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How about "The Park formerly known as Glacier National Park"?
GNP got its name for the 150 glaciers that it featured. Out of that 150, 124 are now gone. The rest? They're heading for the same fate.
Warming temperatures have rapidly reduced the size of 39 named glaciers in Montana since 1966, according to comparisons released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Portland State University. Some have lost as much as 85% of their expanse over the past 50 years, with Glacier national park, site of 37 of the surveyed glaciers, set to lose all of its eponymous ice formations within the next few decades. Of the 150 glaciers that existed in the park in the late 19th century, only 26 remain.
The disappearance of glaciers in Montana is part of a broader loss that will see all glaciers, defined as moving bodies of snow and ice larger than 25 acres, largely vanish from the lower 48 states of America by the mid point of the century, according to Dr Daniel Farge, lead USGS scientist.
Anyong....No longer the most corrupt president in American history, Nixon. And Bush no longer the dumbest President in American history. Both titles stolen in only 110 days.
That should have been posted to your High Crimes and Misdemeanours blog.
Trump certainly hasn't devastated America's Glacier National Park in a few months in office although he's doing nothing to ameliorate the situation. We can't blame today's climate change impacts on Trudeau either although his approach to the environmental cataclysm is really no better than Trump's.
On the local front.
http://www.metronews.ca/news/victoria/2014/05/22/vancouver-island-glaciers-will-be-gone-in-25-years-scientists-say.html
Pounding salt.
All is not lost, the future is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxryv2XrnqM


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Joining them will be Reznor's longtime collaborator Atticus Ross, who the Nine Inch Nails man worked with on the soundtracks to The Social Network, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl. Argentinian composer Gustavo Santaolalla is also involved with the project.
The film was directed by actor Fisher Stevens, while Leonardo DiCaprio serves as one of the executive producers. It focuses on "how climate change affects our environment and what society can do prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet."
Stevens adds: "The incredible music composed for Before The Flood was one of the most unique collaborations I can think of in scoring a film.
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Before The Flood will arrive in theatres in Los Angeles and New York on October 21 and will air on the National Geographic Channel (opens in new tab) on October 30. Watch the trailer below. The soundtrack will also be released next month on a date still to be determined.
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Updated: 0:07, 21 Nov 2021
UNVACCINATED tennis stars will be banned from competing at the Australian Open in January.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic, a nine-time Aussie Open champion, is refusing to reveal whether or not he has received the Covid vaccine.
Serbian star Novak Djokovic has refused to state whether he has received the Covid-19 vaccineCredit: EPA
If he has not been jabbed, then he will be denied the chance to defend his crown in Melbourne in January – and prevented from potentially winning a record-breaking Slam No.21.
The confirmation was delivered on Saturday by tournament chief Craig Tiley.
It appears there will be no exemption of 14-days hard quarantine for unvaccinated players.
Djokovic, 34, shares the record of 20 men's grand slam singles titles with Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.
Tiley said: "Everyone on site – the fans, the staff and the players – will need to be vaccinated in order to participate in this year's Australian Open.
"There has been a lot of speculation around Novak's position.
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"He has noted and said publicly that it is a private matter.
"We would love to see Novak here but he knows he has to be vaccinated in order to play."
American superstar Serena Williams, 40, is expected to play for the first time since hobbling out of the Wimbledon first round in July.
Tiley said: "I have been on the phone with Serena in the last 48 hours and she is preparing to be here in January."
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DI Dominic Bell is investigating the murder, but as the body count rises, time is running out. The only person who can help him is Dominic's ex, Clementine Starke – but Clementine is haunted by her own demons. Can the two of them pair up to catch the killer? Or is it already too late?
It seems pretty straightforward. Take one hapless, lovelorn and stressed out detective, D.I. Dominic Bell. Give him a work environment where he knows corruption is rife and everyone is a suspect, adding to his stress levels. Pair him with Clementine Stark, PhD student and True Crime aficionado, who is both studying obsession in online behaviour and obsessively trying to solve her father's murder. Then offer up a series of gruesome murders happening to a group of urban explorers who fall into the realm of Clementine's study area and you just know that these two are going to end up chasing the same killer.
I think it really does help if you have read the first book in the series, because this series sings because of the relationship between Dominic and Clementine. It's far from conventional and in Clementine's case it looks like it's also becoming a little obsessional. The nearest comparison I can come to is the relationship between John Luther and Alice Morgan in the TV series, Luther.
The main crime story is well written, dark and as twisted as you would expect. A serial killer is stalking and killing urban explorers in dark, creepy places. Clementine is on their track, but Dom is avoiding her calls. He's up to his neck worrying about corruption in his team and who is involved – but he doesn't know who to trust.
The last thing he needs is for his ex to re-enter his life, especially after everything they have been through. So he's blocked her, but that may not prove to be his wisest move.
As the body count grows and Clementine's frantic efforts to get through to him eventually pay dividends, he finds himself embroiled in a moral maze. If only he could see clearly enough to work his way out of it.
Clementine is such a morally ambiguous character she is absolutely transfixing me. Watching Dominic and Clementine together is a bit like watching a car crash in slow motion. You know you ought to be able to stop it, but the force is just too great and there is going to be an almighty bang whatever you do.
I have no idea where Stephanie Marland is going to take this pair, but my goodness it is guaranteed to be a bumpy ride and that makes it all the more compelling.
Verdict: A dark and twisted thriller packed with fascinating characters and morally challenging perspectives.


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}}Нуно Гонсалвиш () е португалски художник от XV век, един от първите португалски художници. Неговото основно и единствено с голяма вероятност принадлежащо му произведение е Полиптих на св. Винсент.

Полиптихът е намерен през 1880-те г. в манастира "Сен Винсенте де Фора" в Лисабон и изобразява хора (дворяни, включвайки известни съвременници на Гонсалвиш, духовенство и обикновени хора) от Португалия през XV век. От момента на откриването на полиптиха през XIX век не прекъсват споровете около личността на автора и изобразените на полиптиха хора. Често се приема, че на третия панел е изобразен принц Енрике Мореплавателят, но даже този факт няма документално потвърждение и понякога се поставя под съмнение.

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 "Полиптих на свети Винсент"

Полиптихът предизвиква много спорове, тъй като в изобразените лица сякаш е закодирана определена информация.

