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Hundreds attend the IOHK Summit 2019 in Miami
New products, Cardano progress and industry issues in focus at event
29 April 2019 Amy Reeve 7 mins read
Government ministers, industry professionals, and Cardano fans were at the IOHK Summit 2019 in Miami this month, excited to hear IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson outline the future for Cardano and launch Atala, the company's enterprise offering for business. Hosted at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the summit saw renowned speakers such as computer scientist Stephen Wolfram and cyberpunk author Rudy Rucker alongside government representatives, entrepreneurs, and enthusiastic community members. The summit reflected the broad appeal – and potential – of both blockchain technology and IOHK's research. In total, the event had over 700 attendees, including IOHK staff: a rare and enjoyable opportunity for our decentralized company to meet and collaborate in person.
IOHK has grown from fewer than 20 people in 2016 to almost 200 today
IOHK Summit 2019
To kick off the summit, IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson discussed the goals and philosophy of IOHK: 'we're not just building a decentralized system, we're building a decentralized infrastructure' to invite billions of people – thus far ignored and unserved by legacy finance – into a new and flourishing economy.
IOHK holds a summit every year, but this was the first year that the event was open to the public. Attendees gathered between talks to network and discuss all aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency, with stands from Emurgo, the Cardano Foundation, the Cardano Effect podcast and more lining the walls for attendees to visit.
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson during his keynote speech
Atala: our enterprise product
Atala, the new Cardano enterprise offering, was a major piece of news from the summit. The enterprise-grade product will blend blockchain with new and existing technologies, providing a holistic, best-in-class offering for those with large and potentially complex use cases. Like everything else we do, Atala will be underpinned by IOHK's world-leading research. During his presentation, IOHK director of engineering Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo outlined the fundamental vision for Atala: 'to do for all data what bitcoin did for money'.
To celebrate the launch of Atala
- named after a butterfly - one hundred
live native butterflies were released
outside the convention center.
Cardano development
With the formal specifications for Shelley released just days before the summit, progress on Cardano development was in the spotlight too. There were talks from senior Cardano development team members Duncan Coutts, Philipp Kant, and Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo, as well as open panel discussions about how blockchain – and Cardano, of course – will interact with future law and monetary policy. IOHK engineers have been working hard on the development of Shelley, and Charles took the opportunity to reiterate that the ultimate goal of Cardano isn't just to ship a technology product, but to create a means of improving quality of life for millions of people around the world.
Other exciting news from the event included the first public announcement of an MoU between IOHK and the Ethiopian government, with IOHK set to design and create a cryptocurrency for Ethiopian citizens. John O'Connor, IOHK director of African operations, announced the joint venture during his presentation about IOHK's recent success running a Haskell course in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Meanwhile Lars Brünjes, IOHK's director of education, discussed the human impact of the initiative: not only is it a huge step forward for the industry to be engaged with government organizations, but leveraging blockchain technology in the developing world will improve the everyday lives of millions of people.
It isn't just the Ethiopian government that IOHK is engaging with either: also at the summit were Caitlin Long and Tyler Lindholm, both members of the Wyoming legislature, discussing how the state is making huge strides to become a haven for the emerging markets of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Delegates from the Mongolian government were at the summit as well, including the minister of foreign affairs, along with CEO and entrepreneur Gerelmaa Batchuluun, explaining how 'Mongolia is the next destination for the blockchain revolution'.
The summit was also an opportunity for members of our dedicated community to meet and collaborate directly with IOHK, and one of the most popular workshop sessions was run by two community members who only met a few months ago at the inaugural PlutusFest event in Edinburgh, UK. In their talk, Cardano on the rocks, Markus Gufler and Robert Kornacki presented undeniable evidence of the potential reach of Cardano. They demonstrated how a full Cardano node can run on low-cost open-source hardware using less than ten watts of power, potentially provided by a solar panel, opening up the world of Cardano to anyone, anywhere. Not only that, but Markus and Robert run a free, community-driven education portal, Clio.1, where they'll soon be sharing the details of their work for everyone to benefit from.
Robert Kornacki and Markus Gufler, two Cardano community members, at the summit with their open-source hardware solution for Cardano
That's not all
Also at the summit was the Symphony of Blockchains project, beginning its much-anticipated world tour in Miami. The full virtual reality blockchain experience was available for attendees to explore, with augmented reality posters scattered around the summit, waiting to be discovered. Visitors to the exhibition described being 'blown away' by the simulated blockchain.
In addition to the talks, stands, workshops, and exhibits, summit attendees also had the option to take part in a cryptopuzzle with a $10,000 USD prize - won by a team of three community members working together - as well as a collaborative hackathon providing Plutus and Marlowe training.
Internal summit
Before the public event, IOHK staff also took part in two days of internal presentations. As a decentralized company, the annual summit is a unique opportunity for IOHK employees to meet each other in person. Many IOHK employees arrived early to enjoy the beautiful Miami weather, spending time together on the beach and taking a trip to the Everglades before getting down to business.
IOHK employees enjoyed a few days of well-earned rest on beautiful Miami Beach
'As a company,' IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson began his internal address, 'we've touched and tackled every fundamental problem in the cryptocurrency space'. He spoke of the company's history, and its unprecedented growth from just a dozen employees in 2016 to almost two hundred now in 2019. As the blockchain industry matures, and IOHK with it, Charles discussed the challenges of 'being able to keep your principles while embracing pragmatism'.
Other internal talks covered everything from IOHK's educational efforts in Africa to the latest updates from the engineering team. Throughout the two company-only days, groups of IOHK employees could be seen all around the Loews Hotel location, hunched over laptops, deep in discussion. The mood was passionate and enthusiastic, no one wanting to waste the chance to collaborate, and meetings continued into the evening, spilling out into local bars and restaurants.
The IOHK Summit 2019 was an incredible event, not just for IOHK but for the industry, bringing together members of the blockchain community with politicians, legislators, and thinkers, all poised to define the future of this revolutionary technology. The event made it clear just how far IOHK has come - and how much further we're going to go.
New Shelley formal specifications complete
Formal specifications for delegation and incentives published
16 April 2019 Philipp Kant 3 mins read
The goal of the Cardano Shelley era is to bring full decentralization to Cardano, moving beyond the federated epoch and handing control of the ledger over to the community via stake pools. As part of the process of delivering Shelley, we create formal specifications which allow us to verify that the final code is in line with what the researchers initially envisaged in their publications. By creating implementation-independent specifications, we can build components of the system using different languages, confident that they will work together.
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully reached an important milestone in the Shelley journey, with the key specifications now completed. The finished specifications are as follows:
Engineering Design Specification For Delegation and Incentives In Cardano-Shelley: Describes the requirements and design for the delegation and incentive mechanisms to be used in the Shelley release of Cardano.
A Formal Specification of the Cardano Ledger: Specifies the ledger rules for Shelley, including delegation and incentives.
A Specification of the Non-Integral Calculations in the Ledger: This document defines a way to exactly calculate non-integral calculations in the ledger for Shelley which use elementary mathematical functions. The main objective is to provide an unambiguous specification that gives the same results, independent of the architecture or programming language to prevent chain forks because of slight differences in calculated results.
To provide a smooth transition from the Byron era to the Shelley era, the Shelley code will have to be compatible with the Byron rules. To enable this, we have created specifications for the Byron era as well:
A Formal Specification of the Cardano Ledger for the Byron release: This document defines the rules for extending a ledger with transactions, as implemented in the Byron release of the Cardano Ledger.
Specification of the Blockchain Layer (Byron): This document defines inference rules for operations on a blockchain as a specification of the blockchain layer of Cardano in the Byron release and in a transition to the Shelley release.
The process of implementing these specifications in production code is well underway, and the specifications will continue to improve with feedback from the mathematics, research, and development communities.
For the most up to date version of the specifications, check the Formal Models for Ledger Rules GitHub repository.
Artwork, Mike Beeple
In at the deep end in Addis
Keen students beat challenges to discover smart contracts
8 April 2019 Polina Vinogradova 4 mins read
I started with IOHK in May 2018 as a formal methods developer working on two components of Cardano, neither of which involved writing Haskell code. Because of my expertise in logic, type theory, proof assistants, and theoretical computer science, I became part of the team without having much Haskell experience, even though it is the main language we use. So, I was surprised when my name came up last summer about who would be the teaching assistant for a Haskell course in Ethiopia this year. I had thought I would be a student, but then it became clear that loftier plans were being proposed for me.
While there were other qualified candidates, I imagine not everyone was willing to relocate to Africa for three months. Also, the Ethiopia 2019 class was distinguished from previous versions of the course because it was only open to women. For this reason, the idea of having a female assistant seemed particularly relevant. So, I found myself getting ready to learn, present in class, and assess material that was new to both me and the cohort of students from Ethiopia and Uganda!
Addis Ababa, where twenty-two women from Ethiopia and Uganda gathered for the course.
I was living in Canada, and had yet to meet any IOHK employees in person. I knew little about Ethiopia. So, I got my inoculations, my one-way ticket — I was not sure when the course was scheduled to end and how much longer I was expected to stay on afterwards — my visa (with my name spelt wrongly), and headed off to Africa for the first time in my life.
Once I got to Addis Ababa, the thing that stood out was the amount of livestock in parts of the city. Donkeys, cows, and goats were grazing, carrying heavy loads, and wandering about the streets. After the first drive through Addis, Lars Brünjes, director of education at IOHK, and John O'Connor, director of Africa operations, and I sat down for a cold drink at the hotel where Lars and I were staying. We had some laughs, talked a bit about ourselves and the course, and it began to seem as if I would be very happy working with my colleagues here for three months — what a relief.
From the first day until the last, which was almost three months, I was really engaged with both the students and the material. The course started at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology and the students showed incredible perseverance. Two had to drop out in the first week, but the rest stayed on, no matter how challenging it got — and no matter the transportation time to class given the crazy Addis traffic!
Most of the students had a computer science degree, some also had a master's or work experience. However, Haskell is different from anything they would have learned or used before. There were some difficult concepts to grasp, but Lars did an awesome job breaking down the material and providing plenty of relevant examples (as many as the students wanted, which was a lot).
Lars, Bethel Tadesse, and Polina Volgradova.
There is a saying that the best way to understand something is to teach it. For me, this was true for the entire duration of the course. I learned a lot, answering questions, delivering lectures, grading work, and especially making up the questions and answers for the final test. It was a special treat to learn about smart contracts, Marlowe, and Plutus in the last two weeks, too — new material for me and a great addition to the course. This part was taught by Phil Wadler, one of the creators of Haskell, and at the very end he delivered a special lecture on propositions as types, which was particularly engaging and open to a wider audience than just the students — it was a very nice way to end the class.
Throughout the three months, but especially at the beautiful graduation ceremony, I really felt the importance of what we were doing — giving people the skills and tools to address their problems locally. The best part was getting to know the wonderfully enthusiastic students and watching them develop their skills in this unusual and interesting programming language. I look forward to having the opportunity to work with some of these women in the future. Finally, getting to know my IOHK colleagues as we arrived in Ethiopia was a real treat as well!
Read Lars Brünjes's blog - Training blockchain developers in Africa
Training blockchain developers in Africa
Women from Ethiopia and Uganda get to grips with Haskell
4 April 2019 Lars Brünjes 10 mins read
When I got off the plane at Bole airport in Addis Ababa on the evening of January 4, I did not know what to expect. It was my first time in Ethiopia, and all I knew was that my Canadian colleague Dr Polina Vinogradova, an IOHK formal methods expert, and I were supposed to teach a three-month-long Haskell course to a class of young Ethiopian and Ugandan women. When our students graduated three months later on March 22, it was the highlight of my professional life. Words fail to describe how very proud I am of these courageous young women who sacrificed so much to attend the class, who worked tirelessly and hard, eager to start tackling some of the most pressing problems their countries face.
I stand humbled, not only by their fierce intelligence and passion, but also by their gentleness and kindness.
The course had been organized by John O'Connor, IOHK's director of African operations, in co-operation with the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, and the Ugandan government. We had 22 students, 18 from Ethiopia and four from Uganda. All the attendees had studied an IT-related subject at university, some were just graduating, others had worked for several years in software development or lecturing at university.
Most of the Ethiopian students were from Addis Ababa, but some were from far away and had to leave their family and friends behind to attend the course. The four Ugandan students lived in a hostel, spending three months in a country strange and foreign to them, not speaking the language and unfamiliar with local customs.
The four students from Uganda were a long way from home.
Teaching students with such diverse backgrounds sounds challenging, but the fact that none of them had any experience with functional programming in general or Haskell in particular made it easier: knowing other programming languages does not really help much when learning Haskell, and can even be counterproductive.
Haskell is the most important programming language used by IOHK. It is a functional language, whereas most well-known languages are imperative and object-oriented. Haskell is high-level, mathematical, extremely flexible and expressive, not really mainstream; an ideal language for setting out our complicated protocols and cryptographic algorithms efficiently and in a provably correct way.
Bethelhem Teka with her family
Haskell is difficult to teach and to learn — not because it is intrinsically more complicated than other languages, but because it forces the programmer to learn a new way of thinking, to approach problems in a way unfamiliar to developers used to Java, Python or JavaScript. Learning Haskell is a mind-opening (and mind-blowing!) experience. After learning it, even if you never use Haskell again, you have a much broader perspective and have learnt to see problems in a different light. You will be a better developer, no matter what.
This is what one of our Ethiopian students, Bethelhem Teka, says about Haskell and the course:
Despite coding on imperative programming languages for more than six years, I was a stranger to the functional programming basis of Haskell. Initially it was exciting to internalize its promises of being functional, lazy, pure, no side-effects, and so on.
There are object-oriented concepts used in Haskell, but they are implemented differently, and it was weird to hear some facts like, no inheritance and no objects.
Obviously, there were many tough times on the course, especially when interpreting concepts into code. Being a crucial element of the language, understanding and implementing monad to achieve purity functionality was even harder.
There were many silly questions that came into my mind at different points, like wondering how Haskell kept its purity and avoided side-effects before discovery of monad, but these were soon answered by Lars or Polina or friends.
There are also other points that I need to take into my own assignments and dig further into for the future.
Finally, I feel lucky to have learnt the functional programming language paradigm as a whole and I find all its notions amazing and promising.
I cannot say that I have understood each and every concept covered in the course, but it has given me the confidence to start working on it and read more.
Being 2,500m above sea level keeps Addis cool
Circumstances were less than ideal, and we were facing problems all the time. The traffic was horrific and some of the students spent three hours every morning getting to class.
The internet was unreliable, and most of our students did not have access at home, which forced them to stay late after class to work on their assignments. Even in the classroom, we suffered many an internet failure and were forced to distribute material on USB sticks from laptop to laptop.
One evening, I got frantic messages on Telegram from those students who had stayed late to work on their assignments: they had been locked in! A security guard had decided it was time for his dinner, locked them in and left. It took some frantic phone calls, picking up a ministry employee with keys and driving to the building to free the students. They kept their good spirits, though!
Free at last! The students had worked late and been locked in the building.
Some of our students had problems with their laptops — insufficient memory, intolerably slow processors or faulty keyboards. After a slow and painful start, IOHK eventually provided better machines.
The Ugandan students neither liked the cool climate, nor were they happy with the unfamiliar Ethiopian food. Addis is 2,500m above sea level and the second-highest capital in the world, so the climate is cooler than one would expect from an African city. Polina and I felt so sorry for the four of them during the first weeks, they always looked so miserable!
Ethiopian food: unfamiliar to the IOHK team and the Ugandan students.
Another problem, at least in the beginning, was the fact that the students were used to an education system where asking 'stupid' questions was frowned upon and where teachers were often unapproachable. It took patience and encouragement to convince the students to open up, to show them that it was okay to ask questions and to interrupt us when there was something they did not understand.
The students also seemed to be used to a style of teaching and learning that focuses on theory. In the beginning, they followed our lectures well enough, but did quite poorly when it came to practical exercises and to applying what they had learned to actual code.
Once we realized this, we provided more examples and exercises, and had them write code as often as possible. Repeat the Haskell workflow over and over again. Write some code. Compile. Fix errors. Test. Repeat.
Lunch with the students.
It is a challenging course and goes far beyond a mere introduction into Haskell. Many advanced topics and concepts are covered, and a lot of material is squeezed in. This puts pressure on the students and requires them to work hard. But it is worth it! After completing the course, the students can be proud of a solid understanding of Haskell and are prepared to work on real problems.
For one project, the students had to implement a peer-to-peer protocol, and they were really excited to see how the abstract concepts they had learnt could be applied. In Bethelhem's words:
Working on assignments was the most favorite task among any of the activities in the course.
I was trying to understand and work on every question. Even though it was group work, each assignment had something to do with practical points and It gave me discomfort to miss one.
Therefore, if I didn't code it, at least I discussed with the group to visualize it algorithmically. Working in a team was fun! It helped to know each other, and I do appreciate well organized and clean lecture slides. The screen recordings also helped a lot.
Philip Wadler in his Lambdaman costume with Charles Hoskinson next to him.
One novelty in this course was a two-week section about Plutus, taught by Professor Philip Wadler, one of the creators of Haskell. Plutus is the smart contract language developed by IOHK for use on the Cardano blockchain; it has been implemented in Haskell and is very similar to Haskell, so our students were in an ideal position to learn about it.
Another student, Bethel Tadesse, had suggestions for the course and the Plutus part:
About the course I really like it and it is very interesting and useful for me, also inspiring me to work more and more. It's really optimal that we can bring this relevant and efficient technology to our developing country Ethiopia and also Africa. I also proudly say that I am lucky to learn this, a life-changing and solution-making infrastructure.
It lets me see the brightest future. It is really helpful and well organized, except the time shortens and makes it stressful and more effort is needed from us. And in the smart contract session, honestly speaking, we take in only the basics not the details and in my conclusion we need a bit more clarification to work more on it further. And in the basics I found it really interesting and powerful in securing different areas which need to be handled by this technology.
As a suggestion, I want to say that it might be better with the smart contract session if we get more time to internalize and see it more in advance how it works with the powerful language Haskell than dealing with it apart from the Haskell.
After almost three months of hard work, many struggles, countless internet and power failures, after learning esoteric concepts like monads and equational reasoning and down-to-earth applications with web servers and databases, after disappointments about poor test results and elation about steady improvements and 'aha!' moments, after learning and studying and working and eating and having coffee together, after medical emergencies, family tragedies and sicknesses, after many little and larger triumphs, much laughter and much joy, after being scared of ghosts on rooftops in the night (no kidding...) and avoiding countless shoeshine boys, it finally culminated with a beautiful graduation ceremony at the Sapphire Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Lars surrounded by the graduates.
Watched by proud family and friends, diplomats and industry experts, and journalists and philanthropists, the students were awarded their certificates by Dr Getahun Mekuria Kuma, minister of innovation and technology, and Charles Hoskinson, chief executive and co-founder of IOHK.
Lars, Polina, and Getahun Mekuria Kuma, the technology minister.
Nobody was more proud, though, than me. The women were all wearing Ethiopian dresses, they were shining with excitement and joy; they looked so beautiful, I had to fight back the tears. According to my wife, 'They had always been beautiful, but success made them gorgeous.'
Read Polina Vinogradova's blog - In at the deep end in Addis
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Rich Dollaz is a well-known entrepreneur from America. In 2009, he became the founder of the management company called Dollaz Unlimited. He has served as the acting chief executive officer of the company. Rich Dollaz is known for creating icons in the music industry. He has created artists like Cheri Dennis and Gorilla Zoe. He has worked as a manager for several people in the entertainment industry. Now let's have a close look on Rich Dollaz's net worth in 2019.
Richard Ashton Trowers, better known as "Rich Dollaz" was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on August 4, 1977.
He went to Nashville Tenn and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He always wanted to become a recording artist right from his early childhood and later went on to create his own company.
In 2012, Rich Dollaz was in a relationship with Erica Mena. He has also dated Jade Watson, Jhonni Blaze, and Thea Trinidad. Although he is not married, he has a daughter named Ashley with Chaundrea Nicolle. He also has dated reality television star Moniece Slaughter. The couple broke up on a bad note in 2015 and met in Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood's set.
He has been involved in various controversies and was arrested in 2011. He was detained for parking illegally in front of a police station. It was also reported that he was arrested for failing to pay child support. He was also in the news when his naked pictures took the internet by storm.
Rich Dollaz began his career by becoming an intern with the Bad Boy Records. In there, he assisted in creating the career of many popular artists like Gorilla Zoe, Yung Joc, Ryan Leslie, and Cassie. He built his career by his ability of networking.
He left Bad Boy Records in 2009 and was hired by Universal Music. Following that, he left Universal Music too and went on to begin his own company. In the same year, Rich Dollaz created Dollaz Unlimited and became its Chief Executive Officer.
He became popular after he became the co-composer of the hit single "Me & U" by Cassie. He has assisted Ryan Leslie to begin his own singing career in the late 2000s. His popularity has also made him appear on the reality television show called 'Love & Hip Hop New York' on VH1.
Rich Dollaz has also worked as a manager. He was the manager of 'Making the Band 3' winners Danity Kane. He has also assisted in managing the career of Olivia by signing her to G-Unit.
One of the biggest career achievements of Rich Dollaz is to successful found Dollaz Unlimited and become its chief executive officer. He has not won an award in his career.
Rich Dollaz has an estimated net worth of more than $2.5 million. He owes this fortune to his career as a businessman. He began his career at a very young age and went on to work with Bad Boy Records and Universal Music. Following that, he went to create Dollaz unlimited. He is known to have great management and entertainment skills. His wealth also comes from appearing on the television show' Love & Hip Hop.' Rich Dollaz has also worked as a music executive and as a manager.
Rich Dollaz is considered one of the most popular entrepreneurs in the United States. He has got millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram. He has helped in shaping the career of many popular artists. His production company has worked with artists like Amina Buddafly, Aaron Herkules, and Yasmeen Christian. At Bad Boys Production, Rich Dollaz used to work as an intern for Puff Diddy. He has worked with many big names in the music industry but has also got involved in controversies.


