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\section{Introduction}

The EMP candidates have been selected using a version of our automatic analysis code
(Bonifacio \& Caffau 2003) tailored
to SDSS spectra of turn-off stars which provides an estimate of [M/H].
Follow up high resolution spectra were acquired with UVES at the VLT,
with a 1\farcs{4} slit and $2\times2$ on-chip binning, providing
a resolution of $\sim 30\,000$.
Figure~\ref{fig1} displays the CH {\it G} band
of all three stars, showing clearly the C enhancement.

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering \includegraphics{GbandsCH.ps}
\caption{Observed spectra of the CH {\it G} band in the three CEMP stars,
  compared to the same spectral region of a dwarf metal-poor star, HD84937,
  showing no carbon enhancement. Spectra have been offset for clarity.}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}

\section{Atmospheric parameters and analysis}

As a first estimate of the effective temperatures of our stars, we used the
wings of H$\alpha$. Temperatures were then redetermined using the Fe {\sc i}
excitation equilibrium, and were found to agree with the H$\alpha$
temperatures to within 100~K. The surface gravity
was derived from the Fe {\sc i}/Fe  {\sc ii} ionisation equilibrium, and the
microturbulence was determined by requiring Fe {\sc i} lines to provide the
same abundance regardless of line strength. Equivalent widths of Fe {\sc i}
and Fe {\sc ii} lines have been measured by means of the FITLINE code
(Fran\c{c}ois et al.~2003). ATLAS model atmospheres and SYNTHE (Kurucz 1993, 2005)
synthetic spectra, in their
Linux version (Sbordone et al.~2004, Sbordone 2005),
have been employed in the analysis. Adopted stellar
parameters are listed in Table~\ref{tab1}.

\begin{table}[ht]
\centering \begin{tabular}[t]{lrlrrrrr}
Star       & $T_{\rm eff}$ & log $g$  &  $\xi$  & [Fe/H] & [C/Fe]  &  [Ba/Fe] & [Sr/Fe] \\
\hline
J1349-0229 & 6200        & 4.00     & 1.5     & --3.0  & +2.17 $\pm$ 0.04  & 2.26 $\pm$ 0.05 & +1.35 $\pm$ 0.06 \\
J0912+0216 & 6500        & 4.50     & 1.5     & --2.5  & +1.53 $\pm$ 0.03  & 1.58 $\pm$ 0.04 & +0.53 $\pm$ 0.07 \\
J1036+1212 & 6000        & 4.00     & 1.4     & --3.2  & +0.98 $\pm$ 0.13  & 1.26 $\pm$ 0.03 & --0.51 $\pm$ 0.04 \\
\end{tabular}
\caption{Adopted stellar parameters and derived abundances. Carbon abundances
  were corrected for 3D effects.}
\label{tab1}
\end{table}

\section{Carbon}

The C abundances derived from the 1D analysis were corrected
for 3D effects (see Caffau et al.~2008, and references
therein, for our definition of 3D corrections)
using 3D model atmospheres computed with CO$^5$BOLD (Freytag et
al.~2002, Wedemeyer et al.~2004).
The 3D spectral synthesis calculations were performed with the code
Linfor3D.
The isolated CH features at 416.4 nm, 416.9 nm, 418.0
nm, and 418.8 nm were used to determine C abundances.
These lines form in the outer layers of the stellar atmosphere.
3D and 1D profiles of the CH line 416.4 nm are shown in the left panel of
Figure~\ref{fig2}. The contribution functions for this line, along
with the model temperature distributions are shown in the right panel. The
outer layers of the 3D atmosphere are much cooler compared to the 1D model,
resulting in a much stronger line.
Throughout the analysis, the oxygen abundance was fixed at [O/Fe] = 0.4.

\begin{figure}[ht]
\includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{pl_CH4164.ps}
\includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{ttau_contf_CH.ps}
\caption{{\it Left panel:} 3D and 1D profiles of the CH line 416.4
  nm computed using models with T$_{\rm eff}$~=~6550~K, log $g$ = 4.50 and [Fe/H] =
  --3.00. {\it Right panel:} The contribution functions for the equivalent
  width of this line, along
  with the model temperature distributions. In both panels, the 3D model is
  plotted using a solid line and the 1D model using a dashed line.}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure}

There are two main effects that distinguish 3D from 1D models,
the average temperature profile and the horizontal temperature
fluctuations. We quantify the contribution of both effects by introducing
the 3D correction as: 3D -- 1D.
The 3D corrections obtained for the three stars range from --0.5 to --0.7 dex,
and have been already applied to the carbon abundances listed in Table~\ref{tab1}.

\section{Neutron-capture elements}

We derive strontium abundances for our stars using the Sr {\sc ii} 407.7 nm and
421.5 nm lines. The two stars with the highest carbon abundance exhibit
overabundances of Sr from 0.5 to 1.35~dex, while the star with the lowest C
abundance exhibits an underabundance of Sr by 0.5 dex. Barium is overabundant
in all three stars. The Ba abundances were estimated from the Ba {\sc ii}
493.4 nm and 614.1 nm lines. For the analysis we adopted the hyperfine
splitting by McWilliam (1998) and assumed a solar isotopic mix. The measured Ba and Sr
abundances are listed in Table~\ref{tab1}. The analysis was performed using 1D LTE models.

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering \includegraphics{SDSS_SR.ps}
\caption{Sr {\sc ii} 407.7 nm and 421.5 nm lines used in the
  abundance analysis.}
\label{fig3}
\end{figure}

\section{Discussion and conclusions}

The 3D effects on the carbon abundance determined
using CH lines were found to be significant, with 3D corrections of up to
--0.7 dex. This suggests that all the published
C abundances in dwarf CEMP stars, based on molecular lines
and 1D models should be reconsidered in the light of hydrodynamic simulations.
Star SDSS J1349-0229 exhibits a strong C$_2$ Swan band which
classifies it as a carbon star (C/O$>1$), while the
other two stars are carbon-enhanced stars.

In Figure~\ref{fig4} we plot the Sr and Ba abundances
of the three stars (red symbols) together with a sample of
24 CEMP stars from Table 4 of Sivarani et al.~(2006).
It is now widely accepted that the CEMP class includes
objects which have rather diverse astrophysical origin.
One sub-classification of such stars was proposed
by Beers \& Christlieb~(2005) based on the
abundances of neutron-capture elements in
CEMP stars. One therefore speaks of
CEMP-no stars, when no enhancement of
neutron capture elements is observed;
CEMP-s when only the s-process elements
are enhanced, and CEMP-r/s when both
r-process and s-process elements are enhanced.
The class CEMP-no/s was introduced
by Sivarani et al.~(2006) to contain
the stars CS~29527-041 and CS~31080-095
which where overabundant in Ba but underabundant
in Sr. Star SDSS J1036+1212 is the third star
known to fall into this category.
Interestingly all three known CEMP-no/s stars
are warm dwarf/TO stars. The vast majority
of CEMP dwarf stars is understood as the result
of mass-transfer from a presently unseen companion
which has undergone the AGB phase.
The peculiar Sr/Ba ratios of the CEMP-no/s stars
should provide useful constraints on the
properties of the companion star while on the AGB.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics{SrFe_BaFe.ps}
\caption{[Ba/Fe] vs. [Sr/Fe] for our three CEMP stars (red filled
  symbols) plotted alongside values for 24 CEMP stars (open squares for
  dwarfs, circles for giants) listed in Table 4 of Sivarani et al.~(2006). }
\label{fig4}
\end{figure}

The other two stars, SDSS J0912+0216 and SDSS J1349-0229,
exhibit both high abundances of
Sr and Ba, indicating that they are CEMP-s stars.
Our single epoch observations offer no indications
on the possible existence of binary companions,
however radial velocity monitoring of all three
would be highly desirable.

