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Oh jagadisvari, who else is there to protect me in this world ?
bestow boons and gives mukti to the people. Oh lotus eyed one, I am a firm believer of your lotus feet alone.
Note : The second sentence is more or less literally translated. It means " I have taken refuge at Your feet alone".
prEmatODu kApADu vArevaru : who is there to protect with love ?
nAdu tApamella dIrcuTaku : to ward off all my tApa(traya)s.


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SACCADIC MOVEMENTS. Sudden movement of the eyes from one fixation point to another.
SAFETY. Freedom from those conditions which can cause injury or death to personnel and damage to or loss of equipment or property.
SATURATION. Extent to which a chromatic color differs from a gray of the same brightness, measured on an arbitrary scale from 0% to 100% (where 0% is gray).
SCINTILLATION. (1) Generic term for rapid variations in apparent position, brightness, or color of a distant luminous object viewed through the atmosphere. (2) A flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event. (3) On a radar display, a rapid apparent displacement of the target from its mean position. Also called target glint or wander. This includes but is not limited to shift of effective reflection point on the target.
SCOTOMA. A blind or partially blind area in the visual field.
SCOTOPIC ADAPTATION. Like dark adaptation, but with more explicit reference to the part played by the rod system of the retina.
SCOTOPIC VISION. Vision which occurs in faint light, or after dark adaptation. Sometimes called twilight or night vision. Hues and saturations cannot be distinguished.
SCREEN DUMP. Print the contents of a computer display.
SCROLL. Either vertically or horizontally advance through the contents of a computer display.
SEAT REFERENCE POINT (SRP). The point at which the midlines of the seat and backrest intersect.
SECCHI DISK. A white disk which, when submerged to varying depths, aids in determining the color and depth of light penetration in the sea.
SELF-PACED. Experimental or actual task in which a performer's activity is pace solely by the performer.
SENSATION. Subjective response or any experience aroused by stimulation of a sense organ.
SENSING TIME. The time required for a human operator to become aware of a signal.
SENSOR. The nerve endings or sense organs which receive information from the environment, from the organism, or from both.
SENSORY END ORGANS. Receptor organs of the sensory nerves located in the skin or other tissues. Each end organ can sense only a specific type of stimulus. Primary stimuli are heat, cold, or pressure, each requiring different end organs. Knowledge of end organ distribution is of importance to the safety engineer. For example, there are a few heat receptors on the outer surface of the forearm, so that the skin may be severely burned before heat is sensed.
SENSORY FEEDBACK. Signals perceived by sense organs (e.g., eye, ear) to indicate quality or level of performance of an event triggered by voluntary action. On the basis of sensory feedback information, decisions may be made permitting or not permitting an event to run its course; enhancing or decreasing activity levels.
SENSORY NERVE. A nerve (also called afferent nerve) which conducts stimuli from sensory end organs (q.v.) which change physical information (such as pressure, temperature, light) into nerve impulses, to the spinal cord or the brain where cognition occurs and/or the stimulus is converted to a motor signal for transmission via a motor nerve (q.v.)
SEQUENCE-OF-USE PRINCIPLE (EQUIPMENT DESIGN). The principle of arrangement that controls and displays should be so positioned that those used in sequence would be physically arranged in order of operation.
SERVICE TEST MODEL. A model used to determine the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of a piece of equipment or a complete system under either simulated or actual service operational conditions.
SERVOMECHANISM. A control system which brings a dynamic system to a desired state by operating upon an error signal.
SHADE. Any color darker, i.e., of lower lightness, than median gray.
SHAKE TABLE. A test device for determining the effects of vibration on human or animal subjects or on equipment.
SHAPE CODING. Varying the shape of controls to make them distinctive. Shape coding is effective both visually and actually, that is, the difference can be both seen and felt. The shape of a control should suggest its purpose, and the shape should be distinguishable not only with the naked hand, but also with gloves.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY. The storage of recently received inputs for a period of seconds or minutes.
SHOULDER-ELBOW DISTANCE. From top of acromion to tip of elbow, measured when subject is sitting erect, with upper arm vertical, forearm horizontal.
SIDE TONE. The signal from the talker's microphone usually returned to the talker via his earphones. This feedback signal is called the side tone. The talker's speech can be manipulated by varying the side tone.
SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY. A psychophysical model which views human perception as a process in which decisions based on uncertain sensory information are made under conditions of risk.
SIMULATION. A set of test conditions designed to duplicate field operation and usage environments.
SIMULATOR. Any machine or apparatus that simulates a desired condition or set of conditions, such as a flight simulator.
SITTING HEIGHT. The vertical distance from the sitting surface to the top of the head. The subject sits erect, looking straight ahead, with knees at right angles.
SITUATION AWARENESS. The psychological activities involved in attaining a veridical internal representation of the environment.
SI UNITS. Abbreviation of Le Systeme International d'Unites (International System of Units).
SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT FOR ESTIMATING BODY FAT. Permits reasonably close estimation of body fat. Calipers are used to exert a pressure of 10g/mm2 over an area of 20 to 40 mm2,. Measurements are made over the right triceps muscle and below the inferior angle of the right scapula.
SNOW-BLINDNESS. A temporary abnormality of the color sense, in which all objects are tinged with red. Caused by long-continued exposure to very bright light, as in Arctic exploration, on glaciers, in telescopic observation of the sun, watching welding operations, etc.
SOMATOTYPING. A nearly obsolete means of numerical classification of various human body types. Endomorphy: soft, round form with loose, flabby tissue. Mesomorphy: massive, solid form with cubical head, heavy muscles. Ectomorphy: slender limbs and body, with slight head.
SONE. Unit of loudness; a simple tone of 1000 Hz 40 dB above a listener's threshold produces a loudness of one sone.
SPACE MYOPIA (EMPTY FIELD MYOPIA). A disturbance of the visual accommodative mechanism due to insufficiently sharp detail, making it difficult to detect small objects in the relatively unstructured visual environment of space.
SPECTRUM COLORS. The series of saturated colors normally evoked by photopic stimulation of the retina with radiant energy of continuously differing single wavelengths through the visible range.
SPECULAR REFLECTION. Reflection in which the reflected radiation is not diffused; reflection as from a mirror. Also called regular reflection, simple reflection.
SPEECH ARTICULATION INDEX. The method of estimating the intelligibility of speech by measuring differences (in decibels) between speech and noise levels at different frequency bands.
SPEECH INTERFERENCE LEVEL (SIL). Used as a gross basis for comparing the relative effectiveness of speech in noise. It is usually the simple numerical average of the decibel level of noise in three octave bands, namely, those with centers at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz.
SPEECH RECOGNITION. An automated process of recognizing spoken language.
SPEECH SYNTHESIS. An automated process of generating spoken language.
SPIN TABLE. A round platform on which human or animal subjects can be placed in various positions and rapidly rotated in order to simulate and study the effects of prolonged tumbling at high rates. Complex types of tumbling can be simulated by mounting the spin table on the arm of a centrifuge.
SQUATTING HEIGHT. The height from the top of the subject's head to the floor when the subject balances on toes, body erect.
SQUEEZE. Squeeze in diving is due to the effect of increasing external pressure upon the ears and sinuses, the face plate or the swim suit, uncompensated by an equal increase in pressure from within.
STABILIZATION (ZERO G). A condition required during translation and after arrival of a free-floating orbital worker at a desired position inside or outside an orbiting space vehicle. A mechanism is necessary to stabilize the worker against accelerations that may cause visual disorientation, labyrinthine reactions, and movement away from the work area.
STANDARD OBSERVER. A hypothetical observer with a visual response mechanism possessing the colorimetric properties defined by the 1931 ICI tables of the distribution coefficients, x, y, z, and the trichromatic coefficients, x, y, z, of the equal energy spectrum. The y coefficients of the equal energy spectrum are the relative luminosity values defining the standard observer for photometry.
STANDING KNEE HEIGHT. Vertical distance from top of kneecap to floor when subject is standing.
STATIC DISPLAY. A display containing information that does not change.
STATURE. The vertical distance from the floor to the top of the head. The subject stands erect and looks straight ahead.
STEREOSCOPIC ACUITY. Ability to sense three-dimensional aspect of physical space. A function of independent image inputs, i.e., viewing with two eyes. Stereoscopic acuity also depends on brightness contrast and distance from observed objects.
STERNUM HEIGHT. Vertical distance from lower tip of sternum to floor when subject is standing.
STIMULUS. Energy, external or internal, which excites a receptor.
STIMULUS GENERALIZATION. An aspect of learning characterized by the spreading of a response learned in association with one stimulus to other stimuli which are similar but not identical to the first.
STPD CONDITIONS. Standard temperature and pressure, dry. These are conditions of a volume of gas at 0°C, at 760 torr (101.32472kPa) without water vapor. A STPD volume of a given gas contains a known number of moles of that gas. (See BTPS CONDITIONS.)
STRESS. (1) The force per unit area on a body that tends to produce a deformation. (2) The effect of a physiological, psychological, or mental load on a biological organism which may produce fatigue and degrade proficiency.
STROBOSCOPE. An optical instrument for observing moving bodies by making them visible intermittently. If the motion is cyclic, such as rotation or vibration, an optical illusion is created of the moving body being stationary or moving at a slower rate. (See FLICKER FUSION.)
STROPHOSPHERES. Defines the region in a person's fixed workplace that is common to the hand motions made with various hand manipulations.
SUBJECT. A member of a specified population from whom an experimenter obtains response data for specific stimulus variables. The data obtained are often generalized to that population.
SUBJECTIVE EXPECTED UTILITY (SEU). A decision making model which assumes a decision maker will enumerate the set of feasible alternatives and select the alternative that maximizes expected utility.
SUPERVISORY CONTROL. A mode of control in which a human operator or team monitors and manages the operation of automated or semi-automated systems which control a system.
SURROUND BRIGHTNESS. The brightness of the area immediately adjacent to an area of visual work.
SYSTEM. A composite of equipment, skills, and techniques (including all related facilities, equipment, material, services, and personnel) that is capable of performing and/or supporting an operational role.
SYSTEM ANALYSIS. Identification of the dynamic relationships between elements of a system.
