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Washington, DC – Today, the Amara Legal Center accepted the resignation of its Executive Director, Llamilet Gutierrez, and began the search for her replacement. Ms. Gutierrez will continue to lead the organization during a transition period, with a plan of concluding her service by the end of February 2021.
Under Ms. Gutierrez's leadership, Amara has grown to a full-time staff of six, expanding service to clients in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and growing the organization's presence in DC and Maryland. She also spearheaded a variety of operational improvements and expanded the organization's partnerships in communities throughout the Washington metropolitan area, all while maintaining high standards for providing excellent trauma-informed legal services to survivors of sex trafficking and sex workers.
"Llamilet did an incredible job leading Amara during a time of great transition and growth," said Board Chair Sakala Rutherford. "We thank her for her service and appreciate her efforts to set the organization up for continued success well into the future. We wish her well."
The search for a new Executive Director will begin immediately. A position description can be found on Amara's website at www.amaralegal.org/jobs and will be circulated widely among Amara's partners, area universities and job boards. Applicants should submit a cover letter, along with their CV/resume and three references to recruiting@amaralegal.org.
The Amara Legal Center, Inc. is a 501(c)3 providing free trauma-informed legal representation, access to support services, and advocacy for a more equitable legal system for individuals impacted by sex trafficking or involved in sex work in the DC-metro area.
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Woman says image of Virgin Mary appeared on bedroom wall
CTV Atlantic Published Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:12PM AST
People from across the region are making a pilgrimage to a home on the Membertou First Nation, where an image described as the Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared on a bedroom wall.
Over the past three weeks, an estimated 2,000 visitors have visited the home, anxious to see the image they believe is a message from God.
The spokesperson for the Diocese of Antigonish has also visited the home to view the image.
"This image does look like the Virgin Mary and they are having a faith response to it," says Rev. Don MacGillivray.
Homeowner Denise Simon has since converted her bedroom into a shrine, complete with a daily service dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
"This is her feet, that is her body and that's her head with the crown, and that's her rosary beads," she explains, pointing to the apparent apparition.
At a time when organized religion is facing a slew of hardships, the appearance of a likeness of the Virgin Mary has convinced elder Jacob Marshall to return to his religious roots.
"Since I witnessed the miracle on the wall, the Virgin Mary myself, I didn't go to church," he says. "After that, I started going to church."
Janice Paul has been leading nightly services at Simon's home, celebrating what she believes is a miracle.
"Everyone is welcome here to come and see for themselves and to receive the peace and love that we have received."
With files from CTV Atlantic's Randy MacDonald
Denise Simon says an image of the Virgin Mary has appeared on her bedroom wall.

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¡Fresh Aesthetic!™
Art, Fashion, Music, Culture… Life…
¡Culture Fresh!™ Podcast
Adventures in Art Appreciation: Art Crawl Houston 2016
One of the many murals done at an earlier date, but appreciated during the Art Crawl…
It's funny how as a city Houston is very spread out, and still can be closely knit. It has the reputation of being diverse demographically and economically. The way houston is situated you'd think the city would be very seperate & divided. In ways it is, but in more ways than none its not. I was reading an article in Business Insider about how America was comprised of 11 different cultural nations. Now I'm not aligning the Art Crawl directly to that article, but more linking the article to the traits of the city. Spread out but close, if your willing to drive a bit.
Still with all of Houston's sprawling neighborhoods & subdivisions there is still a thriving… No… Very active art community. Both like minds and very different sometimes conflicting perspectives can unite with the common goal of appreciating art. As is the case with all city centers the creatives tend to converge there. The heart of any city is usually a place where minds meet & ideas are exchanged. Either by design or nature it's usually the way it works.
Needless to say nothing makes the idea of a united but culturally diverse city more apparent than with the Art Crawl. For 2 days a year artists studios, galleries, and cooperatives open their doors for the sake of art appreciation. It's an experience most major cities provide, and a very necessary experience at that. Ideas are exchanged and minds connect. Though to me most importantly hands are shaken and groundwork for growth is made. I met established artists & novice artists alike. Jewelry makers & entrepreneurs trying to build their brands. People like me. People pursuing a goal, a dream perhaps.
From the people I met who stumbled onto some galleries after brunch, to the art buyer in the market to purchase work from emerging artists. There is truly something for everyone. I find when you are confined to your little bubble in life the beauty of it all can sometimes be overlooked. The humanness of the city. The part that actually makes your city vibrant can be overlooked. Times like these we are reminded that it's people that make the city beautiful.
I've gone for years now but this year was unique. It was as though I witnessed more of a Renaissance in my city. A rebirth of the positive energy that I always loved about Houston. Like I'm rediscovering the city I fell in love with in my teens. Sounds cliché I know, but it's heartfelt & sincere. There are those in the art scene that have a been there done that perspective on events like these. My advice is don't listen to them. Experience it for yourself. Be a part of your community an active contributor to your "cultural nation." Do a service to your city & your soul. Live!
November 21, 2016 by $ocity
By @daniel_anguilu
If you're in Houston we highly recommend you come check it out. Courtesy of @frenchlamonte
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We closed the night with strategies for inclusion so audience members could leave with tangible takeaways for making an impact.
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Kapalua, Maui (October 26, 2012) – More than 700 athletes representing more than 30 countries and 42 states are entered in the 2012 XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon, which is scheduled for Sunday, October 28, at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, on the island of Maui.
But that's just the start. In 2012, Allen and Slack – who are dating – traveled to 10 different countries to participate in XTERRA races: Guam, Saipan, Philippines, New Zealand, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.
They also happen to be pretty fast. Allen finished first overall at four of those races (Guam, Saipan, Philippines and New Zealand), and Slack was the top female at the Italy and New Zealand events.
Slack actually gave up her job as a firefighter in the United Kingdom to chase the XTERRA tour with Allen.
Last month, Allen placed second at the XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah. Slack placed seventh among the women. A year ago, Allen placed 29th at the XTERRA World Championship; this will be Slack's first try at the XTERRA Worlds.
In effect, the full year of traveling and competing have turned them into contenders.
Regardless of how they fare in Maui, Allen said the experience was worth the effort.
#XTERRAMAUI, GPS athlete trackers, and live streaming video.
The XTERRA World Championship starts Sunday at 9am Hawaii time (3pm EST, 9pm in Europe, 5am in Sydney).
distance, and elevation. The GPS tracking belt is put on at the swim-to-bike transition so you should see "shadows" moving once they get on the bike starting around 9:20am.
To watch you can download a free app for the iPhone or just go to www.xterralive.com. There will also be an interactive social media map, live updates, and live streaming video. Open multiple browsers to view all the different features.
Download XTERRA Worlds press guide complete with pro bios, previews, past results, and start lists.
The XTERRA World Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell, AVIA, Hawaiian Airlines, The Ritz-Carlton, Maui Visitors Bureau and Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. Sponsors include the Kapalua Resort, PowerBar, Gatorade, Zorrel, Kona Brewing Company, Hawaii Tourism Authority, T S Restaurants, Rudy Project, XTERRA Wetsuits, XTERRAShop.com, XTERRA Footwear, and XTERRA Fitness.


Lodging investment through Q1 reached approximately $350 million with notable activity in Ontario and increased trading in Western Canada, backed by solid operating fundamentals. Download the Hotel INNvestment Canada Q1 2018 Report which includes an updated Canadian Tourism Snapshot by Colliers International Hotels.
Ontario was the primary driver of investment activity with 10 deals in the GTA, Ottawa, Kitchener, Sarnia and northern Ontario markets accounting for a 40% share of national activity.
InnVest Hotels, Canada's largest hotel owner completed the sale of the 12-property Diversified Canadian Hotel Portfolio to a joint venture between Manji's Holdings Ltd. & Palm Holdings.
STR reported a new Q1 national RevPAR record, growing 7.3% year-over-year.
Travel by non-residents into Canada achieved a new record in 2017 with 20.9 million cross-border inbound travelers, breaking a record last achieved in 2002 based on a review of Statistics Canada data.


