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Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854
Furness Family
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Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Abbott, Charles C., 1843-1919
University of Pennsylvania. Libraries.
Allentown Hospital School of Nursing.
Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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American Section
The American Section was one of the first to evolve during the early development of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The University Archaeological Association established in 1887 and later, the American Exploration Society, established in 1892, exhibited several small collections in College Hall before the building campaign for the museum began. Charles Abbott was the first curator of the section succeeded by Henry C. Mercer and then Stewart Culin who was also named Director in 1899. Each succeeding curator was responsible for adding collections, many of them representing their own expeditions in the United States, Alaska, Mexico, Central America and South America. Records in the files are dated from 1826 through the 1980s. The transfer of materials to the Archives took place piecemeal and without a central organization. The current re-processing placed the files into three series, Deaccessions and Loans, Collectors and Collections and Exhibits.
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Abbott, Charles C., 1843-1919 Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899 Bruckner, Geraldine M., b. 1901-d. 1982 Coe, William R. , 1926-2009 Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929 Dyson, Robert H., 1927- Eyman, Frances, 1921-1949 Farabee, William Curtis, b. 1865-d. 1925 Gordon, G. B. (George Byron), 1870-1927 Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963 King, Mary Elizabeth, b. 1929 Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967 Mercer, Henry C., 1856-1930 Pepper, William, 1843-1898 Possehl, , Gregory L., Dr., b. 1941 Rainey, Froelich, Director of the University Museum Satterthwaite, Linton, 1897-1978 Shotridge, Louis Stevenson, Sara Yorke, 1847-1921
Archibald Elias collection of manuscripts
Elias, Archibald C., 1944-
This collection consists of manuscripts and papers relating primarily to seveententh and eighteenth century Ireland and Great Britain formerly owned by A.C. Elias, a literary scholar who wrote extensively on Jonathan Swift and his circle.
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Elias, Archibald C., 1944- Bacon, Montagu, 1688–1749 Palmerston , Henry Temple, 1673-1757 Stillingfleet, Benjamin, 1702-1771 Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 Temple, William, 1628-1699
Correspondence Epitaphs Poems Sermons Wills
Arthur Hobson Quinn papers
Quinn, Arthur Hobson, 1875-1960, Author
Extent: 46.2 linear feet (93 boxes)
Arthur Hobson Quinn (1875-1960) was a professor and dean of English and History at the University of Pennsylvania and an internationally recognized authority on the history of American drama. This collection contains material representative of Quinn's entire professional life: correspondence, manuscripts of books and articles, lecture notes, reviews of contemporary plays, his collection of playbills and libretti, and material related to his research on Edgar Allan Poe and the American realist playwright James A. Herne.
46.2 linear feet (93 boxes)
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Quinn, Arthur Hobson, 1875-1960 Herne, James A., 1839-1901 O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 University of Pennsylvania. Department of English. University of Pennsylvania.
Correspondence Librettos Manuscripts (documents) Playbills Writings (documents)
Arthur Huff Fauset papers
Fauset, Arthur Huff, 1899-
Extent: 32 boxes (412 folders, 5 scrapbooks, and 1 portfolio)
The bulk of the papers pertains to Fauset's endeavors as a creative writer. Twenty-one boxes contain multiple drafts, some manuscript but most typescript, of unpublished novels, including one which is, in essence, an autobiography. Additional writings include addresses, essays, lectures; published and unpublished short stories; and multiple versions of his University of Pennsylvania dissertation, which was later published by the University Press under the title, Black Gods of the Metropolis. Correspondence derives mostly from the 1960s and 1970s and includes letters from Nellie R. Bright, his co-author on America: Red, White, Black, Yellow. Other items of note include seven letters either to or from Alain LeRoy Locke, as well as a photograph of him; a photograph of Jessie Redmon Fauset and an outline of Junior Reading Book on Negro-White Relationships written by her; and a ledger beginning in 1855 for the Union Building and Loan Association, Philadelphia, at the back of which are manuscript texts by Isaiah C. Wears. The papers also contain five scrapbooks: one concerns Marcus Garvey and the four others comprise clippings of Fauset's column The People's Cause and I Write As I See (1938-1943). The bulk of the papers pertains to Fauset's endeavors as a creative writer. Twenty-one boxes contain multiple drafts of unpublished novels, including one which is, in essence, an autobiography. Additional writings include addresses, essays, lectures; published and unpublished short stories; and multiple versions of his University of Pennsylvania dissertation, which was later published by the University Press under the title, Black Gods of the Metropolis. Correspondence derives mostly from the 1960s and 1970s and includes letters from Nellie R. Bright, his co-author on America: Red, White, Black, Yellow.
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32 boxes (412 folders, 5 scrapbooks, and 1 portfolio)
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Fauset, Arthur Huff, 1899- Fauset, Jessie Redmon Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940
Articles Autobiographies Drafts (documents) Essays Ledgers (account books) Scrapbooks
Bancroft family papers
Bancroft, Addison
Bancroft, Bessie, 1878-
Bancroft, Henry
Bancroft, Marie A.
Extent: 0.2 linear feet (1 box)
The Bancroft family lived in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. This collection includes personal papers from sisters Bessie and Marie, as well as Bessie's diary for the year 1904. Business papers from their uncles Addison and Henry, who were in the real estate and insurance businesses respectively, are also included. Addison Bancroft's lease papers reflect a professional relationship with George W. Childs.
Bancroft, Addison Bancroft, Bessie, 1878- Bancroft, Henry Bancroft, Marie A.
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Bancroft, Addison Bancroft, Bessie, 1878- Bancroft, Henry Bancroft, Marie A. Childs, George William, 1829-1894
Correspondence Diaries Family papers Leases Manuscripts, American--19th century Manuscripts, American--20th century Photographs
Bartholomew family theatrical scrapbooks
Apt Bartholomew, Sallie, 1863-1934
Bartholomew, Ethel, 1889-
Bartholomew, William H., 1832-
Extent: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Bartholomew family scrapbook collection consists of five volumes compiled by Ethel C. Bartholomew (born 1889), William H. Bartholomew (born 1832), and Sallie Apt Bartholomew (1863-1934). These scrapbooks document the theatrical careers of the Bartholomews from the early 1870s to the late 1940s and include photographs of the Bartholomew family and unnamed people, notices and reviews of performances, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes.
Apt Bartholomew, Sallie, 1863-1934 Bartholomew, Ethel, 1889- Bartholomew, William H., 1832-
Apt Bartholomew, Sallie, 1863-1934 Bartholomew, Ethel, 1889- Bartholomew, William H., 1832- Edwin Forrest Home
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Photographs Playbills Scrapbooks
Charles Godfrey Leland letters to George Henry Boker
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903
Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) was a humorist and folklorist from Philadelphia. The collection consists of fourteen illustrated letters written to George Henry Boker which document one year of Leland's trip to Europe from 1869 to 1870; transcriptions of the letters; and an article by donor and scholar Sculley Bradley about the collection.
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890
Correspondence Illuminations (visual works) Sketches
Charles Mulford Robinson papers
Robinson, Charles Mulford, 1869-1917
Charles Mulford Robinson (1869-1917) was a newspaper editor, author, and professor celebrated as one of the United States' first urban planners and early proponents of the "City Beautiful" movement. This collection features several of his urban improvement reports delivered to communities which solicited his services as a "civic advisor," as well as the personal correspondence of him and his wife Eliza; newspaper clippings about his life, death, and activities; scrapbooks; poems, prose-pieces, hymns, and plays composed by Robinson in his spare time; photographs; and other personal records from throughout his life.
Robinson, Charles Mulford, 1869-1917 Robinson, Eliza Ten Eyck Pruyn, 1870-1956
Correspondence Pamphlets Scrapbooks Writings (document genre)
Charlotte Cushman Club records
Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Founded in 1907, the Charlotte Cushman Club was originally intended to provide respectable lodgings for actresses appearing in Philadelphia theaters. In the years of World War II the Club ceased to provide residential services, becoming a favorite gathering place of theater lovers as well as of the many actresses and actors visiting the city with their touring companies. The Charlotte Cushman Club Records offer insight into the activities, the administration, and the membership of the Club during the whole life of the organization, until its closure in 1998. The collection also includes part of the holdings of the former Club's museum and library.
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Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.). Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.). Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
Account books Awards Brochures Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Engravings (prints) Minutes (Records) Photographs Plays (performed works) Scrapbooks Scripts Theater programs
Clara and Rudolf Kirk collection of William Dean Howells material
Kirk, Clara Marburg, 1898-1976
Kirk, Rudolf, 1898-1989
The Clara and Rudolf Kirk collection of William Dean Howells material consists of literary and visual materials by or about William Dean Howells, an American author, playwright, and literary critic. It was compiled by Clara and Rudolf Kirk, who were scholars studying Howells, circa 1940-1963. The collection includes essays and reviews written by or about Howells, correspondence and newspaper clippings by or regarding Howells, six scrapbooks about Howells' life and career, and other miscellaneous materials.
Kirk, Clara Marburg, 1898-1976 Kirk, Rudolf, 1898-1989
Kirk, Clara Marburg, 1898-1976 Kirk, Rudolf, 1898-1989 Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 James, Henry, 1843-1916 Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Correspondence Reprographic copies Scrapbooks Writings (document genre)
Cottrell's Charity accounts, Yardley
John Cottrell's Charity.
Extent: 1 volume
A ledger containing an account of receipts, disbursements, and yearly accountin of funds for John Cottrell's Charity spanning the years from 1858 to 1951. The charity supported housing for widows in the Parish of Yardley, Worcestershire.
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Account books Codices (bound manuscripts) Manuscripts, English--19th century Manuscripts, English--20th century
1866-1942, 1907-1939 (bulk).
Cyrus Adler Papers
Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940 , Originator
Extent: 65 linear feet (129 boxes)
Cyrus Adler was a prominent Jewish scholar and communal builder. Born in 1863, he had a tremendous role in shaping much of Jewish America by the time of his death in 1940. The collection contains Dr. Adler's business correspondence and personal papers and spans much of his multi-faceted career. It also contains many papers connected to the formation and day-to-day business of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. (See the Biography and Scope and Content Notes for a more detailed description of Adler's life and the collection.)
65 linear feet (129 boxes)
Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940 American Jewish Committee. American Jewish Historical Society. American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War. Chomsky, William, 1897-1977. -- Correspondence Cohen, Mortimer J., (Mortimer Joseph), 1894-1972. -- Correspondence Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.). Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. Edelman, Samuel,, b. 1885. Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia. Finkel, Joshua, 1904- Finkelstein, Louis, 1895-1991 Ginzburg, Simon, 1890-1944. Golomb, Elhanan H., (Elhanan Hirsh), b. 1887. Gordis, Robert, 1908- Gratz College (Philadelphia, Pa.). Grayzel, Solomon, 1896-1980. Greenstone, Julius H., (Julius Hillel), 1873-1955. Halper, B. Husik, Isaac, 1876-1939. Jewish Publication Society of America. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Johns Hopkins University.. Jung, Leo, 1892-1987. Jung, Moses, 1891-1960. Lederer, Ephraim Levy, Abraham J., (Abraham Juda), 1896-1949. Linfield, H. S., (Harry Sebee), 1889- Magnes, Judah Leon, 1877-1948. Mann, Jacob, 1888-1940. Margolis, Max Leopold, 1866-1932. -- Correspondence Marx, Alexander, 1878-1953. Mendes, H. Pereira, (Henry Pereira), 1852-1937. Montgomery, James A., (James Alan), 1866-1949. Nathan, Edward I. Orlinsky, Harry Meyer, 1908-1992 Philadelphia Jewish Education Council.. Rabinowitz, E. N., (Elias Nathan), b. 1884. Reich, Nathaniel Julius, 1882-1942. Reider, Joseph, 1884-1960. Revel, Bernard, 1885-1940. Rosenbach, A. S. W., (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952. Rosenwald, Lessing J., (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979. Rubenstein, Frank Jay Schechter, Abraham I. School District of Philadelphia, Pa.. Board of Public Education.. Schulman, Samuel, 1864-1955 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. (1926) (Location of Meeting--Philadelphia, Pa.) Skoss, Solomon Leon, 1884-1953 Smithsonian Institution.. Speiser, E. A. (Ephraim Avigdor), 1902-1965 Stern, Horace, 1878-1969. Stone, Nathan I. Sulzberger, Joseph Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923. United Synagogue of America.. University of Pennsylvania.. Wolf, Morris, b. 1889. World's Colombian Exposition. (1893) (Location of Meeting--Chicago, Ill.) Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Philadelphia.. Zarchin, Michael M., (Michael Moses), b. 1893. Zeitlin, Solomon, 1886-1976
Certificates Correspondence Manuscripts (documents) Notebooks Photographs
Daniel Garrison Brinton Collection
Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967