Първият панел е Панелът на монасите. В него има черен фон горе вдясно, който ограничава фигурите. Този фон се слива с брадата на единия монах. От друга страна фигурите отпред в бяло са доста дефинирани, дори прецизно са изписани определени сенки от техните дрехи или фигури.

На него са представени членове на редовното духовенство - част от духовенството, което включва монаси. Първоначално този панел е свързан с този на реликвите. Когато обаче творбата е реставрирана през 1909 г. от Лучано Фрейре, те са разделени.

Представените герои са идентифицирани като цистерцианци, тъй като са в бели дрехи, но са разгледани и други хипотези, като се предполага, че са августинци от манастира "Сен Винсенте де Фора" в Лисабон.

На този панел има два елемента, които трябва да се подчертаят, както поради тяхната символика, така и поради неясното им представяне. Първо, неясното пространство, което се появява в горния десен ъгъл. Смята се, че това може да е дърво, ствол, кръст или дори нещо свързано с почитането на св. Винсент. Много е трудно да се каже със сигурност за какво става въпрос. Може да се каже, че не става дума само за тъмно пространство, защото в живописта, за разлика от фотографията, всяко пространство е обект на внимание и работа от страна на изпълняващия произведението. Следователно, ако е налице създадената празнота, това е така, защото авторът е искал да я направи, като е наложил определен символичен заряд, който все още не е разкрит.

Вторият елемент на неясно представяне е обектът, носен от героя, който е облечен в зелено в горния ляв ъгъл. В ръцете му се явява тъмен предмет с прецизни контури, който може да се тълкува като шапка, подобна на тази на монаха с брада. Въпреки това за пореден път почитането на Винсент не може да бъде оставено извън символичния анализ на панелните елементи и поради този факт обектът може да бъде интерпретиран като една от реликвите на св. Винсент, покрита с тъмен плат. Покриването може да се дължи на опит да се скрие самоличността на реликвата, която лесно би могла да бъде идентифицирана от вярващия, дори ако тя се намира в реликварий.

Трябва да се отбележи още една подробност, която може да остане незабелязана поради цвета, избран да я представи. Същият герой, който държи шапката/ реликвата/, има на главата си нещо, което може да се каже, че е шапка с телесен цвят (което веднага ще изключи, че шапката, която държи, е негова), като формата, която косата приема на бретон по фланговете, не може да означава, че това е просто плешивост.

Вторият панел е панелът на рибарите. Тук трите основни фигури са в три нюанса на зеленото, като рибарите са загърнати със собствената си рибарска мрежа, което определено има смисъл.

На този панел има три елемента, които могат да дадат различно символично натоварване от очакваното след анализ. Първо, трябва да се подчертае рибарската мрежа, която загръща трима от седемте мъже на панела. Този факт може да се тълкува по различни начини. В акт на подигравка или просто ирония авторът може да показва с мрежата "човешкия риболов", извършен в Африка по време на откритията. Този "човешки риболов" обаче не е предназначен за мореплаватели, а за черните роби. В действителност може да се мисли само, че мрежите са поставени така, защото рибарите са ги носели през раменете си, без да се показва никаква злонамерена препратка или не, а само за да идентифицират героите като рибари. Има обаче факт, който не може да бъде пренебрегнат при анализа на риболовната мрежа: фактът, че мрежата не се наблюдава в радиоскопския анализ на панела. Това може да подсказва, че този елемент е добавен по-късно от някой различен от оригиналния автор. По този начин е възможно също така да се обясни недостигът на хроматични пигменти и бързата и малко упорита техника, използвана за боядисване на такъв обект. Трябва също да се отбележи, че увитите в мрежата, носят зелено, макар и в различни нюанси. Двете фигури в предната част ясно показват зеления цвят на дрехите им, третата, зад тези две, разкрива въпросния цвят в малък детайл, който може да остане незабелязан от невнимателните. Светлозелен триъгълник под "качулката" на централната фигура предполага, че този трети герой носи роба; може да се твърди, че такъв елемент принадлежи към такава "качулка", но след анализ на изрязването му се отбелязва, че би било трудно да има секция, която да виси по такъв начин.

Вторият елемент, който трябва да се подчертае, е проснатата фигура, а преден план е заел молитвена поза човек с измъчен вид, облечен в кафяво, той държи броеница. Неговият поглед е насочен директно към зрителя, което е странно, защото би следвало композиционно да гледа към свети Винсент. Той сякаш е отделен и самотен от останалите.  Трудно е да се анализира позицията му пред останалите трима, облечени в зелено, на преден план, както и факта, че носят различен цвят на дрехите. Освен това фактът, че той се моли към наблюдателя, а не към централната фигура на произведението, което трябва да е причината за неговото преклонение, също оставя някои съмнения за изясняване. И накрая, има броеница, използвана от този герой. Едни и същи мъниста може да сочат към факта, че тази броеница е направена от рибни прешлени. Налице е възможна хармония между мънистата на този предмет и корковите шамандури на риболовната мрежа.

Третият панел е този на кралете. Тук прави впечатление червената рокля на кралицата с различни ръкави- единият стегнат, а другият по широк и украсен. Роклята е леко отворена, което според изкуствоведите показва предишно раждане. Книгата, която е в средата е нарисувана така, че да може да се чете, но този текст не е обикновен. Първата страница идва от Евангелието на Йоан (14, 28-31):

Мъжът с голямата черна шапка с бледо лице се идентифицира с принц Енрике Мореплавателя. Той е късо подстриган, което не съответства на модата от 15 век, както на другите персонажи от полиптиха, които са с дълга коса; късо подстригани са портретите, рисувани в бургундския двор на херцог Филип III Добрия. Този аргумент води изкуствоведите на мисълта, че изображението е всъщност на вече починалия към момента на създаването на произведението крал Дуарте, а Енрике е изобразен в действителност на петия панел заедно с другите принцове.

Четвъртият е Панелът на рицарите. Различните шапки на войниците символизират различен период на войните.

