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Apple, Amazon, Google Partner In Zigbee Alliance On Connected Home Project
by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, December 18, 2019
Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance on Tuesday announced an unusual partnership of several rivals: a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a royalty-free connectivity standard.
Members of the working group Project Connected Home over IP will create a new standard to make it easier to connect fragmented smart-home products. It aims to increase compatibility among smart-home products, with security as a fundamental design built into the products.
"We're contributing two of our market-tested and open-source smart-home technologies, Weave and Thread," Google Nest VP of Engineering Nik Sathe, and Google Next Principal Engineer Grant Erickson wrote in a blog post. "Both are built on IP and have been integrated into millions of homes around the world."
Weave, an application protocol, works over many networks such as Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and even cellular. Whether or not devices run on different networks, Weave allows them to securely work with each other.
What makes this project unique is that the independent working group will be managed by the Zigbee Alliance, separate from the existing Zigbee 3.0/Pro protocol.
Other members of the Zigbee Alliance, which electronics companies formed in the early 2000, plan to join the working group and contribute to the project. Some of those companies include board members from IKEA, Legrand, NXP Semiconductors, Resideo, Samsung SmartThings, Schneider Electric, Signify, Silicon Labs, Somfy, and Wulian.
Companies and device users have struggled with compatibility issues for years. The project will create a new standard that will make it easier for smart-home products from different companies to work together as the worldwide market for home devices grows. Some believe connectivity will help to increase use of these products.
IDC estimates the market will reach 1.39 billion device shipments by 2023, up from 815 million this year.
IDC estimates the United States will represent the majority of units shipped in each year and will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5% during the forecast period, reaching more than 560 million units shipped in 2023.
China will become the second-largest country for shipments each year but represents the highest growth rate at a CAGR of 22.6% between 2019 and 2023. Canada follows with a CAGR of 19.9% and Western Europe with a CAGR of 14.7%.
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Der Bahnhof Agualva/Cacém (auch Bahnhof Agualva-Cacém) ist ein Bahnhof in der gleichnamigen Stadt im portugiesischen Distrikt Lissabon. Er liegt an der Abzweigung der Linha do Oeste von der Linha de Sintra und wird von diversen Zugskategorien der CP bedient.

Geschichte
Der Bahnhof wurde am 2. April 1887, als sowohl die Linha de Sintra zwischen Sintra und Alcântara-Terra als auch die Linha do Oeste von hier nach Caldas da Rainha in Betrieb gingen, unter dem Namen Cacém eröffnet. Der Bahnhof hatte seine Funktion als Trennungsbahnhof schon seit seiner Eröffnung inne.
Im Zuge der Umbauarbeiten, welche 2009 begannen und einen viergleisigen Ausbau der Linha de Sintra von Monte Abraão bis Agualva/Cacém vorsehen, wurde der Bahnhof nicht mehr nach der Standort-Freguesia, sondern nach der Stadt, Agualva/Cacém, benannt.

Betrieb
Der Bahnverkehr spielt im Regionalverkehr eine große Rolle, wird jedoch seit 1995, als die letzten Intercidades-Züge zwischen Lissabon Rossio beziehungsweise Lissabon Santa Apolónia nach Leiria verkehrten, von keinen Fernverkehrszügen mehr bedient.

Eisenbahn
 InterRegional
Der Bahnhof wird täglich von vier InterRegional-Zugspaaren zwischen Lissabon Entrecampos-Poente und Caldas da Rainha via Linha do Oeste bedient, wobei eines weiter nach Coimbra verlängert wird.
 Regional
Zusätzlich zu den vier InterRegional-Zugspaaren verkehren noch sechs Regional-Zugspaare zwischen Monte Abraão und Caldas da Rainha, zwei davon werden nach Santa Apolónia geführt.
 Urbanos
Weitaus der meiste Zugverkehr des Bahnhofs wird über die CP Urbanos de Lisboa abgewickelt, welche den Bahnhof in etwa im Zehn-Minuten-Takt bedient. Agualva/Cacém wird von der Linha-de-Sintra-Familie von beiden Relationen, welche jeweils drei Mal stündlich verkehren, bedient:
 Sintra–Agualva/Cacém–Amadora–Lissabon Rossio
 Mira Sintra-Meleças–Agualva/Cacém–Amadora–Lissabon Sete Rios–Lissabon Roma-Areeiro/Lissabon Oriente/Alverca

Busverkehr
Der Bahnhof ist ebenfalls eine wichtige Drehscheibe im Busverkehr, insgesamt 12 Linien von drei Busunternehmen (Vimeca, Rodoviária de Lisboa und Scotturb) verkehren von hier.

Ausstattung und Anlage
Der Bahnhof ist behindertengerecht ausgebaut, es führen Aufzüge zu den Bahnsteigen. Des Weiteren befindet sich nebst einem Wartesaal noch ein Café im Empfangsgebäude.
Der Bahnhof ist dreigleisig ausgebaut, das Empfangsgebäude befindet sich auf der rechten Seite und ist per Seitenbahnsteig mit der Gleisanlage verbunden. Die beiden anderen Gleise liegen an einem Mittelbahnsteig. Früher umfasste der Bahnhof gar fünf Gleise – ein Seiten- und zwei Mittelbahnsteige. Die beiden am nächsten beim Empfangsgebäude liegenden Gleise wurden abgetragen und durch Fußgängerwege ersetzt.

Zukunft
 Der Umbau des Bahnhofs wird laut REFER im August 2011 abgeschlossen werden.
 Es ist im Rahmen eines geplanten Ausbaus vorgesehen, die Einschienenbahn SATU vom heutigen Endpunkt Oeiras-Fórum zunächst in einer zweiten Bauphase nach Lagoas Park und dann schließlich im dritten Abschnitt über den Taguspark zum Bahnhof Agualva/Cacém zu verlängern, um die Linha de Sintra mit der Linha de Cascais zu verbinden.

Einzelnachweise

Agualva/Cacem
Verkehr (Sintra)
Agualva Cacem
Bauwerk in Sintra

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Eveline is the Santoemma patented system for complete cleaning and sanitizing of 100-200 square meters furnished places, with areas of different type: restrooms, working areas, offices, walkways, store-rooms, changing rooms, kitchens, café and restoration areas. Eveline allows to perfectly clean and sanitize vertical surfaces, sanitary fixtures and hard floor.
Vacuuming of residual liquid from floors.
The spray gun allows to spray concentrated chemical solution and to rinse vertical surfaces, walls and sanitary fixtures. Whilst the special wand supplied allows to clean hard floor with the injection-extraction system. A dedicated bristle, located on the vacuum head, allows to brush effectively very dirty hard floors. The dirt detached from the floor is completely removed thanks to powerful vacuuming and is collected in the recovery tank.
To clean hard floors it is possible to spray and vacuum simultaneously, or to spray, brush and then vacuum afterwards. In both cases hard floors are left perfectly dry in few seconds and without effort.
Eveline really removes the dirt from walls and hard floor without leaving any residual dirt on the surfaces and represents today the ideal solution, replacing manual equipment which move the dirt and bacteria from place to place.
Eveline makes the job effective, quick, pleasant. The areas are completely cleaned, sanitized, dried and perfumed. Small and Light, Eveline can be easily carried from place to place and stored after use.
Eveline is the optimal solution for any 100-200 square meters furnished areas, such as for example: restaurants, holiday farms, fast-food outlets, pubs, discotheques, petrol stations, offices, factories, private companies, shops, shopping centers, cinemas, theatres, hospitals, nursing homes, kindergarten, schools, universities, ferries, cruise ships, airports, fitness centers, swimming pools, saunas, spa, hotels, pastry shops, bakeries.
Complete cleaning and sanitizing. The chemical solution sprayed acts on all the surfaces, ensuring both cleaning and sanitizing also in corners not easily reachable with manual tools. Laboratory tests certify that Eveline eliminates 99.9% of bacteria.
Greatest hygienic safety for the operator, who does not come in touch with the objects and the surfaces to be cleaned.
Reduced labour for the operator. Manual work is reduced to a minimum, since the dirt is removed by the solution chemical action and the following rinsing and vacuuming.
Ease of use. Using the machine is very simple and does not require any training for the operator.
Saving of time. Any place can be completely cleaned, sanitized and dried in less than one third of the time required with manual tools.
Saving of electrical power. The machine requires only minimal electrical power and can be used in any place.
With optional accessories, Eveline can clean carpet, rugs, upholstery and inside of cars, with the injection-extraction system.
There is also a battery model available.


