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Plutarch's Lives in Paint: 5a Aristides
Charles Brocas (1774–1835), Aristides (detail) (1806), oil on canvas, 235 x 183 cm, Musée des Augustins de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Image by Didier Descouens, via Wikimedia Commons.
Plutarch's Lives progresses with a Greek hero who was a contemporary of Themistocles: Aristides (sometimes referred to as Aristeides). The two differed in their views over the way the Athenian city-state should be run. Themistocles was a champion of the people, and keen on opening government up democratically. Aristides, though, was a follower of Lycurgus, who had laid down the absolute laws of the Spartans. Ironically, both suffered as a result of the democratic votes which determined their ostracisation.
The two statesmen were opposed in almost everything that they said and did.
Aristides was a tireless and fearless defender of justice, even when it made life harder for himself. He was once prosecuting an enemy in court, and made such a good job of presenting the case for the prosecution that the judges wanted to proceed straight to a verdict without hearing the defence. Aristides then pled the case for the defendant to have a proper hearing, including that of his defence.
He first made his reputation as a general at the Battle of Marathon (in 490 BCE), in which the Athenians defeated King Darius the First's Persian army even though the Greeks had less than half the number of men. The commander there was Miltiades, but it was the forces under the immediate command of Themistocles and Aristides who saw the most and hardest action.
According to the account of Herodotus, there were two singular athletic achievements associated with the Battle of Marathon: in one, an Athenian named Pheidippides ran more than 225 km (140 miles) from Athens to Sparta to ask for assistance before the battle started. In the other, the Athenian forces marched at great speed from the battlefield back to Athens, a distance of 40 kilometres (25 miles), to counter a Persian force which was travelling by sea to the city.
Luc-Olivier Merson (1846–1920), The Soldier of Marathon (1869), further details not known. Wikimedia Commons.
Plutarch is one source who conflates these, and elsewhere claimed that a runner named Erchius or Eucles ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory. As shown in Luc-Olivier Merson's painting of The Soldier of Marathon (1869), on telling of victory, the athlete – now named Pheidippides or Philippides – collapsed and died.
Merson's painting won him the Prix de Rome, and became a significant part of the growing Olympic movement, which culminated in the running of the first modern Marathon in the renewed games of 1896.
Aristides was made Archon, ruler over Athens, in return for his accomplishments at Marathon, and quickly became known as the Just, on account of his passion for justice. Inevitably, this gave rise to jealousy, and Themistocles claimed that Aristides had abolished the courts of law, and was judging cases in private instead. This led to Aristides being ostracised, and banished from Athens for ten years as a result.
William Rainey (1852-1936), Aristides and the Citizens (c 1900), in Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls by W H Weston, Frederick A Stokes, New York. https://archive.org/details/plutarchslivesfo00westrich
William Rainey's illustration of Aristides and the Citizens from about 1900 shows a story told by Plutarch of the vote for his ostracism. An illiterate and boorish man came up to Aristides during the vote, and (not knowing who he was talking to) asked Aristides to write the name of Aristides on his fragment of pottery, so that he could cast it as his vote.
When Aristides asked why he had chosen to vote for Aristides to be ostracised, the man said that he was tired of hearing him always being called 'the Just'. Such are the vagaries of the vote of the people even today.
Charles Brocas (1774–1835), Aristides (1806), oil on canvas, 235 x 183 cm, Musée des Augustins de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Image by Didier Descouens, via Wikimedia Commons.
Charles Brocas' large portrait of Aristides, which was completed, and exhibited in the Salon of 1806, shows the statesman weeping with his two daughters, as they shelter in a cave at the start of their banishment. His left arm clutches their few possessions: a thin cloak, and small statues of the goddess Athena, and of Zeus himself.
This banishment was rescinded after only three years, when Xerxes and his army invaded the countries to the north of Athens. Aristides returned as a general, and he and Themistocles agreed to work together, with the latter as overall commander for the Battle of Salamis. During that naval engagement (won by the Greeks), Aristides captured the small island of Psyttaleia in the straits of Salamis, where he ensured that no Persian was safe.
Bernardino Poccetti (1548–1612), Aristides (1583-86), fresco, dimensions not known, Palazzo Capponi-Vettori, Florence, Italy. Image by sailko, via Wikimedia Commons.
I think it is his role in the Battle of Salamis which Bernardino Poccetti celebrates in his fresco of Aristides (1583-86) in the Palazzo Capponi-Vettori in Florence, Italy. Its inscription reads Aristide che fu un greco fabritio, which I think means something like 'Aristides who was a Greek smith' (a smith as in a builder of nations).
Aristides was then put in command of eight thousand Athenians, which joined forces with Pausanias and his Spartans to fight the Persians one last time at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE. After an initial cavalry battle, the Persians intended to attack the Greeks by surprise. Aristides was forewarned of that attack by the king of the Macedonians, which helped the Greeks repel the Persians the following day.
Eventually the Persians launched more attacks, but the Spartans and Athenians got the upper hand. The Persian commander was killed by a Spartan soldier, and the Persian force shut themselves up in a stockade, where the Greeks overcame them and slaughtered most of their enemy.
Hugh William Williams (1773–1829), The Plain of Plataea, from Mount Cithaeron (c 1824), original details not known, engraving by William Miller (1796–1882), in 'Select Views In Greece With Classical Illustrations', London, 1829. Wikimedia Commons.
Although I cannot find any trace of Hugh William Williams' original painting of The Plain of Plataea, from Mount Cithaeron (c 1824), this engraving by William Miller gives a good idea of the terrain at the foot of the mountain where the Greeks and Persians met in battle nearly 2,500 years ago.
After this, Aristides played an important role as an intermediary between the smaller Greek states and Sparta, ensuring that the city-states paid fair contributions to maintain their alliance.
During his life as a statesman and general, Aristides' constant fairness did not bring him riches. Plutarch is undecided as to where he met his death, but states that his tomb at Phalerum, on the coast by Athens, had to be built by the city, as his estate was insufficient to cover its cost. For, unlike so many of his time, Aristides the Just had never extracted funds from the public purse to line his own pockets.
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Twin Mountain is a little village in the town of Carroll. Not much to it, and almost nowhere to grab a bite to eat. During the summer, Tarry Ho Campground opened 302 Grill to fill that void, and it really does, serving up delicious burgers, steak and cheese sandwiches and of course ice cream!
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Ntando Mahlangu planning a surprise at the Paralympics: 'I have done something special'
By Kevin McCallum - 26 August 2021
Ntando Mahlangu (T61) winning the men's 800m race during day one of the ASA Senior Track and Field National Championships at Tuks Athletics Stadium on April 15 2021 in Pretoria.