Extent: 1.2 linear foot (the collection consists of thirteen folders housed in two archival boxes)
Daniel Garrison Brinton is considered one of the founders of modern American Anthropology. He was also the first to hold a professorship in Archaeology in the United States. His library, which includes the Carl Hermann Berendt collection of manuscripts in the indigenous languages of Mexico and Central America, is considered the core of the University of Pennsylvania Anthropology Library. Among the collection are 4515 items; rare illustrations, contemporary photographs, portraits of individual authors, and texts in Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Brinton gathered his information from archival and library studies and did not participate in any archaeological expeditions. This small collection, attributed to Brinton by J. Alden Mason of the University Museum, consists of thirteen folders. Two contain linguistic notes on the Maya languages and another two contain drawings of pottery, objects, sites, and maps of Maya regions, primarily in Mexico. Some of the drawings are believed to be those of Carl Hermann Berendt, purchased by Daniel Brinton for the library at the University. The collection also has four scrapbooks and a book of poems written by Dr. Brinton. The collection is in fragile condition and many of the items are in need of conservation assessment, particularly the Berendt drawings.
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899 Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967
1.2 linear foot (the collection consists of thirteen folders housed in two archival boxes)
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899 Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967 Berendt, Carl Hermann, 1817-1878 Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899 Guzman, Panteleon de, 1652-1708
Drawings (visual works) Faculty papers
Felix E. Schelling papers
Schelling, Felix Emmanuel, 1858-1945
Extent: 7.25 linear feet (13 boxes)
Felix E. Schelling (1858-1945) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, an expert on Shakespeare, and an author of scholarly works on Shakespeare and Elizabethan literature. This collection documents Schelling's life as a student, a professor, a scholar, and an author. It also documents the University of Pennsylvania through the eyes of an individual who was a student and a faculty member over a period of more than fifty years.
7.25 linear feet (13 boxes)
Schelling, Felix Emmanuel, 1858-1945 Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861-1944 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 University of Pennsylvania. Libraries. University of Pennsylvania.
Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Financial records Printed ephemera Research notes Scrapbooks Speeches Theater programs Writings (document genre)
Frothingham and Roberts family papers
Roberts, George W.B. (George Wood Bissell), 1859-1941
Roberts, Mary Foster Frothingham, 1863-1934
The Frothingham and Roberts families were joined when Mary Foster Frothingham (1863-1934) and George Wood Bissell Roberts (1859-1941) were married on February 10, 1886. This collection documents three generations of the Frothingham family of Massachusetts and the Roberts family of Philadelphia and Riverton, New Jersey. The bulk of the material consists of extended family correspondence dating from 1862 to 1936 to and or from George W.B. Roberts and his wife Mary Foster Frothingham Roberts.
Roberts, George W.B. (George Wood Bissell), 1859-1941 Roberts, Mary Foster Frothingham, 1863-1934
Roberts, George W.B. (George Wood Bissell), 1859-1941 Roberts, Mary Foster Frothingham, 1863-1934 Clay, Elizabeth Bissell Roberts, 1893-1982 Clay, Robert C. (Robert Chesterfield), 1891- Frothingham, Elmira Sophia Rice, 1828-1920 Frothingham, Ephraim L. (Ephraim Langdon) Roberts, Waters Dewees, 1865-1936
Autograph albums Correspondence Photograph albums Photographs
Furness family papers
Extent: 49 boxes
Family records, personal records, and materials related to the publication of the New Variorum editions of Shakespearean texts. The collection includes the work of Furness and his son, as writers, editors, and collectors, but it also includes personal materials related to their non-scholarly interests. Family members include: Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912), Horace Howard Furness (1865-1930), Helen Kate Furness, William Henry Furness, and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness.
Georgij Sanji Zagadinow collection of Kalmyk materials
Zagadinow, Georgij, 1925-1999
Georgij Sanji Zagadinow (1925-1999) was a Kalmyk immigrant to Philadelphia who spent much of his life working on a Kalmyk-English dictionary. The materials in this collection include literary and other sources from Soviet Kalmykia, as well as extensive documentation of the Kalmyk communities in the United States. Researchers interested in Inner Asian studies and US immigration history may wish to consult this collection.
Zagadinow, Georgij, 1925-1999 Society for the Promotion of Kalmyk Culture.
Audiovisual materials Correspondence Dictionaries Minutes (Records) Notes Publications (document genre) Reports Sound recordings
Gordon Block collection of Lincolniana
Gordon Alexander Block (1885-1964) was a Philadelphia lawyer and collector of Lincoln documents and memorabilia. The collection includes twenty-three documents either signed by Lincoln or in his hand including a number of pleadings and court documents from his years as a lawyer in Illinois. The collection also contains a variety of ephemera from the Civil War era, including campaign ribbons and songbooks from 1860 and 1864 as well as broadsides, ribbons, and mourning cards issued after Lincoln's assassination. In addition, researchers will find a rich selection of visual representations of Lincoln in the collection, including lithographs, prints, photographs, and engravings of the sixteenth president.
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H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection
Extent: 10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
The H.H. Furness Memorial Library focuses on the study of Shakespeare and other Tudor and Stuart dramatists. Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912) and his son Horace Howard Furness Jr. (1865-1930) founded and edited the Variorum Shakespeare and their library was donated to the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. This collection contains personal correspondence to and from Rev. William Henry Furness (1802-1896), Horace Howard Furness, and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., largely relating to Shakespearean study and the H.H. Furness Memorial library; notebooks; copies of speeches and articles; and other assorted items relating to Shakespearean scholarship or to the Furness family.
10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
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Furness Family Furness Family Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 University of Pennsylvania. Libraries.
Clippings Correspondence Essays Journals (accounts) Notebooks Photographs Poems Programs Speeches Travel journalism
Henry Sandwith Drinker collection of musical autographs
Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sandwith), 1880-1965
Henry Sandwith Drinker was a lawyer and a musicologist who graduated from Haverford College, probably in 1900. This collection includes the autographs of renowned musicians, including Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and Felix Mendelssohn. These autographs are found on letters and in one case, a calling card.
Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sandwith), 1880-1965 Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
Correspondence Photographs
James DePreist papers
DePreist, James, 1936 -
Extent: 130 boxes (+ 2 map drawer folders)
James DePreist (1936-2013) was an African-American conductor of international renown. This collection primarily documents James DePreist's conducting career, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s with the Oregon Symphony, including organizational records, concert programs, press coverage, scores, and recordings.
130 boxes (+ 2 map drawer folders)
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DePreist, James, 1936 - Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 Oregon Symphony.
Audiovisual materials Concert programs Correspondence Manuscripts, American--20th century Memorabilia Photographs Writings (document genre)
Jane Wright Proctor Wallis family papers
Wallis, Jane Wright Proctor, 1875-1956
A Philadelphia native, Jane Wright Proctor Wallis (1875-1956) was the daughter of Sarah Jane Wright and Josiah Kendall Proctor (the founder and owner of several prominent city businesses) and a mother of ten children. The Jane Wright Proctor Wallis family papers provide a glimpse into early 20th-century family life through correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia. The collection dates from 1833 to 2007, revealing a pride in the history and genealogy of the Proctor Wallis family across its many generations. In addition to familial topics, this collection features many materials documenting events of the early 20th Century as well as various Philadelphia-area social and charitable clubs.
Wallis, Jane Wright Proctor, 1875-1956 Friends' Central School. Proctor family Proctor, Josiah Kendall, 1848-1920 Smith College. Wallis family
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Home » Metal industry » News » ASM makes new appointments
ASM makes new appointments
ASM International (ASM), the world's largest association of metals-focused materials professionals, has announced the election of Jon D Tirpak, as ASM's 2015-2016 board of trustees president. Tirpak, who joined ASM in 1980, is ending a one-year term as vice president of the board.
'Through the years, I've experienced first-hand the power of ASM International to connect materials science professionals and positively shape the industry,' said Tirpak.'To now serve as president of the board is an honor and a privilege and one I'm looking forward to in the coming year.'
Tirpak, who currently serves on the ASM finance and investment committees, has also chaired ASM's new products and services committee and the federal affairs committee. He is a senior program manager for the SCRA Applied R&D Advanced Materials Division and is also the executive director of the Forging Industry Association Department of Defense Manufacturing Consortium and program manager of the Defense Logistics Agency's PRO-FAST Program.
Additional new appointees to the board include:
Dr. William E Frazier, vice president-elect. Dr Frazier served as a trustee from 2003 through 2007 and held positions on numerous ASM committees and currently is an associate editor for the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.
Craig D Clauser, treasurer-elect. Clauser has served as Chairman of the ASM Chapter Operations Committee and the Handbook Committee and is founder, president and owner of Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Inc, a company providing national metallurgical engineering services.
Dr Ellen K Cerreta, trustee-elect. Dr Cerreta is the Group Leader for MST-8, the Materials in Radiation and Dynamic Extremes Group, at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In addition to serving on the ASM Board of Trustees, Dr. Cerreta is an adjunct faculty member attThe Institute of Shock Physics at Washington State University.
Dr Ryan M Deacon, trustee-elect. Dr Deacon is a materials scientist in the materials engineering and research group of the DuPont Corporation and also serves as the corporate failure analyst for the company.
Prof Sudipta Seal, trustee-elect. Prof Seal is the director of the Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and NanoScience Technology Center at the University of Central Florida.
This story is reprinted from material from ASM, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
Subhash Mahajan, recipient of 2018 Acta Materialia Gold Medal
ASM International upgrades materials information
Materials association ASM International has upgraded its materials information digital databases.
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Carl Icahn Promises 'Treasure Hunt' On Twitter
Posted By: Brendan Byrne Jul 24, 2013, 10:15 am
Twitter has come a long way in the last seven years as a social media network. The company has redefined how news is delivered and has added a "second screen" means by which people watch television and interact with others.
Icahn joins Twitter, promises to release next big investment idea via social network
Now they can add Carl Icahn to their ranks of over 200 million regular users. The market-moving investment mogul signed up for a Twitter account in the last month and his friend Karen Finerman promises the 77 year-old multi-billionaire is promising to release his next big investment idea via the social Network.
According to Finerman, a CNBC contributor and hedge-fund manager, @Carl_C-Icahn will announce his idea through a series of hints that will ultimately guide people along as if on a treasure hunt. She made no mention of when to expect this. To date, Icahn has limited himself to linking articles and wishing people a Happy Independence Day.
As many people Tweet before releasing breaking news via other channels, investors have been following Twitter for some time now. In fact, the SEC was forced in April to allow companies to announce non-public information through social media in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure.
This decision and announcement came on the heels of Elon Musk, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s CEO, tweeting that Tesla had enjoyed a week of positive cash-flow last year, and Reed Hasting, CEO of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), tweeting that the company had reached 1 billion hours of streaming content for a month last year.
Icahn promises a "treasure hunt"
But Icahn trumps these two in his market moving potential and has 20,518 as of this writing. Presumably, this number will grow significantly when the fact that he's promising a "treasure hunt" becomes more common knowledge.
Warren Buffett, David Einhorn, Leon Cooperman and Daniel Loeb have never used Twitter to make a big announcement before via Twitter. Rather these gentleman have used filings and investment conferences to make their announcements. Perhaps this will now change given Icahn's embrace of Twitter.
Warren Buffett made news when he joined Twitter three months ago but has largely refrained from using it with a total of three tweets since announcing himself to the Twitterverse.
Numerous employers bar their employees from using Twitter on the desktop leaving them to potentially get in trouble with compliance officers when they access it from their mobiles. Icahn's Twitter presence may force them to reevaluate their stance.
Brendan Byrne
While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala. To contact Brendan or give him an exclusive, please contact him at theflask@gmail.com