Петият панел е на принцовете. Тук са представени четири изображения на мъже в бяло, които са фон на четирима цветно облечени принцове-рицари в предната част. Всеки рицар е представен в различен цвят и има идентифициращи символи, които позволяват да се подозира неговата самоличност. Подозира се, че представляват четирите малки синове на крал Жуау I или по-малките братя на крал Дуарте: на първо място коленичил, вероятно Енрике; зад него - Педру, Жуау и Фернанду, както следва:

За Черният рицар над всички отгоре, в черно с мавритански шлем, дълга брада и коса и тънко лице се смята, че е инфант Фернанду. Инфантът-светец, който умира във Фес, след като е предложен като заложник от брат си инфанте Енрике в замяна на безпрепятственото отстъпление на португалските войски след военното им поражение при Танжер. Отражението върху шлема му е подобно на мавританския затворнически прозорец, както и на знака от кръста на Авис – военен орден, на който е магистър.Червеният рицар вляво е инфант Жуау, конетабъл на Португалия, с кръстосан меч на гърдите, представлява типичен вид на символа на Ордена на Сантяго. Той е магистър на този орден, страстен защитник на каузата на Авис срещу народните бунтове, довели до провъзгласяването на брат му, инфантът Педру, за регент през малолетието на крал Афонсу V срещу претенциите на Дом Браганса. Той умира преди битката при Алфаробейра.Зеленият рицар от дясната страна, с кръст на гърдите, е инфантът Педру, херцог на Коимбра, който е принц-регент по време на малолетието на Афонсу V. Той е облечен с колан символ на Ордена на жартиерата. Зеленото, което носи, се появява и в други изображения на други панели, а именно в образа на дъщеря му кралицата, омъжена за Афонсу V, и внук му, бъдещия Жуау II. Под пояса на жартиерата има символ, свързан с Дом Коимбра, печат (може би чук или скрипец?), показващ споменатата династия, противопоставяща се на Авис при претенциите за трона.Лилавият рицар''', коленичил отпред, не е в съгласие с останалите, защото той е единственият без шапка или ръкавици; краят на меча му е изкривен, коланът зад гърдите му (Орден на жартиера) е разхлабен и дупките са неправилно подравнени; на пояса се появява мистериозен символ (чук? ролка?), за който се смята, че е свързан с дом Браганса. Бялата коса заклеймява неговата напреднала възраст (той е единственият жив към изписването на картината върху панелите) и описанието съвпада с това на инфант Енрике, херцог на Визеу.

Лилавото, цветът на срама и несъвършенството на символите, изобличават позора, паднал върху него. Изглежда, по-специално, че от позите, видни на този панел, имат за цел да се унижи Енрике Мореплавателят, вероятно заради съюзяването му с Афонсу Браганса срещу брат му Педру, херцог на Коимбра в битката при Алфаробейра през 1449 г. Принц Енрике Мореплавателят е изобразен като магистър на Ордена на Христос, с това, което изглежда като кръст-висулка, която е на врата му. На лицето на Енрике е посивяло и е много различен от традиционните портрети.

Налице са също така много дискусии около възможните политически значения на този панел.  : Енрике е на колене, сякаш моли за прошка, докато Педру и Жуау изглежда "пазят" над него. Медальонът на Ордена на Христос, представляващ кръст около врата на Енрике е счупен. Коланът, символ на ордена на жартиерата на Енрике е незакопчан, докато Педру го носи правилно. Дръжката на меча на Енрике е с усукана и драпирана в черно нишка, докато Педру и Жуау са с лъскави мечове, завързани със златни и сребърни нишки.Главата на Енрике е открита, докато Педру и Жуау носят шапки на благородници. Педру и Жуау са с бели ръкавици, може би за да се означи, че са без вина "с чисти ръце", докато Енрике е без ръкавици. Енрике гледа напред към другия панел, сякаш иска прошка от кралската династия той я е "ощетил", докато Педру и Жуау гледат към зрителите.Шестият панел'' на този на реликвите. В дъното е изобразен изправен ковчег; мъж държи книга написана вероятно на еврейски език.

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mo4ch:> Masawa: Nairobi City Stars' relegation made me nearly quit football | Mo4ch News
Mo4ch News April 11, 2020 sports
The full-back reveals how devastated he was when the Kawangware based side was demoted
Nairobi City Stars assistant captain Calvin Masawa states he almost quit football when the club was relegated from the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) five years ago.
The full-back is the longest-serving member for the National Super League leaders and has been consistent for the Kawangware based side. He reveals how the situation was when it dawned they will be playing in the second tier.
"In football, relegation is always players lowest moments and it wasn't different with me being that, since I started playing professional football, I only knew one level and that was KPL," the defender is quoted by the club's website.
"I was so devastated by the relegation and even thought of quitting football because I couldn't imagine playing in the lower tier. But later on, through encouragement, I decided to go down with the team knowing that one day we will be back to the top tier."
The former Migori Youth player has been a key player for the team this season and they are on 64 points after 26 matches, 10 more than second-placed Bidco United. He is confident they are finally making a return to the top tier once again.
"It has been hard playing in the lower leagues but we have been pushing each season knowing that at the end we will go back where we rightfully belong and that's the Kenyan Premier League.
"Many times they do say numbers don't lie and indeed our numbers this season in points, goals and positions justify that so I believe we are going up."
Just like the KPL, the NSL is on a break owing to the coronavirus.
Source : Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers | Goal.com
Masawa: Nairobi City Stars' relegation made me nearly quit football
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Give Christelle a year of food
This project will provide a year of nutritious food for Christelle. Christelle isn't sure how old she is - we think she's around 13. Her dad was forced to abandon her after Christelle's mom left and he couldn't feed her anymore. Christelle was sick and malnourished when she arrived, but now, thanks to healthy meals, she's made friends, enjoying school, and looking forward to tomorrow. But without nutritious meals to keep her growing, Christelle 's future will be bleak.
As an orphan, Christelle is among the most vulnerable of Haitian children. There isn't an effective nationwide child protection service operating in Haiti to provide for her basic needs. This means that, without your help, Christelle may have to go without nutritious meals, leaving her more vulnerable to illness and less healthy.
By donating today, you'll help us provide the food Christelle needs to stay healthy. Note that the orphanage is home to around thirty children. Donations to this project will cover Christelle's share of the food costs over a year, but will be spent on all the children in parallel as we fundraise for each in turn.
A healthy, balanced diet prevents illness and promotes healthy growth. By providing the nutritious food Christelle needs, you're preventing illness and helping her grow up strong!
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Andy Chaggar
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Two Saint Louis University students drown in Lake of the Ozarks
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. — Two men from India drowned over the weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks, a lake recently named as not only the most dangerous lake in Missouri, but the most dangerous lake in the United States. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the .5 mile marker in the lake's main channel.
Investigators learned 24-year-old, Uthej Kunta, was swimming in the lake when he began to struggle and then went under. 25-year-old, Shiva Keligari, dove in to try and rescue Kunta but did not resurface. Authorities dragged the lake at that location and recovered Kunta's body by 4 p.m. Saturday. The MSHP Dive Team recovered Keligari's body by 9 a.m. Sunday.
Today (11/28), Saint Louis University confirmed Kunta and Keligari were graduate students at the University's School of Medicine.
Lake of the Ozarks "Most Dangerous Lake In The U.S."
"Lake of the Ozarks" likely brings to mind images of a peaceful getaway. For other's it may remind them of a popular Netflix series where Lake of the Ozarks is the backdrop for violence, gambling and a Mexican drug cartel. Either way, this popular Missouri lake draws countless visitors. It also continues to make the list of the most dangerous lakes in the United States.
Data tracking website, Insider Monkey lists Lake of the Ozarks as the number one most dangerous lake in America. The reason: the large number of deaths that occur on the lake. Between 1993 and 2003, 33 people were killed in lake accidents — in a total area less than one-third of one percent the size of Lake Michigan.
Another website ranks the Missouri lake as number nine among the most dangerous lakes in America. That's according to Pond Informer, a website consisting of professional pond consultants, aquaculture professionals, ecological scientists, and writers with, "a passion for all things water." Although they place the Missouri lake as the 9th most dangerous in America, Pond Informer ranks Lake of the Ozarks first in the nation for boating accidents, most of which have proven fatal. Many attribute alcohol as the main contributor to the high number of deaths on the lake. Although drinking and boating is a federal and state crime, the Lake of the Ozarks is known for its drinking culture and celebrations.
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Since no one monitors the activities that happen on the lake, people will often race boats and participate in other forms of competition, all in a fight for dominance. The lake's racing culture is similar to drag racing, which means many racers try risky moves on the water that often puts smaller boats in danger.
According to the Department of Natural Resources, Lake of the Ozarks has been shown to contain high amounts of E. coli. In the past three years, though, there have been no confirmed cases of sickness from the E. coli bacteria due to swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks.


