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Germany v Norway Betting: Hosts out to fire shot at critics with dominant display
Phil Kitromilides
Betting Writer
8:05 AM GMT 04/09/2017
We are expecting an attacking German side to record yet another comfortable victory when they host a Norway team with a poor away record
Germany continued their perfect qualifying record on Friday evening with a 2-1 victory over Romania, yet the win was not without problems for Joachim Low.
Indeed, it needed an 88th-minute goal from Mats Hummels to secure the three points, and there were a few eyebrows raised at Germany's extremely attacking starting XI.
With a three-man defence and Toni Kroos as the deepest midfielder, Germany had plenty of options going forward, yet without the ball the world champions struggled to impose themselves on the game at times.
Fortunately for Low, Germany will expect to have the majority of possession at home to Norway and as such, should be able to cause the visitors plenty of problems.
Genting offer a home win at 1/6 (1.17) , while the Norwegians who were beaten 3-0 by the world champions a year ago can be backed at 14/1 (15.00) .
The goal that Germany conceded in Romania on Friday evening was only the second they have let in during the whole qualifying campaign, and at home Low's side have won all three games they have played to nil.
A repeat is offered at just 8/13 (1.61) although a slightly more intelligent way of backing a comfortable home victory could be in the handicap market. The hosts are priced at 4/9 (1.44) to win by two goals or more, and at an appealing 21/20 (2.05) to win by three goals or more.
This bet paid out when the sides met last September and Norway are far from prolific in front of goal. The Scandinavians have netted just once in their last four World Cup qualifiers on the road, and in the current campaign they are yet to pick up a point away from home losing at Azerbaijan, Czech Republic and Northern Ireland.
Germany have won all seven of their qualifiers for Russia 2018, and they should extend that run to eight without too many problems against a poor Norway side with nothing but pride to play for.
In an extremely one-sided market, backing the hosts to win with a -2 handicap looks like the most sensible way of investing in a German victory.
Germany to win with a -2 handicap at 21/20 (2.05) for a 2pt stake with Genting


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AF Month-in Review: FEBRUARY
Editorial | FEATURES | Listed | MUSING | OUT & ABOUT | Show Reviews
Lindsey Rhoades
At Audiofemme, we don't exactly try to break music news; we're more about pontificating on the news after it has broken. In honor of that, here's our first monthly recap! It's true that we're a week into March, but this is a look back at some things that happened in February – and without mincing words, exactly what we think about it all. This installment features MIA, Whitney Houston, why the Grammys are irrelevant, and the best show we'll (possibly) ever see.
AF: Afterflipping the bird during a Superbowl halftime show performance, thename Maya Arulpragasam was on everyone's lips once again (or anyway,her initial-based moniker, MIA was). But MIA didn't need to extendher middle finger to get our attention, since she already had it withthe video for "Bad Girls" released just a few days prior. Thesong is from the Vicki Leekx mixtape, self-released at thebeginning of 2011. Not only is the single far better than prettymuch anything from 2010's mostly excruciating /\/\/\Y/\, butthe video adds a new level of intensity to an already fierce jam.
MIAreunited with director Romain Garvas, who also had a hand thecontroversial video/short film for "Born Free". Looking back on"Born Free" it's hard to say if our distaste stemmed from lukewarmfeelings for the track, or if we just thought the video was dumb. AudioFemme has always appreciated the political content in MIA's work. Itnever feels like a gimmick, mostly because it extends throughevery expression of her being, from her music to her fashion sense toher live shows and album artwork, not to mention her background andthe causes she supports. "Born Free" was sort of an exception tothat. While we suppose that someone should call attention to thehorrors of genocide, must it be done by depicting a bunch of gingerrefugees shuttled to their torture on a crowded deathbus? Are whitekids really so blissfully unaware of racial and cultural profilingthat they need MIA to clobber them over the head with gory imagery offreckled, pale bodies exploding over land mines? Sadly, the answeris yes, but it felt a bit heavy-handed and obvious.
Thevideo for "Bad Girls" is essentially doing the same thing but ina much more successful manner. It takes a very real topic –oppression of women in the Middle East – and turns their liberationinto a orgiastic free-for-all. While it was filmed in Morocco, thedesert scenes and clay buildings remain just ambiguous enough toencompass areas of the world where MIA would have been arrested forsuch openness. Musically speaking, "Born Free" had a much moreaggressive sound than "Bad Girls" and in turn, the video was hardto watch. "Bad Girls" delivers its heat as a club-readyscorcher, and so there is a party-at-the-end-of-the-world sort oflanguage to the video. At first glance the future appears strangelydystopian, aimless. Then those first beats drop, MIA gyrates ontothe scene wearing iridescent lame, and snarls "Live fast/Dieyoung/Bad girls do it well" and the realization hits: we areactually seeing a utopia where Middle Eastern women are allowed todrive stunt cars, dance provocatively and wear whatever the fuckcrazy clothes they feel like wearing.
Allaspects of MIA's signature in-your-face attitude are in full effecthere – her pouty expressions, provocative gestures, and creativewardrobe. Her bravado is most apparent when she nonchalantly filesher nails atop a stunt car driving on two wheels, but every second isinfused with the palpable excitement of the most explosive actionsequence in any summer blockbuster. At the exact moment MIA asks"Who's gonna stop me if I'm coming through?" she's backed bymotorcade of glow-in-the-dark cars and a horde of flamboyantlyshrouded back-up dancers on the march, a procession placing her inthe position of liberator and leader.
Inno time, the video had amassed 25,000 comments so MIA proceeded torespond to those comments in a follow-up video. Unfortunately, thequestions were no more insightful than YouTube comments ever seem tobe. We learned that see-through cars are expensive to ship, thathopefully MIA's new album will see release during a season wherepeople will be wearing fewer clothes, and MIA promised to go out fordrinks with some lucky Brooklynite next time she's in New York. Dudebetter watch out, I heard that babe likes truffle fries.
Lindsey: Speakingof living fast and dying (relatively) young, the world lost one ofits most beloved and talented performers on the 11th with the passing of Whitney Houston.
Iwas at work when news of Whitney's death was tweeted to my roommate,who was at the time sitting at a corner booth enjoying our deliciouspork tostadas and coconut margaritas, and I'll probably alwaysremember that setting. Just like I'll always remember being on theJFK AirTrain when some dude with phone in hand announced to theentire car "HEY EVERYBODY, MICHAEL JACKSON JUST DIED!
A strangething happens when incredibly well-known pop singers die. On the onehand, there's an element of shock, and then there's the mentalpreparation one must begin in anticipation of hearing that artist'ssongs in every public place for the next three months, the fanscoming out of the woodwork to testify their love and heartbreak, thetackiness of televised funerals. But in those initial moments, myfirst thought was to tune Spotify to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody(Who Loves Me)" and pump up the volume, which is just what I did. In the next few hours we played most of Whitney's back-catalogue,wondering how such a talented, wholesome lady could be so completelyderailed by a total asshole and his suitcase full of blow.
