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In the past decade, the way image based media is created, disseminated, and shared has changed exponentially, as digital imaging technology has replaced traditional film based media. Digital images have become the pervasive photographic medium of choice for the general public. Most libraries, archives, museums, and galleries have undertaken some type of digitisation program: converting their holdings into two dimensional digital images which are available for the general user via the Internet. This raises issues for those aiming to facilitate the creation and preservation of digital images whilst supplying and improving user access to image based material. Digital Images for the Information Professional provides an overview of the place of images in the changing information environment, and the use, function, and appropriation of digital images in both institutional and personal settings. Covering the history, technical underpinnings, sustainability, application, and management of digital images, the text is an accessible guide to both established and developing imaging technologies, providing those within the information sector with essential background knowledge of this increasingly ubiquitous medium.
'The digital image is an increasingly important artefact in all aspects of modern life, but who really understands what it is and how it relates to analogue formats? Well, Melissa Terras does, and in this wonderful book she outlines the fundamental properties of images, and the many issues that need to be understood by those who want to use them properly. Primarily aimed at the information professional, this work is so well-written, well-researched and accessible that it will prove a vital tool for all who are concerned to know more about this fascinating topic.' Marilyn Deegan, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, KCL, UK 'The book is indeed an essential reference and guide for those who use or create digital images for various applications in the library, archive, museum, culture and heritage sectors, or for those who wish to learn more about the digitization environment and issues regarding the format and longevity of both institutional and personal digital image data.' Literary and Linguistic Computing 'This is an excellent book…It is one of the best books in information management I have read for many years…It covers all aspects of the subject relevant to the target readership, gives clarity to complex matters, includes all recent scholarship including a very long bibliography, and has a solid structure and a good index. All in all, this is a book that every information manager should read and I heartily congratulate Melissa M. Terras for her work and Ashgate for publishing it.' The Electronic Library 'I recommend this book to my colleagues: it is rich in content and provides a pleasant reading experience.' Library Management, Vol 30, 2010 '….The book has the potential to appeal to a much wider audience than the title suggests. With a solid historical and contemporary context underpinning all of the issues discussed, this book will also be of interest to photographers, anthropologists, art historians, and those in the creative industries, and any
Contents: Preface; Introduction; The history of digital images; Digital image fundamentals; Image file formats; Digital images and memory institutions; Personal digital image collections; Image metadata; Current issues in digital imaging; Bibliography; Index.
Melissa M. Terras is the Senior Lecturer in Electronic Communication in the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies at University College London. With a background in History of Art and English Literature, Computing Science, and Engineering, her research focuses on applying computing techniques in the arts and humanities which allow research that would otherwise be impossible.
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Digital technologies are increasingly important to arts and humanities research, expanding the horizons of research methods in all aspects of data capture, investigation, analysis, modelling, presentation and dissemination. This series, one of the first and most highly regarded in the field, covers a wide range of disciplines and provides an authoritative reflection of the 'state of the art' in the application of computing and technology. The titles in this peer-reviewed series are critical reading not just for experts in digital humanities and technology issues, but for all scholars working in arts and humanities who need to understand the issues around digital research.
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Stephanie Gangi lives and works in New York City. She was born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, and raised her own kids in Tribeca, Rockland County and on the Upper West Side.
Gangi's first publishing credit, many years ago, was a children's book, Lumpy: A Baseball Fable, co-written with pitching great (and New York Met) Tug McGraw. She ghostwrote a tell-all about Liberace in 1984 but left the only copy in a taxicab. She has written jacket copy, pitch letters, business plans, speeches, mortgage checks, absence excuse notes, letters to editors, hundreds of poems, dozens of story starts, dating profiles, countless email, texts, sexts and random tweets. She once chalked a love note on the wall of a Paris alley in the rain.
Her poem, "Four," was a 2014 award winner and appears in the anthology for The Hippocrates Society of Poetry and Medicine. The poem "Talking to My Dead Mother About Dogs" appeared in the Fall 2015 issue of the New Ohio Review.
The Next is her debut. She is working on her second novel.
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Today, Convergent Design announced the release of firmware version 2015.8, an update that boasts continuous high speed Apple ProRes 4K/UHD and HD recording at up to 60p and 240p respectively for Odyssey7Q and 7Q+ users.
Convergent Design explains that High Speed Apple ProRes will initially be offered for the Sony FS7 (with XDCA Extension Unit) and FS700, but will require the Odyssey RAW Bundle to access the high frame rate data. They mention that they'll be adding high frame rate support for more cameras in the future. They also announce something that will appeal to fans and potential buyers of the new Canon C300 MKII -- the Odyssey7Q and 7Q+ will be able to record 4K and QHD RAW from the camera using the Odyssey RAW Bundle.
Certainly one of the most exciting features in the update, other than the new vectorscope with 15x zoom, is the high frame rate options, and according to Convergent Design, there is no other device that can record HD Apple ProRes at 240 fps. To learn more about Convergent Design's high speed recording, namely the difference between recording RAW and Apple ProRes, they've provided a page that breaks it all down for you.
You can download firmware version 2015.8 right here.
Does anyone know what the "odyssey raw bundle" is? And is this an available option on B&H?
I plan on purchasing the Sony FS700 and the Odyssey together, but want to budget for whatever is included in the "Raw Bundle". Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The main question is, can the Sony FS700 paired with just the Odyssey recorder achieve the 4K 120P frame rates? I'm hoping there isn't a mystery interface that needs to make that happen.
That isn't the 7Q james, thats just the monitor….
You need the 7Q+ this one.
They don't sell the 7Q anymore since the new one came out.
Good catch, as I thought that price is too good to be true.
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The Divan is the "board of directors" or "executive council" of the organization, and serves as the management team for both fraternal and business activities of the Shrine. Each Shrine Center has its own Divan, and the minimum number of Divan members is set by Imperial by-laws at five, with each of these being elected by the Nobility (membership). Therefore, all Shrine Centers have at least five members on the Divan.
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Ronald "Ron" Hoedebeck
I am Ronald "Ron" Hoedebeck was born at Great Lakes Naval and raised in Maywood Illinois. I Graduated from Triton College with a degree in business. I spent 13 years in the grocery business and worked from stock boy to store manager. I Moved to Florida in 1973 and in 1978 I moved to the Brandon area. In 1981 I was hired by the City of Tampa Fire Department and worked as a Firefighter/Paramedic. I rose to the rank of Driver Engineer and in 1997 I retired with a disability retirement.
I was in the Gasparilla Krewe of Saint Florian, which is comprised of Local Firefighters, until 2018 and served as secretary for 10 years. I have been involved in the Inter Krewe Council (IKC) for over 15 years. I have been a Board Member at Large for a couple of years, The Vice President and am a Past President 2011 of the Inter Krewe Council. I am still an active member of the Inter Krewe Council and am still on the Board of Directors.
I was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason at Fellowship Lodge in September of 2008. I am a member of the Scottish Rite. I became an Egypt Shriner in June of 2009. I am a member of the Director's Staff since joining the Temple in 2009. I am a founding and charter member of the Sultans of Egypt Shrine. I served as the Sultans Secretary for 3 years and the President in 2017. I am also a member of the Ambassadors Shrine Club, Sun City Shrine Club, Showmen's Shrine Club, Brandon Shrine Club, Pinellas Shrine Club, Honor Patrol, Kentucky Colonels. I have been appointed as the Egypt Temple IKC Rep since 2015. I am very active in the Temple and the clubs.
I have 2 children, a daughter, and a son. I have 3 grandsons. They are the Greatest things on this earth, they are the Circle of Life. I also have a Nephew who became a Shrine Burn Patient after I became a Shriner. They have done so much for my Sister and my Nephew so far and will continue to do so as we all know.
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Dennis Bryant
Chief Rabban
Dennis Bryant was born and raised in the home town of the Kentucky Derby and Louisville Cardinals, Louisville, Kentucky. Right out of high school he became involved in the electrical trade. Simultaneously he became a volunteer for his local fire department and rose to the rank of Captain. By the end of the early 80's, Dennis was appointed VP of Operations by the company he was working for at the time. Then traveling national wide he would oversee, performing work and insure the customer's needs were met and that the work done was right.
In 1994 Dennis Bryant decided it was time to start his own business. Also offering work nationally, this grew into a multi-million dollar business. Community involvement having always been a part of him, in 2003 he joined Harry R. Kendall lodge in Louisville, becoming Lodge Master.
The Kosair Shrine being the next natural step, he joined and became Director of Uniformed Bodies for the Shrine in 2006. By the end of 2006 he and his wife, Kathy, moved to Florida permanently and invested in another electrical trade business. The residential electric franchise, which was sold in January 2020, had also grown into a multi-million dollar business.
During his time in Florida, he joined the East Gate Lodge and became Master of that Lodge in 2010. He served as treasurer there through 2018. In 2007 he joined the Egypt Shrine where he has performed duties such as President of the Greeters, President of Trike Patrol, President of Pinellas Shrine Club, as well as Treasurer of the greeters. Currently, he belongs to the Pharaohs and is an Honorary Member of the Provost Guard. He has worked with the Imperial Shrine as a coordinator of volunteers for program sales for the East/West Shrine Game since they have been held in Tampa. In addition to that, he has volunteered to work in Shriner's Village during Imperial sessions to help promote the Shriner's Hospitals.
Dennis Bryant has been involved in leadership roles and philanthropy throughout his life.
In his free time, Dennis enjoys flying and is a pilot of 40+ years. He currently holds a commercial license in single-engine and multi-engine aircraft with an instrument rating as well as being a certified flight instructor. He and Kathy have been married since the early '80s and have a lovely daughter, Kristen.
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Mark Miles
Assistant Rabban
Mark D. Miles was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up in the rural Piedmont of North Carolina. Following a several semesters at Campbell University, he joined the U. S. Army and after serving in both enlisted and officer ranks, and retired from active duty in 2007 after 22 years of service. During that time, Mark was stationed at a number of overseas and stateside locations to include: Germany, England, Korea, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tampa, Florida. He has held an array of leadership and staff positions and is a combat veteran from Operation Desert Storm.
Mark was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason at Creasy Proctor Lodge #679 in Fayetteville, North Carolina in October, 1998. In November, 2003, he became a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason as a member of the Armed Forces Valley of Leavenworth, Kansas. He is also a dual member of Brandon Lodge #114. In December 2004, he was accepted into the Fall Ceremonial Class at Egypt Shriners. Since that time, Mark has served on the Appointed Divan for a number of years; once as the Second Ceremonial Master and then as First Ceremonial Master for nine separate Potentates. Mark was appointed as an Ambassador in 2007 and has been actively involved with multiple units, committees, and activities.
Mark's education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, a Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership, and a graduate Certificate in Program Management. He is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing his Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.
Mark is married to Tara Miles and together they celebrate love, life, and laughter with Elisabeth, Kathleen, Parker, Jackson, and Devon.
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Jeffery Zelesnekar
High Priest and Prophet
Jeffrey T. Zelesnikar was born in Johnson City, New York. Graduated from Easton Area High School in Easton Pennsylvania. Moved to Tampa in the summer of 1989 and Started as an Apprentice in Jewelry under his Grandfather and Uncle. Opened his own Jewelry Store in 1994 and has been in business ever since. Was raised to the sublime degree of masonry in the Winter of 1999, Hillsborough Lodge # 25.
10 years ago, was given a certificate from Port Tampa Lodge as an Honorary Life Member 1
Became an Egypt Shriner in Summer 2000 with John Massey as Potentate.
I did not become active until 2009 /2010 when I joined the Keystone Kops.
Was Chief of the Kops 3 Years from 2012-2014 and in this time as Chief Tripled membership in the Kops.
Was also President of the Wheels Association
President of the Honor Patrol
In charge of Circus Accounting (when at Tampa stadium) for 4 years and in charge of ticketing then and now (Kops have since taken it over as a unit)
Member of Sultans for 4 Years
Hospital volunteer for the last 4 plus years
Was elected to represent Egypt Shrine on the Tampa Hospital Board of Governors 2 years ago. Will be an associate for 3 years and Has a 9-year full member term.
Hospital head representative for Shriners for the Concourse d' Elegance For the first two years in existence
Hospital representative for Rock-it-Kids, Cd sales volunteer coordinator
Member of the Event coordinator hiring committee
Head project leader on the Oasis committee. Now joining the Divan of Egypt Shrine to grow membership and brotherly love.
James "Jim" Ullery
Oriental Guide
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Reginald J. Guier
Noble Reggie was born in Springfield Missouri and lived between Kansas City and his farm in Cross Timbers Missouri. Reggie Started his leadership abilities by being involved in Scouting and obtaining his Eagle Scout Award and of obtaining 3 Palms after that. Reggie is a Graduate from Central Missouri State University with B.S. in Administrative of Justice Degree. He became a member of a Service Fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. Reggie moved to Florida in 1992 and Married his love of his life, Maureen, in 1996. Reggie is currently a Broker in Real Estate for his Company Tranquil Bay Realty, Inc. and a Mortgage Loan Originator for Executive Mortgage Group. Reggie worked for Egypt Shrine as the Office Administrator from 2006 – 2014.
Reggie was raised a Master Mason December 2, 2000 from St. Petersburg, Pinellas Daylight 385. Reggie Joined PTF United #153 on 12/08/2020 after Pinellas Daylight dissolved as a Blue Lodge. Reggie joined Egypt Shrine June 8, 2002 and joined the Trike Patrol and Became President in 2005. Reggie became a Horary member of the Motor Patrol and Competed in Imperial Competition During the year 2004 taking 3rd Place Trophy home. The love of riding Harley Davidsons continued with Reggie joining the Pharaohs Unit in 2006 and becoming the President in 2010 with a 1st Place Win at the Denver Imperial Session in 2011. In Year 2012 Reggie was President of the Honor Patrol. Reggie completed the St. Petersburg's York Rite Bodies and is current member of Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree, Honor Patrol, the newly established Conch Club and Pinellas Shrine Club, Ambassadors Shrine Club, Yes Club and a chartered member of the Stolen Souls Masonic RA and Charter member of the Egypt Shrine Sultans. Reggie Served the Nobility as Potentate of Egypt Shrine during the Centennial Year 2018.
Reggie has participated and been a member of several committee's including Membership, Tree of Life Golf Tournament, Inter-krewe council, website, circus and many fundraising and events where members were needed. Reggie was Instrumental in the Purchase and Closing of Egypt Shrine's current Property located at 5017 E. Washington St. Tampa, FL.
Maureen Guier is very active in Shrine participation both Social and Professional. She is a member of the Daughters of the Nile and Ladies of the Oriental Shrine. She is retired from Shriners International / Membership Department.
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Robert Joseph "Joey" Davis Jr.
Joey Davis was born in Charlotte N.C. but grew up in Easley S.C. He was a Shrine kid from the age of 9 months to 21 yrs old. The Shriners Hospital for Children did so much for me as a child, Joey is forever grateful to the Shriners. He attended the University of South Carolina. Majored in Marketing.
Moved to Tampa Fl. In 1989 where he worked in several sales positions. He started in his life long career in Financial Services in 1996. Started own company, Harbour Financial Group, Inc. in 2000 where he has helped clients for over 20 yrs develop and maintain budgets, financial and retirement planning, life insurance and investment advisory services by growing and maintaining assets under management. He holds both a Life and Health insurance license from the state of Florida and Series 65 securities License from the Securities Exchange Commission.
His Masonic Career includes being raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on November 20th 2012. At Hillsborough Lodge No. 25. Appointed to Tyler in 2014, Appointed to Senior Deacon in 2015, Elected Junior Warden in 2016, Elected Senior Warden in 2017 and Elected Worshipful Master in 2018. He is also a member of the Scottish and York Rite. Recently, elected an Officer in the Chapter of Rose Croix in the Scottish Rite.
He became a Shriner on June 1st, 2013. He is active in the Shrine and belongs to several clubs and units including the Keystone Kops, Sultans, and Provost Guard.
He has been married to his lovely wife Marcia for 22 years and currently lives in Apollo Beach. He has three dogs Murphy, Lily and Dean "Dino" Martin. In his free time, He enjoys parades and has been a member of the Rough Riders since 2009. He and Marcia enjoy boating and traveling and especially to the Keys. He is also and avid reader and enjoys reading history.


