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Kati Vilim, Forces, 2017. Oil, canvas on panel, 39.5 x 39.5 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
This post is part of a series marking the 40th anniversary of Paul Robeson Galleries. We are celebrating the artists who we have had the pleasure of working with over the last four decades, highlighting those artists who have inspired, provoked, challenged, and enriched our lives.
Kati Vilim is a Hungarian-Born, New York/New Jersey based artist. She works across a range of media, including oil painting, printmaking, digital animation, and multimedia installation. Kati has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary and Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey. Her work has been shown across the United States and internationally, at art institutions such as Flux Gallery, Budapest, Hungary; Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska; Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach, Florida; Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; Gateway Project, Red Saw, Rutgers Paul Robeson Galleries and City without Walls Newark, New Jersey; as well as numerous private collections.
Kati has roots in Newark, New Jersey as a long-time resident of the artist studio space 31 Central located in Downtown Newark. She worked out of this space from 2006 to 2019 and was the first artist to be awarded the six-month Artist Residency provided by Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark. This program is dedicated to visual artists and intended to serve local arts initiatives in New Jersey by providing artists with a studio space to create work which results in a solo exhibition at the Paul Robeson Campus Gallery. She currently lives in Jersey City and works at her art studio in Chelsea. She recently completed an art residency with the prestigious Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF) at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City.
Kati Vilim uses the language of abstraction. Her style focuses on colorful geometric abstractions gravitating to the use of primary colors: magenta, cyan, yellow, blue, red, and green. The absence of outlines in Kati's compositions leaves her canvases with chunks of color so precisely painted that one cannot detect even a trace of her brush strokes or unevenness in her colors. Such features trick the eye into believing that these paintings are made by mechanical devices or printing techniques, but she simply uses a ruler and a pencil to draw directly onto her canvases, and tape and brushes to paint. In her choice of abstract language, Kati brings to mind the movement known as Constructivism. Constructivism is an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. Constructivists used sparse, geometric forms and modest materials. From paintings to posters to textiles, they created a visual language out of forms that can be drawn with utilitarian instruments like compasses and rulers.
"My compositions are about abstraction itself, instead of referring to anything from the visible world. Abstraction is the basic subject of my work because whether we are aware of it or not, our brain is built to work with abstract systems and we live and function through abstract thinking," she says. As the first artist awarded the six month residency at Express Newark, Kati created a body of work that became her solo exhibition titled Plexity. The title of the exhibition is a linguistic term that refers to whether a quantity of time or matter consists of one (uniplex) or more (multiplex) equivalent elements. The paintings were on view at the Paul Robeson Galleries from September 2017 to February 2018. Kati's other endeavors include her most recent public art project that can be viewed along with nearly two dozen other artists as part of Neighborhood Curbside Canvas Project, a project that looks to use outdoor patios of 13 Tribeca restaurants as street canvases.
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Last week, Nicholls asserted itself as the team to beat by cruising over Central Arkansas. Sam Houston State currently leads the conference at 3-0 and is looking to return to the playoffs after a one year absence. Houston Baptist could not continue its winning ways, falling to Incarnate Word. Southeastern Louisiana also lost to in state rival McNeese. The Southland continues to be the conference with more questions than answers and should be a fun ride the rest of the way.
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Conference Game of the Week:
McNeese State (3-3, 1-2) at Central Arkansas (3-2, 1-1)
Where: Estes Stadium, Conway, AR
When:Saturday October 12, 5:00pm
TV/Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription req'd)
McNeese State thought they were on the way to the playoffs half way through the season last year after a 5-1 start. The wheels fell off and the Cowboys went 1-4 the rest of the way. This season has started off differently for the Cowboys with a 3-3 mark including losing their first two conference games. Before they let their season slip away, McNeese defeated Southeastern Louisiana last week to stay on the fringes of the race. They face mostly must wins from here on, so it seems like a bit of an uphill climb.
Key Player:QB Cody Orgeron has to be better the rest of the way than he has been moving forward. So far he is only completing 53% of his passes with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions while barely throwing for 200 yards a game. Outside of his poor completion percentage, Orgeron needs more games like he had last week against Southeastern Louisiana where he threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns. Which version of Orgeron shows up each week could dictate the Cowboys' results.
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Central Arkansas couldn't find the horsepower to beat Nicholls. The Bears trailed from the start and were down 20 at half time. They never got back into the game, losing by 20. They will need to put that loss behind them and move on from it. The Bears still have a shot at the playoffs but they cannot afford many more hiccups on the way there. In Conference play they still have yet to face Sam Houston or Southeastern Louisiana. This week they face McNeese in a near must win for both programs.
Key Player: Central Arkansas only runs for an average of 77 yards per game. To have success late in the year, that number will have to come up. RB Carlos Blackmon is the team's lead back. Blackmon showed big sparks in the Bears game against Hawaii where he ran for 147 yards. Blackmon did not have a good game against Nicholls, running for only 42 yards, and it showed on the scoreboard. Blackmon will need to find more traction to help the Bears control more of the clock. Running the ball will be very important come playoff time
Fearless Prediction: Central Arkansas is back at home and is the better team .They should pick up the win here. Central Arkansas 30, McNeese 17
Fearless predictions for the rest of the slate
Lamar (3-3, 1-2) at Sam Houston State (4-2, 3-0), Saturday October 12th, 3:00 PM, Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX, ESPN+ (subscription req'd)
Sam Houston State looks to be rolling and should get by a Lamar team that has struggled this year. Sam Houston State 34, Lamar 20
Northwestern State (0-5, 0-2) at Nicholls (3-2, 2-0), Saturday October 12th, 4:00 PM, Guidry Stadium, Thibodeaux, LA, CST, ESPN+ (subscription req'd)
I will be surprised if this game is in doubt even halfway through the first quarter. Nicholls 50, Northwestern State 10
Incarnate Word (3-2, 2-1) at Southeastern Louisiana (3-2, 2-1), Saturday October 12th, 5:00 PM, Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA, ESPN+ (subscription req'd)
Incarnate Word needs this win to stay in the race while Southeastern Louisiana will be looking to bounce back from its first FCS loss of the year. Take the Lions in a close game. Southeastern Louisiana 24, Incarnate Word 21
Houston Baptist (4-2) at Abilene Christian (2-4) Saturday October 12th, 7:00 PM, Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX, ESPN College Extra, ESPN3 (subscription req'd)
Abilene Christian was hoping this would be the year they took a step forward. But its Houston Baptist who has been the surprise team. The Huskies will pick up a road win this week. Houston Baptist 37, Abilene Christian 31
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AFI Fest Sets Special Screenings, Cinema's Legacy, and Midnight Lineups
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Emma Stone from the film "The Favourite." (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
This image released by Netflix shows filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron on the set of "Roma." (Carlos Somonte/Netflix via AP)
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the films that will play in the Special Screenings, Cinema's Legacy and Midnight sections at AFI Fest 2018.
This year's Special Screenings section showcases some of the most highly anticipated films and episodic series of the season. Narrative features screening are Cold War (director Paweł Pawlikowski), Everybody Knows (director Asghar Farhadi), The Favourite (director Yorgos Lanthimos), Roma (director Alfonso Cuarón), the North American premiere of Stan & Ollie (director Jon S. Baird), Under The Silver Lake (director David Robert Mitchell) and Vox Lux (director Brady Corbet). Documentaries screening are The Cold Blue (director Erik Nelson) and Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (director Alexis Bloom). Also screening are are an episode of the docuseries Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI (director Jed Rothstein), and the world premiere of the first episode of the limited series I Am The Night (director Patty Jenkins, AFI Class of 2000).
In this year's Cinema's Legacy program, AFI Fest highlights films directed by women. This section is a celebration of motion picture history and a special opportunity to screen recent restorations of classic and lesser-known films. The festival spotlights six independent filmmakers across subjects and genres, including two world-premiere restorations, and newly struck 16mm presentations: The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (director Kathleen Collins, 1980), Drylongso (director Cauleen Smith, 1998), The Juniper Tree (director Nietzchka Keene, 1990), Meetings Of Anna (director Chantal Akerman, 1978), Nitrate Kisses (director Barbara Hammer, 1992) and Queen Of Diamonds (director Nina Menkes, 1991).
The Midnight section features an international selection of macabre and provocative genre films: Cam (director Daniel Goldhaber), In Fabric (director Peter Strickland), Knife+Heart (director Yann Gonzalez) and Piercing (director Nicolas Pesce).
Dates and times for all AFI Fest screenings and events will be available later this month.
THE COLD BLUE – In 1943, legendary Hollywood director William Wyler crafted MEMPHIS BELLE, a celebrated tribute to the titular WWII bomber. Using footage from the National Archives shot by Wyler and his team of cinematographers, director Erik Nelson has crafted a new film, featuring gripping narration from some of the last surviving B-17 pilots. A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery. DIR Erik Nelson. USA. The film will be followed by Wyler's THE MEMPHIS BELLE: A STORY OF A FLYING FORTRESS (1943). This screening in celebration of Veterans' Day has been underwritten by the Cecil B. DeMille Foundation.
COLD WAR – Zula and Wiktor meet in a provincial talent search in a love story that traverses borders and years. In this stunning black-and-white depiction of 1950s Poland, two unlikely people find love at an almost impossible cost. DIR Paweł Pawlikowski. SCR Paweł Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki. CAST Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar. Poland, UK, France
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES – This documentary explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, a Republican Party heavyweight. From his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News, director Alexis Bloom documents the creation of his media empire and how Ailes was one of the earliest giants toppled by accusations of sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement. DIR Alexis Bloom. USA
ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI – In this preview of the four-part documentary series inspired by Tim Weiner's book, "Enemies: A History of the FBI," director Jed Rothstein and executive producer Alex Gibney examine the complex history of conflict between the FBI and U.S. presidents, as well as stories of abuse of power from within the bureau. DIR Jed Rothstein. SCR Tim Weiner. USA
EVERYBODY KNOWS (TODOS LO SABEN) – Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem turn in brilliant performances as longtime friends who must come together when a brutal event sends their families into crisis. EVERYBODY KNOWS is Asghar Farhadi's skillful suspense saga that keeps the screws turning while sacrificing none of the layered drama for which the Iranian auteur has become known. DIR Asghar Farhadi. SCR Asghar Farhadi. CAST Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Eduard Fernández, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Mínguez, Ramón Barea, Carla Campra, Sara Sálamo, Roger Casamajor, José Ángel Egido. Spain, France, Italy
THE FAVOURITE – Director Yorgos Lanthimos showcases his uniquely dark humor with a royal story of intrigue, jealousy and betrayal. Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) sits on the throne in the early18th century, while her close friend, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), governs behind the curtain and tends to her capricious moods. When a new servant named Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, she charms her way into the women's lives, discovering secrets and provoking rivalries. DIR Yorgos Lanthimos. SCR Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara. CAST Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss, Jenny Rainsford. USA
I AM THE NIGHT – Inspired by true events, this TNT limited series tells the incredible story of Fauna Hodel, a teenage girl given away at birth, growing up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna has always lived with her contradictions and her mysterious origins, until she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets of her past, she meets a ruined reporter, haunted by the case that undid him. Together they follow a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Los Angeles gynecologist, Dr. George Hodel, a man involved in some of Hollywood's darkest debauchery, and possibly, its most infamous unsolved crime. DIR Patty Jenkins. SCR Sam Sheridan. CAST Chris Pine, India Eisley, Jefferson Mays, Dylan Smith, Leland Orser, Yul Vazquez, Justin Cornwell, Golden Brooks, Jay Paulson and Connie Nielsen. USA
ROMA – Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA is a semi-autobiographical recounting of one year in the life of an upper-middle-class family in Mexico City in the 1970s. From the perspective of their live-in maid and nanny Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio, in an exceptionally subtle yet powerful performance), this profoundly compassionate and humanistic portrait delivers a transcendent masterwork from one of our greatest living filmmakers. DIR Alfonso Cuarón. SCR Alfonso Cuarón. CAST Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira. Mexico, USA
STAN & OLLIE – The true story of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the world's two biggest stars, and how they fell from grace and lost not only their fortunes but their friendship. Delightful performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the titular duo transport audiences to Hollywood's Golden Age. DIR Jon S. Baird. SCR Jeff Pope. CAST John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Stephanie Hyam, Shirley Henderson. UK, Canada, USA
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE – A killer cast leads this highly anticipated noir from David Robert Mitchell, one of our most exciting directors. Hidden beneath the surface of the lives of the young and beautiful in Los Angeles lurks a sinister code to unlocking everything. DIR David Robert Mitchell. SCR David Robert Mitchell. CAST Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Zosia Mamet, Callie Hernandez, Patrick Fischler, Grace Van Patten. USA
VOX LUX – In Brady Corbet's assured and razor-edged second directorial feature, Natalie Portman stars as Celeste, a jaded pop star who as a teen was a survivor of a Staten Island school shooting. Now, when Celeste's most popular music video is the inspiration for another mass shooting, she must contend with the link between her past and present. DIR Brady Corbet. SCR Brady Corbet. CAST Natalie Portman, Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Raffey Cassidy. USA
CINEMA'S LEGACY
THE CRUZ BROTHERS AND MISS MALLOY – This charming feature debut from recently rediscovered filmmaker Kathleen Collins (LOSING GROUND), THE CRUZ BROTHERS AND MISS MALLOY follows three Puerto Rican brothers who, under the watchful eye of their father's ghost, are enlisted to help an eccentric elderly widow restore her home before her own anticipated death. DIR Kathleen Collins. SCR Kathleen Collins, Henry H. Roth, Jo Tavener. CAST Rae Ferguson, Sylvia Field, Cesar Gonzalez, Susan Hurst, Susan Lukas, Jose Machado. USA
DRYLONGSO – While photographing "America's most endangered species" — the African-American male — Pica Sullivan encounters Tobi, disguised in men's clothing to avoid her abusive boyfriend. Like its title, DRYLONGSO — an old term meaning "ordinary" — the issues addressed in Cauleen Smith's powerful and little-seen 1998 film remain appallingly ordinary to young African-American men and women. New 16mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. DIR Cauleen Smith. SCR Salim Akil, Cauleen Smith. CAST Toby Smith, April Barnett, Will Power. USA
THE JUNIPER TREE (EINITREO) – This beautiful restoration exhumes Nietzchka Keene's unheralded debut, a feminist interpretation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale that underscores the uncertain safety of women in a patriarchal society. Filmed in Iceland, this atmospheric fantasy features a 20-year-old Björk as Margit, who escapes with her sister Katla when their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. DIR Nietzchka Keene. SCR Nietzchka Keene. CAST Björk Gudmundsdottir, Bryndis Petra Bragadottir, Valdimar Orn Flygenring, Gudrun S. Gisladottir, Geirlaug Sunna Pormar. Iceland
MEETINGS OF ANNA (LES RENDEZ-VOUS D'ANNA) – In Chantal Akerman's 1978 masterwork, Anna (Aurore Clément) is a respected Belgian filmmaker on a no-frills European tour promoting her latest film. As Anna travels from city to city, she has a series of startling encounters with different men and women, all of which seem to underscore her uneasy place in an increasingly dreary and anonymous Western Europe. DIR Chantal Akerman. SCR Chantal Akerman. CAST Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël. France, Belgium, West Germany
NITRATE KISSES – The debut feature from celebrated filmmaker Barbara Hammer, NITRATE KISSES is an experimental excavation of queer histories, a celebration of difference across communities and a lament for histories lost to cultural repression. New 16mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. DIR Barbara Hammer. USA
QUEEN OF DIAMONDS – A seminal work by experimental narrative filmmaker Nina Menkes, this film stars her sister and longtime collaborator Tinka Menkes as a blackjack dealer at a desert casino. The resulting film is a hypnotic trance of white bones and blue sky, the occasional oasis, the dark nights punctuated by neon. Restored in 2018 by the Academy Film Archive and the Film Foundation with funding provided by the George Lucas family. DIR Nina Menkes. SCR Nina Menkes. CAST Tinka Menkes, Emellda J. Beech. USA
CAM – Lola (Madeline Brewer of THE HANDMAID'S TALE) is a modern-day camgirl who makes her living through online private chats, but her world is about to turn upside down. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei, this thriller is one of the most surprising and intelligent films of the year. DIR Daniel Goldhaber. SCR Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber. CAST Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, David Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey. USA
IN FABRIC – A demonic dress haunts the lives of all that come into contact with it in this sexually explicit, phantasmagoric fever dream. As the garment moves from person to person, it leaves death and destruction in its wake. DIR Peter Strickland. SCR Peter Strickland. CAST Gwendoline Christie, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill. UK
KNIFE+HEART (UN COUTEAU DANS LE COEUR) – A masked madman stalks across the world of a producer and her film company. What results is psychosexual slasher set in the world of the 1970s gay porn scene in Paris, from visionary and boundary-pushing director Yann Gonzalez. DIR Yann Gonzalez. SCR Yann Gonzalez, Cristiano Mangione. CAST Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet, Khaled Alouach, Félix Maritaud, Noé Hernandez, Thibault Servière, Bastien Waultier, Bertrand Mandico, Jules Ritmanic. FRANCE
PIERCING – In Nicolas Pesce's wicked and kinky black comedy PIERCING, Reed (Christopher Abbott) is a seemingly normal guy struggling to channel some dark urges involving an ice pick. But when he orders a call girl (Mia Wasikowska) with the secret intention of taking his violence out on her, things go disturbingly off-script. DIR Nicolas Pesce. SCR Nicolas Pesce, Ryû Murakami (novel). CAST Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Bond, Laia Costa, Maria Dizzia, Marin Ireland, Dakota Lustick, Wendell Pierce. USA
As previously announced
AFI Fest takes place November 8–15, 2018, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and other events will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
The Opening Night Gala will be the world premiere of On The Basis Of Sex (directed by AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder) and the Closing Night Gala will be the world premiere of Mary Queen of Scots (directed by Josie Rourke).
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John Eales on Connecting Sports Leadership and Business Success
The connection between successful leadership, sports and business runs deep. Kouichi Tamai, President and Representative Director of Fuji Xerox, and John Eales, the Australian Rugby legend, leadership specialist and non-executive director at Fuji Xerox Document Management Solutions discuss the importance of performance on and off the field, teamwork and strategies for a winning business.
The power of rugby to inspire success
Eales: Looking back over my long career as a rugby player, it makes me think about the driving force behind all sportsmen and sportswomen—the desire to succeed and win. When leading a team in the world of business, the goal is no different. We all want to achieve high-level success.
Growing up in Australia, I loved cricket but I also loved rugby union. I got attracted more to rugby union because it's the ultimate team game. To win, you need to assemble 15 people who all have different roles on the pitch and get them to work together as a team. You might have some great individual players, but there's no point unless they work together as a team.
When I was younger, I didn't qualify for any representative teams—I had to wait until I was a little older before that happened. I was lucky: during my first opportunity with the Wallabies—the Australian national team—we ended the season winning against England in the decisive final match. I learned a lot about the game that year, particularly about people and the importance of teamwork.
Tamai: You and I share a passion for sport, John. As a young man, my biggest achievements were in the field of gymnastics. It was fairly modest compared to your worldwide success, but I did compete as a national athlete.
Gymnastics has many events; floor, pommel, parallel bar, horizontal bar and more—in my case, I excelled at pommel horse. Although my focus later shifted towards research and design, the dedication and desire to succeed I developed as a gymnast made me a stronger leader.
Eales: Gymnastics is intensely focused on detail. You've got to be perfect. With rugby, you don't have to be as perfect, but there's still a lot of attention to detail. That's what I learned in those early years, with some really strong leaders around me to teach me about the game.
Embracing leadership from the inside out
Tamai: Japan hosting major international sporting events is an excellent opportunity for Japanese business leaders to adopt a stronger position on leadership. We hope, John, that with your guidance and expertise, we can develop and instill a progressive strategy at Fuji Xerox that will allow us to exceed, the success of other leadership strategies at a global level.
Japan still has a long way to go in terms of individual leadership. We all need to face difficult challenges in order to grow, and I hope watching different countries compete during international sports competitions will inspire everyone.
Strong leadership is essential in sports and business. You have proven time and time again that you're capable of delivering it. This is why I'm confident that working with you will inspire future success for Fuji Xerox.
Eales: Thank you, Tamai-san. Learning from my experience on the rugby pitch, there are a handful of principles that help companies and organizations develop solid leadership strategies from the inside out. I think one of the most important principles is 'agitation'—how do we create a mindset where people are continually agitated and determined to keep driving as hard as they did to get where they are now? It's important to identify agitation in other people—not just yourself. If you can identify their agitation—even sometimes before they do themselves—it's possible to create a pathway for them as a leader.
We can always look back and find other people who were significant leaders in our lives. Sometimes those people saw something in us before we really saw it in ourselves. On a rugby team, everyone is a deep specialist, but they're also a generalist. In the world of business leadership, people have their deep specialty, but they also need to have general skills too. The key is bringing this all together.
Tamai: I completely agree. A company has many teammates, or members—just like a rugby team. Each member excels in different ways, and as such, every individual will be presented with different challenges. It's important that these high-level challenges are faced directly. When overcome, they will lead to growth both personally and as an organization, which will empower us to deliver exceptional value to our customers. As President of Fuji Xerox, I must continually hone my skills as well.
This may be a culture unique to Japan, but I have found that other manufacturers who develop their own products are very generous, and take time to teach me their skills. I think this is a very good aspect of Japanese culture. That is why I do not hesitate to go to others who have high skills, to learn from them. I've been doing this for a long time.
Maintaining composure on the journey
Eales: My theory on leadership revolves around the idea of composure. Composure is the ability to remain focused under pressure, the ability not to get carried away when things are going well, and not to get panicked when things aren't going to plan. To be composed revolves around three ideas that concern faith.
First, it's about faith in yourself. It's about developing those individual skills so that you have the confidence you need in your own ability. Not arrogance, but confidence. Second, it's about faith in the teammates you have around you. Third is faith in your strategy. That's the same for sport as it is for business. You might have faith in yourself, faith in your team, but if you don't have faith in your plan, then nothing will move forward.
Tamai: We have a culture of faith at Fuji Xerox. We're constantly developing our products and strategies, and everything moves in the right direction. Regarding the three levels of faith (faith in themselves/leaders, faith in their team and faith in the strategy), I don't think there are many companies that have achieved all three. It's imperative that the whole company moves towards a shared goal. It's more of a journey than a destination.
Knowledgeable leaders are the best decision makers
Eales: Tamai-san, I think that in the business success you've had creating patents and inventions.You've found opportunities where others didn't see them. In embracing leadership, we often don't know the challenges and situations awaiting us before we actually face them, and the world is even more ambiguous today. It's becoming harder to guide as a leader, to know what we should and shouldn't do. Leaders need to be able to make the call based on their knowledge and experience.
Innovation is fluid. It's dynamic. Sometimes we invent things and win patents, in other circumstances we invent the way forward. The plan is just as significant. But it's important to be able to make that call, to have the courage to make that call in the face of uncertainty. And after you make a decision, you need to have faith in it. To develop that faith, you need a strong communication strategy supported by leaders who believe it.
For me, my rugby experience provided important turning points in my career. Based on the experience we had earned as a team, we decided to change the way we played the game. And that took us from being a follower to a leader. We were then able to become the best team in the world for a many years after that.
Tamai: Decision-making is vital to strong leadership. Right now, my biggest mission is to develop good products whilst maintaining profitability. We need to reinforce R&D activities and capabilities. In particular, we need to speed up the design process.
Last year, our products were on schedule, and this year they're even three to seven months earlier. This is all thanks to critical decisions and speed.
It's important to maintain the corporate culture, but the system needs to adapt. For Fuji Xerox, it's especially important to change the part of the system that affects speed. We have the knowledge, but we need to deploy our ideas with greater confidence and urgency.
A message for Australia
Eales: I'm honored to be associated with this great business with such a strong history. Sometimes great businesses with strong histories go through tough periods. But it's what they do to move on to the next stage that counts.
Tamai: Thank you John. I'd like to take this opportunity to send a message to Fuji Xerox Australia and our customers there. Fuji Xerox Australia will continue to deliver outstanding products and services to help our customers work more efficiently, and with the support of someone like you John, all of us at Fuji Xerox know we have a strong partner to help further improve ourselves.
Because in the end, the score matters
Eales: There's a saying in sport that the score matters. Each team wants to win, otherwise you wouldn't keep score—and I've never played sport without keeping score. There's always a scoreboard. And a winner.
That said, there is also a loser in competition. I believe everyone should also experience failure at an early stage. Global leaders in the world of sports have experienced more defeat than anyone—and they also have the most experience with winning. That experience of compounding losses will always lead you on a path to the next victory.
We need to understand and challenge ourselves with this question regarding winning: are we winning for the short term, or are we winning for the long term? This is true in sport, but particularly so in business.
I think one of the great things about Japanese business culture is its emphasis on the long-term view. If you can marry that with your focus on short-term excellence, short-term challenge and speed, you're going to be sure to win.
Call us on 13 14 12 or use our Live Chat to speak to one of Fuji Xerox's consultants. You can also send through your enquiry via our online form below.


