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The intentional move to expand into a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practice is an indication of the education our organization continues to go through. We're explicitly naming 'equity' to hold ourselves accountable to what we're working toward, rather than what we've already done.
How is this better for all?
Creating equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of background or identity, with more professional opportunities across the board.
Supporting communities as a whole by addressing systemic inequities and creating a sense of belonging which helps people to focus on developing other spheres of their lives.
Promoting the inherent value in social equity and gender equality by working on DEI initiatives internally and pushing closer toward these global collective goals.
We invite participation from everyone in our communities to cultivate a sense of belonging for all – from our suppliers, to our associates at all levels of our organization, to our customers and the communities we serve.
The 'ABCD's of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Workforce Diversity
Accountability, Belonging, Challenging the Status Quo, and Doing the Right Thing are our pillars of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Bringing these pillars to life requires courage and psychological safety, which are common themes in inclusive leadership.
Belonging is a two-way street: a desire to belong is not enough; others also need to welcome you. This is a choice we all make, so we've created educational resources and hosted workshops to help our associates step up with empathy. When we feel a sense of belonging and have pride in ourselves and our work, we can meaningfully grow ourselves and our business.
UNFI's Belonging & Innovation Groups (BIGs) are associate-led resource groups that work with executive sponsors to provide an open and safe environment to help cultivate this culture of sharing, learning, and ultimately, innovation.
We can't create a genuinely inclusive work environment without first having a foundation of diversity – from diversity of identity to diversity of thought.
To build a diverse, high-performing, and agile workforce, we're taking many proactive and innovative steps, including bringing an equity lens to policy development and recruitment – for example, the implementation of our Diverse Slate Policy – implementing new incentives to increase retention of diverse talent, like daily pay, enhanced health benefits, and select time programs that account for the specific needs of each and every associate, and creating spaces for our associates to learn from one another, support each other, and affirm colleagues' identities, all of which more deeply integrates our DEI strategy into our culture.
We are also proud to publish high-level data to be transparent about where we've made progress and where we're still working to include historically underrepresented voices in our company's growth. This is especially true for our management roles and our Board of Directors because we know leadership diversity creates a waterfall effect throughout the company.
In addition to sourcing from suppliers with certified social and environmental practices, we will use our buying power to support a more diverse set of suppliers.
Because of the many systemic inequities in the modern food system, we can't expect our pool of suppliers to suddenly diversify overnight. We clarified our supplier diversity action plan to reflect our evolving commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and better integrate our mission into sourcing activities, spending levels, customer services, sales tactics, and more. Doing so can provide opportunities for historically underrepresented business owners and their communities and contribute to economic inclusion along our supply chain.
This is how we will ACT on our mission to build a more inclusive supply chain:
Apply…supplier diversity into our everyday business practice
Commit…to building connections with our customers and ease navigation through the UNFI network
Transform…the procurement process through greater transparency and accountability
Supplier Diversity Mission
To value and promote diverse-owned businesses and, by utilizing their perspectives and capabilities, build a more inclusive, vibrant, and competitive supply chain. We strive to strengthen communities, increase market share, and create wealth for historically underrepresented business owners.
Recent Progress
We continue to work with our associates to create pathways toward equity, including new policies, training resources, and associate resource groups.
UNFI's associate resource groups, which we call our Belonging and Innovation Groups (BIGs), have seen a promising swell in associate – and leadership – involvement and initiative. These are one of many ways that our associates are getting engaged and telling us about where we should invest further.
An Equity Lens on Policies
In 2022, we added or updated policies specifically related to our efforts to cultivate a culture of belonging, including: Access To Shared Facilities (U.S. & Canada), Workplace Gender Transition Policy (U.S. & Canada), Diverse Slate Policy (U.S. only). We also continue to collaborate with other departments to bring more of an equity lens to UNFI's policy development.
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Young women are so awesome in 2017: Charlize Theron
Agencies12 Feb 2017 3:01 PM GMT
Actor Charlize Theron said she feels empowered about the next generation of Hollywood's leading ladies.
The Mad Max: Fury Road star believes the future is female and 2017 is going to be a great year for women, reported Contactmusic.
"There is something so unstoppable about young girls at the right time being told and hearing that they can do anything," she said. "I think it's an incredibly powerful
moment for young women... Watch out. I think we really are an unstoppable breed. I just love being one of them." Theron said she is inspired by this younger
generation.
"I remember when I started in this industry, a lot of us young actors at that time were the girlfriend or the trophy wife. A lot of times I had to try and create wine out of
water."
"I'm inspired in some way by the younger generation to be on top of my game, finding that material and develop(ing) it and try(ing) to get it on television or in movies.
There's storytelling now where women really are at the centre of it and that's very exciting." She says she would never "compromise" for a man and wants to be with
someone who will "appreciate" her ambitious nature, rather than try to curb her dreams.

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Diz Disley, geboren als William Charles Disley (Winnipeg, 27 mei 1931 – Londen, 22 maart 2010), was een Canadees jazzgitarist van de swing en cartoonist.

Biografie
Disley, die opgroeide in Wales en Yorkshire, studeerde aan het Leeds College of Art en werkte aanvankelijk als cartoonist (onder meer voor de Spectator en Melody Maker). Hij was vanaf 1949 ook lid van de Yorkshire Jazz Band. Na zijn militaire dienst ging hij in 1953 naar Londen, waar hij samenwerkte met George Melly, Ken Colyer, Cy Laurie, Sandy Brown, Kenny Ball en Alex Welsh. Zijn eigen ensembles zijn sinds 1956 gevestigd in de Quintette du Hot Club de France. Tijdens de jaren 1960 werkte hij als radiopresentator (hij kondigde ook het eerste concert van The Beatles in Londen aan) en verschoof zijn activiteiten naar de folkcircuitclubs: met Dave Swarbrick en Martin Carthy speelde hij rags op de gitaar (album Rags, Reels & Airs, 1967). Hij begeleidde ook Sandy Denny (Like an Old Fashioned Waltz). In 1973 leverde hij een beslissende bijdrage aan de comeback van Stéphane Grappelli en bleef hij de volgende jaren regelmatig met deze en zijn trio spelen. Tussen 1973 en 1983 werden 13 gezamenlijke albums gemaakt. Met Biréli Lagrène & Jan Jankeje nam hij op in de Carnegie Hall in 1984. In 1986 richtte hij het Soho String Quintette op met de violist Johnny Van Derrick en Nils Solberg, Jeff Green en bassist David Etheridge als een ritmegroep (album Zing Went the Strings).

Vanaf 1988 runt hij een nachtclub in Almería (Spanje), voordat hij werkte als tekenaar voor de Walt Disney-studio's in Californië. Hij bleef af en toe optreden, zoals met Big Jay McNeely en Ray Campi. Daarna keerde hij terug naar Engeland, waar hij traditionele jazz speelde.

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Diz Disley overleed in maart 2010 op 78-jarige leeftijd.

Literatuur
 Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley: Rough Guide Jazz. Der ultimative Führer zur Jazzmusik. 1700 Künstler und Bands von den Anfängen bis heute. Metzler, Stuttgart/Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X.

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The Congress is going to be between 20 Aug and 23 Aug 2015.
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The above videos explained the process involved in debugging a Smart TV application. During the debugging process when the developer is in the networking or the sources panel, the developer can view the list of files that are utilized for the rendering of the current page. The best place to look for among the two is the sources panel. In the sources panel, there is a small file browser panel on the left side that shows the active files and folders for the current page. In the left side folder search for the one names $MANAGER_WIDGET. Inside, it contains all the files that you have included in your application. You can view the contents and copy them and save them in a separate file in any folder of your choice.
Now the developer can always have a look at the saved copy of the source code of a specific library and can get deeper insights into it based on the curiosity of the developer. The list of functions that the Smart TV provides can be obtained from the API reference. The source code will provide much more deeper insights into the library.


