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VIDEO: Mount Etna Lights Up The Night Sky
By Mark Memmott
Published March 6, 2013 at 11:27 AM CST
The activity at Sicily's Mount Etna, as we've said, can be seen from space.
But it's video from a much closer perspective that's getting attention today. Check how the night sky glowed Tuesday and Wednesday as the volcano spewed.
Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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if you are talking about the port when you are in the dark in year 3 you go find then one in a chest in the shkret door and the other in the sekeret door next to it.... The wand — unlike the recent LEGO sets and Harry Potter collectible minifigures does not come with the sprue intact with an extra wand, but only a single piece held by the minifigure.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Walkthrough LEGO HARRY POTTER 5-7 FOR PSP AND DS ONLY By David Allen Final Version 2/8/2012 The DS and PSP versions of this game are pretty much the same.
Not far from it is a chest that shakes everytime oyu go near it and something jumps out just be ron or hermioney and use the new spell you just learned to kill it the chest will blow up and a green key should be there after use it to open the lock.
Over 80 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 video game characters from the large cast will be playable in Traveller's Tales wizarding action adventure based off the first four best-selling Harry Potter books and films and the Lego Harry Potter toy set.


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In addition, it makes a software development kit to embed its technology into third party camera apps.
Insurance industry customers, for example, use Truepic to authenticate photos that policyholders submit as part of auto claims.
Truepic is working with the moderators of the Reddit "Ask Me Anything" series — an 18 million subscriber thread where everyone from Bill Gates to NASA take online questions – to make sure the person behind the keyboard is actually who they say they are.
The company also worked with the Syrian American Medical Society to authenticate photos taken from the Syrian conflict. Kopari Beauty is using Truepic to capture certified "before & after" photos.
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This week has been eventful with a Royal wedding in England, yet another fatal school shooting in the USA, much media attention to the forthcoming abortion referendum in Ireland and news of the stepping down of the Chief Executive of the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Meanwhile, all is calm in Yamashina.
Yamashina is a ward of Kyoto city where I am staying for the next 3 weeks. I walked to the Bushamon-do temple and was struck by the serenity of the site. The silence broken only by birdsong, the trickling of water, the gentle scraping of the earth by a monk as he weeded with his bare hands and the rustling of bamboo tree leaves.
But, as you might guess, all is not 'slow' in Japan.
A Japanese train made the news this week as it departed 25 seconds earlier than scheduled. And this was not the first time. In this most recent episode of premature departure, the train operator said that the 'great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was truly inexcusable'. Passengers who were left behind complained and an official apology followed (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44149791).
'Punctuality' was cited as one of the good things about Japan identified by the first year student nurses I met here.
How important is punctuality to you? Might it be a deal-breaker in your professional life? What about in your personal life? Do you mind if someone is late for an event? Or if the start time of a journey is delayed? Is punctuality an essential component of professionalism? Are you more or less bothered if friends or family are late for an event as compared with a business associate or colleague?
At the welcome party in the School of Nursing at Kyoto Tachibana University, I asked students if they had heard of the royal wedding. Confusion ensued as they thought I was informing them of the marriage of Harry Potter. Thankfully we cleared this up with the help of an interpreter before news reached JK Rowling.
During my sabbatical, I have been struck by differences in hospitality norms across cultures. In addition to faculty organising a tea ceremony and cakes to welcome me here, the nursing students made a special poster of collage and paper art [see below].
To manage my own uncertainty about hospitality when we receive overseas guests, I now have much positive experience to draw on. I would recommend an excellent book to you on the theme of 'Hospitality and Islam' by our Visiting Professor of Islamic Ethics, Mona Siddiqui.
When I asked the student nurses what else was good about Japan they listed: good food, green tea, culture and the practice of taking your shoes off when you enter someone's home.
The students also identified the qualities of a good Japanese nurse as: smiling, observation, good communication and listening to patients' worries. I was reminded of a research project led by researchers in Japan and China over a decade ago. Researchers, Seiko Izumi, Emiko Konishi and others asked patients to describe a 'good nurse' (see https://healthpodcasts.blogspot.com/2011/06/japanese-patients-descriptions-of-good.html ).
This coming Friday (25th May 2018) Irish citizens will vote on abortion. The debate has been polarised and divisive and ethicists have had an important role to play in clarifying the arguments. Our Visiting Reader in Feminist Ethics, Joan McCarthy, has had a high profile in the media due to her participation in the Citizens' Assembly (featured in an earlier blog), in publications (see article just published in the Journal of Medical Ethics) and by contributing to the balanced RTE documentary 'An Irish Solution' (see https://www.rte.ie/player/jp/show/would-you-believe-785/10880187/).
Joan emphasised the centrality of autonomy and justice in the debate. We hope that she will be able to join us at our Observatory meeting in June to share her reflections on the referendum (see also https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/abortion-referendum/abortion-facts). As Norway is one of the countries featured in the documentary, we hope also to have the perspective of Visiting Professor, Dagfinn Naden.
Returning to the theme of ethics and elder care, you may be interested to read a recent Nuffield Council on Bioethics blog, I co-authored with Professor Yonghui Ma, in response to the Council's briefing paper on 'the search for a treatment for ageing' (see http://nuffieldbioethics.org/blog/treatment-care-elders-view-china).
To end on a local note, I want to draw your attention to this week's winner of the Palme d'Or film festival: Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda for his film 'Shoplifters'. Definitely one to see.


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Company's products catalog for 2019 describes new and expanded product lines for repair needs. New inch product lines include the BHT high strength rod, piston, symmetrical, and buffer seals. New metric offerings include MYR-HT buffer seals, MPSQ5 piston seal assemblies, MSWSHN wiper rings, and MHS8 O-rings. Seal kits have been expanded to accommodate machines from Case, Caterpillar, Hitachi, JCB, Kubota, Volvo, and many more. Click here to download a PDF of the catalog, or contact the company.


