GeoWeb developing new directions to a better world through map technology « Galdos Systems Inc.
New tools and technologies like Google Earth and the smartphone are allowing consumers to navigate and visualize the world in ways they've never been able to before.
But attendees of the July 26 to 30 GeoWeb conference in Vancouver aren't consumers – they're map geeks – and, as such, they believe map accessibility and the technology that supports maps have a long way to go.
Companies, government reps and other organizations that have a stake in advancing mapping technology meet annually in Vancouver at GeoWeb to discuss how to make maps a more ubiquitous and useful part of life.
Attendee companies like Vancouver's Galdos Systems Inc. and Surrey's Safe Software Inc. are playing an important role in helping businesses and governments better visualize the information that's relevant to them.
Galdos founder Ron Lake is an industry veteran known for inventing the geographic markup language (GML) that has become the standard for communicating digital-mapping information.
Lake told BIV that even with proper technology standards in place, governments and businesses are not realizing the full potential of new mapping technologies.
Part of the problem is the challenge in linking, for example, all the various relevant players and data points together to get a full picture of a city's infrastructure.
Indeed, this year's theme at GeoWeb is how mapping data can be captured in real time.
While providing an accurate reflection of the world is the ultimate goal of companies like Galdos, it's picking and winning smaller battles.
In a project with Public Safety Canada, Galdos is developing a system that will let the RCMP's Vancouver-based E Division, the City of Vancouver and the City of Surrey fire department communicate in real time about the state and location of resources needed in emergencies such as earthquakes.
The system will, for example, let Surrey's emergency response team tell other emergency providers where and how many burn units are available in the area surrounding an earthquake's ground zero.
Galdos is also helping the U.S.A.'s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develop a tracking system for its aerospace and airport network that will allow the FAA to monitor natural events like a volcanic ash cloud, as well as man-made situations like a crane misplaced at the end of a runway.
If Galdos can help an industry or a geography build a robust mapping database, then eventually all those separate databases could be linked together to create an entire picture.
For example, emergency personnel and airlines could swap spatial information during the emergency response in a natural disaster.
"What we'll see before we get to that stage is initiatives for information sharing in particular domains – like air traffic control and city planning," said Lake.
As far as how mapping can help in city planning, Berlin, Germany, presents the best example.
It has visually modelled 450,000 buildings to create an online database that presents a digital picture of nearly the entire city.
City planners use the information in the database to assess how new buildings might affect sunlight in existing structures or how new buildings will affect underground infrastructure.
"I think it's partly cultural that people don't really comprehend how integrated everything is," said Lake.
Google is using technology developed by Safe Software to gather and arrange spatial data in its Google Earth application.
Surrey is using the same software to gather data that allows the city to predict how an oil or chemical spill will travel through its drainage system.
Other cities are using Safe's software to turn two-dimensional maps into textured three-dimensional maps.
Certain privacy issues are also at play when it comes to the sporadic adoption of new mapping technologies.


President Trump's lawyer Ty Cobb said Trump's stream of tweets Sunday was unrelated to the prospect of indictments under special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe being made public as soon as Monday.
"Tweets today from the president are not, as some have asked, a reaction to anything involving the special counsel with whom the White House continues to cooperate," Cobb told NBC News Sunday.
Trump also tweeted the actions of Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee warranted further scrutiny, adding claims Democrats partly funded the unverified dossier alleging scandalous behavior by the president had united the GOP.


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'His musicianship is so big, so irrepressible, that he transcends the instrument that he's playing' (BBC Record Review).
A prize-winner at the YCAT International Auditions in 2019, over the last year Samuele has made his debut as soloist with the Haydn Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano.
He returned to Wigmore Hall and Schlern Music Festival, and gave recitals at Saffron Hall, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Verbier, Wimbledon, Cheltenham and Deal Festivals, collaborating with Ema Nikolovska, Pablo Barragán, the Leonkoro, Esmé and Simply Quartets.
In 2021 Delphian released his recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations at Queens Hall Edinburgh to critical acclaim. This summer he undertakes a solo tour of Colombia.
During the 2022/23 highlights include performances of the Goldberg Variations at the MITO September Festival in Milan and Torino and his debut with London Mozart Players.
He gives recitals at the Konzerthaus Berlin and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and develops a new project with Tabea Debus and a choreographer, for Music in the Round in Sheffield.
Passionate about contemporary repertoire he collaborates with Opificio Sonoro in Italy, working with composers such as Sciarrino and Bedrossian. He continues to explore new music, over the last few years premiering works by Vittorio Montalti, Simone Cardini and Fabrizio de Rossi Re, among many others.
Samuele has performed widely in Europe and the UK including Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Aldeburgh), the Societa dei Concerti (Milan), Amici della Musica di Firenze, Cité de la Danse et la Musique (Strasbourg), Festival Nuova Consonanza (Rome), Amici della Musica di Padova and Berlin Philharmonie.
As soloist he has appeared with the State Hermitage Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Orchestra Haydn, F.O.R.M,I Virtuosi Italiani, and the Quartetto Fonè and regularly features on BBC Radio 3, Rai RadioTre, Radio Classica and Radio Popolare Milano.
In 2017 he released his first solo CD LIMES to critical acclaim, and in 2020 a duo CD for accordion and clarinet, BROKEN SHAKE.
Born in Spoleto (Italy), Samuele is accordion professor at the Conservatoire 'D.Cimarosa' in Avellino. Awards include 1st Prizes at the 2018 Arassate-Hiria (Spain) and 2013 Castelfidardo (Italy) Competitions.
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Before Sunrise
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away?
Genres: Drama, Romance
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl
Director: Richard Linklater
Country: Austria, Switzerland, USA
Metascore : 77
Awards : 1 win & 7 nominations.
Under the Cherry Moon
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music, Romance, Musical
Director: Prince, Michael Ballhaus
Two brothers from Miami are in the Mediterranean, enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50,000,000 from her father. At first, Tricky has Christopher Tracy talked into romancing her for her money, but as he gets to know her, Christopher falls in love with her. This love comes between the brothers, and Tricky tells all about the plan.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Animation, Musical
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
The daughter of the last Russian Tsar, Nicolas II, Anastasia is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie, promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Tsar family, Rasputin, still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.
The Farmer's Daughter
Director: H.C. Potter
Swedish-American farmer's daughter Katrin 'Katie' Holstrom leaves the farm to study nursing in the big, wicked city. Thanks to a chiseling acquaintance, her tuition and expense money disappears the first day, and she's forced to get a job...as a domestic for congressman Glenn Morley. Impressed by her political awareness as well as her many charms and capabilities, Glenn is soon infatuated with Katie, and she with him, but their feelings remain unspoken...until Katie speaks up at a party rally and is abruptly thrust into politics herself.
Guilty Hearts
Director: Benjamin Ross, Paul Black, George Augusto, Savina Dellicour, Phil Dornfeld, Ravi Kumar, Krystoff Przykucki
Six short stories from the heart and what made them bleed....
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Director: Robert Budreau
Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
Genre: Drama, Biography, Western
Director: Vincent D'Onofrio
The story of a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid's encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life's mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves.
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Early thirty-something American Jesse Wallace is in a Paris bookstore, the last stop on a tour to promote his best selling book, This Time. Although he is vague to reporters about the source material for the book, it is about his chance encounter nine years earlier on June 15-16, 1994 with a Parisienne named Celine, and the memorable and romantic day and evening they spent together in Vienna. At the end of their encounter at the Vienna train station, which is also how the book ends, they, not providing contact information to the other, vowed to meet each other again in exactly six months at that very spot. As the media scrum at the bookstore nears its conclusion, Jesse spots Celine in the crowd, she who only found out about the book when she earlier saw his photograph promoting this public appearance. Much like their previous encounter, Jesse and Celine, who is now an environmental activist, decide to spend time together until he is supposed to catch his flight back to New York, this time only being about an hour. Beyond the issue of the six month meeting, what has happened in their lives in the intervening nine years, and their current lives, they once again talk about their philosophies of life and love, this time with the knowledge of their day together and how it shaped what has happened to them.
Genre: Drama, Comedy, War
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Genre: Drama, Crime, Animation
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Country: Greece, USA
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.


