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Dialogues by piyush mishra and everything else looked right. Bas baat khatam!
Na koi head hain na tail hain. Bekaar!
Its either gonna be facepalm embarassing or head-ache inducing. We no longer know, understand or remember what angst or anger means. Aur uske upar Ms Priyanka Lips Chopra is there to drive the final nail in the coffin.
Or maybe I'm in a real bitchy mood today.
the ganapati visarjan scene looks inspired from Satya's climax….the bhajan seems to be inspired from Vastav …plus priyanka's look seems very similar to that from Kaminey .
sadly sanjay dutt justs sounds thanda for a gita espousing villain. he never intimidates mouthing those lines.
Somebody keeps saying Vijay Dinanath Chouhan. And I ache to see AB, not Hrithik. Sigh. Not gonna work for me.
Murder at Ganpati visarjan. Is this a subconscious tribute to RGV by Kjo's team?
agreed with A K (@invokeanand) comments but ppl gonna forget with Chameli asking everyone to come to cinema halls.


A school for children with special educational needs in Cumbria, UK has built a wind turbine with some help from Arrow.
The project, which has the joint aims of providing a practical science project for pupils and also contributing power for the school's needs, is being led by teacher Dan Hinton. Under Dan's guidance, the children at Sandgate School in Kendal have carved the turbine's blades from wood, wound the alternator coils and completed the mechanical and electrical construction of the system. When a point was reached where the school could not make a particular element of the design, Dan called upon his father, Chris Hinton, who works for Arrow, for assistance. As a result, Arrow donated bridge rectifiers to handle current conversion within the turbine. The wind turbine will now take its place alongside Sandgate's solar panels as a combination of teaching resource and supplier of sustainable energy for the school.


If we think about it, the good life is about living large, about expressing the joy and love of life. It's about song, exuberance, and "going for it". Success depends on the courage to act, and courage in turn requires a level of faith that every opportunity acted upon will lead to more and better ways to serve, learn, grow and prosper. Life requires decisiveness, action, and boldness.


