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How to get people from Earth to Mars and safely back again
There are many things humanity must overcome before a return journey to Mars is launched
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There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched.
The two major players are NASA and SpaceX, which work together intimately on missions to the International Space Station but have competing ideas of what a crewed Mars mission would look like.
The biggest challenge (or constraint) is the mass of the payload (spacecraft, people, fuel, supplies etc) needed to make the journey.
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We still talk about launching something into space being like launching its weight in gold.
The payload mass is usually just a small percentage of the total mass of the launch vehicle.
For example, the Saturn V rocket that launched Apollo 11 to the Moon weighed 3,000 tonnes.
But it could launch only 140 tonnes (5% of its initial launch mass) to low Earth orbit, and 50 tonnes (less than 2% of its initial launch mass) to the Moon.
Mass constrains the size of a Mars spacecraft and what it can do in space. Every maneuver costs fuel to fire rocket motors, and this fuel must currently be carried into space on the spacecraft.
SpaceX's plan is for its crewed Starship vehicle to be refuelled in space by a separately launched fuel tanker. That means much more fuel can be carried into orbit than could be carried on a single launch.
Concept art of SpaceX's Dragon landing on Mars. Official SpaceX Photos/Flickr, CC BY-NC
Another challenge, intimately connected with fuel, is time.
Missions that send spacecraft with no crew to the outer planets often travel complex trajectories around the Sun. They use what are called gravity assist maneuvers to effectively slingshot around different planets to gain enough momentum to reach their target.
This saves a lot of fuel, but can result in missions that take years to reach their destinations. Clearly this is something humans would not want to do.
Both Earth and Mars have (almost) circular orbits and a maneuver known as the Hohmann transfer is the most fuel-efficient way to travel between two planets. Basically, without going into too much detail, this is where a spacecraft does a single burn into an elliptical transfer orbit from one planet to the other.
A Hohmann transfer between Earth and Mars takes around 259 days (between eight and nine months) and is only possible approximately every two years due to the different orbits around the Sun of Earth and Mars.
A spacecraft could reach Mars in a shorter time (SpaceX is claiming six months) but — you guessed it — it would cost more fuel to do it that way.
Mars and Earth have few similarities. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Safe landing
Suppose our spacecraft and crew get to Mars. The next challenge is landing.
A spacecraft entering Earth is able to use the drag generated by interaction with the atmosphere to slow down. This allows the craft to land safely on the Earth's surface (provided it can survive the related heating).
But the atmosphere on Mars is about 100 times thinner than Earth's. That means less potential for drag, so it isn't possible to land safely without some kind of aid.
Some missions have landed on airbags (such as NASA's Pathfider mission) while others have used thrusters (NASA's Phoenix mission). The latter, once again, requires more fuel.
A thruster landing on Mars.
A Martian day lasts 24 hours and 37 minutes but the similarities with Earth stop there.
The thin atmosphere on Mars means it can't retain heat as well as Earth does, so life on Mars is characterized by large extremes in temperature during the day/night cycle.
Mars has a maximum temperature of 30℃, which sounds quite pleasant, but its minimum temperature is -140℃, and its average temperature is -63℃. The average winter temperature at the Earth's South Pole is about -49℃.
So we need to be very selective about where we choose to live on Mars and how we manage temperature during the night.
The gravity on Mars is 38% of Earth's (so you'd feel lighter) but the air is principally carbon dioxide (CO₂) with several percent of nitrogen, so it's completely unbreathable. We would need to build a climate-controlled place just to live there.
SpaceX plans to launch several cargo flights including critical infrastructure such as greenhouses, solar panels and — you guessed it — a fuel-production facility for return missions to Earth.
Life on Mars would be possible and several simulation trials have already been done on Earth to see how people would cope with such an existence.
Return to Earth
The final challenge is the return journey and getting people safely back to Earth.
Apollo 11 entered Earth's atmosphere at about 40,000km/h, which is just below the velocity required to escape Earth's orbit.
Spacecraft returning from Mars will have re-entry velocities from 47,000km/h to 54,000km/h, depending on the orbit they use to arrive at Earth.
They could slow down into low orbit around Earth to around 28,800km/h before entering our atmosphere but — you guessed it — they'd need extra fuel to do that.
If they just barrel into the atmosphere, it will do all of the deceleration for them. We just need to make sure we don't kill the astronauts with G-forces or burn them up due to excess heating.
These are just some of the challenges facing a Mars mission and all of the technological building blocks to achieve this are there. We just need to spend the time and the money and bring it all together.
And we need to return people safely back to Earth, mission accomplished. NASA
Article by Chris James, Lecturer, Centre for Hypersonics, The University of Queensland
Published June 6, 2021 - 3:00 pm UTC


A commission for Jason Bradbury. 'Punk' is one of the robots from Jason's new book 'Dot Robot'. The model was built in around six weeks and required over fifty bespoke hand-cast resin parts.
The body uses a pair of prefabricated shatterproof plastic hemispheres. I made custom router jigs to cut the panel lines into the surface of the sphere. The 'eye' panels were treated with transparent black acrylic and back-lit with arrays of LEDs. The inner spikes are interchangeable, allowing different lengths to be attached using magnets.
The base is wood and uses perspex rods to support the robot, which contains an inner wooden frame.
Jason has posted a video of his first meeting with the finished robot on his site.


