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Трент — Мерси () — 150 километровый канал, расположенный в Дербишире, Стаффордшире и Чешире, в северной части центра Англии. Канал играл важную роль в развитии промышленного региона Поттерис, в котором была сконцентрирована большая часть английской керамической промышленности.

Это «узкий» канал почти по всей длине, но на оконечностях к востоку от Бертона-на-Тренте и к северу от Миддлвича канал широкий. Узкие шлюзы, тоннели и мосты проходимы для одного стандартного нэрроубота шириной 7 футов (2,1 м) и длиной 72 фута (22 м), а широкие шлюзы могут вместить суда шириной 14 футов (4,3 м) или 2 нэрроубота бок о бок. Входит в Чеширское канальное кольцо.

История
Канал Трент — Мерси изначально был построен, чтобы связать реку Трент в месте впадения Деруэнта в Дербишире с рекой Мерси и тем самым обеспечить внутренний проход между основными портами Халла и Ливерпуля. С Мерси он соединяется через Бриджуотерский канал, с которым соединяется в Престон-Брук в Чешире.

Первая известная идея построить канал между реками Мерси и Трент была выдвинута в 1755 году. В 1760 году , местный бизнесмен и шурин герцога Бриджуотерского, разработал план канала Трент-Мерси.

В 1761 году Джозайя Уэджвуд проявил интерес к строительству канала через Сток-он-Трент, где были расположены его гончарные мастерские (веджвудская керамика). Перевозка керамических изделий по воде позволила бы обеспечить их лучшую сохранность во время транспортировки. Веджвуд стремился не соединить две реки каналом, а соединить фабрику с рекой Мерси.

План соединения каналом Мерси и Трента («большой магистрали») разработал знаменитый канальный инженер Джеймс Бриндли, стоявший за многими каналами в Англии. Акт парламента 1766 года дал разрешение на строительство, и Джозайя Уэджвуд взрезал первый дёрн в июле того же года в Браунхиллсе, . В 1777 году канал был завершён, построено более 70 шлюзов и 5 туннелей, главная контора компании находилась в .

15 января 1847 года канал был выкуплен железнодорожной компанией , поскольку управляющая каналом компания мешала дальнейшей экспансии железных дорог.

Достопримечательности

Андертонский лифт
На чеширском участке канала, между Миддлвичем и устьем канала в туннеле Престон-Брук, находится Андертонский лодочный подъёмник в викторианском стиле, спускающий лодки на 15 метров из канала в реку Уивер. В 2002 году он был отреставрирован и снова запущен после 20 лет бездействия. До постройки Фолкеркского колеса это был единственный судоподъёмник Великобритании.

Хэркастльский тоннель
Неподалёку от городка  расположен  длиной 2,6 км, бывший когда-то самым длинным канальным тоннелем в Англии. На самом деле там два тоннеля: первый построил Бриндли, чтобы пройти его, люди ложились на спину и отталкивались ногами от стен тоннеля. Процесс этот был небыстрый, вызывал заторы, поэтому Томас Телфорд построил рядом более широкий тоннель с бечевником. Он был открыт в 1827 и в настоящее время используется только он, являясь четвёртым по длине судоходным каналом Великобритании. Более старый тоннель обветшал и сейчас закрыт для судоходства.

Эстакадное ответвление
Сразу к северу от Хэркастльский тоннель расположена «эстакада», по которой проходит , которая выходит чуть раньше на  и, по акведуку, проходит над каналом. Далее ветка соединяется с Макклсфилдским каналом.

Сток-он-Трент
В Сток-он-Тренте канал проходит через город и с 1986 года является частью . Вдоль бечевника проложена велосипедная дорожка, которая входит в  (маршрут № 5).

Галерея

Примечания

Здания и сооружения Дербишира
Здания и сооружения Стаффордшира
Здания и сооружения Чешира
Здания и сооружения, заложенные в 1766 году
Транспортные здания и сооружения, построенные в 1777 году
Здания и сооружения Великобритании, построенные в XVIII веке
Каналы, построенные в XVIII веке
Чеширское кольцо
Джозайя Веджвуд

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Jordan Spieth claimed the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., beating Jay Hwang in the 36-hole final. (Steven Gibbons/USGA)
This U.S. Junior Amateur final certainly wasn't a dud. In the end, like a well-conditioned thoroughbred pulling away down the stretch, 15-year-old prodigy Jordan Spieth simply couldn't be stopped.
Call it destiny, fate or any other superlative that comes to mind. Spieth, of Dallas, Texas, outlasted 16-year-old Jay Hwang of San Diego, Calif., 4 and 3, to win his first U.S. Junior Amateur title on Trump National Club's New Course.
"I'm so happy after coming so close last year," said Spieth, who lost in the 2008 semifinals at Shoal Creek.
Ever since that defeat, Spieth viewed the Junior Amateur as a dangling carrot, the prize that could be the salve on an open wound. The toddler who first picked up a plastic golf club at 18 months in his own backyard elevated his game, ascending to the top of the junior ranks as a premier player.
When he closed out Hwang on the 33rd hole by dropping in an 8-foot putt on top of Hwang's 12-footer for a halve, he animatedly fired off a succession of left-handed fist pumps before embracing his caddie, Mike Abill.
The mini celebration had as much to do with surviving a wicked week of golf as it did with winning. The victory made him the eighth medalist in history to triumph and first since Matthew Rosenfeld in 2000. In addition, it wouldn't be a stretch to suggest that with two years of eligibility left, Spieth has the opportunity to tie Tiger Woods' record of winning the Junior Amateur three years in a row.
"Yeah, it was on my mind a few months ago," said Spieth.
When asked if he realized the significance of having his name on the trophy, he added, "I was thinking about that the whole round today."
Even when, according to Spieth, he played disappointingly through the first 17 holes. It wasn't until he lagged in a 15-foot birdie putt off the back fringe on No. 18 that replenished his confidence. He squared the match. It's immaterial in match play, but Hwang was two over par through 18; Spieth one over on the 7,159-yard, par-72 layout, which incidentally, also hosted the U.S. Girls' Junior final that was won by medalist Amy Anderson, 6 and 5, over Kimberly Kim. It was the first time since 1991 that both junior medalists won.
After the break, Hwang never could get going, holding the lead just two holes all day. A balky putter had him pushing balls off his intended target. Nowhere was that more evident than on the 22nd hole, a 544-yard par 5. Hwang took a quick swing on a 3-foot comebacker with the ball gliding by the hole for a loss.
"Basically, he beat me on the greens," said Hwang, who was raised in Chinese Taipei and took up the game when his grandmother introduced him to it, prior to the trophy presentation.
"If he made a couple more putts, it could have been a different match," said his golf instructor and caddie, John Mason.
The pendulum swung in Spieth's favor on the 29th hole. Holding a 1-up margin, Spieth took a gutsy risk by flying at the flagstick on his 70-yard blind approach. The flagstick was tucked tight on the front-left of the green, guarded by a front bunker and the abutting pond. Spieth stuck the approach to 2 feet.
"I couldn't see it from my angle," said Spieth, calling it the turning point of the match. "But [Hwang] went over and he picked the ball up and threw it back at me. That shot was huge."
Spieth forged a 2-up lead by this point.
Hwang's putter turned as cold as the Arctic on the next hole. Instead of slicing the deficit, he gingerly tapped a 3-footer by the hole that would have won it.
The sweltering heat may have taken its toll on Hwang. He started taking tired swings. Spieth took full control, capitalizing on a 12-footer for birdie on the dogleg left par-4 31st hole to increase his lead to 3 up. He unleashed a furious fist pump.
As he strolled to the 32nd teeing ground, the 32nd hole, Spieth just kept telling himself to calm down. That was until Hwang struck his tee shot fat. The ball hit the short side of the island green and bounded back into the water.
"It was very sad," said Hwang, who conceded the hole when his drop-zone pitch stopped 20 feet above the hole. "I didn't give up. I just didn't think it would go in the water."
That's when Spieth, with a 4-up lead and dormie, knew the match was his.
"When you're dormie with four holes to play in a national championship," said Spieth, "it's just so difficult to come back."
It all but set up the winning hole.
Spieth said that last year's disappointment prepared him for this year. The nerves were there, but he knew how to control them and his emotion. All through the week, whenever Spieth would get ahead of himself, worked up or negative, Abill served as a psychiatrist. Abill, who caddies at the club, had lobbied to get on Spieth's bag when he read a short feature about him. He came away impressed.
"You can't let a player who gets down on himself fall apart," said Abill. "When he gets down, never is he scared. He doesn't panic."
The victory provided relief for his dad, Shawn Spieth, who had watched his boy mature this past year. When his son took an eight-day trip to the Caribbean at the end of June, he saw the determination in his eyes when he returned. He hadn't swung a club on the vacation. Jordan's first tournament back left him rusty, but more important, brought self admonishment. It was the only time in the last year he didn't swing a club.
"I'm ecstatic," said Shawn afterward. "Because I knew how bad he wanted this."