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News Networks
ENA launches standardised contract for flexibility procurement
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Apr / 2020
A standardised contract for the procurement of flexibility has been launched, created in collaboration with the DNOs and National Grid ESO.
The contract is being offered by all of Great Britain's DNOs, and is designed to provide a consistent agreement across the country for those wishing to provide flexibility services to the networks.
It was launched alongside a plan for delivery, having been drafted with input from all of GB's DNOs and National Grid ESO. International law firm CMS also helped to develop the legal text.
It forms part of the Energy Networks Association's (ENA) Open Networks Project, and is an important step forward as it aligns network companies and standardises key processes and procedures, the ENA said.
The common agreement is to be available for all providers of flexibility services in the pre-tender stage through the ENA and directly through the network operators.
The contract will boost market confidence, the ENA said, as well as participation in local flexibility markets by building a level playing field with liabilities and indemnities capped at contract value.
A second version has also been planned for by the ENA, which would align with the ESO following a consultation later this year. There is also to be a review in 2023 to see if the agreement should be codified.
David Smith, chief executive of the ENA, said: "We're already moving towards a more dynamic energy system where simplicity for customers and operators will encourage new, faster connections.
"A common contract for flexibility represents a real milestone in our transition, and will help and encourage vital new local low carbon resources to be providing energy to our system."
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Home page Tajikistan
The tourism sector in Tajikistan
Key indicators of tourism of the Republic of Tajikistan
Location: Central Asia
Area: 142.6 square kilometers, mountains cover 93%
It borders Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Climate: dry continental, with over 300 sunny days a year
Water Resources: about 1000 rivers, 2,000 lakes, 8,000 glaciers
Cultural and historical heritage: part of the Great Silk Road, a site of ancient settlement "Sarazm" and National Park are included in the List of World Heritage (UNESCO)
Tourism activities: climbing, mountain sports, skiing, international hunting, ethnographic, medical
Visa Requirements: for citizens of 80 countries the tourist visa is issued on arrival at the international airport in Dushanbe and Khujand
International airlines: Turkish Airlines, Fly Dubai, China South Airlines, Kam Air, Osmon Air, Utair, Ural Airlines, Sibir Airlines
International hotel operators: Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Hotels, Serena Hotels
The territory of Tajikistan from the most ancient times lay on the important historical routes of the Silk Road, connecting the East and the West. Country in the international trade and cultural exchange linking of old possessions of Bactria – Tokharistan (Chaganian, Shumon, Ahorun, Kubodien, Vakhsh, Hutal, Rasht, Kumed, Darvoz, Vanj, Rushan and Wakhan), Soghd, Istaravshan (Ustrushan) and Ferghana with India, Afghanistan and China. The Silk Road was not only the exchange of goods between the East and the West, but also ideas, cultures and people.
Modern Tajikistan is a mountainous country with the altitudes varies from 300 to 7,495 meters above the sea level. 93% of the territory are mountain ranges relating to Pamirs, Hissar-Alay and Tien-Shan mountain systems. The mentioned ranges are divided by rich and fertile lands of Ferghana, Zerafshan, Vakhsh and Hissar valleys. Complicated relief and big amplitude of mountain system's high caused exceptional diversity of flora and fauna.
Tajikistan is a country of high peaks, strong glaciers, swift rapid rivers, unrepeatable in terms of beauty lakes, unique flora and rare animals. Mountainous, floor landscape determines originality and peculiarity of Tajikistan's nature, riches of its forms called for life by diversity of climatic zones. In the republic it is possible during the one and half hour fly from heat of Vakhsh valley and get to arctic cold of everlasting snows of the Pamirs. On the basis of the existing 13 state nature reserves and sanctuaries "Zorkul", "Romit", "Mozkul", "Dashti Jum", historical and natural park "Shirket" and the Tajik National Park the unique ecology, landscapes and natural monuments in its original form are preserved.
Priority modes for international tourism in the country are considered to be:
climbing, mountain sports and ecotourism;
rafting, paragliding, skiing, ski mountaineering;
international hunting;
historical, cultural and ethnographic tourism;
spa treatment and rest.
Tajikistan is the richest country in reserves of fresh water resources. Almost half of the water resources of the Central Asian region are formed in mountainous rivers, lakes and glaciers of the country. Tajikistan is ranked eighth in the world for its hydropower engineering reserves. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of the Republic is especially very rich in lakes that have very different origins. The largest of them are the lakes of Karakul, Zorkul, Rangkul, Shorkul, Bulunkul and Lake Sarez, which was formed in 1911 when an earthquake created a natural dam. In general, in the Pamir region at altitudes from 3200 to 5000 meters there are 1450 lakes and 220rivers, or 83% of the total area of lakes in Tajikistan.The largest lake in the Pamirs, a unique salt Lake Karakul, is located at an altitude of 3914 meters above the sea level. The lake has a maximum depth of 236 meters. It is considered that the lake appeared during the ice age and the bottom of the lake and several of its shores for many kilometers are covered by permafrost.
In Tajikistan there are nearly 200 sources of mineral and thermal waters, on the basis of which spa tourism is developed. The most famous of them are resort "Khoja Obi Garm," resort "Bahoriston", sanatoriums "Shaambary", "Obi Garm," "Zumrad", "Havatag", "Yavroz", "Kaltuch", "Garm-Chashma". In the carbonated hot mineral springs of sanatoriums "Garm-chashma", "Bashor" and "Shahdara" travertine-lime sinter deposits are formed. They are especially beautiful at the spring Garm-chashma, located 35 km from Khorog.
Handmade unique monument of nature in the Pamirs is Pamir Botanical Garden located at an altitude of 2320m above the sea level near the Khorog city. This garden is on the background of barren slopes is the real green miracle, which collected more than 20,000 plants from all continents. Among them are rare and unusual specimens of plants, as Amur cork tree, cork, black Austrian pine and a unique collection of roses with pure tones and incomparable flavor.
Man-made unique monument of nature in the Pamirs is the Pamir Botanical Garden, located at an altitude of 2320m above the sea level near the city of Khorog. Against a background of barren slopes, this garden is a real green miracle, where more than 20,000 plants from all the continents are collected. he rare and unusual specimens of plants, as Amur velvet, cork tree, black Austrian pine and a unique collection of roses with the purest colors and incomparable smell are among them. Fan Mountains are particularly popular among the tourists and mountaineers, which are located between Zerafshan and Hissar ranges from Kshtutdari to Fandaria. Today, Fan Mountains are the most accessible for tourists among the all high mountains of the country. In these mountains, mirror blue-green water - Lake Iskanderkul is located, which is the largest lake of Fan Mountains, located in the north of Tajikistan. It is widely spread out at an altitude of 2200 meters. Here, tourists can watch the stars twinkle and mist rising from the lake surface. On the shore of a lake, within 160 km from Dushanbe, a tourist base "Iskanderkul" is located. This road is crossed by tourists in cars through the amazing gorges of Fandarya, Yagnob and Iskander darya. he mountains around seem to be multi-colored, as they are dominated by bluish, red and purple hues. Iskandar darya gorges are sometimes named as ravines of colored rocks and the forces of wind have turned them into fanciful walls and castles.
A lot of interesting expects travelers in the south of Tajikistan. One of the oldest cities of Central Asia, Kulyab celebrated its 2700 anniversary in 2006; it became a milestone for the country. In forest thicknesses close to Baljuvan district, Tajik archaeologists have unearthed stone tools, the most ancient one found in Central Asia - their age is 850 thousand years. A unique historical and architectural monument is a mausoleum of prominent philosopher and religious figure of the ХIV century Mir Said Ali Hamadoni in Kulyab, where many followers honoring his Sufi teachings perform a religious pilgrimage. Moreover, in this region there are the mausoleums Shakiki Balkhi (IX century), Schoh Nematulloi Wali (XIV century), Sulton Uvayci Karani (VII century), which will become revelation for many people.
Today there is a competitive tourist complex with more than 75 tourism enterprises in Tajikistan. In order to promote international tourism in the country, the government decided to simplify the visa regime; currently the documents to enter the country shall be issued within three days.Pursuant to the decisions adopted by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to declare Varzob, Baljuvon Romit regions of the country the areas of spa treatment, recreation and tourism promotes to the gradual revival of the tourism industry. More than 65% of sanatoriums and tourist facilities have been renovated on the country; about 35 private tourist and recreation areas have been built.