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Wagons East
June 11, 2010 temporalparadox
Wagons East! Carolco Pictures 1994.
Yes, it's another John Candy movie. Why? Because not only does one of my primary sources of films have a ridiculous amount of John Candy movies, it's actually started recommending them to me. This film was recommended to me by Hulu after I watched the last potboiler starring him to appear on this blog, and I chose to review it today because a lot of people, myself included, are falling over themselves about a certain Wild West-themed video game. Will this be fun for fans of that game I will not name, or will it be a counterexample to the genre?
It also stars Richard Lewis, who seems to have blipped through Hollywood in the early 90s, never seen before or since.
During/After watching the movie:
The town of Prosperity, somewhere out west, has a small group of malcontents who simply don't belong on the frontier. One bad day, they all decide to go back East, and hire the first Wagon Master that collapses on their doorstep, John Candy. Not only is he maybe not the best Wagon Master that ever lead a migration, the railroad company, worried that quitting could become a trend and destroy their industry, sends agents to stop them by any means necessary.
I wanted to like this film, and I enjoyed most of it. For instance, a good percentage of the jokes are funny, and the actors are mostly enjoyable to watch. The headliners seem miscast, though. John Candy isn't playing to his type or against it, he just isn't the kind of person who belongs leading a wagon train. Richard Lewis could have been hilarious as a fish out of water in the West, but he's trying to be the leader of a group of city folks.
I also have to agree with the critics that the story is badly handled. The concept had great potential, but the execution was lacking. There are almost a dozen sympathetic characters, and half of them are contenders for the "main" character. Some of them even have arcs. Some of those arcs are even resolved skillfully.
I cannot believe this was written by one person. Richard Lewis's character had an arc introduced and resolved in the second act, "Julian" the gay guy is brought out of the closet too early and has his big dramatic moment halfway through the movie, and the evil agent the railway hires gets killed in the second act and replaced with the US Cavalry. The only character who really has his story told properly is John Candy's "Harlow," and the story is not from his point of view.
What I did enjoy about this movie were the side characters. Robert Picardo (from Star Trek: Voyager), John McGinley (from Scrubs), and Ethan Phillips (also from Voyager) have very fun roles that I loved watching, there's a family of hick brothers whom I don't understand why they came on the trip but bring more laughs, and the women have a good scene or two as well. The leader of the Cavalry either should have had more time or, if he couldn't be expanded upon, none at all.
The best way to watch this film is to forget that it's a story, and just let it happen at you. The characters ham their way through an adventure that's as much fun as the writing is awful.
Watch this movie: and pretend it was written by someone good.
Don't watch this movie: If your idea of a cinematic gay cowboy needs to cry.
90s, comedy1994, 90s, John Candy, Richard Lewis
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