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Philippians 2:12 - Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Work out your salvation? Does the Bible really say that? Doesn't the Bible teach that salvation is not the result of good deeds or righteous works? Doesn't Ephesians 2:8-9 say, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one should boast"? And doesn't Titus 3:5 say, "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy..."? How, then, can the Bible tell us in Philippians 2:12, "Work out your salvation"? That sounds like a contradiction in the Scriptures--in fact, it sounds like the same author contradicted himself! After all, the apostle Paul wrote all three of those letters--Ephesians, Titus and Philippians.
We can be sure that Paul did not contradict himself because he was inspired by the Holy Spirit when he wrote those epistles. An inspired writer of Scripture cannot contradict himself or any other inspired human author of Scripture--because God cannot contradict Himself! There are no contradictions in the Bible because God is the ultimate Author of the whole Bible. If it appearsthat there are contradictions in the Bible, it is because we lack understanding of the correct meaning of the texts in question. A better understanding of "conflicting" texts will usually harmonize the problem passages with little difficulty. Such is the case with Philippians 2:12.
An important and necessary method for understanding the meaning of any text of Scripture is to appreciate the occasion of the book. Every book of Scripture has an "occasion," a particular situation that existed when the book was written. Where was the author when he wrote the book? What was going on in the lives of the author and the readers? Was there a special problem that needed to be corrected? Was there a particular audience that the author had in mind? Was there a significant event that precipitated the writing of the book? Knowing the occasion of the book very often guides us to a better understanding of the difficult passages within the book and how they harmonize with passages in other books.
Before discussing the occasion of the book of Philippians, it should be pointed out that one way to resolve the apparent contradiction of Philippians 2:12 is as follows: We are not told to "work for" our salvation but to "work out" our salvation--we are to "work out" the salvation that God has "worked in"! That is, we have a responsibility to work at letting the light of our salvation shine out to the dark unbelieving world. God is the One who "made His light shine in our hearts" (2 Corinthians 4:6). Now we have the responsibility to let our "light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16). As we "work out our salvation" we will reflect the light of God "in the midst of a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe..." (Philippians 2:15). Furthermore, we will be enabled to "work out our salvation" because "it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose" (Philippians 2:13). So then, let's take our salvation and, with His unfailing assistance, work it out for the glory of God.
On the surface, this seems like a sound interpretation. It certainly resolves the apparent contradiction and seems to fit the context of the verses which follow in the chapter. Furthermore, we know that the overwhelming thrust of New Testament teaching is that Christians are to work out their salvation--to unbelievers and believers alike--as a witness of what God in His grace has "workedin." We are to put into practice in our daily living all the benefits of salvation that God has worked in us by His Holy Spirit. This is not a momentary act but a lifelong process of growth and commitment.
It is possible, therefore, that the "work out what God has worked in" approach is the plain and simple way to harmonize Philippians 2:12 with the rest of the New Testament's teaching on the subject of salvation. However, knowing the occasion surrounding Paul's letter to the Philippians may lead us to a somewhat different interpretation.
What was the occasion of the epistle to the Philippians? In chapter 4 we learn that a Christian brother named Epaphroditus had come from Philippi to visit Paul in Rome, when he was under house arrest during his first Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:30-31). Epaphroditus brought the apostle a monetary gift as well as news from the church at Philippi. This church had shown continuing love and concern by supporting both Paul and the work of the Lord in general (1:5,7). As a model church they had also contributed, at great personal sacrifice, to a fund for assisting their fellow believers in Jerusalem who were in time of great need (2 Corinthians 8:1-5). Paul wrote to thank the Philippians for their support and to tell them how the Lord was taking care of him (4:10-19) and overruling in his prison situation for good (1:12-26).
Paul was eager to hear the news about the believers at Philippi. He had worked hard to establish that church on his second and third missionary journeys. About ten years had passed since those early days (Acts 16), and the church had grown and prospered. Paul prayed constantly for his beloved sons and daughters in the faith at Philippi (1:3-4, 8). However, Epaphroditus brought disturbing news. There were two prominent dangers on the horizon at Philippi. On the one hand, there was the constant threat of the Judaizers. The Judaizers were zealously religious Jews who showed up just about everywhere Paul preached the gospel of freedom in Christ. The Judaizers taught that a person was not saved simply by trusting Christ. They taught that the works of the Law of Moses were an essential part of salvation. This false teaching had not penetrated the church at Philippi, but Paul was concerned enough to warn the believers in strong terms about the threat posed by these non-Christian Judaizers. "Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision" (Philippians 3:2).
On the other hand, there was the danger of an impending split in the church at Philippi. In chapter 4 Paul urges two women in the church, Euodia and Syntyche, to live in harmony. Apparently these two active and gifted Christian women could not see eye to eye on some matter, and other Christians were beginning to "take sides." Factions were beginning to build up within the church, destroying unity in the fellowship. We don't know what the issue was, but apparently it was not some doctrinal error. Paul would have dealt with heretical trends in no uncertain terms! Some biblical scholars have suggested that the developing rift at Philippi was between those believers with "perfectionist" leanings (3:12-16) and those with antinomian or "libertine" leanings (3:18-19).
Perhaps, on the other hand, the rift was being caused by nothing more than different views and ideas about the church's time and place of meeting or the details of their evangelistic program! Would any church today split over such trivial matters? Unfortunately, there are church "walk-outs" and splits over matters of even less importance. Maybe that's why the Holy Spirit left the particulars of the rift at Philippi undisclosed--so that we can readily apply this Scripture to a range of "trivial" matters causing disunity in our churches today. In any case, it is hard to miss Paul's emphasis on the importance of unity throughout his letter to the Philippians.
Besides Paul's straight-out exhortation to Euodia and Syntyche to live in harmony (4:2), all the Philippians were urged to show forbearance and gentleness to one another (4:5). Their thoughts about one another were to be positive--and only positive! Only reports which were true, and only those traits and actions which were honorable, right, pure and lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy were to characterize their thoughts about their fellow believers (4:8). They were to reject gossip, refuse to listen to slanted reports, and relinquish their tendencies to dwell on the negative traits of their fellow church members! Thinking only about the positive attributes and praiseworthy actions of the brothers and sisters would steer the Philippians back towards unity. And thinking only about the praiseworthy actions and positive attributes of fellow-Christians will move us toward unity today--especially with that brother or sister who always seems to rub us the wrong way!
Beginning in chapter 1, Paul urged his beloved Philippians to "conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ" (1:27). In chapter 2 Paul pleaded with his brothers and sisters to be "like-minded, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself. Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others" (2:2-4). And then Paul gave them the ultimate example of a self-giving attitude: the Lord Jesus (2:5-8).
But notice how this wonderful Christ-exalting Scripture is set in a practical context: "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus" (2:5)! Now, in application, Paul says to the Philippians in verse 12, "So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling." That is, especially in view of the occasion--the problem of disunity in the church--the Philippian believers were to work out their salvation.
In what way were the Christians at Philippi to work out their salvation? Were they to let the fruits of their salvation interact with one another in such a way that the problem of disunity in the church would disappear or at least diminish? In other words, were they to take the love and patience and forbearance and forgiving spirit that God had given them as an essential part of their salvation and "work it out" towards their fellow believers? Certainly this would promote unity and help to heal the rift that was splitting the church at Philippi. In view of the occasion of the book of Philippians, this interpretation certainly comes closer to what Paul had in mind when he wrote "work out your salvation." In fact, it may be exactly what he had in mind when he penned this phrase.
However, one further point must be investigated before we draw our final conclusions. When the word "salvation" is used, it does not always mean the "salvation of our souls." This is true in both the English language and the Greek language of the New Testament. In English, we sometimes talk of "salvation" in terms of deliverance from a distressing or life-threatening situation, or a solution to a perplexing problem. For example, "The bankrupt farmer saved his farm from foreclosure by working out an acceptable payment plan--he worked out his salvation!" The same is true in the Greek language. In Philippians 1:19, Paul talks about his salvation, meaning his deliverance from prison. He is confident that through the prayers of the Philippians in accordance with the plans of God, he would be "saved" from his present imprisonment. The same Greek word for "salvation" is used in both Philippians 2:12 and 1:19!
It is quite possible, therefore, that the "salvation" that Paul had in mind when he wrote Philippians 2:12 was not personal salvation of the soul, but rather salvation or deliverance of the local church from a disastrous split! The Philippians were to work out a solution to the problem of the party spirit to save the unity of their church. And they were to do it with "fear and trembling" because this was serious business. Contention is devastating in any church, but is especially critical in a young, growing church. The good news was that they could be sure that God was at work in them to give them the will and the strength to achieve the Christian unity that pleases God (2:13), an accomplishment which is humanly impossible.
Paul could have used his apostolic authority, detailing the exact course of action to take, but he chose to exhort the Philippians to "work it out" themselves. He gave the guidelines (2:2-4, 4:4-9) and the model to follow: the self-giving attitude of Christ (2:5-8).And they were to work out their differences without "grumbling or disputing" (2:14)! The result of their "salvation" from selfishness and strife and the impending split would bring glory to God because their united testimony would shine for all the world to see (2:15).
In light of this interpretation, the application of Philippians 2:12 to the Church today should be obvious. When differing views on non-heretical matters rise above the level of "personal opinion" and begin to assume contentious "rift status," believers need to sit down together and "work out" the way to save their church's unity. Whether it be a disagreement regarding the times for services or the types of music or the color of the paint in the Sunday school rooms or the carpet in the main sanctuary, the solution must be "worked out" and Christian unity maintained.
Don't pretend the contentions don't exist. Don't sweep the disunity under the rug. Work it out! We can be sure that since God's will for us is unity in our churches, then there is a divine solution for every disrupting problem. The solution may not come easily. "Salvation" from a disastrous situation will involve serious attitude changes on the part of all--swallowing our pride, forsaking our personal ambitions, sacrificing our "pet projects." But the result will be well worth the sacrifice and effort!
Let's bring glory to our Lord Jesus and fulfill our mission to be "lights in the world, above reproach in the midst of a crooked and depraved generation, holding forth the word of life" (2:15). Let's work it out!


