This journal started as a survey inquiring into a complex world of female artists. I want to share work of inspiring and creative women who make this world a brighter place.
An Interview with Aimée Burg.
Aimée Burg is an incredibly talented artist, fierce woman, and mother. Since meeting Aimée a few years ago I have been admiring her talent and woodworking skills. Not everyone knows how to operate a table saw. And that is an impressive expertise to have!
Aimée has a show titled Oblique Functions at Slag Gallery in Bushwick which is on view till December 22nd, 2017. I had a pleasure to ask her a few questions about her work, and what it means to her as a woman and creator.
In this show Aimée experiments with notions and perceptions of domestic life and household tools. She explores ideas of what it feels like to be a woman in the modern world, what it takes to juggle between different roles that she is: a mom, wife, caregiver, artist, educator; and how household tools help her sustain a busy life.
In her work Aimée utilizes familiar building materials such as wood, cement, porcelain, stoneware, mason line (a handy twine used to erect straight walls by masons, hence the name). With these she creates unusual forms and assemblies by employing simple and clean geometries. However, her fabrication methods are not so simple. The objects created have a subtle color palette: yet the show awakens exciting and playful feelings. In the show we see strange combs, clothes lines, gloves, baskets, tables, sacks, curtains, mirror frames and looms. Aimée transformed the idea and ordinary look of these everyday objects and gave them life on their own.
One of my favorite pieces from the show is a fuzzy sack with round wooden plugs. It has a texture of a soft supple blanket.
I find comfort in domestic objects; we interact with them every day and depend on them. Women particularly rely on house tools to get through their busy days while performing various tasks, be it cooking, running business, cleaning, taking kids to school, creating art, volunteering, the list goes on. I appreciate the fact that Aimée turned ordinary objects into a subjects of her research, and manifested them as sculptures we can see and experience. Her work makes me think about how would my daily life change if my household tools and instruments were to look unearthly and different from what I am used to now? Will they bring me more joy, more delight? Would my life be more efficient? Does form follow function or vise versa?
Visiting the opening of the show I felt transported to another dimension or to a futuristic household on a different planet. Suddenly, I started to think about the use these curious tools could have. Which led me to wonder to question are these tools or strange creatures? I was struck by what these curious tools Aimee imagined to be, and what purpose they serve. I wonder what tools would be important in people's homes in the future? And what today's tools will become obsolete? Would ceramic arts still be relevant?
Aimée Burg. Photo by Dark Matters Collective.
Your latest solo show Oblique Functions is mostly made out of objects. What was your inspiration behind the forms & materials?
There are a lot of things that have inspired the objects, and I'll just start listing some - cleaning tools/household tools/goods/equipment, dealing with the role of being a stay at home mom, background sets in tv shows/movies, looking at old ways of working, thinking about working with my hands, choosing to not use toxic materials but rather materials that are comforting and fun to work with, combining opposites like hard/soft, crisp/lumpy and gentle/violent, being a housewife and feeling like I have to protect creatures that live here - humans, animals and plants alike, femininity and figuring out what that means for me as someone who has never really felt feminine, ancient cultures and beliefs are always in the back of my mind, ways of learning and tools used in early childhood development.
What do you do to stay inspired? What are your daily rituals?
My daily rituals are guided by the people/animals that I'm in charge of - like my son, cats and chickens, and even the plants. Since my son is an early riser, I am became one as well (my house animals are also early risers). I spend a lot of time feeding and cleaning living things (this is in no way a claim to a clean and organized house and lifestyle though!). Once my son is out of school for the day he has other enriching activities that I take him to, which I guess leads to the next question.
Did becoming a mother change your approach to art and creation? If so, how?
Yes - most definitely. I've learned to work quicker as the time I can allow myself in the studio is less than when I didn't have my son. By quicker I mean thinking about the effect I want and what would be the most direct way to get it which sometimes means that objects are rough around the edges and not finished to perfection like I would have fretted about in the past. I also started investing more time into my crochet work because it is something easy to travel with, and is not messy or loud. I can work on it while my son is at gymnastics or whatever activity he is at. I also have taken inspiration from the way he creates his drawings. I find myself wondering how I would make shapes he draws into objects.
What advice can you give to artists who are just starting up?
I would advise to just keep a collection of things that interest you. Even if they seem really varied eventually they all come together, because the core belief in the way I work is that everything is connected and can turn into this connect-the-dots mental game. Everything informs everything else, kind of like how you can play the 6 degrees to Kevin Bacon game.
What are your favorite things about living on the East coast?
Well...I have only ever lived on the East coast so I do not have much to compare it to, however having all four seasons is really important to me. Always having that change coming up keeps things on the move. When people I meet find out I am from Maine, a lot of the time I am told that 'it makes sense'; that Maine people have a 'thing' about them. I find it important to hold on to that 'thing', and staying close to my family helps me to keep that. Though I don't necessarily know how to describe what that Maine thing is. I have been told it is both that Mainers are hard working and weird.
Are there any creative adventures coming up in the near future?
I am lucky to be included in a group show Probability and Uncertainty coming up soon at Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Upstate NY. A major thing is that another kid is on the way so I will be preparing for that. Otherwise ongoing projects are co-running the Art Lot in Brooklyn and being a member of Dark Matters Collective.
Find more of Aimée's work on her website www.aimeeburg.com.
Photos courtesy of Plants and Magic unless otherwise noted.