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Edward C. Black, Florence, March 31, failure to wear seatbelt, $10.
Brian K. Burrell, Chippewa Falls, Wisc., March 14, failure to yield at stop or yield sign, $173.
Larson S. Carpenter, Junction City, Dec. 24, speeding; child passenger safety; restraining systems and seat belts, disposed due to failure to appear, $365.
Scott Thomas Dawson, Cedar Point, April 1, failure to wear seatbelt, $10.
Racheal Danielle Dehoff, Melvern, Jan. 4, child passenger safety; restraining systems and seat belts, disposed due to failure to appear, $239.
Jason E. England, March 14, gross weight limits for vehicles, $539.
Alex M. Gentges, Louisburg, Jan. 9, failure to wear seatbelt, disposed due to failure to appear, $91.
Melissa I. Hart, Hutchinson, Sept. 20, speeding, $179.
Mason M. Hartsock, Manhattan, Dec. 27, operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, disposed due to failure to appear, $108.
Venkata G.R. Katasani, Salina, March 21, failure to dim headlights, $173.
Jeremy Scott Koehn, April 1, failure to wear seatbelt, $10.
Mouhamed R. Ligall, Bronx, N.Y., Jan. 26, speeding, disposed due to failure to appear, $179.
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UAVAIR team member Daniel goes through the basics of CASA's can I fly there app. This video is a snippet of our newest course for recreational pilots. Our one hour online short course is priced at just $59.95 and is a great place to start.


New Years Day is usually a time for reflection and thinking back on the year that was. Here at Sci-Fi we decided to do the same and this week we are amending prior opinions or expanding upon prior podcasts. Maybe we got something wrong, such as Scott's view on the Orville, or Ragemaster's original dislike of the score for BladeRunner 2049, or maybe, as in Corey's case, he wanted to discuss the DLC War of The Chosen for XCOM2. This week we re-visit our prior topics and either admit where we were wrong or add some new information.
Next week we begin a three week coverage of Black Mirror Season 4 which will take us into Fantasy February, to be followed by Xenomorph April.


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package org.antlr.test;

import org.antlr.analysis.Label;
import org.antlr.misc.IntervalSet;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class TestIntervalSet extends BaseTest {

    /** Public default constructor used by TestRig */
    public TestIntervalSet() {
    }

    public void testSingleElement() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(99);
        String expecting = "99";
        assertEquals(s.toString(), expecting);
    }

    public void testIsolatedElements() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = new IntervalSet();
        s.add(1);
        s.add('z');
        s.add('\uFFF0');
        String expecting = "{1, 122, 65520}";
        assertEquals(s.toString(), expecting);
    }

    public void testMixedRangesAndElements() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = new IntervalSet();
        s.add(1);
        s.add('a','z');
        s.add('0','9');
        String expecting = "{1, 48..57, 97..122}";
        assertEquals(s.toString(), expecting);
    }

    public void testSimpleAnd() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(13,15);
        String expecting = "13..15";
        String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testRangeAndIsolatedElement() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of('a','z');
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of('d');
        String expecting = "100";
        String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

	public void testEmptyIntersection() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of('a','z');
		IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of('0','9');
		String expecting = "{}";
		String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testEmptyIntersectionSingleElements() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of('a');
		IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of('d');
		String expecting = "{}";
		String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

    public void testNotSingleElement() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet vocabulary = IntervalSet.of(1,1000);
        vocabulary.add(2000,3000);
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(50,50);
        String expecting = "{1..49, 51..1000, 2000..3000}";
        String result = (s.complement(vocabulary)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

	public void testNotSet() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet vocabulary = IntervalSet.of(1,1000);
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(50,60);
		s.add(5);
		s.add(250,300);
		String expecting = "{1..4, 6..49, 61..249, 301..1000}";
		String result = (s.complement(vocabulary)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testNotEqualSet() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet vocabulary = IntervalSet.of(1,1000);
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(1,1000);
		String expecting = "{}";
		String result = (s.complement(vocabulary)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testNotSetEdgeElement() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet vocabulary = IntervalSet.of(1,2);
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(1);
		String expecting = "2";
		String result = (s.complement(vocabulary)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

    public void testNotSetFragmentedVocabulary() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet vocabulary = IntervalSet.of(1,255);
        vocabulary.add(1000,2000);
        vocabulary.add(9999);
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(50,60);
        s.add(3);
        s.add(250,300);
        s.add(10000); // this is outside range of vocab and should be ignored
        String expecting = "{1..2, 4..49, 61..249, 1000..2000, 9999}";
        String result = (s.complement(vocabulary)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSubtractOfCompletelyContainedRange() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(12,15);
        String expecting = "{10..11, 16..20}";
        String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSubtractOfOverlappingRangeFromLeft() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(5,11);
        String expecting = "12..20";
        String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);

        IntervalSet s3 = IntervalSet.of(5,10);
        expecting = "11..20";
        result = (s.subtract(s3)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSubtractOfOverlappingRangeFromRight() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(15,25);
        String expecting = "10..14";
        String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);

        IntervalSet s3 = IntervalSet.of(20,25);
        expecting = "10..19";
        result = (s.subtract(s3)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSubtractOfCompletelyCoveredRange() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(1,25);
        String expecting = "{}";
        String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSubtractOfRangeSpanningMultipleRanges() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        s.add(30,40);
        s.add(50,60); // s has 3 ranges now: 10..20, 30..40, 50..60
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(5,55); // covers one and touches 2nd range
        String expecting = "56..60";
        String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);

        IntervalSet s3 = IntervalSet.of(15,55); // touches both
        expecting = "{10..14, 56..60}";
        result = (s.subtract(s3)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

	/** The following was broken:
	 	{0..113, 115..65534}-{0..115, 117..65534}=116..65534
	 */
	public void testSubtractOfWackyRange() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(0,113);
		s.add(115,200);
		IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(0,115);
		s2.add(117,200);
		String expecting = "116";
		String result = (s.subtract(s2)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

    public void testSimpleEquals() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        Boolean expecting = new Boolean(true);
        Boolean result = new Boolean(s.equals(s2));
        assertEquals(result, expecting);

