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Maryland/Delaware Roundup August 18, 2022
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Posted on : Thursday August 18, 2022
"Although I am free from all and not anyone's slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law — though I myself am not under the law — to win those under the law. To those who are without the law, like one without the law — though I am not without God's law but under the law of Christ — to win those without the law. To the weak, I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some. Now I do all this because of the gospel, so that I may share in the blessings." (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)
Delaware Church Builds Missions Center in the Philippines
Good Shepherd Baptist Church (GSBC) in Bear, Delaware, will have a "Taste of the Nations" fellowship event from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. They'll have food from various countries, representing the nationalities of the church body.
Alan and Shiela Bernardo with their children Sophia and Sadie (foreground) with a building worker in the background get a sneak peek of the mission building in the Philippines. The Bernardos are former GSBC members and mission partners who moved to Texas. (photo submitted)
Student ministry leader Erika Mendoza, who is also part of the mission team, said there will be Filipino, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, and Polish dishes, just to name a few. This event is to celebrate GSBC's diverse congregation, whom they call "mission partners." Some of the mission partners from the College/ Young Adult Ministry will be singing, while PAYAD (Philippine-American Youth Association of Delaware) will be putting on a cultural performance. Tri-fold poster boards will be present to showcase both the beauty and needs of the country – as it may be a potential mission area in the future.
Mendoza's and the mission team's heart for organizing "Taste of the Nations" is first to let the local community know about God and His work through the church and community. It's also to support the church's newly built missions center in Paranaque, Philippines.
Grace Baptist Church in Baer, Delaware, helped build this mission center in the Philippines. They'll be on location later this month to prepare for the September grand opening. (photo submitted)
The cost for the "Taste of the Nations" is $15 per person, $28 for a couple, and further discounts for groups of 3 or more.
Pastor Arce recently stepped down as the senior pastor of GSBC to focus his attention on missions. Before he came to GSBC, he was a missionary in Korea and began working on the Philippine missions center project during that period. At GSBC, he continued the work, gathering partners from Texas and various other countries and states and mobilizing GSBC members to help.
Arce, very excited to see the vision coming to fruition, said the center is primarily to care for, evangelize, disciple, and service migrant workers. People are coming and going to various countries to earn money constantly. "Seven thousand migrant workers are leaving the country daily," Arce said.
The center is a short distance from the airport, so it will be a convenient location where workers can stay for several days as they await their flights. "During that time," Arce explains, "volunteers can share the gospel with those who don't know Christ. They'll also disciple those who are believers and help them to be on mission and share the gospel as they go to different countries. It's an evangelism and discipleship center."
Additionally, the center is a place for migrant workers' families. Arce said that when people leave the Philippines, their families travel with them to the airport – so there are parents, siblings, and others. The center will give the family a place to stay together for a few days. While the migrant workers are away, family members can also go to the center to receive training. Arce said he already has mission partners from GSBC who will teach computer skills and share about financial management.
Missionaries and teams going to the Philippines can also utilize the center as a home base.
Arce is also thrilled to offer GSBC mission partners a multitude of hands-on ministry opportunities, especially, he said, young people.
The church mission team will leave later this month to celebrate the center's grand opening.
"It's exciting. The mission center will be finished by the time we get there! All we need to do is to buy the furnishings, decorate the place, and fellowship with the locals," Mendoza exclaimed.
SCBC Faith Collaborates with FCA and Local Schools
Members of Southern Calvert Baptist Church (SCBC) are heading to Regency Stadium on Friday to do outreach at a Maryland Blue Crabs game. The team, based in Waldorf, is an independent partner league of Major League Baseball. Brad Criss, the church's pastor of outreach and administration, is also on staff as a missionary with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and a former school teacher. Using his connections, Criss arranged for the church to be active at the stadium for the FCA Faith and Family Night on August 19.
The SCBC praise and worship team will sing, and church members, wearing their SCBC shirts will get to meet and greet people and distribute cards with QR codes with information about the church.
Criss said the church is using the event as an outreach. The Blue Crabs provide a number of free tickets for the event. "We're telling folks that if they can't go, that's fine, give your tickets to a neighbor you've been wanting to invite to church. They'll show up for the game at 5:30, and as they come in, they'll hear praise music and then, later, testimonies from two players and one coach.
The church also hopes to build on the event and on their connections. Members recently returned from a mission trip to Mexico. The pastor they are working with, Julio, has requested a Bible school and baseball camp. Criss is working with the FCA and possibly some Blue Crabs players to host such a camp.
And more locally, Criss is using his 32-year connections through teaching in the area and has organized a "Back to School Bash" starting at 4 p.m. on August 28. One high school and two feeder middle schools are participating. There will be food, games, and a dunking booth. Two principals and one vice-principal have good-naturedly agreed to be dunked. The church will also give out free backpacks. Criss is reaching out to other vendors who may offer some fun, useful services for the day.
Kristie Graves with Brizzy (photo by Phil Graves)
"The whole church is involved in this through our Sunday school classes," Criss said. The men's group is handling the meat, a senior ladies class is providing desserts. Others are bringing drinks and various dishes.
Mom's Side Version of an Amazing Ukrainian Adoption Story
The Blue Ridge Baptist Association (BRBA) will welcome Kristie Graves as a guest speaker at The Women of BRBA Brunch from 9-11 a.m. on Sept. 10 at Faith Baptist Church in Knoxville. Kristie will share how she and her husband, First Baptist Church of Brunswick Pastor Phil Graves, were called to adopt a young girl affected by special needs from Ukraine
Little Brizzy's parents had arranged for a surrogate mother. Tragically, when she was born at 26 weeks with physical and mental disabilities, her parents abandoned her. Phil said that at five months, the parents told the medical staff not to put her on life support. But she didn't die. Marina, a compassionate pediatric nurse, kindly cared for Brizzy until the little girl was healthy enough to be placed in an orphanage.
Phil and Kristie had already adopted a little girl from Armenia a few years earlier, but God laid it on Kristie's heart to adopt once more. They thought friends would tell them they were crazy — but they didn't.
The couple has been featured in various publications, and Phil has written a first-person article about their journey – emotionally and physically as they traveled across the world, in the middle of a war with alarms going off around them, to get Brizzy. Now hear the story from Kristie's point of view.
Block Parties, Fall Programs, and Bible Illustrations
Rather than a typical Vacation Bible School, Tabernacle Baptist Church in Essex chose to have monthly block parties during the summer through September. This month's party will be on August 27.
Amy McCoy, a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church's worship team shares at the church's recent kids' camp. (photo by Theresa Keys)
Chris Reick, the church's worship and outreach pastor, said they have a shaved ice truck, hot dogs, chips, lemonade, a Moon Bounce, and a Bible story presentation, and they try to change it up a bit each month. Earlier in the summer, they had a generous food donation. Church members distributed it during one of the parties.
Reick said it was sweltering hot on the July party day, but they still drew 90 people. The church used the July event to kick off a week-long kids' club. Children enjoyed Bible studies, games, and snacks. Reick said kids and adults had a lot of fun during the week, especially with water games. He has a slingshot that shoots water balloons. "They loved it," he chuckled.
The final block party of the year will be on September 24.
The church is also kicking off its fall "Quench" program in September. Church members prepare and serve dinners on a rotational schedule each Wednesday. All are invited and enjoy time together in fellowship before heading to various programs, including youth group, Bible study for adults, and a kids' program with different stations such as crafts, Bible teaching, and activities.
Christine Strebeck chats with a young girl at the Tabernacle Baptist Church block party. (photo by Theresa Keys)
Reick incorporates his unique Bible illustration skills into the parties, kids camps, and Quench, sketching Bible stories as he shares, "I started in 2010 when I took an Open-Air Campaigners class," he shared. He partially prepares his drawings and then adds features as he tells the story. The lessons, he said, are geared towards children, but there are always adults listening, so he's able to layer the messages.
His "go-to" story is about Peter walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33), taking his eyes off Jesus, and calling out, "Lord save me." Other favorites include Jesus feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21) and the healing of blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52).
Reick was excited to share that last year at Quench, one young boy approached him and wanted to pray to accept Christ. The boy is one of two children in a family that lives next door to a church member. That member invited the boys and happily drives the boys to church.
"I don't like to pressure anyone," Reick said. "I explain the gospel very clearly and concisely. I pray over them and say, 'if you want to know more about Jesus, please come and talk to one of the adult leaders.'"
"During the first summer block party, the pastor's son told me one of the two boys wanted to talk to me about Jesus, and he also prayed to receive Christ." Reick praised God and noted the faithfulness of the woman who invited and then drove her neighbors to church.
Reick is available to share at churches and would be happy to train others interested in Bible illustrations. Email him for more information.
Canvas Church "Depressed Pastor" Podcast
Richard Pope, the pastor of Canvas Church in Salisbury just launched a podcast called "Depressed Pastor." In his first episode, he shares candidly a bit about his background and his struggle with depression. In this inaugural episode, he also shares his motivation for the podcast, goals, and his favorite Funko Pops.
Check it out on Apple Music and Spotify.
"Let us, therefore, forsake the vanity of the crowd and their false teachings, and turn back to the Word delivered to us from the beginning. — Polycarp of Smyrna
History Bites
1845 — Southern Baptists chose China as their first foreign mission field, and Samuel C. Clopton was appointed as the first missionary. He served in China less than a year before dying from illness.
1938 — The Foreign Mission Board appointed the first Native American Southern Baptist missionary, Jewell Starr Reid, of Cherokee ancestry. She and her husband, Orvil, served in Mexico, where she died in 1940.
Upcoming BCM/D Events
Sept. 14 — Healthy Leaders for Healthy Churches: Revitalizing Volunteer Leadership — Volunteer leaders are a vital part of any non-profit organization, including churches. Leading volunteers well is necessary to promote the effectiveness and success of your team. The material presented in these sessions is built on the leadership training strategies of Mark Miller, the Vice President of High-Performance Leadership for the Chick-Fil-A corporation. (Skycroft Conference Center)
Sept. 15 — Healthy Leaders for Healthy Churches: Revitalizing Volunteer Leadership — Volunteer leaders are a vital part of any non-profit organization, including churches. Leading volunteers well is necessary to promote the effectiveness and success of your team. The material presented in these sessions is built on the leadership training strategies of Mark Miller, the Vice President of High-Performance Leadership for the Chick-Fil-A corporation. (Baptist Center Offices, Columbia)
Sept. 22 — BCM/D Town Hall Meeting — Join us from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for a time of communication, collaboration and celebration. We'll celebrate what is going on in our two-state convention and eleven associations. We'll communicate with one another specifically about things that have a direct impact on our convention as a whole. Our goal is to have proposed resolutions and proposed changes to our constitution available for discussion. This gives us time to deliberate and refine these items prior to our Annual Meeting. We will not only discuss resolutions, motions, and proposed constitution changes that are designed to help us work more effectively, but we will also hear about other opportunities we have to partner together.
Sept. 24 — Going Beyond Live With Pricilla Shirer — An Event for Women Seeking Jesus. Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena at UMBC 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore.


