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Manufacturers still on the upswing
The Strategic Sourceror on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Procurement News,
The pandemic created a lot of problems for just about every kind of industry, but in the U.S. in particular, few were more heavily affected than the manufacturing sector. The good news is that, as COVID risk has declined in many states throughout the second period of the year, factories have come back online. While there's still quite a way to go in terms of getting back to pre-downturn levels of production, the recovery appears to be going well.
At the end of May, for instance, the Institute for Supply Management found that its manufacturing index rose to a reading of 61.2 — up slightly from the 60.7 seen in April. Any reading north of 50 indicates growth, and at this point, the month-over-month improvements are picking up speed. Overall, though, this marked 12 straight months of the industry trending upward.
Manufacturing is getting back to pre-pandemic norms, but issues persist.
It wasn't all positive news in the sector, though, the ISM report said. While new orders were up and growing quickly, production and employment slipped on a month-over-month basis, and customers' inventories were considered "too low," shrinking more quickly than they were in April. At the same time, the backlog of orders manufacturers were sitting on increased more quickly as well. Despite that, however, prices declined somewhat, but remained at an extremely high reading of 88.
Similar findings
Meanwhile, the Purchasing Managers' Index from IHS Markit showed almost identical findings, but further reflected that business growth was starting to even off a bit despite being quite high for the third straight month. Likewise, the costs manufacturers faced to make their products in June were also rather high, especially when it came to acquiring raw materials and paying for fuel. Furthermore, they faced pressures related to labor — specifically to hire new employees amid tight competition for blue-collar workers.
"Although price gauges have also slipped from May's all-time highs, it's clear that the economy continues to run very hot," said Chris Williamson, the chief business economist at IHS Markit. "Prices charged for goods and services are still rising very sharply, record supply shortages are getting worse rather than better, firms are fighting to fill vacancies and manufacturers' warehouse stocks are being depleted at a worrying rate as firms struggle to meet demand."
A ways to go
When it comes to labor, hiring has rebounded sharply in just over a year. According to data the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, between March and April of last year, employment in the sector cratered to about 11.4 million, representing a low not seen since early 1941. In the 14 months since that trough, however, things have trended upward, hitting almost 12.3 million as of the start of June (the most recent month for which data is available).
Unfortunately, the new higher number is well below where it was just before the pandemic took hold in the U.S., in February 2020, the data showed. At that point, the manufacturing industry stood at almost 12.8 million — meaning the sector still needs to add about half a million jobs to get back to square one.
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The company was originally founded as TigerSoftware in 1987, when it produced titles for both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. Once TigerSoftware began selling build-your-own PC kits and low-cost computers, however, it evolved into TigerDirect and launched its website in the late 1990's. Later, the company began offering refurbished and recertified products and computers from popular manufacturers such as Gateway, eMachines, HP, and IBM. Today, Tiger Direct is bustling with products, having moved beyond computers to stock camcorders, cameras, CD and DVD burners, cell phones, digital picture frames, GPS navigation devices, home theater components, housewares, televisions (of the HDTV, LCD, and plasma varieties), MP3 players and accessories, projectors, and much more. They maintain an inventory of reputable brands in technology, from Motorola, Samsung, Toshiba, Sony, Mitsubishi, and LG to Garmin, TomTom, Canon, JVC, and Kodak.
Of course, this company is still best known for its great deals on computers, computer kits, computer parts, and computer accessories. At this computer shop, the technical specialist will find barebone kits, cables, computer cases, cooling products, CPUs (processors), external hard drives, flash memory cards, HDD enclosures, ink and toner, internet tablets, keyboards, mice, laptops, notebooks, desktops, memory / RAM, motherboards, monitors, networking and wireless networking devices, power supplies and protection, removable storage, servers, sound and video cards, speakers, and SSDs (solid state drives).
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Back in the 1990s, the McLaren F1 was so good that its racing variant, the F1 GTR, was able to mop the floor with dedicated prototype cars at Le Mans. Now they're doing something similar with their new hybrid halo car, the McLaren P1. That's right: There's gonna be a McLaren P1 GTR.
McLaren announced today that they are resurrecting the GTR name for a special track-only edition of the P1 that will share the name with its famous ancestor. It's a limited run model, set to go into production when the 375th and final example of the road-going P1 has been completed.
Details are scant at the moment besides that sketch above, but McLaren says the P1 GTR "will be designed and developed as the best drivers' car in the world on track." That means a price tag of 1.98 million British pounds, nearly 1,000 horsepower, and a full racing setup "with no need to comply with road legislation."
It's a fitting announcement for McLaren on the eve of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. At that race in 1995, the F1 GTR finished first, third, fourth, fifth and 13th, and it was highly successful in the following two years.
Could McLaren bring their hybrid hypercar to Le Mans like they did in the 1990s? That sound you're hearing is Porsche, Audi and Toyota shaking in their boots right now.


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Q: Probability and graphs from a math contest There are $n$ planets. Luke is on planet $A$. For each planet, except planet $B$ and $C$, there are two unidirectional roads that join other planets. From at most one of these two roads, Luke can find a sequence of roads that bring him back to the planet he had just left. Luke's journey ends when he reaches planet $B$ or $C$. When he leaves a planet, he chooses one of the two roads with equal probability. If the probability that he arrives on planet $B$ is $\frac{1}{2016}$, what is the minimum value of $n$?
How would you attack this problem? I have no idea :(.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: We can solve the problem with $n=13$, by starting with
$$A\to X_1\to X_2\to X_3\to X_4\to X_5\to X_6\to X_7\to X_8\to X_9\to X_{10}\to B $$
and letting all other arrows point to $C$, except that the second arrow of $X_5$ points back to $A$.
Then the probability that we ever take the edge $X_5\to X_6$ is $\frac1{2^6}+\frac1{2^{12}}+\frac1{2^{18}}+\ldots = \frac1{63}$.
Once we are at $X_6$, the probability to reach $B$ is $2^{-5}$, hence in total we have a probability of $\frac1{63\cdot 32}=\frac1{2016}$ to reach $B$.
On the other hand, there is no solution with $n\le 12$, for in that case the shortest path from $A$ to $B$ (which must exist) would consist of at most $10$ edges (as it cannot pass through $C$), leading to a lower bound of $2^{-10}>\frac1{2016}$ for the probability.

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Q: How can I run an application with just home page without logged in user? Whenever I run my application on VS 2019 it automatically logged in with the existing name & Id without showing the register and login page. What should I do with it to display the homepage with register and Login buttons? I'm attaching SC of my startup, view and Controller files.
This is my startup.cs file
-- Below is View file--

@inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.SignInManager<AppointmentScheduler.Models.ApplicationUser> signInManager

@if (signInManager.IsSignedIn(User))
{
    <form method="post" id="logoutForm" asp-action="Logout" asp-controller="Account">

                Hello, @User.Identity.Name!

                 LogOut

    </form>

}
else
{

        @*
 @Html.ActionLink("SignUp", "Register", "Account", routeValues: null, htmlAttributes: new { id = "registerLink" })

 @Html.ActionLink("SignIn", "Login", "Account", routeValues: null, htmlAttributes: new { id = "loginLink" })
*@

            Register

            SignIn

}

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Whenever I run my application on VS 2019 it automatically logged in with the existing name & Id without showing the register and login page.

When the user is signed in,it will show the content in @if (signInManager.IsSignedIn(User)){},You can try to put the register and login code outside else,so that whenever user is signed or not,you can see the register and login buttons.
@inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.SignInManager<AppointmentScheduler.Models.ApplicationUser> signInManager

    @*
 @Html.ActionLink("SignUp", "Register", "Account", routeValues: null, htmlAttributes: new { id = "registerLink" })

 @Html.ActionLink("SignIn", "Login", "Account", routeValues: null, htmlAttributes: new { id = "loginLink" })
*@

        Register

        SignIn

@if (signInManager.IsSignedIn(User))
{
    <form method="post" id="logoutForm" asp-action="Logout" asp-controller="Account">

                Hello, @User.Identity.Name!