We find out what killed Patrick, well, kinda, sorta. It's some sort of infection that has also hit Karen. The prison is not safe anymore as anyone can turn into a walker at any time. The walkers are forcing down the fence and Rick sacrifices his pigs to prevent a collapse. In the end, Rick puts on his gun belt and hands Carl his old gun back.
Our favorite disgusting scene was the walker face being squished against the fence.
Two mysteries that still need to be unravelled: Who is feeding rats to the walkers. Who burned the infected bodies in the last scene.
Reminder, we'll be at Walkerstalkercon this November 1st, in Atlanta. Stay tuned to our podcast to hear about our adventures there. Listen for free on iTunes. If you like the show, give us a rating there.
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Montessori-Inspired Rainforest 3-Part Cards
Did you know that the jaguar has the strongest bite force of all the big cats? You'd think it would be the tiger, since it's the largest. Nope! It's the lithe jungle cat- the jaguar- that takes that crown. There's really so much to learn about the rainforest, it's almost a never ending topic. It's my hope that this post will get you excited about learning and give you a few places to begin your exploration.
Learn About the Rainforest
1- Many of the foods we eat and products we interact with every day come from the rainforest. A great place to start exploring is the produce section of the grocery store, since up to 80% of our food originated there. Things like avocado, bananas, pineapple, tomato, mango, and more! Have the kids pick something new to try and a few of your favorites, then use the stickers on the fruit to find out where it's from. Look at a world map and match them. Which fruit came the furthest? Here is a printable if you'd like to explore other foods with your kids.
2- Most adults probably know that coffee comes from the rainforest, but many kids have never thought about it. You can spend some time learning about the coffee life cycle and how many steps coffee passes through to get to your cup. You can also do a sensory bin with coffee beans or make play dough with old coffee grounds.
3- Due to the encroachment of humans and other factors, many rainforest animals are endangered. Spend time time looking into why they might be endangered and how we can help them. You can get matching cards for the Safari Ltd Endangered Species toob on my website, too. Put them on a world map and see where animals are most in trouble.
4- Rainforests get lots of rain fall every year. How much? That would be a great topic to look up with your kids! Compare your area's annual rainfall with the amount in the rainforest. Measure out the daily amount for both if you have a rain gauge to make it more hands-on for kids. Just for fun, find out what the driest place on earth is an how much rain it gets a year. The kids can make a graph to show the comparison a different way.
5- Rainforests are like cake- they have layers! Study the layers of the rainforest and make a cake instead of a diorama! Doesn't that sound much more delicious? Or make the rainforest diorama and program a robot to go through it (see the idea here).
6- Although a rainforest study is primarily a science and geography heavy topic, you can sneak in some handwriting practice with a themed salt writing tray. In Montessori method, kids are encouraged to make their mark in the salt/sand before they ever pick up a pencil. For kids who struggle with wanting their work to be perfect, a sand tray allows them to erase super easily and keep trying until they are successful.
7- Part of the reason that endangered animal and plant species are such a big deal and worth trying to restore is the interconnections between every living thing in the rainforest (and elsewhere- of course). Look up some food webs with your kids or have them create their own. Who eats whom? Did you know that a bat can eat over 600 mosquitoes a night? That's a good reason to keep those yucky bloodsuckers around! And how many ants can an anteater eat? Put your answer in the comments!
8- If you're schooling a wiggly bunch, work on some number identification and gross motor skills with some animal movements! Roll the dice to see which action you should do, and then lead kids in jumping like a frog and creeping like a jaguar (get a free printable here). What other animal movements could you create?
9- There have been people living in the rainforest for thousands of years. It's easy to focus on only the plants and animals of the area and forget that real people and communities live there, too. Learn more about their culture and how they interact with the jungle, the types of foods they eat, how they travel, and how they respond to the outside world.
10- Read some great books! Click on the colored text below to see the details on these books and learning ideas.
Hands of the Rainforest <> The Great Kapok Tree
3D Rainforest <> The Rainforest Grew All Around
Safari Ltd Rainforest Toob <> Shhh! Listen! In the Rainforest
Rainforest Stamps <> Rain Stick Shaker
Croaking Frog Instrument <> Rainforest Puzzle
Green Boa Toy <> Jaguar Cat Toy
I was helping someone this morning to come up with some ideas for a rainforest study with her kids and realized that I had never made rainforest toob matching cards! An entire day of blogging later, and I'm finally ready to start talking about the Montessori-inspired printable!
Six years ago, when I started this blog, I almost immediately began working on creating matching cards for Safari Ltd toobs of animals. I now have almost all of them! Every time Safari puts out a new toob, I get to work soon after making a printable for it. Let me know in the comments if there's one I'm missing!
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After you've gotten the password from the newsletter (current subscribers should be able to find it in my latest newsletter), download the PDF from the protected page. Print the first two pages twice and laminate them for long-term use. Then, cut out all the cards and separate them by sets (11 in each identical pile). Leave one set of cards exactly as they are- with the picture and label attached. With the second set of cards, cut the label off the pictures to make two piece. The card with a picture and label, the card with just a picture, and the card with the label now make the three parts of the traditional Montessori 3-part cards.
Once you have the three cards, you can present them to your child in the traditional Montessori method. Have the child match the picture card with the label to the other two cards. They can also match the Safari Ltd Rainforest toob animals to the picture cards or label the figurines with the cards. The child can also spell out the words with a movable alphabet like printable cards or shaped letters.
You can also chose not to separate the picture from the label to make a set of cards for a classic memory match. You can your child can take turns choosing two cards and seeing if they're a match. If they are a pair, then that player gets to keep them. If they're not a match, the player must turn them over and the other player gets a turn.
You may also want to print just one copy of the cards and allow your child to match the Safari Ltd Rainforest toob to the pictures. Together, you can talk about the animal names, where they live, and sort them by type. The figurines are great in messy play, sensory bins, and more! My kids love to play with them, especially outside.
Did you like what you read? Want to save it for another day? Be sure to Pin It to Pinterest! Look for the red box in the upper left corner of the pictures to save them.
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There are quite a lot of video tutorials that are available on YouTube. Some of the links are given below.
How to use Celframe Office Launcher?
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Videos and Brochures Conveying the Appeal of Musashino City—"Musashino: A Travel Guide," etc.


Anchor Studio is part masonry and timber frame construction with a traditional slate roof. It shares many similarities to the Trust's Porthmeor Studios, including that over a century of exposure to storms have left the timber structure and roof in a very fragile condition. When it first came into the Trust's possession in 2002 it had lain empty for two years, and the dormer was leaking badly causing the huge window underneath to rot and be removed, and the opening to be boarded up (Image 1). The building was also suffering from a lack of ventilation.
The Trust commissioned a condition survey in 2005 which identified a comprehensive list of issues that needed to be addressed over the next 10 years. However the Trust didn't have the funding or the capacity to undertake this work, instead prioritising the renovation projects at Trewarveneth and Porthmeor Studios. Because of this delay, the main concern was to carry out sufficient repairs to Anchor to enable it to be let out in the interim, therefore ensuring that it would be better heated and ventilated and so slowing its deterioration.
The Trust first carried out a number of minor repairs to the roof and walls to help make the building more weatherproof. However the main priority was to replace the dormer and boarded window, which was making the studio very dark and therefore unsuitable for many artists. The Trust was very fortunate to be approached by The Tanner Trust, who not only helped to fund the replacement window (Images 2-3) and the dormer (Image 4), but then also assisted with reclaiming the garden which had been left untended since the death of John Wells and was now very overgrown (Image 5).
Anchor has now been continuously occupied since 2006, and although the rate of deterioration has slowed, it is still in a very fragile condition requiring constant repairs. Large sections of slate roofing are starting to slip, parts of the external timber cladding are in a poor condition, the lower floor area is blocked off and suffers from extensive damp, and the building services all need to be replaced.
Now that the Porthmeor renovation project is completed, the Trust has turned its attention to Anchor and is currently undertaking an options appraisal to decide how best to develop and fundraise for this urgently needed renovation work.


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Alexander «Alex» Proyas (născut 23 septembrie 1963, Cairo, Egipt) este un regizor greco-australian, scenarist și producător. Este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru regizarea filmelor The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot și Knowing.

Biografie
Proyas s-a născut din părinți eleni în Egipt și s-a mutat la Sydney când avea 3 ani. La 17 ani a absolvit Școala Australiană de Film, Televiziune și Radio, începând să realizeze videoclipuri la scurt timp după aceea. Apoi s-a mutat în Los Angeles, Statele Unite unde a lucrat la realizarea unor videoclipuri pentru MTV și reclame de televiziune.