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← Roberts, Lora. "The Affair of the Incognito Tenant." Palo Alto: Perseverance Press, 2004
Lycett, Andrew. The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. NY: Free Press (Simon and Schuster), 2008.* →
Andriacco, Dan. The 1895 Murder. London, MX 2012
Throughout literature, we're constantly warned of the dangers inherent in revisiting the past. "You can't go home again," Thomas Wolfe admonishes us. "Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these,' King Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes, adding 'For it is not wise to ask such questions.'" And finally, from another Canon, Victor Trevor's father has this bit of wisdom: "Of all ghosts, the ghosts of our old lovers are the worst."* Bill Kirtland would argue that he wasn't trying to do any of these things. After all, his old lover has become a (celibate) Daughter of St. Augustine, and he himself has made the shift from Army intelligence to life as a private detective. They're both happy in their current lives; he simply wanted to pay her a friendly visit. Too bad that visit was to Erin, Ohio.
Walther PPKS .380's don't kill people…
…picturesque Ohio college towns kill people.
Poor Bill Kirtland! Like several other recent visitors to St. Benignus' home, he ends up dead. Not only dead, but murdered. And not only murdered, but gunned down outside Erin's new community theatre, The Lyceum, just as a new Sherlock Holmes play, "1895," premieres.
Or perhaps that was his lucky break. In any other town, his murder may have gone unsolved. But, as with the hundreds fortunate enough to die in the vicinities of Cabot Cove or St. Mary Meade, Bill Kirtland died in the hometown of an amateur detective and his sidekick. Sebastian McCabe is on the case!*
Kind of. Actually, what with the play (which he wrote, and in which he portrays Mycroft) and all, McCabe doesn't have a lot of time to go running around questioning suspects and re-tracing the victim's footsteps. He ends up, therefore, relying on his brother-in-law, Jeff Cody, to do his legwork for him. After all, it's not like Cody–who has a wedding coming up in mere weeks and inlaws-to-be to entertain–has anything better to do, right? The fact that the ex-girlfriend Kirtland had come to see is none other than his fiancée's good friend and maid-of-honor, Mary Margaret (Polly) Malone kind of cinches the deal. Can Cody–a failed mystery novelist–prove cleverer than his hardboiled hero and his larger-than-life Sherlockian BIL and clear Polly Malone's protegé? Can he survive meeting in-laws for whom divorce, however bitter, is not the final word? Can he survive, period?
In the year or so that I've been writing this blog, I've reviewed three of Andriacco's Jeff Cody mysteries. They are, honestly, enjoyable palate-cleansers between Serious Sherlockian Novels Requiring Canon Searches. Each Cody/McCabe book has an aspect that stands out for me. No Police Like Holmes, for example, has humorous send-ups of some of the quirky people you might find in your local scion society. Holme Sweet Holmes sees Jeff Cody grow as both a character and an individual–someone who is able to overcome his little neuroticisms and jealousies to be both a better boyfriend and detective. In The 1895 Murder, we have the same entertaining characters and (for Jeff) ridiculously uncomfortable situations, but we also have something new–an oddly bleak mystery.
Whodunit stories are, for the most part, puzzles with a point. As readers, we know to look for "motive, means, and opportunity." And once you (or the detective) can suss out the motive, the whole plot makes sense and you can see that the murder was only the culmination of a long line of reasonable actions and reactions, a line of immoral dominoes tipped with one inciting act. When the villain is finally led away in handcuffs (or shot, or conveniently lost at sea), there is a sad sense of inevitability to the whole thing; from the first page, it could never have been otherwise. In this sense, the best mysteries are also tragedies.
In real life, however, most crimes are not tragedies so much as they are tragic. In real life, horrible things happen to innocent people who just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. There's no romantic affair, no stolen military plans, no secret pact over jewelry–only a random encounter with evil. It would be inaccurate for me to describe The 1895 Murder as "dark"–Andriacco writes with a light, humor-filled touch and his books are firmly at the cozy end of the spectrum. But just as Holmes admonishes Watson that the bucolic landscapes flashing past the window of their train car can hide the most disturbing scenarios, so Cody's latest adventure gently reminds us that justice is not as easily attained as we might want–and we must celebrate the good things in life and laugh at ourselves, regardless.
The 1895 Murder is the most smoothly-plotted and written Cody/McCabe mystery yet. Mr. Andriacco plays fair with the reader, but his clues are deftly hidden, much as Sebastian McCabe hides the secrets to his magic tricks under an entertaining run of palaver. Jeff Cody's stream-of-consciousness narration is amusing as always, and still more revealing than he might wish.** Despite the title, there is less of Sherlock Holmes in this book than in its predecessors, which was a little disappointing–but at the same time understandable. A good series author knows that his success relies more in plot and character than it does in a gimmick. Lynda Teal's parents–or, rather, her mother–was a bit unbelievable, but the "drama" she brought with her made me willing to play along. Heaven knows quite a few of us might wish the family issues that surrounded our weddings were as entertaining!***
If you're like me, you're probably getting a bit sick of continual reruns of "In The Bleak Midwinter," when we should at least have a few crocuses up in the yard. If your bookshelf looks just as dreary, let Cody and McCabe provide a nice (albeit bloody) splash of humor and adventure to a cold "spring" afternoon.
The 1895 Murder and all of Dan Andriacco's Cody/McCabe Mysteries are available in both print and ebook form, from your regular online bookseller, or direct from MX Publishing–along with a book of Sherlockian essays and two traditional short pastiches featuring The Great Detective. Mr. Andriacco has an author page on Facebook, a Twitter feed, and a blog, which you can find at http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com.
Star Rating: 4 out of 5: "Well worth your time and money."
*Cabot Cove, Maine, is the home of mystery writer/amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, portrayed by Angela Lansbury in the long-running program, "Murder, She Wrote." St. Mary Meade is the lovely English village Agatha Christie's Miss Marple calls home. Both towns have suspiciously high murder rates, when figured per capita. It makes one wonder….
**Jeff Cody is, as always, a man who never lets a woman go by unappreciated, shall we say. Never. Ever. At one point, I even asked my husband, "Guys don't all think like this, do they?" He said "No," in that special way that actually means, "Yes, definitely." Oy.
***If I say any more, I'll pay for it the rest of my life. Trust me on this.
One response to "Andriacco, Dan. The 1895 Murder. London, MX 2012"
kathleenkaskawrites
I've read The 1895 Murder and I couldn't agree more; Dan Andriacco has written a masterful mystery.


"Objects and Documents – Witnesses to History – New Concepts in the International Pedagogy of Memory": that is the title of a further training seminar for memorial education staff, teachers and disseminators to be carried out at the International Youth Meeting Centre in Oświęcim/Auschwitz in November 2018.
On September 11th 2018 Dorothee Schmitz-Köster will read from her new book "Raubkind" at the ITS. It tells the story of a man who was abducted from his family as a child by the National Socialists. It was not until more than 70 years later that he learnt about his true identity.
01/29/2016 | Events "That was the start of everything"


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I am interested in MLS number 21806542, located at 60 Arbutus Trail, Chatham.


Most people think that the only thing to do in Atlantic City is gamble, but when I went last weekend I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there was so much more to this beautiful seaside town than the slot machines. For my chicas that love to explore on their travels, these are the top 3 Atlantic City attractions that you won't want to miss!
1.The Atlantic City Boardwalk – Being the oldest boardwalk in the United States and the longest in the world has given it fame, but this boardwalk has so much more to offer than simple facts. There's beach side shops and restaurants , a pristine beach, the Steel Pier amusement park, and even a Ripley's Believe it or Not museum! A word of beauty advice para mis chicas, bring sunblock and a hat because it takes HOURS to walk from one side to the other and I ended up looking like a lobster at the end of the day!
2.The Pool at Harrah's – I may be a bit biased since I stayed at Harrah's, but the pool is legit gorgeous and not only is it the perfect spot to spend an early afternoon, The Pool After Dark turns into a night club!
3. The Tanger Outlets – For a bit of retail therapy, head to the Tanger Outlets in Atlantic City, conveniently located near the boardwalk. There's Kate Spade, Forever 21, and lots of other well known retail hubs to hit up and fill your vacation wardrobe.
So if you want a memorable time in Atlantic City but don't want to be stuck in the casino's all day hoping to strike some luck and make a milli in a night, then follow my guide. And after a fun filled day, make sure to check out the plethora of buffets, restaurants and bars that line the streets and resorts in Atlantic City. There's something for everyone in the world's playground!