                 LogOut

    </form>

}

A: You can use the AllowAnonymous attribute to allow access by non-authenticated users to individual actions. For example:
 [Authorize]
 public class HomeController : Controller
{
       [AllowAnonymous]
       public ActionResult Index
      {
       }

      public ActionResult Logout()
     {
      }
 }

This would allow only authenticated users to the homeController, except for the Index action, which is accessible by everyone, regardless of their authenticated or unauthenticated / anonymous status.


My first unix machine was a NeXT that I had purchased from a Businessland closeout.
I then upgraded to a real hard drive instead of a 40MB swap drive, and then the 040 upgrade.
Unfortunately, a few years ago, I sold my NeXT, including the 400DPI printer, but I kept a couple of optical disks because they had my data on them.
If you have a good working optical drive, I have a few disks I could give you. I just want the data from them.
Hi, I have a couple of NeXTs in perfect working order. A color slab and a Dimension cube. If you get stuck or need parts or software, drop me an email.


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Downton Abbey gives fans a feel-good finale
By Mary McNamaraLos Angeles Times
Mon., March 7, 2016timer4 min. read
Spoiler alert: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of Downton Abbey.
In the final hour of Downton Abbey, Lady Rosamond (Samantha Bond) gives voice to five years' worth of worry. "We didn't always think we'd get a happy ending for Edith," she says to her mother (Maggie Smith) as they await the wedding of the show's perpetually beleaguered duckling, now turned titled swan.
"Well," replies the dowager countess, with her signature skepticism, "there's a lot at risk. With any luck, they'll be happy enough. That's," she adds with the barest hint of a chuckle, "the English version of a happy ending."
It's a perfect line, delivered impeccably mere moments before Edith (Laura Carmichael), survivor of more trials, betrayals and disappointment than Jane Eyre, is revealed in all her nuptial glory.
It's also complete rot.
If there has ever been a more wantonly happy-ending finale in the history of television, I have never heard of it. No ribbon was left untied, no tea cake unfrosted, no romantic possibility overlooked. Creator Julian Fellowes filled the final hours of his period megahit with such a maelstrom of smiles, tears and loving glances full of promise that it seemed the embodiment of Emma Thompson's response to a remark about the famous British reserve in Last Chance Harvey. "Oh, no, no, haven't you heard?" her character says. "We're a nation changed. Ever since Diana died we're all soul, sort of flowing out of us like water."
The soul, she flowed, upstairs and down. Not only did every lovely possibility hinted at during the final season come to fruition, virtually every terrible thing that had ever happened during the series' six seasons was put to rest if not magically undone.
The Job-like Bateses (Joanna Frogatt and Brendan Coyle) cast off their curse and have a healthy baby boy! Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) finally accepts that Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) can do something other than pour tea and, even more shocking, so does Lady Violet (Smith).
Isobel (Penelope Wilton) discovers that her star-crossed suitor, Lord Merton, is dying (sad), she realizes she loves him and marries him (happy). And then it turns out he isn't dying after all!
Mr. Molesley (Kevin Doyle) becomes a teacher, Miss Baxter (Raquel Cassidy) lets go of her larcenous past, and it's clear they will soon be more than confidantes. Daisy (Sophie McShera) finally fixes her hair (with the aid of an early blow-dryer) and realizes she loves Andy (Michael Fox); even Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol) finds romance with Mr. Mason (Paul Coply).
As for Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), well, she is a woman reborn. Having once again found love with Henry (Matthew Goode) and self-respect managing the estate, Lady Mary not only fixes her awful betrayal of Edith, which leads to Edith's wedding, she professes to be happy when Henry becomes a used-car salesman.
This from a woman who all but retched at the thought of marrying a lawyer!
Tom (Allen Leech) goes into business with Henry and is last seen making eyes at Edith's editor, and even the ever-wretched and perpetually scheming Thomas (Rob James-Collier) is allowed to share the joy. Having finally, and reluctantly, left Downton just as he discovered the secret to life — stop being so mean, Thomas — he is brought back in the 11th hour to help, though not replace, Carson (Jim Carter), who has developed "the palsy."
Carson's illness could have been the one blight on the proceedings had it not been A) made abundantly clear that it was limited to shaky hands (so, not Parkinson's) and B) mitigated by Lord Grantham's brainstorm regarding Thomas and his very manly and moving expression of gratitude for Carson's devotion. (Also we know that Mrs. Hughes, played by Phyllis Logan, has been longing for the day when Carson would stop endlessly fretting about those darn Crawleys.)
Oh, and if the egalitarian nature of Downton had not been made clear enough throughout these five years, one of the final images was of his lordship bringing champagne to Mr. and Mrs. Bates, who were ensconced, with the new baby, in Lady Mary's bed.
"The more adaptable we are," Cora says, as they stroll from this only-at-Downton tableau into the new year, "the better chance we have to make it through."
After many similar sentiments about preferring the future to the past — the horrors of the Second World War are still a few years away after all — the staff begins to sing "Auld Lang Syne," cuing the camera to lovingly retreat from the stately grace of the manor loved by so many, its iconic silhouette softened, just a bit, by the falling snow.
Celebrating all its fairy-tale confectionary without even an attempt to limit the sugar, Downton Abbey's final hour was shameless, ridiculous and absolutely glorious.
Still, you could all but hear the dowager's, and Smith's, sigh of relief when she could finally kick off her shoes and get the heck out of that corset.


Tesco has apologised to customers after a number of customers faced vehicle breakdowns after filling up at one of the supermarket's petrol stations in Somerset.
At least six pumps were closed at Tesco Extra's petrol station in Yeovil , Somerset, on Thursday, December 28.
Several people contacted Somerset Live to claim that tests found diesel in their engines despite the fact they used an unleaded pump.
But Tesco said only one tank was affected and only a small number of customers have been in contact.
A spokesman said: "We are aware that a small number of customers have broken down further to purchasing unleaded fuel yesterday from our Yeovil petrol station.
"As a precautionary measure, we have temporarily closed the implicated tank pending our investigation.
Tesco also insisted the incident was an "isolated" one, despite reports from Somerset Live readers of fuel issues elsewhere in the West Country.
Terry Lawrence said on the Somerset Live Facebook page that problems had also been reported at a Tesco in Barnstaple in Devon.
Apparently it's also been an issue at petrol pumps in Bournemouth, Dorset, John Dalton wrote.
While an issue was also reported this week at an Asda store in Swindon, Wiltshire. Asda has been contacted for comment.
What should you do if your vehicle was affected by fuel from Tesco Extra in Yeovil?
Somerset Live asked for clarity on what customers should do if they found their vehicles contaminated after filling up at the Yeovil store.
Some horror stories after the problems on Thursday (December 28) included people saying they faced bills of hundreds of pounds to repair their cars.
Is there anything Tesco wish to add regarding the affected customers? Who should they contact at Tesco? Will the company consider any compensation?
In response, a Tesco spokesman said affected customers should contact the customer service team at the Tesco store in Yeovil with any complaints and they will "be able to assist".
Affected customers can also call 0800 50 55 55, the spokesman added.
What sort of repair bills are people facing?
Lucrezia Knott says she filled up her car with unleaded petrol at Tesco shortly after noon on December 28.
After driving off with her two young daughters in the car, she noticed something was wrong with her vehicle losing power, barely being able to go above 20mph.
She took it to Audi where staff told her that the car had been contaminated by diesel and that she and her husband were facing a £667 bill to have the engine repaired.
Her husband Alec told Somerset Live : "£677 out of pocket after Christmas hurts a bit."
Similarly, Luke Tallentine says he visited the petrol station on December 26 to fill up before he drove down to Devon with his three young children.
On the return journey his Mk4 Volkswagen Golf lost some of its power, leaving him to continue driving on the A303 in a struggling car.
"It's been an absolute nightmare," he said.
"I was on the A303 with three kids in the back. Thankfully nothing happened and I got home."
Salvatore DiMaria says he filled up with petrol around noon on December 28.
Like Lucrezia, his car quickly started losing power as he tried to drive to Weymouth and had to turn back.
"It's a new car with fairly low mileage," he said.
Natasha Lister was not impressed, writing: "I'll be avoiding Tesco pumps forever then."
Have you been affected? Call 01935 709743 to share your stories or email newsdesk@westgaz.co.uk.