SYSTEM ENGINEERING. The study and planning of a system so that the relationships of various parts of the system are fully established before designs are committed, or to look for improvements in existing systems.
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Long Island was first used by Native Americans to harvest shellfish and then, beginning in the early 1600s, by immigrants who established fishing stations, harvested lumber, and brought livestock from the mainland to graze. Ownership of the island passed through a series of land investors until it was sold to Col. Ezekiel Cushing in 1732. After his death in 1765 he willed the island to his nine children. Soon after, other settlers came, setting up farms and fishing. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century the island was a very popular summer vacation spot, leading to the building of three summer hotels and several boarding houses. During WW II, the US Navy established a refueling annex for the North Atlantic Fleet and a small seaplane base. While the last hotel was taken down in the early 1950s, the island remains a popular summer vacation spot. It has a year-round population of about 230 year-round residents. An elementary school through grade five, a library and art gallery, two churches, a small grocery store, an active Fire Department, a seasonal gift shop, and a seasonal ice cream and sandwich shop service the island residents and visitors.
The Era of the Grand Hotels
The hotels and inns on the island were active from the late 1800's until the 1930's. The Granite Springs Hotel, located at Ponce's Landing, burned in 1914 and was not rebuilt. The Dirigo House on Island Avenue was active until the 1930's. The Casco Bay House was the last remaining hotel in the early 1950's when it was demolished.
Clambakes and Other Social Events
Clambakes have always been very popular with summer visitors. During the era of the grand hotels, the Casco Bay House operated the Clambake Pavilion, which could serve hundreds of meals at a time. Today the former VFW Hall (built by VFW Post 9605), built on the site of the Clambake Pavilion, provides a spot for dances, dinners, and other social gatherings.
Education for the island children has always been a priority on the island. There have been several iterations of smalls schools on the island over the years. During WW II the Navy built a new school building that is still in use today. The building now houses not only grades K-5, but a Learning Center consisting of a very active Library and Art Gallery, as well as a multi-purpose room used for community events.
West End School (Ivy Hall)
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In the early 1900's up until 1914 when a devastating fire destroyed much of the island's business district, there were numerous businesses servicing the island. Today on the island there is one grocery store, an ice-cream parlor/sandwich shop, and a gift shop. The three photos below are all centered around Ponce's Landing. The Granite Springs Hotel can be seen on the left side of the first photo.
Downfront postcard early 1900s
Down Front c 1990s
Down Front 2018
PHOTO CREDITS: The Granite Springs Hotel: Carl Silveri; The Dirigo House: Lorinda Valls; The Casco Bay House: Carl Silveri; The Clambake Pavilion: Phyllis Greene; The former VFW Hall: Ruth Peterson; The VFW Hall c 2008: James Coobrith; The East End School: Barbara Libby; The West End School (Ivy Hall): Phyllis Greene; The Ivy Hall Gift Shop: Karen Rea; The East End School Building Today: Karen Rea; The Long Island School: Kim Chase; The Learning Center and School 2018: Staff Photo; Down Front Early 1900's: Beth Marchak; Down front c 1993: Karen Rea; Down front 2018: Karen Rea
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A Son's Search for His Family's Past
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National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Autobiography: "A powerful story of the meaning of family and tradition inside a little-known culture" (San Francisco Chronicle).
In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics, gifted storytellers, and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born.
Yona's son, Ariel, grew up in Los Angeles, where Yona had become an esteemed professor, dedicating his career to preserving his people's traditions. Ariel wanted nothing to do with his father's strange immigrant heritage—until he had a son of his own.
Ariel Sabar brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, discovering his family's place in the sweeping saga of Middle Eastern history. This powerful book is an improbable story of tolerance and hope set in what today is the very center of the world's attention.
"Graceful and resonant . . . A personal undertaking for a son who admits he never understood his unassuming, penny-pinching immigrant father." —The New York Times Book Review
"Sabar's family history turns out to be more than the chronicle of one man's efforts to retain something of his homeland in new surroundings. It's also a moving story about the near-death of an ancient language and the tiny flicker of life that remains in it." —The Washington Post Book World
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Ariel Sabar is an award-winning former staff writer for the Baltimore Sun and the Providence (RI) Journal. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Monthly, Moment, Mother Jones magazine, and other publications. He lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C.
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For his first 31 years Sabar considered his father, Yona, an embarrassing anachronism. "Ours was a clash of civilizations, writ small. He was ancient Kurdistan. I was 1980s L.A." Yona was a UCLA professor whose passion was his native language, Aramaic. Ariel was an aspiring rock-and-roll drummer. The birth of Sabar's own son in 2002 was a turning point, prompting Sabar to try to understand his father on his own terms. Readers can only be grateful to him for unearthing the history of a family, a people and a very different image of Iraq. Sabar vividly depicts daily life in the remote village of Zahko, where Muslims, Jews and Christians banded together to ensure prosperity and survival, and in Israel (after the Jews' 1951 expulsion from Iraq), where Kurdish Jews were stereotyped as backward and simple. Sabar's career as an investigative reporter at the Baltimore Sun
and elsewhere serves him well, particularly in his attempt to track down his father's oldest sister, who was kidnapped as an infant. Sabar offers something rare and precious—a tale of hope and continuity that can be passed on for generations. Photos.
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If you've cut back on retail therapy since the financial apocalypse, and withdrawal symptoms are beginning to set in, let me point you in the direction of Etsy. Assuaging all your sweatshop/environment/sustainability guilt, ... is kind of like Ebay, but for handmade items only- from cookies to soap, socks to coffee tables-if it can be made, chances are you'll find someone on Etsy who's making it. Sellers range from housewives in Ohio, to fashion students in Denmark; all earning a little extra through their creative handiwork. This means that not only can you give yourself a big pat on the back for supporting independent artists rather than corporate chains, but you're also likely to pay less for something that no-one else will be wearing. What's not to like?
With the global economic crisis putting finances in a squeeze, Etsy is a great way to maximize a budget. There is an endless variety of unique, quality handmade gifts at affordable prices. Besides being memorable, these gifts are also valuable. They're made to last a lifetime, not just until next year's version comes out. Which means less trash for landfills, and more savings for shoppers. Plus, each purchase on Etsy directly supports independent artists and designers.
I'll be guiding you through some of the best buys on offer, starting this month with the ubiquitous floral print. Iconic London store Liberty takes credit for championing the trend soon after its opening in 1875, enlisting prolific artists of the time including Aubrey Beardsley, Paul Poiret and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. By the 1960s, designers like Mary Quant and Jean Muir had incorporated the prints into their work, to be followed by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Paul Smith who jumped on the bandwagon. Current collaborators include Cacharel, Nike and of course Ms Moss of Topshop who's had a series of new prints created in her honour. I've spotted items from said range on ebay for nearly half a grand-bag something better on Etsy for a fraction of the price. One of the best things about the sellers of handmade clothes is that they are usually willing to custom-make things for you if none of the sizes offered match your measurements. Just send them your details and they'll tailor make it for you. Fancy that dress but in a slightly different shade or print? Just let them know.
This is a bit pricey- a real investment piece-but remember the price you see is dollars not pounds- they'll convert currency when you check out.
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Jennie Ritter threw a one-hit shutout, and Samantha Findlay had a pair of hits and RBIs as Michigan knocked off Texas 4-0 in a winner's bracket contest Friday evening at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Ritter went the distance and struck out 12 as she allowed a leadoff single to MicKayla Padilla and proceeded to retire the final 19 batters she faced.
Ritter and Texas starter Cat Osterman engaged in quite a pitcher's duel through the first three innings, but Michigan gave Ritter all the run support she would need with a pair of runs in the fourth from the middle of the Michigan lineup.
"We know why Michigan is one of the teams favored to win this tournament," Texas head coach Connie Clark said. "They did a good job adjusting at the plate. I thought Cat through a good game, but you have to credit Michigan for getting the hits when it counted."
The Wolverines exploded for eight hits in the game, with seven coming out of 17 at-bats for the first five in the order. The top five in the batting order also combined for all four RBIs and three of the Wolverines' four runs.
"I thought we brought our A game tonight," Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins said. "We really persevered tonight. We did a good job of putting the ball in play and making things happen. It all started with defense and pitching, and Jennie pitched an outstanding game."
Alessandr Giampaolo got the frame started with a single to Osterman, and Jessica Merchant followed with a single down the left field line. Findlay scored the pair as she delivered a double off the wall in left center.
The Wolverines gave Ritter insurance with a run in the sixth and another in the seventh. Merchant singled with one out in the sixth, and she slid around the tag from Megan Willis on Nicole Motycka's single down the line in left that chased Osterman from the game.
A night after hurling a one hitter against Alabama, Osterman allowed three runs on six hits with 12 strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings. In Osterman's seven losses this season, the Longhorns have scored five runs and been shut out in five of those games. She also saw her scoreless innings streak come to a halt at 60 and a third, and it was just the third time this season that she has allowed three or more runs.
"We knew Cat would get her strikeouts," Merchant said. "In the fourth we started putting the ball in play, and we made some things happen."
The final run of the game for Michigan came off of Meagan Denny in the seventh on Tiffany Haas' single to center that scored Stephanie Bercaw, who led off the frame with a base hit.
Either DePaul, Alabama or Tennessee will face Michigan Sunday at 2 p.m., while Texas will face either California or Arizona Saturday evening at 6 p.m.


