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The Dashing Hero of a Thousand Ages
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There have been few exhibitions this year because many museums around the world were closed due to the pandemic. The good news is that some of them have re-opened and we will see a few major exhibitions in the coming months. The latest addition is centered on the life of Su Shi, also known by his pseudonym as Su Dongpo. This new exhibition, titled "The Dashing Hero of A Thousand Ages", just opened today at the Palace Museum in Beijing. It features Su Shi's own calligraphy, as well as works by those in his social circle, for example, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu. This exhibition also contains paintings and calligraphy on themes related to Su Dongpo, such as the Red Cliff.
This exhibition is through October 30, 2020. It is located inside the Hall of Literary Brilliance (Wenhua Dian, 文華殿) in the Palace Museum, Beijing. The Palace Museum is closed on Mondays. Tickets must be reserved online in advance.
Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying
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A new exhibition featuring the Ming dynasty painter Qiu Ying (ca. 1494–ca. 1552) just opened today at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Few artists in Chinese history have proven as enigmatic as Qiu Ying, whose life and art reveal a series of paradoxes. Though one of the most famous artists of the Ming period, almost nothing is known about his life. He is said to have been illiterate, yet surviving evidence demonstrates elegant writing. He is said to have had few followers, yet he was one of the most copied painters in Chinese history. Where the Truth Lies grapples with such issues as artists who cross social boundaries, literacy, and the importance of connoisseurship in determining quality and authenticity. This will be the first exhibition on Qiu Ying ever organized outside of Asia. In addition to masterworks by Qiu Ying, the exhibition will include works by his predecessors and teachers, his daughter Qiu Zhu, and followers from the early 16th through the mid-20th century. This exhibition features 45 paintings by Qiu Ying and another 20 works by other artists. Some of the paintings are on loan from various museums in the United States and world wide, including two from the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
This exhibition is through May 17, 2020. The LACMA's hours can be found on this page.
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Everlasting like the Heavens
The year 2019 marks the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. To celebrate this special occasion, the Tsinghua University Art Museum is hosting the special exhibition "Everlasting like the Heavens—The Cultures and Arts of the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang." The exhibition theme was drawn from a classical Han-dynasty auspicious phrase, symbolizing a prosperous future of the People's Republic of China and the passing down of China's traditional culture from generation to generation. The exhibition period was set as ninety-nine days, implying the number of "double-nine in harmony with the heavenly way," and the "great dynamic of double-nine, in accordance with the ending and beginning of the heavens."
This exhibition is through December 17, 2019.
Photo Credit: Wu Jianlu, Xinhua News Agency
Three Kingdoms Unveiling the Story
This special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum includes recent discoveries regarding China's tumultuous transition from the Han dynasty (206–220) to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280). The Han dynasty's decline at the end of the second century ignited a prolonged power struggle between unrelenting military leaders. The country was split into three kingdoms called Wei, Shu, and Wu, a major event that would lead to a new era in China's history. In recent years, research into this period has been reinvigorated by the excavation of the Cao Cao Mausoleum. The artifacts recovered there present their own version of this period's history with a persuasive candor far surpassing written historical accounts.
This exhibition is through September 16, 2019. For more information, please visit the Tokyo National Museum's website.
The Palace Zoo—Animal Paintings from the National Palace Museum Collection
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In what is certainly a first, the National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taipei presents in its main galleries a special exhibition for children entitled "The NPM Zoo: Animal Paintings in the Museum Collection." From July 5 to September 25, children can come to the NPM and see paintings on all kinds of animals, ranging from ferocious ones (such as the lion and tiger) to fascinating and adorable ones (including the giraffe and goldfish). The "big brother and sister" curators at the NPM who take care of their precious "pets" in art have carefully selected some of the best and most interesting paintings of them to share with kids this summer.
The exhibition features easy-to-understand descriptions and lively designs to show off each and every one of these creatures large and small, offering everyone a truly unique experience of not only sight but also sound, touch, and even smell! Photographs of actual animals share the stage with ancient paintings, allowing children to quickly see the difference between the creatures in art and those of the real world. In addition, the galleries include animal specimens, skins, and puppets to give young visitors a close-up and hands-on approach to the animal world. You can also hear recorded sounds of animals…can you imagine what they're trying to say or how they feel? And you can even smell some recycled paper made from elephant and hippopotamus dung…that "special" odor certainly makes you feel much closer to the animals!
So, when you think about it, coming for a stroll at the exhibit in the National Palace Museum is like taking a leisurely walk at the zoo. Every painting on display was done many years ago after someone had carefully observed the animals, making each one similar to a sketch we do when visiting a zoo…the only difference being that the ancient depictions are probably much better than ours! In all, we hope that after coming to "The NPM Zoo: Animal Paintings in the Museum Collection," every child (and adult) will not only love these precious paintings of animals but also the NPM even more…oh, and don't forget the animals!
For more information, please visit the National Palace Museum website.
Silhouette of a Great Master—A Retrospective of Zhang Daqian's Art
Zhang Daqian (1899–1983) was a native of Neijiang in Sichuan and had the personal name Yuan. He also went by the style name Jiyuan and was known as Daqian (Dai-chien) Jushi, the name of his studio being Dafeng Hall (Hall of Big Wind). As a child he began to learn painting from his mother Zeng Youzhen (1861–1936), and later in Shanghai he took Zeng Xi (1861–1930) and Li Ruiqing (1867–1920) as his teachers, who furthered his training in the arts of poetry, painting, and calligraphy. Zhang Daqian was a master of legendary proportions who led a dramatic life, including travel to Japan to learn textile dyeing as a young adult, joining a monastery and briefly becoming a Buddhist monk after his return, and making a journey to China's far west to copy wall paintings at the grottoes of Dunhuang during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Then, in 1949, he left China for good and settled down in various places overseas, holding exhibits of his painting across Asia, Europe, and the Americas and becoming the most famous Chinese painter on the international art scene of the twentieth century. After coming to Taiwan in 1976, he would spend the remaining years of his life at a residence-studio that he named "Abode of Maya," which is not far from the National Palace Museum.
Zhang Daqian's early painting was strongly influenced by the Ming-Qing individualist artists Shitao (1642–1707) and Zhu Da (1626–1707), but he also looked back to the Sui-Tang period and the Northern Wei of China's past. In fact, Zhang spent years studying the works of ancient masters, absorbing from them the essence of traditional brush and ink methods. In the end, he achieved excellence in the major techniques and subjects of Chinese painting, from landscapes to figures, birds-and-flowers, and animals. Learned and practiced in art, he was moreover a keen connoisseur who offered astute insights into the history of Chinese painting. He is perhaps most famous, however, for developing a breathtaking manner of painting known as "splashed colors." Taking traditional splashed ink into new territory, he created a style that would become a trademark of his art. In calligraphy as well, Zhang Daqian excelled at copying various script types, fusing them into a highly individual and powerfully fresh manner that is a perfect complement to his versatile skill in painting. With a career as an artist spanning more than six decades and seemingly unlimited energy, a large number of his works survive today. Together, they testify to the great cultural heritage that Zhang left behind for the world to admire.