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My Yankee allegience is no secret 🙂 Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Omigosh, Meredith! I can't imagine how long that vacation story was processed until you finally saw some humor in it. It would be a great scene in a book, of course! I loved your post. It was a delight getting to know you better. My wish for you is this holiday is even better than you hope!
It took quite a while to get over that vacation and I will probably never go to Jamaica again! Certainly not during the winter break! Best wishes back at you, Sharon!
Wow! What a nightmare that Jamaica trip was! I'm surprised you ever wanted to travel anywhere again after that horrible experience.
How awesome that you love Judy Garland! She's one of the great vocalists of all time IMO. I adore her movies and have several CDs with her music.
Your birthday/pre-holiday tradition with your parents is so sweet! Are you still planning on doing Japanese & a movie with them before or after you go to Michigan?
Yes, my folks and I are postponing our movie/dinner tradition until the following week!!
I hope you have a great birthday/holiday break in Michigan.
Great way to end this fab series. It was fun getting to know all of you a little better.
Thanks, Laura! We're also stopping in Chicago for a few days and I'm REALLY look forward to that part.
Of course I LOVE your snowman idea!! I have a couple of Yankees snowmen in my house and on my tree, in fact. Never miss a chance to support the boys.
And I highly approve of Bradley Cooper, yes indeed!!
As for your Jamaica story, I would have sworn off all holiday travel after that. What a disaster!
Michelle – I KNEW you'd appreciate the Yankee snowman!!
It was a toss-up between Bradley and Adam Levine. Hard choice!
What a perfect end to our series! That Jamaica trip is such an epic fail, but I'll bet you looked awfully cute in those briefs. Oh, Bradley Cooper. Do you think we can share him? I like you too much to fight for him!
We can share Bradley. On your days, I'll settle for Adam Levine. That's how much I like you!
Am I the only non-Yankee fan around here?? Boy! Love the Bradley pick though. You and Sam have to work me in to that rotation!
Awesome post! I love your Yankees snowman! … It makes me want to build one using gear from my beloved (and dearly-departed) Expos.
Hope you have a great time in Michigan. Happy holidays and happy birthday!!
Meredith, you and Bradley Cooper look SO cute together!! He should be aware of this. 🙂 Fabulous post! I'm a big fan of Meet Me in St. Louis too and now I have a sudden urge to view it again. What a classic.


