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An Inspiring Night: Sydney University Alumni Awards
Posted on May 1, 2017	by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I had the pleasure of accompanying my mother to Sydney to attend the Sydney University Alumni awards in order to receive on behalf of my brother the inaugural President's Award. Two very proud women set off early (because the older of the two was panicking in case she arrived late) and arrived at the beautiful buildings of the oldest university in Australia with a couple of hours to spare. The university was built in 1850 and is know as a sandstone university as opposed to both the universities that I have attended which are known as gumnut (or verdant) universities. Walking through these buildings one gets a sense of the knowledge which is imparted and has been through the generations. Arriving early Mum took me on short meander down memory lane, showing me where Professor Trendall had his office, where Greek and Latin lectures were held (now housing offices) and where the old Fisher library used to be housed in a building that formed part of the quadrangle.
The cold drove us into the Great Hall early where we sat in the back watching a rehearsal for the night's proceedings. Although we had a preview of the night it did not give any indication as to the passion that would be exhibited by some recipients. The hall itself is one of the best examples of Victorian Gothic revival architecture I have seen.
The lighting in the hall had recently been renewed showing off the Chancellors and the other structures, such as the angels at the front, well.
Mum and I were to sit on the stage at the right as Mum needed the lift to make it to the stairs. It meant looking at the screen was a trifle more difficult but we had a birds eye view of the award recipients. The first to be awarded were the Alumni Achievement Awards which recognise graduates who are established in their careers and have made a difference.
Penelope Seidler AM received hers for cultural contribution. I had not realised that she was an integral part of the architecture team that designed some of Sydney's iconic buildings. Both are modernists and Penelope has been a constant force in the arts world, leading a vital cultural shift for recognition of art as having tertiary merit. She sat on the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1973, is a Biennale of Sydney Director and on the advisory board of Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art among many other activities.
Emeritus Professor Vaughn Pratt was awarded (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) for being a "pioneering mathematical theorist who has consistently opened up new areas of thought. He is also a real-world problem-solver tackling everything from self-driving cars to his new field of investigation, climate change."
The International Achievement Award went to musician Antony Walker. His career path was amazing as he was appointed the musical director of Sydney Philharmonic Choirs at the age of 22 and became one of the youngest musical directors when he was appointed Artistic Director of Washington concert Opera and Music director of Pittsburgh Opera.
For Professional Achievement, Dr Patricia Selkirk AAM received the award for her work in the Antarctic and subantarctic Bryophytes which have a vital function in soil formation, water retention and nutrient cycling. I would have liked to talk with her more as her love of the region was evident and it is such a place of beauty that is definitely on my bucket list as a place I would like to visit (although I am highly unlikely to ever get there.)
The next two awardees knocked me over with their passion. They were both inspirational young people. Anabelle Chauncy OAM went to Uganda in 2007 taking time out from her studies. What she saw there made her return with a goal – to provide education to the children as she believes that education is the only way up. She formed a charity along with fellow student and she now has 3 schools and 560 students leading to thousands of lives being transformed.
The final award went to Eddie Woo who blew me away with his passion and his huge smile. He is described by the Sydney Morning Herald as "the country's most famous maths teacher." This must be true as when I told Roger about him he already knew of him. He is inspiring generations of learners with his youtube channel "wootube." He is the maths teacher I wish I'd had for if the comments are anything to go by he makes mathematics intelligible. He said that he was not special but just doing what millions of teachers do in the classroom unseen everyday. He accepted the young alumni award saying that he was thrilled to receive it for teaching as with recognition such as this, it will help attract quality students to teaching and this is essential for the future. He says " Students are waiting for someone to enter their story to add light and hope."
These awards were followed by awards to newer post-graduates.
Then the President's Award. This award celebrates exceptional and sustained achievements made by an alumni in their field of professional endeavour and/or their contribution to community. Only to be awarded a maximum of twice in five years, this was the first time this award has been given and how proud was I as the first recipient's sister. My brother, Dr Colin Mathers, accepted by video and then Mum (with my assistance) received it on his behalf.
He received this award for his work in epidemiology where he has been the Chief Scientist and co-ordinator of World Health Organisations Mortality and Burden of Disease Unit since 2002.
photographed from Alumni Award Presentation booklet
We went home, Mum very tired but proud, clutching the trophy. Now we just have to keep it safe until we can give it to my brother.
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9 Responses to An Inspiring Night: Sydney University Alumni Awards
Still the Lucky Few says:
You should be so proud! An amazing award, and accepted by two beautiful people! Congratulations!
Thank you Dianne. Very proud.
helen meikle's scribblefest says:
Congratulations to your brother, and to your mother for raising such an impressive son – and daughter!
And thank you for your great account of this ceremony. I don't think many people, either here or overseas, realise how many exceptional achievers Australia produces relative to its small population. We are a lot smarter than people give us credit for!
Thank you Helen. You are right that we aren't aware of our exceptional achievers and we do have many. Australia story is addressing that in some respect. The impressive maths teacher featured on Monday night.
Irene, I am so impressed by your mom and your dad, may he be remembered with love, for their influence in producing two amazing children. Your brother Colin has contributed to the world in a such a positive, far reaching, and long lasting way. The award trophy is gorgeous, and the look on your mom's face is priceless. Thank you for sharing his achievement with us.
Thanks Sharon. The entire process put my Mum on a high that was lovely to see. We were both very proud and I was so impressed with the other awardees and the passion they displayed. I think that is what life is – having passion for something.
This is an amazing achievement. You should be so proud of your brother 🙂
I am indeed Paula proud of him. Thanks
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San Ramon council withdraws support for Tassajara Valley cemetery
Water, community resistance, increased traffic among council concerns
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Residents filled the seats in the Ridgeview Room of the Dougherty Valley Community Center for the San Ramon City Council's discussion on the proposed Tassajara Valley cemetery. Photo by Cierra Bailey.
Architectural rendering of the proposed Creekside Memorial Cemetery design. Image courtesy of Contra Costa County
More than 200 people filled the room in the Dougherty Valley Community Center on Tuesday night as the San Ramon City Council discussed a proposed Tassajara Valley cemetery and ultimately decided to withdraw city support for the project.
"The people who live within a stone's throw of where this development is proposed, some of them not only live there but their livelihood is there," Councilman Phil O'Loane said during the meeting. "The people who have a real investment in this area overwhelmingly aren't interested in seeing this happen."
The proposal for Creekside Memorial Cemetery from developer Sid Corrie calls for the project to include four outdoor mausoleums, one indoor mausoleum, an administrative office and chapel building, storage building, corporation yard and space for over 100,000 burial plots.
As proposed, the cemetery would be located at 7000 Camino Tassajara and occupy 58.7 acres of an approximately 222-acre space in unincorporated Contra Costa County east of the San Ramon city limits. The cemetery site is within the city of San Ramon's planning area but falls under the county's jurisdiction.
Concerns expressed by San Ramon residents during the nearly two-hour discussion Tuesday night included the project's impact on the environment and lack of water sources to sustain a large cemetery as well as concerns about the habitats of the wild animals living on the land.
A cultural element was also brought into the discussion by several San Ramon residents of Asian descent.
"In the Asian culture, we don't mix the living and the dead in a conflicting way," Windemere neighborhood resident Crystal Lu said. "We respect the elderly, our ancestors, and the dead, but we do not like the concept of death and youth together in a competing way."
Some residents question the need for a new large cemetery, arguing there are cemeteries in nearby cities that have burial space such as Livermore and Lafayette, among others.
The potential impact that a cemetery would have on the youth of the Tassajara Valley was a talking point for some parents in attendance and three student speakers who took to the podium.
The idea of funeral processions driving through school areas and increasing neighborhood traffic were described by speakers as "dangerous" and "psychologically damaging" for kids who walk, bike or play in the area.
More than 100 speaker cards were submitted to the council Tuesday night. About an hour into public comment, which was monopolized those in opposition to the project, Vice Mayor Harry Sachs invited anyone who was in favor of the project to speak. No one in the room accepted.
"This is quite a task here, and we have a lot of points to discuss," Sachs said. "We want people who might find value or benefit to a cemetery to have an opportunity to speak as well because we know from those who are opposed, the reasons that are near and dear to you."
Speakers continued for about 15 minutes after Sachs' comment until O'Loane requested a short recess, saying he felt that life was being "sucked out of the room" as there were many repeated sentiments being expressed.
About 10 minutes after the break, Mayor Bill Clarkson ended public comment and the council presented their opinions about the project.
The lack of water sources available, changing the character of the neighborhood surrounding the Tassajara Valley, increased traffic and community resistance were some of the concerns mentioned during the council discussion.
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In 2005, the city council at the time gave initial support for the proposed cemetery along with other Tri-Valley communities, excluding Livermore. O'Loane pointed out that the Tassajara Valley has significantly changed in the last nine years.
"I think this is an idea whose time has come and gone," he said.
Councilman Scott Perkins suggested to the audience members that they attend the county meetings and bring their concerns to county officials.
"If this is really burning in your heart and soul, you need to attend the county meetings just like you attended our meeting," Perkins said. "Coming here and telling us tonight -- should we pass a resolution against this -- is a flea on an elephant. If you really want to take action you and your neighbors need to participate in whatever happens at the county level."
Although the final decision lies in the hands of the Contra Costa County Planning Commission, the council voted 4-0-1 Tuesday to direct city staff to draft a letter -- that the mayor would sign -- to county officials withdrawing the council's support for the project and outlining specific points to explain the city's changing viewpoint. Councilman Dave Hudson abstained from the vote, offering no explanation.
The meeting was moved from its regular location at San Ramon City Hall to a larger auditorium-style room inside of the local community center to accommodate the large turnout anticipated for the discussion.
The council held a well-attended public workshop in June during which more than a dozen citizens expressed opposition to the proposal. Following that workshop, residents teamed up to organize a protest hike in August in which more than 450 people participated.
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Bill, Danville
Not in My Bark Yard, wow how often do we hear that. Talk about a good use of open space. This project would not have impacted anyone in that area. Mass hysteria is the reason this wasn't approved. Folks, people die and we need to have someplace to bury them, or dig a big hole for a community ash pit.
JJ, Danville
Bill, where is the water suppose to come from? During a drought is not the time to be discussing acre upon acre of grass for people to be buried under.
Peter, Danville
For the San Ramon City Council, which approves almost every development proposal presented to them, to withdraw their support for this development, should demonstrate to the cemetery supporters what a horrible idea this cemetery is. Let's hope that the Contra Costa County Planning Commission shows as much enlightenment as the San Ramon City Council did Tuesday night.
V, San Ramon
Bill, you can bury yourself very easily in one of the 8 cemeteries in Livermore, 2 cemeteries in Pleasanton, or the 1 in Danville which might be closer to your backyard. There is no waitlist. Cemeteries barely make money these days, they'll be happy to to either get your business or get your tax money to subsidize indirectly.
on Dec 11, 2014 at 10:23 am
Betts, San Ramon
Yes, the open space where this cemetery would be built is "in my backyard" BUT I live on the opposite side of the city. Thank you to the four council members who voted to oppose this development for all the reasons that will be stated in the letter.
Sarah, San Ramon
OMG-The idea of funeral processions driving through school areas and increasing neighborhood traffic were described by speakers as "dangerous" and "psychologically damaging" for kids who walk, bike or play in the area"-guess children in areas where there are cemeteries are damaged in some way?
I'd much rather live next to a cemetery than a hundreds of houses and apartments.
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on Dec 11, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Bob P, another community
There is one good thing that I can see as an outcome of this series of meetings by the City Council ( I think these meetings are nothing more than political posturing).
Along with the letter opposing the cemetery(which will be ignored), they should strongly suggest that the County Planning Commission hold one or more meetings at the Dougherty Valley Community Center. Driving to Martinez is a monumental waste of gas and time, in my opinion.
AAC, San Ramon
More people will choose cremation (I surely will), so the cemetery will only benefit some residents' ONE LAST trip, but it'll affect all residents' THOUSANDS of daily commute or leisure trips!
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on Dec 11, 2014 at 3:05 pm
San Ramon Observer, San Ramon
Water is a non-issue for the cemetery. It is covered on page 1 of the Final EIR which is available on the County website. If there isn't enough water for the grounds, there's no cemetery. If they cared enough to read the EIR they wouldn't keep repeating these issues.