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Friday New Releases – August 27, 2021
Published on August 27, 2021 August 26, 2021 by 2loud2oldmusic27 Comments
Welcome to the final Friday New Release post in August and let me tell you there are a bunch to choose from this week. There are over 50 new albums to pick from so sit back and get on scrolling as I am sure you will find something you like. There are a handful I want to hear, but nothing I am running out to buy at this time. The ones I want to hear are marked in Blue. Let me know what you see that you want to hear and let me know what I might have missed that came out this week so everyone will know. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Brian Setzer – Gotta Have the Rumble – (Surfdog): Brian Setzer, former front man of The Stray Cats, is back with another solo album. I am hoping for some good old rockabilly as no one does it better. His singing and guitar playing are exceptional and I am always ready for a good time from Setzer.
Big Red Machine – How Long Do You Think It's Going to Last? – (Jagjaguwar / 37d03d): I know nothing about this band, but keep seeing good things about it so I am going to venture out and try this one. The band is Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon and the music is indie/alt/folktronica which I didn't even know was a thing. We will see how it turns out.
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Categories Christian Music, Country, New Releases, Pop Music, Rock•Tags #FridayNewMusic, A Great Big World, Allie, Becky Hill, Belly, Bob Schneider, Brian Setzer, Chvrches, Danko Jones, Diane Warren, Enuff Z'Nuff, Ex Deo, Halsey, Hooded Menace, Jinjer, John Mellencamp, Messer, Michael Ray, Mike Donehey, Mouse Rat, Nelly, Nikko Moon, OhGeesy, OneRepublic, Robben Ford, Rotimi, SuperState, TesseracT, The Bronx, The Neal Morse Band, Timbaland & Magoo, Timmy Brown, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Trace Adkins, Wizkid
Kiss – 'Smashes, Thrashes & Hits' (1988) – Album Review (The Kiss Review Series)
Published on January 7, 2021 January 6, 2021 by 2loud2oldmusic55 Comments
After Kiss released the greatest hits package 'Chikara' to Japanese and European audiences, the U.S. finally got its own greatest hits package. This was now the fourth greatest hits set the other two being Killers and Double Platinum. Of the four, the U.S. only saw two official releases. 'Smashes, Thrashes & Hits' was released on November 15, 1988. Kiss wasn't doing much at this time. They were done touring for 'Crazy Night', they wouldn't start working on their next album for about at least half a year or more, Gene had his side projects of his own record label and the band was in limbo.
The album sold pretty well selling over 2 million copies in the U.S. alone. The album did have two brand new songs to help drive fans to buy it (and it worked, I bought it). And like the compilation, 'Killers', the two new songs were solely done by Paul Stanley. Gene was not involved yet again as he was too busy. Paul saves the day yet again. The album did contain 15 tracks, but the European release of this album saw 16 tracks which the extra track was "Crazy, Crazy Nights" from the album 'Crazy Nights'. Apparently in the U.S., they thought that album was too new to include a song on the compilation I guess.
Now my copy of this album is very special. It was autographed by Lori if you look in the Kiss logo on the front cover. I don't know who she is, but I bet she owned this record many years ago. All I know her signature actually isn't worth much because it brought down the price of the album by around $50 and I only paid like $15-20 for it. Thanks Lori. You saved me a lot.
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Categories Album Review, Rock•Tags (You Make Me) Rock Hard, Beth, Bruce Kulick, Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, KISS, Let's Put the X in Sex, Paul Stanley, Smashes Thrashes & Hits
Kiss – 'Crazy Nights' (1987) – Album Review (The Kiss Review Series
Published on December 22, 2020 December 23, 2020 by 2loud2oldmusic80 Comments
We are now in 1987 in the Kiss timeline and something odd has happened. For the first time in Kisstory, Kiss did not release an album in a given year. 1986 did not see a Kiss studio album release. For a band that started out doing 2 a year and then one a year, it is a huge surprise that 1986 saw nothing. Not even a greatest hits package. After the Asylum Tour ended, Kiss took a break as they had been going strong for 12 years non-stop. Gene went off and produced other albums such as Black N' Blue and Paul, well Paul was left trying to keep Kiss alive (no pun intended).
By this time, Paul was pretty sick of Gene's lack of commitment and confronted Gene about. He told Gene that it wasn't fair that he was off doing all these side projects while reaping the benefits of Kiss thanks to Paul doing all the work and heavy lifting and you know, Paul is right. Paul was the one to save Kiss and keep the wheel's turning. I don't know how much that worked, because Gene's input on this album is still pretty minimal with only 4 of the 11 songs on the album. Heck, Bruce had 4 writing credits on this album and Eric had one. Paul brought in some of the same people to help write the album including Adam Mitchell, Desmond Child and even Diane Warren. The band took on a more pop, radio-friendly sound with this one and saw them use synthesizers a great deal more with Paul, Bruce and Phil Ashley helping out on that instrument. The one cool thing about the album is that the line-up is unchanged from 'Asylum'. Kiss saw no turnover this time around and this band would stay together for at least one more album.
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My Sunday Song – "Wild is the Wind" by Bon Jovi
Published on May 24, 2020 May 24, 2020 by 2loud2oldmusic12 Comments
For My Sunday Song #197, we are going to go with a song off Bon Jovi's New Jersey album called "Wild is the Wind". The song was from 1988 and it was never released as a single, but it stuck with me and was one of my favorites on the album. Like a lot of their albums, the deep cuts can sometimes be better than the actual singles and this was one of those for me. Next to "Blood on Blood" from the New Jersey album, this is one I go to more than others.
This song seems to be an admission of guilt for Jon as he seems to be feeling bad for not being there for his wife. It is something deeply imbedded in him that drives him to be on the road all the time. He feels she would probably do better finding someone else that can give her what she needs because he feels he is failing at that task. And as much as he lived that rock star lifestyle, I would say he failed quite a bit at giving her what she needed. In the end, we know how the story ends in real life as he and his wife are still together after all these years.
What I loved about the song is something that was a common theme on the New Jersey songs, it was this cowboy spirit drenched in the music style. It wasn't a country twang or anything like that, it was mostly in how the acoustic guitar is used in the songs. There is this restless feeling in the songs. Musically, it is a cross between a ballad and just a plain old rock song. It has its slow moments, but rocks out in the end with some damn fine guitar work by Mr. Richie Sambora, the backbone of the band. Tico Torres has some nice drum fills and great moments as well so I don't want to leave him out. Jon sings with all his heart and his emotions on his sleeve like he always did back then (now the new stuff feels like is his just going through the motions, but that is another story for another day).
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Ratt – 'Detonator' – Album Review
Published on July 25, 2018 January 21, 2019 by 2loud2oldmusic19 Comments
The year is 1990 and we are getting to the end of the Hair Metal era, but at the time, no one knew that end was coming. Ratt released their fifth album in August of 1990 and it brings us to the end the long running stream of Platinum albums. It is also the last Ratt album with the line-up that has been on all 5 of their albums.
Stephen Pearcy – vocals
Robbin Crosby – lead guitar
Warren DeMartini – lead guitar
Juan Croucier – bass guitar
Bobby Blotzer – drums
After the disappointing reception for 'Reach for the Sky' (although it did go Platinum), the band needed to make a change. That change was not to use Beau Hill as producer on the next album as he had produced all previous albums to much success. The band (or label) brought in powerhouse songwriter Desmond Child. You know Desmond…he had great success writing with Kiss, Aerosmith and a few Bon Jovi classics.
And did he ever get involved in the songwriting as he has writing credits on 10 of the 11 tracks on the album. Not only did Desmond assist with songwriting, he was also the executive producer along with Sir Arthur Payson. While Ratt did maintain the classic Ratt sound which was a little bluesy and little sleazy, the songs were much more polished and contained more hooks than a fisherman's tackle box. It definitely leaned to a more Glam rock image than prior albums.
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My Sunday Song – "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion
Published on January 15, 2017 March 23, 2017 by 2loud2oldmusic7 Comments
For My Sunday Song #23, my wife has chosen the Celine Dion song "Because You Loved Me". I will let her tell you why…enjoy:
This song was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster for the movie "Up Close & Personal" starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Michelle Pfeiffer's character is thanking Robert Redford's character for believing in her. Warren could not have picked a more soulful artist to sing this song. Dion has this way of taking you to another place when you are listening to her and it's like there is no one else around.
I'm pretty sure we all have that certain someone who has supported us even when we didn't even believe in ourselves, someone who really looked out for us despite our know it all attitude, someone who saw a side of us no one else ever saw and someone who was always there no matter what. For the first part of my life, that person was my dad and still is to a certain degree but for the past 16 years or so this person is definitely my husband. For those who say they have never had anyone like this, remember that God loves you. He does all these things…and more!
This song was on Dion's "Falling Into You" album released in 1996. It won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
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Categories My Sunday Song, Pop Music•Tags Because You Loved Me, Celion Dion, Diane Warren, Falling Into You, Up Close & Personal
David Bowie's "Blue Jean" single is up now at 2loud2oldmusic.com. Go check it out and the B-Side "Dancing with the Big Boys".
Aerosmith's 'Classics Live! II' album review is up now at 2loud2oldmusic.com. Go check it out!
You Picked It! The review you wanted me to do is up now at 2loud2oldmusic.com. Queensryche's Rage For Order. Was it as good as I remembered? Check it out and see.
I think I may like this album or I have a serious problem! Not sure which. Is it too much? Def Leppard's 'Hysteria'.
Stryper's 'The Yellow And Black Attack' on beautiful blue vinyl.
Kiss 'Destroyer' on 8-Track. Who still has one of these?
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Our thanks to L. E. Agnelli from East Haddam/Haddam PATCH for this review of Ring of Fire.
Ring of Fire is a crowd pleaser!
Well, you've done it again — another great show!! Saw Ring of Fire last Wednesday and just loved it. An energetic cast, multi-talented (singing, dancing, and playing an instrument simultaneously is the ultimate in multi-tasking!), great singing. I have not been a big fan of Johnny Cash but really enjoyed this performance.
During the run of Ring of Fire, the Playhouse is conducting a Centennial Raffle raising money to support the programs of the Ivoryton Playhouse.
Tickets just $5.00 each. Great prizes. Great cause.
1st Prize: Romantic getaway for two to Essex, Connecticut.
Overnight accommodation at the Copper Beech Inn (including breakfast) and dinner for two at Brasserie Pip. Also includes a 60 minute couples Swedish massage at The Spa of Essex.
3 total prizes to be awarded. Winner need not be present to win.
Drawing Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Ivoryton Playhouse at 3:30pm.
Tickets are available in the lobby before the show and at intermission.
Thank you for supporting the Playhouse and good luck!!
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash opens this Wednesday, August 10 with three preview performances – Wednesday at 2:oopm, 7:30pm & Thursday at 7:30pm before the "official" opening night on Friday, August 12 at 8:00pm. There will be a reception with the cast after Friday's performance.
Don't miss this special production – the second in our summer musical series. Tickets on sale at the Playhouse box office (open 12:00noon – 8:00pm) or on-line. Or call 860.767.7318 to book tickets over the phone.
Bring the history of the Ivoryton Playhouse home!
Released this week – a beautifully presented 33 minute DVD detailing the 100 year history of the Ivoryton Playhouse. Entitled A Century on Stage, this DVD uses stories and images to tell the story of the Playhouse's rich history. A must have souvenir of our Centennial Season. Priced at just $10, pick up a copy from our box office in Ivoryton or at our Foundation office in Centerbrook. Or call us at 860.767.9520, pay by credit card and we will mail you a copy. Be a part of our history by owning a copy of A Century on Stage.
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash opens next Wednesday, August 10th. For tickets, please call our box office 860.767.7318 or visit this website to purchase on-line.
What do you get when you cross a goat and an owl?
Grab your guitar and head on down!
If you love some down-home country music, head on over to the Ivoryton Playhouse on Sunday afternoons through September 4th.
After every Sunday matinee performance of Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, the cast will bring the music outside the Playhouse and welcomes local musicians to join them for a real old-time hootenanny! Whether you are a guitar whizz or just like to bang the spoons, you won't want to miss this chance to play with or just listen to these amazing musicians. The nine professional musicians in this cast are from all parts of this country and they are bringing their talents to Ivoryton for one month only in this celebration of the life and music of Johnny Cash.
Ring of Fire takes for its marquee the title of one of the hit tunes of American singer-songwriter Cash. But the show, conceived by William Meade and created by Richard Maltby Jr., drawing on a cache of Cash songs, is not a biography of The Man in Black.
Don't miss Ring of Fire – opening Wednesday, August 10 until September 4 – and join us on Sunday afternoons for a rootin' tootin' Hootenanny!
Bassist/Guitarist Daniel Stein is a recent graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, where he was a student of Peter Dominguez. A native New Yorker, he has studied with Paul Gill and Victor Lin in Manhattan, with Todd Coolman at the Skidmore Jazz Institute, and with Jeff Campbell at the Eastman School of Music Summer Jazz program. Noteworthy classical performances include Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 at Carnegie Hall with the National Festival Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Zander, and Schubert's Trout Quintet with Arts Ahimsa in New York.
To read more about Neva Small and these guest artists, please follow this link.
Tickets for this world class cabaret are $20 available in advance or on the door. Call 860.767.7318 to purchase tickets or click here to buy on line .
Don't miss this very special, one-night-only show!