Aftersuch a time, I began to tire of the schmaltzy sentiment runningthrough most of Whitney's oeuvre, but I did tear up to "I WillAlways Love You." My parents listened exclusively to country musicwhile I was growing up, and when The Bodyguard came out I wasin fourth grade and already well familiar with Dolly Parton'soriginal recording. I remember being furious that Whitney had takenall the credit for it – I even had unschooled friends who insistedit was Whitney-penned material. I might have won the bet, but Istill looked like a bumpkin.
Onthe night of her death I found myself at a dance party and when theDJ played "I Wanna Dance" everyone lost their shit. It was acheap move (albeit one I'd pulled just hours earlier) but that's thecharm of Whitney – even when you know the purpose of the music is to appeal to yoursappy, overemotional core, it still gets to you, and for that reasonalone the imprint she's left on American culture will endure.
Lindsey: Following news of Whitney's death, the 54thGrammy Awards aired on CBS. Admittedly, the Grammys do not interest me in the least, for all the reasons you've probably heard before…that they represent the lowest common denominator of fandom… thatthey celebrate mediocrity in pop music while ignoring more innovativeworks easily found just beyond the mainstream… that they haplesslycompare apples to oranges in categories that barely apply to theartists nominated… that they are incredibly boring. What I usuallysay instead of all that is "It's just not my thing" and it isn't –which doesn't make me better or worse than anyone else, even if thosepreceding sentences make me sound like an incorrigible snob.
Infact, the Grammys often serve to shame me for just how littleattention I pay to Top Forty recordings. Someone I was talking to ina bar that Sunday made mention of Kanye West's "All The Lights"and I had to admit I'd never heard it, not even once. Part of it ismy general annoyance with Kanye West's personality and poorlyric-writing, though I think he's a stellar producer, but I wasstill a tad embarrassed.
Sowith my tail between my legs, I watched maybe two minutes of NickiMinaj's "Roman Holiday" performance, but all I could say was"UGH, why is everyone obsessed with this trainwreck? I feel likeI'm having a nightmare except I'm awake. I'm going to go read in myroom."
Andmy takeaway was this: at least now the Grammys are recognizingelectronic forms of music, even if it is shitty dubstep. And givingawards to chubby girls based on actual talent rather than looks. Andgiving Dave Grohl a platform to become an internet meme, just likehe's always wanted. And finally, we've all been introduced to thegenius of Justin Vernon, whom the Grammys discovered.
AF: On the 13th Tibet House hosted its annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall, curated by Philip Glass. By far, this concert was the best thing we've attended all month, and (given the majority of shows we catch that take place in venues that frequently smell of vomit) probably the most highbrow outing we'll go on for a long, long time. The original bill listed Glass, video artist and digital pioneer Laurie Anderson, and minimalist prodigy James Blake, with other performers to be announced. In the following days, Lou Reed was added to the bill. Even then, we knew we were in for a once-in-a-lifetime live music experience.To get a sense of how UN-willing we were to miss it, picture this: Annie hobbling around with a freshly broken toe (her big toe, no less) having not slept in over 24 hours (and yes, the two are interrelated), completely wacked out on painkillers. Plus, our seats were located in the second balcony. Still, hell would have indeed had to have been frozen over for us not to attend this spectacle.
We made our way to the mezzanine and settled into our fancy velvet theater chairs just as the lights dimmed. We began to flip through the program wide-eyed with our hearts racing. Page after page of revealed some of our favorite musicians to be unexpected additions to the benefit, including Antony (sans Johnsons), Stephin Merritt, Das Racist, Rahzel, and Patti Smith's Band.
While such an talented line-up might sound intimidating or pretentious, the evening was anything but, its short sets peppered with a lively sense of humor. While there were a few contemplative moments – the evening began with throat-singing Tibetan monks in radiant yellow robes, and about halfway through the set Tibetan singer Dechen Shak-Dagsay asked the audience to meditate on freedom for Tibet – by and large the night felt like a celebration, and it was never a somber one.
Laurie Anderson set the mood for the evening, performing right after the monks. Over ethereal synths, she recounted a story about a two-week "silent" canoe trip she took down a tributary of the Colorado River, during which she quickly discovered it was not the "meditation retreat" she had signed up for, but rather an opportunity for narcissists to gather and validate one another's "life stories". She garnered more than a few laughs over tales of running into a group for incest survivors who turned the now collective campfire into a platform for oversharing, passing a wooden spoon to take turns speaking into "as if it were a microphone".
She picked up a violin and was joined on stage by Antony, wearing what can best be described as a muumuu. His otherworldly voice echoed against the ornate vaulted ceilings. The amazing acoustics of Carnegie made this feel both intimate and immense at the same time. While the songs had us in tears by the end, shocked that something so beautiful could come out of the mouth of a human, the droll lyrics of Anderson's "The Dream Before" were delivered with Antony's trademark whimsy and sass.
Stephin Merritt longed to have an orchestra behind him while singing "This Little Ukelele" and pretended to be surprised by the string quartet that actually occupied that space. They joined him in a soaring rendition of "The Book of Love". But the most uproarious portion of the evening were Das Racist's dual appearances. Heems and Kool A.D. had all the earmarks of dressing it up for Carnegie Hall in their dashing suits, but their lively performance of "Michael Jackson" saw them flirting with the aforementioned string quartet, somersaulting at the stage's edge, and parading around with the American flag that had been innocently fluttering to stage left. Dap wore a traditional Indian dress that somehow made his pelvic thrusting more pronounced and therefore more comical. While the audience was actually comprised of many young folks who likely knew what to expect from the tongue-in-cheek rappers, one has to wonder what older fans of Glass's minimal works had to say about their outrageous contribution to the evening.
All of the hilarity was anchored by stellar performances from stalwart musicians. Lenny Kaye lead Patti Smith's band in a tribute to seminal garage rock comp Nuggets. Rahzel, formerly of The Roots, incorporated robotic dancing and beat-boxing skills into his memorable offering. And Glass's own arrangement of "Pendulum for Violin & Piano" with violin virtuoso Tim Fain was astounding. Even from from the distant balcony in which we sat, you could see his fingers flying, leaving the audience stunned by his show or skill.
Lou Reed finished out the night (we imagine he probably demanded that he get to go last) seeming beleaguered (as always) and taking himself way too seriously (as always), performing a song bemoaning the fact that he's exceptionally old and looks like it. It wasn't all that funny. But despite the few awkward moments it was difficult not to feel as though we were truly seeing something special when he was joined onstage by the other performers for closing number "I'm Beginning to See the Light". Philip Glass had turned 75 a few weeks prior, so the house was invited to sing "Happy Birthday" to the genius who had put it all together, a small token of appreciation for all the beauty and delight we'd just witnessed.
