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Nanoracks Books CubeSat Rideshare and Habitat Building Demonstration in Single SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch
CubeSat, Rideshare, Satellite Deployment
November 18, 2019 – Washington DC – Nanoracks, the world's leading commercial space station company, has booked a launch mission like no other, leveraging the recently announced SpaceX Rideshare program. Onboard a Falcon 9, targeting launch in late 2020, Nanoracks has booked deployment of eight small satellites as well as the Company's first in-space Outpost-demonstration mission.
Recently, Nanoracks announced the Company's first in-space Outpost demonstration mission in a letter from CEO Jeffrey Manber. Nanoracks, in collaboration with Maxar, will be building and operating a self-contained hosted payload platform that will demonstrate the robotic cutting of second stage representative tank material on-orbit. This test will be the first of its kind to demonstrate the future ability to convert spent upper stages in orbit into commercial habitats – a long-term goal of Nanoracks.
On this SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, the Nanoracks Outpost demonstration will be hosted on an ESPA ring and be operated after all other secondary payloads have been deployed. This Outpost demonstration is funded via Nanoracks' NextSTEP-2 contract with NASA.
"Structural metal cutting has never been done in space, and SpaceX is honored to help deliver a demonstration of this capability to orbit," said Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX. "It's promising to see more companies like Nanoracks investing in new technologies to advance the exploration of the Moon and, ultimately, Mars."
Notably, the secondary payloads on this SpaceX rideshare mission include eight of Spire's LEMUR-2 CubeSats that were brokered by Nanoracks, bringing Nanoracks satellite deployment and mission management success to the forefront of the Expendable Launch Vehicle market.
"Nanoracks has been a long-valued partner for getting Spire's satellites in orbit. Adding the Falcon 9 rideshare to the portfolio of options gives Spire yet another option for launch to LEO." said Peter Platzer, CEO, Spire Global. "Their business creativity in pairing demo missions and CubeSat deployment from the same ESPA ring reflect their consistent commitment and support to the small satellite industry, while at the same time pushing the boundaries of what is possible. This enables Spire in our effort to continually increase the quality, frequency, and availability of our unique data."
"It is beyond incredible," said Nanoracks CEO Jeffrey Manber, "that we are bringing our existing satellite deployment business and future in-space infrastructure vision together on a single SpaceX launch. This is the power of commercial and speaks loudly to the efforts of both NASA and industry to build a successful and competitive ecosystem in low-Earth orbit."
"Rideshare missions require a significant amount of logistics and knowledge of the CubeSat mission management process," says Nanoracks Director of Payloads, Conor Brown. "We've deployed over 250 satellites, and we know better than anyone how to build a successful mission that accommodates multiple customers on a single deployment cycle. Our team gets the job done with the customer always as our top priority. Also," adds Brown, "we have availability to deploy additional satellites on this mission, so please contact us if interested."
To inquire about booking your satellite via Nanoracks on a SpaceX rideshare mission, please reach out at info@nanoracks.com
For additional updates, follow @Nanoracks on Twitter.
For media inquiries, please email Abby Dickes, adickes@nanoracks.com.
Nanoracks LLC, an XO Markets company, is the world's first commercial space station company with an existing customer base. Nanoracks believes commercial space utilization will enable innovation through in-space manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, fiber optics – and more, allow for transformational Earth observation, and make space a key player in finding the solution to Earth's problems.
Today, the company offers low-cost, high-quality solutions to the most pressing needs for satellite deployment, basic and educational research, and more –in over 30 nations worldwide. Since 2009, Texas-based Nanoracks has truly created new markets and ushered in a new era of in-space-services, dedicated to making space just another place to do business.
In 2017, the Company announced their long-term plans via the Nanoracks Space Outpost Program. This program is dedicated to the repurposing of the upper stages of launch vehicles in-space and converting these structures into commercial habitats, both humanly and robotically tended, throughout the solar system.
XO Markets, the world's first commercial space holding company, includes Nanoracks, DreamUp, Nanoracks Space Outpost Europe, and Nanoracks UAE.


Many of the types of surgical instruments used in today's medical facilities are similar to tools that were used in centuries past. As technology has evolved over the ages, there have, of course, been some significant upgrades, but the basic premise of many of these tools has remained the same.
Since the early 19th century, most surgical equipment has been made using stainless steel, which is durable and easy to maintain and clean (obviously important for keeping them sterile). Tools have also become much more specialized—there are now surgical instruments for just about any type of specialization or surgical process you can imagine.
Cutting and dissecting tools: These types of surgical instruments have edges or tips that are sharp enough to easily slice through skin and other tissues, as well as suture material. It is important for surgeons to be able to easily cut tissues to remove dangerous and damaged tissue, or to explore issues underneath the skin. Obviously, great care is required with the use of these types of tools, as they can be quite sharp, meaning a wrong move could result in a cut to the patient or to the medical professional. These tools must also be regularly inspected before use to determine if they need to undergo surgical instrument sharpening in San Diego, CA, or if they need to be replaced entirely.
Retracting and exposing tools: These types of surgical tools are meant to retract (or hold back) certain tissues and organs so the surgeon is capable of accessing the operative area more easily. These tools will open up the ribs, skin or other types of tissues, and can also separate the edges of an incision. There are some types of these retracting tools that will stay open on their own, while others must be held open by hand.
Clamping and occluding: These types of tools are used in surgical procedures for compressing hollow organs or blood vessels to prevent the contents inside from leaking out. One of their primary uses is to control bleeding during the surgical process. They can come in a variety of different inner jaw patterns, and can be either straight, angled or curved, depending on the type of tool and its designed functionality. Certain types of forceps and hemostats fall under this category.
Grasping and holding: These instruments are primarily used (as the name would suggest) for grasping and holding tissues or blood vessels that might otherwise get in the way of a surgical procedure. These tools must also be inspected regularly to make sure all the locking mechanisms are properly lubricated so they open and close easily. Certain types of forceps also fall under this category.
This gives you a good sense of how surgical instruments have evolved and specialized to fit into several different categories. For more information or to schedule surgical instrument sharpening in San Diego, CA, reach out to Larson Sharpening, Inc. today.


Assembly Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ Inc can be found at N 5th St 632. The following is offered: Religious Organizations. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Allentown there are 70 other Religious Organizations. An overview can be found here.
Assembly Pentecostal Church Of Jesus Christ was founded in 1970. Assembly Pentecostal Church Of Jesus Christ specializes in Pentecostal Church.


The probability of winning game A is X and the probability of winning game B is Y. When playing a single round of each of the two games, what is the probability of winning exactly once?
We're told that the probability of winning Game A is X and the probability of winning Game B is Y. We're asked when playing a SINGLE round of EACH of the two games, what is the probability of winning EXACTLY ONCE. This question can be solved in a couple of different ways, including by TESTing VALUES.
and a 50% chance to win Game B and a 50% chance to lose Game B.
"Kolmogorov - Poincaré - Gauss - Euler - Newton, are only five lives separating us from the source of our science".
There are two ways of winning exactly once, either (Win A, Lose B) OR (Lose A, Win B). The probability of winning A is X, so the probability of losing A is (1 - X). Similarly, the probability of winning B is Y, and so the probability of losing B is (1 - Y).


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Stand-alone test framework for detecting and/or verifying the existence or non-existence of Java ClassLoader leaks.
It is also possible to test leak prevention mechanisms to confirm that the leak really is avoided.

The [ClassLoader Leak Prevention library](../README.md) is supposed to be used to avoid the leaks causing problems during runtime.
The ClassLoader Leak Prevention library uses this test framework to confirm the effectiveness of it's leak countermeasures.

The framework is an built upon [JUnit](http://junit.org/) and supplies a `se.jiderhamn.classloader.leak.JUnitClassloaderRunner`,
which is used to run each test in a separate classloader, that is then attempted to be garbage collected. The default
assumption is that the test case will cause a classloader leak. A basic example would look like this

```java
package se.jiderhamn.tests;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import se.jiderhamn.classloader.leak.JUnitClassloaderRunner;

@RunWith(JUnitClassloaderRunner.class)
public class LeakConfirmingTest {

  @Test
  public void triggerLeak() {
    // Do something that triggers the suspected leak
  }
}
```

In case the test passes, it means the code inside the tested method does in fact cause classloader leaks.

In order to confirm that a piece of code does *not* cause leaks, add the `se.jiderhamn.classloader.leak.Leaks` annotation,
with a value of `false`.
```java
  @Test
  @Leaks(false) // Should not leak
  public void doesNotTriggerLeak() {
    // Do something that should not trigger any leaks
  }
```
In this case, the test passes only in case a leak isn't triggered.

If you want to execute some code outside the per-test classloader, you can do that in an
[`@Before`](http://junit.sourceforge.net/javadoc/org/junit/Before.html) annotated method.

## Heap dump
In case you want a heap dump automatically generated when a leak is detected, you can use `@Leaks(dumpHeapOnError = true)`
and then watch stdout for the name of the heap dump file.

In the heap dump, you can look for instances of `se.jiderhamn.classloader.ZombieMarker` and track their path to GC root.

