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While the Redbirds have their AutoZone, the Grizzlies have their Pyramid (and soon-to-be-started arena), and the River Kings have their Desoto County Conference Center, the Blues City Hockey League has something none of them do: A Chick Fil-A. The amateur hockey club also has a driver's license substation and a quickie marriage license vendor (complete with chapel). Heck, Blues City Hockey even has a J.C. Penney. Oh wait, never mind. They have all this because they play in Memphis' great forgotten open space: The Mall of Memphis. It's that big ol' building at Perkins and American Way, center of mall commerce for Memphis in the 80's. The place struggles on, but its ice rink continues to be haven for those addicted to the sound of sharp blades on cold ice. The league is under the charge of Hockey Director Dan Brown, a former River Kings defense man from '94-'98, and then again in '99, after which he retired. The league's first run was last February. It sported only three teams at the time, with games once a week. Each week, the teams took turns at pulling a double-header. That's right. A double-header of hockey. Brown says that he was happy for the turnout. "We got three teams out of nowhere," he says. "We weren't sure what we were going to get." In the league's second incarnation, four teams came to play in a summer league. The bad thing about four teams was that it meant no more double headers. The good thing about four teams was that it meant no more double headers. Now, Brown's league fields 5 teams and 75 players hitting the ice each week at the Mall of Memphis. Those 75 players are a diverse lot. "We have some pro guys," Brown says of former River Kings teammates he's cajoled to play. But also, "We have some who are just beginning." All games are refereed, and all players must have complete gear (ranging in price from $200-$600, according to Brown). Also, all players must be certified by U.S.A. Hockey. The season runs roughly 15 weeks, with four out of the five teams reaching a playoff round. Each team earns a bye every fifth week of play. Every member of the squad must pay for ice time for all games (a total fee of $170). This season ends in mid-January, but the next comes right up and begins in mid-February. And Blues City Hockey isn't just for guys. "We have some women in the league," Brown says. "We don't have that many, but I allow them to skate." Though there are only two or three women players in the league at this time, Brown says, "I would love to put up a women's league." Maybe in the future. As it stands, Memphis amateur hockey is definitely on the rise. As the league gets bigger and more people show up to watch the games (Brown says that about "50 or 60" spectators watched the summer championship game), the Mall of Memphis will perhaps see a bit more life. The place certainly can't sale much of anything, so at the least it can still be used as a public use facility. Maybe next it will install an indoor track upstairs. OTHER STUFF
I went to the NBA media day and then a practice this morning. This is going to be so much fun. The Grizzlies might not be necessarily a good team this year, but they will definitely be cool to watch. As I watched the practice, two things stand out the most. 1) Rookie Shane Battier is a work-horse on defense. He pulled fellow rookie Pau Gasol all around the floor when the two met up. And 2) native Memphian Lorenzen Wright wants a starting spot and he wants it bad. When the rest of the team went to go get water, Wright just called for a ball and started to hit jump-shots from the free-throw line. He didn't stop moving the entire practice. Even when it was his turn to sit during team scrimmages, Wright stood on the sideline, talking quietly with Battier, looking everything like a mentor to the younger player. When Wright wasn't jabbering with the rookie, he called out encouragement to other players. It's my guess that Wright wants the Pyramid to be his house again.
The AXA Liberty Bowl is calling this year's installment a "celebration of patriotism" with its "partners in patriotism." The Liberty Bowl people will hand out 10,000 American flag posters and 50,000 American flags on game days. That they will hand out posters of flags speaks volumes toward the power of the postmodern on marketing gurus trying to sell tickets. But isn't the 50 K real flags a bit much? That's what, three flags per person?
The University of Memphis faces a big test this weekend as CUSA leader Southern Mississippi comes to the Liberty Bowl (no word yet on how many flags or how many representations of flags will be on display). The Memphis defense had better show up or this season will fall flat before it is half done. At 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play, the Tigers already tread a thin line between loser territory and a potential Bowl bid.