Every day, in the Puppies' class, there is a special helper, called Twiggle.
Twiggle is a turtle and the character of a story, who, apart from making new friends, is a great helper!
So every day, one of the Puppies wears a Twiggle T-shirt and turns into this great "superhero", helping teachers and friends in everyday tasks.
Twiggle the helper runs errands, gives out copybooks, glasses, bowls, announces the weather and day of the week, helps teachers giving out the different material and is always there when needed!


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Home » Buccilla appointed to lead Terra State athletics
Buccilla appointed to lead Terra State athletics
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Jerry Buccilla, in addition to his position as Budget Manager, has been named the new Athletic Director and Head Coach for men's and women's basketball at Terra State Community College.
Buccilla will be leading the effort to reinstitute intercollegiate athletics at the college. "We're excited to have someone of his caliber leading the reintroduction of athletics," said Terra State President Ronald Schumacher. "Jerry is a quality individual. He's someone who has nothing but the best concern for the college and I believe he will make strides in making our college and community we serve very proud of the fact that we're reintroducing athletics into our campus."
"I am humbled and very excited to have the opportunity to blend my passions and help move Terra State forward," he said. "These responsibilities fit extremely well into my experience and my passion. I've been very fortunate throughout my career to focus in two professional areas: school finance and athletics, in particular basketball. The athletic director position as well as the budgeting and coaching positions all blend together for me."
Buccilla was a high school and college basketball standout. He played high school basketball at Groveport Madison High School where he helped lead his varsity team to a 38-6 record and two conference championships while garnering all-conference, all-district and all-Ohio honors his senior season.
At Heidelberg University, Buccilla continued his basketball career. He was inducted into the Heidelberg College Hall of Fame in 1999, ranking fifth in scoring for Heidelberg, second in assists, most assists in a season, most seasons with 400 points or more and most games played during a single season.
Buccilla's coaching career includes head basketball coaching positions at the high school, NCAA Division III and NCAA Division II levels. Most recently, he spent five years as Tiffin University's Head Men's Basketball Coach after serving as an assistant with the team for four years.
In addition to his sports experience, Buccilla has an extensive finance career. He served for more than 12 years as a Chief Financial Officer for four Ohio Public School Districts as well as the Director of Public Finance for a Fortune 100 Capital Markets firm for three years.
Starting this fall, Terra State will officially be taking the court in women's volleyball and basketball, as well as men's basketball.
Buccilla said he is excited to have intercollegiate athletics back at the college.
Terra State will be rejoining the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) and will have three head coaching positions—one for each sport. A head volleyball coach has not yet been named.
The college aims to start team volleyball practice on Aug. 1with both basketball teams starting in October.
"I am confident that our new Titan student-athletes will have a positive impact on every facet of the college, including student enrollment and academic programming growth, enhancing our campus culture and increasing the local, regional and national awareness of Terra State," Buccilla said.
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Compared to some other gang hideout assaults, the one at Gaptooth Breach is actually far more complicated than most of the others (if not all of them). It's not that it's necessarily unmanageable or outright unbeatable, but it's lengthy and will certainly challenge you more than some of the others. For starters, you're going to have to find the man nearby, who is hiding behind a rock.
His friend has been captured by the goons at this mining compound, and he wants you to help him free the helpless man. Naturally, you'll agree to do so. And not surprisingly, finding this guy's friend isn't a big deal. He's located at the yellow dot on your HUD, in a raised building. Don't hastily run at the building, though. First, clear the surrounding area of all hostiles, and thereafter, kill the foes in the building where the prisoner is.
Once all enemies are downed, including the couple of guys guarding the building with the prisoner, you can head on up the stairs and cut him loose by following the on-screen prompt. Once he's freed-up, he'll ask you to head into the nearby mineshaft itself, where some treasure awaits. He promises to split the treasure with you if you can get him there, and once again, you'll be forced to agree.
The entrance to the mineshaft will now show up as a yellow dot on your HUD. While the entrance wasn't guarded, the mineshaft itself certainly will be, so have your firearm at the ready, and as always, use your HUD to garner enemy positions before you actually reach them.
The mineshaft is littered with foes, but it's also littered with explosives, in the form of barrels, boxes and lamps. You can use these to your advantage, and in fact, you shouldn't leave any of them undetonated, as your enemies could easily flip the script on you and use those very explosives against you.
Be sure to keep your new friend alive here, because if he dies, this brief, optional mission won't end quite as you would have liked. Otherwise, when you reach the open chamber at the end of the mineshaft, you'll be able to kill the last of the enemies here and finally breach the treasure chest full of myriad goods. But don't rest too easy, because as you work your way back out of the mineshaft, you'll need to fend off some reinforcements. But once you're outside, you'll be home free. Unfortunately, the weapon you'll earn for completing this gang hideout will be one you'll receive organically in the game's main mission, so that's sort of a letdown.