Filmografie

Filme scurte
Neon (1980)
Groping (1980)
Strange Residues (1981)
Spineless (1987)
Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland (1994, scurt)

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Regizori australieni
Regizori greci
Australieni în viață
Greci în viață
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The FBI's Trump Investigation Is Spreading Beyond James Comey — REPORT
By Morgan Brinlee
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey may not be the only agent at the bureau who'll be called to testify in the investigation into whether President Donald Trump's actions qualify as an obstruction of justice. According to an exclusive report published Thursday by Vox, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe reportedly told high-ranking FBI officials they may be called to testify against the president. According to the report, McCabe also believes himself to be a potential witness.
Vox's Murray Waas claims "two senior federal law enforcement officials" told him that McCabe had told "several of the highest-ranking managers of the bureau" that they "should consider themselves possible witnesses" in any investigation into whether the president attempted to obstruct the FBI's Russia probe by firing Comey.
"You are going to have the [former] FBI director testify, and then the acting director, the chief of staff to the FBI director, the FBI's general counsel, and then others, one right after another," Vox reported an unnamed "senior law enforcement official" said. "This has never been the word of Trump against what [Comey] has had to say. This is more like the Federal Bureau of Investigation versus Donald Trump."
Special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in May to oversee the FBI's investigation into whether there were any ties between the Trump campaign and Russia's meddling into the 2016 presidential election. That investigation now also includes a probe into whether Trump, in leaning on and eventually firing Comey, engaged in an obstruction of justice. According to an earlier report from the Washington Post, senior members of the U.S. intelligence community, including the heads of national intelligence and the National Security Agency (NSA), have already been questioned as part of the investigation.
According to Vox, Comey is believed to have discussed his conversations with President Trump with at least six high-ranking FBI officials. In one instance, FBI Chief of Staff Jim Rybicki was reportedly in the room while Comey spoke to the president on the phone.
Recently, Trump lashed out at McCabe, calling him "a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation" in a series of tweets published last week. Trump accused McCabe of taking $700,000 from Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for his wife's Virginia State Senate campaign in 2015. "Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe," Trump tweeted July 26.
Although, as a democratic candidate, McCabe's wife did receive money from Virginia's Democratic Party, there is no evidence she received money from Clinton, the Los Angeles Times reported. Moreover, McCabe was not employed at FBI headquarters at the time of his wife's unsuccessful state senate campaign and therefore not involved in the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server.
McCabe's tenure as acting director of the FBI ended Thursday when Christopher Wray, Trump's pick to head the agency, was sworn in. McCabe had been serving as the bureau's acting director since the president abruptly fired Comey on May 9 and is expected to return to his earlier role as deputy director.


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The Précis > Obituaries1 > Obituaries > PAOLA "PAULITA" C. LEW
PAOLA "PAULITA" C. LEW
Posted on June 2, 2017 July 19, 2020 by Kathy
January 26 1927 to May 24, 2017
Paulita Lew—an elegant, gracious woman who always put people first, whether family, friends, or customers at her landmark Four Seasons Cleaners—passed away at her Silverlake, CA home, on Wednesday, May 24th.
She was ninety years old.
What can you say about a beauty like Paulita? That she married her one true love, Edmund Tue Lew, after knowing him a week? That she had a keen eye for real estate? That she saw to it all five of her children were taken care of and had comfortable lives? That she adored Frank Sinatra and eating out at Lawry's, Beverly Hills?
Building the Family Fortune
Most in West Hollywood knew the beautiful Paulita by her first name, loyal customers who often stopped by her Four Seasons Dry Cleaners just to say Hi. An astute business woman, she and her husband co-founded the multi-million-dollar business, a landmark establishment that was rated "Best Dry Cleaners in Los Angeles" by Los Angeles Magazine, and has been featured in the LA Times, Wallpaper, and Women's Wear Daily.
Paulita came into the world as Paola on January 26, 1927, in
Paulita and Edmund dancing
Alongapo, Philippines. Her father, Chonng Saik, owned restaurants and retail stores, and her mother, Wong See, was a homemaker.
When Paulita, as she preferred to be known, met handsome Edmund Lew in the Philippines, he was serving in the U.S. military. Head-over-heels from the moment he laid eyes on the dark-haired, five-foot-two stunner, Edmund proposed, asking her to leave her family and move with him to California to help run various family businesses, including the Four Seasons Dry Cleaners.
They married in a formal wedding on May 27, 1946, and Paulita started on the path to an amazingly successful life with Edmund.
The pair eventually settled in Silverlake, where they raised their five children, Betty, Nancy, Pearl, Lana, and Edmund, now a doctor. The Lews' spacious home was filled with family photographs and exquisite Chinese art. Because Paulita loved ballroom dancing, often competing with her husband, she had a dance room built in their house.
Paulita adored going to concerts, any James Bond, Tarzan, or Rush Hour movie, and listening to Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias and Englebert Humperdink.
Ever the optimist, she always encouraged her kids, and later her grandchildren, to "follow your dreams." As they grew older, she would also advise them to invest in real estate and buy "Disney or Visa stock." An active investor herself, Paulita amassed commercial and residential properties throughout Los Angeles—in Hollywood, Silverlake and Glendale.
Said her grandson, Martin Lew, Paulita had "a significant impact on most people's lives" she touched. She was a mentor, a personal and business adviser, and a business Maven. Her advice to all, he said, was "work harder than everyone else and treat people like you want to be treated. Do these two things and you will be successful."
Known as a caring and compassionate boss to some fifty employees, she adored working at Four Seasons, and continued to run the business long after her husband died, in November of 1993. Most customers saw her behind the counter, beautifully dressed in fashionable slacks, a white shirt, and a gold necklace or pearl chain, pearl earrings, plus a jade bracelet. "She always had a smile on her face," Martin said.
She loved making a connection
She adored clothes, preferring to shop at Nordstrom and Talbots, often appearing at dinners in gorgeous, embroidered-satin jackets. The fruits of her labor usually came in dinners out at the Phoenix in Chinatown, Lawry's or the Tam O'Shanter on Los Feliz Blvd. You could also count on Paulita bonding with employees or other people at restaurants by talking about her past experiences. She enjoyed making a connection with people and letting employees know how much she appreciated their hard work.
Paulita took excellent care of herself, with frequent massages and facials. She particularly enjoyed herself when in the company of her children and family. But her main goal in life was to always do anything possible to help family members improve their lives. No matter who you ask in the Lew family, Paulita "was the best mother, grandmother and great grandmother anyone could ask for."
Paulita is survived by her five children, Betty Lew of Silverlake, CA; Nancy Carter of Studio City, CA; Pearl Lew of La Canada CA; Lana Handley of Glendale, CA, and Dr. Edmund Lew of La Canada, CA, plus grandchildren, Derek, Martin, Brent, Matthew, Ryan and Jessica, and great grandchildren, Ava and Brody.
A memorial service took place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
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I am so sorry for your loss. May God's promise comfort and sustain your family during this difficult time. John 6:40


Three different basketball camps designed for girls of grades 3-10 are being hosted at Capital University this summer. Click for more details and registration information.
On March 8, Capital student-athletes cheered on and had a fun-filled evening with the Buddy Up Tennis program during its tennis showcase and family fun event, co-sponsored by Subaru.
She worked hard to get her and her team noticed and to build equity in high school when some said: "it's just the way it is". That was unacceptable, as was the thought her playing could end prematurely. Capital junior Addie Becker persevered through both of those obstacles.
The Basketball Tournament will be returning to Columbus and serve as one of eight regional championship host sites at Capital University's Capital Center on July 19-21.
The Capital University Athletics Department and new local restaurant, Freshii, have announced a new corporate partnership, which includes two feature promotional nights in February.
Due to incoming weather, Capital and Ohio Northern have decided to move this weekend's men's and women's basketball games to Friday night.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the CapFam to Your Fam!
On behalf of Director of Athletics Roger Ingles and the Capital Department of Athletics, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season!
In appreciation for their service and sacrifice, Capital invites all active and retired members of the U.S. military and first responder units to the CU football game on October 20.
On Friday, August 3, Varsity C brought together Capital staff, alumni and supporters of Crusaders Athletics and hosted a golf outing that brought together graduating classes from five decades to generate excitement for the group and the upcoming season.


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Puchar Austrii w koszykówce mężczyzn (niem. Österreichische Basketball-Cup) – cykliczne krajowe rozgrywki sportowe, prowadzone systemem pucharowym, organizowane corocznie (co sezon) przez Austriacką Federację Koszykówki dla austriackich męskich klubów koszykarskich. Drugie – po mistrzostwach Austrii – rozgrywki w hierarchii ważności, w austriackiej koszykówce. Po raz pierwszy zmagania o puchar odbyły się w 1994.

Format Final Four wprowadzono w 1995 roku, natomiast od 1997 jest przyznawana nagroda MVP tej fazy, dla najlepszego zawodnika. Najwięcej naród MVP (4) zdobył De'Teri Mayes.