## Verifying prevention measures

You can also confirm that a leak workaround has the expected effect, by annotating the class with
`se.jiderhamn.classloader.leak.LeakPreventor`, and set its value to a `Runnable` that fixes the leak.
```java
@RunWith(JUnitClassloaderRunner.class)
@LeakPreventor(LeakThatCanBeFixedTest.Preventor.class)
public class LeakThatCanBeFixedTest {

  @Test
  public void triggerLeak() {
    // Do something that triggers the suspected leak
  }

  public static class Preventor implements Runnable {
    public void run() {
      // Run cleanup code, that fixed the leak and allows the classloader to be GC:ed
    }
  }
}
```
In this case, a successful test means two things:
1. the `@Test` method does cause a leak
2. the leak is prevented by the code in the `Preventor`
That is, the test will fail if either there is no leak to begin with, or the leak is still present after executing the `Preventor`.

NOTE: It is not yet determined whether multiple test cases in the same class works, so you should stick to one single `@Test` method per class for now.

### Maven
The test framework of the library is available in Maven Central with the following details:

```xml
<dependency>
  <groupId>se.jiderhamn</groupId>
  <artifactId>classloader-leak-test-framework</artifactId>
  <version>1.1.1</version>
</dependency>
```

## License

This project is licensed under the [Apache 2 license](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), which allows you to include modified versions of the code in your distributed software, without having to release your source code.

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trash, remove 1 tag: Trash 1 program. Use this ability only during a run on this server.
Kiss your programs goodbye, because the sysop from hell has arrived. Another tag-removal card from this set, much like Lily Lockwell, which adds another interesting tool into tag-centric decks.
Keegan is a new level of trap that, once paired with a tag subroutine, especially strong or unavoidable ones such as Data Raven and Bandwidth, make runners think twice about continuing the run. Doesn't matter if they are running first click to shake the tags off later, the effect happens mid-run. Say goodbye to the only Corroder in your deck!
Other benefits: zero to rez, three cost to trash, part of the "Future guy leans back" set along with Government Contracts and High-Risk Investment.
The downsides: cannot take effect outside of a run on the installed server, so no same turn synergy with Midseason Replacements or SEA Source and loses power once the runner gets all of their breakers out, especially if they Femme a Raven. Also, three influence, so it's harder to get multiples in another faction if you have tags in Argus Security: Protection Guaranteed or some such.
Absolutely worth an inclusion with a tag deck that wants to take the fight to the runner to slow them down. Make them put in recursion or rue the day they met Mr. Lane.
We use ice on our servers. More runners should ice their own rigs.
Be careful what you wish for, Keegan. If you're not, every Shaper (and some Criminals) might start packing Sacrificial Construct, and every Anarch deck will run the conspiracy breakers. And if that happens, you'll be completely useless and out of a job.
Our buddy Keegan has always had a bit of a rough go of things. He's free program trashing, but only on the condition that the runner has taken a tag from some piece of ICE or has decided/been forced to float tags in some other way. If the runner is floating tags, you probably have a better way of winning the game than trashing a program. If you stashed Keegan behind a Data Raven, then you're relying on the runner choosing to take the tag, and you're hoping that whatever program you trash has enough of an impact to swing the game heavily in your favor. Thoth admittedly makes this a little more likely by forcing the tag, but then you had to pay 7 to rez Thoth. All of this is assuming the runner hasn't "iced their rig" with SacCon or made it resilient to program trashing by running the conspiracy breakers/Clone Chip.
As if that wasn't enough trouble, Keegan also has to throw the runner a bone and remove a tag, saving them a click and two credits (or three, if you're SYNC). In a meta where everyone runs Criminal decks with single copies of each icebreaker and doesn't play SacCon, Keegan is probably an above average card. In most metas, he's extremely situational and, as odd as it is to say for a program-trashing effect, probably a little underpowered.
If you want to trash programs, you should probably stick with the vastly more flexible Marcus Batty.


my name is Manni and Iam from Germany. Normally I build WWI planes and tanks. But I was always in love with the outstanding dragonfly. Finally I managed to grab one and converted it with a Wingnut Wings Benz engine ,Wood decals and lozenge "Tarnstoff" into a WWI What-if-prototype.


I'm just catching up with the news that French author Roger Grenier has passed away; see for example the Libération piece.
The University of Chicago Press brought out several of his works over the past years, and two of these are under review at the complete review -- Another November and Palace of Books -- and, yes, he rated a mention in my The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Jon Fosse's Boathouse.
They've announced that the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature goes to The Story of a Brief Marriage, by Anuk Arudpragasam.
I haven't seen this, but it's both US and UK available; see the Flatiron and Granta publicty pages, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
In the Myanmar Times Zon Pann Pwint reports on U Myo Thant and U Thaw Kaung's just-published Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Myanmar Writers, covering 137 authors; see also the publisher (Myanmar Book Centre) publicity page.
Meanwhile, at Mizzima Ben Dunant reports on the recent Irrawaddy Literary Festival, in Culture shock: Irrawaddy Literary Festival -- while in the South China Morning Post Kate Whitehead reports that Future of Myanmar's Irrawaddy Literary Festival thrown into doubt after accusations of poor organisation.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Bolivian (but living in the US ...) author Rodrigo Hasbún's widely-hailed Affections, which came out in the UK last year (from Pushkin Press) and has now also arrived in the US (from Simon & Schuster).
They've announced another 'guest of honour' at the Frankfurt Book Fair: in 2021 Spain takes center stage, for the first time in 30 years (though Catalan literature slipped in there in the meantime ...).
And it looks like Slovenia is the 2022 frontrunner -- no official announcement/agreement yet, but they obviously think they're on the verge.
The Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair -- the spring German best book prize, sort of the younger/smaller sibling of the German Book Prize -- will only announce its longlists on 8 February, but they've now finished the submission period, and report that they have 403 titles to consider, in the three categories in which they award prizes. Disappointingly (and inexplicably) they don't actually name/list the titles ...; indeed, they don't even offer a breakdown by prize-category.
The prize is noteworthy for not only honoring a best work of fiction (like the German Book Prize) but for also honoring non-fiction, as well as best translation .
The Guardian has Anita Desai on her literary apprenticeship with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -- complete with V.S.Naipaul anecdote.
It seems doubtful the prize-win will do much to raise his US/UK profile -- despite his interesting backstory (which includes a five-year stint as vice-president of Nicaragua); it hasn't done much (at least not that I've noticed) for the last three winners -- Eduardo Mendoza (No Word From Gurb, etc.), Fernando del Paso (Palinuro of Mexico, etc.), and Juan Goytisolo.
They've announced the 2018 (American) National Endowment for the Arts fellowships for creative writing (prose) (36 x US$25,000) and for literary translation (22 x $12,500/25,000).
The list (warning ! dreaded pdf format !) of the creative writing recipients only offers their names (and headshots ...), but the list (warning ! dreaded pdf format !) of translation recipients includes descriptions of their projects -- a nice variety that includes a couple of Indian-language translations -- novels by Intizar Husain and U.R.Ananthamurthy, for example --, an Angélica Gorodischer novel, and a novel by an author: "Known as the cult author of Bolivian supernatural gothic literature" (Giovanna Rivero).
Great to see the translation- and writing-support -- especially given the current administration's antipathy towards the NEA and its mission.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of the latest volume in NYU Press' Library of Arabic Literature-series, Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir's Arabian Satire: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd.
They've announced that H(a)ppy, by Nicola Barker, has won this year's Goldsmiths Prize -- a �10,000 prize that: "is committed to rewarding British and Irish fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form".
They've announced the winners of the 2017 (American) National Book Awards in the four categries they have.
The fiction prize went to Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward; see the Scribner publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
The non-fiction prize went to The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, by Masha Gessen; see the Granta publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation is a new prize for: "the best eligible work of fiction, poetry or literary non-fiction, or work of fiction for children or young adults that has been written by a woman, translated into English by a female or male translator, and published by a UK or Irish publisher", and they've announced (though not yet at the official site, as I write this ...) that Memoirs of a Polar Bear, by Yoko Tawada, and translated by Susan Bernofsky, has won the inaugural prize.
Hey, a book I've reviewed !
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Ogawa Yoko's ことり -- the seventh Ogawa under review at the complete review (and the third not (yet) available in English ...).
The French and Germans are much better at keeping up with her output, but at least another Ogawa is due in English next year -- not this one, but The Memory Police; see the Curtis Brown information page -- and you can even pre-order the (UK) edition at Amazon.co.uk.
At Deutsche Welle Kürsat Akyol reports that Books come under suspicion in post-coup Turkey, as: 'since Turkey's attempted 2016 coup, a growing number of books have been outlawed and confiscated, with some even being considered evidence for certain crimes'.
The news here, however, isn't who won, but rather that that iconic address -- Quai des Orfèvres, police headquarters for Maigret and everyone else -- is no longer the Parisian HQ. Maybe they need to rename the prize '36 rue du Bastion' -- the location of the new headquarters. Not quite the same, is it ?
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Andrée A. Michaud's prize-winning novel, Boundary: The Last Summer, now out in English from No Exit (in the UK) and Biblioasis (Canada/US).
The Swiss Book Prize -- which is, in fact, only the German-language Swiss Book Prize -- has been awarded to Kraft, by Jonas Lüscher (which was also longlisted for this year's German Book Prize); see also the New Books in German review (and information), and the C.H.Beck information page.
Despite (but also in part because of ...) the Silicon Valley locale connection, this looks to me like the likeliest to land in the US/UK of the three German-language national book award winners.
Haus did bring out Lüscher's Barbarian Spring not too long ago; despite some decent attention (very favorable reviews in The New York Times Book Review and Wall Street Journal !) it does not seem to have made much of an impression; see also the US distributor's publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Obviously, there was a ... shortfall in the marketing of this title: the New York Public Library has a non-circulating copy of the German original, seven (!) circulating copies of the French translation (really ! what the hell is that about ?) -- and not a single copy of the English version; FWIW, I didn't get a copy either.
If you think French literary prize juries are more discerning than American ones, then maybe you want them to decide what's best in American fiction, too; if so the just-announced Grand prix de littérature américaine is for you -- and, hey, that's certainly a more impressive prize-title than 'Pulitzer' or 'National Book Award', isn't it ?
Anyway, this year's prize goes to Everybody's Fool, by Richard Russo; see the Livres Hebdo report, as well as the Vintage publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Tomas Espedal's Bergeners, the latest Espedal out from Seagull Books.
Espedal is great; Solstad is ... oh, just read him. There must still be copies of Shyness and Dignity out there (and, for the patient, New Directions have a couple coming up in the years to come ...).
It took a while -- and two publishers, C.H.Beck bowing out after giving it a try with the first volume, before Verbrecher Verlag picked it up and published the full seven-volume series -- but J.J.Voskuil's Het bureau, all ca. 5500 pages worth, first published in Dutch between 1996 and 2000, is now available in German translation; see, for example, the publicity pages for volume one at G.A. van Oorschot and Verbrecher Verlag, as well as now this (German) Q & A with Verbrecher Verlag-publisher Jörg Sundermeier at BuchMarkt about the undertaking.
This office-novel is something of a modern cult novel/epic in the Netherlands -- but poses obvious translation issues (mainly its bulk, and the cost of translating that, but also the question of whether this kind of thing might have any appeal abroad; five volumes in, the taz reviewer argued it won't fly in a Germany where the middle class looks towards escapist fiction, not writing that realistically mirrors daily life -- and thinks Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener is the most obvious book to compare it to (though Melville's novella doesn't go on for over 5000 pages...)).
See also the Dutch Foundation for Literature's J.J.Voskuil-information page.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Svetislav Basara's In Search of the Grail: The Cyclist Conspiracy, Part Two.
The first part, The Cyclist Conspiracy, came out from Open Letter a few years ago, but it's Dalkey Archive Press that have brought out this 1990 novel; good also to see that they're continuing to bring out more of this prolific author's work: the story-collection Fata Morgana two years ago (see their publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk) and, next year, the promising-looking Mongolian Travel Guide (see their publicity page, or pre-order your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk).
I mentioned in my The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction that: "One very popular Chinese literary genre that has received limited attention abroad is wuxia, martial arts fiction.", and the only example I cited was the phenomenally popular Louis Cha ("superior historical entertainment and a welcome escapist alternative", I suggested), as Oxford University Press has actually brought out some (expensive) editions of his work, including The Deer & the Cauldron (in a John Minford translation ! it's the only one which I actually own); see their publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Jin Yong enjoys massive popularity among the Chinese readers. However, the Western world has barely heard of his name, partly because of the limited power of translations to accurately transform emotion and essence of traditional Chinese culture and literature into English.
Well, let's hope Anna Holmwood manages.
(Updated - 18 November): See now also Echo Huang and Isabella Steger's report at Quartzy, The Lord of the Rings of Chinese literature is finally being translated into English.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Tom Gauld's new comics-collection, Baking With Kafka.
German publisher Reclam's 'Universal-Bibliothek' is one of the great classic-literature series (which also includes some modern texts), published (for the most part) in the ubiquitous small yellow volumes (though there are also other colors, and designs, including: red for foreign language texts -- they do that too (e.g. Amélie Nothomb's Antéchrista) -- and orange for the bilingual editions, and a lot of my ancient ones are still the old pre-yellow off-white) and in the perfect true pocket-size -- and they're now celebrating their 150th anniversary; see Sabine Peschel's Reclam Publishers' yellow little books: 150 years of world literature at Deutsche Welle.
These days, there are some 3,500 titles available in the Universal-Bibliothek, with total sales of 0.6 billion copies.
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Geoff Nicholson's new novel, The Miranda.
This is the nineteenth Nicholson-title under review at the complete review: only Naguib Mahfouz and Amélie Nothomb have more titles under review; he definitely seems underappreciated to me.


