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This little fella is so lazy he turns every cup of tea into a hot tub relaxation session. His little arms are quite flexible so he'll fit most cup sizes. Warning: Be prepared to smile through tea time.
Tea steeper figure steeps tea through his pants.
Perches on the rim of your tea cup so you don't have to fish him out.
Constructed of soft, food-safe silicone .
Easily cleaned – the pants can be turned inside out for quick cleaning.


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This Washroom Breeds Bolsheviks! The Best Pomegranate Martini Ever
Sure, there's some good stuff in The Communist Manifesto. And it's also quite short, so people have no excuse not to read it. But sadly, something was lost in translation (and then some) when the words became real life. I don't recall anything in Marx and Engels's mid-Nineteenth Century pamphlet about purges and pogroms, gulags and world domination, and killing 100 million people in the name of The State. Dismal stuff, that. So instead, let's look at that other Marx, Groucho (no relation to Karl), whose wit and wisdom is still funny, still relevant, as we are still desperately in need of a laugh.
Regarding politics, he opined: "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them… well, I have others."
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made."
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot."
See what I mean! Serious universal concerns in the guise of humorous quips that comment on our present-day situation. Not bad, Groucho. He also said, "I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." Or in this case, a drink. Today's cocktail, bright red in color, which inspired this whole digression—the world's best Pomegranate Martini! Enjoy…
THIS WASHROOM BREEDS
BOLSHEVIKS!
1½ parts Citadelle Gin
1 part Pama Pomegranate Liqueur
½ part Pom 100% Pomegranate juice
splash of Shrub District Cranberry Juniper Cocktail Vinegar
Shake over ice. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with dried cranberries on a pick and a well-timed pratfall.
This Washroom Breeds Bolsheviks
Marx & Engels
Communist Manifesto
comedy teams
Pom 100% pomegranate juice
Pama Pomegranate Liqueur
Shrub District Cranberry Juniper Cocktail Vinegar
Cocktail vinegar
Pomegranate martini
Dried cranberries
Best Pomegranate Martini
World's Best Pomegranate Martini

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US Equestrian has named the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place September 11-23.
Laura Kraut with the 2007 Holsteiner mare Zeremonie.
Devin Ryan and the 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Eddie Blue.
Adrienne Sternlicht with the 9-year-old Bavarian Warmblood mare Cristalline.
McLain Ward with both the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare Clinta, and the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare HH Azur.
Beezie Madden and the Dutch Warmblood stallion Darry Lou will be the USA's travelling reserve.


What Fins are Best to Buy?
Scuba dive fins are an essential piece in the puzzle of getting all your dive gear. They are essential pieces of equipment whether you scuba dive, snorkel or free dive. For all three sports you need fins to propel yourself through the water.
Fins make it easier and reduce the effort that is required to have your body being propelled through the water. Whether it's on the surface when you snorkel or deep down into the depths when you scuba dive or free dive.
Under water your legs do nearly all of the work to get you moving forward or down. The fins support the legs in being an extension that is optimized to need the least amount of muscle for the most amount of propulsion.
There are some minor and some major differences between the different fins you can buy. Some of them are due to the different sports they target while others are regarding to a completely different design of the fins.
This guide explains all the different fin options to you. The goal is for you to be able to decide on the best fins for your kind of dive or snorkel sport. We're looking at the overall differences by sport, by foot pocket design and by fin design.
You want to look at different kinds of fins depending on your kind of sport, whether it's snorkeling, scuba or free diving. These different sports have small but distinctive different requirements for the fins you want to use.
During snorkeling you will not or not often submerge. As you don't need the added energy to go deep down under water, you will also not need a set of long fins. Fins for snorkeling are shorter and somewhat simpler than scuba or free-dive fins.
Not going under water requires less energy. Having long (or simply wrong) fins will make you feel like you are fighting your fins. If that is the case then try to go for shorter and lighter fins. They will be more comfortable and precise when aiding you during your snorkel excursions.
When you scuba dive you need more power coming from your scuba fins. You need the additional power to be able to get down under water quick and with the least amount of effort.
Fins for scuba diving are usually around the same length as snorkel fins. They might be stiffer or have a slightly different design. Some scuba fins are a little longer than fins for snorkeling. Scuba fins do overall require more leg strength to effectively produce a powerful kick under water.
Free diving requires a lot more propulsion than scuba diving or snorkeling. During free diving you try to dive very deep without using any air supply except for the air in your lungs.
This requires to get down and back up as fast as possible. Therefore, free diving fins are usually longer to provide the strongest possible propulsion for each kick.
This significantly reduces the amount of kicks required during descent or ascent and therefore conserves oxygen. Longer fins help achieve this goal but also do require that your legs are strong enough to generate such powerful kicks.
You can find two different types of foot pockets when looking at fins for snorkeling or diving. First, there's the full-foot design. The other type is the open heel fin. Both are very different in their design and in their use for specific environments and conditions.
Looking at full foot fins you will see that they are basically shoes with an attached fin. You slide into them like you slide into a shoe.
The problem is that if you're not having a great fit then there's nothing else you could adjust to make them fit better. When they fit correctly then they are the most comfortable type you can get.
They are best used in warm waters and for snorkeling. You will have an easy time to put them on or to get out of them. You also won't need to wear booties.
These kinds are the most used for scuba diving. Instead of a heel like in a shoe you have a strap around the heel to keep your foot in place.
Even if not diving in really cold water you will usually wear open heel fins with booties. That means that you have to measure for fit while wearing your booties!
Open heel fins have the great advantage that you usually can replace the straps if they break. Full foot fins have to be thrown away if the heel breaks as there's nothing that can be replaced. Being able to replace the straps is important when you consider that many of these scuba fins end up being quite expensive.
Most open heel fins have larger blades compared to full foot fins. The blade is often also stiffer. The combination of these two factors results in more thrust with each kick.
The larger blade and with that the larger fin makes it harder to travel though. They don't fit as easily into your suitcase anymore and they usually also weigh more. If you travel a lot you want to consider both weight and length and possibly get a shorter and also lighter fin.
There are typically two different styles of blades to consider. You can either get split fins or paddle fins. Paddle fins are the most common ones and were the first type of fins used for scuba diving. Split fins are a relatively new invention and are seen more and more often.
Paddle fins are usually the most affordable kind of fin. They've been around for decades and are a proven design. The stiffness of the blade depends on the manufacturer but mostly all of these kinds of fins are easy to use and provide a controllable kick.
Split fins are designed to require less effort when kicking while producing the same thrust as a paddle fin. They are a great choice if you have ankle problems or you can't generate a powerful kick. They are best used in calm waters. In heavy currents they get harder to use. Otherwise they can reduce your air consumption due to less effort to produce a kick.
You can check out our Split Fins vs. Regular Fins article going into the differences and backgrounds behind both of these fin styles.
There are sub-types for each of these two main types. One of those is the channel blade fin. These fins have very stiff outside rails and the center area is flexible. They are probably not best suited for the beginner as they require a good understanding of your own kick strength. They can also be on the expensive side so you want to make sure you dive a lot in order to get your money's worth.
Another sub type of fins are the ones with long blades for free diving or spearfishing. The only difference to paddle fins is that the blades are longer and provide more thrust.
The forward propulsion is generated through the blade of the fin. There are a variety of different designs and shapes of blades that are all having the same goal: provide as much propulsion and thrust under water as possible with the least amount of energy spent.
You can find numerous designs of blades. Some will have rails on the side for higher stiffness, others will have stiffer and softer areas throughout. You can even find blades with vents to reduce drag. You often also can see ribs on the blades which increase the firmness.
Shapes range from futuristic shapes coming out of computer programs to designs that resemble nature. Split fins have completely different shapes of the blades compared to paddle fins.
While all this can be confusing, be aware that as a beginner or recreational diver, you will not necessarily get much benefit out of using the latest and greatest with more or less ribs or rails. Many of these designs work very well in some situations but then on the other hand have disadvantages in other places.
The stiffness of the blade is a rather subjective matter. If you are a strong guy with a strong kick then you will definitely prefer and need a stiffer blade.
However, a smaller diver with less strength in the kick will need a less stiff blade. That is not to say that this diver couldn't deal with a stiff blade. The stiffer blade runs the risk though that it wears a beginner or smaller person out.
In the end for the beginner or recreational diver it comes down to getting a somewhat less stiff blade. Most of the standard fins you can find online will suffice. You won't run into any issues with fins from any of the best dive gear manufacturers.
There are plenty of choices when it comes to fins. If you are a recreational diver or just beginning with the sport then you actually might have the least issues finding fins for yourself. Stick with the readily available and highly rated fins and you will have many enjoyable dives ahead of you!
No matter what kind of fins you get, make sure that you mark them with a waterproof pen. You might be surprised how many divers will have the same fins as you do when you go onto a dive boat. And you definitely want to be able to end up with your fins again.
If you get open heel fins then make sure that you also buy replacement straps. It's a good idea to have them with you and available when you dive as you never know when your straps might break. As luck has it, they will usually rip at the worst time and you'll be glad that you can instantly replace them!
Select highly rated brand name fins that you can get online and you should end up being fine. We would suggest that you pick open heeled fins and if you just start with the sport or only dive once in a while then stick to blade fins. Split fins are great but do require some more experience.