The European Holiday Home Awards (EHHA) are here this year and they aim to generate even more public awareness about the benefits of holiday home renting in Europe.
The purpose of the awards is to showcase excellent examples of holiday homes all around Europe and all winners will be featured on their website. Additionally, the awards will promote the EHHA as a European trade association.
Here we will describe a bit about each of the apartments and put a link so that you can see which ones you think will win an award!
The awards are decided by a jury consisting of members one representative from each national trade association member of the EHHA.
Each jury member will submit the following points in each category: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
The winner will be the holiday home with the most votes.
On April 15, 2015 the winners will be announced at a web-based event.
Enjoy a dream vacation in this beautiful and comfortable apartment with terrace.
Its lovely decoration and small details will welcome you to a great stay in Barcelona. The wonderful sunny terrace will become your favorite place thanks to its sun beds, table, sofa, chairs and various bamboos that add a tropical touch.
Ideal for large families or a group of friends, it can accommodate 10 people.
-Wide open and fully equipped kitchen.
The apartment has been designed with special care, taking into account small details to make your vacation an incredible experience.
–Master bedroom with a lovely sitting room typical of Barcelona with balcony and internal view.
–Single bedroom with single bed and internal view window.
–Double bedroom with twin beds, internal window and hanger for clothes.
-Double bedroom with balcony and beautiful view to the Tibidabo, a double bed consists of two single beds, wardrobe, air conditioning and heating.
–Double room with balcony and view to Avenida Diagonal.
The common area offers a spacious living room with nice balconies overlooking Valencia Street.
This lovely apartment in Barcelona, located in the heart of the Eixample district of Barcelona, has been recently fully renovated and offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an a large living room and gallery with views of Diputación street and the Rambla de Catalunya, one of the most exclusive streets of the city.
It's located in the Habitat Apartments Rambla Deluxe building, like Rambla Deluxe B and Rambla Deluxe C.
-Small balcony with views of the Rambla de Catalunya and Diputación street.
The Vista apartment in Barcelona is a luminous apartment located on the sea front of Mar Bella Beach, with a panoramic view of the coast front of Barcelona. The apartment features 3 bedrooms, 2 complete bathrooms, a large living room, kitchen and a terrace with a fantastic sea view. The apartment is a perfect choice for families and friends.
Enjoy a dream vacation in this beautiful and comfortable apartment with lovely balconies. Its lovely decoration and small details will welcome you to a great stay in Barcelona.
Let us know what you think of the apartments, and which one you think has the best chance by following us on our social media and sending a message or tweet! We have high hopes for these awards so fingers crossed!