Just because it is a cemetery doesn't mean it has to have a carpet of grass. There are drought tolerant alternatives that could be planted or artificial grass. None of these arguments hold water!
They say they don't want to live near a burial ground, but there are Indian burial grounds all over Dougherty Valley. There are dead people buried where they live anyway.
So what's the alternative for Sid Corrie? He was originally planning a housing development of 4000 homes on that property. Curt Kinney proposed the cemetery back in 2005. Yet Phil O'Loane, never one to miss a political opportunity, sent out mailers against Measure W, claiming that 4000 homes would be developed there if it passed. The plan to make that property into a cemetery had been in place for five years and Phil knew it.
Of course now that San Ramon does not have Tassajara Valley within our Urban Growth Boundary, we have absolutely no influence on any decision Contra Costa County Supervisors make. Thanks for that, Phil!
No influence Roz?? We can hold meetings with the best of them!!
There's only one Supervisor that represents San Ramon and Danville and four others that represent other parts of the County. I don't know how the other four Supervisors would vote on this. After all a Cemetery is a permitted use for that property. The County could be subject to a lawsuit if they reject it.
You were a Planning Commissioner. You know more about property rights vs. residents' rights. There's a small group of residents that live near Corrie's property. They might have some say in this, but Dougherty Valley residents living two to three miles away, I'm not so sure.
Roz, I was being somewhat sarcastic on my last response. We need a sarcasm emoticon here! The facts of the matter are sadly, like you mention, there is only one supervisor who represents the area, so the amount of influence that might have with the other 4 sup's is anyone's guess.
My dealings with the County Planning Commission was minimal, what few dealings I had were not pleasant. Remember, the County gave us Dougherty Valley and that whole process was and still is highly frustrating. Bottom line, something is going to go in that area, cemetery or housing, pick your poison.
Thanks Bob,
I guess my sarcasm detector was on the fritz.
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local resident, Danville
@Roz: How is the cemetery a "permitted use" on Agricultural-designated land? Please provide a citation to and quote from the CC County General Plan stating that.
Why does Roz have to do that? If I was that concerned I'd look it up myself. And FYI, its a permitted use on ag zoned property, with a special use permit.
All of the documentation is available for download on the CC County website. Web Link
Resident, San Ramon
For the few that claim a cemetery would not negatively impact anyone, they ignore the many negative impacts; including two or three (or more) lengthy funeral processions every day for the next 30+ years on the two main thoroughfares that feed into that area. If you choose to ignore water & cultural impacts, how would you like to be stuck in traffic three + times a day, every day, for the next 30+ years, oh, I know why, you don't live anywhere near there, so why would you care?
Also, even though the Tassajara Valley is not within San Ramon's Urban Growth Boundary, it is close enough to cause the many negative impacts that the nearby residents spoke about, and therefore the S.R. City Council, who were elected to represent the residents, has a responsibility to communicate to the county planners & supervisors our opposition to the cemetery.
winresident
winresident, San Ramon
There is no point in arguing with people that favour the cemetery on this bulletin board, as they do not listen to any reason and always come up with some comment to negate the various different reasons the cemetery is unfavourable in the neighbourhood.
culture of neighbourhood - who cares
water impact - they will find it somehow it's okay
zoning laws - always have some loophole make it pass
neighbours - should just keep quiet and deal with the consequences
For those that are against this project it is better to spend time and energy finding out how this can be stopped at the county level instead of arguing on this bulletin board
according to the New York times article:
The county supervisor assigned for San Ramon favours the cemetery, we should focus on our efforts to change her mind and vote against it
LT Resident
LT Resident, San Ramon
To Resident just above this comment.
The City Council DID vote to express the concern of the community to the CoCoCo Board of Supervisors and the County Planning Commission.
I know but they said the decision is with county
It's not a good sign when a county supervisors for the area are quoted in favor of the project
Longtime Resident
Longtime Resident, San Ramon
Winresident - why is your opinion any more valuable than mine? I had many of the same complaints and concerns about YOUR house before it was built and guess what - I was right about them.
if your complaints about new development in Windermere were similar to what we are facing now, then please join us to stop this urban development further :)
Even if you live far away please remember the site is nowhere close to a freEeway so all the funeral processions will either come from 680 or 580 so you or someone you know will be affected some or the other way because traffic will be a nightmare with the planned three burials per day for the rest of hundred years
Some say either cemetery or housing, we disagree it will be neither to get housing you need to go to voters who have already voted.
Derek, Danville
I think the real story here isn't what all of you are bickering about, it's that a city council actually took into account the concerns of those they supposedly represent.
Are you listening, Danville council?
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Review: Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call
Posted on July 18, 2018 by Audish	Leave a comment
The original Nightmares from the Deep is a perennial favorite of mine, owing to how many innovations it holds over most of the hidden object genre. There's a fine variety of hidden object challenges, the graphics are bright and detailed, the puzzles make sense, and a ghost pirate drives a goddamned galleon through a museum in the intro. All of these elements (especially the last one) primed me for the sequel, and while it comes close to the same level of quality it never quite eclipses it as I'd hoped. The Siren's Call seems content to provide more of the same hunting and puzzling that The Cursed Heart did, which is still a sight better than most hidden object games you'll find.
Once again you step into the capable shoes of Sarah Black, Caribbean museum curator and now experienced ghost pirate hunter. She's in the midst of opening a collection about her adventures in the first game when a rain-slicked fellow shows up with a strange package. Armed fishmen show up in pursuit of said package, and following the ensuing battle you are whisked away to Kingsmouth, a remote island fishing village suffering under a Deep Ones-style curse. It's up to Sarah to figure out what their devious mayor is up to, find a way to break the curse, and rescue an imprisoned siren before the kraken is released.
It's no galleon smashing through a building but that still sounds pretty good, right? Despite the many curious facets of the story it never quite manages to thrill or surprise the way The Cursed Heart's did, mainly because this one ends up being a very straight-forward rescue. The bizarre curse and the kraken and the siren are all tied up in the same mystical plot so all you really need to do is save the girl to fix everything. None of the characters are as interesting as Captain Remington was and your daughter isn't involved, so Sarah herself doesn't get as many good lines as she did before. Again, it's serviceable and an improvement over most HOGs, but I was hoping for more.
Look at me, going on and on about the story in a game like this. If you're here to click on objects that are sometimes hidden, you definitely won't be disappointed. Just as in the previous game, there's a variety of scenes to puzzle through. Sometimes you have a dozen items to find, sometimes you're assembling one particular item, and in my favorite ones you're using a chain of items to unlock other items to eventually get to the one you want. There are a few scenes where you mix medicines or brew coffee, and then there are more standard puzzles to gently tax your brain. It's those puzzles where the game stumbles a little compared to its predecessor, as they all seem more simplistic than before and have an unusual affinity for discs and rings.
This is really the key thing about The Siren's Call, that all of its features are only as good or a little worse than those of The Cursed Heart. The graphics are still bright and detailed but not as interesting as before, though I will admit the character animations and cutscenes are the singular improvement here. The map feels smaller because of where it takes you, despite probably being about the same size as the previous pirate island. And even the backtracking the game makes you do is worse, excessive enough that I would suggest not playing on Expert so you can at least see when hidden object scenes are available again.
I know this sounds like a lot of complaining, but understand this is purely in relation to the previous game. The Cursed Heart and The Siren's Call are both among some of the best hidden object games I've played in the genre, and both should be at the top of your list if these kinds of games are your jam. It's just that the first one is conspicuously better than the second, and that's really not how sequels are supposed to work. I expected better of Artifex Mundi, at least a few new bells and whistles, but all you're getting is more of the same. It's a very, very good same, mind you, so if The Cursed Heart left you wanting more, you'll get it in The Siren's Call.
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Metaverse: ideas from the Web Summit
There was no bigger buzzword at this year's Web Summit in Lisbon than the "metaverse", a virtual reality version of the internet that Facebook, among others, is keen to build. Some key ideas emerged from this week's conference about how the metaverse could evolve.
The workplace: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes the workplace could be transformed by virtual reality (VR). In August Facebook unveiled Workrooms, a platform where employees can use VR headsets to attend virtual meetings, appearing as cartoonish avatars. Facebook's product manager Chris Cox responded to the idea that employees might not want to discuss serious matters while depicted as cartoons. "The reason that it's better for us than a video conference is that you get to see body language," he said. Facebook is not the only company trying to update the conference calls that have caused mass fatigue during the pandemic. Augmented reality company Magic Leap is working with software firm Cisco to create 3D meetings using augmented reality headsets.
Gaming and entertainment: Gaming platform Roblox is widely seen as a rudimentary metaverse, where millions have attended virtual concerts from pop stars like Zara Larsson. The Swedish singer told Web Summit that Roblox allowed her to perform for much bigger audiences than at a physical venue -- including for people "in a small town in a country where I have never toured". Electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre is meanwhile set to create soundscapes and virtual shows for Sensorium Galaxy, an entertainment-focused metaverse.
Less screen time: Several Web Summit panellists enthused that the metaverse could do away with the more dispiriting aspects of the internet, like our addiction to staring at screens. The metaverse could also provide more social experiences than lonely phone-scrolling, hopes Ivan Nikitin, product director at Sensorium Galaxy.
Creative outlet: Metaverse evangelists want the new virtual world to be an outlet for creative expression. You might give yourself a pair of wings, or hair made of flames -- similar to in Second Life, another early metaverse-like website. "I'm excited about the opportunity that we have to redesign our lives," said Amy Peck, CEO of virtual reality consultancy EndeavorXR.
All things unexplainable
The Unexplainable podcast from Vox Media
Vox Media has always been known for explainers that untangle the many threads of events in a world filled with too much information and too little context. But with this new science podcast, launched earlier this year, Vox takes on concepts that are timeless in their inexplicability—from why placebos work to whether the field of psychology, which went through a massive overhaul of basic principles about a decade ago, is essentially flawed. Host Noam Hassenfeld is joined by an array of experts and Vox reporters every week as he looks at the most fascinating unanswered questions in science and the often remarkable ways in which scientists are trying to answer them.
Visit www.vox.com/unexplainable
Analogue does it
Morphee
There are sleep and meditation apps galore but they all involve looking at a screen, and screens are inherently distracting. You may set out to listen to calming ocean sounds but before you know it you are scrolling through Twitter. The French company Morphée has a solution: a gadget that works without a screen, internet or Bluetooth, and is not connected to a mobile or computer app. Think of it as a music box that contains pre-recorded modules for sleep and meditation—over 200 of them—based on eight relaxation and sleep techniques: body scan, breathing, movement, visualisation, cardiac coherence, napping, relaxing music and nature sounds. The gadget comes with a book that lists the sessions, and has three keys to help you choose different sounds, sessions and modules. A completely analogue device in a digital world might be exactly what we need to sleep better.
Visit www.morphee.co
Clippy is back
Clippy sticker pack
Remember Clippy, the annoying and unpopular "personal assistant" on Microsoft Office that died an ignominious death two decades ago? Well, Clippy is back on Microsoft Teams as a sticker pack. "Yes, it's true—Clippy has agreed to come out of retirement! Whether you loved him or hated him, Clippy is back with a Retro Sticker Pack in Teams," said Microsoft, confirming the return of Clippy. Clippy started life in Office 97, offering "useful" hints for using Microsoft's Office software, but died unloved and uncared for in 2001 with the introduction of Office XP. It is kind of genius to resurrect it as a sticker pack, riding on Clippy's posthumous fame as the subject of a thousand memes. On the internet, as we know, no attention is bad attention.
Clubhouse goes multilingual
Clubhouse is now multilingual
Earlier this week, audio social app Clubhouse rolled out app support for Android users in 13 languages, including five Indian ones. So users will now be able to access the app in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu, apart from French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish. The language support works for features like prompts, notifications and descriptions as well as on-boarding, the process when a user joins the app.
A new world of wallpapers
SwirlWalls on Google Play
Spinning wallpapers, anyone? SwirlWalls, a new wallpaper app for Android, lets you choose one for the screen, animating the wallpaper as you interact with your phone. The app makes every home screen page change, gesture navigation swipe and lock screen interaction feel more responsive and interactive.
You can choose from among 200 custom wallpapers, each with its own style and colour combination. Each style is available in 10 or more "remixes". You get to pick not just a wallpaper you like, but also the colour scheme or effect. The app also supports dark themes and matches your phone's display refresh rate. More importantly, SwirlWalls works with a variety of launchers, be it a stock launcher like the Pixel Launcher or Samsung One UI Home, or a third-party launcher. If you want something new and different every day on the phone screen, give SwirlWalls a try.
—Nitin Sreedhar and Shrabonti Bagchi