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I've made OAuth2 and got token, but I don't know where to put it.
Can someone explain what have I done wrong?

A: The issue you are having is that the call has not bee authorized.  To access private user data you need permission which means you need to send a properly authorized access token along with your request
This is sent as an Authorization header,  something like this.
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Split pea soup, adapted from a recipe from Taix.
Dear SOS: My husband and I have enjoyed eating at Taix French Restaurant for over 30 years. It's a genuine Los Angeles institution, with old-fashioned ambience and service. The quality of its food and the value for the price has always remained high.
We both love the pea soup that's served on Sunday nights. It is so flavorful and has just the right consistency — neither too thick nor too thin.
Do you have the recipe for this soup in your files? If not, would you be able to get the restaurant's recipe for the pea soup?
Dear Debbie: Taix was happy to share its take on this classic comfort food. Enjoy!
Note: Adapted from Taix Restaurant in Los Angeles.
1. In a 6-quart heavy-bottomed pot, combine the onion, carrots, celery, cabbage, garlic, oregano and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat, loosely cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 45 minutes to an hour.
2. Stir in the split peas and bring back to a simmer. Cover loosely and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the peas have softened and started to break down, about 1½ hours, thickening the soup. Add additional water if needed to thin the soup (we added 2 additional cups after 1 hour). This makes about 3 quarts of soup.
3. Season with the salt, white pepper and Worcestershire sauce, and let the soup simmer for a few more minutes to marry the flavors. Taste and season again as desired.
Each of 12 servings: 167 calories; 10 grams protein; 30 grams carbohydrates; 11 grams fiber; 1 gram fat; 0 saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 8 grams sugar; 673 mg sodium.


Today, Islam is under scanner owing to so many voices stating that the religion advocates violence. Not all of them can be wrong as people judge by what they see and today these terrorists speak and act violently in the name of Islam.
Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad like many others are global cities and the terrorism that struck here, too, is a global phenomenon. As a human being and an Indian Muslim, I literally wept over the needless deaths of those who died or were maimed while shopping during the beginning of the summer break.
Kafeel in Glasgow, Mumbai blasts by Memons and others in India, the jehadis in Kashmir, 9/11, 7/7 (London), 13/12 (Delhi), 29/10 (Delhi) and the Al-Qaeda at a global level - all these make my head go down in shame as a Muslim.
Muslims must come out openly against terrorist outfits like Hu-JI (Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islam), Lashkar-e-Taiba, Al-Qaeda, Harkat-ul-Ansar, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Sipah-e-Sahaba and others - all committed to desecrate peaceful coexistence and harmony.
The jehadis have been slaughtering innocent lives at railway stations, bus stops, trains, airplanes, temples and markets. The ideologically networked jehadis kill without mercy, specialize in suicide attacks and when cornered fight to the finish. They derive their strength from Al- Qaeda.
These radical jehadis are part of an intricate web of nationalist insurgent groups that act autonomously and are difficult to track down. From 9/11 US to 29/10 and 13/12 Delhi, theirs is a bloody tale of hate and kill.
Many of the terrorists acting in the name of Islam cite Kashmir, Palestine, Chechnya, Iraq and Afghanistan to justify the killing of innocent lives. They have lost their moral compass. For them, anyone who does not agree with their point of view is an infidel and should be eliminated.
They are able to misinterpret verses from the Quran to justify their heinous designs. Muslims must separate themselves from 'Muslim' terrorism.
The word jehad comes from its Arabic root 'jahada' meaning 'to struggle'. The word jehad has been so badly misused both by some wayward Muslim terrorists and Islam-baiters that it has completely lost its meaning.
Jehad is essentially a struggle against evil, both within and beyond us. Jehad-e-Akbar (The Greater Jehad) is a complete surrender to the Will of Allah. It calls for a total subjugation of ego and anger.
The SIMI (Students Islamic Movement of India), the rhetoric of Shahi Imam Bukhari, fanatics in Coimbatore and Maharashtra, the calls for jehad and the distribution of inflammatory posters have enraged middle class Hindus.
Minor issues like a few Muslim leaders opposing the singing of the national song "Vande Mataram" on national occasions add fuel to the fire increasing animosity between the two communities in India.
Those who kill innocents have nothing to do with Islam. Sura Al-Baqr (Verse: 114) in the Quran states that Allah dislikes those who indulge in arson, loot and killings. Sura Al-Kafirun (Chapter: 30) mentions "Lakum dinokum waley yadeen" (You follow your religion; let them follow theirs).
Islam rejects violence in all its forms, but the jehadis take the terror path without bothering about the impact it can have on a common Muslim by making him the usual suspect. They don't read those verses that declare that taking the life of even one innocent individual means killing whole humanity.
The jehadis use those verses from the Quran that are 'contextual' and by twisting and bending them they act self-deceivingly as human bombs. Islam has no room for suicide. There are many verses in the Quran that are 'contextual', in the sense that they are the verses used during a war and are not of a general nature.
Take for example the verse, "Slay the pagans wherever you find them, seize them, beleaguer them, lie in wait for them with every stratagem" (Chapter: 9, Verse: 5).
No doubt these verses call upon the believers to fight with determination against perpetrators and all odds, and these are not necessarily against non-Muslims. If taken out of context, they might appear to advocate violence; misguided Muslims are doing exactly that.
According to the Khwaja Iftekhar Ahmed, an Islamic scholar and president Inter Faith harmony Foundation of India, what is so abominable is that the extremists select these (some 20) verses only to express 'righteousness' to act 'righteously'. Frankly speaking, to a common Muslim, it is abhorrent to attach such acts to the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, who is known to be merciful not only to Muslims but the whole humanity.
The so-called jehadis have no right to misinterpret the verses to suit their dastardly machinations.
Jaipurites with characteristic calm have got on with life despite the blasts on Tuesday evening at Manak Chowk, Sanganeri Gate Hanuman Mandir, Jauhri Bazaar, Tripoliya, Chhoti Chaupar and Chandpole Hanuman Mandir. Curfew was clamped. Fortunately, there was no backlash. Muslims are at a crucial point. It has been observed that ordinary Muslims in many countries have turned away from militancy after they witnessed what was done in their name and what it did in turn to their communities.
We have seen this in Egypt and in Algeria. The need of the hour in cities like Jaipur, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai is that the moment the community observes any suspicious people living in their neighborhood, they must, without delay, inform the police.
Muslim voices of sanity are not heard loudly. Even the London Muslims while condemning the July 7 killings added a 'but' (root cause) to it, as if they were justifying the murders.
We have to agree in principle that killing of innocents cannot be justified irrespective of race, religion, place or ethnicity. Many are also guilty of not speaking out against the unjust acts of Muslims against non-Muslims.
These jehadis prefer the Muslim ghettos as nobody is bothered as to what activities are going on. Besides, in Muslim 'mohallas', these jehadis offer a handsome rent and the landlord falls for the bait realizing the truth only when anti-terrorist squads surround his house. These neighborhoods serve jehadis as water to the fish. It is also important that the Muslim community itself develops a broad range of tactics from traditional counter-terrorists methods to softer more sophisticated strategies to destroy this jehadi trend.
A liberal Muslim must check a communalist Muslim and a communal Hindu be checked by a liberal Hindu. Muslim voices of sanity aren't loudly heard. There shouldn't be "ifs" and "buts" while condemning terror acts. We have to agree to the principle that killings of innocents cannot be justified irrespective of race, religion, place or ethnicity.