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Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette left today's win over the Giants with a hamstring injury. While the second-year star was forced to sit out more than half the contest, the team isn't overly worried about his availability for next week's game against the Patriots.
Before exiting today's contest, Fournette had run for 41 yards on nine carries. He also added another three receptions for 14 yards. If the running back were to miss any time, the Jaguars would presumably turn to backup T.J. Yeldon.
Texans right tackle Seantrel Henderson broke a bone in his ankle during today's loss to the Patriots, reports NFL Network's Mike Garafolo (via Twitter). It's uncertain how much time the 26-year-old will miss. The lineman suffered the injury after getting his ankle stuck under Patriots defensive lineman Keionta Davis. Henderson missed the preseason after having a noncancerous cyst removed, but the free agent addition was expected to still serve as a starter for the Texans.
49ers linebacker Brock Coyle suffered a concussion during today's loss to the Vikings, reports Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area (via Twitter). The 27-year-old had compiled six tackles during the contest. Coyle appeared in 16 games (10 starts) for San Francisco last season, finishing with 64 tackles. 0.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Maiocco adds that offensive guards Mike Person and Joshua Garnett both looked fine in the locker room after leaving the game with foot injuries.
Buccaneers wideout DeSean Jackson suffered a concussion during today's win over the Saints, according to ESPN's Jenna Laine. The receiver suffered the injury in the fourth quarter following a hit from Ken Crowley. The 31-year-old had a standout day for Tampa Bay, hauling in five catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
The Seahawks signed Brandon Marshall only two weeks before their minicamp, but they will have to wait until training camp to see how much the 34-year-old wide receiver has left. Due to a hamstring injury, Marshall did not participate in any team drills at the remaining Seattle OTA sessions nor at the team's minicamp. Marshall was already coming off an injury, with his 2017 season ending early thanks to ankle surgery, but Pete Carroll said the 13th-year pass-catcher should be ready to go by the time the team reconvenes for training camp.
Marshall only signed for one year and $1.1MM. Although plenty of incentives are included, only $90K of that pact is guaranteed.
Here's what's new out of the NFC West on Sunday afternoon.
49ers cornerback Richard Sherman said he experienced Achilles issues during his final offseason workouts with the Seahawks, and the problem worsened in last year's training camp. Once the regular season began, Sherman said he knew this was a significant issue. "We just kind of babied it as long as we could," Sherman said, via Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle. "But you can't baby it in a game." The eighth-year corner did not participate in team drills yet with the 49ers but is expected to in camp.
Laken Tomlinson has the left guard spot secured, but the 49ers look to have a three-man competition going for their right guard position. And thus far, 2016 first-round pick Joshua Garnett has seen the most time there, per Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. Garnett, who spent all of last season on IR in a partial effort to adjust his body to better suit Kyle Shanahan's zone-blocking scheme, split time with the recently signed Mike Person. However, Jonathan Cooper did not participate in San Francisco's minicamp because of left knee surgery and will be a threat to start opposite Tomlinson this season.
Second-year San Francisco slot receiver Trent Taylor is recovering from back surgery, Branch notes. He underwent the procedure several weeks ago to remove bone spurs, per Branch, but Shanahan expects him back by camp.
While Josh Rosen is the Cardinals' quarterback of the future, it doesn't appear likely he'll play ahead of Sam Bradford to start this season.
The NFL has video of the alleged domestic incident that took place between Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry and his girlfriend earlier this year, Andy Slater of WINZ writes. Afterwards, Landry's girlfriend refused to cooperate with authorities and later called it a false story. Still, the matter is under scrutiny from the Broward County State Attorney's office as well as the league office.
In 2016, Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell demanded $15MM per year in a rap song he made. In a recent freestyle, Bell indicated that he wants $17MM per year, as Adam Bitner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes. This offseason, Bell turned down a multi-year contract offer worth $12MM per season, opting instead to earn $12.12MM on the franchise tender. He's been staying away from the team, but he will end his holdout on Friday.
49ers guard Joshua Garnett appears destined for injured reserve to open the season, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area tweets. Barring any further setbacks, it sounds like he'll be able to return from IR midseason, however. The news on Garnett likely explains the team's acquisition of Laken Tomlinson on Thursday morning.


Yes, I'm in pursuit of it. Happiness. I'm on the lookout for notable examples of the phenomenon, to see if I can make any sense of where it happens and where it doesn't. I might record them in a book, too, as something to turn to on rough days, to lift the spirits a bit by the recollection of being caught up in the infectiousness of an unaffectedly happy person. Hey, it's no sillier than collecting spoons or snow domes, is it? Little reminders.
Okay, I can see one of the things you may be thinking, and I'm happy to acknowledge that, yes, these days the bishop is sort of the complaints department of the church. But it wasn't that. The people at the parish hadn't been whinging, they just weren't overly friendly. At morning tea they would have talked to the people they always talk to, probably about pretty much the same things they always talk about, and then they went on their way, getting on with their lives. You can't call that 'unfriendly', just sort of non-friendly. And, yes, the bloke in the servo may have had an eye on encouraging business by being friendly to a customer. He seemed genuinely happy and friendly to me, but perhaps he was trying hard to be. But doesn't that merely raise the question, why aren't church people trying?
Hugh Mackay's book-before-last was about the pursuit of happiness or, as the title had it, The Good Life. I loved the first few chapters because he got stuck into all the illusions of the twenty-teens that I tend to pour scorn on myself: the attempt to be perfect parents, to have perfect kids, perfect homes, perfect teeth and God-knows-what. He goes through the illusions that the next big move, the next big purchase, the next self-improvement course, the next gym session perhaps, will bring everything just right and hunky-dory. Whatever we are looking for in life, to make ourselves happy, there's a product just for that and, if there isn't, the government should do something about it. It's great fun to read. As I said at the time, not only could I have written a lot of this, I think I actually have written it.
The ultimate point of Mackay's book, however, was that he had discovered, as a social researcher, that you don't find happiness by seeking happiness. When it comes to satisfying our own wants and needs, we are insatiable. No product, no possession ever delivers the happiness it promises, so we have to keep trying and trying, keep buying and buying. "Well d'uh," you might say, "we all know that." And indeed we do. Plato already knew it way back then. The philosophers have technical jargon for it: "Happiness cannot be sought thematically", if I recall correctly. In other words, you don't get to be happy by trying really hard to be happy. Being happy comes as a by-product of something else.
And what is that 'something'? Well, according to Mackay, it is simply being good. It is putting others before yourself, trying to be helpful, trying to do some good with your life, looking to make others happy, looking outward and not limiting your concern to what matters directly to you. There are other descriptors, but you get the picture. The Good Life is not what we imagine when we speak of 'living the good life', it is what comes from living a good life, being a good person. If I am not mistaken, and I don't have the book before me today, Mackay actually quotes the Golden Rule and its many close variants across religions and cultures: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That, apparently, is the secret. Or, to put it another way, if a friendly service station guy can brighten up your day, couldn't you try to do that for someone else?


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We eat a lot of shrimp at my house...served any number of ways. My favorite is Shrimp De Johne, but we decided to try this scampi recipe recently. A simple dish, full of flavor. I served it with roasted carrots and you could also serve the shrimp over rice or pasta.
Mash garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash garlic with salt using a large knife), then stir together with fresh and dried herbs, shallot, onion, 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, 1 cup bread crumbs, nutmeg, mace, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
That looks so good! A lovely recipe.
Hi Barbara, this is one of my favorite ways to enjoy shrimp, love all the herbs that you added, looks wonderful!
That looks so inviting! I love shrimp and that golden crumble makes it even more irresistible!
I want to visit your house--I love shrimp! The crispy, garlicky breadcrumbs sound so good. Wishing this was on the menu for dinner tonight.
There is something about garlic and shrimp that are a perfect match. I make a shrimp scampi with pasta but love the golden crust on this recipe! Love NYT recipes!
Wow so many beautiful seafood dishes this week. Positively inspiring Barbara!
Love this recipe. We are in Florida now and for some reason we eat more seafood when we are here. Thanks Barbara.
Your scampi coated with its breadcrumb topping sounds great. My MIL used to make something similar and I haven't thought about it in years.


