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TEN TALKS TO BONOBO
2022 is off to a wonderful start in music - especially for Simon Green aka Bonobo. The British-born, Los Angeles based musician is up for two Grammys in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and that's before his new album Fragments will be released this Friday. Fragments of ideas and recordings created in his Los Angeles studio during 2020 and 2021 make up the new record featuring guest features from Jordan Rakei, Joji, Jamila Woods and O'Flynn. Tense, emotional, fearless and freeing, Fragments is Bonobo's most mesmerising record to date - and a perfect escapist album for right now. Filled with the flowing sounds of modular synths and cinematic orchestral strings, the album is an ode to the moments of isolation Green has felt over the last couple of years, but also to the excitement of the unexpected. It's hopeful. We spoke to Bonobo about creating the new record:
What is different about the world of Bonobo this era? How has your sound and vision evolved?
"I guess the big difference this time around is I stopped moving. I'd been used to a pretty hefty touring schedule for twenty years and had to learn to make music without having those experiences to bounce off. Sonically I see each record as a rosary of where I am at that period and what I'm listening to."
Where did you create this album?
"Mostly at home in my studio in Los Angeles, which is different to previous records when the initial writing had been done on the road whilst travelling. I made some time to get out on road trips to find some perspective away from the studio environment. It's a good way to hear things with fresh ears. "
What was inspiring you when you were producing it?
"Usually it's experiences I've had during the time. That could be anything from landscapes to cities, to feeling tired in an airport. All experiences are valid for inspiration. I had to make them this time by getting outside and engaging with the wilderness."
You have collaborated with some great artists on this album. How do you choose who will feature on the album?
"Mostly from just being into what they're doing. Everyone on this record and the ones before have been artists whose music I love and felt we could do something great together. It's just a matter of reaching out and seeing who's down to try some ideas."
Was there a session with a collaborator that stood out?
"One of the most meaningful collaborations was with Miguel Atwood Ferguson. I'd been a fan of his work as a string arranger for years so was very excited to connect with him. He's also based in Los Angeles so we went on a few walks around the trails in Griffith Park and had some great conversations about our lives, spirituality and everything else."
What is something from the world of Fragments that you are most proud of?
"I think on the whole there's been some new discoveries in the modular synth world. I was interested in using randomization and generative processes to start ideas. Lots of the sounds came from this process so it made the record slightly unique from previous ones in that sense."
You're based in Los Angeles - what do you love about it? Does it inform your sound and visuals in any way?
"There's definitely an LA aesthetic through film, music and art but mostly it's the space and pace of life. There's also an old romantic charm to the city which is hard to place. Like a nostalgic familiarity to certain parts of the city."
What is something (other than music) that you're super passionate about?
"Beyond music I'm very passionate about photography and architecture. Especially photography. I've been using it as a way to get outside of the music and connect with a different world creatively. It's been a great motivational thing to explore too. Heading to a specific spot for a day to take photos has been a very good way to get into a different mind space."
Where would you love for people to listen to the album for the first time through?
"Wherever it seems meaningful to do so. Journeys are always a favourite place for me personally. I like the idea of leaving space in music for the environment of the listener. The sounds around you and the changing ambience are a part of the record I left out for the listener to create."
Pre-order Fragments here.
@si_bonobo


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Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (2 October 1921 – 19 January 1989) was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Puducherry, India from 1964 until his death in 1989. A government high school in Yanam was named with his name.

Birth and family
He was born in Yanam, the son of Former Maire de Yanaon, Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou and Kamalamma. He married Kamichetty Savithri. He was an undisputed leader until his death in Yanam after his father.

Member of representative assembly
He was member of representative assembly between 1946 and 1964 by winning elections in 1946, 1955 and 1959. However, in 1951 elections he lost to Canacala Tataya.

Member of legislative assembly
He was never defeated throughout his political career. He held the constituency as his pocket borough without facing any challenge in winning the seat consecutively in 1964 (INC), 1969 (IND), 1974 (IND), 1977 (JP), 1980 (IND) and in 1985 (INC). As long as he was alive he contested without break from the first elections held in 1964 as per Representation of People Act for the territorial Assembly after de jure merger of Puducherry with India.

He contested most of the time as an Independent and was deputy speaker twice. Kamichetty became 10th Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly after his elections in 1985. He died in office on 19 January 1989. He was the longest-serving Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the history of Puducherry Legislative Assembly until 1989.

