If you don't know what alt text is, it's the words that you sometimes see when you hover over an image online. Although it has the welcomed benefit of improving your SEO, that's not its sole purpose.
Alt text is meant to communicate the content of an image to website visitors who are visually impaired and using a screen reader. Writing alt text in a way that appeases both screen readers and search engines can be tricky.
Below I'll outline how to boost your SEO using alt text and some important things to take into consideration when writing yours, it's so easy you will wonder why you haven't been doing it all along!
As previously mentioned, alt text is important for providing both screen readers and search engines information about an image. Neither one can determine the content of an image without alt text. When you utilize alt text it aids in making your website more user-friendly, as well as alerting search engines to the content of your website.
Another important use of alt text is it is the default copy for Pinterest descriptions when someone pins something directly from your site. Like Google, Pinterest is a search engine, so the text that you use will affect how often and in what searches your pins appear.
It's not hard to convince you that alt text is important and necessary to use, but before you rush off and start dumping keywords all over the place, keep reading! There are some important guidelines to keep in mind when determining the best way to write alt text for your own website images.
Alt text that is informative for the visually impaired, is not always the most ideal for Pinterest descriptions. Finding a balance between the two can be hard to navigate. The most important thing to do is keep your readers in mind. If there is a chance that you have visually impaired readers, you will definitely want to write your alt text in the way that will be beneficial for them.
As a visual designer, my blog posts do not attract too many readers who are visually impaired. Since I rely heavily on Pinterest for marketing, I write my alt text with that in mind. For the alt text on my blog post images, I provide a short overview of the article and include a few important keywords.
This allows my content to appear in relevant Pinterest searches. It also gives readers an idea of what they can expect if they click through to my site. The optimum length for a description on Pinterest is 200-300 characters. You don't need to use all possible keywords in one description. Make it sound natural and switch up the keywords you use from pin to pin. If there is any text in your image be sure to include that in your alt text, as screen readers and search engines will not be able to read it otherwise.
Alt text isn't an opportunity for keyword stuffing. In fact, you want to avoid that at all costs because search engines will penalize you for it. According to Google, it makes your site look like spam. So be sure to use your keywords within a context that makes sense and relates to your content. No one likes clicking on an article to find that it has nothing to do with the topic you were searching for.
If you don't add alt text yourself, Squarespace will default to using the file name of your image. To improve your SEO and make your website more accessible to all, it's important that you add your own alt text. It's so easy to do in Squarespace. Simply follow the steps below according to the type of image you're using.
When you add an image with the image block, it will automatically default to an inline image. If you've changed it to something else, temporarily change it to inline. To do this hover over your image and click Edit, then go to Design and choose Inline. From the drop down menu further down, select Caption Below and apply those changes.
Now you can add your alt text in the caption area below your image.
When you're done writing, click on your image and choose the Design tab again. Choose Do Not Display Caption from the drop down. If you don't want your image to be inline, you can now change it to your preferred option. Once you've finished making your selections click Apply, then Save.
For gallery pages, gallery blocks, and product images the title of the image will be used as the alt text. If you're using thumbnail images, the file name will be used as the alt text. Be sure to name your file accordingly before uploading it. If the thumbnail is being used as a blog post banner, the title of the blog post will be used as the alt text instead. To add alt text to a cover page image, click the Media panel, hover over the image, choose the first icon and enter your alt text in the box that appears and Save.
Adding alt text in Wordpress is even easier than in Squarespace! To add your image select Add Media as shown below.
Once you've uploaded or selected your image, enter your alt text into the Alt Text field. Then Insert Into Post.
If your image is already in your post, you can still adjust the alt text. Just select the image and then click on the Pencil Icon.
Enter your alt text in the Alternative Text box, as highlighted below and select Update.
That's how it's done! Easy, right? Now it's your turn. When writing your alt text always keep in mind who your audience is and where your website traffic is coming from. If you've never added alt text to your website before start by adding it to the images of your most popular blog posts first. Then eventually work your way through all the images on your site. From here on out, make sure that adding alt text becomes a regular part of your blogging routine! Do you use alt text? Has it made a difference in your site's SEO?


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According to Fox13, the incident happened last Thursday (Oct. 5) when Mateus Romualdo was walking home from Viewmont Elementary School. The student, who lives just a mile from his school, came into contact with a group of white teens who drove by spewing racial slurs. Frightened, he called his mother to tell her what happened. "He felt very terrified and actually told me he thought the kids were going to shoot him," his mother Heather Romauldo said.
It was hard to track the culprits down, but Romauldo decided to follow up with a different tactic by encouraging the community to take a stand against racism and ignorance. Named after her son, "Walk Mateus Home," was created via Facebook to bring awareness to racial biases and an intolerance to racism.
"I know that when I read the post that his mom wrote about him being scared, I've gone through all that," Troy Harlan, the child's basketball coach said. Harlan helped lead the march with Romaualdo. "I grew up in Davis County and I know what it feels like to be one of only two black kids at my school. The message I want to happen is that people need to be held accountable," Harlan said.
"You're not born to hate people, you're taught to hate people. I don't care what color you are: We are all the same."
On Wednesday, (Oct. 11) hundreds showed up, including retired Jazz basketball player Thurl Bailey.
Romaualdo showed her appreciation for those who took part in the event and encouraged those who couldn't attend to donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center and Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Salt Lake Valley.
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It's no secret that we love pearls in all their natural shapes, colours and sizes, but this season we have a particular yen for the natural pale pastel shades of pink that are so flattering to most skin tones. As the only naturally occurring shade other than white, pink pearls develop their pigment while within the shell. As a result their colour can vary considerably, sometimes taking on a silver hue and sometimes hints of peach or purple. This is one of their great appeals but makes matching earrings a bit more demanding!
Within our designs you will also find molten silver pearls and beautiful peacock pearls, named after the occasionally green iridescence you find in quality peacock coloured pearls. These colours are achieved through heat treatment and only the best quality white pearls result in good quality coloured pearls. The end results are used to create modern, striking designs such as our Ombre and Glitterati collections. All four pearl colours that we work with bring their own feeling and mood to the designs and help to build a varied jewellery wardrobe that will see you through the seasons. To us, the pink pearls are particularly evocative of romance, new starts and all things natural. So, with a brand new collection of fresh pink colour combinations landing any day now, bring on Spring!