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Pesachim 49a
מַתְנִי׳ אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת — מְבַעֲרִין אֶת הַכֹּל מִלִּפְנֵי הַשַּׁבָּת, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: בִּזְמַנּוֹ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בַּר צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר: תְּרוּמָה — מִלִּפְנֵי הַשַּׁבָּת, וְחוּלִּין — בִּזְמַנָּן. MISHNA: With regard to the fourteenth of Nisan that occurs on Shabbat, one removes all leaven from his possession, whether it is teruma or non-sacred food, before Shabbat, except for that which will be eaten during the first part of Shabbat. In that case, one cannot remove leaven from his possession on the fourteenth of Nisan itself as he does in other years. This is the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: One may remove the leaven at its usual time on the fourteenth of Nisan by throwing it away or declaring it ownerless. Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: Teruma should be removed before Shabbat, as only a few people are permitted to eat it and therefore one can presume that it will remain uneaten during Shabbat. However, non-sacred foods should be removed at their usual time, on the fourteenth of Nisan itself.
גְּמָ׳ תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בַּר צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר: פַּעַם אַחַת שָׁבַת אַבָּא בְּיַבְנֶה, וְחָל אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת. וּבָא זוּנִין מְמוּנֶּה שֶׁל רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל וְאָמַר: הִגִּיעַ עֵת לְבַעֵר אֶת הֶחָמֵץ, וְהָלַכְתִּי אַחַר אַבָּא וּבִיעַרְנוּ אֶת הֶחָמֵץ. GEMARA: It was taught in the Tosefta that Rabbi Eliezer bar Tzadok says: One time my father, Rabbi Tzadok, spent Shabbat in Yavne, and the fourteenth of Nisan occurred on that Shabbat. Zonin, who was the appointee of Rabban Gamliel, came and said: The time has come to remove leavened bread; and I went with my father and we removed the leavened bread. This story serves as anecdotal evidence that leaven is removed at the usual time on the fourteenth of Nisan, even on Shabbat.
מַתְנִי׳ הַהוֹלֵךְ לִשְׁחוֹט אֶת פִּסְחוֹ, וְלָמוּל אֶת בְּנוֹ, וְלֶאֱכוֹל סְעוּדַת אֵירוּסִין בְּבֵית חָמִיו, וְנִזְכַּר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ חָמֵץ בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ. אִם יָכוֹל לַחֲזוֹר וּלְבַעֵר וְלַחֲזוֹר לְמִצְוָתוֹ — יַחְזוֹר וִיבַעֵר, וְאִם לָאו — מְבַטְּלוֹ בְּלִבּוֹ. MISHNA: One who is traveling on the eve of Passover to slaughter his Paschal lamb, to circumcise his son, or to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law's house, and he remembers that he has leavened bread in his house, if he is able to return to his house and remove the leaven and afterward return to the mitzva toward which he was traveling, he should return home and remove his leaven. But if there is not enough time for him to go home and remove the leaven, and still complete the mitzva that he already began, he should nullify it in his heart, as by Torah law this is sufficient.
לְהַצִּיל מִן הַגּוֹיִם, וּמִן הַנָּהָר, וּמִן הַלִּסְטִים, וּמִן הַדְּלֵיקָה, וּמִן הַמַּפּוֹלֶת — יְבַטֵּל בְּלִבּוֹ. וְלִשְׁבּוֹת שְׁבִיתַת הָרְשׁוּת — יַחְזוֹר מִיָּד. If one was traveling to save Jews from an attack by gentiles, from a flooding river, from bandits, from a fire, or from a collapsed building, he should not even attempt to return, and instead he should nullify the leaven in his heart. This applies even if he could remove his leaven and still return to his previous activity. If he went to establish his Shabbat residence in order to adjust his Shabbat limit for an optional purpose, rather than in order to fulfill a commandment, he should return immediately to remove his leaven.
וְכֵן מִי שֶׁיָּצָא מִירוּשָׁלַיִם וְנִזְכַּר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ בְּשַׂר קֹדֶשׁ, אִם עָבַר צוֹפִים — שׂוֹרְפוֹ בִּמְקוֹמוֹ. וְאִם לָאו — חוֹזֵר וְשׂוֹרְפוֹ לִפְנֵי הַבִּירָה מֵעֲצֵי הַמַּעֲרָכָה. And so too, the same halakha applies to one who left Jerusalem and remembered that there was consecrated meat in his hand. Meat that is taken out of Jerusalem becomes disqualified, and one is required to burn it in proximity to the Temple. If he passed the area of Mount Scopus [Tzofim], beyond which one cannot see Jerusalem, he burns the meat at the site where he is located; and if he has not traveled that far, he must return and burn it before the Temple with wood from the arrangement on the altar, which was designated for burning consecrated items that were disqualified.
וְעַד כַּמָּה הֵן חוֹזְרִין? רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: זֶה וְזֶה בִּכְבֵיצָה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: זֶה וְזֶה בִּכְזַיִת. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: בְּשַׂר קֹדֶשׁ — בִּכְזַיִת, וְחָמֵץ — בִּכְבֵיצָה. The mishna asks: For how much leaven or consecrated meat is one required to return? Rabbi Meir says: In both this case and that case, one must return for an egg-bulk. Rabbi Yehuda says: In both this case and that case, one must return for an olive-bulk. And the Rabbis say that the amount depends on the case: With regard to consecrated meat, he is required to return if he has an olive-bulk, but in a case where he remembers that he has leavened bread, he required to return only for an egg-bulk.
גְּמָ׳ וּרְמִינְהוּ: הַהוֹלֵךְ לֶאֱכוֹל סְעוּדַת אֵירוּסִין בְּבֵית חָמִיו, וְלִשְׁבּוֹת שְׁבִיתַת הָרְשׁוּת — יַחְזוֹר מִיָּד! GEMARA: The Gemara raises a contradiction between this mishna and another source. It was taught in a baraita: One who is traveling to eat a betrothal feast in his father-in-law's house or to establish his Shabbat residence for an optional purpose, must return immediately to remove his leaven. This contradicts the mishna, which states that one who is going to a betrothal feast may nullify the leaven without returning for it, because the meal is considered a mitzva.
אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא — רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, הָא — רַבִּי יוֹסֵי. דְּתַנְיָא: סְעוּדַת אֵירוּסִין רְשׁוּת, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: מִצְוָה. Rabbi Yoḥanan said: This is not difficult, as there is a tannaitic dispute with regard to the issue. This source, the baraita, is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, while that source, the mishna, is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yosei. As it was taught in a baraita: A betrothal feast is optional; this is the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yosei says: It is a mitzva.
וְהַשְׁתָּא דְּאָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: מַחֲלוֹקֶת בִּסְעוּדָה שְׁנִיָּה, אֲבָל בִּסְעוּדָה רִאשׁוֹנָה דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל מִצְוָה. אֲפִילּוּ תֵּימָא הָא וְהָא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, וְלָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא — בִּסְעוּדָה רִאשׁוֹנָה, הָא — בִּסְעוּדָה שְׁנִיָּה. And now that Rav Ḥisda said: The dispute between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosei applies to the second betrothal feast, where the groom takes part in an additional meal with the bride's family, but everyone agrees that the first betrothal feast is a mitzva, the contradiction between the mishna and the baraita can be resolved differently. Even if you say that this mishna and that baraita are both in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, it is not difficult. This mishna, which relates to the meal as a mitzva, is referring to the first meal. That baraita, which assumes that the meal is not a mitzva, is referring to the second meal.
תַּנְיָא אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה: אֲנִי לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶלָּא סְעוּדַת אֵירוּסִין, אֲבָל לֹא סִבְלוֹנוֹת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יוֹסֵי: אֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי סְעוּדַת אֵירוּסִין וְסִבְלוֹנוֹת. It was taught in a baraita that Rabbi Yehuda said: I heard only that there is a mitzva with regard to a betrothal feast itself, but not with regard to the feast of the gifts [sivlonot], when the groom would present gifts to the bride. While a festive meal was eaten on this occasion, it was not considered to be a mitzva. Rabbi Yosei said to him: I heard that both a betrothal feast and the feast of the gifts are considered mitzvot.
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: כׇּל סְעוּדָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ שֶׁל מִצְוָה — אֵין תַּלְמִיד חָכָם רַשַּׁאי לֵהָנוֹת מִמֶּנָּה. Having discussed whether a betrothal feast is a mitzva, the Gemara addresses a related issue. It was taught in a baraita that Rabbi Shimon says: A Torah scholar may not derive benefit from partaking in any feast that is not a mitzva.
כְּגוֹן מַאי? אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כְּגוֹן בַּת כֹּהֵן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וּבַת תַּלְמִיד חָכָם לְעַם הָאָרֶץ. דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: בַּת כֹּהֵן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל — אֵין זִוּוּגָן עוֹלֶה יָפֶה. The Gemara asks: In what case does this statement apply? Rabbi Yoḥanan said: In a case where the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite, or where the daughter of a Torah scholar marries an ignoramus. Although a wedding feast is generally a mitzva, it is not in this case, as Rabbi Yoḥanan said: When the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite their union will not be auspicious, as it is disgraceful for the priesthood when the daughter of a priest marries an Israelite.
מַאי הִיא? אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: אוֹ ״אַלְמָנָה״, אוֹ ״גְּרוּשָׁה״, אוֹ ״זֶרַע אֵין לָהּ״. בְּמַתְנִיתָא תָּנָא: קוֹבְרָהּ אוֹ קוֹבַרְתּוֹ, אוֹ מְבִיאָתוֹ לִידֵי עֲנִיּוּת. The Gemara asks: What is meant by this statement that their union will be inauspicious? Rav Ḥisda said: The inauspicious nature of such a marriage can be identified based on the verse describing the return of a daughter of a priest to her father's house after marrying a non-priest. The verse is understood as mentioning that the marriage will result in one of three possibilities: she will either be a widow, a divorcee, or without children (see Leviticus 22:13). It was taught in a baraita: Either her husband will bury her or she will bury him, because one of them will die young, or she will cause him to become poor.
אִינִי?! וְהָא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: הָרוֹצֶה שֶׁיִּתְעַשֵּׁר יִדְבַּק בְּזַרְעוֹ שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן, כׇּל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁתּוֹרָה וּכְהוּנָּה מַעֲשַׁרְתָּן. לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא — בְּתַלְמִיד חָכָם, הָא — בְּעַם הָאָרֶץ. The Gemara asks: Is that so? Didn't Rabbi Yoḥanan himself say: One who wishes to become wealthy should cling to the descendants of Aaron, and all the more so should the merit of the Torah and the priesthood cause them to become wealthy. The Gemara answers: This is not difficult, as this case, where he becomes wealthy, refers to a Torah scholar who marries a woman of priestly lineage. In that case their union will be a successful one. That case, where their union will not be auspicious, refers to an ignoramus who marries a woman of priestly lineage.
רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ נְסֵיב כָּהֵנְתָּא, חֲלַשׁ. אָמַר: לָא נִיחָא לֵיהּ לְאַהֲרֹן דְּאֶדְבַּק בְּזַרְעֵיהּ, דְּהָוֵי לֵיהּ חַתְנָא כִּי אֲנָא. The Gemara relates that Rabbi Yehoshua married a daughter of a priest and became ill. He said: Apparently, it is not satisfactory to Aaron the priest that I cling to his descendants, so that he has a son-in-law like me.
רַב אִידִי בַּר אָבִין נָסֵיב כָּהֵנְתָּא, נְפַקוּ מִינֵּיהּ תְּרֵי בְּנֵי סְמִיכִי: רַב שֵׁשֶׁת בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב אִידִי, וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב אִידִי. אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אִי לָא נָסֵיבְנָא כָּהֵנְתָּא, לָא אִיעַתַּרִי. The Gemara also relates that Rav Idi bar Avin married a daughter of a priest. Two sons who were ordained to decide halakhic matters came from him, namely Rav Sheshet, son of Rav Idi, and Rabbi Yehoshua, son of Rav Idi. Similarly, Rav Pappa said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have become wealthy.
אָמַר רַב כָּהֲנָא: אִי לָא נָסֵיבְנָא כָּהֵנְתָּא, לָא גְּלַאי. אֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ: וְהָא לִמְקוֹם תּוֹרָה גְּלֵית! לָא גְלַאי כִּדְגָלֵי אִינָשֵׁי. On the other hand, Rav Kahana, who was not a priest, said: Had I not married a daughter of a priest, I would not have been exiled, as Rav Kahana was forced to flee from Babylonia to Eretz Yisrael. They said to him: But you were exiled to a place of Torah, which is not a punishment at all. He answered: I was not exiled as people are generally exiled, i.e., I did not emigrate of my own free will; rather, I was forced to flee from the authorities.
אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: כׇּל הַנֶּהֱנֶה מִסְּעוּדַת הָרְשׁוּת לְסוֹף גּוֹלֶה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְאֹכְלִים כָּרִים מִצֹּאן וַעֲגָלִים מִתּוֹךְ מַרְבֵּק״, וּכְתִיב: ״לָכֵן עַתָּה יִגְלוּ בְּרֹאשׁ גּוֹלִים״. Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Anyone who benefits from partaking in an optional feast, which is not a mitzva, will ultimately be exiled, as it is stated: "And eat the lambs of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall" (Amos 6:4), and it is written: "Therefore now they shall go into exile at the head of the exiles; and the revelry of those who stretched themselves out shall pass away" (Amos 6:7).
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: כׇּל תַּלְמִיד חָכָם הַמַּרְבֶּה סְעוּדָּתוֹ בְּכׇל מָקוֹם, סוֹף מַחֲרִיב אֶת בֵּיתוֹ, וּמְאַלְמֵן אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ, וּמְיַיתֵּם אֶת גּוֹזָלָיו, וְתַלְמוּדוֹ מִשְׁתַּכֵּחַ מִמֶּנּוּ, וּמַחְלוֹקוֹת רַבּוֹת בָּאוֹת עָלָיו, וּדְבָרָיו אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִים, וּמְחַלֵּל שֵׁם שָׁמַיִם וְשֵׁם רַבּוֹ וְשֵׁם אָבִיו, וְגוֹרֵם שֵׁם רַע לוֹ וּלְבָנָיו וְלִבְנֵי בָנָיו עַד סוֹף כׇּל הַדּוֹרוֹת. The Gemara continues discussing a Torah scholar who benefits from optional feasts. The Sages taught: Any Torah scholar who feasts excessively everywhere degrades himself and brings suffering upon himself. He will ultimately destroy his house, widow his wife, orphan his chicks, i.e., his children, and his studies will be forgotten. Much dispute will come upon him, his words will not be heeded, and he will desecrate God's name and the name of his master and the name of his father. And he will cause a bad name for himself, his children, and his descendants throughout future generations.
מַאי הִיא? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: קָרוּ לֵיהּ בַּר מַחֵים תַּנּוּרֵי. רָבָא אָמַר: בַּר מְרַקֵּיד בֵּי כוּבֵּי. רַב פָּפָּא אָמַר: בַּר מְלַחֵיךְ פִּינְכֵי. רַב שְׁמַעְיָה אָמַר: בַּר מַךְ רָבַע. The Gemara asks: What is this bad reputation that he causes to himself and his descendants? Abaye said: His son is called the son [bar] of the one who heats ovens, since this person continually heated ovens in order to prepare food for feasts. Rava said: His son will be called the son of the one who dances in inns [bei kuvei], as he seems to be invited to every feast to entertain the guests. Rav Pappa said: His son will be called the son of the one who licks bowls [pinkhei]. Rav Shemaya said: His son will be called the son of the one who folds his garment and crouches, i.e., falls asleep drunk.
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: לְעוֹלָם יִמְכּוֹר אָדָם כׇּל מַה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְיִשָּׂא בַּת תַּלְמִיד חָכָם, שֶׁאִם מֵת אוֹ גוֹלֶה — מוּבְטָח לוֹ שֶׁבָּנָיו תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים. וְאַל יִשָּׂא בַּת עַם הָאָרֶץ, שֶׁאִם מֵת אוֹ גוֹלֶה — בָּנָיו עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ. On the topic of proper marriage partners, the Gemara cites the following discussion. The Sages taught: One should always be willing to sell all he has in order to marry the daughter of a Torah scholar, as if he dies or if he is exiled and he cannot raise his children, he can be assured that his sons will be Torah scholars, since their mother will ensure that they are well educated. And one should not marry the daughter of an ignoramus, as if he dies or is exiled, his sons will be ignoramuses.
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: לְעוֹלָם יִמְכּוֹר אָדָם כׇּל מַה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ וְיִשָּׂא בַּת תַּלְמִיד חָכָם, וְיַשִּׂיא בִּתּוֹ לְתַלְמִיד חָכָם, מָשָׁל לְעִנְבֵי הַגֶּפֶן בְּעִנְבֵי הַגֶּפֶן, דָּבָר נָאֶה וּמִתְקַבֵּל. וְלֹא יִשָּׂא בַּת עַם הָאָרֶץ, מָשָׁל לְעִנְבֵי הַגֶּפֶן בְּעִנְבֵי הַסְּנֶה, דָּבָר כָּעוּר Furthermore, the Sages taught: One should always be willing to sell all he has in order to marry the daughter of a Torah scholar and in order to marry off his daughter to a Torah scholar. This type of marriage can be compared to grapes of a vine that become intertwined with grapes of a vine, something which is beautiful and acceptable to God and man. And one should not marry the daughter of an ignoramus. This type of marriage can be compared to grapes of a vine that have become intertwined with berries of a bramble, which is something unseemly


