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Winga Wonga! This site is about Neslort, Neslorchestra and the music of Rick Trolsen, Find information here on the bands that Rick leads, the music he has composed, the special projects in which he is involved as well as the story of Rick and his music.
Neslort is organic alternative jazz / rock featuring the compositions of trombone wizard, Rick Trolsen. We know that four dimensions make up the space-time continuum. If music is the fifth, then the realm of thought which brought us the band Neslort is an example of the sixth. This musical group is so essential to Rick's inner vision that savvy music lovers will notice: Trolsen is Neslort spelled backwards. Astronomers know of stars that shine blindingly bright which then retreat to gather energy for the next appearance. That surely is true also of Neslort across its 25 year history which includes three albums and multiple appearances at the hippest New Orleans music festivals and venues. Now the Star of Neslort has returned in its boldest and brightest apparition to date as Neslorchestra.
Within his compositions for Neslort (and Neslorchestra) Rick brings home all influences from a life spent in the modern jazz, rock and funk era. There is Big Band and Bebop in there, and yes, also Zappa. The music includes symphonic, intricately composed layers. Add to the blender a few Eastern European Folk tunes plus a dash of Circus music. And all those genres are underscored by a 21st century combination of both purposed and improvised jazz defined as Primordial Fusion.
The best way to "get" Neslort is to experience Rick compositions live as total aural immersion. The music is fun, exhilarating, challenging, and new. It's certainly not meant to be background music!
Neslort ( www.neslort.com ) is organic alternative jazz / rock featuring the compositions of trombone wizard, Rick Trolsen (formerly of Bonerama,) this aggregation dashes through a myriad of styles, hidden behind a fat New Orleans groove, undetected by the unsuspecting ear. Neslort originally formed back in 1991, played around New Orleans and made 3 consecutive performances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but then disbanded in 1998. Back by popular demand, the group has re-formed and currently has a new CD, "Mystical Scam" releases in November 2010 from Lort Music and Threadhead Records.. The music of Neslort pulls from straight ahead rock, middle-eastern, jazz, funk, as well as some group improvisations scattered in amongst the compositions. The music is fun, exhilarating, challenging, and new. It's certainly not meant to be background music!
Neslort ( www.neslort.com ) is organic alternative jazz / rock featuring the compositions of trombone wizard, Rick Trolsen (formerly of Bonerama,) this aggregation dashes through a myriad of styles, hidden behind a fat New Orleans groove, undetected by the unsuspecting ear. Neslort originally formed in 1991 made 3 consecutive performances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but then vanished into fond memories. Responding to popular demand, the legendary group has re-formed with new music and a new CD, "Mystical Scam" released in November 2010 from Lort Music and Threadhead Records.. The music of Neslort pulls from straight ahead rock, middle-eastern, jazz, funk, as well as some group improvisations scattered in amongst the compositions. The music is fun, exhilarating, challenging, and new. It's certainly not meant to be background music!


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They were evolved on many planes, each in a different degree, 2 and among them were the higher order related to fire, air, and nascent mind. These being the highest were in possession of a consciousness peculiar to their own plane of existence and were destined to become the conscious human beings of the future. But it seemed to them that they had themselves obtained the victory over cosmic substance and brought about their own evolution.
And in order to raise these cosmic spirits by gentle steps to a higher state of development, the highly progressed entities from other Manvantaras appeared to then on their own plane and in their own spheres of consciousness, but were not comprehended. Then the ruling spirits of fire were unable to burn, and those of air unable to move, a straw that was created before them. Next, Indra, representing the nascent power of mind and imagination, advanced toward those who came to teach, but instead of them perceived only the primordial root and basis of matter 3. For spirit as distinguished from matter cannot be perceived. It is from spirit—the eternal purusha—that matter is emanated, and together they form the two phases of the one Absolute and Unknowable.
But the principles of fire and air, and the thinking man, are nearest to Brahman in the eternal scheme of nature's evolution.
A name of Brahman is expressed by the words "The desire of it," and by that name it may be pondered upon. He who has discovered what the true aim of life is should meditate upon it and make all his desires bend to it. And as he progresses toward a knowledge of it, so all beings are insensibly impelled to aid him in the search, because there exists in all the desire to know the root of all things.
1. In the original this is called Khanda instead of Chapter.
2. They are called devas or gods in the original.
3. In the Sanskrit this is called Mulaprakriti.


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Thrower's Tallies: Top Horror Games
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Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game
I have an uneasy relationship with horror. Perhaps that's appropriate. To me, there's a clear dividing line between the chilling supernatural and gruesome gorefests. I detest the latter, and love the former. To have a book, film or video game slowly convince me there are mysterious shades flitting beyond the veil of night is a special pleasure.
It gets more complicated with board games. You can throw all the gothic trappings you like into a horror game and the result rarely feels like horror. They never make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. After playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent one night I almost threw a fit after finding an unexpected tea towel on the back of the kitchen door. No board game has ever done that to me.
I once sketched out a design to remedy that. It was a co-operative game in which the players had to choose to eliminate one or more of their number in order to win. They weren't traitors or anything. The idea was to create unease and discomfort in the group by forcing them into unpalatable choices with real-world impact. It never went anywhere because no-one wanted to make those choices. Which illustrates why a genuinely horrible horror board game is likely impossible.
So we're left with adventure games painted thickly with the red rouge of horror. For all that they're still obviously card and plastic underneath that doesn't make them bad games. Here are my five favourites.
#5 Ghost Stories
J-Horror serves up exactly the sort of unearthly shocks that I enjoy most. Other far eastern countries have similar oeuvres of unnatural lore. So it's a shame that the only quality game so far to try and make use of all that mythology is Ghost Stories.
In many respects, this is just a classic modern co-operative game. Players are faced with a series of awkward least-worst choices to make against the clock. There are few better examples, mechanically speaking, but it's still a well worn grove.
There are two things that make Ghost Stories stand out from the crowd. One is the amount of variety and resultant replay value. There are a lot of different ghosts to encounter, and different board setups and player powers combine to keep the puzzle fresh. The other is the stellar artwork. Playing the game itself might not scare you. But seeing the various ghastly visages of Wu-Feng as they're pulled from the bottom of the deck is still worth some delicious chills.
#4 Dead of Winter
Games with hidden traitors make good horror fare, but they always have one slight problem. The players know there's a cuckoo in their midst, and that takes away the shock of their revelation.
Dead of Winter fixed that by the simple addition of their not always being a traitor. This tiny change can send paranoia levels through the roof as players snipe and bicker about the latest failed survival crisis. Did it fail by accident, by incompetence or by purposeful sabotage?
And all the while the zombies mass at the doors and the snow howls outside the window. Dead of Winter is a rare game that made the environment itself into an enemy. Frostbite can be every bit as deadly as zombie bite.
#3 Last Night on Earth
Here's another zombie game from the opposite end of that overused genre. This is laugh a minute splatterpunk nonsense. Chainsaws rev, Zombies moan and the players have a cast of characters right out of every B-Movie ever made.
Several scenarios and some fat decks for both the zombie and the hero players make for plenty of variety. What really makes the game hum though is the light dusting of strategy. You can't search and fight on the same turn. So it's always a trade off between trimming the undead hoard and finding a bigger gun to do it with.
Good art, great miniatures and unusual movie-still photos on the cards help bring the atmosphere to life. Or perhaps unlife. With lots of dice, lots of surprising card plays and lots of smack talk, it's the epitome of trash gaming.
#2 Fury of Dracula
Of all the games I've ever played, the first edition of this was the closest a game has ever felt to real horror. For the hunters, the original Dracula was an unholy terror at the start of the game. His location unknown he plotted omnipotent and omniscient behind his screen. Early attacks could be deadly. Only by amassing cards and equipment could the fragile mortals hope to best him.
It was too easy for Dracula to win by stalling, however, which made it weaker as a game. The second edition tried to fix that but introduced some needless bloat and broke a bunch of other stuff. Dracula seems a lot less of an immortal horror when he can't even double back on his own trail without resorting a special power.
I'm writing this having just played my first game of the new third edition. It still has the hated location deck, but there's a raft of improvements to make Dracula more flexible and powerful. He won. Here's hoping it's put the Prince of Darkness back on his throne where he belongs.
#1 Arkham Horror
It's perhaps odd that my top spot is probably the least horrific game on the whole list. But like we said, real horror games are an impossibility. The Fort's own Shellie said it best. This isn't a horror game: it's an RPG.
I always wanted an RPG with strategy and exploration, narrative and character advancement in one accessible package. It turned out that Arkham Horror was that game, dressed as a horror title. Choices about how to equip, move and build your characters had real consequence. The choose your own adventure location texts made an endlessly variable story generator. And toward the end, tooled up with Shotguns and Elder Signs, you were able to tackle Shoggoths and Dholes.
Because Arkham Horror is such a great RPG, I've never felt the need to play Eldritch Horror. It might be faster and more streamlined but it sounds like its lost that adventure feel. And the biggest horror of all might be the amount of time and money I've already invested in Arkham. It's a scary barrier to a potential switch.
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ubarose replied the topic: #213840 01 Nov 2015 10:42
I think you just put your finger on why I don't much care for Eldritch Horror but love Arkham Horror. I've been trying to understand it myself, under pressure from so many people telling me how much Eldritch Horror rocks. I think it lacks a certain RPG feel. The characters are just too interchangeable. I never feel really invested in my investigator; or that they are learning and developing; or that they have a specific role to play on the team. What you do on your turn in Eldritch Horror is most often dictated by proximity, while what you do in Arkham Horror is most often dictated by your character's skill set.
Gary Sax replied the topic: #213841 01 Nov 2015 10:49
I like to think Arkham Horror is all about individual character stories generated by the game, Eldritch Horror abandons that and is an overall narrative story about saving the world.
Josh Look replied the topic: #213842 01 Nov 2015 11:00
ubarose wrote: I think you just put your finger on why I don't much care for Eldritch Horror but love Arkham Horror. I've been trying to understand it myself, under pressure from so many people telling me how much Eldritch Horror rocks. I think it lacks a certain RPG feel. The characters are just too interchangeable. I never feel really invested in my investigator; or that they are learning and developing; or that they have a specific role to play on the team. What you do on your turn in Eldritch Horror is most often dictated by proximity, while what you do in Arkham Horror is most often dictated by your character's skill set.
You're right on Arkham having that RPG feel that Eldritch doesn't, though I'd say that Eldritch functioning better as a _board game_ is a plus, but that is entirely a matter of preference. However I do think there's a nice variety to the characters, and everyone has their roles to play based on their skills. Eldritch will brutally punish you if you're doing something you really shouldn't. Proximity is certainly a huge factor, but skillset is still there.
Josh Look wrote: Eldritch will brutally punish you if you're doing something you really shouldn't.
That is true as well. Arkham Horror is far easier to play with boneheaded players than is Eldritch.
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Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (ur. 30 września 1985 w Montevideo) – urugwajski piłkarz grający na pozycji ofensywnego pomocnika.