What many people may not realize is that Zhang Daqian had a close relationship with the National Palace Museum in Taipei. In accordance with Zhang's bequest, a large number of his precious artworks, along with the seals that he used, was donated to the collection of the Museum after his passing. At the same time, his Abode of Maya was presented as a memorial residence and is now managed by the Museum as well. This year, 2019, marks the 120th anniversary of Zhang Daqian's birth. In commemoration, a selection from the finest works in the National Palace Museum collection and those temporarily entrusted from the National Museum of History of his painting and calligraphy, seals, and precious photographs has been made for this special exhibition. It offers a retrospective of the features and essence of Zhang Daqian's art from the early, middle, and late stages of his career, providing audiences with a comprehensive outline to the unparalleled legacy of this legendary master of modern times.
This exhibition is through June 25, 2019. The National Palace Museum in Taipei is open all year round from 8:30 to 18:30, or 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Address: No. 221, Sec 2, Zhishan Rd, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan
Treasured Raft—Calligraphies and Paintings of Dong Qichang
Shanghai Museum is hosting a special exhibition dedicated to Dong Qichang (1555–1636). The 154 calligraphies and paintings by Dong or other artists come from Shanghai Museum, as well as fifteen other institutions such as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Tokyo National Museum.
Apart from the works of Dong Qichang, a native of Songjiang district in Shanghai, many old masterpieces that influenced Dong are also exhibited. They include The Remaining Mountain—part of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains by Huang Gongwang (1269–1354)—which is often cited as the epitome of traditional landscape painting, as well as calligraphies by Wang Xizhi (303–361), Yan Zhenqing (709–785) and Su Shi (1037–1101).
Dong Qichang, who became head of the Ministry of Rites during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), was heavily influenced by his predecessors while creating his own distinctive plain style and came up with influential theories on Chinese literati painting.
The exhibition is through March 10, but some 40 borrowed artworks will be returned before then. Shanghai Museum is closed on Mondays.
People's Square, 201 People's Avenue, Huangpu District, Shanghai
上海市黄浦区人民大道201号
Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy
The long-awaited special exhibition—Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy—just opened today at the Tokyo National Museum in Japan. During the Tang dynasty of China (618–907), three great calligraphers—Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, and Chu Suiliang—perfected the style known as "standard script." While inheriting the tradition they established, Yan Zhenqing (709–785) succeeded in establishing his own style of calligraphy, which would have tremendous influence for ages to come. Bringing together exquisite works from collections in Japan and abroad, including the Requiem to My Nephew (祭侄文稿) from the National Palace Museum in Taipei, this exhibition will explore Yan Zhenqing and his work, its influence on future generations, and its reception in Japan.
This exhibition is through February 24, 2019. The Tokyo National Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 am to 5 pm, or 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Address: 13-9 Uenokoen, Taitō, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan
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Of a Feather Flocking Together: Birds, Flowers, and Fruits in Melodic Harmony
A new exhibition on bird-and-flower painting just started today at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Birds have been an intimate part of people's lives throughout history. Whether found in mountain forests or remote wetlands, encountered on walks in urban parks or along the road, or even seen around the home, birds appear almost everywhere we look. For this and other reasons, an appreciation of our feathered friends naturally became a popular leisure activity among many people.
In ancient times, painters frequently referred to birds by one of their most distinctive features—feathers. The National Palace Museum, as it turns out, has more than two thousand paintings in its collection on the subject of birds done in various styles and formats. As seen in those and the present display, many famous painters through the ages, such as Huang Quan (fl. 903–965), Xu Chongsi (10th c.), the monk Huichong (ca. 965–1017), Cui Bai (11th c.), Cui Que (11th c.), Li Anzhong (fl. 1119–1162), Li Di (12–13th c.), Ma Lin (ca. 1180–after 1256), and Wu Bing (12th c.), specialized in depicting birds and left behind masterpieces capturing the spirit and appearance of these marvelous animals, serving as most fitting reminders of their marvelous variety.
This special exhibition presents a selection of 31 works/sets of birds. The works, which date from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties up to modern times, can be divided into the two categories of "Ripe Fruit Beckon Birds" and "Birds Sing of Floral Fragrance". Also on display with the artworks are photographs of the birds depicted therein, allowing audiences to closely compare images of the brush and camera to see how artists over the centuries observed the world of birds with great detail. In their quest to overcome the constraints of formal likeness, artists used brush and ink to engage in a dialogue with their myriad surroundings to express the emotions and creativity of heart and mind.
This exhibition is through March 25, 2019. The National Palace Museum in Taipei is open all year round from 8:30 to 18:30, or 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
台北市士林區至善路二段221號
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Photo Credits: Wang Jiande, Wang Jiaxiong, Deng Guangyu, Su Chuanhuai, Lin Shenghui
Splendors of Liangxi at Wuxi Museum
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the opening of its new building, Wuxi Museum is hosting a special exhibition called "Splendors of Liangxi (梁溪折桂)". Liangxi, or the Liang Stream, is a river that runs across Wuxi and connects Lake Tai with the Grand Canal. Situated on the northeastern border of Lake Tai, Wuxi, like its neighbor Suzhou, is a famous water town of the Jiangnan (South of the Yangtze River) region. It is home to many artists throughout Chinese history, such as Gu Kaizhi and Ni Zan.
This exhibition is through January 8, 2019. Wuxi Museum is closed on Mondays.
100 Zhongshu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China 214023
江苏省无锡市钟书路100号,邮编:214023
Yang Ningshi: Chive Flowers
Zhao Mengfu: Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion after Wang Xizhi
Ni Zan: Traces of Moss, Shadows of Trees
Shen Zhou: Bidding Farewell at the Tiger Hill
Wen Zhengming: Playing the Zither beside Banana Leaves and Rocks
Zhu Yunming: Old Poems in Cursive Script
Tang Yin: Strolling Alone in the Autumn Forest
Xie Shichen: Poetic Feeling of Tao Yuanming
Zou Yigui: The Xinxiang Study
Gold-inlaid Dagger-axe of Prince of Yu
Yue Ware, Celadon Vase with Banana Leaf Design
Longquan Ware, Tripod Incense Burner with Plum-green Glaze
Jade Belt Buckle
High-footed Gold Cup with Lotus and Osmanthus Designs
Gold-plated Lotus-shaped Silver Bowl Stand
Nut Carving of An Elegant Gathering at the West Garden
Clay Sculpture of the Festival of Immortal Peach
Pear-shaped Red Clay Teapot by Gu Jingzhou


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9/11 & Tesla Directed Energy Weapons – Dark Journalist & Dr. Joseph P. Farrell [Part 2]
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[Part 1] – 9/11 & The Fascist International Trap – Dark Journalist & Dr. Joseph P. Farrell
In this exciting Part 2 episode with Dark Journalist Daniel Liszt and Dr. Joseph Farrell on his new book: Hidden Finance, Rogue Networks and Secret Sorcery, they go deeper into his controversial research examining the Level 2 and Level 3 forces operating in the Deep State that penetrated the operations of 9/11 using the exotic technology of a TESLA DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON.
While investigating the potential roots of the exotic technology used, Farrell discovered an unusual series of links to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and an engineer on their staff who was developing a scale model version of the Nazi Bell and anti-gravity ships. He also cites an interview with former NSA Director Admiral Bobby Ray Inman from a decade ago, in which he confirms that the SAIC was working on Anti-Gravity research. Inman is an enigmatic figure who has a tendency to exasperate his superiors by speaking his mind. He was one of the highest ranking intelligence officials to criticize the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping policies program. His interest and connections to reverse engineered UFO Technology have been well-documented.