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Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson manuscripts and notes
Ms. Coll. 1220
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946
1906, undated
0.2 linear foot (1 box)
Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson (1867-1946) was a historian, lecturer, artist, journalist, and writer active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection offers insight into Jackson's intellectual activity as a theater historian. It includes a manuscript of an unpublished essay on the history of American dramatic literature, an alphabetical listing of American playwrights, a collection of portraits of 18th-century actors, and handwritten notes on the theatrical history of pre-and post-revolutionary Philadelphia.
Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson manuscripts and notes, 1906, undated, MS. Coll. 1220, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/ead/upenn_rbml_PUSpMsColl1220
Meredith, William M., 1799-1873
Meredith, William, 1919-2007
William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries
Ms. Coll. 61
0.6 Linear feet (2 boxes)
The William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries dates from December 1852 to January 1957 and contains 119 longhand commentaries on theatrical performances written either by William Morris Meredith (1799-1873), a Philadelphia lawyer and politician, or his son, William Keppele Meredith.
William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries, 1852-1857, Ms. Coll. 61, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson (1867-1946) was a historian, artist, journalist, and writer active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age twelve, he began working as an office boy at the Philadelphia Public Ledger, where his father was also employed as a printer. He continued in the Ledger employ until 1921, after having progressed to writing, reviewing, and editorial work. During his career, Jackson's articles on Philadelphia history and architecture were published in numerous magazines and newspapers, including the Ledger itself. He also wrote popular books such as Market Street, Philadelphia: The Most Historic Highway in America: Its Merchants and Its Story (1918), Encyclopedia of Philadelphia (1931), Early Philadelphia Architects and Engineers (1923), and Literary Landmarks of Philadelphia (1939). Many of these books first appeared as series in publications such as the Ledger or the trade publication Building, for which he also served as editor. Jackson is the author of two bibliographies on local writers George Lippard and Charles Godfrey Leland. He wrote articles about the connections of several literary figures to Philadelphia, including Alfred Tennyson, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and William Thackeray, and collected material about some of these authors – especially Poe and Dickens –, as well as on Lewis Carroll, American fiction and drama, and music.
William Morris Meredith, Sr. (1799-1873) was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and politician who briefly served as United States Secretary of the Treasury under the Taylor administration between March 1849 and July 1850. Meredith, Sr. graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1812, at the age of 13, and was admitted to the bar in 1817, where he eventually became President of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He served in several political positions, including a minority position in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the president of the Philadelphia City Council, and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, among others.
A note from the donor, Horace Howard Furness Jayne, (located in Box 1 Folder 1) suggests that the collection may also have been created by William Meredith, Sr.'s son, William Keppele Meredith, since the senior William Meredith was an active lawyer at the time and may not have been able to attend and comment on so many theatrical performances in such great detail due to his busy schedule.
Horace Howard Furness Jayne, the donor of this collection, was the grandson of the prominent Philadelphia Shakespeare scholar Horace Howard Furness.
The collection of manuscripts and notes by Joseph Francis Ambrose Jackson offers insight into Jackson's intellectual activity as a theater historian, and may be used as an integration of the archival material on and by this author currently held by the Historical Society in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia History Museum. It consists of a manuscript of an unpublished essay on the history of American dramatic literature (dated June 1906), an undated alphabetical listing of American playwrights, a collection of portraits of 18th-century actors, and handwritten notes mostly focused on the musical and theatrical history of pre-and post-revolutionary Philadelphia. These notes, all of which are undated, cover themes such as the history of the Chestnut Street Theatre, the ballad opera The Disappointment (1762), and the work of Philadelphia-born playwright Thomas Godfrey (1736-1763), who authored the first American play ever performed by a professional cast ( The Prince of Parthia, 1767). A smaller set of notes about Anglican priest Myles Cooper (1735-1785), actor John Moody (circa 1727-1812), actor and impresario Thomas Jefferson (1728-1807), playwright George Cockings (died 1802), and other unidentified topics is also part of the collection.
The William Meredith collection of Philadelphia theatrical commentaries dates from December 1852 to January 1957 and contains 119 longhand commentaries on theatrical performances, some of which contain references to multiple performances and all of which are signed and dated. The commentaries are generally in chronological order, and most of the performances took place in Philadelphia, with the greatest number being at the Walnut Street Theatre; although several were at the Chestnut Street Theatre and the Arch Street Theatre. Through these commentaries Meredith offers his opinions on the performances and performers, many of whom were famous actors during their time. Meredith's reviews are often scathing, although they occasionally include verses of praise for Meredith's favorite actors, most notably a "Miss Gougenheim." The collection also includes a brief description of the history and contents of the collection, written in September 1974 by Horace Howard Furness Jayne, grandson of the Philadelphia Shakespeare scholar Horace Howard Furness, which is located in Box 1 Folder 1.
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, June 16, 2016
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2015 April 7
Finding aid prepared by Siel Agugliaro
Finding aid prepared by Molly B. Hutt
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright restrictions may exist. For most library holdings, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania do not hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the requester to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1951
Gift of Horace Howard Furness Jayne, 1974.
At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph Jackson manuscripts, 1863-1930. At the Philadelphia History museum: Joseph F. A. Jackson Papers, circa 1800-1945.
Historical Society of Philadelphia: Meredith Family Papers, 1756-1964
Library Company of Philadelphia: American Theatre Playbill Collection, 1826-1873
Washington University in St. Louis: William Meredith Collection, 1946-1961
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Manuscripts (document genre)
Writings (document genre)
Actors--Portraits
Drama--History and criticism
Theater--United States
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Dramatic criticism
Theater--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century
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"A History of American Dramatic Literature", manuscript, unpublished, 1906 June.
Alphabetical listing of American playwrights of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, including their main works, manuscript, undated.
Portrait of actress Jane Barsanti playing Helena in A Midsummer's Night's Dream, copy of an engraving originally printed by Charles Grignion in 1792, undated.
Portrait of actor John Moody playing Commodore Flip in The Fair Quaker of Deal, copy of an engraving originally printed by Philip Audinet in 1792, undated.
Portrait of actor John Moody playing Teague in The Committee, copy of an engraving by J. Roberts originally published in 1776, undated.
Portrait of actor John Quick playing Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, copy of an engraving by C. Cooke originally published in 1808, undated.
Portrait of actor Edward Shuter playing Lovegold in The Miser, copy of an engraving by J. Roberts originally published in 1776, undated.
Portrait of actor Harry Woodward playing Captain Bobadil in Every Man in His Humor, copy of an engraving by E. Rupenhausen.
Handwritten notes on the history of Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia, undated.
Handwritten notes on the ballad opera The Disappointment and on Philadelphian politician Thomas Forrest, whose name has been associated with the opera, including a transcription of a passage about Forrest from Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in Olden Time by John Watson (1844), undated.
Handwritten notes on playwright Thomas Godfrey and his tragedy The Prince of Parthia, undated.
Handwritten notes on Anglican priest Myles Cooper, actor John Moody, impresario Thomas Jefferson, playwright George Cockings, and other unidentified topics, undated.
History and description of the collection by Horace Howard Furness Jayne (donor), 1974 September.
Lady of Lyons, The Jacobite, and a violin performance, Walnut St. Theatre, 1852 December 4.
Unnamed comedy, Naval Engagements, Two Grand Divertisements, and The Celebrated Troupe of French and Spanish Dancers, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 3.
Satan in Paris and The Irish Emigrant, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 4.
Much Ado About Nothing, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 5.
She Stoops to Conquer and "The Dancers", Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 6.
She Would & She Would Not, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 14.
[ She Would & She Would Not] and The Honey Moon, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 15.
King Henry IV, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 January 31.
The Kentuckian and another unnamed comedy, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 3.
[ Henry IV] and a comedy, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 4.
The Advocate and a performance by a "Chinese Troupe", Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 7.
Grand Equestrian Dramatic Spectacle, Welsh's Circus, 1853 February 10.
Unnamed play, Arch St. Theatre and The Alarming Sacrifice by the "Chinese Troupe", Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 11.
Lady of Lyons and Douglas, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 17-18.
Unnamed play, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 23.
Macbeth, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 February 26.
The School of Reform, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 1.
The Iron Chests and The Mysterious Family, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 3.
The Heir at Law, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 8.
Gossamer, [ The New Fortman],and The Spectre Bridegroom, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 10.
Henry IV, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 11.
The Willow Copse and a poem by Meredith entitled "Miss Gougenheim", Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 12.
"The Star Company", As You Like It, Arch St. Theatre, 1853 March 15.
Evadne, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 17.
Love's Sacrifice, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 18.
[ Fazio], Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 19.
Love, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 21.
Ingomar, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 22.
Ion, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 23.
Unnamed play, and poem by Meredith entitled "Couldock and Logan", Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 24.
Regarding Miss Eliza Logan et al., 1853 March 25.
Richard III, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 26.
A New Mythological Mixture and All that Glitters is not Gold, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 28.
Macbeth, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 29.
Unnamed play and The Wandering Minstrel, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 March 31.
The Merchant of Venice and Roller, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 April 6.
Unnamed play, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 April 9.
Together with the Wonderful Dogs!, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 April 13.
Ingomar and Washington, the Hero of Valley Forge, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 4.
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, Arch St. Theatre, 1853 May 5.
Harvest and Box and Cox, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 6.
The Betrothal, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 7.
The Hunchback, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 9.
Love, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 10.
Evadne and The [illegible] Dog, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 11.
The Lady of Lyons, Ingomar, and Madelaine, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 14.
The Love Chase, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 18.
The Popular American Comedian, W. Charles Burke, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 February 6.
Romeo and Juliet, The Lady of Lyons, Ingomar, Ion, and Armand, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 March 13-18.
The Hunchback and The Jacobite, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 August 25.
The fate of a Coquette, The Wife, and The Gamester, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 April 8.
Unnamed play(s), Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 April 10.
Unnamed dance(s), [ Mazulm], and[ The Farce of Waggles], Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 April 12.
The [Poor] Gentlemen, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 May 2.
The Duke's Wager, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 20.
Lady [illegible], Chestnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 21.
Mr. Riching's Complimentary and Farewell Benefit, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 May 25.
Comedy of John Bull, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 May 26.
Othello and A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Walnut St. Theatre, 1853 June 2.
"W. Brougham's New Comedy", Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 June 26.
The Love-Chase and The Married Rake, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 August 28.
Who's Your Friend?, unnamed song, Delicate Ground, and Lover by Proxy, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 August 29.
As You Like It, unnamed dance, and Grandfather Whitehead, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 August 30.
The Clandestine Marriage and Ganem ("The Fairy Extravaganza", Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 August 31.
London Assurance and Ganem, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 1-2.
Letter to the editor of the Evening Register, published 1854 September 4, 1854 September 3.
Othello, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 4-5.
Bertram, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 5.
[ The Wife], Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 6.
Unnamed play, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 9.
St. Marc or A Soldier of Fortune, Othello, Hamlet, The Wife, Black-Eyed Susan, and Brutus, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 September 26-1854 October 7.
Damon and Pythias, Pizzaro, Richelieu Hamlet, Macbeth "with alterations", and Richard III, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 October 929.
1854 October 16-26.
Jane Shore, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1854 October 18.
The Comedy of Errors and Serious Family, Arch St. Theatre, 1854 November 13.
The Provoked Husband, Arch St. Theatre, 1854 November 15.
The Beggar's Opera, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 November 18-19.
Margery, Apollo in New York, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 December 5-6.
The Hunchback, Walnut St. Theatre, 1854 December 25.
I Puritani, Lucrezia Borgia, Walnut St. Theatre, 1855 January 1-7.
Fazio and Jane Shore, City Museum, 1855 January 18-24.
The Hunchback and The Rough Diamond, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1855 January 20.
Midsummer Night's Dream, Walnut St. Theatre, 1855 January 13 - 1855 February 12.
Hamlet and King Lear, Chestnut St. Theatre, 1855 February 12-15.
List of productions taking place between 1855 February 17 and 1855 February 20, Chestnut St. Theatre, fragmentary, [1855 February 16].
The Castle Spectre, Arch St. Theatre, 1855 February 26.
The Hunchback and several plays that Meredith did not attend, Walnut St. Theatre, includes list of productions from 1855 February 19-1855 March 23, 1855 March 21.
The Stranger, Walnut St. Theatre, 1855 May 10.
A Serious Family, Walnut St. Theatre, 1855 November 7.
Othello, Walnut St. Theatre, 1855 December 10.
Richard III, Arch St. Theatre, 1855 December 18.
Shandy Maguire, City Museum, 1855 December 31.
Richard III, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 March 14.
Barber of Seville, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 March 8.
Mr. Collins, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 May 24.
Two unnamed plays, National Theatre, 1856 May 15.
Romeo and Juliet, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 May 26.
Entertainment (possibly a variety show), Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 July 29.
The Man of the World, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 August 21.
The Rivals, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 September 1.
The Stranger, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 September 27.
King Lear and Going to the Races, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 October 1-2.
King John and Deliberate Ground, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 October 20.
Much Ado About Nothing and Heaven for God, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 October 21.
King John and Sweethearts and Wives, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 November 7.
Damon and Pythias and The Wonder, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 November 18.
Lurline, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 November 20.
The Jealous Wife and The French Spy, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 November 22.
Self, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 November 28.
Revels, John Dobbs, and Double-Bedded Room, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 December 1-3.
Revels and [M. Blondin's] Benefit, Walnut St. Theatre, 1856 December 12-15.
Know Your Own Mind and Shocking Events, Arch St. Theatre, 1856 December 17.
Revels, Walnut St. Theatre; includes note re: death of his uncle J. D. Meredith, buried 1856 December 31, 1856 December 20-27.
Hamlet and Box and Cox, Walnut St. theatre, 1857 January 5.
Young New York, Arch St. theatre, 1857 January 15.
The Hunchback and All that Glitters is not Gold, Arch St. theatre, 1857 January 16.
School for Scandal and The Irish Lion, Walnut St. Theatre, 1857 January 21.
Love and Loyalty and The Two Queens, Arch St. Theatre, 1857 January 22.
Belphegor the Mountebank, Walnut St. Theatre, 1857 January 23.
John Bull and Miseries of Human Life, Walnut St. Theatre, 1857 January 26.