Kariera klubowa
Rodríguez pochodzi z Montevideo i tam też rozpoczął karierę w klubie CA Peñarol. W jego barwach w 2002 zadebiutował w lidze urugwajskiej, jednak dopiero w 2003 wywalczył sobie miejsce w podstawowym składzie i wtedy też po raz pierwszy w karierze zdobył mistrzostwo Urugwaju. Na początku 2005 piłkarz leczył kontuzję i ani razu nie pojawił się na boisku, a latem odszedł z zespołu.

Latem 2005 za 500 tysięcy euro Rodríguez przeszedł do francuskiego Paris Saint-Germain. W Ligue 1 zadebiutował dopiero 3 grudnia w przegranym 0:2 spotkaniu z Olympique Lyon. W PSG grał jednak mało (zaledwie 11 meczów, z czego 4 zaczynał w pierwszym składzie), ale zdołał osiągnąć sukces, jakim było wywalczenie Pucharu Francji. W sezonie 2006/2007 wystąpił w rozgrywkach Pucharu UEFA, a jego klub w którym zagrał w tym sezonie 25 meczów utrzymał się w pierwszej lidze. W PSG grał wraz z rodakiem, Carlosem Bueno.

Latem 2007 na zasadzie wolnego transferu Rodríguez przeszedł do SL Benfica, gdzie miał zastąpić na lewym skrzydle Simão Sabrosę, który odszedł do Atlético Madryt. W 2008 przeniósł się natomiast do FC Porto. W sezonie 2012/2013 będzie reprezentował barwy hiszpańskiego Atlético Madryt, do którego trafił na zasadzie wolnego transferu

Kariera reprezentacyjna
Reprezentacyjną karierę Rodríguez rozpoczął od występów w młodzieżowej drużynie Urugwaju U-21. W pierwszej reprezentacji zadebiutował 7 lipca 2004 roku, w meczu który Urugwaj zremisował 2:2 z Meksykiem w ramach turnieju Copa América 2004, w którym jego rodacy zajęli 3. miejsce. Natomiast w 2007 roku wystąpił w Copa América 2007 i tym razem zajął wraz ze swoją drużyną 4. pozycję.