Starting a business is no small success – and neither is launching a prosperous one! 24-year-old entrepreneur Jessica Ruhfus used her frustrations with trying to source and negotiate valuable strategic alliances for her public relations clients as inspiration to launch her own online business collaboration platform.
We chatted to Collabosaurus founder Jessica Ruhfus about helping small businesses grow, her passion for public relations and marketing, and the best kind of support you can receive as a startup.
After originally starting her studies in Media and Communications with the vision of entering the film industry, Jessica quickly discovered where her true passion lay – with the public relations and marketing sector.
"For the space that I am in, I believe experience trumps study – purely because a lot of the marketing practices I learned at university were already outdated by the time I completed the course," says Jessica, who managed to get her business off the ground within six months.
"I have worked in fashion and lifestyle PR, as well as small business marketing, which has given me broad exposure to both big business' and small business' experience of strategic alliances.
So what exactly is Collabosaurus?
Essentially, it is a match-making platform for brands to source strategic alliance opportunities, which means both parties can tap into valuable audiences and gain incredibly targeted marketing exposure.
"Ultimately, we help brands of all sizes grow on a budget!" adds Jessica.
Launched in April 2015, Collabosaurus is already operating as an international platform and boasts more than 1500 active user brands – an impressive feat for any business, especially a one man (or should I say one woman) show like Jessica.
While running a business on your own gives you all the control when it comes to decision making, it does come with some challenges.
"Being a one-woman show at the beginning, self-doubt is a dangerous thing that can stand in the way of success," explains Jessica. "I'm lucky in that I've always been an optimist and this has seen me through the hard days.
And Collabosaurus is definitely smashing those goals – it has a social media community of more than 14,000 and has alliance conversations happening with big players such as Apple, General Assembly and AMP Capital.
Although the business is still in its infancy, Collabosaurus seems to have hit the ground running and is constantly looking to expand and build on its practices to adapt to an ever changing market place.
"Right now we are looking at raising a round of capital to support a big international marketing campaign for the US, UK, Canadian and New Zealand markets, a team build and further product development, which is exciting," says Jessica.
"We now have incredible data that has been gathered over the past year, that now informs key design and development choices in this next round of updates.
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I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this informnation here and release it once a month. If you need the information,just listen in. If you don't,you can just wait for the next podcast.