Spend a week on a self guided adventure holiday in Sweden where you'll find an array of adventure activities and cultural sightseeing amongst the exceptional countryside of Sormland.
As you'd hope from an activity & adventure holiday, Sweden has some fantastic landscapes to put you through your paces with cycling routes, canoeing tours and hiking trails taking place within a wide range of peaceful and naturally beautiful rural scenery.
Aside from the wonderful natural scenes you'll also come into contact with many of the palaces and castles to be found in Sormland with time spent in the seaside towns of Mariefred and Trosa the perfect accompaniment to an adventure holiday in Sweden.
Hire of bike and canoe, steamboat ticket, tent and camp equipment, meals as shown in itinerary, luggage transfer, private transport, intro meeting, trip notes and map, and 24hr emergency support.
of nights in Stockholm and then 4 nights in the countryside kayaking, mountain biking, walking and boat tripping was a fabulous success for my family including two teenage kids who are eager to return. Thank you responsible travel and the operator we had an absolute blast.
We stayed in glorious hotels and wonderful local b&bs - in the countryside we felt we were contributing massively to the local economy as there were very few other people around.
We are a family of 4 and spent 2 weeks in August 2018 in Sweden. The first and main section was the multi-activity adventure.
We then spent 4 nights in Stockholm and a further 4 nights on Uto island. All were organised superbly by Carmen. It is difficult to identify one highlight but it is probably a combination of the canoeing over the stunning lakes and hiking through the wilderness with camping in between.
Pack for all weathers. On the whole we had beautiful sunny days but also a spot of rain. We all wore decent trainers and they were fine for the activities. It is essential to at least have a modicum of fitness. Although the activities are certainly not overly challenging, you do feel you have earned your supper in the evening.
Definitely - it was a very 'green' holiday and only local, independent businesses were used for accommodation, canoe hire etc. It all felt a long way from big chains and mainstream tourism.
First class and that is down to a combination of Carmen and the beauty of Sweden. I cannot recommend this adventure highly enough. If in any doubt, book it! From first contact, Carmen could not have been more helpful or pleasant to deal with. All queries were dealt with promptly and patiently. The organisation throughout was faultless and like a military operation!
Thank you so much Carmen and to Sweden for a memorable holiday - we will definitely be back.
We used a local company for canoe hire and stayed in some small hotel/B and Bs.
Great introduction to Stockholm and the surrounding area. Thanks to Carmen for all her help.
Watching the sun set over the lake on the wild camping night after a wonderful day of canoeing.
Go to Sweden! It's so spacious and empty compared to the usual European destinations. If you are reasonably fit and want variety then chose the multi activity tour. Incredibly well organised by Carmen who made sure that we ,and our luggage, arrived in the right place at the right time!
Yes , it was great to stay at small family run B&Bs - different place every night.
Throughout there was an emphasis on leaving no trace on the environment.
Pack a watertight phone bag for the kayaking day - the kayaks are two person open metal hull types.
Make sure you have a charged phone for the trekking day- we got lost and needed to use Google maps.
the cycling and kayaking thoroughly enjoyable. Loved all the Lake swimming and had no problem with mosquitos and ticks - think that was luck !
The canoe trip, down through the wilderness lakes . Definitely the trip for you if you want to get away from it all.
It is quite physical, so you do need a certain level of fitness. We were very lucky with the weather - end of June/ beginning of July. We took plenty of insect repellent - but didn't need it!
Make sure you have a mobile phone that works, in case you need to contact support. We needed to and the response from Carmen was swift and issues were sorted quickly.
A great way to see a country and meet local people and get an understanding of swedish way of life.
Canoying in the lake, despite the raining wather, and the swimming in the warm water in the following.
Yes. We camped in local state camping areas, used a local canoeing company and used our own manpower to get about by biking, canoeing and walking.
Had a great holiday. After busy days there was always a great place to stay and good food to eat. It was well planned and thought through and Carmen smoothed it all along nicely.
The day canoeing and camping it really felt like a wilderness adventure even though you are really not far from Stockholm.. We were lucky with the weather.
use for the canoeing and cycling and we had padded cycling shorts for the cycling which we appreciated given how bumpy some of the gravel tracks were.
Eating out and alcohol (especially in restaurants) is quite expensive so plan accordingly.
containers for the packed lunches or else use less plastic containers. Having said that more than enough food was provided for the packed lunches.
It was very good. It was certainly quite tiring but very enjoyable. It was well organised and Carmen was very helpful.
The week of touring Sweden's countryside on our own with some support was amazing, breathtaking and so enjoyable!
Carmen was welcoming, informative and very organised. The equipment, support and food provided was high quality and suited to our needs. The mountain bikes with panniers and map carriers were very easy to use and lock up at various stops, tent and camping gear was top notch, BnB's fabulous with fantastic hosts. Carmen transported our luggage daily with no hassles while we rode, paddled or walked to our next destination. Maps and notes were provided at the beginning of our trip that were detailed and informative.
The highlight was the day canoeing the freshwater lakes, stopping for lunch at a remote location with a picnic lunch provided and then camping beside the last lake in a tent that was already set up. To top this day off we picked fresh raspberries to eat with the feast that was provided for dinner.
Nothing was too much trouble, difficult dietary needs were accommodated, every thing ran smoothly from day one to finish.
Every day was immensely enjoyed, a week full of activity that was completed at our pace.
If you love off the beaten track locations and visiting local places then book this holiday! The variety of activities allowed us to do and see so much and gave us opportunities to use different muscles daily. Pack nicks (bike pants if you are delicate!) for the riding day, suncream and mozzie spray a must. And a good camera as the views are amazing.
carbon emissions. The only time a small car was used was to transport our luggage and this was combined with other guests travelling the opposite direction.
Fantastic! This week was one of an 8 week European adventure for us visiting 12 countries and was by far a front runner in value for money, experiences and attention to detail. Well done Carmen on offering such a great experience that suited our needs and level of fitness.
fun, swimming off rocks and picnicking on the lakeside.
the bike saddles are quite hard!
same time. And perfectly organised.
Loved it all. All trails were easy to follow and really beautiful. We had a great time. The accommodation selected by Carmen was all of a very high quality, and provided an excellent taste of real Sweden. This was a perfect holiday for a fairly active family with 12 and 15 year olds. The days are fairly active, so book thIs if you want an active week.
There was a bit of wet weather around although we got fairly lucky, so pack appropriately. We didn't take walking boots for the hiking day, a good pair of waterproof trainers is enough. Make sure you have enough time in Stockholm, it is worth it. We also booked a follow up week on the island of Uto, which was fantastic, so maybe consider this if you want another week.
Yes, we stayed in small bed and breakfasts, and Swedish owned hotels in Stockholm.
If cycling invest I'm gel saddle covers - amazon do some £3-4!
Very enjoyable, the operator (Carmen) couldn't have done more, from the moment I started organising it 'til we left Sweden.


Thanks to everyone that joined us for our recent screening of A Million Happy Nows and gave such a warm welcome to Marisa Calin and Crystal Chappell!
Our next screening will take place on Saturday, September 8th, 7:00 PM at UNCSA's ACE Theatre Complex. We will announce a title, soon.
Q & A's, and host nightly filmmaker receptions, your chance to come OUT and see the STARS. Del Shores is joining us a juror and will perform his show, Six Characters in Search of a Play!


