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Interview – DB Cooper
By Amanda Hather on March 8, 2015
By: Amanda Hather
DB Cooper is a five piece indie rock band based out of Toronto. Dan Mauro (lead vocals), Jeff Beemer (guitar, keys, vocals), Darren Marranca (guitar, vocals), Ben Peirson (bass, vocals) and Eric Davis (drums) put indie, pop, and rock influences together to create their music. They have an upcoming EP called 'The Road EP' which is due to be released on March 17 sophomore EP and follows their April 2014 release 'The Catherine North EP'. All of their music can be found on their Bandcamp page, including the new single off of 'The Road', "The Election". Be sure to keep your eye on all of their social media sites below for any news on their upcoming release.
How did the five of you come together as a band? Why did you decide to call yourselves DB Cooper?
DB Cooper: Ben, Eric and Jeff played in a band together a couple years ago. They were looking for a new project so we decided to start jamming. Eventually, we decided we need some more layers so we brought in Darren on guitar and Dan on vocals and the rest is history.
What kinds of things inspire you to write songs?
DBC: It really differs for all of us. Lyrically we tend to write with some form of romantic tongue, but a lot of the songs have hidden meanings. For example, our new single The Election is about voter apathy and a little bit of a love story about Olivia Chow.
What is your song writing process like?
DBC: This is one of those things that differs as well. Generally someone comes in with an idea somewhat or totally formulated. We then start playing it together and tear it apart. Its really a matter of taking a song that is fully written, dissecting it, then putting it back together. That doesn't always work though. Sometimes we just don't feel like a song is going where its supposed to, so we shelf it and come back to it later when our minds are fresh.
Who are some of your biggest musical influences?
DBC: This is fun too. We really tend to differ in our music tastes, which is likely why everything comes together so nicely!
Eric – Smashing Pumpkins, Tegan & Sara
Darren – Blink 182, Anberlin, Circa Survive
Ben – Stevie Wonder, Chet Atkins?
Dan – Linkin Park, Incubus
Jeff – Broken Social Scene, Modest Mouse
You worked with Derek Hoffman (The Elwins, Crystalyne, Brighter Brightest) on your upcoming EP, how was that?
DBC: It was really great getting to work with someone with such a great ear. Derek has such an interesting process and it differs from a lot of the way some of us had recorded in the past, so we had to adjust a little, but working with him totally got us to a place we wanted to be with our newest record.
How does your new EP 'The Road' compare to your last EP 'The Catherine North EP'? Can you give your fans any hints on what to expect from your new music?
DBC: The Road is a lot rockier, refined and poppy all at once. We like to consider it polished indie punk.
You recently released "The Election" as a single and video. How was the fan response? Was it what you were expecting? Do you plan on releasing any more videos for this EP?
DBC: So far so good. We want to release two more videos, one for The Road (the title track). Not sure of the other track yet but ideas are percolating.
If someone hadn't listened to your music before, how would you describe it? Is there any particular song they should listen to first?
DBC: This is the hardest question for a musician to answer you know. "What do you sound like?" "uh…music stuff?" A good representation of polar opposites in our sound would be The Election and Let Go. Think of most of our stuff as falling between those extremes.
As always at Canadian Beats we like to throw in a few fun questions for your fans:
What has been your favourite concert to attend as a performer? As a fan?
Darren – From First to Last and All American Rejects
Jeff – I like Festivals generally and try to get out to Osheaga on a yearly basis. Lets hope we'll be playing it soon!
Eric – Of Montreal
Dan – Mayhem Festival was unreal
Ben – Arkells always put on a great show!
If you were in charge of a weekend music festival, who would be on the line up?
DBC: All of our influences of course! Seems like it would be Riot Fest of last year. And of course HologramTupac.
What are three things you must have with you on tour?
DBC: McDonald's Jr. Chickens, Phone Chargers and A leash for Dan (our singer).
Are there any Canadian bands/artists you would recommend to your fans?
DBC: Of course our friends that joined us in our music video: Xprime, Brooklyn Doran, Royal Streets. Some special shout outs to projects Derek Hoffman is in , which are Spells of Vertigo and Brighter Brightest. And all the amazing folks joining us on our album release tour in March; Kasador, Made Them Lions, Big Lonely, JBKD, The Ven Dreddies, Max Keaton, Monarch Project, Growing Irons and Several Futures.
Who is your dream collaboration?
DBC: Kanye West, Rhianna and Paul McCartney. Wait, didn't that happen already?
If you had to listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
DBC: Anything by Kanye West.
And finally, is there anything you'd like to say to your fans?
DBC: Live Long and Prosper, May the Force Be With you and ET Phone Home.
DB Cooper's music: http://wearedbcooper.bandcamp.com/
DB Cooper on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearedbcooper
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreDBCooper
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWmhJfpcg1nxV8GzoCqFBw
Instagram: https://instagram.com/wearedbcooper/
Website: http://wearedbcooper.com/
Amanda Hather
I'm a Toronto girl born and raised but have been living in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick since 2010. Music and writing are my two passions, so what better place for me to be than a writer with Canadian Beats? I have been writing for the blog since May of 2013 and have had so many great experiences because of it. I listen to almost every kind of music but my favourites are pop rock, rock, indie, folk, and any other combinations of them. Concerts are definitely my favourite place to be, especially when you're right against the barricade and can feel the energy from the band and the crowd, everyone singing the same lyrics and moving to the music. I also have a college degree in Business Administration and hope to one day be able to publish a novel.
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"""Convert (to and) from rdflib graphs to other well known graph libraries.

Currently the following libraries are supported:
- networkx: MultiDiGraph, DiGraph, Graph
- graph_tool: Graph

Doctests in this file are all skipped, as we can't run them conditionally if
networkx or graph_tool are available and they would err otherwise.
see ../../test/test_extras_external_graph_libs.py for conditional tests
"""

import logging
import collections
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

_identity = lambda x: x

def _rdflib_to_networkx_graph(
        graph,
        nxgraph,
        calc_weights,
        edge_attrs,
        transform_s=_identity, transform_o=_identity):
    """Helper method for multidigraph, digraph and graph.

    Modifies nxgraph in-place!

    Arguments:
        graph: an rdflib.Graph.
        nxgraph: a networkx.Graph/DiGraph/MultiDigraph.
        calc_weights: If True adds a 'weight' attribute to each edge according
            to the count of s,p,o triples between s and o, which is meaningful
            for Graph/DiGraph.
        edge_attrs: Callable to construct edge data from s, p, o.
           'triples' attribute is handled specially to be merged.
           'weight' should not be generated if calc_weights==True.
           (see invokers below!)
        transform_s: Callable to transform node generated from s.
        transform_o: Callable to transform node generated from o.
    """
    assert isinstance(edge_attrs, collections.Callable)
    assert isinstance(transform_s, collections.Callable)
    assert isinstance(transform_o, collections.Callable)
    import networkx as nx
    for s, p, o in graph:
        ts, to = transform_s(s), transform_o(o)  # apply possible transformations
        data = nxgraph.get_edge_data(ts, to)
        if data is None or isinstance(nxgraph, nx.MultiDiGraph):
            # no edge yet, set defaults
            data = edge_attrs(s, p, o)
            if calc_weights:
                data['weight'] = 1
            nxgraph.add_edge(ts, to, **data)
        else:
            # already have an edge, just update attributes
            if calc_weights:
                data['weight'] += 1
            if 'triples' in data:
                d = edge_attrs(s, p, o)
                data['triples'].extend(d['triples'])

def rdflib_to_networkx_multidigraph(
        graph,
        edge_attrs=lambda s, p, o: {'key': p},
        **kwds):
    """Converts the given graph into a networkx.MultiDiGraph.

    The subjects and objects are the later nodes of the MultiDiGraph.
    The predicates are used as edge keys (to identify multi-edges).

    Arguments:
        graph: a rdflib.Graph.
        edge_attrs: Callable to construct later edge_attributes. It receives
            3 variables (s, p, o) and should construct a dictionary that is
            passed to networkx's add_edge(s, o, **attrs) function.

            By default this will include setting the MultiDiGraph key=p here.
            If you don't want to be able to re-identify the edge later on, you
            can set this to `lambda s, p, o: {}`. In this case MultiDiGraph's
            default (increasing ints) will be used.