From now until the end of the year, Ho Chi Minh city needs laborers for 148,000 jobs, the city Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (FALMI) has reported.
Accordingly, 78,000 jobs await laborers in the third quarter and 70,000 in the fourth quarter. The majority of laborers will be recruited in mechanics, architecture and construction technology, information and technology, logistics - import and export, automobile and motorbike technology, management, accounting and auditing, chemical and services.
According to representatives from FALMI and the city Department of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs, businesses often give priority to high quality, skilled and trained human resources, as they will help businesses increase competitiveness and accelerate the speed of growth.
Over the past two years, the city has increased the number of trained laborers from 72% to 78%, helping some 3.4 of 4 million laborers be trained, especially those working in hi-tech, services and key industrial sectors.


Now, we do not have access to our client's accounts, so we cannot determine if more risk was put on by the industry post-Trump. But the increase in margins are real (we are told), and we are able to investigate part (2) – whether Margin requirements have changed. Amir touched on it in his recent blog here – where he observed many of the US election scenarios are now in the tail of worst case losses.
So the question is – just how significantly have margins changed? And why? Or put another way – how volatile is Initial Margin?
I spent my early years in the industry focused on FX. The world of physical FX margining is typically very straightforward. That is to say, your broker chooses to give you a very linear margin requirement, for example, 10x leverage. So if you have $100,000 in margin deposited, you can put on $1,000,000 in FX position. And this doesn't change, except when the broker wakes up and says that they expect some volatility, so they change it to 5x leverage (so that your $1,000,000 FX position now requires twice the amount of margin).
Full disclosure, more sophisticated models exist particularly within prime brokerage across multiple asset classes, which tend to gravitate towards VaR, simulations, and more specifically historical simulations.
Hopefully it's clear that the world of cleared rates swaps leverage historical simulations. What this means is that the CCP's are estimating potential losses based on many years of historical market events. If this is not clear, there are plenty of articles on the Clarus blog to fill you in on HistSim and margin.
Note the 4 election scenarios now included in the results, heavily impacting our tail.
However, an astute eye will pick up that the Jun 21, 2013 scenario, which had been our worst case loss (and is now our 3rd worst case loss), has gone from a simulated $9.3mm loss to an $13.2mm loss. You might wonder how that can be.
Here on November 1st, we are looking at the 6th worst case loss of $6.9mm, occuring from replaying the market shocks for the 5 days ending Jan 12, 2016. We can make out it is coming from the 5Yr and 30Yr deltas. The "ZeroShift" column shows us the 5-day returns, so -28bp and -32bp, respectively.
The same Jan 12 scenario has significantly modified ZeroShifts. Instead of 28 and 32bp (from Nov 1), we are now using 42 and 45bp shocks. Basically increasing historical scenarios by 50%.
It is this modification of the scenarios that gives rise to the increase in margin, even on a portfolio that would profit nicely from the recent events.
Of course the raw scenarios have not changed, as we cannot change what happened on the days around Jan 12, 2016. What has happened is the absolute returns have been scaled to reflect a current perception of volatility. Much like in my FX example where your broker can decide to charge you twice as much margin based on a perception of forecasted volatility, the HVaR model can be tweaked to use scaled log returns instead of absolute returns, based upon a perception of volatility.
For further reading on this, I suggest you google "EWMA volatility scaling". In a nutshell though, the historical absolute returns are always scaled (up or down) by a ratio of forecasted volatility to the historical realized volatilities.
Note the purple highlights on the scenario results. The LCH uses an Expected Shortfall measure (ES) which averages the 6 worst case losses. Whereas CME uses a VaR measure by observing the 6th and 7th worst losses. Expected Shortfall should inherently be more stable than VaR. But that doesn't seem to explain the real reason for the margin stability we're seeing at LCH; if we use ES on the CME scenario results, we still get a significant increase.
By looking at the same May 20, 2009 worst-case-loss, we can identify that the LCH likewise have scaled their returns, albeit by less than CME. The LCH 5Yr scenario has gone from 40 to 42bp, and the 30Yr from 51 to 54bp.
So it would seem that we're seeing the same symptoms at LCH, albeit not to the extent we see it at CME. And to counter both the additional tail event and the increased scaling, we have the fact that the convexity has reduced the overall DV01, thus muting the overall effects of these changes.
So the largest contributor to margin increases at CME is the scenarios have increased in absolute terms on historical days. If you remember back to our Jan 12 2016 scenario for CME, we began the month assuming that 5-day shock was 28bp, but by the end of November, we were using 42bp shocks for the same scenario. Is this all due to scaling?
There is at least one other thing going on here. Back in 2013, Amir wrote about LCH switching their models to use absolute scenarios instead of relative scenarios. Whereas CME have stayed with relative scenarios. To understand this, assume a simple historical example where 30Yr rates go from 5.00% to 5.50%. That is a very significant 50bp increase, but in relative terms is only a 10% increase.
These relative shocks are applied to todays market data. At the start of November when 30Yr rates were 2.00%, this 10% scenario would imply a 20bp scenario applied today. However at the end of November when 30Yr rates are now closer to 2.50%, this same scenario implies a 25bp scenario. So this explains some of the increase is not due to just scaling.
Lastly, I should point out another component here that Amir wrote about back in 2014 is that CME also shift their historical market data by 4% before computing the log returns. Hence our hypothetical historical scenario is not based on 30yr rates going from 5.00% to 5.50%, but rather I believe going from 9.00% to 9.50%, which is a 5.56% increase, and not a 10% increase. This is designed to behave better in low rate environments and should temper, but not eliminate, any differences between absolute and relative returns.
My intent today was to observe and try to describe the drivers for increases in margin over the course of the month.
Should IM respond to recent events and changes in market environments, or should it be more stable? There is not a simple answer – its worth remembering that IM is just one component of the CCP's defenses. Case in point, while LCH's IM might not have changed much, remember that they have tools such as more frequent intraday VM calls as an active line of defense, which should reduce the need for a more reactive margin regime.
So its inappropriate to look at IM behavior alone and conclude if one is better or worse.
Our sample cases allowed our accounts to wind down over the month. Had we simulated 100k dv01 swaps on each day instead, we would not have the muted convexity effect. Doing this would simulate a dealer maintaining the level of risk in the account, through new activity.
So there you have it. If you want to explore any and all of this in more detail, get your hands on CHARM.
Very helpful post Tod, but I'm not quite sure where you stand on Trump by using that image of him.