EXOTIC TECHNOLOGY
In researching the many anomalies of the Pentagon attack and the takedown of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, Farrell discovered witnesses who described some perplexing features in their testimony, such as Flight 77 appearing to "melt" instead of crash into the building. Others described a missile with wings attached and some claimed they only saw an explosion with no plane visible! He also refers to photos that show almost no debris on the Pentagon lawn and the appearance of just a small hole at the crash site, hardly enough of a footprint for a major crash of an airliner.
Farrell also found that the same Swedish cleanup company that was remodeling the Pentagon before 9/11 was granted the contract to restore the damaged areas of the building complex and bizarrely to also handle all of the cleanup activities at the World Trade Center. The company donned nuclear protocol suits while they were working to clear the unusually small amount of debris at the major crash sites.
Farrell further investigates one of the main witnesses that has been put under embargo not to testify or be questioned named Frank Probst. A retired Army officer and Pentagon employee, Probst provided contradictory testimony, but his story of watching the plane fly into the Pentagon and having to jump out of the way became the foundation of the official story. In addition, he was somehow in a position to corroborate every major point of the narrative. Digging into his past, Farrell traces his background and expertise to being involved with the remote operation of airliners, raising major concerns about the crash being manipulated from the ground.
In this special part 2 of 3 episodes they reveal more astounding and shocking information which shows the parallels in Deep Events like the JFK Assassination and 9/11 and how they were designed as Mass Occult Ritual Sacrifice to provide the public with a psychic shock. Together they show how the obscure symbolism involved reveals the true purpose of the perpetrators behind these historic happenings.
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9/11 & The Fascist International Trap – Dark Journalist & Dr. Joseph P. Farrell [Part 1
9/11 Breakthrough – Exclusive First Interview With Dr. Farrell's New Book Hidden Finance, Rogue Networks & Secret Sorcery: The Fascist International, 9/11 & Penetrated Operations.
Get ready for the most significant breakthrough in 9/11 research in recent years in Part 1 of this interview of Dr. Joseph Farrell by Dark Journalist, Daniel Liszt. This discussion connects so many dots, confirmed by the dedicated work of other alternative researchers in the last decade.
The two delve deeply into Farrell's newly-released book, 'Hidden Finance, Rogue Networks and Secret Sorcery', which covers the role of an international Fascist syndicate in the events of 9/11. Farrell asserts that this group is in possession of advanced Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) that were used to collapse the World Trade Center Towers.
Farrell outlines 9/11 as a three-level operation comprised of 1). The infamous "19 hijackers", who were used as patsies by elements inside the 2). National Security State (the group that is commonly the focus of non-mainstream 9/11 research) and 3). A coalition of forces, which developed after the defeat of Germany in World War II, which is a powerful but clandestine remnant of the eugenicist Nazi Party. This group is global and not relegated solely to Germany, by any means.
After WWII, this group continued to work behind the scenes, involving themselves in secretive, criminal activities, from drug-running to the development of the The Bilderberg Group, to a secret system of finance, which laundered the proceeds from the sale of stolen Nazi assets. Today, it functions to processes the black market-derived income that funds their activities.
As is generally acknowledged in the Independent Media, this group infiltrated the intelligence agencies of the US, NASA and it has sympathizers in the Military Industrial Complex. This group also played a major role in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
This network has developed exotic technologies, including DEW, which were first developed in secret tests of torsion physics, in projects during Germany's Nazi regime. These proprietary Directed Energy Weapons were brought into play during the attacks of 9/11 to bring down the towers.
This Level 3 group infiltrated the Level 2 Neocon plan of creating this major "new Pearl Harbor", to pursue the aggressive policy of war in the Middle East, which we've seen over the past 15 years. The infiltration of Level 2 was accomplished using the PROMIS software, stolen from its original developers and used by the Reagan Administration to spy on other countries with its "back door" capabilities. This precursor to NSA's "Thin Thread" and PRISM programs have been sold to countries around the globe.
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As a professional in the therapy, direct care support, or medical field, we invite you to join us for this special event!
At Springbrook's Safe Patient Handling & Assistive Technology Mini-Conference, you will have the opportunity to learn about the latest assistive technologies, attend informative presentations, see equipment demonstrations, and ask vendor representatives first-hand questions about the latest products in the industry.
Please see below for two featured presentations, as well as vendors who are scheduled to attend.
In the next few months similar requests trickled in, and before long designers and workers at Community Playthings were dreaming about an entirely different and new line of equipment. And so Rifton Equipment began.
The following are scheduled to be a part of our vendor fair; please see above to learn more about Rifton Equipment and MOVE, Inc.
Air-Matt Incorporated manufactures patient transfer equipment designed to enhance Safe Patient Handling (SPH) programs. Air-Matt's current products consist of air assisted lateral transfer replacement mats which are compatible with all of the major manufactures of transfer systems commonly in use today. Air-Matt is dedicated to providing quality, affordable safe patient handling products to hospitals, long term care facilities, and home health care providers. Air-Matt believes that by making these products more readily available to caregivers, caregiver injuries can be substantially reduced and the comfort and safety of patients will be enhanced. Air-Matt products are designed for providers who are already familiar with the principles of SPH and lateral air transfer systems or are working with qualified SPH advisors to maximize their existing capabilities.
Arjo is committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges. With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the effective prevention of pressure ulcers and venous thromboembolism, Arjo helps professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care.
EZ Way, Inc is a US manufacturer and distributor of safe patient handling equipment and continues to lead the industry in the bariatric needs including ceiling lifts, floor lifts, sit to stand units, lateral transfer devices, bath tubs, shower chairs, shower trolleys, and hundreds of slings and accessories. EZ Way employs a national sales force, their own in-house engineering team and sewing departments, a 24-hour service team, and provides a high-touch approach to customer service.
Monroe Wheelchair offers a full line of manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, mobility scooters, gait trainers, and Rehab bath and hygiene equipment from top manufactures. Monroe Wheelchair specializes in Complex Rehab Technology (CPT) and have years of experience in configuring custom designed complex wheelchairs for patients living with spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular diseases, and other conditions requiring special adaptations.
Monroe Wheelchair also carries a variety of medical equipment to make life easier and safer within your home. Experts at Monroe Wheelchair can assist with patient lifts, bathroom safety products, hospital beds, and more.
Monroe Wheelchair has recently partnered with the leading manufacturers of Speech Generating Devices (such as Smartbox, Forbes AAC, and Saltillo) to provide customers with speech and language difficulties the ability to communicate again. From the unparalleled accuracy of an eye gaze tracking system, to the robust capabilities of the latest tablet devices, a Monroe Speech Design team can help customers reach new levels of communication.
Vancare has been serving the Safe Patient Handling market with quality, American-made products for over 25 years and takes great pride in being technology leaders within the industry. Vancare proudly supplies and manufactures floor lifts, ceiling lifts, and patient transfer devices, handling the lightest transfer up to your 1000 pound bariatric patient needs. Vancare has been able to do all of this and remain as leaders by listening to their customers' needs and requirements and acting on them.
Rabson Rehab Sales is a medical devices company based out of Plainview, New York. Among Rabson's offerings are Hoyer Lifts, used for transfers when a person requires 90-100% assistance to get into and out of bed. Hoyer Lifts use a pad that fits under the person's body in the bed and connects with chains to the hoyer lift frame. A hydraulic pump is used to lift the person off of the bed surface. Once the person is suspended in the air; the hoyer lift can be maneuvered to a wheelchair or another surface by pushing the lift on its wheels. A wheel mechanism is slowly turned to lower the person into a seated position. The pad will stay under the person, but the chains are disconnected.