There is nothing better than brunch on a sunny morning here in Charleston! I love throwing on a sun dress, flats, and my favorite handbag, and going out for a mimosa! One of my favorite things recently has been brunch and the Spring weather! There are so many good places in Charleston to grab brunch, I am determined to try them all with what time I have left here. I know Dallas and I don't want to settle down in Charleston, so knowing we won't be here forever has made me want to go out and do a "Charleston-esque" thing once every week or so! There are so many good food places here so to knock a few off my list my girlfriends and I have been doing brunch to get the weekends started. Brunch is such a fun way to spend time with your girls and it gives you the rest of the day to go shopping, get your nails done, or go back home and lay out by the pool after stuffing your face with waffles and mimosas (my fave!).
When one of my besties was in town visiting we went to Miller's All Day before walking a few blocks of Broad Street. It is a new bakery/bar that just opened up on Lower King Street! They serve breakfast and sandwiches, all day as well as drinks and pastries! I just had to get a mimosa, waffles (that come covered in caramel and meringue), and a side of salty bacon (THE BEST)! They have a bar in the back for late night breakfast goers as well as a coffee and pastry bar for the early risers!
The brunch spots in Charleston are some of the best! Maybe I'll do a roundup for you guys on some of my favorite places to go for a good mimosa and waffles. If you're in town and looking for a great place to go, definetely go to Millers! I do recommend calling ahead and seeing how long the wait is because everyone in town loves it!
You're too sweet! YES you have to come back so we can meet up…at Millers 😉 You would love it!