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COVID-19 Self-tests kits arrive for Saba schools
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SABA (THE BOTTOM) —Two pallets with self-test kits for the schools on Saba arrived on Wednesday, January 19.
The COVID-19 self-tests, 10,800 in total, were financed by the Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport (VWS) and transported on Royal Dutch Airlines KLM from Amsterdam to St. Maarten on Tuesday, January 18, and taken to Saba with a charter flight of SXM Airways the following day.
The self-tests are for the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) and the Sacred Heart School (SHS) so students can regularly do a self-test to help safeguard the schools against the spreading of COVID-19. The self-tests are for students age 6 and up. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson dropped off the packages with the self-test kits at the schools on Wednesday.
Schools on Saba re-opened on Monday, January 17, one week later than originally scheduled after the Christmas holidays due to a surge of COVID-19 cases on the island.
Island Governor Jonathan Johnson hands over a box with self-tests to Sacred Heart School Principal Hortence Promes.
The arrival of the self-tests at the airport on Saba on Wednesday, January 19.
NV GEBE Reopens Simpson Bay Branch Office on Thursday. Back to Normal Business Hours at Branches
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - NV GEBE stated in a Wednesday press release that its Branch Office in Simpson Bay will be reopen to the public on Thursday, January 20, 2022, while also going back to its regular business hours of 7:45AM to 3:00PM at both branches.
With Covid cases rising in the last couple of weeks, fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, NV GEBE's Management made decision to scale back its operating hours at the Main Office and also to close the Branch Office in Simpson Bay.
Temporary Manager of NV GEBE, Merrill Temmer stated that due to the rise in cases across the island, NV GEBE had to revert back to its policies introduced amid the height of the pandemic in 2020. He added that NV GEBE will continue to ensure the safety of its staff and customers who chooses to conduct on premise transactions.
All customers will be required to observe COVID-19 protocols such as wearing a face masks, practice social distancing, use hand sanitizer and undergo temperature screening.
NV GEBE understands that frustrations may arise, as we continue to adjust to the unprecedented changes brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, our Company remains committed to ensuring that all avenues are explored as we continually seek new measures that can increase the safety of our staff and customers while we continue to fight the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic together.
NV GEBE regrets any inconvenience caused by the above mentioned measures, and will continue to inform the public about future changes when they arise.
Dutch roll out child vaccination programme, many parents have doubts
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Parents will be invited to have their children aged five to 11 vaccinated against coronavirus from Tuesday, as the Dutch vaccination programme enters its next stage.
Parents are being sent a letter asking them to make a first appointment at a regional health council vaccination centre. Children will be given two doses of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine eight weeks apart.
According to research by public health institute RIVM, 47% of parents say they will allow their offspring to be vaccinated but the rest either won't or have doubts. The older the child, the more likely parents are to approve of vaccination.
In particular, the parents of young children are concerned about unknown, long-term side effects, the RIVM said. The vaccine has been approved for use in children by the European Medicines Agency.
The Dutch health council approved the vaccination of children in early December, saying this will reduce the spread of the virus in schools, sports clubs and society in general, so allowing some restrictions to be eased.
The council also stressed the importance of providing clear information for parents and children and said that all forms of coercion should be avoided. 'The decision whether to or not to take advantage of vaccination must not lead to children being kept off school or other social exclusion,' the council said at the time.
Most children do not suffer from serious illness if they catch coronavirus, although a very small minority have had a complication called multisystem inflammatory syndrome which has left some with longer term problems.
Read the John Hopkins medicine article on the pros and cons of vaccinating children. In addition, vaccinating children will help slow the spread of coronavirus because children may have no symptoms but can transmit it to parents, grandparents and teachers, who may be more susceptible to a more severe infection, experts say.
The take-up rate in the regular childhood vaccination programme is over 90%.
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Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Coronavirus infections in school-age children more than doubled in the week after schools reopened following the Christmas holidays.
The total number of infections was up by 21% in the second week of January, far lower than the previous week's 77% increase, but the trend was much stronger in younger age groups.
There were 131% more positive tests in primary school-age children and 78% more among teenagers, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. Cases also went up faster in people aged between 30 and 45, but there were fewer infections among people in their twenties.
In total 242,961 people tested positive in the seven days to January 18, the highest weekly total ever recorded, while 36% of all tests were positive, also a record.
The figures mean that in the last week one person out of every 72 in the Netherlands was diagnosed with coronavirus. The infection rate in the 15-19 age group was one in 33, compared to one in 526 among the over-75 population.
IC admissions down Hospital admissions continued to decline strongly despite the high infection rate, with 647 people admitted to hospital in the last week compared to 940 the week before.
Intensive care admissions were down by 36% at 94, while the number of recorded deaths fell from 116 to 63, an average of nine a day.
The RIVM said around half of all adults and 90% of people over the age of 60 had now had a booster vaccine but warned that the number of infections could rise faster now some of the lockdown restrictions have been lifted.
'What effect the most recent relaxations will have on the number of people who test positive for coronavirus and the number of hospital admissions that follow from that will become clear in the next few weeks,' said a spokesman.
The Voice of Holland dropped by RTL after #metoo allegations
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Broadcaster RTL has dropped its flagship talent show The Voice of Holland, which has become embroiled in a major scandal about sexual abuse and the abuse of power.
Main sponsor T-Mobile has also pulled out of its deal with the programme, following claims that at least one key member of team was involved in putting sexual pressure on women in the show.
The scandal was broken by YouTube programme Boos (angry), which is run by public broadcasting company BNNVARA. It says that several women claim they have been the victims of sexual misconduct during their time with the show.
'In spring 2021, the Boos editorial team were told about apparent inappropriate sexual behaviour on the set of The Voice of Holland,' BNNVARA said in a statement. 'Presenter Tim Hofman then appealed for people who had unacceptable experiences on talent shows.
We received many reactions from people who said they were victims of, or had witnessed sexually unacceptable behaviour on The Voice. They concern Jeroen Rietbergen and several others involved in the programme.'
Rietbergen, the show's band leader, has now publicly admitted he had 'sexual contact' with women who were involved in the show several years ago. Rietbergen is the partner of television presenter Linda de Mol, whose brother is John de Mol, owner of television company Talpa which devised The Voice and used to produce it.
Rietbergen also admitted having been warned about his behaviour several years ago. He has now stepped down. Rapper and show talent coach Ali B has also been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour and, it emerged, one woman has made a formal police complaint against him.
It is not yet clear if he will face any charges. B said on Instagram: 'this is an accusation about something which is supposed to have happened years ago, but it is not true. There is nothing concrete. I cannot defend myself but the damage has already been done.'
RTL and current production company ITV have brought in a team of outside experts to investigate the claims. Show presenter Martijn Krabbé, who was with the programme since the first season in 2010, said he had no idea about the allegations and that he was in shock.
Chantal Janzen, who now presents the show, called for no stone to be left unturned in an effort to get to truth. And on Sunday evening, rock singer Anouk quit as one of the show's talent coaches.