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Home/WORLD/US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups
US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups
CRS Send an email September 2, 2018
The US military says it is cancelling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad's failure to take action against militant groups.
President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the US while receiving billions of dollars.
Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Koné Faulkner said the US military would aim to spend the money on other "urgent priorities".
The move, which needs to be approved by US Congress, is part of a broader suspension announced in January.
The US state department has criticised Pakistan, a key ally, for failing to deal with terrorist networks operating on its soil, including the Haqqani network and the Afghan Taliban.
"We continue to press Pakistan to indiscriminately target all terrorist groups," Col Faulkner said in a statement on Saturday, adding that the $300m aid – which had earlier been suspended – should be used elsewhere due to "a lack of Pakistani decisive actions" in tackling the issue.
The announcement comes just days before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Pakistan to meet the country's new prime minister, Imran Khan.
In January, the US government announced it was cutting almost all security aid to the country.
The US and others have long complained that Pakistan provides a safe haven to militant networks, allowing them to carry out cross-border attacks in Afghanistan – something that Islamabad denies.
There was no immediate comment from Pakistan on the latest funding cut.
However, the military responded to January's suspension by arguing that it "never fought for money but for peace", and had targeted all militants at a "heavy cost of blood and treasure".
Separately on Friday, the US said it was ending all funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) – which it described as "irredeemably flawed".
Who are the militants Pakistan is alleged to support?
The Haqqani network is a militant group that focuses most of its activities on neighbouring Afghanistan, which has complained for years that Pakistan allows it to operate unimpeded from its soil across the border.
The group is linked to the Afghan Taliban – a hardline Islamist movement that poses a major threat to the Afghan government. Pakistani Taliban groups, while associated with the Afghan Taliban, focus on attacks within Pakistan.
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A world leader for French specialty gourmet, Rougie was founded in 1875 in Sarlat in the Perigord region of France. The high-quality Rougie products are selected by the world's leading chefs and the finest hotels. This delicious pate is made with pork, duck, and orange. Serve chilled on toast with cornichons or pickled onions. (This pate is made by Rougie in Canada.).


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This page first published: Sep 8, 2002 · Modified: Jun 24, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2020
Gouda Cheese is a hard cheese made from whole cow's milk. The milk has starter bacteria added to it, and is then heated to help the curds separate from the whey. The curds are pressed into circular moulds for a few hours, then soaked in brine. The cheeses are then removed from the moulds, dried for a few days then coated in wax and aged for at least a few weeks.
The cheese ends up mild tasting and pale yellow with a hard rind.
Most Gouda is factory produced, though some dairies still produce artisanal varieties of it. Some Gouda can be flavoured; in the Netherlands there is a variety flavoured with nettles called "Brawdnettel kaas."
Even though more than 60% of the cheese made in the Netherlands is Gouda, hardly any Gouda is actually produced in Gouda anymore. The name is not protected; it can be made anywhere in the Netherlands or in the world.
In Europe, this is covered in brown wax to identify it. In North America, it can be covered in black or brown wax.
Aged Gouda
Aged Gouda is usually aged at least 1 1/2 years. It is a firmer cheese with a sharper taste. In Europe, it is coated in black wax to identify it. In North America, it is covered with yellow or clear wax.
Bel Paese, Edam, Muenster. Gouda, however is widely available and quite affordable, so any place that doesn't have it probably won't have any of these, either.
About 46% fat content, depending on producer.
Storage Hints
Can be frozen, but best used for cooking afterward as it will be crumbly.
Gouda Cheese is named after the Dutch city of Gouda in the province of Zuid-Holland (South Holland), 24km from Rotterdam. Gouda became a city in 1272, receiving a charter from Count Floris the Fifth.
The philosopher Desiderius Erasmus was born in and lived in Gouda in the 1500s.
Gouda used to be wrapped in red cloth to identify it. Now, it is wrapped in red wax or cellophane.
Gouda cheese is not related at all to the former state of Gouda in India, which in 1947 became part of the modern Indian state of West Bengal.
In English, we pronounce it "goo" (as in gooey) "duh". In Dutch, "g" at the beginning of words is treated as an "h", so it is pronounced "how-da".
Dutch: Kaas van Gouda
'Usually, one's cooking is better than one thinks it is.' — Julia Child. (15 August 1912 – 12 August 2004)