    Returns:
        networkx.MultiDiGraph

    >>> from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Literal
    >>> g = Graph()
    >>> a, b, l = URIRef('a'), URIRef('b'), Literal('l')
    >>> p, q = URIRef('p'), URIRef('q')
    >>> edges = [(a, p, b), (a, q, b), (b, p, a), (b, p, l)]
    >>> for t in edges:
    ...     g.add(t)
    ...
    >>> mdg = rdflib_to_networkx_multidigraph(g)
    >>> len(mdg.edges())
    4
    >>> mdg.has_edge(a, b)
    True
    >>> mdg.has_edge(a, b, key=p)
    True
    >>> mdg.has_edge(a, b, key=q)
    True

    >>> mdg = rdflib_to_networkx_multidigraph(g, edge_attrs=lambda s,p,o: {})
    >>> mdg.has_edge(a, b, key=0)
    True
    >>> mdg.has_edge(a, b, key=1)
    True
    """
    import networkx as nx
    mdg = nx.MultiDiGraph()
    _rdflib_to_networkx_graph(graph, mdg, False, edge_attrs, **kwds)
    return mdg

def rdflib_to_networkx_digraph(
        graph,
        calc_weights=True,
        edge_attrs=lambda s, p, o: {'triples': [(s, p, o)]},
        **kwds):
    """Converts the given graph into a networkx.DiGraph.

    As an rdflib.Graph() can contain multiple edges between nodes, by default
    adds the a 'triples' attribute to the single DiGraph edge with a list of
    all triples between s and o.
    Also by default calculates the edge weight as the length of triples.

    Args:
        graph: a rdflib.Graph.
        calc_weights: If true calculate multi-graph edge-count as edge 'weight'
        edge_attrs: Callable to construct later edge_attributes. It receives
            3 variables (s, p, o) and should construct a dictionary that is
            passed to networkx's add_edge(s, o, **attrs) function.

            By default this will include setting the 'triples' attribute here,
            which is treated specially by us to be merged. Other attributes of
            multi-edges will only contain the attributes of the first edge.
            If you don't want the 'triples' attribute for tracking, set this to
            `lambda s, p, o: {}`.

    Returns:
        networkx.DiGraph

    >>> from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Literal
    >>> g = Graph()
    >>> a, b, l = URIRef('a'), URIRef('b'), Literal('l')
    >>> p, q = URIRef('p'), URIRef('q')
    >>> edges = [(a, p, b), (a, q, b), (b, p, a), (b, p, l)]
    >>> for t in edges:
    ...     g.add(t)
    ...
    >>> dg = rdflib_to_networkx_digraph(g)
    >>> dg[a][b]['weight']
    2
    >>> sorted(dg[a][b]['triples']) == [(a, p, b), (a, q, b)]
    True
    >>> len(dg.edges())
    3
    >>> dg.size()
    3
    >>> dg.size(weight='weight')
    4.0

    >>> dg = rdflib_to_networkx_graph(g, False, edge_attrs=lambda s,p,o:{})
    >>> 'weight' in dg[a][b]
    False
    >>> 'triples' in dg[a][b]
    False
    """
    import networkx as nx
    dg = nx.DiGraph()
    _rdflib_to_networkx_graph(graph, dg, calc_weights, edge_attrs, **kwds)
    return dg

def rdflib_to_networkx_graph(
        graph,
        calc_weights=True,
        edge_attrs=lambda s, p, o: {'triples': [(s, p, o)]},
        **kwds):
    """Converts the given graph into a networkx.Graph.

    As an rdflib.Graph() can contain multiple directed edges between nodes, by
    default adds the a 'triples' attribute to the single DiGraph edge with a
    list of triples between s and o in graph.
    Also by default calculates the edge weight as the len(triples).

    Args:
        graph: a rdflib.Graph.
        calc_weights: If true calculate multi-graph edge-count as edge 'weight'
        edge_attrs: Callable to construct later edge_attributes. It receives
            3 variables (s, p, o) and should construct a dictionary that is
            passed to networkx's add_edge(s, o, **attrs) function.

            By default this will include setting the 'triples' attribute here,
            which is treated specially by us to be merged. Other attributes of
            multi-edges will only contain the attributes of the first edge.
            If you don't want the 'triples' attribute for tracking, set this to
            `lambda s, p, o: {}`.

    Returns:
        networkx.Graph

    >>> from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Literal
    >>> g = Graph()
    >>> a, b, l = URIRef('a'), URIRef('b'), Literal('l')
    >>> p, q = URIRef('p'), URIRef('q')
    >>> edges = [(a, p, b), (a, q, b), (b, p, a), (b, p, l)]
    >>> for t in edges:
    ...     g.add(t)
    ...
    >>> ug = rdflib_to_networkx_graph(g)
    >>> ug[a][b]['weight']
    3
    >>> sorted(ug[a][b]['triples']) == [(a, p, b), (a, q, b), (b, p, a)]
    True
    >>> len(ug.edges())
    2
    >>> ug.size()
    2
    >>> ug.size(weight='weight')
    4.0

    >>> ug = rdflib_to_networkx_graph(g, False, edge_attrs=lambda s,p,o:{})
    >>> 'weight' in ug[a][b]
    False
    >>> 'triples' in ug[a][b]
    False
    """
    import networkx as nx
    g = nx.Graph()
    _rdflib_to_networkx_graph(graph, g, calc_weights, edge_attrs, **kwds)
    return g

def rdflib_to_graphtool(
        graph,
        v_prop_names=[str('term')],
        e_prop_names=[str('term')],
        transform_s=lambda s, p, o: {str('term'): s},
        transform_p=lambda s, p, o: {str('term'): p},
        transform_o=lambda s, p, o: {str('term'): o},
    ):
    """Converts the given graph into a graph_tool.Graph().

    The subjects and objects are the later vertices of the Graph.
    The predicates become edges.

    Arguments:
        graph: a rdflib.Graph.
        v_prop_names: a list of names for the vertex properties. The default is
            set to ['term'] (see transform_s, transform_o below).
        e_prop_names: a list of names for the edge properties.
        transform_s: callable with s, p, o input. Should return a dictionary
            containing a value for each name in v_prop_names. By default is set
            to {'term': s} which in combination with v_prop_names = ['term']
            adds s as 'term' property to the generated vertex for s.
        transform_p: similar to transform_s, but wrt. e_prop_names. By default
            returns {'term': p} which adds p as a property to the generated
            edge between the vertex for s and the vertex for o.
        transform_o: similar to transform_s.

    Returns:
        graph_tool.Graph()

    >>> from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Literal
    >>> g = Graph()
    >>> a, b, l = URIRef('a'), URIRef('b'), Literal('l')
    >>> p, q = URIRef('p'), URIRef('q')
    >>> edges = [(a, p, b), (a, q, b), (b, p, a), (b, p, l)]
    >>> for t in edges:
    ...     g.add(t)
    ...
    >>> mdg = rdflib_to_graphtool(g)
    >>> len(list(mdg.edges()))
    4
    >>> from graph_tool import util as gt_util
    >>> vpterm = mdg.vertex_properties['term']
    >>> va = gt_util.find_vertex(mdg, vpterm, a)[0]
    >>> vb = gt_util.find_vertex(mdg, vpterm, b)[0]
    >>> vl = gt_util.find_vertex(mdg, vpterm, l)[0]
    >>> (va, vb) in [(e.source(), e.target()) for e in list(mdg.edges())]
    True
    >>> epterm = mdg.edge_properties['term']
    >>> len(list(gt_util.find_edge(mdg, epterm, p))) == 3
    True
    >>> len(list(gt_util.find_edge(mdg, epterm, q))) == 1
    True

    >>> mdg = rdflib_to_graphtool(
    ...     g,
    ...     e_prop_names=[str('name')],
    ...     transform_p=lambda s, p, o: {str('name'): unicode(p)})
    >>> epterm = mdg.edge_properties['name']
    >>> len(list(gt_util.find_edge(mdg, epterm, unicode(p)))) == 3
    True
    >>> len(list(gt_util.find_edge(mdg, epterm, unicode(q)))) == 1
    True
    """
    import graph_tool as gt
    g = gt.Graph()

    vprops = [(vpn, g.new_vertex_property('object')) for vpn in v_prop_names]
    for vpn, vprop in vprops:
        g.vertex_properties[vpn] = vprop
    eprops = [(epn, g.new_edge_property('object')) for epn in e_prop_names]
    for epn, eprop in eprops:
        g.edge_properties[epn] = eprop
    node_to_vertex = {}
    for s, p, o in graph:
        sv = node_to_vertex.get(s)
        if sv is None:
            v = g.add_vertex()
            node_to_vertex[s] = v
            tmp_props = transform_s(s, p, o)
            for vpn, vprop in vprops:
                vprop[v] = tmp_props[vpn]
            sv = v

        ov = node_to_vertex.get(o)
        if ov is None:
            v = g.add_vertex()
            node_to_vertex[o] = v
            tmp_props = transform_o(s, p, o)
            for vpn, vprop in vprops:
                vprop[v] = tmp_props[vpn]
            ov = v

        e = g.add_edge(sv, ov)
        tmp_props = transform_p(s, p, o)
        for epn, eprop in eprops:
            eprop[e] = tmp_props[epn]
    return g