Rabson Rehab Sales also offers the Chill-Out Chairs. Chill-Out Chairs assist with a wide range of behavioral and therapeutic needs. Comfortable and supportive, Chill-Out Chairs are built using a combination of high-grade foams. The patented deep "V" foam design on The Rock'er and The Roll'er provides light pressure, hugs individuals in place, and allows the body to relax—eliminating the need for straps or harnesses.
Rabson Rehab Sales will present a short 30 min demonstration of the BRODA Chair and a 10-15 min presentation on the Chill-Out Chair.


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FDA guidance could prompt surge of interest in low-cal, tooth-friendly, rare sugar allulose
By Elaine Watson contact
17-Apr-2019 - Last updated on 31-Jul-2019 at 08:54 GMT
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Allulose (also known as D- Psicose) is not (yet) permitted in Europe, but has GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status in the US and several markets in Latin America. Picture: Quest Nutrition
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FDA draft guidance allowing allulose to be excluded from the total and added sugars declarations on the Nutrition Facts panel could generate a surge of interest in the rare sugar, predict formulators.
An ultra low-calorie sugar found naturally in jackfruit and figs that Tate & Lyle, Matsutani (in partnership with Ingredion), and CJ CheilJedang are making in commercial quantities from corn using enzymes,* allulose has the clean taste, bulk and functionality of regular sugar (sucrose), and about 70% of its sweetness.
It can be used to reduce or replace sugar in everything from baked goods and candies to yogurts and ice cream and also browns during baking, depresses the freezing point when making frozen products, and is highly-soluble. It has no cooling effect like erythritol and also works well with with monk fruit and stevia.
The problem for formulators and marketers has been that allulose currently counts towards 'total sugar' and 'added sugar' on the Nutrition Facts panel, despite the fact it contributes virtually no calories and doesn't raise blood sugar or insulin, which confuses consumers (particularly diabetics) and has deterred some manufacturers from using it, say suppliers.
Icon Foods: 'This is an absolute game changer'
Thom King, CEO at sweeteners specialist Icon Foods, predicted that now the FDA has decided to stop treating allulose like regular sugar on food labels, formulators will embrace it quickly.
"We have literally dozens of formulations we have queued up for customers just waiting for this ruling. The added sugar was a big issue. No longer. Our phones and emails are blowing up with requests."
He added: "This is a total game changer for the food industry. This is the first ever saccharide that is being pushed from added sugar on the nutritional facts panel. Allulose no longer needs to be reported as an added sugar so, there will be thousands of new products coming out in the months to come. This is such a great day and the end of a long battle."
Asked whether the fact that the FDA still requires firms to include allulose grams under 'total carbohydrate' would put off companies seeking to use it in keto products, King said:
"It has been my experience that with the majority of our customers using our allulose, stevia monk fruit blend that, while allulose shows up on the Nutrition Facts panel as a carb, allulose is subtracted from the total carb count when reporting 'net carbs.' As far as consumers go, the Keto community is pretty savvy when it comes to allulose and they, by and large, understand that allulose doesn't affect blood sugar levels and will not take one out of keto."
Tate & Lyle: 'We see this as a real breakthrough'
Abigail Storms, VP, Sweetener Platform Innovation at Tate & Lyle, told FoodNavigator-USA: "Despite the fact it contributes virtually no calories and doesn't raise blood sugar, the fact that allulose has (until now) had to count towards 'total sugar' and 'added sugar' on the Nutrition Facts panel, has been confusing for consumers. In addition, where our customers are looking for solutions for both sugar and calorie reduction in their products, Allulose could only deliver on one half of the proposition when it came to labeling.
"Now we can provide the sweetening ingredient DOLCIA PRIMA Allulose, that really can do both sugar and calorie reduction. We see this as a real breakthrough, with numerous customers across categories formulating with allulose, and just waiting on the label change so that the proposition is clear to consumers. We already manufacture both the syrup and crystalline formats so the ingredient can be used across a broad array of applications, from beverages, to bakery, confectionery and dairy.
"I look forward to broad adoption of allulose, opening up a world of sugar-like taste, but without all the sugar and calories on the label."
FDA: 'Allulose has fewer calories, produces only negligible increases in blood glucose or insulin levels, and does not promote dental decay'
In draft guidance issued this morning, Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said the agency had taken on board these points expressed via citizen's petitions, and decided to act:
"The latest data suggests that allulose is different from other sugars in that it is not metabolized by the human body in the same way as table sugar. It has fewer calories, produces only negligible increases in blood glucose or insulin levels, and does not promote dental decay.
"As such, we've issued guidance today stating that we intend to exercise enforcement discretion to allow allulose to be excluded from the total and added sugars declarations on the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels when allulose is used as an ingredient [however, allulose must be included in the amount of 'total carbohydrate' declared on the label]."
Dr Mayne added: "Allulose will still count towards the caloric value of the food on the label – but the guidance document issued today states our intent to exercise enforcement discretion to allow the use of a revised, lower calorie count [instead of 4cal/g as is standard with sugars, this will be revised down to 0.4cals/g].
"As with other ingredients, allulose must still be declared in the ingredient list. This is the first time the FDA has stated its intent to allow a sugar to not be included as part of the total or added sugars declarations on labels, a reflection of our flexible and science-based approach to food product labeling."
Ingredion, which has partnered with Matsutani Chemical Industry Co to produce allulose, said construction is "well underway" at a dedicated manufacturing site in Mexico to produce the sugar under the ASTRAEA brand, with commercial scale availability of products expected this year.
"With the FDA announcement, we can now partner more closely with customers as they look to harness the full potential of ASTRAEA allulose and help them bring winning products to market that meet consumers' taste and indulgent wants and health and wellness needs," said Afrouz Naeini, Ingredion's regional platform leader for sugar reduction in the U.S. and Canada.
Alex Woo, Ph.D. chief executive at consultancy W2O Food Innovation and an expert on sweeteners, told FoodNavigator-USA last year that the commercialization of allulose is an exciting development for the food industry given the pressure to reduce sugar and calories, but he queried whether the ingredient's name was consumer-friendly, adding: "I'd say 'ose' is more of an organic chemistry term than a consumer term."
Ultimately, a lot would come down to price, he said. "It would need to be on a parity with erythritol or lower."
*"The simple way of explaining the process is that we take the carbohydrate from corn and then go through an enzymatic conversion process to produce allulose," said Abigail Storms, VP, Sweeteners Platform Innovation at Tate & Lyle.
"Our carbohydrate source is corn, which enables cost effectiveness and scale. In addition to corn, different sources of carbohydrate could be used such as sucrose from sugar cane or beets. We could also use non-GMO corn for customers looking for non-GMO options."
"Our current thinking is that, consistent with the goal of section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the nutrient declarations to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices, we should consider not only the chemical structure of sugars, but also other evidence including their association with dental caries, their effect on blood glucose and insulin levels, as well as their caloric contribution, when determining whether a sugar should be included in the declaration of 'Total Sugars' on the label."
FDA draft guidance, April 17, 2019
"Allulose is different from other sugars in that it is not metabolized by the human body, it has negligible calories, it does not contribute to increases in blood glucose or insulin levels, and if included as carbohydrates and sugar (added sugar) on the Nutrition Facts label, it would lead to confusion to the consumer, particularly consumers with diabetes or those consumers otherwise concerned with accurately monitoring blood glucose.