Titles held

See also
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Pondicherry Representative Assembly
1946 French India Representative Assembly election
1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
1959 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election
1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou
Samatam Krouschnaya

References

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People from Yanam
Puducherry politicians
Telugu politicians
French India
French Hindus
French people of Telugu descent
1921 births
1989 deaths
Indian National Congress politicians from Puducherry
Janata Party politicians
Speakers of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Deputy Speakers of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Puducherry MLAs 1964–1969
Puducherry MLAs 1969–1974
Puducherry MLAs 1974–1977
Puducherry MLAs 1980–1985
Puducherry MLAs 1985–1990
Puducherry MLAs 1977–1980
Puducherry MLAs 1963–1964

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The Bromance of Hu Ge and Wallace Huo Showcased in Snowy Bazaar Chinese Pictorial
Posted on February 19, 2016 by ockoala
This recent C-ent awards season was all about the bromance of Hu Ge and Wallace Huo. Thanks to both having spectacular C-drama successes in 2015, it was easy to fete each individually while enjoying their camaraderie during the awards show circuit. Hu Ge won various recognition for The Disguiser and Nirvana in Fire while Wallace had the dual successes of Journey of Flower and Love Me if You Dare. They've been good friends since Chinese Paladin 3 and now would be a good time to find a great starring vehicle for both to co-lead in interesting roles. Harper's Bazaar China has them on the cover and inside pages in a fun snowy spread, equal parts playful and ruggedly broody.
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The Bromance of Hu Ge and Wallace Huo Showcased in Snowy Bazaar Chinese Pictorial — 23 Comments
gogo on February 19, 2016 at 2:47 AM said:
Wallace Huo's looks in the first photo is a spitting image of Oguri Shun.
Love the photoshoot. 🙂
lafille on February 19, 2016 at 3:01 AM said:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. My heart is too weak for this Q__Q. Now I just need them to star in a drama again.
Cute Tigero on February 19, 2016 at 5:01 AM said:
Jing and Zhuan Xu in Lost You Forever will be great for them to showcase their talents.
Please, DRAMA GOD make it happen…
litidarlin on February 19, 2016 at 4:10 PM said:
wallace huo would be the most awesome jing!
neyan on February 22, 2016 at 6:56 AM said:
i agree, jing -wallace!
huge- Xiang-liu!
oh, my, ammm squealing!
yun on February 19, 2016 at 5:37 AM said:
ahh i **** love the cover pic.
oh my god their hair.
all that hotnessin the snow. it must have melhtedhh it.
jkfan on February 19, 2016 at 6:10 AM said:
I want That magazine! 2 good looking and very manly guys. How did the magazine get both of them for a photo shoot. I really like both actors.
cc on February 19, 2016 at 8:28 AM said:
Whoa….. Hu ge + wallace = panty drop… Hotness overload with sizzle poppin…. Can I get these two guys in a romance thriller action or something…
yuki on February 19, 2016 at 8:31 AM said:
every time I see Wallace Huo, I feel like offering myself to him for free (no returns, refunds or exchange condition tho).
Drama2016 on February 21, 2016 at 11:23 AM said:
Iris on February 19, 2016 at 10:17 AM said:
ohhh. Thank you for this article… I can never have enough of Wallace Huo….
JD on February 19, 2016 at 12:24 PM said:
Seeing them smoke made all the sizzle go away.
Steph on February 19, 2016 at 4:16 PM said:
If these two could do a drama with Liu Shi Shi, my dreams would be complete!
(I mean something set in modern times and not CP3)
rinoak on February 19, 2016 at 4:52 PM said:
Oh dear lord they're fine! I mean, I love them both individually but together? EEEEEEE! I so have a new background pic for my phone!
kalel on February 19, 2016 at 5:06 PM said:
Bf, you know you're the man of my life but please let me stare at that black-and-white pic of these two gorgeous men for a couple of…years. Just remember to occasionally mop my drooling! 😉
For ever yours..! *whispering to my two love affairs*
qiaane on February 19, 2016 at 7:59 PM said:
Too much hotness in one picture. System overload…cannot compute…
SY on February 19, 2016 at 8:04 PM said:
Wow, two really good looking men who are both fantastic actors!! Hot, hot, hot!!
fishy2love on February 19, 2016 at 10:23 PM said:
so much prettiness and hotness! I love Wallace as an actor, so talented and really handsome too! He also has a very unique personality. Hu Ge is awesome too! Thank you for sharing the photo spread!
dena on February 19, 2016 at 10:37 PM said:
I'll buy the magazine,
I love them personally and you put them in one screen,
here's my money, I give up
JinYongFanatic on February 20, 2016 at 6:19 PM said:
My heart can't take this! Love these two and love this pictorial!
Currently marathoning through love me if you dare, one of the best Asian dramas I've watched along with Nirvana in Fire. Nice to know the bromance between two best actors. These two hotties have redeemed me from boring k dramaland.
Drama2016 on February 21, 2016 at 2:15 PM said:
Other than those awkward English/Chinese mixed dialogues, LMIYD ìs fun to watch.
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You want to learn piano, but you're tired of spending long hours on learning music notes. So, the first and foremost thing you need to do is to clear away this negative thought instantly if you're really serious about learning this instrument. Learning how to play piano or play keyboard, particularly for dummies like you, definitively takes time.
Of course, you need to learn the music notes so that you can play piano songs in the future.
Below is a step-by-step tutorial that is suitable for all ages. You will be taught how to get familiar with the music notes, how to read music, how to choose the right piano and lots of other things that make you ready to learn how to play piano.
Be sure to read all steps from beginning to end and soon you can serenade your family and friends at home or even play like a pro. Let's start!
How to Start Learning Piano?
Can You Learn Piano on a Keyboard?
What Should Beginner Listen and Learn?
Is Online Piano Tutorial Good for The Beginner?
If you are a beginner and want to master the piano, you need to determine that this instrument is not a cakewalk. Although you sometimes see some prodigy pianists, most of us have to be ready to put in work.
Usually, people are curious about how much time it takes to learn to play piano and learn keyboard.
Actually, becoming "fluent" in keyboard or piano is personal. Some might take years while the others just take a few months. So, how quickly you attain your music objectives mainly depends on you and how much effort, time, and practice you spend.
I honestly suggest you should practice for at least 30 minutes per day. It's totally enough time to learn beginner piano lessons or consult a piano instruction from the piano tutor if necessary. You don't need to spend too many hours every day but make sure you stay consistent while learning.
Choosing your first piano is one of the daunting and confusing tasks before starting beginner piano lessons. Try to answer some questions below so that you have a bright idea of a right piano!