I would like to know how much speed you people are getting with the BSNL dataone connection?Will you get 200 kbps for a 256 kbps connection?
tried using the searching command?
I would like to know how much speed you people are getting with the BSNL dataone connection?
Will you get 200 kbps for a 256 kbps connection?
Didn't measure the kbps speed, but I got around 100 Mb download per hour on average.
he/she'll just vanish if u ask something???
I am getting around 32KBps when downloading. That wroks out to be 256kbps. But ofcourse it use to fluctuate quite often, depending on the source of information and other network parameters. Some times it would go up say like 35-40 KBps range some times it used to dip to say 25 to 28 KBps range. But on an average there was a good performance and used to deliver the stipulated bandwidth as promised.
Ask subscribers of Sify. They will give you tell you how big an issue it is for them. In fact one frustrated customer had gone to an extent of creating a webpage on this issue.


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Posted on December 18, 2019 by MELANIE YINGST
Troy Board of Education to purchase Swailes/25-A property
Contract to purchase 32-acres OK'd
By Melanie Yingst - Miami Valley Today
Provided photo The Troy Board of Education approved the purchase of property located at Swailes and South County Road 25-A as part of its plan to build four new elementary schools.
TROY —Troy City Schools are currently negotiating a contract to purchase 32-acres of land for $475,000 at Swailes and South County Road 25-A as part of its plan to build four new elementary schools if its bond issue passes next March.
On Tuesday, the Troy Board of Education met during a special meeting and voted unanimously to authorize Troy City Schools Superintendent Chris Piper and Treasurer Jeff Price to negotiate for the purchase of property located along Swailes Road.
The property is owned by the John W. Churchill Family Trust and Sharon L. Churchill Inter Vivos Trust of 2002.
The purchase of the 32-acre piece of land for $475,000 will allow the district to move forward with its plan to build four new neighborhood elementary schools. The plan includes three PreK-4 buildings: one at the new site near the corner of Swailes and South County Road 25-A, one on the current site of Cookson Elementary School and one near the current Concord Elementary School site. A new fifth-sixth grade middle school building would be located at the current Hook Elementary School site.
"Today's a big day for the district," Piper said in a press release. "We have our final piece of the puzzle as far as our building sites go. So now our course of action is looking toward March and getting an affirmative vote so we can start building all new elementary schools."
The district has spent months searching for a piece of land in the southern area of Troy to serve southern student population that is growing in that area of the city. Currently, Kyle Elementary School is the southern most building in the district.
"We just secured the last piece of property that we think fits the puzzle to build three Pre-K-fourth building sites and one fifth-sixth grade building across the district," Board President Doug Trostle said. "Two years ago, we had an initiative on the ballot to build two buildings on a single site, and one of the major concerns of our residents was to maintain a sense of neighborhood schools."
"A lot of the development in our district has been to the south," he said. "We've never had a building located in that area, so we were very happy to find a piece of property that was suitable, both from access and the footprint to provide the space to build a building and we are very pleased with being able to secure this particular piece of property."
Trostle said the decision to move forward with a new plan for neighborhood schools was based on feedback the board heard from residents following the defeat of its first bond issue to build two buildings on a single site at Nashville and State Route 55 in 2017. The district previously had a contingent contract for the potential purchase of 58.67 acres at 3054 W. State Route 55 and Nashville Road for $733,375 from the late Don Isern heirs. The November 2017 bond issue was for 4.61-mill levy to build two new elementary schools. The bond issue received 2,684 votes for the project and 4,021 votes against the project. The property was to the west of Kensington and Edgewater developments. That contract expired in December 2017, and the district does not own this property.
"I think we've listened to the residents and were out communicating with the residents consistently, and we've been told we have a better plan this time that's more suitable, and I think it's going to be exciting to have a building on the south side of the district," Trostle said.
The Troy City Schools will place a 7.04-mills bond issue on the March 17 ballot. If passed, the bond issue would cost homeowners $20.71 monthly per $100,000 in home value.
"There is definitely a need for this," Piper said. "By purchasing this final piece of land, we can give voters a clear picture of what we are trying to accomplish and where their future elementary schools will be located. The average age of our elementary school buildings is 77 years. We feel this is the right plan at the right time for the right price."
Last September, the district purchased 19 acres to build a Pre-K-fourth grade building on State Route 718. The property is located at 2811 W. State Route 718, and the purchase price is $375,000. The property owner is Patty Harshbarger.
The property will replace the current Concord Elementary School, which just commemorated its 100th anniversary on its site. Part of the agreement is to allow Harshbarger and her husband Jack Putterbaugh to have a life tenancy to continue to live at the residence located on the property. The parcel is currently in the process of being annexed to the city of Troy.
The State Route 718 property will replace the current Concord Elementary site, which has been plagued with transportation and traffic congestion issues off of McKaig Avenue, Wilson Road and Washington Road.
There are no contingencies of purchase pending the outcome of the district's bond issue on either the Harshbarger property or the Churchhill property, according to district officials.
According to the district, the pieces of land fit into its new plan for neighborhood schools and the district didn't want to wait until March 17 and lose the opportunity to buy those pieces of land before that date.
https://www.tdn-net.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/12/web1_Troy-schools-South-Site-crop-cmyk-jpg-1.jpgProvided photo The Troy Board of Education approved the purchase of property located at Swailes and South County Road 25-A as part of its plan to build four new elementary schools.
By Melanie Yingst
Miami Valley Today
Reach Melanie Yingst at myingst@aimmediamidwest.com. © 2019 Miami Valley Today; all rights reserved.
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Motorola one vision: experience innovation & the goodness of Android One
by PCQ Bureau	June 20, 2019 0 comments
Motorola introduced the smartphone industry with Motorola one power, last year. Today, Motorola launched the new Motorola one vision, a premium offering with innovative features and the goodness of Android One.
Imagine a movie experience so incredible that you get an edge-to-edge cinematic experience at your fingertips. This smartphone sports the first 21:9 CinemaVision display with an on-screen camera. It gives you a widescreen experience on a 16 cm (6.3) Full HD+ display. It also boasts a 48 MP3 sensor with OIS and Night Vision4 mode, along with a 25 MP selfie camera with quad-pixel technology, to let you capture amazing photos even in the most challenging lighting conditions. Motorola continues to turn the tides of innovation, listening to your desires to deliver meaningful products with top-notch technologies.
Motorola one vision experience
a new vision.
This brilliant device has been designed keeping the current desires and needs of consumers in mind and comes with Android 9 Pie out of the box.1 In an elegant, narrow design that's extremely comfortable to hold and use with one hand, the phone boasts an industry-first 21:9 CinemaVision 16 cm (6.3) Full HD+ display and an on-screen camera. To maximize your movies and videos on the go and provide an edge-to-edge movie theater experience no matter where you are, the ultra-wide cinematic display is supported by the storage capacity of 128GB expandable up to 512GB5 to store all your photos, songs, and movies.
With 4GB of memory and blazing fast octa-core Exynos 9609 processor clocked at 2.2 GHz, Motorola one vision also lets you choose from beautiful 4D Corning Gorilla Glass gradient colorings like Sapphire and Bronze — a stylish look for the modern consumer.8
48 MP3 rear camera system with AI
On the night with Motorola one vision's advanced Quad Pixel technology. By combining four pixels into one large 1.6µm pixel, the 48 MP3 sensor delivers four times the light sensitivity. The 48 megapixels (MP)3 rear camera sensor also comes equipped with optical image stabilization (OIS) and our new Night Vision4 mode. OIS compensates against blurred photos and videos, while Night Vision4 allows you to snap bright, sharp photos showing more detail in darker lighting conditions. AI features like Smart composition, Auto Smile capture, Portrait lighting, Shot optimization and Google lens5 integrations help you get better quality pictures and allow you to even search objects and landscapes at one single tap. Whereas, innovative camera features like High res zoom, Live filters, Cutout, Cinemagraph, Slow motion video, Time-lapse video, hyper-lapse video, and panorama, give your pictures and videos the creative touch.
25MP selfie camera
The 25 MP front-facing camera on Motorola one vision gives you a choice of pixel sizes depending on the situation, ensuring you snap high-quality photos every time. In bright light, you can capture 25 MP selfies with incredible detail. When you're stuck with low light, 1.8µm Quad Pixel technology lets you capture incredibly sharp selfies. With portrait mode, add an artistic blur effect in the background for professional-looking selfies and enjoy automatic beautification at the same time.
Moto experiences
With moto actions, your simple gestures make everyday interactions easier. Whether it's a twist of your wrist to open the camera, chopping down twice to turn on the flashlight, navigating using the newly redesigned one button nav, or taking a screenshot with a touch, you can use your favorite features in a
way that's natural and intuitive. Moto display gives you a quick preview of notifications and updates, so you can see what's going on without unlocking your phone.
Partnership with Google
We will continue to partner with Google to exceed software requirements and deliver monthly security updates for 3 years, an up-to-date OS, and a simple interface through Android One. With the Android ecosystem, we empower you with helpful innovations, such as Google Assistant, and responsible features, like Digital Wellbeing, helping you focus on what matters most. Never miss out on capturing the moment with unlimited high-quality photo storage from Google Photos.
To provide a consistent user experience and improved security, the Motorola one vision comes with Android One which has security built into its every layer. The Motorola one vision will also help in keeping up with the latest versions of Android and help protect against online threats with monthly security updates.
Battery and Storage
A full schedule is no match for Motorola one vision. The 3500 mAh battery can power through a full day on a single charge.2 When it comes time to power up, the 15W TurboPower charger gives you up to 7 hours of power in just 15 minutes of charging, so you're ready to go at a moment's notice.
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Q: Php email script failed I have some trouble with this, Anyone know why it won't work?
I have this homepage where it uses this script for sending an email, but it won't work.
When I call that I should get an email sent, but it just runs without any error.
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$emailTo = 'youremail';
$siteTitle = 'SiteTitle';