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DOE PAGES Journal Article: Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
Title: Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
Inhibition of bacterial nitric oxide synthase (bNOS) has the potential to improve the efficacy of antimicrobials used to treat infections by Gram-positive pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis. However, inhibitor specificity toward bNOS over the mammalian NOS (mNOS) isoforms remains a challenge because of the near identical NOS active sites. One key structural difference between the NOS isoforms is the amino acid composition of the pterin cofactor binding site that is adjacent to the NOS active site. Previously, we demonstrated that a NOS inhibitor targeting both the active and pterin sites was potent and functioned as an antimicrobial. Here we present additional crystal structures, binding analyses, and bacterial killing studies of inhibitors that target both the active and pterin sites of a bNOS and function as antimicrobials. Lastly, these data provide a framework for continued development of bNOS inhibitors, as each molecule represents an excellent chemical scaffold for the design of isoform selective bNOS inhibitors.
Holden, Jeffrey K. [1]; Kang, Soosung [2]; Hollingsworth, Scott A. [1]; Li, Huiying [1]; Lim, Nathan [1]; Chen, Steven [1]; Huang, He [2]; Xue, Fengtian [2]; Tang, Wei [2]; Silverman, Richard B. [2]; Poulos, Thomas L. [1]
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23); National Inst. of Health (NIH) (United States)
GM49725; GM57353; T32 GM108561
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
Holden, Jeffrey K., Kang, Soosung, Hollingsworth, Scott A., Li, Huiying, Lim, Nathan, Chen, Steven, Huang, He, Xue, Fengtian, Tang, Wei, Silverman, Richard B., and Poulos, Thomas L. Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1021/jm501723p.
Holden, Jeffrey K., Kang, Soosung, Hollingsworth, Scott A., Li, Huiying, Lim, Nathan, Chen, Steven, Huang, He, Xue, Fengtian, Tang, Wei, Silverman, Richard B., & Poulos, Thomas L. Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors. United States. doi:10.1021/jm501723p.
Holden, Jeffrey K., Kang, Soosung, Hollingsworth, Scott A., Li, Huiying, Lim, Nathan, Chen, Steven, Huang, He, Xue, Fengtian, Tang, Wei, Silverman, Richard B., and Poulos, Thomas L. Thu . "Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors". United States. doi:10.1021/jm501723p. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347698.
title = {Structure-based design of bacterial nitric oxide synthase inhibitors},
author = {Holden, Jeffrey K. and Kang, Soosung and Hollingsworth, Scott A. and Li, Huiying and Lim, Nathan and Chen, Steven and Huang, He and Xue, Fengtian and Tang, Wei and Silverman, Richard B. and Poulos, Thomas L.},
abstractNote = {Inhibition of bacterial nitric oxide synthase (bNOS) has the potential to improve the efficacy of antimicrobials used to treat infections by Gram-positive pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis. However, inhibitor specificity toward bNOS over the mammalian NOS (mNOS) isoforms remains a challenge because of the near identical NOS active sites. One key structural difference between the NOS isoforms is the amino acid composition of the pterin cofactor binding site that is adjacent to the NOS active site. Previously, we demonstrated that a NOS inhibitor targeting both the active and pterin sites was potent and functioned as an antimicrobial. Here we present additional crystal structures, binding analyses, and bacterial killing studies of inhibitors that target both the active and pterin sites of a bNOS and function as antimicrobials. Lastly, these data provide a framework for continued development of bNOS inhibitors, as each molecule represents an excellent chemical scaffold for the design of isoform selective bNOS inhibitors.},
doi = {10.1021/jm501723p},
journal = {Journal of Medicinal Chemistry},
month = {12}
Accepted Manuscript (DOE)
DOI: 10.1021/jm501723p
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The structural characterization of acyl-carrier-protein synthase (AcpS) from three different pathogenic microorganisms is reported. One interesting finding of the present work is a crystal artifact related to the activity of the enzyme, which fortuitously represents an opportunity for a strategy to design a potential inhibitor of a pathogenic AcpS. Some bacterial type II fatty-acid synthesis (FAS II) enzymes have been shown to be important candidates for drug discovery. The scientific and medical quest for new FAS II protein targets continues to stimulate research in this field. One of the possible additional candidates is the acyl-carrier-protein synthase (AcpS) enzyme. Its holomore » form post-translationally modifies the apo form of an acyl carrier protein (ACP), which assures the constant delivery of thioester intermediates to the discrete enzymes of FAS II. At the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases (CSGID), AcpSs from Staphylococcus aureus (AcpS{sub SA}), Vibrio cholerae (AcpS{sub VC}) and Bacillus anthracis (AcpS{sub BA}) have been structurally characterized in their apo, holo and product-bound forms, respectively. The structure of AcpS{sub BA} is emphasized because of the two 3′, 5′-adenosine diphosphate (3′, 5′-ADP) product molecules that are found in each of the three coenzyme A (CoA) binding sites of the trimeric protein. One 3′, 5′-ADP is bound as the 3′, 5′-ADP part of CoA in the known structures of the CoA–AcpS and 3′, 5′-ADP–AcpS binary complexes. The position of the second 3′, 5′-ADP has never been described before. It is in close proximity to the first 3′, 5′-ADP and the ACP-binding site. The coordination of two ADPs in AcpS{sub BA} may possibly be exploited for the design of AcpS inhibitors that can block binding of both CoA and ACP.« less
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Here you are. Wondering which one works best, VPN or Proxy services.
Maybe you've downloaded some torrents and received a threatening letter (DMCA) from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) saying that they saw what you did and they don't like it.
Maybe you're worried about hackers gathering your information via WiFi.
Maybe you want to access Netflix, Hulu, or another streaming service of or from a foreign country.
Maybe you want to just check your Facebook at work, but your damn boss doesn't like for his/her employees to have fun.
What are the Differences Between Proxy or VPN Services?
A proxy service is like a VPN's smaller sibling. It can achieve only some of the things that a VPN can, but for some it fulfills all of their needs.
There are a few different kinds of proxies.
HTTP proxies serve as the middle man, retrieving information from the end site you are trying to access and then relaying the information back to you. Because of this, they are typically faster than more advanced proxy and VPN services.
In short, basic HTTP protocol proxies will unlock geoblocked websites and allow you to access Facebook at work/school.
There are also plenty of free HTTP protocol proxies to choose form.
What About More Advanced Proxy Services?
If you are looking for a little more than your basic HTTP protocol proxies, then a SOCKS protocol proxy may be best for you. The most current SOCKS is SOCKS5.
SOCKS servers, as compared to HTTP proxies, may be slower. This is because they are usually handling more traffic as well as more advanced data. Unlike HTTP proxies, SOCKS proxies can handle the full range of internet traffic, including POP3 and SMTP required for email, as well as torrent files.
A SOCKS proxy differs from an HTTP proxy in that instead of transmitting and relaying information as a middle man, it opens a hole in the obstacle, or firewall, and allows you to communicate with the end site directly.
It's important to note that like HTTP proxies, SOCKS proxies only route your information differently, they do not offer any kind of security. This means that your ISP can still see what you are doing when you are online. They only allows access.
When using proxy servers, especially public ones you must choose carefully. For example, it was recently discovered that idle users that had the free and popular Hola Better Internet installed on their computers had their resources used for hacking. At the same time it was also discovered that Hola was selling off its free users' resources for a nice profit.
Private proxies are a better option. But if you are going to pay for a proxy, in most cases you might as well pay for ultimate privacy, with a VPN.
How do VPN services compare to proxy services? Like mentioned before, proxies will grant you access to geoblocked sites, and SOCKS proxies will allow you to use applications like email, and transfer torrents; but they won't hide your activity.
You will need a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, service to hide your identity and activity.
A VPN like LiquidVPN, essentially creates a private expressway for your internet traffic. Furthermore, while traveling your car has completely tinted windows and no license plate. And even beyond that, there is no way for anyone to track where you are going.
More technically a VPN service encrypts all your internet communication so no outsiders can know anything about you or your traffic. VPNs work universally across the whole spectrum of internet connectivity: bittorrent clients, email, simple web surfing, etc. Once you are connected the only thing that your ISP can see is that you are using the internet.
Therefore, because of the private and encrypted tunnel that VPNs provide, an added use for VPNs is the ability to ward off hackers over unprotected WiFi networks.
The only caveat to this comes from which specific VPN provider you choose. Some VPNs keep logs of where you go online. Usually just for their own records, so they can offer better services. However, this becomes a problem when the government, namely the NSA and GCHQ want to know what a particular user is doing. At this point the VPN provider is obliged, by law, to cooperate and hand over any records they have. Making the whole point of using a VPN useless.


