 people at the Phillips 66 Houston Chemical Complex (HCC) in Pasadena, TX, George King got a second chance at life.
King, who is now a senior principal analyst at safety and security solution provider, aeSolutions, and was then an chemical engineer with Dow Chemical in Freeport TX, just missed becoming a victim of an explosive incident at his facility.
In 1989, Dow was the manufacturing leader of ethylbenzene and that is what they made at the plant, King said. They had a $20 million modernization project installed late that summer and they were cranking out benzene and ethylbenzene products.
"Two weeks before my accident was the Phillips 66 Houston chemical accident," King said. "It was a nice day and the plant was running smoothly that morning, but in the afternoon an 8-inch plastic line pipe failed at the flange piping and it completely separated. The vertical section of the piping was about 20 fee high.
That is when King and colleagues went about looking into why the Teflon pipe failed, how could they assure it would not happen again, plus how did it happen?
In part of the analysis, King asked how will we ever prevent this from happening again? We went to the pipe shop and asked them how can something like this ever get through the pipe shop? The answer from the craftsman in the pipe shop was they didn't know where the piping was going and they just the pipe and moved it along not really thinking about its impact at the other end.
•	Mechanical integrity failures can be catastrophic.
•	Craftsmen often don't understand their role in process safety.
•	Project teams need 20/20 foresight provided by Process Hazard Analysis (PHAs) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPAs).
•	Accidents provide 20/20 hindsight to management. They were willing to spend money after the accident, not before.
•	Management often doesn't appreciate their influence of process safety.


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Q: Why is the Python 3 Windows AMD64/EM64T/x64 installer a ".amd64" file? So I noticed the main download button for Python 3 downloads an executable that runs a wizard that is titled "Python 3 (32 Bit)" so I  figured "ahh that's fine I'll just run 32 bit Python on my 64 bit OS" but out of curiosity I stopped the install and went back to the site to find "Windows x86-64 executable installer  Windows for AMD64/EM64T/x64 4c9fd65b437ad393532e57f15ce832bc    26260496" and it downloads as "python-3.7.1-amd64.exe"I was just wondering what the heck is going on?
Why is the Python 3 Windows AMD64/EM64T/x64 installer a ".amd64" file?

A: ".amd64" is a file extension for 64 bit binaries. While ".exe" is more common, the Python 3 64-bit installer is probably labeled ".amd64" to specify that it is meant to be run on 64-bit machines.

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synopsis: Global Graphics PLC, a leading developer of platforms for digital inkjet printing and type design and development, has successfully completed its acquisition of the HYBRID Software Group from Congra Software. HYBRID Software is a group of software development and marketing companies focused on enterprise software for the graphic arts industry.
buyer: Hybrid Software
HYBRID Software was founded in 2007 with one simple goal: to provide the "missing link" between MIS systems, web-to-print portals, and prepress workflow. HYBRID Software is owned and operated by Congra Software. "
target: Global Graphics Software (GLOG:$24.60)
UK-based Global Graphics PLC is a leading developer of platforms for digital inkjet printing and type design and development. Customers for digital inkjet technology include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and Mark Andy.
HP, acquired Hiflex Software GmbH
synopsis: HP, the world's largest technology company, announced it has acquired Hiflex Software GmbH, a privately held global software solutions provider specializing in web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. Founded in 1991, Hiflex is headquartered in Aachen, Germany.
buyer: HP (HPQ:$58,715.00)
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. "
target: Hiflex Software GmbH
Hiflex Software GmbH is a privately held global software solutions provider specializing in web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. HIFLEX products include HIFLEX MIS, HIFLEX Print Support and its open Web-to-Print System called HIFLEX Webshop.
X-Rite, Incorporated, acquired ColorCert
synopsis: X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology has acquired the ColorCert® software assets from Nelissen Consulting, a privately held company in Germany. ColorCert software is a real-time color and print quality process control and reporting tool used by consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters.
buyer parent: Danaher Corporation
buyer: X-Rite, Incorporated
X-Rite is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, Inc., develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services. "
target: ColorCert
ColorCert® delivers process control for monitoring and managing color across a large and diverse supply chain, greatly simplifying color communication all the way from the artwork phase of projects through separation, ink room and pressroom.
announced 11/14/2018 via Company Press Release
Ricoh Co Ltd, will acquire ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH
synopsis: Ricoh Company, Ltd., a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company, announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH, a leading software provider in the printing industry with a specific competence in color management.
buyer: Ricoh Co Ltd (TSE:7752:$17,842.90)
Ricoh empowers companies and individuals with services and technologies that inspire innovation, enhance sustainability & boost business growth. These include document management systems, IT services, production print solutions, visual communications systems, digital cameras, & industrial systems. "
target: ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH
ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH is a leading software provider in the printing industry with a specific competence in color management. They are based in Hannover, Germany.