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The famed 'Tito's Handmade Vodka' from Austin-Texas is now available in New Zealand. On a shelf of luxurious brands designed for the nightclub table, Tito's tends not to stand out, yet it has been a unanimous double gold medal winner in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Bert Butler 'Tito' Beveridge II grew up in Texas playing Polo and wanting to train horses. At University he studied geophysics and geology, and worked his way into the oil business, travelling between Houston and South America. Yearning for air conditioning, he then sold mortgages for a time, until the real estate market collapsed and he found himself unemployed. One evening on late night TV he came across a motivational speaker whose clichéd advice changed his life. "Find the intersection of what you love to do and what you're good at". This whole time his hobby had been distilling cheap vodka as gifts for his friends. It was time to take things seriously.
At the time it was supposedly illegal to have a distillery in Texas. Tito went through the 3-inch thick codebook, and proved to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission that there was no such statue. They then sent it to the Feds, who claimed they could only license companies, not individuals. Tito won that fight too. This was during their third tax audit of him, when he was cited for 26 code violations. He couldn't afford a lawyer so defended himself, and got every violation dismissed as he knew the laws so well. Tito had purchased 12 acres in Travis County, and established the distillery after squeezing $90,000 from 19 credit cards. Starting with a homemade 16 gallon pot still, which was cobbled together from a turkey-frying rig and two Dr Pepper kegs. For the first 6 years, every bottle was filled and sealed by hand before they could afford a machine to do it.
There are some major points of difference with Tito's Handmade Vodka, starting with the fact it is produced from American yellow corn, rather than wheat or potatoes. Tito believes that corn retains more smoothness and body after distillation. This of course makes it gluten-free (It's also sugar and gelatine free). It is distilled an incredible six times, in old-fashioned copper pot stills. This requires a lot more time and effort than the usual vodka column stills, creating a richer, broader and more flavoured spirit. Finally it is filtered through activated carbon, the finishing touch on one of the world's finest Vodkas.