On this week's Kotaku Splitscreen I'm joined by game designer, composer and Idle Thumb Chris Remo. We spend most of the episode talking about jazz.
Just kidding. Topics covered: The similarities between music and video games, the evolution of game controllers, what it was like to work on and release Firewatch, common criticisms of the game, what a real VR killer app might look like, and the anxieties provoked by Hyper Light Drifter and the new Hitman.
Reading for the episode: We talked about a 2012 article I wrote about how gameplay and narrative work like music and lyrics, as well as Emily Short's interesting critique of Firewatch.
As always, you can subscribe on iTunes to get all of our new episodes as they're released. If you don't like iTunes, you can listen to this week's show directly on Simplecast right here.
Jason will be back next week, so he and I will have a tearful reunion on the next episode. Thanks as always for listening!


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The Defender – Reforming Community at La Taqueria
Reforming Community at La Taqueria
Here in the Bay Area, we're fortunate to have access to some of the best food in the world. But while it's easy to delight in the tasty cuisine our city has to offer, unsavory labor violations often lie behind the scenes for the workers who cook and serve the food we enjoy.
This dissonance lay at the center of our recent case against La Taqueria, the famed and popular San Francisco Mission District restaurant, whose burritos have been dubbed by some as America's best.
In 2016, a small group of current and former employees from the restaurant approached Young Workers United (YWU), a local grassroots worker center, about La Taqueria's workplace practices. They reported that for years, workers at the restaurant had worked 10 hour shifts, without overtime pay, and were denied sick pay and health care contributions required by state and local laws.
The workers who stepped forward were young immigrant women who spoke limited English. All but one were single working moms with young children to support. Despite these vulnerabilities, once the workers learned their rights, they were determined to organize their co-workers and try to win backpay, protected sick days, and health care contributions not just for themselves, but for all affected workers at the restaurant, including those too scared to come forward. When efforts to conciliate matters with the restaurant stalled, YWU and the workers came to Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus for legal support.
In 2017, we filed claims on the workers' behalf with the California Labor Commissioner's Office and the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE). Those claims led to workplace-wide investigations which resulted in an assessment and citation against the restaurant for more than half a million dollars owed to more than 30 affected employees.
Under pressure, the restaurant paid the amounts in full and reformed its wage and hour practices. At the same time frame, however, the restaurant fired two of our worker leaders who still worked at the restaurant. We immediately filed retaliation claims against the restaurant on their behalf.
Thanks to community support and the workers' perseverance, La Taqueria ultimately agreed to settle those retaliation claims. As part of that settlement, La Taqueria agreed to offer the workers reinstatement and paid them all the wages they would have made had they not been unlawfully fired, plus thousands of dollars in retaliation penalties. La Taqueria also agreed to post a notice in the workplace informing current employees about their workplace rights, including the right to be free from retaliation, to read the posting aloud during a staff meeting, and to pay for a third-party workplace rights training during paid work time for all restaurant staff.
The workers are proud of the back pay they won for their co-workers and for the restaurant reforms they made possible. As working moms, they are particularly proud that working parents at the restaurant now have access to paid time off to care for their children and other loved ones when they're sick.
This story has a happy ending, but it wasn't easy getting here. The outcome was only possible through hard work and collaboration between Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, YWU, the labor agencies, and of course, the workers themselves. Through continued work together, we can ensure that this victory is just one of many.


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Q: Cannot access fields of JSON objects in an array Reactjs I am new to Javascript and React. I am trying to work with what is, to my understanding, a JSON object I am receiving from my database, and am storing in variable UPCOMING.
Here is the format of the JSON:
[
   {
      "start":"2022-03-30T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-30T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_16228a2b-eeb6-41cf-8f66-8d57cd1cb054"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-25T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-25T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_40e06f22-7bd6-4f0b-80b4-4c59a35f0bc2"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-29T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-29T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_46c87309-c706-41ba-ac0c-641ac987e592"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-27T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-27T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_4ab4e333-76d5-4bb0-94d5-429352d6d518"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-24T21:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-24T22:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_4b00d95c-931d-424b-a86e-7af43d3717a1"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-28T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-28T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_78a6aa4b-688c-454c-8d2e-227d67ab521a"
   },
   {
      "start":"2022-03-26T04:00:00.000Z",
      "end":"2022-03-26T05:00:00.000Z",
      "role":"Cashier",
      "staffId":"staff_b520d594-068d-4b3e-a8d2-9f4d0e0fc2cc",
      "title":"Eudsokia Marisnette",
      "event_id":"schedule_f12cf70e-b96b-47ca-893d-384477c4d80b"
   }
]

When ever I do something like
{JSON.stringify(UPCOMING)}
 or
{JSON.stringify(UPCOMING[0])}
 it will render to the screen as expected. However if I try something like
{JSON.stringify(UPCOMING[0].title)}
, the entire screen in the browser goes white.
Additionally, I get the following error message in the console: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'title'). If I am understanding the error correctly, it is essentially saying that the value is undefined, therefore it cannot show on screen?
How can I get the fields of the objects within this JSON without this white screen error occurring?

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The American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol is throwing open its doors, and sharing its lawn, next month as it offers up White Night Bristol for the third time.
White Night at the museum is modeled upon Nuit Blanche, which is an all-nights art event held in Paris, France… as well as other cities across the globe. At these events, all of the participants celebrate the arts and dress in white clothing.
Bristol's entry into the Nuit Blanche, literally "White Night" in English (hence the white attire), is scheduled for Saturday, June 13. The museum festivities, which are held on the grounds of the Federal Hill facility, are geared to all ages.
For the museum's executive director Patti Philippon, this year's White Night is her first as a member of the staff. But the Bristol resident is no stranger to the local celebration.
"I actually attended White Night before I even started working at the Clock and Watch Museum so I'm excited to be part of the event from the beginning and help plan it and not just being an attendee," said Philippon.
Philippon said White Night is a boon for the Clock and Watch Museum.
"I think it's great because it's a free community event," said Philippon.
"The (jazz concert that is part of the White Night event) is a great add-on at the end…," said Philippon.
"We're making it more of a community wide event," said Philippon.
The museum's executive director said White Night Bristol hopefully will serve as an introduction of the museum to those who might never have stepped into the Maple Street building.
The museum, as noted, will use the White Night Bristol party as a way also to introduce guests to the newest exhibit.
White Night Bristol will be held Saturday, June 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the American Clock and Watch Museum, 100 Maple St., Bristol. The event is free. For more information, go to ClockandWatchMuseum.org or call (860) 583-6070.
The event is $5. Pre-registration is required. Call the museum at (860) 583-6070.


Day 4 (Last day)- Hofesh Shechter Placement!
Today was my last day working with the Hofesh Intensives at Laban. It has been such an amazing experience to be a part of and I have learnt so much!
Today I registered the participants as normal and we started class with Yegi. Today in the crossings we explored this snake like way of moving where every part of your body was moving at once. When we got half way we had to do a sudden switch to an out of control shake in the whole body. I can feel that from just 3 days of workshopping different qualities within my body, my way of moving is developing massively! After class, Karima taught rep from a section called 'Zorn'. The rep was extremely fast and specific in terms of rhythm so it was a great challenge as the movements all still had to be really precise!
After the break we began the creative section where we revisited 'the line up' but this time to make things a bit different, they introduced the challenge. The group was split in half and as one group was presenting their line up we had to watch one person and think of a challenge for them to try out that would change the way they keep moving. This was great, as again it made me really develop and grow out of habits allowing me to challenge the way I improvise! At the end of class we also revisited the rep we learnt from 'desert storm'. It was really great to see how within 3 days everyone had taken in so much information into their bodies and the rep that looked quite messy on the first day came together and looked extremely strong and dynamic on the last day!
After making sure everyone from my group had filled in their evaluation forms, I took the afternoon register and head over to the Hofesh offices. Today in the office I again amended the registers and then I moved on to learning how to record everyone's feedback from the evaluation forms. Using previous examples from their database I began a spreadsheet on excel and started to input all the questions and responses from each participant. It took me a while but I got a fair amount done! After completing the majority of this Helen let me look at a description of her job so I could get an idea of the position she had within the team and how many responsibilities this entailed. As well as this I also got to look at some contracts that the dancers/crew/musicians/bookers are given for things such as short workshops and tours. This was extremely useful as I began to see what sort of contracts or agreements I may be faced with in the future.
It has been an incredible experience where I have not only learnt about the process of making a piece in Hofesh Shechter's company but also got to learn a movement style and repertory. As well as this I gained an understanding of what other jobs there are in the industry and the kind of things that these include. It has really opened up my eyes to the amount there is that I can still learn and achieve. It has also given me an extra motivation boost to keep working on myself as an artist!
All that is left to say is a massive thank you to Lee, Lucy and Helen for allowing me to have this experience!