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One of original WWII crew of USS Southerland remembers Tokyo Bay on Japanese surrender (gallery)
Updated Jan 14, 2019; Posted Sep 03, 2012
Remembering the U.S.S. Southerland
Gallery: Remembering the U.S.S. Southerland
By Roy Hoffman, Press-Register
MOBILE, ALABAMA - On Sept. 2, 1945, a young sailor from Columbus, Ga., Joseph Barlar, was aboard the USS Southerland in Tokyo Bay, as World War II drew to a close.
At his optometry shop in downtown Mobile, Barlar, now 86, remembers the look of Tokyo Bay, Mount Fuji rising over the landscape, and the endless ships.
As he wrote in his diary: "9/2/45: Today was a big day. Formal Surrender Ceremonies were held aboard the Missouri here in the Bay. We were anchored in sight of the Missouri. McArthur was head of ceremonies. We listened to the program over the radio and then went out on deck where we could see."
During those years he was a loyal crewmember - Radarman 2nd Class - fulfilling his patriotic duties.
In retrospect, he understands he was at a crossroads of history.
"You look back," he says, "and realize that was pretty darn special."
Now, Barlar embodies history - he is one of a handful of the original crewmembers who still endure. This month, when he welcomes other crew of the USS Southerland to Mobile for a reunion Sept. 18th, he has the distinction of being a "plank holder."
The term, he explains, refers to the crew who first served on a ship upon its commission.
The reunion brings together people who were on the Southerland from its commissioning in 1944 until it was decommissioned in 1981.
And the Southerland is said to have been the first Allied warship in Tokyo Bay before the surrender.
The Southerland had a long life of its own.
Rick Anderson, a Daphne resident who is president of the USS Southerland Association, was with the destroyer during the Vietnam era.
Barlar, Anderson says, "is World War II. I'm Vietnam. Different stories but same lifestyle. We all have a connection through that ship.
"Although they did some things different," Anderson says, "we did them in a similar way."
Anderson figures that there have been over 3,200 crewmembers on the Southerland.
"Of the plank owners," he says of Barlar, "only about 15 are left."
A genial, soft-spoken optician, Barlar does not speak with romance of the war, but with conviction.
"I was just doing what I was supposed to do," he says.
Having signed up with the Navy at age 18, he boarded the Southerland in Boston, heading first to Bermuda, then on through the Panama Canal and toward Hawaii.
The destroyer was in a task force with the USS Alabama battleship, he recalls.
Daily, when he rides to Barlar Optometry from his home in Foley, his office manager Becky with him, he passes the USS Alabama.
Ships, to Barlar, bring back many memories.
He recalls being aboard the Southerland and his watches in the combat information center.
"Radar was relatively new," he says.
"We were the eyes of the ship."
He remembers Naval battles and kamikaze pilots - Japanese suicide flyers - shot from the sky.
And he brings back other men he knew who are long gone, like the "sonar man who cut hair at 50 cents a head."
He smiles at the recollection.
He recalls grim images, too, the "burned out buildings" of Tokyo, and going ashore and walking through the city.
"I remember," he says, "the snow-covered crest of Mount Fujiyama."
It was a stark contrast, as he describes it, to the destruction below.
After the War, Barlar returned to college at Troy State, where he met his wife Anne.
The couple settled in south Alabama after Barlar became an optometrist.
At his shop off the lobby of the RSA BankTrust Building across from Bienville Square, he has photos of the USS Southerland, a copy of his old diary and a photograph of himself in the Navy.
"You're young," he says of those years. "You're ready to go."
He is still working, active, and filled with stories of the war as if yesterday.
Why does he feel camaraderie with others who served on the Southerland, no matter the decade?
"You spent time," he says, "on the same home."


World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
Tuesday, September 1st, the Church will mark the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
Following in the footsteps of the Orthodox Church, Pope Francis has decided to set up also in the Catholic Church, the "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation" which, beginning this year, will be celebrated on the 1st of September. As Christians we are challenged to offer our contribution towards overcoming the ecological crisis which humanity is living through.
to you belong praise, glory, honor, and all blessing!
by which you uphold in life all creatures.
and humble, and precious, and clean.