When it comes to etiquette, manners and overall good behavior, even celebrities need help navigating the rough waters of stardom! It's a good thing Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of The Real Housewives of New York City is joining forces with OK! to school them on the right thing to do! In a rough situation, we just ask, "What Would the Countess Do?" This week, the Countess chimes in on the hospital scandal after Beyoncé's baby was born and how award nominees should be gracious losers.
Beyoncé gave birth to her daughter Blue Ivy Carter at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. The security used to keep the birth a secret is now under investigation for allegedly preventing other parents from visiting their children. How can celebrities keep their privacy without negatively affecting others? Should apologies be issued?
Since Beyoncé decided to give birth at a hospital where non-celebs were having babies, it was she and Jay-Z's responsibility to coordinate their security so that other new parents wouldn't be negatively affected. I understand Beyoncé's need for privacy but every new mother is a celebrity in her own way, and new parents are just as entitled to see their newborns. It would be gracious of Beyoncé and Jay-Z to reach out to the parents who couldn't see their new babies and apologize on behalf of their zealous security men.
Tip: Consider the home birth option if you want complete privacy.
The Golden Globes were this weekend and even though George Clooney said Ryan Gosling wanted to win, he didn't think he would! What advice should stars follow to be gracious losers and winners?
Obviously George Clooney knew what he was talking about when he said that Ryan Gosling would have to wait until next year! I think that George was engaging in a bit of good-natured teasing when he predicted rightly that he would win the Golden Globe for Best Actor this year; nonetheless, making fun of another star's desire for recognition is a bit arrogant. Winners should congratulate losers on their nomination and losers need to work harder next year to win.
Tip: When you win, it's important to be humble and thank those who make your success possible.
Countess LuAnn has released an iPhone app called Countess Luann, available through the Apple Store. For all information, please go to her website www.luanndelesseps.com. For everything Countess LuAnn, check out www.luanndelesseps.com, follow her on Twitter and check out her Facebook page!


The RasterPrint Portable Graphic System is quite simply the easiest and quickest graphic exhibit on the market. Simply open the unit and snap the closures together and you're done. Because the fabric graphic stays mounted to the frame during storage, there is no need to ship and mount separate graphic panels. The RasterPrint PGS comes in 8' & 10' flat and curved backwalls, 6' and 8' table-top, and tower configurations. And of course the best part is all ship with our industry leading RasterPrint dye-sub graphics!


Morristown, NJ – September 29, 2016 – Majesco (NYSE MKT: MJCO), a global provider of core insurance software, consulting and services for insurance business transformation, today announced a strategic partnership with DropIn, Inc. DropIn is an innovative provider of an on-demand live video platform for auto and home insurance, using smartphones and drones. In addition, they have access to a crowdsourced independent contractor network of 60,000 Droperators and 1100 drone pilots, smartphone users who capture on-demand live video streams, and photos for insurance professionals.
The DropIn platform enables insurers to use on-demand live video for policy acquisition and management by harnessing the power of the video camera inside the smartphone that nearly everyone carries. It eliminates the need for the underwriter/claims adjuster to travel and provides access to the customer with unprecedented immediacy. Live video options include direct to customers, direct to field or partner resources, and on-demand to droperators or drones. For more details on DropIn, please visit http://dropininc.com.


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Seasons: 3 2 1
Murder in the First is a TV series starring Taye Diggs, Kathleen Robertson, and Ian Anthony Dale. A single murder case is dissected from the committing of the crime through to the investigation, arrest and trial.
Starring: Taye Diggs Kathleen Robertson Richard Schiff
Creator: Steven Bochco
S3 E1: Normandy Bitch
S3 E2: Tropic of Cancer
S3 E3: Black and Blue
S3 E4: The Barbers of Seville
S3 E5: Follow the Money
S3 E6: Sam I Am
S3 E7: Let's Make a Deal
S3 E8: Daddy Dearest
S3 E9: Rise of the Phoenix
S3 E10: Kat's Meow
More TV shows like Murder in the First...
The Echo
Prime Suspect (UK)
Gideon's Way
The New Perry Mason
Barnaby Jones
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Other TNT series...
The Librarians (US)


Don't you just long for it? To leave everything behind, pack your bag and enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside, preferably in one of those old-fashioned caravans? Let your inner romanticist reign free and choose one of the many caravans, or Pipowagens as they're called in Dutch, where you can spend a lovely night's sleep.
From the Netherlands to Spain and Hungary, we have them in various sizes and shapes. Pretend to be a wild gypsy, with or without your troupe, jump aboard and drive off into the good old days.