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FoodCHI 2017
Technologically enabled food futures
How does design and technology impact food futures? FoodCHI (Computer-Human Interaction) brings together experts and innovators across design, digital media, technology, art, sociology, and food. We examine the role of design and technology in shaping of future foodscapes and work with industry to chart robust approaches for technologically enabled food futures.
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RMIT School of Media and Communication, Exertion Games Lab, RMIT College of Design and Social Context
Food, Computer-human Interaction, Digital Media, Foodscapes, Games, Play, Food Agility, Art, Sociology
Rohit Ashok Khot
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital Design Cluster
School: Games
rohitashok.khot@rmit.edu.au
Dr Rohit Ashok Khot is the Deputy Director of the Exertion Games Lab; and Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at RMIT University, Australia. Rohit's research embodies interdisciplinary strength and explores the amalgamation of design and technology in a creative way.
Dr Khot's track record includes 39 scholarly publications in last 7 years, the majority of which appear in highly competitive HCI conferences and journals and include one best paper and one honorable mention (top 5%) award. Dr Khot's research also appeared on 30+ press articles including a cover story on Mashable Australia, IEEE Spectrum and TV coverage on Channel 9 News and ABC News 24. He has won prestigious awards including IBM PhD fellowship (2014−2015), 2017 RMIT HDR Prize for Research Excellence (2017), RMIT Vice-chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2017−2019) and SIGCHI Development Fund Grant (2017,2018). Dr Khot is also involved in organization and management of the Special Interest Group meetings, workshops and symposiums at leading international conferences specifically around food and play, besides serving on program committees for leading international HCI conferences, including DIS and TEI.
Rohit is passionate about playful Human-Food Interaction (HFI) and has an ambitious goal to alter the common perception that food cannot be healthy and pleasurable at the same time.

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A Jack Russell Terrier celebrates Christmas with friends. Box of 16 Cards, 5" x 7" & 16 White Envelops, Inside - "Wishing You Joy this Holiday Season!" This is from my original watercolor illustration, printed on white 110 lb index paper, green Seal Certified, Recycled paper. Printed in Oregon, U.S.A.


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Rachel Zoe to Pop Up at Roosevelt Field Mall
A versatile technology-enabled small format temporary store is being deployed at Roosevelt Field Mall.
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Rachel Zoe on Saturday will showcase her collection at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., during a block party event scheduled to take place in the Neiman Marcus wing from 1 to 5 p.m. Zoe's vehicle will be a small format, technology-enabled portable showroom-cum-store created by By Reveal. The pop-up will operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The designer, stylist, editor and television personality will participate in the Q&A session at 2 p.m.
Zachary Beloff, director of business development leasing for Simon, which operates Roosevelt Field, said the center wanted to celebrate the wing with retailers such as Baldinini, Hackett, Suitsupply, Jonathan Adler, Kate Spade, Tory Burch and MCM. Neiman's was unveiled in February. Saturday's event will feature a beauty bar, whisky tasting and cigar rolling.
"Rachel was looking for experiences for customers to interact with her products," Beloff said. "She was looking for a way to power a one day pop-up. By Reveal will allow customers to shop her collection on-site and experience the brand in person."
The 6-foot by 6-foot By Reveal pop-up is equipped with two dressing rooms with smart mirrors and a photo booth. RFID technology tracks customer response and delivers insights. Other brands that have used By Reveal include Ringly.com, Ministry.com and Onomie.com.
"This is the first women's fashion brand that's used By Revel," Beloff said. "It's going to be very productive on a per square foot basis. It's an experiment. We're trying to provide an opportunity for brands that works for them."
The By Reveal pop-up structure will remain at Roosevelt Field and showcase a mix of rotating brands. "We'll be able to power pop-ups in a short amount of time," Beloff said. "The customer wants to be exposed to different brands. It's a really powerful tool."


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The Refugees of Rafah, the Refuge Trip is Repeated
Under the complete darkness at a cold night on Thursday 10/1/2002, the Israeli military forces accompanied by bulldozers stormed a crowded populated quarter at Rafah Refugee camp and demolished 73 houses without evacuating any of its contents of furniture, equipment and others. The owners of these houses got out half sleepy with their pajamas at the sound of fired bullets that preceding the work of bulldozers. They got out of their houses carrying children and running east in an opposite direction to the source of fire unbelieving what is going on as if it is the end of the world.
At the sunrise of the next day, 123 families totaling more than 800 people were becoming homeless and refugees again. Of the last version of refugees, 350 students did not find their books, clothes and school bags. They were not able to go for their final mid-year exams. Maha, a child of eleven years old, asked her mother bitterly: would they at school allow me to do the exams later on, or would they assign me fail grade? her mother was not able to answer but started weeping.
Rafah, the border city:
Rafah is located near the Egyptian Palestinian borders and extended horizontally to the west and the south until it intermingled with the borders during the Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula. To the south of Rafah, a group of refugee camps were built for Palestinian refugees after 1948 war called Rafah refugee camps area. Of this group is the attacked and victimized Block 5.
After the Israeli withdrawal from Sinai Peninsula and demarcation the international borders, the borderline was directly adjacent to the populated area. When the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) took over the its responsibility at parts of Gaza Strip, Rafah was part of the PNA full control area, but the Israelis demarcated again the borderline and constructed a wide road separating Rafah from the Egyptian borders.
After the eruption of the last Palestinian uprising Alaqsa Intifada and the deterioration of the security situation, the Israeli army intensified the forces presence at the border area. Israeli forces strictly closed and besieged Rafah Governorate that is surrounded by Israeli settlements from the north and the east represented in Yam, Etsmona, Morage and the Israeli army from the south and west.
Israeli violations conducted against Rafah Governorate during the Intifada:
The following are the Israeli violations conducted against Rafah Governorate during Alaqsa Intifada:
The excavation and bulldozing the agricultural land with all its contents of greenhouses, irrigation networks, wells, pumps and equipment adjacent to the borders and owned by the residents of Rafah. By this action, the Israeli forces created a buffer zone with a width ranging from 200 to 500 m adjacent to the Egyptian borders and north and south of Rafah and its refugee camps. Only the urbanized area is remaining. The estimated devastated land is about 2000 dunums containing about 120 dunums of greenhouses and about 30 irrigation wells. 40,000 trees were uprooted during this process.
Establishing several military towers on the borders adjacent to the urbanized area of Rafah and refugee camps.
Shelling and destroying any house that they suspected that they were fired from its surroundings that lead to the inhabitants transfer.
368 houses adjacent to the borders were demolished. Most of these houses are from the refugee camps. This number includes the last demolished houses (73) in Block 5.
Partially demolition of 520 houses that were becoming unsuitable for living in.
Transferring about 900 families totaling at 6200 people from their houses adjacent to the borders.
A new status quo was imposed as an introduction to connect the security belt north of Rafah with that in the south. The urbanized area becoming ready to make a security belt zone with a depth of 70-250 m.
Supposing that the Occupation Authorities will be satisfied with creating a belt zone with a width of 200 m, it means that about 650 houses are waiting to be demolished to finalize this military plan.
As a result of the occupation policies 37 martyrs killed and 1500 wounded in Rafah Governorate alone since the beginning of this Intifada.
As a result of excavation and bulldozing, the sewage network with the connected pump were destroyed which lead to the destruction of all the sewage system and the flow of brackish water in the streets and farms. This has a severe negative environmental impact on soil, water, agriculture and public health taking in consideration that the area is intensively populated.
Contradictory attitudes:
The Israeli Government claimed that the demolished houses are uninhabited and they are used as a cover to smuggle weapons between Egyptian and Palestinian land and the number of these houses is just 21.
UNRWA and its General Commissioner emphasized the Palestinian number of demolished houses and pointed out that it is inhabited and even crowded. All the inhabited people are UNRWA registered refugees.
The USA administration justified the demolition policy and considered it as an Israeli self-dense.
Dr. Eil Gross, an Israeli law professor at Tel Aviv University said that:'' the demolishing orders received by Israeli soldiers from their commanders are illegal and the soldier has the right to reject it''.
The Israeli security sources indicated the smuggling Palestinian tunnels extend to about 12-17 m.
Yediot Ahronot Israeli newspaper pointed at an old Israeli plan to rent this border area from Palestinian National Authority and compensate the people. However, the Israeli forces under Sharon government implemented this by force getting advantage of the deteriorated security situation.
It is clear from all the above mentioned that the Israeli military and security policy is governing the political mentality. The one who is pushing the situation toward the explosion edge, for the purpose of increasing military control, is not concerned with real peace. This indicates that the Occupation is hiding more surprises for the spectator world and the price is always paid by Palestinian nation.
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هدم بركة مياه في حي البقعة شرق الخليل
Israeli Occupation Forces demolish commercial stores in the Jericho area of Al-Auja
Demolishing Two Tents and a Shack in Al Ramadeen
Razing Houses in Al 'Auja
Israeli army's terror and Sabotage actions in Al Yamun town, Jenin District
الاحتلال يهدم خيام للسكن وحظيرة في الرهوة جنوب الظاهرية
إخطارات بوقف العمل في 4 منازل في بيت أمر شمال الخليل
Demolishing a Residence and a Barn in At Tawil