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Howard Lady Bison Takes on UVA in WNIT
Michael Livingston II
The Howard University women's basketball program continues to make great strides under the leadership of head coach Niki Reid Geckeler as they prepare for the 2012 Women's National Invitational Tournament against the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia on Thursday, March 15 at 7 pm in the John Paul Arena in Charlottesville, VA.
Geckeler came in with a formula for success and unquestionably, it is working. It all started three years ago when she brought in the current starting lineup, which consists of five juniors.
As freshmen, the group grew as the season progressed and made it to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament before they lost to South Carolina State.
The group matured and showed marked improvement last season, advancing to the championship final before losing to eventual champion, Hampton University.
This season, the group took yet another quantum leap, achieving numerous milestones along the way.
The team, which tied the school record for wins in a season at 24, played perhaps the most challenging schedule in the storied history of the program. The Lady Bison began the season in the Preseason WNIT and faced Number 1 ranked Baylor. The Lady Bears won by a lopsided margin, but it proved to be beneficial to the Howard team as the season would progress.
The Lady Bison went on to play St. John's from the Big East and Ohio State from the Big 10, both of whom were ranked in the preseason poll. Howard would go on play five teams which are playing in the NCAA tournament.
Despite the losses, the exposure to that level of competition helped when Howard later went on to post road victories over Wake Forest of the ACC and Seton Hall from the Big East. The Lady Bison were able to parlay those wins into both a nine-game, and a 11-game win streak.
Much of the success had to do with the team's defense, which is ranked among the tops in the nation in scoring defense and in three-point shooting defense. Moreover, the Lady Bison have been able to take care of the ball, averaging only 13 turnovers per game to rank in the Top 10 in the country in that statistical category.
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Charlotte Todd, marketing executive, December 11, 2020
Well, it's safe to say that 2020 has been an unpredictable year for everyone. Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March, many people up and down the country and indeed across the globe, have faced unprecedented and unexpected challenges and new experiences. With all the negativity and bad news, we wanted to share some positivity as we reflect on the most unusual year.
Pandemic aside, life for First4Lawyers' employees has been rather eventful and there is much to celebrate. Here's just some of the highlights from this year…
The First4Lawyers baby boom
The First4Lawyers family has expanded in 2020. It began just before the first lockdown, when our quality control and audit lead, Shonagh, welcomed a baby boy. Later in the year, we have welcomed another baby boy and girl as Katie and Dannii from our claims team became parents for the first time.
We're also looking forward to welcoming another two arrivals into the First4Lawyers team. Our head of marketing, Andy, and our head of claims, Jax, are both expecting in December and we wish them both the very best of luck on their journey into parenthood.
Moving house during a lockdown… good idea or not?
Despite the restrictions on movement during 2020, three of our marketing team managed to up sticks and move to a new house.
Our head of marketing, Andy finally moved house after a very unforeseen circumstance meant his first move was significantly delayed! Our senior data analyst, Jason, moved into his new property in September, not too far from his previous residence.
Our marketing executive, Charlotte, became a homeowner for the first time too, a whole nine months after starting her property search and having lived in four houses throughout the year. She most definitely wouldn't recommend trying to purchase a house during a pandemic!
Personal staff achievements
Our staff haven't dwindled away their time during the lockdown and have used to it to do positive things and better themselves, both personally and professionally.
Professional development has been a focus for some members of the team:
Carrie, senior digital content specialist – having found herself with more free time over the summer, Carrie signed up an SEO course offered by a marketing agency to enhance her skills. Being a content specialist, the course has allowed her to strengthen her knowledge, particularly around more technical elements such as site speed and sitemaps.
Donna, head of personnel – Donna is currently studying for her Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in Human Resources Management, which is the equivalent of an undergraduate degree at University level. After starting the course in March 2020, she has completed and passed four of the eight units and will finish her studies in May 2021, where she can go on to progress her qualifications further.
Shelley, senior marketing communications manager – Shelley has completed her first year Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) CPD and is currently studying for her second assessment in Spring 2021, after which she will become a Chartered Marketer.
On a personal level, our senior data analyst Jason almost ran his first ever half marathon, although he had to cut it short to stop himself being late for work!
Business round-up
First4Lawyers as a business has also seen a number of achievements and reached some extremely positive milestones in the face of adversity.
In January, we kicked off the year with a recruitment drive and welcomed three new advisors, Laura, Dannii-Louise and Emily to our claims team.
Just before the lockdown came in March, we welcomed back Nick as head of business development and Shelley as our senior marketing communications manager as well as Jason who joined the First4Lawyers family in the newly created role of CRO Manager.
In August, our claims advisor Lauren made a new First4Lawyers record after being awarded top scoring Trustpilot advisor for the 12th month in a row. A fantastic achievement that shows real dedication to her role and the business!
October was a strong month for First4Lawyers. We hit our 10,000th customer review on Trustpilot, ranking third in the legal service providers category and ending the year with a Trustscore of 4.9, which just shows the hard work our claims team put in to ensuring our customers remained unaffected when we transitioned to home working. We also welcomed Katie to our claims team as claims team leader and Steve to our marketing team as senior digital marketing and SEO manager.
We also launched our brand-new industry white paper in October. As a result of circumstances, we were unable to launch via our usual platform of the PI Futures Conference and so we ran our very first webinar and received more than 200 registrations!
In November, our claims team strengthened once again. One of our long-standing team members, Mel, was promoted to assistant head of claims, a brand-new role which reflects her dedication and continued commitment to her role. We also welcomed Chris to the team as claims team leader. We also sponsored the prestigious (virtual) PI Awards showing our continued support for the industry, at which our head of business development, Nick, presented the award for Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year. The team watched the ceremony as well as having a Zoom party with a take away provided by the Directors as a thank you for all the hard work over the past year.
Finally, we are proud to have supported our local community throughout the pandemic. Following the launch of our white paper, we donated £500 to The Welcome Centre, a Huddersfield food bank charity who support hundreds of families. With Christmas being one of their busiest times of the year, the staff at First4Lawyers have shown their continued support and raised £150, which the board agreed to round up to £1,000, meaning that we have donated £1,500 to the local charity in 2020.
Wow, what a year! It certainly hasn't been plain sailing, but it is satisfying to look back on 2020 and focus on all the positives. Well done to the First4Lawyers team and all the achievements this year.
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Q: What does a block formatting context actually do? To preface, I understand how to create a BFC, I am confused on what a BFC actually does.
MDN says that

Elements participating in a BFC use the rules outlined by the CSS Box Model

and the spec says that

In a block formatting context, boxes are laid out one after the other, vertically, beginning at the top of a containing block.

MDN gives the example of a floated div that is out of flow, its height independent from the box parent.

I am a floated box!

I am content inside the container.

.box {
    background-color: rgb(224, 206, 247);
    border: 5px solid rebeccapurple;
    /* overflow: hidden; */
}

.float {
    float: left;
    width: 200px;
    height: 150px;
    background-color: white;
    border:1px solid black;
    padding: 10px;
}

And then having the box container ending up filling the height of the floated div. once overflow:hidden is declared which creates a BFC.
.box {
    background-color: rgb(224, 206, 247);
    border: 5px solid rebeccapurple;
    overflow: hidden;
}

How does participating in a BFC end up with this outcome? My thought process:

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*According to MDN's definition, participating in a BFC makes an element adhere to the box model...but don't all elements, even a floated element, adhere to the box model?

*According to the spec's definition, all boxes are laid out vertically, but my-floated div and the p tag are side by side.

*It seems that a BFC just makes the container fit all elements participating in its BFC, but if this is the case, then how come using a position: absolute instead of a float: left doesn't provide the same outcome of making the container fit the absolutely positioned element?

e.g.

I am an absolutely positioned box!

I am content inside the container.

.box {
    background-color: rgb(224, 206, 247);
    border: 5px solid rebeccapurple;
    overflow: auto;
    position: relative;
    height: 50px;
}

.abs {
    position: absolute;
    top: 250px;
    left: 100px;
    width: 200px;
    height: 150px;
    background-color: white;
    border:1px solid black;
    padding: 10px;
}

Could someone explain what the BFC actually does?

A: A BFC is a kind of "isolation" to avoid any interaction of the inside and the outside world of an element. From another part of the MDN you can read:

because an element that establishes a new block formatting context will:

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*contain internal floats.

*exclude external floats.

*suppress margin collapsing.

Most of the observation you made (box model, absolute, boxes) aren't related to BFC. Just consider the creation of BFC as a way to encapsulate elements inside (mainly float elements because all the other elements are by default "inside"). Of course, this doesn't apply to absolute/fixed elements because they have their own rule that make them out of the flow.

A: Formatting contexts in general establish a set of rules for the layout of their contents.
The rules for Block formatting contexts are that their in-flow contents are laid out vertically one after the other.
In addition, BFCs have a few side-effects, that exist largely to make the rules established for their contents implementable, such as the way they work in the presence of floats inside or next to them.
Taking your points one by one,

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*According to MDN's definition, participating in a BFC makes an element adhere to the box model...but don't all elements, even a
floated element, adhere to the box model?

Yes they do. MDN does not actual say that it makes them adhere, just that they do adhere. The MDN statement is rather redundant, but not harmful or incorrect.

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*According to the spec's definition, all boxes are laid out vertically, but my right-floating div and the p tag are side by side.

This is incorrect. The floating div overlaps the p element. Only the inline content of the p element is side by side with the floating div.

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*It seems that a BFC just makes the container fit all elements participating in its BFC, but if this is the case, then how come
using a position: absolute instead of a float: left doesn't provide
the same outcome of making the container fit the absolutely
positioned element?

As said above, that BFCs contain their floats is best regarded as a side-effect of the BFC, not really what it does.
Finally, although BFCs provide some isolation of their contents from the outside world, it is not complete. For example, inline-block elements establish BFCs for their contents, but their baselines escape this isolation and are used to vertically align the elements with their inline neighbours.

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Граф Кэли — граф, который строится по группе с выделенной системой образующих. Назван в честь Артура Кэли.

Определение
Пусть дана дискретная группа  и система образующих .

Предположим , то есть .

Графом Кэли группы  по системе образующих  является граф, вершинами которого являются элементы группы, и элемент  соединён ребром в точности с теми элементами, которые получаются домножением  на элемент из .

Замечание: В случае если , вместо  берут объединение .