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Seoul, Korea (March 17, 2014) – Asia's No.1 Total Contents Company CJ E&M announced today that the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), Asia's greatest music festival, will take place this year on December 3 in Hong Kong.
In its sixth year since evolving into Asia's premier music festival, MAMA's impact has spread far beyond its origins in Korea to across Asia and other parts of the world. Acclaimed for its advanced stage production and mega-scale performances, MAMA also has been instrumental in introducing the latest K-Pop trends and Korea's high-end production system to global audiences. Last year, world famous artists Stevie Wonder, Ylvis, Icona Pop, and Aaron Kwok joined to celebrate 2013 MAMA which was simultaneously broadcast to 94 countries in Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and Oceania reaching 2.4 billion people worldwide.


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Don Meredith (né le ) est un pasteur pentecôtiste et un homme politique canadien. Il a été candidat du parti conservateur du Canada (PCC) en mars 2008 pour la circonscription Toronto-Centre, mais n'a pas été élu. Il a été nommé au Sénat du Canada le  sous la bannière du PCC lorsque Stephen Harper dirigeait le gouvernement du Canada. En mai 2017, il a démissionné à la suite d'accusations d'avoir entretenu des relations intimes avec une mineure.

Biographie

Le , il est expulsé du caucus conservateur à la suite d'allégations de relations intimes pendant deux ans avec une mineure, celle-ci ayant 16 ans au début de leur relation. En mars 2017, il a été déclaré coupable de violations éthiques par le comité sénatorial sur l'éthique et les conflits d'intérêts du Sénat canadien. En mai 2017, le même comité a recommandé que Meredith soit expulsé du Sénat. Le 9 mai, il a annoncé sa démission avant la tenue d'un vote sur sa conduite. Sa démission a pris effet le lendemain.

Deux ans plus tard, en juin 2019, le conseiller sénatorial en éthique déclare que Meredith entretenait un environnement de travail toxique pour ses subalternes : il .

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Naissance en juillet 1964
Sénateur du Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada

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Americas Naval
Swiftships Awarded Contract for Detailed Design, Construction of LCU 1700
April 2, 2018 Arun Mathew	0 Comments Landing Craft Utility (LCU), LCU 1700, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Swiftships Shipbuilders, U.S. Navy (USN), USA
Swiftships is being awarded a U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the Landing Craft, Utility 1700 (LCU 1700).
The fixed-price incentive contract, worth around $18 million, is being awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) located in Washington, District of Columbia. Fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding for the amount will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
Swiftships is contracted to deliver the LCU 1700 detail design and construction of one craft (including data license rights) approximately 31 months after contract award, with options for the construction of up to 31 craft with the latest delivery date, if all options are exercised, in 2027.
This solicitation also includes options for product support, technical manuals; up to 10,000 hours of special studies services; a technical data package; and orders for interim support, engineering and industrial services, training, and shipping. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $429,422,280 based on a most likely option exercise scenario and exclusive of any orders.
The base work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana (83 percent); Houston, Texas (15 percent); and Virginia Beach, Virginia (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2020.
Landing Craft Utility
Landing Craft Utility is rugged, steel displacement vessel used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. Landing craft are also used to support civilian humanitarian/maritime operations.
Landing craft are capable of transporting cargo, tracked and/or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers. LCUs have both bow and stern ramps for onload/offload and have the ability to operate independently at sea for up to 10 days. A temporary causeway can be created by several LCUs connected bow to stern to support roll-through offload to the shore. LCUs are heavy lift craft and have over twice the payload and six times the range of air cushion type landing craft.
The use of landing craft in amphibious assault dates from World War II. The craft are carried aboard amphibious assault ships to the objective area. Landing craft are used across the range of military operations to deliver vehicles, personnel and cargo from the sea to the shore and from shore to shore. LCUs are also used to support Building Partnership missions, to provide dive team or small boat support, to assist in port clearing, to conduct limited surveillance and to support many other missions enabled by their intratheater range and independent operations capability.
The U.S. Navy LCUs were first built in 1959, and the 32 craft still in service average more than 43 years old – well over the 25 years of service life they were built for. The crafts will be replaced by new LCU 1700 class vessels by the Surface Connector X Replacement (SC(X)R) acquisition program.
General Characteristics, Notional Characteristics of the future LCU 1700 Class
Propulsion: 2 – Diesel propulsion with Kort nozzles, 500 hp sustained; twin shaft
Length: approximately 139 feet (42.4 meters)
Beam: approximately 31 feet (9.4 meters)
Displacement: approximately 428 long tons (434.9 metric tons) full load
Speed: 11 knots (12.7 mph, 20.3 kph)
Range: 1200 nautical miles at 8 knots
Load: Military Lift: M1A1 tanks (2), or 350 combat troops, or 400 persons, or 170 short tons of cargo (151.8 long tons or 154.2 metric tons)
Armament: mounts for four crew served weapons
Electronics: commercial navigation radar; military communications suite; Amphibious Assault Direction System
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According to the report «AK Steel» Group news center (US steel corporation, specializing in the production of special steels) — at the end of the first half of this year, the organization has reduced the supply of products to customers by 1%. The average price of the metal sold for the second quarter of 2013 decreased by 8% (this is — according to representatives of the company — took place against the background of reduction of surcharges for raw materials and under the influence of low prices for the products of the electric steel).
Earlier it was reported that «AK Steel» in the second quarter of this year reduced its losses to 40.4 million. Dollars (or 30 cents per share). This is a more positive outcome than forecast by analysts earlier: according to experts, the losses were to form 0,33−0,38 dollars per share. In the past year, the balance sheet has been below zero to 742.2 million. Dollars. Profit Group for the reporting period decreased by 8.7% and barely overcame the barrier of 1.4 billion. Dollars.
Recall that in the first quarter of this year, the corporation had a net loss equal to 9.9 mln. US dollars. For the fourth quarter of 2012. The balance of the «AK Steel» was also negative (around 230.4 million. USD). Then the sales group decreased from 1.42 billion. To $ 1.37 billion. Dollars, and the volume of product shipments decreased from 1.41 million. Short tons (1 short ton = 907,185 kg) to 1.29 million. Short tons.
«AK Steel» — an American corporation, which is a producer of stainless and carbon steel, steel with polymer coating, galvanized, cold-rolled and stainless steel, and steel pipes.
Despite the difficult times for the steel industry, «AK Steel» is constantly evolving. Since the beginning of July of this year, foreign media reported that the company has received a prestigious award «America Metal market» in the «best deals and acquiring» category. It is also known that by 2015 the leadership of «AK Steel» plan to turn the company into a vertically integrated group with its own assets for the extraction of metallurgical coal and iron ore. Thus, the specialists of the company will have greater control over the cost of production and gain autonomy in raw material supply. «The company will be able to more effectively confront the rise in prices for raw materials global markets," — commented on the management plans of the representatives of the group.