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    $hasError = false;
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A: Add \ in ', in all occurences
$emailError = 'It\'s not right fool';

instead of
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A: You need to escape any 's with \ in strings that are enclosed in 's. For example, you need to change $emailError = 'It's not right fool' to $emailError = 'It\'s not right fool'.
The same goes for "s when enclosed in "s.

A: You said it runs without any error, so it may not be a PHP error. Have you made sure that SMTP is set up properly on your sever? With the new code you just posted, are there any new errors?

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Winter solstice, falling this year on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Specifically, at 6:03 p.m. eastern standard time, when the Northern Hemisphere is pointed at its furthest distance from the sun. This means we experience the longest night and the shortest day of the year.
Since neolithic times winter solstice has been celebrated as a sacred time of renewal and rebirth. Winter Solstice is honoured as nature's physical equivalent of a spiritual awakening. It is a time to find our own enlightenment.
Take time today to reflect upon and embrace all that is best in your inner most nature. Take time as well, to look into your shadows and fears, understanding awareness can allow for healing and change. Nothing is more powerful than compassion and love, find this for yourself and become renewed in it. Like the sun, the light of awareness, acceptance and love will overcome any darkness. Follow nature's path to shift into a new empowered mindfulness.
Trust the possibilities that come in life lessons and find gratitude in challenges and hardship. The Winter Solstice marks this journey we all have the opportunity to take, to live consciously, accepting everything is as it is mean to be. Let go of anything that limits you and be reminded this present moment is all that has significance.
Take time today for stillness to consciously let go of times where there was fear the light in you life would not return. Embrace knowing the light is always there we just have to trust beyond the darkness. Listen for that inner wisdom that exists within us and surrounds us when we quiet our thought and doubt, to let our truth be revealed. Use this symbolic time to find the faith that you can feel your way through the longest, darkest times.
I wish you a winter solstice that is magical, contemplative and rich with renewal.


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Sveta Nedelja or, until 1991, Sveta Nedjelja () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is one of the provincial satellite towns in Zagreb's metropolitan region.

Geography
Sveta Nedelja is situated west of Zagreb near the town of Samobor. It has an exit on the A3 motorway, which passes northwest-southeast through the town, and Franjo Tuđman Street going east-west towards the Podsused Bridge.

Population
In the Croatian census of 2011, the total population of the Town of Sveta Nedelja was 18,059, divided into 14 settlements:

 Bestovje, population 2,402
 Brezje, population 1,506
 Jagnjić Dol, population 486
 Kalinovica, population 385
 Kerestinec, population 1,433
 Mala Gorica, population 623
 Novaki, population 2,091
 Orešje, population 1,043
 Rakitje, population 2,301
 Srebrnjak, population 128
 Strmec, population 3,907
 Sveta Nedelja, population 1,338
 Svetonedeljski Breg, population 177
 Žitarka, population 239

Administration

Town government, health-service, post office are the part of infrastructure of Sveta Nedelja.
Head of the Town government is a Mayor (current mayor is Dario Zurovec) with head town administration.

Economy
Rimac Automobili has its headquarters in the town. It is also the wealthiest municipality in Zagreb County and one of the wealthiest municipalities in the country and with most registered small enterprises in the country.

Monuments and Sightseeing
There are several monuments and buildings for sightseers in the Town of Sveta Nedelja:
Baroquesqe Holy Trinity parish church and parish house in Sveta Nedelja
The old parish house "Crkvenjak" in Sveta Nedelja
St. Rocco Chapel in Sveta Nedelja
Medieval Erdödy Castle in Kerestinec
Old mansions in Brezje and Rakitje
Baroquesqe St. Andrew chapel in Novaki
St. Mary Magdalena chapel in Mala Gorica
Monument to the victims of communist crimes

Education
Primary education in Sveta Nedelja is covered by two elementary schools - the Sveta Nedelja Elementary School in Sveta Nedelja and the Vladimir Deščak Elementary School in Novaki.  Sveta Nedelja Elementary School also has two branch offices in Kerestinec and Strmec. Another branch office is located in Rakov Potok in the Samobor municipal area. Opening a new elementary school in Strmec is planned in the near future.

Notable People
Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić (1724–1787) - Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist primarily known for writing the first Croatian arithmetic textbook Arithmatika Horvatzka (published in Zagreb, 1758)

References

External links

 Town of Sveta Nedelja Official website
 Sveta Nedelja live news portal

Populated places in Zagreb County
Cities and towns in Croatia

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In association with Chicago Artists Month, on Wednesday, Oct 29 2014 Jack C. Newell and Seth Unger will debut to the public plans for their interactive public art light structure, The Wabash Lights. This interactive and informational reception will be held at the downtown office of Gensler Chicago. The event is open to the public.
The Wabash Lights is a site-specific lighting concept planned for the Wabash stretch of elevated train tracks (L) between Madison and Adams. The creators envision this work of public art will create a unique district in the heart of Chicago using the CTA's L tracks as a canvas for a dynamic light experience.
The Wabash Lights' LED tubes will be customizable in color, duration, brightness, and cadence. Typical light installations are created by a singular, commissioned light artist and pre-programmed to run a set sequence. The Wabash Lights website will seek submissions from citizens of Chicago and the world to program snapshots, sequences, and interactivity into the canvas of light.
Wabash Lights designers Jack C. Newell and Seth Unger will lead a progressive discussion to explain the concept, logistics, and engage the audience in an interactive discussion about this transformative, inclusive, and first-of-it's-kind piece of public art.