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Shrimple solution: making packaging from crustacean waste
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Thursday, 13 February, 2020
Prawn punnets and crab cling wrap could soon be a reality thanks to three young entrepreneurs who chose to tackle the fight against plastic packaging.
After winning the University of Sydney's 'Inventing the Future' program, Michelle Demers, Jared Wood and Kimberly Bolton (pictured left to right) used the grant prize to turn their passion for the plastic problem into a business. The trio cofounded Carapac and now, two years down the track and hundreds of prototypes later, the 'shrimple' solution is clawing its way closer to store shelves.
The current trend in the bioplastics market is plant- and even petroleum-based 'plastics', creating slightly different make-ups of the same cellulose, vegetable oil, starch and acid components. The majority of these 'biodegradable plastics' only break down under specific conditions and that process can still take up to five years. As the market for plant-based packaging was tapped and there wasn't as much room for competition, the team asked themselves, "How could we make it easy for people to be more sustainable?"
Their mission to find a more sustainable material base led them to crustacean shells, an abundant nutrient-rich waste source. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia–Pacific region cumulatively produce around 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year. "This enabled us to develop a packaging material built from the chitosan contained in crustacean skeletons as a truly biodegradable alternative to plastic food packaging. Given the little amount required to produce the packaging, our research shows there is a market for Carapac as well as a supply of chitosan that can keep up with growing product demand," said Kimberly Bolton, CEO of Carapac.
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"Just when we thought we couldn't love a bucket of prawns on a sunny day any more, we were wrong. Crustacean shells embed anti-fungal properties that, when acting as packaging, prevent mould or fungi from growing on produce. Product shelf life can increase by up to 14 days pending the product type, making prawn plastic an excellent packaging option for fresh foods," Bolton said.
According to the company, the material is safe to use for those with a shellfish allergy as the protein component that causes the reaction is removed. "That protein is part of 35% of the crustacean shell 'waste' left after the chitin extraction process and is turned into a feed for animals given its nutrient content. Interestingly enough, mushrooms also contain chitin, providing potential for a vegan product. This would mean growing a product explicitly for manufacturing, which does not tie into our 'negative waste' philosophy, as there is an abundant waste source available for use," Bolton said.
The company's 'negative waste' philosophy stems from the material being sourced from a waste stream, developed into a purposeful product and naturally repurposed at the end of its life cycle instead of ending up in landfill or recycling.
"Let us be clear, we do not support many current food packaging options and especially single-use plastic. Packaging, however, we do support. Allowing for product unitisation, packaging makes it easier and more economical to pack and transport goods. All over the world a pallet has the same measurements, and we are able to create logistics processes around this. Moreover, especially relating to fresh fruits and vegetables, packaging acts as a protection barrier during transport and also from bacteria, keeping your food fresh longer," Bolton concluded.
Currently the cost of the new material is estimated to be three times that of traditional plastic, but this is expected to decrease as the manufacturing scales up.
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Wanting to maintain the old-world charm, and against any kind of radical development, the city, at times, had strange policies—no street signs, minimal night-time lighting, no high-heels on the beach regulation, pro-nature guidelines, and even had ice cream cones banned for a while. Paradoxically, when it came to dissemination of information from the city, the residents wanted only the latest and the best technology used. Many engaged residents attend the city council meetings regularly to ensure they continue to have an impact on the outcome. For the last seven years, council meetings have also been live streamed for residents' convenience.
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea uses Matrox Monarch HDX encoder to webcast council meetings.
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea website of archived council meetings.
For simplicity in live streaming, the consultant systems designer suggested investing in a hardware encoder. After testing several encoders, the city's IT systems & network manager, Joel Staker, selected the dual-channel Matrox® Monarch HDX appliance, as the affordable, easy-to-use unit allows them to simultaneously stream and record the city council meetings.
City council meeting: streamed live to residents using Monarch HDX.
AV setup including the Matrox Monarch HDX hardware encoder for a city council meeting.
A clerk or staff creates an agenda and supporting documents for the city council meetings, as well as internal board- or council-level meetings, via NovusAgenda. When the meeting commences, the Monarch HDX appliance is started automatically, and stopped at the end, without operator intervention. This is made possible by using the Monarch HDX's API to integrate with NovusAgenda. Assimilating the encoding operations means one thing less for the IT person to worry about during the meeting.
In the midst of automating their video capture by using microphone-followed camera control, the city currently has four PTZ cameras that send signals to a production switcher, which provides HDMI input to the Monarch HDX H.264 encoding appliance. Monarch HDX encodes the signals and streams them to the Novus video server, which delivers them as live webcasts through the city's web portal. Monarch HDX also simultaneously records them in MP4 format to an SD card. The city is able to upload these recordings, at a higher quality than the stream, to their web portal, within an hour of the conclusion of the meetings, for access by everyone including citizens and reporters. Chapter points that reference the agenda enable users to click through the links in the video and skip to points of interest.
Mission courtyard in the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Shopping street in the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.