1. The dark green rod of six centimeters can be divided up 32 ways. Here are all the combinations.
To compute the answer, consider the breaks between rods. For the 6-rod, there are five places where a break can occur. Each combination of breaks corresponds to a different combination of rods.
Therefore, the number of ways to divide up a 6-rod is equal to the number of five-digit binary numbers (binary because a break can either be there or not). So the answer is 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 25 = 32. In general, the number of ways to divide up a rod of length n is 2(n-1), so the number of ways to divide up the orange 10-rod is 512 = 2(10-1).
2A. This puzzle has two solutions as shown here. There are just two ways to place the orange 10-rod—horizontally or vertically. Once the first rod has been placed, the rest of the rods can go in only one place.
and all other rods vertically. Then place both the 10-rod and the 9-rod horizontally and run the remaining rods vertically, and so on.The diagram at right shows the 10-, 9-, and 8-rods running horizontally, with the remaining rods placed vertically.
2C. There are 512 solutions. Start with the 10-rod and work your way down to the shortest rod. At each point, you can place a rod either horizontally or vertically (the 1-rod is, of course, the same either way). So the number of combinations is 29 = 512. In this example, the first rod is placed horizontally, the next three vertically, and the rest horizontally.
2D. There are 89 solutions. In the basic solution, shown below at far left, the rods spiral in from biggest to smallest. You can vary this solution by exchanging pairs of adjacent rods as shown. Note that you can't continue exchanging rods by switching the orange rod with the brown rod—exchanged pairs cannot overlap.
How many ways are there to exchange any number of pairs of adjacent numbers in the sequence 10, 9, 8 . . . 1? Actually building all the combinations would be tedious. Instead, make a table of the number of ways to divide up an n-spiral into rods of length n, (n - 1), (n - 2) . . . 1. Let Fn be the number of ways to divide up an n-spiral. We know that F1 = 1 because there is just one way to divide up a 1-spiral (a single square), and F2 = 2 because there are two ways to divide up an L. To compute F3, note below that a solution can start with the 3-rod on the outside, leaving a 2-spiral that can be divided up F2 = 2 ways, or with the 3-rod at the top, which leaves a 1-spiral that can be divided up F1 = 1 way. In general, each term in the series Fn is equal to the sum of the previous two terms, Fn - 1 and Fn - 2. So the sequence of solutions for 1 to 10 rods is 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, and 89. This pattern is known as the Fibonacci sequence.