Image: Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images
At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Ntando Mahlangu, then just 14, bounced with giddy excitement on the podium on the two prosthetic legs that had not only won silver in the 200m, but told the story of those who had helped him get there.
The names of all those who had played a part in him reaching the Games, just four years after he had learnt to walk after his decision to amputate his underdeveloped legs, were inscribed on the legs. Five years later, Mahlangu is planning something similar for both the 200m and long jump events.
"Coming into these Games I have done something special," Mahlangu said from Tokyo on Thursday. "I have done something similar (to Rio) for my long jump blades and my 200m blades. There will be two different designs. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it is very special. I will share the story of the design after each event."
Mahlangu is still a teenager but feels his emotional growth has matched his physical development. He is a Paralympic superstar, one of nine Paralympians to be featured in the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix.
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"As a person I started to believe in myself a lot more. I'm also emotionally and mentally a lot stronger. The speed and the physicality are very important, but what I have gone through has made me a better person than I was in 2016. I've worked on my strength and running style, but the first thing we had to do was to make sure I was emotionally right for the Games. Having that, I feel a lot more confident going into the competition.
"The challenge of lockdown meant we could not go out to train. We didn't know how to plan our training and competition schedule because we did not know when the Games were going to happen or not happen. Having the team I had behind me back home made it easier. If the Games weren't going to happen this year, our aim was to maintain and maintain and maintain."
Mahlangu will compete in the long jump on Saturday and the 200m on September 3, where he will come up against Richard Whitehead, the dominant force in the 200m and the winner in Rio and London. The Brit is back at the age of 45 and while he says he is definitely going to retire after these Games, "I'm not sure he will," laughed Mahlangu.
"I have run against him many times. He dominated in 2016, then at the 2017 World Champs and in 2019, at the World Champs, the tables were turned and I won. If you look at his social media he is training and getting stronger, which is a good thing. We know what has been going on with him. I don't share a lot on social media. I do the work and then I surprise people in competition. I'm going for the gold."
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On Thursday, dressage rider Philippa Johnson-Dwyer celebrated returning for her fifth Paralympics having overcome extraordinary odds during a testing 2020. She was seventh in the grading and qualified for the final individual test final, but just getting here for the two-time Paralympic gold medal and silver medal winner has taken some doing.
"About 10 months ago I was diagnosed with endocarditis (a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the chambers and valves) and had to have open heart surgery. While they were doing the tests for the endocarditis they found I had cancer. After the surgery I had to do five weeks of radiation and chemo, but that took me out of riding for seven months," said Johnson-Dwyer.
"I underestimated what chemo does to your body but I have had the most exquisite team of people around me and they have all done everything in their power to get me here. It made me look at priorities in life, the joy of being able just to walk my horse and not even ride it. It rekindled my passion all over again."
The 46-year-old confirmed she will be back for Paris, for her sixth Games, and possibly Los Angeles after that, where, no doubt, she will be joined by fellow dressage rider Cayla van der Walt, the US-based South African, who admitted to some nerves on "the biggest stage I have been on" in what was a strong performance in her first Games.
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WhatsApp since the last few months has launched a streak of new hot features, which its competitors have had since a long time ago, which will make conversations a lot more convenient and safe. Now, the user interface of this instant messenger is adapting to the user requirements and demands, after all, it's what user convenience is all about. So, 2023 is going to be the year of satisfying the needs of WhatsApp users. How do we know? Well, this new ability tells us.
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Last year, green messenger, launched the ability to transfer chats from android to ios with the help of the Move to iOS app. This update supported a lot of those users who wanted to switch to an iOS device from an android. However, now as per the reports of WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is now developing a new update after receiving it users can transfer their chat data from their old device to a new android device without first creating a backup on Google Drive.
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This spray-on nanofiber 'skin' may revolutionize burn and wound care
Shaped like a gun, Nanomedic's SpinCare device emits a web of electrospun polymer nanofabric that stays put for weeks—no dressing changes required.
[Source Photo: Nanomedic Technologies Ltd.]
By Rina Raphael 4 minute Read
Imagine if bandaging looked a little more like, well, a water gun?
Israeli startup Nanomedic Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of medical device company Nicast, has invented a new mechanical contraption to treat burns, wounds, and surgical injuries by mimicking human tissue. Shaped like a children's toy, the lightweight SpinCare emits a proprietary nanofiber "second skin" that completely covers the area that needs to heal.
All one needs to do is aim, squeeze the two triggers, and fire off an electrospun polymer material that attaches to the skin.
The Nanomedic spray method avoids any need to come into direct contact with the wound. In that sense, it completely sidesteps painful routine bandage dressings. The transient skin then fully develops into a secure physical barrier with tough adherence. Once new skin is regenerated, usually between two to three weeks (depending on the individual's heal time), the layer naturally peels off.
"You don't replace it," explains Nanomedic CEO Dr. Chen Barak. "You put it only once—on the day of application—and it remains there until it feels the new layer of skin healed."
More importantly, by fully encasing the wound—and forgoing dressings—it drastically inhibits potential infections. Open injuries have a high risk of serious bacterial wound infections, which can lead to long-term disabilities, chronic wounds, and even death. This is especially relevant during disasters or public emergencies in which large populations overwhelm hospitals and trauma care capacity, according to the World Health Organization.
SpinCare might just be the quick, portable solution to treating patients en masse. The contraption can easily be operated by medical staff or trained volunteers in just a few minutes. "We bring dressing directly to the bedside," says Barak. "We actually manufacture directly on the patient."
Nanomedic already tested the device on more than 120 patients in major Israeli hospitals, with not one reporting an infection.
It's a new paradigm in wound care, which traditionally depends on premade bandages crafted to suit an individual. With Nanomedic, doctors can print the exact measurements of care directly on the wound.
"It's fully personalized," says Nanomedic chairman Chen Katz. "Any size, any place, anywhere, with no contact."
Beyond burns
"It's the same model as an espresso machine," says Barak.
The SpinCare holds single-use ampoules containing Nanomedic's polymer formulation. Once the capsule is firmly in place, one activates the device roughly eight inches towards the wound. Pressing the trigger activates the electron-spinning process, which sprays a web-like a layer of nano fibers directly on the wound.
The solution adjusts to the morphology of the wound, thereby creating a transient skin layer that imitates the skin structure's human tissue. It's a transparent, protective film that then allows the patient and doctor to monitor progress. Once the wound has healed and developed a new layer of skin, the SpinCare "bandage" falls off on its own.
The product is already being tested in hospitals. In the coming year, following FDA clearance, Nanomedic plans to expand to emergency rooms, ambulances, military use, and disaster relief response like fire truck companies. The global wound healing market is expected to hit $35 billion by 2025, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.