Which piano do you need? An acoustic piano or a digital one?
Where will you place it?
An acoustic piano can beat the others due to its perfect sound. However, if your house is small, you should consider again because it's too big and even comes with an expensive cost.
A beginner piano seems to be suitable for newbies because it's quite cheap and offers the great sound while playing. Of course, it saves space as well. In case you decide to choose the beginner piano, you can buy an upright piano or consult the best quality digital piano for under 500 here to get more options.
This is a common question that any beginners wonder whether they can learn to play piano on an electric keyboard or organ.
In short, YES. However, the better answer needs more analysis into what kind of keyboard you have and what your plans for beginner piano lessons or keyboard lessons.
Here are two BIG notes that I want you to remember carefully.
Most of the piano teachers agree that the fundamental key for a beginner is 88 ones. But, some organs don't satisfy this.
Besides, the weight of key is necessary. If you've played a keyboard, you might realize that it's easy to push the key. When playing the piano, you need to put more force to create a good sound.
The basic concept for kids or for adults is to learn the musical alphabet. With seven notes including A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, all come in order from left to right and on the white keys on the keyboard. And after the G keys, the musical alphabet restarts at A.
How to determine the A keys?
Firstly, you need to find a group of three black keys on the keyboard. The A key is the white one between the second and third ones. As beginners, it's best to label strips on each key so that you can recognize them in the first instance.
As a newbie, you are not familiar with music notes for sure. This is similar when you were a child and learned how to know letters of the alphabet.
But, allow me to show a right way so that you can learn piano notes well! Let's begin with a simplified form – Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Si-Do. You know it, don't you?
Sit in the middle of the piano and look for the C key on the keyboard. It's the first white key to the left of a group of two black ones. Start practicing this form above and remember to sing it out loud.
Learning your piano finger numbers is a vital part of beginner piano lessons as well. Not only does it help beginners feel secure what finger to play a note with but also gives advanced players an understanding of how to play phrases.
The thumbs are always number 1.
The index fingers are 2.
The middle fingers are 3.
The ring fingers are 4.
Besides, you need to notice your natural hand position and hand posture on the keyboard. Remember that the shorter fingers play longer keys; meanwhile, the longer fingers play shorter keys. The shorter fingers include the thumbs and pinkies, and the longer fingers include the index, middle, and ring fingers.
The next important step in learning how to play piano and play keyboard is to learn the piano scale.
What is a scale? How many scales are there? How much importance are they? Down here to know now!
A scale is defined as a group of notes that are connected to each other by pitch. It also offers the basic base for melody where every note is played individually and in harmony where more than two notes are performed at the same time.
According to the beginner piano lessons, individual scales are formed by applying a particular pattern to the chromatic scale. And this pattern is limited to a stable series of notes.
If you understand the relationships of the scales, it's easy to comprehend the practical applications of melodies and chords as well as how combinations are used in music.
In this part, I will concentrate on two important scales including the Major Scale and the Minor Scale.
The major scale is known as the most commonly used scales and is the first one you should learn to play piano or learn keyboard. Similar to any musical scales, it's made up of seven notes.
One of the most straightforward major scales is the C major since it doesn't have any sharps or flats. Furthermore, it's easy to perform because you only use the white keys. Its notes include C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and C; meanwhile, the eighth note of C is an octave higher.
The formula to create a major scale involves using whole steps and half steps. And it will be whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half (W-W-H-W-W-W-H).
Whole steps and half steps symbolize the distance between notes. For instance, the range between E and F is a half-step. Or the range between B and C is a half-step as well.
Then look at the piano keyboard, and you find out that there is no key between B and C as well as between E and F. So, C to D is a whole step, D to E is a whole step, F to G is a whole step and so on.
As long as you understand the basic formula of the major scale, you are able to begin on any note or key to creating a major scale.
How many major scales indeed? Well, there are 12 different ones involving 1 with no sharps and flats, 4 with sharps, 4 with flats, and 3 with either sharps and flats.
Aside from the major scale, there is also the minor scale. And it includes eight notes beginning and ending on the same one. The minor scale has three different types consisting of natural, harmonic, and melodic.
The natural minor scale is referred to as the minor scale. Although some people often confuse this scale because it's quite similar to the major scale, you can know the difference by viewing its formula.
The formula of the minor scale is whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole (WHWWHWW). And to support you better, here are the minor scales in each key.
Just note a BIG difference between two scales is that the notes on the major scale sound cheerful and bright; meanwhile, the notes on the minor scale sound blue and solemn.
After learning the piano scales, it's time to continue diving into the basic rules of piano chords for beginners.
Piano chords are known as a set of three (or two) notes played at the same time. They have measured values and can be played soft or loud, slow or fast. Even, you can learn to play piano chords with both hands simultaneously or with one hand while the other plays a melody.
Although there are various types of chords, one of the most common ones is Triads. Let's learn what they are so that you can learn how to play piano chords well.
First of all, you need to know that a triad is a musical chord including three notes (the first, third, and fifth notes in the major scale).
For example, if you want to play a C major triad, you should begin on a C note. Then reach the third note and fifth note in this scale in order to form a major triad. Let's give a clear look at all the major triads.
The second basic piano chord is the minor triad. It includes the first, flat third, and fifth notes in the major scale. Although it's a bit difficult, if you know how to play the major triad, it's easy to play the minor one.
Of course, I also show a list of the minor triads so that you can learn to play piano chords.