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Cold Hot, a journey of sights and sounds through the most musical region in the United States, author talk and book signing at Woodward Way in Woldenberg Art Center Tulane University in New Orleans. Tuesday February 21, 1-4pm
Katie Gray
katie.gray@spmj.com.br
Images can generate sounds, albeit imaginary ones. Based on this, Brazilian photographer and journalist Sérgio Poroger journeyed through the southeastern United States in December 2014, putting together a collection of photographs now available in his book, Cold Hot, sponsored by the Lafayette Convention and Visitor Center and other supporters. This coming February 21 at Tulane University in New Orleans, Sérgio will discuss his work and explain the trip he took to gather images and ideas for this work of art. The book tells the story of the region, and the 66 images give visual understanding.
The U.S. launch continues with 3 events in Lafayette, Louisiana over two days February 22 and 23. On Friday February 24 the tour travels to Jackson, Mississippi, followed by Clarksdale, Mississippi on Saturday February 25. Sérgio travels to Tennessee for the second week of touring to have launches in Memphis on February 27 and 28, Nashville on March 1 and Chattanooga on Thursday March 2. The tour finishes in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday March 3 and 4.
"I researched the region for almost two years simply because of my desire to photograph the region's musicality. However, I was surprised to find a region that stands apart from the rest of the United States, where music has such a major influence on the landscapes, architecture and customs of local residents, who are also different - they love to talk, they love to have conversations and they are happy and laid back. Basically, this is a place where everything becomes music!", explains Poroger. In addition to the photographs, Poroger wrote an introduction to the book and brief comments that weave the images together.
Poroger travelled over 3000 kilometers through the states of Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, journeying along the legendary Blues Highway, Route 61, passing through landscapes that alternated between humble countryside lined with farmlands and opulent cities crowned with skyscrapers, but all with a common theme: the ever-present musicality. Few regions of the country offer such musical diversity, from old, sacred blues to country, branching through classic jazz and 50's rock and roll.
The route reflects that diversity: in Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame is a mandatory destination for pilgrims, as is Wild Bill's, the wonderful show venue in the Memphis suburbs, which discovered, among others, a young man called Elvis Presley. Or the crossroads where routes 61 and 49 meet, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where blues legend Robert Johnson supposedly made his famous pact with the devil, now a mandatory part of any music history. And of course the New Orleans Preservation Hall, legendary temple to traditional jazz.
All of this has been recorded in Cold Hot, which the book's curator, Eder Chiodetto, who is one of the icons of Brazilian photographic curatorship, has compared to "the letters that recall the heroic excursions of itinerant photographers, who took us to unknown places, revealing ambiences, intimacies and cultures, drawing back the curtain to see behind the scenes". And why this title? Chiodetto says: "Breaking away from chronology and geography, the images are connected through their composition, through the interplay of light and color, through the recurring references and tonalities that reveal extreme warmth or a certain coldness, metaphorically reflecting the region's ambivalence, which oscillates between periods of intense heat and harsh cold."
The book also includes a presentation by author and music critic Carlos Calado, who defines it as an imaginary soundtrack created by the expressive images. "To feel this music, you do not need to have personally visited the many cities in the Southern United States that he photographed during visits to bars, clubs, cafes, restaurants, recording studios and museums. This silent music can even be seen in the images that Sergio's lenses captured of the streets", said Calado.
About Cold Hot
120 pages and 66 photographs
Photography and text - Sergio Poroger
Organization - Eder Chiodetto
Executive Producer - Patricia Bueloni
Graphic Design - Manuela Siffert Porto
Graphic Production and Image Treatment - Marcio Uva
Translation - Frank Turner
Printing: Ipsis (Brazil's foremost photography and art book publisher)
US Tour contact: Katie Gray katie.gray@spmj.com.br 504-390-1309
Cold Hot Launch 2017 events
New Orleans: Tuesday February 21
Tuesday February 21 from 1-4 pm
Woodward Way at Tulane University
Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Circle
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans
Lafayette: Wednesday and Thursday, February 22 and 23
Wednesday February 22, 10am - 2 pm
Acadian Village
200 Greenleaf Drive, Lafayette
Wednesday February 22, 6-9pm
Randol's Seafood Restaurant
2320 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette
Thursday, February 23, 10 am - 2 pm
Vermilionville Historic Village
300 Fisher Road, Lafayette
Jackson, Mississippi: Friday, February 24
Friday, February 24, 5-7pm
Lemuria Bookstore
4465 N Hwy 55, Jackson, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi: Saturday, February 25
Saturday, February 25, 1 - 3 pm
Delta Blues Museum
Blues Alley Ln, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Shack Up Inn
1 Commissary Circle, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee: Monday and Tuesday, February 27 and 28
Monday, February 27, 6 - 8 pm
BB King's Blues Club
143 Beale Street, Memphis, TN
Tuesday, February 28, 1pm - 3 pm
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
926 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN
Nashville, Tennessee: Wednesday, March 1
Wednesday, March 1, 8- 10 pm
Music City Bar and Grill
2416 Music Valley Drive, #161, Nashville, TN
Chattanooga, Tennessee: Thursday, March 2
Thursday March 2, 6-8 pm
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1400 Market Street, Chattanooga
Atlanta, Georgia: Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4
Saturday, March 4, 4 - 6 pm
A Cappella Books
208 Haralson Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
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Most licensed drivers are required to take a driver's education class before being allowed to operate a motor vehicle. However, most drivers have not taken any type of defensive driving training. Defensive driving teaches you how to avoid accidents by recognizing and reacting to problems on the road before they happen. A defensive driver should be proactive instead of reactive. This means that a defensive driver is always processing and taking in new information – and responding to it if necessary.
Stay alert. Keep your eyes on the road and notice things like directional signs, speed limit signs, and signals while you drive. Check your mirrors on occasion so you have a full view around your vehicle.
Avoid distractions. Keep your focus on one thing: driving the vehicle. Eliminate distractions such as cell phones, conversations with passengers, and the radio. Put your phone away and turn the radio down.
Look down the road. Instead of focusing on what's right in front of you, make sure that you scan farther down the road. Professional race drivers use a method called High Eyes driving. They focus on the horizon ahead of them instead of the car immediately in front of them.
Don't follow too closely. Keep a distance of about 3-5 seconds between you and the vehicle in front of you. Also, when you stop, stop so you can see at least 3 feet behind the rear tires of the vehicle in front of you. This will always give you some time to react if a driver ahead brakes suddenly.
The rules of right-of-way. Always yield to other drivers when necessary. Being patient and giving other drivers their turn helps prevent accidents and road rage.
Anticipate other driver's moves. While you can't read other drivers' minds, you can make an educated guess on how they are going to react. An example of this would be leaving a little extra distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you if they are a brake-happy driver.
No road rage. It can be frustrating if other drivers are erratic, don't follow rules, or are dangerous drivers. Getting angry can make accidents more likely. Also, avoid eye contact with the other driver. Studies show that many road rage accidents occur when drivers make eye contact with each other. Road rage drivers are looking to start trouble and by looking them in the eye, you may increase their anger.
Controlling your speed. Pay attention to the posted speed limits and adjust your driving accordingly. Keep with the flow of traffic no matter where you are. If other drivers are driving at a dangerously high rate of speed, don't attempt to match them. Always try to get into a traffic lane where you can stay at a safe speed.
Make other drivers aware of what you are doing. Do everything you can to make other drivers aware of your intentions. When you change lanes, use your directional signal. Use your brake lights and headlights safely and consistently. Keep your headlights on during the daytime hours.
Stay out of other drivers' blind spots. Don't linger in an area where other drivers can't see you in their mirrors or windows.
Watch the weather. Things such as rain, fog, snow, ice, wind, and mud can affect your driving. To make harsh weather driving safer, slow down, leave extra room between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you, turn on your lights, slow down on turns and hills, and pull over if you feel it's too dangerous to drive.
Defensive driving can take some time to get used to. And breaking bad driving habits can be hard to do. Learning defensive driving isn't so much about improving your own driving skills; it's about learning how to avoid other drivers doing dangerous things on the road. To get started, you may have to remind yourself about defensive driving techniques, but once it becomes second nature you have become a defensive driver.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2018 by Jay Van Deurzen, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative.
There are so many ways you can save money on your car insurance premium. And that is one of them.
Everyone should take a course like this since we could all learn something. I know for me, it would be beneficial to start driving a bit more carefully as the weather isn't the best. Now of the things that you have listed here, removing distractions I think is the most important bit. You can't be looking at your phone or trying to eat as that takes away time that your eyes are on the road, and we all know that things can happen in a matter of seconds.