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Wallace William
Bill was born to Peter & Mabel Wallace in 1936 in Chilliwack B.C.
Raised alongside older brother Bob on the family farm on Sumas Prairie, Bill was instilled with a hard work ethic, integrity and a firm sense of responsibility.
It was in 1950 at a 4H Club event that Bill first met Sharon Rottluff. Five years later the young couple were married, a union that would come to last 65 yrs. Bill was chosen from his graduating class in 1954 to start work with the Royal Bank and after short stays in Vancouver where daughter Patricia was born, and Langley where son Bill Jr. was born Bill was transferred to White Rock. Bill & Sharon decided quite quickly that White Rock was the place to raise their family and with the birth of Dion in 1961 and Paisley in 1968 the family portrait was completed. Shortly thereafter Bill obtained his Real Estate License and thus a new chapter began.
1979 – 1994 saw eight grandchildren added to the Clan. Andrew, Matthew & Ian (Patricia), Jessica & Megan (Bill Jr.) and John, Courtney & Martin (Paisley) and of course some years later, the five great grandchildren, Cody (Jessica), Caleb & Matteo (Megan), Cordelia (Courtney) and Charlie (Ian)
After 60 yrs. of community involvement, the friendships, memories, experiences and connections are beyond numerous. During those years Bill's time was always divided between work, family, and a commitment to serve the community that had so warmly embraced him and his young family. Though Bill was always busy with various community projects he found the time to attend activities his grandchildren participated in. Sports games, parades and school concerts all made the list. After hanging up the Bagpipes following a number of years in the Legion Pipe Band Bill picked up some new hobbies. When he found some rare spare time he enjoyed fishing, be it in the Little Campbell, the Nicomekl or out in the "Salt Chuck". Golfing also became a hobby and Bill enjoyed many a round on local courses.
In 2018 when Bill was named "White Rock's Outstanding Canadian on the Peninsula" the Family gathered round. A good chuckle was shared over the fact that barely half the clubs, organizations, service groups etc. that he had served with could fit on the screen! To name a few: The Kinsman & Lions Clubs, Little League, Scouts Canada, Sea Festival and Sand Castle Competition Committees, White Rock Curling Club, White Rock Lawn Bowling Club, and the Sunnyside Villas Society.
Bill's wit and ability to tell a story or turn a phrase was a source of great humor to those who knew him and due to this gift, he was called upon to Emcee many an event.
Bill will be greatly missed by his loving wife of 65 yrs. Sharon, his family & friends and an always grateful community.
Dear Sharon and Family Our heartfelt condolences on Bill's passing. Wishing you all peace in your hearts, comfort from the love of your family and friends, and wonderful memories of Bill. With much love from the family of Tully Morris. Eva & Dave Hoffman Robin & Roberta Morris Linda & Curt Miller
eva hoffman, surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Sharon and family- my condolences on your loss. I met Bill at the curling club and then spent several years curling with him (and Sharon !..He was always cheerful and a good conversationist.
Steve Dudra, Surrey, Bc, Canada
Sharon & family. My deepest condolences on Bill's passing. When I joined Peace Arch Curling Club in 2003 Bill was one of the first curlers to warmly welcome me to the club. I had the opportunity to curl on his team for one season. He was always caring and welcoming. He will be missed. Brian Sackrison
Brian Sackrison, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Shannon and family. It was with deep feelings of sadness that I read of Bill's passing. I enjoyed our coffee get together, trips to Langley, curling and Mann Park Bowling socials. Bill had such a great memory of White Rock history that was great to hear. He will be missed by so many.
Terry Steer, Surrey, BC, Canada
Hi Sharon, We were sadden to hear the news of Bill's passing. It was always a pleasure to see him at Mann Park bowling green and play a game with him. He will be missed. We hope that you will continue to join us for future bowling in the new year as much as this pandemic will allow. If there is any way we can be of assistance to you as you face this challenge please let us know. You are in our thoughts. Sharon and Bryant Avery
Sharon and Bryant Avery, Surrey, B.C., Canada
You and I worked together in the real estate industry . Your smiling face and professional yet personal manner will be remembered . Condolences to your family. Rest In Peace ,Bill
Dave Malakoe, Cobble Hill, BC, Canada


Shadow Banking Stop Hiding in the Shadows.
Shadow Banking - stop hiding in the shadows.
The shadow banking system is a term for the collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar to traditional commercial banks.
This is a system of non-financial institutions that borrow money in the short term and take that money to invest in longer term assets. Shadow banking systems are able to avoid standard banking regulations through the use of credit derivatives. Credit derivatives are said to be one of the significant problems which contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007-2008.
Examples of important components of the shadow banking system include securitization vehicles, asset-backed commercial paper [ABCP] conduits, money market funds, markets for repurchase agreements, investment banks, and mortgage companies.
Securitization is the financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, auto loans or credit card debt obligations (or other non-debt assets which generate receivables) and selling their related cash flows to third party investors as securities, which may be described as bonds, pass-through securities, or collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Investors are repaid from the principal and interest cash flows collected from the underlying debt and redistributed through the capital structure of the new financing. Securities backed by mortgage receivables are called mortgage-backed securities (MBS), while those backed by other types of receivables are asset-backed securities (ABS). Critics have suggested that the complexity inherent in securitization can limit investors' ability to monitor risk, and that competitive securitization markets with multiple securitizers may be particularly prone to sharp declines in underwriting standards. Private, competitive mortgage securitization played an important role in the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. In addition, off-balance sheet treatment for securitizations coupled with guarantees from the issuer can hide the extent of leverage of the securitizing firm, thereby facilitating risky capital structures and leading to an under-pricing of credit risk.
Commercial paper in the global financial market, is an unsecured promissory note with a fixed maturity of not more than 270 days.
Like regular banks, shadow banks provide credit and generally increase the liquidity of the financial sector. Yet unlike their more regulated competitors, they lack access to central bank funding or safety nets such as deposit insurance and debt guarantees. In contrast to traditional banks, shadow banks do not take deposits. Instead, they rely on short-term funding provided either by asset-backed commercial paper or by the repo market, in which borrowers in substance offer collateral as security against a cash loan, through the mechanism of selling the security to a lender and agreeing to repurchase it at an agreed time in the future for an agreed price.
Shadow banks can be involved in the provision of long-term loans like mortgages, facilitating credit across the financial system by matching investors and borrowers individually or by becoming part of a chain involving numerous entities, some of which may be mainstream banks.
Leverage is considered to be a key risk feature of shadow banks, as well as traditional banks. Leverage is the means by which shadow banks and traditional banks multiply and spread risk.
Shadow institutions are not subject to the same prudential regulations as depository banks, so that they do not have to keep as high financial reserves relative to their market exposure. Thus they can have a very high level of financial leverage, with a high ratio of debt relative to the liquid assets available to pay immediate claims. High leverage magnifies profits during boom periods and losses during downturns.
Is cryptocurrency relevant to shadow banking?
Cryptocurrency continues to evolve. Started with zero regulation, but they may be creeping into the system. It all depends on whey you are reading this page and if we made any updates to the page recently (today is 2018; what year are you living in now). Our guess is more regulations will be added to the cryptocurrency banking system.


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Critical Sound Auckland
Critical Sound, Enei, Halogenix, Kasra, MC Jakes, Particle November 21, 2019 December 22, 2019
BUY TICKETSStudio the Venue // January 31st 2020
DropBassNZ is proud to be bringing the Critical Sound back into Auckland's musical landscape. This time we're doubling down with onesevenfour to bring you 5 of Critical Music's finest and we're set to blaze up the stage at Studio with their upgraded Sound System on January 31st 2020
Featuring: Enei // Kasra // Halogenix // Particle // MC Jakes
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CRITICAL MUSIC:
Conceived by D&B visionary Kasra back in 2002, in a flat in north London, the Critical Music name has grown from a simple idea driven by a commitment to putting out the best music the scene has to offer into one of the most well respected electronic dance music labels in the UK.
Nurturing new talent and releasing some of the freshest breaks and beats from the cream of the scene, it has gone on to build a loyal following around the world driven on by Kasra's never ending quest to release quality underground bass music.
Not only a record label, the Critical empire now boasts it's own highly esteemed club nights "Critical Sound" with a sell out events at venues such as Motion in Bristol, Studio 338 in London , as well as regular branded Critical tour nights and festival stages across the UK and abroad. Ever-evolving the label has recently substantiated itself even more so with a finely tuned squadron of the world's most talented producers, Austria's Mefjus, Russia's Enei as well as UK talents Ivy Lab, Sam Binga, Emperor, Halogenix, Hyroglifics and of course, label owner Kasra, each having proved themselves to be the shining lights of the new generation of Drum & Bass artists.
In 2019 Critical Music represents the sound of the underground, without compromise.
https://criticalmusic.com/