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'It's flown by!' says Kay as she celebrates her 100th birthday
She has shared her tips for a long and happy life
Peter Hennessy
A woman from North Hykeham has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her friends and family.
Kathleen Butterfield, better known as Kay, was born on July 17 1919. She currently stays at Beckside Care Home in North Hykeham.
After celebrating with her family on her actual birthday, staff at Beckside decided to throw her a special party to celebrate the occasion today, Thursday July 18.
Along with her son Peter, Kay has three grand-daughters and four great grand-children.
The sad wartime story of Lincoln airman's death in plane crash after mid-air collision
She was married to Hereward k/a John Butterfield in 1939 as the Second World War broke out and the pair moved to John's farm in North Hykeham.
Despite being dogged by ill health later in life, Kay showed resilience and determination to keep going. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 50's and the five years later it reappeared in her spine.
She was later discharged from Lincoln County Hospital when she was in remission and has been living at Beckside for the last few years.
So what does she say is the secret to a long and happy life?
"Live it to the fullest," said Kay.
Kay Butterfield celebrates her 100th birthday with a gin and tonic (Image: Lincolnshire Live)
"It's been 100 years but it's flown by. I didn't know there was going to be all this fuss over me today!
"It was lovely to get the message from the Queen."
Kay had two very special visitors - the Mayor and Mayoress of North Hykeham who brought her some flowers and a bottle of champagne.
'I still feel young' - Remarkable woman who sent secret messages for the Allies in WW2 celebrates 100th birthday
Mayor Eddy Rigby said: "I was absolutely delighted when I received the invitation to attend this birthday celebration today. I actually had another function booked through the council so I had to bend a few arms to get here!
"This is what I think the Mayor of Hykeham should be doing - celebrating occasions like this."
Kay Butterfield with her son Peter, her daughter in law Jean, The mayor of North Hykeham Eddy Rigby and the Mayoress Diane Rigby (Image: Lincolnshire Live)
Beckside Care Home is managed by Andrea Brooks and deputy manager Sal Barton.
Andrea Brooks said: "Kay didn't want any fuss whatsoever and, with it being a surprise birthday party for her, she loved it.
"She did celebrate yesterday on her actual birthday with her family - hence why we've done this today."
Ms Barton added: "Kay is a very intricate, active member of our home here. Everybody knows who Kay is, she has her own group who she has tea and coffee with.
Children's author, wartime munitions worker and great great grandmother - woman celebrates her incredible life as she turns 100 today
"She's a very sociable lady - very vocal. For 100 she's absolutely remarkable. A great character."
Kay says the is 'immensely proud' of all of her extended family and celebrated with other members of the care home with tea and birthday cake.


Over the last decade, the global grain industry has slowly but constantly evolved revealing the following market trends.
The growth in worldwide population and grain production has led to an increase in demand for grain storage solutions and silos with bigger storage capacities.
Increased capacity and speed required by industry players continue to have a huge impact on the grain trade, having namely motivated the need for larger-size equipment for the unloading of increasingly large vessels.
These trends have become evident through various projects and requests that Belgium-based VIGAN has faced during the last few years. As a result VIGAN adjusted its equipment to meet worldwide industry changes and new standards.
VIGAN Engineering S.A. designs and manufactures a complete range of pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems for products in bulk not only through the supply of equipment, but also by managing complete turnkey projects.
While offering both mechanical and pneumatic solutions, VIGAN is widely recognized throughout the world as an expert in pneumatic bulk handling technology.
Pneumatic ship unloaders of NIV type are specially adapted to medium size vessels up to post-Panamax, mainly because of the boom length of the unloaders, which can reach up to 30 metres.
VIGAN's pneumatic equipment can handle most free-flowing products with densities between 0.5 and 0.9 and a natural angle of repose of less than 40°. Suitable products include all kinds of grains (corn, wheat, barleys,...), oilseeds, raw materials for animal feed, wood pellets, typical chemicals such as soda ash, alumina, and also slightly compacting products such as soy bean meal.
Through an optimized and gentle handling process,VIGAN's equipment does not damage the products.
Each machine is customized and optimized according to the customer's technical requirements and site specific- ations: gantry type (stationary, self- propelled on rubber wheels or on rails), unloading capacity (from 160 to 800tph [tonnes per hour]), boom length (up to 30m), diesel/electrical power unit and many special optional devices.
VIGAN turbo-blower(s): VIGAN's high-pressure three- to four-stage centrifugal turbo-blower(s) have automatic air regulators (also called frequency inverters) for optimized energy consumption (power consumption reduction of around 25% compared to traditional systems).
filter & airlock: VIGAN's pneumatic unloaders are fitted with a self-cleaning filter which operates through a jet pulse system (high pressure). VIGAN airlocks are produced in-house: different models are available to suit the diverse configurations.
VIGAN's telescopic piping system: VIGAN has never stopped improving the wear-resistance of its piping, particularly on the Ni-Hard (nickel-chrome alloy) elbow which has a life expectation exceeding 'five million tonnes'.
As each case is specific, VIGAN is helping its customers making the right choice of equipment. It is important to ensure that the machine selected is the most appropriate for the job to be done, which is generally a rather complex matter.
As a matter of example, to unload up to five million tonnes of seeds per year,VIGAN usually recommends the use of one or two pneumatic ship unloaders on a gantry. For higher unloading rates,VIGAN recommends a mix between NIV and SIMPORTER (mechanical ship unloader). In this case, the pneumatic ship-unloader would be dedicated to also assist in the cleaning of ship holds, which is the least efficient phase during the unloading of seeds.
no dust: filter with sleeves and automatic self-cleaning; and v low noise thanks to acoustic insulation.
In order to adapt its equipment to market trends,VIGAN has evolved year by year to design, manufacture and erect equipment of higher capacities. The VIGAN 'NIV 600' pneumatic ship-unloader, first designed in 2000, has now become the standard, representing on average 60% of NIV- type pneumatic ship-unloaders sold by VIGAN over the last five years.
VIGAN continuously invests in R&D and larger manufacturing facilities to offer handling equipment in line with the market demand. The company namely invests in the design of even higher capacity equipment, like 800tph pneumatic ship-unloaders. In order to serve its customers better and to be prepared for the future,VIGAN is expanding its manufacturing facility in Nivelles, with a major extension of an even larger pre-assembly hall.
VIGAN is convinced that pre-assembly of all ship- unloaders in its factory guarantees quality and shortens erection time locally, thereby cutting expenses to the minimum.