I finally painted my Mongoose mountain bike flat black. This blog covers how I painted it, and other preparations I've done to my End of the World transportation.
First I stripped my bike bare. I took off the back fender/rack, and the seat. I had to remove a LED light attached to my seat post. I also removed a bunch of stickers, and residue. Most came off after using Goof Off, lacquer thinner, and a flat razor blade. Once the surface was clean, I blasted it flat black with Rust-olium Universal all-surface spray paint. It's an awesome product. You can shoot at any angle. It sticks to metal, plastic, wood, whatever, but costs almost $10 a can.
Next I rattle canned the frame. I did one side, then the other, and finally the bottom. I did two coats, so it took a few hours to paint it all and allow for drying. I painted the wheels and tires quickly also. Then I put it all back together.
To get an even coat I removed the cables, but had a problem getting them back on tight. The guys at Prom Bike Shop in Seaside OR helped adjust them. They know me so it was a free fix. I buy stuff there all the time, and trust them with all my repairs. This is the third time I've resurrected this bike, but she is looking good now. Good luck seeing me on this stealth flat black beast.
Painting my bike was easy. The hard part was not painting myself or the driveway. Now I can put some smaller packs on this bike, but I have another bicycle that can haul more. Hopefully I can get a trailer before the Apocalypse happens. This bike needs a light, plastic front fender soon. It will have a first aid kit, and emergency food onboard. There's a bright light and black bell on the front as well for safety.
I also plan to make a motorized bicycle in the near future. I enjoy designing rat bikes that look like something out of the Mad Max movie. You gotta go flat black. It looks sick.


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Q: cv2_imshow return PIL object instead of display image on Colab I am facing a problem in displaying image on Colab.  The code that I run is in .py file which I run on Colab, so in that file I have import cv2_imshow instead of normal cv2 and called it in a file. from google.colab.patches import cv2_imshow
When I run it, it is working with no errors but the function cv2_show is not displaying image instead it return object.
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It return this instead <PIL.Image.Image image mode=RGB size=400x400 at 0x7F0B8C132C10>
        # Frame's Shape (400,400,3)
        print(type(frame))

        cv2_imshow(frame)