Your Bluefish controller is configured to output 10V on its lighting output channels by default. If you are using the device with drivers that require 5V (Mean Well LDD drivers, for example), this could damage your drivers.
Disconnect from power and remove Imp card from device.
Remove the 4 screws in the back cover of the device.
Remove the back cover and circuit board.
Remove the 2 screws holding the circuit board to the cover.
Move the adjustment jumpers to the required position. These are located on the back of the circuit board, and there is one jumper for each channel. Gently pull the jumper straight out from the circuit board, and place it in the new position. Do not use any tools to remove the jumpers, as they can be easily damaged. As indicated, the left position is for 5V, and the right position is for 10V.
Replace circuit board and back cover.
Search for "Bluefish" in the iOS App Store on your iPhone or iPad, or Google Play for your Android device.
Cover the edge of the Imp card with your mobile device screen for the duration of the BlinkUp process (about 10 seconds). Your mobile device screen will flash rapidly during this process, as it it transmits data to your Bluefish device.
Once BlinkUp is complete, your Bluefish device will be connected to your login, and accessible remotely with no additional configuration.
Select an option from the Quick Setup menu to automatically apply settings for common light setups.
Note: If you are outside North America, your WiFi network must be on channel 1-11.
Each channel is individually configurable to allow use with mixed lighting setups. Ensure your channels are set up correctly before connecting to your lighting product(s).
PWM is a digital method of lighting control. Check your lighting specifications to determine whether you need PWM, or 0-10V (PWM off).
You can assign a custom name to each channel for easy reference. (eg. Blue, White, etc.) This name will be displayed throughout the app.
Set a custom color to represent each channel within the app. This color is for reference only, and has no bearing on the actual light output.
You can add a time delay to individual channels. For example, if you had a 3 channel setup (left, middle, and right), you could set Pendant Time Shifts of 60 mins, 30 mins, and 0 mins respectively. This is useful for simulating the movement of the sun with pendant style setups. Paired with Natural Sun mode, this can create a very realistic effect. Test with Fast Forward in the scenes menu.
Some lighting products are not capable of 0-100% dimming. These products will have a minimum level that you can dim them to, and any further dimming will turn them off completely. Without setting a minimum dimming level, this can cause flickering and unintended behavior. You can determine the minimum dimming level for your product using Free Mode in the Scenes menu. Minimum dimming should be set to the lowest percent possible while light remains steadily on.
Morning Levels: The light channel output/color for Morning during clear weather.
Midday Levels: The light channel output/color for Midday during clear weather. Midday Levels are also used throughout the day when Natural Sun is enabled (Morning and Evening Levels are ignored).
Evening Levels: The light channel output/color for Evening during clear weather.
Night Ramp Speed: The length of time it takes to transition from Evening Levels to Night Levels.
Night Levels: The light channel output/color during full moon, and clear weather.
Diagram representing lighting schedule options. Applies when Natural Sun is off.
When enabled, a smooth dimming bell-curve will be applied using your Midday Levels, Morning Start Time, and Night Start Time. This creates a very natural output. Morning and Evening Levels are ignored in this mode.
When enabled, current weather data is used from your Simulated Location to create cloud patterns by applying dimming to your light output. Partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, haze, overcast, and rain conditions all produce unique cloud patterns with varying density, speed, and dimming.
When enabled, thunderstorms with lightning are simulated when your Simulated Location's current weather conditions match. Lightning color should be set under Special Settings, and Clouds should be enabled for proper effect.
When enabled, dimming will be applied to your Night Levels to match the moon illumination for your Simulated Location.
When either or both of these options are enabled, your photoperiod (day length) will match that of your simulated location. This changes daily, to simulate the natural variance of the day length throughout the year.
Option A: To have a variable sunrise time, but end at your Night Start Time, enable Sunrise only.
Option B: To have a variable sunset time, but start at your Morning Start Time, enable Sunset only.
Option C: To use the sunrise and sunset times from your Simulated Location directly, enable Sunrise and Sunset (not recommended).
Option D: To only use your manual settings for sunrise/sunset, disable Sunrise and Sunset.
If you enjoy your tank mainly in the evening, we recommend option A. If you enjoy your tank mainly in the morning, we recommend option B.
Photography mode is a way to quickly apply pre-set light levels for taking photos. Adjust the levels in settings, and apply from the Scenes menu.
The Scene Timer prevents accidentally leaving your lights in Free Mode or other Scene. After the timer expires, the normal lighting schedule resumes.