This is a Part Time Internal Recruiter position, that has arised due to company growth. The client are looking for a candidate on a part time, permanent basis, to join their offices based in Harlow.
The client are a market leader in the automotive industry, who due to recent growth, are looking for a Part Time Internal Recruiter to head up their recruitment function.
On offer for the candidate is an extremely competitive salary, additional benefits, flexible working days/ hours, and parking available on site.


The DNF version 0.6.2 contains mostly bug fixes, improves database locking mechanism and does not request fresh metadata for every command.
This update has been submitted for testing by mluscon.
This update has obsoleted dnf-0.6.4-6.fc21, and has inherited its bugs and notes.


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package rigel

import (
	"fmt"

	redis "gopkg.in/redis.v5"
)

// Enqueue enqueue job into queue q
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The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to provide ongoing advocacy, support and healing for all victims and survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking and child abuse; and to prevent sexual violence in our community through education.
All individuals in Monterey County will treat each other with respect and feel empowered to make safe, healthy choices towards ending sexual violence.
The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center serves people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes and political affiliations impacted by sexual assault, child abuse, and human trafficking. MCRCC clients include, but are not limited to: seniors; children; monolingual Spanish speakers; individuals experiencing homelessness; transgender and queer folks; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual individuals; people who identify outside the gender binary; current and former foster youth; documented and undocumented immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; people with disabilities; and people experiencing incarceration.
MCRCC believes survivors and in the right to heal on one's own terms. Our services will always be available when the survivor is ready, whether that is in the immediate aftermath of violence committed against them or years later.
MCRCC also serves people connected to survivors, because we acknowledge the trauma of sexual violence can impact entire families, across generations, and communities. Significant others can include but are not limited to: spouses, parents, guardians, caregivers, siblings, intimate partners, friends, and other family members.
The Monterey Rape Crisis Center was founded in 1973. In 2007, services expanded to include the entirety of Monterey County and we changed our name to the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center to reflect the entire area we serve.
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Home/News/USA News/Man pretended to be a Stanford student, squatted in dorms for nearly a year
Man pretended to be a Stanford student, squatted in dorms for nearly a year
United News Team November 2, 2022
An Alabama man posed as a Stanford University student, squatting in several campus dorms and associating with the student community for nearly a year, according to university officials and reports.
William Curry, a 2021 high school grad from Birmingham, was kicked off campus Thursday after he allegedly stole a television from the Crothers Hall student residence, where he had been squatting in the basement for several weeks, The Stanford Daily reported.
The university previously removed him from campus several times, but Curry kept coming back and was able to blend in and access several dormitories, the student newspaper reported.
Curry, who posed as a sophomore studying pre-med, lived in at least five student residence halls from Fall 2021 up until his removal last week, students told the newspaper.
Students said the man had broken into dorm rooms and harassed at least one student, according to the publication.
William Curry bypassed Stanford's security protocols.
A university spokesperson told the Statesman Journal that Curry was first reported to campus security in December 2021. Administrators issued him multiple stay-away letters, but none of them deterred the squatter.
Stanford officials were unable to locate him until last Thursday when they removed him from campus, the spokesperson Dee Mostofi said.
The Alabama native was able to bypass university protocols in place to prevent intruders from entering student housing.
"The unique aspects of Mr. Curry's persistence and ability to integrate himself with our student community has made it clear that gaps exist in those protocols," Mostofi said. "We will immediately undertake a review to ensure our procedures do not allow for this type of incident to happen again."
Curry reportedly concocted at least two tales. In one, he claimed he was recruited as a high school junior to Stanford men's track and field team. In another, he said he was a transfer student from Duke.
He had created a Tinder profile that listed him as a Stanford class of 2025 pre-med student and dated at least one Stanford student who said he harassed her following their breakup.
"It seemed that he was a friend of the football players. So, anytime we saw him we let him in because it was like he knew people," one student told The Daily.
California College dorms man News pretended schemes squatted Squatters Stanford Student year
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1871 House Bill 0216. Amendment Proposed By Mr. Cogswell, Of Salem, To The Bill Concerning The Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors.
Title 1871 House Bill 0216. Amendment Proposed By Mr. Cogswell, Of Salem, To The Bill Concerning The Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors.