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Chicago Landscapes and Architecture
The Original Chicago Architecture Tour
Chicago Skyline South of the Chicago River
The Wrigley Building
We recently took a few days to explore Chicago's architecture and gardens. We arrived a little early for the 2:45 tour on the famous Wendella boats, allowing us some time to explore the skyscrapers of Michigan Avenue. One of the earliest examples in the city is the Wrigley Building from 1924. The glazed terra cotta facade is one of the most recognizable along the Magnificent Mile.
Chicago Tribune Building with Artifacts from Around the World
Across the street is the Tribune Building looking much like a gothic cathedral tower. Around the base are embedded relics from around the world including a moon rock and pieces from ancient constructions. All are well marked and make for a mini outdoor museum with considerable credentials.
Chicago Skyline from Lake Michigan
Our boat tour began on a perfect spring day at the Trump Tower docks. Heading out to the lake, taking in the architecture along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, the 75 minutes was full of Chicago history that changes yearly with new additions to the cityscape. One of the most striking newer buildings was Aqua (2009), an 80-story multi-use residential skyscraper designed by Jeanne Gang. The sculptured facade was created with irregular concrete slabs that form the balconies on the building. The second tallest
Towering Trump International Hotel and Tower
skyscraper in Chicago is the Trump International Hotel and Tower (2009). It's hard to miss with the 2-story mogul's name strategically placed on the building's river side.
The Former Montgomery Ward Catalog Campus
Heading north on the river, several residences appear from both newly-constructed and revamped structures. I was particularly impressed with the former Montgomery Ward (catalog) office campus that has repurposed three distinctively different buildings into condos with a view.
Chicago has always been known for innovative architecture, but one of the scariest is being constructed at 150 North Riverside. The 54-story tower has a narrowing base that allows it to fit between the river and the railroad tracks. It will be an eye-catcher in the years to come!
Willis Tower and 311 South Wacker Drive
Two gems along the southern edge of the Chicago River are Willis Tower and 311 South Wacker Drive. Willis Tower now has four glass-bottom balconies, known as The Ledge, for viewing on the 103rd floor. The 311 building is best viewed at night when its tower appears as an oversized diamond ring.
The Chicago Botanical Gardens
Spring Planter
There are public gardens, and then there are public gardens. I've been to several in my life and this is my favorite. I've been there every season of the year (even after a newly fallen 10-inch snow) and they all are spectacular. The 385 acres of educational landscaping continues to grow and amaze.
Bonsai Collection
We began with a tram tour of the perimeter. It's a great way to get your bearings and get an overall feel for how massive these gardens are. There are also tram rides through the inner gardens for those not wanting to walk through all of the 26 different gardens. We chose to stop at the Regenstein Center to start our walking tour. It contains the garden's extensive bonsai collection amidst simple, screened backdrops. From there we stepped out onto The Esplanade and then on to the Native Garden that showed off the spring blooms. Time for a lunch break, which we found at the
Lunch at the Garden Cafe
Garden Cafe with a substantial selection. Eric and I chose the Pea Soup and French Onion Grilled Cheese. Both were tasty, but the grilled cheese was exquisite.
Heritage Garden
Now that we were refreshed, it was on to the Heritage Garden. It's an area that used to be the front entrance, but still shows off some of the best plantings at the Gardens. It's a circular area that leads to the rolling Rose Garden that was
Waterfall Gardens
only producing buds at that time. A stroll down the adjoining espaliered tree lane led us to the terraced Waterfall Garden that is best viewed from all levels.
One of Three Japanese Garden Islands
Then it was on to the Japanese Garden, my favorite. It consists of three islands, one of which is impossible to get to on foot—the Island of Happiness. The other two are full of Japanese structures and well-manicured landscapes. We happened to hit the azaleas in bloom.
English Walled Garden
Poppy Fields
Our final stop was the English Walled Garden, another highlight on my list. Its structured borders vs. curving hillsides provided a perfect backdrop to the English landscape architecture. It's also home to some of the most unique plant specimens.
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
Our drive from the northern suburbs took us through Evanston, home to Northwestern University. It's Eric's alma mater so he was interested in seeing what had changed since our last visit. The new Music Building is a striking structure along the lake. There are views of downtown in the distance, giving a connection to the cultural mecca not too far away.
The Robie House
Robie House Entrance
Robie House is located on a small corner lot on the grounds of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. That's both a statement and a forewarning. Parking can be difficult, depending on the time of your visit. There is no parking lot for the house. The tours are one hour and leave from the courtyard area after ticket purchase at the gift shop, which is located in what was once the 3-car garage.
Robie House is Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest example of the Prairie School style home, making it uniquely American. (To me, it seemed like an early prototype for the 70s tri-level home.) Completed in 1910 for the Robie family, it was only inhabited by them for a very short period of time. Through the years, it was sold to the Chicago Theological Seminary and threatened several times with demolition. After international support materialized for saving the structure, the university turned it over to the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust in 1997. Since then, the organization has been restoring the home to its original specifications.
The home is a little austere from the time one enters the foyer. Furnishings are sparse, if any. Much of the furniture created for the home has been lost or is on display at another site. Such is true of the dining room set, which is in the
Cutout Ceiling Panels and Lighting
UC Museum collection. It emphasizes the architectural and lighting of the home, but leaves one feeling very disconnected during the tour. One feature that is in the process of being completed is the color specifications that Wright chose at the time of construction. After seeing these example, Eric thought he should have left that to a more experienced interior designer, but one has to suppose that it was not an option or a subject to be addressed with Wright.
Frank Lloyd Wright Window Designs
As with any Wright construction, there were experiments with ideas to make life easier and to conserve the structure. This was the case with self-watering built-in planters that used rain water as their source, as well as cornices that acted as rain gutters on the underside of the roof hence eliminating vertical downspouts that would ruin the horizontal lines of the house. On that same note, Wright used Roman bricks that
Roman Brick with Painted Tuck Pointing
were narrower and longer to emphasize the horizontal shape. To accentuate it even more, the mortar between the horizontal bricks was painted the same color to make it one continuous line.
Our only quibble with visiting the Robie House was that its restoration and tour paled in comparison to Wright's Oak Park Studio and Home. The tour seemed a little long (and pricey) although the volunteer did a tremendous job with relaying information. in addition, there was a $5 up charge for taking interior pictures, a totally unnecessary fee as no one paid any attention and almost everyone on our tour was taking pictures and only one person admitted to paying.
When did Second City become so Self-Satisfied?
In today's marketing era, an institution is one whose brand is indestructible, no matter whether the quality has slipped. Second City embodies this definition in its current main stage revue Fool Me Twice, Déjà Vu. The concept was intriguing, but the execution was off-key and veered dangerously close to being amateurish. The set-up was that one cast member was in the now while the rest of the cast was in 1991. It was a time machine he'd invented and the others were visiting him. It was funny and the first act's subtext was an examination of the extent to which American life and culture had changed over the past quarter century. The best scene involved three young mothers energetically celebrating "having it all." The by-products were exhilaration, entitlement, and exhaustion.
The Cast of Fool Me Twice, Déjà Vu
The second act began as an off-kilter version of the first act's beginning: the Déjà Vu effect squared. The twentysomething brother/sister behind me felt the need to point this out to each other, though it only needed explaining for the obtuse or feeble-minded. Although the variations, especially a family brunch scene, were droll and amusing, the ensemble made the fatal mistake of breaking numerous times. Though this can seem funny when it happens inadvertently, it became a motif where the cast members were more focused on entertaining one another and themselves than they were in pointing at truths to an audience. It's narcissistic – the absolute opposite intention of improvisation – and lazy, which is the worst rip-off of a paying audience by professionals.
The fully improvised third act was sloppy. The first game was word/sentence association and went on three times longer than its natural ending, which was a hilarious example by Jamison Webb, who was the glue that held the ensemble together. I felt Daniel Strauss was checked out of this part. His best moments were one line in the first act and its repeat in the second act. Strauss broke the cardinal rule of accepting a detail given him by another cast member and going with it. Instead, he denied it and justified this by his character's bad memory. I couldn't reconcile this 'variation' on the orthodoxy of improv. Paul Jurewicz worked well, but the audience
Rashawn Nadine Scott
seemed primed to see another John Belushi just because he possessed girth. Rashawn Nadine Scott sparked in any audience interaction game, while Sarah Shook was kookily attractive, but willing to do anything for a laugh. I liked Kelsey Kinney a lot in a long improv about Google programmers, but she kept performing the same type of character continually in the first two acts.
None of this seemed to faze the audience, however. They were overly conversant with the legendary past of Second City and reacted as if they were watching then in their prime. Ten years ago or so we saw an excellent troupe exemplified by the Black Republican sketch and the ancient black grandmother giving shockingly honest advice to much younger listeners. I don't know what happened to those performers, but they were excellent. I saw Paradigm Shift in '97 (partly written by Tina Fey) and found its quick retread of part of act one in the second act and final summative moments to be startlingly fresh. I still remember Rachel Dratch's mother of a gargoyle. Fool Me Twice isn't fresh, especially in the negative stereotyping of southerners and the easy shots at straight white Anglo-Saxon males. They could have added Jewish males in the movie business as well, but they didn't have the guts to go quite that far. The lack of liberal self-awareness was surprising. In the past, the ensemble has been able to poke fun at itself, but this was not an element of this production.
The three-generation family behind us – I figured out that the younger members were explaining what was going on to the grandmother. How she was able to get into the performance space in her wheelchair was beyond me, but she was sandwiched in like the rest of us. They left during the improvised set I assume because it was coarse and not very funny.
Jacob Shuda
The musical direction was stellar and did a lot to punch up the pacing and underscore the specific scenes' emotions. Musical Director and pianist Jacob Shuda looked like a star when he took his bow. The cast should take a cue from him.
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Mary Page Marlowe at Steppenwolf
Neil was interested in seeing Tracy Lettts' Mary Page Marlowe (MPM) because it was premiering at Steppenwolf and we wanted a reason to visit Chicago; I was interested after I read a rave in The New York Times (yes, bloggers can be review whores). Letts has deservedly earned a reputation as a major American dramatist and he's focused on the middle of the country with intelligent, quirky characters finding themselves in situations that begin mundanely and turn horrific. With Superior Donuts (2008) and now MPM, he's examining the details of ordinary lives, the type of people watching the show or people that viewers know.
Baby boomer Mary Page Marlowe, living in Dayton and then Lexington, leads a life that many women of her generation did (and do) in being raised by parents who came of age before World War II, listened to records and thought about boys in the '50s, graduated from college in the '60s, got married and worked professionally, had a family, divorced, and I won't go on from there because I don't want to spoil the story, which depends on its specific details and the order of their revelation. Although these were turbulent times that changed the culture in the U.S., MPM is not a leader in any movement. She's an ordinary middle-class woman and this frustrates her, along with her tacitly acknowledged Catholic guilt, resulting in behavior she regrets.
Madeline Weinstein, Jack Edwards and Rebecca Spence
Letts' coup de theatre is to portray scenes from her life out of chronological order so that the audience has clues to figure out MPM's personality and motivations and also renders what could be commonplace when told like an obituary as various startling and defining moments. Director Anna D. Shapiro has cast six actresses as Mary over the decades. Rebecca Spence and Blair Brown are standouts in the role. I'd like to have seen more of Spence, but the next scene she might have played chronologically was cast with another actress. I wish we could have seen Carrie Coon since she was fierce in Gone Girl (2014), but her understudy was playing instead and was very good, though her wigs looked like wigs.
All of the actors in the large cast performed beautifully, especially newcomer Madeline Weinstein as Mary's daughter Wendy and the veteran Steppenwolf member Alan Wilder as Mary's final husband. Without ever underlining, the production demonstrates the time periods easily through Todd Rosenthal's set design and Linda Roethke's costumes. Large screen projections were integral to the scene changes (as they were in the Shaw's production of Sweet Charity last year), but Sven Ortel's are decorative and thematic, rather than being descriptive.
The Final Scene with Blair Brown
The one problem with the performance was its ending. Rather than a dramatic climax, though there were fraught confrontations earlier, the final moment is one of quiet epiphany. However, there wasn't an arresting conclusion with lighting or sound to draw the applause it deserved. An understated, eloquent play was left hanging and I think Shapiro needs to re-think the moments after the final image so that the audience can react properly.
MPM runs through June 5, 2016.
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Forno Osteria & Bar
Cincinnati needs another mid-range plus priced Italian restaurant like Columbus needs another restaurant chain. Cristian Pietoso is also the chef owner of Via Vite on Fountain Square, which is one of our favorite places for either casual or nicer meals. His father owns Nicola's and that's still one of the loveliest restaurants in the region. Forno Osteria & Bar is in 'Hyde Park East', which I think is really south Oakley, on Erie Avenue. It's a risky location because although many restaurants have made this a glossy district, few of them have survived more than a couple of years. The exceptions have been Bangkok Bistro and Sake Bomb. I still miss the unassuming and charming Pasta al Dente, but that's another story entirely. Like Forno, it also made its own pastas.
Interior Dining and Bar
Kris, Karn, and Helen were visiting and Karn wanted to check out one of the most talked about restaurants right now. We decided on Forno because we hadn't been there. The indoors/outdoors element of the space will be very popular in the summer, but I thought the dark wood felt like an Italian monster sized version of Lincoln Logs. The tables are close together; I was able to hear everyone's order and the servers' recommendations at the three tables around us. The entrance was awkward because the manager was on the phone as we were leaving and we had to squeeze past.
Artichoke Soup
The food, on the other hand, was mostly very good. Karn, Kris, and Neil had the Fresh Artichoke soup with Parmigiano Reggiano and crostini. It's puréed, but with a little texture and has a lovely, golden color. The taste has a real brightness about it, but I wouldn't have guessed it was artichoke if I hadn't known. Helen had the Margherita pizza with the mozzarella, but without the leaf basil. We finished it off the next day and I liked it, but I didn't think it was anything special; it's not better than Dewey's.
Roasted Atlantic Cod
Kris chose the Roasted Atlantic Cod with arugula pesto and soffritto. The cod was a little drier than I expected with a slight fishiness, but the pesto and soffritto were both excellent.