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SOUNDTRACK REVIEW by Andrew Klay: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Posted on February 25, 2012 by webmaster
Composer: James Horner
I consider A Beautiful Mind to be one of James Horner's most imaginative and transcendent scores, adding a facet of stunning complexity to Ron Howard's film. Though it did not win an Oscar for Best Original Score, it did get nominated and came close. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and that simply wouldn't have been possible without James Horner's music.
This time, Horner chose to score conceptually, writing for the character and not the scene. The opening titles reveal the brilliant inner workings of John Nash's mind. This track, entitled "Kaleidoscope of Mathematics," is patterned after Nash's logically scattered thought process, and is repeated whenever he interacts with his equations. It is as if the whole outside world is put on hold and nothing else exists. It is a melody lost in the vastness of the figurative unknown, as is Nash himself.
The melody is based off of principles of minimalism, which may sound strikingly odd at first glance. Echoing the works of Philip Glass, minimalism simply denotes a repetition of musical phrases and ideas with evolving chord structures. "Kaleidoscope" and the next track, "Governing Dynamics" demonstrate this principle by pairing the same right-hand pattern on the piano with constantly changing chord variations in the left hand.
Horner selected the then-teenage prodigy Charlotte Church for the film's vocals. He explained that he was seeking a vocal quality that was neither child nor adult, and Church embodied this attribute. Her voice becomes an instrument to symbolize Nash's psychological state, carrying us into his very soul.
The next identifiable theme in the film is apparent when Nash descends into an inescapable world of delusionary expectations. I chose "The Car Chase" to illustrate James Horner's ability to write for the character, not the scene. Someone listening to this music out of context would not picture a car chase, but the music beautifully depicts the anguish and fear John Nash experiences when his delusions begin to take over.
A third recognizable theme is that of the unconditional love John's wife, Alicia, shows for him through her patience and tireless compassion. The melody is hinted at in "Kaleidoscope" but further developed later on. It becomes the ultimate anchor theme at the end of the film, with the others gracefully surrounding it. The theme is introduced in the track entitled "Saying Goodbye to those you Love," with an oboe duet at the beginning of the cue and a piano solo in the middle. It is brought to fruition in the end credits by a song entitled "All Love Can Be," performed by Charlotte Church.
The score for A Beautiful Mind connotes feelings of wonder, pity, and finally, admiration for both John and his wife. We stand in awe of John's ability to manage his misunderstood illness, and we gain a new respect for Alicia, who through good times and bad remained faithful to her husband and his care. This film demonstrates the definition of true love and sacrifice. It is a subject worthy of an inspiring score, which James Horner delivered in such a magnificent way.
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SOUNDTRACK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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Soundtrack Review #3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Composer: John Williams
As the third installment in the Harry Potter series, The Prisoner of Azkaban may not initially draw the most attention, but its score sets itself apart from the rest. After a knockout score chock full of new themes in the first Harry Potter film, John Williams was faced with the challenge of reinventing himself twice more.
This proved a difficult task as it would be the first Harry Potter film with a new director, as well as a new actor for a major character, Albus Dumbledore. As director, Alfonso Cuarón gave the film his own look and style, but had to retain certain elements as set forth in the first two movies. John Williams became the important link in the chain to preserve the "spirit of Harry Potter" by continuing its rich musical tradition. It is, in my opinion, his greatest Harry Potter score, but unfortunately also his last.
The soundtrack showcases many new themes and ideas. "Aunt Marge's Waltz" features unconventional, perhaps even opposite music that one might consider for such a dire situation. As Harry uses his magical powers in revenge to "blow up" his uncle Vernon's portly sister, sending her floating out of the house into the sky, John Williams writes an almost carousel-like waltz, giving the scene a lighter and more humorous feel. This accurately conveys the emotion readers infer from the book—whimsical poetic justice rather than intense desperation.
Next of interest is "Buckbeak's Flight," which I consider one of the finest pieces of John Williams' career. It accompanies the scene in which Hagrid sets Harry off on a flying hippogriff (a creature half horse and half eagle). Harry and Buckbeak soar over an enormous shimmering lake near the castle, forming a bond of friendship that will save them both in the end. Williams begins with a pulsing, intense drum solo, "the takeoff," followed by a surge of radiant strings and harp, supported by noble brass. The strings swell to a cymbal crash as Harry experiences the adrenaline rush of flight, seeing his own reflection in the water. This makes the scene all the more glorious and majestic. The melody then simmers down as the two land back to safety.
A key theme of the film is Harry's longing for his parents, particularly his mother. This is tenderly illustrated in "A Window to the Past," a scene in which Harry learns more about his mother from Professor Lupin on the bridge. This theme, played initially by recorder and harpsichord, is repeated in various forms throughout the film. These instruments place us in the Medieval setting of Hogwarts and reveal a yearning on the part of Harry to feel closer to his departed parents.