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Female Comedians Can Take Center Stage
Johanna Holm, Editorial Contributor
Anna Baldus
Growing up as a girl who loved to be laughed at, I started to notice a strange occurrence. Every time I found myself laughing at a comedian in a movie or on SNL, it was always a boy. Women are put down and ignored in the comedy industry, and as the funniest person I know, I say it's time for a change.
Funny female representation is severely lacking, and when women do try to pursue a comedic career they face two major issues: one, they simply aren't seen as funny in society, and two, they are sexualized by men throughout the industry. First is the issue that society expects us to look attractive, and there is nothing less attractive to the patriarchy than a woman who won't be subdued. It takes courage, confidence, and so much more for women to be able to feel like they can be funny, while men are expected to be cracking jokes left and right. In addition, women in comedy often face sexual harassment as they try to do their jobs. Writer and stand up comedian Julia Reiss explains in a 2015 article, "Unwarranted advances are an all-too-common symptom of sexism within the comedy community, and male comics are some of the worst offenders." Girls are funny. I'm living proof of that. But struggles within the industry are causing negative repercussions around the globe.
The lack of women in comedy affects not only women themselves, but everyone who is deprived of the hilarity of girls. Girls everywhere grow up lacking confidence because they aren't shown how funny they can be. This isn't just hurting their self-esteem, it's also robbing women of leadership positions. Humor conveys intelligence, so when women are seen as less funny than men, they are also seen as less smart. A 2017 Washington Post article states, "T Bradford Bitterly's research found that people who effectively used humor were more likely to be elected to leadership positions." It's reasons like this why women make up only 25% of America's elected officials, 17% of all directors in the movie business, and 6% of CEO's. Plus, comedy in general is of a lower quality because women aren't fully included. I'm not saying girls are necessarily funnier than men, but with a greater variety of gender in comedy, everyone can laugh just a little bit more.
There isn't one simple answer to changing how women are viewed in the comedy industry, but there is always something we can do. Anyone can help make a change by building up the funny women in their lives. Of course we want more women to feel safe in the comedy industry, but solving sexual harassment overnight isn't exactly an option. But to make more space for women in comedy, we need to create an environment that women will actually want to be a part of. We can support and learn from organizations like Gold Comedy, a start-up whose sole aim is to empower women in the industry. Or the site WHOHAHA, which connects female comics with producers. There's also a non-profit called FunnyGirl which focuses on teaching improv as a pathway to leadership. We've got passionate people running these organizations. We just need to lend them our support. Giving women a place they feel welcome will empower these funny ladies to be the best that they can be.
So ladies, let's show the world that we can make them laugh until they cry, just as much as a man can.
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Q: difference between 'function to class' vs 'class to class' for gtest codegen? 'function to class' generates unit test code of class for each function in target code,while 'class to class' genertes unit test code of class for each class in target code.
I just wonder what's the difference? and when to use them separately in real world?

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Link, letters and a child's mail request
Dec. 19, 2017 at 10:05 a.m.
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Holiday headlines. Peak season is peaking — and Link doesn't want you to miss a beat.
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One child's request. Ryland Ward, a 5-year-old boy who was repeatedly shot during the Sutherland Springs, TX, massacre, is seeking greeting cards for the holidays.
NBC's "Today" show recently reported on Ryland's request and included the mailing address to send cards: Ryland Ward, PO Box 174, Sutherland Springs, TX, 78161.
Dear Santa Claus. Smithsonian Magazine is taking a look at the Postal Service's efforts to answer letters to St. Nick. The article, which features lots of historical photos, is available on the magazine's site.
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Hartley Castle ist eine Burgruine in der Nähe des Marktes Kirkby Stephen in der englischen Grafschaft Cumbria.

Geschichte
Die Krone konfiszierte die Grundherrschaft um 1315 von Roger de Clifford und vergab sie an Andrew de Harcla (anglisiert Andrew de Harclay oder Hartley). Der Name "Harcla" soll aus dem Altenglischen stammen und "harter Grund" bedeuten. Dies könnte sich auf den Felsvorsprung beziehen, auf dem die Burg im Eden-Tal errichtet wurde.

Das bereits existierende Herrenhaus ließ de Harcla vor 1323 befestigen; in diesem Jahr wurde de Harcla wegen angeblicher Heimlichkeiten mit König Robert the Bruce von Schottland von König Eduard II. zum Hängen, Ausweiden und Vierteilen verurteilt und verlor sein Earldom und seine Ländereien. Beides wurde Ralph de Neville verliehen, der später das Anwesen verkaufte. Es ging durch die Hände dreier anderer Eigner und landete schließlich bei Thomas de Musgrave, der am 4. Oktober 1353 von König Eduard III. eine Erlaubnis der Befestigung (engl. "Licence to Crenellate") erhielt:

Dies bedeutet, dass die Befestigung benötigt wurde, weil

Im 17. Jahrhundert wurde die Burg durch Anbau von zwei Flügeln 1615 weiter ausgebaut, dann aber um 1677 aufgegeben. Thomas Machel besuchte die Burg 1677 und beschrieb sie als:

Eine weitere Zeichnung von 1692 zeigt eine dicke, hohe Kurtine, die einen quadratischen, äußeren Hof umschließt, und einen inneren Hof, der von drei- oder vierstöckigen Gebäuden umgeben ist. Das Bild am Beginn des Artikels zeigt die Überreste der Burg am Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts. Sie wurde zwischen 1704 und 1744 abgerissen, um Bausteine zu gewinnen, die für die Reparatur von Edenhall genutzt wurden.

Heute

Außer wenigen Erdwerken, einiger weniger Meter Mauerwerk und einer Treppe in den Gewölbekeller der ehemaligen Küche ist nichts mehr von der Burg erhalten. Derzeit stehen ein Bauernhof vom Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts und einige Nebengebäude auf dem Gelände.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks und Quellen
 Hartley Castle. Gatehouse Gazetteer
 Hartley Castle. Pastscape. Historic England. English Heritage
 Ruins of Former Castle to North of Farmhouse (West Side), Hartley, Eden, Cumbria. Images of England. Historic England. English Heritage

Burgruine in England
Bauwerk im Eden District
Erbaut im 14. Jahrhundert
Burg in Europa

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Q: Lowest weight of compactly supported cohomology with coefficients Let $X_0/\mathbb F_q$ be a variety, and let $\mathcal F$ be a Weil sheaf on $X := (X_0)_{\overline{\mathbb{F}_q}}$ that is pure of weight $n$.   If $j < n$, does the weight $j$ piece of  $H^i_c(X,\mathcal F)$ necessarily vanish for all $i$?
I thought this was true,  but I have made some computations that seem to contradict it.

A: This is not true.
If you take an open curve $U \subset C$ and a pure sheaf $\mathcal F$ on $U$ of weight $w$, with $j$ the open immersion $U \to C$ and $i$ the complementary closed immersion, then the exact sequence $$ 0 \to j_! \mathcal F \to j_* \mathcal F \to i_* i^* j_* \mathcal F \to 0$$ induces a long exact sequence on cohoomology
$$ H^*_c( U, \mathcal F) \to H^* (C, j_* \mathcal F) \to H^* (C- U, i^* j_* \mathcal F )  $$
The first term is what we want to compute and the middle term is pure of weight $w+d$ in degree $d$ by Deligne. So low weight cohomology can only come from the third term.
However, come from the third term it does when $\mathcal F$ has unipotent local monodromy. For each Jordan block of size $n$ in the local monodromy around a point of $C - U$, $i^* j_* \mathcal F$ has a single Frobenius eigenvalue of weight $w+ 1-n$, and that eigenvalue will show up in cohomology as $C-U$ is finite and thus cohomology is simply taking the sums of the stalks at its points.
The sheaves on $M_{1,1}$ you get from $M_{1,n}$ can be constructed from symmetric powers of the Tate module of the universal elliptic curve. Because the universal elliptic curve has semistable reduction at $\infty$, the Tate module has unipotent local monodromy there, and its symmetric powers do as well, explaining why the phenomenon occurs in this case.


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Magyaróvár (németül: Ungarisch-Altenburg) Mosonmagyaróvár északi városrésze, a mai várost alkotó egykori települések egyike.