[Photo: Nanomedic Technologies Ltd.]
Nanomedic joins other researchers attempting to reimagine the wound healing process. Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, created a new kind of protective bandage that sends a mild electrical stimulation, thereby "dramatically" reducing the time deep surgical wounds take to heal.
As for the the playful (yet functional) design, it resembles other medical tools utilizing the point-and-shoot feature. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Boston Children's Hospital recently revealed a "hot-glue gun" that melds torn human tissues together. The medical glue is meant to replace painful and often scarring stitches and staples.
Down the line, Nanomedic plans to enter the in-home care market, where it believes it can better assist caretakers for treatment of chronic wounds, such as pressure ulcers. The chronic wounds segment is projected to hold the dominant share in the wound healing market due to aging populations.
"A lot of the healthcare systems around the world today are moving toward home care," notes Barak. "It's already taking place. This is a revolution, and we will be there to support this direction."
But a bigger opportunity lies in the multiple uses the SpinCare can ultimately provide. It is, in essence, a platform technology that could benefit multiple categories, not just medical wound care. Currently, the SpinCare's capsules do not contain any active ingredients. Nanomedic is already researching how to add different additives, such as antibacterial compliments, collagen, silicone, cannabinoids—and, eventually, stem cells and cellular treatments.
Such advancements would propel the device to new markets, like plastic surgery, aesthetics, and dermatology. The latter, for example, spans "burns" caused by deep, cosmetic laser peels.
"Because it is a solution, we can combine additives inside," explains Katz. "By that, we are transforming the transient skin into a drug delivery system and slow release system."
Nanomedic is still at the premarket phase, having concluded one clinical trial related to the treatment of split graft donor site wounds and currently engaged in two ongoing burn studies. Barak anticipates FDA approval will take between nine to 12 months, during which the company will focus on building manufacturing lines and preparing for a European launch in early 2020.
According to the startup's estimates, the product's final price (not yet determined) will be far more affordable than traditional dressings. Nanomedic has raised $7 million in funding to date, including a grant by the EU's Horizon 2020 SME Instrument program.
Barak believes Nanocare brings a highly cost-effective alternative to the healthcare system, but more than anything, she's proud that SpinCare, above all else, mitigates patient pain and hassle. Some users, the company reports, are able to return to work and physical activity right away.
"We make the recovery easier, allowing them to go back to almost normal life as quickly as possible," says Barak, who stresses how the small things, in fact, end up making a big difference, perhaps one that patients most appreciate: "We allow them to shower regularly after just 24 hours."
Rina Raphael is a writer who covers technology, health, and wellness. Sign up for her wellness industry newsletter and follow her at @rrrins


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Naomi Campbell announced as the new face for Pat McGrath makeup | The Cream Interview
By creammagazine, May 29, 2020
Makeup artist and maker Pat McGrath has announced that supermodel Naomi Campbell will be the face of her campaign for a new range dubbed the 'Divine Rose' collection.
The collection consists of two lip glosses, two eye palettes, two lipsticks and two lip pencils, while Naomi will be joining McGrath's Masterchat series to spruik the products online.
Campbell and McGrath have been pals and collaborators for a quarter of a century now, having met on the set of an i-D fashion shoot back in 1994.
Since then, Naomi has launched her own perfume – eons ago, in 1999 – but the model-turned-entrepreneur told Cream magazine then that she would not be getting into makeup business for some time.
Between shooting music clips for Madonna, George Michael and Michael Jackson, running the runway for Galliano, Gaultier and Gabbana, and posing for everybody from Vogue to Nokia, it's a wonder Campbell even had time in her halcyon days to even consider lending her name to a perfume.
Cream scored 15 minutes of that precious time. And goodness, was she precious…
Interview by Antonino Tati
Hi Naomi. With so much work on your plate now, will you be continuing work on the runways?
Not sure if I will continue doing shows, as I find it really stressful to do 16 shows a day, with fittings and everything else. What I'd like to do is chill out a bit more.
Let's talk about your journey, from your 'discovery' in Covent Gardens, London, to now launching your own fragrance.
Well, it's certainly been a long one, which I believe has survived due to dedication on my part to the profession, as well as my taking on new challenges. The reason I'm still here is because I do all the work that comes to me. I believe if I don't do that work, there wouldn't be anyone of my minority representing my race.
Er, okay. What inspired your fragrance?
I did not want something that was heavy. It is a combination of the fragrances I love to wear [star anise, spicy red pepper, and Caribbean cactus flower].
The bottle is extraordinary. [It looks a bit phallic: like a dildo, actually].
Yes, I wanted something slender and fashionable. To me it represents all that is futuristic; everything 'millennium'.
You were very much involved in the creative development of the fragrance, weren't you?
Yes, I was.
You are in fact the first model to have your own fragrance. Why did you wait so long?
For years I wanted a cosmetics contract, and now I am I happy I did not get such a contract, as I can now work on my own and be far more creative. You are what you do, and this fragrance represents me. Perfume is something that has taken me out of the fashion world.
"I believe if I don't do that work, there wouldn't be anyone of my minority representing my race."
Where do you see your fragrance fitting into the market?
It is a fragrance for every woman: black women, brown women, even Aboriginal women… Teenagers… Even my male fashion designer friends wear it.
Is there more interest in the market in launching a fragrance over, say, a cosmetic or clothing range?
Well, underwear is definitely Elle's department. Swimwear is not something that comes to my mind. I've been approached by fashion houses, but generally I've declined. There is a complete infiltration of makeup right now, so no hurry for this. I think it's better to conquer perfume before you try makeup. If you can make it in perfume, you can make it in makeup. Perfume is harder to sell. I have time to do makeup later.
You have been a role model of ethnic representation in the fashion world. As a result of that, would you perhaps like to see more representation in magazines of, say, Aboriginal women?
Why do you think that isn't happening?
I think that with the powers that be, I'd put it down to narrow-mindedness. You don't know until you try, and the results of my career have been based on that.
"If you can make it in perfume, you can make it in makeup. Perfume is harder to sell."
Any advice to aspiring models, coloured or otherwise?
It is very hard not to take it personal, because you can become upset. But now I use this as a survival kit; the challenge that keeps me going. Things have to change.
Shortly after this interview, I was invited, along with a host of other media, to meet Naomi in the presidential suite of a posh hotel in Sydney's Darling Harbour. On the way to the venue, I lost my Nokia phone – in fact, I'd left it in the backseat of the taxi cab. Ironically, I was not the only person having phone troubles that day: two other male members of the media also had lost their phones. Spooky, yes. So there we were, while Naomi Campbell was being hounded by a bevvy of female journalists, the only three guys in the room were all on other people's phones, making calls to cab companies, trying to retrieve our lost mobiles… and this only weeks after Naomi had gone mad and thrown her Nokia at, well, a journalist.