In a diminished triad, the third and fifth notes are flattened. And it's stated as the symbol "dim" or "o." For instance, the C major triad is created by playing C, E, and G. When transferring to the C diminished triad, it will be C, E flat, and G flat.
Now, take a look at the remaining diminished triads below.
Down here to get a better view at all the augmented triads!
I bet that learning music notes and symbols is one of the most challenging parts that every beginner feels anxious. But, since you're here, I will show everything related to reading music.
Make sure you read all carefully, and I believe that you can play well soon.
When starting reading music, any beginner piano lessons instruct you to encounter the clef. It looks like a big, fine and cursive sign at the far-left side. And it tells you nearly what range your musical instrument will play.
The Treble Clef (also called G Clef) is originated from a decorative Latin letter G. An excellent way to remember it is that the G's inner swoop encloses the "G" line on the staff.
What is staff? A staff includes five lines and four spaces, and each of lines and spaces corresponds with a different letter.
The five lines represent the notes E G B D F (or you can remember a sentence like "Every Good Boy Does Fine.").
The four spaces represent the notes F A C E (just spell out the word "FACE").
The note duration is the length of time that a note is played; meanwhile, the rest duration is the length of the pause in a piece of music.
It's the longest note, and its duration is 4 quarter notes.
It has the same amount of time as a whole note.
Its duration is 2 quarter notes.
Its length of the pause is equal to the half note's duration.
It's a quarter (or a fourth) of a whole note.
It's similar to the duration of the quarter note.
The length of the pause of eighth rest is equal to the eighth note.
It's worth ¼ of a quarter note.
It's equal to the duration of the sixteenth note.
It's worth 1/32 of a whole note.
Its length of the pause is similar to the thirty-second note.
It's played for half the duration of thirty-second note.
It has the same amount of time as the sixty-fourth note.
It's worth 1/128 of a whole note.
It's equal to the one hundred twenty-eighth note.
A staff is actually not written as one long flow of musical symbols and signs. Instead, it's separated into chunks, called measures (American) or bars (English).
Separating music into measures offers standard reference points for distinguishing locations within a piece of music. Since each measure of staff symbols can be played as a group, you can read and follow the music with ease.
For instance, a song written in 3/4 time will hold three quarter note beats per measure. Meanwhile, a song written in 4/4 time holds four quarter note beats per measure.
As outlined above, you might recognize sharp and flat notes when learning how to play piano scales and chords. But, in this part, I will explain clearly.
A sharp note means to advance a half step while a flat note means to back a half step. What is a half step? A half step is defined as the distance between a key (black or white) on the keyboard and the key that is next to it.
Take a look at this example to understand better!
The white keys beginning on C follow an order C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. So, the black keys to the immediate right of C is C sharp. In this case, if you play the Db major scale, D flat is played the same key as C sharp.
All in all, just keep in mind that sharp means to move to the next key on the right and flat mean to play the following key on the left.
The five lines represent the notes G B D F A (or you can remember a sentence like "Good Boys Don't Fool Around.").
The four spaces represent the notes A C E G (or bear in mind this sentence "All Cows Eat Grass.").
Many people affirm that practicing the notes on the treble clef is easier than the bass clef due to their different positions. If you want to play both together well, follow my guide and start practicing.
You need to have a general look at both clefs on the keyboard.
Then practice with each hand, particularly the right hand firstly.
Remember to label white spaces with E G B D F and F A C E for the treble clef.
Of course, you should do the similar thing for the bass clef.
Select easy piano songs that allow both hands together.
Practicing more and more is a key.
If you want to learn to play piano or learn keyboard, you need to understand different definitions of sheet music, lead sheet, and chord sheet as well.
A sheet music is defined as a form of music notation that has musical symbols to illustrate melodies, rhythms or chords of a song.
A lead sheet mainly includes a notated melody with chord signs above. Basically, your right hand will play the melody while the left hand plays the chord signs.
A chord sheet simply has chord signs without notations. The chord sheet is designed to use for accompaniment. That means the pianist uses the chord sheet to accompany other instrumentalists or a singer.
It's time to revise all the steps above and start practicing playing keyboard day by day.
Try to spend at least 30 minutes per day to play and develop your skills. Continue memorizing where the notes are and practice more complicated scales and chords. Don't forget to search "free keyboard lessons" or "music lesson for beginners" or "first piano lesson" online or simply consider hiring a music teacher to help you.
When mastering piano sheet music isn't for everyone, some tend to play a piano by ear. No matter who you are a newbie or pro, it's something you can do.
The first and foremost thing is to train your ear by listening to a piano song over and over again. Do until you can sing it correctly with no musical backing.
Then try to match the notes with the key on the piano. It will be challenging at first, but you'll find yourself realizing the sounds better over time. Do it slowly, practice with some notes at a time, and try to remember them.
Another right way that you can learn to play piano or play keyboard by ear is to play a game with your friend.
Ask him/her to tap two keys on the piano, and then you guess whether the first note is lower or higher than the second one. This way helps to improve your listening skill and recognize the notes within a piano song with ease.
Yes, it is. You can learn to play piano online or register a piano course to learn beginner piano lessons easily.
All in all, you just keep learning necessary lessons and practicing frequently, success will be yours. And soon you recognize that you can play any music like Jazz, Blue, etc. or even perform a piano improvisation without seeing any sheet music.
Learning how to play piano and keyboard for dummies is tough for sure. However, with the basics above, I believe that you get a good background of this instrument.
Don't forget to jot down anything that you don't understand or make a binder to gather great sheet music, notes, tips, and tricks. And remember that when you first learn to play piano and learn keyboard, it always takes times to accustomed to playing on both hands together.
Just keep practicing all the times, permit yourself to improve coordination and dexterity, and then you will realize that how fast you develop.
Last but not least, if you still have queries related to this topic, don't mind leaving your comments in the box below so that we can discuss together. Or in case you like this post, please SHARE it with those who truly need it.