Bill Belichick has saved some of his best defensive game-planning for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams. And in doing so, he's capped the latest Super Bowl victory much like he did their first.
In Super Bowl XXXVI, the Patriots showed the Rams something they hadn't seen before. Recognizing that the "Greatest Show on Turf" went thru Marshall Faulk, the Patriots decided that they were going to hit Faulk (and hard) every time he went out of the backfield and they punished him enroute to a huge upset win.
Last night, Belichick showed the Rams something they hadn't seen the Patriots do on tape by playing a defense that was different for them and totally confusing to the Rams offensive players. It was stifling, physical and utterly brilliant.
In our pregame matchups, we thought the Pats would dust off a look of the old Bears 46 Defense in an attempt to take away the Rams stretch running plays. What Belichick did was different but similar. They ran what looked a 6-1 front with both outside linebackers up on the line of scrimmage. The Rams run with a ton of motion and use play action more than anyone with QB Jared Goff under center about 40 percent of the time.
But the Patriots interior defensive linemen didn't take the cheese. Rather than sliding east-west with the motion, they were attacking north-south and penetrating the gaps. The Rams outside running game was negated by the linebackers setting the edge. Todd Gurley who does the bulk of the Rams outside running was held to just 35 yards on 10 carries. And by having the outside backers up, right on the line of scrimmage, those screens to the backs were negated. Gurley and C.J. Anderson had just three catches for 11 yards.
The other thing it did was take the Rams out of their tight formation packages that they like to run where it gives its more options. By having the linebackers in their face, everything was disrupted and it was plain to see all day. Sean McVay, who after the game said he was thoroughly out-coached then had to adjust by moving their receivers farther out wide. That further hurt their zone stretch running plays and much of their crossing routes over the middle.
But the second half of the defensive equation was arguably Belichick's best move and he can thank his former Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia for the blueprint on this one. Matty P, who was being roasted by the talking heads on the air after the game last night, must have got a huge smile on his face and a big piece of redemption because Belichick copied what Patricia's Lions did late in the season.
Harmon however, did come on to play in the second half, when Pat Chung appeared to break his arm early in the third quarter. Chung was put in an air cast and then watched the rest of the game from the Patriots sidelines.
Facing a lot of third and long situations, Belichick and Flores unleashed the Ameoba fronts we've seen so much of down the stretch and the pass rush was outstanding. Kyle Van Noy and Dont'a Hightower were all over the field and provided outstanding pressure. Hightower had a pair of sacks, a tackle for a loss, a pass defensed and three QB hits. Van Noy was a pain in the backside for Goff as well with a sack, a tackle for loss and a pair of QB hits. For two players who are "too slow", they certainly didn't appear so, …especially to the Rams offensive line.
The coverage was a perfect blend to the pass rush. Goff most times had absolutely nowhere to throw the ball and was hounded all night long. But it wasn't just Goff, the entire Rams offense was out of synch and looking for answers all night long. Stephon Gilmore was once again outstanding and sealed the deal with an interception on the Patriots 2-yard line after Harmon blitzed and forced Goff into launching a floater that was a too-easy interception.
The Rams had the #2 offense in terms of yards (421.1) and points (32.9) during the season. The Patriots held them to just 260 yards and three (3) points in the Super Bowl. For all the talk all season about this defense wasn't good enough, they faced three excellent offenses in the Chargers, Chiefs, and Rams in the postseason and beat all three with outstanding efforts in each game.
The Patriots defensive six-cess was another example of a brilliant coaching job by the master. Belichick did it to the Rams again, with a tip of the hat to Matty P.
This entry was posted in 2018 Patriots playoffs, NFL Commentary, NFL News, Patriots Commentary, Patriots Film Room, Patriots News and tagged Bill Belichick, Dont'a Hightower, Duron Harmon, Jared Goff, Jonathan Jones, Kyle Van Noy, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New England Patriots Defense, New England Patriots dynasty, Pat Chung, Sean McVay, Stephon Gilmore, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl XXXVI on February 4, 2019 by Steve Balestrieri.
In this episode, we discussed and analyzed all the teams in the AFC East.
This entry was posted in Patriots News, Patriots Podcast and tagged Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New England Patriots Defense, New England Patriots dynasty, New England Patriots Offense, New York Jets on July 8, 2016 by Russ Goldman.
For anyone who watched the Patriots transform themselves from a perennial doormat to an NFL juggernaut, "Patriot Pride, My Life in the New England Dynasty" by Troy Brown and Mike Reiss is a must read. Also included is a foreward by Patriots QB and Brown's teammate Tom Brady.
Brown's early life is chronicled in Blacksville, South Carolina where his humble beginnings shaped him and prepared him for a future NFL career that lasted 15 seasons with the New England Patriots.
Brown is a shining example of a smaller player from a modest upbringing that can beat the odds and be a giant in the game played by physically much bigger men. Brown was an 8th round draft pick (they don't have those anymore), from Marshall so today he would be considered an undrafted free agent.
His phone call from Bill Parcells was brief and typically Parcells, after welcoming him to the Patriots, Parcells said, "Thanks Troy, you just save me a lot of money." At the time UDFAs signed for considerably more than Brown's $15,000 would so it was Parcells way of challenging him. More of that would come later.
When arriving in New England in 1993, the Patriots were far from the powerful model franchise that they are today. They were nearly always at the bottom and had just hired the Super Bowl champion coach Parcells to try to turn the moribund franchise around.
Brown went thru his trials and tribulations and survived being cut by Parcells to being brought back and gradually working his way not only on the roster but earning a bigger and bigger slice of playing time along the way. He and backup quarterback and now Patriots announcer Scott Zolak would hone their skills by running the scout team offense. They would frequently go off script and make plays.
The scout team would have plays diagrammed to go to a certain place on every down. But instead of throwing into double and triple coverage, Zolak and Brown would improvise and Brown was productive and he opened eyes on the coaching staff.
After the 1996 Super Bowl, which Brown missed with an injury, Parcells left for the Jets. Pete Carroll came to New England and the culture change was evident. Brown never felt comfortable or confident in Carroll and the team foundered. Three years later Bill Belichick arrived and everything changed.
Brown had his best season in 2001 leading the NFL in punt returns and catching 101 passes for 1199 yards and five touchdowns. Under Tom Brady, the team overcame a rocky 0-2 start to beat a heavily favored Pittsburgh team in the AFC Championship game where Brown returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown.
The Steelers were so cocky that they hung a Pittsburgh conference champion t-shirt in the Patriots locker room. From there the Patriots stunned the NFL by upsetting the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Brown recalls being shocked that the team during a third Super Bowl run in 2004 asked him to play defense when injuries decimated the secondary. That selfless act and the fact that he played very well in the role, epitomizes the Patriots under Bill Belichick. Everyone puts personal goals behind team goals and no one showcased that more than Brown.
As his career in the NFL was winding down, Brown knew it was time to retire when his body told him the time was right. Working out at Marshall in the off-season, he knew it was time and informed the Patriots he was retiring.
Brown parlayed his playing career into a broadcasting one, he's now a regular on Comcast Sports New England with their Patriots coverage and was elected to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2012.
Reiss weaves a great factual bio on one of the Patriots most beloved players on the Super Bowl winning teams. This book is a perfect gift for the Patriot fan and will one of those works that is always referred to as a ready reference to not only Troy Brown's career but those three Super Bowl winning teams from 2001, 2003-04.
It is an easy, entertaining read and one that you can't put down. You can order it on-line thru Amazon.com or find it in your own bookseller everywhere.
This entry was posted in Patriots Commentary, Patriots News and tagged Bill Belichick, Bill Parcells, Drew Bledsoe, Mike Reiss, New England Patriots, New England Patriots dynasty, NFL, Patriots, Pete Carroll, Pittsburgh Steelers, Social Media, Super Bowl XXXIX, Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, Tom Brady, Troy Brown, Troy Brown book on October 31, 2015 by Steve Balestrieri.