Function One gap junction consists of a cluster of closely packed pairs of transmembrane channels, the connexons, through which materials of low MW diffuse from one cell to a neighboring cell. Plays an essential role in gap junction communication in the ventricles (By similarity).
Tissue Specificity Expressed in adult ovary, heart, lens and liver. In growing caudal fins, expressed in cells flanking the germinal region of newly growing segments and in osteoblasts at segment boundaries.


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African languages in a digital age: challenges and opportunities for indigenous language computing
Osborne, D. (HSRC Press, 2015-08-25)
With increasing numbers of computers and diffusion of the internet around the world, localisation of the technology and the content it carries into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area ...
Albert Luthuli
Pillay, G. (HSRC Press, 2015-08-25)
The struggle to free South Africa from its apartheid shackles was long and complex. One of the many ways in which the apartheid regime maintained its stranglehold in South Africa was through controlling the freedom of ...
Alternatives to privatisation: public options for essential services in the global south
McDonald, D.A.; Ruiters, G. (HSRC Press, 2015-08-25)
Critics of privatisation are often told they present no alternatives. This book takes up that challenge, proposing conceptual models for what constitutes an 'alternative to privatisation' and analyses what makes them ...
America's deadliest export democracy: the truth about US foreign policy and everything else
Blum, W. (BestRed, 2015-08-25)
For over 65 years, the United States war machine has been on auto pilot. Since World War II, the world has believed that US foreign policy means well, and that America's motives in spreading democracy are honorable, even ...
Archie Mafeje
Nyoka, B. (HSRC Press, 2019-06-05)
Voices of Liberation: Archie Mafeje should be understood as an attempt to contextualise Mafeje's work and thinking and adds to gripping intellectual biographies of African intellectuals by African researchers. Mafeje's ...
Assata: the FBI's most wanted woman
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At a time of robust public contestation about higher education in South Africa, At the Foot of the Volcano focuses on the personal journeys of university lecturers as ordinary people. The lecturers, based predominantly at ...
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Black academic voices: the South African experience
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Black Academic Voices captures the personal accounts of lived experiences of black academics at South African universities in the context of the ongoing debate for transformation and decolonization of higher education. ...
Books and babies: pregnancy and young parents in schools
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Being pregnant and a young parent in South African schools is not easy. Books and Babies examines why this is the case. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative research conducted in secondary schools in Durban and ...
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Spanning pivotal years in the historic democratisation of South Africa, the essays collected in Bounds of Democracy provide a trenchant reflection on Higher Education in transition. Arguably South Africa's foremost ...
Broadcasting democracy: radio and identity in South Africa
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The media play a key role in post-apartheid South Africa and is often positioned at the centre of debates around politics, identity and culture. Media, such as radio, are often said to also play a role in deepening democracy, ...
Broadcasting the pandemic: a history of HIV on South African television
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Broadcasting the Pandemic tells the story of a South African television show, Beat It! created during the aspirational years of the political transition in which the broadcast media were poised to democratize the airwaves, ...
Capital cities in Africa: power and powerlessness
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Capital cities today remain central to both nations and states. They host centres of political power, not only national, but in some cases regional and global as well, thus offering major avenues to success, wealth and ...
Capitalism and its alternatives
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Children of a bitter harvest: child labour in the Cape winelands
Children of a Bitter Harvest: Child Labour in the Cape Winelands is made up of over 100 interconnected short stories that document moments in the lives of children who worked in the heart of South Africa's wine industry ...
China in Africa: in Zheng He's footsteps
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Following Zheng He's footsteps is more than just one person's quest to retrace the journey of an alluring historical figure shrouded in legend: Zheng. He has become an important symbol for the Chinese people and the world ...
Cleaner energy cooler climate: developing sustainable energy solutions for South Africa
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Energy and climate change are issues of critical importance for shaping a sustainable future, both in South Africa and globally. For South Africa, finding a policy approach which balances the increasing demand for energy ...


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Q: How to highlight every other row in JTable with swingx 1.6 I need to highlight every other row in my JTable. With old version of swingx it could be done like this:
table.setHighlighters(new HighlighterPipeline(new Highlighter[] { new AlternateRowHighlighter(
            color1, color2,color3 }));

but now, with swingx 1.6, method setHighlighters() can't accept those parameters. It says "The method setHighlighters(Highlighter...) in the type JXTable is not applicable for the arguments (HighlighterPipeline)"
So how can i do it with new swingx?

A: To add stripping to your JXTable you need to use HighlighterFactory. Try:
table.addHighlighter(HighlighterFactory.createSimpleStriping());

or:
table.addHighlighter(HighlighterFactory.createAlternateStriping(Color baseBackground, Color alternateBackground));

Alternatively, if you want to add multiple highlighters, you can use:
table.setHighlighters(Highlighter... highlighters);

using always HighlighterFactory to create your highlighters.