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, acquired Tharstern Limited
synopsis: Tharstern has undergone a management buyout, backed by Mobeus. Tharstern is a global market leader supplying innovative management information systems specifically tailored to support the exacting needs and requirements of commercial printing and graphic arts industry.
buyer: Mobeus Equity Partners LLP
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP is a private equity and venture capital firm in lower middle market, mature, and emerging growth stages specializing in providing growth capital investments, acquisition finance, management buyouts, secondary buyouts, Combined Debt and Equity funding, and more. "
target: Tharstern Limited
Tharstern is a global market leader supplying innovative management information systems specifically tailored to support the exacting needs and requirements of commercial printing and graphic arts industry.
ESW Capital, LLC, acquired Olive Software
synopsis: ESW Capital, LLC, announced that it has acquired Olive Software. A proven e-publishing pioneer, Olive Software provides hundreds of media companies and organizations globally with solutions that maximize reader satisfaction and transform digital content into profit centers.
buyer: ESW Capital, LLC
ESW Capital group specifically focuses on buying, transforming, and running mature business software companies. By taking advantage of its unique operating platform, ESW revitalizes its acquisitions for sustainable success while making customer satisfaction a top priority. "
target: Olive Software
Olive Software's cloud-based e-publishing platform delivers cross-media publishing capabilities, digitally enriched print to web, monetization programs and audience engagement solutions. Their patented and proprietary technology makes Olive Software unique in the industry.
Materialise Dental N.V., acquired CENAT bvba
synopsis: Materialise NV, a leading provider of Additive Manufacturing software and of sophisticated 3D printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, announced the acquisition of Belgian-based CENAT, a developer of embedded computing software and solutions for additive manufacturing control systems.
buyer: Materialise Dental N.V. (GS:MTLS:$86.16)
Materialise Dental offers planning and simulation software tools under the SimPlant brand. These tools enable implantologists and oral surgeons to scientifically plan dental implant surgery on an interactive basis. "
target: CENAT bvba
CENAT is a developer of embedded computing software and solutions for additive manufacturing control systems. The CENAT team is comprised of four experts specialized in the development of control systems and the corresponding embedded software.
Nexstar Broadcasting, will acquire Internet Broadcasting Systems
synopsis: Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc., a leading digital publishing platform and digital agency services provider in a transaction that is expected to be accretive to 2014 results.
buyer: Nexstar Broadcasting (NXST:$4,224.75)
Nexstar Broadcasting Group owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 74 television stations and 13 related digital multicast signals reaching 44 markets or approximately 12.1% of all U.S. television households. "
target: Internet Broadcasting Systems
Internet Broadcasting Systems is a pioneer of innovative technology and services for the broadcast media industry. Their solutions including award-winning websites, a SaaS-based digital publishing platform, original and syndicated content, and one of the largest digital advertising agencies.
Global Graphics Software, acquired Xitron
synopsis: Global Graphics PLC announced they have acquired Xitron, LLC, a prepress solutions company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Xitron develops workflow systems and interfaces to drive the prepress industry's most popular output devices.
buyer parent: Hybrid Software
buyer: Global Graphics Software (GLOG:$24.60)
Global Graphics is a leading developer of platforms for digital inkjet printing and type design and development. "
target: Xitron
Xitron, LLC is a prepress solutions company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Xitron develops workflow systems and interfaces to drive the prepress industry's most popular output devices.
VITEC Software Group, acquired Visiolink ApS
synopsis: Vitec Software Group AB is strengthening its Nordic position in Vertical Market Software through the acquisition of all shares in the Danish software company Visiolink. Visiolink offers a publishing system for digital versions of print media, such as newspapers, with a focus on media companies.
buyer: VITEC Software Group (OM:VIT B:$161.42)
Vitec is market leader for Vertical Market Software in the Nordic region. They develop and deliver standard niche software. Vitec grows through acquisitions of well-managed and well-established software companies. Their employees are based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. "
target: Visiolink ApS
Visiolink offers a publishing system for digital versions of print media, such as newspapers, with a focus on media companies. Visiolink currently has about 200 customers in 9 European countries, where the Nordic countries account for a large portion of sales.
ppi Media GmbH, acquired KnowledgeView Ltd
synopsis: ppi Media, a leading software specialist for publishing workflows, has acquired KnowledgeView a UK-based company that develops cross-media publishing, news management, and editorial sharing systems. KnowledgeView's Publish Live product makes multi-publishing easy, creating a highly scalable content hub on the cloud for all generated content.
buyer: ppi Media GmbH
ppi Media is one of the leading international software specialists for publishing workflows in the fields of print, web and mobile. Numerous publishers were able to increase their online revenue and optimize their use of valuable resources in their daily workflows with ppi Media's solutions. "
target: KnowledgeView Ltd
KnowlegdeView is a UK-based company that develops cross-media publishing, news management, and editorial sharing systems for the MENA region. Their Publish Live product makes multi-publishing easy, creating a highly scalable content hub on the cloud for all generated content.