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World Fair at Jefferson Academy
As part of the first International Week at Jefferson Academy, the Austrian Embassy participated in their World Fair event on November 21, 2014, co-hosted by D.C. Public Schools and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Students from all grades were eager to learn about location, population, food and other fun facts relating to Austria.
A Different View of Vienna
The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington is currently showing an exhibition entitled "A Different View of Vienna".
Barbara Zeidler has set out to discover museums in Vienna, open to the public but off the beaten track, tucked away from any Museum Mile or Art Quarter: Besides the great temples of art such as the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts), the Belvedere or the Albertina, Vienna offers a number of specialties, which hardly anyone knows - some of her discoveries are not even mentioned in specialised guidebooks such as "Unknown Vienna".
For instance, who knows the location of the world's largest collection of magic boxes or has ever heard of the unique museum of the Mekhitarist Congregation, the Imperial Hat Museum or the Circus and Clown Museum? Yes, all of them can be found in Vienna!
Thus, use this unique opportunity to complete your picture of the Austrian capital!
The exhibit will be on display until December 19, 2015. Visit www.acfdc.org for more information.
U.S. Premiere at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York
On November 4, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York hosted the U.S.-premiere of the English adaptation of the successful Austrian play, "Butterbrot" ("Chickenshit").
Written by Gabriel Barylli and translated into English by Alan Goodson and Jerry Marwig, the play focuses on the life of two bachelors, Stefan and Martin, who prepare to celebrate the birthday of their married friend Peter. To their surprise, Peter shows up without his wife Lilli after he found out that she had cheated on him. The fact that Peter has been disloyal to his wife multiple times is irrelevant to him. In a drunken frenzy he decides to join the male-only household of Stefan and Martin and for a short period of time everything works out perfectly – until Martin falls in love again with a woman.
The English adaptation of "Butterbrot" starred Alfons Haider as cheated, disloyal Peter, Howard Nightingall as bachelor Stefan and Dave Moskin as enamored Martin.
The play was performed at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York and was fully booked for three consecutive evenings.
Visit the Austrian Cultural Forum New York online: www.acfny.org
The Oakland Airport Connector
In 2010, Austrian cable-car company Doppelmayr was awarded the contract to build the Oakland Airport Connector between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and the Coliseum Station.
The new 5.1 km (16.732 ft.) long Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) automated people mover opened just in time for the holiday season on November 22, 2014. The train will transport up to 3.2 million passengers per year; adding a fourth car to the current fleet would expand the capacity to 4.9 million passengers annually.
The cable-cars are equipped with windows on all sides, so passengers can view the traffic beneath them on their approximately 8-minute ride. With an investment of $484 million, the city of Oakland now disposes of a train-to-airplane transport system that is comparable to those in San Francisco (also operated by BART) or the AirTrain – systems in New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR).
Soul on Fire - She Fought for Peace
On November 19, 2014 the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington hosted the Austrian Actress Maxi Blaha for her monologue "Soul of Fire - She fought for peace".
The Austrian suffragette and first Nobel Peace Price winner Bertha von Suttner is the central figure of the performance, portrayed in deliberately and chronologically chosen chapters, contrasts and episodes.
From passionate humanitarian engagement to dramatic love-affairs, the heroine's life's vicissitudes were presented in a moving, yet humorous manner.
Accompanied by guitar music, Maxi Blaha spoke and sung about the political, psychological and emotional aspects of Suttner´s life. Based upon scientific research, the play showed that the visions and ideals of Berta von Suttner are still valid to date.
The Life Ball Bobby Bear Auction
Gery Keszler, founder and CEO of Life Ball has requested fashion designers and international personalities to create unique Build-A-Bear® bears to be auctioned for the benefit of Operation Bobbi Bear.
The auction of these unique bears will take place on December 8, 2014 at Sotheby's New York ( 1334 York Avenue, NY, NY 10021)
Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
The Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was held from 3 to 5 November 2014 in Vienna, Austria. At the LLDC Conference, more than 1,000 participants from governments of LLDCs, transit developing countries and donor countries, UN and other international organizations and the private sector came together to shape the new development agenda for the landlocked developing countries for the next decade.
They agreed on a Vienna Declaration and a Vienna Programme of Action to address, in a holistic manner, the special development needs and challenges of landlocked developing countries arising from their landlockedness, remoteness and geographical constraints.
For more information visit: www.lldc2conference.org