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Home In the Church Finance and Administration UM Men's Exec Gil Hanke Announces His Retirement
UM Men's Exec Gil Hanke Announces His Retirement
by Rich Peck
Gil Hanke
Gil Hanke will retire by the end of 2021. (UM Men Photo)
NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Gil Hanke, general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men, announced April 1 that he will retire before the end of the year.
Having served as top staff executive of the Nashville-based ministry since 2010, Hanke is subject to a ruling by the 1988 General Conference that limits elected general program staff to a 12-year term of office.
A search team including Mississippi Area Bishop James Swanson, president of the commission, and Arkansas Area Bishop Gary Mueller, vice president of the commission, will begin a national search shortly.
Bishop Swanson's statement
"I have thoroughly enjoyed serving these eight years alongside Gil Hanke in my role as the president of the General Commission of United Methodist Men," said Bishop Swanson."Gil's strong personal Christian witness, his deep devotion to men developing an on-growing relationship with Jesus Christ has fueled our ministry with and for men across the globe. In addition, his personal commitment to engage in Wesley Class meetings have led men to recommit themselves to Christ and to the process of sanctification. In developing these initiatives and in pushing us to become financially stable, leading us to develop real relationships with our Wesleyan brothers (AME, AMEZ, CME, Nazarene, Free Methodists) and other Christian Men's groups have propelled us into a new and exciting era. Gil will be missed by me personally and by men's ministry across the globe."
Bishop Mueller's statement
Bishop Mueller described Gil as "a faithful leader who is deeply committed to helping men grow in their relationship with Christ. His passion for men's ministry, his work in starting covenant discipleship groups throughout the connection and his vision for the future of men's ministry in a rapidly changing world will have a lasting impact far beyond his tenure as general secretary." I will miss him, but also know that God's got a new mission for him."
Gil was born July 25, 1950, in Arlington, Va., and he is a 1972 graduate of Lynchburg College (now the University of Lynchburg) with a bachelor's degree in theater, speech and secondary education.
Faced with the draft following his college graduation, Gil enlisted in the U.S. Army where he did basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., and was later stationed at Fortt Sam Houston, Texas. There he trained Army medics serving in psychiatric and drug and alcohol units at the Academy of Health Services.
In 1973 he married Sherril Lyn Gibbin, a former classmate at Lynchburg College.
He was discharged from the Army with a Meritorious Service Medal in 1975. He then enrolled in the Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and received a master's degree in speech/language pathology in December 1977.
He began work at Brenham State School in January 1978 as a speech-language pathologist, and then transferred to Mexia State School, to serve as the director of rehabilitation therapies.
In 1981, Gil and Sherril moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, where he formed a private practice in speech-language pathology. Son Carl was born in 1985.
Service in the Texas Conference
While in Nacogdoches, Gil served as the president of Perritte Memorial Church UM Men. He was soon elected district president of UM Men and then president of Texas Conference UM Men.
Gil was elected as a delegate to the South Central Jurisdictional Conference in 1992, and in 1996 he was elected as a delegate to the General Conference meeting in Denver.
At that Denver meeting, he served on the Discipleship Legislative Committee, one of 12 committees that reviewed proposals from individuals, churches and agencies. His committee received a proposal from the National Association of Conference Presidents of UM Men to create the General Commission on UM Men. The committee asked Gil, a conference president, to present plans for the proposed commission to the plenary session. Delegates approved the proposal and the Nashville-based agency was established in 1997.
Texas Conference continued to elect Gil as a General Conference delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 20012, 2016 sessions, and the called session in 2019.
Service with the denomination
In 2000, Gil was elected to a four-year term as NACP president, a position which placed him on the General Commission on UM Men.
In 2004, he was elected president of the commission; that position placed him on the UM Connectional Table, a newly formed international group that included presidents and top executives of all general agencies. Gil was one of very small group of lay persons to hold the position of agency president. Most of the top agency officers were (and are) bishops.
Elected top staff executive
In early 2009, Gil qualified as a men's ministry specialist and in December he was elected general secretary of the commission; he began work the following February.
During his time as president, Gil worked with the YWCA of Middle Tennessee to create a study designed to eliminate violence against women. YWCA presented him with their "Community Leader of the Year Award" in 2019.
He coordinated National Gatherings of UM Men in 2013 and 2017. It was at the 2017 conference at St. Luke's UMC in Indianapolis, that Dr. Kevin Watson introduced The Class Meeting, a small group accountability group formed by John Wesley. Dr. Watson was selected at Gil's suggestion, after hearing him speak at a Council of Bishops meeting. Gil soon became a champion of these small groups, meeting virtually. He now juggles as many as four of these Zoom meetings at a time. Thanks to Gil, thousands of UM Men now participate in these spiritually enriching groups.
Leader of several ministries
Gil coordinates the ministry of the commission with 20 affiliate organizations including the Society of St. Andrew, a Virginia-based ministry that provides tons of food to hungry people, and Strength for Service, an organization formed by the commission to republish Strength for Service to God and Country, a 1942 book of daily devotions published for members of the Armed Services in World War II. Gil worked with Larry Coppock to publish Strength for Service to God and Community, a similar book of daily devotions for firefighters, police officers and other first responders.
He also served as convenor of the General Secretaries Table consisting of all the top executives of United Methodist general agencies, the coordinator of a national group of leaders of men's ministry from 12 denominations, and the host of prayer sessions with leaders of African-American denominations. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Society of St. Andrew, Disciple Outreach Bible Ministries, and the founder and coordinator of Hope of Hearing.
Gil still found time to make annual trips to Haiti to test and provide hearing aids for children. He made his first trip in 1989, and he went there nearly every year prior to the pandemic. He plans to resume the practice in retirement.
Gil plans to stay in Nashville where he is a member of Antioch UMC, and a leader of scouting ministries for that congregation.
In addition to making annual trips to Haiti, he and wife Sher will be making frequent trips to Oklahoma City to see their granddaughter Gentry, daughter-in-law Kalina, and son Carl who serves as field director for the Boy Scouts of America.
Since he retains his credentials, he may do some fill-in work as a speech language pathologist.
Bishop Mueller may have spoken for the commission staff, and leaders of UM Men around the world: "I will miss Gil, but also know that God's got a new mission for him."
Rich Peck writes for the General Commission on United Methodist Men.
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ANOKHI MEDIA Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient As Well As Final Attendance To Include Monika Deol & Shama Hyder
Toronto, ON (Thursday October 25th, 2018) – ANOKHI MEDIA, North America's leading South Asian entertainment & lifestyle media and events company is very pleased to announce the third group of personalities that will be attending the 15th anniversary event on November 3rd, 2018 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, a milestone being marked by the EMPOWER ME Campaign in support of the not-for-profit organization, Free-Them. Full details can be seen at the event's official website: www.AnokhiAwards.com.
MEDIA ACCREDITATION:
Media Accreditation to attend the event (Summit/Awards and/or the Ball), can be accessed by filling out and submitting a form that is available HERE.
To find out more about The 'ANOKHI EMPOWER ME' Campaign, interviews can be booked with ANOKHI MEDIA's Founder, President, and CEO, Raj Girn by contacting:
Sumit Ahuja | Sumit@mediaworkss.com | +1 905 962 3304
THE EVENT:
ANOKHI MEDIA's 15th Anniversary Event is taking place in two segments:
DAY EVENT
9:00am – 5:30pm | Doors Open: 9:00am | Summit Begins: 10:00am
The ANOKHI POWER Awards 2018 + The ANOKHI POWER Summit 2018
1st Ever Livestreamed Daytime Awards Show
Intimate On-Stage Panel & Fireside Conversations With Some Of The Power List Personalities + Q&A
Lunch + Snacks + Featured Drink Included
Cash Bar On Site
Attire: Business Casual | 18+
NIGHT EVENT
9:00pm – 1:00am | 9:00pm – 11:00pm Red Carpet | 11:00pm – 12pm Live Musical Performances
The ANOKHI POWER Ball 2018
Red Carpet Media Reception
Live Musical Performances With Deejays
Food Station + Featured Drink Included
Theme: Diwali Masquerade | 21+
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
In commemoration of ANOKHI MEDIA's 15 year milestone, the company is thrilled to announce the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award for the very first time in its history. "The recipient is a decorated Canadian figure who has exemplified true global leadership as well as shown by example, how to honour one's Country and one's culture at the highest levels, while continuing to serve with humility", said ANOKHI MEDIA's CEO, Raj Girn.
The Hon. Harjit Singh Sajjan, Canada's Minister of National Defence will be presented with 'The ANOKHI POWER Award 2018's Lifetime Achievement Award, Presented For Global Empowerment In The Advancement Of Leadership'. The award is brought to you by Canada's most awarded air cargo airline, Cargojet.
Minister Sajjan will be providing a video acceptance speech and opening the Summit during the day with a few words of encouragement around the "ANOKHI EMPOWER ME" campaign. Raj Grewal, Member of Parliament for Brampton East, will be receiving the award on stage on behalf of the Minister.
FINAL ATTENDANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The ANOKHI POWER Summit 2018: SPEAKERS
Monika Deol
Legendary Media Personality & President Of STELLAR Beauty
[Speaker, Media Summit Segment]
"It is an absolute honour and pleasure to be included in this auspicious occasion, The ANOKHI POWER List 2018. I'm looking forward to the Summit discussion. Getting the context behind a story is where true insight and inspiration lies.The Ball will be glamourous and fun, and we all need more of that in our lives!"
Shama Hyder
CEO Of Zen Media & Best-Selling Author
[Speaker, Technology Summit Segment]
"I feel so grateful that ANOKHI has chosen me as one of their 2018 recipients. I am eagerly looking forward to sharing my journey, my lessons, and insights with the attendees of the Summit. A platform like ANOKHI affords me a unique opportunity to share my lessons en masse. And, of course, a red carpet walk is always a wonderful way to end any summit! ANOKHI knows just how to combine smarts and glamour!"
The ANOKHI POWER Summit 2018: SEGMENT HOSTS
Mohit Rajhans
Principle & Creative Director, Think Start Inc.
[Host, Music Summit Segment]
"If you think of ANOKHI as one thing, it has to be evolution. The brand has constantly evolved as its audience has, without ever missing a beat. Everything from ANOKHI comes from the heart and I look forward to celebrating with friends on Nov 3rd. As the host of the Music Segment during the Summit, with the music industry having new rules, we need to learn from those people who continue to make them. I can't wait to discuss the crossroads of music, culture and commerce with 2 artists who have toured the world and seen it all."
Rubina Ahmed-Haq
Journalist & Personal Finance Expert
[Host, Technology Summit Segment]
"It only took Raj Girl 20 plus years to invite me (LOL), but I am so honoured to be hosting the Technology Segment during The ANOKHI POWER Summit and Awards. Tech plays an integral role in our day-to-day lives. It is the true equalizer that allows those who may normally not have a voice to rise to the top and let their talents shine."
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With the price of Bitcoin on the path of recovery in recent weeks, individuals who were stuck with equipment that was unprofitable during the slump could swing back into action. However, during a recent investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a mining operation set in Brooklyn, New York was causing a completely different issue than just the insufferable noise pollution.
T-Mobile complained to the FCC that in Brooklyn, interference to its 700 MHz LTE network was coming from a residence in the form of radio emissions. The FCC found this was wholly due to the owner of the property using ASIC mining hardware to verify Bitcoin transactions. The hardware in question was the Bitmain Antminer S5, which only recently became profitable again, to the tune of $29 a month.
On Thursday the agency noted in a letter that if the individual in question continued to use the aforementioned hardware, that it would constitute a violation of federal law, and could subject the person to fines or criminal prosecution.
It seems that mining and verifying Bitcoin has become more than just a pain for gamers, or scientists in recent months. ASIC hardware - which is built for the specific use of mining cryptocurrencies - have made the use of GPUs obsolete in some cases. Nvidia recently urged retailers to curb sales of its hardware to miners, who still hoover up each and every card they can find, for use in mining currencies like ZCash and Monero.
At the time of publishing, Bitcoin was trading at $9,889.


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Manufatura é um sistema de produção com técnica de produção artesanal e divisão do trabalho.

Conceito

Manufatura é um sistema de produção  cuja técnica de produção ainda é artesanal, porém com organização e divisão do trabalho mais complexa, não identificada no modo  artesanal. Exceto em casos específicos nas relações metrópole/colônias, a produção das manufaturas era geralmente voltada a atender o mercado local. Neste processo pode ser usado somente as mãos, como era feito antes da Revolução Industrial ou com a utilização de máquinas como passou a ocorrer após a Revolução Industrial.