"Allulose differs from traditional sugars in that it is absorbed in the body and excreted predominantly via the urine without being metabolized."
Tate & Lyle citizen's petition to the FDA
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In recent years, sugar has become public enemy #1 in the food & beverage industry with consumers blaming the ingredient for a litany of health problems. But is this a fair assessment? And even if it isn't, how is industry responding to meet evolving consumer demands? In this live, free one-hour webinar, FoodNavigator-USA's Deputy Editor Elizabeth Crawford will lead an expert panel of speakers through a 45-minute discussion on how consumers' views on sugar are changing the way they shop, and as a result the way food and beverage manufacturers are making products. The last 15 minutes of the webinar will be dedicated to answering attendees' questions. Specifically, the panel will look at: How consumers think about sugar and other sweeteners ranging from coconut sugar and date syrup to allulose, monk fruit and new stevia blends. How do consumer perceptions of sugar and sweeteners stack up to the science? Real life case studies analyzing the pros and cons of formulating with sugar and other sweeteners. How are labeling and regulatory changes related to sugar and sweeteners affecting the market? To what extent is the 'GMO factor' impacting purchasing decisions for sweeteners?
Tate & Lyle's low-calorie sugar allulose easily snaps into formulas as traditional sugar replacement
Tate & Lyle: 'The first two things consumers look for on the Nutrition Facts panel now are calories and sugar'
SweetLeaf Stevia CEO: The sugar substitutes category is flat, but stevia products were up 31% YOY in Q1
Sweeteners in focus: Where next for allulose, stevia, isomaltulose?
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Corn Sensitivities!!
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If Allulose is made from corn, there are many of us in the public that have a food sensitivity to corn, so you MUST label this in the food label so we can know what is in the product by the ingredient label.
Trying to hide things from the public because we are very aware of and becoming more aware of what we eat, is criminal!
And if the FDA is supporting this by allowing you to hide ingredients and not include them on the label, then the FDA is complicit in this crime against consumers.
We need more transparency not less and consumers will be able to decide for themselves what they eat and put in their bodies-hopefully more natural, real, whole foods not processed foods!!
Stop trying to make a better "mousetrap". God gave us real food, lets eat more of that, not your "Frankenfoods" made from GMO corn!!
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Carl Crow
Carl Crow (1884–1945) was a Highland, Missouri-born newspaperman, businessman, and author who managed several newspapers and then opened the first Western advertising agency in Shanghai, China. He ran the agency for 19 years, creating calendar advertisements and the so-called sexy China Girl poster.[1] He was also the founding editor of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury.
With A.R. Burt and J.B. Powell, Crow published the bilingual Biographies of Prominent Chinese (c. 1925).[2] In the 1930s and 1940s, Crow wrote 13 books, including the explanation of his Confucianism, Master Kung: The Story of Confucius (1937); the anecdotal The Chinese are Like That (1938), titled My Friends the Chinese in England; and his most popular book, 400 Million Customers (1937). The latter won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1937, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.[3][4] 400 Million Customers has been reprinted at least twice in the new millennium.[5]
Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for a quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking ad-man. He also did stints as a hostage negotiator, emergency police sergeant, gentleman farmer, go-between for the American government, and propagandist. As his career progressed, so did the fortunes of Shanghai. The city transformed itself from a dull colonial backwater when Crow arrived, to the thriving and ruthless cosmopolitan metropolis of the 1930s when Crow wrote his pioneering book 400 Million Customers, which encouraged a flood of business into China in an intriguing foreshadowing of today's boom.
In 1935, the Shanghai Municipal Council published a map for visitors to the city which they commissioned Crow to produce. A reproduction of the map was printed in 2005 to help fund the copying of the archive of Crow's unpublished works, diaries and correspondence held at the University of Missouri.[6]
Among Crow's exploits were attending the negotiations in Peking which led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, getting a scoop on the Japanese interference in China during the First World War, negotiating the release of a group of western hostages from a mountain bandit lair, and being one of the first westerners to journey up the Burma Road during the Second World War. He met and interviewed most of the major figures of the time, including Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, the Soong sisters, and Mao Zedong's second-in-command Zhou En-lai. During the Second World War he worked for American intelligence alongside Owen Lattimore, co-ordinating US policies to support China against Japan.
He was very anti-Japanese, and fearing retribution he left Shanghai for good in 1937, just days after the Japanese attacked as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War's Battle of Shanghai.[1]
He returned to Chongqing in 1939, entering China via the Burma Road from Rangoon to Kunming. He wrote a diary of this time which has been edited by Shanghai-based English writer Paul French, and published as Carl Crow: The Long Road Back to China.
He died in Manhattan in 1945.
1913 – The Travelers Handbook for China, Hwa-Mei Book Concern, Shanghai, (1913)
1914 – America and the Philippines, Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, (1914)
1916 – Japan and America: A Contrast, Robert M McBride & Company, New York, (1916)
c. 1925 - Biographies of Prominent Chinese, Biographical Publishing Company Inc., Shanghai, (c. 1925)
1937 – I Speak for the Chinese, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1937)
1937 – Four Hundred Million Customers, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1937)
1938 – Master Kung: The Story of Confucius, Harper & Brothers, New York and London, (1938)
1938 – The Chinese Are Like That, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1938) (Also published as My Friends the Chinese, Hamish Hamilton, London (1938))
1939 – He Opened the Door of Japan, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1939). Sometimes known by the alternative title Harris of Japan
1940 – Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1940)
1940 – Meet the South Americans, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1940)
1942 – Japan's Dream of World Empire: The Tanaka Memorial, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1942)
1943 – The Great American Customer, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1943)
1944 – China Takes Her Place, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1944)
1945 – The City of Flint Grows Up, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1945)
2009 – The Long Road Back to China: The Burma Road Wartime Diaries (written 1939, pub. 2009)
French, Paul. Through the Looking Glass: Foreign Journalists in China, from the Opium Wars to Mao. Hong Kong University Press, 2009.
Elizabeth Ingleson, "Four Hundred Million Customers: Carl Crow and the Legacy of 1930s Sino-American Trade", Australasian Journal of American Studies Vol. 35, No. 1
Reprint of Crow's Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom China Economic Review
Carl Crow's 1935 map of Shanghai
"Chinese Wise Man". Time. May 16, 1938. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
"Milestones, Jun. 18, 1945". Time. June 18, 1945.
Economist article
Asian Review of Books article
NPR on Carl Crow
Global Journalist on Carl Crow and Missouri journalists in Shanghai
The Enduring Legacy of Carl Crow
United States portal
China portal
Journalism portal
^ a b French, Paul. Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand: The Life, Times, and Adventures of an American in Shanghai, Hong Kong University Press (2006) ISBN 962-209-802-9.
^ A Brief Introduction – Biographies of Prominent Chinese Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Books and Authors", The New York Times, 1936-04-12, page BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).
^ "Booksellers Give Prize to 'Citadel': Cronin's Work About Doctors Their Favorite--'Mme. Curie' Gets Non-Fiction Award Two Others Win Honors Fadiman Is 'Not Interested' in What Pulitzer Committee Thinks of Selections Other High Favorites Paperweights As Prizes", The New York Times 1938-03-02, page 14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).
^ (2002) ISBN 1-891936-07-7; Kegan Paul (2006) ISBN 0-7103-1212-1.
^ Article on reprint of historical map of Shanghai produced by Carl Crow.