        IntervalSet s3 = IntervalSet.of(15,55);
        expecting = new Boolean(false);
        result = new Boolean(s.equals(s3));
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testEquals() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        s.add(2);
        s.add(499,501);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        s2.add(2);
        s2.add(499,501);
        Boolean expecting = new Boolean(true);
        Boolean result = new Boolean(s.equals(s2));
        assertEquals(result, expecting);

        IntervalSet s3 = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        s3.add(2);
        expecting = new Boolean(false);
        result = new Boolean(s.equals(s3));
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testSingleElementMinusDisjointSet() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(15,15);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(1,5);
        s2.add(10,20);
        String expecting = "{}"; // 15 - {1..5, 10..20} = {}
        String result = s.subtract(s2).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testMembership() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(15,15);
        s.add(50,60);
        assertTrue(!s.member(0));
        assertTrue(!s.member(20));
        assertTrue(!s.member(100));
        assertTrue(s.member(15));
        assertTrue(s.member(55));
        assertTrue(s.member(50));
        assertTrue(s.member(60));
    }

    // {2,15,18} & 10..20
    public void testIntersectionWithTwoContainedElements() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(2,2);
        s2.add(15);
        s2.add(18);
        String expecting = "{15, 18}";
        String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testIntersectionWithTwoContainedElementsReversed() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(10,20);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(2,2);
        s2.add(15);
        s2.add(18);
        String expecting = "{15, 18}";
        String result = (s2.and(s)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testComplement() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(100,100);
        s.add(101,101);
        IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(100,102);
        String expecting = "102";
        String result = (s.complement(s2)).toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

	public void testComplement2() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(100,101);
		IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(100,102);
		String expecting = "102";
		String result = (s.complement(s2)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testComplement3() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(1,96);
		s.add(99,65534);
		String expecting = "97..98";
		String result = (s.complement(1,Label.MAX_CHAR_VALUE)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

    public void testMergeOfRangesAndSingleValues() throws Exception {
        // {0..41, 42, 43..65534}
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(0,41);
        s.add(42);
        s.add(43,65534);
        String expecting = "0..65534";
        String result = s.toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testMergeOfRangesAndSingleValuesReverse() throws Exception {
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(43,65534);
        s.add(42);
        s.add(0,41);
        String expecting = "0..65534";
        String result = s.toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

    public void testMergeWhereAdditionMergesTwoExistingIntervals() throws Exception {
        // 42, 10, {0..9, 11..41, 43..65534}
        IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(42);
        s.add(10);
        s.add(0,9);
        s.add(43,65534);
        s.add(11,41);
        String expecting = "0..65534";
        String result = s.toString();
        assertEquals(result, expecting);
    }

	public void testMergeWithDoubleOverlap() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(1,10);
		s.add(20,30);
		s.add(5,25); // overlaps two!
		String expecting = "1..30";
		String result = s.toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testSize() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(20,30);
		s.add(50,55);
		s.add(5,19);
		String expecting = "32";
		String result = String.valueOf(s.size());
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	public void testToList() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(20,25);
		s.add(50,55);
		s.add(5,5);
		String expecting = "[5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55]";
		List foo = new ArrayList();
		String result = String.valueOf(s.toList());
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

	/** The following was broken:
	    {'\u0000'..'s', 'u'..'\uFFFE'} & {'\u0000'..'q', 's'..'\uFFFE'}=
	    {'\u0000'..'q', 's'}!!!! broken...
	 	'q' is 113 ascii
	 	'u' is 117
	*/
	public void testNotRIntersectionNotT() throws Exception {
		IntervalSet s = IntervalSet.of(0,'s');
		s.add('u',200);
		IntervalSet s2 = IntervalSet.of(0,'q');
		s2.add('s',200);
		String expecting = "{0..113, 115, 117..200}";
		String result = (s.and(s2)).toString();
		assertEquals(result, expecting);
	}

}


Greensboro, N.C. (Aug. 8, 2017) - Beginning, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will kick-off the 2017-18 academic year with two-day enrichment opportunities for faculty and staff.
No, students won't be present just yet, but the spirit of educating them will be front and center.
New to this year's official opening day activities, the university will inaugurate Professional Development Day, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10. The day will include information sessions, dialogue and conversations with colleagues to provide an extra layer of support ensuring that faculty are familiar with resources critical for success in the upcoming year.
Modeled on similar experiences at other institutions for returning or new faculty members, Professional Development Day is specifically billed to address subject matter indicated to be most important to faculty. The complete agenda for the day is available online.
Continuing opening activities, faculty and staff will come together, from 9 – 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, as the university hosts its annual Faculty/Staff Institute, in Harrison Auditorium. The theme this year, "Lost in Translation: Breaking Language Barriers," will focus on understanding, supporting, educating and communicating with "Generation Z," one of the university's prime demographics.
Phil Gwoke, generational researcher and expert, will deliver the keynote address. Gwoke has shared his wisdom and inspired audiences in 40 different states and four continents to over 100,000 individuals. Through his unique humor, experience and research, he shares how different generations can effectively work together.
In addition, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. will present a "state-of-the-university" report and inspiration for the upcoming academic year.