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If there's a Spanish media complaint, act like Lee Kang-in
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If there's a Spanish media complaint, act like Lee Kang-in.
Valencia is ranked the lowest in the Spanish professional football league history. While the atmosphere of the team was also hideous, the local media called for active movement like Lee Kang-in (20) instead of complaining behind the scenes that they did not like something 토토사이트
The Valencia edition of Spain's "Plasa Deportiva" said, "If you just pretend that you don't like the number or time of your participation, it won't change. I'm going to appeal that I'll let you play more like Lee Kang-in, and when you get the chance, show me your skills on the pitch," he advised.
Lee Kang-in proved his ability to create opportunities by recording three assists in the limited playing time of 41.3 minutes in six games until the seventh round of the 2020-21 season. In the new year, he scored a goal in two games after overcoming the aftermath of the Corona 19 infection.
Valencia is ranked 17th in La Liga with three wins, seven draws and seven losses as of the 17th round this season – two points and 16 points. The 1985–86 season, which was the first and last season since its establishment, was also 16th.
However, the club has not invested any money since the transfer market in the summer of 2020. Far from reinforcing it, it earned 74.5 million euros by selling 12 people. Due to the drop in power and poor performance, the squad is in a state of disarray.
Lee Kang-in is signed to Valencia until the 2021-22 season. According to "Transfer Markt," a media outlet specializing in the transfer market, the option to extend it by one year was included in the agreement in July 2018.
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I paid for it, and Griezmann was so frustrated that he blew up.
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IN PERSON Governing Council Meeting, November 8, 2022 in Paris
Open call for all GC members to attend an in person meeting in Paris, France at the UNESCO Headquarters.
A letter from the DDE GC Chair, Jenny McKinley:
To: Member, DDE Governing Council (GC)
From: Prof. Jennifer McKinley, Chair, DDE-GC
5th Session of DDE-GC, November 8, 2022, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Further to my letter to all of you dated September 23, 2022, I wish to update you on preparations, plan, and the agenda for the 5th session of the GC to be convened in UNESCO, Paris, on November 8, 2022.
There are at least 7 new organizations that have become DDE members during 2021 and 2022 whose recognition at the meeting must be allocated adequate time. Furthermore, there are potential members who may consider joining DDE who are expected to attend the UNESCO, IUGS, DDE Co-organized DDE Open Science Forum in Salle II, UNESCO, Paris on the November 9, 2022 (see: https://www.villaland.cn/h5/dde for the registration page of the Forum).
In discussions with the Chair of the DDE EC, Prof. Chengshan Wang and the Secretariat, I have decided to invite a few such potential future members to observe the GC session and to provide them the opportunity to raise questions or seek clarifications with respect to DDE's work and the benefits of becoming a DDE Member.
Hence, I have now decided to have a full-day GC meeting instead of the 3-hour meeting as indicated in my communication with you on September 23, 2022. We may not need a full 3-hours after lunch; but we feel planning only a 3-hour session in the morning does not provide adequate time to cover all items of the revised agenda which now reads as follows:
1. Welcome to the participants by the Chair.
2. Report on activities undertaken by the DDE Secretariat since the last DDE GC Session held on March 14, 2022.
3. Welcome and signing of agreements with new Members who joined DDE during 2021-2022.
4. Membership:
(i) Distinction between Founding Members and Members
(ii) Membership contribution
5. National Working Groups - a new category? Is it needed? What are the pros and cons of establishing this new category and including it in DDE Statutes?
6. DDE Data Alliance - Membership, benefits, and obligations.
7. DDE Paleogeographic Reconstruction Alliance.
8. Q&A session for potential new members observing the DDE GC session.
8. DDE Future: Member expectations regarding the use of DDE Platform (deep-time.org), data sharing, and related matters.
9. AOB.
10. Closing of the meeting.
As indicated in my message of September 23, 2022, this is the first face-to-face meeting of the GC. Hence, I encourage all of you to do your best to nominate a representative of your organization who could attend in person. For those who are unable to do so, we shall provide information in our next communication for participating in the meeting on-line.
The GC session is scheduled for November 8, 2022, from 1000 -1300 and 1400 – 1700 hrs (Room to be identified), UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France, 75007.
Kindly also note that the event that was planned for November 6-8 in collaboration with BRGM, as indicated in my communication of September 23, has now been replaced by a one-day event to provide a status update on the work of several DDE WTGs on November 7, 2022, at the Maison de la Geologie in Paris, France. BRGM and some other data driven research organizations are also expected to contribute to this event. Those of you who will arrive in Paris, France on November 6th or earlier are welcome to attend this event in person; others may wish to join the meeting on-line.
More information on this event is available at: https://www.ddeworld.org/news/detail/173.
I look forward to welcoming you all to the 5th session of the GC at UNESCO, Paris, on November 8, 2022.
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Shenzhen (深圳 市Chinese, Pinyin Shenzhen Shì ) is a sub- provincial city in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China.
Shenzhen is located in the south of the province, separated only by a river from Hong Kong. The planned city is due to their status as a Special Economic Zone as one of the most important cities for foreign investment and is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. In 1979 lived in the present area just 30,000 inhabitants. Today, Shenzhen is a modern metropolis with over 10 million inhabitants, is growing almost as fast as Shanghai. Shenzhen is the city with the highest per capita income in China ( excluding Hong Kong and Macao). Supporting pillar of the local economy is the electronics and telecommunications industry.
2.1 The name of the city
2.2 The period before the establishment of the Special Economic Zone
2.3 Establishment and extension of the Special Economic Zone
3.1 Relations between Hong Kong and Shenzhen
5.1 Economics
6.1 Road and rail transport
6.2 airport
6.3 seaport
7.1 Dafen artist village
7.2 Tropical Island Nei Ling Ding Dao
8.1 Theme Parks
The Boomtown Shenzhen is located in the south of Guangdong Province in the Pearl River Delta. The city covers an area of 1991 km ². From Hong Kong it separate the rivers Sham Chun and Sha Tau Kok.
Shenzhen was originally a hilly area with fertile farmland. However, after the introduction of the special economic zone led to profound changes in the landscape. The once hilly fishing village was largely leveled for the urban area and slightly raised. From satellites considered only Lotus Hill, Mount Bijia and Mount Wutong can be seen as increases in the city. Due to the ongoing construction boom in the city including the area around the Mission Hills is partially leveled to make it usable. In addition polders be applied to wrest the sea further arable land in the numerous bays.
Shenzhen is located about 100 km southeast of the provincial capital Guangzhou, 60 km south of the industrial city of Dongguan, 60 km north-east of Zhuhai and 65 km north-east of Macau.
The sub- provincial city of Shenzhen is made at the county level from ten districts (区Qū ). Four of these districts are newly established, so-called " functional city districts " (功能 区), the short hand " new districts " (新区) were called. The "old" city districts are administrative divisions of the first degree, that is, they have both chambers of parliament ( People's Congress and Consultative Conference ), as well as a People's Government (人民政府), which is elected by the People's Congress of the borough. The functional urban districts, however, are administrative divisions of the second degree, namely "City Central authorities ", ie they do not have people's congresses, no Consultative and especially not people's governments. Their management is determined and used directly by the city of Shenzhen.
The six "old" city districts:
1 Census 2010.
The four "new" city districts:
1 Guangming was founded on 31 May 2007, Pingshan on 30 June 2009, Dapeng 27 October 2011 and Longhua on 30 December 2011.
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ, Eng. Special Economic Zone ) was extended on 1 July 2010 the two municipalities Bao'an and Longgang and since then includes the entire metropolitan area. The traditional financial and commercial center is located in the region adjacent to Hong Kong, Luohu District. Futian, the Municipality where the city government is and has evolved over the past decade to the new financial and commercial center of the city, located in the heart of the SEZ. In the district of Nanshan in the western SEZ the high-tech industry is located. The municipality Yantian is the hub for the logistics activities of Shenzhen.
Ethnic structure of the population of Shenzhen (2000)
In census 2000 7.008.831 inhabitants were counted in Shenzhen.
Shenzhen has an annual average temperature of 22.4 ° C and an annual precipitation of 1933 mm. The climate can be described as subtropical marine climate. In spring and autumn can be expected with the frequent occurrence of tropical cyclones ( typhoons ).
The name of the city
The city's name appears during the Ming Dynasty in 1410 for the first time. At that time the territory of innumerable rivers and streams was thwarted, which served to drain the rice fields. The people called this drainage ditches as' zhen (圳) ". "Shen (深) " means " deep ."
Shenzhen written in Chinese characters
Can thus be roughly translated as " deep drainage ditches ."
The period before the establishment of the Special Economic Zone
Originally focused on the area of the present town of Bao'an district (宝安 县), the center of which until 1979 was a city with only 30,000 inhabitants, situated on the border with Hong Kong. In March 1979, the central government decided together with the provincial government of Guangdong from the circle to make a city called Shenzhen. In November of the same year received the Shenzhen municipal rights and was therefore directly responsible to the provincial government.
Establishment and expansion of the Special Economic Zone
Shenzhen is located in the Pearl River Delta and on the border with the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong. This convenient location was the reason that under Deng Xiaoping in Shenzhen, the first Special Economic Zone of China was formed in May 1980, also to benefit, among others, the economic development of Hong Kong. Deng's slogan in connection with the city of Shenzhen was " Let in the West Wind. Wealth is glorious. " This aptly describes what should happen in the city in the coming years, an extreme construction boom, as he is rarely seen in China.
Shenzhen developed adjacent to Guangzhou and already beyond it to the largest city in the Pearl River Delta, which is seen adjacent to the Beijing- Tianjin region and the Yangtze River Delta as one of the most economically important regions of China. Since many companies are active throughout the province of Guangdong in the manufacturing sector, the region was the first, which was often referred to in the media as the " workshop of the world ".