An anonymous operation is one that does not require a security token to use. In general, the only anonymous operations allowed in the Arrayent Cloud relate to registering new Customer Accounts.
Activates a new Customer Account that has just been registered via registerUser within the last hour.
The call to registerUser was made within the last hour. If it has been more than an hour, then the activation code will have expired and is therefore invalid.
See the Self Registration Workflow overview in the Web Service API Developer's Guide. Upon successful completion of this operation, the Arrayent Cloud will automatically send a "Welcome" email to the user. You can modify the content of this email using addEmailTemplate and setting the notificationStage parameter to WELCOME.
activationCode string The activation code. When the web service client previously calledregisterUser it provided an email address as one of the arguments of theregisterUser request. The Arrayent Cloud sent the activation code to this email address.
retCode Integer A return code of 0 indicates that the new Customer Account has been successfully activated.All other values should be treated as failure.
A return code of "0" indicates that the Customer Account has been successfully activated.
An error code of "339" means that the activation code is invalid.
Sends an anonymous request to the Arrayent Cloud to create a new Customer Account.
An email address is required for creating an account.
The username cannot be modified.
The email address cannot be modified.
An email address can only be associated to one Customer Account.
Call addEmailTemplate and upload an email template for the desired language. This configuration only needs to occur once per desired language.
When calling registerUser, set the Accept-Language HTTP header to the same language locale that was specified inaddEmailTemplate.
Upon successfull completion of this operation, the Arrayent Cloud will automatically send a "Activation Code" email to the user. You can modify the content of this email using addEmailTemplate and setting the notificationStage parameter to SELF_REGISTER. Username requirements: usernames should be between 6 and 100 characters in length. Letters, numbers, period and underscore may be used. Usernames are case-sensitive. E.g. the usernames FORD.PREFECT, ford.prefect, and Ford.Prefect are all unique and valid. Passwords should be selected by the user. If initial passwords are system-generated then the user must be instructed to change their password upon initial login. Passwords should always be encrypted before being sent to the Arrayent Cloud. Password requirements: Minimum 8 characters, maximum 60 characters (inclusive). Password must contain characters from three of the following four groups: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and non-alphanumeric characters in the set (#!$&@). At least 6 of those characters may occur only once in the password.
applicationId Integer The Application ID under which the new Customer Account is created.
email string The email address which the activation code is sent to.
fullname string Optional. First and last name of the user.
username string The username for the new Customer Account. 6 characters minimum, 100 characters maximum (inclusive).
password string The password for the new Customer Account. Password requirements are listed above in Usage section.
retCode Integer A return code of 0 indicates success. In this context success means that the Arrayent Cloud received the request, generated the activation code, and sent the activation code to the email address specified in the request.All other values should be treated as failure.
A return code of "0" indicates that the Arrayent Cloud successfully received the request, generated the activation code, and sent the email to the specified email address.
A "125" error code indicates that you are attempting to access an Application ID that is not valid on this Arrayent Cloud environment.
A "206" error code indicates that there has already been a request to create this Customer Account within the last hour.
A "329" error code indicates that the password is less than 8 characters or more than 60 characters long (inclusive).
A "177" error code indicates that the password is less than 8 characters or more than 60 characters long (inclusive).
Sends a password recovery code to the specified email address.
This operation only works for Customer Accounts that were initially created via registerUser. If your application usedcreateNewUser to create the Customer Account this operation will not work!
Upon successfull completion of this operation, the Arrayent Cloud will automatically send a "Reset Password" email to the user. This email will contain a recovery code. You can modify the content of this email using addEmailTemplate and setting thenotificationStage parameter to RESET_PASSWORD.
email string The email address that will receive the recovery code.
retCode Integer A return code of 0 indicates that the Arrayent Cloud has successfully sent the recovery code to the email address.All other values should be treated as failure.
A return code of "0" indicates that the Arrayent Cloud has successfully sent the recovery code to the specified email address.
Error code "111" means that the provided email address is not associated with any Customer Account.
Changes the password of a Customer Account.
Your application has previously called requestPasswordRecoveryCode. If your application has not calledrequestPasswordRecoveryCode, then the user will not have received a recovery code in their email, and therefore will not be able to successfully complete updateUserPassword.
The recovery code was sent to the user's email within the last hour. After one hour the recovery code expires.
recoveryCode string The recovery code that the Arrayent Cloud sent to the email address associated with the Customer Account.
username string The username of the Customer Account.
password string The new password for the Customer Account. Minimum 8 characters, maximum 60 characters (inclusive).
retCode Integer A return code of 0 indicates that the password for this Customer Account has successfully been updated.All other values should be treated as failure.
A return code of "0" indicates that the password for the Customer Account has been successfully updated.
Where ELEMENT is the name of the argument that is missing in your request.
The table below contains a reference on the various return codes that the Arrayent Cloud returns in response to your web service requests.
4 Device name registration has expired.
5 Device does not exist.
6 Device is not available. The Arrayent Cloud cannot contact the device. This usually means that the device is offline.
7 Sender is not in the device friend list.
8 Device name already used.
9 Customer is not a trial customer.
14 Arrayent core server not available.
15 Registration code already used.
16 Arrayent Core server permission denied.
101 Invalid login name or password. The username or password does not match the Arrayent Cloud's database record. Check both for typos. You will also see this message if you attempt to login with a user account that does not exist (you can create the account withcreateNewUser).
102 Login name does not exist.
103 Invalid Customer Attribute name.
104 Invalid Device Attribute name.
105 Invalid Device Type Name.
106 Invalid security token. The security token has probably expired due to inactivity. Security tokens expire after 15 minutes of inactivity.
109 Device does not exist.
110 Device already associated with another customer. The device has already been added to another account via addDeviceToUser.
111 Customer does not exist.
112 Device Type in use, cannot delete.
113 Trigger does not exist. The Trigger ID that you provided does not match any alerts in the Arrayent Cloud database.
114 Device Type does not exist.
119 System Account access required to use this operation. You need to login to the Arrayent Cloud via systemLogin with a set of valid System Account credentials to perform this operation.
120 Name already in use, cannot delete.
126 No devices associated to this Device Type.
127 Invalid data length. The size of the value is greater than the allowed maximum size.
129 Phone is already associated to the current account.
130 The API operation is missing a required parameter. Check the reference of the operation that you are using to make sure that you are not missing any parameters.
131 The mobile platform is not supported. Valid options for the operatingSystemparameter are ios and android (case-sensitive).
132 The phone does not exist in the system. The Phone ID that you provided does not exist.
134 Message timeout. The Arrayent Cloud could not send the message to the device. This is usually caused by a weak wireless or Internet connection.
136 Unable to create device attribute.
137 Target devices must have the same device type.
139 Target devices cannot have the same device ID and attribute name as the trigger definition.
140 Invalid sleep mode defined.
141 Device attribute does exist in system.
142 Trigger action is invalid or deprecated. The value that you supplied for theaction parameter is invalid.
146 Invalid data type. The value does not match the specified data type.
201 Sent message status not available.
204 API key is invalid.
317 URI syntax is invalid.
319 The connection with the provided URL couldn't be established.
320 Error downloading remote file. Please check available space and disk permissions.
321 Error calculating file checksum.
347 Invalid Certificate. password/hexCertificate invalid.
350 The application configuration does not exist for <name> value of parameter mobileAppName mobileAppName value name submitted does not exist.


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Q: Unknown column with LEFT JOIN and regular JOIN It's been awhile since I did any SQL and i'm currently trying to LEFT JOIN some tables to my old JOIN query, to be able to get certain data.
I'm however getting "Unknown column 'a.shop_id' i on clause" and I'm not sure why 'a.shop_id' is unknown.
SELECT
    e.campaign_desc,
    e.campaign_type_id,
    e.shop_id AS campaign_shop_id,
    a.*,
    b.*,
    a.id AS shop_item_id,
    c.cat_id AS category_id
FROM
    `shop_item` a,
    `shop` b,
    `product` c
LEFT JOIN
    `campaign_category` d ON
            d.category_id = c.cat_id
LEFT JOIN
    `campaign` e ON
            e.`id` = d.`campaign_id`
        AND e.`shop_id` = a.`shop_id`
WHERE
    a.`product_id` = 23 AND
    b.`id` = a.`shop_id` AND
    b.`active_shop` = 1 AND
    a.`product_id`= c.`id`
ORDER BY
    a.`item_price` DESC,
    a.`shop_id`

So I had to try something different so I had another query idea to test and that one works fine. But of course thats not what I'm after since i want multiple data columns.
SELECT
    a.*,
    a.shop_id,
    b.*,
    a.id AS shop_item_id,
    c.cat_id AS category_id,
    (SELECT t2.campaign_desc
        FROM
            campaign_category t1, campaign t2
        WHERE
            t1.category_id = c.cat_id AND
            t2.id = t1.campaign_id AND
            t2.shop_id = a.`shop_id`
    )AS Campaigndata
FROM
    `shop_item` a,
    `shop` b,
    `product` c
WHERE
    a.`product_id` = 23 AND
    b.`id` = a.`shop_id` AND
    b.`active_shop` = 1 AND
    a.`product_id`= c.`id`
ORDER BY
    a.`item_price` DESC,
    a.`shop_id`

What am I missing in the first query? Help would be much appreciated.
Best Regards

A: Never use commas in the FROM clause.  Always use proper, explicit standard JOIN syntax.
So, rephrase the query as:
SELECT . . .
FROM shop_item si JOIN
     shop s
     ON s.id = si.shop_id JOIN
     product p
     ON si.product_id = p.id LEFT JOIN
     campaign_category cc
     ON cc.category_id = p.cat_id LEFT JOIN
     campaign c
     ON c.id = cc.campaign_id
        c.shop_id = si.shop_id
WHERE si.product_id = 23 AND
      s.active_shop = 1
. . .

Notice that I also changed the table aliases so they are abbreviations for the table names, rather than meaningless, random letters.
The problem with your query is that , affects the scoping of identifiers being used.  It really isn't important to understand this, because the more important point is to always use proper, explicit, standard JOIN syntax.