A manufatura na Revolução Industrial

Durante a Revolução Industrial, houve grande avanço no modo de produção. O trabalho que antes era somente manual, passou a ser feito por máquinas, o que gerou uma maior produção em menor tempo. Além da utilização das máquinas, a manufatura passou a ter como marcante característica a utilização de um modo de trabalho em série, isso quer dizer que era feito etapa por etapa, e especializado; cada trabalhador tinha sua especialização numa área. Isso a diferencia do artesanato, em que o processo inteiro é feito por apenas uma pessoa.

No século XIX, os homens de negócio passaram a reunir trabalhadores em grandes galpões, fornecendo a eles a matéria-prima necessária e remunerando seu serviço. Nela, a oficina e as ferramentas pertencem ao capitalista e ocorre uma divisão do trabalho. Para obter um maior volume de produção é aplicada a técnica da divisão do trabalho. Desta maneira são economizados materiais, com aplicação de movimentos específicos, repercutindo assim numa maior velocidade de produção. A manufatura, podemos dizer, foi a forma mais desenvolvida de organização da produção que superou as Corporações de ofício no processo histórico de transição do modo de produção feudal para o modo de produção capitalista.

Avanços tecnológicos: máquinas

1765 - o engenheiro escocês James Watt aumentou a eficiência do motor a vapor ao introduzir o condensador na máquina de Newcomen.

1768 - o inventor inglês Sir Richard Arkwright criou uma máquina de fiar avançada para o período, aumentando significativamente a produtividade

1793 - o engenheiro norte-americano Eli Whitney criou o descaroçador de algodão.

As colônias e os produtos manufaturados das metrópoles
Durante o período colonial no Brasil e a vigência do Pacto Colonial, a colônia deveria fornecer matérias-primas à metrópole, cabendo a esta vender posteriormente os produtos manufaturados com tais matérias.

O sistema de exportar produtos manufaturados para as colônias aconteceu também com as colônias espanholas.

Ver também
 Indústria manufatureira

Terminologia econômica
Engenharia industrial
Manufatura

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Raz-Lee Security Inc announces the release of iSecurity Safe-Update, the solution that protects production environments against updates made by unauthorized programs such as file editors or the interactive Start SQL (STRSQL) command.
It is very risky to use file editors or STRSQL on business-critical data in production environments. The Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and other regulations require that updates are made by allowed programs only. To date, all safeguards have been implemented by user access authorizations.
Safe-Update is the newest addition to iSecurity, Raz-Lee's suite of Cyber and Security solutions.
"We talk about protecting business critical files from file editors but end up using the existing authority system to prevent programmers from accessing the files. That isn't what we wanted. With the added security layer that Safe-Update provides, we finally can ensure that file updates are done by allowed programs only, unless specific temporary permission was set" says Shmuel Zailer, CEO, Raz-Lee Security.
Safe-Update protects by ensuring that updates are done by a preset list of programs or simply preventing updates by file editors. Even file editors can be used as long as they don't issue updates. If there is a need to allow updates by file editors, Safe-Update's permission system makes it possible.
Work orders from management can be entered into the system, each specifying a task and the consideration to perform it.
Authorized programmers can set a ticket subject to the work order. While the ticket is active, they can use any program to accomplish the mission, knowing that all updates are fully documented.
specifying the reason for them.
closed if the programmer has stopped using it.
managerial permission. Even batch activity can be protected.
Safe-Update provides a new dimension in securing production files.
from our certified business partners.
Raz-Lee Security, with headquarters in Nanuet, New York, is a leading security solution provider for IBM's Power i (AS/400) computers. Drawing upon its 26 years of expertise in the Power i performance and optimization market, the company designs, develops, and markets a comprehensive suite of advanced security software solutions—iSecurity.
Raz-Lee's iSecurity product suite is field-proven and features three product sets: the Prevention pack, a complete security solution covering network access, user/password management, anti-virus protection, detection of harmful events, protection of workstations and more; the Compliance pack, which comprises auditing and compliance solutions, providing automatic reporting security related information; and the Application Security suite, which provides information on all changes in business-critical data using real-time alerts and timeline reports.