Vision Critical, acquired Pressly
synopsis: Vision Critical, a provider of customer relationship intelligence software, announced its acquisition of Pressly, a Toronto-based software company with a world-class, enterprise-grade platform for the curation and distribution of content. Pressly operates a mobile publishing platform that helps media companies increase their audience engagement.
buyer: Vision Critical
Vision Critical is a Canada-based provider of customer relationship intelligence software that improves customer relationships to grow customer lifetime value. Designed for today's social and mobile savvy customer, Vision Critical's technology helps companies discover what their customers want. "
target: Pressly
Pressly, a Toronto-based software company, operates a mobile publishing platform that helps media companies increase their audience engagement. The platform utilizes a combination of HTML5 web technologies and customizable templates to enable content producers to create mobile-ready websites.
Ooyala, acquired Nativ
synopsis: Ooyala, a leading video, analytics and advertising technology provider, acquired Nativ, a provider of cloud-based media logistics and workflow software and services. Nativ's product, MioEverywhere, redefines end-to-end media management for today's data-driven world by removing the cost and complexity of creating and managing content in the cloud.
buyer parent: Telstra Corporation Limited
buyer: Ooyala
Ooyala's offers premium video platforms and ad serving solution with industry-leading end-to-end solutions that help large-scale broadcasters, operators, media companies, enterprises and brands build more engaged and more profitable audiences, and monetize video with interactive experiences. "
target: Nativ
Nativ is redefining media management by removing the cost and complexity of creating, managing and delivering content in the cloud. Nativ allows brands to manage their content workflow so they can be quicker to respond to changing consumer demands for more content, in more formats on more devices.
WideOrbit, Inc., acquired Castfire, Inc.
synopsis: WideOrbit Inc., the leading provider of advertising management software for media companies, has acquired Castfire, a video and audio publishing platform for managing and monetizing on-demand media content. The acquisition is part of WideOrbit's ongoing initiative to expand its digital offering to help major media clients drive new revenue.
buyer: WideOrbit, Inc.
WideOrbit is the leader in premium broadcast technology and the largest sell-side processer of premium advertising in the world, covering the broadest assortment of media. WideOrbit is committed to helping media companies manage their advertising business more efficiently and profitably. "
target parent: Emerge Digital
target: Castfire, Inc.
Castfire is a video and audio publishing platform that helps companies manage and monetize large libraries of media content. It allows publishers to reach their audience across multiple platforms and devices and increase their audience size by automating complex syndication relationships.
CCI Europe A/S, will acquire Escenic AS
synopsis: Vizrt Ltd. announced that it has reached a definitive purchase agreement with CCI Europe A/S concerning the sale of 100% of the outstanding shares of Escenic AS, a leading provider of online publishing solutions, based in Oslo, Norway. Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics and asset management tools for the broadcast industry.
buyer parent: Stibo A/S
buyer: CCI Europe A/S
CCI is provider of editorial and advertising solutions for multimedia news environments. Their CCI AdDesk, CCI NewsGate and CCI NewsDesk products are the most robust and powerful systems in the industry, and are implemented in news organizations across five continents. "
target parent: VIZRT Ltd.
target: Escenic AS
Escenic AS is a leading provider of online publishing solutions, based in Oslo, Norway. Escenic provides a Multi-channel and mobile ready publishing solution including the Escenic Content Engine, a high performance content management and delivery system for modern websites.
AlphaBird, Inc, will acquire Castfire, Inc.
synopsis: Alphabird has agreed to acquire Castfire, a leading content management and publishing platform. Castfire's team will be joining Alphabird, delivering audio and video content solutions that provide best of breed uptime and support to its roster of customers that includes Fortune 500 publishers, international brands, and niche content creators.
buyer: AlphaBird, Inc
Alphabird is a vertically integrated audience development company that guarantees targeted, engaged audiences for online video on a performance basis. Alphabird was an early pioneer in the distribution of Click-To-Play video content. "
closed 3/7/2013 via Market Wire
Outbrain Inc., acquired Visual Revenue
synopsis: Outbrain, the leading content discovery platform, announced the acquisition of Visual Revenue, the leading provider of tools to enhance the hand of online editors and improve performance on their homepages, section fronts and social channels.
buyer: Outbrain Inc.
Outbrain is the leading content recommendation engine, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including USA Today, iVillage, PC Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, The Daily Beast and Slate. "
target: Visual Revenue
Founded in 2010, Visual Revenue, Inc. builds a real-time predictive analytics platform that makes human editors the most powerful force in today's data-driven newsrooms. This helps media organizations to distinguish their brands.