'I do not want to work in a place where men can abuse their position and where they have been deliberately chosen to keep things quiet and look the other way,' Anouk said in a video statement.
The Boos programme will be broadcast on YouTube on Thursday. Hofman told the Telegraaf that RTL had decided to pull The Voice following Rietbergen's confession and before the programme making the claims could be broadcast.
More than 42,000 coronavirus cases, lowest hospital admissions for 10 weeks
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – More than 42,000 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, setting a new record for the third time in four days.
Monday's total of 42,472 was more than 6,000 higher than Sunday's figure and 51% more than the number of positive tests a week ago. The percentage of positive tests in the last seven days reached 36%, a level not seen since the first weeks of the pandemic when limited tests were available.
The number of patients in hospital with coronavirus increased by 22 to 1,240, including 317 people who are being treated in intensive care. On a weekly basis the number of patients is down by 19% while IC occupancy has fallen by nearly 22%.
In the last week an average of 122 patients a day have been admitted to hospital with Covid-19 while 19 people have been taken into intensive care. Both figures are at their lowest level since October 28.
The RIVM also reported an average of 10 deaths a day from Covid-19 in the last week, compared to 17 a week earlier.
Thousands demonstrate in Amsterdam against Covid rules, vaccinations
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Thousands of people gathered in Amsterdam on Sunday to protest against the coronavirus rules, but by 4.30pm, there had been no repeats of the problems of two weeks ago, when thousand defied a city council ban and turned up to protest anyway.
The police have not yet given an official estimate of the size of the crowd, but the organisers claim 25,000 people were taking part. Some 30 farmers with tractors also joined Sunday's demonstration and some had driven from Groningen and Friesland, broadcaster NOS reported.
The demonstration was given the green light by the police and mayor Femke Halsema, who nevertheless designated several parts of the city as high-risk areas, giving police the right to stop and search people for weapons.
Demonstrators gathered in Westerpark, the Stadionplein area and in Oosterpark before converging on the Museumplein and then going on a march through the city centre.
Campaign group Nederland in Verzet organized the demo in to 'commemorate' the riots last January, in which 240 people were arrested nationwide. A group of anti-fascist campaigners, who were protesting about the presence of far-right groups at the demo, were removed to the nearby Max Euweplein by police.
Coronavirus infections top 36,000, but fewer people are in hospital
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Public health institute RIVM recorded a new record number of positive coronavirus tests in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, but the number of people being treated in hospital continues to decline.
In total, 36,308 new cases were registered with the RIVM, the highest ever figure. The increase takes the average over the past week to 32,305, 27% up on the previous seven-day period.
The number of positive cases may be rising but the number of people being treated in hospital continues to go down, falling to 1,218 by Sunday morning. Of them, 312 people are in an IC ward.
In total, 105 new patients were admitted to hospital, of whom 90 are being treated in an ordinary ward.
Ministers warned on Friday that relaxing some of the coronavirus rules – by reopening all shops, fitness centres and colleges – could send the number of daily infections as high as 80,000.
New coronavirus rules could boost infections to 80,000 a day, says PM
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Reopening shops, higher education institutes and fitness centres will lead to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, possibly up to 80,000 a day, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday evening.
Nevertheless, taking such a step is responsible, Rutte said, because of the impact of the current measures on society. 'We are taking a risk because we have to do sport to stay healthy, because two in three youngsters are feeling lonely, and the lockdown is damaging our health as well,' he said.
The prime minister said he understood that the decision not to reopen cafes, restaurants and the cultural sector feels 'extremely unfair'. However, the risks of spreading the virus during the longer and more intensive contact between people in cafes, for example, are so high that 'we cannot do everything at the same time.'
New measures
As expected, colleges and universities can reopen, with a 75-student limit in lecture theatres. Students should also wear masks all the time while at university. The options for taking part in indoor and outdoor sports and fitness are being expanded.
Gyms can reopen and indoor sports can again take place. However, spectators are still banned, and a coronavirus pass will be required for indoor sports for the over-17s. People are asked to wear a mask, when not actually exercising.
Non-essential shops can reopen but must close at 5pm, but the cabinet has decided not to introduce an appointment system, which had been recommended by the Outbreak Management Team.
Masks are compulsory in shops and there are limits on numbers. Hairdressers, nail stylists and other contact professions can also start working again, as long as they shut up shop at 5pm.
The maximum recommended size for groups outdoors is going up from two to four. At home, the advice is for people to have up to four adult guests per 24 hours.
The quarantine rules are also being relaxed and people who have had a booster shot more than a week before or have recently recovered from coronavirus will not have to go into quarantine if they come into close contact with someone who tests positive for the disease.
People are encouraged to wear a medical face mask if possible, and avoid cloth masks – a marked contrast with government scepticism a year ago about the value of mask wearing.
Live with the virus
New health minister Ernst Kuipers said that we will have to learn to live with coronavirus in the long term. 'It is not just up to the care sector, education, politicians to come up with solutions,' he said.
'We will all together have to find the best way of coming to terms with it,' he said. In the Netherlands, where there are some 200,000 infections a week, youngsters account for the bulk of cases, he said.
The measures which are now being taken mean the number of infections will go up sharply and this in turn will disrupt society. 'Cafes won't be able to open because they won't have the personnel because they will be sick,' he said.
Asked what he thought about the way some local officials are ignoring cafes which are opening in protest, Rutte said it is up to local officials. 'There is no policy of turning a blind eye,' he said.
'It is up to the mayors to decide if they open for a couple of hours, if this can be seen as a demonstration.' He claimed that local mayors agree that there can be no systematic reopening, or policy of 'tolerance' for bars and restaurants breaking the rules long term.
The cabinet will reassess the situation on January 27, in the hope that cafes, events and the cultural sector will be able to reopen, Rutte said.
Fewer than 1,000 Covid patients on an ordinary hospital ward
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – The number of new coronavirus cases in the Netherlands reached a record 35,521 on on Friday, but the figure was distorted by computer failures on Thursday, which meant not all positive tests were registered.
Nevertheless, the Friday total takes the average number of cases per day over the past week to 31,206 – a rise of 45% on the week earlier period. The new record in infections comes as the government prepares to announce what measures it will relax from this weekend.
The government imposed the semi lockdown in the week before Christmas to allow the booster campaign to get up to speed and head off the risk of a surge in hospitalisations.
Now, however, ministers accept the Omicron variant of coronavirus does not make people as sick as earlier versions, even though it is more infectious, paving the way for a relaxation of the rules.
The number of hospital patients continues to decline. In total, 108 people were admitted to hospital overnight, taking the total to 1,289, a reduction of 74 on Thursday's figure.
Of them, 335 are being treated in an IC ward, down from 361 on Thursday. Just one IC patient remains in a German hospital. The number of Covid patients on an ordinary ward has now dipped below 1,000 for the first time since November last year.
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Q: Correctly specifying non-fractional CGFloat values When setting whole CGFloat values (and thus by implication float and double values) is it best practice to include the decimal point or does it not matter? For example:
CGRect rect1 = CGRectMake(0, 10, 100, 200);         // Approach 1
CGRect rect2 = CGRectMake(0.0, 10.0, 100.0, 200.0); // Approach 2