Even with all the tremendous talent present that night, it was James Blake that had us swooning, holding a collective breath for fear that if our muscles so much as twitched the whole thing might possibly vanish into thin air like a mirage. A drummer and guitarist provided sparse backup while the gangly Blake crammed himself behind a keyboard tiny by comparison to his long frame. He played both parts of "Lidnesfarne" before moving into "The Wilhelm Scream" which built to a gorgeous wave of heartbreaking distortion that all but blotted out James's wistful moaning of the lines "I don't know about my dreams / I don't know about my dreaming anymore / All I know is that I'm falling, falling, falling…" In trying to explain his allure we had to settle on his unfathomable level of maturity for such a young musician as well as his outright innovation; almost no one is doing or can do what it is he does, and the sentiment behind it resonates deeply, on an almost subconscious level. To hear him live was absolutely mesmerizing; his playing electrified the space between himself and the audience. He bashfully offers his being and invites the listener to merge with it, and in so doing we were transformed, our hearts heavier but our heads lighter. You can check out a clip Annie recorded below; we apologize for its brevity, but the Tibet House Benefit was simply too amazing to experience on a viewfinder. It was practically too big to wrap our minds around the fact that we were even present for such a wondrous event, laughing one second and crying the next. Here's to many more years of Philip Glass curating delightful showcases like this one.
Looking forward to March, AudioFemmewill be at SXSW! It's Annie's second year in attendance andLindsey's first, so we like to argue about who is more excited. The next few weeks are going to be a flurry ofRSVPing and making long itinerariesthat we probably won't stick to. Check our Twitter feed or like us on Facebook as we'll be updating there when we're particularlyexcited about some showcase or other. And if you'll be in Austin, feel free to track us down and say hello!
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Lindsey Rhoades is the founding Editor-In-Chief of AudioFemme. She has written for The Village Voice, Stereogum, Brooklyn Magazine, Impose, Complex, and others. You can often find her playing pinball in local dive bars and laundromats around Brooklyn.
Bon Iver • Carnegie Hall • Das Racist • Grammys • James Blake Antony • Laurie Anderson • live performance • Lou Reed • MIA • month-in-review • Philip Glass • Rahzel • Stephin Merritt • Tibet House • video • Whitney Houston
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As passed by the Parliament, Government has notified the National Food Security Act, 2013 on 10th September, 2013 with the objective to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity. The Act provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural population and upto 50% of the urban population for receiving subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), thus covering about two-thirds of the population. The eligible persons will be entitled to receive 5 Kgs of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains. The existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute the poorest of the poor, will continue to receive 35 Kgs of foodgrains per household per month.
The Act also has a special focus on the nutritional support to women and children. Besides meal to pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, such women will also be entitled to receive maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000. Children upto 14 years of age will be entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional standards. In case of non-supply of entitled foodgrains or meals, the beneficiaries will receive food security allowance. The Act also contains provisions for setting up of grievance redressal mechanism at the District and State levels. Separate provisions have also been made in the Act for ensuring transparency and accountability.


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Works by a local artist Ksenija Lea Tiferet Kostic-Pecaric are on exhibit at the Teaneck Public Library for the duration of February. She is a Teaneck resident for over 14 years, but her journey started many years ago growing up in a former Yugoslavia in an artistic family, spending summers gaining inspiration by the Adriatic coast and Italy. Having attended formal art school in Belgrade her life journey took her to Prague, New York and then to Krakow, where she received her Masters in Fine Art and Art Education.
While living in Krakow, Poland she was active in the local Jewish Community, volunteering for Ronald S. Lauder Foundation. She created many art works with Jewish subjects and symbols and had chance to exhibit in many places in Poland. Her interest in Jewish themes and symbols are still present in her work blended with her interest in nature, music and abstract personal explorations. The paintings that are on view at Teaneck Public Library are personal journeys to her Bohemian world that are based on real landscapes that are just outside of Prague in Czech Republic that she visits often.
Her work is extensively exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is in private collections in USA, Europe and Australia.
She lives in Teaneck, NJ and teaches art at Yeshivat Noam in Paramus and at Maayanot school for girls in Teaneck.
I have a small painting from this artist in my living room which I admire greatly. I look forward to coming to the library.


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Fred Andrus
Card series: Mort's Reserve
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Frederick Hotham Andrus (1850-1937) had the distinction of making major league baseball a part time occupation. Fred always held gainful employment but stayed close enough to the game to get two opportunities to play at the pinnacle of the sport, both with Chicago. His first brief tour was in 1876 where he played outfield in eight games for the champion White Stockings in the National League's inaugural season. He made a good record, hitting .306 in 36 plate appearances with three doubles and two RBI. Eight years later Andrus returned for a single game for the White Stockings, this time as a pitcher. He completed his start while yielding three runs, two earned, for a "career" ERA of 2.00. Andrus is known to have played for only one official minor league club, Milwaukee of the League Alliance, in 1877. He was one of two managers for the team that year along with Pidgey Morgan. Milwaukee was one of 29 teams vying in the agglomeration known as the League Alliance. It had formed in response to a perceived threat by a rival professional organization, the International Association of Professional Base Ball Players challenging William Hulbert's new National League. Spalding had managed Andrus at Chicago in '76 and was heavily involved with Hulbert in navigating the tumult as the nascent NL established itself as THE major league. In fact, Spalding had founded his famed sporting goods company in 1876, a franchise Andrus would serve as treasurer for eight years beginning with his move to Chicago in 1884. Undoubtedly, it was the high-level connections Andrus had forged in baseball and in business that gave him the entree for his cameo appearance that year back with his old Windy City team.
Andrus had started out in his native Michigan playing for the Mutuals of Jackson, possibly a successor to one of the earliest organized clubs in America. The Daybreak Club of Jackson had begun in 1860. Jackson had another claim to fame as, in 1854, a meeting "Under the Oaks" just outside of town was the site of the founding of the Republican Party
Fred left Spalding's company to manage a Detroit real estate concern with which he was still employed at his death from pneumonia at age 87


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Rocknenområdet är ett naturreservat i Ljungby kommun i Kronobergs län.

Reservatet är 334 hektar stort och består av myrmark, barrblandskog och rullstensås. Det bildades 1977 och ligger några kilometer öster om Lidhult. Åsen är 2 kilometer lång, en getryggsås med smalt åskrön och branta sluttningar.

Rullstensåsen är drygt 80 hektar stor och är klädd med gles barrblandskog. I kärret väster om åsen finns rikligt med myrlilja. I övrigt finns mycket pors och dvärgbjörk. På den östra sidan av åsen finns myrområde med kärr och fastmarksöar. Där finns även tjärnen Madsjön. På kärren finns blåtåtel och dytåg.

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Naturreservat i Ljungby kommun
Naturskyddsområden bildade 1977

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Dunbar Teachers Remember 9/11
Mrs. Faris, Mr. Pryor and Madame McNely told students what they were doing during 9/11 and what they remember about that day.
Miguel Zapote, Staff Reporter|September 10, 2021
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According to three Dunbar teachers, 9/11 had a huge impact.
"I remember very vividly what I felt that day, where my family was, and it was definitely a big moment that just always sticks in your mind," French teacher Madame Jen McNely said.