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    import logging.config
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

    import nose
    nose.run(argv=[sys.argv[0], sys.argv[0], '-v', '--with-doctest'])


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Q: How to Convert Angular 2.0.0-rc.4 Visual Studio 2015 Project to Angular 4.0.0 Package.json
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.0.0-rc.4",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.0.0-rc.4",
    "@angular/core": "2.0.0-rc.4",
    "@angular/forms": "0.2.0",
    "@angular/http": "2.0.0-rc.4",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.0.0-rc.4",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.0.0-rc.4",

This is My package.json for Angular 2.0.0-rc.4 with typescript:"1.8.10"

A: Just update dependencies in the package.json to version 4.0.1 and run
npm install

There is no breaking changes and all the code in 4.x is backwards compatible with 2.x branch, but 4.x does deprecate certain things (they will continue to work until 5.x branch)
You can also automate the process of updating package.json by using npm-check-updates
https://github.com/tjunnone/npm-check-updates

A: With  typescript 1.8.10. You are not able to upgrade to angular 4, so you need to install latest version of TypeScript form here
Then replace package version from the below package.json file
https://github.com/angular/quickstart/blob/master/package.json
And final your using Release candidate 4 version of angular so you need to change some code. Ref below URL
What's the difference between angular 2.0.0-rc4 vs Angular 2.0.0

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84 (осемдесет и четири) е естествено, цяло число, следващо 83 и предхождащо 85.

Осемдесет и четири с арабски цифри се записва "84", а с римски цифри – "LXXXIV". Числото 84 е съставено от две цифри от позиционните бройни системи – 8 (осем) и 4 (четири).

Общи сведения
 84 е четно число.
 84 е атомният номер на елемента полоний.
 84-тият ден от годината е 25 март.
 84 е година от Новата ера.

Вижте също
 Имена на числата

Цели числа

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It's hard to know exactly what the future will look like, but we can say with certainty that the customer will be at the core.
The rate of change is mind-boggling, with the next 20 years tipped to exceed the changes seen in the previous 200.
Many say that we're living in the information age, but we've moved beyond that – we're living in the customer age.
If you want to survive, you're going to need to do things a bit differently.
No longer is business offering services that it thinks customers may want – customers are actively shaping the development of products.
The customer is now squarely in control, and expects more.
The rise of customer-driven services such as Airbnb, eBay and Uber have been underpinned by the ability for customers to leave detailed feedback on each service provided.
Because users are able to provide direct feedback on service and have others see that feedback, they feel in control of the experience.
Meanwhile, customers' insatiable desire for new experience means that companies are constantly needing to innovate to keep up.
If you aren't innovating in your business, then you'll be behind because your competitors will adapt and change.
Remember Kodak, Trading Post or the Yellow Pages?
These businesses either don't exist anymore or are fighting for relevance – because they tried to survive in the age of the customer by largely doing the same thing they've always done.
In short, customers are as picky as ever and they feel they have more control over businesses providing goods or services to them than ever before.
So how do you make sure you're top of mind for this new breed of customer?
Customers also want businesses to get closer to them, to understand their pain points and come up with a solution to solve them.
However, customers are also more wary of businesses trying to get closer to them in order to make a buck.
The question is whether you can get closer to your customer to learn what they need without making them suspicious of your motives.
This is about building on the knowledge you've gained over the months and years of operation of solving your customers' problems.
It also involves seeing how other companies in the same industry have approached problem solving.
Creating a step-change sometimes involves looking at how other industries have approached a problem and seeing how that can apply to your business.
For example, when building fuel tanks for their rockets, Space X was having problems getting enough large metal tanks.
They reviewed who else created tanks, and approached manufacturers experienced in food processing and dairy.
This is about asking the right questions at the right time – you can't innovate if you don't listen.
It isn't enough to listen to what people say they want, but to look underneath to see what they need.
Sometimes, it's not actually about asking a question but just observing how your customer uses your product or service.
If your customer is using your product or service in a way which isn't unlocking its full potential, then there's learning in that.
It's about gathering clues on what would actually help your customer – whether through asking questions or just observing.
You can then combine those hints into a tangible product or service that you can then test on your customers.
People don't buy product or services – they buy outcomes.
By looking at what your customers are trying to achieve by using your product or service, you'll have a better chance of coming up with something different.
The needs remain the same, but it's the how that changes.
For example, think about the need for entertainment and connection on an emotional level.
This need has been satisfied in different ways over the past centuries.
From sitting around a campfire to telling stories through to books, radio, plays and movies.
Now we've moved to on-demand mediums like Apple TV, Netflix and YouTube.
The desire to connect, share experiences and build empathy and understanding is still there, just met in very different ways.
Keep up with the expected pace of change in the decades ahead by ensuring you're pushing for improvements.
That way your business can continue to thrive.
You can hear more from Jill at an upcoming web-event on how you can boost sales by engaging your prospects.


SALEM, Va. – Denison women's track & field logged five new personal records and eight finishes in the top three on their way to a fifth-place finish overall at the Noke Elite Meet hosted by Roanoke College on Saturday in Salem, Va. With 76 team points, DU landed 22.5 points behind fourth-place Berry College (98.5) and 56 points ahead of Gettysburg in sixth place (20). Carnegie Mellon placed first overall with 173 total points.
Led by three personal bests on the track, the Big Red's efforts were highlighted by freshman Emily Willson who placed first overall in the 5,000-meter run with a new personal record of 18:55.12.
The individual success continued in the 400-meter dash when sophomore Molly Smith placed third with a time of 1:04.94 and Sydney Lerda followed in 10th at 1:08.47. Smith also placed 10th overall in the 200-meter dash at 29.73 and then teamed up with Danni Gutelius, Mackenzie Mason, and Ashley Schmoll in the 4X200 meter relay to finish in second after crossing the finish line at 1:56.36.
Denison continued to represent in the field events, including a pair of second place finishes in the weight throw and shot put. In the weight throw, sophomore Anna Vrancken placed second overall after logging a new personal record of 45'10.50" (13.98 meters). Abby Reppert followed in fourth place on a throw of 40'6.75" (12.36 meters) and Leah Ackerman landed in sixth at 39'6" (12.04 meters). Becca Skolnick placed 11th overall on a throw of 32'.
In the shot put, Ackerman logged her own PR of 35'10.75" (10.94 meters) to place second overall, while Schmoll finished .01 meters behind Ackerman in third with a mark of 35'10.50" (10.93 meters). Vrancken placed sixth overall at 34'7.50" (9.85 meters).
The field events were rounded out by Gutelius finishing in a tie for 10th in the high jump on a leap of 4'6" (1.37 meters) and Mason placing seventh overall in the pole vault on a final mark of 9'5" (2.87 meters).
In the distance events, Sarah Radziewicz clocked in with a new personal best of 11:10.32 in the 3,000-meter run to place seventh overall. Meagan Balch trailed by less than a second to placed eighth at 11:11.04. The same success occurred for Allie Holmes in the 800-meter run after she posted a new PR of 2:40.96 and finished in seventh. Fellow sophomore Tommy Solberg followed in 10th at 2:47.04. Solberg also competed in the mile run and clocked in at 5:57.28 in 15th place.
In the 4,000-meter distance medley relay, Radziewicz, Holmes, Lerda, Balch joined together and finished in third on a time of 13:33.12. The meet was rounded out when Smith, Gutelius, Holmes, and Lerda competed in the 4X400 meter relay and placed third overall at 4:29.21.
The Big Red will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 16 when they send multiple competitors to the Kenyon Classic in Gambier and the Kent State Tune-Up meet in Kent.