Developer Relic made the official announcement, and taking into account the game was released less than a year ago, this can only mean one thing: Poor results.
While Dawn of War III has a dedicated player base, it didn't hit the targets we were expecting at launch, and it hasn't performed the way we had hoped since.
This all effectively means planned expansions and additions have been canceled.
In a sense, the writing was on the wall. In an attempt to modernize the franchise, Dawn of War 3 pushed hard MOBA elements and focused heavily on hero units. It was an ambitious attempt, but reviewers and gamers alike found it lacking.
The fact cross-platform multiplayer was only possible between macOS and Linux (but not with Windows), also hurt the game.
If you're looking for a worthy alternative, we reviewed all the best strategy games for Mac here. I would simply recommend picking up the excellent Company of Heroes 2.
Dawn of War 3 is still a good game, and if you can find it on sale, why not give it a shot? Feral Interactive will continue to support it, ensuring you'll be able to enjoy for a long time.
Dawn of War 3 gives you command of the heavy-hitting Space Marines, the savage Orks, and the technologically-sophisticated Eldar. You are in control of entire armies, but also elite units that can be leveled up and upgraded.
The game requires Metal, which excludes most machines released before 2012, but also means performance is good.
You can check Feral Interactive's minisite for more information.
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Q: Why is the Asteroids world not a sphere ? Topology of a virtual surface : sphere vs torus I'm reading some basic topology and I have encountered several times examples involving video games. In some of these games -as Asteroids, often used as an example- a sprite can go through one of the four sides of the screen and appear on the opposed side, at the same speed, heading the same direction.
I read then that, while you could think this world is a sphere, it is actually a torus. This statement is explained starting with a sheet of paper and (kind of) rolling it two ways.
I certainly understand how it works on a torus but I can't figure out clearly why the Asteroids world can't be a sphere.

A: Here's a test: on a sphere, draw any closed curved. You can shrink the curve until it collapses to a point. There's no way for the curve to "snag" and be unable to shrink.
On the other hand, on the torus, if you draw a curve that circles around the torus (like a rope would be tied to a life preserver) and it's impossible to shrink it to a point: you can't make the curve any shorter than the radius of the circle making up the cross-sections of the torus.
Now consider asteroids world. If you draw a curve that stays within the screen, you can clearly shrink it to a point. But now draw a curve which starts in the center of the screen, hits the left side, teleports to the right side, and then closes up at the center. There's no way you can shrink it to a point: you can straighten it, so that it is a perfectly horizontal line, and this makes the curve as short as possible, but you can't make it any shorter. You can try to slide the curve up and down, and even drag it up past the top of the screen so that it teleports to the bottom, but no matter what you do you can't "unsnag" the curve from wrapping around the left and right sides of the screen. This tells you that the asteroid world cannot possibly have the same topology as the sphere, where shrinking is always possible.

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Dogmatic theology has the task of presenting matters of the Christian faith in a coherent manner and to analyse them in the context of contemporary questions.
In order to perform this task appropriately, it must first strive for a representation of the faith that is true to its origin. For this purpose, dogmatic theology draws on the Holy Scriptures and the ecclesiastical tradition and follows the great theological contributions of antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times.
However, dogmatic theology can not simply repeat what other eras have been thinking. It must, therefore, open up the meaning of the faith in a contemporary way.
This requires a vigilant analysis of the times and an appropriate form of thought. In the plural worlds of late Modernism, the toolkit for the diagnosis of the times can be trained through conversation with other humanities and social sciences, but also with contemporary literature. For the development of a consistent form of thinking in which the contents of the faith can be presented systematically, the conversation with modern philosophy is essential.
The Poetics Lectureship "Literature and Religion", unique in the German-speaking world, offers the opportunity to engage in conversation with contemporary authors. It trains the perception of language and present-day religious quests. The faculty-wide focus area "Christian Identity in Modernity", initiated by the department of dogmatic theology, sheds light on the far-reaching transformations of the Christian faith in modern times and attempts to process the resulting challenges. Finally, the issue of "Religion and Violence", which has gained new visibility following the 9/11 attacks, is the subject of a third-party funded research project. It investigates the question of the potential for violence of religion, which was notably raised by the work of Jan Assmann.
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3 Ib/ 1.3 kg rump steak cut thick in one piece or sirloin.
Barolo is the king of Italian wines, is supposed to give the maximum flavour to meat and other dishes. Good Scottish beef, full of wonderful taste and tenderness, combines perfectly with the wine, producing this outstanding dish. I served this dish to friends of ours a few years ago, to this day they still talk about it saying it was the best beef dish they have ever had, the one draw back is that it is quite expensive to make, you have to way up how much you would pay in a restaurant, then it seems quite good value. I should also say that using cheaper wine does not work, trust me I tried! This is one of my favorite Antonio Carluccio recipes.
In a heavy casserole just bigger than the piece of steak, heat the butter and the lard together.
When very hot add the steak and brown on all sides to seal in the juices.
Fry the sliced onion, garlic, the split carrots and the celery stalks for a few minutes, and then add the herbs, cinnamon, lemon peel and the Barolo wine.
Now replace the steak in the sauce, season with salt and pepper and cover the casserole.
Simmer very gently for 1 ½ hours.
Turn the steak frequently so that it cooks evenly, and make sure that it is always covered by the sauce.
Add a ladle of stock if necessary.
When the steak is cooked, leave it to cool.
Very gently reheat the steak in the sauce just before serving with creamy polenta. I cut it into thick slices with the sauce spooned over it.
I found that you can put this in the oven about 160 degrees and check it every 40 mins to turn steak, cook for about 2 hours 30 mins or until very tender.