"Unity", there are also likenesses between the poems "The World-Soul" and "Brahma". The world-soul is the destiny which "serveth the servant," and loves the brave. Also, it "kills the cripple and the sick, / And straight begins again" (91-92).These lines reiterate some lines of the poem "Brahma" "If the red slayer think he slays, / Or if the slain think he is slain," (All poems 1-2). Both poems through these lines show the power of the universal reality that governs everything. This universal spirit kills the cripple and the sick, serves the servant in "The World-Soul" and also is both the red slayer that kills and the slain in "Brahma". Emerson states in most of his essays, that this universal truth is the encompassing power in the world which rules the whole universe. He declares that 'the Over-Soul' is the power that is not an organ, but animates and exercises all organs, it is not a faculty, but a light; is not the intellect or the will, but the master of the intellect and will (Collected Works5:110). Emerson maintains this belief artistically in the poem "The World-Soul" in some other lines a new way: 'The Over-Soul' is the ever changing power that controls "the old world" and makes a fairer world. It is in fact the "unimagined good of men" which "forbids to despair".
untitled, to serve as motto for the essay 'the Over-Soul' in the 1847 edition of Essays: First Series. The poem was later collected, with the title "Unity," in May-Day and Other Pieces (1867), and it was reprinted in the posthumous Poems (1884) and in the Complete Works (1903).
According to Bill Scalia, East and west are terms used by Emerson to suggest an apparent opposition of the spiritual East and the rational West in the first section of the poem as in his poem "Experience" (1844)(Wayne, Critical Companion to Emerson 272). The first section declares that the space is wide but east and west cannot stand alongside. As the hyperbole of the riddle suggests, it is not wide enough to include both individual will and the universal soul. As Scalia states, the first section of the poem points to Emerson's idea of the "Over-soul" as he believes that it is the universal spirit that contains man's individual power (272). Emerson tells us, in "The Over-Soul", that the separation between will and soul is false: "Unity, that Over-soul, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other" is its "inevitable nature," within which "private will is overpowered" (Essays 139).
In the second section, the poet makes use of the symbolism of "masterful cuckoo". The bird takes over other bird's nest and "Crowds every eggs out of the nest", except its own. This part explicitly states the idea about the universal soul that is the unique truth in the world and other things are illusions. The universe, as Emerson maintains, consists of matter and thought. Matter provides the shapes in the universe and doesn't have real existence by itself, but the human's thought that contains everything in the cosmos is the real truth of everything and embraces all the essence in the world. Emerson believes that except the "Over-soul" there is no real existence. Each person who intuitively understands this truth knows that the "Over-soul" is his inevitable nature. The bird in the poem is the symbol of the "Over-soul" that involves the entire universe and the real essence of the world. It throws out the other's eggs except his own to prove his real existence and his power over others.
The last part that contains five lines brings together the first two parts. According to Bill Scalia as he wrote in his article "Ralph Waldo Emerson", the last section rather than relying on the riddle of the opening lines or the symbolism of the second section, instead tells the reader of the "power" of the universal soul, which "works its will on age and hour"( 26). In fact the poem in the last section echoes Emerson's notion of the "Over-soul" that as Emerson says rules another powers.
Accordingly, Bill Scalia in analysis of the poem states that the poet uses title, riddle, symbolism and lastly direct expression to convey the mystery of the universal soul to the reader, as he declares in the essay "The Over-Soul": '…Is not an organ, but animates and exercises all organs … is not a faculty, but a light; is not the intellect or the will, but the master of the intellect and will' " (Critical Companion to Emerson 273). The last three lines propose the ideas in the service of the theme of the poem: "Every quality and pith / surcharged and sultry with a power / that works its will on age and hour" (9-11).
The study reveals that the dual substances of the world lead to unity. "Xenophanes" shows that the dual aspects of the material world resolve into unity, as the real essence of dual qualities is one truth that is universal soul. It expresses this idea that all the multiple entities are one reality, that Emerson names 'the Over-soul'. Accordingly, a new identity will be found for every creature. The new discovered identity is 'the universal soul' that is the real essence of every substance. This new knowledge that all the dual concepts are one reality brings man a happier life since there is no difference between far and near, light and dark, poverty and wealth. Everything is near for man and in fact they are always present because the reality of all of them is one, what Emerson names in his ideology "the One".
It is found through the poems that all the entities in the world are related to each other and their reality is one truth. "Each and All" is Emerson's poem that represents his idea of the relation between each and all. It shows that all the substance in the universe are interrelated to each other and each entity without the whole reality is meaningless. It means that the reality of everything is the reality of the whole. The poem states that a bird's sound is meaningless without the light of the sun, the sound of wind and the green color and the beauty of the trees. It shows that the meaning of everything is in its background. The poem reveals the unity through the universe to give a new identity to human being and other things in the world to manifests that the united soul of the world or 'the Over-Soul' is the reality of everything. This novel understanding helps man to have a wider and more delicate view of life, and also of the world. The living creatures are now related to him as their reality is one substance. Furthermore, all men are related to each other and to everything. They all are sacred as they are really 'the Over-soul'. Each person learns that what he does to other men, he has done instead to himself. The entire world is beautiful since they are the truth.
In the poem "Unity", a bird, "Cuckoo" that is the symbol of 'the Over-Soul', throws out other bird's eggs, except his own, and takes their nests. The bird stands as a supreme power that overpowers other things and contains them. It is representative of Emerson's 'the Over-Soul' that rules everything while it is their real essence. In fact, the poem shows that this power is the real identity of everything as it contains them and they are subdued to his power. Man to know that he is under the force of this universal entity finds his identity in that Soul and he will try to submit to it. It is the source of all goodness and this submission is sweet to man. It is probably the meaning of the Religion, Islam as also the meaning of the world: To relieve yourself to the eternal truth of existence.
is endless. It is the initiation of a better life. Also, this new view to the man and the world makes the foundation of truth of the world tangible to everyone.


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Q: How can I access some JSON documents from my AWS lambda function? I am making an AWS lambda function that reads some JSON files and then updates dynamo db based off changes in the file. However, when i package the files with my lambda i cannot access them. I've tried putting them under /JSONFiles, /src/lambda/<MyCodeAndFiles>, /src/lambda/JSONFiles.
In the console when I run the test script and print the directory /var/task the only file they're is lib. under /var/ and under / i can't see these files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Why do you want to keep the files in the function?
A better way might be to use a S3 bucket where you keep all the files and let the lambda function to be able to access to it.
An even better way is to process those JSON messages on-it-fly, using sqs or sns if possible.
I created a small Golang lambda function to parse the CloudWatch logs stream on-the-fly. It might be useful for you - https://applegreengrape.com/posts/lambda-logshipper/

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First Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Film Gets Full Title, 10/14/2017 Premiere
Posted by Samantha Ferreira | Mar 26, 2017 | News Reporting |
Tags: fate/stay night, fate/stay night heaven's feel, theatre
You know, it's hard to know exactly what one's fate holds… though I can say for certain that this movie will do gangbusters in the theaters.
Yesterday, fans gathered at AnimeJapan for the "Fate Project 2017" stage event. At the show, it was revealed that the movie's full title is Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower.
Furtherrmore, the presenters confirmed that the feature is slated to hit theaters on October 14.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel was originally unveiled as a single film in 2014.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel adapts a second path in the original Fate/stay night visual novel. Rather than focus on Rin Tohsaka, the title will revolve around Sakura Matō.
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I was speaking with one of my clients yesterday who works for a huge military contractor, largest employer in my city. She said she had an air quality test done on the building that she wanted quoted and that the test came back off the charts with allergens and what not. Whoever did it said it was probably due to the carpet and hvac system. Many of my customers are only getting their carpets cleaned because they're trashed and LOOK trashed. Or Mrs. Jones only wants the living room done because that's the only room her dog supposedly pissed all over in and it can be seen.
Would an air quality test be a way to show cheap Mrs. Jones that just because she can't see the $hit her baby is crawling in, her baby is still crawling in $hit? How much of the air quality is effected by dirty carpet? And would it change after we've cleaned the carpet?
An air quality test would show you what's in the air - but it wouldn't show you necessarily where it's coming from. So I don't know that the expense and waiting period involved in getting air tests done would be a cost-effective way of generating more carpet cleaning jobs.
Turn your vacuum down to a dull roar and stretch a black or other dark-colored cloth napkin across the inlet of your hose, secured with a stout rubber band so it doesn't get sucked into the hose. Then touch your hose briefly to the carpet. When the customer sees all the disgusting junk stuck to that dark napkin, they have visual proof that their carpet is much dirtier than it appears to the naked eye.
You can get particle counter and do your own air quality test. The cost $2,000 to $$5,000 just 3 or 4 years ago. Now they are available for around $800. Each test will cost about $2. You can get results on the size of the particles and infer what type of particles they are, but this would not be equal to a test read by a tech with a microscope who can identify specific particles.
Particle sin the air tend to go up after any activity on carpet - cleaning, vacuumin, just walking. This is because the dirt held in the carpet has been disturbed and gotten into the air. An hour later the number of particles goes down and the air quality goes up.
A really accurate test would be to test air above the carpet and comapre to air above a tile floor or other hard surface. When the carpet has been cleaned regulalry, the air above a carpet is aleways cleaner than air above a hard floor.
I wonder why dark cloth, Mama Fen. I've been " enticing " customers, who don't want their "4th" room clean, because nobody's used it for years. But instead I've use white cotton towel placed between cuff and wand tube and did a few dry passes in so called untouched room. Then I showed them about 1" thick circle of dust, hair, accumulated after those short passes, Customer never ever said no to adding another room to their bill.
Luky, a black cloth shows dead skin, bulbed hairs, dandruff, and other light-colored components of dust quite clearly. If a white towel looks grody after a touch in a vacant room, a black one may look even worse.
Look up on line about in door air pollution. It is supper bad for many reasons.
Most soils brought in on feet and cloths is not removed by cheep dry vacuum cleaners and if the user does not change the bags or clean the filters after every use. You will have very polluted indoor air.
Some vacuums like the filter queen 360 traps a lot of particles under 1.0 micron. The Filter Queen is better then the Dyson for removing in door Air Pollution.
I came to my option after researching some very top secret info, I call it top secret as you can not find any evidence to support the claims Dyson makes as there is no better vacuum that releases cleaner air out of a vacuum's canister.
Only one page did I find by a independent tester. His claim was .06 and under escape the best Dyson Bag less Vacuum Cleaner.
From decaDES IN THE CLEANING INDUSTRY, i HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF SOIL. lIGHT COLORED SOIL THAT SHOWS UP BEST ON A DARK CLOTH AND DARK COLORED SOIL THAT SHOWS UP ON A WHITE CLOTH.
If you want to show her about the condition of the carpet; then you might want to get an ATP meter. You would do a before and after test at a cost of about 2.50 each for the test swabs. The meter itself is about 1100.00. It will tell the story though.
Dyson Big Ball Animal is the one I be talking about in this post.
After looking at Dyson's website, the Filter Queen dry vacuum cleaner works just as good as Dyson's Air purifier.
Here is a statement to independent testing.
HEPA filters are composed of a mat of randomly arranged fibres. The fibres are typically composed of fiberglass and possess diameters between 0.5 and 2.0 micrometers. Key factors affecting function are fibre diameter, filter thickness, and face velocity.
It makes the claim that it expels cleaner air then any other vacuum.
Interesting idea to get the cheapskates to try and get more carpet cleaned. I like the idea, but I think at the end of the day they are still to cheap to change their minds.
Could be mind blowing for some and work really well or work to well and the scare tactics might just convince them to just rip out the carpet for good.
The Electrolux gets under furniture so quickly, and the foot peddles adjuster switches from bare floor to our area mats, to the carpet in the bedrooms with just a foot tap.