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The invention of printing technology dated back to the 15th century and revolutionized the humanity giving an opportunity to read books in printed form. Magnetic media books were invented in the 1930s. It was caused by the fact that libraries began to face space problems. Meanwhile, the 1960s experienced the development of computing technology that began to influence the industry of book printing. However, at that time, the influence was not as evident as it is nowadays. In the modern society, electronic publishing has become a form of publishing in which journals, magazines and books are being produced.
Nowadays, humanity has realized that the introduction of new communication technologies has transformed the existing cultural forms and has influenced the book and everything that surrounds it. In the modern society, reading is not only treated as an abstract operation of the intellect, but also as the body engagement, a space inscription, and others. Even if the electronic display achieves the perceptual parity with the printed page, it is not likely to be equivalent to the book regarding the social, cultural, and spatial aspects of reading.
Since the ancient times, books were considered the source of knowledge and literacy. However, the shift from print to new communication technologies does not mean the end of literacy. Modern technology offers a society some new ways of getting knowledge and information. It has been changing a socio-cultural status of writing and the method of book prediction (Bolter 1991, p. 3). There is an idea that new technologies have certain features that make people temper any expectations completely replacing the book as a vehicle for the public discourse conduct. The book is considered a useful source of information and knowledge that consists of infinite benefits. Books can transfer people into different cultures and worlds, inform them about ancient civilizations and historical events. Moreover, they help people get information about new technologies and literature. Therefore, people around the world read books. However, modern books are different from the traditional printed ones. They are in the audio or pdf formats. The help of such books is the same, but people's perception is different. Therefore, technology has positively influenced people's reading making it more exciting, easy, and funny. However, it has negatively influenced printing.
In the previous century, Raymond Williams (1962) wrote about a very different set of technologies that may lead to the crisis in communications "caused by the speed of invention and the difficulty of finding the right institutions in which these technical means are to be used" (p. 20). However, reading has always played a significant role in social life. People find that books broaden their minds, provide knowledge, and develop imagination. Books are treated as a valuable tool as they help to calm down when people are angry, sad, or depressed. They take people to the world where they feel relaxed and thrilled, playing the role of an entertainer.
There is an idea that in the modern industrial societies, some books bear no cultural and spiritual burden as they are parts of census reports, catalogues, tax codes, tide tables, repair manuals, telephone directories, and airline schedules. Every technological advance or development directly affects reading and the form of books. Every discovery or invention, including the printing press, mobile devices, and the Internet, has changed the way people communicate, think, criticize, read, and interact. Thus, the topic is more relevant nowadays than ever before.
When people speak about books and their future, they often think about the works of literature, scholarship, journalism, and criticism, and general informative writings. There are a number of concerns related to the printed books and their influence on the modern society. There are threats that the future replacement of the book by new technologies will result in a thriving of new discursive genres that are more expressive, more versatile, and more democratic than the traditional printed books. According to Bolter (1992), the printed books seem to be designed to move to the literature culture margin. "The issue is not whether print technology will completely disappear; books may long continue to be printed for certain kinds of texts and luxury consumption" (Bolter 1991, p. 2). However, the idea of the book will change eliminating the importance of books as the organization and presentation of knowledge and a socio-cultural phenomenon.
Books are an integral part of any civilization. They reflect history, teach morals, maintain a stable language, keep laws, codify philosophy and religion, and spread ideas. The importance and value of books are limitless. Books improve human communication abilities and qualities, such as loyalty, honesty, kindness, bravery, friendship, and others. Books shape people's character in life.
The main objective of the following research is to investigate the influence of modern technologies on the printed books and their publishing, as well as to analyze the changes in the social perceptions. The paper is aimed at discussing the value of books in the modern society, the influence of technology on book publishing, and the role of books in the modern society.
Do the printed books have any value in the modern society?
Does the development of technology affect the publication of books?
What role do books play in the modern society?
Can a book be treated as a socio-cultural phenomenon?
The research paper consists of five chapters. The first chapter is an introduction. It will provide a research overview, including the role of the printed books in the modern society, the place of books in people's lives, research aim, objectives, research problem, and research questions. The second chapter is a literature review. The chapter provides the analysis of literature sources relevant to the research topic. It represents the information about the difference between the printed books and e-books and speaks about the influence of e-books on traditional book publishing. The third chapter represents the research methodology, as well as the detailed information about research methods with an emphasis on qualitative research, research participants, sampling, participants, and reliability of research methods. The fourth chapter is devoted to the research findings and research discussion, as well as the analysis of the obtained data. The final chapter is the conclusion of the research findings.
The chapter represents the analysis of the role of books in the modern society, the future of the printed books, and the influence of modern technologies on books and their perception. The review presents the literature related to the topic of the research and provides a systematic description of the research process that is to be conducted to locate the most relevant research. The critique is used as a systematic and disciplined analysis of the written and oral discourse.
Analysis of the literature relevant to the research topic has shown that there is a lack of data concerning the traditional books and e-books, as well as influence of modern technology on publishing. The appearance of e-books has increased sales and readership. They are positioned to replace the printed books. Zhang and Kudva (2014) examined the preference for the printed books and e-books in the contexts of reading a situation, reading purpose, and contextual variables, including education level, age, gender, race, community type, income, and the use of the Internet. The scientists aimed at identifying the factors that contribute to the adoption of e-books. The study showed that e-books had firmly established a place in people's lives because they are easily accessible. In addition, such books are not positioned to replace the printed books. Both printed and electronic books share unique attributes and aim at meeting people's needs of reading. They may differ in terms of context, individual demographic and situational factors (Nunberg 1993). The key predictors of e-book adoption are the reader's income, the number of books read, the frequency and occurrence of reading for the topics of interest, the use of the Internet, ethnicity, age, reading habits, and education.
A contrary idea was presented by Geist (2012). According to the researcher, e-books are rapidly displacing book sales and transforming the way people understand and access information. Privacy of books disappears with the popularity of e-books as thousands of people access the pirated books online every day. This fact makes e-books the norm rather than the exception.
Kanna, Pope and Jain (2009) carried out an experiment on a publisher's website and collected data concerning the individual level choice. It was found that delaying the e-book release caused substantial changes in the overall sales of hardcover books and a significant decrease in the e-book sales. The scientists concluded that e-book reading requires the adoption of a device. Thus, the hardware side of the market should not be neglected. This factor adds to the general reading habit of people.
Hilton and Wiley (2010) indicated that there is a moderate correlation between the digital books that are free and only permanently available and the increases of short-term print sales. However, the increased sales do not always equal free digital books. The scientists concluded that the distribution of free digital books is likely to increase the print sales. In addition, when free e-books are offered for a relatively long period without any registration, there is an increase in the print sales.
In the constantly developing world, the channels of digital distribution influence the traditional channels in a variety of ways. E-book is considered one of the prominent settings, but it is unstudied. The rapid growth in the e-book market was caused by the launching of the first Kindle by Amazon in 2007.
Publishers and libraries exist to provide access to information. However, they operate from two contradictory perspectives. Publishers aim at making money from the access to books. At the same time, libraries provide that access for free. However, despite their differences, publishers and libraries have successfully existed throughout the history in an uneasy compromise state. The compromise was introduced in the first sale doctrine of the copyright law. It ensured that as soon as the copyright owner sells the work to a library, it has the legal right to lend the book further. However, the advent of e-books has destabilized the situation. The development of modern technologies has rapidly turned the printed books into an antiquated commodity. "By making the printed page electronically available, e-books channel the low-tech manuscripts into the modern, connected world" (Seringhaus 2010, p. 152).
It was found that since the 20th century, printing has changed according to the new technology. According to Pipes (1998), "the printing industry had become fragmented – there were process engravers, separate typesetters, and printers – and someone had to step in to plan and coordinate different printing projects. That job fell to the graphic designer. There was greater creative freedom too" (p. 20).
According to Kolakowski (2011), "the book publishing industry has entered a period of the long-term decline because of the rising sales of e-book readers." The industry of the traditional book publishing experiences the frightening implications of the rise of e-books, leading to a decline in the paper book printing, as well as its distribution and sales. It is predicted that the sales of the printed books will decline at an annual rate of 5%, whereas the sales of e-books will rise during the same period. Hence, there will be no coverage of the revenue gap caused by the decline in the market of the printed books (Kolakowski 2011).
The book industry has experienced enormous changes since its creation. From the papyrus scroll invention to the e-book introduction, new technologies have been affecting the way people view and experience literature. There are different ideas concerning the influence of the development of new technology on book publishing and the way people perceive the printed books. It is found that most researchers support the idea that the printed books will not die due to the long traditions and people's presences.
This chapter aims at examining the influence of modern technology on traditional books and their publishing, as well as the role of books in the modern society. In addition, the chapter will discuss how the research was designed and conducted, as well as will provide explanations concerning the research approaches that were used to collect the research data.
According to Blaxter, Hughes, and Tight (2001), methodology plays an essential role in any research helping to answer the research questions. It allows identifying a potential solution to the investigated problem.
The research will be carried out with the help of a systemic approach that will involve the process of analyzing many relevant research studies. These studies will allow selecting those that can be useful for the research. A number of electronic databases were used to gather the relevant literature sources. All the collected data were sorted and evaluated. The qualitative research was carried out to meet the research objective. Such a research provides the researcher with an opportunity to present the collected data and determine the things that have happened. It is often used to monitor people's attitudes and behaviour by using interviews, observations, and focus groups. The qualitative research usually consists of investigation that collects answers to the questions and uses a predefined procedure set to answer the questions. The received data may be used to conduct further researches. All data collection tools and methods will be adjusted as the research progresses.
Qualitative interviewing is usually defined as the most appropriate research method as it can provide a lot of data concerning the role of the printed books in the modern society and the influence of new technology on book publishing. A qualitative interview helps the researcher to provide a deep and better understanding of the printed book issue.
It was found that qualitative interviewing is a very flexible way of gathering research data as the interviewee's direction responds to the research with the focus on the most essential issues that might appear during the interview process. Qualitative interviewing provides greater interest in the beliefs and ideas of interviewees to reflect researcher's concerns. Researchers are allowed to go off the topic to provide an opportunity to detect the most interesting point and all nuances in the respondents. One of the main benefits of qualitative interviewing is that it does not require any guidance or schedule. In some cases, the researcher changed the order of questions or paraphrased them when the situation required. Thus, a qualitative interview is a good choice for the current research as it helps to get a better understanding of the research problem through the detailed information.
The researcher used a random method in order to find research participants. People were suggested taking part in the interview. The topic of the interview had been provided before they accepted or rejected the suggestion to become a research participant. The interview participants were the randomly selected people. In total, 30 people were interviewed to get data for analysis. The interview was anonymous, and it might enhance people's agreement to provide answers. In addition, anonymity adds to the reliability of the research method. In the process of carrying out the research, the researcher used the primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected through the interview, whereas the secondary data was derived from other scientific researches, newspapers, journals, and other sources.
The interview is often treated as a managed verbal exchange (Ritchie & Lewis 2003). A qualitative interview helps to have an open two-way communication and allows the researcher to go off the topic and change the order of questions. According to Silverman (2004), an interview presupposes a conversation that is framed as a potential source of error, bias, and misunderstanding. Appropriate order of questions allows obtaining the answers automatically, thus increasing the reliability of research results. Communication skills of an interviewer play a vital role in the success and effectiveness of interviewing. The researcher listened to the answers and talked when it was necessary, as well as changed the subject when it was needed.