Most chaffing dishes use Sterno™ (small cans of flammable gel, known as 'canned heat'). Before placing a Sterno™ beneath the chafer, be sure to put a sufficient amount of hot water in the bottom of the pan. A shortly before the food arrives, take the caps off the cans of Sterno™ and light them while they are beneath the pan. For safety, be sure there are no flammable decorations in the area of the Sterno™ cans.
Chafers are equipped with a secondary pan that the food should go in. This pan seat inside of the existing chafing pan, suspended above the water. As long as the the top lid is covering the food pan, it will keep the food warm while the cans of Sterno™ are burning.
Of course, the pans that hold the food will require the most cleaning, but be sure to wipe down the entire chaffing dish (frame, bottom pan and lid). Before moving the chaffer, ensure that the Sterno™ is not lit. Simply putting the lid over the can will snuff out the flame. Using a potholder, lift out the bottom pan and dump out excess water.


Gnome 2.18 in OpenSuSE 10.2?
In there gnome version 2.18 available for opensuse 10.2?
There are no official package maintenance version bumps for Gnome save for security updates between openSUSE releases. However, many package and entire desktop environment upgrades for KDE, Gnome, Xfce, etc. are available within the openSUSE build service repositories.
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yeah, actually its still at version 2.17xxx not the official released version and upgrading gnome to 2.18 is really a pain but kde is not difficult to upgrade to the latest version.


Create and implement strategic talent development plans and supporting initiatives to build/improve the overall alignment to the business plan ensuring we are identifying and developing out top talent.
Bachelor s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, or Organization Development.
Problem Solving - Presents problem analysis and recommended solution to others rather than just identifying or describing the problem itself.
Customer focus - Asks questions to identify client s needs or expectations; takes time to question and understand the real, underlying needs of clients, beyond those initially expressed.
Effective Communication - Acts to understand and respond appropriately to the concerns of others; demonstrates openness and receptivity to new information.
Teamwork - Proactively shares relevant or useful information and learning with colleagues; keeps other team members up to date.
Build Capability - Identify, create, develop and audit organisational capabilities required for sustainable organizational success.
HR Innovator & Integrator - Develop and integrate innovative talent practices towards solving business problems.
Change Champion - Develop internal capacity for change at individual and organizational level in line with changing environment.
Plans, organizes and conducts benefits orientations to employees - for new hires at time to register for benefits selections and for current employees, at time of a qualifying event.
Process and reconcile billing for all benefit programs.
Manages the compensation system. Performs job analyses and evaluations. Establishes the wage and salary structure, pay practices and variable pay systems, including bonus and incentive programs.
Develops compensation related plans that coincide with job evaluations, pay budgets and compensation trends and regulations. Maintains the timeliness and accuracy of market comparisons for wage and salaries by participating in salary surveys. Recommends and administers approved individual pay actions, annual increases and pay structure revisions.
Coordinates and communicates benefits programs per policy such as Leaves of Absence, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Tuition Reimbursement, social club membership etc.
Develops, implements and maintains ongoing employee recognition initiatives. Coordinates employee recognition programs and social events.
Stays abreast of changes and updates of Human Resources functions and prepares and provides recommendations to policy/procedure changes to CHRO.
Calculates, analyzes and monitors cost of coverage for all benefits plans and programs. Works closely with Finance department to ensure accurate and timely processing of payments, while continually reviewing expenses and generating reports and recommendations to leaders.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Human Resources.
Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) required, or within two (2) years of hire (or based on approved individualized certification plan). Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) or a CEBS subset and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) highly desired.


Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. Provide reasons that support the opinion. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons. Provide a concluding statement or section.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to otherswith care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of othersthrough multiple exchanges.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led)with diverse partners on grade 3topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns(e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).
Use reflexive pronouns(e.g., myself, ourselves).
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe(e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentencesForm and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes andderivational suffixes.


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Social Media Increases Engagement With Prospective Talent And Build Employer Brand: Amit Narain, Head HR, Nestlé
Amit Narain, Head of Human Resources - Nestlé talks about the head count projections for 2018 along with Nestle's hiring strategy and work culture of the comany. Edited Excerpts:
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How do you convince employees to continue working towards the set goal
Passion and commitment is the cornerstone of the people who work with Nestlé India and their values and principles are congruent with the organisation. In Nestlé India, we believe in working as a close knit family, where people are encouraged to build an authentic relationship with each other that promotes trust and credibility.
While we take pride in being a large and respected food and beverage company with over 105 years of heritage in India, yet we are humbled with the fact that the world is rapidly changing, and we need to adapt and evolve with the changing environment. In order to encourage our employees to meet these goals we have committed to the following:
1. Encourage learning and give people a chance to innovate and take risks without the fear of failure
2. Become more caring and compassionate as an organization so that our policies and practices are contemporary and in line with the expectations of employees
3. Use systems and processes as an enabler and not deterrent
4. Give people a larger sense of purpose.
We see our people as ambassadors of the organisation who believe in these goals.
The competition is growing in FMCG sector. Has it anyhow affected hiring in Nestle India or called for change in hiring strategy?
One major change in our hiring strategy is the increased use of social media platforms to engage with prospective talent and build a strong employer brand. Irrespective of what other companies are doing, we believe people are increasingly looking for 'meaning and purpose in their work' apart from a challenging and interesting workplace which enriches their career.
Gone are the days when people worked with only the intention of earning an income. Remuneration is important, no doubt, but it's more of a hygiene factor today. Employees particularly want to work in companies that are adding value to the society and making lasting social impact.
We have a young and dynamic workforce, where 70 percent of our employees are millennials. According to the Nielsen Global Survey conducted across 60 countries with 30,000 respondents, 36 percent of the millennials would prefer to work for companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impact as compared to 28 percent Gen Xers or 26 percent Baby Boomers. Nestlé India provides to its employees values and purpose that empowers individuals, impacts local communications and changes lives.
What strategies can help bring organisational stability?
The single most strategy that induces organizational stability is a high level of trust amongst its employees. At Nestlé India we believe that it is important to regularly communicate with our employees and also be open to their feedback. A two way communication, which is transparent and authentic helps build trust and makes the organization resilient.
2017 had largely been a slow year in terms of recruitment. How have your recruitment policies been affected?
At Nestlé we believe in promoting talent and providing people with growth opportunities. One of our strategies has been to provide more opportunities from within the organization, first before seeking talent from the market. Internal job Postings and Employee referral programs have helped us in this endeavour.
How are you planning for 2018? What are the headcount projections?
We are looking at 2018 with a lot of enthusiasm and optimism with continued focus on Internal Job Postings and Employee Referrals. Especially since these platforms have shown higher retention rates and more optimal match between the skills solicited and the requirement for a given role. Also our strong focus will continue to be in having constant and seamless engagement with campuses across the streams to maintain our agenda for being an Employer of Choice.
What about cross industry hiring – which industries do you majorly hire from and for what profiles?
Our constant endeavor in Nestlé India is to recruit the best talent for any given role, irrespective of the industry. There are some roles that require prior FMCG experience, however we strongly believe in the diversity of experience and talent that enriches an organisation, injects new thinking and enhances the power of creativity.
How have your recruitment policies changed with the advent of social media? What are the challenges in the HR industry?
Social Media platforms have played an important role in connecting with our future talent. The two way engagement with prospective candidates has become easier, faster and impactful. Nestlé India, through a strong social media engagement strategy has communicated its employee value proposition and the Nestlé way of life to a much a larger audience.
Again, like every change, social media has its own share of challenges and opportunities. Social media asks an externally facing function like HR be more pro-active, agile and swift in its digital communication strategy, it is also encouraging the HR functions across organisations to create newer roles and policies.
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Валлелонга розташована на відстані близько 490 км на південний схід від Рима, 40 км на південний захід від Катандзаро, 18 км на схід від Вібо-Валентії.