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British Infantry Command
Contents 24 figures and 4 horses
Poses 6 poses, 1 horse pose
Material Plastic (Fairly Soft)
Colours Red
Average Height 24.5 mm (= 1.77 m)
The joy of sets such as this is the flexibility it gives us. Different rule sets call for different amounts of officers, so such command sets provide all the officer and specialist poses which many sets lack or else offer just one or two. This is only a small set from HaT, but it offers all the important elements that any infantry regiment would need, and as we shall see it does it in as flexible a way as possible.
We should begin by explaining our photographs. All the figures in this set apart from the axe-carrying pioneer come without a head (the pioneer has a head because he is the only one that is bearded, but no hat). The heads you see above are merely added by us more or less randomly to illustrate what the finished product might look like. We have shown the selection of heads and hats in our bottom row, and see the sprue image for the full story. The sprue shows that as well as optional heads, there are a number of other pieces that must be assembled to make up these figures, so we will look at each in more detail.
The first figure is a pioneer. Because of the beard he has a choice of only two hats - the bearskin cap and the 'Belgic' shako. His right arm is separate, and carries an axe resting on his shoulder. He is well weighted down with equipment for as well as the axe he carries his musket on his left shoulder, a saw in its case on his back and a bill-hook at the waist. All these are appropriate and properly done, as is the rest of his otherwise conventional uniform and the leather apron he also wears. The only other set to so far include a pioneer is that from Revell, and that figure is standing, so this one is on the move.
Next there is a drummer. Several sets have provided drummers before, but it is useful to have another here. Drummers were often boys, but this one is fully grown. As well as the choice of heads (we chose the forage cap but this would not have been worn in battle) the figure has a separate drum and knapsack, meaning the whole thing is a better model than a single-piece and looks good. The position of the sticks is good and because the drum is separate you can easily make it more sloped than we have in our photo.
Figure three is the first of the officers, or actually a senior NCO because he has a sash but no sword. Just the head and knapsack need to be added to complete this figure as he marshals his men on the march or on the field of battle. Sergeants are often depicted with the half pike, which is fine, but this one has instead taken up a musket, so is something a bit different.
Moving on to the ensign carrying the colour, or more precisely the staff on which the colours would be attached, for there is no flag here. The right arm and staff of this figure is a separate piece, and the staff is completely correctly done, with a perfect length, the spearhead finial and the cords and tassels. Many modellers provide paper flags for their figures, so this is perfect for them, although if you don't then this figure will look a little silly.
Last figure on the top row is a dismounted field officer. His sword arm is separate, and the arm shown seems to be intended for him, although we found the extended arm we gave to the mounted officer works just as well. He is correctly uniformed and has his sword on a baldric over his shoulder, but the choice of heads here is particularly useful in creating alternative officer figures.
The mounted officer in the second row is much the same as his dismounted colleague - his separate arm could be swapped with that shown in the first row, and his alternative heads offer new possibilities. Although not all field officers were entitled to be mounted when in battle, in practice most were, and the lack of mounted officers in Napoleonic infantry sets is something we have long bemoaned, and has only quite recently been addressed with sets such as this. This figure is another good one, and he fits his horse well.
The bottom row shows the full range of heads and hats available on one sprue. As you can see, there are two hats per pioneer, and eight heads for the other five figures on the sprue. The choices are the bicorn, the forage cap, the older stovepipe shako and the later 'Belgic' shako. While there are not enough of any given head to give the same headdress to every figure, there is enough to spare to cope with almost all needs, so this is great. The heads, and everything else, fit really well, although the joins will still need gluing. The proportions of the figures are great, and the detail very good, although not quite as sharp and clear as the best around today. We found a little flash in a handful of places, but nothing to worry about, and the separate parts mean the poses are nice and rounded yet have no unwanted extra plastic.
This is a very usable set that offers all the basic extras a unit would need in about the most useful pose possible. Nicely engineered and well designed, this may be a small set but it is very well formed and we dare to look forward to more for other nations in the future.
Airfix Waterloo British Infantry
Esci British Infantry
HaT Peninsular War British Infantry
Italeri British Infantry 1815
Odemars British Infantry for Hougoumont
Revell British Infantry
Strelets British Infantry Standing at Ease
Strelets British Infantry Standing Shoulder Arms
Waterloo 1815 Napoleonic Mounted Line Officers
"British Redcoat (2) 1793-1815" - Osprey (Warrior Series No.20) - Stuart Reid - 9781855325562
"Flags and Standards of the Napoleonic Wars" - Bivouac Books - Keith Over - 9780856800122
"Redcoat Officer 1740-1815" - Osprey (Warrior Series No.42) - Stuart Reid - 9781841763798
"The Thin Red Line" - Windrow & Greene - DSV & BK Fosten - 9781872004006
"Wellington's Infantry 1" - Osprey (Men-at-Arms Series No.114) - Bryan Fosten - 9780850453959


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EEOC Win, Reinstatement and Back pay for unfairly terminated JESPA member
In August, the EEOC found reasonable cause that Jeffco violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it denied reasonable accommodations and forced Jefferson County Education Support Professionals Association (JESPA) member Ron Patterson on leave and then terminated him.
JESPA attempted to resolve the matter at the lowest possible level but ultimately filed a complaint with the EEOC to resolve the matter. After going to arbitration and meeting with the Jeffco Board of Education in executive session in early September to plead Mr. Patterson's case, the district agreed to "conciliation" with the EEOC, a process designed to bring the parties together to resolve the case without the need for protracted litigation.
Through conciliation, a settlement was reached.
The District agreed to:
reinstate Mr. Patterson to his former position within 120 days & pay him the salary he would be receiving if he'd never been terminated,
pay him his full lost pay & benefits in the amount of $126,448.08,
pay all PERA penalties, interest & late fees necessary to give Ron full PERA credit for the back pay,
pay Ron emotional distress damages of $50,000, and
pay Ron $5919.00 per month every month after January 2, 2022 that he is not reinstated.
Congratulations to Mr. Ron Patterson for fighting for justice. His case has already made change for others that have been mistreated in Jeffco.


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The Barbies Trip To Arendelle is a cute one-player game for girls. You are a Barbie girl living in the Barbie world. One day you receive a strange invitation. Princess Elsa and Anna invite you to their kingdom. So exciting! You will have an opportunity to meet royal girls in the frozen story on friv games 2018. They welcome you heartily to their home. Two sisters are going to show you around. Elsa prepares a special tour for you.
The first place of interest you come is Arendelle castle. You will go into the castle. Anna needs you to look like an Arendelle resident. Open the closet. Wow! Dress up right now. So many cloth items like dresses, shirts, skirts, and cloaks are in the closet of friv 2018 for free. Designs and colors are diversified. Besides, Anna shows you plenty of accessories such as gloves, handbags, necklaces, and earrings. Remember to choose a suitable hairstyle for your outfit. You look like a real Arendelle girl.
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About 170 years ago, part of the people living in the (Mosul) plains broke away from the Patriarch (the Mar Shimun) and formed the Chaldean Church. Otherwise there is little to note until the year 1847, when the Wali of Mosul, frightened by the tales that reached him of the increasing strength of the Assyrians, organized what is called a political massacre. Instigated by him, and helped by Turkish troops, a powerful Kurdish chief called Bedir Khan Beg attacked the Assyrians. A horrible massacre followed, much destruction was done, and the firman of Mohammed (The permission for the Assyrians to carry out their own religious observances without interference, granted by the prophet Mohammd) was destroyed.


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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Central's Stewart Reese dominates in All-Star game
Jon Santucci
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DAYTONA BEACH — Fort Pierce Central offensive lineman Stewart Reese capped his high school career with a strong performance in the 10th Annual Offense-Defense All-American Senior Bowl.
Reese, rated No. 1 in the TCPalm Super 11, started at left guard and played every offensive snap for the American team in Friday's all-star game at Municipal Stadium.
.@FPCFootball OT Stewart Reese gets his helmet worked on before the Offense-Defense All-American Game. #TCPrepZonepic.twitter.com/XTO7NQikvU
— Jon Santucci (@JonSantucci) January 1, 2016
Duke commit Austin Reed (Prattville, Alabama) kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to give the American team a 37-34 win.
"It was a good game," Reese said. "I did pretty good. I had some bad plays and some good plays, but I had a lot of fun."
Reese primarily was matched up against a pair of four-star defensive tackles — Michigan State commit Naquan Jones (Evanston, Illinois) and Oklahoma State commit Cameron Murray (Bryant, Arkansas). Reese, a 6-foot-6, 350-pounder, routinely was able to extend his arms and push his man backward.
After grading out better than 90 percent for Central in 2015, Reese did not allow a quarterback pressure or sack Friday and the American team ran behind Reese when it needed to pick up first downs.
"It's a lot better than what I'm used to," Reese said of the level of competition. "This was just a lot of fun."
Former professional and college coach Jack Giambrone, who coached the American team, described Reese as coachable and intelligent.
"We got some outstanding play up front when we needed it," Giambrone said.
"He is as fine a young man as he is a football player. He's big, strong and intelligent.
"Like a lot of young guys, he needs to work on pass (protection), leverage, pad level — and we worked on those things this week and he got better."
The American team twice had two-touchdown leads, but the National team rallied back each time.
Cameron Mackey (Citra) scored two touchdowns for the American team — a 1-yard run and a 99-yard kick return.
West Virginia commit Steven Smothers (Reisterstown, Maryland) added a spectacular 47-yard touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone on a pass from Memphis commit Keon Howard (Laurel, Mississippi) late in the first half to give the American team a 21-6 lead.
Syracuse quarterback commit Lindsey Scott (Zachary, Louisiana) scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for the National team and added a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 34.
Reese, rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com, said he still has not made his college decision — despite the Offense-Defense roster listing him as committed to Florida State.
Reese announced a top five — Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Ole Miss and South Carolina — in December.
National Signing Day, the first day high school seniors can sign a National Letter of Intent, is Feb. 3.