Best pregnancy exercises for beginners. If youre pregnant and new to exercise, consider: Walking. This activity gets top honors for expectant mothers because its safe, easy to do, and improves your cardiovascular fitness.
So, what does the research say about exercise and PCOS? To be honest, there hasn't been much research into the specific kinds of exercise that is beneficial for PCOS (or none that I could find after hours of trawling Google Scholar).
The sailors joined service members from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom during the 12-day exercise.
Real estate is a relationship-driven profession, so you do need one. In fact, I recommend two. One on your own site and one on Active Rain. The blog on your own site will help add pages and content for SEO while it gives visitors a reason to come back again and again.
EXERCISE BENEFITS. The plank hip dips is a modified version of the elbow plank with an additional hip rotation, that further engages your core. This exercise strengthens your abs, obliques and lower back, and helps to trim down your waist.
If you ever researched or asked your doctor about ways to improve your digestion, most likely you would hear that you should exercise on a regular basis.


Compared to September 2006, the average level of consumer prices in October 2006 rose by 0.5%. Prices for goods increased by 0.6% and prices for services went up by 0.4%.
The rise in the prices of food products, wearing apparel and footwear as well as the fall in the prices of automotive fuel had the greatest impact on price changes.
As opposed to the price decrease in previous months, the prices of vegetables in October went up. There were price increases for meat and meat products, bread, cereal products and confectionery. Prices for milk and milk products, cheese, eggs, cooking oil, fats and sugar also went up.
The increases in the prices of wearing apparel and footwear were mainly caused by the clearance sales coming to an end.
There were price increases for heating and solid fuel.
The prices of automotive fuel in October continued to decrease.
Under the impact of sales actions, tobacco products became cheaper. With the winter prices taking effect, the prices of hotel services went down.
Compared with October last year, consumer prices have increased by 5.6% (5.3% for goods and 6.7% for services).
The increases in the prices of catering services, vegetables and heating as well as the decreases in the prices of fuel and telecommunications had the greatest impact on price changes during twelve month.


We're proud of our work to keep Barnhart communities both clean and safe. See below to find out where we provide waste and recycling services in Barnhart, MO.
We offer the trash pickup, recycling pickup, yard waste removal and bulk trash and appliance pickup services to residents in Barnhart. Commercial waste disposal services include dumpster rental, roll-off containers and trash compactors throughout Barnhart, MO.


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Teodora Comneno Ángelo, fue una princesa bizantina, cuarta hija del emperador Alejo I Comneno e Irene Ducas. Ella se casó con Constantino Ángelo, almirante en Sicilia, con quien tuvo siete hijos. Los emperadores bizantinos Alejo III Ángelo e Isaac II Ángelo fueron sus nietos, lo que hace de ella un antepasado de la dinastía Ángelo.

Familia
Teodora nació en Constantinopla en 1096, era la cuarta de cinco hijas del emperador Alejo e Irene. Sus abuelos paternos fueron Juan Comneno y Ana Dalaseno y maternos, Andrónico Ducas y María de Bulgaria.

Teodora se casó con Constantino Ángelo en algún momento antes de 1120. Constantino era el hijo de Manuel Ángelo y un comandante militar del emperador Manuel I en su época y después se convertiría en almirante de la flota imperial en Sicilia. El historiador bizantino Nicetas Coniata la nombra Theodoram Alexii avi Manuelis filiam como esposa de Constantium Angelum. La pareja tuvo siete hijos, aunque es posible que tuvieran ocho:

 Juan Ducas (aprox. 1126 - 1200), gobernante de Epiro, se casó primero con una mujer cuyo nombre no se conoce y con la que tuvo dos hijos, luego con Zoe Ducaina, con la que tuvo tres hijos;
 Alejo Comneno Ángelo, casado y padre de un hijo;
 Andrónico Ducas Ángelo (fallecido después de 1185), se casó con Eufrosine Castamonita, con la que tuvo nueve hijos, incluyendo los emperadores Alejo III Ángelo e Isaac II Ángelo;
 Isaac Ángelo, comandante militar de Cilicia;
 María Ángelo, casado Constantino Camitzes, con la que tuvo una hija;
 Eudoxia Ángelo, casado Basilio Tsicandeles.

No se sabe cuando Teodora Comneno murió. Entre sus numerosos descendientes estaban Irene Ángelo, hija de Felipe de Suabia, que la convierte en un antepasado de todas las casas reales europeas (a través de la Casa de Hohenstaufen).

Bibliografía
 Choniates, Niketas.  Historia. English translation: Magoulias, H. (O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates). Detroit, 1984. ISBN 0-814-31764-2
 D.I. Polemis, The Doukai, London, 1968.
 K. Varzos, Ē genealogia tōn Komnēnōn (Thessalonica, 1984) vol. 1 pp. 641–9; vol. 2 pp. 540–689.

Referencias

Nobles del Imperio bizantino del siglo XII
Dinastía de los Comnenos
Mujeres del Imperio bizantino del siglo XII
Familia de Alejo I Comneno