The special economic zone reached by 2009 a size of 396 square kilometers and thus already exceeding many times the original plans from 1980. In 2009, the city government drew up a plan for further enlargement, which was confirmed by the State Council of China. Accordingly, from July 1, 2010, the municipalities Bao'an and Longgang were included and five times with a size of 1,953 square kilometers in the Special Economic Zone.
Relations between Hong Kong and Shenzhen
With a total area of about 3300 km ² and together about 19 million people of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, ahead of Guangzhou, the most important cities in the Pearl River Delta economic region. In the time of the founding of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, the city benefited greatly from the economic development of the former British colony of Hong Kong, which is considered one of the most liberal market economies in the world. Comparing the two cities today, the narrow sea from Hong Kong its strengths in services, logistics and marketing.
Shenzhen, however, which has grown in recent decades become one of the largest metropolitan cities in China, has huge capacity and a large " pool of talent ". The city serves Hong Kong, for example, even with everyday goods such as fruits, vegetables and poultry and also supplies the town with electricity since the current demand can not be fully covered by power plants in Hong Kong. In addition, the " Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" (CEPA ) signed between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, which reinforces the economic relations between the two cities.
Figures from 2003 indicate that 75 % of companies ( 9000 companies) are financed with foreign capital in Shenzhen from Hong Kong. In addition, many Hong Kong commute between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, where they work, because the cost of living is much lower in Shenzhen. For 2003, there were about 50,000 flats in Shenzhen owned by Hong Kong residents.
United States Houston, United States since March 1986
Italy Brescia, Italy, since November 1991
Australia Brisbane, Australia since June 1992
Poland Poznan, Poland, since July 1993
Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica, since March 1995
France Vienne, France, in April 1996
Togo Lome, Togo, June 1996
Germany Nuremberg, Germany, since May 1997
Belgium Walloon Brabant, Belgium, October 2003
Japan Tsukuba, Japan, in June 2004
Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia, July 2006
Italy Turin, Italy, in January 2007
Romania Timişoara, Romania, February 2007
United Kingdom Rotherham, United Kingdom, since November 2007
United States Reno, United States, since April 2008
Economy and infrastructure
In 2001 there were in Shenzhen 3.3 million working people. Of these, 1.85 million people were employed in the secondary sector and the tertiary sector (services ) was employer for 1.4 million people. In 2009, the gross domestic product amounted to 820.1 billion yuan from Shenzhen (equivalent to about 96 billion euros ), representing a growth of 66 % over 2005. The economy in the city grew between 2001 and 2005 an annual average of 16.3%. The gross domestic product in 2009 was the fourth highest of the cities of mainland China. In 2011, the gross domestic product rose to 1.15 trillion yuan.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange is adjacent to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the second largest stock market of mainland China.
Shenzhen is home to some of the most successful Chinese high-tech companies such as BYD, Dingoo, Hasee, Huawei, Tencent, Xunlei or ZTE. In addition, many foreign IT companies have offices in the city. This includes for example the world's largest electronics manufacturer Foxconn, which in the district of Longhua with more than 300,000 employees in the so-called "iPod City" among other iPods for Apple and components for Sony, Nintendo and Hewlett -Packard manufactures.
International Shenzhen is known among others by the artists' village of Dafen, where several companies have specialized in copies of the classics of European art and design history.
Road and rail transport
The right on the border to Hong Kong in Luohu ( Cantonese: Lo Wu ) railway station is the starting point for many rail services within China. It may come from Hong Kong residents ( Hong Kong Chinese ) can be achieved directly with the KCR and is often used to go shopping in cheaper Shenzhen. Also trains from Hong Kong, by for example moving to Guangzhou. From Shenzhen, there are also high-traffic connections to Guangzhou or other destinations in China, such as the fast " Long -Distance " trains to Beijing 18 hours driving time. For these long-distance trains both tickets with seat reservations are offered as well as without. This " standing tickets " are significantly cheaper, but the trains are crowded accordingly.
On 1 July 2007, the " Hong Kong - Shenzhen Western Corridor " was privy to a lake about 4770 m long cable-stayed bridge with six lanes, which connects the district with the Nanshan District Yuen Long in the northwest of Hong Kong across the separating Deep Bay. On both sides a combined toll and customs station each to pass through. The capacity is given as 58,600 vehicles a day and 60,000 people.
Shenzhen has since 28 December 2004 on a further located in building underground, the Shenzhen Metro (MTR ), making it to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the sixth Chinese city with such a transport. Currently there are five lines in operation.
For getting around the city taxis can be used. They cost at least 10 RMB up to 2 km and 0.60 RMB for each additional 0.25 km. From a driving distance of 20 km and in time 22-6 clock, a surcharge will be levied. On many street corners and other public places e-bikes can be rented for 2 people for 10 RMB also as "black taxi ". Since they do not have a taximeter, the penalty for long rides is subject to negotiation.
In addition, the very well-developed inner-city bus network can be used. Ferriere goals, such as Guangzhou, Dongguan, Humen or Xiamen, can be achieved with remote buses that stop in a bus terminal below the Lo Wu Commercial City near the Hong Kong border and arrive. There are other more remote bus stations such as the Transportation Hub in Futian district.
The Shenzhen Baoan International Airport is the fourth largest in mainland China airport, which is 35km north-west from the city center in the district of Bao'an. He uses many internal Chinese targets as well as some international destinations. Compared to the international airport of Hong Kong, he is usually cheaper for flights within China. He has developed into a major hub for air cargo and passenger flights within China. In addition, the airport is the hub of US-based passenger airline Shenzhen Shenzhen Airlines and freight airline Jade Cargo International.
The airport is expanded to include a new runway and another 1300 meter terminal by the year 2012. He is so open world in the passenger area with a capacity of around 40 million / year to the most important airports.
Shenzhen has several container terminals: Yantian, Shekou and Chiwan are the most important. In Yantian International Container Terminal (盐田 国际 集装箱 码头), the largest of the terminals, eleven container ships can be handled simultaneously by the continued expansion in total 15 in 2006 8.865 million TEUs were handled here. In Chiwan Container Terminal (赤湾 集装箱 码头) can be loaded and unloaded up to nine ships at the same time, it had in 2006 a turnover of 5 million TEUs. The Shekou Container Terminals (蛇口 集装箱 码头) be able to handle a maximum of six container ships. Another investor in 2007 was still under construction. 2005 a total of 2.664 million TEUs were handled at these container terminals.
In addition, there are other container terminals in Mawan, Dongjiaotou, Fuyong, Xiadong, Shayuchong and Neihe. Taken together, their container terminals in Shenzhen to Shanghai in 2009, the second highest turnover rise of China and Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong, the fourth highest in the world. The volume of container traffic in Shenzhen here is grown much faster in recent years than the amount of containers handled in Hong Kong.
One way to get to Hong Kong are the Jetfähren that every hour from Hong Kong Iceland, Kowloon (Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal) and the Hong Kong Airport to Shekou ( Shenzhen) and Fuyong ( Shenzhen Airport ) run.
Overall in Shenzhen are 30 buildings that are higher than 200 meters. They are particularly at night with the other buildings in the city an imposing skyline. Tallest building in the city is 442 meters which opened in 2011 Kingkey 100 The currently zweithöste building Shun Hing Square, at an altitude of about 300 meters, a publicly accessible floor with 360 ° view across Shenzhen. Currently second highest building in the world working in Shenzhen on the future, the Pingan International Finance Center (see list of the tallest skyscrapers ).
Dafen artist village
Dafen (大 芬 社区) is a community inhabitants in the city Longgang District. This village developed in recent years into the largest workshop for copied oil paintings.
Tropical Island Nei Ling Ding Dao
Nei Ling Ding Dao (内 伶仃 岛) is part of the road district in the city Shekou Nanshan District. On the island in the Pearl River Delta is a large nature reserve with South Asian tropical forests and numerous macaques.
Together with the Mission Hills Golf Club, the largest golf course in the world has arisen on the since 2007, the World Cup the professional golfer is discharged.
Shenzhen hosted the Summer Universiade in 2011.
The Minsk World (明思克 世界) is a military theme park in the Dapeng Bay in Shatoujiao. Among other things, is in the opened on 10 May 2000 the park rebuilt as a tourist attraction flight deck cruiser Minsk the Soviet and later the Russian Navy.
The Happy Valley is a theme park with roller coasters and many other rides. Close to the parks Window of the World, in which more than one hundred architectural and natural attractions from around the world (Coliseum, Eiffel Tower, Matterhorn etc. ) are replicated on a small scale at 48 hectares lying, and Splendid China (锦绣 中华) in the miniatures of many Chinese tourist attractions (such as the Great Wall of China ) are modeled to scale. Happy Valley, Window of the World and Splendid China are all in the immediate area in Futian district of the city.
OCT EAST: The OCT EAST (East Overseas Chinese Town ), a 9 km ² large recreational park on the seafront in Yantian district. There are various European decorated villages, a ski lift, a golf course, a golf driving range. In the theater of OCT East Village " Interlaken " is also currently the largest LED video display of China, which serves as a backdrop for the daily taking place there show on the topic of "tea".
Entertainment district, SeaWorld: No theme park, but is trained thematically the small entertainment district Sea World in Shekou district. At the waterline wakes a giant statue of the Sea Goddess Wa and away inland, the 180 m long former passenger ship " Minghua " waiting for sightseeing and dining. The surrounding streets are a melange of St. Pauli, Amsterdam and Marseille. Next to it is a golf course, the Chinese, like the small-scale confusion, the district is not as sterile as many parts of the plan 's Shenzhen City.
Station seen from the Lo Wu Commercial City of
Convention & Exhibition Center
City Park
Dongmen shopping area
Shenzhen City Hall
Amusement park " Window of the World "
View of Hong Kong from the Futian district
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Ânderson Corrêa Polga (Santiago, Río Grande del Sur, 9 de febrero de 1979) es un exfutbolista brasileño que jugaba como defensa.