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There are times in our lives that cause us to sit and reflect. I've had one of those just recently with the passing of Ted, a quietly spoken and humble man. I started to ponder what influence he and his wife Dawn have had on my life and the power of influence.
Sitting in the back pews at church, as a child and teenager, we learnt many things; how to make paper planes, play noughts and crosses, battleships, squares, hang man and we mastered the sign language alphabet. But somewhere along the line I took in a lot more. Church wasn't just about bible stories in my congregation, it was about living the message and making it relevant. I look back and think how the messages I learnt were before their time. I had the influence of people like my father and Ted with their forward thinking.
My father's greatest value was "the worth of all persons." It wasn't just a message for him to preach from the pulpit, but one he lived and breathed every day. Where ever he went, whoever he met, they were someone that he could make time for. They were important and he showed them that. If he had to sit in the gutter to speak with someone in need, he wouldn't think twice about it.
From Ted, I learnt all about being a "greenie" long before anyone ever used that term. Earth Stewardship was important. He had countless flipcharts (technology of the 60's and 70's) that he would use to teach us about the environment and how we can care for it. He taught us about social justice. Most importantly again, he was someone who lived this message day in and day out. Renewable energy was something I knew all about long before I had ever heard it on the media. The words of his sermons weren't so important as the message was being lived and breathed through his life.
As I pondered this influence I started to see that my children had grown up with limited contact with Ted, but enormous influence. The influence in my life around the things that were important to him, had become simply a way of life for me. These were then always a way of life for my children who have now carried them into their own lives and spheres of influence. To them, this is just the way you do it. This is the way you live; caring for people and the environment.
At some time in our life we all take an interest in genealogy. Who am I? Where am I from? How has this influence who I am today? We go back generations digging into the history records to find glimpse that will give us sense of belonging? As I started to contemplate all the people who had influenced my life in some way, I thought about the "genealogy of influence." How many people have I come in to contact with who have influenced who I am today?
As I start to lose myself in the recollections I realise that for most of these people, it is not the words they have said, but the way they have lived their lives. Ralph Waldo Emerson said. "Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying." Thier actions speak so loudly that they have lived an example to all those around. Their words become an echo of the truth they have lived.
So many people have helped to create the person I am today. I am the sum of all these people. The genealogy of influence thought continues as I think of the people who have been the biggest influence on those who have been the biggest influence on my life. I begin to see myself like the very centre of an hourglass. All that influence of people throughout time, pouring into me, filtering through the narrowest point as I discern what is important to me and how it is that I live my life.
I wonder about what influence I have had on people's lives and hope that it has been a positive one. Who is it that is taking in not just the words I say, but the way I live my life? We all have the opportunity, every day to have some positive impact on others' lives. Just taking a moment to say a kind word, smile or simply being true to yourself, can, as I've discovered, make an enormous difference in the way someone else lives their lives.
This contemplation started with the influence of Ted and recognising that just one man can, simply by the way he lived his life, have an enormous impact not just on the people that he encountered but with generations to come. By quietly living his life he has had a powerful influence. His legacy will live on. What legacy will you leave?
Next : Bonsai or Forest? What's your Leadership Style?


The qiblah was not always oriented towards Makkah. The first Muslims prayed towards the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Around sixteen months after Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated from Makkah to the city of Madinah, the qiblah was changed to the Ka'bah.
Our beloved Prophet was a man of love, unity, and bringing the hearts together. You know sometimes I ask myself, the way that we carry on would this have had pleased him? We live in a time now where we need to start focusing more on respecting one another, loving one another, and bringing hearts together.
If we remember this directionality and goal-oriented thinking in our communities and organizations, we can have better unity. Instead we often can only see the small picture and lose sight of the direction in which we should all be travelling, toward Allah, seeking His pleasure, in worship of Him alone as one community.
How to Overcome Sunni-Shia Hatred?
How can we establish peace between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
An American Muslim non-profit organization invited people of different to share a meal that symbolized unity and peace in their Sunset Park community in Brooklyn.
Remembering late Jo Cox, Nottingham Muslims came together on Thursday, June 15, in a public iftar to remember the pro-immigrants MP who was killed in hate crime last year.
Members of a Memphis mosque and Presbyterian church went out in a picnic on Sunday afternoon, breaking bread and barriers together.
Perhaps the most challenging task for the Prophet would be to reach out to Muslim communities in all corners of the U.S. and plead with them to live in love, fear and hope in God. Would he succeed?


Yesterday, the online edition of Pulse Magazine revealed that the GMC have been left needing to apologise to more than 200 GPs and other doctors who were mistakenly sent letters informing them that they had been subject to disciplinary investigation in 2010.
Pulse state that the blunder occurred when the GMC wrote to 2,500 doctors investigated by the GMC last year requesting feedback. Unfortunately due to a 'clerical error', 209 who had not been investigated were included in the mailing.
The GMC confirmed to Pulse that a number of doctors had contacted them to complain and that the GMC would be writing to all the doctors involved to apologise.


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BERNSTEIN West Side Story
Celebrate over 50 years of this iconic film. The BSO performs Leonard Bernstein's electrifying score and memorable songs live with the re-mastered film shown in hi-def with original vocals and dialog intact. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, featuring Robbins' choreography, screenplay by Ernest Lehman, book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
West Side Story © 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Inc. All rights reserved. © A.M.P.A.S
The Friday, June 14 performance is eligible for the Young and Free ticket program. Click here to learn more.


Before investing in a company, an investor should at least have a basic understanding of a company's principal activities, as well as the potential opportunities and threats that may impact future earnings.
As you are a part owner of the business you need to believe in what the company does.
Stock Doctor provides you with a summary of the business operations, earnings breakdown including the sector group, executives and tenure and various business segments.
A direct link to the company's latest Annual Report is available from this section, to give you a complete picture of their activities and financial performance at a glance.
Our Research team also spend a significant amount of time analysing the operations of companies within our coverage universe. Therefore, reading the analyst comment will give you a solid insight into what the company does.
It is also important to understand the company management, especially with regards to their track record and other companies they have been associated with. When looking at Board members you should also look at the other Boards they currently sit on and assess their performance with regards to the management of these companies.
You also want your key Executives and Directors aligning their interests with shareholders by maintain material interests in the business. While some selling is acceptable in circumstances where management have looked after investors for a long time, a significant transaction may be a warning signal and be sign that the Director's commitment to the business is starting to come undone.
A ready breakdown of earnings is available so that an assessment of the drivers for growth can be made, including an understanding of the concentration or geopolitical risks that may be present.
Finally, what are key executives being paid relative to the performance they have delivered to shareholders? Ideally you want to ensure that their remuneration reflects the level of success investors have attained.


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 «Клон» () — британский телесериал 2008 года.
 «Клон» () — мексиканский телесериал 2010 года, ремейк бразильского телесериала 2001 года.


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Q: How to upload only a folder to Google Drive tl;dr: Cannot upload empty folder to Google Drive. Google API is unclear, need assistance.
I'm trying to create a program which can upload empty folders to the Google Drive. I looked at the Google Drive API for working with folders and it wasn't clear, so if you guys can give a clearer answer it would be appreciated!
I tried just switching the source code from Google for uploading a file, i.e.
body.mimeType = "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"; and so on. The error I'm getting is UnauthorizedAccessException because you can't convert just a folder into an byteArray.
I don't have very much knowledge of C#, so I don't know how to get around this problem. If you could include code snippets too so that I can visualize where to put the code I would appreciate that too!
Code:
  Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File folder = new Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File();
        folder.Title = My Folder;
        folder.Description = desc.;
        folder.MimeType = applicationvnd.google-apps.folder;
       //Tried ^ that, didn't work

        FilesResource.InsertMediaUpload request = service.Files.Insert(folder).Fetch();
        Google.Apis.Drive.v2.Data.File file = service.Files.Insert(folder).Fetch();
        File file = service.Files.Insert(folder).Fetch();
       //Again, tried those but that didn't work either

        File body = new File();
        body.Title = "Document";
        body.Description = "A test folder";
        body.MimeType = "application/vnd.google-apps.folder";

        byte[] byteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("Folder");
        //I know this doesn't work but had to try anyways
        System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(byteArray);

        FilesResource.InsertMediaUpload request = service.Files.Insert(body, stream, "application/vnd.google-apps.folder");
        request.Upload();

        File file = request.ResponseBody;
        Console.WriteLine(File id  + file.Id);

I think that's about most of what I've tried, each didn't work. there were others I've tried but I've since deleted the code and since it doesn't work there was no point in re-finding it.
Thanks!

A: I SOLVED IT (by finding the answer on another question):
Instead of File file = service.Files.Insert(body).Fetch(); (lots of people said this doesn't work,), use File file = service.Files.Insert(body).Execute();
Upvote (or however this forum works) the answer here:
Create folder on Google Drive .NET
Code:
File body = new File();
        body.Title = "document title";
        body.Description = "document description";
        body.MimeType = "application/vnd.google-apps.folder";

        // service is an authorized Drive API service instance
        File file = service.Files.Insert(body).Execute();

        //File body = new File();
        //body.Title = "My document";
        //body.Description = "A test document";
        //body.MimeType = "text/plain";

        //byte[] byteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("document.txt");
        //System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(byteArray);

        //FilesResource.InsertMediaUpload request = service.Files.Insert(body, stream, "text/plain");
        //request.Upload();

        //File file = request.ResponseBody;

I put in everything I commented out because I find it helps to see what code is and isn't included for it to work. Everything in the source code before this (see quickstart C# on Google for reference) is exactly the same.
Hope this helps everybody else that has the same problem!