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A needle minder is just a button or doodad with a pair of magnets that are attached to it that you place on your stitch work so that your needle is always on top and you do not have to worry about it disappearing on to the floor or under a couch cushion. They are very handy and really simple to use.
Keeps your needle handy when not in use.
As you can see, I use several so I always have a handy place for my needle.
Please Note: Needle minders made with a hot glue gun (falls apart easy) or made from black iron magnets (will stain cloth) are not recommended. We only use B6000 Jewelers glue and Neodymium ceramic magnets (super strong).


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November 12, 2018 8:10 pm WREX Quincy Media News
CHICAGO (WREX) — The 13 WREX team received a Regional Emmy Award for its comprehensive coverage of the opioid epidemic in northern Illinois.
The award was announced Saturday night in Chicago at the 60th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards Ceremony. It is the fourth Regional Emmy in the last four years for the 13 WREX team.
The Emmy was awarded in the "Societal Concerns Report" category and was up against seven other nominees. A second Emmy was given in the same category to WMAQ/WSNS.
In November 2017, the 13 WREX team did a news and community service project on the impact the opioid epidemic was having here in the Rockford area. The comprehensive coverage, titled Hooked: The Opioid Epidemic Hits Home, included 20 special reports, a 20-minute documentary as well as a 90-minute town hall event.
"This Emmy is a result of countless hours of hard work and effort put into reporting on an issue that has had an immeasurable impact on our community," said Josh Morgan, News Director at 13 WREX.
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Last month, 13 WREX accepted the station's first ever National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. Also in 2018, WREX was named Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Association and Outstanding News Operation by the Illinois Associated Press.
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I'm really enjoying all the walking we're doing here. I really felt the fact that we haven't done much walking in the last fortnight, and being able to stroll duck and weave down the streets here has been a welcome change, despite the fact that it's monstrously humid, we're getting more used to the heat and it isn't quite as hot as southern Thailand.
I'm pretty sure these are oranges, since every orange I've seen (cut open) had dark green skin.
We spent this morning planning our return to Bangkok. We're heading for an overnight trip to Halong Bay tomorrow, followed by one night back here in Hanoi. Then an overnight train (quite excited about that!) to Hoi An and four days of tailoring adventures and markets there before another overnight train to Saigon. A flight from there the following day to Siem Reap, then back to Bangkok for my birthday before we fly out to Munich.
Lots to fit in! We're missing out on Chiang Mai, it was just too difficult and too expensive to get to at the last minute. Next time! Right now I'm really looking forward to the trains, apparently they're quite good here. We've got 'soft' beds (4 to a cabin) for the two trains south. The tickets were about $100 each in total, far less than flights would have been and we get to see much more of Vietnam. If you want to have a look at the trains then this truly excellent website has the goods, just scroll down. It's an excellent resource for long distance train travel anywhere, actually. All written an researched by one guy in England. What a champ!
Simply no idea at all about these ones. Help?
Luke and I haven't really done much in the way of touristy sight-seeing so far here. We both really enjoy just walking around, taking photos, people-watching. We thought about going to see the mausoleum but… haven't. I think I'd need a greater understanding of Vietnamese history to really appreciate what I was seeing and, I'm ashamed to say, I know virtually nothing about the place. It's the people and the food that are the highlights for us.
This evening we went to see the water puppet theatre. I have to say, puppetry really isn't my thing… which was aggravated by the fact that the rows of seats were about 20cms too close together for comfort. My knees became well acquainted with those of the French girl next to me and my back became quite sore. On the bright side, the show only went for 45 minutes, so not really enough time for DVT to set in.
No internet on the boat tomorrow, so we'll be offline for a few days (sacre bleu!) so be prepared for a storm of photos and video in about 48 hours.
It's goodnight from me, and it's goodnight from him. Goodnight!
I caught the overnight train from Da Nang (near Hoi An) to Hanoi, it was fine 🙂 And I got the super-economy-uncomfortable sleeper, and still managed to sleep right through. You get some amazing views down the southern end of the trip.
If you get a chance, it's worth checking out this rooftop bar in Hanoi. It's pretty swish and you'll pay Melbourne prices for a glass of wine, but it gives you phenomenal views over the city. It was recommended to me by some local business men I met over lunch one day.
Have fun on Halong Bay! I was there in the middle of winter so it would have been freezing, but I really wanted to go. Like you said…next time.
I loved Halong Bay, so pretty! Are you staying on a Junk?
Yeah we stayed on one called the Imperial. It was actually pretty neat, although the bed was as hard as a rock.
Thanks for the warning about the buses. We'll stay well clear! I don't think I've ever taken a sleeper train before, so this'll be an experience. Hopefully a positive one, as we've already booked in another from Da Nang to Saigon.
Don't eat the food on the trains!! Just make sure you pack some food to eat while you are on there.
What is wrong with the train food?! I shall buy some to take with us just in case:) Can you take noodles and get hot water?


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Q: Why can't `NumberFormatter` display maximum `Int` value? This code prints "eighteen quadrillion fourteen trillion three hundred ninety-eight billion five hundred nine million four hundred eighty-one thousand nine hundred eighty-four", but the numeric value of Int.max is 9223372036854775807.
let formatter = NumberFormatter()
formatter.numberStyle = .spellOut
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Tenure Track Assistant Professor
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY Department of Mathematics invites applications for a tenure-track position in applied mathematics at the rank of assistant professor beginning Fall 2021. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field, demonstrate potential for excellence in research, and display a commitment to teaching. An ideal candidate will be expected to help to build an applied mathematics program within the department, and to interact with the broader student, staff, and faculty, including other science faculty at Brandeis. Candidates from all areas of applied mathematics will be considered. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 31, 2020.
A research-intensive liberal arts university, Brandeis fosters highly collaborative science both within and between departments.The suburban campus in Waltham, MA is just 20 minutes from the bustling academic and biotechnology centers of Boston and Cambridge.
At Brandeis, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of academic excellence. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis' history and mission, we value and are seeking candidates with a variety of social identities, including those that have been underrepresented in higher education, who possess skills that spark innovation, and who, through their scholarly pursuits, teaching, and/or service experiences, bring expertise in building, engaging, and sustaining a pluralistic, unified, and just campus community. Brandeis University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status,disability or veteran status.
Applications should include an AMS cover sheet, cover letter, a curriculum vitae including a publications list, research, teaching and diversity statements, and four letters of recommendation, one of which addresses teaching effectiveness. Applications should be submitted through MathJobs.org.
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Store We Adore: Michele Varian in New York City
July 15, 2019 by Kathy Henderson
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Michele Varian's home decor store is filled with treasures, including jewelry from 70 designers who share her passion for handmade objects of all kinds
At first glance, it might seem strange to sell fine jewelry alongside brass and copper chandeliers, silk throw pillows, and porcelain tableware. But the minute you walk into Michele Varian's chic SoHo shop, the product mix makes perfect sense. Varian, a Detroit native who began her career in fashion before segueing into textile, lighting, and wallpaper design, sees jewelry as a natural complement to the other items on display. "Everything in the store is something that I personally chose," she says, "and jewelry has always been a big part of the mix."
Taste Maker
A downtown girl since moving to New York City more than 30 years ago, Varian opened her first shop "almost on a whim" in 2001, when the wholesale market for her pillows and fabrics declined after 9/11. Ten years later, she nabbed her current space, two blocks from the loft she shares with her rock-star husband, Crash Test Dummies lead singer Brad Roberts. Behind etched-glass doors urging passersby to "shop small, shop local," Varian's whimsical screen-printed wallpaper descends from a 15-foot-high ceiling; below the selling floor, artisans fabricate her gorgeous metal lamps and light fixtures. From the start, Varian envisioned the store as a home for emerging designers, including jewelry-makers. "A huge number of our customers are design professionals," she says, "and I'm interested in introducing jewelry to people who don't ordinarily go into a jewelry store."
Mix Master
Vintage glass cases scattered throughout the store display an eclectic selection of jewelry from some 70 emerging designers, including two of Varian's employees, Hayley Schlesinger and Nadia Todorova. "The common element that appeals to me in everything we sell, not just jewelry, is being able to see the hand of the person who made it," Varian says. Delicate 14k gold earrings, rings, and bracelets with tiny stones set in unique patterns are showcased atop rustic fabrics and miniature books; a nearby case is stocked with chunkier brass and mixed metal designs. Varian dislikes plated jewelry, feeling that the added layer "covers up the handmade quality," and says she chooses pieces for their overall beauty, not the underlying value of the materials. For a shop specializing in high-end home accessories, the jewelry is well priced, with a sweet spot of $250 to $450.
Community Builder
Varian's curiosity about the future of retailing has led her to host a series of in-store design seminars and publish interviews with tastemakers on MicheleVarian.com. These days, she's in the shop an average of one day a week in order to make time for her design work and the launch of Guesst, an ambitious digital platform that will pair independent designers with brick-and-mortar stores offering space for pop-up shops. She recently separated her jewelry and interior design offerings into distinct Instagram feeds, @jewelryatmichelevarian and @michelevarian. "The combination of design [products] and jewelry works seamlessly in the store, but it's difficult to get across online," she says, noting that jewelry now accounts for almost 25 percent of her total sales. Varian's ability to juggle so many product lines successfully is a testament to the appeal of her aesthetic. "I'm super selective," she says with a laugh. "I only want pieces that strike me as exactly right, so there's a consistency that our shopper understands and appreciates."
(Portrait: Nicole Franzen; other photos: courtesy Michele Varian)