Edward Jones, which has over 14,000 brokers and more than 7 million customers, agreed to pay $20 million to settle SEC charges that it overcharged its retail clients on new municipal bonds sales.
According to the SEC charges, Edward Jones overcharged clients more than $4.6 million on new municipal bond issues by charging clients a higher mark-up than permitted by securities laws. Instead of selling the bonds to its customers at prices negotiated with the issuers of those bonds, the firm, instead, bought the bonds for its own inventory and then illegally marked-up the bonds and sold them at inflated prices to its customers. The SEC charged Edward Jones with being "at least negligent" in regard to these overcharges.
The firm neither admitted nor denied the allegations, a standard form of settling SEC charges, but did agree to pay at $20 million fine to settle the alleged charges. The $20 million includes over $5 million of disgorgement for clients who were overcharged, including accrued interest.
The SEC said the firm did not have a supervisory system in place to make sure the markups it charged customers on certain transactions were reasonable.
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Today, I noticed that the pro-form generated by s2M looks odd. It used to be the whole width of the available area but now it is not. Also, on top I see Checkout option and the pull down list is empty. I don't have a clue what it is for or how to get rid of it.
In addition, if I am logged in, my profile information should be in there to insure that the purchase (and ccaps) is associated with the correct account. However, I am logged in and nothing is filled in the fields. This can cause issues with purchases if they are not correctly linked to the account.
Can anyone give an explanation and solution? I upgraded my WP and my s2M yesterday so I am not sure which one did what, but it obviously is affecting the end result.
Can I revert the upgrade?
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With the 4th of July right around the corner, we are now 240 years into the birth of the American tradition. America's free market allows an individual to free up raw gifts provided to them by their Creator, transform those raw gifts into marketplace skills, and supply to the free market the human resources to resolve present-day unmet needs, issues, challenges, and so on, for particular market segments.
With that in mind, if you want to start up a new side business this summer, you can never go wrong with creating a supplemental income stream—for as the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, says: Never depend on a single source of income, make the investment necessary to create a second source of income. There are ways to get cash to start a summer side gig—but you also need to know how to transform your raw gifts into applicable marketplace skills.
What are my raw gifts, and how can they be transformed into new skills?
What are my current skills?
What market segment in a particular town, state, region, etc., has some sort of unmet market demand that my skills, created products/services could resolve?
Or, what market segment can I compete with, in terms of having more efficient products/services (higher quality or lower cost)?
Or, how can I take away a particular level of market share, due to an innovative way of marketing that lowers my acquisition costs and allows for quicker break-even periods and higher profit percentages?
Once you lay out the unique value proposition, scale the business in terms of making sure you have the needed levels of capital, legal/accounting assistance, marketing mediums, supply chain requirements, and more.
Joe decides to set up a fireworks tent—after obtaining the proper permits—in his local town, because his research shows that the fireworks packages he would resell are of a higher quality, higher quantity, and overall a better value than what can be obtained in local retail stores.
Joe would operate the tent for a two-week/14-day period from Monday, June 20th to Monday, July 4, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST until around 8:00 p.m. EST—which is 10 hours per day, and 140 total working hours, over the two-week period.
For the two-week period, Joe estimates that with the traffic he generates at the great location he's picked out and been authorized to setup the tent, that he can sell about seven fireworks packages per hour, with an average sell of $50. At 10 hours per day, this comes out to about $350 in sales per hour, $3,500 in sales per day, and about $50,000 during the two-week/14-day time period.
Joe's fireworks vendor allows him to keep 70% of all sales generated, which is $35,000 of the $50,000 generated. Let's say Joe's expenses for the two-week period come out to $10,000 for the cost of the tent, marketing, operational equipment, and hiring his kid to help out in the tent, which leaves a total profit of $25,000 for Joe for a summer business that was in operation for only two weeks.
Not all summer side businesses will be as profitable as Joe's, but by determining your unique value proposition first, and carefully starting with a few simple steps, you'll be able to create something just as rewarding.
Determining the best gig: To determine the best type of gig for you to operate this summer, it depends on your skill sets, your identified opportunities within the market, as well as your ability to operate within a sector. The fireworks tent is only one example of a potential seasonal summer business, but there's a variety of other businesses you could start up as a seasonal summer business to get started in the field of entrepreneurship—such as landscaping, car washing, ice cream trucks, and recreational businesses based on the hot/warm summer weather.
Resources: Networking with your local business associations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, Small Business Development Centers, and other great organizations can provide you with information on local business opportunities within your area. They can also offer tips, techniques, and resources to assist with running your business—including various vendors, suppliers, and creditors.
Managing time: Running your seasonal summer business on the side of your full-time gig, keeping up with hobbies, raising a family, etc., can be challenging. Determine if you have enough time to directly control the business as an owner-operator, or if it might make more sense for you to employ seasonal part-time employees to manage the day-to-day nuisances of the business, after you set up/scale the business with the proper blueprint, financing, vendors, and the like.
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Francis of Marchia (born ca. 1290) was a highly innovative thinker. Recent work has highlighted facets of his philosophical theology, natural philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics that show his creativity and deserve more study. A lively discussion of aspects of Marchia's thought can be traced in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, but because Marchia's works are for the most part unprinted, scholars have been hampered in their efforts to reconstruct his thought, let alone trace its influence. This new series of critical editions of Francis of Marchia's most important works will go a long way to improving that situation.