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Amazing property and staff. Emma and Karim were incredible and did an outstanding job! We will be back again.
The service was second to none. Karim and his exceptional staff made sure our stay was perfect.
Fantastic facilities, engaged and helpful staff, excellent shuttle service.
The atmosphere around the pool, the staff and the food were a joy. We also loved the gardens.
The restaurant was brilliant and the staff bent over backwards to make you feel comfortable and special.
Wonderful small hotel with the best caring and well educated staff! Highly recommendable! Shuttle service very efficient to get to beaches and the port of St Tropez!
The decor is gorgeous, the staff extremely hospitable, the food delicious, and an amazing pool. Nothing to not like. Highly recommended! And although it's slightly out of town, the hotel offers a 24 hour on demand Luxe shuttle. Incredibly convenient.
Beautiful swimming pool, vey luxury acommodations, lots of perks.
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Encapsulating the laid-back glamour of the Riviera, MUSE Saint Tropez is a chic bespoke retreat that reflects architectural simplicity nestled in the heart of an award-winning ecological and self-sustainable garden designed by acclaimed landscape artist, Sophie Agata Ambroise. MUSE is a state of mind where minute details interweaves with life's perfect moments or time bubbles of pure happiness. A celebration of senses, tastes and textures. Evoking pleasure to the eye. MUSE leaves nothing to chance to make each second with us a true delight.
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Muse Saint Tropez / Ramatuelle accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Guests using an extra bed can also have breakfast.
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The hotel is run to a budget, strangely poor breakfast, wine fridge in room has been turned off so you cant bring your own wine, and the position of the hotel offers no sea view.
The hole in front of the pool.
the helpfulness of the staff and the elegant design of this hotel and its rooms.
I genuinely can't fault anything. Bar the plunge pool being a little cold in the room and that's all I can think of.
AC control not available in room.
Comfortable bed, concierge staff, hotel car service.


