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Nominations for invited speakers/keynotes for [http://code4lib.org/conference/2015 Code4Lib 2015]. Please include a description and any relevant links and try to keep the list in alphabetical order.
== Amelia C. Abreu ==
Amelia Abreu lives in Portland, OR and works as a UX researcher. She is a PhD candidate at University of Washington's School of Information, where her dissertation research looks at the social aspects of data collection. Much of her recent writing, such as for [http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/quantify-everything-a-dream-of-a-feminist-data-future Model View Culture] and [https://medium.com/@ameliaabreu/latest Medium], addresses the intersection between UX, data collection, communities, and gender. Before starting her PhD program, Amelia worked as an archivist, a librarian, and a writer.
Amelia Abreu lives in Portland, OR and works as a UX researcher. She is a PhD candidate at University of Washington's School of Information, where her dissertation research looks at the social aspects of data collection. Much of her recent writing, such as for [http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/quantify-everything-a-dream-of-a-feminist-data-future Model View Culture] and [https://medium.com/@ameliaabreu/latest Medium], addresses the intersection between UX, data collection, communities, and gender. She has written about [https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/39750/275.pdf?sequence=4 small data], [https://medium.com/@ameliaabreu/that-data-on-your-wrist-3e71dc1b3637 watches], and the [https://medium.com/@ameliaabreu/minium-viable-responsibility-850595f84f32 minimum viable responsibility] of tech companies performing user research in the wake of the Facebook emotional contagion experiments. Before starting her PhD program, Amelia worked as an archivist, a librarian, and a writer.
[https://twitter.com/ameliaabreu Amelia Abreu]
== Chris Bourg ==
Chris Bourg is Assistant University Librarian (AUL) for Public Services for the Stanford University Libraries, serves on the Steering Committee for [http://www.taiga-forum.org/ Taiga Forum], and is a sociologist by training. Chris is an outspoken advocate for diversity in libraries and lead Stanford University Libraries to implement a policy of not supporting conferences that lack a code of conduct. She was an organizing member of the "#libs4ada" campaign which raised over $16,000 for the Ada Initiative. Chris has written extensively on a number of topics, including gender, the military, and leadership. She blogs at [http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/ Feral Librarian].
[http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/about/ Chris Bourg]
== danah boyd ==
== Deborah Bryant==
Deborah Bryant's lives in Portland and is Red Hat's Senior Director Open Source and Standards. Her experience is broad and deep ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/opengovernment%20 LinkedIn] and [http://debbryant.com bio]. Her work with open source adoption in government would make her qualified to give us advice on how to push things within the institutions that we work in.
Deborah Bryant lives in Portland and is Red Hat's Senior Director of [http://community.redhat.com/ Open Source and Standards]. She has worked extensively as an open source consultant for governments, and has earned an international reputation for expertise in the adoption and use of open source software and open development models in the public sector. In her previous role as Public Sector Communities Manager at [http://osuosl.org/ Oregon State University's Open Source Lab] : she founded and produced the annual Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) from 2005 to 2011. Also in that role she consulted with U.S. local, state and federal agencies as well as international governments to assist them in their understanding of open source, community, and its implications for policy and planning, public procurement and sourcing, economic development and work force training strategies. In 2010 Deborah received an [http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010/public/schedule/speaker/31114 O'Reilly Open Source Convention] Open Source Award in recognition of her contribution to open source communities and advocating its use in government.
[http://debbryant.com/about/ Deb Bryant]
[http://debbryant.com/biography/ Deb Bryant]
== Kimberly Bryant ==
[http://www.blackgirlscode.com/about-bgc.html Kimberly Bryant]
== Amber Case ==
Amber Case is the Director of [http://pdx.esri.com/ Esri's R&D Center], Portland, where she works on next generation location-based technology. Previously, she co-founded Geoloqi. In 2012, she was named one of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers and made Inc Magazine's 30 under 30 with Geoloqi co-founder Aaron Parecki. Case has spoken at [http://www.ted.com/speakers/amber_case TED on technology and humans] and regularly speaks around the world. Case is a proponent of data ownership, and uses her domain as her own personal data store and identity provider. Case founded [http://www.indiewebcamp.com/ IndieWebCamp] with Tantek Çelik and Aaron Parecki in 2010. Case is interested in furthering the ideas of Calm Technology, wearable computing, and the future of the interface. You can follow her on Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/caseorganic @caseorganic].
[http://caseorganic.com/about Amber Case]
== Trevor A. Dawes ==
[http://library.wustl.edu/about/dawes.html Trevor A. Dawes]
==Selena Deckelmann==
Selena Deckelmann lives in Portland who is a major contributor to PostgreSQL and a data architect at Mozilla. She's one of The Ada Initiative advisors. She's a [http://www.whitecells.org/daily/speaking/index/ very experienced speaker] and looks like an interesting speaker ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7qm6yglfE Ignite Portland talk on election rigging in Nigeria])
It looks like she's on an [http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2014/05/26/personal-email-sabbatical-july-10-october-15-2014/ email sabbatical] but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to get in touch with her. According to the internet, she also raises chickens.
Selena Deckelmann is a [http://www.postgresql.org/community/contributors/ major contributor to PostgreSQL] and a data architect at Mozilla. She's been involved with free and open source software since 1995 and began running conferences for PostgreSQL in 2007. In 2012, she founded [http://www.meetup.com/PyLadies-PDX/ PyLadiesPDX], a portland chapter of [http://pyladies.com/ PyLadies]. She founded [http://opensourcebridge.org/ Open Source Bridge], [http://postgresopen.org/ Postgres Open] and speaks internationally about open source, databases and community. You can find her on twitter ([http://twitter.com/selenamarie @selenamarie]) and on [http://chesnok.com/daily her blog]. She also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehgO7pwkad4 keeps chickens] and gives a lot of [http://www.chesnok.com/daily/conferences/ technical talks].
She was an advisor for two years to the [http://adainitiative.org/ Ada Initiative], an organization dedicated to increasing the participation of women in open source and technology communities. She's a [http://www.whitecells.org/daily/speaking/index/ very experienced speaker], you can view an example of a recent talk here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7qm6yglfE Ignite Portland talk on election rigging in Nigeria].
[http://www.chesnok.com/daily/about/ Selena Deckelmann]
== Sally Deffor ==
From [https://okfn.org/about/team/ this page]: Sally works part-time as the Project Coordinator for the [http://personal-data.okfn.org/ Open Data & Privacy project]. She is a former Google Policy Fellow who supported the development of some initiatives on Creative Commons, Open Access and OSS at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. She has also worked as a communications specialist with the Tax Justice Network (Africa) and the USAID/ICFG (Ghana). She currently lives in Preston (UK) where she is finishing a PhD at UCLan, looking at the digital practices of online news-making. She also spends some time volunteering in her local community.
Sally Deffor works part-time as the Project Coordinator for the [http://personal-data.okfn.org/ Open Data & Privacy project]. She is a former Google Policy Fellow who supported the development of some initiatives on Creative Commons, Open Access and OSS at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. She has also worked as a communications specialist with the Tax Justice Network (Africa) and the USAID/ICFG (Ghana). She currently lives in Preston (UK) where she is finishing a PhD at UCLan, looking at the digital practices of online news-making. She also spends some time volunteering in her local community. You can find her on Twitter at [https://twitter.com/SDeffor @SDeffor].
[http://www.flossie.org/content/sally-deffor Sally Deffor]
Open source hardware hacker. Founded [https://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries]. Adafruit designs and sells open source electronic kits as well as provides a space online to learn about making, wearables, and microcomputers. Fried was awarded the Pioneer Award by the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 2009, the Most Influential Women in Technology award by ''Fast Company'' in 2011, and was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2012 by ''Entrepreneur'' magazine. You can read more about her on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limor_Fried her Wikipedia article]. [http://www.ladyada.net/ Limor Fried]
==Sarah Jeong==
== Rebecca Garcia ==
Rebecca is the Co-founder of [http://www.coderdojonyc.org CoderDojo NYC], a non-profit teaching youth to code. In 2013 she was awarded as a [http://whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/08/12/next-generation-creators-tech U.S. White House 'Champion of Change' for Tech Inclusion] for her work to bring STEM education to underrepresented groups, especially youth and women.
[http://about.me/rebecca.garcia Rebecca Garcia]
(from [http://sarahjeong.net/about/ here]:) Freshly-minted Harvard Law J.D. and writer. Co-author of [http://five.usefularticl.es/ Five Useful Articles] (ed: a weekly newsletter about intellectual property). I care about justice, the free flow of information, and using the free flow of information to enact justice. Other people would summarize this as "interested in feminism, antiracism, and also technology, copyright, and privacy for some reason."
[http://sarahjeong.net/about/ Sarah Jeong]
==Charles D. Knutson==
Dr. Charles D. Knutson is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department of Brigham Young University and Director of the BYU SEQuOIA Lab where he conducts empirical research in software engineering, focusing on the dynamics of open source software construction. He is the Founder and Chairman of Kinpoint, Inc. a genealogy software company, Founder and Chairman of the non-profit Internet Safety Project, and host of the Internet Safety Podcast. He is the author of 130 publications and has delivered nearly 120 presentations around the world on topics including data communications, software engineering, Internet safety, and family history. Dr. Knutson holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He was the recipient of the 2013 BYU Technology Transfer Award. Dr. Knutson is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ironwood Experts, where he has served as an expert witness in patent litigation cases for clients including Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Expedia, Novell, Microsoft, and Vizio.
[http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~knutson/ Charles D. Knutson]
==Christie Koehler==
Portland-based experienced open culture advocate, community organizer, computer programmer, writer and speaker. Co-chair of the annual Open Source Bridge conference, a co-founder and President of the Stumptown Syndicate, a technology education non-profit, and runs both Code N Splode and Women Who Hack, user groups for women in technology. In 2012, she was recognized with an O'Reilly Open Source Award.
Last keynoted at the Wikiconference USA and wrote a book on Community Event planning.
from here: [http://christiekoehler.com/ Christie's website]
==Mark Matienzo==
[http://library.uoregon.edu/dc/directory/profile.php?profile=joneal Jennifer O'Neal]
== Bess Sadler ==
Bess Sadler is the manager of a software engineering team at Stanford University Library. She writes open source software and spends a lot of time on Free and Open Source Software projects like [http://projectblacklight.org/ Project Blacklight] and [http://www.projecthydra.org/ Project Hydra], both of which she cofounded. Bess Sadler was a [http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2010/03/people/movers-shakers-2010/bess-sadler-movers-shakers-2010-tech-leaders/#_ 2010 Library Journal Mover and Shaker]. She also served as the co-chair of [http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-foss Electronic Information for Libraries—Free and Open Source Software] in 2008-2009. You can read a few Ada Lovelace Day posts about Bess Sadler [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/2009/03/24/bess-sadler-library-geek/ here] and [http://www.eifl.net/news/ada-lovelace-day-bess-sadler here]. She maintains a [http://www.ibiblio.org/bess/ blog] and is [https://twitter.com/eosadler @eosadler] on Twitter.
[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bess-sadler/4/336/5b6 Bess Sadler]
==Dorothea Salo==