The interview consisted of 10 questions. The participants were free to answer them. In order to construct trustworthiness and provide reliable data, the researcher took some notes during the data collection. The interview questions covered the issue of books in the modern society and the influence of modern technology on book popularity and perception, the negative reading habits, book preferences, impact of technology development on the book publishing, the future of the printed books, and others.
As the researcher used the data from the previous researches related to the research topic, the validity of the received data could not be doubted. Anonymity of the interview has also added to the reliability. In addition, the researcher took some notes during the data collection and interviews. This provides the researcher with the opportunity to crosscheck particular sources of information.
The research findings will demonstrate the relevance of professional practice. It requires rigorousness and reliability of the research. In case these criteria are accomplished, there is a research potential of the relevance of the research findings. The validity of a qualitative research is defined as plausibility, reliability and credibility of the data. The research method depends on the combination of supplementary data, project cases, observations, interviews, and questionnaires. It is possible to accomplish these objectives simultaneously if the research product provides suggestions that can act as an action stimulus in a particular area. Researchers provide the refinement of the relevancy concept in the research by suggesting that a research should be accessible to practitioners and produce a long-term behavior change.
The researcher studied the relevant literature before and during the interviews. As the researcher took notes during the interview, it helped to minimize the loss of the empirical data gathered during the research process. The interview participants will be anonymous. The following fact will contribute to accuracy and honesty of answers, as well as empirical data trustworthiness. All this will ensure the validity and reliability of the obtained data.
In order to ensure the reliability of the interview, it is essential that all respondents understand the questions and that the answers are coded without any possibility of uncertainty. In addition, it is important to reach the low-inference descriptions obtained by means of tape-recording interviews or email interviews. In this research, notes will be taken during the interview. Until the interviewing process is concerned, the interviewing approach does not provide very low-inference descriptions. It should be stressed that note taking gives a bit biased picture in contrast to transcribing and recording the interviews.
It is believed that two validation forms are suitable for the logic of a qualitative research. One of the forms is the comparison of different data to see whether they support each other. It derives from navigation where different bearings provide an object with a correct location. Another form of validation is respondent validation. The validity of the received data cannot be doubted. The study is aimed at investigating the influence of new technologies on book publishing. Some data was collected from the international journals, textbooks, and Internet resources.
The interview results showed that 50% (15 participants) prefer reading the printed books and 25% of respondents had difficulties answering this question as they read both the printed books and e-books. The same number of respondents claimed that they prefer reading e-books as it is convenient and saves money. 60% of respondents believed that the printed books still have value in the modern society, whereas 40% found that this value is constantly decreasing because e-books becomes more and more popular. However, they did not deny the fact the in some cases the printed books are the best source of knowledge and valuable information.
It was also found that the development of modern technology had negatively affected the publication of books. This idea was supported by 66% of respondents. However, 34% (10 respondents) claimed that the technology development makes people's life easier and provides various better opportunities. In addition, they mentioned that there are people who do not change their reading habits and do not follow modern trends of reading digital books. None of the respondents agreed that there are negative reading habits in the society as they do not find that e-books negatively influence people's reading habits.
33% of respondents claimed that book publishing had not decreased. In addition, they found that it had been experiencing positive changes and more and more people are interested in reading books, the printed books in particular. Hence, the business of book publishing is thriving and has a good future. 33% of respondents had difficulties answering the question as they were not interested in the publishing business. However, 34% of respondents rejected the idea that publishing is thriving as they found that it was declining due to the development of modern technologies.
The interview results showed that 50% (15 participants) follow the idea that the role of the printed books has not changed. They found that the main function of books (both the printed and e-books) is to educate, inform, and equip with necessary skills. However, 50% (15 participants) claimed that the role of traditional books had changed in the modern society and they stopped being as valuable as they were in the previous century. They stated that the value of the printed books decreased due to many factors, including quick pace of life, technology development, changed reading habits, and others.
20% of participants stated that they read the printed books every week as it is an inevitable part of their life and it is required by the environment they live and work. 30% of respondents claimed that they read the printed books every month, but this tendency increases when they have vacations or more leisure time due to holidays, cancelled meetings, and others. 30% of interview participants read both the printed books and e-books. The reading habit changed due to the type of book, accessibility, and even mood. However, 20% claimed that they buy and read the printed books approximately once a year, but some of them like to buy the printed books as a present.
80% of interview participants were strongly convinced that the printed books would have the future. They claimed that digital books would not result in complete elimination of traditional books because of different reasons. 20% of respondents did not follow the idea that the printed books would exist in the future as digital books become more and more popular, thus leading to the complete elimination of traditional books.
25% of participants think that the printed books are more informative than digital ones because of their format. 25% of respondents claimed that digital books are more informative because they are modern. However, 50% of interview participants suggested that both the printed books and digital books have the same value as they have the same context. People choose the book they like or are interested in and read it in the most suitable format. All interview participants claimed that a book is a socio-cultural phenomenon as it reflects the culture, social values, and history.
Most interview participants follow the idea that publishing should evolve together with the needs and culture of the society. Participants agree that the printed books are needed as they are an inevitable part of human existence and have a long history. Rapid evolvements of the digital world would make it difficult to keep all records historically over long periods.
Analysis of the literature sources shows that the percentage of American adults who read an e-book has risen from 23% to 28%. It is found that there are an increased number of people who use the devices for e-book reading, including tablet computers. Meanwhile almost seven out of ten the US citizens report reading the printed books compared to 4% in 2012 (Ink-and-paper books are still more popular than e-books in the U.S. 2014). According to the findings of the study carried out by Palladino (2014), there are optimistic trends concerning the future of traditional books as more Americans have been reading e-books. Moreover, e-books even seem supplement traditional books. E-books have not replaced the printed books and are still a valuable tool of getting knowledge, information, and cultural values.
It is also found that the number of people who read e-books grew in the past years. However, the number of people who opt for the printed editions has not substantially decreased. Only few readers have completely replaced the printed books with their electronic versions. Therefore, print is still the remains the foundation of people's reading habits (Ink-and-paper books are still more popular than e-books in the U.S. 2014). "The industry has entered a phase of disruption that will be as significant as the major changes impacting the music and movie business" (Kolakowski 2011).
It has become evident that the increasing popularity of e-books has affected the publishing industry that has developed into a grounded industry. The industry is not ready to confront the massive change in people's reading habits. The biggest challenge is the adoption of new technology. The book publishers have learned how to function in an ever changing world of development and technology. The printed books are still profitable, and modern readership is the same as it was years ago. Publishers are trying to evolve into a more digitalized format. They create their own web pages to make sure they also reach the audience of different age groups. However, some publishers treat e-books as a method of distribution that they should adapt. The content of books has not changed. The main change is in the way the books are delivered to the public. Despite the digital age and numerous innovations in any society, people are still reading the printed books, finding it a comfortable way of finding information. However, the use of an e-book is constantly increasing. Modern libraries have begun to checking out e-books.
Approximately 600 years ago, the printed books revolutionized the world. Since that time, they have cultivated human discoveries, cultures, imaginations, and intellectual progress with their power to shape and share ideas. Nowadays, people are at a crossroads as rapidly advancing technology changes the way they access and read the written word. New technologies have made people read more as it has become more convenient and easily accessible. It has negatively influenced the industry of book publishing.
The world of digital technology has substantially changed the way people perceive things and how they use them. It has made things more accessible and pleasurable providing people with an opportunity to own what they want and what they need. All industries, including book publishing, have been influenced by the development of digital technology. The appearance of e-books has been changing the way people read books and the way books are treated. Nowadays, it has become possible to read a book just clicking a button. Kindles and iPads have made it affordable and easy.
Despite the fact that book publishing is in the process of great transformations, the printed books will always have a future. The world of reading will always welcome them due to a long history and ancient traditions. There are certain things that traditional books can give a reader. The atmosphere of reading the printed book cannot be duplicated by a digital device. E-books are not proper replacements of the printed books due to better quality, format, and experience. The printed book will never die because of the experiences they give. The market of the printed books is still open for readers who prefer reading in the old fashion way, displaying books as works of art, or giving a good book as a gift to their friends and family members, having books signed by authors, or even just going to the bookstore to buy books.
E-books provide readers with an opportunity and right to read the data. However, the printed books that people buy give the right to do whatever they want with them. A bookshelf may tell people about the owner's personality, likes, knowledge, and interests to entertainment.
The digital world could give the printed books a new and better future, as well as better quality, including better and modernized hardcovers, better art work, or fewer paperbacks. It could help to sell books better, as well as provide more affordable prices. Technology helps publishers make the most of the printed books. It has become evident that the development of new technologies will cause a number of substantial changes in publishing. The combination of modern technologies and the technologies of electronic diffusion enables the publishers to deliver texts over an electronic net to the readers who can view them on screen or print them to have the high-quality paper copies. Nowadays, electronic distribution has become a primary means for publishing new materials.
In addition, the printed books may benefit from the digital world in the form of exposure. Blogs, social media, forums, writing groups, press releases, and advertising of books are made very lucrative with the help of different new digital technologies. A book might get a better support on the Internet than it could get before the digital world explosion. This type of advertising can reach a great number of people around the globe, and an agent or author can advertise his or her creation in this way by himself or herself. An espouse in the non-digital world can cost a fortune, but people who know the digital world may save a number of advertising expenses. The debate about the influence of modern technology on the reading habits and book publishing still plays an essential role in the way people experience books. The new publishing process is the way things are headed. It enables creative control to the writers and producers of the books. It can also pre-filter the success or failure rate of a certain book.
Nowadays, publishers have different reasons for releasing the free electronic versions of books. They find various ways to make the free electronic versions of books profitable. There are cases when the sales of a Kindle book of the second and third books in a series experienced a dramatic increase when the first book was available for free. In addition, some authors and publishers may have some hidden motivations that are not indirectly related to sales. As books tend to become increasingly available online, the free distribution effects may rapidly change. The explosive growth of various e-book formats could dramatically influence the way that free distribution affects for-profit sales and even change the print sale importance. People who tend to read e-books are common, but it does not mean that their reading habits will eliminate the printed book in the near future.
The current situation with the growing popularity of e-book and digital distribution channels for content has made many publishing companies change the whole cost infrastructure. The effect on the cost basis of traditional distribution centers is evident. In addition, the production of the published products has also dramatically changed. However, digital distribution and content leveraging with new digital models have not distracted people who prefer reading the traditional printed products from paying for them. Thus, mass market publishing is still required by the modern society.
Do you prefer the printed books or e-books?
Do you think the printed books have any value in the modern society?
Are there any negative reading habits in the society?
Do you think publishing is thriving?
Is the role of the printed books the same as it was in the previous century?
Do you buy the printed books? How often?
Do you think the printed books have any future?
Are the printed books more informative than e-books?