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8 Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
`What.' exclaimed the Ghost, `would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give. Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow.'
Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully bonneted the Spirit at any period of his life. He then made bold to inquire what business brought him there.
`Your welfare.' said the Ghost.
Scrooge expressed himself much obliged, but could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end. The Spirit must have heard him thinking, for it said immediately:
`Your reclamation, then. Take heed.'
It put out its strong hand as it spoke, and clasped him gently by the arm.
`Rise. and walk with me.'
It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead that the weather and the hour were not adapted to pedestrian purposes; that bed was warm, and the thermometer a long way below freezing; that he was clad but lightly in his slippers, dressing-gown, and nightcap; and that he had a cold upon him at that time. The grasp, though gentle as a woman's hand, was not to be resisted. He rose: but finding that the Spirit made towards the window, clasped his robe in supplication.
`I am mortal,' Scrooge remonstrated, `and liable to fall.'
`Bear but a touch of my hand there,' said the Spirit, laying it upon his heart,' and you shall be upheld in more than this.'
As the words were spoken, they passed through the wall, and stood upon an open country road, with fields on either hand. The city had entirely vanished. Not a vestige of it was to be seen. The darkness and the mist had vanished with it, for it was a clear, cold, winter day, with snow upon the ground.
`Good Heaven!' said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked about him. `I was bred in this place. I was a boy here.'
The Spirit gazed upon him mildly. Its gentle touch, though it had been light and instantaneous, appeared still present to the old man's sense of feeling. He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long, forgotten.
`Your lip is trembling,' said the Ghost. `And what is that upon your cheek.'
Scrooge muttered, with an unusual catching in his voice, that it was a pimple; and begged the Ghost to lead him where he would.
`You recollect the way.' inquired the Spirit.
`Remember it.' cried Scrooge with fervour; `I could walk it blindfold.'
`Strange to have forgotten it for so many years.' observed the Ghost. `Let us go on.'
They walked along the road, Scrooge recognising every gate, and post, and tree; until a little market-town appeared in the distance, with its bridge, its church, and winding river. Some shaggy ponies now were seen trotting towards them with boys upon their backs, who called to other boys in country gigs and carts, driven by farmers. All these boys were in great spirits, and shouted to each other, until the broad fields were so full of merry music, that the crisp air laughed to hear it.
`These are but shadows of the things that have been,' said the Ghost. `They have no consciousness of us.'
The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one.
The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one. Why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them. Why did his cold eye glisten, and his heart leap up as they went past. Why was he filled with gladness when he heard them give each other Merry Christmas, as they parted at cross-roads and bye-ways, for their several homes. What was merry Christmas to Scrooge. Out upon merry Christmas. What good had it ever done to him.
`The school is not quite deserted,' said the Ghost. `A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.'
Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed.
They left the high-road, by a well-remembered lane, and soon approached a mansion of dull red brick, with a little weathercock-surmounted cupola, on the roof, and a bell hanging in it. It was a large house, but one of broken fortunes; for the spacious offices were little used, their walls were damp and mossy, their windows broken, and their gates decayed. Fowls clucked and strutted in the stables; and the coach-houses and sheds were over-run with grass. Nor was it more retentive of its ancient state, within; for entering the dreary hall, and glancing through the open doors of many rooms, they found them poorly furnished, cold, and vast. There was an earthy savour in the air, a chilly bareness in the place, which associated itself somehow with too much getting up by candle-light, and not too much to eat.
They went, the Ghost and Scrooge, across the hall, to a door at the back of the house. It opened before them, and disclosed a long, bare, melancholy room, made barer still by lines of plain deal forms and desks. At one of these a lonely boy was reading near a feeble fire; and Scrooge sat down upon a form, and wept to see his poor forgotten self as he used to be.
Not a latent echo in the house, not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind the panelling, not a drip from the half-thawed water-spout in the dull yard behind, not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, not the idle swinging of an empty store-house door, no, not a clicking in the fire, but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence, and gave a freer passage to his tears.
The Spirit touched him on the arm, and pointed to his younger self, intent upon his reading. Suddenly a man, in foreign garments: wonderfully real and distinct to look at: stood outside the window, with an axe stuck in his belt, and leading by the bridle an ass laden with wood.
`Why, it's Ali Baba.' Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy. `It's dear old honest Ali Baba. Yes, yes, I know. One Christmas time, when yonder solitary child was left here all alone, he did come, for the first time, just like that. Poor boy. And Valentine,' said Scrooge,' and his wild brother, Orson; there they go. And what's his name, who was put down in his drawers, asleep, at the Gate of Damascus; don't you see him. And the Sultan's Groom turned upside down by the Genii; there he is upon his head. Serve him right. I'm glad of it. What business had he to be married to the Princess.'
To hear Scrooge expending all the earnestness of his nature on such subjects, in a most extraordinary voice between laughing and crying; and to see his heightened and excited face; would have been a surprise to his business friends in the city, indeed.
`There's the Parrot.' cried Scrooge. `Green body and yellow tail, with a thing like a lettuce growing out of the top of his head; there he is. Poor Robin Crusoe, he called him, when he came home again after sailing round the island. `Poor Robin Crusoe, where have you been, Robin Crusoe.' The man thought he was dreaming, but he wasn't. It was the Parrot, you know. There goes Friday, running for his life to the little creek. Halloa. Hoop. Hallo.'
Then, with a rapidity of transition very foreign to his usual character, he said, in pity for his former self, `Poor boy.' and cried again.
`I wish,' Scrooge muttered, putting his hand in his pocket, and looking about him, after drying his eyes with his cuff: `but it's too late now.'
`What is the matter.' asked the Spirit.
`Nothing,' said Scrooge. `Nothing. There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something: that's all.'