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American Bar Association Online Privacy Conference: A Report
On 10 November 2010, I attended an American Bar Association online conference on 'Regulating Privacy Across Borders in the Digital Age: An Emerging Global Consensus or Vive la Difference'. The panalists addressed many important global privacy challenges and spoke about the changes the EU directive is looking to take.
On 10 November, I attended an American Bar Association online conference on "Regulating Privacy Across Borders in the Digital Age: An Emerging Global Consensus or Vive la Difference." The panel was made up of:
Lisa Sotto, a private practitioner in the US
Billy Hawkes, Commissioner of Data Protection, Ireland
Bojana Bellamy, Director of Data Privacy, London, UK
Hugh Stevenson, Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission, US
Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner, Canada.
The panelists shared their insight into many issues, including the challenges that cloud computing, behavioural advertising, and cross-border data transfer pose to privacy. The panel also spoke on the need to address concerns of enforcement, data breach, accountability, and harmonization of data protection policies. The conference was very informative, and brought up many points that, as India moves forward with a privacy legislation, should be considered and given thought about.
Technology Concerns: Cloud Computing, Behavioural Advertising, and Cross- border Data Transfer
When speaking about the concerns of cloud computing, behavioural advertising, and cross-border data transfer – the panel was in agreement that privacy policies need to move beyond paper to practice. They questioned whether broad national law can actually address the privacy concerns associated with these issues, or whether internal, specific policies are more effective at protecting data being outsourced to the cloud, passed through the Internet, and sent across borders. Specifically addressing cloud computing internal policies have the potential to be more effective, because data in the cloud is essentially nowhere; it does not reside in one jurisdiction, and thus it is difficult to establish which countries' laws apply to the data. Additionally, if there is a breach in data, the onus at the end of the day falls on the company that was in possession of the data the data breach. Though internal policies could also be used to address behavioural advertising, the lack of consumer awareness limits how effective a self-regulating program can be. Hugh Stevenson suggested another possibility - creating a system analogous to the "do not call registry" for websites – something like "do not track." This would allow consumers to opt out of being tracked by cookies etc. on a websites, and force websites to be transparent about their collection and retention of data. Another solution discussed that could work to move policies beyond paper to practice, was the emerging trend of "privacy by design". "Privacy by design" is a mechanism applied by technology manufacturing and technology providing companies where companies will assess privacy risks before they offer a service, or before a product goes onto the market. This might mean a software company or service provider will need a seal before selling their products that indicates the product or service meets a certain privacy standard. If enforced effectively, the system of a seal could be especially effective, because it creates a visual indicator of privacy - allowing consumers to easily and quickly recognize what products are more privacy risky than others, and easily find reliable and secure data processors. The ability of the privacy seal to be applied to all services and sectors, would be particularly useful in a sectoral system like the US, where companies that collect data, but are not apart of the regulated sectors (financial, health, etc) do not come within the purview of the privacy protecting laws.
Privacy Seals Globally? Privacy Seals in India?
If this system of a privacy seal becomes widely used, it will be interesting to see the effect that it has on the international community, and subsequently – the Indian consumer. Even though India does not have a privacy legislation, nor a heightened concern over personal privacy, the Indian consumer does consume American-developed software, phones, computers and other technologies. Perhaps as a "privacy seal" begins to be seen on foreign products used in India, it will create pressure on domestic manufacturers and service providers to meet similar standards with their products. Furthermore, perhaps foreign countries will not want to engage in trade with a company if that company does not use the "privacy seal". Similar pressure is being placed on Chinese-made technologies. For example, the reputation that Chinese phones have of being dangerous and cheap has led some countries, like Australia, to place bans on the phones coming into their borders. Essentially a privacy seal could provide sufficient economic incentives and pressures on companies globally to ensure that their products and practices adequately protect consumer privacy.
In addition to internal policies and seals as ways to push privacy protection beyond theory and into practice, the panel heavily emphasized the need for accountability. Accountability, according to Bojana Bellamy – the EU Data Privacy Director, is increasingly necessary because data is constantly being sent and processed in multiple countries and places across the globe. How to create a greater level of accountability amongst organizations has been a subject of much discussion. Currently the EU is looking at adding an"accountability principle" to the directive. The directive is defining accountability as: showing how responsibility is exercised and making this verifiable -or in simpler terms – compliance with principles in the data protection field. The accountability principle that is being proposed would be comprised of two requirements. One requirement would obligate the data controllers to implement appropriate and effective measures that made sure the principles and obligations of the Directive were being put into effect by organizations. The second would be to require that data controllers demonstrate that these measures have been taken. In practice, this would translate into scalable programs such as the requirement of a privacy impact assessment,monitoring,sanctions, and internal and external audits The legal architecture of the accountability mechanism would be two-tiered. One tier would consist of the basic statutory requirement that would be binding for all data controllers; the second would include voluntary accountability systems. This would also mean that the data controllers would need to strengthen their internal arrangements. Further accountability measures considered by the Directive working party include: Establishment of internal procedures prior to the creation of new personal data processing operations, setting up written and binding data protection policies to be considered and applied to new data processing operations, mapping of procedures to endure proper identification of all data processing operations and maintenance of an inventory of data processing operations, appointment of data protection officer, offering adequate data protection, training, and education to staff members.
Data Breaches:
The panel next discussed data breaches. From the example of the UK, where in 2007 the government lost 24 million records from the Child Benefit Database – clearly date breaches are a continual, often very serious problem. Few people though, realize the extent to which data breaches happen (on their own personal data) and the actual consequences of the breaches, because countries do not have a well defined data breach policies set in place. There are a handful of European countries, like France and Germany, and some American states, like California, that have included data breach requirements into their laws. Also, Despite this, there are no broad statutes for data breach notification in the US or the EU. Also in 2009 the E-Privacy Directive, which applies to ISPs, telecommunication networks, and other electronic communications services, made it mandatory for certain data breaches to be reported.. Whether data breach notification should be made a requirement through legislation is a question many countries are facing. Some countries, like Canada, rely on self-regulation for enforcement of data breaches. Jennifer Stoddart, the data commissioner from Canada, spoke about how self regulation in Canada works. One of the mechanisms that makes self-regulation so effective is the media. If a data breach occurs, through bad press, the media causes the social and monetary costs to increase, so that companies will want to prevent data breaches. The privacy commission of Canada works to help companies remedy the breaches when they occur, but focuses mainly on working with companies to prevent a breach from taking place at all. Challenges and question that self regulation face are:
Will companies work to be less transparent and avoid notification despite the severity of the breach, because of the repercussions?
How will the balance between over-reporting breaches with under-reporting breaches be maintained?
Even if there is a social incentive to provide notification of breach, is it adequate enough to ensure that the notification is comprehensive and that proactive steps are taken by the organization to prevent further breach?
If bad media is the main form of penalty for companies – is this enough penalty, and is it able to take into consideration the context of each privacy breach?
These questions along with the growing number of breaches that are occurring have pushed the EU and other countries to consider integrating data breach statutes into broad legislation.
E-Privacy Directive Breach Notification:
Under the E-Privacy Directive the definition of a personal data breach is "breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted or otherwise processed in connection with provision of a publicly available electronic communications service in the Community." Currently the system in the EU is broken down into a two tiered system – a breach notification by the organization to the data controller is the first level. This level includes breaches that have occurred, but do not necessarily harm an individual. The second tier is if the breach impacts the subscriber or individual, than the individual must be notified of the nature of the breach, and recommendations made of measures to mitigate the possible adverse effects of the breach. If the breach is so large that individual notice is impractical, notice of the breach must be posted in the media. Failure to notify or incorrect notification results in sanctions. In the UK, data breach notification must include:
1. The type of information and compromised number of records
2. The circumstances of the loss, release, or corruption
3. Actions taken to minimize or mitigate the effect on individuals involved including whether they have been informed
4. details of how the breach is being investigated,
5. whether any other regulatory bodies have been informed and, if so, their responses
6. remedial actions taken to prevent future occurrences and any other information that may assist the ICO in making an assessment.
Accountability, breach notification: What material should India think about for a legal privacy structure?
Lawrence Friedman once explained that legal systems are living organisms – Bills are constantly being amended, passed, and retracted in order to make the legal structure that governs a society reflect the ethos of that society. Thus, when conceptualizing a new piece of legal legislation it is important to look at what purpose that legislation is going to serve, and if that purpose reflects the ideas, values, attitudes, and expectations that a society has. India is a nation that has enacted statutes and regulations for responding to cultural and economic changes against a backdrop of widely-dispersed population groups with deeply-engrained traditions of government and management. This has led to incongruities, for example, there are strong requirements for government transparency, but at the same time there is a common perception that bribery is necessary to prompt official action. There are laws to protect certain rights, but the average person who takes action will never be afforded redress. Thus, India faces both similar and different challenges that the EU and Western countries are face in concern with privacy. One of the greatest privacy challenges in India today, despite having adopted technology, habits, and practices that put privacy at risk, is the common perception that India does not have any privacy issues. Because it is believed that privacy is not at risk, there is a lack of awareness and understanding as to how to prevent privacy violations. Though the breach notification and accountability components that were discussed in the meeting are very detail-oriented mechanisms, they raise a fundamental question about legal architecture and context. When forming a privacy legislation, a few broad questions that India needs to consider are:
· Does it want a broad legislation, one that could limit business and trade (unless potential trading partners demand such legislation), or sector-based legislations, which risk being too tailored and difficult to harmonize?
· If India wants a broad privacy framework how will this be set up?
· What will be the tools used for civil education?
· How will enforcement take place ?
· Is self regulated accountability or statuary accountability better?
· Will there be a privacy tribunal?
· How will data be categorized?
· Will breaches be notified?
· Will standardized privacy policies be created?
As Hugh Stevenson, the commissioner from the FTC, described - one of the greatest benefits of breach notification was the awareness of privacy that it has brought. As individuals are notified that their information has been compromised, they are becoming more aware of how technologies work and how their information is processed, and what risks are involved and what protective measures they should take. Looking at the prospect of enhanced awareness from making data breach notification mandatory, it seems that it can only be a positive step for India to take towards raising awareness and understanding of privacy. The notification of breach could be required to specifically include a description of why the breach took place, and the steps that individuals could take to further protect their data. A concern that has been voiced - is whether a comprehensive legislation could be implemented? And should India be looking to enact such a comprehensive and detailed legislation when there is no existing privacy legislation to build off of, and no deep culture of privacy? To these concerns I can only speculate that there is always a balance between being overly ambitious in a legislation, and too conservative. It seems that enforcement will in fact always be a challenge in India, and that part of policy-making needs to address this challenge, rather than avoid it.
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Six of the world's leading tire and rubber makers are forming an online marketplace for doing business.
Michelin of France and Continental AG of Germany, join U.S. tire giants Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in the venture expected to be up and running by the end of the year. Sumitomo of Japan and Pirelli from Italy are also taking part.
RubberNetwork.com, to be an independent company, will run the worldwide marketplace, according to Monday's announcement. The plan is similar to one recently announced by automakers in the United States and Germany for online commerce.
The competitors will use the Web site as a place to buy supplies and, they hope, to cut costs in the $50 billion market. Goodyear spokesman Chris Aked said it was too early to determine the savings.
Aked would not say which computer companies were being considered to handle the technical side of the e-commerce venture.