Tortelloni Gorgonzola
Karn went with the Tortelloni Gorgonzola—a rich and full-bodied dish covered with veal Parmigiano glace, mushroom and thyme. Neil was attracted to the Gnocchi with Leek Parmigiano fondue and speck (a form of bacon). This was a charming dish; the potato pasta was light and the sauce had senses of citrus and smoke about it.
Gnocchi with Leek Parmigiano
Braised Honeycomb Tripe
I ordered the Braised Honeycomb Tripe because it's a specialty and I haven't seen it on other menus. It had a texture somewhere between octopus and mushrooms and was covered in a red wine tomato sauce. It was rich enough to be a small entrée on its own. I would certainly order it again, but probably consider soup or a salad with it instead.
Whole Wheat Pappardelle Cinghiale
I went on to the Whole Wheat Pappardelle Cinghiale with beer braised wild boar ragout, which was basically like pulled beef with a tomato Bolognese sauce. Pietoso always generates a full, rounded base to his red sauces with a complexity of notes in the spices and the alcohol.
People that would want to visit should do so sooner than later because turnover in this part of the city is quicker than one might assume.
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Eye in the Sky: A contemporary British cross between Alfred Hitchcock's '50s period and Kathryn Bigelow's war movies
Though Helen Mirren has been featured as the star and has valiantly promoted the movie, Eye in the Sky depends upon a strong ensemble cast and an impressive script to achieve its goals. It presents a number of hot button topics: the geographically expanding Islamic war against the West; drone strikes; first world citizens becoming radicalized; gender equality in all manner of professions; inclusive casting; the Western literary tradition as a blueprint for modern cinema. That sounds heady, but the movie is a wartime military thriller, a black comedy about indecisiveness at the highest levels, and a small-scale tragedy resulting from international conflict.
Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell
Mirren plays a Colonel tracking a radicalized British citizen that she wants to capture. However, that goal changes as a number of other factors suddenly present themselves and collateral casualties have to be calculated. Mirren looks to be no older than when she began playing Jane Tennant on Prime Suspect in the early '90s. However, since we have a history with her, there are moments when I felt like telling some of the other characters, "Don't you know she's the Queen and Jane Tennison? Just do what she's requesting. We know she'll be right; she has been for decades." We considered whether the character was a metaphorical reflection of Hillary Clinton.
Neil wondered if Aaron Paul will draw a younger audience, especially since he gives a gutsy and sensitive performance as the pilot of the satellite controlled drone bomber.
In one of his last roles, Alan Rickman displays both gravity and an ironic levity in dealing with the highest-level politicians and bureaucrats. Barkhad Abdi, the chief pirate in Captain Phillips, plays the main spy on the ground, who finds himself in an almost impossibly suspenseful situation. It's a variation on Hitchcock's definition of suspense, but substitutes a missile for a bomb.
The British are uncertain and pained to unnecessarily destroy; their American counterparts portrayed by an unrecognizably corpulent Michael O'Keefe and an eager Laila Robbins (wonderful as Masha in John Doyle's Playhouse production of Three Sisters a few years ago) display no second thoughts whatsoever. At different points in the movie,
Lalia Robbins
it's difficult to know which view is more appropriate. The justification raised a number of times is that many people could be killed in a mall such as what happened in Nairobi in 2013. Though filmed in South Africa, the setting is an older, shabbier suburb where the modern, westernized downtown can be seen. Africa looks golden in Haris Zambarloukos' cinematography whereas Mirren seems to be working out of a high-tech cave – the military version of Batman? Will the huge crowds attending dreck like Batman vs. Superman attend Eye in the Sky, which presents the actual principal world conflict?
A Drone's Perspective
Guy Hibbert's script works on a number of levels simultaneously and it pulled in the small audience with whom we saw it at The Esquire. People were talking at the screen as well as checking out one another for reactions. It's the type of experience that electrified Classical Greek Theatre audiences. Hibbert uses "In war, truth is the first casualty" by Aeschuylus as an epigraph, referring to the fear of public relations in conducting various rules of engagement. However, that oversimplifies both the humor and the humanity of the story. The movie seemed to be a contemporary descendant of the more mercurial Greek dramatist Euripides. I don't want to gave away much of the plot, but I think most viewers will want to yell out, "Buy that bread! Buy that bread!"
Delhi Palace: Unassuming but essential Indian cuisine in the region
Delhi Palace on Montgomery Road in Silverton has been open for a couple of years and it's turned into our go-to destination for its lunch buffet. I don't know why we haven't reviewed it before now, but I suspect it's because like a comfortable shoe, we take it for granted even as we're checking out something more glamorous that doesn't fit well.
The Lunch Buffet
The menu is extensive, but some of the favorites at Delhi Palace show up at the terrific (and reasonable) lunch buffet. It's worth starting there and returning for dinner a la carte on another occasion.
Flavorful Chicken Dishes
Delhi Palace can nail chicken every time. Regardless of the dish and the protein's preparation, it's always tender, which can be harder to pull off than one might initially imagine. The Chicken Tandoori is tasty and served in smaller portions than at other restaurants. That's a good thing because a whole thigh or breast can sometimes be tough in spots. Plus, it gives the diner more room on the plate for
A Lunch Sampling
some of the other dishes. Chicken in Butter Sauce is beautifully flavored, though mildly spiced. It's a rich sauce like others at this restaurant, but it's worth it. Their version of Saag Paneer, a staple on local Indian menus, is hands down the best in town. It's creamier than others, but also more complexly seasoned. The Dal (Lentil) Soup has a citrus after-bite, which is intriguing. The Tomato Soup was also very good when I had it in the past. The Mango Lassi has a purer mango flavor and color than other versions I've drunk in the past.
Remodeled Dining Room
The dining room has been spruced up recently, which has cut all decorative ties with the previous restaurants in this location. Unlike some other popular or well-established Indian restaurants in the region, Delhi Palace always looks neat and there isn't spilled food from maladroit patrons. The gentlemen that serve and host are invariably competent and friendly in a quiet manner. One caveat: whether dining buffet style or a la carte, the portions are far more filling than they initially appear.
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KPAC's Role Diminished as Development Continues on KP
Sara Thompson, KP News
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Multiple meeting cancellations and lack of training cause members to wonder about a meaningful role in the future growth and development of their community.
The Key Peninsula Land Use Advisory Commission meetings scheduled for June through September were cancelled by Pierce County, leaving its members wondering just how much voice KPAC has in decisions about development in this community.
"I joined KPAC because I want to keep the KP a great place to live. Others join for the same reason. But it feels like the effort is wasted. We prep ourselves and then there is no meeting," said Don Swensen, the owner of Blend Wine Shop, who has been on the commission for seven years and serves as chair.
"The county is being less than honest with us and with themselves about the impact of growth out here," he said. "We are growing. My business is up 40 percent in the last year. And it is not that people are drinking more. I'm serving more people."
Domoni Glass was a member of the Key Peninsula Community Council in the early 2000s and has served on KPAC for the last six years. "I think the Key Peninsula needs a venue to provide input on the county's processes such as updates on Growth Management Act planning, the Shoreline Management Plan and the Key Peninsula Community Plan," Glass said.
"I don't think we need to approve small projects or projects like bulkheads that have plenty of oversight by a variety of agencies," she said. "However, I would like to see us involved in projects that have a significant impact on Key Peninsula resources and its citizens."
There have been some changes in what KPAC reviews. Last fall, at a joint meeting with the Gig Harbor group, they were informed by county planners that they would no longer review permits for shoreline projects.
County Councilman Derek Young said that the elimination of Land Use Advisory Commissions from the shoreline permitting review process was an inadvertent mistake. LUACs generally offer input on all permits that will be reviewed by the hearing examiner, and the updated Shoreline Master Plan shifted shoreline permitting to administrative approval within Pierce County Planning and Public Works rather than requiring review by the hearing examiner. Young has since been able to reverse that change.
Young said that at the county level conflict can arise when a project has administrative approval for permitting and then, when it goes to a LUAC for review, the group expresses concerns. The developer, having assumed they could move forward, may have additional expenses to address issues relatively late in the process.
Young pointed to the Gig Harbor experience with a designer review board — changing it to one that can look at proposals prior to the application process. Although the first reaction of developers was negative, he said, both the community and developers have come to like it.
Sean Gaffney, planning manager at Pierce County Planning and Public Works, said earlier this year, "LUAC members tend to have good local knowledge and can tie into the local community plan. Their recommendations may improve the request and make it a better fit for the community."
Young said, "There would be a mass uprising if the county moved to eliminate LUACs. Developers would love to get rid of them, but I don't think the County Executive (Bruce Dammeier) would go that far. But there has been a diminishing role, especially in rural areas."
Young also said that LUACs in rural communities don't see as much to review because there is less development going on.
"There are vanishingly small numbers of lots that can be subdivided," he said. "In a very rural community you notice every building, but growth on the Key Peninsula compared to say, Parkland, where the population has increased by 3,000 a year, is still small."
Young said that as part of the GMA the county is unlikely to add significant infrastructure on the Key Peninsula. The county wants to avoid induced demand, that is, infrastructure that might encourage growth in rural communities where the goal is to preserve greenspace, forestland and farmland.
Swensen has communicated several times with the planning department, suggesting that they schedule a training for new KPAC members. Though he said the response seems positive, nothing has been scheduled.
Young concurred with the need for more training and said he thinks that LUACs would be a good place to review not only land use but things like transportation. He has reached out to the office of Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier about additional training. As with Swensen, he has not had a response. He said he was not sure whether the problem is that there has been a recent shortage of available staff or that this is simply not a priority for Dammeier.
Dammeier's office did not respond to several requests for comment on this article.
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2 May 2006 /
Hurray, it's May!
I was away a lot in April, hence the absence of entries. Last month was unpredictable, rather like our famous Spring weather, and I'm glad it's over.
That last sentence evokes in my mind T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland in two ways:
'Well now that's done: and I'm glad it's over.'
Unfortunately, I missed most of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which was on in Galway last week. I managed to wrangle time for one event: a lunch-time play, Too Much of Nothing, which was written by Mark O'Halloran and David Wilmot.
The 40-minute drama revolves around wannabe poet, Christy, who is finally overcoming his writer's block in a local café. He is joined by Dominick, whose distracting influence and deluge of stories about the evils of coffee, girlfriend abandonment, and the entomology of words eventually helps Christy crack his epic. It's a light-hearted and funny one-act play, that was well acted, and the simple setting was perfect for the intimate Ruby Room in the King's Head pub. It was great entertainment for a fiver – or, as a friend of mine put it, the price of pint of Guinness.
Irish people tend to equate the value of money in relation to how many pints of Guinness you can purchase with it.
"Hmm, that's a two pints of Guinness novel! It better be worth it."
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Home > 2011 IEEE Orange County Award Winners
Outstanding Engineer
Alain Chahwan
Servo systems engineer
Alain Chahwan received his BASc in Mechatronics Engineering in 2003 from the University of Toronto with main research interests in optoelectronics, photonics and BioMEMS. He worked as a research assistant at the Center for Advanced Diffusion Wave Technologies and Photothermal and Optoelectronics Diagnostics Laboratory where he co-developed a novel non-invasive laser-based probing technique for the early detection of caries in teeth. The technique was validated by implementing an optical setup that can provide simultaneous measurements of laser induced frequency-domain photothermal radiometry and modulated laser luminescence signals emitted from radiated spots on the tooth. He then moved into nanotechnology and MEMS devices where he co-developed a MEMS-based micromachined 2-D scanner for 3-D optical coherence tomography at the Mechatronics and Automation Laboratory and Ontario Cancer Institute.
In 2005, he received his MSc in Control Systems from the University of California, Berkeley with main research interests in MEMS devices and control theory. Alain joined WDC in 2005 where he currently has a leading role as a servo systems engineer. He has made significant technical contributions in the areas of servo system technologies especially in operational vibration/shock detection and compensation to achieve excellent performance and reliability at different areal density points.
Mr. Chahwan is nominated by Mr. Duc Phan Senior Director, the head of the Servo Systems Development Department.
Outstanding Leadership
Dr. Menas Kafatos
Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor in Computational Physics
Dean, Schmid College of Science
Vice Chancellor for Special Projects
Dr. Menas Kafatos joined Chapman University in 2008 as the Vice Chancellor for Special Projects, is also Founding Dean of the Schmid College of Science, Director of the Center for Excellence in Applied, Computational, and Fundamental Science, and is a Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics. He received his B.A. in Physics from Cornell University in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. After postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, he joined George Mason University and was University Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Dean of the School of Computational Sciences and Director of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research.
He has 36 years experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. He has published numerous books including The Conscious Universe, The Non-local Universe, Principles of Integrative Science, and more than 250 articles. He has served in numerous scientific committees, as editor, as well as organizer of several international conferences. He is an honorary member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, has served in various leadership positions, and is member of several boards, including the University Space Research Association, and presently OCTANe.
He has wide interests in several fields of science and information science: Interdisciplinary Earth System Science/Earth Observing/Remote Sensing; natural hazards and climate change; Federated, distributed data information system architecture; content-based Earth science data browsing; user interfaces; and associated technologies. In Astrophysics and Space Sciences and Physics: Black holes, active galaxies and quasars; accretion hydrodynamics in curved metrics; General Relativity; high-energy emission from cosmic sources; ultraviolet astronomy, symbiotic stars; atomic physics; cosmological redshifts; Cosmological observations and their limitations; Universal Diagrams; foundations of quantum theory; quantum theory and brain dynamics; consciousness as the unifying field in the cosmos.
Dr.Kafatos was nominated by Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Professor at Chapman University. Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Associate Prof. of Remote Sensing and Earth System Science as well as the director of the graduate programs Hazards, Global and Environmental change and Computational Science, Schmid College of Science, Chapman University.