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Ultrasonic Brain Therapy Expert, Jean-Francois Aubry, PhD, to be Visiting Associate Professor at UVA
Through a visiting associate professorship funded by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, one of the world's leading ultrasonic therapy experts will spend the next eleven months collaborating with focused ultrasound researchers at the University of Virginia and with the Foundation's Brain Program team. Jean-Francois (Jeff) Aubry, PhD, will be taking a leave of absence from Institut Langevin in Paris, France to engage in research that could improve focused ultrasound treatments for the brain. He will be an Associate Professor in UVA's Department of Radiation Oncology from August 2012 through July 2013.
"Jeff has been a collaborator on projects that the Foundation funds at the University of Utah and Langevin. By bringing him here, we are moving some the center of gravity of that collaboration to UVA," explains John Snell, PhD, technical director of the Foundation's Brain Program. "Hopefully, the opportunity to interact and work with Jeff will inspire more UVA researchers to get engaged with focused ultrasound."
In a recent interview, Aubry provided an overview of his focused ultrasound research to date and described the projects planned for his time at UVA.
Jean Francois Aubry completed his PhD in March 2002 on transcranial ultrasonic focusing. He has been senior scientist at France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) since October 2002 and works at the Institut Langevin (Paris, France). His specific interests are ultrasonic brain imaging and ultrasonic-guided and MR-guided therapy (namely transcranial brain therapy and transcostal liver therapy). Aubry has expertise on adaptive focusing in complex media (time reversal and inverse filter) and has clinical experience in transcranial ultrasonic brain ablation and in motion correction for liver ablation.
Aubry holds three patents on adaptive focusing. He has given 20 invited talks at international conferences, published 35 articles in international journals and more than 50 proceedings. He organized four summer schools on therapeutic ultrasound and has been a consultant for Supersonic Imagine (Aix en Provence, France) on MR-guided brain therapy.
Aubry is a member of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation's Research Advisory Committee and of its 2012 Symposium Scientific Program Committee. In 2011, he received the Fred Lizzi Early Career Award from the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound and a bronze medal from the CNRS.
Q. What have been your key areas of contribution and interest so far in the field of focused ultrasound?
Aubry: I have been mainly working on adaptive ultrasonic focusing through complex structures like bones. Bones are indeed known to block ultrasonic beams. But even though ultrasonic beams hardly go through bony structures, a fraction of the beam crosses this barrier. I worked on finding the optimum way to transmit ultrasound through the costal wall and through the skull, in order to achieve liver and brain therapy with focused ultrasound. Concerning the brain, these techniques have been implemented in a clinical system by Supersonic Imagine.
Q. What will be the focus of your work/research at UVA?
Aubry: I will first be involved in a cavitation detection study, for safer brain treatments. I will also help implementing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the acoustic radiation force (MR-ARFI). It consists in using motion sensitive MR sequences in order to measure micrometric tissue displacements induced by the acoustic radiation force. It can be useful to guide the treatment and also to optimize transcranial focusing (an ultrasonic beam focusing perfectly through the skull would induce a higher displacement than an uncorrected beam distorted by the skull).
Developing a head phantom is another project. More and more research teams are working on transcranial focused ultrasound with various ultrasonic and MR systems. Results are in some cases very difficult to compare and translate: some teams have access to cadavers, some to dried skull bones, some to none of the above. A head phantom available worldwide would be of great benefit and would facilitate collaborations between UVA and innovative groups worldwide. Matt Eames of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation already did a great job in making a custom molded phantom, and I look forward to working with him on this project.
Additionally, there is interesting ongoing research at UVA on rodent models (Jame Mata and Richard Price) and I would be pleased to collaborate and share my previous experience with a dedicated rodent MR-compatible stereotactic brain setup that I developed in Paris with Benoit Larrat and other colleagues and that is now sold by a company named Image Guided Therapy. UVA recently bought one of these systems (in 2012); this was independent of my coming to UVA, but it would certainly be a fruitful collaboration.
Q. How will this build upon/expand the work you have been doing at Institut Langevin?
Aubry: I have been developing at Institut Langevin for 13 years new techniques in order to focus ultrasound through the skull for brain therapy. We developed a clinical system in collaboration with SuperSonic Imagine. At the same time, InSightec was developing another brain system (Exablate 4000, available at UVA), mostly in collaboration with Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston. Both groups faced the same challenges and proposed their own solutions. My stay at UVA is a great opportunity to share our experiences.
Q. How do you think your time at UVA will impact/benefit the advancement of focused ultrasound technology?
Aubry: UVA teams and Institut Langevin are very complementary. There is no doubt both groups will greatly benefit from collaboration. Taking the best of two transcranial technologies developed separately should improve future clinical treatments.
Q. What makes you excited about spending a year at UVA?
First of all, UVA has become one of the leading groups in focused ultrasound brain treatment. Dr. Jeff Elias and his colleagues achieved last year a major breakthrough by successfully treating essential tremors with MR-guided focused ultrasound. UVA offers a unique environment with a wide range of ultrasonic devices: a clinical brain system with two operating frequencies (660KHz and 220KHz), a body system. It also has research systems dedicated to more basic science on rodent models and world-leading research projects that are ongoing. From a scientific point of view, moving to UVA is thus very exciting. The UVA and Focused ultrasound Foundation people I have met so far have been very supportive and helpful. I look forward to working with them. Moving from Paris, France to Charlottesville, Virginia with my wife and two kids is also quite exciting for the whole family.
Q. Is there more information you'd like to add?
Aubry: I would like to thank Neal Kassel and James Larner for inviting me to UVA and making this possible. I also thank Mickael Tanter and Mathias Fink (of LOA) for their support in this exciting adventure in the US (and for 13 exciting years of research and friendship… and more to come).
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Си́ньків (у 1947—1991 — Богданівка) — село в Україні, у Заліщицькій міській громаді Чортківського району Тернопільської області. Розташоване на річці Дністер, на південному сході району. До 2020 року центр Синьківської сільської ради. Населення становить 1221 особу (2007).