Trayectoria
Su primer club fue el Grêmio, por el que debutó en 1999. Con el equipo de Porto Alegre conquistó en 2001 el Campeonato Gaúcho y la Copa de Brasil. En 2003 firmó por el Sporting de Lisboa, con el que se coronó campeón de la Copa de Portugal en 2007.

Selección nacional
Disputó en 2002 su primer partido internacional por la selección de Brasil, un amistoso contra Bolivia. El mismo año formó parte del plantel que se coronó campeón de la Copa del Mundo, jugando en los partidos contra China y Costa Rica.

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo

Clubes

Palmarés

Campeonatos nacionales

Copas internacionales

Nacidos en Río Grande del Sur
Futbolistas del Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Futbolistas del Sporting de Lisboa
Futbolistas de Brasil en la Copa Mundial de 2002

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Until the End of Time book review; book recommendations; Fiction & Literature books;.
This was one of the best books with an ending that didn't leave you in a loop.
What a fabulous wonderful story!!! Danielle Steel always has the ability to make me laugh out loud and let tears stream down my face. I have read and purchased EVERY single book she has ever published :):):) thanks again sweet lady - for another wonderful story!!!
Love, love love! I couldn't put it down. I cried which I never do. Would love to see a sequel or movie.
This is such a great book. The first part of the book brought years to my eyes and I actually choked up at times. The second part is so enchanting and a beautiful love story. Good work Danielle.
After loosing the love of my life on Christmas morning to cancer this book has warmed my heart more than words can say. We were truly soul mates meeting by fate and this book brought back so many warm feelings of how we met and how we loved. I will look to the stars above now and smile !!!
This is truly one of my very FAVORITE books of Danielle's.. I have read her works forever..I did not want this one to end. The first part was awesome and a bit sad when it ended.. The second part continued as good as the first.... Thank you Danielle for a wonderful read. ,!!
There were chapters missing. I downloaded a sample from Kindle to read chapter 1 but as I kept reading another one was missing as well. I'm going to stop now so I don't waste anymore time.
Quite a thriller of a book!
Finally ms. Steel has written a great book! Finally! I was a little hesitant that I wouldn't enjoy the time travel theme used within the book. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end and finished it in a matter of two sittings. It was that compelling and good. Even though her writing, lately, has been more commercial rather the enchanting books she's written in the past, ms. Steel was able to resurrect her ability to publish a good novel and execute it well within this book. Most notably, she researched her novel with careful detail, especially the Amish. The book is not " put-downable" and holds your interest until the last page. (Spoiler-alert), Within the last half of the novel, the author leaves a hole and loose- ends within the storyline of what success and impact lillibet's book had after the discovery by her friend and publisher, Bob. This was a crucial point that marked the impossible struggle of lillibet' s plight with her "forbidden novel". That was the only thing that struck me ad missing within there story. However, even with that said, I still felt it was a " good read". Most definately, buy it if your a steel fan. Or buy it if you like romance and happy endings.


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Q: A single word for a person who encourages terrible rumors about themselves to feel protected I am writing a story with a character who was a prince born albino in a very superstitious country. His Uncle intensely feared killing him, as he believed it would release a demon inside of him. This myth becomes the only thing that saves his life when his kingdom is overthrown as a child. He learned that having people falsely fear him keeps him safer than trying to dispel the rumors.
I need a term for someone who encourages his own awful reputation, so that he can win through fear without having to actually be fearsome. Think of Captain Shakespeare from Stardust as being a good example.
The word in a sentence may be used much like the words illusion or facade. I am not necessarily looking for a noun or an adjective in particular; just a word, or perhaps a short collection of words to explain or describe the concept. Several example sentences include:

"He was known to ____"
"His ____ was falling to pieces".