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What are the health benefits of carrots?
Medically reviewed by Natalie Butler, R.D., L.D. on December 4, 2019 — Written by Megan Ware, RDN, L.D.
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Some people think of carrots as the ultimate health food, while generations of parents have told their children that eating carrots will help them see in the dark. Is this true? What other benefits may carrots have?
People probably first cultivated the carrot thousands of years ago, in the area that is now Afghanistan. The original small, forked, purple or yellow root had a bitter, woody flavor and was quite different from the carrot that we know today.
Farmers grew purple, red, yellow, and white carrots long before the appearance of the sweet, crunchy, and aromatic orange variety that is now popular. Dutch growers may have developed this type in the 16th century.
In this article, learn more about the nutrients in carrots and their health benefits. We also look into tips for adding carrots to the diet and any precautions to take. And, of course, the age-old question: Do they really help you see in the dark?
Carrots contain vitamin A, antioxidants, and other nutrients.
Carrots are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are also a good source of antioxidants.
Antioxidants are nutrients present in plant-based foods. They help the body remove free radicals, unstable molecules that can cause cell damage if too many accumulate in the body.
Free radicals result from natural processes and environmental pressures. The body can eliminate many free radicals naturally, but dietary antioxidants can help, especially when the oxidant load is high.
Below are some ways in which carrots can support health.
Can carrots help you see in the dark? In a way, yes.
Carrots contain vitamin A, and a vitamin A deficiency may result in xerophthalmia, a progressive eye disease. Xerophthalmia can cause night blindness or difficulty seeing when levels of light are low.
According to the Office of Dietary Supplements, a lack of vitamin A is one of the main preventable causes of blindness in children.
So, in a way, carrots can help you see in the dark.
However, most people's vision is unlikely to improve from eating carrots, unless they have a vitamin A deficiency.
Carrots also contain the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, and the combination of the two may help prevent age-related macular degeneration, a type of vision loss.
Learn about 10 foods that can help maintain eye health.
Too many free radicals in the body may increase the risk of various types of cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.
The antioxidant effects of dietary carotenoids — yellow, orange, and red organic pigments present in carrots and other vegetables — may reduce this risk. Lutein and zeaxanthin are two examples of these carotenoids.
One medium-sized raw carrot, weighing 61 grams (g), contains 509 micrograms (mcg) RAE of vitamin A.
It also provides 5,050 mcg of beta carotene and 2,120 mcg of alpha carotene[YB2] , two provitamin A antioxidants that the body can convert into more vitamin A, as needed.
According to the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, female adults need to consume at least 700 mcg RAE of vitamin A each day, while male adults need at least 900 mcg RAE.
Prostate cancer: A 2015 review of studies suggested a link between a diet rich in carotenoids and a lower risk of prostate cancer. However, confirming the association, then determining its cause, would require more research.
Leukemia: In 2011, researchers found evidence that nutrients in carrot juice extract could kill leukemia cells and slow or stop their progression.
Lung cancer: Also in 2011, researchers concluded that drinking carrot juice may help prevent the type of damage that leads to lung cancer in smokers.
Earlier, a 2008 meta-analysis indicated that participants with high intakes of various carotenoids had a 21% lower risk of lung cancer, after adjusting for smoking, than participants in control groups.
What is the link between cancer and diet? Find out here.
Consuming more carotenoid-rich foods may lower the risk of colon cancer, according to 2014 research that included data from 893 people.
The findings of a study published the following year suggest that people who consume a high-fiber diet have a lower risk of colorectal cancer than those who consume little fiber.
A medium carrot contains 1.7 g of fiber, or between 5% and 7.6% of a person's daily needs, depending on their age and sex. Meanwhile, 1 cup of chopped carrots provides 3.58 g of fiber.
High-fiber foods can promote gut health, but which foods should we avoid?
Carrots have a sweet flavor and contain natural sugars. What does this mean for people with diabetes?
Carbohydrates make up around 10% of a carrot, and nearly half of this is sugar. Another 30% of this carbohydrate content is fiber. A medium carrot provides 25 calories.
Overall, this makes a carrot a low-calorie, high-fiber food that is relatively low in sugar. For this reason, it scores low on the glycemic index (GI). This index can help people with diabetes understand which foods are likely to raise their blood sugar levels.
Boiled carrots have a GI score of around 39. This means that they are unlikely to trigger a blood sugar spike and are safe for people with diabetes to eat.
Meanwhile, authors of a 2018 review concluded that consuming a high-fiber diet may help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. High-fiber foods may also help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels.
What is the 7-day diabetes diet plan? Find out here.
Blood pressure and cardiovascular health
The fiber and potassium in carrots may help manage blood pressure.
The American Heart Association (AHA) encourage people to add less salt, or sodium, to meals, while eating more foods that contain potassium, such as carrots. Potassium helps relax the blood vessels, reducing the risk of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular issues.
One medium carrot provides around 4% of a person's daily requirement of potassium.
Meanwhile, a 2017 review concluded that people with a high fiber intake are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people who eat little fiber. Eating plenty of fiber may also help reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein, or "bad," cholesterol in the blood.
Which foods may help reduce blood pressure? Find out here.
Immune function and healing
Another antioxidant that carrots provide is vitamin C.
Vitamin C contributes to collagen production. Collagen is a key component of connective tissue and essential for wound healing and keeping the body healthy.
The vitamin is also present in immune cells, which help the body fight disease. A healthy immune system may prevent a range of diseases, including cancer, according to a 2017 study.
If a person is unwell, the immune system has to work harder, and this may compromise vitamin C levels.
Some experts believe that taking additional vitamin C may boost the immune system's function when it is under stress. Consuming vitamin C may, for example, slightly reduce the severity and duration of a cold.
Learn about 15 foods that can boost your immune system.
Carrots contain vitamin K and small amounts of calcium and phosphorus. All of these contribute to bone health and may help prevent osteoporosis.
A balanced diet can help keep the bones healthy. Are there other natural ways to do this? Find out here.
The table below shows the amount of each nutrient in a medium-sized, raw carrot that weighs around 61 g.
It also shows how much of each nutrient an adult should consume each day, according to the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Needs vary, however, according to sex and age.
Nutrients Amount in 1 medium, raw carrot Daily recommendation for adults
Energy (calories) 25 1,600–3,200
Carbohydrate (g) 5.8 — including 2.9 g of sugar 130
Fiber (g) 1.7 22.4–33.6
Calcium (millgrams [mg]) 20.1 1,000–1,300
Phosphorus (mg) 21.4 700–1,250
Potassium (mg) 195 4,700
Vitamin C (mg) 3.6 65–90
Folate (mcg DFE) 11.6 400
Vitamin A (mcg RAE) 509 700–900
Beta carotene (mcg) 5,050 No data
Alpha carotene (mcg) 2,120 No data
Lutein & zeaxanthin (mcg) 156 No data
Vitamin E (mg) 0.4 15
Vitamin K (mcg) 8.1 75–120
Carrots also contain various B vitamins and traces of iron and other minerals.
Learn about other antioxidant-rich foods.
Antioxidants and the color of carrots
The antioxidants alpha and beta carotene give carrots their bright orange color. The body absorbs beta carotene through the intestines and converts it into vitamin A during digestion. This is why people consider carotenoids to be provitamins.
Farmer's markets and some specialty stores offer carrots in a range of colors, including purple, yellow, and red. These varieties contain different compounds with antioxidant properties: Purple carrots contain anthocyanin, yellow carrots contain lutein, and red carrots are rich in lycopene.
What are antioxidants, and how do they work? Find out here.
Carrots in the diet
There are two seasons for carrots — the spring and fall — but they are usually available in supermarkets all year. People can buy them fresh, frozen, canned, pickled, or as juice.
A range of carrot products is available for purchase online.
It is best to store carrots in the refrigerator in a sealed plastic bag. Remove any greens from the tops before storing to prevent them from drawing moisture and nutrients from the roots.
Tips for preparing carrots
Carrots are a versatile vegetable. People can eat them raw, steamed, boiled, roasted, or as an ingredient in soups and stews.
First, peel and wash the carrots, then:
Use shredded carrots in coleslaws, salads, or wraps.
Add shredded carrots to baked goods, such as cakes and muffins.
Have carrot sticks or baby carrots as a snack, maybe with a dip, such as hummus.
Add carrots to juices and smoothies for a naturally sweet, mild flavor.
Boiling vegetables can reduce or eliminate some of the vitamin content. Raw or steamed carrots provide the most nutritional value.
Also, carotenoids and vitamin A may absorb better in the presence of fats. For this reason, people should eat carrots with a healthful source of fat, such as avocado, nuts, or seeds.
Overconsumption of vitamin A can be toxic. Also, it may cause a slight orange tint to the skin, though this not harmful to health.
An overdose of vitamin A is unlikely to happen because of diet alone, but it may result from supplement use.
Also, some medications derive from vitamin A, such as isotretinoin (Accutane), a treatment for acne, or acitretin (Soriatane), a treatment for psoriasis. People who use these drugs should eat carrots in moderation to avoid an overdose of vitamin A.
Anyone who is starting a new medication should check with their doctor about any recommended dietary changes.
Some people are allergic to compounds in carrots. Anyone who develops hives, swelling, and difficulty breathing after eating carrots needs urgent medical attention.
If the symptoms become severe, the person may experience anaphylaxis, a potentially life threatening reaction that can develop quickly.
If a person knows that they are allergic to carrots, they should carefully check the ingredients of smoothies, vegetable soups, and a range of other products.
What is a carrot allergy, and how common is it? Find out more.
Should I buy organic carrots, or are nonorganic carrots just as good?
Carrots have thin skins and thus can absorb chemicals easily underground.
That said, carrots are not usually found on the dirty dozen list of fruits and vegetables that are most susceptible to pesticide exposure.
Even if a food is not on the dirty dozen list, if you eat it daily or very often, I recommend choosing organic, when possible.
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Bertel Fredrik Aulis Backman (June 10, 1906 – February 7, 1981) was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

In 1928 he finished eighth in the 500 metres event and 13th in the 5000 metres competition. He also participated in the 1500 metres event but did not finish.