Original Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire has moved from being in front of the camera to behind it as a producer, but he's still paying attention to what's going on with the wall-crawler, telling The Hollywood Reporter he has appreciated the different takes on Spidey since he relinquished the role.
As for whether Maguire himself would ever play another superhero movie role, the actor says anything is possible – though he doesn't have specific plans.
Interestingly, Jake Gyllenhaal, who almost took over the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man 2 after Maguire suffered an injury, now plays the villainous Mysterio in July 5's Spider-Man: Far From Home.


i just noticed there is a new promo at pokerstars starting from 20/3/2019 to 03/04/2019 . if you play at least one hand in real money (in any cash game , or tournament format ) , and you ll get instantly spin of the day game ticket , the game ticket is used to spin the bonus wheel and receive a guaranted reward .
Good luck to you too! I hope someone from the forum will be lucky to win a $ 100 ticket.
yes I have received several times, it is always tournaments in 1000 or $ 5000, but there are roughly more than 10,000 players, we don't go very far with that percentage.
I have been enjoying it since the first day. This is a good promotion if you try to start your banckroll with a few cents. Good luck everyone for the $ 100 spin ticket.
$1,000 Freeroll Ticket 34.38% received twice.
$0.25 Spin and go ticket : 20% once.
5k freeroll, 2.5k freeroll, 25c spin & go so far! Hopefully get something good tonight..
Just so you all know, it has to be 24 hrs later than your previous game, it doesn't reset at midnight or whatever.
I'll be collecting a ticket cheaply at 8pm tonight, LOL.
Think it goes by midnight ET or 4am your time as got 2 spins 16 hours apart good luck.
That might well be the case, I'd presumed it was as I read somewhere on the site that it was 24 hrs..
I played games on different days, way over 12 hrs apart and didn't get a ticket.. Then later did..


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Ose Inventor Lora Haddock Explains the Robotic Sex Toy
© Lora Haddock DiCarlo
Meet the Woman Who Is Innovating Women's Orgasms
Christina Majaski
There's no shortage of sex toys on the market claiming to spark, enhance, or extend an orgasm. However, very few are backed by a high-tech engineering and robotics team like those created by Time Magazine Best Innovation award winner and sex tech startup Lora DiCarlo. Not at all like your standard vibrator, the disruptive pleasure tech company launched Osé — an innovative sex toy poised to change the orgasm game for both men and women — and subsequently got itself banned from CES 2019.
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When the Osé won a 2019 CES Innovation Award, it would have seemed it was the attention needed to change orgasms forever. However, weeks before last year's CES, trade show organizers changed their minds and rescinded the award. It was eventually reinstated over the summer, but the damage was already done.
Fast-forward a year and Lora DiCarlo is making her triumphant return to CES 2020, armed with jaw-dropping pre-sale counts and two brand-new microrobotic pleasure devices: Baci and Onda. These devices are not only being welcomed with open arms this time around, but have once again been honored with the CES Innovation Award.
As it turns out, getting banned from last year's event just might have been the best thing for Lora DiCarlo as the snub brought the company a staggering amount of brand awareness. In fact, late 2019 finally saw the launch of pre-sales for Osé and has generated the company a whopping $3 million in revenue so far — half of which was netted in the first 36 hours alone.
"What's funny is them taking it away … ended up highlighting how cool the tech is and the debacle," CEO Lora Haddock told Dan Costa, editor-at-large of AskMen and PC Mag at CES 2019. "We ended up on quite a few top 10 lists just for the tech alone."
So what exactly is this award-winning and sophisticated sex toy? While you might think sex toys with robotics and engineering technology would just result in a fancier or more sparkly vibrator, you'd be wrong about Ose. In fact, this sex toy doesn't vibrate at all.
"I had an orgasm when I was 28 years old that was a blended orgasm. That's when you stimulate both the clitoris, the glans clitoris. Most people don't understand that the G spot is actually a part of the clitoris," Haddock told Costa. "The clitoris is actually about that big, and it spans all underneath the external anatomy where the external labia is and then goes all the way to the inside of the vaginal canal."
For more great CES coverage, check out our sister sites, PCMag, IGN, Mashable and Geek.
The resulting sex toy is a hands-free device that stimulates both the inside and the outside, and is customizable to fit different physiologies. Although there is no vibration involved, Osé stimulates human mouth and finger motions, mimicking a "come hither" motion, as Haddock describes it.
If it sounds super high-tech, it's because it is. Haddock's squad consists of a serious robotics team, student engineers, PhDs, and AI and micro-robotics specialists.
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This year, the Baci and Onda take the stage at CES, earning acclaim for their innovative use of biomimicry and robotics just like their predecessor. However, while the Osé helps to produce a blended orgasm, the Baci focuses just on the clitoris while the Onda is specific to the G-spot.
While this all sounds great for women, Osé might not seem as exciting to men. However, according to Haddock, there are plans for men's toys as well. "Our values are firmly rooted in respect, empowerment, and integrity. For us, that really creates a culture of inclusivity. We are creating products and engineering products that span the gamut all the way from female all across the fluidity to male. So everything from male to female and everything in between. Let's face it, some women have penises and some men have vaginas. We wanna be able to create a product for everyone."
You can gets your hands on — or off, technically — the Osé at Lora DiCarlo.com.
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USS Quail (AM-377/MSF-377) was an  acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Quail was named after the "quail," a migratory game bird.