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«Два кольори» — популярна українська пісня, написана у 1964 році Олександром Білашем на слова Дмитра Павличка. Першим виконавцем пісні був Анатолій Мокренко.

Історія створення
Олеся Білаш, донька композитора Олександра Білаша, так переповіла історію створення пісні:

Дмитро Павличко згадував, що одного разу після виконання пісні його та Олександра Білаша запросили на розмову зі співробітниками КДБ. Ті звинували автора в написанні «бандерівського гімну», оскільки кольори, оспівані в пісні, були кольорами прапору ОУН. Дмитру Павличку вдалося запевнити працівників КДБ, що цього не було в його намірах.

Текст пісні

Виконання та виконавці пісні

 Дмитро Гнатюк
 Василь Зінкевич
 Ярослав Євдокимов
 Юрій Гуляєв
 Віктор Шпортько
 Анатолій Мокренко
 «Явір»
 Вадим Дубовський
 Раїса Кириченко
 Квітка Цісик
 «Кому Вниз»
 Злата Огнєвіч
 Марія Яремчук
 Василь Сліпак
 Віктор Павлик
 Таїсія Повалій

Музична тема пісні і сама пісня звучать у короткометражному фільмі «Київські мелодії» (1967) та документальному фільмі «Чорнобиль: Два кольори часу» (1986-88).

Нового сенсу твір набув після початку війни на сході України. Пісню з аранжуванням тексту гуртом «Кому Вниз» було виконано у рамках меморіально-мистецької програми «Голоси Героїв» на території Національного музею історії України у Другій світовій війні під час проведення акції «Перша хвилина миру» з нагоди Дня пам'яті та примирення 8 травня 2015 року. Під час виступу на сцені демострувався відеоряд автором якого був Олексій Хорошко, а режисером — Сергій Проскурня.

Пісня перекладена і виконана французькою мовою.

Цікаві факти
 21 травня 2015 року до Дня вишиванки 350 працівниками Тернопільської обласної державної адміністрації та Тернопільської обласної ради було встановлено своєрідний рекорд — найбільша кількість державних службовців у вишиванках на одному фото і наймасовіше виконання пісні «Два кольори».

Примітки

Джерела
 «Два кольори» — українська народна пісня
 Два кольори. Інтерв'ю з Д. В. Павличком
 Д. Павличко про пісню «Два кольори», фрагмент документального фільму виробництва «PRIME продюсерський центр»

Посилання
 Документальний фільм, присвячений пісні «Два кольори» , з циклу про історії написання 10 найвідоміших українських пісень (YouTube, 28 хв.).
 Пісню «Два кольори» у радянські часи називали тюремною // Gazeta.ua. — 2017. — 05 лютого.