Rob Sanderson is the Technical Collaboration Facilitator at Stanford, and has played a leadership role in the development and publication of the [http://iiif.io/ IIIF Image and Presentation APIs], [http://www.openannotation.org/spec/core/ W3C Open Annotation], and [http://iiif.io/model/shared-canvas/1.0/index.html Shared Canvas] specs. This standards-based work is a critical prerequisite to developing next generation open source, cross-institutional tools for interacting with linked data and digitized content. Rob can convey (in a cool British [sic, edit: kiwi] accent) how to get better results when it comes to technical collaboration in libraries. [http://web.stanford.edu/~azaroth/ Rob Sanderson]
==Ed Summers==
==Jer Thorp==
Linked Data at LoC. Linked Data at MITH. need I [http://mith.umd.edu/ed-summers-joins-mith-as-lead-developer/ say more]? [http://inkdroid.org/ Ed Summers]
(from [http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-jer-thorp.htm here]:) [http://blog.blprnt.com Jer Thorp] is a data artist whose work focuses on adding narrative meaning to huge amounts of data. In other words, he makes data more human. Through cutting edge data visualization techniques, Thorp helps people and corporations take control of the information that surrounds them, using technology and data as a new way to tell stories. Originally from Vancouver, Jer lives in New York City, where he teaches in NYU's ITP program. To investigate the results of Big Data, Thorp helped launch [The Office for Creative Research http://o-c-r.org/abstract/] with his peers. From 2010-2012, he was the Data Artist in Residence at The New York Times. Thorp's software-based art has been featured all over the world. His art brings big data sets to life, combining state-of-the-art science with a natural interest in the human condition. His "Cascade" project at The New York Times visualizes the sharing of content through social media, offering tremendous insight into the way we use digital networks to share, influence, and connect with others. He was also a major contributor to the 9/11 memorial project in New York City, where he wrote a program that organized the names of victims not by alphabetical order, but by relationships—putting coworkers next to coworkers, and brothers next to brothers. Thorp's award-winning software-based work has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, including in the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
[http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-jer-thorp.html Jer Thorp]
==Zeynep Tufekci==
==Andromeda Yelton==
Re-nominating last year's runner up in the keynote speaker voting and yanking/modding last year's short description. Formerly a developer with Unglue.it, she recently left full-time work there to work to help people learn to code. Member of the LITA Board of Directors and advisor for Ada Initiative. [http://andromedayelton.com/about/ Andromeda Yelton]
Andromeda was last year's runner up in the keynote speaker voting. Formerly a developer with Unglue.it, she recently left full-time work there to help librarians learn to code. As such, she's helped run a preconference at ALA Annual teaching Python and taught a jQuery workshop at a Code4Lib DC event. She gave a great keynote at Online Northwest 2014 entitled "[http://andromedayelton.com/talks/onw14/ Five Conversations about Code]". Andromed is a member of the LITA Board of Directors and advisor for Ada Initiative.
[http://andromedayelton.com/about/ Andromeda Yelton]
== Kortney Ziegler ==
Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler is an Oakland based award winning artist, director, writer, and the first person to hold the Ph.D. of African American Studies from Northwestern University. Dr. Ziegler is also the founder of [http://transhack.org/ Trans*H4CK]--the only tech event of its kind that spotlights trans* created tech and trans* led startups, and the feature-length documentary [http://www.stillblackfilm.org/ STILL BLACK: A Portrait of Black Transmen].
Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler is an Oakland based award winning artist, director, writer, and the first person to hold the Ph.D. of African American Studies from Northwestern University. Dr. Ziegler is also the founder of [http://transhack.org/ Trans*H4CK]--the only tech event of its kind that spotlights trans* created tech and trans* led startups, directed the feature-length documentary [http://www.stillblackfilm.org/ STILL BLACK: A Portrait of Black Transmen], runs the GLAAD Media Award nominated blog, [http://blackademic.com/ blac (k) ademic], and was recently named one of the Top 40 Under 40 LGBT activists by The Advocate Magazine and #29 of the most influential African Americans of 2013 by [http://www.theroot.com/articles/lists/2013/10/theroot_100/kortney_ryan_ziegler.html TheRoot100].
[http://drkrz.flavors.me/ Kortney Ziegler]
== Shauna Gordon-McKeon ==
Shauna Gordon-McKeon is a writer, speaker, teacher, and programmer who works actively in the free and open source software (FOSS), open science and medicine, and open government/civic tech communities. She works on the Open Science Collaboration, OpenHatch.org, and is an active member of Ada Community. [http://www.shaunagm.net/ Click for more info about Shauna, a link to her blog, and her portfolio].
[http://drkrz.flavors.me/ Shauna Gordon-McKeon]
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[[Category:Code4Lib2015|Invited Speakers Nomination]]
[[Category:Code4Lib Keynotes]]
Nominations are now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted one!
2 Chris Bourg
6 Amber Case
7 Trevor A. Dawes
10 Cory Doctorow
11 Limor Fried
13 Sarah Jeong
14 Charles D. Knutson
19 Bess Sadler
22 Jer Thorp
28 Shauna Gordon-McKeon
Amelia Abreu lives in Portland, OR and works as a UX researcher. She is a PhD candidate at University of Washington's School of Information, where her dissertation research looks at the social aspects of data collection. Much of her recent writing, such as for Model View Culture and Medium, addresses the intersection between UX, data collection, communities, and gender. She has written about small data, watches, and the minimum viable responsibility of tech companies performing user research in the wake of the Facebook emotional contagion experiments. Before starting her PhD program, Amelia worked as an archivist, a librarian, and a writer.
Chris Bourg
Chris Bourg is Assistant University Librarian (AUL) for Public Services for the Stanford University Libraries, serves on the Steering Committee for Taiga Forum, and is a sociologist by training. Chris is an outspoken advocate for diversity in libraries and lead Stanford University Libraries to implement a policy of not supporting conferences that lack a code of conduct. She was an organizing member of the "#libs4ada" campaign which raised over $16,000 for the Ada Initiative. Chris has written extensively on a number of topics, including gender, the military, and leadership. She blogs at Feral Librarian.
Deborah Bryant lives in Portland and is Red Hat's Senior Director of Open Source and Standards. She has worked extensively as an open source consultant for governments, and has earned an international reputation for expertise in the adoption and use of open source software and open development models in the public sector. In her previous role as Public Sector Communities Manager at Oregon State University's Open Source Lab : she founded and produced the annual Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) from 2005 to 2011. Also in that role she consulted with U.S. local, state and federal agencies as well as international governments to assist them in their understanding of open source, community, and its implications for policy and planning, public procurement and sourcing, economic development and work force training strategies. In 2010 Deborah received an O'Reilly Open Source Convention Open Source Award in recognition of her contribution to open source communities and advocating its use in government.
Amber Case
Amber Case is the Director of Esri's R&D Center, Portland, where she works on next generation location-based technology. Previously, she co-founded Geoloqi. In 2012, she was named one of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers and made Inc Magazine's 30 under 30 with Geoloqi co-founder Aaron Parecki. Case has spoken at TED on technology and humans and regularly speaks around the world. Case is a proponent of data ownership, and uses her domain as her own personal data store and identity provider. Case founded IndieWebCamp with Tantek Çelik and Aaron Parecki in 2010. Case is interested in furthering the ideas of Calm Technology, wearable computing, and the future of the interface. You can follow her on Twitter @caseorganic.
Selena Deckelmann is a major contributor to PostgreSQL and a data architect at Mozilla. She's been involved with free and open source software since 1995 and began running conferences for PostgreSQL in 2007. In 2012, she founded PyLadiesPDX, a portland chapter of PyLadies. She founded Open Source Bridge, Postgres Open and speaks internationally about open source, databases and community. You can find her on twitter (@selenamarie) and on her blog. She also keeps chickens and gives a lot of technical talks.
She was an advisor for two years to the Ada Initiative, an organization dedicated to increasing the participation of women in open source and technology communities. She's a very experienced speaker, you can view an example of a recent talk here: Ignite Portland talk on election rigging in Nigeria.
Sally Deffor works part-time as the Project Coordinator for the Open Data & Privacy project. She is a former Google Policy Fellow who supported the development of some initiatives on Creative Commons, Open Access and OSS at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. She has also worked as a communications specialist with the Tax Justice Network (Africa) and the USAID/ICFG (Ghana). She currently lives in Preston (UK) where she is finishing a PhD at UCLan, looking at the digital practices of online news-making. She also spends some time volunteering in her local community. You can find her on Twitter at @SDeffor.
Charles D. Knutson
Bess Sadler is the manager of a software engineering team at Stanford University Library. She writes open source software and spends a lot of time on Free and Open Source Software projects like Project Blacklight and Project Hydra, both of which she cofounded. Bess Sadler was a 2010 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She also served as the co-chair of Electronic Information for Libraries—Free and Open Source Software in 2008-2009. You can read a few Ada Lovelace Day posts about Bess Sadler here and here. She maintains a blog and is @eosadler on Twitter.
Jer Thorp
(from here:) Jer Thorp is a data artist whose work focuses on adding narrative meaning to huge amounts of data. In other words, he makes data more human. Through cutting edge data visualization techniques, Thorp helps people and corporations take control of the information that surrounds them, using technology and data as a new way to tell stories. Originally from Vancouver, Jer lives in New York City, where he teaches in NYU's ITP program. To investigate the results of Big Data, Thorp helped launch [The Office for Creative Research http://o-c-r.org/abstract/] with his peers. From 2010-2012, he was the Data Artist in Residence at The New York Times. Thorp's software-based art has been featured all over the world. His art brings big data sets to life, combining state-of-the-art science with a natural interest in the human condition. His "Cascade" project at The New York Times visualizes the sharing of content through social media, offering tremendous insight into the way we use digital networks to share, influence, and connect with others. He was also a major contributor to the 9/11 memorial project in New York City, where he wrote a program that organized the names of victims not by alphabetical order, but by relationships—putting coworkers next to coworkers, and brothers next to brothers. Thorp's award-winning software-based work has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, including in the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
Andromeda was last year's runner up in the keynote speaker voting. Formerly a developer with Unglue.it, she recently left full-time work there to help librarians learn to code. As such, she's helped run a preconference at ALA Annual teaching Python and taught a jQuery workshop at a Code4Lib DC event. She gave a great keynote at Online Northwest 2014 entitled "Five Conversations about Code". Andromed is a member of the LITA Board of Directors and advisor for Ada Initiative.
Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler is an Oakland based award winning artist, director, writer, and the first person to hold the Ph.D. of African American Studies from Northwestern University. Dr. Ziegler is also the founder of Trans*H4CK--the only tech event of its kind that spotlights trans* created tech and trans* led startups, directed the feature-length documentary STILL BLACK: A Portrait of Black Transmen, runs the GLAAD Media Award nominated blog, blac (k) ademic, and was recently named one of the Top 40 Under 40 LGBT activists by The Advocate Magazine and #29 of the most influential African Americans of 2013 by TheRoot100.
Shauna Gordon-McKeon
Shauna Gordon-McKeon is a writer, speaker, teacher, and programmer who works actively in the free and open source software (FOSS), open science and medicine, and open government/civic tech communities. She works on the Open Science Collaboration, OpenHatch.org, and is an active member of Ada Community. Click for more info about Shauna, a link to her blog, and her portfolio.
Code4Lib Keynotes


Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): As the partial government shutdown entered the 24th day, US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from one of his top Republican aides to temporarily reopen the government.
"I would urge him to open up the government for a short period of time, like three weeks, before he pulls the plug. See if we can get a deal. If we can't at the end of three weeks, all bets are off - see if he can do it by himself with the emergency powers. That is my recommendation," he said.
However, Trump also rejected the suggestion of using emergency powers, saying that he is "not interested" in the taking the step for now.
Democrats have repeatedly said that it will pass a series of stopgap spending bills to reopen government agencies while funding the Department of Homeland Security through February 8 to buy more time for talks on the proposed wall, as per the report.
Already in the last week, the ongoing partial government shutdown broke the record of being the longest in the history of the country when it entered the 22nd day, breaking the previous record of 21 days.
There is still no hope in sight for the end of the current shutdown which has been learnt to have impacted a quarter of the federal government and a large number of federal workers. Approximately 800,000 federal workers have been adversely affected by the lapse in funding.
So far, no agreement has been reached between Trump and congressional Democrats to put an end to the shutdown.


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Q: Find lim sup $x_n$ Let $x_n = n(\sqrt{n^2+1} - n)\sin\dfrac{n\pi}8$ , $n\in\Bbb{N}$
Find $\limsup x_n$.
Hint: lim sup $x_n = \sup C(x_n)$.
How to make it into a fraction to find the cluster point of $x_n$?

A: Expand: $n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right) = n · \tfrac{1}{\sqrt{n²+1} + n}$ for all $n ∈ ℕ$.
Since $\tfrac{\sqrt{n²+1} + n}{n} = \sqrt{1+\tfrac{1}{n²}} + 1 \overset{n → ∞}{\longrightarrow} 2$,  you have $n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right) \overset{n → ∞}{\longrightarrow} \tfrac{1}{2}$.
Now $x_n = n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right) · \sin \left(\tfrac{n · π}{8}\right) ≤ n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right)$ for all $n ∈ ℕ$, so:
\begin{align*}
\limsup_{n→∞} x_n &= \limsup_{n→∞} \left( n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right) · \sin \left(\tfrac{n · π}{8}\right) \right)\\ &≤ \limsup_{n→∞} \left( n · \left( \sqrt{n²+1} - n \right) \right)= \tfrac{1}{2}
\end{align*}
But $\sin \left(\tfrac{(16n+4)· π}{8}\right) = \sin \left(n·2π + \tfrac{π}{2}\right) = \sin \left(\tfrac{π}{2}\right)= 1$ for all $n ∈ ℕ$.
This means $x_{16n+4} = (16n+4) · \left( \sqrt{(16n+4)²+1} - (16n+4) \right) · \sin \left(\tfrac{(16n+4)· π}{8}\right) \overset{n → ∞}{\longrightarrow} \tfrac{1}{2}$.
Therefore $\tfrac{1}{2}$ is a limit point of the sequence $(x_n)_{n ∈ ℕ}$ as well as an upper bound of the limit points of that sequence.
So it's the upper limit of that sequence.

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Any parents or supporters heading north to watch the Notts County youth team in action should make note of a venue alternation.
The Youth Alliance fixture with Hartlepool United Under-18s will now take place at Blackhall Colliery Welfare FC, Blackhall Welfare Park, Blackhall Colliery, TS27 4LX.
The game will kick-off at 11.30am on Saturday 28 September.
Elsewhere, all Academy home games scheduled at Highfields on Sunday 29 September have been cancelled due to disruptions caused by the Robin Hood Half Marathon.


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Ford Logo
Ford has been very consistent with its logo since the 1920's.There have been many different logos Ford has used to market the brand. A logo is considered stong if you can recognize it without the name.
Back to Ford: first Ford Motor Company that included a "Detriot - Mich." tag.
In 1912, the Ford logo made a complete change over to a very progressive crisp oval design, close to the 2000's logo.
The legendary Blue Oval Ford logo came as early as 1928. It set the basic elements (shape and color) of all future Ford logos. It lasted until 1960.
This next blue oval Ford logo was released in 1961 and used throughout the years leading up to the Centennial logo (2003). It was basically a longer, shorter version of the logo from 1928.
This last logo is the blue oval that Ford released in 2003 in honor of the 100 years Ford Motor Company anniversary. It was named the "Centennial Blue Oval".