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If you have recently been appointed as the person who is going to do Vancouver wedding photography then you are probably required to take engagement photos first. The groom may have contacted you ahead of time so that you can be there on the actual day of the engagement.
Aside from the actual day of the engagement wherein a Sim Wedding Videographer may also be hired to take a great video of the actual engagement, you will also be required to take pre - wedding photos or pre - nuptial photos. You need to get pictures that will show the spark of the couple with each other.
You may have your own way of taking photographs or you may prefer a certain photography style over the rest. For instance, do you like taking random photos wherein you will allow the couple to do their own thing and you can catch their unguarded yet sweet moments? Perhaps you want the engagement shoot to have an overall theme so you will require them to pose in a certain way. Most couples will contact you because they know your photography style so talk with the couple beforehand about their expectations and what you want to do.
Your main goal as a wedding photographer in Vancouver is to take photographs of moment wherein the couple will show that they are love struck and are into each other. If you are taking photos of a couple who are truly in love, you do not have to worry anymore.
Engagement photos may require a bit of PDA.
You may think that engagement photos will be the same with taking family or friendly photos but this is not true at all. The main theme of engagement photos is always love so you need to make this evident through the photographs that you are going to take. Encourage the couple to be sweet with each other because this will make taking photos easier.
Choose the right location for the photographs.
You may want to give suggestions regarding the right locations that you are going to use in order to take the photographs but the decision will depend on the couple. You need to know wonderful locations that will make your photographs and the love between the couple come alive. It is true that aesthetically pleasing locations will look amazing in photographs as compared to normal looking ones.
You always have to learn.
One of the mistakes that some photographers make is they assume that they have already made it because they are highly sought after but photographers can always learn more. Wedding photographers Vancouver can always make the decision to learn from every mistake that they have made so that they will never make it again. You can actually check out previous engagement photos made by other photographers to get ideas for the engagement shoot that you are going to make.
Aside from the tips that are mentioned above, there are still a lot more that you will learn as you make you become booked and hired to take more engagement and wedding pictures. Take note of these tips to always help you improve.


I have been trying to keep the blog more regularly updated, but the move-in has kind of taken all my time for the past two weeks. Also, we don't have internet yet in the new place so that makes posting even trickier. And on that note, trying to set up internet in New York is crazy! After lots of research, Keith decided to go with Verizon Fios (kind of like cheaper Google Fiber) and a technician arrived this past Saturday morning to install it. The process required him climbing a telephone pole in the backyard, which meant getting access to the out-of-town downstairs neighbor's place and private backyard, to set up a whole new system and then install everything inside. Unfortunately, after accessing the yard with our building super's help, the technician discovered that the telephone pole in the back is actually in someone else's yard (on another street) and no one was home to let the technician in. Now we have to wait another week for someone to try again to access some stranger's yard so we can get internet. Weirdest set-up ever.
Before shot of our kitchen (plastic still on the fridge and everything).
There are a lot of strange quirks like that with returning to apartment living and being in a whole new city. We're slowly figuring it all out. I am very happy to not be responsible for a mortgage or house repair or yard maintenance anymore, but we're also currently living in a brownstone that is still under construction. Remember how our "unicorn apartment" had just been completely redone and has beautiful new fixtures? Well now the same is happening to the empty apartment above us and the basement in our building, which means all week while I'm home unpacking, there are loud clangs and noises above and below (and occasional strange smells), and the water has had to be turned off for between 2 - 4 hours every few days for work. I just have to keep reminding myself that eventually it will all be over, and when it is, we'll have a washer/dryer and storage in the basement. Oy vey. This is all a very good reminder that "perfect" apartments are never really perfect.
Before photo of our master bedroom in the new apartment.
On a more positive note, I fall more in love with Brooklyn, and our little apartment, every day. Storage in our new place is quite a challenge, but aside from that (and the ongoing construction) I love having so much less space. I love that I can see from the front to the back of our apartment while sitting in the living room. I love having so much less clutter and how easy it will be to find everything (once unpacked and organized). Keith and I both already agreed the next time we buy a place, we want to go much smaller than the 2,100 square feet we had in Austin. And now in this new space, I'm even more convinced of that. I know plenty are thinking "wait until you have a kid", but I have many friends that live in 1200 square feet and under spaces with kid(s) and it works great for them. It's all about your organization skills, which I'm already planning tips on for smaller living.
Before shot of our living room.
Buying again is a very long way off for us, because we are loving living in Brooklyn. Every day that I walk out our front door and am strolling through Prospect Park in less than 8 minutes or past shops and cute cafes, I become further smitten with this place. I am even starting to enjoy being able to take the subway into Manhattan in 20 minutes or to another neighborhood in Brooklyn and explore all the different places. We found a local hardware store our first week here and within the next few weeks, they'll probably know me by name from how often I swing by for nails and screws, paint, wall hooks, etc. There are also two YMCAs within 2 - 3 streets from us and we've already toured both and will be joining in the next two weeks for access to their classes, large indoor track, free weights and swimming pools.
Move-in day and my very strong husband who lugged everything upstairs himself.
Moving and unpacking are always worse than one remembers.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love exploring a new place on foot. Any area that can easily be seen simply by taking a stroll out your front door, is sure to gain a special place in my heart. I don't think I'll ever love Manhattan the way I love Brooklyn already, it's a little too fast and overwhelming and noisy for my taste, but this borough and neighborhood (and street and apartment) will always have a very special place in my heart. It feels like where our grand adventure really began. To wrap up, I promised a few photos of the current state of our new apartment, so after two weeks of late hours and long days, this is where things currently stand.
Hello living room and my favorite pallet sign I've made to date!
Current state of master bedroom (ignore the unfinished dresser on left side).
Current state of our home office.
We have a long way to go (the future nursery has a boxspring, random boxes and baby shower items starting to gather in it) and are still coming up with creative storage solutions, but it's already starting to feel more like home every day. I haven't started hanging much art yet, but once I do, I also want to find ways to infuse even more color in these spaces (with throw pillows, accents, etc). I'm currently spending the week in Texas with my sister, so Keith has a long task week of projects for while I'm gone. Can't wait to share more in the coming weeks!


You may have more storage then you could ever use but packed cupboards say otherwise. You needn't completely clear them out. Pair down to only what you will need in the upcoming weeks, giving preference to matching sets of dinnerware and high end items. Neatly organized cabinets of glassware and foodstuffs is a pleasing sight to homeowners, working for you, not against you.
*Yes, this applies to you even if your cabinets are not see-through. Buyers will 100% be opening up cabinets and drawers. So while were at it, you may want to clear out those embarrassing ointments in the bathroom too.
Personal photos and memorabilia are the hallmark of the family home, but a big no-no in a staged property. Placing mementos of your family's memories front and center will hinder buyer's ability to imagine making their own.
It may even make them feel like they are being invasive while touring your home, causing them to speed through the property. You want them to give each room its proper consideration, not spending their time wondering why that child has a bucket on their head (adorable as that picture is). And really, if you think about it, do you want strangers getting a window into your personal life?
3) Thinking a once over with the Swiffer is enough.
Unless you have Martha Stewart level standards for your home, the basic once over you've been doing is not going to cut it for a house on the market. Dingy tiles and dusty vents will raise concern about the level of over all up keep.
After living in a house for a while you become blind to certain areas, so it is wise to bring in a pro or at least a fresh set of eyes. I can't tell you the number of properties I've entered where there are pristine counter tops but a cobweb left unattended by the basement door!