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The Free Library > Communications > News, opinion and commentary > The Humanist > September 1, 2005
The Free Library > Humanities > Philosophy and religion > The Humanist > September 1, 2005
The Free Library > Date > 2005 > September > 1 > The Humanist
Ends and means.
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Many people are outraged that George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq on false pretenses. Since Britain's Downing Street memo and other revealing information has come to light, more and more people are concluding that a primary excuse for the invasion was the neoconservative agenda of spreading Western-style democracy--at gunpoint if necessary. With such an agenda, the decision was made to use unethical means in support of the abstractly laudable end of transforming dictatorships into representative democracies. And these means specifically included the fabrication of information and stretching of available facts to their conceivable limits so as to offer the public a more palatable set of reasons for starting a war: saving the Iraqi people and increasing security for the United States and its allies.
But prior to the invasion a number of knowledgeable parties predicted that such a war would increase instability in the region and escalate hatred against the United States. And now it's hard to argue that this incursion increased anyone's security--as exemplified by the daily raids on U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens, the frequent kidnappings of officials, the 2004 bombing in Spain, and the July 2005 rail and bus bombings in London. Moreover, the projected financial costs were far above publicly stated figures and have been used as an excuse for deep cuts in social services affecting millions of Americans.
So, the purported reasons were false in and of themselves and certainly not sufficient cause to engage in the unethical action of starting a war. But what about the real reasons related to spreading democracy neocon style? Even if successful, the war would still be an unethical means toward that end, considering the many consequences of invading Iraq.
Bush, of course, isn't the first person in history to favor unjust means to achieve a seemingly positive end. During the early Renaissance Niccolo Machiavelli argued that the ends can justify often brutal means. What, then, should the Humanist response be to this longstanding ends-means problem?
To begin such an inquiry, it is necessary to acknowledge that an ethical question of this type is more complex than what a religious conservative like Bush might take it to be. Humanists don't see the world in stark, black and white contrasts, or even in a definitive shade of grey. There are infinite shades and colors, discernable differently from diverse perspectives. So interpretations are important and worth the effort. So each situation must be considered separately.
In making such considerations, however, it is important to see that rare, ostensibly unethical, acts may be positively employed in certain situations to accomplish critical ends--but only at great risk. These are cases when the end has a higher value than the direct costs and all the likely indirect costs of the means. Even then, due consideration is necessary for at least the following three reasons:
1. The unethical means may result in unconsidered or underestimated negative ends.
To analyze the suitability of any means, one needs to give careful consideration to how the chosen means might also affect other valued ends. For example, shooting an annoying neighbor is certainly a direct means to the end of putting a stop to the undesired behavior. But using such means would contradict many other important ends, including the desire to stay out of prison, to live in a peaceful and law abiding society, and to keep one's empathetic sensibilities intact. In like manner, when contemplating war as a means to some end, it's important to recognize that the assumedly positive ideal or goal for which one is killing won't be the only outcome. Many results spring from the decision to fire that first shot.
When it comes to smaller ethical violations, such as telling a lie, it may be more challenging to recognize the existence of multiple outcomes. The more factors involved, the harder such analysis will be. But a single lie can have far reaching consequences--even affecting the individual.
2. Unethical actions may degrade the character of those who regularly engage in such behavior. People are easily tempted to inflate the positive benefits of their goals and justify their actions with mere rationalizations, leading to choices of unethical behavior not really warranted by the goal.
An action as extreme as killing, for example, can permanently crush the character of the person killing, and would do so more often if it weren't for the multitude of psychological defenses available. The belief that there is no choice and that killing is necessary for self-defense can, in certain circumstances, provide a recognized legal or ethical justification. And while it is often maintained that the force used should only be sufficient to repel the attacker and no more, defense of oneself and others is the most widely agreed upon justification for killing. Other justifications--such as faith, ideals, or patriotism--may initially prevent degradation of the personality, but consistent, intentional unethical behavior will negatively impact the character of even the most deluded.
One's ability to evaluate challenging ethical situations also breaks down with increased unprincipled behavior--lies beget lies. As rationalizations fall apart, the moral fiber of an individual will degrade and, with it, her or his lofty ideals. How many separate lies must a person tell before that individual becomes dishonest? How many times must someone repeat the same lie before he or she begins to believe it? Believing in one's own lies will surely erect barriers to personal and social progress. How can we rationally pursue the truth, uncover falsehoods, and work for positive social change when we can't even recognize the falsity of our own thoughts? And if we accept that regular unethical acts for ethical ends may result in the degradation of moral character--literally damaging our ability to distinguish right from wrong--then it's only intuitive that an immoral character will be more likely to conceive of immoral ends, which may then lead to the choice to use further unethical means, and so on, in an ever descending spiral.
3. Unethical actions may even taint the original goal itself.
Persistent unethical behavior, even for some progressive goal, not only corrupts the individual but will likely also shift the goal into something less positive. Even when we work against such an undesired result, the means may contribute to shaping the ends. For example, the revolutionary goal of "freeing the people" has often become degraded into a slaughter that replaces one set of despotic rulers with another.
As the situation becomes more complicated and extended over time, using immoral means to achieve a positive aim will put that aim at risk of corruption. This happens because the larger the number of factors the more chance there is that the decision-making process will become tainted by ill-conceived rationalizations.
Part of the cost calculation made before engaging in immoral behavior, therefore, must include the potential damage done to the goal. And this careful consideration should be made not only prior to engaging in questionable behavior that directly affects nations but prior to relatively small intentional lapses from upstanding behavior--even when telling what are assumed to be "white lies."
By the same token, if people stand silent against some enormously popular political opinion with which they don't agree merely for the sake of not disturbing others or not having others think negatively about them, society might, at first, be forgiving. However, had all such people openly stated their opinions and protested inhuman government actions, couldn't such atrocities as the Holocaust have been at least partially averted? The horrors of complicity are historically innumerable because complicity is a shade of dishonesty that frequently goes unrecognized. It is an act of passive dishonesty to refrain from expressing your sincere opposition when such expression is called for. The silence of complicity and the cacophony of lies can be equal in their ability to halt social progress.
To sum up, then, using unethical means--from killing to "simple" dishonesty--can have unforeseen ends. They can degrade the character and even damage the very end for which they were engaged. These are reasons why, under Humanist ethics, such actions shouldn't be entered into lightly and should be avoided save in exceptional and infrequent circumstances.
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Supercomputer Memory Chip.
Supercomputers were introduced in the 1960s, and for several decades the fastest were made by Seymour Cray, the father of supercomputing, at Control Data Corporation (CDC).
One such computer was the Cray/CDC Cyber Model 170 supercomputer, designed by Seymour Cray in the 1970s. We were able to acquire a memory bank that belonged to this computer from a collector and painstakingly extract each component so more people could own and a piece of computing history.
Upon implementation, this chip was part of one of the smartest/fastest/largest computers in the world, pushing the limits of computational power, and was used by institutions that needed to solve some of the world's biggest problems. This computer was the optimal choice for scientific and mathematically intensive computing and was used for modeling fluid flow, material science stress analysis, electrochemical machining analysis, probabilistic analysis, energy and academic computing, radiation shielding modeling, and other applications.
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A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second ( FLOPS ) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS). Since 2017, there are supercomputers which can perform over 1017 FLOPS (a hundred quadrillion FLOPS, 100 petaFLOPS or 100 PFLOPS). Since November 2017, all of the world's fastest 500 supercomputers run Linux -based operating systems. Additional research is being conducted in China, the United States, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan to build faster, more powerful and technologically superior exascale supercomputers.
Supercomputers play an important role in the field of computational science, and are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate research, oil and gas exploration, molecular modeling (computing the structures and properties of chemical compounds, biological macromolecules , polymers, and crystals), and physical simulations (such as simulations of the early moments of the universe, airplane and spacecraft aerodynamics , the detonation of nuclear weapons, and nuclear fusion ). They have been essential in the field of cryptanalysis.
The CDC Cyber range of mainframe -class supercomputers were the primary products of Control Data Corporation (CDC) during the 1970s and 1980s. In their day, they were the computer architecture of choice for scientific and mathematically intensive computing. They were used for modeling fluid flow, material science stress analysis, electrochemical machining analysis, probabilistic analysis, energy and academic computing, radiation shielding modeling, and other applications. The lineup also included the Cyber 18 and Cyber 1000 minicomputers. Like their predecessor, the CDC 6600, they were unusual in using the ones' complement binary representation.
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Incredibly cool piece of computing history! As always STEMcell Science Shop is the best place to get all of my nerdy goods.