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«φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεί»
Heraclitus, Fragmentum 123
The last night I stayed awake late. I was staying in a hospitable little house on the beach at Tinos, exactly opposite Dilos and Mykonos. The holiday studios had eroded the soft hillside, even more than the wind which all year long whipped itself into a fury as it passed through the straits. But just at that moment in time everything was quiet in Skylandar, people, studios, cars, winds. It was just you and Id.
It was full moon, and, everything suspended in its light, Dilos was floating uncertainly, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, the brightest cluster of rocks in the Mediterranean, revealed and hidden, as Heidegger describes it: 'Dilos, the sacred isle, the centre of the land of the Greek people, centre of the beaches, of the seas, is revealed as long as it hides. What is it, then, that it reveals to itself? What is the hidden meaning of Dilos? That which the poets and intellectuals of the Greeks, tried, because they had foreseen long before that which for them was already the past, and which they called the truth, that is, the inseparability of the manifest (the revealed) from the hidden (the unrevealed) .
Dilos hid while revealing, holding the balance in the centre of the Cylclades: next to it, brightly illuminated, intense, like a firework, Mykonos stood, the modern worldly side of ancient Dilos, brightly lit until morning. Facing it, fragrant with incense, stood Tinos, the modern sacred side of Dilos. After centuries, the aura of the island was shared with its neighbours, its pilasters; and the grace still remained there, in the hidden-revealed heart of the Aegean, the navel of the Mediterranean.
Worldly, sacred; action, meditation; closed, open; abundance, frugality – and everywhere light, the light which leads to accomplishment, to wealth; but at the same time to a clearing away, to an emptying out of superfluity, of the excess of luxuries, the self-sufficiency of the sparse. That is the meaning of the islands, a meteoric trajectory between everything and nothing, the unbearable possibility of choice. That is the Greek spirit: a folding of what is inside towards the outside.
We drew away. The full moon bathed the weary tourist resorts and cleansed them ; as the moonlight and the Meltemi daily washed away the traces of the crowds of tourists ('the solitude of an endless travel activity', as Heidegger puts it). Yes, this place offers a brightly lit stay, it is the blessing of as many gods as have lived here towards the people who pass for a little while over its surface. Even the terrible solitude of the crowd hears these tremors, half opens its soul, swims in the velvet waters at night, delights and shivers together: what is this? what is such beauty, this so little and so much? what is happening to me?
One moment in a whole summer, amid the noise of the crowd, is sufficient. The grace of the place, the grace of the light given so generously, so democratically, to holidaymakers, to stress-ridden townsfolk, people who have forgotten about frugality, the slow measure of time, to people who forget about death.
That place, that stay was given to us. I will not ask 'what did we do in return?' – because, quite simply, the place, wounded, overloaded, will exist after us, after it has contained us. Now people are the place — our ancestor told us that too. I just remember Camus: 'The man who works hard, between a joyless earth, and a dark sky, can dream of another earth, where sky and bread would be light and airy. He hopes. But those men whose every hour is filled with light and green hills, no longer hope. They can do no more than dream another fantasy place. So the people of the North escape to Mediterranean seaside, to deserts of light. But where can the people from the light escape to if not to the invisible?'
As the first cockerels pushed the night into dawn, I thought of Papadiamantis. We learnt to see the Greek landscape of frugality through his eyes; and those people of older times who rarely now appear, yet still exist. He wrote for the dying pre-modern world, now we surf on the foam of the meta-postmodern. But the place remains here, blessing and grace.
All night long the ships glided between nowhere and infinity.


A small selection of images from a trip to Australia in the spring (October/November) of 2010. I visited Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra & Sydney, driving all the way and covering about 1500km.
It was my first trip to Australia and wasn't specifically a specific photographic trip - more a quick 'look see'. So the images shown here really don't do it justice, but they certainly gave me the appetite to return. It is a vast place with very varied environments, and I only saw the south east corner. The journey from Adelaide to Melbourne via the Great Ocean Road offers spectacular coastal scenery.


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Amendola had a pretty impressive debut with the Lions over the weekend. He brought in seven of 13 targets for 104 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 27-27 tie with the Cardinals. It was a great night up until the final minutes of overtime, when he caught a ball on the perimeter during a hurry-up situation. Though he should have gone out of bounds, he inexplicably stayed in bounds and bled out a significant chunk of the clock. You would think after nine years he'd know what to do. Maybe he was trying to help his best friend and new Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
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Texas Tech's pride and Kansas City's MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes did nothing but impress the audience against the Jaguars. went 25/33 for 378 yards and three touchdowns passing. He also added two rushing yards of his own in the Chiefs' win. Unfortunately for Chiefs fans, he suffered a sprained ankle. He stayed in the game, so it doesn't seem like a significant injury, but he was forced to limp through the second half of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. This is not what you want for your quarterback to deal with it for the rest of the year. As of Wednesday morning, it looks like he will be playing this weekend, but a lot can happen between now and Sunday.
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Grant returned three kickoffs for 59 yards, had one punt for no yards and two tackles in Sunday's loss to the Ravens. He also brought in one of three targets for a loss of three yards during Sunday's 59-10 loss to the Ravens. Though Grant was listed as one of the Dolphins' starting receivers for Week 1, he was overshadowed by undrafted rookie Preston Williams, who caught three passes for 24 yards and a touchdown.
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Salzburg is an Austrian city located on the river Salzach, close to the German border. The historic centre of the city has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city's panorama is dominated by the medieval Festung Hohensalzburg fortress, which is situated on the hill. Among other important historic buildings there are St. Peter's Abbey and St. Rupert's Cathedral (German: Sanktrupertkathedral), designed by Santino Solari. The city's architecture is dominated by Baroque architecture, with lots of bulbous domes covered by patina. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg.