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Today, I get to interview Jerusha Agen, a lifelong lover of story–a passion that has led her to a B.A. in English and a highly varied career. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Jerusha is the author of the Sisters Redeemed Series, which includes the titles This Dance, This Shadow, and This Redeemer. Jerusha co-authored the e-books A Ruby Christmas, A Dozen Apologies, and The Love Boat Bachelor from Write Integrity Press.
Jerusha is the mastermind behind The Love Boat Bachelor. The job fell to her because her irresistible character, Brent Teague, lost his bid for Mara Adkins, the hero of Write Integrity Press's 2014 Valentine's novella A Dozen Apologies in which the readers voted on their favorite hero. Brent lost by a narrow margin, and we felt he needed some closure.
Jerusha, would you introduce Brent to the readers? Tell us what he's done since last Valentine's Day, and what he has gotten himself into.
I'd love to. I'm sorry to say that Brent has not been doing well since last Valentine's Day. His heartbreak over being rejected by Mara a second time is a wound that just refuses to heal. As Brent's sister, Roselle, always reminds him, he's pathetic to pine another year over the woman who has never loved him as he dreamed. But since no other woman has occupied Brent's heart since he was a kid, his heart just doesn't know how to keep going without her.
Brent plugged away for most of the year since last Valentine's Day, continuing his duties as the pastor of a small, start-up church in Spartanburg, SC, and staying involved with underprivileged, damaged kids at the children's shelter. The work as pastor and with the children had always been so fulfilling, but since Mara's return the joy and purpose seemed to be missing.
When Brent heard of Mara's wedding to another man, the news was like the final blow to his heart. Up until her marriage, he held out hope that God would work a miracle and she'd still choose him. Now, Brent just has pain and, even worse, doubts.
He was so sure that Mara was the woman for him, that she would love him and they'd live happily ever after together, especially now that she'd become a Christian. If he was wrong in his understanding of God's will with Mara, who's to say Brent isn't equally mistaken in other areas? Did God really call Brent to be a pastor, or did Brent make a mistake there, too?
With everything in his life in question, Brent mopes around in confusion until his feisty older sister gets sick of it. She boots him out of Spartanburg with the help of Brent's old college buddy, who works on a cruise ship. Roselle and Brent's pal push and pull Brent onto the ship to work as a temporary chaplain for a two week cruise.
Just when Brent starts to think a cruise might be just what he needs to get away from thoughts of romance once and for all, he discovers a pertinent bit of information his sister didn't tell him. Brent hasn't joined just any vacation ship. It's The Love Boat cruise!
I want to know where you got the idea for Brent to take a Love Boat cruise as a chaplain.
From God! Seriously, I could not come up with any ideas on my own without God enabling me to use the imagination He's given me and sometimes giving me quite a bit of extra prodding until I finally reach the right idea. The best part of writing for me is getting to create with the Creator of everything. Coming up with The Love Boat Bachelor premise was definitely one of those times when I knew God was directing me to the right idea at the perfect time.
When I received the assignment to come up with Brent's sequel to A Dozen Apologies, I knew I had a very tough act to follow. A Dozen Apologies was a wonderfully creative idea (by you, Fay!) and so much fun for authors and readers alike. I wanted Brent's love story to be just as fun, romantic, and exciting.
I knew the sequel had to fit a similar format as the first Valentine's novella, since we wanted readers to be able to vote in The Bachelor TV show style for one of many lady loves. To realistically meet that many women in a short period of time, I thought Brent better get out of Spartanburg (which he was eager to do because of Mara's homecoming there anyway).
With those parameters in mind, I actually did something I don't usually do to come up with an idea. I decided to do a search for old sayings or phrases that had to do with love or bachelors, hoping to find a title I could use as the springboard for the premise. A Dozen Apologies had such a catchy title, I wanted to find the same kind of memorable title for the sequel. After several ideas that were duds, I got a little worried. Nothing was working.
I was about to go with an idea that was good, but not great, when the Lord led me to start thinking about trips Brent could take that would somehow get him to different locations where he could meet many lovely women. The idea of a cruise came out of that and then the irony of Brent, the sworn bachelor, ending up on a romantic cruise was the obvious icing on the cake. And The Love Boat Bachelor was born!
You provided Brent with some great backup in secondary characters. I'd love to hear how you came up with them and whether or not Brent or any of the other characters are a little bit of someone you know or where you got the idea from them?
One of the secondary characters, Brent's sister Roselle, is actually based on a longtime friend of mine. This friend is one of the most unique individuals I've ever met, and I quickly learned to love her personality and became fascinated by her unexpected quirks. She's a tiny, no-nonsense, intimidating, fiercely independent woman. She's super confidant, painfully blunt, extremely intelligent, hilarious, and full of contradictions and surprises.
You can't make up a character with as much depth as my friend has, so I thought I would just borrow on that enigmatic appeal and base Roselle on my friend. Of course, I've fictionalized her a bit, and my co-authors naturally took Roselle farther away from her beginnings in their interpretations of her character. But I think that depth that one wants in secondary characters is still there in Roselle throughout, anchoring Brent and our readers in the fun reality of his family life.
Would you mind sharing with us something that you know about Brent that no one else knows?
While this fact is hinted at in The Love Boat Bachelor, readers aren't actually told how Brent came to know Christ. When Mara publically humiliated Brent by rejecting him in front of a crowd of students at college, twenty-year-old Brent had nothing to fall back on in his despair. His lovelorn heart, which had belonged to Mara since high school, was shattered. Brent decided to drop out of college and was on his way home when he received a phone call from Roselle. Their mother had died.
Brent's mother was only forty-seven years old, and her death from a heart attack was stunning and quick. As Brent continued to drive home, he wondered if there he could go on with his life at all. Was there even a point?
But when Brent arrived home, he went into his old bedroom and sat on the bed. There, on the nightstand beside him, sat his mother's Bible. She must have set it there after the last time Brent had been home. That visit was a year ago. Brent hadn't returned because of the argument he had with his mother when she tried to tell him he needed this Jesus who had saved her.
His mother's words rushed back to Brent like a flood and he remembered the passionate tears and earnest yearning in her voice as she pleaded with him to listen and believe. Brent picked up his mother's Bible and through the words on those pages, the Lord answered the prayers of Brent's mother. He healed Brent's broken heart and filled it with more love than Brent had ever known.
Jerusha, you write more than multi-collaboration novellas. I love your Sisters Redeemed Series. Would you share a little bit about that series?
Thanks, Fay. The Sisters Redeemed Series begins with This Dance, the story of Nye Sanders, a former tango dancer who's running from a painful past. God uses a handsome lawyer and other colorful characters to make Nye face the anger and fear that controls her life.
One of those pivotal characters is Oriana, Nye's sister. Oriana gets her own story told in Book Two, This Shadow. Oriana's sunny outlook and bright disposition make her the opposite of her sister, but can Oriana's optimistic faith withstand a devastating tragedy?
Do you have any new ventures in the works? If so, we'd love to know what those are.
I do! I've turned to writing in the suspense/romantic suspense genre now and am busily working to finish a novel about a Chicago social worker and a special orphan she encounters (along with lots of danger and thrills, of course!).
You've given us some wonderful insight into the story. Thank you so much! Now, I'm going to head over to Write Integrity Press and read the first chapter. I can tell everyone this because it doesn't have an outcome on the voting. Shh…Jerusha wrote this first chapter that starts us out on Brent's wonderfully funny, often poignant journey.
Read the first chapter of The Love Boat Bachelor here.
Jerusha's Sister's Redeemed series is one that I highly recommend.
She's famous for her upbeat outlook. Then the world goes black.
Oriana Sanders is always happy. And why shouldn't she be? She enjoys a close relationship with God and a purpose-filled career teaching troubled kids. She even has the potential for romance in her sister's friend, Nicanor, whose dark good looks and brooding manner make him an intriguing project for Oriana.
Oriana's attempts to reach Nicanor with the joy of the Lord are brought to a halt when a confrontation with her student's drug-dealing brother ends in tragedy. Facing darkness she has never known, can Oriana learn to forgive the unforgivable and find her way through the shadows to the light?
Looking only for shelter or cash, Charlotte finds a family she longs to call her own and a gentle man she could learn to love. But if Tommy catches up with Charlotte, these strangers could learn the truth about her. Will they send her back to Tommy? Or can a Father's love set her free?