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December Champagne Club
Are we all ready to say goodbye to 2020? Yes, we are!
The best way to cheer us up is Champagne. To celebrate the end of a very difficult and challenging year, we need a special bottle, so we have chosen a producer that never lets us down; Benoit Tarlant. Maybe some of you already sampled his bubbles when we selected his Cuvee Louis to send off 2014. This one is a millesime - vintage champagne from four small parcels of their estate.
In 1687, Pierre Tarlant began cultivating his first vineyards in Aisne. The family stayed put for almost 100 years before moving to the village of Oeuilly in 1780. At the beginning of the 20th century Louis Tarlant, then the head vigneron and mayor of Oeuilly, helped to start the Champagne Revolution that resulted in the movement for an AOC designation for the region, achieved in 1927. This was necessary to prevent a raging commercialization that was threatening the quality and originality of the wines, and inspired villages to restrict the then-widespread use of grapes from outside the region (and, in some cases, outside of France itself!) To be consistent with his beliefs, Louis swore never to sell a single grape to the big houses again, making Tarlant one of the first independent estates in the region.
The big particularity of the Tarlant Champagne, a tradition started by Benoît's father Jean-Mary in the late 1970's, is that the vast majority of the production (90%) is bottled without dosage. While the idea of Brut Nature Champagne has slowly but surely gained momentum since the early 2000's the practice was unheard of at the time, making this small maison a true pioneer in the region.
We like stories like this, when it is the passion that drives the vision; when love for what you are doing dictates your actions. At the end is the understanding that we need to find harmony with the land and the environment to achieve those moments of perfect balance in our lives. Here it comes to us in a form of tiny bubbles suspended our glass for a toast to the search for harmony.
Bonne année à vous tous!
La famille PlumpJack
About the Winery:
The estate consists of 14 hectares of vines within 31 lieu-dits of Pinot Noir (50%), Chardonnay (30%) and Pinot Meunier (20%), along with small amounts of Champagne's "forgotten"grapes" - Pinot Blanc, Arbane and Petit Meslier. From empirical observation, Benoît and Mélanie have singled out 63 parcels that they vinify individually each vintage, permitting unparalled precision in blending decisions for base and reserve wines, but also letting them highlight single vineyard expressions of their land.
In the vines, chemicals are never used and biodiversity is prioritized. Because of the Marne's extremely diverse terroirs, Benoit adapts his viticultural methods parcel by parcel, using the soil, grape and micro-climate to guide his approach.
In the cellar, the grapes, whole –clustered, are gently pressed and racked by gravity to Burgundian barrels, where each parcel ferments and ages individually. Malolactic fermentation almost never occurs but is not blocked: Benoît feels that through careful pressing, attention to temperature and the correct viticultural practices, Champagne's naturally cold climate gives them grapes with low PH and high acidity, a combo that does not incite malo. Sulfites are only added in microscopic doses at press and intermittently to casks of reserve wine. The wines are never filtered.
Aging:
After aging six months on their lees the barrels were blended and bottled without dosage on May 4th, 2005.
The bottles aged sur lattes, on the rack, for 12 years and 11 months before being disgorged on March 26th, 2018.
Residual sugar:
An assemblage of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir, the 2004 Tarlant l'Aérienne is a Champagne that is, in a word, enchanting. A pale gold in the glass with a fine bead, the nose offers lightly toasted brioche, lemon and chilled cream with a mineral, white chocolate essence. On the palate, a delicate mouthfeel with autumn apple, lemon zest, apricot and hazelnut skin are complemented by graceful acidity and minerality. The long, elegant finish with a hint of croissant crumb ends its vinous opus. A sexy tango of finesse and exuberance, this Champagne will leave one in a dreamy state, long after the last drop is savored.
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Clover Valley is an unincorporated community in Duluth Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is  northeast of the city of Duluth, near the junction of County Road 42 (Homestead Road) and W. Knife River Road, and  west-southwest of the city of Two Harbors.