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1 Paralipomenon
1 Esdras (Ezra)
2 Esdras (Nehemias)
Tobias (Tobit)
Canticle of Canticles (Song of Solomon)
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
Isaias (Isaiah)
Jeremias (Jeremiah)
Ezechiel (Ezekiel)
Osee (Hosea)
Abdias (Obadiah)
Jonas (Jonah)
Micheas (Micah)
Habacuc (Habakkuk)
Sophonias (Zephaniah)
Aggeus (Haggai)
Zacharias (Zechariah)
Malachias (Malachi)
1 Machabees (Maccabees)
1 St John
St Jude
1And Abram went up out of Egypt: he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
2And he was very rich in possession of gold and silver.
3And he returned by the way that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai:
4In the place of the altar which he had made before. And there he called upon the name of the Lord.
5But Lot also, who was with Abram, had flocks of sheep, and herds of beasts, and tents.
6Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together.
7Whereupon also there arose a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and of Lot. And at that time the Chanaanite and the Pherezite dwelled in that country.
8Abram therefore said to Lot: Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen: for we are brethren.
9Behold, the whole land is before thee: depart from me I pray thee. If thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left.
10And Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor.
11And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other.
12Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan; and Lot abode in the towns that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom.
13And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord, beyond measure.
14And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him: Lift up thy eyes, and look from the place wherein thou now art, to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west.
15All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also.
17Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee.
18So Abram removing his tent came and dwelt by the vale of Mambre, which is in Hebron: and he built there an altar to the Lord.
An historical text maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Abram and Lot Separate
1Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him. 2Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold. 3Then he left there and moved from place to place, going towards Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before 4and had built an altar. There he worshipped the LORD.
5Lot also had sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and servants. 6And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals. 7So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.)
8Then Abram said to Lot, "We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarrelling. 9So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other."
10 # Gen 2.10 Lot looked round and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the LORD#13.10 Garden of the LORD: a reference to the Garden of Eden. or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away towards the east. That is how the two men parted. 12Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom, 13whose people were wicked and sinned against the LORD.
Abram Moves to Hebron
14After Lot had left, the LORD said to Abram, "From where you are, look carefully in all directions. 15#Acts 7.5I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours for ever. 16I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth! 17Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you." 18So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.
Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.