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Home Be inspired Opinion: Let's channel young climate strikers' passions into STEM careers
Opinion: Let's channel young climate strikers' passions into STEM careers
STEM Contributor
A woman holds a sign that reads "Engineers for a Sustainable World" during the March For Science on April 2017 in New York. Image: Shutterstock
by Jane Lowney, Head of Engineering and Infrastructure at recruitment firm Robert Walters
With thousands of Australian students recently joining their peers from over 82 countries in pressuring world leaders to urgently address climate change, attention must now turn to how as a society we can better support their passionate pleas into future careers.
The commitment demonstrated by students across the globe is testament to the importance that our next generations are placing on reversing the global carbon footprint. However, the question remains; What is the best way to leverage this passion in order to access a career that will enable them to better protect the environment?
RELATED: 5 careers to fight global warming
I believe that to unlock the passion we must position science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) participation as one of a number of solutions to the climate change debate.
It is not surprising that STEM is one of the key elements in unlocking the potential to help solve climate change-related issues. However, pupil enrolments in STEM subjects has continued to fall across all education levels.
According to the most recent National Science Statement, participation in STEM subjects in Australian schools is at the lowest level in 20 years. This is directly converting to declining participation in STEM related careers, with the proportion of Australia's population aged 20-64 with post-school qualifications in STEM dwindling compared to a decade ago.
And the decline in interest in STEM fields is surprising given the significant funds ($64 million in government funding for school STEM initiatives) that has been provided to promote them.
Australian students are demanding 100% renewable energy generation and exports by 2030. Credit: Shutterstock
RELATED: How sustainable engineering will secure a better world
The general consensus among policymakers is that STEM jobs will become more and more important as technology plays an ever-increasing role in the economy, and what I am witnessing is the huge demand by employers for STEM skills, even for roles where STEM qualifications are not a prerequisite.
In turn this may partially explain why Australian businesses are now reporting skill shortages well above the average level seen since the turn of the millennium.
Australians, in a broader sense, may not actually be learning the skills that are required now and, in the future, which includes the skills required to combat climate change.
RELATED: Climate change most pressing issue for girls and women
For policymakers, employers, parents and their children these facts, figures, forecasts and trends should be as equally alarming as our energy usage and carbon emissions.
At the compulsory school level, students are already exploring climate change as an issue the world needs to address. We need to encourage them further by connecting the dots between climate change, STEM and the subsequent career opportunities that are available to them that will make a difference.
For those students closer to university there has never been a wider range of STEM opportunities available to them. Responsibility must also be placed on a student's sphere of influence (parents, family members, mentors, teachers and career councillors) to further encourage them into STEM careers.
The challenge is how we collectively engage young people into STEM while fuelling the flame and their passion for the environment. The solution is to appeal to the hearts and minds of our next generations commitment to the environment and subsequently into STEM related careers.
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Karun Chandhok (ur. 19 stycznia 1984 w Ćennaj) – indyjski kierowca wyścigowy. W sezonie 2010 kierowca Formuły 1 w zespole Hispania Racing F1 Team. Drugi w historii indyjski kierowca w tej serii wyścigowej. Uczestnik serii GP2 w latach 2007–2009. Syn byłego mistrza Indii w rajdach samochodowych Vicky'ego Chandhoka. W sezonie 2011 pełnił funkcję kierowcy rezerwowego w zespole Team Lotus.

Chandhok jest ambasadorem toru Buddh International Circuit i organizatora Grand Prix Indii Formuły 1, którym jest przedsiębiorstwo Jaypee Sports International, oraz konsultantem w kwestiach związanych z organizacją tych zawodów.

Życie prywatne
Urodził się 19 stycznia 1984 w Ćennaj. Jest kawalerem, nie ma dzieci. Ma 175 cm wzrostu i waży 69 kg. Jego ojciec, Vicky Chandhok, jest byłym mistrzem Indii w rajdach samochodowych i jednym z organizatorów Grand Prix Indii Formuły 1.

Życiorys

Początki kariery
Podobnie jak większość innych kierowców Formuły 1 swoją karierę wyścigową rozpoczął od wyścigów kartingowych. W 2000 roku zadebiutował w oficjalnych zawodach wygrywając indyjską serię wyścigową Formuła Maruti.

Rok później wziął udział w azjatyckiej Formule 2000. Wygrał 8 z 14 rozegranych wyścigów, tylko raz nie stając na podium, dzięki czemu zdobył tytuł mistrzowski. Pod koniec roku na testy zaprosił go ówczesny mistrz konstruktorów Brytyjskiej Formuły 3 Carlin Motorsport.

W 2002 podpisał kontrakt z występującym w tej samej serii wyścigowej zespołem T-Sport. Przez pierwsze dwa lata startował w klasie National zajmując kolejno 6c v6jrn. oraz 3. miejsce w klasyfikacji generalnej. W sezonie 2004 przeszedł do głównej klasy Brytyjskiej Formuły 3, w której ostatecznie zajął 14. miejsce w klasyfikacji końcowej. W tym samym roku wystartował również w dwóch ostatnich wyścigach serii World Series by Nissan, jednak nie zdobył punktów.

W 2005 przeniósł się na stałe do serii World Series by Renault, gdzie reprezentował barwy ekipy RC Motorsport. Jednak po 5 wyścigach, w których nie zdobył punktów, zakończył współpracę z zespołem. W tym samym roku startował również w A1 Grand Prix reprezentując zespół Indii. Jednakże po 3 wyścigach zastąpił go inny indyjski kierowca Armaan Ebrahim. W kolejnym sezonie przeniósł się do Azjatyckiej Formuły Renault V6. Chandhok wygrał siedem z dwunastu wyścigów i zgromadził 131 punktów, wyprzedzając drugiego w klasyfikacji generalnej Matthew Hallidaya o 24 punkty.

Seria GP2

2007
W marcu 2007 podpisał kontrakt z włoskim zespołem Durango, występującym w serii GP2. 16 września 2007 na torze Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps w belgijskim Stavelot odniósł swoje pierwsze zwycięstwo w tej serii wyścigowej. Ostatecznie w klasyfikacji generalnej zajął 15. miejsce z dorobkiem 16 punktów. Przegrał jednak rywalizację z drugim kierowcą Durango Borją Garcíą. W listopadzie wziął udział w dwudniowych testach bolidów Formuły 1 należących do zespołu Red Bull Racing na torze Circuit de Catalunya w Barcelonie.

2008

W grudniu podpisał kontrakt na sezon 2008 z zespołem iSport International, gdzie jego partnerem wyścigowym był Bruno Senna. W przerwie przed rozpoczęciem sezonu GP2 wystartował w pierwszej edycji zimowej azjatyckiej serii GP2, gdzie z łączną sumą 7 punktów został sklasyfikowany na 13. pozycji. Jego wyniki były lepsze niż rok wcześniej – zdobył niemal dwukrotnie więcej punktów i trzykrotnie stawał na podium. Ponadto wygrał również wyścig na torze Hockenheimring w niemieckim Hockenheim. W klasyfikacji generalnej zajął ostatecznie 10. miejsce, jednak podobnie jak rok wcześniej wyraźnie przegrał rywalizację z drugim kierowcą jego zespołu – Bruno Senną, który zdobył tytuł wicemistrzowski.

2009

W przerwie przed rozpoczęciem sezonu GP2 wystartował w dwóch wyścigach drugiej edycji zimowej azjatyckiej serii GP2, jednak nie zdobył w nich punktów. Przed kolejnym sezonem GP2 był łączony z iSport International, w którym występował rok wcześniej oraz zespołem Force India występującym w Formule 1. Ostatecznie przeniósł się jednak do utworzonego przez byłego kierowcę Formuły 1 Tiago Monteiro zespołu Ocean Racing Technology. Hindus w 20 wyścigach sezonu raz stanął na podium, a w klasyfikacji generalnej zajął 18. miejsce z dorobkiem 10 punktów. Ponadto po raz kolejny osiągał słabsze wyniki od partnera z zespołu.

Formuła 1

Przed sezonem 2010
Chandhok po raz pierwszy za kierownicą bolidu Formuły 1 zasiadł w listopadzie 2007, kiedy to wziął udział w dwudniowych testach bolidów zespołu Red Bull Racing na torze Circuit de Catalunya w Barcelonie. Z racji swojej narodowości wielokrotnie przymierzany był do startów w barwach Force India, jednak nigdy nie podpisał kontraktu z tym zespołem.