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Branching out – Graphic Design Chiang Mai, Pattaya and other Thailand cities.
We know there are quite a few options when it comes to graphic design in Bangkok. But what about other territories located outside the big city in Thailand? There are plenty of business deals and projects in progress throughout Thailand's other more developed cities such as Chiang Mai and Pattaya.
The Soot Yard Design Studio often receives enquiries related to graphic and web design from businesses and individuals searching for a talented studio to undertake their projects. Understandably, their search results usually end up pointing towards Bangkok based companies within the industry. Our main leads tend to form around graphic design Chiang Mai, with most clients located within the city searching for a reputable design studio to undertake their new project.
We can offer you a range of design related services, including stationary design, brochure, magazine and publication design, web design and digital advertising. We also offer professional printing of high standards in which we regularly ship throughout Thailand's many provinces. A high percentage of our projects comes from business card design and printing in Chiang Mai. We have a very high reputation and standard of quality business card design and printing in Bangkok, we offer this service throughout Thailand in particular regularly delivering to Chiang Mai. To find out more about our business card service, please read more.
Our method for working with companies further afield is easily attainable. We are always on call in our office for any questions you may have, and we arrange digital meetings such as Skype sessions as well as always maintaining the project with regular email updates to keep you informed and our projects on track.
What makes our design design studio in Bangkok stand out is that we understand the time it takes to operate your business and that you are too busy to deal with every task. With the many things you have to manage, let us handle your graphic design projects. We are fully managed by English natives, coordinating with a talented team of Thai and English nationals combined. The team members at The Soot Yard Design Studio are some of the most creative, interesting and dedicated people you'll ever meet, exactly the kind of people you'd love to work with. Our price is very competitive and we adhere to work to a dedicated timeline with all projects to ensure to meet your deadline.
We work on projects of all types and sizes. If you need graphic design Chiang Mai services, look no further.. although we are based in Bangkok, we can readily deliver quality graphic design work for your needs, and offer professional printing with your projects including delivery. Contact The Soot Yard Design Studio, located in Central Bangkok now for your next design project.
Designing an eye-catching event banner that adopts a clean layout and sends an important message to promote your business is difficult to achieve. Event display takes some special care, and preparing an event banner design in Bangkok is a skilled task. Fortunately, The Soot Yard Design is up to the challenge. We are a graphic design studio that offers high quality design and printing services for exhibitions and events.
Bangkok deserves its reputation as a popular destination for tourists, however the city is an increasingly popular location for international trade fairs and conferences. You can rely on us for all your Event Marketing Design. Bangkok's skyscraper hotels have huge spaces for trade exhibitions, where you will need big, bold banners to make your booth stand out. No matter how impressive your product or organization might be, your booth will get lost in the crowd unless you make it stand out with colorful backdrops, roll-up banners, or attractively decorated tables.
At The Soot Yard design, we do more than just event Banner Design in Bangkok. We can assist in the design of your business cards, brochures, logos, and even websites. We are there to assist with every aspect of Event Marketing Design Bangkok visitors might need. Our banners are always completed on time in the most professional manner, and you can be certain that our staff will always be helpful and will respond to your requests and concerns about Banner Printing Bangkok or any aspect of the design of your booth.
Even in the age of social media, meeting knew clients, customers, and colleagues are a very important aspect of making your business successful. There is no substitute for face-to-face interaction; an attractive trade show booth designed by The Soot Yard Design Studio will help your business make a great first impression on people that you meet at the trade show. We will create your custom made banners and other promotional materials for your trade show booth, and we will have an ongoing dialogue with you about your company's brand image and the message you want to send to new clients.
To discuss your event marketing designs, contact us today.
If you are in need of a professional brochure design, you have come to the right place. With our extensive history and creative flair, we have a lot of credible experience and uphold our reputation as one of Bangkok's best brochure design studios.
Our studio have worked with local and international companies to produce some outstanding work. Please review our work page for samples. Brochure design requires more than just creative ideas, it needs to represent you and your brand, your company ID and sell your product. We understand market trends and use best technical methods to work through your project and deliver you a stunning professional brochure design. You will work closely with a native English project manager, who will guide you through a smooth project campaign to ensure we meet your vision.
Whether you are an individual with a small start-up, or a large corporate business needing a fresh brochure, we can assist in your needs. We have designed brochures for products and businesses of all sizes. Brochure design can vary in size and specs, our projects have ranged from a smaller tri-fold layout, to a 4 page booklet, with the larger sized projects of 16-30 page professionally binded company brochures.
As a design studio it is important to have knowledge and an understanding of print production and this is something that needs to be considered early on within a project brief. This is where most design agencies can fail, due to a lack of knowledge from working closely with print press houses and understanding the technical aspects for print-ready artwork. The Soot Yard Design studio works side by side with Siam Printing Solutions, and our in house team can walk you through both design and print management simultaneously, ensuring a one-stop service for professional brochure design and printing here in Bangkok, Thailand.
Our HTML5 banners Bangkok team make it a priority to stay well educated with the ever-evolving HTML5 advert industry. Rules are changing all the time for publishers and designers alike. Old school flash animated methods are now a thing of the past and since the extinction of Flash back in September 2015, designers and marketing firms have had to adjust to new practices when delivering on-screen, animated advertising content. Our HTML5 banners Bangkok team understand the current situation surrounding the advertising industry and work with best practices to ensure delivery to our publishers so that our files are correctly sized and animated for easy viewing purposes.
We have an expert team of creatives who can design and animate your HTML5 banners professionally and at pace. Our quick thinking team can transform your assets into visually impressive banners to help push your brand or product forward in your marketing campaigns.
HTML5 banners Bangkok and Internationally adopt this file as the future and is here to stay, viewing animation within HTML5 works on both screen and smartphone devices thus expanding your reach. With more and more people browsing the web from their smartphone, it is no wonder the limitations of old flash based adverts have died out.
We deliver outstanding animated results at affordable rates, with a focus to deliver within a short time span. For further information on how we can help create you digital adverts or animated graphics, contact us today.
Graphic Design Bangkok studios can be difficult to find when it comes to quality and project management. Your project needs attention to detail and a smooth transition into print. We have been operational here for many years now and work alongside our printing department to ensure full management of all projects.
Our Graphic Design Bangkok office will steer your projects in a professional manner, producing top quality design and layout work with seamless conversion to print-ready files. We understand how to address each stage of design and print implantation, as discussed here. All our work is industry standard, resulting in professional print outcome. Our creative team can work there magic to product some outstanding results, whether you are looking for a corporate brochure or some fun business card designs – we can cover it all.
To see more of our graphic design Bangkok work, simply visit our portfolio page.
Our Web Design Bangkok department can assist you with your website needs. We create and deliver websites using CMS platforms, delivering clients a modern, professional looking website at very competitive prices. Web Design Bangkok prices can vary depending on scope, we take into account client requirements and offer a tailored contract with estimated completion of stages, thus ensuring a smooth project from start to finish.
Printing Bangkok projects can be very difficult to get right here in Thailand, finding a reputable printer with good knowledge of the industry, holding top quality equipment can be daunting. Not to mention the language barrier, we here at The Soot Yard Design Studio take that that stress away and manage all printing projected through our sister business. Our Printing Bangkok department is managed by English natives, who will put you at ease with the smooth and efficient completion of your printing needs.
There are many things to consider when proceeding with your Bangkok Printing projects. Artwork and printable PDF documents must be setup for print so that the end result produces the best quality possible. Our design studio can handle that and more, we are hear to offer you a full solution for all your Design and Printing Bangkok needs.
To find out more about our printing production, please contact us.
2015 is all but nearly over… and what a year it has been. The Soot Yard Design Studio has grown at a rapid rate over the past year, gaining trust and business from new clients, as well as repeated work with existing clients. We have thoroughly enjoyed our projects and have developed some very interesting works with amazing end results.
Our projects have led us down new paths, gaining work in more complex and rewarding design jobs. We have further expanded our knowledge in packaging design, developing credible cosmetic labels for a new product range based in Korea. Our 'My Story Cosmetics' project looked fantastic, and their products are successfully gaining a reputation here in Thailand.
Alongside our print design, we have been very busy with our digital media department, and have successfully developed some fantastic websites for new and existing clients. For both buto.tv and bigbutton.tv we stepped overseas and constructed websites for highly reputable video firms located in the UK. These companies are top-end media agencies, who happened to reach out to us for new site development. We are hoping to further increase our output internationally over the next coming year.
Our logo production was equally busy over 2015, we have produced some exclusive work for individual startups and local entrepreneurs. Pixel Nomad is a project we enjoyed working on, the brief allowed us to explore our creative talents with no restrictions, meaning we could really play around with our minds to reach a finished logo that represented the international photographer – pixel nomad.
We have been especially productive with our print projects, working hard alongside our sister business Siam Printing Solutions to deliver client commercial print jobs with a high standard and at a timely manner. Designing and printing superior quality business cards is one of our busiest fields here, and we are excited to continue the development of our premium card product through 2016 and beyond.
We would like to thank all those who have worked with us over the last year, and we hope to continue our working relationship through 2016. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
For further enquiries, contact us to see how we can help assist you in your next design project.
Design is essential. It represents your business, your brand, your product. Ask yourself 'what will good design bring to your business?' An obvious answer is growth. The world today is over-saturated with designers, the internet makes it easy for a new beginner to dive right in and design using freeware software and a little knowledge. Then there is the freelance jungle, forever competing over each other for work and new projects. So why should you decide to choose an experienced studio over an eager freelancer offering you your project design at a fraction of the cost? We believe you pay for what you get in this industry, and we come across this situation far more often than you would imagine.
We recently ran into this scenario with a website project here in Thailand. The client needed for a new website refresh, selected an in-experienced designer who stated he had excessive knowledge and past experience, and would build what they wanted. 8 weeks passed and the site was nowhere near the expectation promised. They found out the designer was just a backpacker here looking to fund his visa extension in Thailand, and so offered the project for a super low rate. This scenario happens over and over again. The result means the client loses money, has valuable time wasted, and has to search again for a reputable company to take over. It is a waste of everybody's time, not only causing loss for the client, but also tarnishing the talented individuals of this industry. Needless to say, we picked up the pieces and completed the website rebrand, the client was extremely happy with our service and even stated 'we were a breath of fresh air' to work with on that particular project.
We offer a range of design services, with a design team consisting of Native English speakers and Thai nationals. We are specialists in Bangkok business card printing.
We can provide web design, micro-sites, eCommerce sites or just visual design. Review our Big Button TV project for an example.
We offer a range of package design and label layout services, we recently produced a full range of new ProFlex Whey self-serve labels for Power Corporation, Bangkok.
We know the need for printing your finished artwork is essential to your whole marketing project, that is why we work alongside Siam Printing Solutions to deliver you an all round package, providing you a one-stop service for your design and printing needs.
Contact us today to get your cards up and running!
Good design is not just about creativity, it requires practical knowledge and years of experience as well as understanding of the target market. When you begin a project, it is important to work with a company that can assess your needs, understand your brief and consult ideas to help spring your project to life. The Soot Yard Design Studio work with you to the very end. We understand good project management and a steady workflow results in a happy client.
Many new businesses can often opt for a cheaper, shortcut when it comes to launcing their new company or product. They will work with a freelancer to get the job done, the issue with this is that the freelancer works on his own terms. They may not be available to answer your call, they may be working on another job, or they may simply be rushing to get on to that next job.
Creating good design does not just mean delivering pretty graphics, as a designer you have to work with the printer to ensure that artwork is up to standard and is a print ready file. There have been so many times where a client has had their work delivered, and after giving it to our print office it is unusable, it fails to have bleed or is in the wrong colour format. Of course then what happens is the client often fails to get a response from the freelancer for edits and to fix it. I have met many tired and anxious clients who ultimately end up paying twice because the artwork provided to them looks fantastic – but is not print ready and thus results is us having to fix it up in conversion.
This is the issue with taking shortcuts, it may seem like a good idea at the time, but in the long run you may experience a hellish project workflow. Selecting a designer is like buying a tool, if you purchase a cheaper one for the job, it may end up breaking and you will need to purchase another. So our motto is: Select a high quality tool from the start, that will get the job done properly from start to finish. That is where The Soot Yard Design Studio comes in. For further enquiries contact us today.