The input I pass to it is in numpy array of shape (400,400,3)
I tried another way by saving an image and use PILLOW to display it  and it still give object but different type of object <PIL.JpegImagePlugin.JpegImageFile image mode=RGB size=400x400 at 0x7FF8C204D7D0>.
        # Frame's Shape (400,400,3)
        cv2.imwrite('landmark_test.jpg', frame)
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Treasure Island (AmazonClassics Edition)
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Michael Page
Peg-legged pirates, colorful parrots, and plundered riches - they're all here in Robert Louis Stevenson's original seafaring adventure. When young Jim Hawkins decides to follow a map to buried treasure, he must befriend or outsmart memorable characters such as pirate Long John Silver, captain Billy Bones, and island man Ben Gunn. Mutinous plans, mysterious deaths, and a tangle of double crosses keep Jim guessing all the way to the prize.
A Classic brought to life
By IowaGreyhound on 10-15-17
Series: Treasure Island, Book 1
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An Audible Original Drama
By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross - adaptation
Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, and others
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Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.
A reflective adventure
By Tad Davis on 09-12-17
Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, Owen Teale
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By: Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. Beam Piper, E.M. Forster, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip Dick, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Series: Captain Nemo, Book 1, Barsoom, Book 1-3
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Jim Hawkins, a young cabin boy battles the pirate Long John Silver for a buried treasure. One of the most frequently dramatized novels of all time. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perceptions of pirates is enormous, including treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen carrying parrots on their shoulders.
By whitney griffith on 08-14-17
4 out of 5 stars 388 ratings
Narrated by: Neil Hunt
If you happen to find a map in a dead buccaneer's sea trunk, you can't very well ignore it, not if you are Jim Hawkins and his friends Dr. Livesey, Captain Smollett, and Squire Trelawney! But even with a map, buried treasures are not easy things to come by.
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Narrated by: Alexander Spencer
Saintly Dr. Henry Jekyll is the epitome of dedication, while the frightening Mr. Edward Hyde commits murder. What strange secret binds these two men in the fog of London?
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Narrated by: Scott Brick
When a brute of a man tramples an innocent girl, apparently out of spite, two bystanders catch the fellow and force him to pay reparations to the girl's family. The brute's name is Edward Hyde. A respected lawyer, Utterson, hears this story and begins to unravel the seemingly manic behavior of his best friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and his connection with Hyde.
I SAW WHAT I SAW
By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-26-16
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Narrated by: Timothy West
First conceived during a rainy summer holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in an attempt to amuse his stepson, Treasure Island began with the map. Young Lloyd Osbourne had drawn a crude version of an island, and Stevenson, looking over the boy's shoulder, began to elaborate, christening various curves and smudges the famed names of Skeleton Island and Spyglass Hill and finally adding the three red crosses marking the buried treasure.
1st Rate Narrator
By flashcraft on 03-05-16
Narrated by: Kieron Elliott
Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, Kidnapped is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic of high adventure. Beloved by generations, it is the saga of David Balfour, a young heir whose greedy uncle connives to do him out of his inherited fortune and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery. But honor, loyalty, and courage are rewarded.
A Boy's Own Adventure
By An Leughadair on 08-04-15
Series: David Balfour, Book 1
12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1
By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and others
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Series: Twain's Tom and Huck, Book 1-2, Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
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This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.
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By: Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Howard Pyle, Robert Louis Stevenson
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By: Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Kevin McNally, Roy McMillan
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas....
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By: Virginia Woolf, Louisa May Alcott, Jacob Abbott, and others
Narrated by: J.M. Smallheer, L.Thompson, A. Rasmussen, and others
Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 3 today.
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Narrated by: J.M. Smallheer, L.Thompson, A. Rasmussen, C. Barratt, P. Wallace, T. Copeland, K. Savage, E. Klett, A. Praetzellis, M.F. Smith, M. Spiegel
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This collection contains adventure novels from various authors, recognized masters who have become classics in this genre. None of the works included in the collection will leave an inquisitive and demanding listener indifferent.
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By: Jack London, Jules Verne, Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry
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12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to this audiobook and experience the compelling world of the fiction stories in this anthology by various writers.
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Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
In this spirited and romantic saga, a young heir named David Balfour meets his miserly uncle Ebenezer, who has illegally taken control of the Balfour estate. Ebenezer kidnaps David and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery on a ship to the Carolinas. A couple of days into the voyage, a shipwreck throws David together with David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile in France, and the two of them journey together.
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Catriona, first published in 1893, is the sequel to Kidnapped and continues the adventures of David Balfour and his friend Alan Breck. Balfour returns to the city in order to defend Breck against false charges in the Appin murder. In so doing, he becomes a pawn in a game between feuding Scottish clans; he also sets eyes on a young woman whose involvement in the same matter becomes as central to his actions as his desire to vindicate his comrade in arms.
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This is the disturbing tale of the dual personality of Dr. Jekyll, a physician. A generous and philanthropic man, he is preoccupied with the problems of good and evil and with the possibility of separating them into distinct personalities. He develops a drug that transforms him into the demonic Mr. Hyde, in whose person he exhausts all the latent evil in his nature.
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Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana slapped with 12-month doping ban
Friday, February 05, 2021 at 3:11 PM by Rene Otinga
- Onana was found with Furosemide in his urine in October 2020
- Ajax Football club however say the goalkeeper unwittingly took the drugs
- Pending an appeal, Onana will serve a 12 month ban and is set to miss a large chunk of this and next season
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Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana hs been suspended for 12 months BY UEFA after he failed a doping test in October 2020.
Andre Onana's club Ajax claim the goalkeeper took the drugs accidentally and will appeal his 12-month ban. Photo by Herman Dingler
The Eredivisie club announced on Friday, February 5 that Onana had been found with Furosemide, a forbidden substance, in his urine.
The ban, which was effected from February 5 will apply to all football activities, both on club and international level.
Ajax FC have however come out with an odd explanation on the doping results as they claimed in a statement that Onana took the drugs "unwittingly".
The club then vowed to appeal the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
"Onana made a mistake with the product and mistakenly took his wife's medicine, which ultimately led to UEFA's action against the goalkeeper. The football association's disciplinary body ruled that he did not intend to cheat. However, the European Football Association believes that, according to the prevailing anti-doping rules, an athlete has a duty at all times to ensure that no prohibited substances enter the body." Ajax said in a statement.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who is managing director at Ajax, spoke on the ban where he reiterated the club was strongly against performance-enhancing drugs.
"We explicitly renounce performance-enhancing drugs, we obviously stand for a clean sport," he said.
As it stands, Ajax's number one is set to miss a large chunk of this season and the next one, including this campaign's Europa League where they take on French side Lille in the round of 32.
Onana's ban summed up what has been an extremely frustrating week for Ajax, who are top of the Eredivisie with 50 points.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Sebastien Haller, their record signing from West Ham, would not take part in their Europa League campaign after a computer error omitted his name from the team sheet.
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The reality is the hydrocarbon industry has seen the writing on the wall. Public attitudes are hardening, aided by worries about particulate emissions from diesel cars and air pollution in major cities from Beijing to Delhi and even in western capitals like London. The industry is under huge pressure from sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and activist shareholders to find long-term solutions to the carbon question and thwart claims that hydrocarbons are our sunset energy source.
Gradually hardening tax regimes, which give politicians the opportunity to raise revenue with carbon taxes, are also applying pressure to the hydrocarbon Industry to come up with viable ways to reduce a carbon footprint. Hence their enthusiasm for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Related: Will Iran Cut Production If OPEC's Deal Is Extended?
The article explains Exxon Mobil is involved in a quarter of all CCS projects worldwide from simple CO2 storage to developing new chemicals that can lower emissions, and controversially backs a carbon tax. The company is in a joint-venture with fuel-cell energy to develop carbonate fuel cells that can capture 90 percent of CO2 gases cheaply. It's this kind of technology that will make the difference. So far, traditional CO2 capture and sequestration projects, frequently run over budget and failed to deliver carbon capture at anything like an economic rate.
According to NetPower, the technology employs a process called oxy-combustion, where fuel is burned with pure oxygen instead of ambient air. Oxygen is preferable to air because air is nearly 80 percent nitrogen. When combusted, nitrogen creates NOx, a harmful pollutant.
NetPower looked interesting, but last news-update on the webpage was from 2016/03/09. No news for a whole year ?
What market space can CCS possibly have in an environment where new wind costs less than just buying coal, without even considering operation and debt service costs? And where wind and solar are both heading towards doing the same to combined-cycle gas in the next few years?