What a ride we've had in the last month or two! The passage of Proposition 49 was a thrilling accomplishment that many of us helped to create. Then 49 was removed by the CA Supreme Court because of a suit filed by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Soon the US Senate took an historic, momentous step: A 54-42 majority voted "yes" on overturning Citizens United- every Republican Senator voted no. This was followed by a decision by Congressman Boehner to not let the same bill get a hearing in the House. Finally, the major success of CA SB 52, the DISCLOSE Act, was anticipated. The CA Senate passed the bill and the Assembly was looking good. Then at the final hour it was pulled from a full Assembly vote because a few Dems were going to vote No due to the influence of Union bosses. The good news is that a year ago no one would have believed the momentum to overturn Citizens United would get this far this soon. So get on board. You ain't seen nothin' yet!
Join us at our important, impactful and fun Kick the Koch Habit Rally and Boycott. We'll have so much to grab drivers and passersby's attention including a big banner, Koch Brothers signs, products to boycott cards, Fact Sheets, petitions and our very own troubadour, Michael Sullivan, will provide the music including a Koch Bros song written for the day.
Our goal is to impact the public about money controlling our country and what they can do about it. Bring your friends and your own sign if possible. The more of us the bigger the impact. For further information contact gmiller@astound.net. Check out all of our materials on this page.
Take and share this pledge to kick the Koch habit.
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For smart phone users, there's a free app that allows you to avoid products for a number of reasons, including boycotting the Koch brothers, at buycott.com.
The Central Contra Costa County MoveOn Council has a copy of Koch Brothers Exposed 2014 Edition and the aforementioned business card-sized lists of Koch products to avoid and literature available for showing at house parties.
We must keep the Senate blue! Join our � hour training followed by an hour or more calling voters in 4 borderline states. The phone banking is fast, state of the art and you'll only be calling Democrats and Independents who did not vote in the last election. You won't reach scads of answering machines You'll also gain the confidence to phone bank from home. YES, FROM HOME. We'll have future trainings and group phone banking in the near future.
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Directions- From 680 South, turn right onto Monument Blvd. From 680 North, turn left onto Monument. After the first stoplight, turn right before the "76" gas station onto Marcia. Immediately turn left onto Lisa Lane. Go to the end of Lisa Lane, cross the Iron Horse Trail, and park in the small area at right or the larger gravel lot at the left. Pleasant Hill Cohousing Community Room is the mango colored, blue roofed building directly opposite the school. There is a small amount of visitor parking in our lot. Total parking in these areas is 20 - 25 cars, so carpooling helps. If you get lost, or can't find a parking space, call 925 864 9361 or 925 686 6330. The Pleasant Hill Co-housing Community Room is at 2200 Lisa Lane in Pleasant Hill.
Attend public events and ask candidates questions about where they stand on Citizens United related legislation.
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Here is the most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate clearly explains why we must soon abandon the core free market ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. In short, either we embrace radical change, or radical changes will be violently visited upon us. Status quo is no longer an option.
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Are you concerned about the inequality of wealth? Join presenter Ramsay Thomas, a retired AP History and AP Comparative Government and Economics teacher from the Acalanes High School District who will summarize Piketty's core explanations, views, and insights. Why does the value of capital almost always grow faster than the economy? - What have been wealth trends during the last two centuries? - Why did the wealth gap drop so dramatically from 1914 to the 1970s? - Why is the growing wealth gap a problem? - What policies would reduce the widening wealth gap? Refreshments offered. A $5 donation is appreciated.
Movie house parties continue to fill up in one day. Attend the one above or sign up to give one yourself.
Judy Finch has now held 3 house parties - 2 showing Inequality for All and the last one showing Koch Brothers Exposed. John Frangoulis held our latest party. Thank you Judy and John. All of them are filled up in one day after a general announcement is made. Judy provides popcorn, shows the movie, a discussion follows and always there are suggestions for action as well as ways to get involved. The guests bring drinks or snacks if they choose to. We encourage all to bring the phone number of the host just in case. Please note: that house parties are not a place to be pushing a candidate or separate project.
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Over the last several months, 99Rise has had over 100 requests to organize in-person 2 day 99Rise trainings to help people start teams in cities and towns across the country. They don't have enough experienced trainers to meet the demand beyond California so (as we expand our training team) we're offering a new online version of our training as a series of four 90 minute webinars that people anywhere in the US can join! Click here for the full writeup and the link to join.
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22 Senators are co-sponsors of the Stop Corporate Inversion Act that was introduced in May, 2014. The bill would stop corporations from creating sham offices overseas to evade paying US taxes. A similar bill is in the House.
These companies want us to believe that they're on the right side of climate history - and now we'll give them a chance to prove it.
Forecast the Facts and SumOfUs are launching a campaign to pressure the CEOs of eBay, Ford, Google, Microsoft, and UPS to stop funding climate deniers in Congress. The campaign petition says: Add your name: Tell companies to stop donating to politicians who lie to voters about the realities of climate change.
Momentum is building in our fight against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Just this week, tech leaders like Google, Microsoft, and Yelp have announced their withdrawal from the shadowy corporate lobby, but AOL and Yahoo! are still financing ALEC's backroom dealing. Tell AOL and Yahoo! to cut their ties with ALEC and publicly separate from the organization.
Call Gov. Brown + sign petition to support SB 844 that puts proposition supporters names online.
SB 844 will direct the Secretary of State to create an easily accessible web page to list the total amounts contributed to support or oppose each ballot measure, along with the top ten contributors for and against each. The web page will be listed in the official ballot pamphlet.
Calls are one of the most powerful things you can do. The number is (888) 401-5597.
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Vote No to Reconfirm Supreme Ct. Justices Lieu and Weidegar.
In the remarks from Justice Liu, one of the most troubling is his comment that if we have Prop 49 on the ballot, and the court later determines that it should not have been on the ballot. There will be significant harm to the petitioners (Howard Jarvis group) because the Legislature would know what the people think, and you could not then take that knowledge away from the legislature. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye does not see that as significant harm, and I don't think most voters would either.
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2019
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Delaware 001-31326 84-1368850
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
Identification No.)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (781) 577-5300
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ELOX The Nasdaq Global Market
Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 24, 2019, Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing the closing of its underwritten public offering of 3,833,334 shares of its common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase an additional 500,000 shares, at a price to the public of $9.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Eloxx from the offering were approximately $34.5 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated June 24, 2019.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Gregory Weaver
Name: Gregory Weaver
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock
and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares
Waltham, MA. – June 24, 2019– Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Eloxx") (Nasdaq: ELOX) today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 3,833,334 shares of its common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase an additional 500,000 shares, at a price to the public of $9.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Eloxx from the offering were approximately $34.5 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
Eloxx anticipates using the net proceeds from the offering to fund the continued clinical development of ELX-02 in cystic fibrosis and cystinosis, to accelerate development of early-stage programs and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Citigroup and Piper Jaffray & Co. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus may be obtained by request from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (800) 831-9146; or from Piper Jaffray & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention: Prospectus Department or by e-mail at prospectus@pjc.com or by phone at (800) 747-3924.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Eloxx Pharmaceuticals
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel RNA-modulating drug candidates (designed to be eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycosides) that are formulated to treat rare and ultra-rare premature stop codon diseases. Premature stop codons are point mutations that disrupt protein synthesis from messenger RNA. As a consequence, patients with premature stop codon diseases have reduced or eliminated protein production from the mutation bearing allele accounting for some of the most severe phenotypes in these genetic diseases. These premature stop codons have been identified in over 1,800 rare and ultra-rare diseases. Read-through therapeutic development is focused on extending mRNA half-life and increasing protein synthesis by enabling the cytoplasmic ribosome to read through premature stop codons to produce full-length proteins. Eloxx's lead investigational product candidate, ELX-02, is a small molecule drug candidate designed to restore production of full-length functional proteins. ELX-02 is in the early stages of clinical development focusing on cystic fibrosis and cystinosis. ELX-02 is an investigational drug that has not been approved by any global regulatory body. Eloxx's preclinical candidate pool consists of a library of novel drug candidates designed to be eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycosides identified based on read-through potential. Eloxx recently announced a new program focused on rare ocular genetic disorders. Eloxx is headquartered in Waltham, MA, with operations in Rehovot, Israel.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are generally statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the words "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "plans," "will," "outlook" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current plans, estimates, assumptions and projections, and speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in light of new information or future events, except as otherwise required by law. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control. Actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of the impact of a number of factors, including: the development of the Company's read-through technology; the approval of the Company's patent applications; the Company's ability to successfully defend its intellectual property or obtain necessary licenses at a cost acceptable to the Company, if at all; the successful implementation of the Company's research and development programs and collaborations; the Company's ability to obtain applicable regulatory approvals for its current and future product candidates; the acceptance by the market of the Company's products should they receive regulatory approval; the timing and success of the Company's preliminary studies, preclinical research, clinical trials, and related regulatory filings; the ability of the Company to consummate additional financings as needed; as well as those discussed in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Barbara Ryan
barbarar@eloxxpharma.com


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Gerard Butler Finally Learned Brandi Glanville's Last Name But Probably Wishes He Hadn't [VIDEO]
Jessica Sager Published: March 11, 2013
PacificCoastNews.com (2)
Howard Stern, as is his M.O., grilled my imaginary boyfriend Gerard Butler about his sex life. Specifically, his sex life with Brandi Glanville. You know, the hot mess whose name he didn't recognize.
Butler described meeting Glanville at a beach party and asking, "What do you do?" She told him it didn't matter.
That means one of two things, generally: celebrity or drug dealer. Red flag, bro!
He continued, "We hung out, we had a little fun. Suddenly, one day, I'm walking down the street and this paparazzo ... runs in my face and said, 'So Brandi Glanville says you're great in bed!'"
"So I said, 'Who's Brandi Glanville?'" Butler admitted, chuckling. "Because I didn't know her last name, I didn't know she was a celebrity -- and I didn't know she was going to f---ing tell people about it."
Watch the clip above to find out how Butler figured everything out -- and what Glanville did when he reached out to discuss the drama.
It's okay, baby. I'd block it from my memory, too.
Filed Under: Brandi Glanville, Gerard Butler
Categories: Hook-ups, News


In this gem of a book, Crown Point founding director Kathan Brown presents the most outstanding work created at the studio as well as a fascinating introduction to the process and varieties of printmaking. Brown offers detailed explanations of each printmaking process, in-depth portraits of the artists she has worked with, guidelines for collectos, and a history of her press. A must-have for anyone interested in the art of printmaking and in the prints of the world's leading artists, this book offers a captivating glimpse into the mysteries of the creative process.
Hardcover, 286 pages. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1996.