Enjoy a day of lights, colours and optical illusions exploring the land of mirrors, colourful shadows and nature's paint palette.
take home information and inspiration in the Optics booklet and cards you receive.
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Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their beneficiaries who bought the all-new Honda City are in for a treat. Honda has launched "My City, My Dream," a photo-essay competition exclusively for those who purchased a Honda City via Honda's CAREmittance Program from 2009 until the present.
How did the Honda Caremittance Program make your dream come true?
Deadline for the submission of entries is on August 31.
"The Honda City has been part of the lives of the Filipinos since its introduction in 1996 and we are overwhelmed at how the market has particularly appreciated its third-generation model," said Voltaire Gonzales, Honda Cars Philippines vehicle sales and corporate communications head. "In fact, our spirits are still high in celebrating over 10,000 City sales. We can't wait to see and hear the stories of our dear OFWs about their celebrated moments with the rule-changing Honda City."
Senders of the top three winning photos will receive an iPod Shuffle while four Honda Premium Bags will be given as consolation prizes.
Honda's CAREmittance Program allows Filipinos abroad to buy a brand-new Honda vehicle for their families in the Philippines through online application. An approved CAREmittabce application entitles one to an exclusive package which includes free three-year registration with the Land Transportation Office, Hydrophilic Paint Protection, Platinum tint, seat cover, floor mat and other premium items.


Medicare services for Warriewood residents are changing from Monday 4 June 2018.
All staff from the Department of Human Services Warriewood Square Service Centre are relocating to the much larger Northern Beaches Service Centre on Pittwater Road, Brookvale.
The number of people visiting the Warriewood Service Centre to complete their Medicare business has dropped by nearly 60 per cent in the past six years.
Nearly 98 per cent of all Medicare claims are lodged electronically at the point of service, which shows that claiming directly at the doctor's surgery is the best way to claim a Medicare rebate and avoid traveling into a service centre.
People are also choosing to claim common Medicare items online through myGov and the Express Plus apps.
Bolstering Medicare services in the existing Northern Beaches Service Centre will provide the Northern Beaches community with access to Medicare and Centrelink services in one location.
People who require more intensive or personalised support will still be able to gain access to face-to-face services from staff at Northern Beaches Service Centre.
The last day of trade for Warriewood Service Centre will be Friday 1 June 2018. Northern Beaches Service Centre at 660-664 Pittwater Road is open Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 4.30pm.


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Home > China Bashing Won't Help Trump Get Re-Elected
China Bashing Won't Help Trump Get Re-Elected
April 19, 2020 Topic: Politics Region: Americas Tags: Donald TrumpJoe Biden2020 ElectionCoronavirusChina
Attacking Biden over China is not the president's best bet to win in 2020.
by Jacob Heilbrunn Follow JacobHeilbrunn on Twitter L
Despite—or because of?—his daily press conferences, President Donald Trump's popularity ratings have been steadily sinking. A Gallup poll has his approval at 43 percent and his disapproval rating at 54 percent. As former Vice-President Joe Biden remains immured in his Delaware basement, what can Trump do to bolster his standing?
One faction in his administration has apparently concluded that he should focus on tearing down Biden over his stands on China rather than tout his own accomplishments. Instead of presenting himself as a wartime president, as he has previously indicated, the Washington Post reports that the White House is leaning towards a strategy of focusing on Biden's past statements on China and his son Hunter Biden's ties to its companies. Their B & B strategy—Biden and Beijing—is supposed to put Trump over the top in November.
In contrast, White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway and Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel believe that the focus of the campaign should be on Trump's ability to create an American economic comeback. Conway explains, "Any campaign ads should show the commander in chief, the wartime president, signing $2 trillion in relief for Americans, deploying the USNS Comfort, working with Democratic governors and G-7 leaders, standing from the podium flanked by Drs. Fauci and Birx, mobilizing the private sector."
She's right. Trump has a road to victory. But pummeling China and Biden is not it.
Trump will have plenty of opportunities to attack Biden. But there are numerous problems with simply targeting Biden over China. For one thing, what he's released already has been less than devastating, which should hardly come as a surprise. The advertisement released a week ago showing Biden with former Washington Gov. Gary Locke immediately became mired in controversy over alleged racism. New ads in the offing are said to lack punch.
The most basic problem is that Trump himself is vulnerable on this front. Trump may be blasting #BeijingBiden but he has his own track record. On February 23, for example, he declared that Chinese president Xi Jinping was working "very hard. I think he's doing a very good job." As late as March 27, he tweeted that "China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect!" He also praised China for its "transparency" on the coronavirus. The Biden campaign has been pouring millions into ads about Trump's statements.
Trump said these things because he knows that trade with China matters, not least to the farmers who make up his rural base. He can't willy-nilly tear up the relationship with China. His message on China is being deemed inconsistent because he noted at his press conference on Tuesday, "Well, I did a trade deal with China, where China is supposed to be spending $250 billion in our country." He added, "I'd love to have a good relationship with China."
Indeed he should. As Robert Zoellick has previously observed in the National Interest, a confrontational strategy with China should not be an end in itself. It could have wholly unpredictable consequences. Zoellick noted,
"The United States needs to enhance its influence through long-term partnerships with allies and partners. America needs to save, update, and even expand the international trading system of openness, rules, and fair settlements of disputes. Americans need to represent our country abroad as purveyors of principles, as well as commerce, treating people from other lands with dignity and respect. And the United States needs to cooperate with China to mutual benefit while managing differences.
Cooperation as stakeholders does not mean the absence of differences. Stakeholders compete, too. The management of their differences should take place within a larger framework that offers common benefits."
Instead of seeking foreign scapegoats, Trump should focus on reviving the American economy. He should be touting the new $400 billion deal on emergency funding for small businesses that Congress is expected to pass this week. Trump may regard him warily, but Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has become his strongest asset as he deals with Congress. Trump should build him up publicly, loath as he may be to share any of the credit for an economic rebound. But in backing Mnuchin, he can buttress his claim to hire top-flight talent, something that has been an equivocal matter in his administration, to say the least.
In addition, Trump should be pushing for more coronavirus testing by the federal government in tandem with the states. It's a big mistake for him to cede this issue. The governors, Republican and Democrat, are increasingly jousting with Trump over the responsibility for ramping up testing. Until widespread testing and contact tracing takes place, Americans will not feel comfortable about mingling in public, no matter how many public openings Trump declares.
As he gears up for the election, Trump would do well to recognize that, to a large extent, Biden doesn't need to do or say much. His time in the basement where he can't commit many verbal blunders is almost ideal for him. Trump will be based on his own performance, not anything he says about Biden's record or promises.
Right now, 22 million Americans are unemployed. No coronavirus vaccine exists. The pandemic is spreading into rural areas. It's time for Trump to demonstrate the art of the deal and revive the economy—or watch himself go down in history as the GOP's new Herbert Hoover.
Jacob Heilbrunn is the editor of The National Interest.
Source URL: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-bashing-wont-help-trump-get-re-elected-146042


Subtitled "An English idyll, in four days and a prologue", this concert (first presented on May 12, 1985) depicted the relationships of a group of characters over one weekend in a country house. Most of the personalities were taken from Aldous Huxley's novel Crome Yellow (1921), with a few from P.G.Wodehouse's Blandings Castle (1935). (Huxley's work is a thinly disguised description of life at Lady Ottoline Morrell's Garsington Manor.) The songs and piano-duets, mostly by Ireland, Gurney, Warlock and Britten, followed a time line from Friday afternoon through to Monday morning. Extracts from the novels provided the dialogue delivered by the five performers.
An Aside (Five 16th Century Poems) Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Ireland, John anon.
A Thanksgiving (Five 16th Century Poems) Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Ireland, John Cornysh, William ?


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Ландума (ландома, тьяпа) — один из атлантических языков (южная ветвь), распространён на северо-западе Гвинеи (в районе города Боке). Близко родственен диалектам бага и — несколько более отдалённо — языку темне. Многие носители владеют также местным региональным языком сусу (один из языков манде).

Как и в других атлантических языках, широко развита система именных классов: выделяется семь сингулярных и шесть плюральных классов, которые помимо числа выражаются также аугментативность и диминутивность. Имеется категория одушевлённости. Глагол согласуется с подлежащим по классу либо одушевлённости, также согласуются определения и показатели посессивности. В глаголе выражаются видо-временные и модальные значения (как префиксально, так и суффиксально), такие как перфектив, прогрессив, итератив, потенциалис; имеется грамматическое выражение фокуса. Распространены аналитические конструкции.

Порядок слов SVO, определяемое обычно предшествует определению.

Литература
 Поздняков, К. И. Сравнительная грамматика атлантических языков. М.: 1993.
 Сумбатова, Н. Р. Глагольная система языка ландума // Основы африканского языкознания. Глагол. М.: 2003, стр. 325—356.
 Houis, Maurice (1953) Le système pronominal et les classes dans les dialectes Baga // Bulletin I.F.A.N., 15, 381—404.
 Wilson, W. A. A. Temne, Landuma and the Baga languages // Sierra Leone Language Review. 1962, vol. 1, pp. 27-38.