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Home Dinosaur A giant predatory lizard swam in Antarctic seas near the end of...
A giant predatory lizard swam in Antarctic seas near the end of the dinosaur age
Upper left. Kaikaifilu was found in late cretaceous rocks from Seymour island, Antarctica. Upper right. An estimated size comparison of Kaikaifilu with a human. The size of the skull remains suggest it could have been as long as 12-14 mt. Bottom left: The terrain where the remains of Kaikaifulu were found turns mostly into mud under bad weather conditions like those encountered by the Chilean expedition (bottom right).
Credit: Image courtesy of University of Chile
Kaikaifilu is a new species of giant sea lizard (mosasaur) discovered in 66-million-year-old rocks of Antarctica. At about 10 m long, it is the largest known top marine predator from this continent. It lived near the end of the dinosaur age, when Antarctica was a much warmer ecosystem, and fed on filter-feeding marine reptiles.
Because of its harsh conditions, Antarctica is probably one of the toughest places to work for palaeontologists. However, precisely because of this, information is scarce, and new discoveries can be highly rewarding. In 2010, an expedition of Chilean scientists to Seymour Island encountered particularly bad weather. Only during their last days in the field, after dreadful walks through knee-deep mud, they made a truly exciting discovery in 66 million year-old rocks: The fossil remains of a particularly large skull of a Mosasaur, a giant sea lizard.
Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs, but close relatives of modern-day lizards, that thrived in the seas during the Cretaceous period of the dinosaur age. Unlike modern lizards, however, mosasaurs evolved paddle-like limbs, and a long, deep tail for swimming. Some of them were top predators that attained truly gigantic size, like the fearsome Tylosaurus (regularly featured in books of prehistoric animals). Prior to this find, the largest known mosasaur from the Antarctic continent was represented by Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, a predator with a skull about 70 cm long. Interestingly, the new species is found to be a 5 million year younger, close relative of Taniwhasaurus. It is also a close relative of the the North American Tylosaurus, however, the new Antarctic mosasaur lived ca. 20 million years after, in the opposite Hemisphere. Its skull is estimated to be a about 1.2 m long, being the largest southern mosasaur to date, suggesting a body length close to 10 mts. And while it is similar to north American giants like Tylosaurus, it shows other completely unique traits, that justify a new scientific name. The scientists called it Kaikaifilu hervei after the cosmology of the Mapuche, the native people from southern Chile and Argentina. Kai-Kai filú is the almighty giant reptile owner of the seas, rival of Treng-Treng filú, the land reptile, both creators of the lands through their continuous fight that causes the earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and all the events that shaped the earth where we live. The species name hervei is after Dr. Francisco Hervé, a world-renowned Chilean geologist and pioneer earth-science Antarctic explorer.
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According to Rodrigo Otero, one of the authors of the study, "The increasing diversity of endemic Cretaceous marine reptiles in the southern hemisphere are slowly changing an historical paradigm. Since the 19th century many southern fossil reptiles had been assigned to species from the northern hemisphere. In this sense, Kaikaifilu adds to this paradigm shift. The southern record has scarce informative mosasaur skulls, most of them found in New Zealand. However, in southern South America and Antarctica, mosasaur remains are especially scarce. Hence the relevance of the new specimen, which shows a distant kinship with respect to the northern hemisphere mosasaurs."
Previous to the discovery of Kaikaifilu, isolated teeth had been frequently found in Late Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica. Anatomical features led scientists to refer them to several mosasaur species previously known in the Northern Hemisphere. Remarkably, the jaws of Kaikaifilu now reveal that many of these teeth co-existed as different tooth types in the mouth of this species, a condition known as heterodonty. Therefore, in all probability, the diversity of Antarctic mosasaurs has been overestimated. The case nicely illustrates the difficulties that palaeontologists may encounter when discovering unique but isolated body parts.
During the dinosaur age, antarctic climate was much warmer and the continent harboured a diverse ecosystem, that included several unusual reptiles. Kaikaifilu probably fed on an abundant "buffet" of contemporaries, especially the unique aristonectine plesiosaurs, robust, long-necked forms that did not feed on fish but rather were filter-feeders of much smaller prey, using fine, narrow teeth and whale-like adaptations in their skulls.
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"Prior to this research, the known mosasaur remains from Antarctica provided no evidence for the presence of very large predators like Kaikaifilu, in an environment where plesiosaurs were especially abundant. The new find complements one expected ecological element of the Antarctic ecosystem during the latest Cretaceous" says Otero.
These ecosystems existed shortly before the ultimate demise of the dinosaurs, a time in which temperatures and sea levels experimented significant changes. Scientists continue to discuss how these changes may have affected extinction and evolution in these southernmost marine ecosystems. Without a doubt, they will continue to explore for new data as Antarctica, an entire continent,
Rodrigo A. Otero, Sergio Soto-Acuña, David Rubilar-Rogers, Carolina S. Gutstein. Kaikaifilu hervei gen. et sp. nov., a new large mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Maastrichtian of Antarctica. Cretaceous Research, 2016; DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.11.002
Note: The above post is reprinted from materials provided by University of Chile.
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Research hasn't shown that migraines are the cause of any other medical conditions. But they are linked to a number of ailments.
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If you get migraines, you're at least twice as likely to have these. There may be a genetic link between the two. Researchers believe seizures may have the same genetic cause as migraines with aura. More study is needed.
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Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades: Inspiring more Women into STEM.
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Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades
Co-founder of Theramir Ltd, Promed Bioscience Ltd, RSL Revolutionary Labs Ltd, Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades, is a world-renowned scientist. Even though she has had some challenges for the first three decades of her life, Marianna remains an expert in her field specialising in stem cell technologies, cancer biology, and nanotherapeutics. She has battled through losing family members, the pandemic slowing down her businesses and studying abroad with financial difficulties.
As a mentor and role model at FESTEM, (Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Higher Education) she continues her work to encourage more women in STEM and believes that her life experiences should show women they too could make a difference in the world.
"All my career choices, even the unfortunate ones, had a positive impact on my professional life. Lessons were learnt, risks were taken, research fields changed."
What are some of the obstacles you overcame after gaining 5 degrees?
As my mother passed away when I was nine years old, my dad was the world to me. It was him that raised my sister and me and guided me to become an independent, tough woman. That came in handy during my university years as our financial situation changed drastically and family health emergencies knocked at our door. As far as I can remember, it was always a battle for me, trying to balance the much-needed part-time jobs (2 or 3 at the same time) and my university commitments.
As a Greek student in the UK, it was quite difficult to apply for financial aid and not feeling my family around me had also an emotional impact on me. During my PhD studies finding out that my father was suffering from cancer was another unique challenge I had to overcome. For many moments I thought that I had to sideline my dreams and leave everything behind. However, the love and the excitement I always had for science helped me stay focused and even more determined to succeed in my field.
Out of education and experience, which one would you say has shaped your career more?
Both. I really cannot distinguish between the two, especially in the biotech field where education and lab training matters. I was extremely lucky to attend some of the best Universities in the UK, especially graduating with a PhD from King's College London. It was huge for me, and it created the foundation for many career opportunities. However, after graduating, I decided for personal reasons to move to Cyprus. It was an extremely difficult transition. Starting my first career steps during the 2012 crisis meant that I had to try extremely hard, not just to establish a career but to survive. For many years I had to work 2-3 different jobs; moving from the pharmaceutical industry to research, from research to academia, from academia to clinic.
All my career choices, even the unfortunate ones, had a positive impact on my professional life. Lessons were learnt, risks were taken, research fields changed. Finally, I reached my destination, entrepreneurship. That has had a real impact on society, and it's where I belong.
What led to your decision to specialise in stem cell technologies, cancer biology, and nanotherapeutics?
As a child, I loved biology and science, figuring out how things work, mixing different materials, biology was the natural career path for me. I was always fascinated by the breakthroughs in the biotech field and was lucky and honoured to get a fully-funded PhD scholarship at King's College Medical School with a specialisation in stem cells and nanotechnology. I became further excited to enter the biotech industry after meeting Sir James Black in the first year of my PhD studies. Having amazing conversations over coffee and tea with him was breathtaking. He was a Nobel laureate, and the person that inspired me to combine my research and entrepreneurial way of thinking to help grow companies that can completely transform how biology is done.
I initially wanted my work to have a tangible impact on people through improving therapeutic methods but having lost most of my immediate family members to cancer, now I want to feel my work is in service to others, and I believe careers in biotech provide an opportunity to do so.
How do you juggle your roles as a co-founder of 3 businesses in the medical field?
This is the most common question I get, and to be honest, the only recipe I can give is a few grams of multitasking, a lot of passion and having a great team around you that share the vision. Yes, it is hard, yes, my day sometimes feels like it has more than 24h, but the impact you have on society, in the patients' lives, that keeps me going. We had really difficult experiences when starting, and all the work had to be shared between 2-3 people (mostly unpaid). We were managers, scientists, accountants, technicians, fundraisers, anything you could think of. Even graphic designers and website builders. But we lasted and now we have created an amazing team. I am very lucky to be surrounded by great people that fit in our companies and put in great effort to accomplish the companies' vision. Today, I am still active in the lab, and I overlook everything from management to operations to sales, but I am focused mainly on the Leadership and Innovation of the companies, by creating value and keeping the vision alive.
Did the pandemic affect your work in any way, if so how?
The pandemic came as a shock, impacting many aspects of our lives and our businesses. Our new normality was much slower and uncertain. We battled for survival, but we needed to keep our team intact, so we decided (the founders) to remain unpaid for a long period. The much-needed investment essential for expansion was put on a hold and sales were frozen for quite some time. But we survived, we benefited from the quietness of the market to work on cutting-edge biotech ideas and initiated amazing new collaborations. We are in a very good position now; Theramir Ltd had finalised successfully the pre-clinical testing of our cancer therapeutic platform EVmiR, RSL Revolutionary Labs just launched the εὗSKIN dermaceutical line for oncology patients and Promed Bioscience Ltd moved to great collaborations in the tissue bioprinting field and the development of a novel atelocollagen type for wound and burns healing.
You've been a business owner for five years, do you have any tips on maintaining and growing a company?
One of the most important tips I would give is never ever to give up. Especially if in your business you have put your heart and passion into it and you want to create something new for the world. Surround yourself with the best people who have a vision for the future and strive to be authentic. Get organised, have a strategy, focus on short-term and long-term goals, and have a plan B and C ready. Invest in the company's culture, invest in the brand, think about how you want your business to be perceived in the market now but also in the future. Understand your business capital needs, create a budget and try to stick to it, but incorporate also the cost of growth. Stay true to your North Star, your true-life purpose; then you will know what you want, and you can plan how to get it. I was always working with a 10-year plan, even though the steps to achieve my goals were always obstructed I was always finding a way to succeed.
How was it getting partnerships with research centres, cancer clinics, and patients?
We are very fortunate to have longstanding partnerships with academic institutions, research centres, clinics and patient societies. These partnerships have been critical to our ongoing success in the field of cancer research. The collaborations started many years ago through research projects funded by the European Eurostars Programs, and the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation Excellence Programs. Having an academic background makes collaborations easier. Together we accelerate the transition of lab-based discoveries to the clinic and use the expertise of a wide range of people from different disciplines to drive forward the development of new and innovative treatments and solutions. In addition, through clinical trials, we find new ways to improve the quality of life for people suffering from the disease. Involving patients is of the utmost importance, they are the key to tackling the bigger cancer questions.
What can societies and schools do to encourage more women in STEM?
One of the most effective ways to create and maintain engagement is by introducing relatable STEM female role models who will show students what they too can achieve. The effectiveness of role models has roots in what's called "observational learning," where children learn and copy behaviours and actions by watching and listening to other people. Another good way to counteract this challenge is to inculcate a love for science early in the student's life with practical, project work, improved laboratory facilities, new learning that enables students to build a bridge between what they can see, and encourage them to have scientific ideas that stem from their observations.
Especially for girls, I would encourage them by telling them: Just do it! Follow your interests, follow your instincts. Everyone needs to make their own choice about what they're interested in and work hard to pursue it, especially in the field of STEM. There are always going to be setbacks and challenges. We always need to acknowledge what we learn from these and develop a healthy approach to resilience, perseverance, and persistence. Additionally, I would offer four pieces of advice to young women.
Be brave enough to:
Be assertive and make your voice heard.
Manage your career in a way that works for you.
Take on difficult problems and trust in your talent and abilities.
Be yourself and know that you can make a difference.
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Kazbi Soonawalla
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kazbi.soonawalla@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Kazbi's particular expertise is in financial reporting.
She has examined issues such as disclosure requirements under various accounting standards to understand the factors that make for greater levels of compliance; she has also investigated the effectiveness of requirements for greater disclosure in relation to forecasts made by equity analysts and investors.
From 2002-13, Kazbi was Lecturer in Accounting at the London School of Economics, where she also directed the MSc Accounting and Finance Programme from 2011–13. She has a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Boston University, an MS (Statistics), MA (Economics) and PhD (Business) from Stanford University; her PhD dissertation was on Financial Reporting for Interests in Joint Ventures.
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Determinants and valuation implications of imperfect stock option disclosures
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Kazbi has presented at various conferences and meetings.
Kazbi has presented papers at the European Accounting Association Annual meeting and at Columbia University, Emory Univsity, the London School of Economics, London Business School, Oxford University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Lancaster and the University of Washington. She has also participated in a number of conferences on accounting and finance, including the LSE/Manchester Business School Conference, the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting Capital Markets Conference and the Journal of Accounting and Economics Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kazbi teaches on the Finals Accounting elective; she also gives first-year general management tutorials and GOTO tutorials.
She provides project supervision for the Oxford Diploma in Financial Strategy. At LSE, she taught on Financial Reporting in Capital Markets and Business Combinations as well as Accounting in the Global Economy. She has also taught on Executive Education programmes covering business analysis, valuation and accounting.
Kazbi's classes and tutorials are designed to be interactive and to encourage members of the class to participate and share their thoughts and ideas. Her aim is to make students informed users of accounting information, whether as external investors and users or internally, as preparers of financial statements or as decision- and policy-makers. She encourages students to enjoy mapping accounting information to the underlying economics driving decision-making at all levels within an organisation. To help achieve this, she exposes students to a wide range of readings, encompassing academic articles, business case studies, popular press articles, original text accounting standards, as well as other teaching aids and texts.