Darrell B. Nelson is a former Securities Broker and Insurance Agent who has decided to use the total meltdown of his former industry, and the total destruction of any illusions of personal financial security the meltdown caused, as an opportunity to pursue a writing career.
His passion for writing was encouraged at a young age by his mother, who would read to him every night. Fueling his dreams in ways only books can. As he got older she took him to the library every week. Letting his imagination soar.
While other children his age were dealing with where they were and what they were doing, he was flying through space helping to build Asimov's Foundation, Make way for Clarke's Star Child, or living on Bova's Selene. Needless to say, he tripped over things a lot.
When he started writing he knew in the future his works would be of great importance, as time travelers arrived and started watching his every move. Or, maybe they were cats, wondering if he would pet them and rub their ears. Time Travelers have whiskers and like to curl up in your lap, right?
In his free time he likes to hang out on Facebook, marveling at how far we've come since the time of the Egyptians who would worship cats and write on walls.


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For twenty years people had been telling me how lucky I was to be in our field of research because "things" were changing for young women. Twenty years later "things" had not changed.
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Turbulence isn't just a science problem
Ivan Marusic, University of Melbourne; Joy Damousi, University of Melbourne, and Susan Broomhall, University of Western Australia
You might be familiar with turbulence as you experience it on a plane, or as scholars describe combustible forces of social change. But understanding how it operates is far more complex.
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Creating research value needs more than just science – arts, humanities, social sciences can help
Rachel A. Ankeny, University of Adelaide and Lisa M. Given, Swinburne University of Technology
Mobilising value from science and technology needs help from thinkers, designers, makers, policymakers and enablers – and this expertise often sits in the humanities, arts and social sciences domain.
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Dominique Potvin, University of the Sunshine Coast
The young membership, frequency of elections and relaxed networks in science societies may provide vital positive influence for female promotion in STEM.
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This year 77 women took part in the largest all-female expedition to Antarctica as part of a leadership training program. Rough weather enroute put group decision-making skills to the test.
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Deborah Towns, University of Melbourne
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Rachel A. Ankeny
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Lisa M. Given
Associate Dean, Research and Development, Swinburne University of Technology
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Luke Holman
Senior lecturer, University of Melbourne
Luciana Esteves
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Arian Wallach
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney
Kate Charlton-Robb
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Joy Damousi
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Shari L. Gallop
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Deborah Towns
Research Fellow, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Department of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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/*
* PKCS#11 RSA
* (C) 2016 Daniel Neus, Sirrix AG
* (C) 2016 Philipp Weber, Sirrix AG
*
* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
*/

#ifndef BOTAN_P11_RSA_H_
#define BOTAN_P11_RSA_H_

#include <botan/p11_session.h>
#include <botan/p11_object.h>
#include <botan/pk_keys.h>

#if defined(BOTAN_HAS_RSA)
#include <botan/rsa.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Botan {
namespace PKCS11 {

/// Properties for generating a PKCS#11 RSA public key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) RSA_PublicKeyGenerationProperties final : public PublicKeyProperties
   {
   public:
      /// @param bits length in bits of modulus n
      explicit RSA_PublicKeyGenerationProperties(Ulong bits);

      /// @param pub_exponent public exponent e
      inline void set_pub_exponent(const BigInt& pub_exponent = BigInt(0x10001))
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::PublicExponent, BigInt::encode(pub_exponent));
         }

      virtual ~RSA_PublicKeyGenerationProperties() = default;
   };

/// Properties for importing a PKCS#11 RSA public key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) RSA_PublicKeyImportProperties final : public PublicKeyProperties
   {
   public:
      /// @param modulus modulus n
      /// @param pub_exponent public exponent e
      RSA_PublicKeyImportProperties(const BigInt& modulus, const BigInt& pub_exponent);

      /// @return the modulus
      inline const BigInt& modulus() const
         {
         return m_modulus;
         }

      /// @return the public exponent
      inline const BigInt& pub_exponent() const
         {
         return m_pub_exponent;
         }

      virtual ~RSA_PublicKeyImportProperties() = default;
   private:
      const BigInt m_modulus;
      const BigInt m_pub_exponent;
   };

/// Represents a PKCS#11 RSA public key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) PKCS11_RSA_PublicKey : public RSA_PublicKey,
   public Object
   {
   public:
      static const ObjectClass Class = ObjectClass::PublicKey;

      /**
      * Creates a PKCS11_RSA_PublicKey object from an existing PKCS#11 RSA public key
      * @param session the session to use
      * @param handle the handle of the RSA public key
      */
      PKCS11_RSA_PublicKey(Session& session, ObjectHandle handle);

      /**
      * Imports a RSA public key
      * @param session the session to use
      * @param pubkey_props the attributes of the public key
      */
      PKCS11_RSA_PublicKey(Session& session, const RSA_PublicKeyImportProperties& pubkey_props);

      std::unique_ptr<PK_Ops::Encryption>
         create_encryption_op(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
                              const std::string& params,
                              const std::string& provider) const override;

      std::unique_ptr<PK_Ops::Verification>
         create_verification_op(const std::string& params,
                                const std::string& provider) const override;
   };

/// Properties for importing a PKCS#11 RSA private key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) RSA_PrivateKeyImportProperties final : public PrivateKeyProperties
   {
   public:
      /**
      * @param modulus modulus n
      * @param priv_exponent private exponent d
      */
      RSA_PrivateKeyImportProperties(const BigInt& modulus, const BigInt& priv_exponent);

      /// @param pub_exponent public exponent e
      inline void set_pub_exponent(const BigInt& pub_exponent)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::PublicExponent, BigInt::encode(pub_exponent));
         }

      /// @param prime1 prime p
      inline void set_prime_1(const BigInt& prime1)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::Prime1, BigInt::encode(prime1));
         }

      /// @param prime2 prime q
      inline void set_prime_2(const BigInt& prime2)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::Prime2, BigInt::encode(prime2));
         }

      /// @param exp1 private exponent d modulo p-1
      inline void set_exponent_1(const BigInt& exp1)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::Exponent1, BigInt::encode(exp1));
         }

      /// @param exp2 private exponent d modulo q-1
      inline void set_exponent_2(const BigInt& exp2)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::Exponent2, BigInt::encode(exp2));
         }

      /// @param coeff CRT coefficient q^-1 mod p
      inline void set_coefficient(const BigInt& coeff)
         {
         add_binary(AttributeType::Coefficient, BigInt::encode(coeff));
         }

      /// @return the modulus
      inline const BigInt& modulus() const
         {
         return m_modulus;
         }