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American Soul ended its first season with a bang—a performance from Ike and Tina Turner. McKinley Freeman and Gabrielle Dennis came together to play the iconic duo, but Dennis had all the attention and pressure. Just last year the actress, whose breakout role was as Janay on The Game in its resurrection on BET, turned heads with her surprising turn as Whitney Houston in BET's The Bobby Brown Story. And now she has added Tina Turner to her repertoire.
On set in Atlanta for the season one finale, Dennis, who watched YouTube videos, including the Soul Train performance she recreates, to get into character, spoke about the role while getting her hair done. She admitted that she hesitated when the role came her way because she had just played Whitney Houston. "It did cross my mind. It was kind of like 'okay she's just going to play all the icons,'" Dennis laughed.
Ultimately she took on the role because "it's different and it's a one-off. It's a one-episode situation. It's not a mini-series, it's not a film." Plus, she felt in good company considering the others who have taken on roles throughout the show's first season.
Storylines that have nothing specifically to do with Cornelius's actual life also colored American Soul's first season, allowing folks like Kelly Price, who plays Brianne Clarke, the mother of two Soul Train dancers, to show they have other talents or giving a wider platform to Iantha Richardson who plays Tessa Lorraine, Soul Train's lead choreographer. For Jason Dirden, who was better known for playing wayward minister Basie on Greenleaf, Gerald Aims has been a great opportunity to approach a "bad" guy differently.
Playing Simone, a young woman who is a daddy's girl in the throes of her first love and searching for stardom, has been a "learning experience" for Katlyn Nichol, a singer who was once signed to Mary J. Blige. As she has opened herself up to what acting has to offer, she has come to admire Simone's ambition. Simone was the one who got her brother Kendall and herself on Soul Train as dancers. She was the one who pushed their group with her boyfriend JT further figuring out how to book studio time and shows.
Audiences have responded enthusiastically to American Soul. The show from Jesse Collins Entertainment, which brought the groundbreaking The New Edition Story to the network, was the #1 new black scripted drama for the 18-49 demo. Wisely BET picked it, along with Lena Waithe's Boomerang, up for a second season.
"We are incredibly grateful to continue to tell the American Soul story. Season one was so well received by the culture and we feel that season two will be even more fun and exciting," said Jesse Collins, one of the show's executive producers, in a statement.


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Attention all Research Faculty!
Key Administrative Updates
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) would like to highlight some key administrative updates shared with your administrators recently. These should provide you, as faculty, with the necessary information to understand what changes are occurring related to the administration of your grants.
Change is Coming!
New Pre-Award System
ORA is embarking on a project to replace the current Pre-Award system (InfoEd). After assessing a number of systems, the University has selected the Huron Grants & Agreements solution as the new Pre-Award system.
The new Grants & Agreements system will replace InfoEd, and will feed data to Workday as well. Upon implementation of the new system, many changes to our current processes and procedures will be expected. One of the most anticipated changes includes full electronic routing and approvals, thus eliminating the use of forms such as the PCRF-L (routing form) and the IPAR (prior approval form).
The focus of this initiative is to reduce the administrative burden on faculty and to provide access and transparency into the status of applications, contracts/agreements, subawards, and award notifications. As we move forward, we welcome faculty and departmental personnel to provide feedback.
Implementation of the new system is targeted for June 2020.
See the Project website for more information, and stay tuned for further updates.
Who Certifies Effort?
All faculty certify their own effort on a semi-annual basis, and the PI will confirm salaries for staff charged to their projects.
To ensure compliance with federal regulations, effort statements need to be completed in a timely manner. Faculty and PIs are provided 60 days to complete all certifications. The current certification period opened on August 5, 2019 and runs through October 4, 2019, for salaries charged prior to May 31, 2019.
Departmental chairs, as well as Center/Institute Directors, will be provided a summary of progress in their respective area.
For additional information, including Tip Sheets and reference material, please refer to the ORA website. For questions regarding ECRT, please email ecrt.admin@miami.edu or call 305-4088.
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To minimize any significant over expenditures on sponsored awards, the University of Miami, through the ORA has implemented a new procedure for overspent awards. This procedure was recommended by Internal Audit and discussed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees.
ORA will notify the department of the over expenditures in excess of $100,000.
The department will have 90 days to remedy the deficit and communicate with ORA on how the deficit will be covered.
If the deficit remains after 90 days, ORA will transfer the over expenditures to a departmental account (program/gift) and put the award on hold.
For pharmaceutically funded clinical trials, the deficit is determined based on total cash received minus total expenditures incurred.
For all other awards, the deficit is based on expenditures plus all commitments in excess of the budgeted amount.
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Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 39F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
First case of United Kingdom COVID-19 variant reported in Bucks County
PHILADELPHIA >> Evidence of infection by the B.1.1.7 variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom has been found in a southeast Pennsylvania resident.
STREAMING LIVE: Archbishop Perez to preside at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Service
Strict protocols, spaced-out meetings enable Packers to avoid 'hot water' of Jared Veldheer's positive COVID-19 status
The team appears to have avoided any high-risk close contact designations and should have all of its linemen other than Jared Veldheer available against the Rams.
Devin White to make playoff debut when Saints host Bucs
Courtesy: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Springhill native Devin White will play his first NFL playoff game in his home state when his Buccaneers face the Saints in the NFC Divisional Round.
-The Buccaneers' path to the Super Bowl won't be the one of least resistance. They will travel to New Orleans this Sunday to face their division rivals in the Superdome for the Divisional round. The Saints swept the regular season series with the Bucs for the second year in a row in 2020. Head Coach Bruce Arians was asked if that afforded them a certain amount of confidence going into this postseason matchup and he countered with this:
"I don't think there's any more swag than our offense has – I guarantee that," Arians said. "You can't get caught up in the finger pointing and the trash talking – you've got to play football. The Bears' young receiver got caught up in it and got thrown out of the game. It's going to happen – that's who they are. You just have to deal with it and win your one-on-one matchups. They have a ton of swagger and they should."
New Orleans cruised to a 12-4 record during the regular season, picking up where they left off a year prior with a record of 13-3. Unfortunately for the Bucs, they were still getting their sea legs this season, especially offensively, both times they played the Saints. They opened the season on the road with them, lest we forget. Now, Tampa Bay will be the ones marching in again looking to avenge their regular season losses, and this time the two teams will have their full arsenals with them.
"I think it depends when you play them," Arians said of the challenge beating the Saints presents. "If it's September and October, a lot of things change in a season. Players are in, players are out, injuries, all those type of things. The familiarity with the players – Marshon Lattimore knows Mike Evans – who's going to win that battle? Same thing [with] Tristan Wirfs and Cam Jordan – it comes down to one-on-one battles of guys who know each other. Who's going to make those game-changing plays in this game?"
-The Buccaneers rank sixth heading into the Divisional Round in NFL.com's Divisional Power Rankings according to Dan Hanzus. They are sandwiched between their upcoming opponent, the Saints, who are listed at five, and the Cleveland Browns, who trounced the Steelers on Sunday night to advance in the AFC.
"Chase Young did the talking. Tom Brady did the work. Brady was sharp in his 42nd career playoff game -- and first without Bill Belichick -- throwing for 381 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-23 win over the Washington Football Team," wrote Hanzus. "Brady is in a groove right now: Since Tampa Bay's Week 13 bye, the veteran has thrown 14 touchdowns against a single interception over five straight wins."
-Inside linebacker Devin White and defensive lineman Steve McLendon were reinstated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. In a bizarre twist of fate, Kevin Minter, who filled in for White in Washington, was placed on the list just a short time later. Therefore, it seems that the Bucs will be thin at inside linebacker depth going into New Orleans but they will have both starters available in White and Lavonte David.
Minter had filled in admirably against the Football Team. But the combination of White being out along with McLendon, left the defense a little vulnerable. McLendon is essential for the pass rush in that he allows for a better interior rotation. He's stout against the run too. Getting the 11-year NFL vet back will boost the defense, too.
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SUNY Names Oswego's Alok Kumar a Distinguished Teaching Professor
Posted On April 13, 2017 Staff 0
Alok Kumar
The State University of New York has recognized Oswego physics professor Alok Kumar as a Distinguished Teaching Professor, one of the SUNY system's highest honors.
Kumar was one of only eight faculty in the system approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees as earning a distinguished honor in professorship, teaching or service announced by SUNY on Nov. 10.
Kumar is an internationally recognized scholar and teacher, a distinguished translator of ancient texts and a historian of the evolution of medieval science. He has been honored internationally by peers for his numerous contributions to teaching, and has served as a principal investigator on many research projects that have advanced the science of physics.
He has been an ardent advocate for the inclusion of non-Western perspectives on science in the teaching of all sciences, not just physics. He is considered a world-class authority on the development of science and mathematics throughout antiquity, particularly among the ancient Hindus.
His effective approach to teaching consistently challenges and engages students, and he has received superlative reviews from current and former students. Kumar is known as an extraordinarily productive member of the SUNY Oswego faculty who regularly teaches full course loads that include as many as four unique preparations, often for courses in the first iteration.
Kumar joined the SUNY Oswego faculty in 1992. He holds a Ph.D. from Kanpur University in India, with his master's and bachelor's degrees from India's Meerut University.
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Only those candidates who satisfy the GSET eligibility norms can appear in the written examination. Candidates are requested to check their GSET Eligibility Criteria before applying for the examination.
Not-qualified candidate will not get any mark sheet from the SET agency. The SET agency will issue certificates to the qualifying candidates only.
Candidates are required to appear for GSET on the subject of their Post Graduation only. In case the subject of a candidate is not included in the list of GSET subjects, the candidates may appear in UGC NET / UGC – CSIR NET which is held twice a year.
Candidates are neither required to send any certificate/documents in support of their GSET Eligibility Criteria nor printout of their Application Form to Gujarat State Eligibility Test office, Vadodara. However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their GSET Eligibility Criteria.
Given below is the eligibility criteria for Gujarat State Eligibility Test.
Candidates who have completed/are studying in the final year/semester of a UGC specified Master' s degree. Those candidates who are studying in the first year of two years course or in first two semesters of a four semester's course or in first four semesters of a six semester's course of Master's Degree cannot appear for this GSET Examination.
Candidates who have passed Master's Degree OR an equivalent examination with minimum marks required from universities/institutions recognized by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Sciences are eligible for this Test.
Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing in the final year/semester at the qualifying Master's degree examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for GSET Examination. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for eligibility of Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master's degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer / SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master's degree examination within two years from the date of declaration of result of GSET Examination with required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified.
The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master's level examination had been completed by September 19, 1991 (irrespective of the date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in the GSET Examination.