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Media and analyst centre
Latest UK broadband and mobile coverage revealed
Full-fibre broadband now available to around three million homes
Some rural areas still behind towns and cities for broadband and mobile coverage
More people can get faster broadband and a good mobile signal than last year, but some rural areas are still behind towns and cities for coverage – new data from Ofcom shows.
Ofcom's annual Connected Nations report analyses the availability of broadband and mobile services across the UK and its nations. This year's report highlights further progress from industry in rolling out their networks, with the availability of full fibre increasing by 67% and all four mobile networks launching 5G.
Demand for getting online has also increased, with average monthly broadband data use going up from 240GB per connection in 2018, to 315GB in 2019 – the equivalent of watching up to four hours of HD video content a day.
But the report also reveals more work is needed to improve services in rural areas, where some customers experience slower speeds than those in towns and cities.
Faster fibre networks on the rise
Ultrafast broadband. Today's report also shows more than half of homes (53%) can get ultrafast broadband – broadly in line with last year. These connections, which can be delivered over a combination of fibre and cable lines, offer download speeds of at least 300 Mbit/s.
Full-fibre broadband. Around three million homes (10%) can now get full-fibre broadband – which offers download speeds of up to one gigabit per second (1 Gbit/s). This has increased sharply from last year's figure (6%), with 1.4 million extra homes now able to access the latest broadband technology. Northern Ireland has the highest full-fibre coverage of any UK nation, with nearly a third of homes (31%) able to receive it. Wales was also above the UK average, with 12% coverage.
Ofcom will shortly publish new plans to promote further investment in fibre networks – including in rural areas.
Millions could upgrade to faster broadband
The vast majority of homes (95%) can now access superfast broadband, which offers download speeds of at least 30 Mbit/s – sufficient for most households' current needs. Take-up of superfast packages has climbed by a fifth in just one year – meaning that, for the first time, more than half (54%) of homes are subscribing to superfast services. But millions more could get faster internet by upgrading today, without paying more.[1]
Ofcom's Boost Your Broadband website allows people to easily check which broadband services are available in their area and get advice on how to find the best deal for them.
Getting rural areas connected
Although faster broadband has reached many more rural premises in recent years, some are still unable to get a decent service. The Government defines decent broadband as a download speed of at least 10 Mbit/s, and an upload speed of at least 1 Mbit/s.
Currently an estimated 155,000 UK properties (0.5%) are unable to get decent broadband. This has fallen significantly from 677,000 last year (2%), due to the availability of wireless broadband services.[2] The majority of these will be in rural areas.
From March next year, homes and businesses still unable to get a decent broadband service will be legally entitled to request one under the Universal Service Obligation, which Ofcom is implementing on behalf of the Government.[3]
Mobile coverage improves, but more to do
In today's smartphone society, being able to make calls and get online on the move is crucial to people's personal and working lives. Today's figures show 66% of the UK's land area is covered by good 4G reception from all four networks. And 91% of the country can get reliable 4G from at least one operator.
But while most of the country can get coverage from at least one mobile company, there are stark differences in the level of choice available to customers in urban and rural areas. Ninety-six per cent of urban areas can get 4G reception from all four operators, compared to 62% of rural areas. 5% of the UK's landmass gets no mobile reception at all.[4]
However, rural mobile coverage is set to increase as a result of an industry project announced in October. Mobile operators have worked with Government and Ofcom on a plan to introduce a 'shared rural network'. This will see high-quality 4G reach 95% of the UK by 2025, as mobile companies share their existing masts and invest in new sites. We have provided technical advice on the plans.
Leading the way in 5G
5G – the fifth generation of mobile technology – launched in the UK this year, with all four mobile networks rolling out 5G across a total of 40 UK towns and cities.
Initially, 5G will be an enhanced version of 4G – offering faster speeds, more capacity and far fewer connection delays. But in the longer term it can support a host of innovative new services for mobile users and businesses, from farming to factories.[5]
Yih-Choung Teh, Strategy and Research Group Director at Ofcom, said: "This year we've seen full-fibre broadband grow at its fastest ever rate, and all four mobile networks launch 5G.
"But despite this good progress, there is more to do to bring all parts of the country up to speed– particularly rural areas. So we're working with industry and the Government to help bring better services to people who need them."
Superfast broadband packages can start from around £20 per month.
Ofcom will continue to analyse the coverage and performance of wireless broadband providers to ensure their services are delivering the connections people they need.
The right to request a decent connection is under the Universal Service Obligation, which Ofcom is implementing on behalf of the Government. BT will manage requests for connections across the whole of the UK, except for the Hull area, where KCOM will be responsible for delivering decent broadband. Eligibility criteria applies.
Basic mobile coverage supports calls and texts.
Next year, Ofcom plans to release more 5G-ready airwaves through an auction, which will help improve the capacity of mobile networks.
The agreement is subject to final sign-off from the Government.
Data included in Connected Nations is from September 2019.
An interactive version of the Connected Nations report is also available, offering data at nation, local authority and parliamentary constituency level.
If you are a journalist wishing to contact Ofcom's media team:
Call: +44 (0) 300 123 1795 (journalists only)
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Detroit Cop SUV Plowed Through Protestors Because Of 'Safety' Concerns, Says Police Chief
Demonstrators give a different take.
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A mostly peaceful protest against police violence and systematic racism turned violent Sunday night when a police SUV plowed through a group of protestors. A viral video of the incident showed the vehicle violently hitting multiple people and it continued to drive even as protestors were still on the hood. According to the Detroit police chief, they did all of this out of concern for their safety.
"Detroit Police Department just ran straight through a bunch of our protesters," Ethan Ketner, a protester who filmed the scene, explained on Facebook. "Myself and 10-12 others were struck by this reckless driver who somehow has a badge."Even as people were screaming and yelling for the officer to stop, the police SUV continued to drive. The graphic video can be watched below.
Ketner explained that "multiple people injured" were receiving treatment at local hospitals.
Police told WDIV that an investigation was underway and the driver has yet to be publicly identified. Cops also told the Detroit News, the driver of the vehicle was trying to leave the scene after a rear back window had been "busted out."
"He just floored it. He went super fast," Bass told the Free Press. "Me and a couple of my other organizers that were with me, just went flinging off. We went flying off. He ran over a couple people's arms, feet."
The clip shows the car accelerating and braking at least three times, as some demonstrators bounced off the vehicle and others scrambled away in panic.
As two guys remained on the car, the SUV accelerated for a fourth time and after around 100 feet, both the guys, including Bass, were tossed from the car as the rest of the livid protestors pursued the vehicle.
"I could feel him speeding up and then… he flinged me off the car, and I rolled off," Bass said. He explained that he hurt his knee and hand, however, his injuries weren't severe.
"This shows the issues that we have with Detroit police," said an organizer with the group Detroit Will Breathe, Tristan Taylor. "That's why we're marching, because these police feel like their badge gives them the authority to do harm and damage under any circumstances."
Protestors in Detroit join protestors around the world speaking out against police violence, particularly after the deaths of people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade. Another similar incident of a police vehicle plowing through protestors occurred in New York City. The NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio's task force opened a probe into the incident, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Despite all this, the mayor defended the NYPD saying, "It is inappropriate for protestors to surround a police vehicle and threaten police officers. That's wrong on its face and that hasn't happened in the history of protests in this city." New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described de Blasio's reaction as "making excuses" for the NYPD.
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Sequoia-backed Stanza Living in talks to raise funds at $600 valuation
BENGALURU: Stanza Living, a managed accommodation provider in India, is in the final stages of sealing a deal to raise up to $120 million in a Series D funding round led by an Abu Dhabi based investor, two sources with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters.
The latest fundraising round had participation from some existing investors, the sources said, declining to name which ones. The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the matter publicly.
The latest funding round values the company at about $600 million, one of the sources said, up from about $300 million in the prior Series C round in 2019, adding that the deal is expected to close by the end of this month. Stanza has so far raised $70 million from venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Matrix Partners, Falcon Edge Capital and Equity International.
Sequoia, Matrix and Falcon Edge were not immediately available for comment. Stanza did not respond to a request for comment.
The New-Delhi based firm's competitors in a highly fragmented market include Zolo Stays and Oyo Life, among others.
Stanza's business model centres around the huge market in small guesthouses—locally called PGs, short for paying guest—which provide affordable food and accommodation to both students and workers migrating to India's fast-growing megacities.
The company had about 50,000 beds as of March end 2020 with per bed rents in cities including Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad ranging from Rs 3,000 ($41.31) to Rs 25,000 per month. It expanded to four new cities last year and has previously said it aims to add 100,000 beds by the end of 2021.
India's overall residential rental market was worth more than $20 billion in 2019, as per some estimates.
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Union Budget 2023-24: India holds customary 'halwa' ceremony to mark final stage of Budget preparation
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Lake Urmia water level rises by 71cm
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – The water level at Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, currently stands at an elevation of 1,271 meters above sea level, which is 71 centimeters more than the water level on the corresponding date of last year, a senior official said.
FAO, ULRP hold workshop on evapotranspiration mapping in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP) held a 4-day workshop for Iranian experts on advanced methods to map evapotranspiration of agricultural areas using remote sensing satellite data.
Special attractions in Iran that you should see
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Have you ever heard about Badab-e Surt? What about the hottest place on Earth? Have you ever seen Harra Forests? If you like to visit these places, and much more, it's time for planning a trip to Iran.
FAO takes step forward to assist Iran in Urmia Lake's drought management
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – In the line of the Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Urmia Lake basin, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with Iran's Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC) held a validation workshop to examine the newly developed Combined Drought Index (CDI) for Urmia Lake basin.
Urmia Lake water level improves
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – In the 7th month of the current Iranian calendar year, Mehr, (starting September 23, 2019), water level in Urmia Lake, has increased by 75 centimeters, i.e. two billion cubic meters, compared to the same month in the year before.
Ardabil hosts Valfajr-8 Cultural-Martial Exhibition
ARDEBIL, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Concurrent with the commemoration of Sacred Defense Week, Valfajr-8 Cultural and Martial Exhibition was held at the venue of Shorabil Lake on Tue. This exhibition was highly welcomed by youth and families.
VIDEO: Lake Urmia is feeling better these days
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The surface area of the Urmia Lake in north-west Iran has reached 3,231 square kilometers, thanks to the two-month-long springtime showers that began pouring across the country in March. Although the lake has a long way to go before reaching a desirable condition, the water level is currently at its highest in the last 10 years. (Source: ISNA)
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – The surface area of the Urmia Lake in north-west Iran has increased by 829 square kilometers, thanks to the two-month-long springtime showers that began pouring across the country in March.
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27 projects to be commissioned in W Azarbaijan province
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Some 27 projects will be launched in West Azarbaijan province during President Hassan Rouhani's visit to the northwestern province on Tuesday, a senior official said.
Iran suggests transferring Lake Van's water to Lake Urmia
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The chief of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) said that it is possible to transfer the additional water of Lake Van in Turkey to Lake Urmia in Iran.
Urmia Lake water surpassing 5b cubic m
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Director of the provincial headquarter of Urmia Lake in East Azerbaijan said that the recent rainfalls have considerably contributed to the rising level of water to 5.03 billion cubic meters in the recently-revived Lake Urmia.
VIDEO: Large flocks of flamingos fly over revived Lake Urmia
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Latest aerial footage shows large flocks of migratory flamingos flying over Lake Urmia, northwest Iran. Recent downpours causing floods, that recently left many provinces of Iran submerged, have made the world's second largest saltwater lake come back to life, as the water level of the northwestern Lake Urmia has raised dramatically.
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Too precious to lose: What brought back Lake Urmia to life?
TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Subsequent to heavy rainfalls in the country, many long-lost wetlands and lakes were restored, among which Lake Urmia "the turquoise solitaire of Azarbaijan" was the most conspicuous.
Recent heavy rainfalls in Iran hugely help the Lake Urmia revive
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The director of the West Azerbaijan Province Regional Water Authority said that the volume of Lake Urmia's water has reached 3,610 billion cubic meters, suggesting a sharp increase compared to 1,990 billion cubic meters in the same period last year.
By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi
Springtime in Shorabil Lake with breathtaking views
ARDEBIL, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Shorabil Lake is a natural tourist attraction, located in a hilly area south of the Iranian city of Ardebil. The lake is the sole natural inland saline lake in Iran.
Iran's dried wetlands recovered after heavy rains: minister
TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iran's Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has announced that the country's wetlands have been revived after the recent rainfalls, while the water level in Lake Urmia, northwest of Iran, has increased by 32 centimeters.
By: Vahid Abdi
Lake Urmia water level rises after heavy rains
URMIA, Mar. 31 (MNA) – Recent heavy rains, while having caused severe damage and loss of lives in several provinces across Iran, have also helped the second largest saltwater lake in the world namely Lake Urmia in northwest Iran to further revive. The level of water in the biggest Iranian lake has sharply increased to a level much higher than the previous years.
Derik Dam to help revive Lake Urmia
URMIA, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Head of West Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority said water has been released from Derik Dam, near Salmas County, to feed the drying Urmia Lake in northwestern Iran.
Rouhani says his govt. seeks to boost 'electricity diplomacy'
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Mon. that his government is taking measures to increase power transfer with the region and other countries.
Lake Urmia surface area increases by 26cm
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Lake Urmia's surface area has increased by 26 centimeters on Thu. compared to the same period last year, according to Farhad Sarkhosh, the head of Urmia Lake Restoration Project.
By: Ali Ghanbarloo
Pres. Rouhani lands in Urmia
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Khoy airport, West Azarbaijan province today morning at the head of a high-ranking delegation.
Lake Urmia water level increases by 7cm
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Lake Urmia's water level has increased by seven centimeters compared to the same period last year, according to Farhad Sarkhosh, the head of Urmia Lake Restoration Project.
By: Mina Noei
Lake Urmia during summer
URMIA, Aug. 20 (MNA) – An endorheic salt lake to the west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea, Lake Urmia, situated between East and West Azerbaijan provinces, is a beautiful tourist attraction, as efforts drum up to save the lake from drying up.
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou
No water transfer to Lake Urmia: DOE chief
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Talking about Lake Urmia, a body of water shared between East and West Azarbaijan provinces in northwestern Iran, chief of Iran's Department of Environment (DOE) put emphasis on the fact that no water transfer scheme is underway for restoration of the lake.
By: Mahdi Bakhshi
Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake 'shadow of its former self'
QOM, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake is located 40km north of central Iranian city of Qom, 85km south of Tehran. In recent years, for drought issues the lake has been rendered almost completely dried up. The problem is likely to create widespread environmental issues for several important and populous provinces of the country, including Qom and Tehran, and endanger the health of its inhabitants.
JICA takes part in some of Iran's environmental projects
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) participates in 8 major environmental projects in Iran, said JICA Iran Office Chief Representative Yukiharu Kobayashi.
Lake Urmia area quadrupled in last 3 years: officails
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Local officails responsible about reviving Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province say that the efforts to resurrect the natural gem of the region are bearing fruit.
Lake Urmia comes back to life
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – During the first days of the current Iranian year 1397, Lake Urmia water level has risen compared to the past and life has come back to the lake.
FAO hosts workshop on challenges similar to Lake Urmia restoration
TEHRAN, Feb.1 (MNA) – FAO headquarters in Rome hosted a group of international experts that specialize in social-ecological systems to discuss a number of case studies including the Lake Urmia Restoration program.
All state bodies required to practice pro-Lake Urmia acts
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Es'hagh Jahangiri addressed the national committee to save Lake Urmia on Tuesday and reassured that all state entities are required to exercise the law passed in support of Lake Urmia.