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Home > Kosher Spirit > Chanukah 5782
Editor's Letter – Chanukah 5782
We are now well into the shmitta year and it's the perfect time to reflect on the spiritual side of shmitta, a time when we take a break from the daily grind and chaos and strengthen our emunah and bitachon in Hashem.
What's the Brocha? Granola Bars
Written by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lepkivker
Granola bars are essentially whole oats which are combined with other ingredients, including syrups or binders, and are cooled or baked to achieve the desired shape.
Making Kosher Cheese
Written by Rabbi Shlomo Weinfeld
The rededication of the Beis HaMikdash, made possible by Yehudis's victory, still has a spiritual relevance today. Our shuls and Batei Medrashos, where we daven and learn Torah, are considered Mikdashei Me'at (small temples).
Healthy Spirit: Hot Water
When drinking hot water, the temperature should be between 120-140°F to avoid burns.
An Overview of the Laws of Shmitta
Written by Rabbi Shmuel Eidelman
Although this mitzvah is given to those who reside in Eretz Yisroel, everyone can learn from this mitzvah about the importance of faith in Hashem and not to rely on their own power and wealth, which is the way of the nations of the world. The Jewish people view themselves as custodians of wealth in this world, but their true mission is to prepare themselves for eternal life in the World to Come.
Remembering Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M: Flavor Production
Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M
The OK has many flavor houses where we have full time mashgichim monitoring the systems there, in addition to the full time employees in our office. We have special systems set up to monitor the receiving of all ingredients (in all certified companies) to ensure that only acceptable ingredients make it into the approved areas in the companies, as well as many checks and balances and individual procedures tailored to the unique realities in each facility. This multi-faceted and custom designed approach makes every product certified by OK Kosher Certification "kosher without compromise".
Chanukah Recipe: Savta Sol's Sfinj
Sfinj is an airy Moroccan doughnut that's served plain, sprinkled with sugar or soaked in honey. The leavened dough is shaped into rings and deep fried until golden and crispy with a fluffy interior.
Layer By Layer: Behind the Scenes of Cabbage Inspection (Part 1)
Written by Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz
Lo nitna Torah l'malachei hashareis – The Torah was given to human beings, not to angels. Consequently, when the Torah prohibits eating
insects, it means the insects that we can see with a naked eye. So, how do we apply this practically?
Is Vegetable Oil Always Kosher?
Written by Dayan Yitzchok Teller
OK Kosher, under the leadership of Rabbi Berel Levy OB"M, was the first agency to set up this system for all kosher supervised oils. Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M, who succeeded his father as the Kashrus Administrator of the OK, gave his body and soul to fortify kashrus around the world, especially for bulk oils.
A Closer Look: Breakfast Cereal
Any product which is not considered pas is considered a tavshil and subject to the Bishul Yisroel requirements. However, breakfast cereals are not served at official meals, so the final product is not considered oleh al shulchan melachim (fit for a king's table) and is not subject to the Bishul Yisroel requirements. In addition, cereals are not considered important by
themselves without the milk.
Chassidic Insights: Chanukah 5782
Every individual has his "one cruse of oil," begging to be discovered. A person may not uncover this internal connection to Gd in the ordinary circumstances of his life. But when challenged, as in the case of the Maccabees, this inner connection will surface. And when this Divine bond comes to the fore, "[Gd will] deliver the mighty into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few," for nothing can withstand its power.
Soul Nutrition Chanukah 5782
The Bais Yosef famously asks why we celebrate Chanukah for 8 days when the actual miracle occurred for 7 days. There are many answers to this question but here are "8" interesting ones…


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Q: What commands are needed in the '~/.vnc/xstartup' file to run KDE Plasma 5 in VNC? I am trying to run KDE 5 in a VNC session and although I get application windows like konsole, kate etc the shell I need for the Start Menus, taskbar, desktop background etc is not present. This is my current ~/.vnc/xstartup file.
I also get a message that kwin_x11 keeps crashing and I should try another shell.
What additional commands are required to get the shell workiing?
#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
# /etc/X11/Xsession
startkde &

A: What I discovered in attempting to do this is that the Plasma DE is much to heavy to run over vnc. When I installed LXDE and used startlxde in the xstartup file, I got a good desktop that ran beautifully over vnc and provided a similar experience to the Plasma DE.

A: In order to launch a plasma desktop over VNC, use the following command  :
dbus-launch startplasma-x11 # or startplasma-wayland


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Machito and His Afro-Cubans: Selected Transcriptions
Machito and His Afro-Cubans
Selected Transcriptions
Edited by Paul Austerlitz, Jere Laukkanen
9x12, lvi + 369 pp.
Machito (Francisco Raúl Grillo, 1909–1984) was born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba, and was already an experienced vocalist when he arrived in New York City in 1937. In 1940 he teamed up with his brother-in-law, the Cuban trumpeter Mario Bauzá (1911–1993), who had already made a name for himself with top African American swing bands such as those of Chick Webb and Cab Calloway. Together, Machito and Bauzá formed Machito and his Afro-Cubans. With Bauzá as musical director, the band forged vital pan-African connections by fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern jazz and by collaborating with major figures in the bebop movement. Highly successful with Latino as well as black and white audiences, Machito and his Afro-Cubans recorded extensively and performed in dance halls, nightclubs, and on the concert stage. In this volume, ethnomusicologist Paul Austerlitz and bandleader and professor Jere Laukkanen (both experienced Latin jazz performers) present transcriptions from Machito's recordings which meticulously illustrate the improvised as well as scored vocal, reed, brass, and percussion parts of the music. Austerlitz's introductory essay traces the history of Afro-Cuban jazz in New York, a style that exerted a profound impact on leaders of the bebop movement, including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, who appears as a guest soloist with Machito on some of the music transcribed here. This is MUSA's first volume to represent the significant Latino heritage in North American music.
Que vengan los rumberos
Hall of the Mambo King
Mango mangüé
The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
MU26/A078: Machito and His Afro-Cubans: Selected Transcriptions


A recently completed survey commissioned by Convio provides interesting insights into the marketing preferences of multiple generations of donors. Released in March 2010, "The Next Generation of American Giving" focuses on the fund-raising and communication means that may be most effective with Gen Y, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and the mature market composed of the 65-plus generations. The complete study may be accessed at www.convio.com/nextgen.
The study begins with the premise that many fund-raising efforts are now optimized for those born before 1945, now age 65 and older. The authors then address the question of how charities should best attract the next generation(s) of donors without losing gift revenue from those now over 65.
The report suggests nonprofits continue with established fund-raising efforts with the mature 65-and-over market. For Baby Boomers and younger donors, the survey results point toward augmenting traditional acquisition efforts with marketing channels like Internet-based fund-raising efforts.
The survey reports on the response of over 1,500 donors who participated in an online survey and three focus groups held in late 2009 and early 2010. While the primary purpose of the study was to reveal strategies and techniques for engaging future generations of donors, it also contains a number of insights about older donors. For example, those born prior to 1945 are most likely to give (79%), followed by Boomers (67%). Gen X and Gen Y donors are almost equally philanthropic, at 58% and 56% respectively. The study reveals that direct mail is the preferred primary marketing channel for soliciting and collecting regular contributions from the 65+ age group. Total annual giving and the number of charities supported also increase with age.
Those in the 65-plus age bracket are significantly more likely to give to charity. These "mature" donors also support more charities and give at the highest average levels. According to survey results, most members of older generations prefer to make their charitable contributions by sending a check through the mail. Giving through the mail is also widespread for Boomers and Gen X, but significantly less so for Gen Y.
Contributions made during the payment process at retailers ("check-out" contributions) are used widely by all generations. Only 2% of those 65 and older report making contributions on a social networking site or by texting, while 13 to 14% of Gen X and Gen Y members report text contributions. Giving via Web sites is most attractive to Gen X and Boomers and less so for both Gen Y and those 65 and older. Mature donors are the most likely to respond to memorial or tribute gift requests and phone solicitations.
After a gift is made, the preferred channel for receiving information from the donor's top charity is direct mail for every generation except Gen Y, for whom the charity's Web site or e-mails are preferable. The most effective or appropriate solicitation channels for all generations include being asked by a friend, being mailed a letter from a known charity, and receiving e-mail from a known charity.
The overall take-away from Convio's study is that fund raising is a multi-channel proposition and that the effectiveness of different communication channels may vary by age group. From a planned and major gift standpoint, it is essential to focus on the communication and solicitation methods that have proven most effective for the Boomer and 65+ donor population, while adding additional channels that will allow more donors both younger and older to receive and respond to the message in an appropriate manner. See page 2 for a chart illustrating the Sharpe Gift Planning Matrix©, a tool that may prove helpful in organizing a donor constituency. Matching correct communications and planning tools to each segment of the Matrix can be a key to success today and in future years.


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\section{Introduction}

The flat rotation curve seen in many
galaxies cannot be explained by the visible
matter and a Newtonian potential.   Often this
is taken as evidence for non-visible, i.e.,
``dark,'' matter in the galaxies.  There are
many candidates for what the dark matter could be (see for
example Griest (1995)).  Indeed, one of the remarkable
sucesses in the past year has been the observation of one
category of these candidates, the MACHOs or massive compact
halo objects by the EROS (Aubourg {\it et al.}\ 1993, 1995;
Beaulieu {\it et al.}\ 1995),  OGLE (Udalski {\it et al.}\
1993, 1994a,b,c), and MACHO (Alcock {\it et al.}\ 1993,
1995a,b,c; Bennett {\it et al.}\ 1994) collaborations.
Unfortunately, these were discovered to be insufficiently
numerous to explain the flat rotation curves.