The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will have to rush through the bureaucratic red tape to get the mobile operator's license renewed in time before the expected deadlines in May and October 2019. It may be pointed out that such processes are initiated at least 9 to 15 months before the culmination of the previous license so that the services are not terminated and the users have uninterrupted service to avail.
Industry sources argue that the reasons for that delay emanate from the fact that the PTA had no operational head for quite a long time and it has to manage its operations on ad hoc basis. Further the current rush might not have been triggered but for the expected revenues the PTA and the thus the public exchequer hopes to get from the whole process.
Industry sources cite a revenue generation of close to 1.2 Billion US Dollars, a big sum which can simultaneously buck up foreign exchange earnings as well as the much needed revenue. Towards that end a committee has already been formed which has the relevant members who will advise the federal minister for the licensing benchmarks, technical as well as financial. Once the committee has finalized its recommendations the same will be put before the federal cabinet for debate and approval.
Though the relevant ministry the MoiT has still woken up to the impending crisis, the process given the declared timelines of the committee recommendations, the cabinet division red tape and other issues, it will be finishing line renewal of the licenses to operate for the three of the top telco companies, namely Jazz+ Warid and Zong. The first two expected to be renewed just three months from now, in May 2019 and Zong expected to renew its right to operate in October 2019.
With the other two Telenor and the Ufone already the ones whose licenses have been renewed, the government will have to rush through the processes if it does not wants to generate the public outcry and the incompetency of the bureaucracy.The delayed renewal of licenses is only one of the issues which has the potential to adversely impact upon the Pakistani telecom scene. The budgetary steps and the host of such missteps can have long term impact upon the image of Pakistanis as irresponsible regulators, not to forget the delays in last 5G licensing ….


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Samsung Electronics announces portable SSD T3 for fast, dependable external content storage and transfer across devices
Posted: May 7, 2016 11:24 pm | Storage Press Releases | Stock Ticker: KRX:005930, ASX:HVN
Samsung Australia has today announced the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a premium, palm-sized, external solid state drive (SSD) that offers multi-terabyte (TB) storage capacity. Equipped with Samsung's proprietary Vertical NAND (V-NAND) and SSD TurboWrite technology, the T3 drive provides advanced performance, enabling consumers, content creators, business and IT professionals, to quickly and easily store and transfer large multimedia content across a variety of devices.
"Samsung is committed to innovation in portable storage and have delivered an incredibly well designed SSD solution that is market leading in terms of form factor, capacity and transfer speeds," said Todd Lynton, Director - Business Solutions, Samsung Australia. "Many Australians travel throughout the country for work and lead mobile lifestyles. The T3 delivers outstanding performance, storage capacity and durability without compromising on style or security due to an on-board encryption functionality."
Representing a major step forward for external, mobile storage, the T3 SSD range provides a dependable and versatile solution for a wide range of applications. The new range will include a 2TB T3 SSD, along with a wide range of other capacity options including 250 gigabyte (GB), 500GB, and 1TB.
External Storage with a New Level of Performance
With the rise of rich 4K content in the Australian home, consumers are increasingly relying on external storage solutions, while seeking faster data transfer speeds and large capacity on multiple devices. The T3 solves this problem by enabling fast file transfers based on sequential read and write speeds of up to 450MB/s with a USB 3.1 interface, which is up to four times faster than some alternative external HDD solutions*.
Mobility and Durability Suited for an On-the-Go Lifestyle
Designed specifically for today's mobile lifestyle, the Portable SSD T3 is compact, lightweight and durable. The drive is smaller than an average business card and weighs a mere 51 grams approximately, allowing users to easily carry large amounts of data with them anywhere.
Unlike an external HDD, SSDs do not have moving parts, which makes them better protected from damage or data loss due to accidental bumps or drops. Featuring a new shock-resistant metal case and internal frame, the T3 can withstand up to 1500G of force and will survive a drop of up to two metres. The drive's integrated Thermal Guard prevents overheating in extreme temperatures, and the T3 comes with a three- year limited warranty.
Increased Compatibility and Data Security
Featuring an adopted USB 3.1 Type C connection, the T3 is compatible with a wide range of USB supported devices, including the latest Android smartphones and tablets, and computers with Windows or Mac OS. Consumers can send data from the T3 to a PC and vice versa, access content on the T3 through compatible mobile devices, and view the drive's multimedia content on large-screen devices such as TVs. The T3 uses exFAT, a widely adopted file system, as its default file recognition format to create a seamless experience. The T3 also works with a brand-new Samsung Portable SSD Android mobile app which supports password changes and remaining capacity checks.
The drive has a simple set-up process, with users only needing to set one password. The drive is equipped with AES 256-bit hardware encryption to ensure a high level of security and protection across Windows, Mac and Android OS based devices. Even if the drive should fall into the wrong hands, with a password set up, the data stored on it would be virtually inaccessible.
The Portable SSD T3 is compatible with a range of Samsung smartphones and tablets including the newly released Galaxy TabPro S, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6.
T3 is available now from JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman, Bing Lee and Officeworks, with an RRP of $1249 (2TB), $649 (1TB), $329 (500GB) and $199 (250GB).
Samsung SSD T3


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Q: Add Custom Event on dynamic Component Vue.js I've created a dynamic Custom Component and i wanna register/add a custom event on this component,like:
<SelectContactRowComponent @customevent="custommethod()"></SelectContactRowComponent

This is my dynamic customcomponent code:
  var RowComponent = Vue.extend(SelectContactRowComponent);

  var instance = new RowComponent( {propsData: {
      item_data: {'lastname': '', 'firstname' : '', 'email' : '', 'telephone' : ''},
      isDOMadd : true,
      data_source_url : this.data_source_url,
      id: this.id,
      id_name: this.id_name,
      morph_class_id: this.morph_class,
    }

  }).$mount();

A: You should do that in your emit option of the SelectContactRowComponent
 const app = Vue.createApp({})
    app.component('select-contact-row-component', {
      emits: ['customevent']
    })

Then you can emit it within the SelectContactRowComponent methods, or lifecycle hooks depending on your logic
this.$emit('customevent', { payload })

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Located in the heart of Kuching, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Sri Srinivasagar Kaliamman Temple, Tua Pek Kong, and Sarawak Museum. St. Joseph's Cathedral and Kuching City Mosque are also within 2 mi (3 km).
This hotel features a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a 24-hour business center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, 24-hour room service, a business center, and conference space are onsite.
All 180 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and 24-hour room service. LCD TVs, minibars, and free newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A 24-hour business center is on site at this 3-star property. Event facilities measuring 13452 square feet (1250 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Grand Continental,Kuching has designated areas for smoking.
Grand Continental,Kuching has a restaurant on site.
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 48.00 per night.


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Q: Scripting SQLite with dot commands Is it possible to write scripts that contain SQLite dot commands ( vis. .read file.sql; .separator ,; .import file.csv; )?
I'm building and repeatedly rebuilding an SQLite database and need to type in roughly twenty four dot command statements every time I rebuild the database. It would be really nice if I could put those commands in a script and have SQLite read them.
Is there a way to put dot commands ( not SQL statements ) into a script and have SQLite run them?
I'm on Mac OS X using bash.

A: As an alternative, which I consider simpler, you can just use the .read command. From the command line of your OS (terminal in Mac OS X), type:
sqlite3 yourdatabase.db ".read script_full_of_dot_commands"

It will start sqlite3, use the mentioned database, perform all of the commands in script_full_of_dot_commands, and leave.
For instance, let's assume you have the following files:
script_full_of_dot_commands: A file with both .commandsand SQL commands:
.read file.sql
.separator ","
.import file.csv t
.headers on
.separator "|"
SELECT name, a FROM t WHERE a < 2 ;
SELECT count(*) FROM t2;

file.sql: A file with just SQL commands.
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t2;
CREATE TABLE t (a integer PRIMARY KEY, name varchar);
CREATE TABLE t2 (b integer PRIMARY KEY);

file.csv: a data file to fill a table
1,One
2,Two
3,Three
4,Four

The result of performing
sqlite3 yourdatabase.db ".read script_full_of_dot_commands"

is
name|a
One|1
count(*)
0

Check also: Running a Sqlite3 Script from Command Line from StackOverflow.