Presa will be merged with Ukrposhta,
synopsis: Ukrposhta, a Ukrainian state enterprise acting as the biggest national postal operator on the Ukrainian market, will merge with state-owned enterprise (SOE) Presa (the Press). Presa operates an online platform for publishing and subscribing magazines and periodicals. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Ukraine.
buyer: Ukrposhta
Ukrposhta is a Ukrainian state enterprise acting as the biggest national postal operator on the Ukrainian market. Their network includes over 12000 postal offices in all regions of the country. They provide over 50 types of services both for private and corporate customers. "
target: Presa
Presa operates an online platform for publishing and subscribing magazines and periodicals. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Ukraine.
Naviga, acquired Zinio LLC
synopsis: Naviga, the largest software supplier serving the global media industry, announced the acquisition of ZINIO, the leading technology platform for digital magazines. ZINIO's proprietary technology converts magazines into digital content that can be monetized in entirely new ways.
buyer: Naviga
Naviga is the leading provider of software and services powering media-rich industries. Our content creation, syndication, presentation and monetization solutions help companies drive profitability and accelerate digital business models. "
target parent: Gilvest LP
target: Zinio LLC
ZINIO brings innovation and inspiration to magazine publishers and consumers by delivering the ultimate digital reading experience on any device. ZINIO converts print magazines to digital XML content offering publishers to manage and deliver their content in magazine apps and platforms.
kimeta GmbH, acquired classmarkets GmbH
synopsis: Scout24 has successfully sold the Software-as-a-Service company classmarkets to kimeta. Germany-based classmarkets uses its domain expertise around online classifieds to establish itself as a Software-as-a-Service provider for regional publishers.
buyer: kimeta GmbH
Founded in 2005, kimeta offers a Software-as-a-Service and online classifieds solutions for publishers in Germany, with a focus on online job search. "
target parent: Hellman & Friedman LLC
target: classmarkets GmbH
classmarkets started as an operator of metasearch engines, first for real estate, later also for jobs. Given the digital shift in the media landscape, classmarkets used its domain expertise around online classifieds to establish itself as a Software-as-a-Service provider for regional publishers.
Monotype Imaging, will acquire URW Type Foundry GmbH
synopsis: Monotype will acquire URW Type Foundry. Based in Hamburg, Germany, URW is an innovative font and software provider, with extensive experience in designing and engineering fonts to service the needs of global brands. With the acquisition of URW, Monotype will immediately expand its library of type IP to include 513 new and popular typeface families.
buyer: Monotype Imaging (TYPE:$243.96)
Monotype empowers creative minds to build and express authentic brands through design, technology and expertise. Monotype's libraries feature iconic typefaces including the Helvetica, Frutiger, and Univers families as well as contemporary releases from the Monotype Studio. "
target parent: Hybrid Software
target: URW Type Foundry GmbH
Germany-based URW Type Foundry is an innovative font and software provider, with extensive experience in designing and engineering fonts to service the needs of global brands. Based on their technical font production skills, URW is successful in the area of corporate type development and production.
CERM, acquired CERM
synopsis: The management of CERM has acquired full independence through a Management Buyout (MBO) from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, the world-wide leading provider of solutions and services for the print media industry. CERM is a global provider of business management and automation software solutions for the narrow web printing industry.
buyer: CERM
CERM is a global provider of business management and automation software solutions for the narrow web printing industry. CERM provides a complete software solution that offers modules for job processing, shipping and invoicing, production scheduling, material management, and more. "
target parent: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
target: CERM
CERM is a global provider of business management and automation software solutions for the narrow web printing industry. CERM provides a complete software solution that offers modules for job processing, shipping and invoicing, production scheduling, material management, and more.
announced 4/10/2013 via Reuters
PNI Digital Media, will acquire Quarterhouse Software
synopsis: PNI Digital Media, the leading innovator in online and in-store digital media solutions for retailers, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held QS Quarterhouse Software, Inc., an Austin, Texas based company that is a leading developer of web-based print on demand software for commercial printers and distributors.
buyer: PNI Digital Media (TSX:PN:$21.97)
The world's retailers rely on the PNI Digital Media Platform to sell personalized products. Their platform includes online, in-store kiosk and mobile software solutions enabling consumers to upload or create their own content for ordering as photo prints, photo books, photo calendars, and more. "
target: Quarterhouse Software
Quarterhouse Software is a leading developer of process management and analysis, ERP and commercial printing software solutions. Quarterhouse develops printing solutions, with a focus on online design, e-commerce, and custom web-to-print installations and products.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., acquired Online Print Solutions
synopsis: EFI™, a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced that it has acquired Online Print Solutions ("OPS"), a leading innovator in the areas of web-to-print, dynamic publishing and cross-media marketing solutions.
buyer: Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFII:$986.62)
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information, and enable businesses to increase profits, productivity, and efficiency."
target: Online Print Solutions
Online Print Solutions is a leader in the areas of web-to-print, dynamic publishing and cross-media solutions. With its broad product portfolio coupled with its advanced technology, it delivers an unmatched total solution to all organizations involved in the adding of value to ink on paper.
closed 5/3/2017 via PR Web
Simparel Inc., acquired Shopfloor Support LLC
synopsis: Simparel, Inc., the innovator in next-generation information technology solutions for the fashion and consumer goods industries, announces the acquisition of Shopfloor Support LLC. Shopfloor offers a Wi-Fi Android based shop floor control system that redefines how manufacturers capture real time production data and helps increase productivity.
buyer: Simparel Inc.