A: The compiler will do an implicit conversion to float, so either method should result in the same float value.
However, your Approach 2 is actually specifying a value of type double, which is then converted to float.  To explicitly specify a float you need to add an f suffix  ie 200.0f
Personally I always specify values like this as xxx.0f just to keep reminding me that they are floats, and screw the extra work the compiler has to do to interpret my code - it's there to do my bidding, not the other way around.
Of course I would also do:
static const float left = 0.0f;
static const float top = 10.0f;
static const float width = 100.0f;
static const float height = 200.0f;

CGRect rect3 = CGRectMake(left, top, width, height);

A: Commonly they're the same, as the implicit cast can't cause a loss of precision with common values like 10, 20, etc...
But just in the rare case that the integer goes in overflow, you'd better use a float.
For example:
CGRect rect1 = CGRectMake(0, 10, 100, INT_MAX+1);

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These two expressions give total different values.
At your place I would use just integers, and turn to a float only when I need to have the decimal precision, or when I may risk to have an integer overflow.

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Coronavirus updates: Chicago halts in-class learning; Fauci says vaccines can handle virus variants; US could hit 500,000 deaths soon
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How the new RNA technology is used to create the COVID-19 vaccines
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COVID-19 has killed more than 426,000 Americans, and infections have continued to mount despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. USA TODAY is tracking the news. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox, join our Facebook group or scroll through our in-depth answers to reader questions.
The Biden administration's White House COVID-19 Task Force held its first virtual briefing Wednesday, promoting its efforts to expedite vaccinations while warning that the nation could surpass 500,000 deaths within weeks.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency predicts 479,000 to 514,000 pandemic deaths will have been reported by Feb. 20. Almost 4,000 deaths and more than 140,000 new infections were reported yesterday alone.
"Our case rates remain extraordinarily high and now is the time to remain vigilant," she said.
The U.S. has distributed more than 44 million doses of vaccine, more than 23 million doses have been administered, and more than 3 million people have received two doses, according to the CDC. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reiterated that vaccines appear to be effective against emerging variants, adding that the U.S. is working with companies to develop new antibody treatments that will be effective as newer strains evolve.
President Joe Biden said this week he expects the majority of the U.S. population can be vaccinated by summer's end or early fall. Andy Slavitt, White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, warned that despite ramping up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines, "it will be months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one."
– Grace Hauck
In the headlines:
►Some researchers in China say they have found a more accurate way to test for he virus – an anal swab. Li Tongzeng, deputy director of infectious disease at Beijing You'an Hospital, told China's Global Times that studies show COVID survives longer in the anus or excrement than in upper body tracts, avoid false negative results.
►Longtime NBA writer Sekou Smith, known for his basketball insight and friendly demeanor, died Tuesday of COVID-19. He was 48 years old.
►Eli Lilly announced that its monoclonal antibody cocktail cuts hospitalizations by 70% for high-risk COVID-19 patients.
►Alaska and Kentucky have detected their states' first known cases of the coronavirus variant identified last year in the United Kingdom, officials said Tuesday. The diagnoses raise the total of states reporting cases of the variant to 25.
📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 25.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 426,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 100.4 million cases and 2.16 million deaths.
📘 What we're reading: Luck, foresight and science: How an unheralded team developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time.
The Oklahoma attorney general's office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a spokesman said Wednesday. Gov. Kevin Stitt defended the purchase last year, saying the pills had shown some promise as a treatment in early March and he didn't want to miss an opportunity to acquire it. The drug, purchased from California-based FFF Enterprises, has since been shown to have little or no effect on severe cases of COVID-19.
With more and more students going back to school this week, evidence from the U.S. and other countries indicates schools can operate safely with precautions and they should open for in-person instruction as soon as possible, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say. In an article published Tuesday in JAMA Network, the researchers wrote that wearing masks and maintaining social distance have proved effective at limiting transmission of the coronavirus in schools, but activities such as indoor sporting events can promote spread and should be diminished.
"The preponderance of available evidence from the fall school semester has been reassuring," the three researchers wrote. "There has been little evidence that schools have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission."
Chicago Public Schools halted in-person learning for about 3,200 pre-K and special education students who have been in classrooms for two weeks amid an impasse in negotiations between City Hall and the Chicago Teachers Union.
"We have no other choice but to inform parents that they should not bring their children to school" Wednesday, CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson said.
District officials also had wanted 10,000 K-8 teachers and other staffers to return to school two days ago to prepare for classes that would start Feb. 1 but delayed the return after union members voted not to return. Still, city officials said they would continue bargaining with the union and expected schools to reopen as planned on Feb. 1 for an estimated 71,000 elementary students who indicated that they intend to return.
Since pre-K and special education students returned Jan. 11, the district has reported about 60 cases of COVID-19. The "great majority" of these cases did not involve transmission at school, Chicago Department of Public Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady said.
A Florida county's reigning Paramedic of the Year has been charged with stealing COVID-19 vaccines meant for first responders. Joshua Colon, 31, was arrested after confessing to intentionally stealing three doses of Moderna vaccine then forging paperwork in attempt to cover his actions, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Grady Judd said Colon told authorities he stole the vaccines earlier this month at the request of his supervisor, Capt. Tony Damiano, who sought the vaccine for his elderly mother. Damiano, who is under investigation, was deployed to California to aid in the pandemic response, Judd said.
"He might as well turn himself in," Judd said of Damiano. "You can run, but you can't hide. The deal is over."
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While vaccines may help slow the COVID-19 pandemic over the next months, drug company Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that its treatments can help save lives in the meantime. The Indianapolis-based drug giant says its monoclonal antibody cocktail cuts hospitalizations by 70% for high-risk patients. A monoclonal antibody mimics one of the natural antibodies the immune system uses to fight off the virus. Former President Donald Trump as well as former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani all received monoclonal antibodies shortly after they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Many school districts and states holding in-person classes have ignored recommendations from public health officials or written their own questionable safety rules – creating a tinderbox where COVID-19 can sicken and kill. An analysis of federal and state data found more than 780 complaints covering more than 2,000 public and private K-12 schools. Among complaints: Employees reported sick children coming to school, maskless students and teachers less than 6 feet apart and administrators minimizing the dangers of the virus and punishing teachers who spoke out.
"The response to the virus has been politicized," said Dr. Chandy John, an expert in pediatric infectious diseases at the Indiana University School of Medicine. "There's a willingness to ignore data and facts and go with whatever you're hearing from the Internet or from political leaders who don't have any scientific knowledge."
– Laura Ungar, Kaiser Health News
The 4,087 deaths from COVID-19 reported Tuesday – the fourth-highest day in the history of the pandemic – have already made January the deadliest month of the pandemic, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the first 26 days of January, the United States reported 79,261 deaths. The total number of deaths in December, which had been the most deadly month, was 77,486 deaths in December. At this pace, January could end with about 94,500 reported deaths.
Some states have been ravaged. California's previous worst month was 6,772 fatalities, in December, but the state has already reported 12,282 dead in January. January is already the deadliest month for another 15 states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
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The Oklahoma Health Department in March ordered more than 2 million N95 masks from a Tulsa piano bar owner who promised he could get the coveted PPE from China in large amounts and quickly.
They ordered the masks from Casey Bradford's brand-new company, PPE Supplies LLC. On the second order, they even paid him half upfront – $2.125 million – after he promised delivery in 10 days.
The Oklahoma Health Department on Tuesday sued Bradford and PPE Supplies LLC in Oklahoma County District Court. Health officials got fewer than 10,000 masks from PPE Supplies and only $300,000 of the deposit back, according to the breach of contract lawsuit. The Health Department is seeking the rest of its money back – $1.825 million, plus interest. It also is seeking punitive damages for "misconduct."
"Bradford intentionally and willfully misrepresented facts to Plaintiff that induced Plaintiff into entering purchasing orders and advancing a deposit, " the lawsuit alleges.
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Double masking was in the spotlight last week during President Joe Biden's inauguration, where several high-profile officials and celebrities were photographed wearing two masks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says that it's likely more effective to prevent spread: "So, if you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective," Fauci told "NBC News' TODAY" on Monday. "That's the reason why you see people either double masking or doing a version of an N95."
So does a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Matter in July, which found that wearing two masks could increase protection from virus particles by 50% up to 75%. It not only added an extra layer of protection but also made the mask fit snugger around the face, said study author Dr. Loretta Fernandez.
Americans' renewed interest in double masking also comes as variants that appear to be more contagious emerge from the U.K, South Africa, Brazil and California.
– Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY.
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Q: Show that lim f (x) exists in a Banach space Hi I'm struggling with a proof.
Let E be a normalized vector space and F a Banach space. We know that A ⊂ E, x0 ∈ Acc (A) and
f: A → F is a uniformly continuous function. How would you show that lim f (x) exists?
I have some ideas to how to prove with, but I'm probably missing a lot.
I would like to prove (())is Cauchy, because, from there, I will be able to prove that (() converges because we are in a Banach space.
I also think that if x0 ∈ Acc (A), it exists a sequence () as lim () = x0.
From there I don't know what to do. I'm kinda lost as you can see!
Thank you for your help!