I have been meaning to getting around to building my own PC for a while and the stars finally aligned. This will be the first desktop that I've owned in a long time and I'm looking for a good all around build. While the GTX 960M on my MSI laptop has been pretty good to me, I'm looking forward to more gaming power. I decided early on a white/black setup, an understated but classic look. I mainly wanted to stay away from over done black/red setups.
I was originally planning on going with an Intel Core i5-6500, mainly because I thought getting into a Z170A chipset would be too pricey. As turned out to be the theme throughout this build, rebates and timely sales played a large part on deciding which parts. When a rebate bought the MSI Z170A Krait to within the same price as the MSI B150 motherboard I was planning on buying, I decided to go with the Core i5-6600K.
A rebate is also why I went with an Asus GTX 1060 over the closely priced MSI RX 480 Armor which I originally planned to get. Aesthetically, i think the Asus went better with my build in the end.
The toughest decision I had was picking out a white mid-priced ATX mid-tower case. I was deciding between NZXT's S340 and Phantek's Eclipse P400 when I saw the Master Box 5. The combination of it's open interior and the look of its black front panel with the rest being white won me over.
I was originally hesitant of going with the Rosewill Quark 550W. After finding plenty of positive reviews, I found passing on a 80+ platinum fully modular PSU at that price ($60) hard to do. The rest of the parts were mostly chosen on a combination of color and price.
This build went pretty smooth, so I'm just going to share a few things to be aware of if trying same or similar build.
System fan headers: I liked that the Krait Gaming X3 motherboard has three 4-pin system fan headers, but I found the placement of one of them odd. The ones located at the top-front and the rear bottom of the board as expected. The odd one was the fan header located between the M.2 slot and the CPU area. It was conveniently located for the one rear fan but required me to get an extension cable for one of the front fans.
Short stock fan cable: While I was waiting for my replacement case fans, I installed the included stock case fans and ran into an issue. Since my motherboard did not have a bottom-front fan header, I had to slide the front case fan up to connect to the top-front header. The problem i found was that the fan cable was too short to route behind the motherboard at that position. I connected it directly until the new fans arrived.
PSU shroud: I generally like the included shroud that covers the PSU, but since it has an open end it doesn't fully keep all cables out of sight (depending on viewing angle). It isn't as noticeable with black cables, but very much so with the white cable extensions I'm using.
PSU indicator LEDs: A feature of the Rosewill PSU that I like is that it has a LED indicator light for each rail. It's a very nice and handy feature for possible troubleshooting. Thing to keep in mind is that these LEDs are bright green with no way to turn them off, so if the PSU isn't covered they can clash with your build.
GPU Backplate: Since the graphics card I purchased did not have a backplate and I didn't like looking at the PCB, I decided to try to find one. Based on a few recommendations, I ended up finding a Portuguese company called Coldzero (http://www.coldzero.eu/5-gpu-backplates) that has a lineup of GPU backplates. The one I got is pretty well made and adds alot to the look of my build.
Cablemod extensions: Since I couldn't find any braided cable kits for my PSU, I went with Cablemods white cable extension kit since I didn't want to go through the custom route. While the extension cables did require more effort to cable manage, I am pleased with the overall look.
After reading some good reviews, I decided to grab this CPU cooler to match my black/white build. Its a very efficient cooler that keeps my Core i5-6600k idle temperatures in the mid 30s C and under 50 C under load in stock settings. Simple install.
At the time this was the most affordable monochrome Z170A motherboard that also included a bonus free game. I have since been blown away at how it has exceeded my expectations. The metal reinforced PCIE slots are great for reducing sag. With plenty of headers and ports including USB 3.1, three 4-pin fan system fan headers, and a M.2 SSD slot. My favorite feature is MSI's easy to use for overclocking UEFI with XMP and Game boost.
Great looking low profile DDR4 memory kit. Mainly got it to match my white build.
This is still an amazing storage option if you have an M.2 slot. 500 GB of storage in such a small form factor is incredible and my system boots in seconds.
This worked great as a complimentary storage drive to my SSD. It is faster than a purely mechanical drive and more affordable than a similarly sized SSD although not as fast.
This is an easy to build in fully featured case. It is easy to see that cable management was well thought out with dozens of tie down slots all over, large cutouts, and plenty of room behind the motherboard.
I generally liked the PSU shroud as it helped with cleaner look, but since it was open ended it didn't completely keep cables out of sight.
80+ platinum fully modular PSU at this price point is incredible. It comes with flat cables and the LED indicator lights are good bonus especially for troubleshooting. Be aware the LED indicators are bright green and can't be shut off, so if your PSU isn't covered can clash with your interior.
Where'd you get that gpu backplate? I. NEED. ITTTT!!!
It's from a company called Coldzero, they're pretty good. They even do custom work for extra. I included the link in the build under extra's, but here it is http://www.coldzero.eu/5-gpu-backplates.
Did the company that did your backplate ship to the us?
Yes they do. Although they are located in Portugal, they ship internationally and it didn't take long to arrive.


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Дми́трий Леони́дович Ра́дченко () — советский и российский футболист, нападающий. Мастер спорта СССР (1990). Игрок сборных СССР и России. Участник чемпионата мира 1994 года.

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Воспитанник ленинградской СДЮШОР «Смена». В 1991 году пришёл в «Спартак» из «Зенита», сразу завоевав место в основе клуба. В конце 1991 года в игре против АЕКа получил перелом ноги, после чего полгода восстанавливался.

В 1993 году уезжает вместе с Дмитрием Поповым в Испанию играть за «Расинг». Как признавался Радченко, переход случился для него неожиданно — в августе 1993 года вместе с командой он прилетает на несколько матчей в Испанию, а в аэропорту при стечении большого количества народа он узнаёт, что теперь игрок «Расинга». После кратковременного возвращения в Москву, уехал в Сантандер. Контракт с игроком был заключён на 4 года.