Finally, don't miss the last track on the CD, entitled "Mischief Managed." John Williams decided to score the end credits in such a way as to reincorporate all the major themes from the film, making the viewer want to stay in the theater until the bitter end. These themes are craftily woven together by new score and appropriate variation of it. And of course, it ends triumphantly with "Aunt Marge's Waltz."
This soundtrack is a "must own," giving fuel to the Harry Potter fire and doing justice to its story, in fact taking it to new heights. I don't understand why John Williams stopped scoring Harry Potter after this film—if it was a directorial decision, it sure was a bad one. To me, the music of this film makes The Prisoner of Azkaban the last great Harry Potter film.
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Freida is so much fun! The GuideAdvisor staff spent the day with her and learned everything there is to know about wine production – from pressing the grapes to pouring the glass. She has lots of energy (she bikes everywhere!) and introduced us to a bunch of people who seemed just as happy to show us around as she was. In fact, that is what Freida is all about: making sure you're happy. We definitely would recommend a day with Freida.
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Please explain the difference between these terms: pot life, working life and gel time.
The mixed resin and hardener are thawed out after having been stored in a frozen state. These frozen systems have all the components necessary for curing except the temperature in the frozen state is so low that the reaction cannot start. When the system is removed and allowed to thaw to room temperature, the curing reaction can start.
The resin and hardener are heated to start the curing reaction.
Customers need to know how long they have to work with the curing resin system and they also need to know when the system has gelled, which is the first state in the transformation from a liquid to a solid. Customers must not disturb a material after it has gelled because the final polymer will have a poorly cross-linked structure and inadequate physical properties.
Pot life is a defined timed during which the viscosity of the mixed system doubles. Example: if a mixed resin system has an initial viscosity of 10,000 cps and the viscosity increases to 20,000 cps after 30 minutes, then the pot life is 30 minutes. In some instances, if the starting viscosity is very low, e.g. 500 cps, then the pot life can be defined as the time it takes for the viscosity to increase by a factor of 4, or 5, or some other defined number.
The time factor for pot life does give an indication of how fast the system is curing (progressing from a liquid state to a solid state), however it does not necessarily define the amount of time the customer has to work with the resin, in terms of being able to use it in their process to make acceptable parts. In the example, even if the viscosity is 20,000 cps the customer may still be able to cast the material or use it as an adhesive, sealant, or encapsulant. What the pot life is best used for is to compare systems. If one system has a 30 minute pot life and one has a 100 minute pot life, the customer has an indication of how fast or how slow the two systems are curing.
Working life or working time is defined by the resin supplier to advise the customer how much time they have to work with the material before it reaches such a high state of viscosity that it cannot be properly worked with to produce an acceptable part. When working life is defined it does not have a defined value such as "viscosity doubles". Working life is determined after running cure tests on the system to determine what is the exact point when the system gels and how fast the viscosity increases to this gel state in the final stage of curing. If a test shows a gel time of 30 minutes, but the viscosity increases rapidly between 25 and 30 minutes, the working life may be set at 20 minutes. If a test shows a gel time of 30 minutes but the viscosity increases significantly between 15 minutes and 30 minutes, then the working time may be set at 10 minutes.
The resin supplier will define the working life with a reasonable safety factor to advise the customer what time limit they have to properly work with and handle the material. The customer will use the working life to design his process so that there is some assurance that the material will be cast, applied, poured, or spread in a time frame that allows the full properties of the cross-linked polymer to develop.
Gel time is the time it takes for a mixed resin system to gel or become so highly viscous that it can no longer be considered workable or able to be handled. A thermoset resin system converts from a liquid mixture of chemicals to a solid material that has a highly cross-linked polymer as the major structural material. The gel time is the time when the polymer formation is in its early stages of cross-linking to the point that if the polymer gel state is disturbed then the final polymer will have properties that are not well established.
The best example is an adhesive material. If the curing adhesive is moved or manipulated after it has gelled, then the adhesive will never have adequate bonding strength or adhesion. It is customary for a thermoset system with a gel time of say 60 minutes, to advise the customer that the material must not be disturbed, moved, handled after it has cured for 50 minutes.
The curing profile for a thermoset resin is very often dependent on the amount of material that is curing. More material will often cure faster than less material. This means the pot life, working life, and gel time are dependent on the volume of material. While they may be measured or defined, they are based on tests run with a certain amount, e.g. 100 g or 200 g. The customer will have a different pot life or working life or gel time if their process uses 1 g or 1000 g.
It is also important to mention that the pot life, working life, and gel time are only useful to the customer if the temperature is defined. Room temperature systems would have these properties defined at 25°C. If the system is a heat-cured system then the temperature could be 65°C or 100°C or another temperature that the supplier considers applicable. Viscosity increase could be monitored at 100°C, the gel time could be measured at 100°C and the working life would be specified after the gel time at 100°C is measured.