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Q: A proof about a mutually inductive proposition Consider the following code:
Require Import List.

Set Implicit Arguments.

Inductive even_length {A : Type} : list A -> Prop:=
| e_nil : even_length nil
| e_cons : forall e l, odd_length l -> even_length (e::l)
with
  odd_length {A : Type} : list A -> Prop :=
  | o_cons : forall e l, even_length l -> odd_length (e::l).

Lemma map_even : forall A B (f : A -> B) (l : list A),
    even_length l -> even_length (map f l).
Proof.
  induction l.
  (** nil *)
  - intros. simpl. econstructor.
  (** cons *)
  - intros. simpl.
    inversion_clear H.
    econstructor.
    Abort. (** odd_length l -> odd_length (map f l) would help *)

Notice that I wish to prove it with induction over the list l.
As explained in here, Coq by default only generates non-mutual induction principles and to get the mutual induction principles the Scheme command is necessary.
So this is what I did:
Scheme even_length_mut := Induction for even_length Sort Prop
with odd_length_mut := Induction for odd_length Sort Prop.

Check even_length_mut.
(**
even_length_mut
     : forall (A : Type) (P : forall l : list A, even_length l -> Prop) (P0 : forall l : list A, odd_length l -> Prop),
       P nil e_nil ->
       (forall (e : A) (l : list A) (o : odd_length l), P0 l o -> P (e :: l) (e_cons e o)) ->
       (forall (e : A) (l : list A) (e0 : even_length l), P l e0 -> P0 (e :: l) (o_cons e e0)) -> forall (l : list A) (e : even_length l), P l e
*)

From this type above and the examples that I saw, I managed to complete this proof like so:
Lemma map_even : forall A B (f : A -> B) (l : list A),
    even_length l -> even_length (map f l).
Proof.
  intros.
  apply (even_length_mut (fun l (h : even_length l) => even_length (map f l) )
                         (fun l (h : odd_length l) => odd_length (map f l) )
        );
    try econstructor; auto.
Qed.

However, this induction wasn't over l, it was the so called "induction over evidence".
My question is what should be the predicates in even_length_mut so the
induction is over l?
Edit: Also, would be possible to get the odd_length l -> odd_length (map f l) hypothesis?

A: To prove this by induction we need either to generalize the lemma to get a stronger induction hypothesis or to use a custom induction scheme which adds two elements at once to the list instead of just one (which will also require such a generalization).
Since the default induction scheme (induction l) only adds one element at a time, we need an intermediate predicate to record the "state" of the list inbetween states where it is of even length, namely, we also need to remember the case where l is of odd length.
Lemma map_odd_even {A B} (f : A -> B) : forall l : list A,
  (even_length l -> even_length (map f l)) /\
  (odd_length l -> odd_length (map f l)).
Proof.
  induction l.

You can apply the same idea to prove a more general induction scheme for even-length lists, from which your map_even theorem would follow quite easily via apply even_list_ind. (EDIT: another candidate, induction l using even_list_ind fails, I don't know why.)
Theorem even_list_ind {A} (P : list A -> Prop) :
  P [] ->
  (forall x y l, even_length l -> P l -> P (x :: y :: l)) ->
  forall l, even_length l -> P l.


Dr. Lennard has been the Director of the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB) Program since its inception at Emory in 1997. NBB has already become a nationally recognized destination for some of the brightest students interested in behavioral and neuroscience. More and more students specifically indicate that their selection of Emory was based on their interest in the NBB program which is one of the largest degree-granting undergraduate neuroscience program anywhere.
Dr. Lennard has previously served as the Associate Director of the Emory University Graduate Program in Neuroscience and has been the Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, a National Science Foundation Science Technology Center. He has also traveled to India as a Sager Foundation Fellow to teach neuroscience to Tibetan Monks. Dr. Lennard currently serves as Co-Chair of the Emory University-Wide Neuroscience Initiative Education Committee.
Dr. Lennard's research interests include: the neural control of locomotion; sensorimotor integration; and vertebrate myogenesis. He is a recipient of the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award for Natural Sciences. He has helped create, and teaches in, a number of the NBB "signature classes" including: Perspectives in Neuroscience & Behavior; The Musical Brain; Roots of Modern Neuroscience; Neuroethics; Clinical Neurology Study; and Clinical Research Practicum.


This is the first English performance of a comedy masterpiece of Japanese post-war drama focusing on the survivors of Hiroshima by Japan's leading contemporary theatrical voice, the dramatist and novelist Hisashi Inoue (born 1934).
In 1948, three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a young librarian grapples with the guilt of survival. Her father encourages her to meet with an eligible young man collecting objects burnt and deformed by the atomic blast. For secret reasons of her own, she can not marry him, and wonders who her father really is – it is only when she comes to terms with the guilt of surviving when many of her friends did not that she finds she can really be free.
It is estimated that 70,000 people died in Hiroshima when the bomb fell on August 6th 1945, with the total toll being estimated at between 90,000 and 140,000 by the end of the year due to the effects of burns and radiation with resulting illnesses and genetic defects still in evidence today. Ninety percent of Hiroshima's buildings were destroyed in a blast radius of one mile. This timely production culminates in Remembrance Weekend.
Jizo refers to a Japanese divinity who works to alleviate suffering and the guardian of unborn, aborted and miscarried babies.
Ichiza ("ichi" meaning "a" and "za" means "company" therefore the word translates as "a company") is a London-based Japanese theatre company exploring various Japanese art forms from traditional theatre to contemporary works, collaborating with writers, directors, actors, musicians and designers from wider ethnic groups, to produce exhilarating, dangerous, powerful Japanese plays in English with storytelling at their core.