It was the second ship in the U.S. Navy to be named USS Quail, and was laid down by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia, 12 April 1944; launched 20 August 1944; sponsored by Miss Vivian Rahn; and commissioned 5 March 1945.

Pacific Ocean operations
After fitting out and shakedown, Quail got underway 10 May for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to conduct antisubmarine exercises. She then transited the Panama Canal to arrive in San Diego, California. She departed for the Pacific Ocean theater of operation on 4 June, arriving Saipan on 28 August, where she was assigned to the Marianas Group.

Quail sailed for Okinawa, arriving 19 September, and then for Wakayama Wan, south coast of Honshū, Japan. She conducted minesweeping operations in the Pacific Ocean until 4 April 1946, when she reported for inactivation at San Diego, California.

Decommissioning
Decommissioned, Quail later returned to active duty with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Redesignated MSF-377, 7 February 1955, she was placed out of commission, in reserve, and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida, 12 August 1955. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1 December 1966, and was disposed of by scrapping.

Awards
Quail received one battle star for World War II service.

References

External links

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Auk-class minesweepers of the United States Navy
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This week C&IT held a much-acclaimed Awards, sipped cocktails at Boyd's London and headed to Leading Hotels of the World's showcase evening. The winner of Australia's competition, in association with Emirates, was also revealed.
Our Conference Boy blog, about the mystery of the missing trophy and the afore mentioned events, is here.
A selection of pictures from the Awards, Boyd's, Australia winner and Leading Hotels of the World's event, are here.
We also visited the fabulous Boyd's London at 8 Northumberland.


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ISWAMI applauds Malaysian PM's call to strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia media ties
December 1, 2021 by www.theedgemarkets.com
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Photo by Zahid Izzani/The Edge)
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JAKARTA (Dec 1): The Indonesian chapter of the Malaysian-Indonesian Journalists' Association (ISWAMI) welcomed the call by the Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to further strengthen the relationship between Malaysian and Indonesian journalists.
"We strongly support PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob's statement to strengthen relations between the two countries. The PM's statement is very positive," said chairman of ISWAMI Indonesia Asro Kamal Rokan in a statement here on Wednesday (Dec 1).
Since its inception in 2007, he said ISWAMI had worked hard to channel information from both countries through news coverage so that every issue that arose could be better understood.
Both countries have similar historical and cultural background and the relationship between the two countries is very good, but there are times when various minor spats occur at the community level, said Asro.
On Tuesday (Nov 30), the prime minister said apart from the excellent diplomatic relations, journalists could play a role in enhancing understanding between regional countries.
"My recent visit to Indonesia helped strengthen ties with ISWAMI…I believe ISWAMI can play an important role as a bridge between journalists from both countries," said Ismail Sabri at the Malaysian Journalists' Night, in Kuala Lumpur.
During a visit to Jakarta, a day before meeting President Joko Widodo, Ismail Sabri also held a meeting with 15 editorial leaders of Indonesia's major media outlets.
He spoke casually on the evening of Nov 9 at the Ballroom of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, stating that journalists are the eyes and ears that can help the government to ensure the continuity of development for the people.
"The media can make thoughtful and grounded remarks to help the government deliver the best to the people," he explained.
Apart from that, Ismail Sabri also announced the government's agreement to maintain the date of May 29 each year as National Journalist Day or HAWANA, which was first celebrated in 2018.
"The government will continue to provide support to appropriate programmes to be implemented," he said.
HAWANA was successfully held in 2018 in Kuala Lumpur under the auspices of the General Manager of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), Datuk Zulkefli Salleh.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri's statement on the need to further strengthen the close relationship between Malaysian and Indonesian media reflects his emphasis on a smooth two-way communication channel between the people of the two countries.
Geostrategist from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr Azmi Hassan said it was also a clear signal from Ismail Sabri, who wanted accurate information to be channelled to the people of both countries.
"It also shows how well he understands issues that affect the sensitivity of the community or how close the people in these two countries are," he said when contacted by Bernama on Wednesday.
"For example, if there is a problem with the treatment of Indonesian workers in Malaysia, it needs to be reported in the right way by the media in Indonesia. If there are arrests of Malaysian fishermen in Indonesia by the Indonesian authorities, they need to be properly reported by the media in Malaysia, "explained Azmi.
Bernama chief executive officer Datuk Mokhtar Hussain, who attended Ismail Sabri's meeting with editorial leaders of 15 media outlets in Jakarta, said the prime minister wanted to see media and journalists' relations with other neighbouring countries strengthened — by making ISWAMI a model for such relations.
He said during the meeting, the prime minister also shared his experience on how Malaysia prioritised vaccination not only for its people, but also for anyone, including Indonesians in Malaysia.
Mokhtar was elected as the President of ISWAMI Malaysia during the ISWAMI Malaysia General Meeting held on Nov 19.
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VA Linux: The Linux Company That Once Ruled NASDAQ
Last updated January 31, 2019 By Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay 4 Comments
This is our first article in the Linux and open source history series. We will be covering more trivia, anecdotes and other nostalgic events from the past.
At its time, VA Linux was indeed a crusade to free the world from Microsoft's domination.
On a historical incident in December 1999, the shares of a private firm skyrocketed from just $30 to a whopping $239 within just a day of its IPO! It was a record-breaking development that day.
The company was VA Linux, a firm with only 200 employees that was based on the idea of deploying Intel Hardware with Linux and FOSS, had begun a fantastic journey on the likes of Sun and Dell.
It traded with a symbol LNUX and gained around 700 percent on its first day of trading. But hardly one year later, the LNUX stocks were selling below $9 per share.
How come a successful Linux based company become a subsidiary of Gamestop, a gaming company?
Let us look back into the highs and lows of this record-breaking Linux corporation by knowing their history in brief.
How did it all actually begin?
In the year 1993, a graduate student at Stanford University wanted to own a powerful workstation but could not afford to buy expensive Sun Workstations, which used to be sold at extremely high prices of $7,000 per system at that time.
So, he decided to do build one on his own (DIY FTW!). Using an Intel 486-chip running at just 33 megahertz, he installed Linux and finally had a machine that was twice as fast as Sun's but at a much lower price tag: $2,000.
That student was none other than VA Research founder Larry Augustin, whose idea was loved by many at that exciting time in the Stanford campus. People started buying machines with similar configurations from him and his friend and co-founder, James Vera. This is how VA Research was formed.
VA Linux founder, Larry Augustin
Once software goes into the GPL, you can't take it back. People can stop contributing, but the code that exists, people can continue to develop on it.
Without a doubt, a futuristic quote from VA Linux founder, Larry Augustin, 10 years ago | Read the whole interview here
Some screenshots of their web domains from the early days
Linux Powered Machines on sale on varesearch.com | July 15, 1997
varesearch.com reveals emerging growth | February 16, 1998
On June 26, 2001, they transitioned from hardware to software | valinux.com as on June 22, 2001
The spectacular rise and the devastating fall of VA Linux
VA Research had a big year in 1999 and perhaps it was the biggest for them as they acquired many growing companies and competitors at that time, along with starting many innovative initiatives. The next year in 2000, they created a subsidiary in Japan named VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. They were at their peak that year.
After they transitioned completely from hardware to software, stock prices started to fall drastically since 2002. It all happened because of slower-than-expected sales growth from new customers in the dot-com sector. In the later years they sold off a few brands and top employees also resigned in 2010.
Gamestop finally acquired Geeknet Inc. (the new name of VA Linux) for $140 million on June 2, 2015.
In case you're curious for a detailed chronicle, I have separately created this timeline, highlighting events year-wise.
Image Credit: Wikipedia
What happened to VA Linux afterward?
Geeknet owned by Gamestop is now an online retailer for the global geek community as ThinkGeek.
SourceForge and Slashdot were what still kept them linked with Linux and Open Source until Dice Holdings acquired Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode.
An article from 2016 sadly quotes in its final paragraph:
"Being acquired by a company that caters to gamers and does not have anything in particular to do with open source software may be a lackluster ending for what was once a spectacularly valuable Linux business."
Did we note Linux and Gamers? Does Linux really not have anything to do with Gaming? Are these two terms really so far apart? What about Gaming on Linux? What about Open Source Games?
How could have the stalwarts from VA Linux with years and years of experience in the Linux arena contributed to the Linux Gaming community? What could have happened had Valve (who are currently so dedicated towards Linux Gaming) acquired VA Linux instead of Gamestop? Can we ponder?
The seeds of ideas that were planted by VA Research will continue to inspire the Linux and FOSS community because of its significant contributions in the world of Open Source. At It's FOSS, our heartfelt salute goes out to those noble ideas!
Want to feel the nostalgia? Use the timeline dates with the Way Back Machine to check out previously owned VA domains like valinux.com or varesearch.com in the past three decades! You can even check linux.com that was once owned by VA Linux Systems.
But wait, are we really done here? What happened to the subsidiary named VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.? Well, it's a different story there and still going strong with the original ideologies of VA Linux!
VA Linux booth circa 2000 | Image Credit: Storem
VA Linux Subsidiary Still Operational in Japan!
VA Linux is still operational through its Japanese subsidiary. It provides the following services:
Failure Analysis and Support Services: VA Quest
Entrusted Development Service
VA Quest, in particular, continues its services as a failure-analysis solution for tracking down and dealing with kernel bugs which might be getting in its customers' way since 2005. Tetsuro Yogo took over as the New President and CEO on April 3, 2017. Check out their timeline here! They are also on GitHub!
You can also read about a recent development reported on August 2 last year, on this translated version of a Japanese IT news page. It's an update about VA Linux providing technical support service of "Kubernetes" container management software in Japan.
Its good to know that their 18-year-old subsidiary is still doing well in Japan and the name of VA Linux continues to flourish there even today!
What are your views? Do you want to share anything on VA Linux? Please let us know in the comments section below.
I hope you liked this first article in the Linux history series. If you know such interesting facts from the past that you would like us to cover here, please let us know.
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Avimanyu is a Research Engineer at Chmod777. Also a Doctoral Researcher on GPU-based Bioinformatics and author of 'Hands-On GPU Computing with Python', he strongly believes in the significance of Linux and FOSS in Scientific Research. He mostly goes by the tag "avimanyu786" on web indexes.
I remember the VarStation. The power button was inside the front door. The power supply also had a power button. Customers could never figure out how to turn it on. I had a PHD student come in to the office with a DoA and she went bright red with embarrassment when I opened the door and hit the power button. I spent several minutes assuring her she was not an idiot and it happens all the time.
Thanks for a walk in memory park. I remember VALinux very well. I was trying to install RedHat 5.1 at that time. It was a difficult experience. I was trying to get away from Microsoft's sluggish improvements if any. Apple was in the dump and OSx was nowhere in sight.
I got my hand on an SGI at last. The first computer to edit a full 2g video. Unfortunately, it was the end of SGI and ran on NT4! We tried to install Windows 2000 and couldn't even get that dual Pentium II to install Linux :(
Around that time, Mandrake was doing well with a sleek installation interface and SUSE was still open and free, not corporate and businesslike it is today.
The late 1990s was the beginning of the fractions in the Linux community. Hardcore Linux guys were in the Debian/Arch. Red Hat was already seen as a company's Linux. The rest used Mandrake, SUSE, and a few oddball distros.
Looking at the situation today, installing Linux s a breeze. The choice is good, albeit overwhelming but at least, we have hardened and more specific distros.
After living in Linux land the past two decades and sharing it with OSx, I finally made the move to FreeBSD via GhostBSD. My only problem is the distro not recognizing external drives. And that's not bad considering I'm not an expert at neither Linux nor BSD.
The question now is, what's next? Tablet and smartphones need more choice besides the closed-world of iOS, the not so great experience with Android and whatever MS has. I see the change happening in that direction and hopefully a uniformization without going too far so that there is more cooperation within both Linux and BSD.
In the meantime, I'm getting rid of Android on my less-than-stellar Samsung S7 experience and hope to do the same on my tablet ideally for the e Foundation or something similar. So keep those articles going. I'm relishing reading them!
Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay says:
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts in detail and also for the motivation :) .
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It might be worth reflecting on the dot-com bubble bursting round the same time as stock price fell. While you can't be sure there is a connection, the likelihood of a correlation is very high.