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Central London conference and events venue, Congress Centre, has recently invested heavily in a new advanced intelligent lighting system for Congress Hall, the largest room at the venue.
The £30,000 intelligent lighting installation by manufacturer Avolites, suppliers of lighting for numerous high-profile music events including the Glastonbury Festival, incorporates multiple gobos and enables lighting to be pre-programmed to focus in and out, change colour, project images and move around to great effect.
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International, Politics
China's 'Cake Theory'
– 'Cake Theory' Has Chinese Eating Up Political Debate
by Louisa Lim
What goes on inside China's leadership is usually played out behind the closed oxblood doors of the compound where the top leaders live. This year, though, a political debate has sprung out in the open — and it has leaders and constituents considering how to move forward politically.
This ideological debate comes as China gears up for a once-in-a-decade political transition. The country's future top leaders seem almost certain, with Xi Jinping in line for president and Li Keqiang on track for premier. Horse-trading is under way for other leadership positions, however, sparking a debate that could define China's future.
The Chongqing Model: Equal Slices
In recent months, the streets of the city of Chongqing have been ringing with song. These are not spontaneous outbreaks; they're government-mandated sessions, requiring employees to "sing the red," patriotic songs praising China.
This is a leftist vision of China's future, with powerful echoes of its Maoist past.
It's the brainchild of Bo Xilai, Chongqing's party secretary and the son of a revolutionary elder, Bo Yibo, one of the "eight immortals" of Communist China. Bo Xilai has taken a three-pronged approach by "smashing the black," or attacking corruption and organized crime, with what some say is a disregard for the rule of law. His approach also includes putting in place measures to help those left behind by China's economic boom.
"The government intervenes to correct the shortcomings of the market economy," says Yang Fan, a conservative-leaning scholar at China University of Political Science and Law and co-author of a book about the Chongqing model.
"There are projects to improve people's livelihood by letting migrant workers come to the city, by building them cheap rental places and allowing them to sell their land to come to the city," he says.
This is where it comes to what's been dubbed "cake theory." If the cake is China's economy, the Chongqing model concentrates on dividing the cake more equally.
The Market-Driven Guangdong Model
The competing vision, based in the province of Guangdong, focuses on making the cake bigger first, not dividing it. In economic terms, the Guangdong model is a more market-driven approach, pushing forward development ahead of addressing inequality.
"The Guangdong model aims to solve the concerns of the middle class," says Qiu Feng, a liberal academic from the Unirule Institute of Economics. "It's about building society and rule of law. It wants to give the middle class institutionalized channels to take part in the political process. Its basic thought is co-opting the middle class."
He says the "Happy Guangdong" approach is aimed not at those left behind, but at those who have profited from the economic boom.
Guangdong's party secretary, Wang Yang, has criticized the Chongqing model, saying people need to study and review Communist Party history, "rather than just singing of its brilliance." In political terms, he's throwing down the gauntlet at his rival, Bo Xilai.
Both these politicians are fighting for a place — and influence — inside the holiest of holies: the Politburo Standing Committee. This comes against a background of criticism of the current leadership from a surprising quarter.
"The bureaucracy is corrupt. Power has been marketized. Governance has been industrialized," says Zhang Musheng, a consummate insider. "Local governments are becoming riddled with gangsters."
Zhang's father was secretary to China's Premier Zhou Enlai. This makes him what's known as a "princeling." He's attended a number of meetings held by children of former leaders, where criticism of the current leadership has been aired.
Despite their grievances, they came to one conclusion.
"China's such a complicated society. Right now, it can't leave the Communist Party. So the Communist Party must reform and improve," Zhang says. "Although it's criticized, right now there is no social force which can replace the Communist Party."
Those are the key questions: how to reform or even if the Communist Party can reach consensus over which model it follows. ….
Read more » NPR
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Current Issues, International, Media, Pakistan, Politics
With bin Laden gone, now's the time to push Pakistan
By Fareed Zakaria
The killing of Osama bin Laden has produced new waves of commentary on the problem of Pakistan. We could all discuss again its selective policy toward terrorists, its complicated relationship with the United States and its mounting dysfunctions. But there is more to this opportunity than an opening for analysis. This is a time for action, to finally push the country toward moderation and genuine democracy.
So far, Pakistan's military has approached this crisis as it has every one in the past, using its old tricks and hoping to ride out the storm. It is leaking stories to favored journalists, unleashing activists and politicians, all with the aim of stoking anti-Americanism. Having been caught in a situation that suggests either complicity with al-Qaeda or gross incompetence — and the reality is probably a bit of both — it is furiously trying to change the subject. Senior generals angrily denounce America for entering the country. "It's like a person, caught in bed with another man's wife, who is indignant that someone entered his house," one Pakistani scholar, who preferred not to be named for fear of repercussions, told me.
This strategy has worked in the past. In 2009, the Obama administration joined forces with Sens. Richard Lugar and John Kerry to triple American aid to Pakistan's civilian government and civil society — to $7.5 billion over five years — but with measures designed to strengthen democracy and civilian control over the military. The military reacted by unleashing an anti-American campaign, using its proxies in the media and parliament to denounce "violations of Pakistan's sovereignty" — the same phrase that's being hurled about now. The result was that the United States backed off and has conceded that, in practice, none of the strictures in the Lugar-Kerry bill will be implemented.
The military has also, once again, been able to cow the civilian government. According to Pakistani sources, the speech that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani gave at a recent news conference was drafted by the military. President Asif Ali Zardari continues to appease the military rather than confront the generals. Having come to power hoping to clip the military's wings, Pakistan's democratically elected government has been reduced to mouthing talking points written for it by the intelligence services.
There have been almost no marches to protest bin Laden's death or the American operation, although one 500-person march in Lahore was replayed endlessly on television. The fundamental issue for Pakistan is surely not how America entered the country. The United States has been involved in counterterrorism operations in Pakistan for years, using drones and people. Rather, the fundamental question is, how was it that the world's leading terrorist was living in Pakistan, with some kind of support network that must have included elements of the Pakistani government? How is it that every major al-Qaeda official who has been captured since 2002 has been comfortably ensconced in a Pakistani city? And how is it that any time these issues are raised, they get drowned out by an organized campaign of anti-Americanism or religious fanaticism?
Washington has given in to the Pakistani military time and again, on the theory that we need the generals badly and that they could go elsewhere for support — to the Chinese, for instance. In fact, the United States has considerable leverage with Islamabad. The Pakistanis need American aid, arms and training to sustain their army. If they are going to receive those benefits, they must become part of Pakistan's solution and not its problem. With some urgency, Washington should:
l Demand a major national commission in Pakistan — headed by a Supreme Court justice, not an army apparatchik — to investigate whether bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders have been supported and sustained by elements of the Pakistani state.
l Demand that the provisions of the Lugar-Kerry bill on civilian control of the military be strictly followed or aid will be withheld.
l Develop a plan to go after the major untouched terror networks in Pakistan, such as the Haqqani faction, the Quetta Shura and Lashkar-i-Taiba.
In the longer run, as the United States scales back its military presence in Afghanistan, it will need the Pakistani military less and less to supply its troops in theater.
Pakistan's civilian government, business class and intellectuals have an ever-larger role in this struggle. They should not get distracted by empty anti-American slogans or hypernationalism. This is Pakistan's moment of truth, its chance to break with its dysfunctions and become a normal, modern country. The opportunity might not come again.
Courtesy: The Washington Post
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News, Random, Religion
The End (of Religion) Is Near, Scientists Say
– Scientists often have a funny way of talking about religion.
By Louis Ruprecht
A case in point concerns a new study that was discussed at the American Physical Society meetings in Dallas, Texas, in late March. Religion, it seems, is going extinct. You heard me: extinct. Dead and gone. Like the dinosaurs.
The data that a team of mathematicians used to reach this rather surprising conclusion were census reports of religious affiliation. Using a complicated means of mathematical analysis called "nonlinear dynamics"—complicated, ironically, because its purpose is to make complicated things simpler by reducing them to one variable—the team attempted to extrapolate from data on religious affiliation in nine countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.
Turns out, every case of self-reported religious affiliation is trending downward: 40% self-identify as religiously non-affiliated in the Netherlands, as do 60% in the Czech Republic. The mathematicians seem far more surprised by these numbers than most religionists would be. ….
Read more : Alternet.org
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Kaupungin perimä vero: 2 EUR per henkilö per yö, 10 yöhön asti. Tätä veroa ei veloiteta lapsilta, jotka ovat alle 12 vuotta.
Hotel & it's staff were lovely. The breakfast staff went beyond to accommodate our desires. Excellent location and pool area with great bar/food service. Only complaint is it's not very insulated for noise so we often heard neighbours conversations & " bedroom activities " , therefore sleep was difficult. Unfortunate as beds and linens were very comfortable . May have just been inconsiderate guests on either side of us but just a warning.
Broken facilities that we paid extra specifically for... Sneaky selling of breakfast to make it seem included. Otherwise friendly staff and clean,but that can't wash the bad taste out from the negatives.
Great staff. Thin walls and squeeky doors cause some issue.
Everyone was so great and accommodating! Big, clean room with excellent views. Pool was great, they even arranged for us to get massages poolside! Fridge in room, knowledgeable staff and breakfast was great. Location was close to shopping, restaurants, and the Ancient Theatre where we went to a concert! See our awesome view from the picture attached.
Very nice stay. Nothing to complain about.Will recommend to our friends.


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Q: Cannot Reload saved Keras model using tensorflow I am working in a single jupyter notebook.   I create and train a very simple CNN with keras.  It compiles, fits, and predicts fine.   I save it with:
model.save("mymodel.hd5")

Model is a keras.models.Sequential.
I then read that back in with:
reload_keras_model = keras.models.load_model("mymodel.hd5")

That also works fine.  However if I try to read the model in using tensorflow via:
from tensorflow.keras.models import load_model
reload_tf_mmodel = load_model("mymodel.hd5")

That fails with:
ValueError: Unknown layer:layers

Most of the threads I've read on github say "update your model" or comments about custom objects (I'm not using any).   My target platform is the rpi zero and I've been able to install tf but unable to install keras, and that's why I want to load via tf.   Why would keras and tf.keras handle this model differently and what do I need to update/change to read it in with tf.keras?

A: While keras (can) use TF as Backend, it does not guarantee that the saved model is readable in TF as well.
Note that you can use keras with both theano and tf, thus reload_keras_model = keras.models.load_model("mymodel.hd5") will work good with both backends, as the saving/loading is done in the "keras" part, and not using the backend.
You can use this tool: keras_to_tensorflow
Or something similar.