Українські пісні
Пісні 1964
Твори Олександра Білаша
Твори Дмитра Павличка
Пісні Раїси Кириченко
Пісні Квітки Цісик
Пісні Василя Зінкевича

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Australian cleantech startup accelerator receives federal funding
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By Mollie Hersh / 9 April 2020
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is looking to support renewable energy startups by awarding $480,000 in federal funding over the next 12 months to EnergyLab Australia, the nation's largest cleantech startup acceleration program.
The majority of funding will go towards boosting EnergyLab's Scale Up program to assist late stage startups in establishing key meetings and connections with decision makers and investors in the Australian energy market.
"Startups and entrepreneurs play an important role in accelerating the uptake of clean energy solutions, however, they can also face challenges in reaching scale and aren't equipped to overcome hurdles such as high capital requirements, geographic constraints and revenue delay," ARENA chief executive officer Darren Miller said.
"EnergyLab, through mentoring and supporting startups, will help us to see an increase in expertise, skills and capacity in the renewable energy technology sector and identify pathways to commercialisation to keep Australia at the forefront of renewable energy innovation."
EnergyLab offers four core acceleration programs: Pre-Acceleration to test out commercially viable concepts, Acceleration to launch products, Scale Up to connect with and learn from mentors and the Women in Clean Energy Fellowship for female entrepreneurs interested in starting their own clean energy companies.
In addition to its acceleration programs, EnergyLab assists startups with raising capital through its angel investor network. Australian based startups can pitch their ideas directly to over 100 experienced cleantech investors through a streamlined process.
Since 2017, EnergyLab, led by chief executive James Tilbury and chair Piers Grove, and CEO James Tilbury has helped over 80 Australian energy startups including Amber Electric, a renewable energy retailer that lowers consumer costs by providing access to wholesale energy prices. The company recently closed a $2.5 million funding round.
Recruitment for the 2020 Start Up program is underway with winners scheduled to be announced later in the year. Learn more about how to apply here.
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Is is wrong to say Amen?
Unknown to most of you there has been a spiritual struggle occurring within our congregations. It was a battle not of my choosing, but it caused much tension in our home. This last Sunday at our annual meeting of the consul and ministers of the House of God, it all came to a conclusion.
This spiritual battle has been raging behind the scenes for many years bringing me to a final conclusion. I can't work effectively when others I work with are so consumed by my different beliefs on ending prayers, not allowing camaraderie to exist.
As of Sunday (12th December 2017), Virginia and I are no longer members of the House of God. I won't get into the specifics for the sake of the church, only to say the following. I cannot go against my convictions and how I see the scriptures. There are some in the leadership of the church who seem to believe my salvation is lost because of what I believe on one issue. I can only say this, you might be careful how you judge others and their salvation.
I will be continuing the work in the ways I can from my home. I'm not sure at this time how that will manifest itself, but the fact is, I can't stop serving God.
I wish everyone well and God's blessings. I've always tried to help make everyone's lives a little better at the House of God and we hope you remember us fondly. Virginia and I are deeply saddened by what has transpired over the last few months. We are saddened to not be a part of your lives any longer, but we no longer feel welcomed, and we don't go where we're not welcomed.
House of God seems to teach doctrines consistent with many COGs.
I don't believe for one second amen is one of Jesus names, nor is God or any other name we use and amen won't be used in His kingdom.
It is not credible that God would invoke the name of an Egyptian god when he regarded himself as the only true God and his own name as above all names. "I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other…" (Isaiah 42:8 ).
Even the name Lord here is improper, should actually say Yahweh.
But I don't make folks adhere to the true translations either, I even try and not say the word lord, instead I use Eternal if I remember.
In John chapter one He is called the logo's (word) and that is a correct interpretation as well.
But scriptures have been manipulated in so many areas of the bible, its really a matter of where one draws the line.
The word wasn't used before Israel went into captivity, while in captivity there is no evidence they kept their complete language pure or unbroken, it wouldn't even be practical to believe so.
It also isn't practical to assume they worshiped only the God of Israel, they didn't.
It is the reason why the true God did what He did when He brought Israel out of Egypt.
I don't want to go word for word on this with you, all I need to know is what is your solution?
I'm fine with leaving the issue as it is and not bringing it up, but if you want it expunged from Austin's lexicon and Franks archives, you'll have to address the whole Austin congregation about it.
One last thing, I don't in any way consider it blasphemous to our true Father or Christ to limit ones words he uses, especially when affirming another's prayers or statements.
Mathew 5:33 "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.' 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
Mike if you feel so strongly about my stance on this, then I gladly step down and you can chart the way of the church for the future. I'm not so wrapped up in this position it would bother me to step aside at this time.
Until then, I'm glad to let those that want to use amen use it, and those that don't, not do so.
This has been my stance on the use of sacred names, and any other thing someone wants to believe.
It's my desire we can get this issue behind us and we can stay friends and fellow workers for Christ but I won't be forced to do something I don't believe in, and I wouldn't expect you or any other person to do so either.
Presumably, this may have been a factor in Ron Harmon resigning. Interestingly, the second line above comes from an Australian website that denounces saying Amen, that he seems to have quoted in its entirety.
What about closing prayers with Amen?
Well, that is actually number 28 of the 28 tips on prayer in the CCOG booklet: Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach?
Some do not like the word "Amen." Some claim it is pagan and that using it is calling out to, or praying to, an Egyptian sun-god.
However, "amen" stems from the Hebrew verb aman (anciently pronounced ah-main) meaning "to support, confirm, or rear up" (Harkavy, Students' Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary). The Hebrew word aman (אמן) differs from the word for the Egyptian god Amon used in the Bible (ןואָמ). Yet, some falsely claim that saying "Amen" is actually a prayer to that pagan deity.
Basically, the word אמן/άμην signifies that you believe and agree with what was stated before.
Believe what you pray. Have the right attitude. Amen.
While some may say that saying Amen sounds too much like Amon (or that the sun-god's name is also sometimes pronounced as A-men), we do not stop using words just because they have a similar sound in English as pagan deities.
For an example, one of the main Egyptian deities was Ra. People from certain parts of the USA pronounce the English word "raw" as "rah." When one is speaking about something that is raw, one is not invoking a pagan deity. Ending prayers with Amen is also not invoking a pagan deity.
Interestingly, after I wrote all of that for the prayer booklet, my family and I actually visited an Egyptian museum in Northern California last month. And there, I was also able to confirm that the way we say 'Amen' is not the way that the Egyptian god is addressed. Those who claim otherwise apparently have not looked at this in sufficient detail and/or have dismissed Hebrew and Greek scriptures.
It is appropriate to end prayers with Amen.
More tips on and information on prayer are in the free online booklet: Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach?
Let me also state that those who try to force the Yahweh issue are pushing a doctrine that is not consistent at all with the New Testament or the early Christian church. Proof of that can be found in the articles The Bible, Church History, and Sacred Names and Was the New Testament Written in Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic?
The 'sacred name' arguments and non-use of Amen are NOT Philadelphian Church of God teachings.
Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach? People talk a lot about prayer. Many pray in public. Does God listen? What does the Bible teach about prayer? How can your prayers be more effective? Does the Bible give particular positions to pray in? What does God want you to pray for? What if what you want is difficult? What if what you want is humanly impossible? Why doesn't God seem to answer all prayers? This free booklet answers all those questions and more. This contains 28 biblically-based tips on improving the effectiveness of your prayers. This is a pdf. A related two part sermon is available: What Does the Bible Teach About Prayer? and What does the Bible Teach About Prayer (& Healing)?
Was the New Testament Written in Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic? What language was the New Testament written in? Does it make any difference? What about sacred names? Did the Apostle Paul ever teach in Greek?The Bible, Church History, and Sacred Names What are 'sacred names'? What is Jesus' Old Testament name? Is the use of sacred names a subject of salvation or a false gospel? Must we refer to our Saviour as Yahweh or Yashua? A related sermon is available: Sacred Names: True or False Gospel? A related article in the Spanish language is La Biblia, la historia de la Iglesia, y los nombres sagrados.
This entry was posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2018 at 12:01 am	and is filed under Doctrine.
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Clave de Lua é uma banda brasileira, de Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Formada por Carlos Cória (voz e violão), Evandro Correa (guitarra e violão) e Serginho Moreira (bateria), ficou conhecida pela música Papa-Siri, que utiliza características marcantes da cidade de Itajaí.