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Hernando Téllez (Bogotá, 22 de marzo de 1908 - 1966) fue un ensayista, narrador, periodista, político, diplomático, autor y crítico literario colombiano.

Biografía
Escribió y desempeñó diversas labores en algunos de los más relevantes periódicos y revistas de Colombia todos hispánicos: la Revista Universidad de Germán Arciniegas, El Nacional de Caracas, la revista Mito de Bogotá. Trabajó en la redacción de El Tiempo, donde precisamente se inició como periodista y accedió a columnista con la serie "leones de los días. De la misma manera y un tiempo más tarde, escribió otras columnas para la revista El Liberal, en su sección Hoy; también comentarios y anotaciones bajo el título de Márgenes, en la revista La Semana. Téllez ejerció como cónsul en Marsella llegando a ser senador en su país. Es sobre todo conocido como escritor gracias a su colección de historias cortas publicadas en 1950 con el título de Cenizas para el viento y otras historias, habiendo ya cumplido los cuarenta años de edad. Buena parte de su obra es de publicación póstuma.hizo parte de los escritores ilustres de la narrativa de la violencia en Colombia.

Obras
Libro publicados en vida
 Diario de mi mente, 1932
 Inquietud del mundo, 1943
 Bagatelas, 1944
 Diario, 1946
 Luces en el bosque, 1946
 Cenizas para el viento y otras historias, 1950
 Preludio, 1950
 Literatura, 1951
 Literatura y sociedad. Glosas precedidas de notas sobre la conciencia burguesa, 1956
 Sus mejores prosas, ca. 1960

Libros póstumos
 Confesión de parte (literarias, sociales, notas), 1967
 Textos no recogidos en libro, 1979
 Textos no recogidos en libro 2, 1979
 Selección de prosas, ca. 1980
 Nadar contra la corriente. Escritos sobre literatura, 1995
 Páginas literarias, 1997 (selección de Alfredo Iriarte)
 Crítica literaria I, 1936-1947, 2016 (Carlos Rincón, ed.)
 Crítica literaria II, 1948-1956, 2016 (Carlos Rincón, ed.)

Referencias

Periodistas de Colombia
Escritores de Bogotá
Ensayistas de Colombia
Críticos de Colombia
Diplomáticos de Colombia
Políticos de Bogotá
Nacidos en 1908
Fallecidos en 1966

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Sears secures court approval for additional US$350 million loan
Sears Holdings Corp won court approval on Tuesday for a new deal clinching US$350 million in critical bankruptcy financing that will keep the 125-year-old retailer operating through the holidays while it attempts to reorganize.
FILE PHOTO: The Sears logo is seen outside a store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
28 Nov 2018 06:20AM (Updated: 28 Nov 2018 07:20AM )
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO: Sears Holdings Corp won court approval on Tuesday for US$350 million in critical bankruptcy financing that will keep the 125-year-old retailer operating through the holidays while it attempts to reorganize.
Sears reached the deal with Cyrus Capital Partners LP for the financing just before a hearing began in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on the retailer's so-called debtor-in-possession financing arrangements, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Cyrus' loan replaced a similar deal Sears reached earlier this month with Great American Capital Partners, a financial firm affiliated with liquidation specialist Great American Group and financial services firm B. Riley Financial Inc. Cyrus offered better terms to Sears, the person said.
"The terms of the transaction were much less favorable than what we had agreed to," said John Ahn, president at Great American Capital Partners.
A Cyrus spokeswoman had no immediate comment.
A Sears spokesman declined to comment on the deal for the US$350 million loan, which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved at the hearing.
The loan adds to US$300 million that banks provided Sears when it filed for bankruptcy protection in October, giving the beleaguered retailer a total of US$650 million in financing.
"These loans are going to benefit everybody," Drain said.
Hedge funds, including Cyrus, have been in talks with Sears over the past several weeks regarding financing to help it continue operating during bankruptcy proceedings, according to people familiar with the matter.
Sears' bankruptcy had been expected for years in light of a lengthy slump in sales since the 2008 financial crisis, seven straight years of losses and a debt load of some US$5 billion.
In an attempt last year to avoid bankruptcy, Sears sold its Craftsman tool brand to power tool maker Stanley Black & Decker Inc for US$900 million.
The Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based retailer also signed a deal to sell Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce site whose growing popularity with shoppers has been blamed by several brick-and-mortar retail chains for their hard times and bankruptcies.
Earlier this month, Sears won bankruptcy-court approval to advance plans to stay in business and find a buyer even as it evaluates offers from liquidators.
Some creditors have said Sears should consider winding down by letting liquidators sell its assets in the same way Sports Authority did two years ago and Toys "R" Us did this year when it shut all of its U.S. brick-and-mortar locations.
Sears has already said it intends to close about 180 stores while its chairman, Eddie Lampert, a billionaire who runs hedge fund ESL Investments Inc, works on a potential bid to keep Sears in business.
(Reporting by Mike Spector in New York and Jim Christie in San Francisco; Editing by Dan Grebler and Diane Craft)
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Lent. What is it, and how does it tie in with Parisian culture? Today I'll be sharing what Lent is, and why it is important to Paris.
Lent is a act that Catholic do to honor the sacrifices of Jesus. It starts on Ash Wednesday and continues for forty days until Easter. You're probably wondering ,"So, what do Catholic do to celebrate Lent?". Catholic give up something or volunteer to do work for others for 40 days. They also can't eat meat on Fridays, that's how they show fasting and preparation for Easter.
Why is Lent important to Parisians?
It all comes down to the Notre Dame Cathedral. Why? Since the Notre Dame is a Catholic church, and the majority of Parisians are Catholic, Lent is very a big thing in Paris, France. In Paris they call Lent "Paques" but is similar to Lent here in America.
What do Parisians do to celebrate Paques?
Parisians wake up extremely early to prepare the feast and go easter egg hunting (just like we do in North America) and after that they have a feast that consists of L'Agneau Pascal, Roasted Asparagus, and to finish it off, they eat their Easter candy. Some Parisians even celebrate by staying up all night, having their friends over, and even watch Easter movies.
In conclusion, Lent and Paris have a lot in common. There a lot of Catholics in Paris that celebrate Lent and they have certain traditions that they do.


Who doesn't love good ol' fashioned macaroni salad? It is a staple at summer bbqs and is the ultimate in summertime comfort food. With 4th of July right around the corner I thought that this would be a fabulous recipe to share. This macaroni salad is so basic and easy but it is still out of this world. It has just the right amount of creaminess. There is something about the way the vinegar breaks down the mayonnaise that makes it just right. The veggies give the salad the perfect amount of crunch to complement the soft noodles. I could seriously eat this stuff every day. It's one item that I don't think I could ever get sick of. This is a recipe that will suit everyone at your next gathering. Be sure to try this before summer ends. I have a feeling you will be happy you did.
Note: Be sure not to overcook your pasta or your salad will turn to complete mush. Once your pasta is cooked al dente, drain it in a colander and run cold water over the noodles to stop the cooking and cool it down quickly. When you add the dressing it may seem too saucy but don't fret. The pasta will end up soaking up quite a bit of the moisture once it chills in the fridge. Another important reason you don't want your pasta overcooked. If it seems dry the next day just stir in some additional mayonnaise.
Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper to make your creamy dressing.
Cover and chill until ready to eat.