The center of Clover Valley is near the intersection of Homestead Road and Hegberg Road. The community is five miles inland from Lake Superior's North Shore on Homestead Road.

The communities of Knife River, Palmers, and French River are nearby.

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Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota

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Craig M. Mayhew
at Vision III Imaging Inc
Proceedings Article | 31 May 2013
Parallax visualization plug-in toolset for pursuer WAMI data
Christopher Mayhew, Craig Mayhew, Mark Forgues
Proc. SPIE. 8713, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications X
KEYWORDS: Unmanned aerial vehicles, Image visualization, Photovoltaics, Visualization, Sensors, Video, Surveillance, Image enhancement, Intelligence systems, 3D image processing

 Effective use of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data gathered by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missions is vital to US Military operations. The 2006 Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Basic Doctrine includes the following statements:

 (a) A primary purpose of geospatial products has always been to provide visualization of operational spaces and activity patterns of all sizes and scales, ranging from global and regional level to cities and even individual buildings. (b) A picture is simply the fastest way to communicate spatial information to a customer.

 Parallax Visualization (PV) technologies have been introduced, which: (1) use existing UAV sensor data, (2) provide critical alignment software tools, and (3) produce autostereoscopic (automatic depth perception) ISR work products. PV work products can be distributed across military networks and viewed on standard unaided displays. Previous evaluations have established that PV of ISR full motion video (FMV) data presents three-dimensional information in an obvious and immediate manner, thus literally adding a new dimension to the basic picture goal as set out by the GEOINT doctrine.

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2013
Critical alignment methods for stereoscopic production and post-production image registration
Christopher Mayhew, Craig Mayhew
Proc. SPIE. 8648, Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXIV
KEYWORDS: Visualization, Imaging systems, Cameras, Image processing, Video, Image registration, 3D displays, 3D vision, Prototyping, 3D image processing
An important aspect in the quality of the three-dimensional perception produced by any stereoscopic production is the precision of its left/right image registration. Tests show that pixel-precise stereoscopic image registration and convergence improves viewer's three-dimensional perception by reducing viewing discomfort.1 Current software tools generally rely on techniques like 50/50 (onionskin) for camera system and left/right post-production image alignment. Recent stereoscopic software toolset beta tests indicate that these alignment techniques make pixel-accurate registration difficult to achieve. A review of 70 stereo pairs sampled from seven stereoscopic feature films, released from 2009 to 2012, revealed that the majority lacked a precise point of convergence. Extended viewing of inaccurate stereoscopic convergence leads to viewer fatigue and discomfort.
Proceedings Article | 3 May 2012
Parallax visualization of UAV FMV and WAMI imagery
Proc. SPIE. 8360, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications IX
KEYWORDS: Unmanned aerial vehicles, Photovoltaics, Visualization, Sensors, Image processing, Image analysis, Surveillance, Intelligence systems, 3D image processing, Brain
The US Military is increasingly relying on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Complex arrays of Full-Motion Video (FMV), Wide-Area Motion Imaging (WAMI) and Wide Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS) technologies are being deployed on UAV platforms for ISR applications. Nevertheless, these systems are only as effective as the Image Analyst's (IA) ability to extract relevant information from the data. A variety of tools assist in the analysis of imagery captured with UAV sensors. However, until now, none has been developed to extract and visualize parallax three-dimensional information. Parallax Visualization (PV) is a technique that produces a near-three-dimensional visual response to standard UAV imagery. The overlapping nature of UAV imagery lends itself to parallax visualization. Parallax differences can be obtained by selecting frames that differ in time and, therefore, points of view of the area of interest. PV is accomplished using software tools to critically align a common point in two views while alternately displaying both views in a square-wave manner. Humans produce an autostereoscopic response to critically aligned parallax information presented alternately on a standard unaided display at frequencies between 3 and 6 Hz. This simple technique allows for the exploitation of spatial and temporal differences in image sequences to enhance depth, size, and spatial relationships of objects in areas of interest. PV of UAV imagery has been successfully performed in several US Military exercises over the last two years.
Proceedings Article | 21 February 2012
Parallax scanning methods for stereoscopic three-dimensional imaging
Proc. SPIE. 8291, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVII
KEYWORDS: Eye, Visualization, Cameras, Iris, 3D scanning, 3D image processing, Information visualization, Neurons, Double positive medium, Brain
Under certain circumstances, conventional stereoscopic imagery is subject to being misinterpreted. Stereo perception created from two static horizontally separated views can create a "cut out" 2D appearance for objects at various planes of depth. The subject volume looks three-dimensional, but the objects themselves appear flat. This is especially true if the images are captured using small disparities. One potential explanation for this effect is that, although three-dimensional perception comes primarily from binocular vision, a human's gaze (the direction and orientation of a person's eyes with respect to their environment) and head motion also contribute additional sub-process information. The absence of this information may be the reason that certain stereoscopic imagery appears "odd" and unrealistic. Another contributing factor may be the absence of vertical disparity information in a traditional stereoscopy display. Recently, Parallax Scanning technologies have been introduced, which provide (1) a scanning methodology, (2) incorporate vertical disparity, and (3) produce stereo images with substantially smaller disparities than the human interocular distances.1 To test whether these three features would improve the realism and reduce the cardboard cutout effect of stereo images, we have applied Parallax Scanning (PS) technologies to commercial stereoscopic digital cinema productions and have tested the results with a panel of stereo experts. These informal experiments show that the addition of PS information into the left and right image capture improves the overall perception of three-dimensionality for most viewers. Parallax scanning significantly increases the set of tools available for 3D storytelling while at the same time presenting imagery that is easy and pleasant to view.
Three-dimensional visualization of geographical terrain data using temporal parallax difference induction
Proc. SPIE. 7240, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XIV
KEYWORDS: Image visualization, Data modeling, Visualization, Cameras, Image segmentation, Image processing, Data acquisition, Image enhancement, Prototyping, Brain
Vision III Imaging, Inc. (the Company) has developed Parallax Image Display (PIDTM) software tools to critically align and display aerial images with parallax differences. Terrain features are rendered obvious to the viewer when critically aligned images are presented alternately at 4.3 Hz. The recent inclusion of digital elevation models in geographic data browsers now allows true three-dimensional parallax to be acquired from virtual globe programs like Google Earth. The authors have successfully developed PID methods and code that allow three-dimensional geographical terrain data to be visualized using temporal parallax differences.