A: I searched the Internet for an answer last night and found nothing. Of course, today after posting this question I try again--and find an adequate response almost immediately.
The gist of it? Put your commands in a text file and direct it to SQLite using the input file descriptor, or just script everything in a bash script.
First Method:
sqlite3 database.db < commands.txt
Second Method:
#!/bin/bash --
sqlite3 -batch $1 <<"EOF"
CREATE TABLE log_entry ( <snip> );
.separator "\t"
.import logfile.log log_entry
EOF

And then on the command line:
import.sh database.db

A: One more scriptable way to provide SQLite dot commands:
sqlite3 db.sqlite < <(echo -e ".read file.sql \n.separator ',' \n.import file.csv")

You can also mix in SQL commands. Just be sure that the echo -e "…" command prints things the way you would write them into the SQLite command-line client.
Advantages:

*

*No need for an extra file.

*No need for the <<"EOF" … EOF HERE document syntax. It works, but I always find multi-line shell commands messy to work with when copy&pasting into a terminal.

Explanations:

*

*This uses Bash process substitution <(…) to provide a file input without needing a file on disk.

*The separator between dot commands is a newline right before the command, which we generate here with echo -e "\n".

A: After being frustrated with this for over an hour today, I found that individually quoting multiple arguments also works:
sqlite3 -echo -bail exifdata.db '.trace ./exifdata.log' '.read ./exifdata.sql'
As opposed to grouping the dot commands into a single set of quotes:
sqlite3 -echo -bail exifdata.db '.trace ./exifdata.log .read ./exifdata.sql'
Which just responded with the somewhat unhelpful error Usage: .trace FILENAME

In fact, I am delighted to report that this also works:
insertrow() {
    SQL="INSERT INTO exifdata (md5, path, bytes, dtcreated, exifhash, exifdata)"
    SQL="$SQL VALUES (:md5, :path, :bytes, :dtcreated, :exifhash, :exifdata)"
    sqlite3 $GLOBAL_OPTS "$CMD_OPTS" \
        ".param init" \
        ".param set :md5 $1" \
        ".param set :path '$2'" \
        ".param set :bytes $3" \
        ".param set :dtcreated '$4'" \
        ".param set :exifhash $5" \
        ".param set :exifdata '$6'" \
        "$SQL" \
        ".param clear"
}


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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), "Springtime in Stockbridge,"1971.
Oil on canvas, 32″ x 68″. Story illustration for "Look," June 1, 1971.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collections ©Norman Rockwell Family Agency. All right reserved.
Stockbridge, MA, February 13, 2018—Norman Rockwell Museum and the First Congregational Church, UCC announced today that they have entered into an agreement that allows the Museum to conduct due diligence and explore the feasibility of acquiring the old Stockbridge Town Hall building for future Museum expansion. The building has sat vacant for 10 years, following the relocation in 2008 of the Town Offices to the old Williams High School.
The Museum's growing need for more space derives from its expanded mission that includes the collection, study, and exhibition of illustration art not only by Rockwell, but also the full range of American illustrators. This has led to major growth in educational programming, collections, exhibitions, scholarship, and outreach to global audiences. Most of these activities now occur—under cramped conditions—in the Museum building. It is envisioned that the renovated Town Hall building could bring many of these activities together into a national center for illustration education and research, while also providing room for curatorial and collection-based initiatives. Exhibitions and public programs will continue to be held on the Museum's main campus, in the Glendale section of Stockbridge.
The Norman Rockwell Museum is a leading engine of the region's creative economy. Its expansion project would provide new jobs for vendors and construction workers, while drawing researchers, scholars, and educators to the region from across the nation to reside in the Town during research fellowships.
The First Congregational Church, UCC, Stockbridge, is a growing, vibrant, progressive Christian church with a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1734 when the Mohican people living in the area invited Rev. John Sergeant to come as pastor and teacher, the church has been a central part of the life of the area. It has enjoyed leadership from some of the most significant Christian minds, including Jonathan Edwards, who wrote his classic "Freedom of the Will" while serving as Pastor; Reinhold Niebuhr, perhaps the most influential 20th century theologian; and most recently Max Stackhouse, a leader in the development of the public theology movement. The Church has also been a force for forward thinking. It was the first church in the Berkshire Association of the United Church of Christ to ordain a woman, the Rev. Lois Rose; it hosted the Berkshire Institute for Theology and the Arts; is an Open and Affirming Congregation (affirming of LGBT people); and regularly hosts lectures, film screenings, concerts and community gatherings. Open seven days a week, the church serves as a place where people from the wider community mark some of life's most profound moments, from births to weddings to memorials. With recent significant increases in membership and participation, the church looks forward to continuing to engage with the community around important matters.


I've had the distinct pleasure of catching up with some old friends, and meeting some new colleagues, on a couple of projects I've been working on these last few weeks. I've learned a lot from these guys and I recommend hitting their websites/blogs for some excellent inspiration and instruction.
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I have to agree with you about Jack Reznicki's teaching. Although I don't know him personally, I found his instruction at Photoshop World to be very easy to understand and presented in a friendly manner. I was able to speak with him briefly after the course regarding one of his lessons on KelbyTraining.com and just came away with the feeling that he's a nice guy. Maybe that, combined with his knowledge, is what makes him such a wonderful instructor and speaker.
It seems like you get to meet all kinds of interesting people. Thanks for the links.
Glad to hear you're continuing with video, and for sharing your knowledge. We're buying an iPad this weekend, and I can see all the possibilities, aka the Sports Illustrated cite you mentioned some time ago, which was truly impressive. Now I read what Simon and Schuster hope to do with their new ebooks re incorporating video and stills. So – the beat goes on.
I have followed Dynamite Dave re his techniques photographing the famous jockey, and, I'II definitely want to check out the other sites you mention. Thank you for continuing to spark our energy and motivation, and being so generous in your recognition of talent.
I have fond memories of the Maine Photo Workshop. The esprit de corps there is great with fine instructors (Linda Meyerriecks, for one, as well as Bob), a show at the end of the course for the whole workshop where everyone continues to bond and show their work, and a most delicious lobster feast. What's not to like? The Travel Group formed spontaneously post class continued for a solid two years. We had become so motivated.
I think I've been reading Dave Black's site for five years now? His site is what inspired me to learn off camera flash.
I hope he updates his site to an RSS friendly one some day!
I had the pleasure of meeting David Black a few years ago when he participated in a DLWS workshop with Moose Peterson and Vince Versace. I l agree he does wonderful work with his light painting of the cowboys.


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UK has a long history of attracting bright young international students to its excellent academic programs. Studying in UK for an international student is a combination of academic as well as social learning. Students have abundant opportunity to socialize and learn not only the academic skills but also build their network.
The most common reasons why international students choose UK as their preferred destination are as follows:
1. Strong International Reputation
Higher education in UK has a strong international reputation. International students in the UK have the opportunity to build their skills not only in classroom but also through socializing with students from diverse backgrounds.
2. Easy Research
Potential international students have found it very easy to research and get information on the course available. This ease of access is available on the UCAS.com website which officially lists the available courses of UK.
3. Guide Assistance
UK universities provide students with online application system and provide step by step guide through the admission process. Furthermore UK universities and colleges have appointed certified agents who can also provide students with face to face assistance through the application process.
4. Easy Learning
UK is the home of English Language. International students studying in UK have greatly improved their english language skills upon completing their course. Some international students also come to UK to learn English.
5. Welcoming International Students
UK has a long history of welcoming international students. Many of these students have gone back to their countries to be prominent figures in their countries. The number of international students have grown year on year in the UK and is expected to continue in the coming years.
The UK government takes quality of education with great importance. Hence all academic and training institutes of UK undergo stringent quality checks.
7. Diverse Nation
14% of the total population of UK are migrants (https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/migrants-in-the-uk-an-overview/) but in cosmopolitan cities like London this percentage is as high as 36%. This shows that UK is a culturally diverse nation and so a foreign student will feel at home while studying in the UK.
8. Affordable course
A typical Bachelor degree in the UK is 3 years as compared to 4 years in USA. A masters degree in UK is 1 year to 1.5 years as compared to 2 years in USA. The courses in UK are of shorter duration which allows students to complete their course sooner and also make the course more affordable in some cases.
9. Flexible Working
An international student enrolled for a academic course longer than 6 months and on a Tier 4 Student visa is allowed to work part time 20 hours during the week and full time during the holidays. This allows the student to earn and support his/her stay in UK reducing the financial burden on the family back home.
10. Financial Support
UK universities and colleges offer financial support to deserving students. Although such assistance may be competitive but deserving students are supported by institutions to pursue their studies in the UK.


Gorgeous detached ranch across from the river. Vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, tile foyer, custom window treatments, transom window in dining area. Gourmet kitchen with ss counters, under cabinet lighting, breakfast bar and all appliances stay! Huge master suite with large walk-in closet, extra sliders to 2 tiered deck overlooking private treed yard. Private Master bath. 2nd bedroom with full bath. Open and airy family rm with vaulted ceiling, decorative scones, gas fireplace and sliders to back deck. Plenty of recessed lights in all the main rooms for ample lighting. Large full basement. Beautiful curb appeal w/ brick walkway & professionally landscaped. Includes all the Radisson amenities; miles of walking paths, pool, tennis and tot lots, clubhouse and access to golf. close anytime!