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Lockdown-related social media posts are five times more likely to be sceptical of Government policy
Data collected from over 94,000 public posts across social media reveal that just four per cent of users supported the second lockdown
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Lockdown-related posts on social media are five times more likely to be sceptical of Government policy than in favour, according to a new study.
Data collected from over 94,000 public posts across social media websites in England reveal that just four per cent of the 67,000 authors were in favour of the second national lockdown.
70 per cent of the posts were categorised as 'neutral' on lockdown with 26 per cent criticising the restrictions.
The study, carried out by data analysis company Impact Social, only examined 'original' posts from 'unique' authors, meaning any 'retweets' or 'shares' of lockdown posts were excluded.
Researchers recorded posts over a week-long period between the 16th and 23rd of November, choosing to read each one individually rather than rely on an algorithm to collate the results.
Within the 'negative' subset, a fifth of social media users questioned the validity of statistics published by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), feeling the group "produced" figures in order to "bounce" Boris Johnson into implementing a second lockdown.
Under a quarter of users said their mental health had been impacted by lockdown and seven percent believed the recent measures "infringed their civil liberties."
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Co-founder and director of Impact Social, Phil Snape, believes this approach gives a more accurate and nuanced view of public sentiment towards the Government's handling of the pandemic than pollsters.
Mr Snape said: "When people expressed sentiment about what they thought of the lockdown it was nearly always overwhelmingly negative."
"You can really get an accurate sense from social media of the public mood because we are not asking any questions and people are posting their true feelings online of what they are thinking about the situation at that particular moment."
"It is clear that the polling itself bears no resemblance to what the country actually feels about this."
Commenting on public scepticism towards figures of Covid-19 infection rates, Mr Snape added: "When you read the posts you get a sense of how much frustration and anger is in them.
""They feel like they are being manipulated, they feel like they are being lied to. As with Brexit it seems that Westminster is in the dark as to the true feelings of the nation on this matter."
An Ipsos MORI poll conducted on November 25 showed that over half of Britons believe this second lockdown in England will be effective in significantly reducing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Can You Get Engaged While You Are Still Married?
Can you get engaged while still married in Australia?
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It is legal for people who are still married to get engaged.
An engagement does not have the same legal implications that a marriage does.
However, while you may get engaged while you are still married to another person, you will not be able to marry your current partner until you obtain a divorce..
5 Essential Tips on What Not to Do During a SeparationDo not get into a relationship immediately.Never seek a separation without the consent of your partner.Don't rush to sign divorce papers.Don't bad mouth your partner in front of the kids.Never deny your partner the right to co-parenting.
"The ideal age to get married, with the least likelihood of divorce in the first five years, is 28 to 32," says Carrie Krawiec, a marriage and family therapist at Birmingham Maple Clinic in Troy, Michigan. "Called the 'Goldilocks theory,' the idea is that people at this age are not too old and not too young."
My rules of thumb are: wait at least 9 months after dating to propose, and wait another 9 months before getting married. … (My thought is, if you are still too enamored or too scared to step on toes or put yourself out there, you don't know each other well enough to decide to marry each other for life).
According to a new study, it takes around six months, or 172 days, for a person to decide if the person they are dating is marriage material.
Is it legal to get engaged before your divorce is final? Yes it is. The main reason being that engagements has no legal significance or consequence. In saying that, if you get engaged while still married, it could have an impact on your divorce outcome.
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2. Dating during divorce can negatively affect the amount of spousal support you receive. Under the law, you are considered to be legally married until a judge officially divorces you. If you are having sex with someone else before you are divorced, you may technically be committing adultery.
12 monthsThe two years are calculated from the date of the marriage to the date of applying to the Court for a divorce. You and your spouse must also have been separated for at least 12 months before applying for a divorce. More information can be found in the publication Have you been married less than two years.
How long must I be separated before I can apply for a divorce? You can only apply for divorce in Australia after you have been separated for a period of at least twelve months. If you have been separated, but reconciled for 3 months or more, then the 12 months period starts after the reconciliation.
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Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million: Countries Compared
Air Games
Bronze medals per million
DEFINITION: Bronze medals won in the First Air Games, held in Turkey in 1997. Events included parachuting, sky-surfing, hang-gliding, and ballooning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Bronze Gold Silver Total
1 Lithuania 1.12 1997
3 Slovakia 0.929 1997
4 Latvia 0.411 1997
5 Israel 0.343 1997
6 Czech Republic 0.291 1997
7 Austria 0.251 1997
8 Sweden 0.226 1997
9 Switzerland 0.141 1997
10 France 0.133 1997
11 Poland 0.129 1997
12 Ukraine 0.0988 1997
13 Hungary 0.0972 1997
14 Russia 0.0611 1997
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.0448 1997
15 Romania 0.0443 1997
16 Germany 0.0366 1997
17 Italy 0.0352 1997
18 Canada 0.0333 1997
19 Spain 0.0253 1997
20 South Africa 0.0244 1997
21 Japan 0.0159 1997
22 United States 0.0147 1997
23 Brazil 0.00599 1997
24 China 0.00244 1997
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 1997. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million>.
'Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.', <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million> [assessed 1997]
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 1997. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million>.
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Avaliable at: nationmaster.com. Assessed 1997.
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.," http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million (assessed 1997)
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million (last visited 1997)
"Countries Compared by Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Air Sports International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Sports/Air-Games/Bronze-medals-per-million (as of 1997)
Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million: Countries Compared Map
Interesting observations about Sports > Air Games > Bronze medals per million
Finns are perhaps the world's greatest athletes, ranking first in medals per capita for Summer Olympics, and third for Winter Olympics.


Players view them positively, almost as free money, and part of a process that makes games more enjoyable to play.
Given the increasing sophistication of analytics tools and mediation technology, plus the fact rewarded video ads can be effectively combined with an IAP-based in-game economy, mobile game developers have been quick to adopt the ad format.
This decision would be meaningless if players didn't choose to view them however, so it could be argued the prime driver of the incredible rise of rewarded video ads has been the incredible enthusiasm of players to consume such advertising.
Even as far back as 2015, user surveys showed an overwhelming preference among mobile gamers for rewarded video ads. When asked for their prefered method of economically interacting with games, 54 percent choose rewarded video ads, compared to less than 20 percent for all other methods.
More recent studies show this trend continuing, especially if the choice is a binary one between rewarded and non-rewarded ad formats.
Many developers say the only complaints arising from the introduction of rewarded video ads into their games is players saying they want to watch more videos to gain more in-game rewards. Indeed, in games that disable ads if a players buy an IAP, it's common for developers to be asked by players to reintroduce rewarded video ads.
And it's this sort of response which highlights how valuable rewarded video ads are. Players view them positively, almost as free money, and part of a process that makes games more enjoyable to play.
It is important to recognise it's not just the 'financial' reward provided that makes rewarded video ad so popular amongst players. More important is they give players control over if and when they want to watch a video. Even if rewarded video ads are well integrated into the flow of a game, there will be times when a player just wants to continue on with their experience, not waste time – as little as 15 seconds – watching an ad. Because rewarded video ads are opt-in, players have this control.
Equally, there is simplicity in the value exchange. Players understand they are swapping a short period of time for an in-game reward. Interestingly, this reward can be explicitly stated before the ads is viewed or, more often, can merely provide an opportunity to win a random item that is only revealed post-ad. As with the psychology of lotteries, the latter case typically feels more valuable, even if there's a high chance than the revealed random item is actually of low value.
Indeed, such is their perceived value, research has shown there's only a marginal decline in someone watching a rewarded video ad right through to the end if the video length is doubled from 15 to 30 seconds.