If you implement the advice which I detail below, you will be able to slim down and feel great without having to have your calorie calculator present every time you get a little hungry. And considering the long term health benefits of eating right, can you really put it off much longer?
My advice is based on the latest research out there - I draw on scientific studies and go with the evidence. My system is best described on Reduced-Carbs, Original Food (RCOF) based diet. There are also dietary supplements to help you along, like forskolin.
A reduced-carbohydrate diet is one that tries to eliminate sugary and starchy foods and replace them with quality proteins and fats. "Original food" means choosing whole, unprocessed foods that look as close their natural state as possible. These are foods that humans have eaten over the long sweep of human history, without synthesized additives and chemicals.
RCOF is designed to change the way you look at eating - for life - and is easy to implement.It is all about eating what literally comes naturally and research has shown that this kind of strategy outstrips the traditional low fat diets that most people will tell you are necessary to lose weight.
If your aim is to be sick and obese, include the following in your diet. (If this is not your goal, get rid of these foods today).
Added Sugar: Sugar, when added to foods, is as bad for you as illegal narcotics are and is just as addictive. It can lead to the development of a number of "lifestyle" diseases including obesity and diabetes.
Grains: Grains are the dieter's enemy including grains such as wheat, rye, barley, spelt. and products made from them. Acceptable grains are rice and oats but only if you don't need to lose weight.
Seed And Vegetable Oils: A lot of these oils are highly processed and contain a lot of Omega 6 - bad for you if you take too much.
Trans Fats: The idea is to eat as close to nature as possible - there is nothing natural about trans fats.
Artificial Sweeteners: Studies have shown that artificial sweeteners can, in fact, be harmful to your health and are far from benign."Diet" and "Low-Fat" Products: Very few low fat products are good for you because of the processing they go through to remove the fat. In addition, they will often contain flavor enhancers and lots of sugar - not at all good for you.
Highly Processed Foods: Foods that have been processed are designed to last longer - this is usually at the expense of their nutritional content and with the addition of unhealthy chemicals.
You need to be fully informed when it comes to what you eat and this means scrutinizing food labels. You would be amazed at how often sugar and other baddies crop up in the ingredients - even if they are supposed to be healthy.
There is a lot to be said for eating foods that are as close to their natural state as you can find. Fresh, unprocessed foods are among those that really pack a punch when it comes to nutrients. If you are a person who is quite athletic or who gets regular exercise, you can eat tubers and even grains that do not contain gluten. On the other hand, if you need to lose weight, you should avoid carbohydrate-rich foods altogether.
Fish: Fish is a wonder food, especially fatty fish. It should be eaten at least once or twice a week in order to get optimal levels of Omega 3.
Eggs: Include at least one egg a day; yolk and all. They are super rich in nutrients and help keep you feeling full for longer.
Meat: We were intended to eat meat - all meat, as long as it's not processed. If possible, choose meat that has been pasture raised and is free of chemicals.
Fruit: Fruits are convenient snacks and are high in vitamins and fiber. The only downside is the carb content - moderate your intake if you are battling with your weight.
Vegetables: These are the best source for dietary fiber and need to be eaten daily.
High-Fat Dairy: Contrary to conventional wisdom, high fat dairy is better for you. Look for milk from cows that are fed grass for optimal benefits.
Nuts and Seeds: Nuts and seeds are chock full of the right sort of fats and nutrients. Do be careful not to overdo it though - they are very high in calories.
Potatoes: Potatoes are high in carbs so you do need to moderate your intake if you are slimming down.
Fats and Oils: You need both saturated and monounsaturated fats in your diet. Use saturated fats like lard and butter for cooking as they are less likely to oxidize.
Tea: Tea is good for you and gives you the antioxidants you get from coffee without the huge caffeine boost (but best to check the label for caffeine content).
Water: Your body does need water - drink it whenever you feel thirsty and you should get enough. Steer clear of fruit juices, milk and beer.
Simple rule: Keep the calories out of what you drink.
Dark Chocolate: As long as you get a chocolate that is made up of at least 70% cocoa, you are fine. This type of chocolate has a lot of antioxidants and good fats and you are more likely to be satisfied with a smaller portion because it is so rich.
Alcohol: Steer clear of semi-sweet and sweet wines, choose dry wines; and stick to spirits like whiskey that have no additional sugars added.
Optimal Number Of Carbs Per Day?
This figure will differ, depending on your level of fitness, activity, etc. Some people find that less than 50 grams a day is the magic number, others find that they do well on 150 grams.
10-20 grams daily: Extremely low, carbs are cut out completely and you have to watch what vegetables you eat. No fruit at all. This is good if you have a lot of extra pounds to shred or if you have insulin resistance, etc.
20-50 grams daily: If you want to drop weight fast this is ideal - you can eat quite a lot of vegetables and one fruit daily.
A simpler guideline is that when you want to keep your intake below 50 grams a day, you may not consume added sugar, bread and pasta, etc. You must also stick to no more than one fruit daily.
Fitday.com is a good place to help you keep track of your carb and food intake. The accounts are free to create and the system is user friendly.
Diabetics, take note: If you are taking medication, you will need to consult your doctor before embarking on a low carb diet or you could end up with dangerously low blood sugar - your doctor will need to adjust your insulin dosage accordingly.
What's The Key To This Approach?
Nature intended us to hunt and forage for our food meaning a pretty active lifestyle and making do with foods we could find. Our ancestors would have eaten a range of foods, all seasonal and fresh without being processed.
Modern society has changed this paradigm a lot. We now no longer have to worry about whether or not a food is in season and we can process foods so that they have longer shelf lives and store them longer in the fridge. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want.
In the less developed parts of the globe where people live in much the same way as our ancestors did, lifestyle diseases are unheard of. Studies have shown that the so-called paleolithic diet favored by our forebears is the way to achieve optimal health and to slim down.
Where Does Insulin Fit In?
Insulin is what mops up excess glucose in the blood and facilitates the movement of glucose into our cells. Diabetes occurs when our insulin can no longer keep up or when our cells become resistant to it.
That is not all insulin does though - it is a real multi-tasker. It is what turns on the fat storing properties of cells. With too much insulin in the blood, the body will no longer use its fat reserves as a source of energy.
That is where the typical Western diet has a lot to answer for - insulin is constantly flooding the bloodstream making it impossible for the body to use its fat reserves to power itself. And when it comes to causing insulin to be released, carbs are the worst offenders. That is why a reduced-carb diet is so effective - it allows you to reduce levels of insulin in the blood.Once the blood sugar is balanced and insulin levels return to normal, your body will once again start to burn off the fat reserves in order to power itself. (This process does not happen overnight, however).
The big advantage of a reduced carb diet is that you feel fuller and never reach that "starving" phase where you want to eat everything in sight. Your calorie intake thus decreases naturally. No more calorie counting is needed.
It is a commonly held misconception that a reduced-carb diet is unhealthy. This is usually due to a lack of research though. The main argument that comes up against reduced-carb diets is that they contain too much saturated fat and this, in turn, increases your cholesterol levels and predisposes you for cardiovascular diseases.
Up to date research has turned this idea on its head. Saturated fats actually increase the good cholesterol and help to make the bad cholesterol harmless. And there has never been any real scientific evidence that proves that saturated fat can cause problems with the cardiovascular system. The truth is that a reduced-carb diet will, in fact, allow you to lose more weight and leave you feeling a lot healthier than a low fat diet.
Body Fat: You are more likely to feel satiated on a reduced-carb diet and are more likely to lose more fat.
Blood Sugar: Reduced-carb diets have been proven to be beneficial to blood sugar regulation.
Blood Pressure: A reduced-carb diet will generally also regulate blood sugar levels.
Triglycerides: These are the fats that you do not want in your blood stream as they can lead to cardiovascular problems. Reduced-carb diets reduce the amount of these dangerous fats.
HDL (good) Cholesterol: In the most basic terms, if you want to lower your risk of cardio problems, increase the amount of good cholesterol. A low fat diet can simply not achieve that nearly as well as reduced carbs.
sdLDL (bad) Cholesterol: Low-carb diets can help the body convert this bad cholesterol into a harmless form.
Easier: The reason diets tend to fail is because we get hungry and cravings get out of hand - a reduced-carb diet allows you to feel full and is a lot easier to stick to as a result.
All of the bullet points above have been carefully researched via randomized scientific trials. That means that science agrees that a RCOF diet beats the pants off of the more traditional low fat model.
Obviously you are going to see some changes in the body once you swap out much of your carbs.You can expect hormonal changes as the body starts to increase fat burning enzymes - this will be most evident in the first week but can take a few weeks to normalize.
Normally these are pretty mild and they will go away as your body starts getting used to the new diet. What you need to remember is that the diet changes the way your body operates and you need to give it time.
What is essential is that you get enough fat because this is what your body will be burning. You don't want to push it into starvation mode as you will also feel out of sorts and will not be able to continue.
You can also expect a lot less bloating and water retention so do expect to lose a good amount the first week or so. This is, however, just water weight so don't be discouraged if your second week's weight loss doesn't match up.
You may also need to add some more salt to your diet to counteract the loss of sodium.
For most people, the worst part is the first few days - after that, they never look back. If you are really battling, try upping your intake of sodium and fat.
This is a basic menu to get you through the first week - there are under 50 grams of carbohydrates daily.
Breakfast: Omelet prepared in coconut oil and loaded with veggies.Lunch: Organic unsweetened plain yogurt, with fresh blueberries and flaked coconut.Dinner: A beef burger patty and slice of full fat cheese, served with veggies and salsa sauce (make enough to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow).
Breakfast: Bacon and eggs.Lunch: Last night's extrasDinner: Boiled Salmon on a bed of veggies and drizzled with butter.
Breakfast: Fried eggs with sauteed veggies - use butterLunch: Shrimp salad - use extra virgin olive oil as a dressing.Dinner: Grill or steam some chicken and veggies.
Breakfast: Repeat Day 2Lunch: Grill chicken and serve in bite size chunks as part of a salad. Dress with extra virgin olive oil.Dinner: Pork chops and veggies.
Breakfast: Repeat Day 1.Lunch: Repeat Day 1.Dinner: Meatballs prepared in a fresh tomato sauce and veggies.
Breakfast: Repeat Day 2.Lunch: A shake made from coconut milk, and whey powder and the flavor of your choice. Add in a dollop of heavy cream and finish off with berries of your choice.Dinner: Chicken wings without sauce - grilled till crispy (but not burned, that black stuff is not good for you). Baby spinach, uncooked.
You need to change up the veggies every day to get the best range of nutrients. You can choose one fruit or a handful of berries daily - no more if you need to hold to the max 50 grams of carbs.
If you can afford it go for organic, naturally raised foods but don't break the bank. Be sure not to compromise when it comes to buying processed foods - don't do it!