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Roche's Proposed Takeover of Illumina—Game On for Universal DNA Sequencing?
By Shane Climie
There appears to be a full-scale race underway to bring affordable next-gen DNA sequencing into diagnostics and clinical medicine, as demonstrated over the past week or so by Roche's hostile $5.7 billion-dollar bid for Illumina. Roche's move should come as no shock. The multi-national healthcare giant has been a leader in diagnostics by virtue of several earlier acquisitions.
There appears to be a full-scale race underway to bring affordable next-gen DNA sequencing into diagnostics and clinical medicine, as demonstrated over the past week or so by Roche's hostile $5.7 billion-dollar bid for Illumina. Roche's move should come as no shock. The multi-national healthcare giant has been a leader in diagnostics by virtue of several earlier acquisitions. But this action signifies a formal acknowledgment that next-gen sequencing will be part of the diagnostic and clinical toolbox—perhaps sooner than we thought.
Roche's aggressive move may be motivated by an optimism that arose from whole genome-sequencing on the individual level. We noted this rising tide of optimism early last year, and many advances have been reported since then. We're certainly seeing many examples of the application of next-gen sequencing to diagnose disease and to help match the right drugs to the right patients. Examples of companies that are staking claims over the early application of targeted sequencing of specific panels of genes for diagnostics include our client Multiplicom, which develops CE-marked, multiplexed PCR kits to generate templates for next-gen sequencing, and Foundation Medicine, which is using targeted sequencing to help diagnose certain cancers and to guide the treatment of cancer patients.
But when viewing the widespread adoption of DNA sequencing, there's a vast difference between the targeted sequencing of selected panels of genes, exome sequencing, and whole genome sequencing. As noted in our coverage of the 2011 Molecular Med Tri-Con, the challenge of interpreting the large reams of data gathered from scanning the full genome remains the elephant in the room. We will be attending this year's Tri-Con later this month and look forward to hearing about progress in this regard.
In addition to the challenge of data analysis, we still face some persistent technical issues. Although the cost of DNA sequencing is declining rapidly, there are significant improvements to the technology that are yet to be realized. Speed, cost, and accuracy will be key drivers of clinical and diagnostic DNA sequencing. Although costs are declining rapidly, most next-gen sequencing platforms are somewhat error prone and they have relatively slow cycle times. The accuracy problem is overcome by re-sequencing samples to a high level of coverage or redundancy to help eliminate stochastic errors. High sequence coverage is also needed to identify cancer causing mutations that are present at low frequency and in samples that often contain a mixture of both healthy and cancerous cells.
In clinical applications where patients' lives are at stake, an accurate diagnosis is crucial. So improved accuracy will not only generate more reliable data, but will also reduce the computational burden, and lower the overall cost and the time required for analysis. Achieving the 1000x sequencing coverage that is required for cancer-related applications is a weighty burden. Sequencing platforms with higher levels of accuracy, lower cost and higher speed will provide a significant advantage. LaserGen is a forward-thinking company (and Popper and Co client) that has developed advanced sequencing chemistry with greatly improved accuracy, reduced cycle times, and lower cost relative to existing next-gen chemistries. This combination of improved speed, cost, and accuracy could help to drive more widespread adoption of next-gen sequencing for clinical and diagnostic applications.
Also, as noted in a recent Bloomberg News article about young twins whose illness was clearly identified via genome sequencing, many obstacles, including lack of health insurance coverage for sequencing, will likely impede progress. Until payers wrestle with a future that includes a populace that is well-informed about their genetic predispositions, even affordable gene-sequencing may find itself relegated to a pile of non-insurable "preventative" claims. And as mentioned earlier—we still do not fully understand the function of every part of the genome.
Ultimately, I believe Roche's acquisition of Illumina—if it goes through—will be good for the gene sequencing industry, good for Roche's competitors and good for healthcare consumers. The buyout of Illumina helps validate the idea that sequencing will become part of the diagnostic and clinical toolbox in the near future. Whether companies realize this and plan accordingly, or whether the wave simply carries everyone along, remains to be seen.
Do you agree that this is a good move for the diagnostics and sequencing industry as a whole? What might it mean for your company or your spot in the life science industry? Please share your thoughts with us here.
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July 3, 2014 1:10PM ET
Garth Brooks Hints at Big Announcement
Country legend to finally announce first tour in 13 years?
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Cryptic, yes. Unpredictable, no.
"The wait is over…7/7," reads a post on Garth Brooks' website today, as lightning flashes and thunder rolls in the background of the page.
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So, what's the big announcement on Monday? We like to think he heard our battle cry last month, as Rolling Stone Country posed the impatient question of just when the biggest-selling country star in music history would finally announce his comeback tour.
Brooks parked his tour bus in 2001, making the honorable commitment to trade his day job for a more important job: Dad. He vowed to stay home in Oklahoma with his three daughters and wife Trisha Yearwood until his youngest graduated from high school, which happened this past May. But before making a U.S. trek official, the singer set a five-night run in Ireland, July 25-29 at Dublin's Croke Park. Still, the promise of a stateside road trip has been made, and we even know who his tourmate will be: his better half. The only question is when.
"We're going on a world tour in 2014," Brooks told ABC's Good Morning America last year. "It sure feels good to get to throw your hat back in the ring…. All my babies are fine with it. Ms. Yearwood is fine with it. So now I get to do what I love to do, which is play music. I get to be with the person I want to be with, which is Ms. Yearwood."
"My children are off on their own so the guilt of not being there… I'm a phone call dad now," he added, joking, "'Hey Dad, I love you, can I borrow some money?'"
If Monday's announcement is not a long list of U.S. tour dates, it could be concerning new music. (Though our hopes are for both.) Brooks' last album was the 2013 box set, Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences, on which he covers everyone from Hank Williams to Otis Redding.
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Wow, are the words to describe how amazing this realtor was in getting my place SOLD. I was out-of-state during the sell of my property, and I could not have done this without the services of Linda Martin, I'm absolutely 100% positive. Linda went well beyond what a typical realtor would have done to get my condo SOLD. She definitely exceeded my expectations when I hired her to handle this listing. She most definitely took all the pressure off of me. Very positive attitude, ambitious, thorough, and very knowledgeable as a realtor. If there was an issue, she did not hesitate to handle it immediately. I will never use another realtor other than Linda, nor would I ever recommend another realtor. She was amazing to work with. Great job.