2010

4 marca 2010 został oficjalnie ogłoszony etatowym kierowcą zespołu Hispania Racing F1 Team, gdzie jego partnerem wyścigowym był Bruno Senna.

Za kierownicą bolidu Hispania F110 zadebiutował 13 marca 2010, podczas kwalifikacji do Grand Prix Bahrajnu 2010, w których zajął ostatnie miejsce ze stratą prawie 2 sekund do przedostatniego Senny. Dzień później wystartował w swoim pierwszym wyścigu w Formule 1, jednak rozbił się na pierwszym okrążeniu i musiał zrezygnować z dalszej rywalizacji.

Dwa tygodnie później podczas Grand Prix Australii 2010 ponownie zajął 24. miejsce w kwalifikacjach. Dzień później, 28 marca, ukończył swój pierwszy wyścig w historii startów w Formule 1 dojeżdżając do mety na 14. miejscu, ze stratą 5 okrążeń do lidera.

Tydzień później na torze Sepang International Circuit podczas Grand Prix Malezji w kwalifikacjach zajął 22. miejsce, będące dotychczas jego najlepszym osiągnięciem w kwalifikacjach. W samym wyścigu zajął 15. pozycję ze stratą 3 okrążeń do lidera, dzięki czemu wyprzedził dwóch innych kierowców, którzy również ukończyli wyścig – Bruno Sennę i Jarno Trullego.

17 kwietnia, podczas kwalifikacji do Grand Prix Chin został ukarany przesunięciem na starcie wyścigu o 5 pozycji do tyłu za naruszenia plomb skrzyni biegów, jednak z racji zajętego w kwalifikacjach ostatniego miejsca nie wpłynęło to na jego miejsce na starcie. Ostatecznie, z powodu wymiany pompy hydraulicznej, wystartował jednak z alei serwisowej, a wyścig ukończył na 17. pozycji.

Podczas kwalifikacji do Grand Prix Hiszpanii zajął 23. miejsce, jednak z powodu nieregulaminowej zmiany skrzyni biegów ponownie został cofnięty o 5 pozycji na starcie i ostatecznie wystartował z 24. pola startowego. W wyścigu, podczas dublowania, brał udział w dwóch kolizjach – najpierw z Felipe Massą na 24. okrążeniu, a następnie z Jaime Alguersuarim na 29. okrążeniu. Po drugiej z tych kolizji Chandhok zjechał do alei serwisowej, a niedługo po powrocie na tor zjechał na pobocze i zrezygnował z dalszej rywalizacji.

W kwalifikacjach do Grand Prix Monako uzyskał najsłabszy czas ze wszystkich zawodników, jednak ostatecznie, w wyniku startu z alei serwisowej Fernando Alonso, do wyścigu ruszył z 23. pola startowego. W wyniku licznych neutralizacji i wycofania się z rywalizacji 9. innych kierowców Chandhok awansował na 14. miejsce. Na 74. okrążeniu, w zakręcie Rascasse, uległ kolizji z Jarno Trullim, w wyniku której musiał wycofać się z wyścigu, jednak zgodnie z przepisami Formuły 1 został sklasyfikowany na 14. pozycji.

W kwalifikacjach do Grand Prix Turcji był ostatni, jednakże Lucas Di Grassi startował z alei serwisowej, stąd też Chandhok ponownie ruszał z 23. miejsca. W wyścigu Hindus zajął ostatnie, 20. miejsce.

Przed Grand Prix Kanady Chandhok po raz kolejny w sposób nieregulaminowy wymienił skrzynię biegów, za co otrzymał karę obniżenia pozycji startowej o pięć miejsc, jednak nie miało to wpływu na jego pozycję startową, gdyż w kwalifikacjach zajął ostatnie, 24. miejsce. W wyścigu Chandhok był 18, wyprzedzając di Grassiego.

W kwalifikacjach do Grand Prix Europy Chandhok był uzyskał lepszy czas od Senny i zajął 23. pozycję. W wyścigu był osiemnasty, wyprzedzając Timo Glocka, Sennę i Trullego.

Kwalifikacje do Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii Chandhok ukończył na 23. miejscu, przed zastępującym Sennę Sakonem Yamamoto. Wyścig ukończył na 19. miejscu, wyprzedzając Yamamoto.

Po Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii do zespołu wrócił Senna, a Chandhok został zastąpiony przez Yamamoto i nie wystartował już w żadnym wyścigu sezonu 2010. W styczniu 2011 roku zespół HRT poinformował, że Chandhok stracił pozycję kierowcy wyścigowego z powodu niedopełnienia zobowiązań kontraktowych.

4 września 2010 roku, jako pierwszy z kierowców Formuły 1, testował tor Yeongam, jadąc bolidem Red Bulla. Cztery dni później, 8 września, wziął udział w charytatywnym wyścigu kartingowym w Milton Keynes, którego celem było zebranie pieniędzy na leczenie Chrisa van der Drifta. Chandhok zajął w nim 15. miejsce.

W listopadzie i grudniu 2010 roku Chandhok brał udział w przedsezonowych testach zespołów serii GP2 – Ocean Racing Technology oraz Coloni.

2011

Przed rozpoczęciem sezonu 2011 Chandhok prowadził rozmowy na temat zatrudnienia z trzema zespołami występującymi w Formule 1 – Teamem Lotus, HRT i Force India. Chandhok miał wziąć udział w przedsezonowych testach zespołu Team Lotus w Jerez de la Frontera i Barcelonie, jednak ostatecznie do tego nie doszło.

W lutym 2011 roku Chandhok wziął udział w testach bolidu zespołu Double R Racing występującego w brytyjskiej Formule 3.

Ostatecznie 22 marca zespół Team Lotus ogłosił, iż Karun Chandhok, obok Davide Valsecchiego, Luiza Razia i Ricardo Teixeiry, został kierowcą testowym i piątkowym ekipy.

Trzy dni później, 25 marca, Chandhok wziął udział w pierwszej sesji treningowej przed Grand Prix Australii. Wyjechał na tor jako pierwszy ze wszystkich kierowców, jednak na wyjściu z trzeciego zakrętu okrążenia wyjazdowego stracił panowanie nad bolidem i uderzył w ścianę rozbijając bolid, w wyniku czego nie został sklasyfikowany.

6 maja Chandhok po raz drugi w sezonie wystartował w piątkowej sesji treningowej. W pierwszej sesji treningowej przed Grand Prix Turcji przejechał 6 okrążeń, jednak, z powodu deszczu, uzyskał czas o blisko 8 sekund gorszy od swojego partnera z zespołu i został sklasyfikowany na 21. pozycji.

24 czerwca Hindus po raz trzeci w sezonie został zgłoszony do startu w pierwszej piątkowej sesji treningowej przed Grand Prix Europy, jednak, w wyniku problemów ze skrzynią biegów, przejechał 2 okrążenia, nie zaliczył żadnego czasu okrążenia i nie został sklasyfikowany.

Na początku lipca Chandhok wziął udział w 19. edycji corocznego festiwalu samochodowego w Goodwood.

8 lipca, podczas pierwszej sesji treningowej przed Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii, Karun Chandhok, po raz pierwszy w sezonie, przejechał ponad 10 okrążeń podczas oficjalnej sesji treningowej. W sumie Hindus przejechał 17 okrążeń i został sklasyfikowany na 20. pozycji.

17 lipca Karun Chandhok, wspólnie z Jensonem Buttonem, Giancarlo Fisichellą i Luizem Razią, wziął udział w imprezie pokazowej Bavaria City Racing, zorganizowanej w Moskwie na Placu Czerwonym i wokół Kremlu.

21 lipca zespół Team Lotus podał informację, że podczas całego Grand Prix Niemiec 2011 Chandhok zastąpi Jarno Trullego. Dwa dni później Chandhok, po raz pierwszy w sezonie 2011, wziął udział w kwalifikacjach do Grand Prix Niemiec. Zajął 21. pozycję, jednak, z powodu dyskwalifikacji Sébastiena Buemiego do wyścigu wystartował z 20. pola startowego. Podczas rywalizacji, na 25. okrążeniu w zakręcie Bit Chandhok wypadł z toru i zatrzymał się w tzw. "żwirowej pułapce", jednak zdołał z niej wyjechać i ukończył wyścig na ostatnim, 20. miejscu.

FIA World Endurance Championship
W styczniu 2012 Chandhok ogłosił przyłączenie się do zespołu JRM Racing (obok Davida Brabhama i Petera Dumbrecka) i rozpoczęcie startów w serii wyścigów wielogodzinnych FIA World Endurance Championship. Startował w 8 wyścigach, w jednym był niesklasyfikowany, w pozostałych zajmował miejsca od 5 do 17. W klasyku 24h Le Mans 2012 zajął 6. miejsce.