В Испании познакомился с новым партнёром Андреем Зыгмантовичем и гандболистами — Михаилом Якимовичем, Юрием Нестеровым, Талантом Дуйшебаевым. Все они сдружились семьями и много времени проводили вместе.

В течение двух сезонов ярко играл и много забивал и в сезоне 1995/96 перешёл в «Депортиво Ла-Корунья», с которым был заключён контракт до лета 1999 года.

В 1996 году отдан в аренду в «Райо Вальекано», поскольку главный тренер Джон Тошак не видел его в основе «Депортиво». В новой команде часто менялись тренеры, каждый из которых пытался найти Радченко новую позицию на поле.

Не попал в заявку на чемпионат Европы 1996 года из-за травмы ноги.

В сезоне 2001/02 играл за хорватский «Хайдук». С сезона 2002/03 снова в Испании, играл в клубах низших лиг.

После завершения игровой карьеры занимается тренерской деятельностью, прошёл обучение в Испании. Работал в детской футбольной школе ФК «Депортиво». С 2010 года после окончания Высшей школы тренеров работает в Академии ФК «Зенит». В 2018 году работал тренером в «Ахмате» и «Зените-2».

В сборной
28 июня 1994 года забил шестой гол (после пяти голов Олега Саленко) на 82-й минуте в ворота сборной Камеруна в матче 3-го тура группового этапа чемпионата мира-1994 в США.

Достижения

Командные
 Серебряный призёр чемпионата СССР: 1991
 Чемпион России: 1992, 1993
 Обладатель Кубка СССР: 1991/92
 Чемпион Японии: 2000
 Обладатель Кубка чемпионов Содружества: 1993 (4 игры, 3 гола)

Личные
 В списке 33 лучших футболистов сезона в СССР (1): № 2 — 1991.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Статистика на сайте zenit-history.ru
 Радченко в Испании (голы, фото, карьера, статистика)
 Дмитрий Радченко: «Членом "Клуба 100" не стал из-за травм». // «Спорт-Экспресс», 5 апреля 2005

Футболисты СССР
Футболисты России
Игроки сборной СССР по футболу
Игроки сборной России по футболу
Игроки ФК «Динамо» Санкт-Петербург
Игроки ФК «Зенит» Санкт-Петербург
Игроки ФК «Спартак» Москва
Игроки ФК «Спартак-2» Москва
Игроки ФК «Расинг» Сантандер
Игроки ФК «Компостела»
Игроки ФК «Райо Вальекано»
Игроки ФК «Мерида»
Игроки ФК «Депортиво Ла-Корунья»
Игроки ФК «Джубило Ивата»
Игроки ФК «Хайдук» Сплит

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These Fightshorts celebrate the Japanese's legacy of the Japanese Brazilian fighter by bringing forward the eminent symbols of the Japanese culture!
On the left leg is represented a &ldquo Torii&rdquo of the island of Miyajima sublimated in black and yellow, considered in the shinto religion as a sacred island.
Ultra light and equipped with a flex system between legs for a better mobility, these fightshorts has been manufactured through a devastating design represented by the Japanese writing &ldquo Kanji&rdquo sublimated on the right leg with the colors black and yellow decorated with the famous snake head for a stunning visual effect.
- Flex system between legs for a better mobility.
- Logo and patterns sublimated (High quality).


"If you could go back in time to when your first got a diagnosis of autism, for yourself or your child, what would you say?"
This 48 page book is a collection of the responses.
Printed in full colour on glossy paper.


It's (UK) World Book Day on Thursday, and as always there are a wonderful selection of £1 books available. You can see the full range on the World Book Day website.
All that is entirely irrelevant, but is slight background as to how I skipped (not literally) into my local indie bookshop (Mostly Books) on Friday to grab this year's picture book selection.
Hello, Hugless Douglas is a half-pint-sized morsel of Douglas' world packed with favourite characters from the books (rabbit, the sheep, the funny bunnies – they'll be staring in their own board books later in the year) following Douglas through his day from waking up to going to bed. Small it may be, lacking in detail it is not. Full of Mr Melling's wit and humour, and with a couple of new hugs in the included 'hug gallery' at the back, this is an essential purchase for all toddlers, pre-schoolers (and mums, dads…) Grab a handful and stash them everywhere: perfect amusement for mornings, lunchtimes, bus journeys, waiting rooms, and snuggling up for bedtimes full of hugs.
Both books would also be excellent party bag fillers – a Hugless Douglas party or a Dressing-Up party, which would you prefer?
Please support your local independent bookseller on World Book Day this year, and don't forget they take on the full cost of the WBD vouchers so buy as many books as you can afford. There are now less than 1000 independent bookshops left in the UK, it would be a tragedy if we lost any more.
I think any picture book from a child's favourite theme or illustration style is a wonderful gift when it's a hardback edition. Hardback books, especially picture books, have a special air about them. Here are a selection of recently published books that are available in hardback and are especially beautiful.
I hadn't seen this anniversary edition when I first wrote this list, but now I have it's at the top of it. The Tale of Jack Frost is a near-perfect winter story, beautifully illustrated in watercolour. It's a fairy tale and a winter tale, full of unique magical creatures, horrible goblins, forgotten pasts and hopeful futures. I've written about the paperback version before, but this hardback (signed and limited to 1000 copies) takes a beautiful story and packages it perfectly. With shining snowflakes on the cover and endpapers full of sketches, the anniversary edition is also individually hand numbered and signed by the author. Search out a copy now, before they all disappear.
Every Catherine Rayner picture book is a piece of beauty, and Abigail is no exception. Abigail is the newest animal character from Catherine, and she is a giraffe who loves to count. The hardback edition is a near-square with gorgeous matt covering depicting Abigail against a night sky. The story follows Abigail as she tries to count things, but they keep moving. Eventually she gets her friends together and they find something to count that doesn't move. Stunning imagery of the African plains and its inhabitants pack the book, with a lovely gentle story suitable for all ages but especially for 3-5 year olds because of the focus on learning to count. A flip-up page adds to the interest, and ending with night-time makes this the perfect bedtime read.
This book truly is an object of beauty, and a perfect Christmas story. The story is about Tom, who loves winter and wants it to stay forever. He finds a friend in a strange pale boy and every day they play in the stunning icy landscape. But at home, Nana is getting frailer, food and fuel is running out, and Tom's mother is worried… I cannot describe how beautifully illustrated this fable is, it is a book to be poured over and enjoyed on many levels. Suitable from 3+, it will probably most appeal to 5-8 year olds, but older children will get so much from the story too.
This book has perfect Christmas stocking filler written all over it. It is a small square hardback with words of a traditional Welsh lullaby (translated into English) with beautiful pastel illustrations. The lyrics are very Christian and refer to God and Guardian Angels so will appeal more to people with Christian faith. The book is a small package of beauty, lovely for bedtime reading. It may even be a thoughtful gift for someone who is grieving, but that would be a very personal choice.
I'm cheating a little here, because I haven't seen these books in real life yet. I have however seen the chapter book versions and know how stunning Miss Clara's illustrations are. These three hardback editions are new to Barefoot Books this month, and are also currently available as a gift set saving 10% on individual prices. You can get a further 20% off ordering online with the code TWENTY13. All Barefoot Books are produced to a high standard, and these will be no exception. A trio of classic fairy tales with beautiful illustrations, what more could you ask from a Christmas gift?
I don't 'get' Shaun Tan's picture books. The art is stunningly beautiful, weird and unique, and wonderful for getting lost in. But the picture books make absolutely no sense to me at all. I read this one to my four year old and she told me I was reading it wrong, because I must have missed out some of the words! These are not books for small children. Stunningly beautiful, cinematic and wonderful, this could be read to any child, but is probably of more interest to children aged 8+. I think this is one to add to the Christmas stockings of any art students you know too. This would be perfect as a springboard for discussion about… Well, I have no idea what the book is about at all, which I think may be the point, so the discussions from this book are potentially limitless.
This story probably needs no introduction. The fun, and surreal, tale of a Tiger who visits Sophie and her mummy to eat everything in their house has been well-loved since it was first published in 1968. To celebrate Judith Kerr's 90th birthday this year, a beautiful gift edition hardback complete with slipcase has been released. This gift edition deserves its place on every child (and children's book lover's) bookshelves, and makes a perfect gift.
A traditional tale from Tehran which starts in a Cinderalla-like way; Shiraz's mother dies young and her father remarries but after he too dies, her life changes from one of happiness to drudgery as the step-mother and step-sister make her their maid. Unlike Cinderella, no prince is required for a happy ending. Because of Shiraz's kind heart, and the good that she does, it appears that she receives the gift of beauty. In reality it is Shiraz's own personality shining through. Beautifully illustrated, this is a very positive and non-stereotyped story; the perfect antidote to Disney princesses. Available to buy from Barefoot Books.
In a complete contrast to the non-stereotyped Girl With A Brave Heart, Amelie and Nanette are the epitome of girlyness, and you can read my thoughts on this book here. This is such a beautiful hardback that it deserves a place in this list, as it will make a lovely present. The theme of summer picnics will be a great pick-me-up on a cold, dull winter's day and the beautiful illustrations should put a smile on even the grumpiest face. Suitable for reading to any age, this will be enjoyed most by 3-8 year olds.
The Barbapapa books were originally published in the 1970's although I have no memory of them from my childhood so it's with new and adult eyes that I was introduced to Barbapapa, a pink blob-creature who was found in a garden (in Barbapapa), and his family (in Barbapapa's Voyage). The stories are a little strange and surreal, but full of adventure and concepts that small children will be familiar with. These books will either be a classic for parents who read them as children to share, or just fun new additions. They are very lovely, and the hardback editions are beautifully produced. Suitable for any age, but especially 3-5 year olds.
I hope that has given you some ideas of a tiny fraction of the beautiful books currently released in the UK that would make wonderful gifts. I will be writing more gift list ideas over the next two weeks.
Disclosure: All books (except Barefoot Books) received from their respective publishers for review. Barefoot Books links are affiliate links. No other financial reward was given and the opinions are my own. I was not asked to write this post.
For those new to the blog, you may not know that I we are huge fans of David Melling in the Chaos household. This addiction goes back six years, when I purchased a copy of Just Like My Dad from one of our local bookshops for Mr Chaos' first Father's Day when MG was only a few months old.
I don't have anything to run apps on, so normally leave app reviews to the wonderful CApptivated Kids. But the fact that the app includes David Melling illustrations and is based on Just Like My Dad would make it worth the £1.99 price tag in my opinion!
The Just Like My Dad app is released in iOS and Android versions, and is available from the iTunes AppStore and Google Play in the UK, Europe, Australia and North America. I'll add links as soon as I get them.
Sounds like fun. I think my two would particularly like the ripping plasters off dad lion part! Amazingly I haven't actually reviewed Just Like My Dad yet, but for an idea of the style I have written about Just Like My Mum.
To celebrate the release, Hachette have offered me five sets of the Just Like My Dad board book plus toy lion to giveaway. If the lion is anything like the mini Hugless Douglas from his book/toy set then it is cuter than cute (and small enough to smuggle into schoolbags for a bit of comfort away from home…) I wish I could enter my own competitions!
To be in with a chance of winning one of these book/toy sets, please enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. The prizes will be sent direct from the publisher. Obviously they won't arrive in time for Father's Day, but this is a book to be enjoyed any day of the year. The deadline is midnight on Tuesday 18th June. Open to UK addresses only. Winners must reply with addresses within 5 days of drawing, or another winner will be drawn. Five prizes on offer.
Another one I ordered via school and has only just arrived so we haven't had a chance to read it enough times to review yet!
The Nightmare Before Christmas is probably my all-time favourite film that I can watch over and over again. This is a lot to do with the genius of Henry Selick who is an amazing director, coupled with the imagination of Tim Burton (who sadly 'jumped the shark' many years ago in my opinion!) This book is pure Tim Burton in the good days however and a joyous rhyming romp! It's not the film (there's no Oogie Boogie or Sally for a start) but it's the same rough plot. There are a couple of rhymes that don't gel (maybe it's not having an American accent but I can't get "good job" and "macabre" to rhyme) but the luscious art and the plot more than make up for this. A gorgeous book, and well worth it just for the "A Visit From Saint Nick" parody ("… The children, all nestled so snug in their beds, would have nightmares of monsters and skeleton heads…") This is my book, of course, bought long before I had children, but my children are my children so they love it too! Bear in mind one of DG's favourite books is The Spider and The Fly!
This is a beautiful, beautiful book. With an ending which will leave book-lovers everywhere signing with delight. It is so luscious that I've added it as an actual Christmas present instead of an advent book so I don't have my copy to hand! But that gives me the perfect opportunity to share the review written by one of my favourite fellow book bloggers: Read It, Daddy! If you love children's books and aren't already following his blog and twitter, I really urge you to do so. I aspire to produce so many outstanding reviews every week!
DG is going through a Ballet phase. MG did at about the same age. It's all about dressing up in ballet clothes, pretend dancing (it's amazing how much they pick up even with not going to a single class ever!) and reading books with ballerinas in. So this book is a HUGE hit. Not to mention that "Ella Bella" are very almost MG's names as she is Eleanor Isabelle for long 🙂 She likes Ella as a nickname now, but when we tried it as a baby she insisted on being Eleanor so she's always been that. I often call her El's Bells which she dislikes intensely! As I mentioned in my Katie and the Starry Night review, James Mayhew is a genius and this is another wonderful introduction to… book. Playing by the Book, another of my favourite book blogs, has such a gorgeous nutcracker feast in her write-up that I can't resist sending you there to read more! I've just found out that there's another Ella Bella review today, and her review is beautiful so please do look. Library Mice is the cause of much of my book spending with her wonderful reviews of the most beautiful books.
Once there was a Dragon who was convinced he was TOTALLY TERRIFYING. One look at himself in the mirror and he nearly jumped out of his skin.
I could easily take the double spread above and frame it, it's so wonderful. That is, if I could get past the sacrilege of destroying a book… It also neatly summarises everything in the story: the dragon, the witch, the giant, the toddler, and of course long-suffering Wiggles the dog.
Hiyawyn Oram and David Melling are both deservedly acclaimed and this collaboration is a fine example of both their work. Other Halloween-suitable books by the totally terrific two (although not as collaborations) that we've already reviewed: The Ghost Library & Rumblewick and the Dinner Dragons.