Відповідно до Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 12 червня 2020 року за № 724-р «Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Тернопільської області» увійшло до складу Заліщицької міської громади.

Діяли українські товариства «Просвіта», «Луг», «Рідна школа», «Союз українок» та інші.

Назва
Назва села «Синьків» має дві версії походження. У Заліщицькому краєзнавчому музеї активно підтримують першу: назва села пішла від імені одного з перших поселенців — козака Синька (Санька, тобто Олександра). Сільчанам же більше до вподоби друга версія: нібито назва села походить від синіх квітів — синьоцвітів. Яких, щоправда, ніхто ніколи не бачив.

Географія
У селі річка Рудка впадає у річку Дністер.

Історія

Поблизу села виявлено археологічні пам'ятки трипільської, гава-голіградської і давньоруської культур.

Перша писемна згадка — 1427 рік. Саме тоді декілька сімей заснували на Дністрі нове поселення. Маємо згадки 1578 року. Тоді в Синькові було 58 господарств. Під час воєн село декілька разів руйнували майже вщент, але щоразу, крок за кроком, будинок за будинком воно оживало знову. Найбільший демографічний розквіт у Синькові був 1900 року, тоді в селі було 2247 мешканців. Сьогодні в селі мешкає близько 1200 осіб.

За шість з половиною століть Синьків прожив життя, типове для багатьох українських сіл. . Протягом 1434—1772 рр. цими землями володіло Королівство Польське (1569 року разом з Великим князівством Литовським утворило федеративну Річ Посполиту). Упродовж 1772—1918 рр. — під владою австрійських держав: 1772—1804 — Габсбурзької монархії, 1804—1867 — Австрійської імперії, 1867—1918 — Австро-Угорської імперії.

За часів австрійського панування почалася міграція населення Синькова до Канади. У 1896 році на еміграцію наважилися лише одиниці. Але вже роком пізніше з Синькова та низки навколишніх сіл (нині територія Заліщицького та Борщівського районів Тернопілля) до Канади виїхало 150 сімей, за рік до них приєдналися ще 70 родин, щоб назавжди покинути схили рідного Дністра.

У 1914—1917 роках під час першої світової війни землі району були під окуповані російською армією.

З листопада 1918 село перебувало у складі Західно-Української Народної Республіки (ЗУНР).

І входження до складу Польщі на 20 років. У 1939 році територія Заліщицького району ввійшла до складу Української РСР.