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St Mary's OLPH Mission
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By Fr Ciro Perez, C.Ss.R.
The Redemptorist Community and Redemptorist Associates of Saskatoon hosted a Mission at St Mary's Parish to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help being entrusted to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). The mission was led by Bishop Bryan Bayda C.Ss.R. (pictured below).
During the three-day Parish Mission, which was held from May 2 through May 4, 2016, parishioners of St. Mary's Parishes and Guadalupe including the Hispanic Community, Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church and other parishes in Saskatoon gathered together to hear Bishop Bryan Bayda preach, and reflect on the beautiful Icon of Love, to pray the Rosary, sing hymns and gather in the hall afterwards for a time of fellowship.
In celebration of the multi-cultural diversity found at our parish, each night of the mission gave various ethnic groups an opportunity to lead the decades of the Rosary, a hymn in honour of Our Holy Mother, and the well-known prayers (Our Father and Hail Mary) in their native tongue. It was very powerful to hear the decades and well-known prayers spoken in the different languages and in these to also hear the similarities in the languages.
On the first evening, Bishop Bayda invited everyone to take a personal inventory of our lives, both physical and spiritual, to determine which aspects of our life are weighing us down. He also reminded us of the importance of making time to read and reflect on God's word daily. Bishop Bayda reflected on why our fears stop us from making this part of our daily routine. Together, we reflected on the story of the Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus at the well, who was asked to give up her possessions and in return received the gift of Living Water and mercy – mercy not only expressed for herself but the gift to be merciful to others. We reflected on the things we possess, not only material items but yes, anything that is destroying the peace that God wants for us, and then bringing those woes to Our Mother Mary through the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, for her intercession. Day one ended with the Filipino, English and Hispanic communities leading the decades of the Rosary and singing a Marian Hymn in their native languages.
On the Second evening, our journey of reflection continued with Bishop Bayda sharing his amazing sense of humour, including an embarrassing moment that happened to him and encouraging us to share our embarrassing moments with those sitting around us. The evening continued as the reflection once again turned to the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help with an in-depth reflection on her compassionate gaze. To conclude his sermon, we were privileged to hear Bishop Bayda sing a song he personally composed. On this evening, the Ukrainian, Portuguese and Cree communities led the decades of the Rosary and also sang a Marian hymn in their native languages.
To conclude our mission, the third evening began with the traditional Devotions in Honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, led by Fr. Mick Fleming C.Ss.R. (pictured at right) which was then followed by the celebration of a beautiful and reflective Mass presided at by Fr. Ciro Perez C.Ss.R and with Bishop Bayda's third and final sermon on the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help for this special mission. The Mass was concluded with the blessing of different Marian images that people brought forth (pictured below).
To make the mission truly complete, the walls of St. Mary's church and parish hall were covered in Icons of Our Mother of Perpetual help that were coloured by children from different Saskatoon Catholic Schools. Below each picture, so beautifully coloured, was a prayer written in different languages by the children. Reading a number of the prayers written by the children asking for peace in the world, for sick loved ones, for peace in their families, for their friends, family, pets etc. was quite moving and brought tears to the eyes of many who took time to pray for these children and their special intentions.
This parish mission was truly a success with the amazing attendance, inspirational and entertaining sermons from Bishop Bayda, prayerful Mass, paintings and prayers from the children, participation of the different multicultural groups and the fellowship in the hall.
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2015 sowie 2016 wurde Michelle Vorster Dritte der Afrikameisterschaft im Mountainbike (Cross Country) (XC). 2015 errang sie bei den Afrikameisterschaften auf der Straße gemeinsam mit Irene Stey und Vera Adrian Silber im Mannschaftszeitfahren. Sie nahm an den Olympischen Sommerspielen 2016 teil und belegte auf dem Mountainbike Platz 26.

2017 wurde Vorster Afrikameisterin im Mountainbike XC. Im Jahre darauf wurde sie bei den Commonwealth Games 2018 in gleicher Disziplin Achte. 2015 bis 2020 war sie namibische Mountainbikemeisterin.

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Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2016
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Rob Pruitt x YOOX. Migration Moving Blanket, 2018 comments on the phenomenon of migration, on an anthropological and natural perspective. In the natural world, species of all types migrate seasonally to find safety and comfort, whilst, similarly, humans migrate to escape from tyranny and autocracy, or more simply relocate with the hope of finding a better life.
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As human animals, we wander from the privacy of our homes to public social spaces, and it interests me to see expressions of political conviction in both places.
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Sangeeta has worked on issues of economic and environmental justice and gender equity for over 15 years. She currently serves as the Interim Vice President for Programs at Global Fund for Women. In this role, she leads strategic grantmaking and movement strengthening for global programs. She has also led various large multi-year initiatives at the Global Fund for Women such as supporting women's leadership for economic and political empowerment and ending violence in Asia and the Pacific, strengthening young women's leadership through feminist mentorship in South Asia and East Africa and ending trafficking in the context of labor and migration in South & Southeast Asia. Sangeeta currently serves on the Boards of Just Associates and Center for Health and Gender Equity. Prior to joining Global Fund for Women, Sangeeta worked on developing innovative solutions to improving access to decent work, safe water and sanitation. At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation she led a 10-country study focused on bringing sanitation services to underserved urban populations across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. At Acumen Fund she managed a unique project using human-centered design approach to improve access to safe drinking water across India and Kenya. Sangeeta has engaged in various capacities in support of economic empowerment programs – as Executive Director of League of Artisans, she worked with artisanal communities in India and, prior to that, helped CARE India launch an institution focused on strengthening the livelihoods and microfinance sectors in India. At the American India Foundation, Sangeeta supported grant portfolio assessment and strategy development for the livelihoods program. Sangeeta holds three Masters degrees – the most recent one a Masters in Public Administration (Program in Economic Policy Management) from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
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An exploration of meantone temperament in a neo-Renaissance style, highlighting the beauty of near-just consonances brought into focus by 50EDO, very close to Zarlino's 2/7 comma meantone. Fifths are compromised just enough to provide a shimmering base under rich harmonies.
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The Canadian province of Alberta has offered an incentive for replacing incandescent- or fluorescent-lit exit signs with LED signs.
A new rebate program, running until April 30, 2005, is designed to help Alberta's multi-residential building sector save money and energy by switching to energy-efficient LED exit signs.
Climate Change Central and Natural Resources Canada are offering a cash rebate to Alberta's condominiums, apartment buildings and seniors' complexes to replace incandescent or fluorescent-lit signs with power-saving LED signs.
A rebate of $25 will be given for each of the first 100 signs replaced in a building and $15 for every sign thereafter, to a maximum of 1000 signs.