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The US may soon become the first nation to approve the commercial use of a common bacterium to fight the spread of diseases such as the Zika virus. The strategy would involve infecting mosquitoes with the bacteria and releasing the males into the environment.
The idea, currently being reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), comes from MosquitoMate, a biotechnology startup which hopes to use the Wolbachia pipientis bacteria as a tool against the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), Nature reported.
The company's plan involves rearing mosquitoes infected with a particular strain of the bacteria and releasing the males into the environment. If the males mate with females who do not carry the same strain of Wolbachia, any fertilized eggs would not hatch because the paternal chromosomes would not form properly.
This, according to MosquitoMate – a company started by researchers at the University of Kentucky – would result in a dwindling mosquito population and consequently less spread of diseases.
The current proposal being reviewed by the EPA comes after three years of testing by MosquitoMate, in three different states. The strategy has so far reduced the wild mosquito population by more than 70 percent in those areas, according to Stephen Dobson, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky and founder of the company.
In addition to using Wolbachia to target the Asian tiger mosquito, MosquitoMate is also using it to target the Aedes aegypti mosquito, thought to be the main vector for the Zika virus. The company began field trials of infected A. aegypti mosquitos in Clovis, California earlier this month, and has applied to conduct similar tests in Florida and Orange County, California.
Researchers hope that targeting mosquitoes with Wolbachia will lead to less spread of Zika, dengue, and Chikungunya, among other viruses.
The EPA's decision on MosquitoMate's application will come after a public comment period that ends on May 31.
Meanwhile, other groups are also investigating how to defeat the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, and Michigan State University began field trials of Wolbachia-infected mosquitos last year in Guangzhou. The researchers are releasing 1.5 million male Aedes aegypti per week, and plan to increase that number to five million per week by the end of August.
"Our mosquito factory is currently the largest one in the world," said Zhiyong Xi, a medical entomologist and microbiologist at Michigan State University, who oversees the project.
It comes just weeks after a Brazilian study found that Wolbachia significantly reduced the ability of mosquitoes to transmit the Zika virus, a close relative of dengue, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly. The virus has swept through South and Central America and the Caribbean, making its way north to the US.
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) admitted that it is partially responsible for the outbreak of the Zika virus, saying it had failed to introduce mosquito control policies over the last few decades.


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Gymnastics can become gold mine at SEA Games, says ex-MGF honorary secretary
Malaysia's Farah Ann Abdul Hadi performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore June 7, 2015. — Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― The strategies and efforts made by the Malaysian Gymnastics Federation (MGF) have started to bear fruit, albeit slowly but surely.
MGF former honorary secretary, N. Shanmugarajah believes the sport has a huge potential to deliver Malaysia many medals at 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (Australia).
"Gymnastics is not something you can produce champions in overnight, it is difficult and needs time. Efforts like organising more events and competitions, bringing in foreign coaches and choreographers have been made to ensure the development and progress of our athletes.
"Uzbekistan's Lyudmila Polivanova was brought in as Podium Programme coach while Russian choreographer Irina Zenovka was called for a week training to enhance the skills and technique of our gymnasts.
"This is necessary because rhythmic gymnastics in particular, is of very high level. A small error will cause you lose to the medal," he told Bernama here, today.
Shanmugarajah, who was MGF honorary secretary for 36 years, witnessed the progress of gymnastics in the country.
Malaysia won her maiden gold medal at the 1989 SEA Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games, both held in Kuala Lumpur.
He announced his retirement in the MGF annual general meeting recently due to health concerns, six months after receiving the prestigious International Federation of Gymnastics' (FIG) silver medal honour in June.
Shanmugarajah has been appointed as the adviser of MGF.
The 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games will offer 20 gold medals, 12 in artistic and eight in rhythmic gymnastics.
The MGF is eyeing to amass as many medals as possible.
In the 2015 Singapore SEA Games, Malaysia won five gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
Malaysia's best achievement was at the 2001 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games where the gymnastics squad won 16 of 20 gold medals at stake, with the continuity programmes of the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Shanmugarajah admitted the most challenging task was to secure sponsorship from the private sector for the development of sports.
"They prefer to support more popular sports which are already rich. They see no use in spending on sports development but we managed to survive with what we have," he said. ― Bernama
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In the recent film Battle of the Sexes, the campaigning Billy Jean King faces the self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs in a one-off tennis match in 1973. Her convincing victory is one of the highlights in Grace Lichenstein's book: A Long Way Baby: Behind the Scenes in Women's Pro Tennis. But as a recent survey from the Young Women's Trust shows very clearly, we've not really come very far at all.
The research, commissioned from YouGov, surveyed 800 managers with the power to make hiring decisions. It found that 18% of male decision makers and 10% of female were 'hesitant' about hiring women in their 20s and 30s owing to the likelihood of them starting a family.
It appears the dinosaurs are still lumbering about out there, even in the age of part-time and flexible working. We're told by Time Wise that 46% of decision makers would hire flexibly. Maybe it's time someone pointed this out to the 'significant number' of managers the Young Women's Trust has highlighted as so unenlightened they'd reject a young female candidate without even considering the options.
Now, of course, I speak as someone who has brought up a child while working full time. Now he's six, I've taken up the option of a term time contract. This was suggested to me by a colleague and it had instant appeal for my situation. A relatively new concept, the term time contact doesn't mean you get every school term date free, but does allow you to agree a working pattern with your employer which takes account of holidays – and any naturally occurring peaks in troughs in the working year – to agree a timetable which allows you to have far more time with your family during the school holidays.
Clearly this won't work for everyone, but when it comes to flexible working options, particularly for those who would like to spend more time with their young families, it has benefits for employer and employee far in advance of those to be gained by part-time working, where the employer's needs don't always match the days when the employee is free.
We all know that talent is in short supply, so measures which allow employers to keep key employees are vital. Equally, we know that greater gender diversity – especially at senior levels – brings significant commercial rewards, with gender diverse executive teams outperforming less diverse teams by 15% according to McKinsey. So, measures which enable those things to happen – such as term time contracts – are clearly a vital new tool in the flexible working mix.
Yes, they do need to be negotiated carefully, and they need to be well explained, not least to those employees who may have the perception that they are having to take up the slack when their term time colleagues are absent; but in the right circumstances they not only benefit the employee, but can provide clear financial gains for the employer. They not only retain a talent that might otherwise be given no option but to leave, but there are significant cost reductions to be made – and well as ensuring that when you really need them, those vital employees are there for you – and not working with a competitor.
Term time contacts will not be for everyone, as I have said, but they offer a potent tool to enable you to attract, retain and motivate the best people – male and female – who want to achieve a successful working balance between career and family. We may have come a long way, and will still have a long way to go, but, dinosaurs permitting, we can't say that we don't have options – some of them very exciting – which can ensure that we move forwards, not backwards in the years ahead.