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Jennifer Lawrence And Chris Martin's Break-Up: J-Law Says Coldplay Musician Played Her And Used Her
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By Amanda Austin	 On Nov 11, 2015
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin's last break-up seems to be their final break-up, and there is some bad blood between the Hunger Games actress and Gwyneth Paltrow's ex-husband. J-Law and Chris Martin had a tumultuous relationship for over a year, we couldn't keep track of their break-ups and make-ups. Nor could we keep track of the in-between flings that Martin had with other women.
According to a new report from The National Enquirer, Jennifer Lawrence has no intention of getting back together with the Coldplay singer – and she actually is pretty furious with the way that he treated her. An insider dished to The National Enquirer that Jennifer Lawrence feels "used" by Martin – and thinks that he played her and led her on. The source added, "She now knows she was just a fling. She thinks Chris wasn't looking to get serious, even though he told her he was. He never introduced her to his kids. That hurt her badly."
Jennifer Lawrence wasted nearly a year of her life with Chris Martin, so she has a pretty legitimate reason to be upset. But, what exactly did she expect? When you start dating someone who is in the process of "consciously uncoupling" from his controlling wife – the odds of him settling down and giving up his freedom to be in another relationship were pretty slim.
What do you guys think? Did Jennifer Lawrence get played by Chris Martin? Or should she have known from the start that it wasn't going to end well? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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This Friday I experienced some serious dejà vu. I was minding my business weighing some grass-fed beef and pricing it, when someone ran into the building and said, "Kelly smashed her fingers pretty bad and I think she needs to go to the hospital!" Since I went to the hospital little over a month ago also for a sliced finger, I was quickly volunteered to drive her to the hospital. Four hours of sitting in an emergency room brings up a lot of conversation about health care reform. But that's not what this post is about.
She smashed the middle and ring finger in between a trailer and the hitch. Not a good place for fingers to be! She ended up with eleven stitches. I was supposed to be on weekend duty with her, but we made up for it with the four hours of conversation in the ER. The doctor was very nice, and even got the farm's number for some grass-fed beef. The nurse regaled us with some vivid ER stories and commentary about society and the problems with African-American culture (of which she was a part).
It wasn't what either of us expected to do on a beautiful fall day in Texas. It was a reminder of the dangers of life and work. I guess even a cubicle farm has paper cuts, freak stapler accidents and the like. It seems that we're obsessed with being injury free. Not that I wish harm to anyone, but getting hurt is kind of just part of life. If you don't get your heart or some bones broken at some point you're not really living. Kelly knew it was stupid that she stuck her fingers where they shouldn't have been. I knew better than to stick my finger in a fridge fan without looking. Our injuries don't have the best stories to go with them. You don't have to get mauled by a bear to feel alive, but stitches and/or a broken bone are part of stepping out your front door and engaging the world around, even more if you live on a farm or work with your hands.
I guess what I'm saying is that part of farming and changing the world is not being afraid to get dirty. It also means not being afraid to smash your fingers now and then.