The organizations say that LED exit signs are highly visible, last up to 25 years, and operate for less than $2 a year. Conventional signs cost $17 - $35 a year to operate.
LED units now comprise about one-third of the three million exit signs in Canada. If the others were switched to LEDs, Canadian building owners could save $42 million a year in operating costs and significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.
"Exit signs are the phantom energy thieves of the building sector," says Alberta Environment Minister Guy Boutilier, who co-chairs Climate Change Central. "LED exit signs cost a fraction of a conventional light to run, and pay for themselves in less than a year."
"I'm very pleased that my department is involved with this project and helping Albertans respond to climate change," says the Honourable John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada. "Changing to LED exit signs is an example of how small measures, on a case-by-base basis, can add up to significant energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions."
"With a payback period of less than a year, the energy savings prove that a long-term investment in LEDs is the money-smart choice," says Simon Knight, director of Energy Solutions Alberta, the energy efficiency office of Climate Change Central.
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Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen Square.
Tanks rumbled through the capital's streets late on 3 June as the army moved into the square from several directions, randomly firing on unarmed protesters.
The injured were rushed to hospital on bicycle rickshaws by frantic residents shocked by the army's sudden and extreme response to the peaceful mass protest.
Demonstrators, mainly students, had occupied the square for seven weeks, refusing to move until their demands for democratic reform were met.
The protests began with a march by students in memory of former party leader Hu Yaobang, who had died a week before.
But as the days passed, millions of people from all walks of life joined in, angered by widespread corruption and calling for democracy.
Tonight's military offensive came after several failed attempts to persuade the protesters to leave.
Throughout the day the government warned it would do whatever it saw necessary to clamp down on what it described as "social chaos".
But even though violence was expected, the ferocity of the attack took many by surprise, bringing condemnation from around the world.
US President George Bush said he deeply deplored the use of force, and UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she was "shocked and appalled by the shootings".
Amid the panic and confusion students could be heard shouting "fascists stop killing," and "down with the government".
At a nearby children's hospital operating theatres were filled with casualties with gunshot wounds, many of them local residents who were not taking part in the protests.
Early this morning at least 30 more were killed in two volleys of gunfire, which came without warning. Terrified crowds fled, leaving bodies in the road.
Meanwhile reports have emerged of troops searching the main Peking university campus for ringleaders, beating and killing those they suspect of co-ordinating the protests.
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The demonstrations in Tiananmen Square have been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since the 1949 revolution.
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It has been suggested that the Communist leader Deng Xiaoping personally ordered their deployment as a way of shoring up his leadership.
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Culture, Relationships Tim Grierson February 12, 2016
How George Michael's 'Father Figure' Made Me a Man
As I watched my middle-school crush and her new boyfriend dance to the song, I understood the power of surging hormones
I was 13. Her name was Kathleen, and this all took place at a junior high dance in 1988. We were friends, but I had a horrible crush on her — which I kept to myself lest I upset the balance of our tiny little universe. She was dating somebody else, but they broke up in the middle of the dance. Since we were such good friends, I was the first person she told. Did I seize the moment? No, I made some mild comment about how maybe we could dance later in the night and then stewed long enough until she ended up dancing with a friend of mine who she eventually started dating.
I don't recall all the specifics of that night, but there's one thing I do know for sure: George Michael's "Father Figure" played while Kathleen and her new boyfriend danced. Twenty-five years later, the moment is still ingrained in my sense memory.
We remember our first crush, our first true love, the person we lost our virginity to — but what about the first song that taught us about sex? The song where the light clicked on and we realized, "Oh, wow, so this is what sex is all about"?
For me, "Father Figure" was that song. I had heard "Father Figure" before that dance, but I had never really heard it before. Sex was still a long ways off, but George Michael unintentionally formed my initial understanding of what sex and love could be.
Before the song's central groove kicked in, the opening seconds of "Father Figure" — its seductiveness and sophistication revealed with foreboding, chilly synthesizers — graciously ushered me into adolescence. There's an air of expectation in the music, but I also heard something melancholy in those sustained keyboard tones. In my mind, I translated those first few seconds into a truism: if love is what we talk about in polite company, then darker, more powerful sexual desires are always burning bright underneath the surface.
The song tells the story of a man struggling to maintain a relationship with his lover — as a kid, I assumed the song was about George Michael and his girlfriend, just like the video had suggested. (Michael didn't come out of the closet until about 10 years later.) A simple scan of the lyrics implies that age-old heartfelt sentiment, a pretty poem about undying love: "That's all I wanted / Something special / Something sacred / In your eyes." The opportunity to love and be loved in return. But despite the familiarity of a love song, Michael's is overwhelming in its maturity. His Wham! days long gone, Michael on "Father Figure" is no longer singing about simple romantic misfortune. This longing has balls. Just listen to how Michael stretches the word "naked" into five syllables — "For just one moment/To be bold and naaaaakeddddddd/At your side" — as an invitation for all of us to imagine slowly undressing our object of desire.
Michael's promise to play "father figure" to his lover is sexy, but also vaguely unsettling. The chorus suggests role-playing and domination, as opposed to an initial, knee-jerk reaction that takes things in an incestuous direction. Although plenty of pop songs hint at sex in slinky ways, most lack the crucial element of sexual intimacy that "Father Figure" inherently understands — legitimate kinkiness. This relationship, partially hidden behind closed doors, has two bodies working through issues and needs the rest of us never see (or understand).
In my small way, this was what I was discovering that night at the dance. Even though I hadn't had a girlfriend (or even kissed a girl yet), as I watched Kathleen and her new beau dancing close together, I realized that they were part of a world that was only theirs. I wasn't allowed.
George Michael's perspective represented what it meant to be a man: powerful, sexual and comfortable navigating relationships. At that 13-year-old moment, I suddenly understood that growing up meant embracing those surging hormones, while knowing there would be a price to pay for crossing that emotional threshold.
Young boys listening to the radio look for gender cues just as much as they look for sexual clues. They're looking for hints about what it means to be a man, an endless, compulsive anxiety for insecure adolescent boys. On one end of the spectrum, the über-macho hard rock of AC/DC taught us to treat women like shit, because that's how you gain the upper hand — if you don't, they'll think you're a "pussy." On the other side, we had James Taylor or Ben Gibbard — guys with pretty voices who sing about pretty girls in poetic ways, hoping that the world won't break their glasses.
But there's another group of performers who don't fit that binary, scaring most straight men by singing about seduction with a confidence that those sad-eyed guys lack, but without the meathead misogyny of those hard rockers. They dance unabashedly, with sexuality in their moves and they dance well — with confidence, choreography and grace. Women love these performers as sexual objects but also as best friends and secret confidants.