Designed for the consumer goods industries, Simparel empowers manufacturers to scale their businesses by accelerating and improving performance across the entire business and global supply chain. Their solution combines ERP, PLM, SCM, SFC, and other productivity tools into a single business system. "
target: Shopfloor Support LLC
ShopFloor Support is a Wi-Fi Android based shop floor control system. Their product is simple to use and offers real-time production and payroll data collection, worker feedback and a plant management system that helps manufacturers increase productivity and improve shop floor control.
Zilingo, acquired nCinga
synopsis: Zilingo, an ecommerce platform in Singapore that helps fashion and lifestyle retailers sell directly to consumers, has acquired nCinga Innovations, a Sri Lanka-based software company focused on industry 4.0. nCinga provides SaaS-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for next generation smart factories.
buyer: Zilingo
Zilingo is an ecommerce platform in Singapore that helps fashion and lifestyle retailers sell directly to consumers. Zilingo allows people to buy clothing, accessories, bags, shoes, and more from various retailers. Zilingo uses technology to help businesses become more efficient and scale faster. "
target: nCinga
nCinga is a Sri Lanka-based software company focused on industry 4.0. nCinga provides SaaS-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for next generation smart factories. Their platform provides operational insights for shop floors and automates label inspections and costing.
SD3D Printing, acquired 3D Matter
synopsis: SD3D, a leading 3D printing automation company, has completed the acquisition of the New York based software company, 3D Matter. 3D Matter launched the platform in 2015 in order to make it easier to visualize the performance of 3D printed materials based on empirical data derived from mechanical testing over 3000+ authentic 3D printed parts.
buyer: SD3D Printing
SD3D was founded in 2013 to provide a one-stop-shop for 3D printing, scanning and design services in San Diego, CA. Since then, SD3D has grown out of the confines of San Diego and matured into an international brand with the bold mission of enabling fully automated industrial additive manufacturing."
target: 3D Matter
3D Matter develops Optimatter, a web-based platform in which designers, engineers and researchers can optimize their 3D printed parts by ensuring the right materials and processing parameters are chosen for the specific part application.
Dover Corporation, acquired Caldera Graphics SAS
synopsis: Dover announced that it has acquired Caldera Graphics SAS ("Caldera"). Caldera is a software company with 25 years of experience in developing, marketing and supporting high-quality technical software for the digital printing industry, with a commitment to increasing productivity, cost-efficiency and color output.
buyer: Dover Corporation (DOV:$7,169.76)
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer. They deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems, consumable supplies, software and digital solutions, and support services through four operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. "
target: Caldera Graphics SAS
Based in Strasbourg, France, Caldera is a software company with 25 years of experience in developing, marketing and supporting high-quality technical software for the digital printing industry, with a commitment to increasing productivity, cost-efficiency and color output.
FORCAM GmbH, acquired ENisco GmbH & Co. KG i. Ins.
synopsis: FORCAM GmbH, a global provider of a turnkey IIoT platform solution for manufacturing companies, has acquired the specialist for industrial software solutions ENISCO GmbH in Böblingen. ENISCO is a global software company that has supplied customized manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions for more than 25 years.
buyer: FORCAM GmbH
FORCAM delivers an open and fully flexible IIoT platform solution for intelligent manufacturing. It is rated "best in class" by analysts. The turnkey and freely expandable cloud platform solution is used by large and medium-sized companies, including Airbus, Audi and BMW, "
target parent: Eisenmann SE
target: ENisco GmbH & Co. KG i. Ins.
ENISCO is a global software company with around 50 employees. For more than 25 years, the company has been supplying customized manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions. The specialty of ENISCO GmbH is the production control system "E-MES".
Manufacturers' News, Inc., acquired IndustryNet.com
synopsis: Manufacturers' News, Inc. has acquired IndustryNet.com and will be merging it with its existing industrial search engine, mniguide.com, to create one of the nation's most comprehensive guides for locating manufacturers and suppliers.
buyer: Manufacturers' News, Inc.
Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since 1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for all 50 states. "
target: IndustryNet.com
IndustryNet is one of a growing number of vertical search engines that are gaining popularity. Vertical search engines, like IndustryNet, offer many unique advantages that help buyers save time and money.
announced 10/29/2020 via PR Newswire
Hexagon AB, will acquire ESPRIT
synopsis: Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, will acquire ESPRIT, a global leader in high-performance computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. ESPRIT offers a cloud-enabled, highly adaptable CAM system for creating complex parts.
buyer: Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B:$4,472.23)
Hexagon is a global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon's solutions integrate sensors, software, domain knowledge, and customer workflows into ecosystems that deliver actionable information. "
target: ESPRIT
ESPRIT is a global leader in high-performance computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. ESPRIT offers a cloud-enabled, highly adaptable CAM system for creating complex parts. Their solution delivers powerful full-spectrum programming for 2-5 axis milling, 2-22 axis turning, wire EDM and more.