A: Consider $(A,d),(F,e)$ as metric spaces, with $d(a,a')=\|a-a'\|_E$ and $e(g,g')=\|g-g''\|_F.$
Let $x_0\in E$ and let $(a_n)_n$ be a sequence in $A$ with $\lim_{n\to\infty}\|x_0-a_n\|=0.$ Then $(a_n)_n$ is a $d$-Cauchy sequence in the space  $(A,d).$
For metric spaces $(A,d),(F,e)$  and a uniformly continuous $f:A\to F$, if $(a_n)_n $ is a $d$-Cauchy sequence then $(f(a_n))_n$ is an $e$-Cauchy sequence.
Proof. By contradiction, suppose $r\in \Bbb R^+$ and $\lim_{n\to\infty}\sup_{n\le n'<n''}\,e(f(a_{n'}),f(a_{n''})\,)>2r.$ Then there exists an infinite $S\subset \Bbb N$ such that
$(1*)$ for each $n'\in S$ there exists $n''>n'$ such that $e(f(a_{n'}),f(a_{n''}))>r.$
Now $f$ is uniformly continuous so take $\delta >0$ such that
$(2^*)\;\forall x,y\in A\,(\,e(x,y)<\delta \implies e(f(a_{n'}),f(a_{n''}))<r).$
And $(a_n)_n$ is a $d$-Cauchy sequence so take $n_0\in \Bbb N$ such that
$(3^*)\;n_0\le n'<n''\implies d(a_{n'},a_{n''})<\delta.$
But take $n'\in S$ with $n'\ge n_0.$ By $(2^*)$ and $(3^*)$ we have $\forall n''>n'\,(\,e(f(a_{n'}),f(a_{n''})<r)\,),$ contradicting $(1*)$.
Now if $F$ is a Banach space then $e$ is a complete metric.


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Queensland bushfires: Palaszczuk blasts Morrison government over land-clearing inquiry
Queensland premier says Coalition is 'blaming the trees' for the fires
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The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says climate change is to blame for the state's bushfires. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP
Annastacia Palaszczuk has lashed out at the federal government after it announced an inquiry into land-clearing laws following the recent bushfires.
"If you want to know what caused those conditions, I'll give you an answer – it's called climate change," the Queensland premier told reporters. "It is only the LNP who could watch Queensland burn and then blame the trees."
The federal parliamentary inquiry will look at all states and territories and how their laws on vegetation and land management affect farmers.
But Queensland's laws, introduced in May to stop broadscale land clearing, will be in the spotlight amid claims they exacerbated blazes that raged across the state for two weeks.
'Global deforestation hotspot': 3m hectares of Australian forest to be lost in 15 years
"If Queensland's laws are locking up agriculture's potential and making fires worse, we need to know about it," the federal agriculture minister, David Littleproud, said as he announced the inquiry on Friday.
But Palaszczuk said her government's land-clearing laws had changed nothing in terms of what farmers could do to protect their properties from bushfires.
She said every candidate at the next federal election must reveal their stance on global warming, so voters would know if they were supporting climate change deniers or not.
Under Queensland laws, farmers and landholders can still establish fire breaks without a permit but some other clearing activities require permits.
Rates of land clearing soared in the years after the LNP scrapped restrictions in 2013, making Queensland a global hot spot for deforestation.
Graph of woody vegetation clearing rate
But cattle producer David Marland said his story showed the new system was failing.
He holds a lease to run cattle on 18,000 hectares of the Bulburin national park, between Gladstone and Bundaberg.
In December last year, he spent $2,500 putting in fire breaks in the park and then lodged an application to carry out fuel reduction burns.
He had not received the permit before the fires tore through his leasehold area, forcing him to move cattle out of the national park because there is nothing left for them to eat.
"I'd met all the criteria," he said. "They had months and months to process that. The rest is history. There's nothing there now."
Queensland politics
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'Fast & Furious' Spin-Off Starring The Rock and Jason Statham Lands 'John Wick' Director
The fight sequences will be amazing.
The perfect director just signed on for the upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham. EW reports that John Wick and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch is on board for the tentatively-titled Hobbs & Shaw.
Wick and Atomic Blonde are filled with creative, thrilling fight scenes. It's hard to think of someone more well-suited to showing off what The Rock and Statham can really do, especially when you get a look at their F&F characters, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, taking on an entire prison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV4W4rrlIrw
This probably won't make Statham's and Johnson's co-stars Vin Diesel or Tyrese Gibson very happy.
Johnson has been feuding with Diesel and to a lesser degree with Gibson, mostly over their on-set attitudes. But Gibson in particular has been pissed about the spin-off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XqI8Lyp21A
Chris Morgan, who wrote all the preceding Fast & Furious movies, will write this one too. So maybe the feuds will expand. Maybe all four will fight.
Which is fine, so long as David Leitch is directing the whole thing.
Hobbs & Shaw—or whatever its final title is—hits theaters on July 26, 2019.
h/t EW
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Back to Havana, also the most beautiful things unfortunately come to an end! We left Varadero not too early and then slowly "cruised" back to the capital of this "complicated" but awesome land. Lots of memories to bring back home! It was a real pleasure meeting (and of course riding!) with such an harmonious group, see you hopefully soon on another Edelweiss tour!
We almost made it back!
And the final surprise, a classic car drive to reach the restaurant!
Leaving Remedios, we visited the cigar factory of Camajuani and then used the Carretera Central to reach Jovellanos in time for a great lunch in the beautiful Finca Luna. Another stop in Cardenas to see the workshop a local Harley mechanic, and then we finally reached the hotel in time for a bath in the pool!
bikes ready, and horse too!
The shortest ride of the tour started after lunch, so we had time to enjoy the beach of Cayo Santa Maria a little bit! Then we rode on the causeway to reach the mainland and, before entering Remedios, we visited the very interesting museum dedicated to the sugar industry in Cuba, once the most important product of the country. Tonight we are sleeping in casas particulares, a kind of local bed and breakfast!
spying the production of cigars!
Today we crossed the whole island and reached the northern coast of Cuba, we are not too far from Florida! Leaving Trinidad, we entered the Valle de los Ingenios, a Unesco World Heritage site that was once the core of sugar production in Cuba. Passing through Santa Clara, we paid homage to Che Guevara and then we finally reached the 50 km long causeway that took us to the island of Cayo Santa Maria. Enjoy the pictures!
The family was so wealthy that they could hire artists from Europe to come here and decorate the rooms!
weather changing suddenly... fortunately the rain did not last long!
A rest day but quite full of activities! After a morning walking tour of Trinidad led by Chris Baker, we rode to Playa Ancon for a lunch at the beach and then rode along the Caribbean coast into the Sierra Escambray. A dinner in the old town was a perfect end for such a beautiful day!
The day begun with a visit at the Cienfuegos baseball stadium, where we met Alex King, former Cuba national team pitcher. Then a visit at the historic centre of Cienfuegos and lunch at El Nicho, in the heart of the mountains of the Sierra del Escambray. Now we are in Trinidad, the most beautiful colonial city of Cuba!
A long ride but another great day from Havana to Cienfuegos! Leaving the city, we used the highway for a while and then entered the famous Bay of Pigs in the Cienaga de Zapata national park. We could feed the world's smallest birds at Casa de Zunzun and, a few miles after, we could also take a refreshing bath in the Cueva de los Peces before finally reaching Cienfuegos.
Lunch time and meeting with Frank Medina, director of the park.
... others enjoy a bath!
This morning, before leaving Vinales, we went to see the huge mural de la Prehistoria, and then rode to Pinar del Rio where we spent some time in the Finca Robaina, a famous tobacco farm where we learned a lot about the famous cuban cigars. Riding along the Carretera Central, we stopped for a break in Artemisa and finally reached Havana again.
Today we learned a lot about tobacco!
Let's hit the road! After some paperwork, we were finally ready to leave! We headed to Mariel and then entered the Terrazas reserve, a beautiful mountain area with lush vegetation where we also had lunch. After that, back along the northern coast of the island, we slowly reached the area of Vinales with its beautiful "Mogotes" mountains and green valleys. A long but beautiful day!
Welcome to Havana, Cuba, another great tour is about to begin and today some of the riders took the chance to visit the city before hitting the road. What an interesting place! And we also had an exceptional guide, Chris Baker, motorcycle journalist and book writer, one of the best knowledgeable persons about Cuba!
Havana is 500 years old!
Old lights being restored, what an interesting project.
Cuba has been on my list of "must see" places for many years, so when the opportunity to tour and ride came along, I jumped on it. The country, its people and the sights were incredible and were only enhanced by our knowledgeable and personable guides. I would strongly encourage others to take advantage of the beauty of Cuba on two wheels. If you are lucky enough to have Chris, Domenico and Anevar as your guides, you will not be disappointed. Thanks for a phenomenal trip!
wir sind wieder gut, gesund und voller, fast unbeschreiblicher Eindrücke aus Kuba zurück gekehrt!
Can't imagine a better trip. Learned a great deal about Cuba, the Cuban people and the history in a place I never thought I would be able to visit given the politics. The bonus was being able to do it all on a bike. Chris Baker and Domenico were knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions we had. Chris has amazing contacts from his years in Cuba and introduced us to people and places we would have never seen without him. The international mix of people on the tour led to many interesting conversations with our shared love of motorcycling.
Thank you for the amazing experience. You did a great job of making the trip fun and educational at the same time. This is definitely a place everyone should experience.
Great trip and great blog!
Loved it! Great group and great guides! Thank you so much for this unforgettable experience!