Although it happened over two decades ago, many teachers said that they remember what they felt like at the time, and what they were doing.
"In our immediate family, it was not necessarily that anyone passed away or was directly affected," English teacher Mr. Jon Pryor said. "A lot of us just had to sit and wait to hear where our family members were."
Like Mr. Pryor, many people had to wonder about whether their immediate family or relatives were.
Mr. Pryor said that he felt stuck not knowing whether they were safe or not. One of his family members was supposed to be working at the Pentagon that day but didn't go in.
"After that moment, it didn't matter what you believed. We were all here. As Americans, for those people. It taught me that freedom isn't free," English teacher Mrs. Amber Faris said.
"I wish that we could go back to those moments after 9/11 when we were all united."
Although 9/11 was a sad and tragic day, she said that it did help unite our country and help us come together in our time of need.
Madame McNely said that the experience of 9/11 was very impactful to her. "It scared me," she said. "It really freaked me out." She still has the scrapbook she made at that time.
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"As of Sept. 19, 2001 5,422 people are still missing at the WTC," Madame McNely wrote in her scrapbook. "50,000 pounds of debris have been removed, and there is much more to go."
Madame McNely's scrapbook shows a newspaper clipping after September 11. She said that she started this scrapbook to capture and record her emotions along with things that were happening.
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A probably new way to make X-rays
The most widely used technology for producing X-rays - used in everything from medical and dental imaging, to testing for cracks in industrial materials - has remained essentially the same for more than a century. But based on a new analysis by researchers at MIT and in Singapore, that might potentially change in the next few years.
The finding, based on a new theory backed by exact simulations, shows that a sheet of graphene - a two-dimensional form of pure carbon - could be used to generate surface waves called plasmons when the sheet is struck by photons from a laser beam. These plasmons in turn could be triggered to generate a sharp pulse of radiation, tuned to wavelengths anywhere from infrared light to X-rays.
What's more, the radiation produced by the system would be of a uniform wavelength and tightly aligned, similar to that from a laser beam. The team says this could potentially enable lower-dose X-ray systems in the future, making them safer. The new work is reported this week in the journal Nature Photonics, in a paper by MIT professors Marin Soljacic and John Joannopoulos and postdocs Ido Kaminer and Ognjen Ilic, and Liang Jie Wong at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology.
Soljacic says that there is growing interest in finding new ways of generating sources of light, especially at scales that could be incorporated into microchips or that could reduce the size and cost of the high-intensity beams used for basic scientific and biomedical research. Of all the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation commonly used for applications, he says, "coherent X-rays are particularly hard to create." They also have the highest energy. The new system could, in principle, create ultraviolet light sources on a chip and table-top X-ray devices that could produce the sorts of beams that now require huge, multimillion-dollar particle accelerators.
To make focused, high-power X-ray beams, "the usual approach is to create high-energy charged particles [using an accelerator] and 'wiggle' them," says Kaminer. "The oscillations will produce X-rays. But that approach is very expensive," and the few facilities available nationwide that can produce such beams are highly oversubscribed. "The dream of the community is to make them small and inexpensive," he says.
Most sources of X-rays rely on extremely high-energy electrons, which are hard to produce. But the new method gets around that, using the tightly-confined power of the wave-like plasmons that are produced when a specially patterned sheet of graphene gets hit by photons from a laser beam. These plasmons can then release their energy in a tight beam of X-rays when triggered by a pulse from a conventional electron gun similar to those found in electron microscopes.
"The reason this is unique is that we're substantially bypassing the problem of accelerating the electrons," he says. "Every other approach involves accelerating the electrons. This is unique in producing X-rays from low-energy electrons." In addition, the system would be unique in its tunability, able to deliver beams of single-wavelength light all the way from infrared, through visible light and ultraviolet, on into X-rays. And there are three different inputs that can be used to control the tuning of the output, Kaminer explains - the frequency of the laser beam to initiate the plasmons, the energy of the triggering electron beam, and the "doping" of the graphene sheet.
Such beams could have applications in crystallography, the team says, which is used in many scientific fields to determine the precise atomic structure of molecules. Because of its tight, narrow beam, the system might also allow more precise pinpointing of medical and dental X-rays, thus potentially reducing the radiation dose received by a patient, they say.
So far, the work is theoretical, based on precise simulations, but the group's simulations in the past have tended to match quite well with experimental results, Soljacic says. "We have the ability in our field to model these phenomena very exactly." They are now in the process of building a device to test the system in the lab, starting initially with producing ultraviolet sources and working up to the higher-energy X-rays. "We hope to have solid confirmation of the principles within a year, and X-rays, if that goes well, optimistically within three years," Soljacic says.
But as with any drastically new technology, he acknowledges, the devil is in the details, and unexpected issues could crop up. So his estimate of when a practical X-ray device could emerge from this, he says with a smile, is "from three years, to never." Hrvoje Buljan, a professor of physics at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, who was not involved in this study, says the work provides "a significant new approach to produce X-ray radiation." He adds, "The experimental implementation still needs to be performed. Based on the proposal, all of the ingredients for the proof of principle experiments are there, and such experiments will be feasible."
The work was supported by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Office, through the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, by the Science and Engineering Research Council, A*STAR, Singapore, and by the European Research Council Marie Curie IOF grant.
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5 Bird of Paradise Varieties (With Distinguishing Features)
Francis Masson decided that the flower he discovered was beautiful enough for a queen to admire.
He was a Scottish botanist who traveled to Africa searching for new plants in the 18th century.
Francis discovered Strelitzia in the southern part of the continent.
Also known as Bird of Paradise because the flowers resemble a flamingo's head with a crest and are incredibly vibrant in color.
The botanist compared its beauty to the Queen consort of Great Britain, Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
She was George III's wife. She was known for her graceful and harmonious appearance and love of opulent and colorful clothing.
An Overview of Bird of Paradise Plant
It starts to flower at the age of four to five years old. However, it will continue to bloom for several more years after that.
Nectar birds carry out the pollination process naturally. When a flower blooms, it releases much nectar, which birds feed on, transferring pollen from one flower to the next.
In the wild, the plant prefers large, open areas on high ground, where it can grow into an enormous specimen.
The Strelitzia can be pretty impressive in its natural habitat at 33 feet (10m) tall and 16 feet (5m) wide.
However, the flower's growth is limited to the ceiling in the home and rarely exceeds the height of 6.5-8 feet (2-2.5 m).
Leaf, Stem, and Flowers
Bird of Paradise Flower
It's a herbaceous, evergreen perennial with no trunk; the roots grow and aren't connected.
The root system is a rod-like structure with a few offshoots. Strelitzia roots go down to the bottom of the soil, so you need to choose pots that aren't too wide but high enough to plant them in.
Oval-shaped leaves range in width from 4-31 inches (10 to 80 cm) and height from 11-78 inches (30 to 200 cm).
Petioles are 19-35 inches (50 to 90 cm) long, sturdy, and resilient.