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The theme of this press gang song is based on remnants of a traditional song. Mary Brooksbank of Dundee, composer of the widely-known Jute Mill Song (or Ten and Nine), added some verses of her own to the existing snippet that she had retained in her memory. The reference to 'Boney' (Napoleon Bonaparte) suggests this to be the case. Wee Mary was a bundle of enthusiasm and a joy to listen to. I recall at an early TMSA [Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland] festival in Blairgowrie, Scotland, she enthralled everyone with her songs and poems of love, work and politics. She was one of the quiet giants, although she stood just over five feet tall.
Compare to this song The Weary Cutters on the same album.
I weary on Johnnie, but Johnnie's no there.
At toil in the hairst field, my hert it feels sair.
I ken nowhere my ain dear laddie micht be.
Oh, curse on ye, Boney, took my laddie fae me.
But I'll go on still hoping till grey grows my hair.
Will ye blow back my bonnie lad Johnnie tae me.


The filtering design within the mobile product listing page is typically a view that has a completely different design and logic than the desktop-filtering design does. Mainly, mobile product filtering values and even the filter types will typically need to be hidden behind a tool. During our mobile testing we observed that this makes mobile filters very prone to being overlooked completely, but also that the process of applying multiple filtering values quickly becomes needlessly difficult (compared to desktop).
Besides these mobile Filtering Options we've also benchmarked the desktop versions; see the 50 desktop Product Listings page examples.
The research team is currently conducting a new large-scale mobile usability study that focuses on the mobile homepage, navigation, search, product lists, and product pages. Note that we do observe the current mobile guidelines and underlying user behavior still applies, despite some of the screenshots looking dated. The new mobile study is expected to be ready at the very end of 2018.
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A Bartender Shares His Housemade Coconut Cream Recipe
Gray Chapman
Feb. 13, 2017, 10 a.m.
French 57's housemade coconut cream is a key ingredient in their Fernet Colada, one of the Black Menu's bestsellers.
From syrups to amaro, more and more bartenders are turning to housemade ingredients over purchasing commercially available goods. While DIYing instead of buying isn't always the right choice, there are some ingredients that really do make a huge difference when made from scratch. Coconut cream, as prepared by Oron Lerner of Tel Aviv's French 57, is one of them.
An integral component in tiki drinks and tropical staples like the piña colada, coconut cream can be somewhat labor-intensive to make, which might explain why so many bars still rely on the canned (or plastic squeeze-bottle) versions. Lerner admits the process can be a bit time-consuming — and perhaps isn't for every bar — but the final product is, in his eyes, worth the effort.
"It's a tedious process, and batching enough for 2-3 months will take a whole day of work," he says, adding that the team refers to it as "fun day with coconuts." ("but it isnt always so much fun"). However, he says, the end result "is the richest coconut cream you have ever tasted. The triple-stocking makes sure it remains liquid enough so it can be worked into cocktails, the spices add an exotic touch to its flavor and the use of real coconuts keeps its fat content at a natural level - 17%."
The end result is employed in a few drinks at French 57, among them the Pearl Diver, Coconaut and non-alcoholic Designated Diver. The coconut cream also shows up in the Fernet Colada, a drink on their off-limits "Black Menu" (which requires guests to sign a waiver before ordering) that started as an inside joke and became a bestseller.
If you're ready to try your hand at the multi-day process (and reap the delicious, creamy rewards), see below for Oron's play-by-play:
Make sure your coconut is ripe — Oron suggests picking it up, shaking it and listening for liquid inside. (Photo: All images courtesy of Oron Lerner)
First, pick a ripe, mature coconut — look for the brown and fibery ones that, when shaken, make slush sounds indicating there is still liquid inside.
Then, crack it with a hammer in two, and discard the liquid, keeping only the white flesh that is attached to the hard shell.
You then sprinkle the coconut with saffron, nutmeg, cardamom and rose petals, and bake it for 20-30 minutes (125 celsius) until the edges begin to caramelize and turn a rich brown.
Then, using an oyster-knife or other paring knife, you separate the white flesh from the hard shell (made easy by the baking), and with a zester, carefully remove the brown coconut skin still attached to the white flesh.
Grind the coconut into a fine mash. Add 400 grams of organic cane sugar and 400 milliliters of coconut milk (17% fat, no preservatives, no concentrates) and cook it until it reduces in volume by half.
When done in large batches (we do 25-50 coconuts per batch usually), we triple stock it:
Divide all ingredients into 3 equal parts, cook the first third for an hour and a half, then strain it and add its liquid to the second third and cook for another 45 minutes, strain and add the reduced liquid to the last third, and bring to a boil. In the last cooking, we add a tablespoon of Chai Masala spice mix (cardamom, allspice, roses, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and more).
Point of notice: it will separate in the fridge into 2 layers — the cream and the milk, both sweetened, and it is important to combine the two well before using. In the past, we've added some emulsifiers to keep the two combined. Under refrigeration, the cream will last more than 6 months, if you can refrain from finishing it before that.
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Le Bô is een gemeente in het Franse departement Calvados (regio Normandië) en telt 106 inwoners (2009). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Caen.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Le Bô bedraagt 3,8 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is dus 27,9 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

Le Bo


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Angela Cohan
The work and biographies of iconic fashion designers
Food and Fashion
"What I have been trying to do, and what I have probably done, is to make clothes that seem to have existed for a long, long time. In reality they never existed. I am not a designer who creates fashionable aesthetics. I make style out of life, not style out of style."
— Issey Miyake, in his own words,1984
Issey Miyake is a Japanese fashion designer, known for his innovative clothing design. He used new technology to create innovative textiles with both Eastern and Western influences for his clothing line, Pleats Please.
Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1938, Issey Miyake moved to Paris in the 1960s to design for Givenchy, after which he designed for Geoffrey Bean in Manhattan.
In 1970, Issey Miyake started his own design studio, where he experimented with avant-garde Eastern designs.
In the 1980s, Issey Miyake began using technology for his East meets West textiles. He started Pleats Please in 1993 and A Piece of Cloth in 1999. His computer-designed 3-D shapes become folded polygons made from recycled plastic (or PET), that are pulled up over the body to form three-dimensional garments.
Issey Miyake prefers layered and wrapped fabric rather than tight-figure revealing clothes.
Issey Miyake runway show
July 25, 2015 by Angela Cohan	A Piece of Cloth, Hiroshima, Issey Miyake, Japan, Japanese fashion designer, Pleats Please
Spinach Risotto with Vegetables
Gluten-free Celery Bread (Cake)
Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
Banana Bread (Gluten-free and Dairy-free)
lancesheridan on Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
Blake Mycoskie ชายผู… on Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Sh…
lancesheridan on Alexander McQueen
lancesheridan on Lesley Hampton
Angela Cohan on Lesley Hampton
Icons of Fashion
Politics in Fashion
The Art of Fashion


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En géométrie euclidienne, une boule est un solide géométrique délimité par une sphère. Ses points sont donc tous ceux dont la distance au centre de la sphère est inférieure ou égale à son rayon. Il s'agit même d'un solide de révolution obtenu par la rotation d'un disque autour de n'importe lequel de ses diamètres.

Plus généralement, dans un espace vectoriel normé, la boule unité (fermée) est l'ensemble des vecteurs de norme inférieure ou égale à 1. Même dans l'espace réel à trois dimensions, sa forme n'est alors pas nécessairement ronde. Cette définition s'étend aux espaces métriques quelconques.

Formulaire

 Volume d'une boule de rayon  :

 Moment d'inertie d'une boule homogène de rayon  et de masse volumique  par rapport à un axe passant par son centre :

 Inéquation caractérisant les points de la boule fermée de centre  et de rayon , dans l'espace muni d'un repère orthonormé :

 Paramétrisation :

 Les angles  et  correspondent respectivement à la latitude et la longitude (cf fonctions trigonométriques et coordonnées sphériques).

Propriétés

 Le cylindre circonscrit à une boule de même rayon a un volume égal à 3/2 fois le volume de la boule.
 Le champ gravitationnel d'une boule de masse M, dont cette masse est distribuée selon une symétrie radiale (c'est-à-dire de telle sorte que chaque « couche » [sphère d'un rayon donné inférieur ou égal à celui de la boule] de la boule est homogène) est identique, en dehors de celle-ci, à celui d'une masse M ponctuelle qui serait située au centre de la boule.

Applications
La conjecture de Kepler concerne l'agencement de boules de même rayon de façon à maximiser la densité d'occupation de l'espace.