Na łamach portalu FilmCyfrowy.net pojawił się niezwykle interesujący artykuł nt. zaawansowanych funkcji rejestrowania obrazu w kamerach Kinefinity KineMINI. Zastosowana metoda badawcza pozwoliła sprawdzić rozpiętość tonalną i czułość matrycy kamery. Ponadto ukazane zostały istotne różnice w obrazowaniu w każdym z dostępnych trybów ISO: Advanced, E/I Mode i ISO Mode z dodatkową funkcją Highlights for ISO Mode.
Po miesiącu przygody z KineMini mogę powiedzieć jedno: to zaawansowana kamera, którą zdecydowanie należy poznać przed zdjęciami. W przeciwnym razie możemy zostać niemile zaskoczeni. To nie Blackmagic, który daje ograniczone możliwości ingerencji rejestrowanego obrazu (ISO, temperatura barwowa, opcje RAW albo ProRes, wybór przestrzeni barwnej Film albo Video i właściwie tyle). Z KineMini jest inaczej. Nieznajomość możliwości tej kamery może sprawić, że użytkownik lub właściciel może się niepotrzebnie zrazić do niej. A nie ma podstaw. Należy dobrze się zapoznać z nowym przyjacielem, który jest swego rodzaju hybrydą kamer Arri Alexa, Red Epic oraz Sony F55 .
Tomasz Wolski from FilmCyfrowy.net shared with us his first KineMINI film camera test done in cooperation with Jurek Rudziński. Main features which were described are dynamic range and ISO sensivity. Testers also checked advanced ISO functions in the Kinefinity camera and how they affect on the footage - Advanced, E/I Mode and ISO Mode with extra Highlights for ISO Mode. We translated this interesting test specially for you!
"After a month of my adventure with Kinefinity KineMini there is one thing that I can say for sure: this is an advanced camera and before shooting one should definitely learn how to use it. Otherwise this may be an unpleasant surprise. This is not a Blackmagic with it's limited options to adjust the recorded image (ISO, colour temperature, ProRes or RAW options, selection of colour space for "Film" or "Video", and that would be all). KineMini is different. A user or an owner unfamiliar with it's capabilities may get unnecessarily discouraged. And there is no need to be. You should make a proper acquaintance with your new friend, coming as a kind of a hybrid of Arri Alexa, Red Epic and Sony F55 cameras.
But before I proceed with my endeavours to explain the complexity of KineMini with ISO as an example, please take a look at the picture below. This panel serves to measure the dynamic range of the camera. The special device was designed and developed by Jurek Rudziński – a movie operator involved in co-operation with the FilmPRO magazine. For the past few days Jurek has been studying KineMini extensively – the results will be presented in the next FilmPRO issue. Meanwhile, I will concentrate on two features of this camera. The first is the dynamic range mentioned above: we can see 12 full apertures and the thirteenth is showing vaguely in the greys (it is better to open the picture in a new window). Davinci Resolve in the Waveform window shows 11 apertures and the 12th vaguely. The screenshot is presenting an developed RAW file (with 100% white), and the panel below is the Cineform format.
The camera has three ISO modes: ADVANCED, E/I and ISO Mode, selected from the SHOOTING MODE menu. This is where we decide which mode of operation to choose for the image sensor. E/I Mode is a basic mode – a regular ISO option. Here we select ISO values from 80 up. ISO Mode is more advanced. Menu in this mode allows to access additional options - HIGHLIGHTS FOR ISO MODE – values from 3.3/1.0 to 6.3/4.0. Here the analogue enhancement improves the camera capability to capture light.
Let us look at the values 3.3/1.0. The number 3.3 denotes the number of apertures from 18% grey, whereas 1.0 the number of apertures from 90% grey. Information on this are included in the camera manual, currently available only in Chinese. I am waiting impatiently for the user guide in English. This subject will be discussed in detail by Jurek Rudziński on the pages of the FilmPRO magazine.
At this point it is also important to note that in highlights the camera does not record more data than those visible in the preview. If the 99% zebra shows overexposure, it means that this does not contain any more data. Remember about it when shooting and set the exposure parameters accordingly. A Blackmagic, on the other hand, allows to derive shapes and details from white. In KineMini we can use organoleptic ways to see which settings are the best for highlights, without the need to calculate the apertures. By shifting the HFIM values we will see which settings will show – among the overexposed lights – the discernible details of a glowing lamp, for example.
The difference between the E/I Mode and ISO Mode is presented on the following figures. Here we have the same values of ISO – 200 and the same aperture in the lens. The E/I mode yields overexposure with three apertures (clipping). After setting the camera to the ISO mode we obtain one aperture. With this we have also lost some data in the greys.
The ADVANCED mode is a combination of the two above options. Apart from HIGHLIGHTS FOR ISO MODE we have additional settings. Pressing the camera joystick downwards twice allows to obtain additional values, which provide optimum settings for the specific ISO value, e.g. 6.3/1280.
Note that with some ISO values a "!" is displayed, which means that this is a minimum ISO value for the present Highlights settings.
The figures below (screenshots) show how these settings work in practice with a high ISO value. First, there are DNG files. Pay attention to the noises in the corresponding E/I, ISO and ADVANCED modes, with the same ISO value of 6400.
Both RAW and Cineform show vividly that the ISO MODE and ADVANCED option shifts gamma. We lose data in highlits and gain in shadows. This gives a lot of room to adjust the image to the existing lighting.
More information on the KineMini 4K camera coming up soon."