      /// @return the private exponent
      inline const BigInt& priv_exponent() const
         {
         return m_priv_exponent;
         }

      virtual ~RSA_PrivateKeyImportProperties() = default;

   private:
      const BigInt m_modulus;
      const BigInt m_priv_exponent;
   };

/// Properties for generating a PKCS#11 RSA private key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) RSA_PrivateKeyGenerationProperties final : public PrivateKeyProperties
   {
   public:
      RSA_PrivateKeyGenerationProperties()
         : PrivateKeyProperties(KeyType::Rsa)
         {}

      virtual ~RSA_PrivateKeyGenerationProperties() = default;
   };

/// Represents a PKCS#11 RSA private key
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey final : public Private_Key,
   public RSA_PublicKey,
   public Object
   {
   public:
      static const ObjectClass Class = ObjectClass::PrivateKey;

      /// Creates a PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey object from an existing PKCS#11 RSA private key
      PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey(Session& session, ObjectHandle handle);

      /**
      * Imports a RSA private key
      * @param session the session to use
      * @param priv_key_props the properties of the RSA private key
      */
      PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey(Session& session, const RSA_PrivateKeyImportProperties& priv_key_props);

      /**
      * Generates a PKCS#11 RSA private key
      * @param session the session to use
      * @param bits length in bits of modulus n
      * @param priv_key_props the properties of the RSA private key
      * @note no persistent public key object will be created
      */
      PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey(Session& session, uint32_t bits, const RSA_PrivateKeyGenerationProperties& priv_key_props);

      /// @return the exported RSA private key
      RSA_PrivateKey export_key() const;

      secure_vector<uint8_t> private_key_bits() const override;

      std::unique_ptr<PK_Ops::Decryption>
         create_decryption_op(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
                              const std::string& params,
                              const std::string& provider) const override;

      std::unique_ptr<PK_Ops::Signature>
         create_signature_op(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
                             const std::string& params,
                             const std::string& provider) const override;
   };

using PKCS11_RSA_KeyPair = std::pair<PKCS11_RSA_PublicKey, PKCS11_RSA_PrivateKey>;

/**
* RSA key pair generation
* @param session the session that should be used for the key generation
* @param pub_props properties of the public key
* @param priv_props properties of the private key
*/
BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) PKCS11_RSA_KeyPair generate_rsa_keypair(Session& session, const RSA_PublicKeyGenerationProperties& pub_props,
      const RSA_PrivateKeyGenerationProperties& priv_props);
}