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Huawei and Vodafone complete next phase of Broadband Network Gateway tests
Sep 25, 2018 | Vodafonewatch
September 2018: 46pp
GROUP: Read preps another layer of savings [p.6]
Tower power
DEALS: Read continues to trim ex-Euro squad [p.9]
Table: VHA and TPG financial and KPI comparison
Table: The new entity's convoluted ownership
Ditching the awkward squad
NETWORK: Group lays out 2019 NB‑IoT goals [p.16]
Still a lot of NB‑IoT loose ends
Panasonic partnership progressing
GERMANY: Vodafone rams EWE with lawsuit [p.24]
EWE‑turn?
NETHERLANDS: Ericsson gets another network services 'in' [p.26]
VfZ gets breather on proposed cable regulation
VfZ opens door to DOCSIS 3.1
PORTUGAL: Huawei and Vodafone complete next phase of BNG tests [p.32]
VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA: VHA bristles at Huawei, ZTE exclusion from 5G [p.36]
It's not just 5G
Under the influence?
VODACOM GROUP: DOCOMO Digital knits Vodacom Airtime to Google Play [p.40]
Accel Partners 41
Aditya Birla Group 18
- Idea Cellular 18
Africa 35, 38, 39, 40, 43
- Burkina Faso 38
- Congo 17
- Egypt 17, 37, 43
- Ghana 17, 38, 43
- Ivory Coast 38
- Kenya 17, 19, 41
-- Lesotho 17
- Mozambique 17
- Nigeria 17
- South Africa 16, 20, 31
- Togo 38
Alcatel-Lucent 18
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH)
- Vodafone Fiji 8, 13
- Argentina 42
- Brazil 14
- Chile 14
- Latin America 14
- North America 13, 21
- Peru 14
- USA 8, 21
Asia-Pacific 13, 20
- Australia 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 31, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43
-- FIRB 9
-- NBN 11, 38
- China 31, 36, 37, 38
- Fiji 38
-- Commerce Commission 39
- Hong Kong 12
- India 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 31
- Malaysia 13
- New Zealand 12, 16, 17, 21, 39, 43
-- Commerce Commission (New Zealand) 39
Australian Competition and Consumer
- Commission (ACCC) 9
Axiata Group Bhd (TM International) 18
- India (Idea Cellular, see also Aditya Birla) 13, 18
Bank of America 10
- Merrill Lynch 10
Barclays plc 8
Bharti Group
- Indus Towers 8
British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) 43
BT Group 33
BUONGIORNO S.p.A. 40, 43
China Unicom 31
Cisco Systems 7
Datora Telecom 14
Deutsche Bahn 18
Deutsche Bank 10
Deutsche Telekom 25
- Europe 25
-- Netherlands 31
- Germany 24, 25
du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications) 20
Entel PCS 14
Ericsson 7, 17, 18, 26, 27, 31, 42
Europe 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 22, 28, 29, 31, 42
- Austria 26
- Czech Republic 7, 16, 27, 31
- Germany 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, 40, 42
-- Bundeskartellamt 25
-- BNetzA 24, 25
-- Federal Cartel Office 25
-- Länder
--- Bavaria (Munich) 25
--- Bremen 24
--- Hamburg 25
--- Lower Saxony (Hanover) 24
--- North Rhine-Westphalia (Düsseldorf) 18
- Hungary 7, 16, 19, 26, 31
- Ireland 16, 26
- Italy 6, 16, 21, 27, 31, 40, 42, 43
- Malta 17
- Netherlands 7, 16, 26, 28, 29, 31,42, 43
- Portugal 7, 16, 17, 31, 32, 43
- Romania 7, 16, 20, 31
- Spain 6, 7, 16, 21, 31, 33, 43
- Turkey 16, 31
- United Kingdom (UK) 16, 20, 26, 31, 33, 40, 41, 43
-- Advertising Standards Authority 33
European Union 25
- Council of the European Union 25
- European Commission 28, 29, 42
- European Court of Justice 27
- European Parliament 25
- EWE Tel 24, 25, 42
Goldman Sachs 6, 42
Google 33, 40, 43
- Google Apps 33
- Google Play 40, 43
GSM Association (GSMA) 31
Herbert Smith 10
Huawei Technologies 17, 18, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 43
Hutchison Whampoa 10, 12, 13, 42, 43
- Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Ltd 10, 12
- Hutchison Telecommunications
- Hong Kong Ltd (Hutchinson Telecom/HTHKH/3 Hong Kong) 10
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd (VHA, (see Vodafone) 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43
Indus Towers 8
ING 8, 42
KPN 28, 29
Kudelski Group
- NAGRA 42
LG Electronics 31
Liberty Global 7, 26, 29, 31, 42
- Unitymedia GmbH 31
Macquarie Bank 10
McKinsey & Co 20
NetCologne 25
Netcracker Technology 18
Netflix Inc. 40, 43
- Alcatel-Lucent 18
Norton Rose LLP 10
NTT 40, 43
- DoCoMo 43
Open Network Automation Platform 18
Panasonic 18, 42
Qualcomm 31
Safaricom 8, 19, 40, 41
- M-PESA 40, 41
Samsung 20, 31
Seven West Media 20
- Optus (Australia) 11, 12, 13, 14
- Mobile TeleSystems 14
Techem 18
Telecom Argentina 14
- Telecom Italia Mobile 31
Telkom South Africa 19
Telstra 11, 12, 13, 14
Texas Pacific Group (TPG) 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 37, 42
TiVo 7
United Internet
- 1&1 Internet 24, 25
UPC 20, 31
Vodacom Group 8, 19, 40, 41, 43
- Gateway Communications 32
- Group 8, 19, 40, 41, 43
- Tanzania 17, 19, 40, 43
- Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific Region (AMAP) 17, 35, 39, 40, 43
-- Africa 35, 39, 40, 43
-- Asia 13, 20
-- Australia 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 31, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43
--- VHA Pty. Ltd (see Hutchison Whampoa) 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 36, 37, 40, 42
-- Egypt 8, 13, 17, 37, 43
-- India 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 31
--- Indus Towers 8
-- Kenya (see Safaricom) 8, 17, 19, 40, 41
-- New Zealand 8, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21, 27, 39, 43
--- TelstraClear 20, 39
-- Pacific 13, 20
-- Qatar (see Vodafone and Qatar Foundation and Vodafone Qatar) 8, 13
-- South Africa (see Vodacom) 8, 16, 19, 20, 31, 40, 41, 43
-- Turkey 16, 31
- Europe Region 22, 42
-- Albania 8, 13, 17, 20
-- Czech Republic 7, 16, 27, 31, 42
-- Germany 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 40, 42
--- KDG Holding GmbH (Kabel Deutschland) 30, 31
--- Hellas On Line (HOL) 20
-- Hungary 7, 16, 19, 20, 26, 31
-- Ireland 16, 26
-- Italy 6, 16, 20, 21, 27, 31, 40, 42, 43
-- Malta 8, 13, 17, 20
-- Netherlands 7, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 31, 42, 43
--- VodafoneZiggo 7, 17, 26, 28, 30, 31, 43
-- Portugal 7, 16, 17, 31, 32, 43
-- Romania 7, 16, 20, 31
-- Spain 6, 7, 16, 21, 30, 31, 33, 43
--- Grupo Corporativo Ono (ONO) 7, 30
-- UK 16, 20, 26, 27, 31, 33, 40, 41, 43
-- Anns, Jonathan 19
-- Berroeta, Inaki 10, 14
-- Colao, Vittorio 19, 25
-- Debreczeni, Dora 19
-- Koomen, Liesbeth 20
-- Lloyd, Dan 36
-- Pickering, Sandra 39
-- Pous-Fenollar, Mabel 19
-- Read, Nick 6, 11
-- Stanners, Russell 39
-- Knook, Pieter 20
-- Shuter, Rob 20
- Group 19, 26, 42
-- Headquarters 16
- Marketing
-- Internet Services 20
- Partner Markets 10, 14, 19
-- Brazil (Grupo Datora
--- Telecom/Vodafone Brasil) 14
-- Chile (Entel PCS) 14
-- Fiji (Vodafone Fiji) 8, 13
-- Hong Kong (Hutchison Telecom) 10
-- Japan (NTT DoCoMo) 43
-- Kenya (Safaricom) 8, 19, 40, 41
-- Russia and CIS (MTS) 14
-- Singapore (StarHub) 10
-- United Arab Emirates (du) 20
-- 360 20
-- Liberty (Malta) 7, 26, 27, 29, 31, 42
-- One Net 33
-- Vodafone TV 21
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. 8, 13
Weather Investments
- Orascom Telecom
-- Wind Telecomunicazioni 27
World Bank 38
ZTE Corp. 31, 36, 38, 43
Tie-in with Group emphasis on cloud and automation.
Vodafone and Huawei Technologies completed a second phase of tests focused on a cloud-based Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) for fixed-line broadband.
The proof-of-concept trial — following up on a December 2017 'phase one' test — took place at an unspecified Vodafone Portugal (VfP) site and was run over the OpCo's service architecture, with a focus on internet access and virtual private network services. Huawei stressed it followed Group-level guidelines on testing of "access, authentication, and accounting for" home broadband users in various scenarios, and assessment of the performance, reliability, and security of BNG systems.
The BNG separates the control and user planes — a design of architecture that is said to provide better scaling and resilience, and more efficient use of IP addresses. In the latest test, completed in May 2018, VfP and Huawei used virtual network functions as the control plane and physical network functions for the user plane. The control plane can integrate the user management functions of multiple BNGs, shifting their resources to the cloud. Being cloud-based also means that other resources can be shared globally, and operators can scale capacity up and down, adjust the architecture, and expose network functions as needed.
Huawei says the BNG was created working closely with a number of operators, and developed in stages. Its future plans include helping operators to "cloudify" their metro networks.
Huawei was selected as one of Vodafone's key virtualised infrastructure partners in late-2017, around the same time as the first phase of the BNG trials took place (Vodafonewatch, #160).
Image: Huawei Technologies


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Die Villa Wölker war eine großbürgerliche Villa in Leipzig, Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 15. Sie war Bestandteil des Villenrings entlang der Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße im Musikviertel. Das Haus wurde im Zweiten Weltkrieg bei den Luftangriffen auf Leipzig zerstört.