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Veteran's Day 2018 Gratitude & Appreciation to Partners
On this Veteran's Day, I just wanted to express my gratitude and appreciation for the all the veterans who are a part of www.getupnationpodcast.com and www.unitedpatriotmissions.org. Your service continues to this day, and I'm honored to serve alongside you in these organizations.
I also want to express my profound respect and gratitude to Lisa Thompson who has allowed United Patriot Missions to serve a family facing pediatric cancer in honor of her son Dan, who sacrificed his life for our freedom in Afghanistan during February 2009. I had the privilege of knowing Dan and strive to honor his memory by helping and supporting Isaac Strong during United Patriot Missions' Mission 1.
More information about Dan: https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-daniel…/3970239
To those who have served selflessly, are serving selflessly, and will serve selflessly, it is an honor to keep your company and to deploy your continued service in missions that create an America worthy of our fallen.
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Mission 1 Update: Thank you Aaron Kim, Inventor and CEO of www.blitzball.com
Just wanted to thank Aaron Kim, Inventor and CEO of www.blitzball.com for donating some Blitz Balls, bats, and an ultra-rare Silver Blitzball to Isaac Strong who is battling pediatric cancer. Less than 1 out of 1000 Blitzballs are silver. They were created to celebrate Blitzball's 10th anniversary and are certainly an amazing collector's item!
Blitzball was selected by Mensjournal.com as the 2012 Gear of the Year award winner (https://bit.ly/2AZSM97). Blitzball became "an internet sensation with over 2 million YouTube views along with being featured on other well-known media outlets such as the ESPN TV network, ESPN Magazine, Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, and Popular Science Magazine. With its sales almost doubling in each of the last two years, Blitzball is rapidly becoming a fixture in backyards everywhere (https://bit.ly/2qDClsX)."
Men's Journal described why Blitzball won their award by saying "Blitzball's solid surface, composed of 72 sides, cuts down on wind resistance, allowing the sub-one-ounce plastic ball to maintain velocity and spin furiously. Anyone can use it to master a beastly curveball or slider without risking a Tommy John injury."
At United Patriot Missions, I can personally validate the following quote from the Journal Sentinel article available at https://bit.ly/2qDClsX about CEO Aaron Kim. "While much of the Blitzball's success can be attributed to the product itself, it's Kim's personal connection to Blitzball fans and customers that really makes the business special…. 'All customers and fans on our Blitzball page are special to me and if I can do anything extra for them, I will,' said Kim, who gives away over $2,000 in video contest prizes each year in addition to providing bonus balls for Blitzball customers who also support the company on Facebook."
United Patriot Missions is honored Aaron took the time out of his busy schedule to ensure Isaac and his family are able to have some fun family time playing Blitzball and making lasting family memories. Follow Isaac Strong, United Patriot Missions, and Blitzball today! Partner with us to create powerful, positive, and lasting impact!
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Mission 1 Update: Outreach to Tyler, Paul Ince
To Tyler from BizPaul. Paul is the Founder of MarketEd.Live, a conference created by marketers for marketers providing practical, expert advice from some of the best agencies, industry pros and brands. He is also an MD at LikeMind Media, a digital agency specializing in social media, search engine optimization, writing, and video. He made this video for you, Tyler, all the way from the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre, in Loughborough, UK!
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My deep thanks and appreciation to Chris Strub for reaching out to Paul on behalf of Tyler,
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Mission 1 Update: Outreach to Tyler, Stephanie Liu
To Tyler from Stephanie Liu. Stephanie is a Digital Strategist, LiveStreaming Pro, and hosts Lights Camera Live in San Diego (links below). She is an amazing resource for Tyler to learn from as he seeks to be a You Tube star one day. She took time out of her massively busy schedule to make this video for you, Tyler! Tyler, check out the links below to learn a 1000+ lessons on how to be impactful using social media!
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smstrategist/
My deep thanks and appreciation to Chris Strub for reaching out to Stephanie on behalf of Tyler,
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Mission 1 Update: Outreach to Tyler by Chris Strub
To Tyler from Chris Strub. Chris is a social media educator, speaker, author, and storyteller. He's the first man to live-stream and Snapchat in all 50 U.S. States. He is the author of the book "50 States. 100 Days." The book has earned international acclaim as a "heartfelt hug for humanity." He made a video for you, Tyler, sitting in front of the car that took him across the nation in 100 days. He also reached out to two of his friends, Stephanie Liu and BizPaul, who made videos for you too! Tyler, if you pay close attention to what Chris, Stephanie, and Paul are doing, you will be well on your way to creating great content for your You Tube Channel!
Website: http://www.teamstrub.com/
You Tube: https://bit.ly/2Q0kaZK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamStrub/
My deep thanks and appreciation to the amazing Chris Strub,
Chris Strub Vid for Tyler
Mission 1 Update: Outreach to Tyler, Isaac's Brother
When my team learned Isaac Strong's brother Tyler had an interest in becoming a You Tuber, we wanted to make sure Isaac's siblings also received positive support during our outreach to the Johnson Family as they deal with the challenges associated with pediatric cancer. So often during cancer treatment, siblings have to take a back seat to attention, treatments, and time. Today we wanted to do something to make Tyler feel important and special. Aiden, we're working on something for you too!
So, Tyler, please see these 3 videos from some of the most amazing social media stars out there! They took time out of their extremely busy schedules to make these videos just for you. They are not only amazing people who are doing amazing things with technology, they can also serve as amazing examples for you to follow as you seek to launch your You Tube career. Information about them and their website links are included in the following posts, so you can learn from the very best how to do great things on social media. Congrats, Tyler!
There will be three posts following this one with a brief bio about Chris Strub, Stephanie Liu, and BizPaul, and the videos they made just for you, Tyler!
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Efficient Hydrogen Fuel From Solar With Earth-Abundant Materials
1 Comment / Energy, News, Sustainability / By Aisha Abdelhamid
Scientists now have a new, efficient way of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. Using Earth-abundant materials, as opposed to rare metals, scientists have obtained a record-breaking 12.3 percent conversion efficiency from solar energy to hydrogen. By combining a pair of solar cells, made with a mineral called perovskite and low cost electrodes, they have developed a highly efficient method for generating hydrogen fuel through solar water splitting.
At the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at EPFL, led by Michael Grätzel, Grätzel's post-doctoral student Jingshan Luo and his colleagues were able to obtain this spectacular performance, published last thursday in the journal Science.
Entitled, Water Photolysis at 12.3% Efficiency via Perovskite Photovoltaics and Earth-abundant Catalysts, the study was published by Jingshan Luo, Jeong-Hyeok Im, Matthew T. Mayer, Marcel Schreier, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Nam-Gyu Park, S. David Tilley, Hong Jin Fan, and Michael Grätzel. The team's device converts 12.3 percent of the energy diffused by the sun into hydrogen on perovskite absorbers.
Hydrogen Harvesting With Abundant, Cheap Resources
Perovskite is a compound that can be obtained in the laboratory from common materials, such as those used in conventional car batteries, eliminating the need for rare-earth metals in the production of usable hydrogen fuel.
"Both the perovskite used in the cells and the nickel and iron catalysts making up the electrodes require resources that are abundant on Earth and that are also cheap," explained Jingshan Luo. "However, our electrodes work just as well as the expensive platinum-based models customarily used."
New Storage Potential For Solar Energy
The conversion of solar energy into hydrogen makes it possible to store it. This addresses one of the biggest disadvantages faced by renewable electricity, which is the requirement to use it at the time it is produced.
"Once you have hydrogen, you store it in a bottle and you can do with it whatever you want to, whenever you want it," said Michael Grätzel. Hydrogen gas can be burned, for example in a boiler or an engine, releasing only water vapor. It can also pass into a fuel cell to generate electricity on demand. And the 12.3% conversion efficiency achieved at EPFL "will soon get even higher," promised Grätzel.
Perovskite's Higher Voltage Advantage
The high efficiency conversion is based on a characteristic of perovskite cells. They are able to generate an open circuit voltage greater than 1 V, whereas for example, silicon cells stop at 0.7 V.
"A voltage of 1.7 V or more is required for water electrolysis to occur and to obtain exploitable gases," explained Jingshan Luo. To get these numbers, three or more silicon cells are needed, whereas just two perovskite cells are enough. As a result, there is more efficiency with respect to the surface of the light absorbers required. "This is the first time we have been able to get hydrogen through electrolysis with only two cells!" Luo adds.
The profusion of tiny bubbles escaping from the electrodes as soon as the solar cells are exposed to light say it eloquently without words. This new combination of sunlight and water paves a promising and effervescent way for developing a cheaper alternative energy for the future, with huge economic advantage.
Check out the video presentation of EPFL's work on YouTube:
(Top Image Note: Oxygen and hydrogen bubbles forming on low-cost NiFe catalysts. ©Alain Herzog – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)