HF: Shewan, Tomes & Co. was one of the leading trading companies in Hong Kong and China during the late 19th and early 20th century.
When Russell & Co., then one of the largest mercantile firms in the Far East, went out of business in 1891, former employees Scotsman Robert Shewan and Englishman Charles Alexander Tomes took over the remains of the operation and changed its name to Shewan, Tomes & Co. in 1895. The firm eventually had offices in Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Kobe, London, and New York with agencies in Amoy, Foochow, Formosa, Hankow, Manila and the Straits Settlements. Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s head office was at the St. George's Building in what is now Central, Hong Kong, shown in the image below.
The Hong Kong Heritage Project blog on 30th January 2015 contained the following information about this important HK company which was linked to a large number of businesses in HK and elsewhere.
The images shown here were not included in the HKHP blog article.
"Shewan, Tomes & Co was one of the earliest foreign businesses to be established in the Far East. The company dates back to 1818, the year when its predecessors, Samuel Russell & Co. (later Russell & Co.) came into being in Canton, China.
The firm was American, with its roots in Boston. Russell & Co. expanded its business into Hong Kong in the 1850s and also developed a river steamer service between Hong Kong and Canton in 1859. Robert Gordon Shewan joined the firm in 1888, having been engaged by the London Agents of the company. At the time of Mr. Shewan's arrival, Mr. William H. Forbes was in charge of the local office, assisted by Vincent Smith and Charles Alexander Tomes. In 1891, the business of Russell & Co. came to an end, squeezed out of existence by the American Civil War plus competition from China Merchants Steam Navigation Co.
The firm was taken over by Shewan under the name Shewan & Company in 1891 in a management buyout. In 1895, Charles A. Tomes was granted a partnership, and the firm adopted the name of Shewan, Tomes & Company. The firm dealt with the export of produce from Canton through Hong Kong, including raw silk, tea, matting, fire-crackers, palm-leaf fans, rhubarb and ginseng.
The firm was involved with the establishment of the Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd., The China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., The Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., The China Light & Power Co., Ltd., and The China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., amongst others.
See: The Hong Kong Heritage Project The Hong Kong Heritage Project is a non-profit organisation established in 2007 to preserve history and promote the appreciation of heritage in Hong Kong. Our Archive holds a unique collection of audio, visual and documentary records, as well as Hong Kong's largest oral history collection, which interest both local and overseas researchers and academics.
Our Index includes several articles about China Light & Power, Green Island Cement and the Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd.


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'Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn' web series touches on frozen stasis in 'Cryo' vignette
"and the surfactant, you can feel it filling your lungs" Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, the upcoming web series exploring the human side of the franchise, was teased with a new vignette today.
"Cryo" focuses on a young cadet who's understandably apprehensive about being cryogenically frozen. He turns to his roommate for details on the process, and her detached explanation — "for me it's like dying," she deadpans — is no comfort.
The previous teaser, "Enlist," also looked at nervous new recruits.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will premiere on October 5th. Halo 4 is set for release on November 6th, exclusively on Xbox 360.

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Frank Gurnee Millard (March 1, 1892 – November 12, 1976) was an American politician and football player.

Early life and education
Millard was born in Corunna, Michigan, in 1892, the son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard.  He attended the public schools in Corunna. He subsequently attended the University of Michigan, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1914 and a law degree in 1916.  While attending Michigan, Millard played guard for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1912-1915.

Career

After receiving his law degree, Millard became an attorney in Flint, Michigan.  During World War I, he served as an artillery lieutenant in the U.S. Army in France.  In 1921, he helped organize the Michigan National Guard.  He was active in Republican Party politics and served as the chairman of the Genesse County Republican Committee from 1922-1924 and in 1940. He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee from 1948-1950.

Michigan Attorney General

In 1950, Millard was elected as Michigan Attorney General.  He served in that position from January 1951 through December 1954.  In November 1954, he lost his re-election bid to Thomas M. Kavanagh. He was the last Republican to hold the office of Attorney General in Michigan until Mike Cox was narrowly elected to the office in 2002.

General Counsel of the Army

In March 1955, he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as the General Counsel of the U.S. Army.  In December 1956, he was hospitalized at the University of Michigan Hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a portion of one lung.  He served as the Army's General Counsel through February 1961.

Millard was married to Dorothy E. McCorkell on November 8, 1930. He died on November 12, 1976 at age of 84.