ALS/MND Support Group Forums > Primary Lateral Sclerosis Support Group > General Discussion About PLS > Do you have PLS?
Re: Do you have PLS?
I am a perfectionist! If I can't do it right I don't want to do it at all! That being said . . . I don't let the diagnosed be a defining moment for me. I am a person with PLS, not a PLS person! I try to roll with it . . . and make adjustments where I need to! I am not saying that I don't have my "moments". I'm just now getting to the point that I will admit (after trying) that I can't do it and this is why. For a while, I've tried to "hide" my issues and blame my clumsiness when I could. But now, rather than letting everyone believe I was drunk (especially at church) when I walked, it would be better to "let it all hang out" and let it be known. That is not to say that I'm going to wear a t-shirt or a sticker on my forehead that proclaims it, but I'm not going to try to hide it, either!
Believe me . . . I understand most of what you're feeling (I've probably been there myself) and you are ALWAYS welcome to "talk" to me!
Re: Does anyone have PLS?
sorry i did not respond sooner but i have been quite ill.
i did mention in your thread on the pls forum about more info that there is not a great deal about.
to know more about how it effects individuals and more personal information i suggest you look through the threads on the pls forum..............there you will find a wealth of info from those of us living with pls.
its nearly 11yrs since i started with the spasms in my legs,been on baclofen 9-10yrs.
mine started in the legs and has slowly worked up to the bulbar area.
but i am still functional(just) and try to be as active as i can depending on how my body wants to cooperate.
as for baclofen...........they start you on a low dose and work it up till you feel a benefit but you can not exceed 60mg unless its under supervision in hospital so please dont take more than 60mg.
if there is no efffect with oral baclofen or the patient cannot tolerate it they can be considered for a baclofen pump.........i have heard excellent reports on this.
as for me my stiffness is sometimes not too bad compared to the early years but i put it down to being on baclofen for so long.
my main problem now is weakness from having pls for 11yrs plus some disuse atrophy.
if you have any problems or questions you can post in the pls forum .
Blubear, I am sort of confused about the baclofen. My doctor says that the max I can take is 80mg. But, Olly says 60mg is the max. In THAT case, I'm at the max.
Olly, you said that you've been really sick . . . with what? I've heard about the baclofen pump but I don't think I qualify. What I've read is that it is for people who do not tolerate it well when taking it orally.
I am on baclofen (10 mg 3x daily) for stiffness and xanax (.25 mg 3x daily) to control the quivering in my leg and hand, which I believe is often caused by anxiety over the loss of normal function. I have physical therapy once a week. The therapist stretches my legs and ankles and helps me with exercises to challenge and improve my balance. I go to an ALS clinic, where my symptoms are monitored. My neurologist there says most cases of PLS are just slow progressing ALS, so he feels I am in the right place. I have some muscle twitches (fasiculations), which he says are LMN symptoms, but so far have no bulbar symptoms. I am just thankful for the slow progression.
It is all very confusing, so I totally understand what you are feeling. Hang in there. I will be most happy to chat with you about this.
I am new here. I don't know what I have yet. I am having an EMG next Tuesday. After that a spinal MRI and tons of blood work. I have been ill for almost 2 years.My doc is doing tests to find out.I have twitches,left thigh atrophy and now right side of stomach is atrophying.It is scary but I have had an idea I could have ALS or PLS.I enjoy reading your posts and God bless you all!
Hi Val, I just checked on the net and the max dosage is 80mg. So dont go over that!
The V.A. gave me a bottle with enough to tie me over until they mailed my prescription to me. It just arrived with today's mail - 270 10mg tablets! I guess that's a 90 day supply according to my wife's math.
Ah! The good stuff--cramp candy, here we come!
I have been diagnosed with PLS as well so there are several of us here with this diagnosed.
please see my posts re my condition etc but a snap shot of it is as follows.
diagnosed in 2007 with Parkinsons.
changed to PLS in 2008.
use a walker/ cane or gopher for getting around (depending on distance).
dont think the baclofen is doing much for me, just back from a trial for a pump. (see my thread on baclofen pump test) initial good results from that.
Just ask any other questions that you have as you see we have some very experianced people on here with this diagnosed. Olly and Zaph to name 2.
Yes I have PLS I was diagnosed in 2000 and have slowly progressed to where I use an eletric wheelchair to get around. I can only walk with a walker but not very far and I lose my balance very easily. I am trying to find out if anyone has the same trouble I am having with constantly coughing up phlegm.
It started some time ago and seems to be getting worse every day, I spend so much time coughing it up every morning when I get up and during the day. when I drink anything acidic or with strong flavouring it seems to triger an irritationin my throat which causes me to cough involuterily and sometimes I start chokeing and cant breath as it cuts of my windpipe and until I can get it out I cant breath it is very scary.
I am told by my Neurologist that it is part of the disease but I wonder if any of you have thew same problem and could give me any advice as to what can be done to relieve it, the Doctors dont seem to be much help. I would appreciate any sugestions.
Fred, I have bulbar onset ALS and one of the first things I was told was no acidic drinks and especially no citrus drinks. I have had several closed off windpipe episodes like you described and yes, they are very scary. The best thing to do is to try to relax, hard to do when you cant take a breath I know, but it does work. I have a suction machine to help get stuff out and maybe you might want to look into getting one. The other thing is to make sure that you take in lots of fluids (water) so that the saliva stays thin and doesn't turn into thick goo which is really hard to deal with.
Thanks Barry for your reply, I already have a suction machine but sometimes the phlegm is to deep to get and I still have to get it up into my mouth before I can clear it. I also have a cough assist machine which also helps, it gets so frustrating when it goes on constantly throughout the day it seems like lately it has gotten worse I am wondering if it has to do with the fact that it is the worst alergy season in a while and I do seem to have a lot of sinus pressure until I can clear out all the mucus then it seams to ease up for a while.
I would also like to hear from anyone who has PLS that has similar problems, I know that the symptoms are similar to ALS but it is hard to find people with PLS to talk about all the problems associated with it and any sugestions as to anything to overcome them.