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- the woman behind the Wedding Fair
January 26-27, 2019, for the 19th year in a row, the Wedding Fair ('Bröllopsmässan') in Stockholm will inspire future bridal couples to create their dream wedding. Grand Hotel houses the wedding fair every year and offers magnificent venues that breathe timeless luxury and glamour.
But it didn't begin at Grand Hotel. Ann-Christin J:son-Widinghoff, founder and CEO of the Wedding Fair, tells us how everything started.
After 20 years at Dagens Nyheter (Swedish newspaper), she started her business in 1992, and in the same year, she decided to create her own local magazine in western Stockholm. It became a colorful tabloid and the first edition was printed in 20,000 copies. The magazine's edition grew rapidly, everything went very well, almost beyond expectations, and already in the autumn of 1994, the edition was up to 130,000 copies each month.
"It went so well that the work almost killed me, and in 1998 I had to put the magazine on ice because of exhaustion," says Ann-Christin.
"You must dare! I've always believed in my power to create."
Ann-Christin proves to be a very social person during our conversation, and during her years in the newspaper industry she has created a large network of contacts, mainly among small, local business owners and stores. These businesses gladly wanted to advertise in her magazine. All the sales were usually done through personal meetings, and the idea was to highlight all the small squares that can be found in western Stockholm. The engagement among small business owners made her very popular.
"They simply liked my business idea," says Ann-Christin, smiles at the memory and continues:
"I wanted to turn to small businesses that didn't have the same support as the stores in the big shopping malls. The little ones should have the chance to be highlighted in a personal way. It was a fun time and I made many exciting and fun contacts."
After 1998, she had new influences and made a separate magazine for Vällingby Centrum for a couple of years. Then suddenly one day, in 2001, a photographer asked her if she wanted to do a wedding fair since she had such a large network of contacts.
When you meet Ann-Christin it's easy to understand why she got this offer. She's a warm, happy and charismatic person that often laughs. The first time she organized the wedding fair was a beautiful spring day in 2001. At that time she borrowed the assembly hall in S:t Tomas Church in Vällingby and had ten companies that wanted to participate.
The fair was so popular and inspiring that she did one more in the fall of the same year. But now there weren't as many visitors as desired, and Ann-Christin realized that it might not be such a good idea to have a wedding fair in the fall.
The following year, 2002, the wedding fair was moved to the old Hesselby Castle, and this time the number of exhibitors had doubled to 21 instead of ten. The entrance ticket, that cost SEK 50, included a glass of sparkling wine, which was appreciated by the visitors.
When Ann-Christin walked around and listened to what the visitors thought about the fair, she heard a conversation between two visitors. They said that it was 'just a local fair'. There and then the idea of moving the wedding fair to central Stockholm was born.
The ideas were big – Ann-Christin wanted to rent the Blue Hall in the City Hall. But that wasn't possible since the City Hall doesn't allow the commercial activity. One day in the spring of 2002, she sat in a cafe in Kungsträdgården and got an idea out of the blue: she should have the wedding fair in Vinterträdgården ('Winter Garden') in Grand Hotel.
"Vinterträdgården must be perfect!", Ann Christin thought. It was also in these venues she met her husband at a corporate party in the 1970s. But unfortunately, Vinterträdgården didn't feel as luxurious as she remembered. Instead, they showed Ann-Christin Spegelsalen ('Hall of Mirrors). This was a wonderful experience, Ann-Christin says, and continues:
"I still get a wow feeling when I enter Spegelsalen."
I have built all of this entirely from my own ideas, and created a comprehensive fair that can't be copied – because there's only one of me
– Ann-Christin J:son-Widinghoff –
The first year in Grand Hotel, 2003, 45 companies participated, in 2004 there was 66, and in 2005 the number of exhibitors had grown to 88. In the spring of 2005, after the fair, her phone kept ringing with more and more companies that wanted to participate in 2006.
"What if we can't fit everyone, I thought. Now I also needed Vinterträdgården, but I was worried that I wouldn't be able to book it with such short notice. But luckily, the Grand Hotel staff had seen something I didn't see and had already booked it for me. In 2006 there were 142 exhibitors," says Ann-Christin and smiles.
Every year the Wedding Fair has a new theme, and in recent years, the fair has had more than one hundred exhibitors per year. Today Vinterträdgården, Spegelsalen, Strömsalongerna, Bolinderska Palatset, and the Royal Banquet Room, i.e. 16 rooms, are used to accommodate all the exhibitors.
"Almost no one understands how much work it actually takes to organize this fair every year. It has been a couple of tough years, but we've kept the ball rolling. I have built all of this entirely on my own ideas and created a comprehensive fair that can't be copied – because there is only one of me. But thanks to all personal contacts, the exhibitors, my partners, and me create something unique every year."
In total, Ann-Christin has organized 51 fairs in several cities since she started in 2001. She is brave and dares to take advantage of what life has to offer. She also has a great driving force, which has made her successful in building this unique wedding fair.
"I've probably had this drive since my childhood. I've always been driven by changing, refining and creating. But you must also dare! I've always believed in my power to create. In my spare time, I often paint, and I try to write on my book about my grandmother. So yes, I have many irons in the fire, and the older I get, the more things I want to do," says Ann-Christin.
Sooner or later, people who work a lot with other people also encounter problems. Ann-Christin has learned from experience not to put her energy on negative things, but instead turn it into something positive that she can learn from.
"I've discovered that I'm a great problem-solver. Sometimes, for example, exhibitors don't get along and I have to mediate a settlement. It's a lot of stress and expectations that can sometimes lead to different opinions, so in my next life, I'll probably be a problem-solver," Ann-Christin laughs.
Even though a wedding fair has a lot of enthusiasm and life, there are always new challenges according to Ann-Christin.
"One challenge is to make sure that something new happens every year. There are usually around one hundred exhibitors each time, about half of them return every year. The exhibitors also need to see new things happen. Even though the fair has become a great success, I'm still the same simple person standing with both feet on the ground," says Ann-Christin.
A novelty on the fair in 2018 was a room called 'Brides Success – from style to dress' for all 'brides' (there's a special ticket for this). Here you'll have the chance to try on wedding clothes with the help from professional stylists. You can get help from celebrity stylists, makeup tips and advice from wedding coordinators. For future wedding couples there will also be a special lounge, 'Bröllopssalongen (the Wedding Hall)', where you can get advice in everything from law to economy, and also get relationship advice from experts.
"The topics are a bit deeper, not everything is happiness and glamour when it comes to marriage," Ann-Christin says, and continues:
"Creating the wedding fair's content every year is a collaboration between the exhibitors, my partners and me, where I'm the exhibitors' paintbrush and they give color from the whole palette. I think it's important that both the exhibitors and we feel that we're creating the fair together," Ann-Christin concludes our pleasant conversation that took place in one of the beautiful rooms at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm.
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What genre does World of Tanks belong to?
What are the system requirements?
What operating systems does World of Tanks support?
How do you download and update the game?
What is the total amount of tanks so far? Will it increase or remain the same?
What types of armored vehicles are presented in World of Tanks?
What role will tank destroyers and long-range howitzers play?
What is the main objective of light tanks?
How realistic is World of Tanks?
Does the behavior of game models correspond with the behavior of tanks in real life?
How long does an average battle last?
Will newbies get a chance to practice their skills in single-battle missions (i.e. will there be a practice mode)? Will this mode be available offline?
What camera mode does the game feature? What are the controls?
Does World of Tanks support auto aiming?
Is camouflage supported?
Will off-map artillery support be included in World of Tanks? How will this be controlled?
Are battles fought by one-nation teams?
Are there any machine guns in the game?
What types of ammo are available?
What about ramming attacks?
Can I switch to a "free camera" mode after my tank has been destroyed?
What are the typical dimensions of a battle map? What's the reason for choosing that particular size?
Are there any breakable elements on battlefields? How can destroying such elements influence the course of a battle?
Is it planned to adopt different seasons, times of day, or weather conditions?
You've got maps that are named exactly like the points of historic battles. Are these maps identical to those areas?
What is a tank tree?
How do you upgrade your tank? What development stage should you reach to get access to a tank of the next level? Can you switch to a parallel development branch if considering a chosen one wrong?
Will tanks have their own crews?
Can I keep more than one vehicle in my hangar?
How does the payment system work in World of Tanks?
Does a losing team get credits after a battle?
Are there any clans in the game?
What types of clan battles will the game include?
How will the Clan Wars be arranged?
Will captured provinces provide clans with resources?
How will clans arrange battles?
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World of Tanks is a huge mixture of multiple genres. First of all this is a global-scale MMO action game. Secondly, there's a combination of other genres like FPS, RTS, RPG, and simulator.
Minimum and recommended system requirements can be found on the System Requirements page.
World of Tanks supports the Microsoft Windows series operating systems.
You can download World of Tanks with the help of our special web installer, which will automatically download and install the game. Follow the link:
Download the patch for the latest version
Download latest web installer
After downloading and unzipping, run WoT_internet_install_na.exe
You may also have your client updated automatically via torrent RSS, by adding World of Tanks RSS feed into your torrent client. To do so, perform the following steps:
Download and install any torrent client that supports automatic download of torrents via RSS feed (we recommend using µtorrent).
Setup automatic update download via torrent RSS in the "Updates" folder of the game client (µtorrent RSS tutorial). Click here to update the NA World of Tanks client.
Currently, World of Tanks features more than 200 tanks from America, Britain, China, France, and the USSR.
World of Tanks features armored vehicles from Germany and the Soviet Union that were produced and designed starting from early 30's and up to the Korean war. Gamers can have light, medium, and heavy tanks, as well as tank destroyers and long-range self-propelled howitzers. Apart from real tanks, World of Tanks includes prototype vehicles (e.g. the German E Series).
What role will tank destroyers and long-range howitzers play in World of Tanks?
Just like in battles of World War II, the role of these unit types can't be overestimated. Tank destroyers are perfect defensive units. With powerful weapons and thick frontal armor, they are capable of engaging enemy vehicles from relatively long distances. But their weak points are the low mobility and their side and rear armor. If a maneuverable opponent makes it to get into a close combat, it all can get really tough for a tank destroyer.
The role of self-propelled howitzers is slightly different. They work in tense cooperation with light tanks that scout the map and unveil enemy vehicles for them. Their extremely powerful cannons may cause a one-shot lethal outcome for any opponent. Still, howitzers are very vulnerable in close battle.
First of all, light tanks are indispensible as scouting units and can easily find and engage enemy long-range artillery. Secondly, their high mobility allows light tanks to reveal hostile units on the battlefield and transfer their coordinates to teammates. Third, they are most effective in close battles against rival light tanks or SPG's.
How realistic is WoT?
The game keeps the balance between realism and gameplay. World of Tanks is not a hardcore simulator; gamers won't have to spend their time on getting used to controls. The game's difficulty lies upon applying your tactical skills and coordinating moves with your teammates.
The game models are nearly identical to their real-life prototypes, and this refers to all game aspects. Game tanks firing rate equals the firing rate of real tanks in training-ground conditions. When firing in motion, scattering appears, and the faster you go, the bigger your scattering is. The number of shells and positioning of elements are identical to real vehicles. Specifications, dynamics and turret turning speed also depend on a chosen model.
An average battle usually takes 5 to 15 minutes. In the Standard Battle mode and the Encounter Battle mode, if at the end of 15 minutes there are tanks of both teams on the battlefield or neither of the bases has been captured, a tie is declared. In the Assault Battle mode there is a maximum of 10 minutes to achieve victory for both teams.
Will newbies get a chance to practice their skills in single-battle missions (i.e. will there be any practice mode)? Will this mode be available offline?
Newbies will get a chance to level up their skills and prepare for real battles during training missions. The game features special areas with tanks from level 1 to level 2 allowed. This will help newcomers get used to gameplay and dynamics. All the training modes will be available online.
The main mode is the third person view with four scales of remoteness from your tank and possibility to freely rotate the camera around the vehicle. The game also features the sniper mode for tanks and the "howitzer" mode for long-range artillery. Moving your tank is implemented by standard WSAD+Mouse controls. There's also a "cruise control" mode for going forward and backward on various speeds which can be engaged by R and F buttons.
The game features auto aiming, which allows shooting at a hostile unit with lead-finding. To turn on auto aiming, move your sight on a hostile unit and press the right mouse button.
Camouflage is implemented as well. There's a coefficient that defines how close you should get to an opposing tank in order to detect it. Bushes and trees are the most efficient elements to hide in. But if a hiding tank starts moving or shooting, its silhouette becomes visible. New camouflage skins will be implemented into the game, adding invisibility points.
We are planning to include off-map artillery support, but its usage will be limited to one strike per fight and only during clan battles. The battle map is divided into many squares, and a clan leader can call for an artillery strike on a specified square once during a battle. However, this will require spending a certain amount of resources.
Before each battle, the game will randomly divide players into two teams according to the level and the development stage of their vehicles trying to make both teams equal in overall power. This means that a team may include tanks from different nations. The only case of "nation-on-nation" battles are special history-related events (e.g. the battle of Prokhorovka).
Tanks have machine guns installed on them, but as long as there is no infantry, there's no need to use them in battles, because even the most powerful machine gun is not capable of penetrating armor of a decent tank.
Depending on a type of cannon, players can use cumulative, subcaliber, high-explosive, and piercing shells.
Ramming attacks are an essential part of World of Tanks gameplay, along with casual fighting elements. Consequences of a ramming attack will depend on tank masses, their speed, and on the section of a rammed tank that took a hit. A common scenario is ramming a heavy tank into a light one — the latter won't stand a chance. Again, if you hit your opponent's tracks, you can immobilize it for some time and thus make it an easy target for your teammates.
There is a "following camera" mode where you can stick to your teammate tanks that are still in battle.
At the moment, the typical map size is about 1 square kilometer in countryside and a bit less in urban maps. On the one hand, teammates won't lose each other on a battlefield, and on the other, tanks require relatively large spaces to make maneuvers, ambushes, and flanking attacks. Again, map size depends on a number of terrain elements. The rule here will be simple: the less objects are on a map, the bigger it can be. So if there are deserted maps covering battles in Northern Africa, they can reach up to 25 square kilometers in size.
There are lots of breakable elements. With a high level of breakability, what results are both positive and negative consequences. You can demolish a wall of a building you're standing behind to clear it from blocking your shots and then shoot down your opponents. The flip side of the coin is the building you are hiding behind becomes vulnerable and can be significantly damaged after a couple of enemy batters, which can result in losing your cover.
We are planning to include maps with different seasons, but there will be no season changing on a single map. As for times of day and weather conditions, we'll have night battles with respective visibility as well as foggy and rainy combats where you literally have to grope through a battlefield to find an enemy.
It is very hard to keep a virtual map identical to its prototype. One of the most important issues is keeping the fighting balance which was totally unrealistic in real life, that is why our historic maps are not completely identical to real geographic locations, but they are designed very similar to the originals with extensive usage of their photos and landscape schemes.
All the armored vehicles in World of Tanks are divided into American, German, and Soviet vehicles. Within each nation, tanks compile a development tree. In order to get a desired vehicle, players will climb up those development trees.
All the upgrades are available according to the development trees. You start with the lightest and cheapest tank and by earning your experience points you can further upgrade your vehicle by installing better equipment of higher levels. Here we pay extra attention to history; once you've installed a detail that was also used for a tank model of a higher level, this tank becomes available for researching in the tank tree. If while upgrading your vehicle you decide that you've chosen the wrong development branch, you can switch to another one by jumping several levels back to the branches intersection.
Every tank will have a tank crew, and every member of a crew will have their own qualities that will influence tank characteristics. The number of crew members will change depending on a chosen tank. Tankers will learn their skills relatively fast, and by the time you climb up the top of the development tree, you'll have several fully experienced tank crews. For example, with a veteran gunner aboard, a tank will be more accurate in shooting and will deliver a larger number of critical hits.
Can I keep more than one vehicle in my garage?
Players' personal garage will be able to store up to five vehicles at once regardless of their country of origin. I.e. you can simultaneously keep American, German, and Russian vehicles in your garage and use them at any time. Moreover, you'll be able to buy additional garage slots thus expanding your fleet of tanks.
In World of Tanks, players have credits which they gain by taking part in battles and eliminating their enemies. Apart from credits, there is gold that every player can purchase for real money. Possessing gold will result in some bonuses that will neither affect the gameplay nor give players decisive advantage in battles.
A losing team gets credits after a battle, but the total sum is less than if the team would win.
A player can create a clan consisting of up to 100 people with a certain amount of gold at his or her disposal.
What types of clan battles does the game include?
World of Tanks features ranking battles and clan tournaments. There is Global map divided into hundreds of provinces where battles for territories are unfolded.
How are the Clan Wars arranged?
In Clan Wars, there is Global map divided into hundreds of provinces. To start their activity on the map, every clan has to capture one of coastal provinces. If a province is not occupied by others, the clan will get it for free, while an occupied province will have to be fought for.
There are several economic categories of provinces, from basic ones to "headquarters". Occupying a common province will give a clan credits, whereas possessing a key province will result in gold benefits. So, "headquarters" will give most monetary benefits to their owners.
Every clan has a certain amount of "chips" equal to the number of its members. By putting a chip on a chosen province, a clan shows its claim on capturing it. If another clan expresses its will to capture the same province or if the province belongs to another clan, the two clans are to engage in a battle for it. Clan Masters can declare attacks on neutral or enemy provinces once per day, and a corresponding number of battles are scheduled and take place accordingly.