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The previous Lifesprk website was not mobile friendly and was built on an older content management system that was difficult to maintain. The new Lifesprk website was built on WordPress content management system (CMS). It was also made responsive so the website interface would scale fluidly across desktop and mobile devices. MJ Kretsinger used Parallax technology to give subtle animation effects to content as the user scrolls down the homepage. A mega navigation was included for greater usability. Right side and contextual banner ads were also provided to enable Lifesprk to promote related services wherever they wished. Users are also able to contribute care tips and testimonials to the site, or schedule a free consultation. The website also includes two blogs and an area where multiple client stories are presented.


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Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd and Royal New Zealand Navy value Lloyd's Register's safety and environment expertise to support their safety case preparation for the new MSC project in Korea
Lloyd's Register (LR), the leading provider of engineering and technology-centric professional services, is working with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI) on the preparation of the safety case for the Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN) maritime sustainment capability (MSC) project, which is taking place in Ulsan, Korea.
T.H. Kim, Safety and Environmental Manager of this project at HHI, says: "We chose LR because of their competency in naval regulation and classification. We were also impressed in the way their teams can support the critical safety case requirements for the size of this project and the environment assessments that are needed to make this project a success."
The depth of the expertise being provided by LR will help to drive an increased focus on safety and environmental best practices throughout the project to ensure any potential risks are acknowledged, prevented or controlled. A series of HAZID and environment impact identification and safety optimisation workshops are taking place.
"We are delighted to be working with HHI on this project for the RNZN," says Dong-Hoon Han, Risk Service Manager for LR in Korea. "Winning this contract is evidence of our skillset in managing risk for our customers, and the confidence we bring to industry seeking a level of independent assurance that help companies successfully achieve higher standards of integrity throughout their operations and in their projects."
Han highlights: "Our expertise and knowledge in Classification will add further value to the service we provide to HHI, and our experts in Korea and the UK will be providing advice from the preliminary design stages to help HHI identify and manage hazards relevant to the MSC design and operation."
The MSC project is aimed at replacing the Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN) ageing HMNZS Endeavour tanker.
The new vessel is intended to strengthen NZDF's maritime replenishment capability at sea by supporting the nation's naval combat force and its partner countries' ships. The tanker is also suitable for a number of missions including logistics support, maritime sustainment, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief.
HHI was selected by the Government of New Zealand for the design and construction of the vessel in a prime contract. The project with LR commenced in April 2017.
Designed to Polar Class 6 standard, New Zealand's future fleet replenishment tanker can operate in Antarctic waters. The vessel will have an overall length of 173m, a beam of 24.5m and a draught of 8.2m. With a displacement of 25,271t, it will accommodate up to 98 personnel including 64 core crew members, 14 trainees, 11 flight crew, eight mission teams, and one VIP.


Teresa �T� Diana Groover, 40, a native of Atmore, Alabama and resident of Hattiesburg, Miss., passed away Monday, April 13, 2009.
She is survived by her mother, Leola E. Wilson of Livingston, Texas; two brothers, John S. Groover, of Livingston and Ben Marvin Coyle III, of Corpus Christi, Texas; and her grandfather, Irvin Beasley of Walnut Hill, Florida.
She was born on December 12, 1968 in Atmore. She was a veteran of the USN and was a licensed Master operating vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. She had an enormous love of all animals in this world. �T� had the most kind and giving heart, with a loving and generous spirit.
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Karlštejn castle stands over Berounka
1357 Karlštejn was built as an impregnable fortress for receiving the most precious treasures of the Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Bohemia. The builder was Matthias of Arras, decoration was carried out among others. Master Theodoric and Mikuláš Wurmser
From the majestic, High Gothic castle radiates that it was built by an orthodox Christian. Its staggered arrangement symbolizes Jerusalem Holy mountain with a temple on top. The medieval cosmography considered Jerusalem as the center of the world, so perhaps Charles IV. He wanted Karlstejn to become the center of the Holy Roman Empire.
Treasury of the Holy Empire
Year 1348 in Czech history, wrote a really significant. Then he established by Charles IV. Prague University, founded New Town Quarter and built a Karlštejn. The foundation stone of thought on the bank of the Berounka Archbishop Ernest of Pardubice for unprecedented glory. Construction of any other castle apparently has not begun so solemnly. But it was also Karlštejn built an extraordinary purpose - storing the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire and holy relics.
Pilgrimage to the symbols of eternal salvation
Karlstejn towered (and off) on a rock on several floors, where the treasure was located at most - in the chapel. Cross in the Great Tower. Pilgrims who wanted to see him, they had to go through the shrines in the Imperial Palace and Marian Tower. The lowest "floor" of the castle consists Well Tower with a well. On it is interesting that no wells actually is. Kutná Hora miners drilled rock almost 80 meters deep, but the water did not encounter. Thus pit teamed with the nearby creek and collected water into the tank. They knew about it for centuries only the king and burgraves - during the siege would not be any easier than divert the stream bed or (and it would be even more effective) to poison the water. Rumor has it that because of security were executed all the laborers who worked on the canal.
Battles for crown jewels
In 1421 they lived in Karlstein castle kings and flourished. For some time there were hidden imperial regalia, along with the Czech. But then let the brother of Wenceslas IV. Zikmund Roman treasure away and Czech koruna followed him at the beginning of the Thirty Years War. It turned out that fear for the safety of jewelry was misplaced. Hussites obleželi all the hills around here Karlštejna and hurled rocks, barrels of burning pitch and faeces, but did not get either the courtyard. The Swedes broke the big tower, but its fortifications, he has not. The decoration of the chapel. Cross suffered more for defenders than enemies. The soldiers stole many valuables away to secure the supply of reserves in the castle.
Glittering Karlštejn walls
Karlštejn at the end of the 15th century has Gothic adjustments later he decorated a number of Renaissance elements. But since 1619, when the Czech crown jewels were taken away, construction began to deteriorate. Treasure traveled to Vienna in 1867 returned to its original location, where it was stored Wenceslas Crown - the Cathedral of St.. Vitus. Queen Eleanor Karlstejn stopped in the second half of the 17th century, some of its facilities threatened to collapse. For some time there was a granary and a warehouse. Interest in cultural monument returned to the Romantic period.
Revival castle
At the end of the 18th century, the dilapidated castle with mysterious atmosphere became interested artists. Perhaps at their instigation here in 1812 came the Emperor Francis I. With a grand reconstruction, but it started up about seventy-four years later. He led by Josef Mocker in the spirit of purism, which means that it tried to restore the original appearance of the Gothic castle to the detriment of all - even those povedených - later alterations and modifications. Karlštejn got a new roof with them today distinctive character.