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Brown Willy is the iconic highest point in Cornwall – standing 1,378ft above sea level and as such offers magnificent views of Bodmin Moor and the china clay hills around St Austell.
With its head almost in the clouds, you can appreciate the origin of the name - Bronn Wennili means "hill of swallows" in Cornish. This is a magical and mystical place, just four miles from Camelford and an area which is steeped in Arthurian legend. A cairn at its summit is said to be the burial place of an ancient Cornish king. It's certainly a dramatic landscape with desolate moorland punctuated by granite boulders dotting the hills.
The name. Defended by locals and immortalised by Sir John Betjeman alongside nearby Roughtor in his poem Summoned by Bells.
The Cheesewring. A naturally forming stack of granite slabs, with the heaviest at the top. So-called because of its similarity to a cheesewring, which is used to press cheese.


There's no doubt that moving lights are cool.
Really cool. And a lot of fun to play with.
But the fact is, moving lights aren't in everybody's budget. Adding to that, if you want to really make interesting looks out of your moving lights, you need a minimum of 4 heads.
So what's a person to do if they don't have moving lights at their disposal? Just sit in boredom with their conventional and LED lights and do nothing?
Chases are the best way to get some movement going across your lighting rig – without having moving lights!
A chase is when you turn the lights in your rig on and off in a pattern.
Depending on how your specific lighting console works, you'll either be creating an effect, a chase, or mashing your fingers around on the bump buttons – but the outcome is the same!
When you create a hard chase, you move peoples eyes around the stage, creating the look of movement.
While you may start with chases by just creating a simple left-to-right chase, there are almost infinite possibilities to how you can chase your lights around.
You can chase them around in a random order.
You can chase them backwards.
You can chase them in groups – like 2, 4, or 6 lights at at time. You can even do a chase that's the 2 halves of your lighting chasing against each other – this can be very powerful looking!
Or maybe you've got 2 different types of lights. Let's say some of your lights are LED pars, and some are DJ effect lights.
You could then chase the par's intensity against the DJ effect lights in a 2-step chase – how cool would that be?
When your chases are getting boring – change up which lights you chase, and how you chase them! Remember that you don't always have to use every light in every scene or chase.
And then, when you've exhausted your intensity chases, you can begin to chase with colors. Whether you've got LED fixtures or old-school par cans with gels, you can create chases that only use 1 or 2 colors.
Think for a second about how that would effect the mood on stage. Think about what if your whole rig was chasing from red to white. Or blue to red. Or yellow to magenta.
And then think about changing up the groups like we did with the intensity above.
And then think about creating chases that only go from 50% to 100%, or just 0% to 50% – you don't have to use the full intensity range that the light has to create a nice movement!
And then, while you're doing a color chase, think about doing an intensity chase at the same time. Now we're cooking with gas!
Chases are cool, and we covered them well in #1.
But sometimes, a chase is just a little much. On a slow, or even mid-tempo song, we want to save the big movements for the big songs, so using a full, hard intensity chase isn't ideal.
Doing a nice soft chase – as many consoles call a "sine chase" – can be ideal and bring some movement to your stage while still keeping it tame.
While not every song calls for movement, some songs do call for a little something and a nice soft fade can really bring a lot to the table.
And, of course, you can experiment with color and different groupings just like in the chases in #1!
I would be missing a crucial type of movement if I didn't talk about "Ramp" chases.
It's a hybrid of the sine chase and the hard chase above. It's got a quick fade at the start, a quick fade at the end, and a bit of a sine fade in the middle.
It occupies the space between the sine chase and a hard chase above…and if your console offers the ability to create movement via a ramp chase, it's a great way to pump up the intensity of your show without over-using the hard chase!
Strobes are the one-hit wonder of the lighting world…or are they?
Turning the strobes on, or adding strobe lights to your show adds a whole new dynamic…especially when you combine them with a chase!
If you're an American, you may remember the 2016 Superbowl Halftime Show featuring Beyonce, Coldplay and Bruno Mars.
Not only was it well done, especially considering it was in full daylight, they had an awesome wall of strobes!!!!
Photo from BomNoticias on Youtube.
While you and I may not have the resources to acquire over one hundred strobes as a killer backdrop, there's a lot more to do with strobes then just turn them on-and-off like a bad haunted house!
Last, but certainly not least, if you don't have any (or much) lighting, you can create something on the cheap to add movement to your show.
This is where I love the posts over at Church Stage Design Ideas.
At this link, you can see a number of church stage designs that include various types of bulbs that are able to chase with a dimmer pack or DMX decoder controlling LED's.
And since the designs submitted over there are from churches – you know it's doable without spending a lot of cash!
Add to the illusion of movement by focusing (pointing) your light in different directions.
Imagine you have 8 pars, 4 on each side of the stage, typical setup. You focus them all nicely, but the two pars in the back, one on each side, are pointed more downwards, one beam's width.
When you include these two fixtures in a chase it creates an up/down movement to supplement the back/forth movement of your sidepar-chase. This of course requires that you can see the beam, so needles to say, remember the haze.
You can also add to the movement by using contrasting colors, making the entire stage go from, say, intense Congo Blue to Primary Red. At around 80 to 120 BPM, this effect is very dramatic. Turn down crossfade and effect width, if the colors blend, the effect is lost.
PS, when playing with this remember to look at the band, not the beams of light. Sometimes you can create something you think looks amazing, but then you look at the stage instead of the cones of light and realize nothing really happens. Audience looks at the band, not the fixtures.


I feel like Lee knew he was going to be DFAd back on Monday. I was at the game, he batted with the bases loaded and no outs. He hit into what would turn out to be a GIDP. But the main reason for that was because his effort from home to first could best be described as a "brisk walk". Seems to me like he knew the DFA was coming and was giving it about that amount of effort.
Didn't see that. He's had a tough couple of years. Have to think that a lot of Rays front office folks have seen a lot of him down at Port Charlotte rehab site. Too bad. He sure had some talent.