Населення —   (2014).
Щорічний фестиваль відбувається 5 серпня. Покровитель — Santa Maria di Monserrato.

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What is the Christmas Spirit? Does the United States still have it? It seems that the word Christ or God in general have been deleted from even Christ's birthday due to the fear that it is discriminatory to those that don't believe in Christ as the Savior of the world. Santa Claus, who is the Father of Christmas is nothing more than a symbolic representation of Christ, bringing gifts and joy to the world. Separation has already happened with the school system, such as banning the Pledge of Allegiance. I remember growing up and holding my hand over my heart proudly reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the US. Now, kids don't know it. Next, I wouldn't be surprised to see Christmas songs/hymns such as "Joy To The World," "Silent Night," and other common songs to be considered disciminatory. Here's the funny thing about the U.S. It is supposed to cater to the majority. The majority is Christian who believe in God and a Savior of the world which brings hope, joy, and peace. The minority have other beliefs that are also hopeful, but may not believe in Christ. The Christmas spirit is just that...hope, joy, and peace. It's the same thing that clients seek when they're in my office...hope, happiness, and peace with themselves and the world. It seems only logical that the Christmas season's purpose could bring that if implemented correctly. Remember, that the point of Christmas is "peace on earth, good will toward men" which comes through hopeful beliefs, whatever they may be. Obviously, I have displayed my values as a Christian believer and that it is a celebration of Christ, the Savior's birth. Therefore, for me it is a time of joy and celebration. Whether you believe it or not does not matter to me, but should matter only to you (the reader). Worship how you wish and in what manner that you don't, be you atheist, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Pagan, etc. And let all others worship as they may. That will bring peace on earth and good mental health.
This is GREAT Jamison! I really like your blog! I find the things I have read to be very interesting! Oh, and you are more than welcomed to use any of my ramblings of how I dealt with my trauma with your patients.


Arabo has lobbied members of Congress, the State Department and the White House in efforts that have succeeded in drawing global attention to the plight of Iraq's persecuted people. Last week, he traveled to the United Nations with religious leaders and won passage of a resolution to impose sanctions on any member nation that supports ISIS.
"We were able to get the United Nations to send $600 million in humanitarian aid," he further announced, drawing cheers from the crowd. In addition, he announced, France, Australia and Sweden have agreed to "open their doors" and offer asylum to persecuted refugees.
He said this is a "defining moment" for the community and the world.
"The world community needs to act, and we will not stop our journey until we save every single person who is stranded in Iraq….We need to offer them a home." He added that the bloodshed needs to stop, and that his coalition is talking to representatives of many nations seeking help.


If the Olympics had an event in InDesign, MITTERA would bring home the gold It's one of the primary tools used by our designers to bring all the nifty ideas in their imaginations to life. From weekly ads, magazines, promotional mailers and digital publications — they can do it all.
When a client recently requested our help automating a key performance report, our extensive understanding of the application was insufficient. Our highly versatile data team had to learn the program from an entirely new angle, diving deep into the inner workings of the program.
When saving an InDesign project, the default file format used is INDD, which predictably stands for InDesign Document. Another option is IDML, which stands for InDesign Markup Language.
The IDML format serves two main functions.
It allows for backwards compatibility of an InDesign document back to CS4.
It provides a way for third party developers to interact with an InDesign file, whether it's creating a one from scratch, modifying an existing file, or scraping information from one.
These were precisely the capabilities we needed to automate our client's report, so we chose to learn more about the IDML format.
Together, these files contain every bit of information that defines your InDesign document, stored in the XML format. For those unfamiliar, XML is a popular language used to store and transmit data in a highly structured way that's both human and machine-readable. Curious readers can note this is also the underlying language behind current Microsoft Office files. (It's the source of the x in the transition from .doc to .docx).
Many of these XML files have information pertaining to document minutiae like encoding, file types, fonts, colors, styles, element relationships, etc. For our purposes, we'll just focus on two elements that contain the substance of a project, the Spreads and Stories folders.
InDesign view of the document.
Entry in the spread xml file for our document's story. This contains information on how to position the story in the spread and other styling information.
The actual story xml file for our document's text. In addition to the actual text, this contains additional information on how to style the text.
So whereas a designer would manipulate the document via the InDesign application, if we wanted to make some programmatic modifications to this document as part of an automated process, we'd make changes directly to either the spread file or story file — depending on the change we wanted to make.
To reposition the text, for example, we'd make modifications to the coordinates given in the spread file for our story element. To add an entirely new element, we'd create an entry for it in the spread file. If it's a text element, create a new corresponding story file with the actual content. To apply a different style to the text, we could modify that in the story file. Or if we wanted to extract the text from the document using XML parsing software, we could extract it from the story file instead of messing with cumbersome PDF parsers to scrape a final PDF of our document.
As we went about creating our automated solution, we did all of these things.
Ultimately, we were able to save our client hours of manual effort that was typically spent on generating their report and provided them with a more accurate result in the process. This newfound knowledge has also allowed us to make other internal processes more accurate and efficient, helping us in our relentless efforts to serve our customers better.


Methyldihydroboldenone was obtained in the 1950s, at the beginning of the study of steroids. However, this steroid, as well as most of the others, did not go into serial production. This steroid has signs of other 1-enes of Primobolan structure, the ability of oral absorption due to 17a methyl group like Winstrol and high ability to reach the receptors, like Trenbolone.