They resemble banana leaves but are much denser. Also, they have longer petioles that hold them in place.
There is a glossy, leathery feel to the plates. The color is dark green with a bluish hue.
It is oval in shape and is elongated, with a slightly pointed edge and asymmetrical slits along the edges. The central and lateral veins can be seen clearly.
Orange and blue-purple petal flowers resembling a bird's crest can be 4-7.8 inches (10-20 cm) in diameter.
Each plant can have six or more peduncles, averaging 5-7 flowers per peduncle.
As a result, if you take good care of your plant, you can expect it to flower for six months or even twice a year.
In the wild, the plant is pollinated by giant insects and birds, but you must do it at home by hand with a soft brush. Flowers fade, and seed bolls with oval fruits replace them.
The capsule produces eight seeds at a time. It takes between five and six months for the fruit to fully mature.
To get good seeds for growing, you have to wait until the capsule opens.
Facts You Should Know
You can find it all over the world. For example, in Los Angeles, the city's coat of arms was suggested to include the image of the flower because of its popularity.
Birds of paradise look great when they are in flower arrangements. It is possible to keep fresh flowers in a bouquet for up to four weeks with proper care.
Also, flowers in a bouquet remain standing longer than they would on their own stem.
Strelitzia leaves and stems sap is toxic, so keep children and animals away from it. On the other hand, Strelitzia is used in herbal medicine and in beauty products.
Strelitzia remedies reduce inflammation and itching, and cosmetics containing strelitzia extract remove dark circles under the eyes and improve skin color and condition.
Types of Bird of Paradise Plant
The genus has five known species, all of which scientists have named and described.
You'll find any of these in countries with mild or warm winters and in hot Africa. For example, in Central America, Argentina, and the Mediterranean coast.
[1] Royal Strelitzia (Strelitzia reginae)
The most well-known and likely most common species of Strelitzia. It is most commonly grown indoors. The flower's diameter is between 4-6 inches (10 and 15 cm).
The leaves are oval and glossy, measuring about 16 inches (40 cm) long and 12 inches (30 cm) wide, with a rigid stem that can grow to be 24 inches (60 cm) long.
The evergreen leaves appear one by one, usually cross-shaped, resulting in a fan-shaped crown.
The flowers are predominantly orange with a hint of blue. Petal colors include yellow, purple, blue, and orange, with three red-brown tepals forming a rook shape.
The most common and well-known variety has orange flower heads, but a newer variety produces a yellow flower.
Yellow Bird of Paradise flowers has been around in the wild for a long time.
However, seeds from these forms rarely germinate naturally because most of them are pollinated by different varieties. It takes two yellow parents to produce a yellow variety.
Yellow Bird of Paradise
During the 1970s, John Winter pollinated a stock of yellow Strelitzia (only seven) at the National Botanical Garden in Kirstenbosch, Africa.
It took them twenty years of careful selection and hand pollination to get enough of their first batch sold commercially in 1994.
Until 1996, it was sold under the name "Kirstenbosch Gold," but in honor of Nelson Mandela, the name was changed to "Mandela's Gold." This is the only variety of this species.
The grayish-green banana-like leaves of Mandela's Gold can reach 5 feet (1.5 m). The large flowers have three transparent yellow sepals and three dark purple petals.
[2] Strelitzia nicolai
Among all of the Strelitzias, this one is the most majestic.
In honor of Russian Tsar Nicholas-I, Edward Regel (1815-1892), director of the Imperial Botanical Garden in St. Petersburg, gave this blue-and-white flower his name.
This plant is also known as woody Strelitzia because it can grow up to 26-33 feet (8-10 m) tall and has a stem up to 13 feet (4m) wide.
They look like palm tree trunks because of the scars left by the fallen leaves. The wind flutters the leaves, making them resemble the feathers of a massive bird.
The flowers are magnificent, with very large inflorescences typical of the Strelitzia.
The petals of Strelitzia Nicholas are blue and white sepals on a purplish-blue base, and they can grow to be up to 20 inches (50 cm) long.
The coloration is noticeably different. A reddish border surrounds a blue-green bract, bears flowers with blue-white petals. Flowers only appear after eight years of growth.
The plant would be mistaken for a massive banana tree without flowers. Therefore, it is known as "wild banana Natalia" by the local tribes.
The plant is also unique in that it is not toxic. The seeds of Strelitzia Nicolai are eaten in its native South Africa, and the stems are used to make ropes.
Strelitzia Nicolai grows quickly in natural conditions because of its strong roots and many branches.
It grows best along river and sea coasts, in climates where night and day temperatures are not too different, and tolerates drought well.
[3] Strelitzia White/ Strelitzia alba
Strelitzia augusta
Strelitzia White or Strelitzia Augusta is the rarest of the three large Strelitzia species in southern Africa, distinguished by their characteristics and color distribution.
It is an excellent choice for a medium to large garden.
Its lower part is woody, and its leaves are extended up to 3 feet (90cm) and are glossy.
The petals are white on a purple base, up to 6 inches (15 cm) long. Strelizia white blooms from May to July.
The bush is not branched, but it has a lot of stems and can grow up to 34 feet (10m) tall. Older stems are woody and have scarred leaves and suckers at the base.
The top leaves are oblong, 6.5 feet (2 m) long, 1.3-2 feet (0.4-0.6 m) wide.
They are leathery, grow opposite each other, are green to grayish in color, and the leaf lamina tears with wind and age.
A single boat-shaped flower will appear when it blooms in the fall and winter.
It is curved and dark blue, measuring 10-11inches (250-300 mm) long, 2.4-3 inches (60-80 mm) tall, and 1.8 inches (45 mm) thick.
The flower-bearing stem has a slender tip and is covered in mucilage secreted on both sides. The sepals are white and measure 160-180 mm in length by 30 to 35 mm wide.
Strelitzia augusta Flower
They are pure white, with 35 mm lanceolate petals, a 0.5 inch (11 mm) wide lower boat-shaped petal on top, and a 1.5 inch (40-45 mm) lanceolate upper petal on top of the bottom.
The filament is 1.2 inches (30 mm) long, and the anthers are between 2-2.2 inches (50 and 55 mm) in length.
During the summer, the fruit separates from the tree's apex. The aril is yellow, and the seeds are rounded and black to brown in color.
[4] Strelitzia caudata
Strelitzia caudata
It is a banana-like Strelitzia species found in southern Africa. It is an ideal location for medium to extensive gardens.
Strelitzia Caudata is a multi-stemmed, unbranched plant that can reach a height of about 20 feet (6m) and has a stem diameter of 4-6 inches (100 to 150 mm).
The stems of older plants are woody, covered in leaf scars, and frequently have suckers growing out of the bottom.
Leaf blades are 5-5.5 feet (1.5-1.7m) long and 31-33.5 inches (800-850 mm) wide, oblong with a pink petiole that measures 5-5.5 feet in length but is narrower at the base.
Its leaves are leathery, opposite, green to grayish in color, and the leaf lamina is torn and torn by the wind as it ages.