Geschichte und Beschreibung

Die Villa wurde 1888 von Max Pommer entworfen und 1889 für Generalkonsul Max Wölker im Stil der Neorenaissance errichtet. Ursprünglich hatte das Haus die Adresse Carl-Tauchnitz-Straße 31. Eigentümer war um 1913 der Kaufmann Georg Christian Wilhelm Wölker, Mitinhaber der Flanellwarenfabrik Wölker & Girbardt.

Die Villa hatte eine halbrunde Terrasse, von der Freitreppen in den Garten führten. Dieser erstreckte sich bis zur Wächterstraße. Auf dem Grundstück befand sich ein Stallgebäude (Remise).

Das Grundstück der ehemaligen Villa und ihres Gartens wurde mit benachbarten Parzellen von fünf kriegszerstörten Villen (Villa Gruner, Villa Girbardt, Villa Oelßner, Villa Hermann Beckmann und Villa Carl Beckmann) zwischen Ferdinand-Rhode-Straße und Beethovenstraße zusammengelegt, worauf 1970 die drei 16-geschossigen Punkthochhäuser (Typ PH 16) von Walter Havliczek errichtet wurden. Im Volksmund "die drei Gleichen" genannt.

Reste der historischen Einfriedung der Villa Wölker in einer Länge von etwa 50 Metern sind entlang des Gehsteigs an der Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 15 erhalten geblieben.

Literatur
 Musikviertel e. V. (Hrsg.), Johannes Forner et al.: Wohn- & Bürgerhäuser im Leipziger Musikviertel. Sax-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-010-4, S. 48, S. 80.

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Einzelnachweise

Wolker
Bauwerk von Max Pommer
Neorenaissancebauwerk in Leipzig
Abgegangenes Bauwerk in Leipzig
Erbaut in den 1880er Jahren
Zerstört im Zweiten Weltkrieg


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NGC 5491 (również PGC 50630 lub UGC 9072) – galaktyka spiralna (Sb), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Panny w odległości około 337 milionów lat świetlnych od Ziemi. Odkrył ją William Herschel 12 maja 1793 roku. Tuż obok niej na niebie znajduje się dużo mniejsza galaktyka PGC 214225 (zwana czasem NGC 5491B). Mała różnica ich prędkości radialnych wskazuje na to, że istnieje pomiędzy nimi fizyczny związek.

W galaktyce NGC 5491 zaobserwowano supernową SN 2009nk.

Zobacz też
 Lista obiektów NGC

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

5491
Galaktyki spiralne
Gwiazdozbiór Panny
Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1793


Groundhog Day 2018: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- The handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, say the furry rodent has "predicted" six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow. Members of Punxsutawney Phil's top hat-wearing inner circle revealed their "forecast" at sunrise Friday (Feb. 2).


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Democrat Barrow endorses House GOP's 'Keep Your Health Plan Act'
By Aaron Blake
Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix
The first Democrat has signed on to a House Republican bill that would allow people to keep their current health insurance plans: Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.).
Barrow announced his support for the "Keep Your Health Plan Act" in a statement Tuesday.
"When folks were first introduced to the Affordable Care Act, they were promised that they could keep their current plan if they liked it," Barrow said. "As it turns out, that's not the case today. ... This bill is the most responsible, bipartisan approach to removing the insurance burdens many will face in 2014, and I'm proud to work with my colleagues to move it forward."
Barrow, who comes from one of the reddest districts held by a Democrat, initially voted against the health-care law and was one of nine House Democrats to back a GOP effort last month to fund the government but delay the individual mandate portion of the law.
The House will vote this week on the new bill, which would allow any health insurance plan that existed before January 2013 to be kept. Eighty-eight House Republicans have co-sponsored the bill.
The health care law allows people to keep any plan that existed before the law passed in 2010, but its standards have forced many plans purchased on the individual marketplace since then to be canceled because they don't qualify.
Despite this, President Obama claimed repeatedly in recent years that people who liked their insurance plans could keep them under the new law.


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CD Review: Matthew Barber, "Ghost Notes"
Matthew Barber – Ghost Notes (Outside, 2009)
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The leadoff track of Matthew Barber's Ghost Notes, "Easily Bruised" (download), kicks off with a sequence of sounds that perfectly sums up his overall aesthetic: A gentle acoustic guitar, a subtle organ, and high, slightly dusky vocals that suggest a Laurel Canyon vibe with a touch of Van Morrison by way of Marc Cohn. It's a well-worn sound, obviously, but one that's familiar for a reason — namely, that it's just about perfect for talking about love, which is just as well, because that's exactly what Barber likes to do.
So yeah, this is singer/songwriter music, and that's become sort of a red flag in a marketplace glutted with the stuff, but rather than just tossing another acoustic guitar on the pile, Barber offers a mostly quite compelling reminder of why record labels are always looking for guys with three days of scruff and a few done-me-wrong songs. When it's done right, this type of music hits the sweet spot between enduring art and widespread commercial appeal more accurately than perhaps any other genre — it's why James Taylor's first Greatest Hits has been an evergreen seller for decades, and why Jackson Browne can afford to arrange dolphin fundraisers or whatever the hell he does between releasing mediocre records once a decade. Matthew Barber doesn't have a "Fire and Rain" or "The Pretender" in his songbook — at least not yet — and in fact, for a guy who so clearly evokes some fairly profound forebears, his lyrics can be downright weak. But he does have a gift for an easy melody, and unlike a lot of his peers, he understands the art of sequencing a record; though there's certainly no shortage of soothing, gently swaying ballads on Ghost Notes, Barber mixes in some uptempo numbers to keep things interesting.
All in all, even if it doesn't break any new ground, the album goes down so smoothly that it's hard to be upset about its lack of originality. And though Barber's lyrics are easily his weakest area, he does manage to get off a few nice lines — like at the end of "Somebody Sometime," when he warns, "You gotta lie to somebody sometime / Better make it white." It's too late in his career to call this an auspicious debut, so let's just say it's one to grow on. I'm certainly interested in hearing what comes next.
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Fernand Cormon () a fost un pictor francez născut la Paris. A devenit elevul lui Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin și  și unul dintre cei mai importanți pictori istorici ai Franței moderne.

Biografie
Tatăl său a fost dramaturgul , iar mama lui a fost Charlotte Furais, actriță.

La o vârstă fragedă, el a atras atenția pentru senzaționalismul perceput în arta sa, deși pentru o vreme, a prezentat cu o deosebită încântare scenele de vărsare de sânge, cum ar fi Crima din Seraglio (1868) și Moartea lui Ravara, regele Lanka aflate la Muzeul Toulouse. Musée d'Orsay deține pictura Cain fugind de blestemul lui Iehova; iar pentru primăria arondismentului IV al Parisului a executat în grisaille o serie de panouri: Nașterea, Moartea, Căsătoria, Războiul etc. O înmormântare a căpeteniilor și o serie de picturi mari pentru Muzeul de istorie naturală din Paris, cu teme din epoca de piatră, i-au ocupat câțiva ani. A fost numit în Legiunea de Onoare în 1880. Ulterior s-a dedicat și realizării de portrete.

Fiind bine acceptat la  anual, a condus și o școală de artă, Atelierul Cormon în anii 1880, unde a încercat să-și ghideze studenții să creeze picturi care să fie acceptate de juriul Salonului. Printre studenții săi cu care nu a reușit în această direcție s-au numărat, de exemplu: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, , , Paul Tampier,  și Vincent van Gogh. Alți studenți au fost Alphonse Osbert, Marius Borgeaud, Theodor Pallady,  și pictorul australian John Russell.

În ciuda momentului său de glorie ca profesor de Beaux-Arts, el a fost aproape uitat până în 1924, când a fost lovit de un taxi în fața studioului său și abia se mai amintește astăzi de el ca profesor al elevilor mai iluștri decât el.

Picturi alese

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Legături externe
 Atelier Cormon ~1885 (notă de exemplu [de la stânga; inscripții mentale] Toulouse-Lautrec, Tampier, Anquetin; ultimul rând, al doilea după sculptură, É. Bernard.

Nașteri în 1845
Nașteri pe 24 decembrie
Decese în 1924
Decese pe 20 martie
Decorați cu Legiunea de Onoare
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Pictori francezi din secolul al XIX-lea