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La troilite è un minerale. Chimicamente è un solfuro di ferro con un rapporto 1:1 tra il ferro e lo zolfo, da qui la formula FeS. È un tipo di pirrotite quindi con un rapporto stechiometrico estremo.

Storia
Il nome troilite deriva dal monaco italiano Domenico Troili che per primo notò il minerale nel meteorite Albareto, caduto nel 1766 ad Albareto (Modena). Troili scrisse la prima descrizione della caduta di un meteorite in un documento di 43 pagine pubblicato nel 1766. Raccolse inoltre i racconti dei testimoni, esaminò accuratamente la pietra e notò grani di un minerale simile all'ottone che chiamò "marchesita" e che a lungo si pensò essere pirite (FeS2). Comunque nel 1862 il mineralogista tedesco Gustav Rose ne analizzò la composizione e ne determinò una formula chimica diversa: FeS. Rose chiamò questo nuovo minerale troilite in onore di Troili.

Abito cristallino

Origine e giacitura
È frequente nelle meteoriti ferrose.

Forma in cui si presenta in natura
Sia nelle meteoriti che in miniera, la troilite si presenta sotto forma di noduli brunastri.

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Voci correlate
Pirrotite
 Albareto (meteorite)
 Domenico Troili

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Solfuri e sali dello zolfo (minerali)
Minerali delle meteoriti


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Stenotarsus ursinus es una especie de coleóptero de la familia Endomychidae.

Distribución geográfica
Habita en Borneo (Asia).