A single purple inflorescence with a boat-shaped shape bears several flowers in the fall and winter.
It is burgundy-gray in color, 12 inches (300 mm) long, 2.5 inches (60-65 mm) high, and about 1.4 inches (35 mm) thick, and it is at right angles to the pedicel.
The slender tip of the stem produces mucus that aids in the appearance of flowers.
These flowers have linear-lanceolate upper abaxial pairs of sepals 6-8 inches (150-200 mm) long and 1.2 inches (30 mm) wide.
The upper abaxial pairs of sepals are white or pinkish-purple at the base.
The lower sepal is about the same length as the other two, boat-shaped with a sharp keel that extends roughly in the middle into a thin lobe or tail 0.6-1 inch (15-25 mm) long.
Petals are light purple all over or near the base, about 5-6 inches (120-150 mm) long, with apical parts forming a sagittate shape (resembling an arrowhead).
Blunt basal lobes measure 2-2.4 inches (50-60mm) in length and 0.3 inches (7-8mm) in width. It measures 4 inches (100mm) long by 0.8 inches (20mm) in width.
Its upper petal is an ovate shape, measuring 1-1.3 inches (25-35 mm) long and 0.5 inches (10-12.5 mm)` wide, including the tip (acute point).
The filaments are 1-1.5 inches (30-40 mm) long, and the anthers are 2-3.5 inches (55-90 mm) wide.
Including the stigma, the style measures 6-7 inches (160-175 mm). The ovary shape is irregularly triangular.
[5] Strelitzia juncea
Strelitzia juncea
The species grows naturally in the eastern part of the African continent. The plant can withstand dry periods and sudden temperature drops, so it is not afraid of short-term problems.
Flowers resemble the buds of Strelitzia caudata in structure and appearance.
The leaves, on the other hand, are noticeably different. The leaf blades are narrow and elongated, forming a dense rosette up to 6.5 feet (2m) in diameter.
The plant is slow-growing and doesn't flower for 3-4 years. However, if grown correctly, S. juncea is a flowering and long-living plant.
Flowers resemble the most common S. reginae, despite the leaves is very different from each other.
The inflorescence is made up of a scapular shape with an average of five flowers.
While S. Regina's flower spot is held above the leaves, this species' flower spot is lower.
Strelitzia reginae mzimvubuensis
This subspecies of the well-known Strelitzia reginae is a garden favorite and the world's best-cut flower.
They are evergreen shrubs that can grow 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and 6.5feet (2 m) in diameter. The roots are fleshy and can grow up to .08 inches (20 mm) in diameter.
The leaves are a vibrant green (but have a slight grayish-blue bloom when grown in full sun). Arrange in two opposing rows, ascending to a height of 5 feet (1.5 m).
Petioles up to .05 inch (12 mm) in diameter and 32 inches (800 mm) in length, green or with a grayish-blue patina Plants grown in full sun have broad ovate (egg-shaped) or almost lanceolate (ovate-lanceolate) leaf blades.
The inflorescence stem (approximately four are formed per season) is erect, challenging, and grows to 28 inches (700 mm).
Colorful bracts cover its long ends, measuring between 6-7 inches (170-180 mm) and reaching a sharp point at the end of the denticle, which is horizontal or ascending. This boat-shaped denticle gives rise to three to six flowers.
Use In The Interior Decoration
Strelitzia's exotic appearance can brighten any room. Even the most indifferent guests or visitors can be surprised by the large glossy leaves and original buds.
Tall "birds of paradise" look great in modern homes and match even the boldest designs.
Restrooms with verandas and loggias often have pots with unusual plants in them. They occupy the extra space and draw attention.
With the help of Strelitzia, you can make a green space right in your apartment.
Large specimens look great on the floor, as do small planters on stands.
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This month, the Trump administration announced two changes to trade policy that may affect a wide range of companies that manufacture or import bicycles, parts and accessories. The first change relates to new tariffs on imports of raw steel and aluminum, while the second is focused on new tariffs on products imported from China.
Higher tariffs on steel and aluminum
On March 8, the president announced new tariffs on imports of specific types of unfinished steel and aluminum. The new rates are 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum. According to the administration, these tariffs are needed because the United States is highly dependent on foreign producers of raw steel and aluminum, posing a threat to our national security interests. The European Union, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea are exempt from the tariff increase.
The increased tariffs apply to specific codes within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). With respect to steel, the relevant HTS codes are:
7206.10 through 7216.50
Broadly speaking, these codes include a range of ingots, flat-rolled products, bars and rods, angles, shapes, sections, wires, semifinished products, rails, fish-plates, sole plates, tubes, and piping made or iron or nonalloy steel, stainless steel or other alloy steel.
The following HTS headings are subject to the new tariffs on imported aluminum:
99.51.60 and 7616.99.51.70
These codes generally include bars, rods, profiles, wire, flat-rolled products, tubes, pipes, fittings, castings, forgings and unrought aluminum.
The practical implications of these changes remain to be seen. Some bicycle wheel manufacturers import material covered by these HTS codes, but may not be the only bike businesses affected by the tariff increase. Even for those companies that source their raw materials from within the U.S., an uptick on prices for foreign steel and aluminum may translate to higher prices from domestic sources as well.
The administration has also outlined a process by which companies may apply for an exemption from the tariff increase if a steel or aluminum import is not produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a satisfactory quality. Those procedures are available on the Department of Commerce's website, here.
New tariffs on imports from china
In the second major initiative, the United States Trade Representative announced a process to consider new tariffs on products imported from China. This process arises out of an investigation that the administration launched in August 2017 into Chinese trade practices under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. While the primary focus of this investigation has been focused on technology and intellectual property, higher tariffs on consumer products are also now part of the discussion with respect to potential penalties.
On Thursday, March 22, the administration unveiled a public process to determine what products might be subject to new tariffs. According to the announcement, a proposed list of products imported from China that could face higher tariffs would be released within 15 days, or by April 6. That list would then be open to public comment for at least 30 days.
The list of products that may face higher tariffs is unknown at this time. The administration is using a computerized algorithm to identify penalties, which may include listing specific HTS codes that will be subject to new tariffs. We understand that the products under consideration are not limited to technology-related goods, such as electronics, and may include a wide range of consumer products. We will update the industry if bicycle products are included on the proposed list of tariff changes scheduled for release on April 6.
Update — April 3
On April 3, the United States Trade Representative announced a proposed list of products that would be subject to a 25 percent tariff if imported from China. While none of the core bicycle HTS headings are included on the proposed list of tariffs, the list does include other items that may be relevant to our industry such batteries, motors, and machinery. A full list of HTS classifications included in the proposal is available here. The proposal will be open for public comment (in writing) through May 11, 2018.
We are continually seeking input from companies in the bike industry with respect to how these tariff changes will affect your business. Please contact us to let us know if these policies will have a specific consequence by contacting policy directors Katy Hartnett and Alex Logemann.