Fekvése
Magyaróvár egykori település volt Magyarország nyugati határvidékén, ahol a Lajta a Mosoni-Dunába ömlik. Fekvéséből adódóan síkvidéken feküdt és fekszik ma is.

Bár a mai Magyaróvár városrészt délen érinti az 1-es főút és a 86-os főút is, igazi főutcája a Rajka felé vezető 15-ös főút. A Szigetköz déli felének településeivel (és azokon keresztül Győrrel) az 1401-es, az északabbra fekvőkkel az 1408-as út köti össze.

Története
A település a római korban Ad Flexum néven katonai erőd volt. Bélyeges téglák tanúsága szerint, illetve a várkapufolyosóba másodlagosan befalazott antik feliratos kövek szerint a XIV. római légió állomásozott itt.

Először magyarul egy 1263-as Ouwar, míg németül egy 1271-es írásos emlék Altenburh néven említi.

Magyaróvár a trianoni békeszerződés előtt Moson vármegye törvényhatóságának, a Magyaróvári járás szolgabírói hivatalának és járásbíróságának, telekkönyvi hivatalnak, királyi közjegyzőségnek, államépítészeti hivatalnak, adófelügyelőségnek és királyi tanfelügyelőségnek volt a székhelye.
Magyaróvár régi várában működött a Magyaróvári Királyi Gazdasági Akadémia. 1888-tól ezen az akadémián tanult Székács Elemér növénynemesítő is. Az oktatást segítette a település főgimnáziuma is. Működött kórház is (Karolina-kórház), takarékpénztár, óvoda, sőt, az Osztrák–Magyar Bank is fenntartott egy fiókot itt.

A királyság korában Frigyes főherceg birtoka volt.

 A legközelebbi állomás a szomszédos megyeszékhely-előd, Moson szélén található.

Ipara is jelentékeny volt. Volt itt sörgyár, tehenészet, sajtgyár, gőzfűrész, gőzmalom, tölténygyár, sőt téglagyár is. Az első világháború alatt épített lőpor- és ekrazitgyárnak, amely 10 000 munkást tudott volna foglalkoztatni, még a háború után is legalább a fele üresen állt. Később új iparágak bevezetésével próbálták meg fokozatosan kihasználni a már felépült gyárat.

Magyaróvár mezőváros volt, a 19. század végétől nagyközség, majd 1921-től rendezett tanácsú város, illetve 1929-től – az előbbi jogállás átnevezésével – megyei város. 1905-ben hozzá csatolták Lúcsonyt, majd 1939-ben Mosonnal egyesítették Mosonmagyaróvár néven (történetét lásd részletesebben a Mosonmagyaróvár cikknél).

Lakosságszáma
Az akkor még csak falu lakosságát először a hozzácsatolt Lúcsony község emelte meg, de Magyaróvár lakossága az XX. század elején egyébként is emelkedni látszott:

Híres emberek Magyaróváron

Itt született
 Szále János Ignác megyei hivatalnok, festő 1810. április 14-én, majd itt is halt meg 1870. április 13-án
 Hóman Ottó klasszika-filológus, egyetemi tanár, tankerületi főigazgató 1843. szeptember 30-án
 Gottlieb Haberlandt osztrák botanikus 1854. november 28-án
 Michael Haberlandt osztrák etnológus 1860. szeptember 29-én
 Valentin Haecker német zoológus 1864. szeptember 15-én
 Richard Hönigswald németajkú filozófus 1875. július 18-án
 Chalupetzky Ferenc magyar sakkmester, győri városbíró 1886. április 6-án
 Csiszár József tejgazdasági szakember 1901. augusztus 19-én
 Kovács K. Zoltán a Demokrata Néppárt országgyűlési képviselője 1924. március 27-én

Itt élt
 Balás Árpád gazdasági akadémiai tanár
 Bauer Rudolf sportoló, földbirtokos
 Berzsenyi-Janosits László növénynemesítő
 Bíró Gyula mezőgazdász
 Czéh Sándor nyomdász
 Deininger Imre gazdasági akadémiai tanár
 Giesswein Sándor pápai prelátus, politikus, író, társadalomtudós, az MTA levelező tagja
 Gratz Ottó állatorvos, tejgazdasági szakember és szakíró
 Grábner Emil növénynemesítő
 Groffits Gábor akadémiai tanár, majd igazgató
 Gyárfás József mezőgazdasági tudós
 Haberlandt Frigyes osztrák tanár, agrártudós
 Hankóczy Jenő mezőgazdasági tudós
 Hensch Árpád gazdasági akadémiai tanár, majd igazgató
 Huszár Gál író, nyomdász, plébános, esperes, püspök
 Kadocsa Gyula egyetemi tanár, rovartani tudós
 Kern Herman gombaszakértő, növényvédelmi szakember
 Kosutány Tamás gazdasági akadémiai tanár, az MTA levelező tagja
 Legány Ödön akadémiai tanár, növénynemesítő
 Mezey Gyula akadémiai tanár
 Nikolaus Lenau osztrák költő
 Nuricsán József akadémiai tanár
 Pabst Henrik Vilmos tanár, igazgató
 Pulay Gábor egyetemi tanár
 Rázsó Imre egyetemi tanár, növénynemesítő
 Sass Gábor egyetemi tanár
 Sattler János Mosonmagyaróvár első polgármestere
 Székács Elemér növénynemesítő
 Szily Pál orvos, biokémiai kutató
 Tallós Prohászka István festő
 Thallmayer Viktor akadémiai tanár
 Tomka Gábor kandidátus
 Villax Ödön növénynemesítő
 Vladár Endre tanszékvezető, akadémiai igazgató
 Vörös Sándor akadémiai igazgató
 Wittmann Antal jószágigazgató

Itt halt meg
 Masch Antal akadémiai tanár 1884. augusztus 27-én
 Ivánfi Ede tanár, történetíró 1900. január 28-án
 Sőtér Ágost ügyvéd, régész 1905. január 8-án
 Cserháti Sándor tanár, gazdasági szakíró 1909. április 13-án
 Sporzon Pál gazdasági akadémiai tanár 1917. március 27-én
 Linhart György gazdasági akadémiai tanár 1925. január 27-én
 Cselkó István gazdasági akadémiai tanár 1930. július 24-én
 Bánvárth Sándor a Magyaróvári Királyi Gazdasági Akadémia igazgatója 1930. szeptember 11-én
 Habsburg Frigyes osztrák császári herceg, magyar királyi herceg 1936. december 30-án
 Krolopp Alfréd gazdasági akadémiai tanár, igazgató 1939. június 25-én

Magyarország volt megyeszékhelyei
Magyarország megszűnt települései
Mosonmagyaróvár
Moson vármegye települései