}
#endif

#endif

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Derivatives of Green Biologics' proprietary green specialty chemicals serve a number of high-value markets including home fuels, personal care, flavors & fragrances, cosmetics, and specialty coatings.
We strive to create a pipeline of new high-value chemical products using our technology platform and product & application development expertise. We are assessing opportunities across a range of C3 and C4 chemistries in addition to collaborating with partners and customers to chemically synthesize our core chemicals into downstream derivatives such as what you see below.
Acetyl Tributyl Citrate
Industrial/Plastic Applications
A nontoxic and readily biodegradable plasticizer, acetyl tributyl citrate can be made using entirely renewably sourced components (acetic and citric acids in addition to Green Biologics' n-butanol). This biodegradable plasticizer has its primary use in plastic materials that need to be safe for contact with human mouths such as food packaging, children's toys, personal care and healthcare products. In addition to being safer phthalates, it has improved properties when used in cellulose nitrate films including resistance to yellowing and better adhesion to metal surfaces.
Butyl Esters
Green Biologics is a producer of 100% renewable n-butanol which we aim to transform into higher value chemicals for the cosmetics and personal care industry. A number of butyl esters utilized in cosmetics, fragrances and personal care applications are partially bio-based as they are produced from carboxylic acids derived from natural oils. As a producer of renewable n-butanol, we aim to partner with these producers to utilize our renewable n-butanol to provide 100 % renewable butyl esters to the industry and consumers.
An ester used in a variety of cosmetics and personal care applications, butyl acetate is used as a solvent in nail polishes and as an additive in nail treatments to prevent nail chipping.
Butyl acetate is also used as fragrance additive which adds a diffusive ethereal odor resembling fermented rum. Butyl acetate is common in banana, butter, pineapple, raspberry, and strawberry flavored or scented products. It is produced from n-butanol and acetic acid, the primary component of vinegar. Acetic acid can be produced using renewable methods.
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A butyl ester produced from acetic acid and n-butanol, butyl acetate is a solvent with a fruity banana aroma that is used in a variety of household and industrial cleaning formulations. It is a low viscosity, potent solvent with high miscibility with other solvents, and low miscibility with water. Butyl acetate is used as a general cleaning solvent, and as a formulation solvent in car care products. Acetic acid can be produced renewably, making it possible to produce butyl acetate as a 100% renewable bio-based solvent.
An ester of n-butanol and acetic acid. As acetic acid is the primary component of vinegars, this ester could be available as a 100% renewable ester by utilizing existing technology or vinegar production. Butyl acetate is a naturally occurring substance that is commonly used in banana, butter, pineapple, raspberry, and strawberry flavored or scented products.
A butyl ester produced from acetic acid and n-butanol, butyl acetate plays a critical role in the production of automotive OEM coatings. It is known for its excellent flow properties due to its low viscosity and potent solvency of hydrophobic components essential to highly durable paints and coatings, such as automotive coatings and wood finishes. As this compound is made exclusively from acetic acid and n-butanol, two chemicals capable of being produced through renewable fermentations, it is possible to synthesize it with 100% renewable components.
Butyl Acrylate
Acrylate polymers are excellent components of many paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and inks due to their resistance to water and environmental weathering such as sunlight and dust. Butyl acrylate, a common monomer in these polymers and is used throughout all the aforementioned industries, including toner resins like the one likely used to print this page. Containing an α,β-unsaturated moiety as well as a 4-carbon long aliphatic ester chain, butyl acrylate has the valuable properties of being highly reactive as a monomer and chemically robust while within a polymer matrix.
An extremely reliable and robust monomer with a growing market presence, butyl acrylate is a valuable material for food packaging producers. Butyl acrylate containing polymeric containers, films, and trays are recognized as safe by the FDA and EFSA. While research into a bio-derived acrylic acid is still underway in various research institutions and industrial facilities, a bio-based butyl acrylate made from Green Biologics' n-butanol would be 57.8% bio-based.
Butyl Avocadate
One of the most highly valued butyl esters in the cosmetics and personal care realm, butyl avocadate has been shown to be a selective inhibitor of 5-α Reductase Type 1, an enzyme responsible for the production of oils on the face and in hair. The addition of this ester to hair care and skin conditioning products facilitates the removal of grease and oil in skin secretions by selective inhibition of the enzyme responsible for their presence, not by drying out the hair or skin. Avocadic acids are naturally isolated from avocados.
Butyl Babassuate
A versatile ester used in a wide array of cosmetic products as an emollient, emulsion stabilizer, skin conditioner, and non-ionic surfactant. Commonly used as a skin conditioner in self-tanning formulations. Babassuic acid is a fatty acid derived from the seeds from Orbignya oleifera, the babassu palm tree.
Butyl Lactate
While most commonly utilised as a flavor and fragrance additive in cosmetics and personal care applications, butyl lactate is also used as a solvent for creams, lotions, fragrances, and soaps. As a flavor and fragrance additive, this ester adds synthetic butter, butterscotch, caramel, or fruit notes to formulations. Lactic acid is produced naturally in the human body and thus is both natural and safe. Fermentation technology has allowed the renewable production of lactic acid making butyl lactate a key target for Green Biologics as a 100% renewable ester.
A butyl ester produced from lactic acid and n-butanol, butyl lactate is used as an environmentally friendly solvent in dry cleaning applications and laundry applications. It is readily miscible with a wide range of organic solvents, and partly miscible with water. Lactic acid is a well-known carboxylic acid that occurs naturally in the human body and can be produced through industrial fermentation. Use of renewable n-butanol with a natural lactic acid would result in a 100 % bio-based product.
Butyl lactate is a multifunctional ester more commonly seen in cosmetics and various industrial applications. Lactic acid is a well-known carboxylic acid that occurs naturally in the human body and is capable of being produced through industrial fermentation. When butyl lactate is applied as a food flavoring additive it can impart butter, butterscotch, caramel, or fruity flavors.
A butyl ester produced from lactic acid and n-butanol, butyl lactate is used as an environmentally friendly, high boiling point solvent with a slow evaporation rate in paints and inks. It is readily miscible with a wide range of organic solvents, and partly miscible with water. Lactic acid is a well-known carboxylic acid that occurs naturally in the human body and can be produced through industrial fermentation. Use of renewable n-butanol to make a bio-based butyl lactate would result in a 100% bio-based product.
A butyl ester produced from lactic acid and n-butanol, butyl lactate is typically used as an environmentally friendly, high boiling point solvent with a slow evaporation rate that makes it useful for dispersion of chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides. Lactic acid is a well-known carboxylic acid that occurs naturally in the human body and can be produced through industrial fermentation. Use of renewable n-butanol to make a bio-based butyl lactate would result in a 100% bio-based product.
Butyl Myristate
An ester used in the production of face and other protective creams, lipsticks, and both nail polishes and nail polish removers. Butyl Myristate is also used as a diluent for cosmetics and fragrances. Myristic acid is a common saturated fatty acid that is named after the nutmeg plant Myristica fragrans. Nutmeg butter consists primarily of trimyristin which is a triglyceride of myristic acid and thus provides a natural platform for this component's isolation.
Butyl Oleate
This ester is a common additive to creams and lotions as a stabilizer and as an emollient to increase the moisturizing properties of the formulation. Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid that is common in many animal and vegetable oils and fats. Its name derives olive oil, of which oleic acid is the primary component.
An ester of n-butanol and oleic acid, this monounsaturated ester is useful for its great solvency properties which allow it to be formulated into a variety of oils. Used by itself or in combination with metal-working oils, butyl oleate retards the accumulation of static energy and inhibits rust formation. The compound also has broad uses in the cosmetic industry due to its nontoxic nature where it adds moisturizing abilities to lipsticks and lotions.
Butyl Palmitate
The primary component responsible for providing the glossy shine indicative of clean and healthy hair. Palmitic acid is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, microorganisms, and plants. Palmitic acid is the major component of all parts of palm trees, including palm oil, palm kernels, and palm kernel oil.
Butyl Stearate
A valuable chemical used as a binder in cosmetics, butyl stearate is also utilized in skin conditioners and in surfactants for cosmetics formulations. Products that commonly contain this ester include detergents, soaps, shampoos, and shaving creams. Stearic acid is an 18-carbon chain carboxylic acid that is commonly found in animal and vegetable fats and oils. While much more common in animal than vegetable fats, it is a large component of cocoa and shea butter (28–45%).
A valuable chemical used in industrial cleaning applications and household cleaners, common consumer product end uses for this ester include detergents and car care products such as leather cleaners and conditioners. Stearic acid is an 18-carbon chain carboxylic acid that is commonly found in animal and vegetable fats and oils. While much more common in animal than vegetable fats, it is a large component of cocoa and shea butter (28–45%). Esterifying a natural stearic acid with renewable n-butanol would produce a butyl stearate that is 100% bio-based.
A multifunctional ester produced utilizing stearic acid, butyl stearate can be renewably sourced as it is one of the most common fatty acids in nature with both animal and vegetable sources known. Butyl stearate can be used as a banana, butter, or liquor flavoring or antifoaming additive in the food industry.
The completely saturated analog of butyl oleate, butyl stearate is used more with PVC materials than metals, but still is renowned for its ability to repel water and add lubricity to junctions that move frequently. These properties make it an excellent choice to lubricate plastic mouldings and PVC pipes that carry aqueous solutions. Additionally, butyl stearate has uses as an emulsifier and plasticizer in the manufacturing of polymeric plastics and textiles.
A common three carbon alcohol generally known as rubbing alcohol, IPA is utilized extensively as a degreaser and cleaner in automotive applications such as brake cleaners and windshield de-icers. It is also common in electronic applications such as laptop, keyboard and mouse cleaners. It is miscible in water and many solvents and evaporates quickly with minimal residual impact. It can be esterified with acetic acid to produce isopropyl acetate, a common cleaning agent. Hydrogenating renewable acetone to IPA would result in a product that is 100% bio-based.
PCAI (Paints, Coatings, Adhesives & Inks)
A common three carbon alcohol utilized extensively as a solvent in paints, adhesives and inks, isopropyl alcohol is miscible in water and many solvents and evaporates quickly with minimal residual impact. It can be esterified with acetic acid to produce isopropyl acetate. Hydrogenating renewable acetone to IPA would result in a product that is 100% bio-based.
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premiered September 2007, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival
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TAR is a multimedia work that responds to "The Wonderful Tarbaby Story" by Joel Chandler Harris. While its roots can be traced back to West Africa and Native American folklore, Joel Chandler Harris' version and Walt Disney's 1946 film adaptation of this popular Southern folktale are the ones that inhabit our cultural imaginations. The tales were retold by white men who claimed to be giving voice to an old Black man, Uncle Remus, who is an ex-slave. TAR reflects and gives voice to the unarticulated voices—the disappeared voices—that whisper on the periphery of Harris and Disney's versions: Uncle Remus' original African voice, the voice of the descendants of African slaves and ex-slaves and the voice of the African American child, present but mute in the film, present but mute in the American racial past. These unheard/unacknowledged voices are the "tarbabies" of TAR. The 2007 premiere of TAR was made possible in part by support from Dance Advance, a funding initiative supported by Pew Charitable Trusts. The 2013 re-staging of TAR will premiere at University of Texas at Austin as a part of the Performing Blackness series in April.
"Big, breathtakingly passionate work [that] conveyed the openhearted reach of an inner journey" – Philadelphia Inquirer
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Half a cheer for Namibia's Nujoma
InternationalDec 2nd 1999 edition
Dec 2nd 1999
Hero-into-autocrat
AT FIRST glance, it all looks wearily familiar: ten years after shrugging off colonial rule amid popular jubilation, liberation hero turns into autocratic ruler of one-party-dominated state amid popular disenchantment. Namibia's legislative and presidential elections, held on November 30th and December 1st, were duly set to return President Sam Nujoma to power and his SWAPO party to parliament with a big majority. But are matters really so dire?
Mr Nujoma has obligingly stepped into many of the traps that post-independence Africa seems to supply. His government's patronage machine pumps favours out to his fellow Ovambo people, though they make up only half the population. He used his party's two-thirds majority to change the constitution in order to let him stand a third time for the presidency. In August, his security forces were accused of torture after putting down a secessionist rebellion in the Caprivi strip.
Now Mr Nujoma's government plans to build a showpiece dam of questionable economic value that will wash hundreds of nomadic Himba people from their land. "Whether the Himba people are happy or not is irrelevant," declares Hage Geingob, his prime minister.
Yet, by the egregious standards of some of Namibia's neighbours, these are relatively mild offences. Namibia is a reasonably peaceful, law-abiding place with adequate political freedoms and fair-enough elections. Black and white live moderately well side by side. Namibians on average—though this conceals vast inequalities, high unemployment and a health service overwhelmed by AIDS—are richer than most other Africans; GDP is expected to swell by 4.5% next year.
More promising still, a new opposition party, the Congress of Democrats, was launched for this election by Ben Ulenga, a SWAPO-leader-turned-critic. As the first serious SWAPO splinter party, Mr Ulenga's supporters were not expected to bag more than a dozen parliamentary seats this time, at most. But, as a credible challenger to the SWAPO machine, they represent the best chance yet of injecting genuine party rivalry into politics and confronting Mr Nujoma with a pesky opposition.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline "Half a cheer for Namibia's Nujoma"
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