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Real Madrid 5-0 Cornella: Review & Analysis
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Another Day, Another Record
It seems that Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid has become accustomed to breaking records as last night was the first time in the club's 112+ year history that 10 consecutive wins in the Copa del Rey were achieved. The run started vs Xativa in the 2nd Leg of the First Copa del Rey Round last season, and continued through the tournament till the first 2 Legs of this season's First Round. Adding to that was the fact that Real Madrid have now extended the record of most consecutive wins by the club to an astonishing 17 wins. And keeping up with the record-per-game mantra, Real Madrid can match yet another record 3 days from now when they host Celta Vigo in the 14th round of this season's La Liga. That record of course is the most consecutive wins in all competitions by a Spanish club in history, currently held by Barcelona and it stands at 18 wins. With the upcoming 2 games coming at the Santiago Bernabeu against relatively lower-risk opponents, few would bet against Ancelotti's Real Madrid matching then breaking Barcelona's record.
Ancelotti fielded possible the weakest line-up Real Madrid have seen this season and he was totally justified as some key Real Madrid players have be run down to the ground with the amount of games they have played in recent months. The line-up saw 3rd goalkeeper Pacheco make his first full team debut (keeping a clean sheet too) while fringe defenders like Nacho and Arbeloa were used as well. James and Isco were not rested however, much to the dismay of Cornella, as Isco and James directly contributed to 4 of Real Madrid's goals last night. Chicharito also started and came close a couple of time but in the end had to leave with just an assist (an amazing one too). The midfield trio of Khedira, Illarra, and Medran was perhaps the brightest point (aside from the James-Isco wrecking force) as they were calm, collected, and sharp. Khedira unfortunately suffered a knock and couldn't finish while James and Varane were subbed in the second half to allow youth-team regulars like Llorente and Munoz a chance at some first-team action. In the end, Cornella posed very little threat as Real Madrid finished the night with 63% possession and 14 shots (to Cornella's 2).
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Even though this match saw Real Madrid achieve their very first 10-match winning streak in the Copa del Rey in history and a record-extending 17th win in all competitions; the headline and/or source of joy to most Madridistas was seeing the return of Jese Rodriguez. Jese last played a competitive match 260 days ago as he tore his ACL vs Schalke in mid March and has been sidelined this past 8 and a half months. Jese started the game slow and a bit hesitant but that's a normal thing to see from a player who has been out for such a long period of time, however he regained his composure quickly and managed to get involved more frequently in the run of play. He sealed his return with the night's 5th and final goal (from an Isco assist) from the right flank. Putting emotional feelings aside, Carlo Ancelotti will be more than happy to see Jese return as Real Madrid near the extremely demanding months of January and February. His return might spark a welcome selection headache for Ancelotti given that James has played every single match this season and is bound to need rest.
Man of the Match: Isco
It was hard not to pick James Rodriguez seeing as how he scored 2 goals and assisted another in just over 60 minutes but if you watched last night's match you would understand how Isco was the Man of the Match. The Spanish youngster was in game-mode through out the whole match and displayed wide array of skills that ranged from tracking back to win possession to delivering key passes from all positions on the pitch. The most impressive thing however is the fact that he had 126 touches of the ball last night, by far the most of any player on the pitch and the most he has accomplished since he joined Real Madrid last season. What perhaps sums up Isco's night was the fact that nearly everything Real Madrid did came though him.
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A 'talented' British journalist has been killed by a crocodile while on holiday in Sri Lanka.
The victim was identified as Financial Times journalist Paul McClean, who was vacationing with friends when the tragedy occurred Thursday in a lagoon near Aragum Bay, according to The Telegraph.
"He was learning to surf and after that he wanted to go to the toilet," Fawas Lafeer, owner of Safa Surf School north of where the incident occurred, told The Telegraph. "He went in the jungle, about 800 meters. It was when he was washing his hands that the crocodile took him."
The Sun reported that the man was staying at the East Beach Surf resort and was on a surfing outing organized by the hotel.
Witnesses reported seeing the victim "waving his hands in the air" in a desperate plea for help before being dragged underwater.
"A local fisherman witnessed a man being dragged into a river, set back from the beach, by a crocodile," Lafeer told The Telegraph. "The fisherman was on the opposite side of the river and downstream of the incident location."
Police and other officials were called to the scene, but the body has yet to be recovered.
"They can't do anything because the river is deep and murky, it is not very clear," Lafeer told The Telegraph. "They have sent out the Navy, Army and the task force, but I doubt they will find the body.
"The crocodiles take the bodies along river and hide them in the mud, so I don't think he will be found until the day after tomorrow."
Lafeer said tourists and locals surf at Elephant Rock, which is considered "very safe."
"Crocodiles in Sri Lanka live only in the fresh, back waters of the jungle," he said. "It is almost unheard of for them to come close to the beach. The saltwater actually turns them blind."
But thousands of crocodiles are said to live in various bodies of water on the island located off the southeast tip of India.
In April, a 13-year-old girl was attacked and dragged underwater by a crocodile at Pulnewa Lake in Galnewa, according to the Daily Mail. Last year, a 60-year-old man was killed by a crocodile while fishing in the Paayindan River in Sammanthurai. And in 2014, a 57-year-old woman was killed by a crocodile in the Ambalantota area.
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As Marilyn Mosby fights for her political life, what role does her husband, the Baltimore City Council president, play?
A makeover, not an overhaul
The Ravens' top decision makers will meet later this week at owner Steve Bisciotti's Florida home and the team's struggling offense will surely dominate the conversation.
But the focus, according to Bisciotti and general manager Ozzie Newsome, will be on adding to an offense that ranked 29th in the NFL this year, not overhauling it.
"When you have a short window of failure that comes out of the blue, the key is not to make wholesale changes," Bisciotti said Wednesday at the annual State of the Ravens address at the Under Armour Performance Center. "To find yourself in the bottom five in offense in almost every category is again something that — had we not had a [good] history in the last five years — I would probably demand wholesale changes.
"But, I think you have to be careful to not to look in a vacuum and throw out the baby with the bathwater, and [you] let people get healthy, let these guys work together for another year [and] add some people to the team in the draft and free agency."
Bisciotti and Newsome reiterated their confidence in quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Ray Rice, who they expect to have bounce-back years. And while offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell engages in head-coaching interviews elsewhere, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh confirmed that much-maligned run coordinator Juan Castillo will remain on his staff for next season, albeit with a new title as the offensive line coach.
Castillo's status was tenuous after the Ravens finished 30th in the NFL in rushing yards per game (83.0) and last in yards per carry (3.1). Their 1,328 rushing yards on the season set a franchise low.
"Juan will be the offensive line coach next year," Harbaugh said. "The rest of it is a little bit in flux right now."
Harbaugh said that he understood why Castillo, who joined the team before last year's Super Bowl as a consultant and then was named the run game coordinator before the season, has been such a "lightning rod" for criticism. Harbaugh blamed himself for giving Castillo the title of run game coordinator while Andy Moeller stayed on as the offensive line coach, and Todd Washington assisted the two.
"Juan functioned as the lead offensive line coach last year," Harbaugh said. "That was his job. The title was a way to have three great offensive line coaches in our mix right there [but] we didn't get the results we wanted to get."
What isn't clear is what becomes of Moeller, who has been on Harbaugh's staff the previous three years. The Ravens parted ways with running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery last week and team officials haven't dismissed the idea that there will be further changes. There has also been no declaration that Caldwell will be back for a second full season as offensive coordinator if he doesn't land a head-coaching job. Caldwell has already interviewed for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins' vacancies and he spent Wednesday in Tennessee meeting with Titans' officials.
Bisciotti said he'll talk more to Harbaugh about the coaching staff this weekend in Florida, but he won't demand any changes.
"I never demand," he said. "I do suggest, but right now, I haven't suggested to John to revamp his coaching staff."
Beyond that, the team's brain trust will spend significant time in the days ahead trying to figure out how to re-sign several key offensive free agents, including starting left tackle Eugene Monroe and tight end Dennis Pitta. Newsome said that the Ravens will prioritize getting bigger along the interior of the offensive line as left guard A.Q. Shipley, who started for much of the season after a season-ending back injury to Kelechi Osemele, center Gino Gradkowski and right guard Marshal Yanda are all considered undersized for their positions. Penetration up the middle affected Flacco and the run game all season.
Newsome also vowed to get Flacco another target who can get open on third down and create yards after the catch. Flacco threw a franchise-record 23 interceptions this season and struggled to connect on the deep ball and in the red zone.
"Is it going to be bringing in some additional talent? Probably, yes," Newsome said. "Is it going to be expecting some of our guys to develop and get better? We will need that, too."
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But to Newsome, it has to start with having a more reliable running game. He said that he met with Rice last week and Newsome predicted the diminutive back will return to his three-time Pro Bowl form. Rice is coming off the most disappointing season of his career, ranking 30th in the NFL with 660 rushing yards.
Second-year back Bernard Pierce also struggled, though both he and Rice were limited by injuries.
"Especially in the AFC North with the type of defenses that you face, you have to have the ability to run the football," Newsome said. "Everybody understands that in 2014, we will do everything we can to be a better run team, because it will make us a better football team."
Harbaugh said that he exchanged text messages with several players during the first-round playoff games last weekend and their disappointment of being home for the postseason came through.
"Our players are more motivated than ever," Harbaugh said. "It's just not acceptable."
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Bisciotti wouldn't argue that point, but he wasn't ready to demand changes, either. In past state of Ravens' addresses, he had challenged players or coaches. He admitted that he can be a "little bit of a loose cannon." But there was none of that Wednesday as Bisciotti had already started to move on from this season's disappointment with both excitement and optimism.
"I think it's fair to say it's a failure because our goal is to be one of the top 12," he said. "There are bigger failures out there. There are teams that are a whole lot more disappointed. If we found ourselves at 3-13, like the Falcons, then I think they're sitting there thinking, 'We've got to make a lot of changes.' I really don't think that we do. If 8-8 is a failure, I hope it's a long time before I feel worse than this."
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Trump Was Not a Media Fail
The press succeeded in exposing Trump for what he was. Voters just decided they didn't care.
By JACK SHAFER
Jack Shafer is Politico's senior media writer.
My friend and colleague Mathew Ingram spoke for millions when he brought to Twitter this early morning lamentation: "So all the fact-checking of Trump's lies, all the investigative journalism about his failures, even the tapes—none of it meant anything."
I vehemently disagree. All that digging by the press corps meant a lot, and its message hit home. As the Cook Report notes today, newspaper investigations cemented into the public mind the pre-existing image of Donald Trump as a bad person, as exit polls showed that 60 percent of voters viewed him unfavorably. But that didn't keep 15 percent of those who thought he was deplorable from voting for him. Likewise, 63 percent of voters believe Trump lacked the right "temperament" to be president. But of those respondents, 20 percent said what the hell and voted for him anyway. And 60 percent of voters said he wasn't qualified to be president—and you can guess the rest: 18 percent of them voted for him.
The election of Trump, then, can't be reduced to a "failure" of the "broken" press—to lean on two worn-out descriptions of the craft. Nobody would ever say the American electorate "failed" or proved itself "broken" because it voted in numbers large enough to place a political monster in the White House. So the election of Trump doesn't render the many journalistic findings published during the campaign worthless. Journalism at its best can provide only a set of traffic advisories. It is not and it can't be an autopilot for life's trip. Voters are free to read or ignore the press corps' findings and even, as the Cook Political Report points out, absorb and agree with those reports and then cast ballots that contradict what's been reported and what they believe. Being stupid is an inalienable right in a representative democracy.
Trump won not because the press failed but because he was selling something more valuable to voters than integrity—honesty and humanity. His cause was helped by the fact that his opponent was judged worse or equal on a couple of scores. In casting their vote for Trump, many expressed their disdain for the elites that Hillary Clinton unabashedly represents, all those Machiavellians who filled John Podesta's email trough with their advice, their pleading for favors, their status-grubbing and their flatteries. By sending Clinton to defeat, they also delivered a dose of revenge to those elites, casting them out of power and, for at least four years, into the wilderness where they will have to find a real job. With his victory, the boy from Queens finally gained his revenge on all the swells in Manhattan.
But the Trump victory wasn't a mere expression of disdain or revenge, or an endorsement of the lesser of two evils. However negative Trump is—and you don't need a refresher course on that, do you?—he was selling a positive vision about greatness and restoration to voters. He slung praise upon a constituency that was starved for the respect of a plain-speaking candidate, and they rolled over on their backs and grinned, tongues akimbo, as he scratched their bellies. For these people he conveyed dignity and the rescue of lost honor. He delivered their payback. He embodied their grievances.
Trump won by appealing to both our brighter impulses about an American Restoration, and our darker ones. He allied himself with anti-Semites, disgorged giant plumes of sulfurous racism, indulged the xenophobia of half-wits everywhere, and portrayed himself as an unrepentant scrapper, willing to fight to the death when even he knew he was in the wrong. For good reason many called him a fascist during the campaign for his policies and his style. His vengeance is not just for people who have wronged him but for all who rightfully resisted his predations, and it says something sordid about the American voter that they would ignore the correct verdict on him.
He also sold voters a big dose of "Simplify, simplify," to quote Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Where Clinton presented a library of detailed white papers and prescriptions for most major policy issues, Trump uttered inconsistent and clashing platitudes about how he would create American greatness. Even though Clinton clobbered Trump in the debates, even the most learned of her supporters would have had trouble boiling her vision down to something as bite-sized and palatable as Trump's idea that the poster-sized ideal of the 1950s and 1960s could be fully reconstituted as a living reality under his watch. In the contest between the bright watercolor and the comprehensive, thousand-page blueprint, the watercolor won.
"An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest," as Trump campaign adviser Thoreau wrote elsewhere in Walden. "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail."
In Trump's version, wishing it can make it so. And who is to doubt him, when a bare-bones campaign organization wishing it so gave him his Electoral College victory (even if it did not award him the most votes).
But wishing it so doesn't work when it comes to the concrete reality of governance. If it did, Barack Obama would have already filled out the role of American Emperor. Unless he's prepared to declare martial law, dissolve Congress, jail the judges and make rivers flow uphill, today marks Trump's high-water mark. Winning the presidency is easy compared to executing its functions.
Send grievances to Shafer.Politico@gmail.com. My email alerts fear no evil, my Twitter feed remains stalwart, and my RSS feed is a fascist-killing guitar.