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Kellogg to lay off hundreds at Michigan plant
By Jerry White
The giant cereal maker Kellogg announced Thursday that it was considering closing part of its giant Battle Creek, Michigan plant and eliminating 700 of the 1,100 jobs there as part of a plan to save between $35 million and $45 million a year. Kellogg, which has 14,500 employees worldwide, said it would determine the exact number of layoffs at the plant after a meeting with the workers union, the American Federation of Grain Millers Local 3-G.
Just six months ago Kellogg, the maker of Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Pop-Tarts and other breakfast foods, said it would cut about 765 jobs, or 20 percent of its salaried employees. The latest cuts, which could come as early as the first quarter of next year, are expected to primarily affect production workers.
In 1996 Kellogg slashed 800 blue-collar workers at the plant. At the time the union accepted sweeping concessions in wages and working conditions to maintain production at the plant, the company's largest. This was part of a global restructuring by Kellogg that laid off workers at its Australian and European operations, and pressured unions throughout the world to increase productivity and profit margins or face plant closings.
In a statement announcing the new round of layoffs, Kellogg President and CEO Carlos Gutierrez said, "An integral part of our strategy is continuing to reduce costs and improve efficiency to enable greater reinvestment for profitable growth."
Analysts cite the impact of lower costing store brand cereals and competition by more portable breakfast foods, bagels and cereal bars, for Kellogg's declining market share and profits. An industry analyst for Goldman Sachs said, "It's no secret that the cereal business in the US has shrunk over the years. This is an industry with overcapacity. Another food industry analyst said, "We can expect to see even more streamlining or jobs cuts and plant closings."
The layoffs will sharply impact the southwestern Michigan town, also known as "Cereal City," where the company's founders began making corn flakes at the turn of the century. Four percent of Battle Creek's 55,000 people work at Kellogg, the town's biggest employer, and thousands of others work at packaging, printing and other companies that supply the cereal maker.
"This is a real atrocity. How are people—in their 50s and 60s—going to start all over?" said Julia Hawkins, a college student whose parents have worked for Kellogg for three decades. "My dad said he saw these layoffs coming. It's a hellhole in there. The company's been shifting its production to the Omaha and Memphis plants and using more automation to put people out of work."
"Lot's of people are going to lose their homes, especially the ones with lower seniority who won't be able to retire," said Loretta Willis, a longtime Kellogg's worker. "A lot of them have expensive homes, kids in college or private schools, and they are going to lose it all. Some of them were hired back after 1996, but they aren't going to be so lucky this time. People are in shock right now. They don't know what to say. But they are angry at Kellogg's."
Battle Creek Mayor Ted Dearing said the latest layoffs would be more devastating than last December's because many of the workers would not be able to find other jobs that pay similar wages and benefits. The sheer number of the layoffs would severely impact the community, he said. "All of the sudden those 500 jobs could become 1,200 jobs lost in a six-month period," he said.
The layoffs will affect the company's older South Plant. As one worker pointed out, there is a large mosaic of founder WK Kellogg in the lobby there and a quote, "I'll invest my money in people." "They'll have to take that down," the worker commented.
Chuck, a skilled tradesman at the plant, said, "The company has been running the plant into the ground without any new investment. The equipment we are working on is 1940s and 1950s vintage.
"In 1996 management got the workers to vote on the contract by sweetening the buy-out offer and pension payments. We lost job classifications and the no layoff clauses that were in different departments. The workers who were laid off had to reapply for their jobs. If they were hired back they lost all of their seniority and vacation time and had to start all over again at $6 an hour. Now these workers are going to be the first to go in the new layoffs. Can you imagine getting two severance packages from the same company?
"If you tell people that things are bad, they say 'show me: unemployment is low, houses are being sold, the market is up.' But just look at Battle Creek."
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Students pick out fruit in Watterson Dining Commons.
To celebrate National Nutrition Month, Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality (EMDH) is collaborating with Health Promotion and Wellness to encourage students to learn how to "put their best fork forward" in the dining centers during March.
From March 20 to March 31, EMDH and Wellness will offer a "Healthy Dining Hacks" campaign in Watterson Dining Commons and the Marketplace at Linkins Center. Students will be able to flaunt their creativity in the dining centers by creating their own nutritious dish from the different serving stations. Students can then post pictures of their creation on Instagram with the hashtag "#bestforkforwardISU." At the end of the month, the student(s) with the best healthy hack will each receive a "Snack Attack Prize Pack," full of healthy treats and more.
Have you been looking for new ways to spice up that piece of toast or dress up your salad? The Dining and Wellness team will also be posting fun and healthy hints and recipes throughout the dining centers. Just look for the hashtag "#bestforkforwardISU".
The purpose of this promotion is to increase awareness of the healthy options offered in the dining centers, as well as to promote the overall consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and eating a well-balanced diet. "National Nutrition Month was created to help raise awareness of how everyone can incorporate more nutritious options into their diets. We hope this promotion helps students learn how to find such options in their dining centers, while having a bit of fun doing it," EMDH Associate Director Dianne Feasley said.
Each healthy hack submitted into the contest is required to include one serving of a fruit or vegetable. To be eligible for submission, the Instagram picture must also have the required hashtag "#bestforkforwardISU" and tag @diningilstate. For more information, contact Dianne Feasley at (309) 438-8515 or dfeasl@IllinoisState.edu. You can also check out Dining on Twitter at @Diningilstate or Instagram at @diningilstate.


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Антонио Манце (; 7 августа 1995, Риека, Хорватия) — хорватский футболист, нападающий клуба «Осиек». В настоящее время выступает за венгерский клуб «Академия Пушкаша»

Карьера

Клубная карьера
Манце начал заниматься футболом в юношеской команде «Помораца», в 2013 году он перешёл в молодёжную команду «Истра 1961».

13 апреля 2014 года нападающий дебютировал в Первая хорватской лига в матче с «Хрватски Драговоляц». В августе 2014 года Антонио был отдан в аренду на три месяца в «Поморац», выступавший во Второй лиге. За клуб из Кострены Манце провёл только две игры.

В конце июля 2015 нападающий перешёл в «Домжале». 1 августа 2015 года Манце дебютировал в чемпионате Словении в игре с «Олимпией». На 85 минуте встречи Антонио отметился забитым мячом.

В сборной
Атонио выступал за юношеские сборные Хорватии до 19 и до 20 лет.

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Футболисты Хорватии
Игроки ФК «Истра 1961»
Игроки ФК «Поморац»
Игроки ФК «Домжале»
Игроки ФК «Тренчин»
Игроки ФК «Нант»
Игроки ФК «Осиек»
Игроки ФК «Академия Пушкаша»


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You want to save the world, or the planet, or the country, or humanity? Good for you. Here's a not-altogether-cynical guide to how to go about it. Today, how to save your neighbourhood.
a. Look left. Look right. Look back. Look in front.
Look at the buildings that form your neighbourhood. The ones that are already there before you decide to build your own structure.
Are they clean, sanitary, and wholesome? Are they proportioned to the space that is available? Are they safe? Are they attractive? Do they work, as housing or workspace? Do they help the people who occupy them…indeed do enough people occupy them? Are there trees and bushes, drains, gutters, electricity and gas? Are there public open spaces? Is there privacy without exclusion?
If so…emulate these designs when you add yourself to the milieu. Blend in, fit in, harmonise, and live happily with the neighbours. Do not press a Finnish reindeer shed into an English council estate.
b. Look at yourself. If you are a complete stranger to a neighbourhood, consider whether this is likely to continue forever..or can you introduce yourself gradually to those around you and come to terms with them and their lives. Or would you like to be a hermit, sore thumb, or pariah all the time and by doing so compel those about you to stand clear of you.
c. You need not dress to impress the neighbours. You also need not dress to intimidate or offend the neighbours. If you dress in such a way that they are visibly amused, you'd better decide to change or enjoy the laughter.
Note that they need not dress to please you, or your religious advisers. If they comply with the civil law of the land, that is all that is needed.
d. If you have a structure that is new…ie. under 200 years old…do not pull it down to erect a set of jerry-built flats to resell the land at a higher price. You will waste all the energy, materials, effort, thought, and design that went into the original structure. You will further stack more into the waste-fill dumps and cost an entirely new cycle of rebuilding. If this is just chasing money, you completely negate any other environmental savings that you will ever make in your lifetime. You might as well smoke asbestos cigars and grind the butts into the faces of your grand children.
Think of that perfectly good house on a perfectly good suburban lot as a healthy tooth in your mouth. You would be a fool to have it pulled out and substituted with some artificial thing, no matter how sophisticated the operation.


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"Carolina" by Teen
May 28. 2013 | By Wayne Jessup
[Carpark Records]
Carolina is the new EP from Brooklyn's Teen, following up their 2012 LP In Limbo. Fronted by ex-Here We Go Magic keyboardist Kristina (Teeny) Lieberson, the quartet is rounded out with sisters Lizzie and Katherine, and Jane Herships. The title track opens big and bright with synth flourishes before expanding into gale of sound for the last minute, then ending abruptly.
The EP alternates between hypnotic and grinding, finding its best combination of the two on "Glass Cage," which, after an ethereal opening, segues into a churning guitar conclusion. It's the keeper of the record.
Closer "Paradise" comes on like vintage Electrelane, spiked with elliptical lyrics, before trailing off into the echoes of forever. The line "How will you ever return, once you've tasted bourbon in food?" goes straight to our heart here at The Nest.