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
  David Hilbert et Stephan Cohn-Vossen, , Chelsea, 1952
 , Nathan, 1990 , ch. 18

Articles connexes
 Géode (géométrie)
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BALOCHISTAN: FORCED DROUGHT
It has been a long time that Balochistan is suffering from food insecurity problem. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) provided a data which estimates that 30 out of 32 districts of the province are food insecure which has been an alarming issue. Shockingly, only two districts including Quetta and Jaffarabad have food security in the entire province. Most of the districts depend on agriculture as their main source of sustenance; however severe shortage of water has completely destroyed this source.
According to the experts, over 80 percent of the agriculture in the province of Balochistan is depended on rain-fed, but there has been less rain in the past few years. The other problem is that there is a lack of dam and rainwater is completely being wasted due to bad water management. In only Khuzdar district, 350,000 cusecs of water are dumped through rivers in the Arabian Sea.
In recent years, not a single large dam has been built in Balochistan to save the rainwater for the agriculture due to which water table is falling sharply. In sharp contrast, the Government of Pakistan has been taking loans to construct dams for harvesting water for Punjab Province but no such attention has been given to Balochistan. Thus, in Balochistan, the agriculture land is depended on rain and water supplied by the tube wells which requires electricity. The rural areas of the province get 5 to 6 hours of electricity per day on an average. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the farmers to maintain their agricultural land. This is the primary reason that is increasing the food insecurity in Balochistan.
The drought has adversely affected the people and the livestock. The most dangerous drought of Balochistan occurred during the period of 1997 to 2005. It killed over 1.76 million cattle and an area of 0.798 million hectares was unproductive during the period. The loss of revenue was estimated to be 25 billion. The problem has been more dangerous now as the effect of drought is greater due to the increasing population and lack of attention from the government side.
For water starvation of Balochistan, it is solely Pakistan Government responsible. Prevailing water scarcity has also caused food insecurity. In spite of the acute drought, the Federal Government of Pakistan has not taken any steps to resolve the issue permanently.
The former Chief Minister of Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik declared a package of 1 billion to be utilized for the drought victims. But not a single rupee has been spent on them.
These things are increasing the alienation of Baloch people towards Pakistan which had actually invaded way back in 1947 on the orders of Jinnah. There is a simmering insurgency boiling for more than 70 years. People have been suffering the atrocities that have come from Pakistan and its military. It almost looks like the Government of Pakistan wants the Baloch region to remain underdeveloped for better exploitation of the annexed territory, which is the largest province rich in mineral resources and very scantily populated.
This is the best case for exploitation and world has to stand up for this neglect and attempt to exterminate an entire race by Pakistan.
28 Aug 2018/Tuesday Written by Mohd Tahir Shafi
PAKISTAN ARMY PREPARING ITS NEXT PREMIER
DOWN TOWN SRINAGAR WOMAN GIVES WINGS TO HER ASPIRATIONS
WORLD SINDHI CONGRESS CONDUCTS RALLY IN US AGAINST PAKISTAN FOR RELEASE OF ABDUCTED SINDHI PEOPLE
Deliverance of Pakistan: Is Azadi March a Solution?
Baloch Genocide and Challenges for Pakistan
Pashtuns: Human Rights Violations
Pakistan's Desperation for Kashmir
Pakistan Kashmir Rhetoric and Aftermath: UNGA 2019
HUMANITY AMIDST CONFLICT
WHY PTM IS NECESSARY FOR PAKISTAN
BALOCH, SINDHI, PASHTUN AND KASHMIRI DELEGATES ATTEND CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
PAKISTAN'S FAILED STRATEGY
ARMY'S WRATH CONTINUES OVER INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN BALUCHISTAN


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Divorcio a la finlandesa () es una comedia finlandesa de 2009, dirigida por Mika Kaurismäki. La película está basada en la novela homónima Haarautuvan rakkauden talo, de Petri Karra. La cinta trata sobre una pareja casada que pasa por un divorcio.

Reparto
 Hannu-Pekka Björkman como Juhani Helin.
 Elina Knihtilä como Tuula Helin.
 Kati Outinen como Yrsa.
 Antti Reini como Wolffi.
 Tommi Eronen como Pekka.
 Irina Björklund como Marjut.
 Maria Järvenhelmi como Kitty.
 Kari Väänänen como Niilo.
 Anna Easteden como Nina.
 Ilkka Villi como Marco.
 Antti Virmavirta como Timo.
 Mari Perankoski como Tiina.
 Timo Torikka como PK.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Películas de 2009
Películas ambientadas en Finlandia
Películas rodadas en Finlandia
Películas de Finlandia


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Q: Import a private repository from linux The code below works fine with Windows with the command mpm i.
  "dependencies": {
    "my-pack": "git+https://myprivategit.com/my/repo#v0.1.0"
  },

A credential form standard of windows is open, and the login and password is passed.
But on Linux an authetication error is returned.
npm install
npm ERR! Error while executing:
npm ERR! /usr/bin/git ls-remote -h -t https://myprivategit.com/my/repo
npm ERR!
npm ERR! remote: HTTP Basic: Access denied
npm ERR! fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://myprivategit.com/my/repo.git/'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! exited with error code: 128

A: Looks like you need to add your credentials, can you try the following:

*

*Generate an access token for the repository you wish to npm install from. For example, go here to create an access token.

*Prefix your GIT Repo within your package.json to use the access token generated from step 1:
"dependencies": {
        "my-pack": "git+https://<token>:x-oauth-basic@github.com/<user>/myprivategit.com/my/repo#v0.1.0"
      },
or:
Create a .netrc within your home directory and give it the necessary credentials to login:
touch ~/.netrc

.netrc:
machine github.com login <token>

then just leave the url to your private repo as is within your .package.json

A: What worked for me was to do the npm install together with my ssh key stored in .ssh.
npm install git+ssh://git@your_git_server.com:your_username/your_private_repo_name.git
I followed this tutorial.

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"He shouldn't even be able to work at Foot Locker."
The Kansas City Chiefs suffered a brutal 18-16 loss at home against the Steelers last night, despite a dramatic comeback effort late in the fourth that pulled them within two points.
In fact, it seemed as though KC had tied things up with 2:43 remaining after converting on a two-point conversion following a 1-yard touchdown run, but the refs flagged left tackle Eric Fisher for holding- a play that was met with much criticism after the game.
Kansas City's outspoken tight end Travis Kelce bashed the refs after the game for calling a hold against Fisher on the pivotal two-point conversion and he singled out one ref in particular who he says, "shouldn't even be able to work at Foot Locker."
"That wasn't a hold on my guy Eric Fisher. I hope 72 doesn't go the entire offseason thinking it was his fault. That was (expletive), flat out."
Kelce added that he believed the call was made because the official "felt bad for James Harrison falling on the ground."
"It's ignorance. The ref, No. 51, shouldn't be able to wear a zebra jersey ever again. He shouldn't even be able to work at (expletive) Foot Locker."
Pittsburgh will now take on the Patriots next Sunday night in the AFC Championship game.
Check out Kelce's post-game rant.