There's a reason we use the expression, movers & shakers. Movers are the ones who take action, the people who get things done, while the immovable are sitting around scratching their heads wondering how others could possibly be so successful. Which group do you want to belong to?
We are always running around doing things. We rush from one meeting or event to the next, sometimes without achieving a great deal. At the end of the day, how much of our busywork are we proud of? How much of that running around improves anyone's life (including ours) for the better? Make your motion mean something.
If we fear making mistakes, we become scared to try new things. Fear keep us in our comfort zone. Staying in your comfort zone rarely leads to greatness. Taking risks and giving yourself permission to make mistakes, will ultimately lead you to whatever your version of success may be.
Opportunities are everywhere. The trick is being quick enough & smart enough to seize them when they arise. Instead of jumping to the conclusion that something won't work or can't be done, allow yourself the freedom to ask what if? Go for it !!!
We all have vices of some description. The key is to keep them under control or preferably eradicate them entirely. Be kind to those around you, whether they are neighbors, family, co-workers or friends. Never accept that you have finished growing as a person.
Have you ever looked at a successful entrepreneur or business person and thought how lucky they are? Most of the time, luck has nothing to do with it. Hard work & sacrifice on the other hand have everything to do with it. Successful people deal with failure. They tackle their demons head on. They pick themselves up and keep going.