These performers are Prince, Justin Timberlake and yep: my guy, George Michael.
These guys taught me more about love and sex than AC/DC or James Taylor ever did. Their genius is that they cross typical gender roles, confounding male listeners who insist on tidy categories, exuding an undeniably strong sexual vibe that lacks any trace of macho. What's more, their sexuality is feminine — soft and warm and inviting, and there's a fluidity to it that you don't get from sweaty rock gods in tight leather pants.
That feminine energy pervades "Father Figure." Perhaps it's the product of a British white guy trying to do soul music, but the song's longing manages to be gentle — even if its undercurrents are kinky. Michael sings, "I will be the one who loves you / 'Til the end of time," which, if true, is quite an impressive commitment. But it also felt reassuring, like he knew something about her that nobody else did.
This kinder, softer attitude stuck with me, even though I didn't get Kathleen. From that moment at the dance, "Father Figure" became, for me, a love song about losing someone with grace. It was making peace with bittersweet emotions, even if the other person never shared any of them. "Father Figure" resides at the corner of love, desire, sadness and acceptance — it gives equal time to all four states of being. Sometimes, they end up coexisting.
Like a lot of music critics, I've had to listen to an album or a song intently while writing about its considerable merits to the point that it no longer has those qualities — the overplaying exhausts the material of its potency. I don't want that to happen with "Father Figure." I want it to remain like a ghost in the distance, a force to forever be reckoned with. I've come a long way since Kathleen — I'm happily married to a woman who I understand and who, as Michael would sing, "understands me." But when "Father Figure" comes on the radio, it still gives me a little shiver. And I'm glad it does.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big 12 Conference is a Cyclone Country once again.
All it took was winning three games in three days in the toughest conference in the country, capped off with a come-from-behind 74-65 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 championship on Saturday, to give the Iowa State men's basketball team its first conference tournament championship since 2000.
"We are back, man," ISU guard DeAndre Kane said. "We are the champs."
And it didn't come easy. Not over the last decade, which saw more lows than highs. Not over the last three days in a tournament with eight teams holding legitimate hopes of lifting the championship trophy
But overcoming a 0 for 13 start in the title game? Topping a team that won 10 of its last 11? That all seemed too much.
Until crunch time came. Then the 16th-ranked ISU squad that vanquished Kansas State and Kansas on consecutive days with big buckets in the final minutes showed up in the championship.
With ISU down three, guard Naz Long hit a three to tie it with 6 minutes, 33 seconds left. Then forward Melvin Ejim hit a three. In a three-minute span, each would hit another and the Cyclone swagger returned.
And it came with a trophy.
"(ISU) coach (Fred Hoiberg) kept telling us keep fighting, they're going to give up, they're going to give up," forward Georges Niang said. "We got them down and they started to slowly give up. We have killer instincts, so we went for the killer mentality and knocked them out with a knockout punch."
All night it seemed like the Cyclones were one run away from taking control of the contest. Yet, when it seemed like ISU shot 10 percent for the first 30 minutes, it didn't appear that that string of shots would ever show up. When it did, it was nearly as surprising as coach Fred Hoiberg's initial recruiting success as an unproven coach.
And now, here it is, four years later. Hoiberg built up ISU from a Big 12 cellar dweller to Big 12 champion.
"All this program's been through," Niang said. "I committed to this program, they didn't even make any tournament, and now we're here showing people we can win the Big 12 tournament, arguably the best conference in the country. I'm just so proud of these guys, our coaches. I'm just ecstatic right now."
Kane was named the conference tournament MVP. But he was far from the only hero for the Cyclones. Forward Dustin Hogue and Long made big plays to knock out Kansas State. Niang hit shot after shot in the second half to put away from Kansas.
Long and Ejim got ISU going in the championship while Kane did a bit of everything, scoring 17 points, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out seven assists.
"Everyone on this team stepped up today, this whole week," Ejim said. "We've done an amazing job and it's just amazing to come out here and win this. We're ready to cut down the nets."
When the buzzer sounded, Niang lifted up Kane. Championship hats and shirts were handed out. Players danced in celebration while Hoiberg walked around the court pointing to the fans.
By the time the Cyclones took the stage to receive the championship trophy, Kane, Niang and Ejim joined the ranks of Jamaal Tinsley and Marcus Fizer in ISU lore.
"We couldn't be more happy," Kane said.
This wasn't the type of game ISU has won over the years. It was a struggle. Not much went right early. For a fan base whose default setting is to expect the worst, it never came.
Cyclone fans flooded the Sprint Center and surrounding area on Saturday. At least 15,000 of the 19,108 fans were for ISU. This wasn't Hilton South, as the Big 12 tournament is so often called. It sounded like Hilton in Ames, especially when the fans were singing 'Hey, Go State' while the ISU band played during the postgame pandemonium.
"I'm glad they could witness this great thing that we just did," Niang said.
Players were asked about the NCAA Tournament. They gave the appropriate responses about not being satisfied and wanting more.
But the big dance could wait a day. This title was a long time coming. The Cyclones were going to enjoy turning the Big 12 cardinal and gold.
"We stuck together," Kane said. "We are brothers. We are champions."
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Q: Test all internal links I run a NodeJS server. I sometimes delete pages and forget to delete the references. I want to test that all internal links work appropriately. I imagine a crawler along with an npm test package, could establish a list of all the internal pages linked from the homepage and confirm that they return a 200 status code.
What is the best framework to achieve this?

A: No need to reinvent the wheel.
I've used the hyperlink NPM package for just this purpose.
Install with:
npm install -g hyperlink

Start your web server on port 8080, for example, then run:
hyperlink -ir http://localhost:8080

i is for internal links only, r is for recursive.

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Back in the late fall/early winter my sister sent me the email to sign up for the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler lottery. A few years back I signed up and was drawn to run the race but I actually did not run in it because of a delayed flight home from my spring break trip to California. When we were chosen once again to run in the 10 miler I was ecstatic. As of late I have been oddly obsessed with D.C. and I blame Kerri Washington and the show scandal. For all I know that show could be filmed in New Mexico but it just made me fall in love with D.C. and all that it has to offer. Growing up I always lived a few hours away from the Nation's capital, but we never really took many trips there. Living close to the beach has it perks but one downfall is that it is hard to leave- even if it just for the day.
Last spring my sister and I ran the Nike Women's Half Marathon but I was majorly pregnant so my goal was Georgetown cupcakes and survival. This time around I really wanted to enjoy the city and cupcakes of course!
We headed to D.C. around noon on Saturday and went straight to the expo. I must say it was very well organized and a breeze to get through. There were plenty of vendors and of course we stopped by the Sparkly Soul booth to add some more amazing headbands to our always growing collect.