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James Collins' Tale of Love Among New York's Monied Class
(Originally published in the Newark Star-Ledger in January 2008)
In James Collins' debut novel "Beginner's Greek"(Little, Brown, $24), the investment banker Peter Russell meets the gorgeous and smart Holly on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. They bond over Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain" and fall in love at first sight, but Peter loses her number. When they meet again, Holly is the girlfriend of Peter's sleazy writer friend Jonathan Speedwell., and then becomes Jonathan's wife.
Thus begins Collins witty romp through the mores and mating habits of New York City's upper classes. The characters in "Beginner's Greek" all live in apartments that are classic sixes or bigger, take cabs everywhere and speak good French. In a story packed with wry coincidences and a healthy dose of farce, Collins creates a fast-moving, romantic comedy of manners, where an affair, death by lightening at Peter's wedding to the neurotic Francophile Charlotte and an unexpected pregnancy are plot devices. Will the virtuous Peter and Holly be free to marry, with true love winning the day?
Collins, 48, was raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side and educated at Harvard University. He has worked as an investment banker and as an editor for Time, and has written for the New Yorker. Collins lives with his family in Virginia, and met with freelance writer Dylan Foley at a coffee shop in Manhattan.
Q. What would be the influences on your debut novel?
A. I would say the influences were, either directly or indirectly, Anthony Trollope, William Thackeray, E. M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh and Kingsley Amis. These English writers were a major part of it. then there is a romantic, sappy side to it, which is more the movies of Preston Sturges. I would also throw in Marcel Proust. His social observations are incredible, though I wouldn't compare myself to Proust.
Q. Much of the plot involves comic coincidences and farce, like a man walking into his bosses' house and punching him in the face based on some misinformation. Why?
A. You want things to have a magical quality to them, of things happening by chance, but I also tried to make things somewhat plausible. Some things have cause and effect. Some things happen because of what characters do, and other things happen because of what one character will do to another. No great philosophy of fate informs my characters. When my characters are talking about fate, they are thinking about it, not me.
Q. You write these astute social obligations about New York's upper classes--their mating, marriages and infidelities. Why?
A. All the social observations in the book interest me, and to some extent, they are all I've got. Philip Roth had Newark. I grew up on the Upper East Side, so what am I going to use? A lot of the stories are extrapolated from what I do know. Peter is based on me. Though none of the other characters are based on real people, I did use parts of some people. One character's line about being moved into the "second wife track" was based on a woman friend of mine who got divorced and then went out on dates with all these billionaires. She said the dates were like job interviews.
Q. If you could compare your own life in terms of "The Great Gatsby," would you see yourself as the outsider Nick Carraway, the spoiled patrician Tom Buchanan or the striver Jay Gatsby?
A, Nick Carraway, definitely. Nick Carraway would be a pretty exact match. My parents were extreme squares. They were married for 40 years. He was a private investor. He did pretty well.
Q. Did you intentionally set out to write a "novel of manners"?
A. It is funny you should mention that. A reporter from the Wall Street Journal asked me the same thing. I actually didn't know what a novel of manners was. I had to look it up on Wikipedia. I'd say it is. There's satire, there's a complicated plot, there are stock characters. There are other aspects to my book, but the label fits pretty well. There is a sweetness to my book, I hope, and a romantic part that is not in the "restoration comedy" definition on Wikipedia.
Q. What interests you in writing about New York's wealthiest residents?
A. I wanted to write about money. Wherever you are, money is a powerful force and a source of humor. That's what a lot of novels are about--money that people get, money that people want to get, or know they are going to get, at least in 19th century novels, anyway. Part of me wanted to write a novel about that in the modern world.
Q. In the five years you worked on the novel, what thought have you given over marrying for true love and marrying for money and security?
A. As you get older, you see the real world and that people marry for a lot of different reasons. There are the people who are in their late 40s who leave their spouse for somebody else they are more passionate about. I see that in people who have been married for 10 years, then fall in love with somebody else.
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MoviePush: Predators – A Few Less Than Expected?
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Predators – A Few Less Than Expected?
20th Century Fox altered a key shot from the trailer for the newly released Predators to promise consumers a lot more than they'll get.
Movie-goers may be a little disappointed when walking out of theatres this weekend. Like me you were probably expecting to see a few more Predators then actually make an appearance, especially after this certain shot from the trailer.
Were 20th Century Fox worried that a film named Predators needed to have or least should be perceived to have a high number of Predators in it? Therefore they added a few more (and by few, I mean 14) extra laser sights on Adrian Brody's body to increase fan boy anticipation and hysteria for the new release.
Now trailers often include scenes that don't end up being in the final film due to them being cut in the post-production process, but it's rare for companies to add or manipulate shots to promise viewers something they're not actually going to get at all.
When I paid my money I was expecting to see a lot more Predators and I doubt I'm the only one. This shot has been heavily used in the trailers and close to pretty much all the TV spots. It's been a large part of the marketing push for the film.
Is this essentially false advertising and if so, should it be allowed? The movie business is one of the few industries where people pay upfront for a service/product before they have seen it. They can't come out of a screening and ask for their money back if they didn't enjoy the film. They base pretty much all of their decision-making-process on what they've seen in trailers, therefore trailers need to be as honest as possible.
Trailers are designed to sell films, and with some good editing a trailer can make any turkey of a film look like an Oscar contender but intentionally misleading consumers by adding content isn't going to make them happy.
It won't benefit the profitability of the film either. You may get a big opening weekend, but when word of mouth spreads that viewers aren't getting what they've been promised the longevity of the film is going to be drastically shortened too.
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Almost-canceled Christmas parade draws huge crowd
A Christmas event that was once in jeopardy was in great form Saturday night.At 5 p.m. dozens of floats were lined up Calera, ready to hit the parade route."We enjoy decorating, and we enjoy riding, and we enjoy throwing the candy out," said Becky Lucas, from on top of a float.A little over a month ago, it didn't look like this parade was going to happen.After a few years of dwindling participation, city leaders came up with the idea to do a Christmas village instead. That didn't sit well with a lot of citizens."So many people, their kids have always come to it and their grandkids, and you just want to keep something like that. You know there's so few traditions now left and this was just a small one that we wanted to keep going for Calera," said Calera resident Ginger Senn."After the outcry of the citizen's of Calera, the mayor and the city council stepped up and they're the ones hosting the parade tonight," said Amy Atchison, a Calera resident.Last month the city council approved the return of the parade, and this year's seemed bigger than ever with a long line of floats."Close to 50 of them. We'll probably have some come and sign up late but that's a pretty good number. We're pretty happy about it," said Seth Gandy, director of Calera Parks and Recreation.Hundreds lined up to catch candy and get a glimpse of Santa." very appreciative that they recognized the fact that the citizens of Calera wanted to carry on with the tradition and wanted to be able to pass this on to our children, just like our parents passed it on to us," said Atchison.
CALERA, AL —
A Christmas event that was once in jeopardy was in great form Saturday night.
At 5 p.m. dozens of floats were lined up Calera, ready to hit the parade route.
"We enjoy decorating, and we enjoy riding, and we enjoy throwing the candy out," said Becky Lucas, from on top of a float.
A little over a month ago, it didn't look like this parade was going to happen.
After a few years of dwindling participation, city leaders came up with the idea to do a Christmas village instead. That didn't sit well with a lot of citizens.
"So many people, their kids have always come to it and their grandkids, and you just want to keep something like that. You know there's so few traditions now left and this was just a small one that we wanted to keep going for Calera," said Calera resident Ginger Senn.
"After the outcry of the citizen's of Calera, the mayor and the city council stepped up and they're the ones hosting the parade tonight," said Amy Atchison, a Calera resident.
Last month the city council approved the return of the parade, and this year's seemed bigger than ever with a long line of floats.
"Close to 50 of them. We'll probably have some come and sign up late but that's a pretty good number. We're pretty happy about it," said Seth Gandy, director of Calera Parks and Recreation.
Hundreds lined up to catch candy and get a glimpse of Santa.
"[We're] very appreciative that they recognized the fact that the citizens of Calera wanted to carry on with the tradition and wanted to be able to pass this on to our children, just like our parents passed it on to us," said Atchison.