Currency pair Dollar Franc USD/CHF continues to move in a rising channel. At the time of publication of the Forex forecast, the rate of the US Dollar to the Swiss Franc is 0.9993. Moving averages indicate the presence of an upward trend in the pair. At the moment, we should expect an attempt to reduce and test the support area near the level of 0.9965. Then continued growth of the US Dollar against the Swiss Franc with a target above the level of 1.0065.
In favor of the growth of the Dollar/Franc will perform a test of the bearish trend line on the indicator of relative strength index (RSI). The second signal will be a rebound from the lower boundary of the rising channel. Cancellation of the growth option of the USD/CHF pair on FOREX will be a fall and a breakdown of the area of 0.9905. This will indicate a breakdown of the support area and the continuation of the fall of the USD/CHF quotes to the area below the level of 0.9875. Expect acceleration of growth of the USD/CHF quotes with the breakdown of the resistance area and closing above the level of 1.0025.
USD/CHF Forecast Dollar Franc April 3, 2019 implies an attempt to test the support area near the level of 0.9965. Further, the continued growth of the pair USD/CHF with the goal above the level of 1.0065. An additional signal in favor of the growth of the Dollar.Franc pair will be the test of the support line on the indicator of relative strength index (RSI). Cancellation of the growth option will be the fall and the breakdown of the area 0.9905. This will indicate a breakdown of the support area and a continued decline in the pair.


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Trump Tries Again to Raise Prevailing Wages, Success not Expected
In the last full week of the Trump administration, the DOL has once more issued a prevailing wage rule that lifts wages for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 nonimmigrant cases and for the PERM labor certification program. The new final rule, which was published on January 14, and goes into effect sixty days later, contains significant prevailing wage increases for all wage levels, though the new minimums are not as high as initially sought by DOL. The rule also provides a multi-year transition period which is intended to give employers time to meet the wage increases and makes certain accommodations for H-1B workers who are pursuing employment-based permanent residence. Initial wage increases are set to begin on July 1, 2021.
Final Rule Signals Major Change in H-1B Selection Process
In November 2020, we reported on the Trump administration's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, announcing a major change in the process for filing cap subject H-1B petitions. The new proposed selection process prioritizes registrations based on wage level, thus giving priority to those registrations by employers who are paying the highest prevailing wages. Following the mandatory notice and comment period, the government has announced that the final rule will go into effect, without modification, on Friday, January 8, 2021.
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Мукат Усагалиевич Мусаев (1919 — 3 мая 1954) — пулемётчик 795-го стрелкового полка (228-я стрелковая дивизия, 53-я армия, 2-й Украинский фронт), рядовой. Герой Советского Союза.

Биография

Родился в 1919 году в селе Селитренное ныне Харабалинского района Астраханской области. Казах. Работал табунщиком в колхозе. Беспартийный.

В Красной Армии с 1941 года. В действующей армии с мая 1944 года.