Once we had gathered our race day necessities at the expo we headed to the hotel which was within walking distance to the start line. If you ever are doing a race in D.C. I highly suggest finding a hotel near the start line. It makes things SO easy the morning of the race! No hustle and bustle of the metro- just walk out of the hotel and head to the start!!
We headed to Georgetown to visit a few restaurants and of course pick up the cupcakes! We enjoyed some of the local places and settled on Thunder Burger for dinner. It was a neat little place with a major rock and roll vibe going on. They had a great variety of burgers! Since D.C. and surrounding neighborhoods were packed for the weekend- we were pumped that we were able to make a reservation and not have to wait for dinner!
After dinner we were stuffed and we headed back to our hotel to get some rest before the big race!
I did not decide upon any official goals for this race. I knew it would be packed so I did not want to have a specific time in mind and be disappointed that I did not achieve it. I knew that my fastest 10-miler was around 1:45 so I would hope to finish quicker than that-especially because my last 10-mile solo training run I finished in 1:40!!
I felt really good going into this race, as I have been training for the St. Michael's Half Marathon which is in May (ambkristenjo saves you $ if you want to join in on the fun!!!).
It was around 40 degrees at the start of the race and was chilly, especially if you happened to be in the shade. I know I always get hot when running so I did not layer up- just opted to be cold until we started moving! I wore my new Athleta 2-in-1 skirt that ordered from Zulily (if you want to join in, let me know and I will send you an email- awesome site!!!) and it was awesome! Super comfy and did not ride up or budge during the 10 mile run! I am in love and wish I would of ordered 5 of them!!
As we were walking up to the start, the Women's elite and then the 1st corral were taking off! The starting area was completely packed but the wave start was super organized and was not overly congested as I thought it might be.
My sister was in the 2nd corral so I jumped in with her and we started about 10 minutes later.
The first 5 miles of the race were awesome! We ran around all the Monuments and Memorials and it was beautiful as the sun was really starting to shine then! The worry of being cold was gone and we were having some fun in the sun!
As we were running I only took 2 photos. I was hoping for some beautiful Cherry Blossom photos, especially while running the tidal basin portion of the race, but unfortunately they blossom missed the memo that they were supposed to be the star of the race!
I am hoping that when the hubs and I take another trip to D.C. next week the blossoms will still be around!
The last 5 miles consisted of the tidal basin. Sorry to say that this part of the race is boring!! No spectators, no cherry blossoms, just a few water stops. Luckily some spectators did set up an unofficial beer and oreo stop! I got a good laugh at that and was relieved that we only have about 3 miles left to go!
As my sister and I were running we checked out the clocks at each mile marker so we knew what our finish time would be around. The last mile I really got tired and I could it was because I was hungry and not because my legs were tired. As the finish line approached my sister was able to pick up a notch and finish in 1:32- I however kept at my slow pace and ended up finish in 1:33! I was super happy with my results!
After we finished Courtney and I posed for a few pictures and we headed to the finisher's area to retrieve the medal that I paid $5.00 extra to receive. I must say for the small amount of extra money it was a very nice medal! Now I just need to order that medal rack I keep talking about!
After a few phone calls we were able to meet up my our husbands, take a few more selfies and then head back to the hotel to pack up and start out journey home!
Overall I really enjoyed this race and was thrilled with my finishing time. I thought it was very well organized and was an all around smooth experience for all of us! The weather was amazing and honestly we could have not asked for anything better!
We headed back to Delaware and I got to indulge in a few well earned cupcakes and sneak in some cuddles before nap time!
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I really did enjoy it! I really love the vibe of DC and am looking forward to going for a visit again next week!


Encouraged by his father, Haneef Rahman, Abul Kalam Azad started taking photographs of his locale at a very young age. A majority of his photographs from the seventies are from his native land of Kerala. As a school drop-out, he had the time to travel, meet people from different walks of life and understand cultures. His early subjects included poets, writers, musicians, painters and filmmakers who used to frequent his studio, his friends, neighbourhood, the locale and its architecture. These photographs offer a glimpse into the landscape of Mattanchery, before it became a cultural hub. Quite a few works from this period were lost in a fire accident. Abul started traveling across India in the early eighties. His interest in formal experiments can be seen to be developing in this period. He also became more active in artists' movements, and simultaneously, his images began getting more exposure, getting printed in magazines and periodicals. Abul Kalam Azad's continuing interest in totemic animals, mundane everyday imageries and local micro-history can be seen in the images made in these years. He has always had a strong inclination to boldly present his personal life, and his autobiographical works stand as a timeless witness of his encounters with social and political dilemmas of the time.
In the early nineties, Abul moved to Delhi, where he worked with the Press Trust of India. He shifted to photojournalism as a choice of career, and after indulging in it for a while, rejected this path in favour of a more personal approach to the medium of photography. Even though a majority of his photographs from this intense five-year long photojournalistic career was handed over to the News Agency, a few negatives are with us. This period also influenced and shaped his thought process and ensured his presence in the mainstream Indian photography. Abul Kalam Azad continued his formal experiments, almost always using the print as the base medium. With the support of different scholarships, he traveled to Europe for higher studies. Returning to India after completing his courses in Europe, he started practicing photography as an independent visual artist and accelerated his efforts in experimental and innovative photography. His inherited passion for design and fashion are reflected in the works from this period. Sociopolitical and autobiographical elements continue to dominate the images, but an even more versatile approach can be seen compared to earlier works. Abul Kalam Azad indulges in eroticism and abstractions, and resorts to unconventional means such as scanning and working with found images.


Neon Enterprise Software says its zPrime software doesn't violate IBM intellectual property or licensing agreements, which Big Blue warned customers about in a recent letter.
Lacy Edwards, CEO of mainframe software vendor Neon Enterprise Software, said Tuesday that its zPrime software doesn't violate IBM intellectual property, and end users can save millions a year by using it.
Neon announced a new application called zPrime at the end of June thatwhich purportedly helps users offload work from the mainframe's central processors to specialty engines such as the z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) and the z Application Assist Processor (zAAP). Neon claims that zPrime can offload more than just DB2 and Java workloads, which is what the zIIP and zAAP are aimed at. One beta customer said they could save $10 million a year using zPrime, mostly on software maintenance fees.
But in a letter to customers dated July 10, IBM warned customers about the potential of zPrime's product to violate licensing agreements with IBM.
"IBM would also caution its customers regarding any claimed ability to reduce IBM Program license charges by off-loading workloads to Specialty Engines beyond the eligible workload identified by IBM," the letter read. "IBM's applicable pricing terms governing Eligible Workloads on zIIPs and zAAPs will not apply to zIIPs and zAAPs running anything other than IBM specified eligible workloads."