Autoweb Inc., acquired Datranet Limited
synopsis: Autoweb Inc., a NTT Com Group company and a global provider of engineering data management services for the automotive and aerospace industries, has acquired Datranet Limited.
buyer parent: Kinderhook Industries
buyer: Autoweb Inc.
Trubiquity drives a software-as-a-service based community, connecting enterprises across all global communication protocols and standards. On top of our core collaboration network, Trubiquity applications integrate enterprises and automate critical business processes across the global value chain. "
target: Datranet Limited
Datranet Limited is a developer of product-design communication and collaboration solutions. Datranet's Fusion-DX(TM) product line provides low cost of ownership, scaleable and thin-client web portal-based solutions to ensure efficient, fast and secure availability of CAD.
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Innodata Inc.
Innodata Inc. engages in the provision of business process, technology, and consulting services, as well as products and solutions that help to create, manage, use, and distribute digital information. The company operates in two segments, Content Services (CS) and Innodata Advanced Data Solutions.
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PTC Inc.
PTC is a global provider of technology platforms and solutions that transform how companies create, operate, and service the "things" in the Internet of Things. The company's ThingWorx® platform gives developers the tools they need to capture, analyze, and capitalize on the vast amounts of data.
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Lectra SA
For companies that breathe life into wardrobes, car interiors, furniture and more, Lectra is crafting the premium technologies that facilitate the digital transformation of their industry. Lectra's offer empowers brands and manufacturers from design to production.
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Interviews are listed alphabetically according to the first name of those being interviewed. The newest interviews will be noted at the top of the page. If there is someone you'd like to learn more about, please email us and let us know! We'll do our best to get an interview for you!
Newest Interview: Lengthy Inspiration Series: Interview with Jill T.
Interview with Brad Bealmear of Bunjii Design Inc.: "Bunjii was founded on January 1, 2000 and was incorporated in April of that year. I've been a professional photographer for over twenty years but had been doing some design and writing after-hours, and needed a company to handle that work. Bunjii has turned out to be a hair accessories manufacturing company, but it started as a design firm…"
Interview with Chaum Spehar of Northwest Goods: "Chaum and April Spehar were both born in Corvallis, Oregon. Chaum's parents started their family jewelry business in 1972. Chaum grew up with the business and gradually learned the skills integral to their craft. They continue to make Corvallis their home and sell their work online, at arts festivals, and galleries throughout the Northwest. Chaum's two brothers as well as his sister have all worked their way through college in the family business. Since graduating from the University of Oregon, Chaum and April have become full-time jewelers."
Interview with Don Van CEO of EQyss products (Mega-Tek): "Mega-Tek Rebuilder is a hair product created by EQyss. It was originally designed for humans as a hair cell regenerator for hair that had been damaged by perm chemicals and heat. The increased hair growth benefits came when they began to increase some of the ingredients to penetrate thick horse hair. Mega-Tek is currently marketed for pets and horses, but the unintended Mega great results for us humans is outstanding! I asked Don Van, CEO if he would be willing to answer some questions for us. He was very gracious, and gave me some very interesting information to share with you!"
A Behind the Scenes Interview with Fran Doll of Bronze Jewelers: "Down at the Southernmost Point in the USA live Fran Doll and Dennis Blankenheim, the creative geniuses that own and operate Bronze Jewelers. I've been so fortunate to get the opportunity to get to know them better, and to share some behind the scenes information with you! Bronze Jewelers started about three years after... "
Interview with Jennifer Bahney of Longhairlovers.com: "Jennifer Bahney is a professional journalist whose love of long hair led her to become a trichologist (hair and scalp expert) as well. She has a bachelors degree from Smith College and a master of journalism from Northwestern University. Jennifer has worked as a producer for CNN Headline News and in marketing for Chase Financial Corporation. She's studied with Dr. George Michael and The International Association of Trichologists."
Interview with Karen Ribble of Braided Image: "The crown style is by far my most frequently requested braid. A crown style stays up very well, and looks good on almost everyone. Crowns are very comfortable to wear even with very long hair. The weight of the hair is evenly distributed around the head and will not usually cause a headache."
Interview with Karlie Eldred of Dressy Tresses: "Karlie Eldred is our own "Goldenhair" here on the boards. Her lovely mane of blonde tresses inspire us with every glimpse. I was able to learn more about Karlie's work as a jewelry designer recently, and wanted to share it with you."