Formuła E
W sezonie 2014/2015 Hindus podpisał kontrakt z indyjską ekipą Mahindra Racing na starty w Formule E. W ciągu jedenastu wyścigów, w których wystartował, uzbierał łącznie osiemnaście punktów. Został sklasyfikowany na siedemnastej pozycji w końcowej klasyfikacji kierowców.

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European Commission taken to Court over Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline
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Human rights groups to take case relating to controversial BP pipeline
Human rights groups [1] today announced that they have applied to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to take the European Commission to court over BP's highly controversial Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. The court case dramatically increases the political risks that the pipeline's financial backers now face.
The application follows a complaint submitted by Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) to the European Commission in July 2003. The complaint held that the legal agreements underpinning the BTC project break Turkey's obligations under its EU Accession Partnership, triggering the Commission's duty to act in relation to EU pre-accession funding to Turkey.[2]
In response, the Commission undertook to review the NGO complaint in its annual report on Turkey's progress towards accession. However, the Commission has failed to fulfil this pledge. The Corner House and The Kurdish Human Rights Project, together with a landowner directly and adversely affected by the project, have therefore applied to the Court of First Instance of the European Court of Justice (CFI) to take the Commission to court under Articles 230 and 232 of the European Community Treaty.
"We are strongly in favour of Turkey joining the European Union, providing that it meets the obligations laid out in the Copenhagen Criteria", says Kerim Yildiz, Executive Director of the Kurdish Human Rights Project. "BP has foisted a poor agreement on Turkey which potentially blocks Turkey's accession for the next 60 years. It is important that the European Commission acts to remove this barrier."
"We have a strong case and are determined to press it", says Nicholas Hildyard of The Corner House. "These agreements would be illegal in the European Union. BP could resolve the issue by allowing Turkey to remove those elements that conflict with EC law."
A favourable judgment in the CFI would have profound implications for the project, which is backed by the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. "It is unlikely that the loan agreements would survive a ruling in our favour", says Nicholas Hildyard. "The court case dramatically alters the political risk profile of the project."
"The European Union made Turkey's accession, and pre-accession funding, conditional upon Turkey moving towards the European acquis. The legal structure set up under the pipeline agreements moves Turkey in the opposite direction", says Philip Moser, the groups' barrister and an expert in European law [3]. "There should be judicial review of the Commission's duty in distributing Community money; in particular if the EU's own guidelines for funding have been breached."


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Name Origin: For Karl Gustav Bischo (1792-1870), German geologist and mineral chemist, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Comments: Colorless grains of bischofite. The mineral is very hygroscopic and must be stored in a closed vial.
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Baltimore, Md. – Major General Gale Susan Pollock, the 22nd Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, will deliver the Convocation address at the University of Maryland School of Nursing's graduation ceremony, being held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, at the Lyric Opera House. The School of Nursing will graduate the largest class of nurses in the state – 395 bachelor of science in nursing (BSN), 180 master of science, 15 post-master's and 13 PhDs – a total of 603 graduates. Later in the day, Pollock will receive an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, at their Commencement exercises at First Mariner Arena (3 p.m.).
An alumna of the School of Nursing, Pollock received her BSN in 1976 through the Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing program. She received a master's in business administration from Boston University, a master's in health care administration from Baylor University, and a master's in national security and strategy from the National Defense University. She is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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IT - Abruzzo
Geographical notes:
Abruzzo is a region of peninsular Italy, between the Adriatic and the central Apennines, occupies an area of 10,763 km² and has a population of 1,345,037 inhabitants. It borders the Marche to the north, the Adriatic Sea to the east, Lazio to the west and Molise to the south. L'Aquila and Pescara host the administrative bodies of the Region; Teramo, Chieti, Avezzano, Sulmona, Vasto, Lanciano, Ortona, Atri and Giulianova are the other most important centers for demographic consistency, tourist and economic importance, attractiveness on the territory.
The region, for the countless landscapes and leisures it can offer, can be reached at different times of the year both in winter and in summer; the winter season offers tourists innumerable and equipped ski resorts in various mountain resorts, while in summer it is possible to go both to the natural parks of the region where to practice guided visits and other sports activities, and to the coast where there are many equipped bathing establishments located in many coastal towns. Do not forget also the spas and historic cities, ancient villages, castles, museums, convents, churches, abbeys and monuments.
Territories and tourist destinations:
Abruzzese Adriatic coast – This is the area of the Adriatic coast where seaside towns have developed which year after year are becoming increasingly popular. Above all, the northern part has seen an urbanization of the coast that recalls, albeit not with the same large dimensions, the tourist boom of Romagna and the Marches. The Teramo coast and the Pescara-Teatino area constitute almost a single tourist conurbation that affects several kilometers of coastline. The southern area of the Costa dei trabocchi, which has also produced examples of urbanization of the coast for tourism purposes, has had less sensational phenomena. This area also has rocky stretches, gravel beaches, not evenly sandy shores such as the northern part. Great seaside resorts are Giulianova, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Francavilla al Mare, Ortona, Vasto; Pescara, economic engine of the whole Region, and Chieti constitute a sort of metropolitan area of Abruzzo; Atri and Lanciano are extraordinary art centers.
Abruzzo Apennines – The Apennines in Abruzzo affect a large part of the regional territory, going up to a short distance from the coast, when it does not even reach almost the sea. The highest peaks of the mountain range are from Abruzzo: the Gran Sasso, the highest, reaches 2,913 meters; Maiella i 2,793. Abruzzese is also the primacy of the longest motorway tunnel in Italy, as it is entirely in national territory: the Gran Sasso tunnel that crosses the mountain between the Teramo and L'Aquila.
Important towns have developed in the mountainous areas of the Abruzzo Apennines, as well as a myriad of small towns, almost always perched on top of a hill, which maintain their ancient appearance reminiscent of past times. Often these centers retain walls and fortifications, and sometimes constitute a superb example of a fortified city, such as Civitella del Tronto which is among the largest fortifications in Europe.
L'Aquila, although horribly violated by the 2009 earthquake, is starting to live again. Its historic center so badly and sadly damaged is all a construction site to recover this city which represents the most important center of the region not so much for its administrative function as the capital, but for its art and history. Teramo is the other city that boasts an excellent art heritage; Sulmona of ancient origin combines history and craftsmanship and industrial development; Avezzano, the most important center of Marsica, rose from a devastating earthquake and retains traces of its ancient history
L'Aquila – Fountain of 99 spouts, National Museum of Abruzzo, Spanish Fort, Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio – (with the remains of Pope Celestino V – badly damaged by the 2009 earthquake).
Atri – Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
Avezzano – Villa Torlonia, Alba Fucens, Claudio's tunnels, Incile del Fucino, Monte Salviano guided nature reserve.
Calascio – Rocca Calascio.
Celano – Piccolomini Castle, Church of Santa Maria Valleverde, Museum of sacred art of Marsica, Prehistoric Marshes Museum.
Chieti – National Archaeological Museum of Abruzzo, IUVANUM museum and archaeological park, Cathedral of San Giustino.
Francavilla al Mare – Michetti Museum.
Giulianova – Cathedral of San Flaviano.
Lanciano – Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano.
Manoppello – Holy Face of Manoppello.
Ortona – Co-cathedral Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo.
Pacentro – Cantelmo Castle.
Pescara – Basilica of the Madonna of the Seven Sorrows, Madonna del Fuoco, Cathedral of San Cetteo, and Gabriele D'Annunzio Birthplace Museum.
Sulmona – Cathedral of San Panfilo, Annunziata Complex, Badia Morronese, Hermitage of Sant'Onofrio al Morrone, Sanctuary of Ercole Curino.
Teramo – Tower of the Cathedral of Teramo, Madonna delle Grazie.
Vasto – Vasto Cathedral, Palazzo D'Avalos.
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Win 10 App says "outdated server", won't connect to PE 0.13.1 - Amazon's latest version. Suggestions?
I just downloaded win10 from the appstore about an hour ago. Been trying to connect to multiplayer PE on my network. I understand that 0.14.0 just came out today for PE, could this be required so I don't get "outdated server"? Seems a bit quick for a rollout. Thanks for any suggestions.
Tried searching for "outdated server", don't see any information.
"Can I play online with other people on Windows 10? Or on different devices?
You can play online and with other people running Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta who are on the same network as you. You'll also be able to play with Pocket Edition (for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone) players in a future update."
Im guessing its likely something to do with the update to MCPE to 0.14.0 that rolled out last night(?), while we only upgraded to 0.13.2. I suspect they have nerfed the connection we were once able to share (albeit, a connection which we weren't really supposed to be able to do in the first place).
Be interesting to see what happens now and will be watching this closely..
Well, Amazon just sent me an update to 0.13.2. I then tried to connect with our current PE game. Success! I'm guessing they realize that MCWIN10 isolation by not having cross compatibility with PE OR PC would spell disaster. I am utterly astonished with Amazon's timing here. They're usually way behind.
Thanks for the info, Geno.
Actually, 14.0 hasn't been released yet. See the "News" page. It's a "test" phase only, android only.
However, like last time, the wait for 14.0 shouldn't be long. (My guess is they'll release it next week. It'll be a big update, well worth the wait).