Whatever one's hopes or prejudices,
it is important to consider alternatives.  In the present
case, one alternative is that dark matter is not the cause
of the rotation curve problem, but rather that the
gravitational forces are not Newtonian at long distances.
For example, Milgrom (1983, 1986, 1988, 1994) has suggested a
modified Newtonian dynamics wherein the gravitational
acceleration is the usually calculated Newtonian
gravitational acceleration if that acceleration is large
compared to some critical acceleration, but is the
geometrical mean of the critical acceleration and the
calculated Newtonian accleration if the Newtonian
acceleration is very small.  Fits to galactic data, after
some early doubts, seem possible using the same critical
acceration for each galaxy (Begeman, Broeils, \& Sanders
1991). Milgrom's idea gives an acceleration like what one
would get from a $1/r$ force, proportional to the square
root of the mass,  at very long range.

Here we shall examine a different alternative,
namely that, in addition to the Newtonian term, the potential
also contains a linear term.  This has been suggested on the
basis of conformal gravity (Mannheim \& Kazanas 1989, 1991;
Mannheim 1993), but one does not need to subscribe to this
viewpoint in order to evaluate the result. For a point mass
$M$, the potential (potential energy per unit
test mass) is

\begin{equation}
V = -{GM\over r} + \Gamma M r .
\end{equation}

\noindent The linear term must have a very small
coefficient so that it will contribute
noticeably only at very long distances.  The
coefficient of the linear potential,
$\Gamma$, should, like $G$, be a universal
coefficient if this potential correctly describes
nature.

We shall select a group of galaxies
for which a rotation curve has been well
measured, and for which sufficient other data
is available that can calculate a rotation
curve based on the directly observed matter.
We shall, at least at the outset, allow ourselves to
vary only the mass to light ratio of the
luminous disk and the value of the linear
potential coefficient $\Gamma$.  The first goal
is to see if good fits to the rotation
curve can be obtained.  If the answer is
generally yes, then the further question will be
whether good fits can be obtained with the same
value of $\Gamma$ for each galaxy.  The answer
will be seen to be that good fits can be
obtained, but not with a universal value
of~$\Gamma$.  However, we will notice that a
fairly but not absolutely consistent value of
$\Gamma \times M_{galaxy}$ does emerge.  The latter is
equivalent to saying that when the gravitational forces get
very small, one does not get the Newtonian gravitational
acceleration but rather some small limiting value of
acceleration.  Finally, there will be some short discussion
of what is possible if some other parameters, such as the
distance to the galaxy, are allowed to vary.

\section{Testing the idea}

The galaxies we use are the ten used by Begeman {\it et
al.}\ (1991).
There are optical measurements giving
the luminosity, scale length, and distance of each of these
galaxies, and also radio measurements of the rotation curve
many scale lengths out from the center of the galaxy.  The
number of galaxies is restricted (Begeman {\it et al.}\ 1991) by
a requirement that they have reasonable azimuthal symmetry so
that the rotation curves accurately trace the overall mass
distribution of the galaxies.   The galaxies we use, as well as
their distances, luminosities, and scale lengths, are listed in
Table~\ref{table}.  The galaxies differ by a factor of 1000 in
luminosity and a factor 10 in size (scale length).  We will
not, at least for now, vary the distances and scale lengths
found in the literature.

We give a few details of how we proceed.

The visible mass of each galaxy includes luminous matter
and H{\sc i} gas.  The luminosity area density of the
galactic disk is generally well represented by a
falloff that is exponential in distance from
the galactic center.  The scale lengths $R_D$ are given in
Table~\ref{table}.  We take the mass to light ratio for
the luminous matter in the disk,
$M/L$, to be constant within a given galaxy although we
allow it to vary from galaxy to galaxy.  The mass area
density of  the luminous disk, $\sigma_D$, is then

\begin{equation}
\sigma_D
  = \left( M_D \over 2 \pi R_D^2 \right)
                                   e^{-r/R_D}.
\end{equation}

\noindent where $M_D$ is the mass of the luminous matter
in the disk.

The point mass Newtonian plus linear potential needs
to be integrated over the expontential disk mass
distribution to get the potential for a galaxy.  Mannheim
(1993, 1995) has given the result extending earlier work by
others for the Newtonian case.  The Newtonian force per unit
test mass (acceleration) is

\begin{equation}
g_{ND} = {G M_D \over R_D^2} \alpha
     \left[ I_0(\alpha) K_0(\alpha)
        -   I_1(\alpha) K_1(\alpha) \right]
\end{equation}

\noindent where

\begin{equation}
\alpha \equiv r / 2 R_0  .
\end{equation}

\noindent and $I_\nu$ and $K_\nu$ are Bessel functions.
The corresponding result for the linear potential is

\begin{equation}
g_{LD} = 2 \Gamma M_D
      \alpha I_1(\alpha) K_1(\alpha)   .
\end{equation}

Two of the galaxies, the two biggest, in our sample have
central bulges which are not well included by a single
exponential falloff.  For these galaxies the luminosity
curve is fit with a sum of two exponentials.  The bulge
and (main) disk components are allowed different $M/L$
ratios, and in Table~\ref{table} we list the scale
lengths, fitted $M/L$ ratios, and total mass of the two
components separately.

In addition, the H{\sc i} gas in the galaxies is visible
through its 21 cm radiation. If the distance to the
galaxy is correctly known, the measurements give the mass
of the H{\sc i} directly, and we increase this mass by a
factor 4/3 to account for heavier material, mainly
primordial He.  The gas contribution is dynamically
significant only for the three lightest galaxies in our
sample, and for each of these the gas mass area density
is well fit by a gaussian,

\begin{equation}
\sigma_G = {M_G \over \pi R_G^2 } e^{-r^2/R_G^2}  ,
\end{equation}

\noindent  and the total gas mass $M_G$ and gaussian
scale length for the gas $R_G$ are listed
in Table~\ref{table2}.  We here record the acceleration fields
due to the gas and the Newtonian and linear potentials
(Mannheim 1995):

\begin{equation}
g_{NG} = {G M_G r \over R_G^3 } \sqrt{\pi} e^{-\beta}
         \left( I_0(\beta) - I_1(\beta) \right)
\end{equation}

\noindent where

\begin{equation}
\beta \equiv r^2/2 R_G^2
\end{equation}

\noindent and

\begin{equation}
g_{LG} = {\Gamma M_G r \over 2 R_G} \sqrt{\pi} e^{-\beta}
         \left( I_0(\beta) + I_1(\beta) \right).
\end{equation}

Thus in a case where we include gas and a luminous disk
described by a single exponential we have

\begin{equation}
g(r) = {v^2(r) \over r} = g_{ND}+g_{NG}+g_{LD}+g_{LG},
\end{equation}

\noindent where $v(r)$ is the revolution velocity of the
galaxy.

We then fit to the galactic rotation curves,  given the
distribution and luminosity of the luminous matter and the
distribution and actual mass of the gas.  To repeat, the
unknown quantities for each galaxy are $M/L$ for the
luminous matter and $\Gamma$. The rise of the rotation curve
to its peak is mainly determined by the Newtonian part of
the gravitational force (the contribution from the linear
potential is numerically small in this region),  and this
rise determines
$M/L$.  Conversely, the contribution of the Newtonian
potential to the far out part of the rotation curve is small,
and this part of the curve basically determines $\Gamma$ for
each galaxy.

Our fits to the rotation curves are shown in
Fig.~\ref{rotationcurves}.  One sees that the
rotation curve fits, based on two parameters (three for
NGC 2841 and 7331), are tolerably good.  The curves in
Fig.~\ref{rotationcurves} also show a clear feature of a
linear plus Newtonian potential in that the observed
near-flatness depends upon interplay between the two
contributions, and if the rotation curve were measured
farther out the curve would rise.

The values of $M/L$ and $\Gamma$ we get for each galaxy
are shown in Table~\ref{table}.  Although we have good
fits, the price is that the largest and smallest values of
$\Gamma$ in the Table differ by two orders of magnitude.
We can get an idea of the play in
$\Gamma$ by asking what values we get if we set $M/L$ to
zero (which gives maximum possible $\Gamma$ at the expense
of a poor small radius fit), or set $M/L$ to twice its
best value (which also gives a poor small radius fit).
One gets changes of about $\pm 5\%$ in $\Gamma$ for the gas
dominated galaxy DDO 154 to typically $\pm 30\%$ for a
galaxy where the known gas plays little dynamical
r\^ole.  Thus the fits cannot be modified to get the same
$\Gamma$ for each galaxy and we conclude that the values of
$\Gamma$ are not universal.