Update — July 13
This week, the administration released a new proposal that would increase the tariff on nearly every other bicycle, component and accessory imported from China by 10 percent. If approved, these significant tax increases will affect every level of our industry's supply chain, from manufacturers to dealers and, ultimately, customers.
Read more about the proposed tariff increases and take action.
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And in Japan, Justin McCurry tucked into possibly the healthiest school lunch in the world.
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Also, Norway is showing the world what to do with its old plastic bottles, as Positive News found out.
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As a design company we have several alternatives to concrete foundations that can be used for ANY building – not just 'eco' ones. If you are in London, you could go and look at our building at Tulse Hill for the Holy Trinity Church, using rammed car tyre foundations.
It's been a particularly good spell for otters, in the UK at least, with news that numbers have recovered spectacularly in recent years.
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A brighter future for women's football as GFA promises more competitions and support
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The Grenada Football Association (GFA) is looking forward to a bright future for Women's Football with more support and competitions following the conclusion of the Women's 7-a-side and U15 Tournaments.
Football administrators and coaches are pleased with the talent emerging from the competitions and say pathways will be created for more women to play the game and develop their skills.
In the final of the Women's League held at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium, Boca Juniors dominated their opponents Paradise FCI A winning 7-1, to take home the championship.
Monique George who captured the Golden Boots title scored 4 goals for Boca Juniors (16th, 31st, 47th and 48th minutes), while her teammates Alisha Charles found the net twice in the 8th and 40th minutes and Sharis Alexander converted in the 62nd minute. Cardisha Rennie was the lone goal scorer for Paradise FCI A in the 27th minute. Queen's Park Rangers captured 3rd place after their opponents FC Camerhogne did not show.
Commenting on the League, GFA President Cheney Joseph said he was happy with the level of talent displayed by the players.
He further stated, "We need to do a lottery system so that we will have more competitive matches, balance among the teams and more girls will be seen. We are hopeful to go down to U13 and U10 very soon."
GFA Women's Development Officer, Harry Varley, said once a proper structure is put in place, then women's football will blossom in Grenada. He said that in the coming weeks "We have the U14 nationals going away this month, U20s the following month and senior national team matches in October and November. We have been watching and evaluating their performances and now it's their chance to represent Grenada internationally."
Commenting on the support needed for women's football, GFA Director and Chair of the Women's Football Committee, Renae Samuel said, "When you get players and parents involved earlier, you tap into the interest, and they develop that passion for wanting to play and specialize in the field."
Boca Juniors' Judy McIntosh was awarded the Women's League Tournament MVP. She expressed her excitement for the future saying, "My brothers motivated me to play the game and I grew to love it. One day, I hope to make it a career."
Monique George also of Boca Juniors netted 31 goals during the Women's League to capture the Golden Boot title. She remarked that she wants to go on to represent her country.
The following are the other individual prizes in the league:
Women's League Golden Gloves – Rashida Herry – Boca Juniors
Team MVPs:
RGPF Saint Forces – Shante Bain
St. Andrew's Vanguards – Jadine Baptiste
5 Stars – Shadel Edwards
Boca Juniors – Alisha Charles
GBSS – Amelia Bubb
FC Camerhogne – Keona Salandy
Queen's Park Rangers – Shania Johnson
Paradise FCI-A – Teasia Jones
Paradise FCI-B – Kim Fletcher
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Home » All » Sundance 2023 Review: Eileen – "Creates a haunting atmosphere that hangs in the air like the forest mist."
Sundance 2023 Review: Eileen – "Creates a haunting atmosphere that hangs in the air like the forest mist."
Posted by Trevor Hogg on Jan 24, 2023 in All, drama, fantasy, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments
The dreary life of the sexually oppressed Eileen is given a ray of hope with the arrival of new prison psychologist Rebecca.
Fantasies of sexual acts and killing her alcoholic and abusive father are the only escape for Eileen as her temporary job at the prison is starting to look like a lifetime career; the repression is finally given a release with the arrival of a new female psychologist who is as brash and sultry as she is quiet and plainly attired. A bond is forged between the two women with a particular murder case becoming a subject of mutual interest.
Thomasin McKenzie does a believable job of portraying a doe-eyed daughter of a drunken and gun-wielding retired police chief who is looking for the opportunity to go from a meek flower to a fully bloomed rose bush. She quietly goes about her business and in the process of doing so is able to convey an emotional limbo between sadness and hopefulness. Anne Hathaway has the easier role as the wolfish and vibrant femme fatale with a blatant disregard for following protocols.
Filmmaker William Oldroyd does his best with a limited budget by making the story personal rather than epic in nature. There are the inevitable comparisons with the movie Carol while that has the two leads consummating their relationship between the motel sheets, this one takes on a Hitchcockian twist that once you get past a certain implausible factor revolving around Eileen growing up in the area adds to the narrative. Songs are cleverly integrated into the soundtrack and Oldroyd is successfully able to create a haunting atmosphere that hangs in the air like the forest mist.


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London wants to show it's open for business in Tech Week 2018
London Tech Week 2018 kicks off with attracting young people into tech a key theme
Karl Flinders
Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly
The London Tech Week 2018 launch event kicked off a string of 300 separate events over the next week designed to promote London as a tech hub and attract more young people from diverse backgrounds into an industry craving new blood.
An audience dominated by young people at the Francis Crick Institute in London heard from tech leaders in business and academia as well as London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, who also used the opportunity to announce an ambitious smart city plan for London and talk up the city's position in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
"There is always a great buzz about the London Tech festival," he said. "It not only showcases the latest tech innovation but also serves as the perfect illustration that despite Brexit our city remains welcoming, outward looking and open. Open to business, open to investment and open to talent."
Engaging with the next generation of potential IT professions was the repeated call from speakers throughout the launch event.
With a future IT skills shortage predicted as a result of Brexit, as well as a shortage of students studying technology, boosting home grown talent is critical if London and the wider UK is to compete on the world stage.
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Speaking to Computer Weekly, Martin Loomes, dean of the school of science and technology at Middlesex University, said the London Tech week event is a good opportunity for the university to show off what it does. It was demonstrated a robotic arm that can be controlled by simple programming, which is aimed at inspiring primary school children.
This is much needed considering the shortage of young people studying Stem subjects. "There is not enough. Events like this can break down barriers."
He said there is a real problem due to the lack of women getting into tech. "We still have very few women coming into computing and engineering, and if we can crack that nut, I think we will solve some of the skills shortage."
Efforts are being made at secondary school level to increase the take up of computing subjects. Ed Chambers, head of engineering at London secondary school the UCL Academy, said: "We were invited here as we are a Stem specialist school, so this is right up our street." At the UCL academy, children do engineering for three hours a week."
He said the students are interested in technologies including computer-aided design (CAD) and robotics, but added that work needs to be done to better promote careers in technology.
Retaining girls' interest in tech
Getting more girls into tech at an early age and retaining their interest is key, according to Maria Walsh, engineering technician at the UCL Academy.