Taranto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːranto]; Latin: Tarentum; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς Tarās; Modern Greek: Τάραντας, Τάραντα Tarantas, Taranta; Tarantino "Tarde") is a coastal city in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base.
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This Photographer Captured Aaliyah On the Cusp of Superstardom
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Fans of hip-hop music and its rich, influential culture and history got a long overdue special gift in journalist Vikki Tobak's recent book Contact High.
As such, the book received rightful praise for a more subtly graceful method of showcasing the genre's most iconic stars, from Andre 3000 and The Notorious B.I.G. to Salt N Pepa and Aaliyah.
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In doing so through the photographic method of contact sheets, we were treated to a vulnerable, perhaps more raw side of figures better known for their public personas. As Tobak herself put it, "I wanted to focus on hip hop's visual identity with Contact High. People knew what hip hop sounded like, but what did it look like?" Considering this, Tobak's book sought to capture the essence of hip-hop.

And when it comes to essence, someone who remains as enigmatic as she was present both in life and death is aforementioned R&B singer Aaliyah. Many a thinkpiece has been written in the past few decades on the star's mystery, humility, and grounded sense of purpose — all qualities that made her a muse to genre greats like Missy Elliott and Timbaland. As Aaliyah herself sang, she was truly "one in a million," and she always seemed self-possessed enough to know it on a level that was deep and innately spiritual. This is what made it so chilling and tragic when her life was cut short in a plane crash in 2001 when she was just 22.
17 years later, fans still look for clues of the singer, who, in her music and videos, flirted with darkness and light in equal measure, careful to never give too much of herself away — a pre-and-post-Y2K feat that garnered great fascination. Still, we wonder: who is Aaliyah? In a series of images featured in Contact High, we now have another piece of that puzzle, in contact sheets and never-before-seen photographs of the singer at 15 years old. Eddie Otchere (stylized: eddie OTCHERE) is a UK photographer who gained some insight into Aaliyah's enduring star power by spending time with her just as her star was beginning to rise. See and read about what he captured, below:
How did you first encounter Aaliyah?
The first Aaliyah shoot happened in 1994, think it was roughly November, late 94. And it was in [London's] Swiss Cottage Hotel, on the rooftop of this particular hotel. I walked into the room and there she was, sitting at the table with her press person and my friend Andrew. I think she was 15, so in 94 I would have been 19 at the time. So we come in, sit down, and we chat. The first thing I notice is that my friend Andrew [who is doing the story about her at the time] begins to melt into the table, and he starts to soften up and he's getting all gooey, like he just met someone he fancies, and I'm like dude what the hell has happened to you, you have like completely faded into this other person. Because he's a cynical bastard all the time, and to see him in her presence was very beautiful for me, but very surreal for me because I've never seen anyone do that to him. So anyway, the interview went well and that was fine, and I was shooting her at the table with a color film and that was cool, but it wasn't working well for that camera. I put in a black-and-white roll of film and asked her to stand outside and shoot, and in the back of my head I can recall odd things like the Tasmanian devil chain she has around her neck.
What struck you about that chain? What else struck you about how she appeared to you?
I thought it was quite sweet in a way, it was a signifier of who she was. So the shot of her standing there with chains around her neck, and then her swag, was just so of her time, like the oversized white tee, and it was really simple, it felt like a simpler time. You just wore a night top that you found in a department store, it was that simple, and nothing more to it. So many Americans were not rocking European brands like Gucci; American brands were American brands, and European brands were European brands. With that in mind, Aaliyah's swagger was quite beautiful and endearing as well. Also I remember little touches like the beautifully manicured nails, the hair with the baby whispers. All of it was just a beautifully crafted American silhouette. Which, looking back on it, it was quite interesting at the time. Europeans, Americans, New Yorkers, people from Chicago, they were all dressing differently and it was quite nice.
It can be argued that in taking Aaliyah's photo before her star rose, you helped immortalize her.
Well, certainly from her debut album to her future productions with Timbaland, she evolved tremendously, and so we had the chance to showcase her in 94. But also, it was Eric Johnson's shots of her in 2001 later that you can see the growth in her. And that's what I feel the beauty of photography is, that you can look back over time and what's revealed is what remains in film, no Photoshop. It just is what it is. She's frozen in time.
As a British photographer employing distinctly British technology for shooting, how did it feel to capture a moment with her; to capture her aura then? Did you feel like it was your moment?
Well, it was great, and she had a way about her. But I think her aura grew. In her youth, her aura wasn't physical, you didn't see it coming from her, but when she spoke you felt it, because her voice was so musical. The tone of her voice was really unique. And that's how she got you. She would say a few words and was just like she was singing every time she spoke, and it was so soft and lovely.
Did you ever get to photograph her again? And did you have much of a relationship to her music?
I loved her songs. "It's Whatever" from her last album has to be my favorite. The beats, the smoothness, it's so stunning. I photographed Aaliyah again in the 90s when she was much older, and yes, I got to catch up with her older, more mature, more confident, more vivacious self, and I was watching that aura unfold. Also, certainly her music had become more aligned to who she was in the later years. They really felt like her songs. But "Four Page Letter" is an important record as well, there is a cut of it that strips all the beats and that's beautiful. "Try Again," I mean phenomenal record from the dark synth to the choreography. "If Your Girl Only Knew," the bass line is insane. And she worked with Ginuwine, Timbaland, Missy — they solidified that whole sound. And some of those who came from the 90s, you can see how they have embraced the culture; those producers and artists had so many beats and such range in their repertoire. It was great to see that emerge.
Photography: eddie OTCHERE
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Protests force Lebanese parliament to postpone session; banks reopen
Reuters , Tuesday 19 Nov 2019
Lebanese soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters block a road leading to the parliament building, during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP)
Lebanese protesters seek to stop lawmakers getting to parliament
Lebanon's parliament was blocked from holding its first session for two months on Tuesday after protesters prevented lawmakers from reaching the building, escalating a wave of demonstrations against rulers blamed for steering towards economic collapse.
Queues built at banks that reopened after a one-week closure, with police deployed at branches and banks imposing tight restrictions on hard currency withdrawals and transfers abroad.
Lebanon has slid further into economic crisis since the protests erupted on Oct. 17. The political situation has been deadlocked since Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister on Oct. 29, with no progress towards a deal on a new government.
Gunfire was heard as a group of several dozen protesters forced two SUVs with official number plates and tinted windows to turn back as they approached the parliament, footage broadcast by Lebanese broadcasters showed.
The vehicles sped away after they were struck by demonstrators chanting "Out, out, out!"
Authorities later announced that the session had been postponed indefinitely.
The agenda of the parliamentary session had included reelecting members of parliamentary committees and discussion of a controversial amnesty law that is expected to lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri had already postponed the session last week due to security concerns.
The security forces had fanned out on Tuesday before dawn in central Beirut, shutting down roads around parliament with barbed wire in what proved to be a failed attempt to prevent the protesters from blocking the session.
Police scuffled with a group of protesters who were trying to use a cable to remove a barbed wire barricade.
"How are they holding a session and not responding to the people? Those that are in the session have nothing to do with us, and it's not what we asked for," said a protester who gave her name as Maria.
The protests have been fuelled by perceptions of corruption among the sectarian politicians who have governed Lebanon for decades and are blamed for leading the country into its worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
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I was recently asked a very simple question that surprisingly made me stop and think. The question asked was "how can you convince an SMB client that paid media is right for them." It's one of those questions that seems so obvious that putting together a structured answer is almost difficult. I first answered the question with "well, it depends what the client is selling and what their goals are" – which is a true PPC answer to the core. However, it got my wheels turning and I realized that for those not in the business of paid media or marketing that it does seem confusing and maybe overwhelming. All businesses can benefit from paid media. In fact, small businesses oftentimes benefit the most with the right account structure in place. With small business owners, their time and resources are very limited and it can be difficult for them to find time to understand how paid media works and how they can benefit from using it. Today's blog will be focusing on just that as I highlight three benefits of paid media and how to utilize it to improve your business.
As a marketer, I like to think of the internet in terms of real estate. There are many roads that can lead a searcher to a destination – and much like the real world it is full of competition. Take an e-commerce business for example: for a business that only operates online, not using paid media is the equivalent of having a nice restaurant located in a sketchy ally way. Without any signs leading hungry customers to the restaurant, it will barely be discovered. Sure maybe a few people will stumble across it, but wishful thinking does not generate revenue. You need illuminated signs that will attract those customers and relevant information that will lead them into a seat at your restaurant. In the online realm, paid media is the illuminating sign that leads consumers to your website. No matter the size of your business, there are many different ways to utilize paid media to target your consumer base.
Taking advantage of the the search network, for example, to target people searching for your products is a sure way to increase your reach to an audience with purchase intent. In fact, 87% of people in need first turn to search before anything else and in 2016 70% of consumers who purchased an item in-store first searched for information about the product online. If you are not aligned with your consumers when they turn to search, it is likely that your competition will be. It is crucial that you make it easy for consumers to find the right information to fulfill their needs/wants when searching for a product that you offer. Creating and optimizing search ads is a great way to assure that consumers turning to search see what you have to offer along with your value proposition. Consumers who click on your search ads are 25% more likely to make a purchase when visiting your store and on average spend 10% more. Make it easy for your customers to find you online and in turn they will make it easy for you to see the benefit of paid search.
While paid media and advertising in general have many benefits, conversions are still king. Whether it be through an immediate call to action approach or a long term approach that eventually leads to a sale, businesses spend money on advertising to turn a profit. With paid media, you can control your budget and gather data to best optimize your ads. In the early stages after you launch your first paid media campaign, it will be unclear which strategy will perform best…so give it time. After running your campaign for several weeks you can then gauge what is performing and what is not and adjust your budget accordingly. No matter the goals of your business, there are ways to customize your campaigns to meet them. Whether that be focusing on Return On Ad Spend (ROAS) to assure you're meeting your ROI goals or if your intent is to drive customers into your physical store, there is a campaign for you. Unlike traditional advertising, you can easily take the reins behind your campaigns to assure you are hitting your KPIs and growing your business.
Structuring your paid media account and creating the actual ads to be seen can indeed be a fun challenge for those up to it. However, at the end of the day everyone wants to see results…to taste the fruit of their labor. One of the greatest benefits of paid media is the ability to gather rich data from your campaigns that tells the full story of where you are finding success and where you are having trouble. Using platforms like Google Analytics to track and measure your campaigns, you can gain insights to crucial aspects of your consumer's journey. You can track everything from where your consumer entered the sales funnel to where they exited. You can track how they navigated through your website after clicking your ad and see on a micro level what pain points your website may have that is preventing you from converting sales. Such information can assist you in making changes to your search campaigns to assure every dollar of ad spend is optimal towards your goals.
Paid media has tons of benefits and can really help give your business a platform to succeed – especially If you are an entrepreneur or SMB owner. I will be covering more on this topic and deep diving into each aspect of paid media and how you can utilize it in posts to come. Make sure you don't miss a post by clicking that follow button located below and stay tuned for more matter.