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Add in the chicken or vegetable stock. Add black pepper and a pinch of nutmeg or garam masala or all spice or pumpkin pie spice . ( I used pumpkin pie spice). I wouldn't add more salt now, as I already salted the veggies, and the stock has salt in it too.
Stir in the sautéed veggies to the soup and simmer for another 20 minutes.
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Clayton Kershaw: These Are The Good Ol' Days
Gail Johnson05/29/2017
Nine years ago in late May, 2008, I was about to embark on a new venture, switching gears and heading to a new job, ready to face the unknown. Many, many miles and a country away, Clayton Kershaw was also getting ready to change the world, preparing for his big league call-up to the Los Angeles Dodgers after less than one full season in the minors.
Nine years later, Clayton has achieved far greater heights in his career than I ever will in mine. (That may qualify as the biggest understatement I will ever put to paper). While we both have grown as people, weathered many changes in duties and culture and developed some strong relationships in the workplace during that time, I still aspire to win the lottery, run away and travel with Pantone 294 when I grow up. Kershaw, meanwhile, is already in the conversation for the best pitcher ever and is at the top of his game, living the glory days right before our eyes.
Twitter can be a wonderfully unifying experience as well as an often combative place – I swear I once saw two people arguing about whether the sky was blue – but if there is one singular thing that all true Dodgers fans around the globe can agree on, it is our shared love and admiration for Clayton Kershaw. When this piece was a series of random thoughts on paper and I couldn't quite come up with the right way to tie everything together, I put out a poll during last weekend's fun Saturday night victory against the Cubs.
Poll, #Dodgers fans: If you only had one word to describe Clayton Kershaw, what would it be?
— Gail Johnson (@GJOH29) May 28, 2017
Here are but some of the dozens of the wonderfully descriptive replies I received:
GOAT, class, deserving, dominant, remarkable, money, Kofaxesque, awesome, Messiah, ace, dominator, humble, Taylor-esque, magician, Koufax2, HOF, generational, decent, legendary, epic, executioner, verygood, perfect, unreal, untouchable, peerless, filthy, ruthless, intense, magnificent, determined, professional, rock, unstoppable, phenomenal, dominant, beast, Daddy, tenacious, pitcherific
A couple of witty fans also made the suggestion that the word "Kershaw" should be an adjective in and of itself, and that it could also be considered a verb. Both very good points, in my opinion. (Note to self – work with Dodgers Nation fan base to develop a full "Kershaw language" on the event of his 10-year anniversary)
I needed no reminder of his greatness, but receiving these quick and clever replies brought the term "Kershaw Era" back to the forefront of my mind, which is the here and now that we are all experiencing together as Dodgers fans.
I think most devoted fans can agree that there is a special blend of anticipation and excitement mixed with anxiety that fills the air on Kershaw Day. We share his disappointment if gives up a hit, or even worse, a walk. What if he only strikes out 5 batters? What if his career WHIP dips just above 1.000? Think about that. It is sometimes easy to forget how lucky we are to have problems like these as baseball fans.
He entered Sunday's start against the Cubs with 1,990 strikeouts in his career. In one of those seasons, he struck out over 300 batters. With his insane ability to win games after Dodgers losses, and having never lost when handed a 4-run lead, he has brought countless Dodgers fans back from the brink of insanity time after time. His save in Game 5 of the 2016 NLDS will rank as one of the all-time heart-stopping moments of my baseball-watching career. Personally, I hope to never forget the intensity and the determined look in his eyes during his between innings march to the bullpen. In my opinion, the two outs he recorded in that 9th inning to clinch the NLDS define who he is as a Dodger.
His on-field mastery and talent aside, I honestly believe that he could lose 10 straight and I would still think he is one of the greatest human beings on the planet. I am hard pressed to find the right way to explain why this is, exactly. In the spring of 2014 when I was home recovering from illness and re-discovered my love of baseball through Dodgers baseball, there was something about Kershaw's presence on and off the field that struck me. I grew up, and still am, an admirer of Tim Wallach, who happened to be a great player, but seemed to me to be an even better person. I wanted all good things for him because I value good character over anything else, and the same holds true for Clayton. It is partly because of Kershaw's humanitarian efforts and his general goodness that make him so easy to root for, and why his victories are so special. I honestly don't think many of us would care as much if the guy was an insufferable jerk or bad teammate. The fact that he is who he is makes him even more fun to cheer for and with.
Then there is off-the-field Clayton, both the playful teammate who blows gigantic gum bubbles and cheers on teammates from the dugout, and the devoted family man with a beautiful fellow humanitarian angel of a wife, with whom he is parents to two adorable children who travel with them everywhere. I do not profess to know the man personally, and never will, but I have seen enough to know that he is an outstanding human being, and we are quite frankly not worthy of his greatness. We are simply blessed to be alive during the Clayton Kershaw Era.
We never know how long we have with anyone, but the hard truth is that nothing lasts forever, and we can only make the best of the time we have now. Although I look forward to the day when all eyes will be on Clayton when his number 22 is retired, when he helps unveil Corey Seager's number 5 on the ring of honor along with an aging Dave Roberts by his side, and speaks at Joe Davis' retirement ceremony, there will inevitably come a day when he is no longer throwing pitches for this organization.
I, for one, hope those days are in the distant future, and plan on enjoying these days for as long as they last. Many times in our lives are forgettable and we want nothing else but to dust ourselves off, learn our lesson, and move on. But not now. In this Clayton Kershaw Era, all I want to do is "stay right here, 'cause these are the good ol' days".
I think I speak for Dodgers fans everywhere when I say I can't wait to see what's next.
Biggest Dodgers fan north of the border, living about 3,500 miles from my beloved Boys In Blue, in Moncton, NB, Canada. I think Dodger Stadium is the happiest place on Earth. I'll catch up on my sleep in the off-season.
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DR. CYNTHIA E. CHIN
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Dr. Cynthia E. Chin is a material culture historian focusing on the dress textiles of early America & eighteenth-century Europe and the intersections of emotion, memory, human dignity, replicated experience, and the body/wearing.
Her doctoral dissertation at Georgetown University (2019) examined one of Martha Washington's surviving extant gowns as a primary source document crucial to understanding her biography and choices, the permeability of the textile market in British North America, the underrepresented and potentially enslaved makers, and the broader global social, political, and economic ecosystems of the eighteenth-century Atlantic world.
Cynthia holds a B.A. from Colgate University in art history and an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University. She has held positions at George Washington's Mount Vernon, The U.S. House of Representatives, and Deloitte Consulting.
Cynthia's work has been featured in Textile History, The Junto, Washington's Quill (The Washington Papers Project/The University of Virginia), Mount Vernon Magazine, What Weekly Magazine, The Saranac Review, Ellipsis: Literature and Art, The Slush Pile Magazine, The Baltimore Review, and on MountVernon.org.
Her most recent lectures and presentations include The National Library for the Study of George Washington, Yale University and the DAR Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Silk brocades, 18th c. Private collection of the author.
Right: French or English stomacher, ca. 1760s.
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From fjord to table
Every day, our 5,500 employees contribute to the supply of Norwegian seafood corresponding to five million meals to more than 80 different markets.
Lerøy is involved in every stage of the production of salmon and trout, catch, and processing of whitefish and shellfish. In other words, we are involved not only in catches and fish farming, but we also package and process fish at our plants and distribute thousands of different seafood products to shops, restaurants, canteens and hotels - in more than 80 countries worldwide.
One important element in Lerøy Seafood Group's strategy is to be a fully integrated supplier of the company's key products, and the business is operated, as mentioned, via a number of subsidiaries in Norway and abroad.
The Group reports within three segments:
Wild Catch
VAP, Sales and Distribution.
The Group views itself as a local company with a global perspective, and shall have local roots in the locations where they have operations. This helps ensure that the Group makes a contribution in all local communities, irrespective of region and nationality.
The Wild Catch segment comprises businesses acquired in 2016, when Lerøy Seafood Group became the sole owner of both Havfisk AS and Norway Seafoods Group AS. These are businesses with substantial operations within the catch and processing of whitefish in Norway. Lerøy Havfisk currently has ten trawlers, while Lerøy Norway Seafoods runs factories in Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Forsøl, Kjøllefjord, Melbu, Stamsund, Sørvær and Tromvik.
The Farming segment comprises the Group's production of salmon, trout and cleaner fish up to the time of harvest. The Group has three fully integrated value chains for production of salmon and trout, located in North Norway, Central Norway and West Norway. The Group's companies in this segment - Lerøy Aurora (North Norway), Lerøy Midt (Central Norway) and Lerøy Sjøtroll (West Norway) - are major employers along the Norwegian coastline and strive to be visible and active in all the regions in which they operate.
VAP, Sales & Distribution
Lerøy has a global reach within the VAP, Sales & Distribution segment. The company works with sales, market and product development, distribution and simple processing of the Group's own raw materials, but also a large volume of raw materials from partners and a network of suppliers. Lerøy Seafood Group has wholesalers, factories and fish-cuts in a number of different markets worldwide.
The VAP, Sales & Distribution segment is involved in processing of mainly salmon and trout, as well as other species. Our facilities are located on the island of Osterøy outside of Bergen, in Smøgen in Sweden, in Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy,Turkey and Shetland Islands. The segment's products are increasingly sold to the global market.
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Jean Hilaire Asté (1775–1840), also known as Halary or Halari, was a French professor of music and instrument-maker. Among the other instruments he patented, he is best known for inventing the ophicleide of which, it has been claimed, only five originals remain.

Born in Agen, he moved to Paris in 1796, where, in 1804, he founded the maison Halary or Halari workshop, which made brass and woodwind instruments for most of the 19th century.

Although it was invented in 1817, his patent wasn't awarded until 1821. The report of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1817 stated:

The commission went on to add that it considered Halary had rendered a real service to the art of music and the Academy therefore considered he deserves its mark of approval for his trompette à clef. The commission comprised, among other members of the Académie, Luigi Cherubini, François-Joseph Gossec, Charles Simon Catel, Jean-François Le Sueur and Henri Montan Berton.

The Athénée de arts later awarded Halary a medal for his first three instruments.

The Halari workshop was acquired by Comte et Cie. in 1873 or 1875, a company directed by François Sudre, who would go on to invent the sudrophone.

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External links
Ophicleide.com

1775 births
1840 deaths
Inventors of musical instruments
Musical instrument manufacturing companies of France


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