The UK will face huge challenges over the next few years as its Brexit destination is defined. In the meantime and possibly beyond, the IT sector could find itself short of the skills it needs. Another academic that wished to remain anonymous said his organisation is already losing experienced staff as a result of Brexit.
"People are not leaving in their droves, but those that are getting offers in EU countries are taking them," they said. "London is no longer the attractive place it was."
Khan also used the launch event to make an announcement around a London smart city project, as well as details of London's strong position in the global AI industry.
The smart city initiative will challenge London's tech talent to help solve problems including poor air quality, urban design and digital connectivity. He also announced a report on London's AI ecosystem from CognitionX, which found the city is home to 758 artificial intelligence companies – more than twice as many as its closest rivals Paris and Berlin combined.
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Popular iOS app Notability paywall features that users have already paid for
Update 1 (03/11/2021 @ 04:40 ET): Notability has decided to give initial buyers lifetime access to premium features, following outrage online. The article as published on November 2, 2021 is kept below.
Notability – one of the most popular note-taking apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac – has moved to the freemium business model. While we've seen this move happen with other apps before, this app is removing features that users had previously paid for. So if you've purchased the app and in-app purchases (IAP) to unlock additional features in the past, you'll be treated like any other free user a year from now.
Owned by Ginger Labs, Notability announced in a Medium blog post that it will be free on the App Store. Users who previously purchased the app will get a free subscription for one year. Subsequently, they will lose all premium features in favor of a paywall, including those purchased separately as an IAP, such as handwriting recognition. This enraged users on online platforms such as Twitter and Reddit, according to MacRumors.
Hi, just to understand:
– I bought Notability
– I bought Hamdwriting Recognition (IAP)
– I bought stickers and notebooks (IAP)
Now in a year you will force me to subscribe to use the features I have already purchased (also Cloudsync) ??? !!!
– Frank (@the_alsacian) November 1, 2021
Amazed that @NotabilityApp changes to a subscription model. I've happily paid for the Mac and iOS versions of Notability separately since 2015, and it's been walking me through 3 degrees now. Very disappointed that there are no acquired rights; will switch.
– Colin Whaley, MSc (@colin_whaley) November 1, 2021
This decision does not seem fair to users who had to buy the app for $ 8.99, in addition to other IAPs. Usually, apps that pass to the original freemium grandfather users and provide them with additional benefits. In this case, the initial buyers only receive one year of bonus. And that's clearly not enough, according to their complaints online.
It also arguably violates Apple App Store guidelines. From section 3.1.2:
If you change your existing app to a subscription-based business model, you should not remove the core functionality that existing users have already paid for. For example, allow customers who have already purchased a "full game unlock" to continue to access the full game after introducing a subscription model for new customers.
"How to go from being a great business to being a scam." – The courses given by @NotabilityApp
– Anderson Santos (@andersonsantos) November 2, 2021
Except you are not all "free", are you @NotabilityApp? And you're removing features that people like me already paid enough for and now you're trying to get us to subscribe with that annual fee to get those features back? Madness. https://t.co/XY3fKy20Kt
– Yaad (@ Yaad10694143) November 2, 2021
Annoyed that I paid @NotabilityApp the app "upgrades" me to a subscription service. Doesn't the App Store usually offer a new v2 app for subscription and keep the old paid app? This is the first time that I have seen a paid change to a subscription … 😠
– Iain Hannah (@sciigh) November 2, 2021
Notability is currently in the top rankings for productivity apps on the App Store and carries the Editors' Choice badge. It has grown over the years – thanks to the support of paid users – and has become one of the most recommended apps for note taking. As a result, users feel betrayed and disappointed with the way they are treated, despite their loyalty over the past few years.
Are you using Notability? If so, what do you think of their new business model? Let us know in the comments section below.
Update 1: Notability has decided to give initial buyers lifetime access to premium features
Following the outrage online across multiple platforms, it looks like Notability has decided to do the right thing, according to MacRumors. In a future update 11.0.2, initial buyers of the app will have lifetime access to existing premium features. Notability warns, however, that they cannot guarantee that new features in the future will also remain free. It all depends on maintenance costs and other factors.
The announcement was made in a tweet linked to another Company's Medium blog post. While this move will certainly make some of the original users happy, it seems a bunch of them still feel betrayed. It is not known whether the company has reversed its decision to avoid further damage or if it actually cares about its users. Some users even claim that this decision was made to avoid being kicked from the App Store for violating Apple guidelines. There is nothing more they can do at this point anyway.
Good, but I'm going to stop using it anyway.
The damage has been done.
– Guillaume Cantin (@wilomgfx) November 2, 2021
Let's be honest, you did this not because you care about your users, but because it goes against App Store policy. You all care about the money rather than the users!
– Ritesh 🌈 (@therealriteshk) November 2, 2021
Apple finally emailed you, huh?
"We want to do it right…" Yeah. I think you mean you want to stay on the App Store. Nice dishonest spin, though. https://t.co/PaOD9VUoiU pic.twitter.com/PAmrfcPVbA
– Jean (@Hi_Im_Sarno) November 3, 2021
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This year my focus has been on prints but I got a chance to make two books for an exhibition. Both are accordion folded books in "house" shapes. "At the scene of" and "Later that day" were printed in colour from photopolymer plates. One has drawings on the backside and the other has cutout silhouettes glued over the colour images.


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Automatic Loveletter EP är Automatic Loveletters andra EP. Den släpptes i februari 2009.

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 The Day That Saved Us (Juliet Simms, Leah Haywood & Daniel James)  – 4:02
 My Goodbye (Juliet Simms, Gregg Wattenberg & Derek Fuhrman)  – 3:40
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Cabinet approves extension of term for panel examining sub-categorisation of OBCs
PTI July 31, 2019
New Delhi, July 31 (PTI) The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved an extension of six months in the term of the five-member commission examining sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central list. This is the seventh extension of the term given to the commission, formed in October 2017. "The proposed extension of tenure shall enable the Commission to submit a comprehensive report on the issue of sub-categorisation of OBCs, after consultation with various stake holders," an official statement said. The cabinet in May had extended the term of the panel headed by Justice G Rohini (retd), which is examining the crucial issue of creating quota within quota, till July 31. The tenure of the commission which was to end on July 31, has now been extended till January 31, 2020. The commission has held extensive meetings with all the stakeholders, including state governments, state backward classes commissions, community associations and general public, since its formation. It has also obtained records, caste-wise data of OBCs admitted in higher educational institution as well as similar caste-wise data of recruits in central government departments, central public sector undertakings, public sector banks and financial institutions. The panel was mandated to examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities in the central list of OBCs. It was also tasked with working out a mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters for sub-categorisation within such OBCs and taking up the exercise of identifying castes, sub-castes and communities and classifying them into respective sub-categories. The commission, which was stipulated to submit its report within 10 weeks from assumption of charge by the chairperson, has been granted several extensions since its formation citing voluminous data obtained from all quarters and the time required for its scientific analysis to prepare a comprehensive report. PTI PLB TVS
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