Interview with Karen Marie Shelton, President and CEO of Hairboutique.com: "...HairBoutique.com started life as a "now defunct" site known as The Long Hair Video Site (TLHV) that was started at the end of 1996 and launched on the Internet in February of 1997. The concept behind The Long Hair Video Site was to offer complimentary long hair information as well as to market long hair videos. During the first several months of TLHV site's existence we received a large amount of email from consumers who wanted help with..."
Interview with Kathy Robinson, Owner and Artist of The Maiden's Treasures: "Kathy Robinson is the owner and designer behind Maiden's Treasures a jewelry and hair accessory business based near San Diego, that specializes in gorgeous gemstones and vintage Swarovski crystals! Kathy uses the highest-quality components from around the world. Every design is original, hand-crafted by Kathy herself, and are only available from The Maiden's Treasures. Kathy was kind enough to agree to an interview with the Loom."
Lengthy Inspiration Series: Interview with Jill T.: "I am still amazed at people's reactions. I had one guy almost fall out of his chair in a restaurant when he saw my hair! The other night I was at this same restaurant and a little girl started pointing at my hair! People are ..."
Lengthy Inspiration -Interview with long hair model, Leona: "Leona is a new recruit to long hair modeling. When she was younger she always dreamed of modeling and even went to modeling school when she was 14 and 15 years old. Becoming a wife and mother put her dreams on hold, but says she wouldn't change that for anything! She enjoys modeling now. She has only been modeling for..."
Interview with henna expert, Maureen Jones of EveryDay Mehndi: "...There are a lot of things that are referred to as "henna." Some actually have nothing whatsoever to do with henna. In fact, many actually have nothing whatsoever to do with henna. Typically, "henna" refers to..."
Interview with "Ric the Combmaker" of Sierra Legacy: "..."Ric the Combmaker" has been making hand crafted wooden combs for over 20 years now. If you take any time at all to get to know him, you will realize that this is not just something he does to pass the time or to make a living, this is his life. He loves what he does and it clearly shows. If you want to know Ric, you need to get beyond the outer being and look into his heart... it's there his dream begins."
Interview with Skeeter of Skeeter's Scrunchies: "...Many of us have had the privilege of owning a Skeeter Scrunchie. If you don't own one, you're really missing out! Intricate workmanship shows off beautiful threads and color combinations. Glimmering beads add sparkle and glamour! I thought it would be nice to learn more about Skeeter's work, so we decided to do an interview so you could get a look into her life."
Interview with Stephanie - 16 year old hair designer: "In the southern state of North Carolina, with her parents and younger brother Ed, lives sixteen year old Stephanie, also known as "Skywalkerette" for her love of SciFi in general, and Star Wars specifically. It was actually her love of Star Wars that brought her to my attention. She recreated many of the Star Wars hair styles on herself and posted pictures on her website. Knowing the difficulty of hair styling in general, I wanted to get to know Stephanie a little better and share it with you."


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Rapid screening of photoactivatable metallodrugs : photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor coupled to ESI mass spectrometry
McQuitty, Ruth J., Unterkofler, Sarah, Euser, Tijmen G., Russell, Philip St. J. and Sadler, P. J. (2017) Rapid screening of photoactivatable metallodrugs : photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor coupled to ESI mass spectrometry. RSC Advances , 7 (59). pp. 37340-37348. doi:10.1039/c7ra06735f
WRAP-rapid-screening-photoactivatable-metallodrugs-ESI-Sadler-2017.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer.
Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA06735F
We explore the efficacy of a hyphenated photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor – high-resolution mass spectrometer system as a method for screening the activity of potential new photoactivatable drugs. The use of light to activate drugs is an area of current development as it offers the possibility of reduced side effects due to improved spatial and temporal targeting and novel mechanisms of anticancer activity. The di-nuclear ruthenium complex [{(η6-indan)RuCl}2(μ-2,3-dpp)](PF6)2, previously studied by Magennis et al. (Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5059) is used as a model drug to compare the system to standard irradiation techniques. The photodecomposition pathways using blue light radiation are the same for PCF and conventional cuvette methods. Reactions in the presence of small biomolecules 5′-guanosine monophosphate (5′-GMP), 5′-adenosine monophosphate (5′-AMP), L-cysteine (L-Cys) and glutathione (γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine, GSH) were studied. The complex was found to bind to nucleobases in the dark and this binding increased upon irradiation with 488 nm light, forming the adducts [(η6-indan)Ru2(μ-2,3-dpp) + 5′-GMP]2+ and [(η6-indan)Ru + (5′-AMP)]+. These findings are consistent with studies using conventional methods. The dinuclear complex also binds strongly to GSH after irradiation, a possible explanation for its lack of potency in cell line testing. The use of the PCF-MS system dramatically reduced the sample volume required and reduced the irradiation time by four orders of magnitude from 14 hours to 12 seconds. However, the reduced sample volume also results in a reduced MS signal intensity. The dead time of the combined system is 15 min, limited by the intrinsic dead volume of the HR-MS.