A man should learn to watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the firmament, of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more abiding lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our own spontaneous impression with good-natured inflexibility when the whole cry of voices is on the other side.
If you identify with your past and all its events, you can become like a robot, performing roles that are created by society. You may identify with the tribal stories that have been told to you from childhood. You may limit your growth, weighing every choice you make against the beliefs you perceive are true. You may be afraid to venture out into the wild blue yonder, creating imaginary boundaries about how you are not good enough, not old enough, etc. Behind these stories and limiting thoughts is the foundational thought that represents who you think you are, the underlying thought of love or fear. This thought creates corollary thoughts, such as "I can't afford that," "I am not worthy," or "there isn't enough". However, when you connect with your higher self and receive the true foundational thought that represents You, you know that Love, Peace, Joy, and Freedom are the truth of who you are. As you become more aware of the limiting thoughts you have been carrying around, you can choose to release them and create new ones that reflect your true self.
How you see the world and what opportunities appear to you depend largely on the way you are thinking. When you see the world as a hard place, you will tend to see your life as half-empty. But if you see problems as opportunities, you will tend to see your life as half-full. Depending on your point of view, you can choose to be open to receiving the gifts from the universe or limit yourself by seeing only hardship and suffering. Your potential is unlimited. However, if you perceive yourself as small, you will remain unaware of your power and your connection in an expanded universe.
Philosophically, the cause of illness is the disconnection from your source, and as the ego's thought system separates you from others, you tend to make judgments and conjure up stories that you believe are true. When your ego defends itself and you think you are your stories, your body becomes sick trying to maintain this illusion.
It is well known that prayer and laughter have been shown to reverse illness and diseases without resorting to conventional treatments that are relied on in Western medicine. Though there is not a concrete scientific explanation to describe this phenomenon, the fact still remains that prayer and laughter do wonders for the soul. So if you are feeling sick or sad or even helpless, remember that doctors do not hold the cure for everything. In fact, sometimes the best medical cures lie within yourself.
In reality, you are not your body, and so you cannot die. There is nothing you can do that can hurt your body. Attack comes from within, and when you attack another, you attack yourself. Through judgments on others and yourself, you have created the opportunity for attack. These judgments and stories give you the illusion of power, but real empowerment comes from within when you realize that you are not separate, that you are one with your absolute source.
Your thoughts create your reality, so that what you experience is how you perceive the situation. If you believe that you can die, you will perceive the world as attacking you, and your body reacts to your beliefs by growing old and becoming sick. It is your stressful thoughts along with unhealthy diet that cause your body to become weak and vulnerable to attack from pathogens. Furthermore, universal forces are attracted to like frequencies, and if your thoughts are vibrating at a frequency of death and despair, the universe will provide the forces that support death and despair. However, if you think thoughts of peace and well being, the universe will provide situations in which you are at peace.
Often, self-limiting thoughts or judgments create blockages in the flow of universal energy in the body, which lead to stagnation and illness. Holding on to the past and playing a role of who you think you should be leads to live a life that is disconnected from your truth. Self-love, forgiveness, and speaking your truth are the keys to opening up and releasing blockages to healing.
This is a very important exercise that will leave you with a much deeper understanding of what holds you back and what you can do to move forward. Remember to write down your answers in your journal.
What limiting thoughts and stories do you have?
What feelings do you have associated with these thoughts?
Examining each limiting thought, what choices have you made based on that belief or thought?
What new thoughts or mantras do you want to hold that reflect your true self?
What choices do you desire to make to live the life you create?
What inspired actions do you have to amp up the energy and carry you forward?
Throughout the day, notice your thought patterns and write them down. What is your foundational thought? Notice your feelings and how your feelings change when you change your thoughts. Praise yourself each time you create a new more positive thought pattern. Keep a journal and note how often you give yourself permission to love yourself. After a while, you will notice positive changes in how you perceive yourself and others. Your transformed thoughts will reflect your authentic self. Welcome to the new YOU!
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Though I did get an A+ in the one statistics class I was forced to take (and perversely, enjoyed immensely) I'm no number-cruncher.
So I "ran a few numbers" today, while watching the verbal pie-fight at NWN about the Linden Lab terms of service and how it might be influencing content creators. It would seem to me that a better test of Linden Lab's success or failure would be how many new content-creators are coming into the platform. A few high-level departures now won't do much, in terms of establishing a trend.
I suppose there's comfort in the smaller decline from 2012 to 2013. What does the overall trend portend? At some point, there will come a tipping point. What the Lindens do when their world is no longer profitable enough to satisfy their Board remains as mysterious as anything else that comes from their offices.


The Werfer-Granate 21 rocket launcher, also known as the BR 21 (Bordrakete) was the first on-board rocket in Luftwaffe service, first introduced in mid 1943. The weapon was developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig.
By mid 1943 the Luftwaffe's defensive fighters needed a method to break up the USAAFs combat box bomber formations. This weapon enabled the German pilots to attack the bomber targets out to a distance of 1,200 metres (1,300 yd). These weapons were also sometimes used against ground targets from late 1943 onwards.


I also have a few other books which are sort of like Idea Books but were not published by LEGO, including the Amazing Animals and Fabulous Figures which were published by DK.� One of the more interesting things I have is a LEGO Time Travelers Birthday Calendar.
I scanned the entire calendar and posted it (not sure why I didn't take the time to rotate the images but I didn't) on BrickShelf years ago when I first got it.� I found it in a box of stuff I picked up at a used toy store called Toy Go Round which used to operate in North Raleigh but has since gone out of business.
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21 islands in Andaman named after Param Vir Chakra Awardees
Twenty-One large unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar were named after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Parakram Diwas.
He also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier known as Ross Islands.
The National Memorial dedicated to Netaji will have a museum, a cable car ropeway, a laser-and-sound show, a guided heritage trail through historical buildings and a theme-based children's amusement park, besides a Restro lounge
The 21st century is seeing how Netaji Subhash, who was tried to be forgotten after independence, the country is remembering the same Netaji every moment.
"For decades, there was a demand to declassify the files related to Netaji. The country also did this work with full devotion," the Prime Minister said in a statement.
Union home minister Amit Shah was present at the ceremony in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Speaking at the event, Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to name islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees will ensure they are remembered forever.
The largest unnamed island was named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, Major Somnath Sharma, who was martyred in action on November 3, 1947 while repulsing Pakistani infiltrators near Srinagar Airport.
This step will be an everlasting tribute to our heroes, several of whom had made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the nation," the Prime Minister's Office said.