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Regina — Lewvan, sk
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Regina--Lewvan is about 2,210 km by air from Parliament Hill. The fastest route by road would take 28 hours through the United States.
This riding includes only urban areas and is essentially all of west Regina.
Bounded on the south by the Trans-Canada Highway and to the north by Armour Road, this riding ends at Hwy 6 in the southeast, Pasqua St to the northeast, Pinkie Road to the northwest, and Campbell and Courtney Streets to the southwest.
About 16% of the riding's population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in the Philippines, India, and Pakistan.
Tagalog, Urdu, and Punjabi are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Approximately 8% of the riding's population identify as Aboriginal.
In July and August, the RCMP holds the 45-minute Sunset Retreat Ceremony centered around the lowering of the Canadian flag at the RCMP depot located in Regina—Lewvan. The annual event is a draw for residents and tourists across the city.
The city's annual Mosaic Festival highlights the different cultures of the city and stretches over three days with pavilions scattered through Regina to allow residents to explore food, traditional dance, and items of cultural significance.
Regina's RCMP Depot is the only Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadet training centre in Canada. From across the county, RCMP cadets attend a 26-week training program at the Regina Depot and work in roughly 10 hour shifts to hone their skills. After training, new officers are assigned to postings all over the country for a six-month stint with a more seasoned officer. This has been in use as the RCMP's training site since 1885.
The industries that employ the largest number of people in the riding include health care and social assistance, public administration, retail trade, and educational services.
In 2011, roughly 55% of the workforce had a postsecondary education, and the unemployment rate was 4.2%.
The annual commuter challenge promotes walking, cycling, and taking the bus to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Regina placed third in the country in 2016. That helped to avoid over 4,150 kg of emissions.
City of Regina bylaws require the installation of backflow prevention devices to prevent the contamination of water, a requirement that has been in place since 1992 to prevent cross-contamination of the water supply.
Originally referred to "the place where bones were piled", because of the stacks of buffalo remains left behind by Indigenous hunters, the area that is now Regina would only begin to be settled by Europeans in the 1880s. They too would refer to the area as "Pile of Bones" and the settlement was called that in early 1882.
Later that year the settlement was renamed Regina (the Latin word for queen) in honour of Queen Victoria -- a suggestion made by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise who was married to the then Governor General.