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Santoro hopes science will protect his business plan
Domenic Santoro has created an innovative business plan around musseling.
Domenic Santoro, like many in Chatham, dug for clams off Monomoy from the moment he was old enough and has bounced around from fishery to fishery since.
"I feel like I have to reinvent myself every five years," he says.
He's been fluke fishing, dredging for quahogs, surf clamming. But there has been a constant; early in his career he started musseling, with a boat and a small dredge that he and his brother Frank put together.
"I like musseling," says Santoro. "The consistency is hard to beat and it's close to home."
Unfortunately, big sets have not been consistent; they've happened a handful of times in the last few decades and Santoro has learned to build a business plan around them.
He has a boat that will ply inshore waters around Pleasant Bay and Stage Harbor and another that heads into Cape Cod Bay. Santoro has done reconnaissance and research, finding secondary mussel beds when storms wipe others out, exploring the idea of a mussel farm, starting Chatham Light Seafood, to help market his product.
"I'm kind of all in," he says.
The Chatham native mitigates the vagaries of Mother Nature, but was recently caught off guard by fishery managers. After investing a few hundred thousand dollars in his business, doing exploratory trips to find a historic set of mussels on Nantucket Shoals, and reaching out to regulators to make sure he had the correct permits, Santoro got some bad news.
He couldn't fish in that area. Earlier there had been talk of a potential closure near the shoals, which are east of Nantucket, to protect habitat, but not the spot where he had done his due diligence.
"I had just bought this boat. I was absolutely shocked," says Santoro from the wheelhouse of his boat on a cold April day.
He and four crew had just left Sesuit Harbor in Dennis at 6 a.m., frost covering the dock.
"It's cold," grinned Chris Muir, the newest crewman, jumping up and down to generate some body heat.
They were going out to a spot that boasted primarily bigger mussels, great tasting but not as marketable as small farm-raised mussels from Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada. Santoro had a buyer, though for a smaller amount by mussel standards – 10,000 pounds – and off Cape so not ideal.
That is why back in 2017 he had planned to be on Nantucket Shoals, where smaller mussels were abundant:
"I have spent a year and a half trying to get back into an area I thought I was already going into. I tried to work the process myself for a year and I can't do it. I don't have the time or the knowledge."
So he turned to George Maynard, research coordinator at the Fishermen's Alliance.
The two of them are partnering with the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to apply for an exempted fishing permit, one of nearly 20 EFPs the non-profit Fishermen's Alliance has secured in the last 25 years to help fishermen and improve fisheries science.
The permits range from allowing fishermen to work in closed areas if they have cameras on their boats to allowing them to harvest tuna while also fishing for groundfish.
Although the permits themselves are often short lived, the results of the studies they enable can impact fisheries management for years. For example, an EFP on cod mortality more than a decade ago demonstrated that hook and line fishermen could successfully release undersized cod alive, allowing them to save costly cod quota every year since.
"These permits are valuable not only to the industry, but also to our understanding of fish and the ecosystem," says Maynard. "A lot of the questions fisheries managers have wouldn't be answered if this research wasn't done, and it keeps fishermen fishing."
In the 1950, '60s, then again in the 1990s, Santoro says oldtimers remember areas on Nantucket Shoals having bumper mussel crops. The shellfish were so prolific the Cape supplied much of the demand across the country. But they were supplanted by cultivated mussels from PEI.
"PEI has 96 percent of the U.S. market. That's ridiculous," says Santoro, although he understands why:
"A (buyer) can call at 4 a.m. and get mussels by 4 in the afternoon. They don't have appreciation for a wild product."
Santoro started musseling in Cape Cod Bay in 2013 and in 2016 there was a set in Chatham, so he had another captain run a boat there and was keeping close to 10 people employed.
"That is one of the things I am most proud of," he says, adding that he pays for safety training for all his crew and has happily watched several move on to work larger boats.
He likes where he is, a square mile patch about an hour from shore.
"There is no place I'd rather be," Santoro says.
Like his fishing grounds in Cape Cod Bay, the area of his EFP on Nantucket Shoals will be small.
"We expect the areas of bottom impacted by this research and the associated fishing to be less than half of one percent of the habitat management area," Maynard says.
The research will provide insights into how a mussel dredge interacts with the sea floor, where mussels are and at what density, and other habitat features.
"Mussels are habitat engineers," Maynard says. "Because they can attach to each other and different sediments, they can create reef habitats even where there is a lot of disturbance and instability."
Their overall significance off the coast of Cape Cod isn't well understood because the location, size, and health of mussel beds is not well studied in our area.
"The work with Captain Santoro will help fill in some of those gaps," Maynard says.
While the EFP wends itself through the process, Santoro is working Cape Cod Bay.
On the ride out, the crew puts tags with Santoro's name and a time stamp on dozens of red mesh bags. Then they stretch like pitchers warming up.
"It's a labor intensive operation," Santoro says.
Santoro lowers the dredge overboard, tows a bit, and then winches it back up and empties the mussels onto the metal deck. At that point Damion Drummond hustles over and unhooks the dredge. On Santoro's "Yup," he shakes the remaining mussels out. And then the dredge is hooked up to wait for the next tow.
"Sometimes it's just sand and sand dollars," he says. But not today.
Two crewmembers shovel mussels into a bin, or declumper, which separates them (hence the name), and removes silt. The mussels then travel down a gleaming silver shoot. A crewman will throw empty shells overboard; keepers are placed in red mesh.
As the hours go by the piles of red bags on either side of the wheelhouse get larger and larger. The crew switches off on tasks, shoveling and bagging, with Drummond always handling the dredge.
"They make it look easy," says Santoro.
There are days he can run the boat with three crew, setting gear and shoveling mussels himself, but on this day he only hops in once in awhile.
"I'd rather be back there," he said as he lowers the dredge again.
When they get to the dock that afternoon he still has a half-day of work ahead. As a wholesaler he has to load and run his truck to his buyer. To make things easier he has retrofitted a forklift so it works well at the dock.
Later he has to fix the exhaust on his other boat and do bookwork; uncertainty has forced him to hire fewer people.
Still, he is confident that things will work out, and if they don't he has a plan.
"I'll reinvent myself," he says.


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The artist takes special pride in performing contemporary compositions for violin. Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutoslawski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm and John Williams have all dedicated works to her. A further premiere performance of a work by Jörg Widmann is currently being planned.
Sebastian Currier: "Ghost Trio" for violin, violoncello and piano
New York, March 12th, 2019
With Daniel Müller-Schott (violoncello) and Lambert Orkis (piano)
(Commissioned by Anne-Sophie Mutter; dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
André Previn: "The Fifth Season", for violin and piano
New York, March 4th, 2018
With Lambert Orkis, piano
(Commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Anne-Sophie Mutter; dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
John Williams: "Markings", for solo violin, strings and harp
Lenox MA, July 16th, 2017
Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andris Nelsons
(Dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
André Previn: "Nonet for two string quartets and contrabass"
Edinburgh, August 26th, 2015
With Mutter`s Virtuosi
(Commissioned by Anne-Sophie Mutter for Mutter`s Virtuosi and dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
André Previn: "Song – Orchestra Version" (from "Tango Song and Dance")
London, June 10th, 2015
London Symphony Orchestra unter the direction of Sir André Previn
(Dedicated to Anne-Sopie Mutter)
Krzysztof Penderecki: "La Follia" (for Solo Violin)
New York, December 14th, 2013
(Commissioned by Anne-Sophie Mutter and dedicated to her)
André Previn: "Violin Sonata Nr. 2"
Sebastian Currier: "Ringtone Variations"
Taipei, June 6th, 2013
With Roman Patkolo, Double Bass
(Commissioned by The Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation; dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
André Previn: "Violin Concerto no. 2 for Violin and String Orchestra with two Harpsichord Interludes"
Trondheim, September 23rd, 2012
Trondheim Soloists under the direction of Anne-Sophie Mutter
(Commissioned by the Trondheim Soloists and the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter)
Sebastian Currier: "Time Machines"
New York, June 2nd, 2011
New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Alan Gilbert
Wolfgang Rihm: "Dyad for Violin and Double Bass"
New York, April 3rd, 2011
Krzysztof Penderecki: "Duo concertante per violino e contrabbasso"
Hannover, March 9th, 2011
(Commissioned by The Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation; dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter and Roman Patkoló)
Wolfgang Rihm: "Lichtes Spiel"
New York, November 18th, 2010
New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Michael Francis
André Previn: "Concerto for Violin, Viola und Orchestra"
New York, April 26th, 2009
Orchestra of St. Luke's under the direction of Sir André Previn
André Previn: "Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello"
New York, April 22nd, 2009
With Sir André Previn (piano) and Lynn Harrell (violoncello)
Sofia Gubaidulina: "In Tempus Praesens"
Lucerne, August 30th, 2007
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle
André Previn: "Concerto for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra"
Boston, April 19th, 2007
Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir André Previn Roman Patkoló, double bass
André Previn: "Violin Concerto Anne-Sophie"
Boston, March 14th, 2002
Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir André Previn
Henri Dutilleux: "Sur le même accord"
London, April 28th, 2002
London Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Masur
André Previn: "Tango, Song & Dance"
With Sir André Previn, Klavier
Krzysztof Penderecki: "Sonata per violino e pianoforte Nr. 2"
Krzysztof Penderecki: "Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphoses"
Leipzig, June 24th, 1995
MDR Sinfonieorchester under the direction of Mariss Jansons
Sebastian Currier: "Aftersong""
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, August 1994
Wolfgang Rihm: "Gesungene Zeit"
Zurich, June 13th, 1992
Collegium musicum under the direction of Paul Sacher
Witold Lutoslawski: "Partita" (Orchestra Version)
Munich, January 10th, 1990
Münchner Philharmoniker under the direction of Witold Lutoslawski
Norbert Moret: "En rêve"
Locarno, September 9th, 1988
Orchestra della Radio-Televisione Svizzera Italiana under the direction of Marc Andreae
Witold Lutoslawski: "Chain II"
Zurich, January 31st, 1986
(Dedicated to Paul Sacher)