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O  participou dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão da Juventude de 2010 em Cingapura. Sua delegação foi composta por treze atletas em sete esportes. Atletas vietnamitas conquistaram quatro medalhas nestes I Jogos da Juventude, incluindo o primeiro ouro da história olímpica do país.

Medalhistas

Atletismo

Badminton

* Disputa pelo bronze

Halterofilismo

Lutas

Natação

Taekwondo

Tiro

Países nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão da Juventude de 2010
Vietnã nos Jogos Olímpicos


ALCHEMILLA has taken on several variations over the past years. They site a range of influences including classic & 90's rock, heavy metal, and acoustic music. By combining driving rhythms and controlled distortion, Alchemilla produces a style of melodic hard rock that is both provoking and emotional. Instrumentation includes three guitars, bass, drums and vocals. Formed originally in Boston, MA in the summer of 2000, Alchemilla has played numerous shows in the Boston area including TT The Bears' Place, The Middle East, Milky Way Cafe, and the Sky Bar. They have shared bills with such acts as Sad Marvin, Amusia, Mistle Thrush and Farewood. Drummer Matt Russell and bassist Mike Calienes, (both of Amusia), collaborated with Alchemilla for a little over a year in 2000-2003 during the bands' arduous search for a rhythm section. Matt and Mike brought a lot to the sound and spirit of the music, leaving a lasting impression on Alchemilla by helping to establish a more refined sound. During 9 months of touring the Boston/Cambridge acoustic circuit, playing the Kendall Cafe, Lizard Lounge, PA Lounge,and quite a few late nights at the All Asia Cafe, many new songs were written. Now with a fresh mindset and rhythm section Alchemilla has been playing out electric and demoing new tunes with the talented folks at Q-Division Studios in Somerville, MA. The band is looking forward to supporting the new EP with an assortment of shows around Boston this winter and beyond.