Spit balling here, but do you want to know how to add the unwrap texture to the master chief biped model in max?
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The Best And Worst Cities In Canada To Be A Woman
You'll honestly be surprised.
Michael D'Alimonte
Published October 18 2017
Updated October 18 2017 at 12:09 PM
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If you're a woman living in Canada, you may want to leave Montreal and head to Gatineau. Or even Victoria, B.C., as both cities are demonstrably better for women to live in than Montreal, or any other city in Canada.
According to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, dubbed "The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2017," some Canadian cities don't exactly favour the female sex.
READ ALSO: Hillary Clinton Is Coming To Montreal Next Week, Here's Where You'll Be Able To Spot Her
Assessing the differences in opportunity between men and women in Canada's 25 largest cities, the report ranks each metropolis from worst to best, as the title would suggest.
Factors such as economic security, education, health resources, and women in positions of political power and leadership were used to grant scores to each city.
Victoria, B.C. came out with the #1 top spot, with Gatineau, QC a close second. Windor, ON, came dead last, largely due to major differences in employment between men and women, making it the place to avoid if you're a woman in Canada.
Montreal did OK overall, achieving a mid-level rank of 15.
Out of the scoring categories, Montreal performed modestly, save for education and employment, where our fair city did fairly well.
The study says that, on average, women's wages are higher than that of men in Montreal. Compared to the national average, women make higher wages in Montreal whereas men make a bit less.
That doesn't mean women make more money than men in Montreal. While Montreal women enjoy a "smaller than average wage gap" than most Canadian females, women in Montreal still only earn 79% of what men do, overall.
But again, that is a better figure than other cities in Canada.
When it comes to education, however, women perform better than men across the board.
Women living in Montreal are more likely to complete high school, CEGEP, or college, says the report. And women are just as likely as men to have completed a university degree, something not quite seen in other Canadian cities.
Cities in Quebec actually do more for women than the rest of Canada, for the most part. Quebec City received a place in the top ten, at #6.
This is especially true when it comes to wages and employment, says the report. But that's in the public sector. When it comes to the private sector, both Montreal and Quebec City are at "the bottom of the ranks."
So where should you be living in Canada if you're a woman? Well, wherever you want, really. But if you want to take the findings of this report into account, check out the full ranking of cities below.
1. Victoria
2. Gatineau
3. Hamilton
4. Kingston
5. Vancouver
6. Québec City
7. St. John's
8. Sherbrooke
9. Halifax
10. Toronto
11. Ottawa
13. Kelowna
14. Abbotsford-Mission
15. Montréal
16. St. Catharines-Niagara
17. Winnipeg
18. Edmonton
20. Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo
21. Regina
22. Calgary
23. Barrie
24. Oshawa
25. Windsor


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Lauren Jauregui is 'one of the most intelligent, badass, talented people' says Bea Miller
Bea Miller has tweeted how fellow X Factor US contestant, Lauren Jauregui, would be her dream collaborator.
When asked on Twitter if she would collaborate with the Fifth Harmony member, she said:"I WOULD IF I COULD she's one of the most intelligent, outspoken, badass and talented people i can think of fr [sic]".
Nineteen-year-old Bea Miller became famous when she appeared on The X Factor in 2012 at the age of 13, and already has two albums and an EP to her name: 'Young Blood', 'Not An Apology' and this year's 'Aurora'.
The lead single from Aurora was "S.L.U.T." (see below). She was raised by two mums and is an advocate against anti-LGBTQ legislation. Miller is also the ambassador for anti-bullying charity 'Ditch the Label'. The young star knows the Fifth Harmony girls very well as she supported them on their US tour back in 2015.
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Євгеній Володимирович Яворський — молодший сержант Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни, відзначився у ході російського вторгнення в Україну.

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Під час російського вторгнення в Україну у 2022 році брав участь в обороні Маріуполя.

Разом із іншими оборонцями Маріуполя перебував у російському полоні та був звільнений 21 вересня 2022 року під час обміну 215 українських захисників.

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 орден «За мужність» II ступеня (14.10.2022) — за особисту мужність, виявлену у захисті державного суверенітету та територіальної цілісності України, незламність духу і вірність військовій присязі.
 орден «За мужність» III ступеня (26.03.2022) — за особисту мужність під час виконання бойових завдань, самовіддані дії, виявлені у захисті державного суверенітету та територіальної цілісності України, вірність військовій присязі.