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Niger: new REACH study finds concerning WASH conditions in Diffa
A woman pumps water out of a borehole in the Diffa Region ©IMPACT/2017
The Chad Lake displacement crisis has been destabilizing the Diffa region in south-east Niger since 2015. Hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people, refugees, and returnees live today in spontaneous sites that often lack basic infrastructure, in proximity to host populations, whose access to resources and services is already limited.
This context has led to poor living conditions for all, which, combined with limited humanitarian access due to insecurity, are increasingly compromising basic WASH needs. Given the limited amount of information available on the magnitude and specificities of these needs, REACH, in partnership with the Niger WASH cluster and UNICEF, conducted a Knowledge, Attitude and Practices WASH assessment of the populations living in the affected area. Based on 2911 households surveys, REACH quantitative approach allows to obtain statistically representative results for the region – a first for WASH studies in the Diffa region, both in terms of survey coverage and statistical representation.
Overall, findings at the regional level revealed concerning WASH conditions across villages closer to the Chad Lake which are hosting displaced populations (host communities) as well as in villages farther away from the crisis, currently not hosting displaced populations (non-host communities). For example, access to water, latrines or soap did not live up to humanitarian standards for the majority of population groups, and a high proportion of children below five years old were sick in the two weeks prior to data collection.
It should be highlighted that results showed an even stronger vulnerability in villages without displacement, both at the regional and commune levels. For example, findings highlight that 24% of interviewed households in non-host communities were using ameliorated water sources, compared to 70% in host communities. Similarly, findings on sanitation highlight that the percentage of households having access to latrines decreased from 53% in hosting sites to 25% in non-hosting sites.
The higher WASH vulnerability of non-host communities is also explained by the fact that these villages have not been receiving sufficient humanitarian aid due to the focus of aid actors on communities hosting displaced populations and closer to the Chad Lake. Based on these findings, REACH, the WASH Cluster and UNICEF suggest that humanitarian actors reassess the scope of their targeting, to further include populations that are being indirectly impacted by the crisis.
Access REACH KAP WASH Assessment in Diffa Report (in French) in full at this link.
Tags: Diffa, Displacement, hosting communities, Niger, vulnerability, WASH
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Understanding movement intentions of IDPs living in camps
Following the de-escalation of active military operations in Iraq, the fighting has stabilised. The government has been encouraging IDPs to return to their area of origin, with camps progressively closing since June 2019. In spite of this recommendation, the vast majority of IDP households living in camps reported having no intention of returning to their area of origin.
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Central Africans continue to endure the many nefarious effects of a complex and severe humanitarian crisis. Yet for the first time in the country, and in spite of significant logistical and security challenges, a multi-sector needs assessment has been conducted to respond to the crisis in a targeted, prioritized and effective manner.
New displacement crisis emerges as Nigerians flee to the Maradi region
Over the last three months, a new displacement crisis has emerged in the border region of Maradi in Niger. While more than 35,000 refugees have crossed the border from Nigeria to Niger, causes behind the escalation remain largely unknown. The humanitarian community has been called to act and address the mounting needs of the displaced populations. A briefing paper published by REACH provides an overview to the situation in the region.
Chad: From displacement sites to host communities – Multi-sector needs assessment sheds light on the humanitarian conditions of refugees, returnees and hosts in southern Chad
Close to 100 000 refugees from the Central African Republic or CAR are currently settled in four southern regions of Chad adjacent to the border of the two countries. Most of the refugees first arrived in 2013 and 2014 when a civil war in CAR erupted, yet approximately 20 000 have arrived since December last year.


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Q: Solve heat equation with nonlinear term in matlab - Does my solution look reasonable?
4) Write a program to solve the following initial boundary value problem:
  $$ v_t = 0.01 v_{xx} + 100 v (v-1) (.25 - v) $$
  with $v_x(0,t) = v_x(1,t) = 0$ for all $t>0$, and
  $$
v(x,0) =
\left\lbrace\begin{aligned}
  0\quad &\text{if } 0 \leq x \leq .40 \\
  a\quad &\text{if } .40 < x < .60 \\
  0\quad &\text{if } .60 \leq x \leq 1.0
\end{aligned}\right.
$$
  Solve this problem with $a = .20$ and with $a = .90$ for the time interval $0\leq t \leq 1$ and comment on the difference in the nature of the solution. Try to explain this difference in behavior.

I know how to solve $v_t=Cv_{xx}$ and I think I am ok on the Neumann BC ad the piece wise component, but I don't know how to account for the nonlinear term though. I imagine that I might want to use newton's method or Runge Kutta methods or something but I don't know what I would want to solve for. I am really just at a loss on this problem :(
UPDATE: I have found that to satisfy the Neumann conditions we need the following matrix I think:

Any idea if this looks reasonable for $a=0.3$? Each line is at an updated time.

A: Let us use an explicit FD method with centered differentiation in space, where $k$ is the time-step and $h$ the mesh size. Thus, if $v_j^n \simeq v(j h, n k)$, we have
$$
v_j^{n+1} = (1 - 2\lambda) v_j^{n} + \lambda (v_{j+1}^{n} + v_{j-1}^{n}) + k R(v_j^{n})\, ,
$$
where $R(v) = 100 v (v-1) (.25 - v)$ is displayed below, and $\lambda = 0.01 k/h^2$ is the Fourier number. The boundary conditions are discretized using centered finite differences:
\begin{aligned}
 v_{-1}^n &= v_{+1}^n \\
 v_{J_x+1}^n &= v_{J_x-1}^n
\end{aligned}
where $J_x = 1.0/h$.