Отличился при форсировании реки Тиса в районе населённого пункта Тисафюред (Венгрия) в ночь на 25 октября 1944 года. Первым на подручных средствах с боевым товарищем Куванжбаевым переправился на правый берег реки и огнём своего мощного оружия прикрывал переправляющуюся через реку роту. Принял участие в отражении 18 вражеских контратак, уничтожил три пулемётные точки противника. Несмотря на серьёзное ранение не оставил своего боевого поста. Когда отказал пулемёт, Мукат Мусаев с гранатами в руках, рискуя жизнью, подполз к пулемёту противника, уничтожил его расчёт и трофейным пулемётом вёл огонь по противнику, чем обеспечил продвижение роты вперёд.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 24 марта 1945 года за мужество и героизм, проявленные при выполнении боевого задания, рядовому Мукату Мусаеву присвоено звание Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда».

В 1945 году демобилизовался. Жил и работал в селе Буруны Наримановского района Астраханской области. Умер 3 мая 1954 года.

Награды
 Медаль «Золотая Звезда» (№ 1625) (24.03.1945).
 Орден Ленина (24.03.1945).
 Медаль «За отвагу» (14.10.1944).

Память
 В мае 2013 года в посёлке Буруны Наримановского района астраханской области был установлен бюст М. У. Мусаева (скульптор В. Полковников).
 Памятник установлен в городе Атырау Республики Казахстан в Парке Победы.
 Памятник установлен в селе Селитренное Харабалинского района Астраханской области.

Примечания

Литература
 Астраханцы — Герои Советского Союза. — Астрахань 2000.
 В созвездии славы. 2-е изд., доп. — Волгоград, 1976.

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Burnley tattooist dies after taking 'designer drug'
A "PASSIONATE" tattooist from Burnley thought he was taking amphetamine, not a new "designer drug", when he died, an inquest heard.
Sunday, 5th August 2012, 9:14 am
David Pepper (48), of Godley Street, was pronounced dead at Royal Blackburn Hospital, on January 26th, after being found by his fiancée, Helen Etherington, at home. An inquest was opened and adjourned on January 31st.
Mr Pepper, who had run Tattoos Inc, in Standish Street, for seven years, was an award-winning tattooist, who would sometimes be referred to as Pepp.
According to the Big Tattoo Planet website, Mr Pepper had a "great attitude towards his chosen profession" and was "passionate to the point of obsession".
He had been given what he thought to be amphetamine by a friend on January 23rd, and had been taking the drug intermittently ever since. Miss Etherington also admitted to trying the drug at Burnley Magistrates' Court.
But following toxicology and histology tests, as well as specialist examinations in Manchester, it was in fact "designer drug" benzylpiperazine (BZP) that was found in Mr Pepper's blood system.
The new recreational drug BZP was described by pathologist Dr Abdul Al-Dawoud as being "like ecstasy".
A statement provided by Miss Etherington said Mr Pepper would take amphetamine on a daily basis at the start of their relationship.
But since being diagnosed with high blood pressure, he had decided to cut back on his drug use, and would only take amphetamine every six to eight weeks.
He had had his last "blow-out" on the weekend of July 14th, and wasn't expected to take another until the end of February, or the beginning of March.
However, with the arrival of new drugs, Miss Etherington said Mr Pepper couldn't resist the temptation.
She said: "It it was there, he would do it, and that is why I was quite annoyed about it.
"I said to him 'you are going to have to find something else to do, because this is going to kill you'.
"I did also take some. It didn't seem the same as what we usually had. I did point this out to him.
"It's hard to explain. There was something not right about it.
"As far as we knew it was amphetamine. It was a big shock that it was BZP.
"I just want him back."
East Lancashire Coroner Richard Taylor recorded a verdict of accidental death, stating he did not believe Mr Pepper intended on taking his own life.
He said: "There were prescribed drugs found in David's system, but these were not the cause of his death.
"These drugs have been supplied, and these drugs have been used.
"It is likely he had no idea what he was taking.
"I've no hesitation in believing that drug would have ended his life."
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Q: How to change button text and disable button on click event in angular2 How do you change the text of a <button> when that button is clicked in angular2?
For example, changing the button text from "Save" to "Saving..." and then also set it to be disabled.
I know how to do this in AngularJS, jQuery, and plain JS, and I have some ideas on how to do this in Angular2, but I wanted to make sure I'm not doing it in some outdated or convoluted way when it comes to Angular2.