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More Than A Dodo
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Blog
Category: Exhibitions
8 October 2020 5 November 2020
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Celebrating 160 years of the Museum
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a very unusual and troubled year, but it is also the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Museum, so we wanted to snatch a little breather from the difficulties of the pandemic, if possible, to take a positive look at the past and future of the Museum.
We have made a few special productions to mark this. Our new temporary exhibition – Truth to Nature – opens in the centre court on 18 October, and is accompanied by this online version for those who can't make it to the Museum. The displays chart the philosophies and artistry underpinning the creation of the Museum in the mid-19th century and reflect on the role of natural history museums today, including the need for greater equity in science.
Taking a look at the unique and treasured building itself, this short film reveals some of the hidden secrets of the Museum's architecture:
And finally, this week we have released a new five-part video podcast series looking in greater detail at the history of the Museum's art and architecture, written and presented by John Holmes, Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at Birmingham University, who is also an Honorary Associate of the Museum.
We'll be sharing an episode a week here and on our social media channels, but you can dive into the series here or watch Episode 1, Oxford's Pre-Raphaelite Natural History Museum, below.
1 October 2020 8 October 2020
By Rachel Simpson
Worms, fish and … Greenland? Hugely different topics which all have one thing in common – the Museum's First Animals exhibition online lecture series. Running every other Wednesday from May until September 2020, this series provided a fantastic insight into a wide range of topics about how the first animals lived, died, and are studied. And illustrator Rachel Simpson tells us how she drew her way through them all…
I came across this lecture series just before the first talk and I knew I had to sign up. Drawing along to lectures is a hobby I seem to have developed in the past few months as we went into lockdown and didn't have much to do. It's the perfect combination for me – an opportunity to listen to interesting topics and brush up on my live drawing skills at the same time. There's no pause button, there's no asking the webinar speaker to just go back a few slides and hold on a minute whilst I draw; it's fast paced, it's inspiring and it's a great way to just create art.
Barma Booties used on the rocks at Mistaken Point, and my first drawing of the series.
I've done some illustration work with the Museum before so I knew that it was going to be fun. In 2018, I worked with Dr Jack Matthews illustrating Ediacaran Fossils as part of a collaborative university project between the University of Plymouth and the Museum. I was also lucky enough to be able to go to Newfoundland and see some of the fossils myself, again with Jack. This was such an incredible opportunity and opened up a whole new world of science/art collaborative work which I didn't know about before.
The First Animals series kicked off with Jack's talk titled Don't walk on the rocks! – an interesting insight into how protective "Barma Booties" (some rather funky socks worn to protect fossil sites such as Mistaken Point, Newfoundland) might actually be damaging to the fossils they're meant to be protecting. Having been to Mistaken Point myself and worn these socks, it was interesting to hear about their possible impact and to learn about the experiments conducted to prove this fact.
Of course, at the same time as Jack was talking, I was scribbling away in my sketchbook trying to form some sort of visual response to the talk. At the end of the hour I'd managed a portrait of Jack and a family of Barma-Booted tourists trampling on the fossil site. It was a start. The beginning of my lecture drawings and a point at which I can retrospectively say started a new hobby.
Annelid worms drawn with Tombow brush pens.
Over the following weeks we heard about worms from Dr Luke Parry; 3D reconstruction from Dr Imran Rahman; The Chronicles of Charnia by Dr Frankie Dunn; and the first animal skeletons from Dr Duncan Murdock. Luckily for me, all the speakers kindly included photos and descriptions of the topics they were discussing which meant that I was never short of visual inspiration for my drawings. After all, it's hard to try and draw an annelid worm if you've never seen one before.
I love to look at the fossils being discussed and then try to draw a little character or creature inspired by them. They're not scientifically accurate, nor are they always anatomically correct, but they have character and begin to bring to life the essence of something that's been dead for many millennia. The fossils are obviously stone-coloured so I take as many liberties as possible when it comes to colour. I like to make them as vibrant and colourful as I can, so although they probably didn't look like that, that's how I like to think they looked.
Some fun little beasties from Dr. Imran Rahman's talk.
Charnias galore! They come in all different shapes and sizes.
Small filaments which could have joined all those Charnia together.
Shells, bones and teeth from Dr. Duncan Murdock's talk drawn in Tombow brush pen and Posca Pen.
Within my wider practice I like to use stamps as the basis of my illustrations. These however, are time consuming to make and therefore not very suitable for when I'm drawing along to lectures. As a result I've found myself using brush pens and pencils to make my lecture illustrations. If you're interested in art, or thinking about getting into art, brush pens will be your best purchase. They create a wonderful quality of line and are quick and easy to use. Whereas a ballpoint pen will give you one line of a certain weight and thickness, brush pens are versatile and depending on the pressure applied, the line quality will change.
For the first few lectures I only used brush pens, but later on I decided to use coloured pencils as well, to add depth to the drawings. As I got more used to drawing in lectures I found that I was making more illustrations per talk. Early on, I managed to finish maybe a double page in my sketchbook but towards the end of the series I was filling four double pages! It's amazing what a little bit of practice can do.
As the weeks went by the talks continued and we heard about the evolutionary origin of animals from Museum director Professor Paul Smith; an introduction to taphonomy, the study of fossilisation, by Professor Sarah Gabbott; and how the first animals moved by Professor Shuhai Xiao.
During this time I became a lot more confident drawing the specimens; looking back I can see that this was the period in which my work developed the most. My drawings began to have more character and life. The landscape drawings were slowly becoming more realistic and detailed. This was great news for me as this whole endeavour began as a way to practice my drawing skills in a timed environment.
Paul Smith's lecture has to be my favourite of them all. He gave a wonderful talk all about the Evolutionary Origin of Animals and talked us through his fieldwork expedition to Greenland. How I would have loved to have been on that trip!
How I would have loved to have been on this trip! Drawings of Professor Paul Smith's fieldwork to Greenland.
Some of the weird and wonderful fossils Professor Paul Smith found on his trip.
One of my favourite drawing from the lecture series! Drawn with Tombow brush pens and Polychromo pencils.
It was during Paul's talk that I made one of my favourite drawings from the series – the plane – and coincidentally it was also at this point that I bought myself some new polychromo pencils. I started using these pencils in my illustrations on top of the Tombow brush pens. The pencils added a softer layer on top of the solid base colour from the brush pens and meant that I could add more details, shading and most importantly, the characterful eyes I love to add to my drawings.
Fish and animal studies from Professor Sarah Gabbott's introduction to taphonomy, the study of the processes of fossilisation.
Imagine being the owner of this house and being told there were found fossils on your roof! Drawing from Professor Shuhai Xiao's talk.
Buoyed by this development in my drawings, and some lovely responses to my work on Instagram and Twitter, I raced through the next few weeks of talks and made twelve pages of drawings over the next four talks. Professor Derek Briggs told us all about extraordinary soft-bodied fossils; Professor Gabriela Mángano told us about the trace fossil record; and Professor Rachel Wood gave us her thoughts about what triggered the Cambrian Explosion.
Another favourite drawings from the series, drawn from Professor Derek Briggs' talk.
Close up of drawing from Professor Derek Briggs' talk.
Trace fossil studies drawn in Tombow brush pens and Polychromo pencils.
The last drawings from the series from Professor Rachel Wood's talk.
Another of my favourite drawings from the series was from Derek Briggs talk about extraordinary soft-bodied fossils. Here, I made a small series of drawings based on some of the animals mentioned in the talk and as soon as I'd finished drawing them I wished that they were real and that I could pop them in a fish tank and keep them as pets. These drawings got the best response on social media too and it's wonderful now to look back and compare these drawings to the work I was creating at the beginning of the series.
Comparison between week 2, Luke Parry's talk (left), and Week 9, Derek Briggs' talk (right): What a difference 16 weeks of drawing practice makes!
The First Animals series may be over but keep your Wednesday evenings free because there are more talks to come! The next series, "Visions of Nature", starts on 8 October so make sure you join us then! A huge thank you to all the speakers, to Jack for hosting and to the Museum for running the events.
To see more of Rachel's illustrations visit www.rachelerinillustration.co.uk.
When life got hard
By Dr Duncan Murdock, Research Fellow
Whether you're a great white shark with a deadly conveyor belt of teeth, a deep sea snail with a coat of armour or a coral building the Great Barrier Reef one polyp at a time, mineralized skeletons are a crucial part of many animals' way of life. These hard skeletons – shells, teeth, spines, plates and bones – are all around us.
The fossil record is full of the remains of the skeletons of long-extinct critters, so much so that entire layers of rocks can be composed almost completely of them. But this has not always been the case…
A piece of 425 million year old sea floor containing the skeletons of trilobites, brachiopods, bryozons, corals and gastropods preserved as limestone
Travel back some 570 million years to a time known as the Ediacaran and the picture is very different. Although there were large-bodied creatures that were possibly animals, they were entirely soft-bodied. Then, right at the end of the Ediacaran Period, the first animals with hard skeletons evolved, creating strange tubes, stacked cones, and other bizarre forms such as Namacalathus, which resembles a baby's rattle!
Some of the first animals with skeletons, Cloudina and Namacalathus alongside the soft-bodied Ediacaran fauna. Reconstruction based on rocks from Namibia, Southwest Africa, from 543 million years ago. Image: Mighty Fossils.
In the following few tens of millions of years, in the early part of the Cambrian Period, a whole host of animals burst onto the scene baring their 'teeth', hiding in their shells, and bristling their spines. In fact, we can trace the origin of almost every kind of animal skeleton to this relatively short window of the Earth's past.
In my research, I have compiled the evidence for how and when these skeletons first appear. Three key observations have emerged. First, skeletons evolved independently many times in different animal groups. Second, there is both direct and indirect evidence, such as exceptionally preserved fossils and trace fossils, for entirely soft-bodied examples of animal groups that later evolved skeletons. And lastly, the first animal skeletons are less complex and more variable than later examples.
Added to what we know about how living animals build their skeletons, this all points to one explanation: Animal skeletons evolved independently in different groups by utilising a common 'toolkit' of genes, inherited from their common ancestor but used in different ways in different skeletons.
In other words, the soft-bodied ancestors of animals with hard parts had inherited all they needed to build simple skeletons that were then honed into the array of shells, teeth, spines, plates and bones we see today. For these skeletal pioneers, armed with their genetic 'toolkit', the environmental and ecological pressures of the early Cambrian prompted the evolution of similar, but independent, responses to their changing world – when life got hard.
Murdock, DJE. 2020. The 'biomineralization toolkit' and the origin of animal skeletons, Biological Reviews, is available for free here.
Top image: Tiny fragments of early skeletons, shells and spines, from around 510-515 million years ago.
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Uncovering ancient threads
By Dr. Frankie Dunn, Research Fellow
Some of the very oldest complex, macroscopic communities on Earth appear in the fossil record about 570 million years ago and record the presence of a group of organisms – the rangeomorphs – with an unfamiliar body plan that, at their ultimate extinction, was lost from life's repertoire.
Rangeomorphs are characterised by a strange frondose branching anatomy, where large primary branches host smaller branches which themselves host smaller branches again. This arrangement appears to maximise the surface-area to volume ratio of the organism, rather like a lung or a gill would today.