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Eduard Melkus (* 1. September 1928 in Baden bei Wien) ist ein österreichischer Violinist und Bratschist.

Leben und Wirken
Eduard Melkus studierte Violine bei Ernst Morawec und von 1951 bis 1953 Musikwissenschaft bei Erich Schenk, an der Universität Wien. Weitere Violinstudien folgten in Paris bei Firmin Touche, in Zürich bei Alexander Schaichet und Peter Rybar (1913–2002). Er widmete sich bereits unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg der Erforschung der historischen Aufführungspraxis und gründete 1952 angeregt durch Josef Mertin, mit Gustav Leonhardt und Karl Scheit die "Schola Antiqua Wien", aus der 1965 die "Capella Academica Wien", mit der er noch heute auftritt, hervorging. Melkus war Mitglied des 1949 gegründeten Wiener Gamben-Quartetts und gehörte ebenfalls zu dem engeren Kreis von Musikern um Alice und Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Während der Jahre in Zürich 1955 bis 1958, war er Primarius des "Zürcher Streichquartett", bzw. nach einer Umbesetzung "Neues Zürcher Streichquartett". Aufnahme: Ernst Toch, Streichquartett, Op. 70 (contemporary Records, 1959). Er beschäftigte sich in frühen Jahren mit den Vorläufern und Varianten der Violine, dem Rebec, der Lira da Braccio oder der Viola d'amore.

Zahlreiche Konzerte, Schallplatten- und CD-Einspielungen von mehr als 200 Werken des späten 17. bis hin zum ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert mit seiner "Capella Academica Wien" oder der französischen Cembalistin Huguette Dreyfus erschlossen ihm ein weltweites Publikum.

Eduard Melkus war von 1958 bis zu seiner Emeritierung 1996 Professor für Violine, Barockvioline, Viola und historische Aufführungspraxis an der Wiener Musikhochschule. Zusätzlich übernahm er 1982 die Leitung des Instituts für Wiener Klangstil. 1978 übernahm er die musikalische Leitung einer Opernproduktion bei den Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik.

Ein besonderes Verdienst Melkus' ist mit der Erforschung der Entwicklung der freien Auszierung der Musik des frühen 18. Jahrhunderts verbunden. In zahlreichen Schriften und Meisterkursen gab er diese Erkenntnisse weiter. 1962 brachte Melkus das ihm gewidmete Violinkonzert op. 84 von Egon Wellesz zur Uraufführung.

Eduard Melkus spielte neben anderen auf einer im Originalzustand belassenen, Nicola Amati zugeschriebenen Violine von 1679.

In seinem Wohn- und Heimatort Baden bei Wien ist Eduard Melkus seit 1980 Initiator und Organisator der "Badener Beethoventage". 1987 wurde er mit dem Händelpreis des Bezirkes Halle ausgezeichnet.

Literatur
 15 Jahre Institut für Wiener Klangstil (1980–1995), Institut für Wiener Klangstil 1996, ISBN 3-900914-01-X
 Die Violine. Eine Einführung in die Geschichte der Violine und des Violinspiels, (erweiterte Neuauflage) Schott, Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-7957-2359-0
 Veröffentlichungen:
 Der Bachbogen
 Die Violine als Objekt der Stilkunde
 Bogensetzung und Stricharten in der Musik Mozarts
 Bogensetzung und Stricharten im Werke Beethovens
 Neue Wege zur Interpretation der Alten Musik, Aufführungspraxis im Vergleich mit der bildenden Kunst (S. 173–201) in der Festschrift Josef Mertin (Wien, 1994)

Diskografie (Auswahl)
 Ernst Toch, Streichquartett, Op. 70, Neues Zürcher Streichquartett: Eduard Melkus, Jürg Jenne (Violinen), Kurt Hirschfeld (Bratsche), Frédéric Mottier (Violoncello).

Weblinks
 Biografische Angaben auf der Website Eduard-Melkus.com
 Webseite des "Ensemble Eduard Melkus" und der "Capella Academica Wien"