Пам'ятки
Церква Перенесення мощей святого Миколая в Синькові була збудована у 1630 році власним коштом місцевого мешканця Антонія для ченців Василіанського ордену Української Греко-Католицької церкви. У 1743 році через малочисельність насельників монастиря ченці пішли до Кам'янця-Подільського, покинувши обитель. Монастир був закритий, а сама споруда відійшла сільській громаді. У 1845 році коштом благодійників Франциска та Людвіки Чиж була здійснена реконструкція церкви. За сільськими оповідками, польська родина стала меценатом після того, як саме в цій церкві були почуті молитви батьків і їхня донька вилікувалася від важкої недуги. З того часу 21 вересня у селі стали святкувати свято зцілення, бо саме цього дня одужала молода панянка. А храмове свято в Синькові святкують 22 травня у день перенесення мощей святого Миколая.

У XX столітті церкву неодноразово перебудовували, і це призвело до того, що вона фактично втратила свій первісний вигляд. Але під час реконструкції, яка розпочалася у 2005 році, благодійник Дмитро Фірташ прийняв рішення, що церква має бути відбудована в бароковому стилі, в якому зазвичай раніше будували церкви у Тернопільському краї.

Окрім церкви перенесення мощей Святого Миколая в Синькові здавна був ще один храм — Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці. За переказами сільчан, дерев'яну церкву Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці у XVIII столітті до Синькова принесла велика вода. Церква мала гарний старовинний іконостас, який у 1880—1890 роках був відновлений, а сам храм був заново розписаний. За часів радянської влади церква була закрита, не реставрувалась, почалось інтенсивне гниття дерева, і задля безпеки громада села змушена була розібрати споруду. Тепер на місці церкви Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці будується каплиця.

Споруджено пам'ятники Б. Хмельницькому (1958), воїнам-односельцям, полеглим під час німецько-радянської війни (1965), насипано символічну могилу воякам УПА (1995).

Ботанічна пам'ятка природи місцевого значення Синьківська кострицева степова ділянка.

Соціальна сфера
Працюють ЗОШ I—III ступ., Будинок культури, при якому від 1985 року діє народний (від 1994) аматорський обрядово-фольклорний колектив «Синьківчанка», бібліотека, ФАП, відділення зв'язку, 3 фермерські господарства, ПП «Нива Придністров'я», торгові заклади.

У Синькові до кожної домівки підведено газопровід, відремонтовано автошляхи, проведена реконструкція амбулаторії сімейної медицини, діє сучасна школа з декількома комп'ютерними класами, біля неї зведено новий стадіон.

Школа в Синькові була відкрита ще наприкінці XVIII століття за часів Австро-Угорської імперії. Спочатку була заснована двокласна школа, згодом — за Польщі — дітей стали навчати вже чотири роки, за радянської влади — сім, а потім школа стала восьмирічною. Цікаво, що за часів належності Синькова до Австрії навчання в школі було українською мовою, за Польщі — змішаною: українською та польською. Синьківські бабусі і досі пам'ятають колядки польською мовою, яких їх колись навчили в школі.

У 1971 році було побудоване нове шкільне приміщення, і школа в Синькові стала десятирічною, а за часів України — Синьківською загальноосвітньою школою І-ІІІ ступенів, де діти навчаються 11 років.

Сьогодні школа у Синькові, за визнанням Управління освіти і науки Тернопільської обласної державної адміністрації, є одним з найкращих загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів не тільки у Тернопільської області, але і у державі. Всі шкільні кабінети, у тому числі фізики та хімії, мають нове обладнання, що дозволяє вчителям проводити лабораторні, практичні та демонстраційні роботи.

У Синьківській школі є два повністю обладнаних комп'ютерних класи. Новий спортивний зал укомплектований сучасними тренажерами. Тут є все: шведська драбина, тенісні столи, боксерська груша, гімнастичні знаряддя для виховання майбутніх спортсменів. Діти також мають можливість пограти в футбол на нещодавно обладнаному шкільному стадіоні. Наразі у школі навчається 140 учнів і працює 25 вчителів. Повна реконструкція школи була завершена 2012 року.

Виробництво

У вересні 2012 року в Синькові Прем'єр-міністр України Микола Азаров та Голова Федерації роботодавців України Дмитро Фірташ — інвестор будівництва тепличного господарства відкрили найбільший тепличний комплекс у Західній Україні "DF Agro" (Синьків). Сьогодні це найсучасніший тепличний комплекс в країні.

Будівництво теплиць почалося в листопаді 2011 року. Наразі «DF Agro» (Синьків) відкрив першу чергу тепличного комплексу загальною площею 10 га. Друга черга передбачає площу теплиць на 30 га, а її відкриття заплановано на 2013 рік.

Щорічно «DF Agro» (Синьків) буде виробляти 4000 тонн томатів, 1,55 тисяч тонн перцю і 350 тонн огірків. Така висока врожайність забезпечується завдяки використанню однієї з найбільш досконалих у світі технологій.