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Fabricated attacks by Colombian journalists mask real dangers
By John Otis/CPJ Andes Correspondent on May 20, 2015 3:55 PM EDT
Although Colombian journalists are frequently threatened by Marxist guerrillas, criminal gangs, and corrupt politicians trying to silence them, two recent cases that created widespread concern–including alerts from CPJ–were fabricated by the very reporters who claimed to have been targeted.
Such rare fabrications are unfortunate because they can distract from the very real threats facing journalists in a dangerous country like Colombia. At least 46 journalists have been killed in direct relation to their work in the country since 1992, according to CPJ research, and many more have been killed in less clear circumstances. While the violence has subsided somewhat in recent years, impunity in the murders of journalists is entrenched, and threats and violence to Colombian journalists persist.
On September 30, 2014, CPJ issued an alert that the drug trafficking group Los Urabeños had threatened via an e-mail pamphlet to kill eight journalists covering criminal justice issues unless they fled the cities of Buenaventura and Cali in southwestern Valle del Cauca state. The alert was based on interviews with reporters who received the threats, information provided by the Bogotá-based Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), as well as reports published in the Colombian news media. The threat prompted several reporters to leave the two cities.
But last month one of those reporters, Yesid Toro Meléndez, admitted that he was the author of the pamphlet. In a letter published April 25 in the Colombian media, Toro wrote that he was "deeply ashamed" and apologized to the seven colleagues he had threatened as well as to his former employers, the Cali-based newspapers Q´Hubo and El País, and to the city of Cali.
The second fabrication involved Colombian news photographer Johanny Vargas Yandapiz, who claimed to have been kidnapped for about 36 hours in the southern city of Popayán before escaping from his captors. CPJ and other press freedom groups denounced the kidnapping. The CPJ alert was published after interviewing Vargas, other reporters, and the Popayán police chief. But soon afterwards Vargas admitted that he had invented the whole story.
"These are deplorable acts," FLIP director Pedro Vaca told CPJ. "They create widespread anxiety among the media and may cause people to question the credibility of journalists."
Still, Vaca said such fabrications are unusual. Since he became director of FLIP in 2013, Vaca said, the organization has dealt with about 75 threats against Colombian journalists and four of them, including the Toro and Vargas cases, have turned out to be false. He said FLIP determined that the other two cases lacked merit almost immediately and therefore did not publicize them.
"We operate on the basis that journalists are telling the truth," Vaca told CPJ. "The dangers that Colombian journalists face are real."
Indeed, in 2013, Toro received genuine threats after publishing a novel about Cali gangsters, according to FLIP. Some of the people he interviewed while researching the book later demanded money for having provided him with information and threatened Toro when he refused to pay them, according to FLIP. Toro briefly fled Cali and later received assistance from the Colombian government's National Protection Unit.
This agency was founded in 2011 to guard people under threat, including union leaders, human rights activists, politicians, and journalists. It escorts around 7,500 at-risk people at a total cost of $600,000 per day, according to a report by AFP.
That assistance included direct cash subsidies for a rental car so Toro could safely move about Cali, and the journalist had come to depend on these payments, which amounted to about $400 a month, Vaca told CPJ. But according to news reports, the National Protection Unit had fallen five months behind in making these payments. In addition, the reports said Toro had resigned from his newspaper jobs to focus on writing his next book and that his debts were mounting.
Fearing that the government was about to remove his protection and end the payments, Toro concocted the threatening e-mail that he sent to himself as well as to the journalists Gildardo Arango, Álvaro Miguel Mina, Henry Ramírez, Cristian Abadía, Darío Gómez, Óscar Gutiérrez, and Julio César Bonilla, he admitted in his letter last month.
"I stupidly thought that I could extend the protection and speed up delivery of the five months of payments owed to me," Toro wrote in the letter.
He did not respond to CPJ's request for comment.
Toro's colleagues were flabbergasted and disgusted. Abadía told CPJ that he had immediately left Buenaventura for Bogotá, where he now works as a freelancer. He said his family back in Buenaventura was worried for his life and had urged him to flee Colombia. Mina, a radio reporter, told the news magazine Semana that the threats prompted him to leave Colombia for a month. "I am very sad to learn that the intimidation that caused so much fear among our families came from within our own ranks," Arango, who directs a news program for the Cali TV station Telepacífico, told reporters.
The Colombian Attorney General's office announced that it would investigate Toro for "false accusations." Diego Fernando Mora, who heads the National Protection Unit that assisted the journalist, issued a statement saying his office was also filing a lawsuit against Toro, noting that more than 114 million pesos (about US$50,000) had been spent to protect the reporters who had received the false threat.
Vaca, the FLIP director, told CPJ that the episode also reflects badly on the National Protection Unit. He said the Unit should not make cash payments to journalists because they may prompt poorly paid reporters into exaggerating the threats they face in order to keep the money flowing. Mora did not reply to CPJ's request for comment.
In the case of the false kidnapping, Vargas, a photographer for the daily Diario del Cauca, had told CPJ in January that he was driving his motorcycle to his home in Popayán when two armed men forced him into a car, and took him to a wood hut on the outskirts of the city. His disappearance alarmed his editors and a large number of government security agents were mobilized in an effort to find him, according to the Bogota daily El Tiempo.
Vargas initially claimed that he managed to pry loose a board from the wall of the hut where he was being held, allowing him to escape. But Colonel Pedro Rodelo, chief of the Popayán police, told CPJ in January that Vargas emerged in good condition and showed no signs of physical mistreatment, which he found a bit odd given the journalist's account of his kidnapping. But when asked by CPJ, Rodelo denied that he was casting doubts on Vargas's account of the kidnapping.
A few days later, however, Vargas issued a statement admitting that he had invented the whole story as a result of "personal circumstances" that he did not explain. "I apologize to my family, friends, and colleagues in the media," he said. Shortly afterwards, Vargas resigned from Diario del Cauca, the paper's editor, Carlos Villamil, told CPJ.
On Wednesday, Vargas told CPJ he had been going through a rough patch but did not offer detail about his motives. "In truth, I lost my family–my wife and son–over this incident. I was going through a period of depression and marriage problems. That's how everything began," he said.
Villamil described Vargas as an experienced and trusted member of his news staff but said he was under a lot of stress at the time of the incident because he was separating from his wife. He added that one reason why Vargas's account seemed plausible is because in January 2014, the photographer had received genuine death threats after producing a documentary and publishing photos in Diario del Cauca about local resistance to a housing project being built on environmentally sensitive wetlands. Villamil said that once the Popayán police had concluded that Vargas's story was false, they urged the photographer to come clean.
John Otis, CPJ's Andes correspondent for the Americas program, works as a correspondent for Time magazine and the Global Post. He authored the 2010 book Law of the Jungle, about U.S. military contractors kidnapped by Colombian rebels, and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.
Álvaro Miguel Mina
Cristian Abadía
Darío Gómez
Diario del Cauca
Foundation for Press Freedom
Gildardo Arango
Henry Ramírez
Johanny Vargas Yandapiz
Julio César Bonilla
National Protection Unit
Óscar Gutiérrez
Q´Hubo
Telepacífico
Yesid Toro Meléndez