Discografia
 Furacão (2000) Independente.

Bandas de Santa Catarina


Tracy Alan Saxe, a partner at the law firm of Saxe Doernberger & Vita, speaks with WRIN.tv during the 2015 IRMI Energy Risk and Insurance Conference about litigation stemming from Builders Risk in the oil and gas industry.
Mr. Saxe sees a number of litigation issues affecting the energy industry directly related to a recent court decision regarding additional insured's to the BP oil spill.
The most common sources of conflict on Builders Risk losses, according to Mr. Saxe revolve around the 'faulty workmanship exclusion.' Builders Risk policies are typically "all risk policies, which is an expansive grant of coverage." Even so, insurers are denying claims due to "an ensuing loss prevision. Mr. Saxe says the faulty workmanship is a very narrow scope of the loss, and everything that happens from that defect should be covered by the policy.
Mr. Saxe recommends that for Risk Mangers talk to their broker or agent when purchasing a builders risk policy, and ask for the "London Leg Form". There are three forms (Leg 1, Leg 2 and Leg 3) the higher the number the better it is for policyholders. When a loss occurs, risk managers need to organize their team including forensic people and a coverage lawyer to figure out what happened. Claim of loss should be reported in a way that matches the language of the policy. He also recommends that all parties avoid pointing and email accusations, as insurance carriers will "cherry pick" emails and responses that match their needs.
For more from the IRMI Energy Risk and Insurance Conference, visit the IRMI website, or the WRIN.tv On Demand Library.


Scott is the Director of Applied AI at Google. In this role, he leads a team of AI engineers and PhDs who help VIPs reimagine the production of goods and services and how value is exchanged in free markets. His team applies current and upcoming AI technologies to materialize proofs of concept and drive long-term transformations.
Scott holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, with multiple degrees from MIT and the University of Washington. He has a rich history in startups and corporate R&D, all available on LinkedIn. His personal passion is STEM education, preparing our kids for a blended world of man and machine. Scott is an avid triathlete, a sports car enthusiast, and proud father of two smart, beautiful daughters.


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Q: Can these validation and training curves be due to overfitting? SO, I've been working on the MICCAI BRATS 2016 dataset, and was trying to implement a state-of-the-art but very simple model using keras, which he originally did using theano.
Here's my model's code in keras:
K.set_image_dim_ordering('th')
    model = Sequential()

    #first set of CONV => CONV => CONV => LReLU => MAXPOOL
    model.add(Convolution2D(64, kernel_size=(3, 3), padding="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (d, h, w), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha=alp))
    model.add(Convolution2D(64, kernel_size=(3, 3), border_mode="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (64, 33, 33), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha=alp))
    model.add(Convolution2D(64, kernel_size=(3, 3), border_mode="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (64, 33, 33), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha=alp))
    model.add(MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(3, 3), strides=(2, 2)))

    #second set of CONV => CONV => CONV => LReLU => MAXPOOL
    model.add(Convolution2D(128, kernel_size=(3, 3), border_mode="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (64, 16, 16), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha=alp))
    model.add(Convolution2D(128, kernel_size=(3, 3), border_mode="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (128, 16, 16), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha=alp))
    model.add(Convolution2D(128, kernel_size=(3, 3), border_mode="same", data_format='channels_first', input_shape = (128, 16, 16), kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1) ))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alpha = alp))
    model.add(MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(3, 3), strides=(2, 2)))

    #Fully connected layers

    # FC => LReLU => FC => LReLU
    model.add(Flatten())
    model.add(Dense(256, kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1)))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alp))
    model.add(Dropout(dropout))
    model.add(Dense(256, kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer=constant(0.1)))
    model.add(LeakyReLU(alp))
    model.add(Dropout(dropout))

    # FC => SOFTMAX
    model.add(Dense(classes, kernel_initializer = 'glorot_normal', bias_initializer = constant(0.1)))
    model.add(Activation("softmax"))

After I compile and run it, with a data of 20,000 (18000 training:2000 validation), I get the following graphs:

As far I as checked, I think the model was correctly replicated. Can you comment on what is causing this overfitting?

A: It's totally normal for training loss to keep going down, even though validation loss levels off. Dropout and other types of regularization, including capacity regularization (reducing numbers of layers/neurons etc) can mitigate this effect somewhat, but you're always going to be able to overtrain/overfit somewhat on the training set relative to the test/validation set.
The only thing you can try to do is mitigate this effect, eg using dropout, but you're already using dropout, so seems good.
Your dataset is pretty small (10s of thousands of samples), so the possibility to overfit is pretty high.
If you really want to reduce this effect you can reduce the capacity of your network etc, but, really, it's not like your graphs show evidence that the overfitting/overtraining is negatively affecting your ability to generalize to your validation set, so seems not really a major concern, on its own.

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The first day in a new city and you're there to attend a party. After a styling session that you booked earlier using the chatbot for the best salon in town, you walk into a clothing retail store to get yourself some new threads for a party. There's no-one there except you and a couple of other customers. The moment you enter, you are identified, you've already specified what you need to one of the innumerable chat kiosks and a convenient in-store navigation screen pops up on your smartphone to guide you to the party wear section. The mechanised gallery highlights the ones that will suit you the best, according to size and past preferences, and once you make a choice, it suggests a couple of other outfits and accessories for you to try on as well. Once you've decided, you walk out wearing your new outfit. You have a self-driven cab ready and waiting, and on the way, your digital assistant suggests that you get some flowers or wine for the occasion. You agree and ask for the flowers and wine to be delivered to you at the venue itself. They're waiting for you when your cab pulls up to the address.
This isn't sci-fi or the future; the technology to do this already exists. You could literally do half of this right now if you walked into the Amazon Go store in Seattle, Washington (which is not open to the public yet), and get a ride on one of the many driverless vehicles being tested. AI and online shopping are already inseparable. When was the last time when you saw a completely suggestion-free shopping experience online? According to Gartner, by 2020, 85 percent of customer interactions will be managed without humans. And it's predicted that by 2018, AI technology will advance to the point where service bots can recognise the voices and faces of customers.
While AI and robotics still have a long way to go, chatbots are pretty advanced right now. Talking to a bot is not new, but the improved chat AI has made it a customer service default. It's why so many sites have chat options in their service menus. Chat is also the preferred way of interacting with real customer service people as well. Haptik is a platform that offers this but has shifted to a 'human augmented intelligence' model recently.
The growing popularity of chatbots might have a couple of local factors behind it. We all seek shopping tips to help us, be it from the local grocery shop owner who suggests the fruit, or the tailor who tells you about trending fashion. Another factor is that Indians especially, are already used to offloading work onto maids, drivers, and other blue-collar job workers. However, chatbots are becoming popular among millennials, who have neither gone to the kind of stores mentioned earlier nor utilised dedicated blue-collar services as much. So what factors influence chatbots?
First, instant messaging platforms have become ubiquitous and people have mastered texting as a platform long ago. Even language isn't a barrier anymore, with multilingual keyboards and support for multiple languages on virtual assistants becoming quite common. Second, and more importantly, it removes the paradox of choice. We're so spoiled for choice, that we often can't choose anything!
Their effectiveness cannot be denied either. There are things that AI can do (that too in a short span of time) that humans will take ages to finish. "AI analytics and non-AI based methods can be compared through a small example of a lifestyle disorder that starts small but can be very dangerous", explains Aayushi Kishore, CMO and Co-Founder, Boltt Sports Technologies Pvt. Ltd. "Think of any real life scenario void of any AI- enabled services – to monitor and improve your health, you'd be required to consult a sleep specialist, nutritionist, hire a fitness trainer or even take a gym membership. Each of these would work in isolation to improve and treat your health. In order for any of the above-mentioned service providers to deliver results, one would be required to go through the following process: sharing health history, gathering data, analysis, forming a hypothesis, carrying out multiple tests and repeating the process till the hypothesis is proven true, essentially following a hit and trial method. This process is inefficient in more ways than one ranging from the money wasted to geographic constraints and time consumed in the process. The simple inability of a human expert to comprehend the 1100 TB of data that we all produce in a lifetime is best catered to by AI intervention where huge chunks of data can be stored, a real-time analysis is carried out and concrete insight is shared with the end consumer".
If you were waiting for the section with the cons, congrats, you finally got there. However, if you're looking for a shoulder to cry on while you say AI will take our jobs, look elsewhere.
Developments in deep learning, AI, and natural language processing are showing a lot of promise when it comes to enhancing the average shopping experience. Thinking of chatbots as the only possible AI implementation when it comes to shopping is sheer short-sightedness. There are quite a few new applications that are gradually gaining popularity.
Visual search is one such area. Machine learning has taken a step forward by being able to identify objects and patterns within images. Take the example of Pinterest Lens – a technology based on the previously implemented visual search, related pins, and guided search on Pinterest – which uses your smartphone camera to identify real world objects in your images and serve up similar images from websites, making it easier for you to find and purchase the object online.
Overall, there is a lot of interesting work being done in this area in India. Take Fullerton India's chatbot Asha, for instance. "We have seen several startups and established companies introduce chatbot services.", says Anand, "The more successful ones have been those who have taken the approach of being available on already popular chat platforms like FB messenger etc. and have taken up a persona of a friend / assistant. Fullerton India's chatbot ASHA is available on FB messenger and does not require the customer to get into a new app or adopt any new technology. This is a robotic salesperson who makes itself available to the customer on a platform which he is familiar and comfortable with." This approach ensures availability along with approachability.
That being said, there is no doubt that in the coming years, you'll most likely be shopping, and living, aided by bots – on your phone and in your stores. Make sure to keep those credit cards handy, and those bank accounts filled – because the last time we checked, bots don't maintain tabs.
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By Reena BhardwajWashington [US], December 9 (ANI): The Pentagon top officials on Wednesday (local time) including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Mark Milley and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby condoled the demise of India's first CDS, General Bipin Rawat.
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Back in September Gen Bipin Rawat was in Washington D.C. for a visit - just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned from a tour to the United States.
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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States also expressed his shock and sadness over the tragic demise of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 personnel from our Armed Forces.
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Rawat, 63, became India's first Chief of Defense Staff in January 2019, a newly created position designed to better integrate India's three core military branches, the Army, Air Force, and Navy. He previously served as Chief of the Army Staff from January 2017 to December 2019.
A veteran of counterinsurgency warfare, CDS Rawat served in the most difficult terrains including northern and eastern commands. CDS Rawat was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 1978. (ANI)