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Ectomorph, legendary Detroit duo of nerdy techno, finally get their 2xLP
BMG and Erika, playing together as Ectomorph, are about to do a full double LP album release on Halloween. And what you get is a magnum opus of weird, improvisational madness with machines. It's about time – for Ectomorph, and for techno.
The teaser alone should make you excited: Doctor Who on acid on Halloween on Detroit:
Mmmm, sweet 303 and Moog, you can still sound futuristic in the right hands.
Here's the thing: any moderately successful genre will get sucked at regular intervals into an industry that wants to polish it up and make it predictable and repeatable. And so you need people routinely shaking up that predictability. In the case of Ectomorph, that's keeping experimentalism alive by hauling a whole mess of gear to gigs and getting a little strange. Erika and BMG are both formidable on their own at this. Put them together, and it's like hitching two locomotives to the front of the train.
Interdimensional Transmissions, their label, is likewise good at channeling sounds both spacey and groovy and bits in between.
So, it's all remarkable that Ectomorph, born in 1994, hasn't really gotten a full-length outing. Let's presumably blame the challenge of how to make a live act a record. The act actually was the launch release for Interdimensional Transmissions back in 1995, but by design, limited itself to Detroit-only 12″ vinyl. Now, it gets a wide release, just at the moment when the techno world needs a little less Instagram fashion brands and a little more, you know, people getting freaky with machines because it's damned "techno," not "sportswear catalog." Oops, was I ranting? Sorry.
Now, how do you capture a live act's immediacy, but make it work pressing to vinyl? For Stalker, that formula is one that has always driven great techno records – something like this:
1. Find that truly perfect groove setup.
2. Hit record.
3. Don't do more takes. (Everything here is reportedly one or two takes.)
I can talk to these two artists a little more about that. But there's something of the essence of techno in this approach, and it's tough to overstate. Look, there's nothing wrong with tracks that get worked over or micro-edited or whatever. (Yes, I'm an IDM person. And OCD. And enjoy long hours in the studio turning raw materials into something completely different.) But the roots of techno as genre have more to do with that "hit record on some groove on some machines that gets your ass shaking" than any particular superficial features of the musical outcome.
The press will make a big deal about the gear itself, because that's something a non-musician can see by looking at the table at a gig. But I think it doesn't matter if the groove comes from a cobbled-together pattern in FL Studio and an ElecTribe. What may well matter is that "hit record on a groove that's working perfectly and then don't mess with it."
In any event, these really are perfect grooves. (I've heard the full length version, too, and this is definitely a top 2018 release.)
I think it's also fair to expect this to be a highlight of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), where weirdo-friendly groovy techno is pushing its way into the spotlight in an event known more for overstuffed European industry scenery. The Bunker had their outing here in Amsterdam yesterday with No Way Back party figures like Derek Plasaiko and Bryan Kasenic, and you get Ectomorph, aligned with Berlin stalwart Tresor, on Saturday, along with other fine techno improvisers. (Midwest techno's flag is flying with the likes of Noncompliant Saturday, too.) Sounds good to me.
Regarding No Way Back parties:
In a documentary film, a return to Detroit and speaker f***ing
Erika:
We Travel The Space Ways: Hear Erika's Stellar, Synth-y, Space-y Solo Debut [Listen, Video]
And again:
Here are some space-y solar Moog sounds by Erika
And it's Thursday, I know, but:
This extended techno mix will get you through any Wednesday
Tags: ADE, albums, awesomeness, BMG, detroit, Ectomorph, erika, experimental, Interdimensional Transmission, listening, Moog, releases, TB-303, techno, usa
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Moog's Subsequent 25 synth is here, and it's got an animated film to go with it
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Q: Using Docker to Host Zencart (PHP 7.3.33) I have set up Docker Compose to build a PHP environment hosted by Nginx in order to run a Zencart site. I have viewed a few different walkthroughs and forums, and have gotten very close to having a functional implementation.
For some reason, Zencart fails to recognize the presence of the Zip and GD (GD Imaging) modules, despite them being enabled in the parser. I suspect there may be some sort of incompatibility in the version of the modules used versus the version of PHP installed.
Zencart claims to only support PHP versions before 7.4. I do not know if the modules installed are also dependent on the version of PHP used, or if they may be intended for a later version.
I have attached images of the PHP configuration, along with the requirements screen for the Zencart instance I am running. Zencart's requirements are nearly met, save for GD and Zip, as indicated. Also attached are the Docker Compose YAML file, the PHP docker file, and the NGINX docker file.
Any help that can be given in deciphering this mystery would be greatly appreciated.
docker-compose.yml