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Dilip Kumar's Demise Marks The End Of Bollywood's Golden Era
Askmen India > Lifestyle > Entertainment > Dilip Kumar's Demise Marks The End Of Bollywood's Golden Era
The legendary actor passed away at 98
On Wednesday morning, the entire nation came to a standstill when the news of Bollywood's first Khan, Mohammad Yusuf Khan, popularly known as Dilip Kumar passed away due to various age-related ailments. With a career spanning over five decades, Dilip Kumar was one of the first actors (alongside Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand) of the Golden Era of Bollywood that witnessed the immense growth of the Hindi cinema in India. The news of Dilip Kumar's demise was confirmed by the veteran actor's family friend Faisal Farooqui as he tweeted, "With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to him we return."
With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago.
We are from God and to Him we return. - Faisal Farooqui
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) July 7, 2021
The legendary actor, who has been hospitalised twice in the past month due to many age-related health issues, had starred in several iconic Bollywood films like Devdas, Madhumati, Naya Daur, Daag and many more. While these classic films helped him win over the audience, he even earned the title of The Tragedy King for essaying intense characters at the peak of his career.
The Tragedy King of Bollywood
Despite being a teetotaller in personal life, Dilip Kumar set the canvas on fire with his stellar performance in the iconic film Devdas which revolved around a drunkard man, who goes on a self-destructive drive after losing the love of his life. Known for his superb on-screen performances, Dilip Kumar connected with the audience with the help of silent pauses that helped him create an aura of his own. Even popular Indian film director Satyajit Ray was a huge admirer of the veteran actor and even hailed him as the 'ultimate method actor.'
Rise to fame
With filmmakers craving to sign the legendary actor, Dilip Kumar chose his films very wisely and delivered a subtle performance that eventually made the audience fall in love with his characters. Dilip Kumar won his first Filmfare Award for Daag in 1954 and ended up with a total of eight awards by the end of his illustrious career. With a long list of blockbusters comprising of genre-defining films like Jugnu, Deedar, Shaheed, Paigham, Sagina Mahto, Mother India, Ram Aur Shyam and the forever classic Mughal-e-Azam, the thespian actor climbed the ladder of success which helped him connect with the audience on a pan-level. Dilip Kumar's iconic movie Mughal-e-Azam was such a huge hit that it was re-released after 44 years in a coloured version in 2004.
Prestigious Accolades
Apart from the eight Filmfare Awards and various other honours, the legendary actor's contribution to Hindi cinema had even helped him earn an honorary position of the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1980. Well, that's not all as the Indian government honoured the veteran actor with the Padma Bhushan in 1991, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan (second highest civilian award) in 2015. Born in Peshawar, the Pakistan government also appreciated Dilip Kumar contributions to cinema and conferred him with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (highest civilian award in Pakistan) in 1998.
Born in a non-filmy family, Dilip Kumar finished his schooling in Deolali and moved to Pune to run a canteen to support his family. But fate introduced him to actress Devika Rani, who gave him an opportunity to act in her film Jwar Bhata which unfortunately tanked at the box office. But it opened the doors of cinema for the legendary actor, who struggled for nearly three years before bagging a role in Jugnu and Shaheed which established him as an actor. But the veteran actor's breakthrough movie was Andaz which despite co-starring the likes of Raj Kapoor and Nargis, helped Dilip Kumar climb the first steps of stardom.
Inspirational Figure
After dominating the screen for nearly five decades, Dilip Kumar finally ended his illustrious acting career with Qila in 1998 as many younger stars rose to fame. But he still continued to inspire many actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and several other A-listers, who often used to used to visit the veteran actor at his residence in Mumbai. With Dilip Kumar's passing away, the internet has been flooded with emotional messages as the entire industry along with millions of fans from across the globe shared their fond memories of the legendary actor. Check out a few here:
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When I was little I wanted to grow up to be a combination of Miss Haversham and Miss Hannigan. Two very different ladies, but with one thing in common. Both had gone to ruin thanks to their love of, well, mother's ruin. While I can't claim to lead such a romantic existence, one thing we do all have in common is an appreciation for gin.
So when I was asked if I would like to attend Book Slam at Village Underground, I could hardly say no. After all, the evening was sponsored by Bombay Sapphire and it would have been churlish to turn down an opportunity to drink lots of delicious gin cocktails while listening to readings from the literati.
We were greeted warmly and presented with a beautiful bookmark and some jewels, which entitled us to cocktails from the bar. But before we even made it that far we were greeted by some very glamourous ladies bearing trays of cocktails. I sampled a French Martini with "imagine" dusted on the surface in blue sugar, while my friend sipped on a Bramble, which was a lovely berry cocktail.
The venue itself was gorgeous. Sumptiously decked out in Bombay Sapphire colours with a wonderful jewelled theme running throughout. Village Underground, is a lovely 1900's warehouse near Shoreditch High Street which has been converted into an entertainment space.
We wandered around, soaking up the atmosphere and nibbling on the delicious little plates of food that were offered to us - the parma ham wrapped chicken with green beans and a potato croquette was delicious, though sadly I didn't get to try any of the other treats on offer. Initial cocktail consumed, we set about spending our jewels and we both tried the Twisted Gin & Juice (a sublime elderflower, apple and mint cocktail) before settling down into our seats for the book slam to begin.
I've never been to a bookslam before, but it's a fantastic concept - and in this case an excellent fusion of gin and literature. There were readings from Joe Dunthorne, Ross Sutherland and Jeremy Dyson, alongside of music and poetry (Keats' "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art" was projected onto the screen) which made for a fantastic evening.
My only gripe was that the venue, being a former warehouse, was probably better equipped for art exhibitions and club nights than an event where you wanted to hang on to every word spoken by those on the stage. This was unfortunately made rather hard due to the terrible acoustics and bar noise drowning out much of the readings.
Would I go again? Definitely, though I'd be more inclined to go to its "proper" home at the Clapham Grand. However, the cocktails served were absolutely delicious and the location it was held in was stunning which made for a fantastic night out. I'm going to leave you with the recipe for my favourite cocktail of the evening, the French Martini.
Measure out all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add the ice and and shake well for 10 seconds. Strain into martini glass. Wear your most glamourous dress and keep good company. Sip elegantly and engage in artful conversation.
Sounds like a good time! Thanks for sharing the martini recipe.
I didn't realise you were there too! I would've looked out for you if I'd known. Agree that gin & books is a super combination. I'm a big fan of gin cocktails. Not sure about it on its own, but I think my delinquent teenage years put paid to me being able to stomach any spirits neat, but a gin cocktail goes down a treat! Not sure I go down the "glamourous ladies" route though. More "sozzled old bat".
thanks! it was an excellent evening. enjoy the cocktail - it's one of my favourites.


We had the most amazing day and tour of the Ring of Kerry in October 2017. Our tour guide, Donal, was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. He gave us an incredibly detailed tour, and provided so much local knowledge that I do not believe we would have gotten elsewhere. I could not recommend this tour or Donal enough.
Great guide and great tour. We got to fully enjoy the experience since someone else was driving. Our guide was very knowledgeable and catered to our needs. We initially had car issues but our guide quickly solved the problem and we were on our way. Highly recommend. Best part of our trip by far!
We had a wonderful day on our tour! Derek was great and very knowledgeable. We were able to see many things that the big buses cant get to. Absolutely pick this tour!
We switched tours from Ring of Kerry to Dingle Peninsula with Dave as our driver. We had a fantastic time as the scenery was beautiful and Dave was charming and knowledgable.
The best way to see the Ring of Kerry is by car where you can stop at places the buses can't and spend as much time as you want. We had a friendly, very knowledgeable guide with a great sense of humor who tailored the tour to our interests. He has a great interest in pre-historical, historic and contemporary Ireland and never ran out of interesting things to talk about. This was one of the best days of our trip to Ireland. It was definitely worth the cost.
The Ring of Kerry Private Tour was so awesome. The operator Donny arrived early, was very informative, showed us the best spots to take photos. He was so kind to my elderly mother as well. This was a perfect tour with a great guide!
Because we were a group of six our family chose to hire a mini-bus for the day. We were grateful we did. Our driver, David, was helpful in suggesting places to see and was open to our needs. We had a great day and all agreed that we would do it again as there is so much to see and 8 hours isn't enough. David was personable had a good sense of humour and was very knowledgeable. He even knew what music to play when we wanted some quiet time. Five stars out of five for David. Oh yeah and the scenery is spectacular too.
We booked with the Killarney taxi company and were not disappointed. Derek our tour driver/guide was both hilarious and knowledgeable. My wife and I were accompanied by our 20 something sons and all of us had a fantastic experience. He took us to a couple of very special places the large tour buses cant or don't go to. We even had him join us for lunch we liked him so much. The tour was one of the best I have ever been on and this trip it was one of 7 I booked through Viator.
We really learnt more than we would have otherwise. William was able to go to area not possible with larger tours. LOVELY DAY!


In its continuing efforts to fight poverty and hunger, the Nigeria Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program – Phase 1 (ATASP-1 Outreach Program) unveiled a new tractor and other farm implements on 12 September at the IITA Onne Station in Rivers State, Nigeria. Head of IITA Abuja Station and ATASP-1 Outreach Coordinator Gbassey Tarawali presented these at an official ceremony witnessed by the Head of Onne Station Richardson Okechukwu, along with other management and station staff.
Gbassey Tarawali cutting the ribbon as staff members look on.
Tarawali was accompanied by ATASP-1 Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Rogers Sheik as he presented the new farm machinery which included a chisel plow, disc plow, planter, and boom sprayer, all funded under the ATASP-1 Outreach Program to eliminate drudgery and increase efficiency in research work.
In his welcome address, Okechukwu stated that he was pleased to receive Tarawali back "home" and expressed optimism that the Onne station will put in more effort to ensure it becomes the pride of IITA. He also noted that this was the first time personnel from Abuja visited the station.