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On today's battlefields computers play a major role, controlling targeting systems, relaying critical intelligence information, and managing logistics. And, like their civilian counter-parts, defense computers are susceptible to hacking. In September 2007, Israeli cyber warriors "blinded" Syrian anti-aircraft installations, allowing Israeli planes to bomb a suspected nuclear weapons manufacturing facility (Syrian computers were hacked and reprogrammed to display an empty sky). One of the first known cyber attacks against an independent nation was a Russian DDOS (Deliberate Denial of Service) on Estonia. Since it can rarely be traced directly back to the source, the DDOS has become a common form of attack, with Russia, China, North Korea, the U.S., and virtually every other country in possession of a formidable military having launched low-level DDOS assaults. Analysts across the globe are well aware that any future large-scale conflict will include cyber warfare as part of a combined arms effort. Clarke and Knake argue that today's leaders, though more computer savvy than ever, may still be ignorant of the cyber threats facing their national security.
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Maybe the saddest case of inquiry into the descent of a person in Meppel concerned Henny Mildenberg, married to Willem de Wilde. She was born in Bentheim in Germany on 2 June 1902 and Willem was born in Hillegersberg on 12 February 1898. In the thirties Mr. de Wilde was appointed 'crisis official', a function that was created in 1933 after the crash on Wall Street made itself felt in The Netherlands too.
The Colijn administration began to support people in need. In order to prevent abuse crisis officials were appointed who had to see to a correct implementation of the measures to support people. After the country had been occupied by the Germans, these officials had to supervise the new distribution measures. Willem first worked in Hoogeveen and later in Meppel.
On 29 June 1940 he married Henny Mildenberg. They came to live at 28 Ezingerweg and later at no 31 in Meppel. Henny had been married before to Adriaan Visser, from which marriage a daughter, Veronika, was born in Rotterdam on 8 January 1931. In August 1941 Veronika moved from Driebergen to Meppel to come to live with her mother and stepfather. After her parents had been deported to Westerbork, she moved back to Rotterdam. Only after the war she came back to Meppel. For more than two years there was a tug-of-war between the De Wilde family, Meppel local council and the Registry Office about the descent of Mrs. De Wilde-Mildenberg. What was the matter?
When in February 1941 the Jews in Meppel had to register according to regulation 6/1941, the Registry Office also received the forms of Mr. and Mrs. De Wilde. On Willem's form it said he had two Jewish grandparents. On his wife's form it said 'unknown' in that particular column. This of course needed further investigation.
Apparently the Registry Office could not work it out, for in a letter of 29 April 1941 to the local authorities in Meppel they stated they were still not sure about the descent of Henny Mildenberg. Mr. and Mrs. De Wilde were summoned to come and see the authorities. In a memo it said: 'Mrs. De Wilde's paternal grandparents are both Jewish, according to a report from Bentheim. Her maternal grandparents are still under investigation'. By this uncertainty the officials did not know how to fill in this form exactly.
Mayor Wisman decided that a 'J' should be put on her identity card, as she had two Jewish grandparents anyway. The 'J' was also put on her husband's card, as he was married to a Jewess. A period of great uncertainty followed. The Registry Office kept a close eye on the proceedings, Meppel council urged the family to take action, and the family tried desperately to be safeguarded against the statement that Mrs. De Wilde had four Jewish grandparents with all its consequences. The problem was that there was never any notice from the council of Witmarschen in Germany about the descent of the maternal grandparents.
It appears now that a mistake was made when the people concerned filled in their forms. There has been some correspondence about this when I was absent (replacing somebody at Social Services).
I noticed that on the identity card of Mr. de Wilde, husband of Mrs. De Wilde-Mildenberg, who is the person concerned, a 'J' has been put, although it is still not certain that she is a Jewess, because they cannot get information about her MATERNAL grandparents, whether they were Jewish or not. As long as this question has not been answered, we cannot state she is a Jewess, for MR. DE WILDE is NOT a Jew himself. It is certain that they are both of mixed blood, but this does not make them JEWS. At the most we can put 'GI' on the card. It will be clear to you that on the answer to the question above depends their being JEWISH, BOTH of them. If Mrs. De Wilde's maternal grandparents are no Jews then she nor her husband are Jews, but of mixed blood, so that there should not be a 'J' on their cards but 'GI', as neither of them belongs or belonged to a Jewish religious community, nor is either of them married to a Jew.
The above mentioned mistake seems to be that on the form question d 'Married a Jew after 9 May 1940?' the answer given was 'yes'. I am not sure about this as I have not seen the form myself. The question about the number of Jewish grand parents could not be and still cannot be answered satisfactorily.
I feel certain that the definitive indication 'J' on both their cards is INCORRECT, and should be written in pencil for the time being.
The mistake was possibly made because they were both married after 9 May but not to a Jew(ess). The angry mayor was forced to back down. On both their cards the 'J's were written in pencil.
I cannot fill in question number 9 with certainty and truthfully, as I am not certain that I have four Jewish grandparents (although I regularly applied to the German institutions for this information).
As far as I know I had 2 Jewish grandparents; that they belonged to a Jewish religious community does not appear from the information I got about this matter.
Besides I am not married to a Jew, so that the indication 'J' on my identity card is incorrect.
Having received your letter I first have to inform you that I cannot comply with your request to hand in my registration card for further adjustment, because of the fact that I have submitted the matter once more to the Ministry of Home Affairs with the evidence of a copy of my certificate of baptism of the Remonstrant church, proving that I have been part of this religious community since May 1898.
Furthermore I would like to draw your attention to the fact that my wife cannot answer truthfully question number 9 of the registration form, concerning the statement that she has 4 Jewish grandparents.
Mayor Wisman would not hear of this. He informed Mr. De Wilde that he had to have a 'J' put on his identity card before 7 September otherwise he had to hand it in. So Mr. De Wilde was forced to go to the town clerk's office.
So: in spite of the fact they did not have any proof of the fact that Mrs. De Wilde descended from four grandparents, they informed the Inspectorate they had a mixed marriage. Meanwhile Willem had been dismissed from his job at the department of Agriculture and Fishing. They were pursued by misfortune.
A further investigation is carried out about the person concerned and till the outcome of this she and her husband can stay in Meppel with permission of the Kommandant der Sicherheitspolizei in Assen.
At the end of 1942 Meppel local council had to report on a Fragenbogen why the De Wilde family was still in Meppel.
The outcome of the investigation was received by Meppel council on 24 May 1943. In spite of the fact they had been assisted by a lawyer A.J.Fokker LL.M, it was not what the family had hoped for. In the meantime Henny and Willem had been transported to Westerbork on 15 March. Even there Henny stuck to her refusal to fill in a '4' after question number 9, saying she would then make a false statement. Her tenacity has proved successful, for she was one of the few Jews from Meppel who returned from Westerbork alive.
At Westerbork Mr. and Mrs. De Wilde were put up in a barrack reserved for people who were baptized Protestants, for Mr. De Wilde was a baptized Remonstrant. Compared to other Jews in the camp they managed reasonably well for a while. There was even Christian education and religious services could be held. As a pulpit they used the top bunk bed with a white sheet over a cross beam. Westerbork was not their last place of residence, however. On 4 September 1944 Willem and Henny de Wilde departed on the last big transport to Theresienstadt; the same transport Leo Westreich was on.
Many 'prominent people' were on this transport to the East: medical staff, the cabaret people, Jews with a 'Sperre' and those baptized Protestant. There were altogether 2086 people in the waggons for transporting cattle. In Theresienstadt the De Wilde family celebrated the liberation.
After their return to Meppel they had to look for temporary accommodation, as their house had been let. At first they lived for some months with a family at 9 Commissaris De Vos van Steenwijklaan. On 11 June 1945 they got permission from mayor Mackay to live in with Mrs. Van Hulten at 1 Oranjelaan. From 3 August 1945 they lived there, at first with Mrs. Van Hulten and later on their own. By the end of 1946 their daughter Veronika came to live with them. She left Meppel again in April 1952.
Henny de Wilde had a very special profession: she visited ladies at home to measure them for a corset. She died in Meppel on 23 May 1957 at the age of 55. Her early death may have partly been caused by what she had gone through in WWII.
We do not know whether Willem took up his old profession of CCD official, nor when he left Meppel.
The De Wilde family lived on Ezingerweg by the railway.