Since then he has had a few albums out, varying from pure and dark ambient, to drone, and most things in between. His main goal is trying to capture mood and atmosphere in what he does, almost like an aural photograph. His main influences range from Eno, to Bill Nelson, JG Ballard, Harold Budd, David Sylvian and Fripp. He draws his main inspirations from photographs, locations, landscapes and abandoned places, be they industrial or otherwise.
"The Place It Used To Be" is the first release of Cousin Silas under Sucu Music. In his own words: "[The tracks] are all aural sketches of a place I used to go to as a kid. It's basically a small valley, a stream running through it and an old mill that had just closed down not long after we moved there. Very peaceful place".
The world of netlabels and Creative Commons music has great resources. Open listeners have access to an enormous online showcase of free downloadable and shareable music, respectful of the artists' work and a great way of spreading quality independent music.
This is our e-newspaper, focusing daily on some of these resources. We hope it could help and let you discover, in addition to our Sucu Music releases, other wonderful music.
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Il mondo delle netlabels e della musica Creative Commons ha vaste risorse. L'ascoltatore aperto ha accesso a una sconfinata vetrina di musica sempre scaricabile e condivisibile gratuitamente nel rispetto del lavoro e della paternità dell'opera degli artisti e contribuendo così a sostenere e diffondere musica indipendente di qualità.
Questo è il nostro quotidiano elettronico che giornalmente vi offre un occhio su alcune di queste risorse. Speriamo vi sia di aiuto e che, oltre ai dischi di Sucu Music, vi faccia scoprire tanta altra musica meravigliosa.
Clicca il pulsante per leggere e iscriviti per sapere cosa succede giorno per giorno.