The smallest known rangeomorphs are less than a centimetre in length, but they grew huge and the largest records indicate they could stand more than two metres tall. There is no evidence to suggest that rangeomorphs were able to move around, rather, they lived stuck to the sea floor in the deep ocean, far below the reach of light.
Despite this strange set of characters, there is growing consensus that rangeomorphs likely represent very ancient records of animal life. However, they lived at such a remote time in Earth's history that they do not possess any direct living descendants. Given all this, it may not be a surprise to hear that we know relatively little about how these organisms made their living and came to dominate the ancient seafloors.
The UNESCO world heritage site Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada, is one of the sites on which we find exceptionally preserved rangeomorph fossils. Photo: Alex Liu.
In order to better understand them, my co-author Alex Liu and I travelled to Newfoundland, Canada to explore the rocks which host these remarkable fossils and over the past few years we have made an unexpected discovery. We found that fine filamentous threads connect rangeomorph fronds of the same species, in some cases over many meters, though they are typically between two and 40 centimetres long.
An undescribed rangeomorph fossil with filamentous connections at the base of the frond. We find that this species of rangeomorph can be connected to each other over meters! Photo: Alex Liu.
It is possible that these filaments were involved in clonal reproduction, like strawberry plants today, but they may have had additional functions such as sharing nutrients or providing stability in strong ocean currents.
The discovery of the filaments means that we have to reconsider how we define an individual rangeomorph, and may help us understand how rangeomorphs (seemingly) rapidly colonised deep-sea environments. Either way, some reassessment of the palaeobiology of these unique organisms is certainly required!
Read the full research paper here.
Top image: Beothukis plumosa, a rangeomorph from Newfoundland showing the intricate branching anatomy of rangeomorphs. Photo: Alex Liu.
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Diving into deep time
Our current First Animals exhibition is extending its run until 1 September, and to mark the extension our Research Fellow Imran Rahman takes a look at how animal life in the ancient oceans was brought to life in our Cambrian Diver interactive installation.
One of the biggest challenges in developing the First Animals exhibition lay in visualising rare fossil specimens as 'living' organisms, transforming them from two-dimensional imprints in the rock into three-dimensional animated computer models.
Many of the specimens on display in First Animals were collected from sites of exceptionally well-preserved fossils called Lagerstätten. These deposits preserve the remains of soft-bodied organisms that are almost never seen in the fossil record; things such as comb jellies and worms, as well as soft tissues such as eyes, gills and muscles. Even so, most of these fossils are flattened and two-dimensional, which makes it very difficult to reconstruct what they looked like in life.
Vetulicola cuneata from the Chengjiang fossil site had a large body with triangular openings on either side and a segmented tail. Its three-dimensional shape is uncertain.
To help exhibition visitors visualise the animals in a living environment we worked closely with Martin Lisec and his team at Mighty Fossils to create a set of detailed computer models of a key set of animals. We have worked with Martin before on the video of a Jurassic sea inhabited by plesiosaurs and other marine animals for our Out of the Deep display. That was very successful, but our idea for First Animals was even more ambitious: to create a unique interactive installation called the Cambrian Diver.
The material focused on the Chengjiang animals from the Cambrian of Yunnan province, China, which provides the most complete record of an early Cambrian marine community, from approximately 518 million years ago. Using fossil evidence of the organisms thought to have lived at the time we selected 12 species that were representative of the diversity of the Chengjiang biota.
The first phase was collecting as many materials as possible to be able to create 3D models. As usual, we started with rough models, where we set basic dimensions, shapes and proportions of body parts. Once approved, we moved to very detailed models for the animations, artworks and textures for less detailed models to be used within the interactive application. – Martin Lisec, Mighty Fossils
Images showing a preliminary 3-D model of the lobopodian Onychodictyon ferox in multiple views, with annotations in yellow highlighting changes suggested by Museum researchers.
To provide two-dimensional templates for Mighty Fossils to work from we scoured the scientific literature for the most recent accurate reconstructions available for each of the species.
The predatory arthropod Amplectobelua symbrachiata is a good example. We drew heavily upon a 2017 paper by Dr Peiyun Cong and colleagues, which included a very detailed reconstruction of the head region. This reconstruction shows that the underside of the head of Amplectobelua consisted of a rod-shaped plate, a mouth made up of two rows of plates, and three pairs of flaps with spiny appendages, all details that are included in our 3D model.
Scientific reconstruction (left) and our 3D model (right) of the arthropod Amplectobelua symbrachiata. Left-hand image modified from Cong et al. (2017).
Colour and texture were another consideration. To inform these we looked at living species that are thought to have similar modes of life today. For Amplectobelua, a free-swimming predator, we examined the colouration of modern marine predators such as sharks. Many sharks have countershading, with a darker upper side of the body and a lighter underside, which acts as camouflage, hiding them from potential prey.
We reconstructed our Amplectobelua model with similar countershading camouflage, with blue and red colouration inspired by the peacock mantis shrimp, a brightly coloured predatory arthropod that lives in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
3-D model of Amplectobelua in angled upper (top) and lower (bottom) views, showing countershading.
The next vital step was establishing how the animals moved and interacted with one another. This is a major challenge because in many cases there are no modern equivalents for these extinct early animals. For Amplectobelua we inferred that the flaps on the sides of the body were used for swimming, with the tail fan helping to stabilize the animal as it moved through the water. This agrees with previous interpretations of swimming in closely related animals such as Anomalocaris.
The models were built and textured by Mighty Fossils using the 3D gaming engine Unity. The video below is an accelerated sequence showing how the elements of the model are layered together.
The finished, animated and annotated Amplectobelua model is shown below, and can be zoomed and rotated. All the models generated by Mighty Fossils for the First Animals exhibition are gathered in a collection on our Sketchfab page.
Once animated models of all 12 species were created we placed them in a realistic marine environment. Study of the rocks preserving the Chengjiang fossils suggests these animals lived in a relatively shallow, well-lit sea, perhaps 50 metres deep and characterised by a flat, muddy seafloor. A continuous shower of organic particles is thought to have filled the water column, as in modern oceans.
Reconstruction of the Cambrian seafloor with 'marine snow'
Based on present-day marine ecosystems, we infer that the number of immobile suspension feeders would have been much greater than the number of predators. As a result, we included multiple individuals of the suspension feeders Cotyledion, Saetaspongia and Xianguangia, which were tightly grouped together, but only a small number of the active predators Amplectobelua and Onychodictyon.
This scene is now populated with animals, including two predators: Amplectobelua (swimming) and Onychodictyon (centre)
The final step involved setting up a camera and user interface to allow visitors to discover the various animals in our interactive environment. For this we worked with creative digital consultancy Fish in a Bottle to identify eight locations, each focused on a different animal.
As the video above shows, users can navigate between locations by touching an icon on the screen, and when the Cambrian Diver sub arrives at a location information about the animal, its mode of life and its closest living relatives is presented on-screen. A physical joystick allows users a 360-degree rotation to look around the scene, and explore the ancient watery world.
This project was significantly bigger than the Out of the Deep work we had done previously with the Museum, mainly because of the complicated approval procedure needed for 20 individual 3D models. Along with three large illustrations, two animations and the interactive application this was a big workload! Fortunately, we managed to finish the whole project on time for the opening of the exhibition. – Martin Lisec
On the trail of the Piltdown hoax
The latest display in our single-case Presenting… series takes a look at the famous Piltdown Man hoax, and Life Collections manager Mark Carnall tells us how the display came about…
Visiting researchers to the zoology collections at the Museum often give us an excuse to dig deeper into our own material, and one such recent enquiry led me into the intriguing story of the Piltdown Man hoax.
Professor Andrew Shortland from Cranfield University contacted us to enquire about the Piltdown Man material in our collections, as part of research for a book on hoaxes and forgeries in anthropology that he is writing with Professor Patrick Degryse of KU Leuven.
I knew we had some Piltdown material here thanks to this page written by Malgosia Nowak-Kemp, but I hadn't had an excuse to investigate any further. The enquiry was also timely as we'd just transferred a collection of palaeoanthropology casts, models and reconstructions from our Earth collections to bring our human collections into one place. I knew from our move project team that there was some Piltdown material awaiting processing – perfect.
For those who don't know the Piltdown Man story, a short history is in order. In the early 20th century, amateur fossil hunter Charles Dawson brought a collection of human remains excavated from gravel pits in Sussex to the attention of Arthur Smith Woodward, then Keeper of Geology at the British Museum (Natural History). Woodward and Dawson collected further material and presented the remains as those of Eoanthropus dawsoni ('Dawson's dawn man'), an important fossil human from Britain.
Group portrait of the Piltdown skull being examined. Back row (from left): F. O. Barlow, G. Elliot Smith, Charles Dawson, Arthur Smith Woodward. Front row: A. S. Underwood, Arthur Keith, W. P. Pycraft, and E. Ray Lankester. Charles Darwin looks on from a portrait on the wall. Image via Wikipedia.
R.F. Damon-produced endocast and associated label recording the presentation of this specimen to the Museum by Arthur Smith Woodward
The discovery looked set to put Britain on the map when it came to evidence of human evolution, but suspicions were quickly raised about the authenticity of the material. Such was the skill of the forgery – meticulous breaking, abrading and staining of various archaeological and historic specimens – that it wasn't until dating techniques, chemical analyses and some experimental palaeoanthropology in 1953 that the hoax was conclusively put to bed.
In turned out that the Piltdown 'remains' were a mix of medieval bone, an orangutan jaw, and chimpanzee teeth maltreated to look like an evolutionary intermediate between humans and other apes.
For 40 years or so the hoax refused to go away and numerous casts, models and reconstructions of Piltdown Man were made, sold, exchanged and gifted to museums and universities. These included casts of the original material as well as reconstructions of the skull and even reconstructions of the endocast – a cast of the inside of the skull.
The Museum has a selection of this material, but as Professor Shortland examined the collections, two specimens stood out.
The first is an R. F. Damon-produced endocast presented to the Museum by Arthur Smith Woodward himself. Smith Woodward was known as an expert on fossil fish but published widely on zoological topics. As a scientist of some repute there's been long-standing speculation about his role in the hoax. Was he wholly duped by Dawson, or was he in on the hoax from the beginning? If it's the former, then the presentation of this endocast shows Smith Woodward disseminating research he presumably took some pride in. If it's the latter, perhaps it was a way of cementing the hoax as legitimate by spreading specimens far and wide.
Joseph Weiner's experimental fake created by modifying an orangutan jaw, alongside a cast of the Piltdown jaw
The second significant specimen is a worked orangutan jaw produced by Joseph Weiner, one of the three authors who debunked the hoax in a 1953 Nature paper titled The Solution of The Piltdown Problem. Weiner modified the orangutan jaw to replicate the original hoax specimen. Thanks to Professor Shortland's knowledge of the hoax, he sent through a copy of Weiner's book on the Piltdown Man where this exact specimen is pictured.
The Piltdown Man hoax wasn't the first and certainly won't be the last hoax, fake or forgery in the history of science, but it remains one of the most well-known and stands as a warning of the dangers of hubris in the discovery and description of the natural world.
The Weiner jaw and Damon endocast will be on display alongside other Piltdown Man material in our Presenting… case from 9 January to 8 March 2020.


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