У Синьківських теплицях забезпечується цілодобове підсвічування рослин, а також їх крапельний полив. Подачу добрив і насиченого мінералами живильного розчину, а також підтримку температурного режиму здійснює комп'ютерна система. З її допомогою фахівці з Нідерландів та Ізраїлю здійснюють дистанційний агрономічний супровід, контролюють усі стадії вирощування рослин і врожайність.

Відомі люди

Народилися
 Степан Слободян — керівник Карпатського крайового проводу ОУН, лицар Срібного хреста заслуги УПА та Бронзового хреста бойової заслуги УПА.
 Степан Запорожан — український хірург, педагог, доктор медичних наук, проректор з науково-педагогічної та лікувальної роботи Тернопільського державного медичного університету.
 Петро Русак — український дитячий хірург, педагог, доктор медичних наук, професор дитячої хірургії НМАПО ім. П. Л. Шупика, головний редактор науково-практичного медичного журналу «Хірургія дитячого віку», завідувач хірургічного відділення № 1 Житомирської обласної дитячої клінічної лікарні.
 Василь Фаринник — начальник Головного слідчого управління Міністерства внутрішніх справ України за часів Януковича, генерал-майор міліції. Заслужений юрист України.
 Дмитро Фірташ — бізнесмен, Голова Ради директорів Групи компаній Group DF, Голова Федерації роботодавців України (2011—2016 рр).
 Зюлковський Омелян Володимирович — Член Спілки журналістів СРСР. Народився 07.02.1933 р. у с. Синьків Заліщицького району Тернопільської області. Закінчив Кіцманський сільськогосподарський технікум (Чернівецька область). Працював зоотехніком, старшим інспектором рай сільгоспуправління. З 1970 р. завідувач відділу сільського господарства районної газети «Прапор перемоги» (м. Заставна), з 1979 р. — редактор районного радіомовлення. Нагороджений медаллю «Ветеран праці».

Примітки

Джерела
 Олійник В., Підгірний Д. Синьків //

Посилання
 У село Синків провели інтернет. Відео-репортаж
 Село Синьків на Дністрі. Батьківщина Дмитра Фірташа.

Села Тернопільської області
Перейменовані населені пункти

Населені пункти Чортківського району


The Honourable Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, MLA Scott Hamilton, Delta North, Mayor Lois E. Jackson, and Delta Chief Administrative Officer George V. Harvie, met earlier this week to discuss strategies for addressing mental health, substance abuse, policing and other important community issues.
In Delta, approximately 45% of all calls to the Police involve a person suffering from a mental health issue, which prompted Mayor Jackson, in her role as Chair of the Police Board, to work with the Board to introduce a Community Health Intervention Program, to address this issue.
Delta Council is collaborating with the B.C. Government to lobby for a review of the current system of dealing with repeat offenders and to determine how resources can be reallocated towards programs that help offenders deal with their mental health and addiction issues, as opposed to repeated incarceration. At the March 10, 2014 Regular Meeting, Delta Council endorsed a resolution regarding Concurrent Disorders and Chronic Offenders, to be submitted to the Lower Mainland Local Government Association for endorsement and consideration as a resolution to debate at the upcoming the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference scheduled for this September.
For more information on this news release, contact the Office of Mayor Lois E. Jackson at 604-946-3210 or e-mail mayor@delta.ca.


Why does Santa Claus have an #AU accent? Bloody unprofessional hacks. You think they'd bother to do _some_ prep for the role. Where's the back story? They think they can just phone it in with some tedious audience participation around the subject of presents and bits of business like the odd hearty chuckle.


This is a sample exam for Grade 5 Metrobank-MTAP- Dep-Ed Math Challenge. This is advisable for teachers, parents , trainers and contestants. Goodluck for your preparations. May all the odds be in your favor. Questions will be entertained faster by directly sending me a message using this page.
1. What is the sum of the following: 8×104 + 5×105+3×103+2×102 ?
2. A number is greater than 24 and less than 25. It is a power of 5. What is the number?
3. The class was given 15 math problems on Monday and 12 problems on Thursday. If windy finished 2/3 of them, how many problems does she still have to finished?
4. What is the remainder when 44889 is divided by 49?
5. Round 960 623 672 892 to the nearest million.
6. What is the name of polygon with 10 sides?
7. Convert to improper fraction.
8. What is the area of the square with side 5 cm.
9. The area of a triangle is 210 m2. If the height is 20 m. How long is the base?
10. What is the complement of the supplement of 140◦?
11. Find N in N:4 = 21:28.
12. How many ₱500.00-bills are there in ₱17 000.00?
13. Find two numbers whose sum is 14 and product is 48.
15. Use exponents to express 675 as the product of its prime factors.
16. Write "six million, three hundred twenty five thousand, sixty-one" in symbols.
17. What is the GCF of 72 and 120?
18. What is the LCM of 72 and 120?
20. Change the fraction 263/7 to mixed form.
21. How many 64ths are there in 5/16?
22. What is the value of 262-252.
23. A cylindrical can milk can has a radius of 3 cm and height of 10 cm. How much milk does it contain?
24. A pair of Jeans was bought for ₱364.00. If the discount tag shows 30% off. What is the original price?
25. The number 98934797347893a4 is divisible by 4. What is maximum possible value of a?