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the lowering of tariff barriers.
the election of extremist governments.
the effects of the "Dust Bowl.
an increasing number of "Hoovervilles".
government control of the economy.
trade unions gained more power and influence.
foreign trade increased because of lower tariffs.
the government gained the confidence of the wealthy.
Which of the following is most characteristic of the U.S.A. in the 1920s?
increasing government involvement in the economy.
ended the American policy of isolationism.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about American agriculture in the late 1920s?
Agricultural machinery was in short supply.
Over-production led to a fall in farm income.
A series of droughts had devastated farming regions.
Government subsidies encouraged farmers to grow more crops.
removed wage and price controls.
reduced government regulation of the economy.
discouraged public ownership of basic industries.
increased government intervention into the economy.
Europeans no longer wished to emigrate.
the Depression in the U.S.A. discouraged new immigrants.
a series of government measures had restricted immigration.
Europeans could not afford to emigrate after the First World War.
Which is a statement of opinion, rather than fact, about the New Deal?
The New Deal involved thousands of Americans.
The New Deal did not end the problem of unemployment in the U.S.A.
The New Deal was the best way to get the U.S.A. out of the Depression.
The New Deal resulted in the completion of numerous public works projects.
reform of the Supreme Court.
reorganization of the banking system.
introduction of the "alphabet agencies".


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Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Port of New Orleans Adds Plug-In Hybrid Pickup Trucks
The Port of New Orleans has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) fleet with the help of grant funding.
Electric Shock!
By the end of next year, there are supposed to be over 50 types of plug-in electric vehicles for sale in the U.S. At some point in the recent past, it appears that everyone decided the time is now for electric vehicles.
XL to Unveil Plug-In Hybrid F-250, Adds to Team
XL will be unveiling a plug-in hybrid electric version of the popular Ford F-250 pickup truck at The Work Truck Show 2019. The company has added two new members to its executive team.
XL Electrifies West Coast Public Fleets
Tacoma and Clark Public Utilities in Washington as well as the city of Palo Alto, Calif., are the latest West Coast municipalities and utilities to electrify portions of their fleets with XL-equipped vehicles.
XL Surpasses 75 Million Electrified Road Miles Driven
XL customers have collectively surpassed 75 million total miles driven with vehicles powered by XL's hybrid electric (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) systems.
XL Appoints Former GE Exec to Board of Directors
Debora Frodl, former global executive director for ecomagination at General Electric, has joined XL's board of directors, the vehicle electrification company announced.
Efficient Drivetrains Offers Medium-Duty Electrification Kit
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West Coast Fleets Deploy Hybrid Trucks, Vans
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Neb. Utility to Launch EV Program
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) will study the impact of electric vehicles on its grid. It has already purchased 52 electrified vehicles for its own fleet.


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The Final Chapter: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Zachary Bahar, Asst. News Editor
After a pretty lackluster beginning, the second episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," returns the show to its roots through an episode of politics, conflicting relationships and undead zombies.
The episode begins with the trial of Jaime Lannister. After 10 years, the former Kingslayer finally becomes a man of honor and comes to Winterfell to fight for the living. But, on defending his brother, Tyrion, becomes more estranged from Queen Danaerys.
As the Army of the Dead nears the castle gates, each of our characters apologize, forgive past sins and spend time with the ones they love knowing that the coming battle may very well take their lives.
Sansa and Dany forgive one another while still preparing for a future after they beat the Night King. The last surviving members of the Night's Watch reminisce on those they have lost as they retake their vows, Tyrion reflects on self-improvement, Arya and Gendry share an awkward sex scene and Jaime knights Brienne.
Finally, just as Dany learns that Jon is the true heir to the Iron Throne, a horn sounds three blasts announcing the coming of the Night King and the Army of the Dead.
This episode is substantially better than the first episode of the season, largely due to the dialogue between the characters and the themes that the episode chooses to present.
The characters know that this could very well be the last night on Earth, and knowing this, they choose to embrace life in all of its forms whether that be drinking with friends, celebrating those they have lost, restating the vows that have guided their lives and morals or loving one another both physically and emotionally.
This is shown most clearly through Arya and her interactions with Gendry. After years serving the Many-Faced God of Death, that Arya chooses to embrace life and take action to be with someone that she loves speaks volumes.
The choice to embrace life is also seen in one of the longest scenes of the episode, Tyrion's last drinking party.
As characters gather around the hearth, they drink, flirt and sing with one another. Each and every one of them has fought against the others at some point, but when faced with life or death they know that life is the only thing that matters.
So much of Game of Thrones is about how men and women suffer and die, it's a good change of pace to see the show focus on life, even if it is only for a short time.
This is most clear in one of the centerpieces of the episode, the knighting of Sir Brienne of Tarth. Brienne is the first female knight in Westeros, breaking a thousand years of tradition. For 7 seasons she has quested after knighthood and with it coming from her love, Jaime, the moment is especially touching.
The episode also deals with how we atone for our past mistakes. This includes Theon's embrace of Sansa and Jaime's apology to Bran, marking their first conversation since they sent each other on diverging paths through life.
Every choice that these characters have made has brought them to this moment, where they stand to fight for life and, at least according to Sam for memory, both our own and the shared memory of humanity.
The episode ends with a memory: a song. Jenny's Song reminds the audience of two things: the love that these characters have for one another and Valar Morghulis, all men must die, which we see in the flesh as the Dead arrive.
The themes and conversations that the writers have brought back into this episode makes it a continuation, and in many ways a conclusion, to the original seasons and to A Song of Ice and Fire. It also marks the last episode of Thrones that runs less than an hour long, with the final episodes each lasting at least 70 minutes.
With the dead arriving at Winterfell, everyone in the North is a member of the Night's Watch: the horns that wake the sleepers, the watchers on the wall, the shields that defend the realms of men, the light that brings the dawn.
Everyone who in Winterfell must stand and fight against the coming threat, lest they wish to die a brutal and bloody death. With the next episode being rumored to be the longest battle ever committed to film, there should be plenty of drama ahead as the characters we've followed for eight seasons finally face the greatest threats Westeros has seen in 8,000 years.
I give "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" 8 Horns of Giant's Milk out of 10.
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