A: I'd say such a person cultivates notoriety.
cultivate

Try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill)
'he cultivated an air of indifference'

Reference:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cultivate
notoriety

The state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.
'the song has gained some notoriety in the press'
'she has a certain notoriety'

Reference:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/notoriety

A: "He was known to play the bad guy"
"His bad guy persona was falling to pieces".
I bad guy is too informal for you, there's always villain.

A: This is a case of propaganda (though usually propaganda involves spreading terrible rumors about others or nice rumors about oneself).

"He was known to propagandize".
"His propaganda was falling to pieces".

M-W:

propaganda
noun
: ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are
spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government,
etc.
He was accused of spreading propaganda.
propagandize
verb
: to spread propaganda
He uses his movies to propagandize for the state.


Psychotherapy, or "talk therapy," helps people with a range of mental health or emotional concerns to deal with stress, manage their symptoms, and function at their best. It can also uncover personal strengths that may be hidden by their problems. AHP's licensed mental health professionals and professionally supervised interns use individual psychotherapy to address a broad range of mental and emotional health concerns: depression; anxiety; loneliness; feelings of guilt, shame, or inadequacy; a feeling of being out of control; and grief and loss.
AHP has built a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) affirmative environment staffed with clinicians expert in addressing the unique concerns LGBTQ people face. Many clinicians are also members of the LGBTQ community. Although AHP has been reaching out to gay and bisexual men since 1984, over the past several years, we have built our capacity to serve lesbians and bisexual women, and transgender people of any sexual orientation.
Time-Limited Individual Psychotherapy: Up to twenty 50-minute sessions of individual therapy designed to identify solutions that address a client's specific goals and concerns.
Psychiatric Care Management: Individual sessions, scheduled as needed, to address the concerns of persons living with chronic disabling mental health disorders, support psychiatric treatment adherence, and promote optimal functioning. Therapist and client evaluate the client's needs and progress toward goals annually.


Kansas City, MO — 11/01/2017 — Today IAAP introduced Dr. Veronica Cochran as the new CEO. Veronica has served in a variety of managerial and executive leadership roles over the last 20 years within leading organizations. Most recently, Veronica founded L.I.F.E. Concepts, an organization that specializes in leadership development and advancement. It was through L.I.F.E. Concepts that Veronica teamed up with IAAP. She developed a shared passion for IAAP's purpose and vision, which led to her eventual interest in the IAAP CEO position.
"The IAAP board embarked on our search for the next CEO knowing we need someone who has a strong passion for and understanding of our profession. We found our champion and advocate for the profession in Veronica," says IAAP Chair, Dawn Becker, CAP, OM.
The timing for Cochran's hire couldn't have been better, as IAAP has adopted a new strategic plan. This new plan provides a clear direction for the organization. But, more importantly, the strategic plan addresses the needs of those in the profession. IAAP's core purpose is to provide education, certification, and leadership development to administrative professionals. The vision is to advance the administrative profession through advocacy and empowerment. IAAP, with the help of their new CEO, is prepared to propel the administrative profession to new heights.
"Veronica will take our new core purpose, vision, and goals and turn them into action and success," says Becker.
Check out an introductory video featuring Veronica and IAAP Board Chair Dawn Becker, CAP, OM here.
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New Year's Resolution… or Revolution?
I am so happy and excited to hear this. I had the privilege to be under Veronica tutelage this last week at the IAAP EA Symposium. She is an outstanding advocate for Administrative Professionals everywhere!
Great news! The workshop I attended with Veronica was one of my favorites. I am excited to see what lies ahead.
Excellent news – this will be very good for IAAP!
I am thrilled to hear this! Veronica exemplifies what a leader is and she is the perfect person to lead this organization. Welcome aboard!
Congratulations Dr. Cochran! I look forward to following your lead as you catapult IAAP to new heights.


Five-piece neck through of Curly Maple and African Wenge with Maple and Wenge accents.
Highly figured Shedua on Wenge with a Spanish Cedar core and maple and Wenge accents.
Nordstrand NVH pickups with master volume, master tone, 3 way toggle switch and two mini toggles to control each pickup. The mini toggles select between series, parallel or split coil functions.
I have never seen a piece of Shedua that compares to this. The guitar is warm, transparent, beautifully balanced and very resonant.


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Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans evolved in Africa.
For those interested in archaeology and palaeontology, there's more to Tanzania than its spectacular game reserves and beautiful beaches. Located on the road from the Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge (officially known as Oldupai Gorge) is arguably the most important paleoanthropological site on the planet, thanks to the discovery of a series of fossils that document the evolution of mankind. Those traveling through the region can combine a trip to Olduvai with a visit to the mysterious Shifting Sands, a volcanic ash dune that moves across the desert at a rate of approximately 55 feet/ 17 meters each year.
In the 1930s, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey began a series of extensive excavations at Olduvai Gorge after viewing hominid fossils uncovered there some years before by German archaeologist Hans Reck. Over the course of the following five decades, the Leakeys made several remarkable discoveries that changed the world's understanding of where we come from, ultimately leading to the conclusion that the human race originates exclusively from Africa. Amongst the most important of these discoveries is the Nutcracker Man, the name given to the remains of a Paranthropus boisei male estimated to be 1.75 million years old.
The Leakeys also discovered the first known fossil evidence of another hominid species, Homo habilis; as well as a treasure trove of animal fossils and early human tool fragments. In 1976, Mary Leakey also found a series of preserved hominid footprints at Laetoli, a site located some 45 kilometers/ 28 miles south of the gorge itself. These footprints, preserved in ash and believed to have belonged to our ancestor Australopithecus afarensis, prove that hominid species walked on two legs during the Pliocene era, some 3.7 million years ago.
Today, the Leakeys' excavation sites are still operational, and archaeologists from all over the world continue to chip away at the mysteries surrounding our own origins. Visitors to the Olduvai region can see these excavation sites for themselves under the supervision of an official guide. At the top of the ravine, there is a museum, which was found in the 1970s by Mary Leakey and renovated in the 1990s by a team from the Getty Museum. Although small, the museum is nevertheless fascinating, with several rooms dedicated to explaining the site's paleoanthropological finds.
Here, you'll find a collection of hominid and faunal fossils, as well as the ancient tools now referred to as Oldowan (a term that translates as 'from Olduvai Gorge'). These tools represent the earliest known stone tool industry in our ancestors' history. In order to preserve the originals, many of the fossils on display are casts, including those of early hominid skulls. Highlights of the exhibition include a huge cast of the Laetoli Footprints, as well as several photos of the Leakey family working at the first excavation sites.
Olduvai Gorge is now officially referred to as Oldupai Gorge, the latter being the correct spelling of the Maasai word for the indigenous wild sisal plant.
Those wishing to make a day of it should consider heading north of Olduvai Gorge to the Shifting Sands. Here, a crescent-shaped dune of fine black ash moves steadily across the plain at a rate of approximately 55 feet/ 17 meters a year under the force of the region's unidirectional wind. The Maasai believe that the ash came from Ol Doinyo Lengai mountain, a sacred place whose name translates in English as the Mountain of God. On a clear day, this impressive cone-shaped mountain can be seen in the distance from Olduvai Gorge.
Upon reaching the plain, the volcanic ash settled, collecting around a single stone and then accumulating to become the spectacularly symmetrical dune it is today. The sand is rich in iron and highly magnetized, so that it sticks to itself when thrown in the air – a phenomenon that makes for intereting photographic opportunities. The dune can be difficult to find due to its mobile nature, and often the journey to get there involves technical off-road driving. As a result, it's recommended to travel with a local guide and/ or driver.


World-fame graffiti artist Alec Monopoly displayed his latest work «MONOPOLY I$LAND» at Eden Fine Art Mykonos, around the indoor gallery and the outside sculpture garden. He also exhibited various Tag Heuer watches he has modified according to his unique style.
A lot of celebrities attended the event, met with Alec and saw the Tag Heuer special edition watches, with dazzling colors of Alec Monopoly. Alec Monopoly owes his fame to the character who shares his name, Mr. Monopoly, the banked of the popular board game, that the artist depicts in different scenarios. Alec's work became very popular during the 2008 market crash, when he invited viewers to question power-politics-money in America.
Alec wrapped up 2017 as one of the top three most searched artists on leading art platforms and his work can be found in high-end galleries and contemporary museums worldwide. In 2016, the artist joined Tag Heuer as brand's Art Provocateur and, since his appointment, fully embraced the avant-garde spirit reflecting it in the watchmaking process.