\subsection{Allowing the distance to vary}

Distances to galaxies are of course not perfectly measured.
Indeed, for DDO 154 there is discussion (Carignan \& Beaulieu
1989) of whether it is part of the Canes Venatici I cluster at
4 Mpc or really part of the Coma I cluster beyond it at 10
Mpc.  So we may consider how changes in the measured distance
will affect the values of $\Gamma$ and $M_{gal}\Gamma$.  For
galaxies dominated by luminous matter, when the distance
scales like
$d\rightarrow \eta d$, then $r \rightarrow \eta r$ and
$L\rightarrow \eta^2 L$.  Then choosing
$(M/L)\rightarrow \eta^{-1} (M/L)$ leads to unchanged
rotation curves provided

\begin{equation}
\Gamma_{new} = \eta^{-2} \Gamma_{old} =
    \left(d_{old}\over d_{new}\right)^2 \Gamma_{old}   .
\end{equation}

For gas dominated galaxies, we have directly
$M\rightarrow \eta^2 M$ and examining the far
out part of the rotation curve then leads to

\begin{equation}
\Gamma_{new} =
   \left(d_{old}\over d_{new} \right)^3 \Gamma_{old}  .
\end{equation}

For either case,

\begin{equation}
\left( M_{gal} \Gamma \right)_{new} =
       {d_{old}\over d_{new}}
               \left( M_{gal} \Gamma \right)_{old}  .
\end{equation}

To reconcile or make the same all the values of $\Gamma$ would
involve moving galactic distances so that the smaller galaxies
were systematically moved out  by a factor of 5 to 10 compared
to the larger.  We will not entertain this idea.  Reconciling
$M_{gal} \Gamma$ is less motivated theoretically, but it is
relatively easy to do.  Choosing to set $M_{gal}
\Gamma = 2.42$ (the geometric mean of the relevant numbers in
Table~\ref{table}), a two parameter fit varying $d$ and $M/L$
produces rotation curves like the ones we have already shown,
with the scaling of $M_{gal}\Gamma$ working as suggested
above even for the cases where luminous matter and gas are
both important.  Reconciling $M_{gal}\Gamma$ in this way
requires, in the extreme cases, having DDO 154 at 2.4 Mpc
instead of 4 Mpc and NGC 2841 at 22.5 Mpc instead of 9.46
Mpc.  In fact, for NGC 2841 the distance is already in dispute
(Sanders \& Begeman 1994) since the distance derived from the
Tully-Fisher relation is about twice 9.46 Mpc obtained from
Hubble's law and used here.  Sanders \& Begeman (1994) suggest
2841's recession speed is greatly affected by proximity to the
Virgo Cluster, and that the larger distance is more likely
correct.

\section{Conclusion}

We have attempted to confirm or disconfirm the idea that the
far out part of the galactic rotation curves, usually taken
as evidence of dark matter, may be well described by a linear
add-on to the Newtonian potential.  The original suggestion
was that the coefficient of the linear potential be a
universal constant $\Gamma$ times the mass of the source,
just as the coefficient in the Newtonian potential is a
universal constant $G$ times the mass of the source.  This is
what one would expect if gravity theory, even with
modifications, were a metric theory driven by the
energy-momentum tensor of the source.

The original suggestion works poorly.  Decent fits can be
gotten for the rotation curves of a selection of smooth and
azimuthally symmetric galaxies, but the fits require very
different values of $\Gamma$ for different size galaxies.

The galactic data, despite lacking {\it a priori} theoretical
motivation, do seem to give $M_{gal}\times\Gamma$ nearly the
same for each galaxy.  In other words, the centripetal
acceleration of matter near the galactic edges approaches a
limiting value which is about the same for any galaxy.
Numerically, the value $g_0 = M_{gal}\Gamma$ is about
$2\frac{1}{2}\times10^{-11} m/s^2$.  Thus there is some
systematic and reproducible feature of the mysterious
galactic rotation curves.  Such things have also been noted in
the context of the dark matter
explanation (Bahcall and Casertano 1985; van Albada \&
Sancisi 1986), and may be a clue to an underlying
understanding of galactic structure or binding.

\section*{Acknowledgment}

Mannheim and Kmetko (1996) have studied the galactic rotation
curves from the same viewpoint, and have come to the same
conclusions.  We thank Philip Mannheim for much friendly
communication while this work was progressing.  CEC thanks the
National Science Foundation for support under Grant
PHY-9306141.

\newpage

\begin{table}[h]
\hglue -0.35in
\begin{tabular}{lccccccc}\hline
\   & $d$ &
    $L$  &
    $R_D$   &
    $M/L $ &
    $ \Gamma  $   &
    $ M_{gal} $  &
    $ \Gamma M_{gal} $ \rule{0pt}{13pt}\\%[2pt]
Galaxy  & Mpc & $10^9 L_\odot$ & kpc & $M_\odot/L_\odot$
       & $10^{-52}N/kg^2$ & $10^9 M_\odot$
       & $10^{-11} m/s^2$ \rule{0pt}{13pt} \\[2pt]
\hline
DDO 154  & \ 4.00 & \ 0.05 & 0.50 & 1.2 & 164 &0.42 & 1.37 \\
DDO 170  &  12.01 & \ 0.16 & 1.28 & 4.5 &  46 & 1.6 & 1.46 \\
NGC 1560 & \ 3.00 & \ 0.35 & 1.30 & 2.3 &  60 & 1.9 & 2.27 \\
UGC 2259 & \ 9.80 & \ 1.02 & 1.33 & 4.1 &  29 & 4.2 & 2.38 \\
NGC 6503 & \ 5.94 & \ 4.80 & 1.73 & 3.0 & 5.8 & 14  & 1.67 \\
NGC 2403 & \ 3.25 & \ 7.90 & 2.05 & 2.3 & 6.9 & 18  & 2.49 \\
NGC 3198 & \ 9.36 & \ 9.00 & 2.63 & 3.8 & 3.1 & 34  & 2.14 \\
NGC 2903 & \ 6.40 &  15.30 & 2.02 & 3.6 & 3.0 & 55  & 3.31 \\
NGC 2841 & \ 9.46 &  20.50 & 0.50 & 3.5 & 1.9 & 150 & 5.75 \\
         &      &(5.9+14.6)& 2.38 & 9.0 &  & &             \\
NGC 7331 &  14.90 &  54.00 & 1.20 & 0.75& 1.3 & 140 & 3.71 \\
         &     &(31.5+22.5)& 4.48 & 5.2 &&&                \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

\caption{The galaxies.  The two brightest galaxies have
two component expontentials describing their luminosity
profiles.  Both scale lengths are given, and the
luminosities of the inner (``bulge'') and outer parts of the
disk are given, in that order, parenthetically in the
luminosity column.}
\label{table}

\end{table}

\begin{table}

\centering
\begin{tabular}{cccc}\hline
Galaxy & $M_{\rm H{\scriptscriptstyle I}} (M_\odot)$
     & $M_G (M_\odot)$ & $R_G$
\\
\hline
DDO 154 & $2.7 \times 10^8$ & $3.6 \times 10^8$
    &$3.3'=3.8 {\rm kpc}$\\
DDO 170 & $6.6 \times 10^8$ & $8.8 \times 10^8$
    & $95''=6.7 {\rm kpc}$\\
NGC 1560 & $8.2 \times 10^8$ & $10.9 \times 10^8$
    & $5.6'=4.85 {\rm kpc}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Parameters for gas in three galaxies.}