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A Gógyi felügyelő (eredeti cím: Inspector Gadget) 1983-tól 1986-ig vetített amerikai–kanadai–francia–német–angol–japán televíziós rajzfilmsorozat, amelynek alkotói Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin és Bruno Bianchi. A kicsit bolondos kiborg robot felügyelő Dr. Fondor gonosztevőt próbálja elkapni az unokahúgával, Pennyvel és a kutyájával, Agytröszttel. A tévéfilmsorozat a DIC Entertainment és a Nelvana gyártásában készült. Műfaja akciófilm-sorozat, kalandfilmsorozat, filmvígjáték-sorozat, bűnügyi filmsorozat, misztikus filmsorozat és sci-fi filmsorozat. Amerikában 1983 és 1986 között a First-run syndication, és a CBS, 1987 és 2000 között a Nickelodeon tűzte műsorra. Magyarországon először a Fox Kids vetítette, utána a TV2 sugározta a Fox Kids (majd Jetix) nevű hétvégi reggeli műsorblokkjában. Ezután a KidsCo sugározta, végül pedig 2013-tól az M2 adta le saját szinkronnal. 2021-ben a TV2 Kids tűzte műsorra az eredeti Fox Kids-es szinkronnal. A rajzfilmsorozat alapján két film is készült, 1999-ben és 2003-ban, Matthew Broderick, majd French Stewart főszereplésével.

A sorozat koprodukcióban készült, a francia DIC Entertainment, a kanadai Nelvana és a japán TMS Entertainment és a tajvani Cuckoo's Nest Studio részvételével.

Cselekmény
Gógyi felügyelő Metro City rendőrségének a felügyelője. Küldetései gyakran juttatják el őt egzotikus helyekre. Néhány esetet kivéve az első évad szinte minden része ugyanúgy kezdődik: Gógyi, Penny és Agytröszt tipikus családi tevékenységet végeznek, amit a Quimby rendőrfőnök telefonhívása zavar meg. Ez a hívás a Titkos Gógyi Telefonon érkezik. Ezek után a rendőrfőnök valami szokatlan álruhában jelenik meg a sorozat főcímzenéjére.

Quimby egy önmegsemmisítő papíron ad megbízást Gógyinak. Ahogy Gógyi olvassa az üzenetet, a szeme írógép vagy faxgép hangjára mozognak jobbra-balra. Gyakran Penny és Agytröszt is a közelben van és hallgatják, mit olvas. Néha csak Agytröszt van mellette. Nagyon ritkán meg csak Penny. Időnként előfordul, hogy egyikük sincs ott. Az üzenet utolsó sora mindig: "az üzenet meg fogja semmisíteni önmagát". A második évadban ez erre változik: "Figyelem. Ez az üzenet meg fogja semmisíteni önmagát". Az elolvasása után visszadobja a levelet a rendőrfőnöknek és elmegy. Az üzenet így Quimby arcába robban, füstölgő pipája elfeketedik és elporlad a robbanás után.

Dr. Fondor mindig a monitorán át követi a történéseket a kocsijában vagy az asztala mögött, és vázolja a történteket és általában bemutat egy új gonosz szereplőt. Többnyire valami drága dolgot próbál ellopni.

Általában Gógyi figyelmezteti Pennyt és Agytrösztöt, hogy a küldetése veszélyes és ne kövessék, de ennek ellenére Agytröszt és gyakran Penny is követi őt. Nagy ritkán előfordul, hogy Gógyi maga viszi el őket magával.

Szereplők

 Gógyi felügyelő – A sorozat főhőse, ruházata a Rózsaszín párduc-sorozat Clouseau felügyelőjére emlékeztet; nyomozásai során  kellemetlen és vicces helyzetekbe kerül, ártatlan emberek után is nyomoz (akár még az álruhában lévő kutyája után is).

 Penny – A felügyelő bájos unokahúga, egyben nyomozótársa. Szőke hajú, lófarkas kislány, zöld a szeme, és mindig piros-fehér színű pólót, zöld nadrágot, és piros cipőt visel. Bár Gógyinak kellene rá vigyáznia, mégis úgy tűnik, inkább Penny vigyáz a felügyelőre.

 Agytröszt – A felügyelő, Penny hűséges kutyája, és nyomozótárs. Agytröszt segíti Pennyt abban, hogy Gógyi ne kerüljön kényes helyzetekbe. Az álcázás mestere, bár szinte mindig a felügyelővel van, az nem ismeri fel az álcáját sosem, amikor rejtőzködik. Agytröszt nagyon emberi, tud értelmesen beszélni (bár az r hangot úgy használja, mint Astro kutya a Jetsons család című sorozatban), két lábon jár.

 Quimby rendőrfőnök - Gógyi főnöke. Mindig a lefurcsább helyekről bukkan elő váratlanul, mikor a Felügyelő a családjával van, hogy átadja neki az új megbízást. Legnagyobb balszerencséjére Gógyi mindig visszaadja neki az önmegsemmisítő üzenetet, miután elolvasta.
Dr. Fondor – A M.A.D. nevű gonosz szervezet vezetője. Mély hangon beszél, és az arca, valamint a testének nagy része nem látszik, csak a kesztyűs keze látható. Általában egy monitor előtt ül és azon követi Gógyi felügyelő lépéseit.

 M.A.D. macska / Vadmacska – Dr. Fondor kövér macskája, általában a monitor közelében ül.

Epizódok

1. évad
 A tavi szörny
 Küldetés a tanyán
 Cirkuszi küldetés
 A dzsungel mélyén
 A felügyelő szabadsága
 Bevetés egy luxushajón
 Kísértetkastély
 Az autóverseny
 Versengés a rubinért
 Rocker Rick nyomában
 Nem mind arany, ami fénylik
 Gógyi forgat
 Küldetés a vidámparkban
 Műkincs tolvajok nyomában
 Veszélyes vulkán
 Marslakó invázió
 Ál-Felügyelő
 A fáraó átka
 Őrült csapda
 Nyomozás a vonaton
 Altatógáz
 Modern technika
 Veszélyes növesztő szer
 Küldetés a vadnyugaton
 Küldetés az űrhajós bázison
 Afrikai küldetés
 A csalfa órásmester
 A Bermuda háromszög titka
 A japán kapcsolat
 Óvakodj a délibábtól
 Kísértet a gyémántbányában
 Csoki és gyémánt
 Mozog a Föld
 Hongkong-i gondok
 Az ámokfutó hasonmása
 Az énekes növény
 Tengeri kavalkád
 A hapcibomba
 A bús király
 Kalóz-sziget
 Fondor-akadémia
 Dzsungel-láz
 Az írek szerencséje
 Gógyi Romanoviában
 A hegyek vénei
 A smaragd kacsa
 Tejmonopólium
 Ajándék falónak, ne nézd a fogát
 Az aláaknázott sziget
 Pénzhamisítók
 Géprablók
 Vízhiány
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Érdekességek
 A filmekben Gógyi felügyelőt Bigyó felügyelőnek hívják. Angol neve, a gadget, szlenges kifejezés, technikai "kütyüt", barkácsolt szerkezetet jelent, megfelelően a felügyelő testébe épített szerkentyűknek.
 2009 januárjában az IGN a Gógyi felügyelő című sorozatot az 54. legjobb rajzfilmsorozatnak nevezte.
 A 2013-as újraszinkronizált változatban még a teljes Fox kids-es szinkron is hallható, legalábbis néhány részben.

Magyar hangok

 További szereplők (1. magyar változatban): Albert Gábor, Breyer Zoltán, Szokol Péter, Szórádi Erika
 További szereplők (2. magyar változatban): Albert Péter, Berkes Boglárka, Bodrogi Attila, Bognár Tamás, Bolla Róbert, Fekete Zoltán, Kisfalusi Lehel, Pálfai Péter, Szokol Péter, Uri István, Vass Gábor

Magyar stábtagok

1. szinkronban

Magyar szövegː Vincze Miklós

Szerkesztőː -

Hangmérnökː Hajzler László

Vágóː -

Gyártásvezetőː Pesti Zsuzsa, Masoll Ildikó

Szinkronrendezőː Mauchner József

Felolvasó: Koncsol Endre

Megrendelő: Fox Kids

Szinkronstúdió: Masterfilm Digital Kft. / Digital Media Services Kft.

2. szinkronban

Magyar szöveg: Vincze Miklós

Szerkesztő: Vincze Szabina

Hangmérnök: Hajzler László, Jacsó Bence, Nemes László

Vágó: Ádám Gyöngyi, Győrösi Gabriella

Gyártásvezető: Kovács Mariann

Szinkronrendező: Mauchner József

Felolvasó: Bozai József

Megrendelő: MTVA

Szinkronstúdió: Masterfilm Digital Kft.

Források

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