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Halloween of Horror é o quarto episódio da vigésima sétima temporada da série de animação de comédia Os Simpsons, sendo exibido originalmente na noite de 18 de Outubro de 2015 pela Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) nos Estados Unidos. No episódio, irritados, os vendedores de Halloween invadem a casa dos Simpsons após Homer danificar suas decorações, para evitar de deixar Lisa assustada.

Os atores convidados para este episódio são Blake Anderson como Dickie e Nick Kroll como Lem. O episódio foi bem recebido pela crítica de televisão especializada e de acordo com o instituto de mediação de audiências Nielsen, foi assistido por 3,69 milhões de espectadores em sua exibição original e recebeu uma quota de 1.7/5 no perfil demográfico de telespectadores entre os 18 aos 49 anos de idade.

Enredo

Na véspera do Dia das Bruxas, Homer decora completamente sua casa, chamando-a de Everscream Terrors. Porém, ele acaba armazenado esqueletos de plástico bem perto de um forno, e decide levar os restos mortais para o asilo onde está o Vovô e comprar algo novo em uma loja com temática de Halloween. Caminhando para a loja, Lisa e Bart comentam entre si sobre o quanto eles estão animados prestes a chegarem no parque Krustyland Halloween Horror. Na loja, Apu (apelidado de A-Boo, como piada de Dia das Bruxas) fica irritado com três funcionários preguiçosos que estão dormindo. Um deles mostra a Homer um cartão que informa onde se comprar um "Señor Esqueleto" (um esqueleto mexicano que dança), além de dar a Homer três deles de graça. Homer aceita e comenta sobre o negócio com Apu, que prontamente dispensa os funcionários. Eles, então, prometem se vingar de Homer, dizendo que ele vai se sentir muito triste por ter feito eles serem dispensados.

Mais tarde, Homer leva as crianças para o parque e Lisa acaba se assustando por lá e pede para voltarem para casa. Homer tenta convencê-la de que tudo o que está no parque não é real. Porém, ela acaba se perdendo por lá e fica traumatizada. Na escola, o seu trauma faz com que ela sinta medo até mesmo das figuras mais simples do Dia das Bruxas, como zumbis de papel e morcegos. Ela então se esconde dentro de um armário, apenas para ser resgatada mais tarde por Marge. De volta para casa, Marge nota algo estranho em Lisa e diz a Homer que ele deve desligar a Everscream Terrors, fazendo com que ele e Bart fiquem chateados. A fim de se conciliar com Bart, Marge leva-o para a melhor festa do quarteirão em Springfield, deixando Lisa e Homer sozinhos. Em casa, Homer é visitado pelos três ex-funcionários dispensados por sua causa, onde eles começam a fazer jogos mentais com ele. Enquanto isso, Marge descobre que a festa é apenas para residentes do quarteirão. Bart fica ainda mais chateado porque ele "perdeu" o Dia das Bruxas.

De volta a 742 Evergreen Terrace, Homer tenta bloquear a casa, sem perceber que os três funcionários já estão no interior. Ele tenta levar Lisa para a casa de Flanders, mas não consegue. Homer então fica cara a cara com os invasores e, em seguida, corre para se esconder no sótão. Homer acalma Lisa, e eles decidem usar as decorações da Everscream Terrors como um sinal de ajuda. Homer sobe no telhado para iluminar o quarto com o restante fogos de artifício usados em 7 de Julho para atrair a atenção das pessoas, e para pedir ajuda. Os invasores então são presos quase que imediatamente e Homer reativa a Everscream Terrors para que a cidade inteira possa apreciá-lo.

Produção

Halloween of Horror foi escrito por Carolyn Omine e dirigido por Mike B. Anderson, vencedor de dois Prêmios Emmy. Omine assinou por último Blazed and Confused, episódio da vigésima sexta temporada lançado em Novembro de 2014. Ainda para esta temporada, ela assinou mais um episódio, conhecido como Gal of Constant Sorrow. Anderson dirigiu um episódio da série pela última vez na vigésima primeira temporada. Treehouse of Horror XX, lançado em Outubro de 2009, foi, na ocasião, o primeiro episódio da série "Treehouse" produzido em alta definição, e Anderson contribuiu bastante para o processo de produção.

É o primeiro episódio de The Simpsons com temática de Halloween produzido para ser totalmente canônico e não como uma parte da série Treehouse of Horror.

Recepção

Crítica
No geral, o episódio recebeu críticas positivas da crítica de televisão especializada. Dennis Perkins do The A.V. Club o avaliou com um A-, dizendo que é "uma história impecavelmente dirigida sobre os medos das crianças e da responsabilidade adulta. O episódio, creditado a escritora Carolyn Omine, é um dos mais assegurados, humanos, e melhores episódios dos Simpsons em anos."

Audiência
Halloween of Horror foi exibido originalmente na noite de 18 de Outubro de 2015, um domingo, pela Fox Broadcasting Company nos Estados Unidos. De acordo com o sistema de mediação Nielsen, o episódio foi assistido por 3,69 milhões de telespectadores, e recebeu uma quota de 1.7/5 no perfil demográfico de telespectadores entre os 18 aos 49 anos de idade. Apresentou uma aumento de 320.000 em relação ao episódio anterior, Puffless, assistido por de 3,69 milhões de telespectadores. Foi o programa mais assistido da Fox naquele Domingo, apesar de ser o terceiro em seu horário de exibição, sendo superado por 60 Minutes da CBS (13,79, 2.4/7) e Once Upon a Time da ABC (4,92, 1.6/5).

The Simpsons foi o programa roteirizado que melhor pontuou naquela noite na televisão aberta americana.

Referências

Episódios de 2015
Episódios da 27ª temporada de The Simpsons


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:: King Kun :: March 08
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Here Comes the King….
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