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty of Science > Chemistry
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
Metallurgy., Metals in medicine, Photochemotherapy, Cancer -- Photochemotherapy., Chemical engineering.
RSC Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry
26 July 2017 Available
17 July 2017 Accepted
pp. 37340-37348
10.1039/c7ra06735f
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RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant ID
RIOXX Funder Name
Funder ID
247450 European Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000781
EP/G006792 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266


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package sample.hateoas;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
public class SampleHateoasApplicationTests {

	@Autowired
	private TestRestTemplate restTemplate;

	@Test
	public void hasHalLinks() {
		ResponseEntity<String> entity = this.restTemplate.getForEntity("/customers/1",
				String.class);
		assertThat(entity.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
		assertThat(entity.getBody()).startsWith(
				"{\"id\":1,\"firstName\":\"Oliver\"" + ",\"lastName\":\"Gierke\"");
		assertThat(entity.getBody()).contains("_links\":{\"self\":{\"href\"");
	}

	@Test
	public void producesJsonWhenXmlIsPreferred() {
		HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
		headers.set(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT, "application/xml;q=0.9,application/json;q=0.8");
		HttpEntity<?> request = new HttpEntity<>(headers);
		ResponseEntity<String> response = this.restTemplate.exchange("/customers/1",
				HttpMethod.GET, request, String.class);
		assertThat(response.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
		assertThat(response.getHeaders().getContentType())
				.isEqualTo(MediaType.parseMediaType("application/json;charset=UTF-8"));
	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Q: Height of points over number fields I'm beginning to read about height theory in this text by J.H. Silverman. In page $5$ he gives the following definition of height, considering a number field $K$:

The height of a point $P=[x_0:...:x_N]\in\mathbb{P}^N(\mathbb{Q})$ with $x_0,...,x_N\in\mathbb{Z}$ and $\gcd(x_0,...,x_N)=1$ is defined by:
$$H_K(P):=\prod_{v\in M_K}\max(||x_0||_v, ..., ||x_N||_v)$$

where $M_K$ is a "complete set of (normalized) absolute values on $K$". He also says that "$M_K$
contains an archimedean absolute value for each embedding of $K$ into $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$ and a $p$-adic absolute value for each prime ideal in the ring of integers of $K$".
I've tried to look it up in the internet and found many definitions, but none of them clarified everything that he says above.
I know what absolute values are (archimedian, non-archimedian, $p$-adic etc), but what does he mean by "normalized" absolute value, and why did he use parenthesis for it? How does he know that $M_K$ has this archimedian absolute values for each embedding and a $p$-adic absolute value for each prime in the integers?
It feels like he is talking about something that I should already know, but I don't. Where can I read more about these things?

A: *

*For $K = \mathbb{Q}$, there is one Archimedian absolute value $|.|_\infty$ coming from the embedding $\mathbb{Q} \to \mathbb{R}$ and one non-Archimedian absolute value $|.|_p$ for each prime number $p$. You would say $|x|_p = p^{-v_p(x)}$ ? But $|x|_p = q^{-v_p(x)}$ is also an absolute value for any $q > 1$. Thus we are talking of equivalence classes of absolute values.
We choose $|x|_p = p^{-v_p(x)}$ because this way $\prod_p |x|_p^{-1} = |x|_\infty$ ie. $\prod_v |x|_v = 1$.
This is indeed what we need for $H(X) = \prod_{v} \max_n |X_n|_v$ to be well-defined for $X \in \mathbb{P}^N(\mathbb{Q})$ ie. $H(aX) = \prod_{v} \max_n |a X_n|_v= \prod_{v}  |a|_v \max_n | X_n|_v = H(X)$

*For $K$ any number field, it works the same way. For $x \in \mathcal{O}_K$ write $(x) = \prod_i \mathfrak{p}_i^{v_{\mathfrak{p}_i}(x)}$ and set $ |x|_{\mathfrak{p}_i} = N(\mathfrak{p}_i)^{-v_{\mathfrak{p}_i}(x)}$ where $N(I) = \# \mathcal{O}_K/I$ is the ideal norm, so that $\prod_i |x|_{\mathfrak{p}_i}^{-1}=\prod_i N(\mathfrak{p}_i^{v_{\mathfrak{p}_i}(x)})=  N(\prod_i\mathfrak{p}_i^{v_{\mathfrak{p}_i}(x)})=N(x)=|N_{K/\mathbb{Q}}(x)| = \prod_\sigma |x|_\sigma$ where the last product is over all the complex embeddings $\sigma : K \to \mathbb{C}$ (not over equivalence classes of Archimedian absolute values) and $|x|_\sigma= |\sigma(x)|_\infty$.


Acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Johannes Vermeer was born in the city of Delft in 1632. He is renowned for his masterly treatment of light, his rich colour palette and the incredible detail of his paintings. His best-known works capture quiet scenes of middle-class life, giving prominence to women in domestic settings.
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