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Please pass me some !!!
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Arguably no biotech stock thrilled investors in 2014 more than Gilead Sciences . Gilead finished the year up 26%, about double the performance of the broad-market indexes, and the approval and exceptional launch of hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni was cause for much excitement.
Quality of care takes a giant leap forward As a quick history refresher, as recently as 2011 the standard of care for hepatitis C, a progressive disease of the liver that can lead to complications and death, was the combination of interferon and ribavirin. This combo worked about half the time in ridding a patient of detectable levels of HCV, and it had many unpleasant side effects, including rashes and flu-like symptoms. Then in 2011,Vertex Pharmaceuticals introduced Incivek, a pill that eliminated detectable levels of HCV in nearly 80% of patients, but it still had to be administered with interferon and ribavirin.
Gilead's Sovaldi was a quality of care breakthrough. It can be administered to genotype 2 & 3 HCV patients, and it doesn't have to be taken with interferon, thus eliminating the flu-like side effects. Harvoni, a cocktail drug including Sovaldi and ledipasvir, is given to genotype 1 patients and can be administered without interferon or ribavirin. Furthermore, in most instances these two HCV drugs boosted the sustained virologic response to 90%-plus!
It probably comes as no surprise then that Sovaldi racked up $8.55 billion in sales during its first three quarters on the market. It is, without question, the most impressive and successful drug launch in history, and it made Gilead a stock to own in 2014.
3 ways Gilead could get throttledI freely admit that I'm a Gilead Sciences bull. I like the long opportunity moat that HCV treatment provides even with multiple players in the space. However, I'm a realist as well. Every stock has headwinds it needs to overcome -- even Gilead. Here are three scenarios that could cause Gilead's shares to lose a substantial amount of their value.
1. Congress takes actionAmericans' health care costs are the highest in the world. Comparably speaking, health expenditures on a per capita basis in 2011 were 156% higher in the United States than in the 34-country OECD average. There are a number of reasons why we're No. 1 in health care expenditures, but high prescription costs is certainly near or at the top of the list.
Source: OECD Health Statistics, 2013, WHO global health expenditure database.
Within the U.S. there's little bickering among insurers, pharmacy-benefits managers, and Congress over the pricing of drugs. If a drug developer comes out with a five- or six-digit annual price tag on a drug, most are willing to accept it. Gilead's Sovaldi and Harvoni, for example, run $84,000 and $94,500 over a 12-week treatment course.
Overseas governments and regulatory agencies aren't as forgiving. In 2013, India placed price caps on 30% of the drugs sold within the country, and in July 2014 the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority noted it would cap the price of an additional 108 drugs in order to make them more affordable to India's citizens, many of whom don't have health insurance.
In Switzerland, the government also took a line in the sand approach with drug developers. For instance, it asked Rocheto lower the cost on its cancer drug Perjeta to 20% below what it had been charging in select EU countries. Roche refused, and Switzerland simply removed it from the reimbursed drugs list.
It's possible that Congress could follow a similar route. In an effort to halt drug price inflation and protect citizens and insurers, it could implement price caps on developed drugs, or perhaps institute other value-added measures that determine how much should be charged by a drug developer based on how much a drug measurably helps a patient. Sovaldi and Harvoni are clearly helping patients, but it's arguable that the drugs are not worth $84,000 and $94,500 per year.
The downside to these price caps is that they could discourage innovation. Big pharma thrives in the U.S. because of the ability to net high prescription prices. Any capping of those prices could lead to pharmaceutical companies looking elsewhere for their next research facility.
2. A more effective drug hits the marketBoth Gilead's Sovaldi and Harvoni, as well as AbbVie'srecently approved Viekira Pak, are highly effective treatments. In studies, these drugs led to between a 90% and 100% sustained virologic response, or SVR, with most data culling around the mid-90% area.
But, this still means there's a margin for improvement since not every patient achieved a complete SVR. Thus, the second way Gilead's dynamic duo could run into trouble is with the emergence of a superior HCV treatment.
While that might seem like a long shot now, consider just how far we've come just since 2011. In four years we went from a 50% cure rate to a 90% or better cure rate. In another five to 10 years we may be looking at 100%. The question is, will Gilead's duo still play a major role then?
Don't forget that companies like Merck are pushing hard to enter the HCV field with novel drugs. Merck's combo of MK-5172 and MK-8742 announced an SVR of 98% this past April, and the addition of Idenix Pharmaceuticals' product pipeline to its own could allow for a handful of new and/or combo therapies to emerge.
Additionally, it's not just the cure rate Gilead has to worry about. If another treatment comes along which can get the job done at a 90% SVR or higher in a shorter time span, say four or six weeks, then Gilead could see its sales vanish quickly. Its peers certainly are looking at shorter treatment durations, but luckily for Gilead none have succeeded thus far.
Put simply, two or three companies aren't going to cure the estimated 180 million people around the world with HCV overnight, so Merck and its peers have plenty of time to develop a superior HCV drug.
3. A price war commencesLastly, Gilead could find itself in big trouble if equally effective treatments emerge which are priced at a discount to Sovaldi and Harvoni.
Last month we witnessed AbbVie and pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts strike a deal whereby Express Scripts' eligible customers who are HCV genotype 1 will exclusively receive Viekira Pak. In return, Express Scripts will receive a "significant discount" off of Viekira Pak's marketed price of more than $83,000. Investors are currently worried about how this deal might affect Gilead, but I'm not too terribly concerned, as this is a sticky instance where consumer choices are being decided for them by the PBM. I suspect this has the potential to backfire on Express Scripts, especially with some patients still needing to take ribavirin as part of Viekira Pak.
Instead, I'd be concerned about Merck, Johnson & Johnson, or another major player introducing a highly effective genotype 1 drug that can be taken without interferon or a ribavirin that prices at $60,000 to $70,000 per treatment course. We know Gilead's therapy works well, but we also know that consumers really dislike spending their money on prescription products.
For instance, AstraZeneca's FluMist is just as effective as a standard flu shot, but because it's a nasal spray and less painful than a shot, it costs $1 to $15 more than a traditional flu shot. You might assume people would pay a few bucks extra for that convenience, but you'd be wrong. FluMist has been a major sales disappointment while standard needle-based vaccines continue to thrive.
Consumers care about price and choice. When you allow the consumer a few options they'll tend to gravitate toward the cheapest one. As more treatment options become available, it's possible Gilead's profitability could take a big hit if it gets involved in a price war.
The article 3 Ways Gilead Sciences, Inc. Could Still Be in Big Trouble originally appeared on Fool.com.
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Toni, Jess and the guys have finally arrived in Rio. I say finally, not because the trip was particularly horrific but because months and months of preparation are about to come to fruition.
Before considering the trip and Toni's take on the much take on the much talked about athletes village, a short recap on the last few hours in Sant Cugat.
"I am but I'm talking to you".
I consider this a bit harsh given that I've only just called but let it slide. After all, I'm in Portugal on holiday and Toni is part of a team carrying the nation's sporting hopes on their shoulders.
"A really good shot session Thursday evening, followed by dinner in the local square then a gym session with Mick yesterday morning".
"He destroyed me, naturally. Hilly is a monster".
"Yes, a big eight hundred session last night. Continuing the adaptation to Rio time. That went well too".
"She's good, really good. We all just want to be there now".
"I let you finish packing. Hope you all have a good trip".
The rest of the blog posts during the Olympics will be built on conversations Toni and I have whilst I'm in Portugal and he's in Brazil. At least there is a Portugese theme running through our chats.
The Pedantic Amongst You Will Note This Plan is Written in Pen.
During their wait Alison also came to the rescue of a lady who feinted. I don't have a photo of this but it's good to know you can depend on the team in a crisis. Even if you're not an Olympian.
"It was fairly smooth really. A bit of a melee when we got to the airport as the bags were loaded onto a truck and we all piled onto a coach along with a load of German athletes. But all very friendly".
Note: The Telegraph picked up on the fact that Toni is currently planning to fly home on August 14th whilst the medal ceremony for the Heptathlon takes place. If Jess has made it to the podium it's a less then auspicious way to end you coaching journey to Jess' last Olympics.
"No, I'm resigned to leaving on the fourteenth now. I'm not accosting the only GB management rep' in the village. It's not fair".
"Apart from the meet and greet this evening it's just about settling in today and getting our bearings".
There we have it. Arrival, anticipation and the joy of an Olympic Duvet.


We wake early, shower with dish soap for the last time, and take our stuff to the bus stop. Yup, we were those people on the bus that take up all the room with a ridiculous amount of luggage.
We have time for just one more stop: the Natural History Museum. The light and sky are just perfect, so we break out both cameras and shoot all of the things.
We choked on the £10 cloakroom fee, but didn't want to be rolling our luggage around. We washed it down with a rather good triple-shot brève.
We focused mainly on the wings of the museum that would make for entertaining photos for the kids. Carnivorous monsters and weird things in jars, that sort of thing.
From there, we suffered the 1-hour Tube ride to Heathrow and a 9-hour flight to Chicago. O'Hare was a nightmare; apparently they had closed down all but one TSA line, and we had to pass through Customs and back through security to board our domestic flight.


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El-Tronics PR-32 Scintillation Counter (mid to late 1950s)
Instruments from the 1950s
The PR-32 Scintillation Counter was produced in the mid to late 1950s by El-Tronics Inc., of Philadelphia. It closely resembles the Model 118 scintillators produced by Precision Radiation Instruments (PRI) of Los Angeles. While PRI referred to the Model 118 as the "Royal" scintillator, El-Tronics called the PR-32 the "Master Scintillation Counter." Both used large NaI crystals, had scaling and ratemeter capability, and came in leather cases. The example shown here seems to be the second version of the PR-32. The first version came in a black case and had a slightly different layout.
Quoting a 1955 advertisement: "The finest, most sensitive instrument available! Lends itself to airborne or land mobile use."
Detector: 2" x 2" NaI crystal with 15' of cable
Range: 0-0.006, 0-0.02, 0-0.06, 0-0.2, 0-0.6, 0-2.0, and 0-6.0 mR/hr
Size: ca. 14" x 11" x 6"
Response: Slow, medium, fast, very fast
Other controls: Background zero
The unit originally came with a small external meter that is unfortunately missing in this example.
Advertisement. Saturday Evening Post. July 16,1955. Page 87.
Atomic Energy Commission. Radiation Measuring Instruments, RIB-8 (supplement 2) July 1, 1954, page SBX-34A;
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