Edwards said zPrime does not violate any IBM intellectual property, nor does it violate any licensing agreements with Big Blue. And he added that of all the customers testing zPrime -- there are close to 60 -- none that have run it by their company's legal team have found violations of their licensing agreements with IBM.
"We're not in violation of anyone's rights or any contracts whatsoever," Edwards said. "Our response to customers is that they should review agreements and make sure they're not in violation. Every customer has come back and said there is no violation of any agreements using zPrime."
That said, it is still unclear what steps IBM might take, if any, to stop its customers from using zPrime. Edwards said Neon currently has 58 customers evaluating zPrime, with two scheduled to go into production in the next week.
How did the software come about? Edwards said it began two years ago, when he visited customers and asked them what they needed most. They said a common refrain among mainframers: control costs.
"The cost of mainframe computing is off the charts compared to other platforms," Edwards said. "Some said they were having to move applications off the mainframe that were perfectly suitable for the environment but the cost was too high."
Neon was aware of the mainframe specialty processors and started working on how to save customers money using them. They then developed software that could help users offload work to the specialty processors without using the IBM-provided API for those specialty processors, which let them offload a lot more than just data- or Java-related workloads.
Edwards likened the development to companies that have developed software to compress storage data so fewer storage devices are needed, or virtualization software that allows companies to consolidate servers and presumably reduce their hardware footprint.
"This is what software vendors do," Edwards said. "Our job is to build products that help customers get the job done more cost effectively. There are plenty of examples where companies have done what we've done."
Edwards said he has heard some wonder whether what zPrime does is fair.
"If you look at what mainframe customers have been paying for the last 20 years, is that fair?" he said. "The fees they're getting charged compared to other platforms are exorbitant."


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Exploding a few of the myths and misconceptions surrounding skiing.
I am indebted to my good friend Rob Sewell, a private ski instructor from Courchevel for the title of this blog. Last year he recounted to me the story of how he had witnessed a lady careering out of control across an icy piste with her husband bellowing after her "dig it in Camilla, dig it in!" Assuming he meant the ski, poor old Camilla was being instructed to do the very thing that was guaranteed to increase her difficulties. It is one of the great myths of skiing that when you encounter ice you should try to dig your ski in. There is little chance that you are going to get any grip on ice and every chance that the ski is going to break away from underneath you. Moreover, even if you did succeed in getting the edge of the ski to bite, you'd then find that you'd go hurtling across the hill along that edge at increasing speed, rather than controlling your speed and direction. What you need to do on ice is to flatten your skis, soften your legs (flexing rather than bracing), accept that there is going to be some degree of skid and using leg rotation, gently manage that skid in the direction that you'd like to travel.
The great ski guru and author John Shedden once said "there's only one weight in skiing, and that's W-A-I-T." Modern skis work by being put on their edge and being bent into reverse camber. You do this by pressing the ski through the arch of your foot with an extension of the leg. Trying to put your weight where it isn't will only result in you contorting your body and trying to lean over the ski will have you out of balance laterally. Any apparent leaning that we see in good skiers is simply the skier resisting the pull of gravity; it's not something that we set out to do consciously.
Modern parabolic skis are skied in a totally different way to the old straight, narrow skis of yesteryear. Modern skis work on a combination of their egg-timer shape and the fact that they can be bent into reverse camber by a central application of pressure to effect a curve. Old skis required that the skier "unweight" the ski by a quick extension of the legs (known to all British instructors rather pejoratively as "pop and swivel") and then, when the skis started to turn downhill, the skier completed the turn with a rotation of the legs. This movement is a lot more vertical and rotary than the movements we use nowadays. Because there was so much rotation used in steering old skis, we could benefit greatly from an effect known as "elastic recoil." This is the effect seen when you twist something against itself: when you then release it, it will want to return to its original position. In old style skiing, keeping the shoulders pointing down the hill ensured that when the skier made their abrupt "pop" upwards, then the legs, which were pointing across the hill wanted to realign with the upper body thus aiding the skier in rotating the skis. We don't need to do this with modern skis and our more progressive movements. We can now allow our bodies to follow the skis.
Again this misconception arises from handed down tales of skiing on old-style skis. The old narrow skis didn't offer as much flotation as modern skis and also had a tendency to "submarine" into deep snow. Modern skis being much wider under foot and turned up at the front will stay afloat in powder or other deep snow. As i pointed out before, the skis work optimally when the skier is balanced on the centre, so it makes sense to try to maintain a position where you are perpendicular to the skis. Stand in the centre of the skis and keep your feet under your hips.
I would love some feedback on this article if anyone would like to leave a comment. Also, i'd be grateful if anyone could contribute some more myths that might need exploding or explaining.
In conclusion i'd like to leave you with a little thought from my colleague Craig Conkie from BASS (British Alpine Ski School). Last year when i was talking to Craig about how my clients were finding it difficult to cope in the end of season slush, Craig said " ah, i just tell them to lean back as far as you can go and use your arse as a rudder." BRILLIANT!


NZRaG :: View topic - Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject: Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
A quick heads up on a few changes for Kapcon this year. There will of course be a bunch of smaller changes that don't need to be mentioned.
After a large amount of feedback on the issue last year, Round Three is back to a full three hour slot, 17:00 - 20:00. We realise this isn't ideal. Anyone willing to make allowances for their game to only run two and a half hours in this round to help those who want a bit longer to prepare for the LARP is appreciated.
The removal of the game spiel before each round eased time pressure on games last year. This year we will also be dropping the GM herding of their players. Lists of players for each game will be put up on the notice boards in between rounds, people will just need to check these and head straight to their games after announcements.
As an added incentive for those who run games, this year we will be trialling giving a preferential game pick to a GM for each round they run.
The cafe this year will have muesli bars for those wanting a healthier option. We will also be bringing along a plunger for the coffee connoisseurs.
For those who rely on the game blurbs to sell their game, my suggestion is video your spiel and throw it up on YouTube. You can then put a link to the video in your game description on the Kapcon website.
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
You might what to change this on the Timetable page. At the moment it still shows the reduced 2.5 hour slot.
Will there be a food run in the evenings? Pizza's?
Will there be a stall from the local gaming store on site?
Will there be a microwave anywhere so I can re-heat my leftovers?!!
Based on past years, no. There are no kitchen facilities on site.
There will be a dinner order both days. I have considered a few different options but it will likely be pizza again this year. I will confirm this next week.
Wargames Supplies will again be at Kapcon with a stall on both days.
Cool, will there be drinks and snacks on sale again too?
I'm cool for my game to run however long players want to, if they want to prep for the LARP all good with me! will advise my players at the start.