Most of our readers will remember the Tetley brewery, which was a Hunslet institution for over a hundred years.
Many will be familiar with the headquarters building, dating from the 1930s and built in the art deco style. But how many of you have visited it since it became an art gallery?
To many of us, putting up a sign saying 'art gallery' is like putting up a sign saying 'private property – keep out'.
But Bryony Bond, The Tetley's Artistic Director tells me you couldn't be more wrong.
"Art is a conversation starter and while it can deal with complicated ideas, you don't need complicated language to talk about it.
"I believe a gallery is a reflective space, but that doesn't mean you have to view the art in hushed, reverent silence. Art is sociable, it is about conversation. It helps you see the world slightly differently and that's something worth talking about.
The Tetley wasn't built as an art gallery which means it has some unique spaces for showing art and gives it a more relaxed feel than some big galleries.
Easter will see the launch of a new outdoor sculpture, "The Sun Shines Every Day Forever". It's perhaps an optimistic title for a piece sited in Yorkshire, but it refers to the architecture of California that it draws its inspiration from. Unlike some public sculpture, and in the spirit of The Tetley, touching, feeling and sitting on the work will be positively encouraged.
Two more sculptures that The Tetley have been involved with are soon to be unveiled on Dewsbury Road in Beeston. This is just one of the ways The Tetley reaches out to the communities of South Leeds.
The gallery works closely with New Bewerley Community School, Hunslet Moor and Hunslet Carr Primary Schools, running an after school art club at the gallery. The children have a lot of fun, drawing, making animations and other activities. The club also breaks down barriers as the children respond to current exhibitions and make new friends from other schools.
Imagining libraries of the future is the theme that covers three upcoming shows by British and Pakistani artists. Illustrating that visual art is not just about paintings on walls, they include a film of staff and users reflecting on the changing ways, and particularly language in the bustling city of Karachi, from within the sanctuary of the city's Bedil Library.
Taking a different approach, The House That Heals The Soul has a fully functioning publishing studio and invites you to publish your own pamphlet to build the library and add your voice to the conversation.
The exhibitions run from 9 February to 22 April and start with a preview evening on Thursday 8 February, 6-8pm. This event, like the exhibitions, is free and open to all.
One of the ways The Tetley keeps its exhibitions free and its activities running is by recycling the profits from the bar and restaurant, which launches its new menu on 1 February. Serving breakfast, brunch and lunch through to evening meals the restaurant is open through to 9pm Tuesday to Saturday (6pm on Mondays). Small plates cost around £5, main dishes are £8-£12.
Lots of people use the Tetley as a meeting place, for business or social meetings – it has an excellent café bar and restaurant. Bryony's message is: whilst you're here, take five or ten minutes, pop upstairs and look at the exhibitions.
If your community group would like to visit The Tetley, the staff will be happy to give you a tour. Please contact Millie Carroll on (0113) 320 2323 or email millie.carroll@thetetley.org to arrange your visit.
Wow! Thanks for posting this. I had no idea, so will visit next time I'm back in Leeds.


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Home Christian Calendar Advent Anthem of Advent: The Disruptive Genius of God with Us
Anthem of Advent: The Disruptive Genius of God with Us
By Matt LeRoy -
"O God that you would rend the heavens and come down." (Isaiah 64:1)
These are the words of Isaiah, the prophet laureate of Advent. We hang on his words this time every year, waiting for the arrival of the promised Savior. And no one casts that vision quite like Isaiah. But here in chapter 64 of his book, he breaks from the familiar tones of expectant hope and instead pours out a lament.
To "rend a garment" in ancient Jewish culture was a sign of deep despair and mourning, an outward physical representation of what was taking place in the soul. In this lament Isaiah draws on this imagery as he pleads for God to mourn with us, to 'rend the heavens' like a garment. Look at the chaos of the world, Lord, and grieve alongside us.
But Isaiah asks for more. Don't just grieve over what is wrong, come down and set it right. Don't just share our pain, be active in healing it. We know you are working behind the scenes, directing the play. But we need you to step onto center stage and take the lead role.
And this, of course, is exactly what God does. God answers this prayer through the scandalous mystery of The Incarnation. God becomes human.
Of course Jesus is fully God. We wholeheartedly proclaim his divinity and worship him for it. But Jesus is also fully human. And, perhaps there is more mystery here than we realize, he becomes a very particular kind of human. In the Old Testament, God repeatedly makes covenant with the Jewish people. At the dawn of the New Testament, he becomes one of them.
We understand that Jesus was born for all people, but perhaps sometimes we forget that Jesus was born into a specific race of people, into a long cultural heritage and history. He carried distinct physical features (the tone of his skin, the color of his eyes, inherited family traits) that identified him with that people and he always fully embraced that identity. He was born into a race of people who had experienced hundreds of years of slavery, a trial they could never forget. He was born into a race of people who knew what it meant to be conquered by force. Repeatedly they were violently attacked and carried away from their homeland and into exile.
At the time of his birth, his people were living under the oppressive rule of the Roman Empire. The very dust beneath their feet had been promised to them by God Himself. Yet Caesar, in all of his might, claimed it as his own and instituted a reign of systematic injustice. Taxes, laws, enforcement tactics—Jesus' people were at the mercy of the system. From the very first glance of his face and skin, from the very first sounds of his accent, from the things that he ate and the ways that he worshipped, it was undeniably clear that Jesus was firmly located and numbered among the oppressed. And that is exactly where he wanted to be. And that is exactly where we still find him.
The mystery of the Incarnation will always baffle and amaze anyone who is even half-awake. But perhaps it's this particular part of the mystery that is asking to be explored in days like these.
This Advent season, we find ourselves in the throes of turmoil again. Tensions over race and injustice are exposed with every news cycle. The plight of refugees is reduced to divisive political debate. Reports of terrorism and human trafficking and senseless violence dominate our screens. Catastrophe has become common place.
What can the Church do? It seems as if there is no hope. But that is precisely the one thing we do have. We light a wreath of candles as an act of defiance against the darkness. We raise our voices and cry out with the prophet Isaiah, O Lord that you would rend the heavens and come down. And we look for him where he has always been found— With us in the thick of oppression and chaos, located among the broken and outcast and exiled. Like a shoot from the stump of Jesse, a small shock of green growing out of the wasteland. Rooted where you least expect him. Where is God in times like these? With us.
This is the time for the Church to proclaim the anthem of Advent, the disruptive genius of God With Us. With us in our pain, our tragedy, our longing. With us to empower premeditated love, even in the face of fear. With us to form his people into a living protest against the way things are, and a prophetic vision of what should and one day will be.
He is with us as we wait for Advent all over again, watching and hoping for the return of our long-expected Jesus. When he will once again rend the heavens and come down.
"This is the time of year we must sink down into the ancient story of God's people and remember what it means to hope. We walk with them on the desert road. We ache and thrill with the Prophets. We sing along with the Poets. We wait with anticipation for Jesus to step into the story. We could never get to him. Our only hope is that he comes to us. And in the fullness of time, the plot takes a scandalous turn that we dared not even imagine. The Creator steps into the story, and takes on the lead role. The Author becomes the Protagonist."
Get Matt and Josh LeRoy's Protagonist: Stepping into the Story of Advent from our store here. It's a daily Advent devotional in which you'll learn what it means for the author to step into the story He's written. Join with thousands of people in the Daily Text community who have already followed along with this study.
Matt LeRoy
Matt LeRoy is co-pastor of Love Chapel Hill, an eclectic, quirky church plant in downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is married to Sarah, who is out of his league. They are the proud parents of twin sons, Luke and Samuel.
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Omensight PC Game is an Murder-Mystery game based on action. It is also a spiritual successor to Stories: The Path of Destinies, which award-winning and very popular creations.
You play the role of the Harbinger, who is a mythical warrior who only appears during the times of crisis. The land named Urralia is being teared away by war. But there is something that is even worse than that: when night falls, you witness a dark God bringing destruction to the world by his own hands.
It is now up to you, that as the eyes and the sword of Urralia, you must reverse this fate. The little knowledge you have is that it all started with a mysterious murder.
Once the installation is complete, Open the folder named "Codex" and copy all the folders and files that you see in that folder and paste into the installation directory of the game. For example Local Disk C >> Program Files >> Omensight.