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Recap 2018
The Institute for Accountability in the Digital Age (I4ADA)
Technology changes the world at a fast pace. On August 6th 1991 the internet became publicly available through the World Wide Web. A new technology which would fundamentally change the world as we then knew it. Today we see over 3.8 billion users or just over 50% of the world's population; a number which is growing every day.
Societies and individuals can benefit in all manner of ways through access to knowledge, people and organizations on a local and global level. More than that, digital has become a must-have, for people, society and the economy. Indeed, digital technology fosters innovation. Online platforms, e commerce, social media, artificial intelligence, data analytics, robotics and the internet of things (IoT) are further expediting this process by hyper-connecting individuals, organizations, communities, societies and data, with tens of billions of objects and entities.
Unfortunately, the Internet is not immune to evil. Breaches of norms and values are also occurring in the online and cyber worlds, ranging from fraud, identity theft, bullying and other forms of personal harassment or exploitation through to malign social engineering, phishing and hacking attacks which can threaten key networks and even entire nations. Fairness, transparency and accountability dictate that any victim, – whether individual, organization, society, nation or even democracy itself – which suffers from these issues should be able to address those responsible and to secure meaningful, effective redress. However, we are in a position today, in this Digital Age, where ongoing technological developments have outstripped our policy-making capacity, standards-setting and legal frameworks.
The Institute for Accountability in the Digital Age (I4ADA) was founded with the mission to ensure that those issues and concerns do not undermine the Internet's potential for increasing access to knowledge, spreading global tolerance and understanding, and promoting sustainable prosperity
I4ADA, in pursuit of its mission of helping the world derive maximum benefit from the internet, is dedicated to helping create a fair and balanced framework of best practice and, where necessary, regulation.
I4ADA will pursue its objectives by building ongoing dialogue, both structured and informal, among participants in the internet environment. By building and maintaining a network at national and international level bringing together stakeholders and organizing activities, meetings and congresses to highlight, support and facilitate accountability nationally and internationally. These stakeholders represent participants from civil society, academia, the business technology community, lawyers and policy-makers.
The I4ADA is established as a non-profit foundation under Dutch law. It is governed by its 'Code of Rules' and the I4ADA Board of Directors' Code of Conduct. The I4ADA structure reflects the principle of transparent leadership and control, while ensuring openness, participation and equality for business and associates members, who support the I4ADA financially.
The Hague Charter for Accountability in the Digital Age
The concept of the 'The Hague Global Principles for Accountability in the Digital Age' (THGP) were drafted by the Institute for Accountability in the Digital Age (I4ADA) in collaboration with UNESCO and the city of The Hague to offer a guideline and reference for future discussions on Accountability in the Digital Age. The THGP may form the basis for the development of instruments on regional, national and international level to uphold Accountability in the Digital Age. I4ADA assumes that adopting the principles will be done on a voluntary basis.
On Friday June 1st 2018 the I4ADA organized the first public consultation of these concept THGP with the delegates of the Summit. The aim was to assess if these concept THGP would offer value to the global discussion on Accountability in the Digital Age. The overall assessment of the delegates was that a set of principles would indeed support this discussion.
Below you will find a link to the pdf of these concept THGP as presented on June 1st2018.
THGP_public_consultation-v0.1
Based on the feedback given during the Summit and the offline feedback and suggestions provided after the Summit, the Principles have been updated and renamed as the 'The Hague Charter for Accountability in the Digital Age'
Below you will find a link to the pdf of the updated charter.
The I4ADA, as the custodians of the THGP, has now taken upon itself to organize further public consultations on the concept text. The objective of the public consultations is to gain feedback on the concept text. We invite the global multi-stakeholder community to provide their input. In addition to the online feedback option, I4ADA will aim to organize offline public consultations. The public consultations will be open till the Summit scheduled for H2 2019. The feedback and results of the public consultations will be posted on this website.
Please, email feedback to:
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The people behind the i4ADA
Frits BussemakerChairman
Bussemaker has been working in the International ICT industry since the 80s. He is focused on linking Information Technology, Innovation and Impact. Since 2010 he has been the Secretary General International Relations of CIONET. A network of over 6500 Digital Leaders cross industry and across Europe and South America. He is responsible for the relationship with international institutes like the European Commission. He is the initiator of the Global Digital Leader Alliance linking over 20.000 Digital Leaders from the China, Europe, India, Japan, Russia, South America and the US. He participates in international workgroups of the European Commission developing eSkills and eLeadership. He sits on the advisory board of a number of (international) organizations including the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), the Global Industry Council of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), an UNESCO based organization, Digital Africa, the WCIT2010 (Amsterdam), WCC2012 (Amsterdam), WCF2104 (Xian), the FSRoundtable FinTech Ideas Festival (San Francisco) and the AAID and AID Institute. He has organized numerous international IT related conferences including the WCIT2010 where he was the program director. He is a regular speaker and chair at international IT events and has spoken in Australia, China, Europe, South Korea and the United States. He has an MSc from Delft University.
Michel RademakerMember
Michel Rademaker is the Deputy Director of e(HCSS). He has a degree in Transport and Logistics, which he obtained at the University of Tilburg. He has fifteen years of hands-on experience as an officer in The Royal Netherlands Army, where he held various military operational and staff posts and also served a term in former Yugoslavia. After leaving the armed forces, Mr. Rademaker went on to work at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) as a project and program manager and senior policy advisor for ten years. As NATO RTO project leader, he and his team developed new serious gaming assessment methods for defense. He has conducted several assessments of security technologies, including disruptive forms, and worked on numerous strategic security topics. He has written several book chapters, and numerous research reports and articles. He served as secretary of the pilot joint venture TNO Clingendael Centre for Strategic Studies for three years and is one of the co-founders of its successor, HCSS.
At HCSS he is responsible for business development. He is particularly interested in setting up multistakeholder projects on new and upcoming security and politico-economic themes. For example, he and his team supported the development of the Dutch national security strategy and crisis management exercises.
Mr. Rademaker was also an initiator of The Hague Security Delta, the biggest security cluster in Europe, and continues to lead projects for this cluster. His fields of expertise include security strategy, policy, concepts and doctrines, technology surveys and assessments, and serious gaming techniques. He also initiated the RMS Platform, where his fields of expertise include the geopolitical and economic security implications of raw materials and energy supply, and the development of policies. He frequently acts as moderator in workshops, as a trainer, as guest lecturer at various universities and speaker at conferences, and as a commentator in news media.
Arthur van der WeesMember
Arthur van der Wees, LLM studied and obtained his doctorate degree in computer and internet law, societal and human values, IP/IPR and business law at Leiden University.
He is founder and managing director of Arthur's Legal, an international law firm with its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in Brussel, Barcelona, New York and Seoul. Arthur is admitted at the bar of Amsterdam, standardization expert, entrepreneur, strategist, technologist and frequent speaker worldwide and has in-depth experience and is well-connected in the world of technology, data, algorithms, accountability & global business.
Arthur is founding member of the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI), where he is leader of both the Security in IoT and the Privacy in IoT taskforce, and co-chair of the AIOTI Policy WG. He is (co-)author of many publications about these and related topics, including the IERC Handbooks 2016 (Strategic & Legal Challenges in IoT) and 2017 (Security, Privacy & Accountability in IoT), the Dutch National Smart Cities Strategy, and European Commission's Cloud SLA Standardisation.
He is co-founder of CloudQuadrants on the maturity of cloud offerings, the Cyberchess Institute which landscapes the real-life cybersecurity arena, the Cyber Trust Institute which sets trust trajectories and orbital requirements and parameters for technology-as-a-service, the Institute for Next Generation Compliance which promotes the restructuring and automation of compliance and related procurement, and the iLabs Zapplied Institute that offers state of the art and dynamic security, privacy & data management certification of IoT and other digital ecosystems. Through Horizon2020's CREATE IoT, Arthur's Legal is activity group leader on trust, security, safety, privacy, legal and accountability topics in IoT in five EU large scale pilots on smart healthcare, smart society, wearables, smart farming, food safety and autonomous vehicles.
One of his other ventures is Zapplied Platform, based in Amsterdam and New York, which combines cloud technology & artificial intelligence with knowledge & deal automation and social collaboration.
Maarten BottermanMember
Maarten Botterman is Director of GNKS Consult BV and member of the ICANN. From 2010 to 2016 he was Chairman of the Public Interest Registry (Board Member since 2008).[2] PIR is the non-profit GTLD responsible for managing the .org and the .ngo/.ong domain.and 5 IDN variants on .org
He has been active in the development of projects and policies that explore the potential of ICT and Internet technologies for societal applications since 1987. At the end of the '80s he was involved with implementation of integrated online office environments facilitating new ways of working together within an office environment. In the 1990s, his focus was on making best use of technologies to make effective work possible at other locations than the office alone (telework), starting with a telework pilot for the Dutch public service and ultimately by promoting the debate at European level as Scientific officer for the European Commission.
Since then his focus moved to include dependability of networks, security of networks and information systems, privacy and data protection, and subjects relating to Future Internet and Internet governance, including Internet of Things.
Maarten Botterman is Director of GNKS Consult and active in global Internet development issues, currently acting as Chairman of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet of Things, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NLnet Foundation. He has been fascinated by the interaction between (internet) technology and society and spent most of his career in "getting the best out of it". Maarten has been actively involved with ICANN since 2008, when he joined the Board of the Public Interest Registry.
Since 2006, he has been actively involved in EU policy on RFID and Internet of Things, in a series of projects, most recently as partner in the EU sponsored project Smart Action responsible for the policy aspects of IoT developments. With the DC-IoT he has presented a statement on IoT Good Practice Policies for the global meeting of the 10th IGF in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, November 2015 .
Aimee van WynsbergheMember
Aimee van Wynsberghe has been working in ICT and robotics since 2004. She began her career as part of a research team investigating the network variables related to surgical robots in Canada at the CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advance Robotics) Institute. She has since shifted her focus to address the ethical issues related to robotics and ICT in society. She has worked as ethics advisor for a telematics institute named CTIT (Center for Telematics and Information Technology) at the University of Twente and is currently Assistant Professor in Ethics and Technology and the TU Delft. She is co-founder and co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics and is head of the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology robotics taskforce. She serves as a member of the Advisory board for the AI & Intelligent Automation Network and has been named one of the Netherlands top 400 influential women under 38 by VIVA. She is author of the book "Healthcare Robots: Ethics, Design, and Implementation" and has been awarded an NWO personal research grant to study how we can responsibly design service robots. In 2017 Aimee was named one of the 25 'women in robotics you need to know about'. She serves as ethics adviser for multiple Horizon2020 projects, has been interviewed by BBC, Quartz, Financial Times, and other International news media on the topic of ethics and robots, and is invited to speak at International conferences and summits.
Prof. Hans Franken
Hans Franken is one of the pioneers of information law in the Netherlands. After ten years practicing law as a barrister and judge in the district court of Rotterdam, he started his academic career in 1977 as a professor of jurisprudence at the Erasmus University Rotterdam that was continued as a professor of jurisprudence at Leiden University, where he developed the combination of law and information technology. He was Dean of the Law faculty in 1995 – 1998. Next to the academic activities he was a well known arbitrator and mediator in ICT-cases and chairman of the Association for conflict resolution in ICT-cases (SGOA).
Hans was a member of the State Council (1984-1987), the Social Economic Council (1988 – 2004) and from 2004 to 2015 he served as a member and vice-president of the Senate of the Netherlands. He was also a member and chairman of the Dutch delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
He published several books and more than 300 articles in scientific journals and is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). His preferred subjects for research are the legitimacy and effectiveness of law and governance and the effective protection of human rights in the information age.
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Felice Frankel is an educator, photographer, and analysis scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her affection for science started at a adolescent age, eventually amalgamation with her accurate acquaintance and eye for architecture in a different career as a science photographer. Back 1992, she has helped scientists bigger acquaint their analysis and account through able beheld presentation, arch to the actualization of her assignment in abundant publications, including National Geographic, Accurate American, and Nature.