A photographic image is successful when it successfully grabs the attention of the viewers. Now, there are numerous ways to accomplish this. Eye-catching color is often used for this purpose. Leading curves can also be used. Other images rely on dramatic vistas. While these methods are very powerful, there is one method that many photographers overlook. That method is the utilization of texture. Below, we present 50 excellent examples of texture photography, created by artists and professional photographers. All works featured below have the artists and photographers' names linked to their websites.
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Senior leaders: Kernel girls are led by experience and hard work
Most teams have senior leadership, but the Mitchell High School girls basketball team takes it to another level. Kernel coach Wes Morgan knew he'd have to lean on his six seniors this season, composing his entire starting-five of seniors. It's le...
Mitchell's Tess Limberg (4) drives past Waconia's Audrey Swanson (22) to the basket during a game on Dec. 28 in the Hoop City Classic at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
By Jeremy Karll
Most teams have senior leadership, but the Mitchell High School girls basketball team takes it to another level.
Kernel coach Wes Morgan knew he'd have to lean on his six seniors this season, composing his entire starting-five of seniors. It's led to a 3-3 start, with wins over Huron, Rapid City Central and Waconia (Minn.) in the Hoop City Classic. Meanwhile, Mitchell's three losses have come to teams a combined 16-1 this year, including Class AA No. 1 Brandon Valley and No. 3 Harrisburg.
Through the ups and downs, Tess Limberg, Jordyn Cranny, Mandy Schmidt, Tayler Factor, Mackenzie Miller and Dakota Wesleyan University commit Payton Morgan have been the senior backbone for the Kernels.
"It's a lot of fun. We've learned to play as a team," Limberg said. "We've been playing since we were little, so it's a lot of fun playing something we love together."
With a roster full of seniors, there's not a lack of motivation to return to the state tournament and avenge last season's SoDak 16 loss to Brandon Valley.
That started in the summer when Mitchell put an emphasis on improved shooting, which is still a focal point six games into the season. With the amount of work Mitchell's put in, its desire to win and end their high school careers on a high note has been more evident, notably after Thursday's 65-37 loss to Harrisburg.
"It's like they have skin in the game and care what's going on," coach Morgan said. "(Thursday's) loss to Harrisburg, the locker room was not real happy. Not necessarily because we lost, but how we lost. I think it matters to the kids now and it didn't use to be that way."
Offensively, the Kernels have had a slew of contributors. Limberg's season-high 26 points in Mitchell's season opener against Huron is the highlight for the group, however, she, Factor and Payton Morgan have all led the team in scoring at least once this season. Miller has also come on in the last two games, scoring 11 points in each.
Coach Morgan hopes to see more consistency out of his senior group moving forward, instead of riding the hot hand every night, but there's no doubt the Kernels have options.
"It's great that everyone who plays varsity can score," Limberg said. "We all work together and whoever it is doesn't matter because we all do it together."
The seniors' impact goes beyond the basketball court, though, as leaders on the court and in the community. Coach Morgan didn't distinguish a single leader, saying, "they all look toward each other. They're all in a group." Miller leads by example as she tries to teach the younger girls to push the seniors in practice as it benefits everyone in the long run.
And they don't shy away from being involved outside of basketball, too.
"They're fun to be around and they care about the kids," Coach Morgan said. "We go to First Lutheran (Church) and talk to the little kids there, read to them. They just seem to be engaged and want to be part of the community."
On the court, the Kernels' goal hasn't changed from before the season. They want to keep becoming more consistent in every aspect of the game in hopes that it culminates in a return to the state tournament.
"The past four years, we haven't had a lot of success in the win column, but this year, with shooting all summer and working together, we're putting it all together," Miller said. "... Being a senior, it's a little more wanting to get to that state tournament, wanting to be over .500. The wins mean a little more."
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JUST IN: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's son Prince Butho dies, King Shaka Day celebrations cancelled
Zulu nation King Goodwill Zwelithini's son Prince Butho has died, the Inkatha Freedom Party president and traditional prime minister to the Zulu Monarch Mangosuthu Buthelezi announced on Friday.
In a statement released by his party, Buthelezi said Butho succumbed to a long illness on Thursday. It was reported earlier this year that he beat his long battle with tuberculosis (TB).
"Prince Butho was the son of the king's second wife, Queen Buhle kaMathe. He was still in the prime of his life. Understandably, this tragedy has devastated the royal family.
"I spent the greater part of yesterday (Thursday) with His Majesty as condolences were expressed and the family absorbed this difficult news. It was agreed that the funeral should be held on Sunday at Dlamahlahla Palace, following which Prince Butho will be laid to rest in the royal cemetery in Mahashini," he said.
Buthelezi said the tragic loss prompted him to engage with KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu, to discuss the postponement of the King Shaka Day celebrations, which were scheduled to take place on Sunday.
"Out of respect for the royal family, it was agreed that the celebrations will be moved to Saturday 29 September, to allow the family space to grieve. At an appropriate time and after consultations, a date will also be announced for the second Imbizo of the Zulu Nation on the issue of Ingonyama Trust land, so that His Majesty the King can inform the nation of developments since our first Imbizo of 4 July 2018.
"On behalf of the Zulu nation, we ask that you keep His Majesty and the family in your prayers as they walk through this painful valley of loss. We also ask that you publicise the new date of the King Shaka Day celebrations as wisely as possible, so that this necessary postponement will not hinder a successful celebration," he said.
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import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.os.Binder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.RemoteViews;
import android.widget.RemoteViewsService;

import com.news.news24x7.R;
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import com.news.news24x7.database.NewsProvider;
import com.news.news24x7.interfaces.ColumnsNews;
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public class NewsWidgetViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
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    @Override
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    public void query() {
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    }

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    public void onDestroy() {
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    @Override
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    }

    @Override
    public RemoteViews getViewAt(int position) {

        // Check we have data at this view position - If we don't then exit with null
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            return null;
        mTitle = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.TITLE));
        mAuthor = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.AUTHOR));
        mDescription = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.DESCRIPTION));
        mUrl = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.URL));
        mUrlToImage = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.URL_TO_IMAGE));
        mPublishedAt = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ColumnsNews.PUBLISHED_AT));

        final RemoteViews row = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.list_item_news);

        Bitmap bitmap = null;
        try {
            bitmap =
                    Glide.
                            with(context).
                            load(mUrlToImage).
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                            into(200, 200). // Width and height
                            get();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        if (bitmap != null) {
            row.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.news_thumbnail, bitmap);

        }
        row.setTextViewText(R.id.news_article_title, mTitle);
        row.setTextViewText(R.id.news_published_at, mPublishedAt);

        Intent intent = new Intent();
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        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_TITLE, mTitle);
        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_AUTHOR, mAuthor);
        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_DESCRIPTION, mDescription);
        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_IMAGE_URL, mUrlToImage);
        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_URL, mUrl);
        extras.putString(NewsWidgetProvider.EXTRA_DATE, mPublishedAt);
        intent.putExtras(extras);

        row.setOnClickFillInIntent(android.R.id.text1, intent);
        Intent fillInIntent = new Intent(context, DetailsActivity.class);
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        row.setOnClickFillInIntent(R.id.newsList, fillInIntent);

        return row;
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    @Override
    public RemoteViews getLoadingView() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public int getViewTypeCount() {
        return 1;
    }

    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return position;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasStableIds() {
        return true;
    }

}


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A company from the USA to Lista: In the end of October 2015 the three founders of Transition Robotics Inc from Santa Cruz, joined one week with common testing of equipment together with the Kitemill team. In this picture Christoffer A. Forrette, Jeffrey K. Gibboney and Pranay Sinha work with one of Kitemill its kites.
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Название Hanzel und Gretyl участники взяли из сказки Гензель и Гретель (), объясняя концепцию своей музыки как футуристическую, почти апокалиптическую сказку, в которой каждый выход начинает новую главу книги. В 1994 году группа записала первое демо Kindermusik, подписав контракт с Energy Records, а в 1995 году выпустила первый студийный альбом Ausgeflippt. В 1998 году лейбл Energy Records прекратил своё существование, несмотря на это Hanzel Und Gretyl продолжали записывать демо и в 2002 подписали контракт с Metropolis Records, выпустив третий альбом Über Alles. После проведения тура в поддержку альбома они возвратились в студию для записи Scheissmessiah!. В течение всего времени Hanzel Und Gretyl совершили совместные туры с Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Prong, Ministry, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Methodical, Bella Morte, Rammstein, Cradle of Filth.

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 Kaizer Von Loopy — вокал, лид-гитара, программирование
 Vas Kallas — женский вокал, гитара, программирование
 Jon Osterman (позднее Mark Baker) — ударные
 Anna K — бас-гитара
 KyzrWolf — Ремиксер

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Hanzel Und Gretyl Official Website

Hanzel Und Gretyl Unofficial Fansite
Interview on Deviant Nation

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