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The untouched tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
An artistic interpretation and reconstruction of Qín Shǐ Huángdì's magnificent tomb. Illustration: Richard Holmgren, ARCDOC.
His name was Zhào Zhèng. As the founder of the Qin Dynasty, we would later know him as Qín Shǐ Huángdì - the first emperor of China. At the time of his death 210 BC, he had finally united the country after defeating all of his rival states. Only one everlasting battalion remained for Huángdì – the one underground, in his tomb. Fortunately for him, the now famous army of many thousands of life size terracotta soldiers gave him protection from the east. Yes, it was from that very direction that the threat of warring states could reappear. The army is still today guarding him outside the town of Xian in modern China, although his opponents have since long transformed into cities such as Shanghai. Let us reflect for a second - if such effort was put on the protection of his tomb, then what about the appearance of the mausoleum itself? It must be magnificent, right? Currently we do not know what's hidden within, but the ancient historian Sima Qian may give us an idea what awaits below ground.
The tomb complex of Qín Shǐ Huángdì is a miniature world of his palace and the empire. Not the least would it be right to say that the workforce that prepared his tomb was indeed a microcosm of China, where 700,000 souls were engaged in the task for over forty years. The entire grave complex of totally 55 square kilometers, mimics the nation's foremost city of the time, Xianyang. It was enclosed by two 10 meters high, inner and outer walls. With altogether ten enormous gates, the inner perimeter had a length of about 2.5 kilometers with the exterior wall covering a total of nearly 6.5 kilometers. The compound also includes warriors, horses and wagons, an imperial palace, acrobats, civil servants and plethora of bronze animals. You name it. It just goes on and on and this have kept archaeologists and restorers busy since the first discovery in 1974. The mausoleum itself is expected to lie in the south-western part of the inner city - within that, a giant sarcophagus is likely located centrally in a specially adapted burial hall of about 50x80 meters. In other words, we know very well where the tomb is located. But, not so fast.
The bronze sarcophagus described by Sima Qian is buried deep - more specifically "under three layers of groundwater ", although seemingly provided with a drainage systems. Above ground level a 60-meter-high burial mound is positioned. With sides of 350 meters each, the peak can be likened with a truncated pyramid which originally may have had twice the height. Considering Sima Qian's ensuing description we understand the importance of why the sepulcher was made nearly inaccessible. The tomb itself was provided with palaces and beautiful pavilions and furthermore crammed with exotic objects and wonderful treasures. Craftsmen had also constructed crossbows - aimed and ready to shoot at anyone who entered the grave. Additionally, we encounter descriptions of mechanical constructions that could simulate running rivers through means of flowing mercury. According to the historical account both the currents of the Yangtze- and the Yellow River, besides the tide of the "Great Sea", were recreated. Alongside the bodies of water are rendered landscapes, represented under stars and planets in various celestial constellations. The latter were made of jewels and gemstones, reflecting their glow from the ceiling. If these were to shimmer, light was needed - and there was. This was generated through lamps that were fueled with a special fuel, probably whale oil, which could burn for a very - a very long time. Still today the large mound suffers from high concentrations of mercury. Obviously Sima Qian's account wasn't a fable. Thus - archaeologists should also keep certain crossbows in mind.
by Richard Holmgren
Qin Shi Huang Tomb
Qin Shi Huangdi, Podcasten Oupptäckta Skatter
For the Swedish audience, listen to our podcast "Undiscovered Treasures",
treating the tomb of Qín Shǐ Huángdì (program part 2)
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Queen of Spain's Gay Marriage Comment Ignites Controversy
MADRID, Spain – A journalist has defended the accuracy of his book that quotes Queen Sofia criticizing gay marriage.
The book has irked the royal palace.
Spain's king and queen are largely respected as figurehead representatives of the state, and rarely speak out on political or social issues.
Veteran journalist Pilar Urbano released the book — "La Reina muy de cerca," or "The Queen, very close up," — this week to mark the queen's 70th birthday on Sunday. The journalist said Friday it was based on 15 interviews with Queen Sofia, and that the Royal Palace approved the book's galley proofs before it was published, according to news agency Efe.
"What the queen said is what my book says," Urbano said.
The Royal Palace has challenged the comments attributed to the monarch, however, saying in a statement they "do not correspond exactly" with what she said. The palace also said the book also fails to reflect the queen's traditional neutrality on public affairs or respect for people who suffer discrimination, such as homosexuals.
"I do not answer to the queen or king, or the Royal Palace. I answer to the truth," Urbano told Efe.
In the book, the queen is quoted as addressing a wide range of issues and saying she opposes abortion and euthanasia. Spain allows the former under restricted circumstances, and outlaws the latter. But the queen's alleged remarks on same-sex marriage are the main source of friction and have angered gay rights groups.
Spain legalized gay marriage in 2005, becoming one of the few countries in the world to recognize same-sex couples as having the same rights as heterosexual ones, including the right to adopt children.
"If those persons want to live together, dress up as bride and groom and get married, they can do so, but that should not be called marriage because it is not," the queen is quoted as saying in Urbano's book.
Conservative newspaper El Mundo said the queen erred by breaking with her tradition of quiet neutrality.
"As human as this burst of royal sincerity might be, certainly there were better ways to make Queen Sofia's birthday a new tool for bringing society closer to the throne," it said in an editorial.