Assaph has been a bibliophile since he learnt to read at the age of five, and a Romanophile ever since he first got his hands on Asterix, way back in elementary school. This exacerbated when his parents took him on a trip to Rome and Italy – he whinged horribly when they dragged him to "yet another church with baby angels on the ceiling", yet was happy to skip all day around ancient ruins and museums for Etruscan art.
Assaph now lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife, kids, cats, and – this being Australia – assorted spiders. By day he is a software product manager, bridging the gap between developers and users, and by night he's writing – he seems to do his best writing after midnight. You can find Assaph on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and his website.
Thanks for joining us today, Assaph. Let's start small: tell us about a great book you've read recently!
I'm currently working my way through the Kencyrath Chronicles by P.C. Hodgell. I read the first book (God Stalk) when I was a kid and loved it. I had a couple of sequels (in hardcover) but missed the rest of this amazing series that came later, so now I'm rectifying that.
I'd heartily recommend it to anyone who loves Epic Fantasy cycles done right: Hodgell's story-telling and world-building are top-notch, the characterisation is without par, her story pacing is excellent, and she balances light and dark themes perfectly.
I'd say that just like my protagonist, I tend to go for the jack-of-all-trades, mixed class characters. As for weapons of choice, I train in Wing Chun so either twin short swords (aka butterfly swords) or the long spear.
Type, definitely type. I type faster than I write, and – as a bonus – it's actually legible afterwards. I don't do heavy editing during the first draft, but it's still a lot easier to work on the computer, fix holes, change things, expand, redact, etc.
I sometime sketch hand-notes or maps as a way to brainstorm, but even that is on OneNote on the computer.
Mmm, shrimps sound nice on the barbie (Sorry, I'm an Aussie 😊). Generally, I prefer to write in quiet. I can deal with some noise in the background but having kids (Dad! Dad! Dad! DAD!) kinda kills any chance of creative concentration.
I write either late at night, or on the train commute to work. That's when I get some uninterrupted time to just write. Also, the less internet, the better. I write in and around my daily life.
I call my writing way 'plotsing' – the perfect combination between planning and pantsing, given a bodily-noise theme.
Seriously, when I first sit down and start a novel or a short, I know where the story starts, where it ends, and a few highlights I want to hit along the way. In between there's discovery writing, and everything can be fixed later in editing.
80's cult classics (from Princess Bride to The Evil Dead), years of D&D and other role-playing games, and an over-active imagination.
Whatever my wife chose to watch when I was around. Left to myself, I'd rather read.
Then again, what with the kids, I can quote most recent Disney and Pixar movies by heart. Trust me, though, watching Hotel Transylvania 37 times last week was not my free choice.
If the family is there too – then spend it together, probably at some park. If I'm alone, then I'll read.
My approach to punctuation is to load a shotgun with it and spray the page. Let my editor sort them out.
The year's senior consul came back from military campaign stark raving mad, and his co-consul doesn't want to go down in history as the 'year of the crazy consuls'. One name comes highly recommended for solving nutty cases. In a true Felix fashion, this is a story of Lunacy and Exile, of Piracy and Ghosts!
(This is going to be a free novella to anyone who joins my mailing list).
Hm, not something I ever considered. My current stories tend to be a mix of what I like to read (ancient Rome, detectives, and urban fantasy). I have plenty of other ideas brewing in my feverish mind, but I find writing a solitary activity.
If I was collaborating, I'd love to do it with someone who'd both connect to my brand of lunacy, someone with whom I could spark ideas and get better writing done.
Or JK Rowling, GRRM, Gailman, Butcher, Sanderson, etc. Wouldn't mind my name next to theirs on the cover.
The least helpful advice is the prescribed method that urges you to follow it as some key to success. It's not. You need to put in the effort to find your own way.
If you want to write, write. Unless you get words on a page, you're not going to get ahead with writing.
Now, if you want to write well, read. Read voraciously, in and out of your genres. Read critically. Read some more. And then write.
Considering my writing blends ancient Rome with fantasy, I think that would be pretty obvious. I'd love to observe first hand some of the notable events throughout the two millennia from the pre-Roman eras to the end of the Byzantine period. I'd also love to come back with some long-lost books and works of arts. Sulla's memoirs come to mind.
Sometime it's just a matter of getting the juices flowing, of putting word after slow word on the page, until it clicks and the pace picks back up.
Sometimes, the day's a wash and I just read instead. I let my subconscious work on the problem, and try again the next day. I'm often surprised by the genius solutions my mind comes up with, and how it all falls neatly together.
Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds. It's one of the best historical-fantasy novels out there. In a market populated by dark fantasy and horror detectives, this book stands unique in one important aspect – charm. It's inspired (and inspiring) writing, an absolute pleasure to read. I keep re-reading it every few years, and every time it's still just as good.
Stories of Togas, Daggers, and Magic – for lovers of Ancient Rome and Dark Urban Fantasy. (Think Harry Dresden in a Toga 😊).
If you love realistic and well-researched historical mysteries as well as supernatural fantasy, this is for you.
Thanks again for joining us, Assaph!
Assaph Mehr is the author of the Felix the Fox series, including MURDER IN ABSENTIA and IN NUMINA.


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Altoman, zapovjednik, vojvoda i namjesnik srpskog despota Đurđa Brankovića za planinska krajeve Zete, područja iznad Kotora i Budve, koje je Srpska Despotovina dobila poslije smrti Balše III. Kada su Mlečani 1442. osvojili ta područja, Altoman je jedno vrijeme stolovao u Podgorici, kasnije je od Mlečana Drivast (Drišt, Drisht), Bar i Budvu.

Altoman je s 12 000 Srba i Turaka-plačenika, prodro u lipnju 1448. prema moru i opustošio područje do Kotora, ali je dočekan od Mlečana i poražen. Pošto ni kasnije nisu ostvarene despotove pretenzije na spomenute gradove, Altoman je krajem 1450. upao s jakim snagama na prostor Skadra pustošeći i pljačkajući njegovu okolicu. Dvije godine kasnije ponovno prodire s 12 000 vojnika na područje Skadra koje pustoši, a zatim se zbog koncentracije jačih mletačkih snaga okreće prema zapadu i upada u Crnogorsko primorje.

Tamo su ga 1452. dočekale snage tadašnjeg mletačkog kapetana Stefana I. Crnojevića i kotorskog kneza, te ga odlučno porazile.

Literatura

 "Altoman", U: Vojna enciklopedija, sv. 1., Beograd: Izdanje redakcije Vojne enciklopedije, 1970., str. 105.
 K. Tireček. Istoriia Srba, I i II knjiga, Beograd, 1952.

Srpski vojni zapovjednici