A: Here's an example for asynchronous calls that worked for me:
Template:
<button (click)="loadMore($event.target)">load more</button>

Component (pseudocode):
export class MyComponent{

    button;

    constructor(private _apiService: ApiService){}

    ngOnInit()
    {
        this.load();
    }

    load()
    {
        this._apiService
            .getAsyncFrom( '/sample/url' )
            .subscribe(data=> {

                // do something with your data

                // enable it
                if(this.button)
                {
                    this.button.textContent = 'load more';
                    this.button.disabled=false;
                }
            });
    }

    loadMore(element)
    {
        // assign to class
        this.button = element;

        //disable it
        this.button.textContent = 'loading...';
        this.button.disabled=true;

        this.load();
    }
}

Basically assign the element to the class and access it where you need it.

A: <button (click)="setSaving($event.target, 'saving')">save</button>

and then in your component:
setSaving(element, text){
  element.textContent = text;
  element.disabled = true;
}

You can also set the properties using the Renderer

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Minister Fyles gets her facts wrong on sex industry
Sir – Putting an end to the exploitation of prostitution of women is the primary standard for measuring the compatibility of the NT Sex Industry Act with human rights. The NT law fails even to aim at this standard.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) states "parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of women".
The NT Statement of Compatibility is at complete odds with CEDAW in its assertion (with no evidence) that "sex work is a societal inevitability and, as an industry, is near impossible to prevent".
This glib and lazy assertion is also at odds with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (DEVAW), proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993, which affirms that sexual inequality and violence are not natural phenomena but aspects of historically unequal power relations between men and women.
In the course of the second reading debate on the Sex Industry Bill, Attorney-General Natasha Fyles responded to concerns about CEDAW raised by MLA Gerry Wood: "I would like to note that the CEDAW Committee has in fact consistently recommended that sex workers be decriminalised including in its recently adopted General Recommendation 35 on gender-based violence against women.
"That committee has also noted that the continued criminalisation of the sex sector — the entire sector, not selective aspects, such as criminalising the purchase rather than sale — has had a disproportionate, negative impact on women."
This claim about the position of the CEDAW Committee is inaccurate, and misleading to the Parliament and public.
The Attorney-General, speaking with the authority of law from the highest levels of its promulgation and execution, has a duty of accuracy, no less in regard to such weighty matters as human rights compliance.
The CDAW is (rightly) not in favour of criminalising women engaged in prostitution.
But the Committee has not "consistently recommended" decriminalisation of the "sex sector" as a whole, nor has it noted that criminalisation of that sector as a whole has "a disproportionate, negative impact on women".
Indeed, sex industry lobby groups consistently criticise the CEDAW Committee for not recommending or endorsing complete decriminalisation of the industry.
Ms Fyles's inaccurate and misleading statement of international human rights provisions and recommendations is particularly disturbing coming in the middle of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
It also sets a poor precedent for the consideration of human rights compliance by the recently established inquiry into reform of the law of prostitution in Victoria.
We call upon Attorney-General Fyles to provide an explanation of her misleading statement on CEDAW, human rights and prostitution.
We further ask that she provide to the Parliament and the public an accurate statement of Australia's obligations under CEDAW and other international human rights strictures.
And we urge Ms Fyles and the NT Parliament to reconsider passage of the Sex Industry Act, given its non-compliance with Australia's human rights obligations.
Simone Watson (pictured)
National Director, Nordic Model Australia Coalition "NorMAC". She is a sex trade survivor, and former advisor to Amnesty International on these issues.
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Cheryl North
Posted January 2, 2020 at 3:50 pm
It would be fine if "the oldest profession" no longer existed. It seems unlikely to happen.
If it is the choice of the sex worker to be part of this profession then it isn't a human rights issue. I have known a few who do the work because it suits them. They enjoy it and get paid!
We do know that some of the "new boat people" who come to Australia on jets, and outstay their visas, may be trafficked into sexual slavery.
What is Peter Dutton doing about the "new boat people" who ignore his need to protect our borders? This may be the most important war of this millennium – against people trafficking!
Our primary focus for now needs to be on decriminalisation, and making sure that the sex workers are protected. Under current laws NT Sex workers are the most unsafe sex workers in Australia.
For many it is dangerous solo work but if "brothels" are legal, security staff can be employed to ensure sex workers safety.
It's interesting that in Kalgoorlie the brothels were on the main street. In NT we want to put them in industrial areas?
As long as the men and women of the sex trade choose to do the work they do, they need to be protected by law – not be forced into situations that are potentially extremely dangerous, as it is the case under current NT law.
Society has a need for sex workers. Many men and women provide sex services for the many who want sex but it is not available because of physical disabilities, etc.
Sex therapists can provide sexual services that some people choose to receive. There are a lot of marginalised people!


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