She has appear several books, and her latest, Picturing Science and Engineering, is out December 11 from the MIT Press. It offers admonition for scientists and photographers akin on how to bigger accomplish science photographs for aggregate from presentations to annual and account covers.
Digital Trends afresh batten with Frankel via email about her new book, her career journey, and what it agency to be a science photographer. The afterward account has been edited for accuracy and length.
How did you get into science photography?
Even as a child, I bethink advantageous absorption to the apple about me and wondered why things were the way they appeared. In my Brooklyn grammar academy graduation booklet, I wrote "chemist" as a sixth-grader's dream of what to become.
In college, my undergraduate canicule and evenings were abounding with science courses. Afterwards graduating, I formed as a lab abettor in a blight analysis lab at Columbia University.
In 1968, my bedmate beatific me a Nikon camera to comedy with while he spent the year in Vietnam as a surgeon. That was the alpha of what initially started as an avocation.
The axis point in my able activity as a science columnist began during my mid-career Loeb fellowship, at Harvard University's Graduate Academy of Design. The acquaintance was accustomed to me for my assignment as an architectural and mural photographer.While my colleagues sat in on action and architecture classes, I lived at the Science Center. I audited every science chic I could fit into my agenda and listened to the accuracy of Stephen Jay Gould, E.O. Wilson, and Robert Nozick, amid others.
One of the added courses was accustomed by a chemist who seemed "visual" in his presentations. I had no abstraction who he was, and afterwards chic one day, I approached him and arrive myself to his lab to see what he was alive on. Arriving at the lab, I alien myself to Nick Abbott, one of the advisers alive on a cardboard that was aloof accustomed to Science Magazine. Back I asked to see their images for the paper, I anxiously appropriate that I should [try photographing them], and I did.
That Harvard chemist, George Whitesides, angry out to be world-renowned. He said to me, "Felice, break with this. You are accomplishing article that no one abroad is doing." I did break with it and I will consistently be beholden to him for his advance and advice in aperture up doors for me.
In 1994, I appropriately landed at MIT and I accept a captivated a position there back then.
"Science" is absolutely a ample term. What does it beggarly to be a science photographer? Do you focus on specific disciplines?
The claiming in applicable what I do into a neatly boxed class is difficult. I assignment in a host of areas: biology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, constructed biology, physics, actinic engineering, automated engineering, actual science, and engineering, and absolutely a cardinal more. So to abstract one wouldn't accomplish sense.
We accept rules about angel abetment in science.
What I am award these canicule is that so abounding of the boundaries in assorted fields of science are breaking bottomward and it's alike adamantine to aperture the analysis into one category. The one breadth to which I absolutely do not accord is astronomy. They don't charge me.
But alike in areas that are not photographable, like atom physics, I still acquisition myself in alluring conversations about how to characterize that which cannot be seen. It's a abundant accord of fun blame these advisers into cerebration about their use of color, for example, and added important, award the appropriate metaphor.
What are some of the key challenges in science photography that aren't as accepted in accepted photography?
These canicule area mostly anybody considers themselves as a photographer, the angel is "owned" by anybody and with that buying comes an affluence of angel manipulation. It's attainable to "fix" an angel if it's not absolutely right. But in science, it's analytical to ensure that any abetment to an angel is anxiously considered.
In fact, best of the time, it is not ethical to change an image. The angel is the abstracts and abstracts cannot be manipulated in science research. We accept rules about angel abetment in science, which I altercate in my book.
However, there are times back acceptable an angel makes the science added communicative. Take, for example, abounding of the beauteous Hubble [Space Telescope] images. Viewers anticipate the cosmos absolutely looks that way. Well, it turns out that best of those images are color-enhanced for candid purposes. The agency in which images are manipulated is a accountable not discussed enough.
Specific audiences — such as architects — accept specific requirements for photography. What do scientists attending for in images that a accepted admirers adeptness not?
The catechism is absorbing because the acknowledgment has afflicted from back I aboriginal began in 1992. At that time, I begin that actual few advisers were absorbed in how candid their images were, that is, whether the aesthetics of the angel should comedy a role. In fact, abounding scientists were contemptuous about a acute angel or presentation. If a accelerate was well-designed, afresh the cerebration was that the architecture adeptness be ambuscade characterless research.
I accept consistently argued that I do not accomplish art; my ambition is not to be an artist.
That has changed. The present adolescent analysis association understands the adeptness of a acute presentation. And it's not aloof about authoritative the pictures "pretty." It's about authoritative pictures that acquaint big account in research, science, or abstracts in a visually adorable way. The aesthetics, if handled properly, helps the eyewitness see what you appetite them to see.
Lately I am celebratory that some of the best important journals are alteration the perpetuated, sometimes difficult to appreciate accepted access to graphics. But actuality again, in acclamation the affair of manipulation, we charge catechism how far can we go if we dispense our final image. Unlike the blow of the accurate world, if an angel has been enhanced, we accept to say absolutely what was done to that image. Period.
So you would say the aesthetic ancillary of photography — composition, lighting, etc. — is important in science photography?
I am not assertive that "composition, lighting, etc." should be declared as artistic. Using those accoutrement is a agency to allegorical and communicating absolutely what the science angel is about. I'd adopt to alarm them architecture tools.
I accept consistently argued that I do not accomplish art; my ambition is not to be an artist. I am added of a beheld journalist, perhaps. I architecture images to acquaint a concept.
What accessory do you shoot with? Are there any specialized, DIY, or contrarily different accoutrement that you use?
I accept backward with my Nikon cameras, but they are now digital. I mostly use a 105mm macro lens. I additionally attach the cameras to my two optical microscopes; an old Wild stereo microscope and a admixture Olympus scope. The closing has appropriate filters and cold lenses that accord me the adeptness to use a assertive address in microscopy: Nomarski arrest contrast.
When the actual calls for a scanning electron microscope (SEM), I use the one on campus, but consistently with advice from accession who knows added than I. My buzz is giving me some appealing amazing images lately, but there are challenges which I call in my book.
The added contempo accession to my accessories is an Epson flatbed scanner, with both transmitted and cogitating ablaze sources. I accept a accomplished affiliate adherent to the use of the scanner and call how to accomplish some amazing photographs. And, it is adamantine to underemphasize the accent of lights of abounding forms, sizes, and qualities. In my book, I appetite the readers to ascertain their own light. It's important not to become formulaic in your photography and to try all sorts of possibilities.
Your book, Picturing Science and Engineering, serves as a photography chiral for scientists — but what about the added way around? Is there a bazaar for photographers to acquisition assignment photographing science?
I am assertive there is a bazaar for photographers in science. The book is additionally advised for those absorbed in advancing a career in science photography. An important basal for those absorbed is to accept a concern about what they are seeing. The conversations I accept with the researchers, afore I alike set up the camera, are critical. I artlessly accept to accept the capital pieces of the research, so it is important to ask a ton of questions. I am not ashamed if I don't accept the basal concepts. I aloof burrow as acutely as I can.
So far I've been lucky. MIT advisers adulation acknowledgment things.
Sports photographers accept the Olympics, wildlife photographers accept that attenuate bird or abysmal sea fish, and account photographers accept their admired celebrity. What's on the brazier account for a science photographer?
My acknowledgment is simple: If I can nudge accession alfresco the analysis association to appetite to attending at the science I am showing, to accomplish it attainable abundant so that they appetite to ask a question, afresh I accept done well.
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Markets & Festivals
May 22, 2011 4:42pm PT
Cannes films dare to ask big questions
Strong selection offers up disturbing, thoughtful choices
Peter Debruge, Justin Chang
After a midfest conversation about artistic considerations (Cannes Show Daily, May 18), Variety's senior film critics compare notes on a festival at which films of extreme violence and bitter parent-child conflict were plentiful. A film fest is considered a success if it unveils just a few films that get people talking. By that standard, this year's Cannes was a resounding success.
PETER DEBRUGE: This year's Cannes lineup has been an unusually strong one, and one image captures the spirit of the competition for me: It's the shot that immediately precedes the title card in Lars von Trier's surprisingly tame "Melancholia" (surprising in light of the controversy his press conference caused, of course), in which we see Earth colliding with a big blue planet, resulting in their mutual, foundation-rattling destruction. That visual is a nice metaphor for the polar-opposite approaches Terrence Malick (a Believer with big questions for God) and von Trier (offering the atheist counterargument) took to projects that dare to examine man's place in the universe.
JUSTIN CHANG: It has indeed been a very strong Cannes. Unfortunately, von Trier made his idiotic "I'm a Nazi" comments and the festival reacted by turning an awkward situation into full-blown Larsgate — all of which has accomplished nothing except to draw attention away from "Melancholia," a mature and accomplished film from a director whose talent often gets less ink than his impish showmanship. As much as "Melancholia" and "Tree of Life" embody opposing worldviews, I can personally attest that it's possible to admire both. I can't help but feel that the intense spirituality of Malick's film is giving pause to some critics, who I imagine admire Malick's artistry yet harbor reservations about his insistence on asking those big questions.
PD: Big questions (and even little ones) are what make a festival like this great. Your average Friday-night movie doesn't go near the topics filmmakers have been exploring at Cannes this year, ranging from what's a mother to do when she finds it impossible to love her son (Lynne Ramsay's stunning "We Need to Talk About Kevin") to how a child learns to accept being abandoned by his parents ("The Kid With a Bike," "Breathing"). Another unconventional treatment of parental concerns was Paolo Sorrentino's "This Must Be the Place," in which Sean Penn plays a former rock star whose unresolved daddy issues motivate him to continue his father's life work to track down the Nazi who humiliated him in Auschwitz.
JC: Unresolved daddy issues were unusually prominent this year — quite obviously in "Tree of Life," less obviously in the haunting Turkish "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," which derives much of its dramatic undertow from the unspoken tensions between fathers and children. Andrei Zvyagintsev's "Elena" has one of the most moving scenes of father-daughter reckoning I've ever seen. And there may have been no more juicily entertaining daddy drama than Joseph Cedar's "Footnote," which compounds father-son enmity with academic rivalry. Of all the films in competition, "Footnote," whichSony Classics acquired, stands one of the best chances of becoming an arthouse hit — not something I ever thought I'd say about a movie set in the insular world of Talmudic scholarship.
PD: It's funny to make associations between seemingly unrelated films when seeing them in the crowded context of a film festival. In Austrian helmer Markus Schleinzer's unsettling "Michael," an office drone keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement, which would be weird enough if Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In" didn't feature Antonio Banderas playing a plastic surgeon tinkering with the mysterious woman trapped in the spare bedroom of his mansion. The latter is the most palatable presentation of perversity I can think of, which should help its arthouse odds (Sony Classics grabbed that one, too), though I can't help wondering what David Cronenberg would have done with the film's twisted body-horror premise.
JC: I'm not sure how I would have reacted to Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" — does stabbing someone in the eye with a fork count as body horror? — under non-festival viewing conditions, but sandwiched in my schedule between a somber Russian art film and a black-and-white Korean talkfest, it worked like a tonic. It's a vehicle that runs on pure, unleaded style and a bracingly unpretentious choice for the competition; kudos to Thierry Fremaux for programming hardcore genre fare in the official selection. Na Hong-jin's ultra-gory "The Murderer" made for a nice palate-cleanser, too. Like most festgoers, I wanted more swordplay from Takashi Miike's misleadingly titled "Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai," but that seppuku-with-a-bamboo-blade sequence is one of the most excruciating things I've ever sat through — or listened to.
PD: Agreed. Cannes seems to have included a few too many films in which hammers and other household objects are wielded as deadly weapons. In the press notes for "Sleeping Beauty," Australian director Julia Leigh says, "I'm interested in Wonder Cinema. I wanted to make a film where the audience responds with, 'Did I really see that?'?" Cannes must have the same agenda. How else to explain showing old men molest a sleeping Emily Browning in "Beauty" or a Joker-faced Parisian prostitute crying semen tears in "House of Tolerance"? Personally, I could have done without the "wonder" in "Porfirio" and "Play," a pair of grubby docu-style pics that both feature scenes of characters defecating onscreen. For me, wonder arises out of identification, not shock. Far more effective in my book was the raw honesty of Maiwenn's "Polisse," a simultaneously intimate and monumental look at the pressures of a Paris police squad dedicated to child-protection cases.
JC: My own list of Wonder Cinema moments would include the scene from "The Skin I Live In" in which a woman reaches for her gun under the pretext of grabbing a bottle of lubricant — what could be more pure-essence-of-Almodovar? The dawn-of-time sequence in "Tree of Life" is a succession of Wonder Cinema moments. Alain Cavalier's "Pater" strikes me as a sort of Wonder Cinema event: I couldn't stop wondering what this impenetrable cine-trifle was doing in competition. Chalk it up as a rare misstep for an otherwise memorable edition of Cannes, one from which festival and arthouse audiences will be reaping the benefits — whether it be Michel Hazanavicius' delightful silent-cinema romp "The Artist" or Sean Durkin's peerlessly unsettling "Martha Marcy May Marlene" — for some time to come.