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53-Word Story Contest
Press 53 is looking for microfiction submissions.
What they're looking for: 53-word stories based on a monthly prompt.
From the website: "It's free, it's fun; the winner gets published in Prime Number Magazine and receives a free book from Press 53… Open to writers around the world who write in English."
Deadline: The 15th of each month
Where to submit: https://www.press53.com/53word-story-contest
Bazoof
What they're looking for: Many things from a short story to jokes or even pictures of pets! Specific to the age group of 7-12.
From the website: "BAZOOF! is passionate about content that enriches the lives of children and families—for its own branded projects, along with custom services… all in a creative and zany style! Filled with short stories, comics, recipes, puzzles, games, crafts, jokes, riddles, pet care, interviews, healthy snacks, sports, true stories, fun facts, prizes and more!"
Deadline: No final date
Where to submit: https://www.bazoof.com/submit/
Blue Marble Review
What they're looking for: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, opinion pieces, travel writing, photography and art by students ages 13 – 22
From the website: "Blue Marble Review is a quarterly online literary journal showcasing the creative work of young writers… The goal of our journal is to assemble in each issue, a broad range of voices, perspectives, and life experiences."
Where to submit: https://bluemarblereview.com/submit/
Cathartic Lit Mag https://www.catharticlitmagazine.com/submissions.html
What they're looking for: Poetry (prose or verse), flash fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, vignettes, and any creative writing from young authors between the ages of 12 – 22
From the website: "This is an open space to express yourself, be creative, deal with emotion, and be read! We are looking for unique works for a young adult audience, with an emphasis on mental health – any writing used as catharsis or reflection, or used to draw attention to societal issues, is particularly welcomed. We are also open to stories about the teenage experience, mental health articles, and more."
Where to submit: catharticlitmagazine@gmail.com
Unlined: Is a self publishing website
What are they looking for: All you have to do is make an account be 14 years or older and then you are free to submit your work
Where to submit: https://www.getunderlined.com/community/
Elegant Literature
Elegant Literature is looking for submissions exploring waterways.
What are they Looking for: This contest invites you to explore waterways in any genre you want Fantasy, contemporary, romance, crime. Must be a minimum of 500 words and no more than 2,000
From Website: "Stand under the waterfall. Hear it roar. Feel the water rushing downriver from the mountain. Feel it flow past you on the long journey out to sea. Rest assured, it will be gathered and returned, to begin the wild ride again.This contest invites you to explore waterways, whatever that means to you. Fantasy, contemporary, romance, crime. All genres are welcome."
Deadline: July 31st 2022
Where to submit: https://www.elegantliterature.com/contest/
99 WORDS — A story in your pocket
Write the World is looking for flash fiction submissions.
What they're looking for: A flash fiction story in 99 words or less from writers ages 13-18.
From the website: "There was more room to think,' wrote novelist David Gaffney on becoming a flash fiction convert, 'more space for the original idea to resonate, fewer unnecessary words to wade through.' Stories of the sudden/skinny/mini/micro variety pack the best parts of fiction into brimming, half-pint packages. Celebrate the art of concision this month, dear writers, and write a story in 99 words or less."
Deadline: Various deadlines throughout the year, accepting submissions from:
Writing for Children: February 2 – 22
Op-ed: March 7 – 22
Poetry and Spoken-word: April 4 – 19
Sports: May 2 – 17
Food Writing: June 6 – 21
Fantasy: July 4 – 19
Flash Fiction: August 1 – 16
Where to submit: https://writetheworld.com/competitions/132
Exisle Academy: The Story I Needed To Have Read.
What are they looking for: A story in any genre that helped or would have helped you at a pivotal moment in your life. Story must be a maximum of 1,500
From Website: "Sometimes, the right story at the right moment can give us the courage we need to overcome adversity. And when that story doesn't already exist, we need to make it ourselves.Entry is encouraged from writers of all types from all background's cultures and abilities. We are seeking entries from as diverse a set of communities as possible."
Deadline: August 28th
Where to submit: https://exisleacademy.com/the-story-i-needed-writing-competition/
UReCA
What they're looking for: Creative work, and undergraduate research from any student currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program
From the website: "UReCA fosters the exchange of ideas between undergraduate students, providing a platform where students can engage with, and contribute to, the advancement of their individual fields. UReCA has published five editions to date and continues to work toward the dissemination of meaningful undergraduate work."
Deadline: September 1st 2022
Where to submit: https://ureca.submittable.com/submit
The Moth https://themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=1972&page=37
What they're looking for: Poetry, and Fiction submissions
Deadline: Fiction: April – September 2022; Poetry: No deadline
Where to submit: submissions@themothmagazine.com
WriteCause https://writecausecharity.wixsite.com/website/submit
What they're looking for: Poetry, short stories, essays from authors between the ages of 12-18 years old
From the website: " GUN CONTROL has been a prevalent issue for as long as our generation has known. What do you want gun control to look like in the future? What are the effects of gun control (or lack thereof) in society? For this quarter, we urge to share your view on gun control. "
Deadline: July 2022 – September 30, 2022
Where to submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMqAfhnT-a8Fid1tu0-75CpjjmZmRgq_YAVvXmdH9XM8PhtQ/viewform
Polyphony Lit https://www.polyphonylit.org/copy-of-submit
What they're looking for: Poetry, prose, artwork, fiction, and nonfiction from high school students between the ages of 14 – 18
Deadline: September 30th 2022
Where to submit: https://polyphony.submittable.com/submit
Chautauqua https://chautauquajournal.wixsite.com/website/young-voices
What they're looking for: Poetry, flash, fiction, and creative nonfiction
From the website: "Chautauqua is looking for Young Voices—writers in middle and high school—to submit to the journal. Young Voices submissions are eligible for publication either in the print journal or online on our blog."
Deadline: November 1st 2022
Where to submit: https://chautauqua.submittable.com/submit#_=_
Ankara: Teals of Moonlight
What are they looking for: Novelas in the genre of fantasy with themes of magic.15,000-20,000 words.
From website: Tales By Moonlight is a novella writing competition. The theme of this contest is fiction and magic. Release your imagination and let your creative juices run free!
Where to Submit: https://ankaracircle.com
Whitefish Review http://www.whitefishreview.org/submit/
What they're looking for: Fiction, non-fiction, essay work, poetry, visual arts, and photography for any genre.
From the website: "Despite our name, we want to see all genres of speculative fiction: your sci-fi, fantasy, slipstream, magical realism, Lovecraftian horror, and so on… we also want standalone novel excerpts, poetry, reviews, art, interviews, and whatever else, from both emerging and published writers!"
Entry Fee: $0.00 – $22.00
Where to submit: https://whitefishreview.submittable.com/submit/
Note: All the contests from here on are run by TW Fest their mission is to promote new work from emerging artists, while SASFest endeavors to promote and publish new work by LGBTQ+ writers.
TWFest Short Fiction
What are they looking for: One original short story, written in English, up to 1,000 words with LGBTQ rebrentation. You may submit as many stories as you wish.
Entry Fee: $10.00
Deadline: October 16th 2022
Where to submit: https://tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
TWFest Poetry Contest
What are they looking for: Submit a collection of 2-4 original, unpublished poems of any style or theme, written in English, with a combined length of up to 400 lines.
Deadline: October 16 2022
TWFest Fiction Contest
What are they Looking for: Fiction Short stories between 3,000and 7,000 words with LGBT content on the theme of saints and sinners.
Deadline: October 2nd 2022
TWFest ONE-ACT play
What are they looking for: One act plays that would run for no more than an hour which is approximately 60 pages.
Bennington College Young Writers Awards
Bennington College is looking for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions.
What they're looking for: Poetry, fiction, or nonfiction from students in the 9th-12th grades.
From the website: "Bennington College has a unique literary legacy, including twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, countless New York Times bestsellers, and two of Time magazine's 100 most influential people."
In celebration of this legacy, Bennington launched the Young Writers Awards to promote excellence in writing at the high school level. Our goal with this competition is to recognize outstanding writing achievement by high school students. Each year, students in the 9th-12th grades are invited to enter in one of the following categories with the following submission:
Poetry: A group of three poems
Fiction: A short story (1,500 words or fewer) or one-act play (run no more than 30 minutes of playing time)
Nonfiction: A personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer)"
Deadline: September 1 – November 1
Where to submit: https://www.bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards
Hope of Young Artists
What they're looking for: Written and visual art from 14 years of age and up.
From the website: "The HOYA Magazine reaches out to young artists and writers age 14 and above and provides a platform for their works of art and writing. The magazine inquires young artists and writers about their take on global issues to raise awareness and to express their own stance."
Deadline: December 20
Where to submit: https://thehoyamagazine.wixsite.com/home/submissions
The Mire
The Mire is looking for previously unpublished student art and writing.
What they're looking for: Previously unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art from high school students.
From the website: "The Mire, founded by Indian Springs students and faculty, publishes thought-provoking literature aimed towards young adults. Issued annually, The Mire aims to inspire through works that provide fresh perspectives, emotional depth, and most importantly, heart. Curated for deep thinkers, quirky be-ers, and curious do-ers —by that we mean students—The Mire allows space to develop and question through the stories we share. Named for both our Indian Springs swampy landscape and the collective feeling of what it means to be a young adult today, The Mire believes ultimately in the transformational power of narrative. Through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, humor, art and photography, the way we see and experience the world has the potential to move us, emotionally taking us out of the mires in which we find ourselves stuck."
Deadline: December 1
Where to submit: https://themire.org/submit/
New York Times Student Contest
What they're looking for: Various contests with various creative mediums by students ages 11-19. They have weekly and monthly challenges as well.
From the website: "Why do we run so many contests? We believe in student voice. We want young people to be active content creators, not just consumers."
Deadline: Some have ended, but there are a few left for the year
Profile Contest: ends February 16
STEM Writing Contest: February 2 – March 9
Editorial Contest: March 2 – April 13
Podcast Contest: April 6 – May 18
Summer Reading Contest: June 10 – August 19
Where to submit: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/learning/our-2021-22-student-contest-calendar.html
PoArtMo Anthology
Auroras and Blossoms is looking for teen poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and six-word stories.
What they're looking for: Poetry, fiction, or nonfiction with positive or aspirational themes from writers ages 13-16.
From the website: "We created PoArtMo as an invitation to artists in every discipline to create positive art every June (Positive Art Month) and throughout the year (Positive Art Moves). Through this movement, we also want to give you the opportunity to meet like-minded people and strike valuable and inspirational partnerships. Partnerships that lead to growth, more unity between artists, and greater visibility for indie art in general."
Where to submit: https://abpositiveart.com/13-16-year-old-artists/
Reverberations
What they're looking for: Written works based on or inspired by artists or artwork.
From the website: "Reverberations is an online publication for young people, especially college students, to engage emotionally, analytically, and intuitively with all forms of art."
Deadline: November 1
Where to submit: https://www.reverberationsmag.com/submit
Binsey Poplar Pressed encourage all writing on their website as stated, "There is no theme for applications to this journal. However, for inspiration, art or writing may deal with loss, environmental awareness, or nature, as our name comes from a poem by G. M. Hopkins about trees being cut down." Student voices from ages 12-26 can submit any poetry, writing, and artwork on the site.
Blue Marble Review are looking for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, opinion pieces, travel writing, photography and art by students ages 13-22. "Blue Marble Review is a quarterly online literary journal showcasing the creative work of young writers… The goal of our journal is to assemble in each issue, a broad range of voices, perspectives, and life experiences."
Bright Lite is an independent magazine created for girls, ages 8 to 15. Every issue, we strive to give young girls a place to express their experiences and reflections on a central theme. "We, at Bright Lite, strongly believe that it is never too early to start communicating and connecting with one another. Our quarterly magazine will be a collection of submissions from girls all over the world, including photos, interviews, articles, recipes, crafts, journals, music and advice curated just for them. Focusing on that incredible time of just being a kid; that blissful part of youth before dating, parties, and 'coolness' seem to distract us from simply being in wonder of the world." Deadline: May 28
Bazoof is a very cool site for the 7-12 group. They are accepting so many submissions from short stories and jokes or even pictures of pets! "BAZOOF! is passionate about content that enriches the lives of children and families—for its own branded projects, along with custom services… all in a creative and zany style! Filled with short stories, comics, recipes, puzzles, games, crafts, jokes, riddles, pet care, interviews, healthy snacks, sports, true stories, fun facts, prizes and more!" They have open submissions.
Body without Organs is looking for anyone from 13-23 who has created poetry, fiction, or nonfiction prose and various artworks from drawings to photography. Their website asks, "And what does it mean to be a young writer, looking over the vast expanse of the world that lies ahead while also still seeing childhood clearly behind us, poised in the past, present, and future at once?… This is the place for questioning, searching, and feeling, for the lonely confusion and tentative connection that we all feel, that we know to be truth. If this reverberates in you, enter inside."
Capulet Mag are looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and art by women of ages 15 to 29. "Capulet Mag is a literary magazine for Juliets everywhere. For women by women, Capulet Mag searches for the best creative fiction and art across mediums and genres." Their current volume has closed, but they have a rolling deadline for the following magazine.
Crashtest want high school students who write poetry, stories and creative non-fiction in the form of personal essays, imaginative investigation and experimental interviews. "We think that literature matters. We think that ideas are what it means to be human. We think that culture is built through communication and that communication is not always nice and not always easy to digest. We think Samuel Beckett was right when he said a writer must, "Fail. Fail again. Fail better." We think we are all on the same planet breathing the same air. We think we have something to say about that. Do you?"
Crow Toes Quarterly are for the writers who love Halloween as a year-round holiday. They are looking for spooky, but "playfully dark" poetry, fiction, and artwork for children 8-13. "What's inside Crow Toes Quarterly, you ask? Well, all the same things that are in that forest at night are inside Crow Toes Quarterly. It is a place full of fear and wonder, where things aren't afraid to bite. So make sure you have a flashlight before you go in and please, please, be cautious."
Footprints on Jupiter want teenage stories written by teens, for teens. "Based in California, Footprints on Jupiter is a teen-ran literary magazine aimed at featuring the artworks of young creators. Our goal is to showcase progressive pieces surrounding identity, culture, and society. We are currently accepting submissions for issue three."
Inkspire are looking for writings for blog articles, feature articles, interviews, various creative writing, and artwork from ages 14 to 29. "Through our creative writing platform, we hope to embrace youth leadership and address the lack of youth representation in the mainstream media, where youth voices are often undervalued and underrepresented."
Kid Spirit would like poetry, stories, artwork and even short films by 11 to 17 year olds. "KidSpirit aims to build a truly inclusive and welcoming conversation that emphasizes authenticity, personal growth, and engagement."
Lip Magazine offers a place for female authors ages 14-25 to write about the problems and triumphs relevant to them. There is room to submit articles, essays, short stories, poetry, reviews and even artwork. Lip hopes to address the serious topics that plague their readers and contributors, and wish to stay far away from the "crass sex advice and body-shaming fashion pages" of many media giants. Instead they aim to, "provide intelligent, thoughtful content for our equally intelligent and thoughtful readers.
Magic Dragon is a quarterly publication that presents writing and art created by children in the elementary school grades in a magazine of quality four-color printing and graphic display.
The Milking Cat are looking for comedy pieces by teens of any medium. "The Milking Cat was founded in 2018 when then high school sophomore Benji Elkins wanted to start a humor magazine to rival his school's regular student newspaper. Alas, he was not allowed to, so instead, he decided to simply start the comedy journal on his own."
New Moon Girls is a website and magazine written by and for girls aged 8-15.
Pank Magazine would appreciate sharp, honest and beautiful writing of creative fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. "We now have three Big Book Contests and a Little Book Contest alongside our print annual magazine and quarterly online offering. PANK loves you. PANK is always open for your love."
Stone Soup is a 30-year-old magazine for young people who love to read, write, and draw. Published in print form every two months, each issue contains 48 pages of stories, poems, book reviews, and illustrations by writers and artists aged 8-13.
Skipping Stones is a nonprofit magazine for writers aged 8-16 that encourages communication, cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. Deadline: April 25
Short Kid Stories are looking for short stories for kids and pictures of pets. They have a choice to make stories into audio files! "Stories should be kid-friendly, free of violence, and 'questionable' content. Fun, humorous, and clever work is always appreciated."
Storgy Kids would like brilliant and standalone stories. "The genre doesn't matter. Children's and YA fiction isn't snooty about what is considered "good". A space odyssey is just as legitimate as a ghost story which is no better than a well written piece about the everyday life of a kid being bullied. The ordinary and everyday can sit alongside the magic and fantastical. They all must be great."
Teen Ink is a site that accepts art, poems, stories, personal narratives, college admission essays, and reviews of favorite (and least favorite) movies, books, colleges, and websites for their monthly print and online magazine.
Travel Nitch want travel stories that could be fiction or non fiction. "Have you ever dreamt of traveling the globe and writing about it? This is the perfect opportunity to show the world what you've got. We want your best short TRAVEL story… one that will take us on an epic adventure sure to inspire even our youngest listeners."
The Weight Journal are looking for honest teen submissions told through poetry, slam poetry, flash fiction, or short story. "We're looking for writing that has something honest to say. Something that releases the WEIGHT. No topic is off-limits. This is not about being 'school appropriate.'"
Whitefish Review would love stories by any genre and story formats. "Despite our name, we want to see all genres of speculative fiction: your sci-fi, fantasy, slipstream, magical realism, Lovecraftian horror, and so on… we also want standalone novel excerpts, poetry, reviews, art, interviews, and whatever else, from both emerging and published writers!"
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