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GREENWICH, CT – May 25, 2016 – Amulet Capital Partners, LP ("Amulet"), a middle-market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, CT focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, announced today that is has acquired Synteract Holdings Corporation ("Synteract"), a leading contract research organization (CRO) focused on Phase I‐IV clinical trials for emerging to mid-sized biopharma clients in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered outside San Diego, California, Synteract was founded in 1995 and is now a top 20 global full‐service CRO. The company has over 800 staff members across 21 countries. Synteract has a reputation for clinical excellence in complex trials in a broad range of therapeutic areas, contributing to more than 230 product approvals since its founding. The company has run over 3,500 projects including more than 700,000 patients in 60+ countries.
This is the first acquisition by Amulet, founded in 2015 by Ramsey Frank and Jay Rose. The partners and principals of Amulet's investment team have approximately 40 years of private equity experience and bring together a unique blend of leveraged buyout, growth capital, and restructuring skills, supplemented by significant expertise across a wide range of healthcare verticals, including the CRO sector.
Frank added, "As a firm, Amulet is differentiated through our ability to bring extensive financial resources and healthcare experience, especially in the CRO sector. We will work closely with management to build on Synteract's leading market position and enhance the long-term prospects for the company. Synteract will serve as a platform in the industry as we seek to invest in or acquire complementary businesses that will expand the company's geographic footprint and areas of therapeutic expertise."
Synteract's prior owner, Gryphon Investors, a middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA, acquired a majority interest in Synteract in 2008 and supported the company's growth into a global business.
Capital One, N.A. and certain private debt funds managed by THL Credit Advisors LLC provided debt financing for the transaction. Wells Fargo Securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to Synteract.
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Michael Brookfield, a superintendent on the force in 1989, told the inquest in Warrington that officers who were on duty at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest "regularly" say that drunken supporters were a cause of the disaster. He said, however, that it is a "ridiculous myth, appallingly dishonest" that South Yorkshire police blamed the victims for causing their own deaths.
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It appears I only have w.i.p.s to share these days, but some weeks are like that. When I had a day to sew at the SMQG Meetup, I decided to work on something that wasn't even really on my to-do list and definitely not one of my projects with a deadline. Maybe not too clever, but it's something I've been wanting to tackle for a while, and I was anxious to work with my Imprint fabrics again. My chosen pattern, Geometric Sewing Machine by Kristy/Quiet Play, is paper-pieced and took me most of the day, but went together easily enough. Keeping my fabrics straight as I sewed along was the hardest part, and it helped me to mark my pattern pieces and focus on one color at a time. Over 20 different fabrics were needed, so I dug into my cherished Indelible, also by Katarina Roccella, for some additional coordinating fabrics, and still added a few odds and ends to balance the colors to my liking.
I'm thinking the completed 16 1/2" block just might work its way into a nice sewing machine cover, so that'll go on the list. So the equation is kind of fuzzy . . . I accomplished something not on the list so I could add a new project to the list? That's the way it goes sometimes . . .
I'm enamored with the color gradient here. Well done!
I love the idea of a sewing machine cover made from this block ... I've been looking for a reason to make one and I think you just supplied it–thanks for the inspiration.
This sewing machine is on my list of things to do. I love paper piecing and this project is just great.
Love the way you did your colors.
The colours are arranged beautifully! A cover would be prefect!
That will make an awesome sewing machine cover. I have a little featherweight and it could use something like that for sure.
Sounds like this new project was the perfect choice. Special fabric would stand guard of your machine nicely.
Very cute!!! I love the color palette you used.
I love this! Great inspiration for me as I have been admiring these and thinking I need t do one for me!
Sounds like a great choice! Sometimes you just have to work on what you want to work on, deadlines and to do list be damned.
What a cute sewing machine - and a great way to showcase a variety of fabrics and your style.
I admired this one when I saw it on Instagram. Just super! And I am very familiar with that urge to work on something completely off the WIP list - that doesn't fit into any plans or deadlines. Why does this happen to us? Like I had all that FMQ to do and one evening sat down to cut and sew a little girl's dress. Go figure. But, it gets something out of our system, and we're refreshed to return to the must-dos. I think you did the right thing, following your urge. The result is great.
This is really beautiful, it would make an excellent sewing machine cover.
Beautifully done! Love the colors. It would indeed make a great sewing machine cover or a very fun sewing bag.
It would be a gorgeous machine cover! How often do you cover your machine?! You are always working on amazing things, so you must never have an idle machine! And if you keep adding to your list, well...there you go, no rest for the weary (or sewing machines)!
Love it, I designed a sewing machine block, but mine is really tiny and pieced not paper pieced. This one you did would be fun to try.
It is sew fun! I love it!
Beautiful, Debbie. I'm impressed with all those seams! The color gradient is lovely, and like Linda, I totally understand the urge to create. . . which creates another WIP. That's how it goes, right?


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