    version: '3'

    services:
      php:
        image: harbor.my-host.hosting/express/php:${RELEASE_TAG:-edge}
        build:
          context: .
          dockerfile: dockerfiles/php.dockerfile
          args:
            - UID=${UID:-1000}
            - GID=${GID:-1000}
        # environment:
          # - WIDGET_DB_HOST=${WIDGET_DB_HOST}
          # - WIDGET_DB_UNAME=${WIDGET_DB_UNAME}
          # - WIDGET_DB_PWD=${WIDGET_DB_PWD}
          # - WIDGET_DB_NAME=${WIDGET_DB_NAME}
          # - QUEUE_DB_HOST=${QUEUE_DB_HOST}
          # - QUEUE_DB_UNAME=${QUEUE_DB_UNAME}
          # - QUEUE_DB_PWD=${QUEUE_DB_PWD}
          # - QUEUE_DB_NAME=${QUEUE_DB_NAME}
        volumes:
          - ./src:/var/www/html:consistent
        networks:
          - php-app

      nginx:
        image: harbor.my-host.hosting/express/nginx:${RELEASE_TAG:-edge}
        build:
          context: .
          dockerfile: dockerfiles/nginx.dockerfile
          args:
            - UID=${UID:-1000}
            - GID=${GID:-1000}
        volumes:
          - ./src:/var/www/html:consistent
        ports:
          - 8080:80
        depends_on:
          - php
        networks:
          - php-app

    networks:
      php-app:
        external: false

php.dockerfile

    FROM php:7.3-fpm-alpine

    ARG UID
    ARG GID

    ENV UID=${UID}
    ENV GID=${GID}

    RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual \
        build-essentials  \
        mysql-client \
        icu-dev  \
        icu-libs \
        zlib-dev \
        g++ \
        make \
        automake \
        autoconf \
        libzip-dev \
        freetype \
        libjpeg-turbo-dev \
        libpng-dev \
        zip \
        unzip

    RUN docker-php-ext-install mysqli && \
        docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql && \
        docker-php-ext-install exif && \
        docker-php-ext-install mbstring && \
        docker-php-ext-install zip && \
        docker-php-ext-install gd && \
        docker-php-ext-configure gd && \
        docker-php-ext-enable gd && \
        docker-php-ext-enable exif && \
        docker-php-ext-enable zip && \
        apk del build-essentials && rm -rf /usr/src/php*

    WORKDIR /var/www/html

    # MacOS staff group's gid is 20, so is the dialout group in alpine linux. We're not using it, let's just remove it.
    RUN delgroup dialout

    RUN addgroup -g ${GID} --system phpapp
    RUN adduser -G phpapp --system -D -s /bin/sh -u ${UID} phpapp

    RUN sed -i "s/user = www-data/user = phpapp/g" /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
    RUN sed -i "s/group = www-data/group = phpapp/g" /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
    RUN echo "php_admin_flag[log_errors] = true" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
    RUN echo "php_admin_flag[display_errors] = off" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

    COPY src /var/www/html
    RUN chown -R phpapp /var/www/html

    CMD ["php", "artisan", "key:generate"]
    CMD ["php", "artisan", "config:cache"]
    CMD ["php-fpm", "-y", "/usr/local/etc/php-fpm.conf", "-R"]

nginx.dockerfile

    FROM nginx:stable-alpine

    ARG UID
    ARG GID

    ENV UID=${UID}
    ENV GID=${GID}

    # MacOS staff group's gid is 20, so is the dialout group in alpine linux. We're not using it, let's just remove it.
    RUN delgroup dialout

    RUN addgroup -g ${GID} --system phpapp
    RUN adduser -G phpapp --system -D -s /bin/sh -u ${UID} phpapp
    RUN sed -i "s/user  nginx/user phpapp/g" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

    ADD ./dockerfiles/nginx/default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/

    COPY src /var/www/html
    RUN chown -R phpapp /var/www/html

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