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'Super Sub' Zeke Bratkowski succeeded in a pinch
Nicknamed "Super Sub," Zeke Bratkowski was the consummate backup quarterback during the Packers' three-year reign as NFL champions from 1965 to 1967. During that unprecedented run under a playoff system, the Packers were 8-1 in games, including postseason, where Bratkowski either started in place of Bart Starr or replaced him with the score tied or the Packers trailing by no more than seven points.
Although he entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick in 1953 and started at various times during his first seven-plus seasons, Bratkowski willingly accepted his role as a backup when he joined the Packers in 1963. He also forged a close friendship with Starr and it enabled the two to put the team first and be of like mind in their pregame preparation. "I've tried to pattern myself after Bart," Bratkowski said in 1967. "We study the movies together and go over the game plan together. I try to think as much like he does as I can so the team will not have to make a big adjustment if I'm needed."
Blessed with a strong arm – stronger than Starr's according to teammates and coaches – Bratkowski benefited from a boost in confidence when he joined the Packers after enduring a 7-27-1 record over two-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He also improved his touch and sped up his release time under Vince Lombardi's tutelage and became a more polished passer.
Bratkowski's most memorable performance with the Packers came in 1965 in a playoff with the Baltimore Colts for the Western Conference title. The Packers suffered a double dose of disaster on their first offensive play – the Colts scored a defensive touchdown off a fumble recovery and Starr was sidelined with an injury – but Bratkowski guided them to a 13-10 overtime victory.
Bratkowski also entered regular-season games in 1965 against the Colts and Rams, both in the third quarter with the score tied, and led the Packers to victory. Starr was injured against the Colts and benched against the Rams.
In 1966, in the second quarter of a scoreless tie with the Chicago Bears, Bratkowski replaced Starr and led the Packers to a 13-6 victory. Three weeks later, Bratkowski also rallied them from a 10-7, third-quarter deficit to a 14-10 victory over the Colts. In the season finale, he started his first game for the Packers and led them to a 27-23 triumph over the Rams.
In 1967, Bratkowski split two October starts after winning a game in relief against Atlanta when Starr suffered a bruised shoulder.
"Did Zeke ever start a game he didn't win?" asked former teammate and Packers Hall of Fame receiver Boyd Dowler. "He had a good arm and he was a good passer. He followed Bart around. They talked. They watched tape together. And they prepared together."
Bratkowski was awarded to the Packers on waivers from the Rams on Oct. 29, 1963, when they were in the midst of a tight Western Conference race. Two days earlier, the Packers had beaten the Colts with backup John Roach as their only healthy quarterback and there were suspicions the 2-5 Rams were simply doing the Packers a favor by making Bratkowski available. In fact, the Los Angeles Times reported the next day that the Rams would receive a high draft choice or an offensive lineman from the Packers in the future "in appreciation" for what they had done and it turned out to be true. In early February 1964, the Packers shipped Ken Iman, a promising fourth-year center, to the Rams without receiving anything in return. When Rams president Dan Reeves was asked if Iman was part of the Bratkowski arrangement, he answered, "No comment."
Bratkowski was 32 at the time and had spent five seasons with the Bears, including 1954 and from 1957 to 1960. He spent 1955 and '56 in the service, playing for Elgin Air Force Base in Florida. In March 1961, Bratkowski was traded to the Rams, completing a deal for quarterback Billy Wade.
Two years before Bratkowski joined the Packers, reports had surfaced during a league meeting in San Francisco that Lombardi was engaged in trade talks with the 49ers and Rams. The reports had Bratkowski or another quarterback, Frank Ryan, going to the Packers as part of a three-team deal. However, it didn't materialize.
Bratkowski played in 37 games for the Packers through 1968 when they tried to sneak him through waivers and Minnesota claimed him. Rather than join the Vikings, Bratkowski remained with the Packers as backfield coach under Phil Bengtson in 1969 and '70.
On Jan. 28, 1971, the day of that year's NFL Draft, new Packers coach Dan Devine reacquired Bratkowski's rights for what turned out to be a third-round selection in 1972. Bratkowski started the season opener in 1971 and played in six games in all.
In his seven seasons with the Packers, Bratkowski played in 43 games and started nine, including five in 1968.
He returned to the Packers as quarterbacks coach in 1975. Hired as a member of Starr's original staff, Bratkowski remained in that position through 1978 and then spent three more seasons, 1979 to 1981, as Starr's quarterbacks/offensive backs coach.
In all, Bratkowski served as an assistant coach in the NFL for 26 years with six different teams.
Born Oct. 20, 1931, in Danville, Ill. Given name Edmund Raymond Bratkowski.
Quarterback: 1963-68, 1971
Height: 6-2; Weight: 210
College: Georgia, 1951-53
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Five Design Pros to Select Best New Kitchen and Bath Products
(Alpharetta, Ga.) – November 6, 2019 – The 2019 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) today announced the five design professionals who will judge the Best of KBIS Awards, the kitchen and bath industry's most prestigious honors. The judges will choose the most innovative new products making their debut at KBIS 2019, which returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center, February 19 – 21.
The 2019 Best of KBIS Awards judges are:
Laurie Haefele, Associate, AIA; founder, Haefele Design - Haefele specializes in kitchen and bath design. Celebrated for her versatility, range of style, attention to detail, and knowledge of the latest trends, her dedication to excellence began with a bachelor's degree in Architecture from the Pratt Institute and a master's degree in Architectural History and Theory from UCLA.
Aimee Inouye, AKBD, founder, AID+D, and NKBA Thirty under 30 Alum - Inouye specializes in kitchen and bath design to create functional, beautiful, and enduring design solutions. With clients in Hawaii as well as California, she enjoys sharing mainland design trends and products with Hawaii residents to help to bring the latest design innovations to her homeland.
Kelly Morisseau, CMKBD, CID, MSK Design Build - Morisseau is a writer and residential interior designer. Author of Kelly's Kitchen Sync and Kelly's Kitchen Savvy, she also has written for well-known trade and consumer publications. When she's not designing creative new spaces or traveling to conventions, Morriseau is exploring the world.
Nathan Reynolds, CAPS, CLIPP, interior designer, Insperiors, LLC, and NKBA Thirty under 30 Alum– Reynolds is passionate about all things design and is distinguished by his ability to incorporate timeless design principles with select product trends. His goal with every client is to help them get inspired and have fun when designing their dream space.
Aston Smith, kitchen designer, Bilotta Kitchens - Smith's expertise in kitchen and home furnishings design reflects her background in fine arts and design where she first discovered her interest in the balance and function of form. She believes that blending her client's intent with her own vision of a room's form and function is essential to creating a truly beautiful working kitchen.
"We are thrilled this group of talented and respected designers accepted the challenge to select the 2019 Best of KBIS award winners. I can't wait to see which products they choose as 'best of the best,'" said Suzie Williford, executive vice president of industry relations and chief strategy officer for the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), which owns KBIS.
New for the 2019, the Best of KBIS Awards judges will review all product entries prior to the show and narrow those to 50 product finalists based on product description, images and answers to entry questions. The judging committee will visit each of the top 50 finalists at KBIS 2019 and winners will be announced Wednesday, February 20 at 4:00 PM on the KBISNeXT Stage.
"We are proud of the prestige these awards have earned over the years and thank this stellar group for sharing their time and expertise to choose the Best of KBIS winners this February," said Brian Pagel, senior vice president, Emerald Expositions.
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