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Book Review: Janes in Love, by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
26th June 2010 By Julianne Leave a Comment
Photo by D Sharon Pruitt
This book is the second in a series, please read my review of The Plain Janes.
Janes in Love picks up where The Plain Janes left off. It's Valentine's Day and the Main Jane, Jane Buckles, wants a date for the Ides of March ball, but is torn between two boys. One of them she likes and knows, however, he doesn't seem to be attracted to her as much as the newcomer is. But then he is stuck doing community service because of her! It's a difficult situation, but she has a lot to distract her – the Janes are running out of money, Theatre Jane has fallen for an actor and Polly Jane has a boyfriend.
Things get worse when most of the Janes are caught by Officer Sanchez putting one of their public art pieces together, and after another terrorist attack, Main Jane's mother stops leaving the house. It also becomes clear that Main Jane has a secret admirer – is it one of the boys she can't decide between, or someone else? Main Jane is now sending letters to Poland for Miroslaw, and he inspires her to apply for a grant for P.L.A.I.N. to create a community art garden. Could this save the Janes?
I didn't like this book as much as I did The Plain Janes. The characters didn't really develop any more, which was disappointing, and I would have liked to see more public art and less worrying about love lives. The cover and title slightly annoyed me, they made this title very much more a 'girl' book whereas I thought the first book would appeal to boys as well. However, it was an entertaining read and because it is a short, mini-sized graphic novel, it took 40 minutes maximum for me to get through. It is definitely worth reading if you enjoyed The Plain Jane, and you need to read the first book in order to understand and appreciate this sequel. It was nice to spend time with the Janes again and it was easier to get into the plot of this one knowing the background information already. There was also a great romantic twist at the end! It is a shame that the Minx imprint was cancelled and that the sequels the writer and artist had planned are unlikely to surface.
You can see some pages from Janes In Love (without text, so no spoilers) and from the cancelled third instalment in the series, Janes Go Summer here at the readergirlz blog.
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Book Review: The Plain Janes, by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
8th April 2010 By Julianne Leave a Comment
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After a terrorist attack in her old home, Metro City, Jane Beckles' parents decide to move away to the suburban town of Kent Waters. She joins the local school and decides that she doesn't want to have the superficial friendships she had in Metro City any more. When the most popular girl in school invites her to sit at her table, Jane walks away, choosing to eat with the group of misfit girls instead. She asks them their names and decides that she, Theatre Jane, brainy Jayne, and sporty Polly Jane should be a gang immediately.
Jane is still making trips back to Metro City – when the bomb exploded she found herself lying in the street beside a man who is now in a coma, they call him John Doe. Jane treasures the sketchbook she 'borrowed' from him, which has 'Art Saves' written on the cover. She writes to him regularly, and we see these letters in the book. Jane decides to see if art can save, to try to make the outside world more beautiful for her, and the Janes become an art gang, called P. L. A. I. N. – People Loving Art In Neighbourhoods. They start sneaking around at night, creating public artworks – like putting bubbles in fountains and a whole load of garden gnomes together – but since the bomb went off in Metro City, people have closed their minds and they are frightened by the anonymous displays, leading to curfews and police warnings…
I really enjoyed The Plain Janes. It has a fast paced yet emotionally striking storyline, and I liked the idea of a gang of girls secretly making public art pieces. The art works for the most part, although it is sometimes too sparse, I would have liked more detail, especially in the interior of buildings. The Janes' characters do rely too much on clichés, and the main Jane, Jane Buckles, and Theatre Jane, have more space spent developing their characters than the other two. I would also have liked to see some aspects of the plot explained in more detail, to see some of Jane's life before the terrorist attack. There is a lot crammed into to this short book, which is overall a good thing, but I often wanted it to be fleshed out more. The book doesn't have a real ending, it just cuts off – but there is a sequel, Janes In Love, that concludes the girls' story. There were originally meant to be several books in this series, but the Minx imprint was cancelled.
I think The Plain Janes is a fantastic read for teenagers, with its themes of rebellion and friendship. Jane is a great heroine for teenage girls to look up to, but the story could appeal to boys too. It would be especially good for reluctant readers, as the style is very filmic and it is quick to get through, thinner than the average paperback and light to carry around. Adults should enjoy this too but they are more likely to wish it was longer and that the characterisation and plot was filled out more.
The Plain Janes was the first release under the DC Comics imprint Minx, aimed at young girls and cancelled after only two years. It is the first book in this imprint that I have read, I have now read four and hope to read all the others that made it to print before the line was cancelled, look out for more Minx reviews coming up!
The Plain Janes is written by Cecil Castellucci, who has three published YA novels and is also a musician. Her website is . The art is by Jim Rugg, best known for his work on the comic book series Street Angel.
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Who Was Buddy Bolden?
By Night is Alive
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You might have heard the name Buddy Bolden a lot recently. This is because a jazz biopic about his life was released earlier this month. Bolden: Where The Music Began, is the story of the New Orleans cornet player who is often credited as being very instrumental in developing jazz back in the early 1900s. Not a lot is known about Bolden, so the movie is based on urban myths surrounding his life. But what is known of Bolden is pretty interesting stuff.
Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden was born on September 6, 1877 in New Orleans. He started playing the cornet as a teen and became so good at it that he eventually developed the moniker, "King" Bolden. When he was 20, Bolden formed Buddy Bolden's Band and it quickly became popular in the New Orleans music scene.
Bolden's band was the first to play the blues on brass instruments. Because the band couldn't read sheet music, they replicated compositions of other bands or played off one another in improvisational sessions. The music they created helped to form the backbone of ragtime and "jass" later known as jazz. The band did make phonograph recordings but sadly, there were no surviving copies.
Bolden himself would play music he heard by ear on his coronet. He managed to create an exciting and unique blend of ragtime, spiritual music, marching-band music and the blues. Bolden is also believed to have created the "Big Four", a key rhythmic innovation on the marching band beat, which provided more room for individual improvisation in jazz music of the day.
Bolden's quick rise to fame gave way to tough times for the musician. He struggled with alcoholism and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was admitted to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum and spent the rest of his life there. He died November 4, 1931 at the age of 54.
As for the movie, Wynton Marsalis had the unique challenge of bringing Bolden's music to life despite never hearing any of his performances. But Marsalis did it by just imagining Bolden's signature sound. He also incorporated the styles of three horn players who were influenced by Bolden—Bunk Johnson, King Oliver and Freddie Keppard. These three musicians embraced ragtime and because they were all recorded during their lifetimes, Marsalis had source materials to draw from. Marsalis also played the way he believed Bolden played: Energetic, authoritative and definitive.
If you want to hear Marsalis' interpretation of "King" Bolden's music, you can hear it in Bolden: Where The Music Began, which is in theaters now.
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El Museu Nacional d'Història de l'Azerbaidjan (en àzeri, Azərbaycan Tarix Muzeyi) és el museu més gran de l'Azerbaidjan, localitzat a Bakú, en el Palau de Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. Zeynalabdin Taghiyev va ser el magnat petrolier filantrop de l'Azerbaidjan. Es va fundar l'any 1920 i va obrir als visitants l'any 1921.

Història
L'edifici del Museu va ser construït en 1893–1902. La mansió de l'estil renaixentista italià és immensa i hi ha quatre pisos en algunes parts de l'edifici. Va ser dissenyat per l'arquitecte polonès Józef Gosławski.

Quan l'Exèrcit Roig va entrar a Bakú l'abril de 1920, la residència de Taghiyev es va confiscar immediatament. Segons la resolució de la comissaria de l'URSS, la residència va ser establerta com a museu el juny de 1920, però només dos mesos després els Bolxevics van prendre Bakú.
El maig de 1934 va ser adoptada l'ordre especial per millorar l'ensenyament d'història i geografia a les escoles o inculcar els "avantatges" de la societat socialista als seus membres. Els nous tipus dels museus històrics i regionals es van crear per inspirar l'ensenyament i la promoció d'història.