\label{table2}

\end{table}

\newpage

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\begin{figure}

\caption{\protect\small {\it Caption:} Rotation curves.  In all
cases, $v$ is in km/sec and $r$ is in kpc.  The heavy line is
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from the Newtonian potential alone.  In the cases where there
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April 28, 2009 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Sweden
(Clearwisdom.net) It is again April 25. Ten years ago on this day, over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners went to the Office of Appeals of the State Council in Beijing to peacefully ask the Chinese government to release dozens of practitioners arrested in Tianjin, to grant Falun Gong practitioners a legal environment to practice, and to allow the publication of Falun Gong books. Then-Premier Zhu Rongji met with representatives of the Falun Gong practitioners and reached a preliminary agreement. This is known as the April 25th Peaceful Appeal.
Throughout the incident, Falun Gong practitioners fully demonstrated the honesty, fearlessness, peacefulness, and rationality of cultivators of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. They captured the attention of the whole world.
Li Zhihe is a practitioner who participated in the April 25th appeal. Li currently lives in Sweden. On the ten-year anniversary of the event, he recounted his experience during an interview with Clearwisdom reporters. The following is a summary of his recollections.
I still remember vividly what happened on April 25, 1999. I arrived at the State Council's Office of Appeals before 6 a.m. and left after 9 p.m. I stood there for the whole day. I was practicing my right to appeal, a right granted to citizens by the Chinese Constitution.
Why I went to the Office of Appeals
I should start with how I became a Falun Gong practitioner. I joined the army at the age of 18. I worked on the railroads. I spent seven years in a very harsh environment. I was young at the time, and did not think much of it. As I entered middle age, many physical problems caught up with me. The most obvious problems were lower back pains, numb limbs, and early symptoms of nerve issues. The doctors said if I didn't take good care of myself, I could become completely paralyzed. My illness caused me a lot of hardship in my life and work. Whenever I heard of a good doctor, regardless of location or cost, I would go and seek him or her out.
In October 1997, I began practicing Falun Gong thanks to a friend's introduction. At first, I just wanted to try it out. Within two weeks, my chronic illnesses all disappeared. I know another Falun Gong practitioner named Xie Xiufen. She was paralyzed for 16 years due to a failed medical procedure. Within one year of practicing Falun Gong, she was able to stand up and live like a normal person.
I grew up under China's communist regime and was an atheist. However, my personal experience and that of those around me changed my view. This wonderful practice not only made me healthier but also made my marriage better.
I was there to appeal, not to "besiege" the government compound
At our local practice site, I learned that dozens of Falun Gong practitioners were beaten and arrested in Tianjin because they went to a magazine's office to talk to the editors about an article that contained false information about Falun Gong. When other Tianjin practitioners visited the magazine's office to ask them to release the arrested practitioners, they were told that they had to appeal in Beijing. When I heard this, I thought I should go to the Office of Appeals in Beijing and tell them my personal experience, so that they would know what Falun Gong was really about. They would know that it was a mistake to arrest the practitioners, and the situation would be rectified. That was why I went to the Office of Appeals before 6 a.m. that morning. When I got there, a lot of people were already there.
There were police at every intersection, as though they all came prepared. Because a lot of people practiced Falun Gong in China at that time, a pretty large number of practitioners came. The space in front of the Office of Appeals was already full, and we moved to the sides. At first the police looked very nervous. However, later they saw that Falun Gong practitioners were all well-behaved, kept good order, did not block traffic at all, and followed police orders. Everyone stood there quietly, waiting for the result of the negotiations. Some people sat down after standing for a long time. There were no radical actions or slogans. No one was shouting. The streets were very clean. Even cigarette butts thrown away by the police were picked up by practitioners. There was not a shred of paper left after the practitioners left. The police saw how the practitioners behaved and were not concerned at all. They started chatting with each other. I heard a passerby ask, "Why are so many people here? What are they doing?" A policeman said, "They are all Falun Gong practitioners. They came here to appeal. This practice is pretty good. My mother-in-law practices this as well. They are all good people."
Several practitioners from my practice site also went. They were all like me: having benefited from the practice, they wanted to explain the true situation. That was why when government photographers started taking videos, the practitioners acted peacefully and rationally and did not try to hide their faces. After Premier Zhu Rongji met with the Falun Gong representatives and reached a preliminary agreement, at about 9 p.m., we left after making sure that the sidewalks were clean.
I remember that at that time the State Council Office and the Central Administrative Office issued a joint notice, stating that the government was not against people engaging in any kind of qigong practice. To our surprise, the Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful actions incited great panic and jealousy in Jiang Zemin. He mislabeled Falun Gong's appeal "besieging Zhongnanhai" (the government compound). On July 20, 1999, he initiated a nationwide persecution against Falun Gong.
The persecution intensified
Because I participated in the April 25th Appeal and refused to give up practicing Falun Gong, I became a target after the persecution started on July 20. Seeing that I had no other ways to appeal, I went to Tiananmen Square in August 2000. Before I was able to say anything, I was taken to the police station and detained for a day. Then I was handed over to my workplace's management. They watched me all the time. The local police station and residents' council also harassed me frequently. They tapped my phone and followed me. At work, I was treated as an outcast. My workplace had a policy on early retirement. Although I met the criteria for early retirement and applied for it, my request was denied without a reason.
As a beneficiary of Falun Gong, I know that lies can only prevail temporarily. However, the Chinese Communist Party's lies were beyond my imagination. On January 23, 2001, the CCP orchestrated the "Tiananmen Square self-immolations." I was shocked. That morning, as soon as I arrived at work, my boss came to me and said, "This morning the whole area near Tiananmen will be under marshal law, starting at 10 a.m.. You can't go anywhere for a few days, especially Tiananmen." Soon, the "self-immolations" happened. I knew exactly what happened. As everyone saw later, in the video directed by the Chinese government-run TV station, there were only very few people on Tiananmen Square besides the police, firefighters, and the "self-immolators." Why were the self-immolators allowed in the square when it was under marshal law? The video of the self-immolation was also full of holes. This incident confirmed the CCP's evil nature and strengthened my faith in Dafa. Around December 2001, Tang Lie, the CCP Secretary of my workplace, and secretary Wang sent me to a "brainwashing session" held at Xiaotangshan in a suburb of Beijing. I refused to follow their arrangement and escaped. I had to stay away from my home and job for more than 2 weeks.
A few days later, a friend told me that my boss had gotten praise for successfully "transforming" me. I was puzzled. After a little digging, I found out that, after I fled the brainwashing center, Secretary Wang sent a non-practitioner to the center and pretended it was me. Under Chinese Communist Party rule, such fraud is quite commonplace.
I published a statement on the Clearwisdom website to reveal their deceptiion. I stated that no one could pretend to be me. All of the actions done in my name against Falun Gong were null and void.
The 610 Office also harassed my wife, forcing her to give up cultivation by threatening to fire her from her job. They were also going to take her to a brainwashing center to continue to persecute her.
In early 2002, with some friends' help, we left China for Russia quietly.
Shortly afterwards, my friends in China told me that we absolutely could not return. Both of our places of employment had set up special committees to search for us. At first the police waited in front of our apartment 24 hours a day and harassed our friends and family members. Later, they went to my child's school to look for him. Eventually, they went to the immigration bureau and found out that we had gone to Russia. My friends warned me to be careful. Since we could not return to China, we applied for asylum status in Russia. The police in Russia did not know the facts about the persecution and tried to return us to China. With help from the United Nations refugee organizations, we were able to come to Sweden.
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PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. The PSA test simply measures the concentration of this protein in the bloodstream. According to the National Cancer Institute, the FDA initially approved PSA testing as a means of monitoring the status of men already diagnosed with prostate cancer. Since levels of PSA tend to increase or decrease depending on the progression or regression of the disease, the test serves as a convenient method of determining whether treatment is helping. In 1994, the FDA expanded the approved use of the PSA test as part of the initial diagnosis for prostate cancer. For a number of reasons, including its lack of specificity for cancer, routine use of the PSA test to screen for cancer has subsequently fallen under scrutiny.
As men age, many experience a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. This condition, known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) can cause constriction around the urethra, compromising the free flow of urine out of the bladder. Symptoms can range from frequent urination to difficulty initiating urination to urinary retention and secondary bladder infections. BPH can elevate the PSA and may require treatment, but it is not life-threatening. Along with increasing age and a family history of the condition, obesity and lack of physical activity can increase your risk of developing BPH.
Inflammation of the prostate, or prostatitis, can increase the level of PSA in the blood. According to the Urology Care Foundation, there is no association between having prostatitis and any increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Prostatitis is believed to be related to any of several forms of bacterial infection and can be acute or chronic in nature. Treatment may include antibiotics and various measures to control the associated symptoms.
Physical activity has been implicated as a potential factor in elevating PSA levels. Bicycling has received the most scrutiny. The location of the prostate in relation to the narrow saddle of most bicycles provides a plausible mechanism for mechanical irritation of the gland with cycling activities. Although research findings are inconsistent, research published in the German journal "Der Urologe" found an average increase in PSA levels of 25 percent following a cycling exercise test. Even treadmill exercise caused small increases in PSA. These levels normalized after 48 hours, prompting the authors to recommend abstaining from vigorous exercise within two days of PSA testing.


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A: I think you most likely have an issue with the directory hierarchy.
'..' is used to navigate the hierarchy of the file system. '.' is used for the current directory (this is often not used, as most commands will assume the current directory).
If these are used incorrectly, the files will not be found/executed hence your CSS is not being found.
Could you provide your file structure?

A: if you are a newbie it's a good practice keeping all the HTML CSS and js files in the same folder so you can avoid all those lengthy path typing. you can just type the file and and file extension to access if its in the same folder


Arranging for the Concert Band and the separately available workbook are intended to introduce students to basic techniques of arranging for the concert band. Arranging can be divided into two separate processes. The first deals with scoring and transcribing. Scoring is concerned with such things as voicing, doubling, balance and color. The term scoring also means the actual writing of notes on the score paper. Transcribing is scoring music written for one kind of musical instrument or group -- say a piano or orchestra -- for a different kind of group. This text deals with those matters. The second part of arranging is the more creative process of writing introductions, modulations, endings, background figures and so on.