In the case $R(v) = 0$, the numerical method is stable and convergent under the condition $\lambda \leq 1/2$. In the nonlinear case, the method writes as a nonlinear dynamical system ${\bf v}^{n+1} = {\bf f}({\bf v}^{n})$ with ${\bf f}$ nonlinear, which makes stability analysis more difficult.
Here is a Matlab code which implements the method, and the numerical solution for $a = .20$ and $a = .90$ at the final time $t = 1.0$:
% relaxation function
R = @(u) 100*u*(u-1)*(0.25-u);

% domain
Jx = 200;

% initial data
a = 0.9;

% data
h = 1/Jx;
x = -h:h:1+h;
lambda = 0.25;
k = h^2*lambda/0.01;
v = zeros(size(x));
v((0.4<x)&(x<0.6)) = a;
vtemp = v;

% initialization
figure;
clf;
h = plot(x,v);
xlim([0 1]);
ylim([0 1]);
xlabel('x');
ylabel('v');
t = 0;
ht = title(sprintf('t = %0.3f',t));

% loop
while t+k<1
    % scheme
    for j=2:Jx+2
        vtemp(j) = (1-2*lambda)*v(j) + lambda*(v(j-1)+v(j+1)) + k*R(v(j));
    end
    % boundary conditions
    vtemp(1)    = vtemp(3);
    vtemp(Jx+2) = vtemp(Jx);

    t = t+k;
    v = vtemp;
    set(h,'YData',v);
    set(ht,'String',sprintf('t = %0.3f',t));
    drawnow;
end

Let us examine the relaxation part $v_t = R(v)$ (cf. splitting). From the graph of $R$, one can deduce that the long-time solution to the IVP $v(0) = .20$ is $v(\infty) = 0$, while the long-time solution to the IVP $v(0) = .90$ is $v(\infty) = 1.0$. This explains the different nature of the solutions for $a= .20$ and $a = .90$.


"Social media is a conversation … it's a way to find out what your customers want, to engage with your target market … if you're not there already, give it a go, try … look at your market, where are they online? Build social media into your everyday activities."
The philosophy behind marketing is to satisfy the needs of your customers while making a profit for your business. The idea is that, if you make your customers happy, they will buy from you – not just once, but again and again. And they'll tell their friends – starting a virtuous cycle of expanding sales.
Because, not to put too fine a point on it, business is all about sales. No sales, no business!
It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and creativity of marketing, forgetting the purpose of what you are doing.
Combined, these should lead you to a marketing plan, which in turn should lead to a sales forecast – your best estimate of the sales you expect to make in the coming year and how you will achieve them.
Re-visit your market research to ensure you understand your customer and your competition. You need to understand who your customers are, what they really want to buy and why they buy from you and not from your competitors. This is critical to developing your marketing plan.
Next consider the 'marketing mix' – the 4Ps: product, place, price and promotion –and also the 3Ps of service: people, process and physical evidence.
Within 'product', focus not just on the core product but on the 'surrounds' – the elements, often tiny, that create added value in the mind of the customer. For example, consider signing each craft piece that you make; numbering them so that each is unique and the customer is buying one of a limited edition; framing or boxing items so they appear more valuable; or telling the story behind the item's creation.
In 'place', think of how you reach your customers – directly through your own studio/gallery or online, indirectly through exhibitions and retail outlets.
'Price' follows naturally from 'place', since reaching your customers indirectly means that the retailer must be compensated, while if you save their commission by selling direct you now bear all the costs of marketing yourself.
For cost-effective 'promotion', look at public relations (PR) before exhibitions or paid for advertising.


It is amazing what just 12 instruments can do. Hear for yourself at the 18TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FOR THE CHICAGO CHAMBER MUSICIANS. This weekend enjoy the repertory company that delivers innovative instrumental combinations play Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Trumpets, A Symphony for Brass Quintet, and Beethoven's Rondino and Octet for Winds, Op. 103. Tickets range from $16 to $36, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 312-225-5226, www.chicagochambermusic.org.
More than 149 used and antiquarian booksellers from the Midwest will descend on the DePaul University Student Center for the MIDWEST BOOKHUNTERS FALL BOOK FAIR. Last year's finds included gilded bindings made exclusively for Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, hand-colored maps and many first edition books. Search for that collectible print that someday may allow you to retire rich, or just a signed copy of a nostalgic favorite hardcover. Admission is $6, $4 for students, with a portion of the fair's proceeds donated to libraries and other literacy-related organizations. Oct. 17, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 2250 N. Sheffield, 773-989-2200, www.midwestbookhunters.org.
You can hike, but you can't hide. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will get a lot scarier as you watch it in the woods. This weekend's performance of MORTON ARBORETUM'S THEATRE HIKES, takes you on a non-strenuous three-mile trek through the Arboretum grounds, following the actors in the seasonal Washington Irving Classic. Bring walking shoes, bottled water and keep your head securely fastened to your neck. $10 for Arboretum members, $17 for non-members. Oct. 16 and 17, 1:00 p.m. 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, 630-968-0074, www.mortonarb.org.
Any folk icon worth her salt can't resist hitting the road and taking the stage in these politically charged weeks before the election. In addition to all the old favorites, JOAN BAEZ will be playing selections from her new CD, Dark Chords on a Big Guitar, which features songs written by artists born after Baez's 1960's heyday, including Natalie Merchant and Ryan Adams. Expect some political commentary from the stage of the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University. Tickets range from $43 to $52. Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m. Governors Highway and University Parkway, off I-57, University Park. 708-235-2222, webserve.govst.edu/center/.
If you have an angst-filled teen in need of perspective at home, take him or her to the North Lakeside Cultural Center. This is the last weekend to view the PHOTOGRAPHY AND WRITING OF 15 TEENAGE REFUGEES, from Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan and elsewhere. The works of the teens -- all from countries experiencing political and social upheaval -- were produced as part of a summer refugee camp run by the University of Illinois at Chicago's International Center on Responses to Catastrophes. Oct. 14 and 15, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 6219 N. Sheridan Road, 773-743-4477, www.uic.edu.
First thing, get a sitter. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the Beverley Art Center is importing a New York cult fav: NICE JEWISH GIRLS GONE BAD. Imagine an R-rated comedy, burlesque, music and spoken word play about Bat-Mitzvahs, Jewish American Princesses and Jewish mothers. Expect jokes about getting drunk at Bat-Mitzvahs and guilt of all kinds. Tickets are $15. Oct. 14-16 at 8:00 p.m. 2407 W. 111th St., 773-445-3838, www.beverlyartcenter.org.
Even if that's not your thing personally, you'll get a kick out of seeing more than 250 gender-bending performers descend on the city, boas in hand, for the SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DRAG KING EXTRAVAGANZA. Events take place at Hothouse, the Metro and other venues through the city all weekend, Oct. 14 to Oct. 17. Sure to be entertaining is open mic night at the Dragon Room, 809 W. Evergreen, 312-751-2900, Oct. 15 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 before 11:00 p.m., $10 after 11:00 p.m. More academic events include a film festival and conference sessions on the Columbia College Chicago campus, 600 S. Michigan Ave., www.idkechicago.com.
Be the first on your block to get a rock from contemporary local jewelry designer Klaus Spies (right). Or at least be the first to see his new showroom and studio in the Ravenswood Gallery District. The grand opening kicks off this weekend as part of the Andersonville Arts Walk. Check out the GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY exhibit, with Spies' 18-karat gold jewelry plus paintings by Chicago artist Rimas Ciurlionis. The opening party is Oct. 15, at 5:00 p.m. The studio will be open Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5225 N. Ravenswood, Suite 202, 773-209-0778, www.spiesjewelrydesign.com.
You may never receive the acclaim of Gale Gand, but with enough sugar, flour and practice, you can impress the heck out of your friends and family. Get started on pastry perfection by attending the FRENCH PASTRY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE. Chefs Jacquy Pfeiffer and John Kraus will lead kitchen tours and demonstrations on chocolate and sugar decoration and plated desserts. Tastings will take place during the day for those who would rather eat than create. Oct. 16 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 226 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 106, 312-726-2419, www.frenchpastryschool.com.


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Posted by ustar Monday, February 13, 2017
Masuda Yuka to make solo debut produced by KREVA
Masuda Yuka (ex. AKB48) will release her solo debut single "Aishitetano" on April 26.�
Masuda made a guest appearance at the Osaka stop of KREVA's tour "KREVA CONCERT TOUR 2017: TOTAL 908" on February 12 where the debut announcement was made. During the encore, Masuda took the stage and performed "Sanzan feat. Masuda Yuka" together. KREVA, who produced the sounds for the single, commented, "I am honored to be entrusted with all three songs. I believe that you can fully enjoy the outstanding rhythm, as well as her skills as a singer."
All three songs are written by Masuda, "I wrote them with positive feelings. For example, a love that you can't forget about or cherished memories of the past may be difficult to cope with now, but someday you be able to say that all of that was a good�experience."
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Masuda Yuka
AISHITETANO
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