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World's Best B-School Professors: Candida Brush
World's Best B-School Professors: Candida Brush
Babson's Candida Brush is one of the nation's top thought leaders on women's entrepreneurship and one of the world's best business school profs
Candida Brush
Claim to Fame: Women Entrepreneurship
Boston University, DBA
Boston College, MBA
University of Colorado, BA
At Babson Since: 2005
Before Babson: Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, Founder of the Council for Women's Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and Research Director for the Entrepreneurial Management Institute at Boston University
Fun Fact: I'm an avid golfer and I try to use golf as a metaphor for business whenever possible. Things like focus, follow through, and flexibility are all skills that apply to the golf course, the classroom, and the office.
If I wasn't teaching, my dream job would be: Playing golf!
Best part of the job: I love mentoring students and faculty, exploring new ideas, new possibilities and helping people and venture to develop—I come to work every day and look forward to the conversations, discussion and opportunities we'll explore.
Worst part of the job: The commute to work. I live more than an hour away so I spend time doing books on tape—serious, historical, sports and even light trash help me to pass the time.
Women-led companies and entrepreneurial ventures are no longer something to look forward to thanks in part to the efforts of Babson professor Candida Brush. Professor Brush does not take the credit for leading women to the promise land, but she has played a leading role in getting them to where they are today. Brush conducted the first and largest study of women entrepreneurs during the early 1980s, resulting in one of the earliest books on the topic. From there, her research sparked women entrepreneurship studies and dissertations worldwide.
Choosing not to settle for mere studies of women entrepreneurs, Brush and four co-researchers founded the Diana Project a research consortium dedicated to women's access to growth capital. At Babson, which is consistently ranked number one in entrepreneurship, she serves as chair of the entrepreneurship division and director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
Students Say:
"It is worth examining how year after year Babson is able to maintain its top ranking as well as being universally admired and recognized by the entrepreneurial community. Undoubtedly, Professor Brush is the cornerstone of this continued accomplishment. The respect she garners is unrivaled among students and professionals alike. Her enthusiasm for opportunity assessment and value creation has enabled her to empower entrepreneurs to take definitive actions toward realizing their entrepreneurial dreams in a thoughtful, rigorous, and objective manner." — Josh Leffler – former student
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