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Near History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Picts of ancient Scotland were the tribe of the ancestors of the Near family. The name Near is derived from the personal name John. The Gaelic form of their name was originally Mac-Iain-uidhir, which means son of dun John. However, the Near family of Perth traditionally derive their name from M'an-oighre, which means son of the heir. Experts have also theorized that the surname Near may be derived from Mac-an-fhuibir, which means son of the smith, or Mac-an-huidhir, which means son of the stranger.
Early Origins of the Near family
The surname Near was first found in Perth, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Further to the south in England, the Menaire, Menear, Manhire and other variants claim descent from Walter Maenhir who was listed in Devon in 1293. The very rare variant Manhire traces back to Ellis Menheire who was listed in Devon in 1642. [1]
Early History of the Near family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Near research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1526, 1546, 1776 and are included under the topic Early Near History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Near Spelling Variations
Scribes in the Middle Ages did not have access to a set of spelling rules. They spelled according to sound, the result was a great number of spelling variations. In various documents, Near has been spelled MacNair, MacNaire, MacNayer, MacNeir, MacNuir, Menair and many more.
Early Notables of the Near family (pre 1700)
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Near Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Near Ranking
In the United States, the name Near is the 13,203rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]
Migration of the Near family to Ireland
Some of the Near family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Near migration to the United States +
The cruelties suffered under the new government forced many to leave their ancient homeland for the freedom of the North American colonies. Those who arrived safely found land, freedom, and opportunity for the taking. These hardy settlers gave their strength and perseverance to the young nations that would become the United States and Canada. Immigration and passenger lists have shown many early immigrants bearing the name Near:
Near Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
C. B. Near, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1903
Gertrude Near, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1903
J.M. Near, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1921
Frank Near, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922
Lionel Near, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1923
Near migration to Canada +
Near Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Mr. John Near U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 [3]
Susan Near, aged 40, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1913
William Wallace Near, aged 57, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1923
Near migration to Australia +
Near Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
William Near, a stone-cutter, who arrived in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
Mr. William Near, English convict who was convicted in Chelmsford, Essex, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Candahar" on 26th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [4]
Contemporary Notables of the name Near (post 1700) +
Holly Near (b. 1949), American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist
John L. Near, American politician, U.S. Consul in Sarnia, 1865-66 [5]
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^ Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
^ Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/candahar
^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Near (Scottish)


This is a prerelease build of Flash Player 9 Update for the Linux platform is now available. Flash Player 9 Update for Linux currently does not include full-screen mode and complete SSL support (SSL support is currently available in the Linux Plugin but not the Linux Standalone Player). Full-screen mode and SSL support will be available in the final release. The current Linux build is 9.0.21.55.
Auch für Windows- und Macnutzer steht eine aktualisierte Version zur Verfügung (9.0.21.75).
Update: Version 9,0,31,0 des Flash Players für Linux steht seit 16.1.2007 auf der offiziellen Adobe Website zum Download.
Ein Kommentar zum Beitrag "On2 VP6 jetzt auch unter Linux (Flash Player 9)"


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FunkyTownGrooves
A Special Part of Me
September 30, 2012 marked the 77th birthday of one of the most enduring figures in popular music: Johnny Mathis, who was born during the Great Depression (1935, to be exact), became famous in the 1950s and continues to perform after all these years. Mathis has evolved considerably along the way. Influenced by Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, Little Jimmy Scott and Billie Holiday (among others) during his youth, the Texas-born vocalist started out as a jazz-influenced traditional pop crooner who included a lot of Tin Pan Alley standards in his repertoire. From the 1970s on, however, Mathis focused heavily on soft rock, adult contemporary and R&B/pop. But if there is one thing about Mathis that has never changed, it is his unapologetically romantic outlook—and that outlook is alive and well on A Special Part of Me.
Originally released by Columbia Records in 1984, A Special Part of Me has one foot in urban contemporary and the other in adult contemporary. By that time, Mathis was more likely to be compared to Peabo Bryson, Lionel Richie or Gino Vannelli than Nat King Cole or Perry Como. But his emphasis on romantic ballads never went away, and there are plenty of them on this reissue. "One Love" (not to be confused with the Bob Marley song), "Right Here, Right Now," "Priceless" and "Lead Me to Your Love" are among the silky ballads on A Special Part of Me, which was aimed not at the traditional pop fans who knew Mathis for 1950s hits like "Chances Are," "It's Not for Me to Say" and "Misty," but at the Baby Boomers who discovered him in the 1970s or early 1980s. A Special Part of Me isn't comprised of ballads exclusively, however—and Mathis steps outside of ballad mode on the perky "Love Never Felt So Good" (a song that Michael Jackson wrote with Paul Anka and Kathy Wakefield), the optimistic "The Best Is Yet to Come" and the smooth, medium-tempo "Simple." This reissue offers, as bonus tracks, two additional versions of "Simple" (a six-minute vocal version and an instrumental version).
Although Mathis has had numerous hits over the years, his name hasn't appeared on the R&B charts as often as it has appeared on the pop charts. Many program directors at R&B stations have tended to think of Mathis as more of a pop singer than an R&B singer, and A Special Part of Me contains two singles that received more pop/adult contemporary exposure than R&B exposure: "Simple" and a remark of the Philadelphia soul classic "Love Won't Let Me Wait." While "Simple" only made it to #43 on Billboard's R&B singles chart, it was a #6 adult contemporary hit in Billboard—and similarly, "Love Won't Let Me Wait" went to #32 on Billboard's R&B singles chart and #14 on its adult contemporary singles chart.
Written by Vinnie Barrett and MFSP guitarist Bobby Eli (the same songwriters who gave us Blue Magic's 1974 smash "Sideshow") and originally recorded by Major Harris (who was a cousin of the late Philly-based producer Norman Harris and had left the Delfonics in 1974 to pursue a solo career), "Love Won't Let Me Wait" was among the top soul hits of 1975. And covering that gem of a ballad made perfect sense for Mathis, especially in light of who joins him on his remake: Deniece Williams.
It was with Williams that Mathis, in 1978, enjoyed one of his biggest hits; their duet on the melancholy "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" soared to #1 on Billboard's R&B, adult contemporary and Hot 100 charts. That same year, Mathis and Williams also enjoyed a #10 R&B/#16 adult contemporary hit with their version of the 1968 Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell favorite "You're All I Need to Get By." So reuniting Mathis and Williams in 1984 for a remake of a definitive Philly soul classic was a smart move, and it's unclear why their version of "Love Won't Let Me Wait" didn't climb higher on the R&B charts. But again, many R&B program directors of the 1970s and 1980s tended to think of Mathis as more pop than R&B. At any rate, Mathis and Williams' reunion on "Love Won't Let Me Wait" is an inspired one—and the song was covered once again when Luther Vandross delivered a hit remake in 1988.
The other male/female duet on this album is "You're a Special Part of Me," a haunting ballad that finds Mathis joining forces with singer Angela Bofill and originally appeared on her 1983 album Teaser. The ballad that Bofill and Mathis perform should not be confused with a different song that has the same title and became a major hit for another male/female duo, Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross, in 1973. The song on this album was written by Bofill and Loree Gold; the Gaye/Ross hit was written by Harold Johnson, Andrey Porter and Gregg Wright.
Despite his emphasis on adult contemporary and R&B/pop in the 1970s and 1980s, Mathis never gave up jazz-influenced traditional pop entirely. The 1990s and 2000s found him recording a variety of albums—some of them adult contemporary, some of them traditional pop. 1998's Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren is as adult contemporary as it gets, but on the other hand, Mathis paid tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington on 1990's In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington and revisited his Tin Pan Alley roots on 2005's Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album.
It should be noted that Mathis is among the few artists who has been recording for the same label for more than half a century. Mathis signed with Columbia Records in 1957, and in 2010, Columbia/Sony released his most recent studio album, Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville (which focuses on country-pop and finds his voice continuing to hold up impressively well).
Without question, Mathis is a true pop survivor. And A Special Part of Me demonstrates that he was very much on top of his game in 1984.
—Alex Henderson, October 2012
Alex Henderson is a veteran journalist whose work has appeared in Billboard, Spin, Creem, The L.A. Weekly, JazzTimes, Jazziz, AlterNet, Cash Box, HITS, CD Review, Skin Two, Black Beat, The Pasadena Weekly, Black Radio Exclusive (BRE), Music Connection, Latin Style, The New York City Jazz Record and many other well known publications. Henderson (alexvhenderson.com) has also contributed several thousand CD reviews to The All Music Guide's popular website and series of music reference books.
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