Des de 1925 fins a 1960 l'Institut d'Història va ser responsable dels treballs arqueològics, les fundacions per a la investigació científica dels materials antics i monuments culturals al territori de l'Azerbaidjan es van realitzar sota la direcció dels arqueòlegs Davud Sharifov, Yevgeniy Pakhomov, Ishak Jafar-Zadeh, Movsum Salamov, Saleh Gaziyev, Mammadali Huseynov. Les excavacions es van dur a terme a Xocalı, Qəbələ, Ganya, Beyləqan, Mingachevir i altres llocs. La col·lecció del museu consta dels materials que han descobert durant aquestes excavacions i expedicions etnogràfiques.

Arquitectura

En el segon pis de la residència de Taghiyev existeixen dues grans sales una al costat de l'altra. Una de sales es basa en dissenys orientals (mauritanis) i l'altra en dissenys occidentals. L'Habitació Oriental té finestres enormes, arcs daurats, alts parets ornamentals, sostres i llums. A l'habitació occidental les línies són més perpendiculars en rectangle.
Segons les fotografies una de les més elaborades habitacions era el boudoir (habitació privada) de la dona de Taghiyev. Tots els mobles i les pintures han desaparegut d'aquesta habitació. Avui gens queda excepte el sostre de mosaic. Durant el període soviètic va ser aplicat els dissenys florals en les parets. Tot i així, la pintura original de les sales principals de la residència ha resistit increïblement bé. La pintura que va utilitzar era de la pela d'ou que era la pràctica dels artistes d'icones romanes d'Orient.

Departaments
El museu té més de 2000 exposicions i inclou els departaments següents:

 Departament d'història moderna
 Departament d'etnografia
 Departament d'història antiga i medieval de l'Azerbaidjan
 Departament d'excursió científica
 Laboratori per a la restauració de les exposicions del museu
 Fons de numismàtica: inclou la col·lecció de Yevgeni Pakhomov
 Grup de disseny de l'art
 Biblioteca

Admissió

Jornada laboral
El museu està obert de dilluns a dissabte d'11:00 a 18:00. La taquilla del museu està oberta fins a 17:00.
El diumenge és dia lliure i a més el primer dilluns de cada mes és dia de neteja.

Entrades
 Adults – 5 AZN.
 Alumnes, estudiants i estudiants d'escoles militars – 2 AZN (passada lliure per a responsable del grup).
 Servei d'excursió (a més de l'entrada).
 Grup (5-20 persones) – 3 AZN.
 Servei individual d'excursió – 10 AZN.
 Guia electrònica – 3 AZN.
 Entrada familiar: Pares amb nens – 10 AZN .

Galeria

Vegeu també
 Llista de museus de l'Azerbaidjan

Referències

Enllaços externs

 YouTube: Azərbaycan Tarix Muzeyi
 AR Mədəniyyət və Turizm Nazirliyi
 Azerbaycan Tarix Muzeyi
 Muzey Mərkəzi

Història de l'Azerbaidjan
Entitats culturals de l'Azerbaidjan
Edificis de Bakú
Edificis neoclàssics

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Your work impresses not only your clients – but also their friends, their family, even their neighbors are envious.
Before & After photos are the easiest way to impress your potential customers. That is, IF you can get some professional-looking pictures of your work.
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No matter how bad you are at taking pictures, if you fill the frame with your intended subject (those perfect stripes on the lawn, or a recently vacuumed bedroom), you will INSTANTLY make better pictures. Fill the frame with as much of your subject as possible.
Look at your computer. See how wide the screen is? Landscape mode lends itself really well to big, beautiful pictures for your website.
Most of the time, you want to take pictures in Landscape mode. However, there will be times when you want tall, long shots (maybe you just installed a really nice pool, or you want to show off your tree-trimming work).
Once again, it all goes back to filling your frame. If your subject is TALL, you might want to try a few snaps in portrait mode. If your subject is a big, wide lawn, almost 100% of the time you'll want to use landscape mode.
It could be that your camera is moving too much.
Hold the phone with both hands. Keep your elbows tucked in against your body. This will help get rid of shaky-shot syndrome.
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Too little lighting, and your shots are going to be muddy, dark, and unfocused. Too much lighting, and your shots will look overly-dramatic. You'll get all of these dark shadows, and frequently your subject will be bathed in darkness.
For indoor photography, you will be mostly working in the darkness, so your main job is to get as much light as possible. Throw those windows wide open (and make sure they're sparkling clean) and turn on ALL the lights.
This one is a bit abstract, but I put it in this list because there is one part of lawn care that makes this very easy.
See those perfect stripes running up and down that lawn you just mowed? You want to compose your picture so that it follows along those lines. Our eyes are trained to naturally follow lines. You want to have interesting objects (a flower garden, a nice-looking house) on the edges of curves and at the ends of those lines.
For residential cleaners: long hallways are great for putting interesting lines into your pictures. Don't be afraid to move objects so the picture looks more attractive (just don't mess with something that might upset your clients).
Instead of placing the horizon directly in the middle of your shot, you want it in the bottom or top third. Instead of putting that perfect flower in the center of your shot, put it on the right or the left. When you're facing a tree line, maybe you want to line it up so there's a tree in each third.
Try to fit different elements into the "thirds" of your shot.
In a way, composing an image with the Rule of Thirds in mind is kind of like formatting text. Visually, it's more interesting, and draws the lead's eyes right where you want them.
No. I'm not talking about filters. I'm talking about artistic contrast.
If you want to take a picture of that lush, green lawn, try to get a burst of white flowers in your shot. If you want a picture of those huge, spotless windows, put a small vase in the foreground to give it perspective.
Contrast elements make your images stand out.
Usually, you'll want to focus on the main subject of your photo. However, if you play around with the focus tools you can get some really stunning shots.
Tap on your screen to focus on different parts of the image – focus on that tree over there, or the mower smack in the center of your screen. Focus on the grass, or the stripes on the lawn.
This change in focus can emphasize other aspects of your work, like that perfect trim on the sidewalk, or those immaculately squared bushes.
Whether you're in Lawn Care, or Residential Cleaning, Before and After pictures are a necessary part of the job. Mostly, you can use them for Marketing (on door hangers, your website), but they are also handy in case of damage, or if a client has a problem with your work.
Even if you're not the artistic type, this is a great project to give to someone in your company who has an 'artistic streak' in them – and it can really pay off.
Using the Service Autopilot Mobile App, you can send these stunning pictures to the office from inside the App.
iPhone or Android, tablet or smartphone, these 8 simple tricks will land you better Before & After pictures of your work.