Now is the time to finally use all those vacuum attachments, wash windows (inside and out), polish fixtures, and remove any marks on the wall. You will find that the effort was more than worth it when you get your asking price on your home.


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Ofer - Release on Bail, Holding and trading of combat materiel
Before leaving home in the morning, I read an article in the paper entitled "14 year old Palestinian killed by IDF sniper in the West Bank". I had an eerie feeling that I may have met the boy's parents. At the end of the week Gideon Levy gave more details about the incident and I realized that I had met the parents several times at Ofer when they attended the trial of the dead boy's brother
[See my report of 14.4.14].
The yard at Ofer is filled with family members, but for some reason no names are called and no one is ushered in. In fact, in some of the subsequent hearings there were no family members present.
Most of the cases dealt with remand extensions.
Atty. Ismail Tawil represents a detainee brought from the Russian Compound [detention center], where he will return after the remand decision is granted. His wrist is bandaged; family members explain that the hand was broken at the Russian Compound. This was not even mentioned in the hearing.
The detainee works for the Palestinian Authority; he is accused of keeping weapons in the house. His brother brings in the mother who is almost blind.
Later, in the yard, the man explains his complicated (but not unusual) civic situation. He works at the Palestinian DCL in Bethlehem, and naturally holds a green ID. He is married to an Israeli citizen; his son who also has Israeli citizenship is about to undergo surgery at Hadassah tomorrow. The father is barred from entering Israel for security reasons, so he cannot accompany his wife and son to the hospital. He explains that his mother has residency statue, i.e., blue ID. I asked how such confusion could occur in one family, and he explained that in 1967 his father paid no attention to registration. There was free passage and all bureaucratic registration seemed like a formality.
In Justice Lieut. – Col. Hanan Rubinstein's court Atty. Munzer Abu Ahmad represents Khalil Ibrahim Muhammad Akili – ID 85131211
There is an indictment against Khalil, and the prosecutor requests remand extension until the conclusion of the proceedings. Khalil is accused of activity in Kutla Al-Islamiya (Hamas Students Organization) and has been incriminated by others. The attorney explains that it is hard to prove membership (in a hostile organization); One can prove only his lastest activity as a supporter of Kutla Islamiya in April 2014.
The judge concludes that there is sufficient evidence and orders remand extension until the conclusion of the procedure.
Arraignment hearing is set for 16.11.14
Salah Muhammad Ibrahim Habel – ID 938460169
Salah Habel seems to be a well-known figure: when he was in court every attorney passing by stopped to talk to him.
He is represented by Salah Mahamid.
As far as I was able to gather, Salah had been under administrative detention for two years, and the detention is about to come to an end. There were plans to appeal to the High Court of Justice before an indictment was presented: the prosecution updated the HCJ, that the investigation was being completed and an indictment was being prepared. The attorney states that he has not been given all the material.
The military prosecutor responds that the material is very extensive. The case includes 30 defendants and detainees under investigation.
The judge agrees that the entire file should be given to the defense: so far the file includes only notes for the defense indicating that there is more investigative material.
Thus, the judge postponed the hearing to 18.11.14 and the respondent will remain in detention.
Then there was discussion of alternative to detention for three minors (whom I had met two weeks earlier). I can report here that Atty. Haled Al-Araj was able to reduce the bail from 1500 to 1000 shekels. I hope by now the boys are back in their homes.
Release on Bail
Holding and trading of combat materiel
Maltreatment
Incriminators
Detention until conclusion of proceedings


Go to school, get a career, buy a home, have a family and retire. These are the fundamental life goals that, for older generations, determine a person's success or failure in modern society. The earlier they're achieved, the more successful a person is. But this cookie-cutter lifestyle has aged with the people who value it. Life goals are transforming, especially for a generation known as Millennials.
In a generation born from Baby Boomers and a few Generation Xers, Millennials have been labelled everything from industry killers to narcissistic tech-addicts. According to a 2017 survey by Ipsos MORI, a global research market organization, Millennials are having kids much later in life in smaller numbers, buying homes at a slower rate than their parents and have less money saved for retirement.
If cookie-cutter standards are markers of success, then Millennials have been raised to fail them. Far from being "lazy and entitled", Millennials are overworked, stressed and financially struggling.
According to the Ipsos MORI survey they're statistically better educated than their predecessors, and yet it's rare to find someone in this generation landing a lifetime career in their field of study.
As a result, saying yes to every opportunity has left many chasing one job after the other instead of sticking to one direct path. It's no wonder that in a recent study published by Environics Institute, a research organization in Canada, 79 per cent of Millennials surveyed said they desire a balance between work and their personal life more than anything.
For this reason, Millennials have created a vital generational shift. They're redefining family norms, pursuing careers that align with their personal beliefs and are seeking education outside of post-secondary institutions. They're choosing to engage in causes more than their predecessors and have successfully found ways of eliminating debt, even if it means forgoing a retirement plan. Millennials are finding innovative ways to live the lives they want and are reinventing outdated models of success.


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On December 17, 2014 the Media Center at Marietta High School opened the door to its new MakerSpace.
Be sure to check out our Instagram for current student projects.
Student Safety Pledge and Parent Agreement
In 2015, I spoke at the GLMA Summer Institute about creating and operating a school MakerSpace - HERE are my notes!
-Nielson
"Makerspaces are collaborative workshops where young people gain practical hands-on experience with new technologies and innovative processes to design and build projects. They provide a flexible environment where learning is made physical by applying science, technology, math, and creativity to solve problems and build things."
Makerspace Playbook - School Edition, 20131
Through the Media Center at Marietta High School, students are given the opportunity, facility, and equipment to create professional-grade digital media products including websites, instructional videos, and multi-track audio recordings.
Students have access to these tools regardless of their class schedule - we offer the opportunity to all of our students to take a digital camera home regardless of whether or not they're enrolled in a video production course.
Though we're proud of the services we offer to help students with these design projects, we've recently reflected - why should these design opportunities be limited to only digital or two-dimensional output?
What if a student would like to explore 3D-printing, but doesn't have the opportunity in their schedule to register for our CTAE Engineering course?
Similarly, upon reviewing the list of this year's MYP candidates' Personal Projects, many are based on the goal of manufacturing a new "thing" - from a model roller-coaster to a Victorian Corset, a baseball bat, and even an obstacle course for a pet hamster.
Some of our students are fortunate enough to have parents who own or have access to the tools they need to complete these sorts of projects. But what about our students who are not so fortunate? How many of our students envisioned a project they couldn't realize because they didn't have access to a 3D-printer, lathe, or serger? How can we level the playing field?
Coincidentally, there's a new initiative on the rise, both in communities, and schools - the "Maker Movement".
Over the last decade, "Makers" throughout the country have organized and established their own "MakerSpaces" - a community facility, open to the public, dedicated to collaborative creation - founded and maintained by donations, dues, and volunteer work.
And now, very recently, the movement is spreading to both public and school libraries. The concept is endorsed by the American Library Association through their "Make it @ Your Library" program in collaboration with the Institute of Museum and Library Services2, and MakerSpaces continue to enjoy positive press and promotion by the American Association of School Libraries3.
As Marietta City Schools continues its emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, in addition to recognizing the educational rewards of self-directed, project-based, inquiry-based, and collaborative learning, the staff of the MHS Media Center has established Marietta High School's own MakerSpace.