While admiring a Facebook friend's photo gallery I read a comment about a shared love of text. Ironically, I realized that Signs and Literature are often my focus. 'Course I'm not firing a Canon 4500 SLR...I'm firing a Blackberry 9730....ummmm....arrrr!
The Welcome Center is closed...guess we're not welcome in West Virgin-y!
No one likes a line jumper!
Wouldn't it be cool to live on Calfass Road? Even if your name was Jack?
19. Those were the days.
Why I love priceline.com...Over inflated price on the door...$209. My sweet deal, $38!
That would be a big TWSS!!!
I found a real mexican restaurant in OKC. We went on a huge road trip to find it. I was fired up about the menu, but a ghost got in the way of the pic.
LIES! Sandals are not cool.
It says "unit". And "Eaton". Gross.
C'mon. This is a real road. I went .... there is no good adverb here.
A homemade sign stuck between two houses. It says, "cut your trees - leave my trees alone. Trees cost $". Hatfields and McCoys over a dying cedar.
I think they're a curling fan.
This is torture...I was stuck in traffic for 20 mins staring at this....yummmm!


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Match the SUV trend with this Mil-Spec Hummer H1
Show 'em how it's done
Just like Lamborghini LM002, the Hummer H1 was a car ahead of its time but people didn't understand it, so now it's gone. Officially.
Unofficially, though, you have the chance of owning one that's not only as badass as the original one was but also way more powerful and comfortable than before, courtesy of Mil-Spec Automotive.
Looking at these pictures above, the Mil-Spec H1 gets as real as possible. The only outfit available is simple black (either glossy or textured) but you wouldn't have wanted something else anyway, right?
The all-black theme is kept for the interior as well, where military-grade leather finds aerospace-grade aluminum ornaments. All about the Mil-Spec Hummer is build to last, and also look amazingly cool
The most important, albeit less obvious change is under the hood, where a 6.6-liter Duramax V8 diesel boasts 500 horsepower and 1,000 Nm of torque and is most probably mated to the 6-speed Allison automatic. The suspension setup was re-tuned for a better ride quality both on- and off-road.
Now close your eyes and imagine yourself driving this to work every morning, climbing all the other small, insignificant cars while you nonchalantly sip your coffee.
SEE MORE: Watch Kreisel's all-electric Hummer H1 off-roader in motion
Tuning hummer h1 hummer mil-spec
Andrei Stirbu
May 21st 2018 at 10:14am May 21, 2018 10:14 May 21, 2018 10:14
Photo credits: Mil-Spec Automotive


These engaging activities help build the foundation for reading.
Take a picture walk. Before they can read words, young children use picture cues to retell stories. Invite your toddler to describe what is happening in the illustrations of a favorite book. Ask lots of questions to hone his observation skills.
Make time to rhyme. Distinguishing sounds is an important component of literacy development. Reread a rhyming book a few times so that he can listen to the sound patterns and rhythm of the story. Encourage him to chime in as he learns the story, and to clap when the words rhyme.
Extend or create a story. This activity encourages creativity, language skills, and such important literary skills as developing a beginning, middle, and end of a story. Read a book and invite him to make up his own story about the main character, create a sequel to the story, or make up his own ending. You can also encourage him to make his own book by drawing a few illustrations.


Thailand Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be situated within the Mobility district of the expo.
The Thailand Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will have a façade resembling a flower garland and will showcase breakthroughs in connectivity, transport, and mobility.
The Asian country unveiled its design for the "smart" pavilion that showcases its innovation-driven Thailand 4.0 economic model for growth and prosperity.
Thailand wants to highlight business opportunities in the country, popular with backpackers, by promoting its expertise in transport planning, logistics, digital connectivity, and personal mobility.
Each flower on the building's façade will be woven together. Visitors will be invited to engrave a message on the flowers that will eventually bloom, creating an elevated garden along the exterior walls during the expo.
The Dok Champa flower is a symbol of hospitality, luck, and respect in Thailand, and garlands are often used as a way to welcome people.
The pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will sit on a 3,606m² plot of land in Mobility, one of three Thematic Districts alongside Opportunity and Sustainability.
Index Creative Village, which has managed Thailand's World Expo projects for more than a decade, will deliver the project.
An arm of Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Digital Economy Promotion Agency, will be responsible for the Thailand Pavilion during the six-month expo that opens its doors in October 2020.
Thailand said in a statement that it wanted to attract international "investors and business tycoons" to the country by positing itself as a hub for innovation and digital technology.
With just 10 months to go until all major construction work needs to be completed for the expo, Thailand is the latest in a list of countries to have unveiled their plans for Expo 2020 Dubai.
Brazil, the Netherlands, and Sweden made their design plans public in December 2018. The Dutch Pavilion will be able to grow organic mushrooms, Sweden's building will have dozens of tree houses, while the Brazil Pavilion will resemble a floating cube at night.


Sigurlina Ingvarsdottie, senior producer of Star Wars Battlefront, reveals five awesome facts you have to know about DICE's game. To hear Battlefront the way the developers intended grab the game's official headset the Star Wars Battlefront Sandtrooper!
Star Wars™ Battlefront™ is available November 19th on PS4, PC and Xbox One.


On 7 December, Cambridge LaunchPad partners Cambridge Cleantech and Cambridge Regional College teamed up to deliver an event with Year 6 students from Bar Hill Community Primary School. The aim of the day was to educate the students about how clean technology is currently being used and enthuse them about the possibilities available within the industry.
Over the course of the day, ambassadors from Cambridge Cleantech and BTEC students from Cambridge regional college delivered a variety of hands-on activities. Giving the younger students an opportunity to interact with those who have chosen a STEM related education pathway encourages them to consider the wide range of options available to them when thinking about their future. By providing inspiring role models and motivating young people to consider a future in STEM, Cambridge LaunchPad supports the growing demand for skilled professionals within the Greater Cambridgeshire area.


One cold day, Thomas gathered some pillows and blankets and made a warm cozy cave.
Thomas steps away from his cave to get a flashlight and when he comes back, he finds a bear has moved into his new cave. He puts down a trail of blueberries leading away from his cave and the bear follows the trail, giving Thomas the chance to grab some books and get back to his cave. But when he gets there, the bear's already beaten him to it. Thomas tries tempting the bear with a back scratcher, filling the sink with bath toys and putting out a bowl of honey oat cereal, and finally he manages to get into the cave. When the bear sees there's no room for him, he starts to cry and Thomas feels bad. He and the bear, who we now see is actually his little brother in bear pajamas, build a new cave that's big enough for both of them.
I love the idea of a little bear just casually walking through the house.
When I read this book for the first time, I was completely surprised by the revelation of the bear being Thomas' little brother. Author Eric Pinder makes Thomas a really admirable character throughout this story. He never loses his temper at the bear's presence and all of his efforts to lure the bear away are positive things instead of negative ones. And when he sees his brother upset, he immediately changes up the cave to make it big enough for both of them.
On subsequent reads, I noticed that there were some clues to the bear's identity sprinkled throughout Stephanie Graegin's artwork. In addition to the fact that we never see the bear's face, you'll notice pictures on the walls of Thomas and his brother and other little clues to let us know there are two kids in this family instead of just one. The last page in the book features an illustrated guide to building your own cave from pillows and blankets. I'm going to go build one now. If you need me, you can find me there.
And what did we learn? What I take away from this book is that it's great to have cool things of your own, but it's even better to have good friends you can share with.