Our vision is to create a space to host all MHS family members - from the student studying Shakespeare who would like to build a scale model of the Globe, to the U.S. History student who would like to re-create a Civil War soldier's uniform, as well as the Arts student who would like to develop a touchless, motion-controlled musical instrument. Teachers may also use the MakerSpace to create instructional materials - a World History teacher may re-create an ancient tribal mask, or a math teacher may create their own modular document camera.
Our goal is to offer opportunities as diverse as our patrons' interests.
So now that we've established our MakerSpace, how will we manage the space? Who are the people involved? How will we promote the space? How do we know we're on the right track?..
Coordinating Space and Time
students must submit a parent-signed, permission/release form
all users must complete an orientation prior to beginning work
five students may work in the space at once (subject to change upon ongoing review)
students may reserve one block per day, up to two weeks in advance
reservations are not required if space is available
users will sign in and out
by request, the space may be available after normal school hours
ALL the students and staff at Marietta High School
Media Center staff will manage and maintain the space
collaborate with Marietta Makers group
collaborate with Atlanta Makerspace, Freeside
establish partnerships with local developers and manufacturers to offer expert-led workshops
Sharing our Vision
promotional video and information will be posted on the Media Center website
virtual tour (5 minutes) will be offered to all teachers at one MHS staff meeting
District press announcement
Blue Devil News feature
quarterly open orientation
ongoing personal orientations
Identifying our Success
Goal: average 15 user hours per week
Goal: collaborate with two teachers per month
Goal: host an exhibit at Atlanta Maker Faire 2015 showcasing 3 student projects consult with teachers of students using the space for assignments
quality of finished project
objectives met
exit interview/evaluation form for users
what would you have done differently?
did you find you required tools not present?
It's a big job, but establishing a MakerSpace is a fantastic opportunity to offer new creative and academically enriching experiences to all of our students.
We're excited to see the Media Center's MakerSpace encourage the students and staff of Marietta High School to Explore, Create, and Connect, and we look forward to your support.
Tim Nielson
tnielson@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
1 http://makerspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MakerspacePlaybook-Feb2013.pdf
2 http://makeitatyourlibrary.org/about
3 http://aasl.ala.org/essentiallinks/index.php?title=AASL_Essential_Links_:About
4 http://makerspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hsmakerspacetoolsmaterials-201204.pdf


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Daily Reading – July 7, 2018
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Numbers 13:1–25 (ESV)
Spies Sent into Canaan
13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them." 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. 4 And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; 5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; 6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; 9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; 10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; 11 from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; 13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; 14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; 15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, "Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, 18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, 19 and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, 20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.
21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. 22 They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.
Report of the Spies
25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land.
Psalm 7 (ESV)
In You Do I Take Refuge
7 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
1 O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge;
save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
2 lest like a lion they tear my soul apart,
rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,
if there is wrong in my hands,
4 if I have repaid my friend with evil
or plundered my enemy without cause,
5 let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
and let him trample my life to the ground
and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
6 Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
7 Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
over it return on high.
8 The Lord judges the peoples;
judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God!
10 My shield is with God,
who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge,
and a God who feels indignation every day.
12 If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword;
he has bent and readied his bow;
13 he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
making his arrows fiery shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil
and is pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
15 He makes a pit, digging it out,
and falls into the hole that he has made.
16 His mischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.
17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Behold, the Lamb of God
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.' 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel." 32 And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 He said to them, "Come and you will see." So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).
As late as 1544 [Luther] wrote in his Kurzes Bekenntnis vom heiligen Sakrament: "It is certain that he who does not or will not believe one article correctly (after he has been taught and admonished) does not believe any sincerely and with the right faith. And whoever is so bold that he ventures to accuse God of fraud and deception in a single word and does so willfully again and again after he has been warned and instructed once or twice will likewise certainly venture to accuse God of fraud and deception in all of His words. Therefore it is true, absolutely and without exception, that everything is believed or nothing is believed. The Holy Ghost does not suffer Himself to be separated or divided so that He should teach and cause to be believed one doctrine rightly and another falsely." (32–33)
July 7, 2018 at 4:00am


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Ristic smashes 32-year-old record
18.01.2017, 11:39h
Serbian hurdler Milan Ristic who trains in USA beat 60m National Indoor record. He clocked 6.74 and bettered Aleksandar Popovic's record (6.76) from 1985.
'I made a good start and had a pretty good race. I didn't think about the clock, I just relaxed and ran as I would run a hurdle race. I'm still feeling heavy from my preparation period so we can expect better results in the upcoming 60m dash and 60m hurdles races', said Ristic.
Besides 60m dash, Ristic ran 60m hurdles and clocked 7.78 seconds. His PB on this discipline is 7.69 seconds.
'This was my first attempt at 107cm hurdles, I ran only 99cm height until now. We didn't have any starting blocks during warm up so I didn't have the chance to properly prepare for my start. It turned out good but until I reached the desired stride it was already late to speed up so I finished my race relaxed and under control. I hope to run much faster in the finals tomorrow', concluded Ristic.
Our national recorder will return to Serbia in February when he will compete at the Balkan Championships and European Indoor Championships from 3-5 March in Kombank Arena.
Photo: Adrian Etheridge
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I feel blessed to be able to spend my days talking middle grade fictions with fourth graders in my classroom. I've spent the discussing the books with my students that won 2011 Nerdies. Is Origami Yoda real? – is a conversation that students regularly discusss. What would you wish for if you had a magic bread box? -every fourth grader loves thinking about their answer. What did you think about how the two stories came together in Wonderstruck? – Wow! is a common response to that question.
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ndivya 20 February 2019
Precision medicine platform assists in finding markers for personalised patient care. Credit: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Israel-based Ben-Gurion University (BGU), has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform to monitor and predict the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
Developed by professor Boaz Lerner at the BGU's Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, the platform is expected to enable the identification of markers for personalised patient care and improved drug development.
Initially, the platform will be used to track amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with plans to expand its application to other neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
"The platform will utilise machine learning and data mining algorithms to analyse demographic and clinical data in order to generate models for predicting the rate and pattern of ALS progression."
Complicated research and drug development for ALS is attributed to the heterogeneity of the patient population that results in variability in onset symptoms, disease progression rate and pattern, and survival.
BGN Technologies said that the new platform will improve care and quality of life for ALS patients through reliable stratification to homogenous sub-groups, and personalised prediction of disease progression rate and pattern.
These models can also be used to identify factors required for the prediction and stratify homogenous sub-groups from the heterogeneous ALS population.
In addition, the platform is expected to improve clinical trials design and the clinical evaluation of treatment by identifying markers of different sub-populations for which treatment is beneficial, in turn enhancing success rates of studies.
Lerner said: "The novel platform, which uses machine learning algorithms, will enable not only accurate prediction of disease progression, a crucial ingredient for better clinical trials, but also identification of interrelationships between demographics and measurable factors from physical examinations and patient functionality that will advance clinical research of this devastating condition."
BGN Technologies intends to use recent funds from the Israel Innovation Authority to develop a system that will enable implementation of the new technology on personal computers (PCs), the cloud and cellular applications.
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Postoak (see also Post Oak, Post Oak Springs) is an unincorporated community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States.

Notable people
Joshua Berkey, politician, newspaper editor, and Christian minister, was born in Post Oak Springs, in Roane County.

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Unincorporated communities in Roane County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee