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Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett accepts the Corporate Innovator of the Year Mira Award on behalf of the ShiftIndy initiative. Photo by Paul D'Andrea.
Shift Indy — a City of Indianapolis-Marion County, Information Services Agency initiative that is making government services easy to find, simple to use and available 24/7 — won the Corporate Innovator of the Year award during TechPoint's 19th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.
In an age where the majority of individuals can pay their bills, schedule appointments and interact with most businesses from their mobile device, it is vital for government services to be just as readily available. Especially due to the mandatory nature of most local government interactions.
In April 2017, the City of Indianapolis and Marion County launched its Shift Indy initiative, which began a monumental journey of making city and county government services more accessible, efficient and available 24/7, by leveraging technology to provide modern services. The culmination of this new model is the my.indy.gov and community kiosks, which have dismantled outdated manual processes and transformed them into a digital city hall.
The Mira Awards judges were not only impressed by the grand scope of the Shift Indy Initiative, but felt a sense of pride that they live and work in a city and county with dedicated public servants who take their role as good stewards of taxpayer dollars seriously. Shift Indy accomplished its objectives by leveraging existing platforms and technologies and without increasing its operating budget. In fact, the initiative created new sources of revenue by making simplified, online payment processing available, eliminating waste, and freeing up staff to focus on fraud and other cost-saving efficiencies. Shift Indy was also able to create at least 25 new services that weren't possible prior to creating the digital city hall foundation, upon which new services will continue to be built and deployed.
The judges also believe that Shift Indy has had a dramatic impact by shifting the mindset of City-County leadership and their employees, creating excitement around the idea of a new model of service and a new way to engage. This digital transformation has the potential to break down silos dividing city, county, agency and department, and provide constituents, businesses and visitors the local government they deserve.
A fantastic example of these guiding principles at work, and the initiative as a whole, would be the the transformation of the homestead deduction process. In the past if you purchased a home, your title company would inform you of property tax deductions in the form of the homestead and mortgage deductions. Homeowners were instructed to visit the county auditor, where they had to fill out multiple paper forms. In the first round of new services, Shift Indy released both homestead and mortgage deductions as digital forms. The Marion County Auditor's Office was elated to now operate with a backend management system, versus stacks of paper forms. The amount of time it took to process applications decreased, allowing auditor's office employees the opportunity to investigate potential fraudulent applications.
Since launching these services in May 2017, the Auditor's office has processed 4,448 homestead deductions and 4,463 mortgage deductions through December 2017. Over 4,000 of those combined were processed in December, just before the deadline. It used to take from five to ten business days for an application to be processed by this staff. It now takes as little as 20 minutes for these employees to review and process an application.
In gathering these requirements, Shift Indy also found that homeowners lacked the ability to search deductions against their land parcel. Because of this, a deduction search feature was developed. Now homeowners have the opportunity to view the status of their deduction application and see which deductions are applied to their parcels, all from the comfort of their own home.
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Here's a look at the latest in the Espion line from Joyetech. The Joyetech Espion Infinite is the third iteration of mods in the series and it takes on a drastic overhaul from it's two predecessors the original Espion and the Espion Solo. The first two in the line seemed to bear a James Bond-esque appearance and the name Espion which translates to Spy sort of reinforced that concept. However with the Espion Infinite it hardly seems to be a part of the same line with it's bright flashy lights and infinity mirror like interface it definitely stands out from the others. Here are my honest thoughts on the Espion Infinite from Joyetech.
The Infinite mod is big and heavy. Being a dual 21700 mod you kind of expect it but it's not just the batteries that add bulk to this mod. It's the addition of the front panel which acts as both the display and a light show just like an infinity mirror. An infinity mirror is a mirror that is made to look like it extends to infinity by the use of some lights and some black magic trickery. Most of us have seen something like this in a store display or among some fancy hotels decor. Joyetech couldn't resist and decided to stick an infinity mirror right smack in to the interface of their latest mod.
The Infinite mod looks to be mostly made of stainless steel and plastic with a 0.96″ TFT colour screen smack dab in the middle of the devices face. It's surrounded by that infinity mirror concept I mentioned above which in turn sort of makes the screen look small. It's not exactly the brightest screen either and despite the light show it can be at times a bit difficult to read especially with no screen brightness adjustment in the menu. The light show does however have a brightness adjustment but even turned down all the way it's still pretty bright. I personally don't feel like the infinity mirror light show really adds anything to the mod other then some visual appeal and for the most part have been turning the lights off in an effort to save battery life.
The top of the mod offers up a lot of space for fans of big atomizers and being 33mm wide it should support most things up to 30mm without any issues. The 510 connection threads appears to be stainless steel with a gold plated spring loaded 510 center pin in the middle. The threads are nice and smooth and so far I haven't had any issues with it and all of the gear I've tried on it has sat flush. Also on the top of the device are the two adjustment buttons which I think I would have preferred they be on the side or face of the mod for convenience sake.
They're pretty much the only limiting factor on the top of the mod when it comes to attaching big atomizers but still look like they give plenty of space for 30mm gear, anything beyond that will probably sit over the adjustment buttons. I don't own anything that big so can't test it out myself. Another concern I have up top is I can see light bleeding through the right adjustment button and can imagine liquid leaking down into the device through there. I've already had one leaky tank spill it's guts on the buttons but luckily I haven't seen any liquid make it's way down in to the screen yet.
Down the side of the device its got a slightly rounded stainless steel button engraved with Joyetech that's very similar to the buttons on the Original Espion and the Solo. It's nice and clicky and feels good under the thumb and I don't have any rattle coming from mine. On the back of the device is where they've hidden the micro USB port for charging and firmware updates. The device boasts 2A quick charging but at the time of this article there aren't any firmware updates available. Aside from the USB port there's a bit of styling which adds a bit of texture to what would have been a rather plain looking backside.
On the bottom is the dual 21700 battery door which slides to unlock and swings open. The springiness of the battery terminals helps keep the door feeling solid. There's also some little holes drilled through the battery door should anything go wrong and your batteries need to vent. I haven't had any issues with the batteries or the battery door coming open so far and it feels solid putting them in and taking them out.
The features and functions are surprisingly close to those from the original Espion mod with the biggest change probably being it can now fire up to 230W. It uses the standard five clicks to turn the device on and off and three clicks to enter the main menu. They've opted to ditch the recently added function button which seemed a bit redundant to me anyway. Once in the menu if you chose MODE it gives you options for POWER, RTC(Real Time Clock), TC Ni, TC Ti, TC SS and TCR M1-3.
The main screen will vary quite a bit depending on which option you chose and if choosing the RTC you have the choice of analog or digital clock faces. The device is also smart enough to retain the time and date should you remove the batteries. If you select SET or SETTINGS in the menu you have options to LOCK/UNLOCK your resistance for TC, you can set the default POWER for TC and TCR and you can chose which SUBPARA or SUBPARAMETER you want to display on the main screen with options for Puff Time, Puff Count and AMP. You can also set the TIME and DATE, setup PREHEAT which gives you options for power and duration and setup the devices TIMEOUT values. In the LED sub-menu you can chose how and when the light show is displayed as well as adjust brightness and chose the pattern it displays in. EXIT just lets you exit the main menu.
In the weeks that I've been using it I really don't have many complaints worth mentioning and after running it through my usual set of tests it seems to function exactly as I would expect. Power seemed accurate, temp control seemed to do the job with the SS, Ti and Ni coils I tried with it. It also seemed to have good battery life but as I mentioned above that was mostly with the lights shut off.
Due to the large output range of 1-230 watts, the Joyetech Espion Infinite is capable of firing up pretty much any build you can imagine or install on the Procore Conquer tank. While not included in the kit, the tank also supports a variety of coils designed and manufactured by Joyetech such as the ProC1-S, a 0.25-ohm coil head designed for mouth to lung users, or the ProC4, a 0.15-ohm head which uses a quad coil configuration for even more cloud production.
The Joyetech Espion Infinite doesn't lack any of the features or vaping modes that's come to be expected of a device of this caliber. Temperature control for nickel, stainless steel, and titanium coils are all supported. The adjustable TCR allows for up to three memory presets, more than enough for storing all your fine-tuned preferences. Customizable preheat settings are also included as part of the chipset, suited for firing up bigger and harder to heat up coils in wattage mode, for minimal ramp-up time.
The Joyetech Espion Infinite is decently sized for a device of its capabilities. Measuring in at 49.5mm by 33mm by 140.5mm, it's got a bit of girth to it, but it's definitely not big enough as to make the mod a hindrance when trying to pocket it. The lack of any sharp edges makes gripping the mod reasonably comfortable, especially for extended vaping sessions.
Those concerned about the Joyetech Espion Infinite's battery life should have nothing to worry about. The dual 21700 or 18650 battery setup provides literally days of non-stop vaping before requiring a recharge. The mod supports direct charging with a micro USB port that charges at a rate of 2 amps max. Still, it's always more advisable to use a separate external charger when multi-battery setups are involved.
The ProCore Conquer that comes with the kit is essentially the next evolution in the ProCore series of tanks. It's extremely similar to the ProCore Air and the ProCore X I reviewed with the two other Espion devices and shares the same list of features but with slightly more capacity, up to 5.5ml from 4.5ml the X and Air both supported. Aside from that it uses a very similar slide open top fill, bottom adjustable airflow and supports the same series of coils. However it now comes equipped with a new ProCD 0.15ohm mesh coil as well as the same ProCA 0.4ohm head we saw with the Espion Solo kit.
The top fill is easy to use and for the most part mess free. It comes equipped with a smoked bubble tank glass but also includes a clear straight replacement tank if the bubble tanks aren't your thing. The bottom adjustable airflow is also easy to use with stops at either end but no clicks to hold it in place. I found it's fairly stiff though and shouldn't move around by accident. Replacing the coils is easy too but can be a bit messy as you have to unscrew the coil from the base which will likely be covered in e-liquid.
While admittedly I've barely turned the lights on with this thing I can't really complain about the build quality and performance of the kit itself and for the most part I've quite enjoyed using it the past few weeks. With dual 21700 batteries the power and battery life I've been getting from it has been fantastic. I could easily recommend this kit to anyone looking for a device with long battery life and a good performing subohm tank. I also think it would especially appeal to those who like to show off just a little bit with the flashy infinity mirror interface it sports.
The Joyetech Espion Infinite will run you $82.40 for the entire kit that gets you everything listed above which is a pretty good deal as it gives you everything you need to start vaping if you're new to the scene of vaping. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,762 |
"Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus.
This I am absolutely convinced of: all of the Christian life can be summed up with one word—surrender.
When we first decide to follow Jesus, the primary question is one of surrender. Even as a young child, I understood that following Jesus meant accepting his death for my sins and living my life in a way that would please him. The older we are when we make that decision, the more clear the need to surrender becomes.
Some years back, I met with a young woman who said she had a lot of questions about what it means to follow Jesus. She was very intelligent and highly educated, and on the surface at least, her questions seemed serious and worth exploring. We met together several times, but eventually God pointed out something to me that I had been missing: I was never going to be able to answer all of her questions to her satisfaction, and at some point, she was going to have to make the choice to surrender her doubts and believe.
Sometimes the thing that stands between a person and that initial decision to follow after Jesus is the unwillingness to admit the need for a savior, to surrender provision of salvation to someone else—Jesus Christ. I've had many discussions with professed Atheists, where they argue against the idea that they could never be good enough to earn their own way into heaven. They resent the idea of surrendering their salvation to Jesus Christ. They would like to provide for their own salvation, Thank you very much!
Once we choose to believe and choose to follow, surrender becomes a daily, hourly, minute-by-minute exercise. How do I surrender time, money, possessions, dreams, even people that I love? How do I surrender everything to Jesus and to the Glory of God's Kingdom? Some believers struggle with surrendering anger or bitterness against others in their lives. Some hold on tight to certain activities or even people, they know God wants them to surrender. Our free will does not stop the day we choose to follow Jesus, and God will allow us to refuse to surrender any number of things to him. This refusal, works to our detriment, however. Many believers have wasted whole lifetimes while working hard to hold things back out of God's reach.
What if we are willing to choose differently? What if we are willing to choose surrender?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were willing to surrender their very lives and in surrendering, they were able to persuade a wicked king and so bring glory to God.
Learning to surrender is a process, and we will each struggle in different areas of our lives, but if we can keep letting go of more things, of more parts of our lives, and handing them over to God's control, imagine what different people we can become. Imagine what God could do through people who really surrender to him. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,763 |
July 16, 2019 / by
Stealing Babies, in Franco's Spain and the Junta's Argentina
The stories exposing how Franco's government and the Catholic Church sold babies has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention.
The scale of the baby trafficking was unknown until this year, when two men – Antonio Barroso and Juan Luis Moreno, childhood friends from a seaside town near Barcelona – discovered that they had been bought from a nun. Their parents weren't their real parents, and their life had been built on a lie.
Juan Luis Moreno discovered the truth when the man he had been brought to call "father" was on his deathbed.
After months of requests from the BBC, the Spanish government finally put forward Angel Nunez from the justice ministry to talk to me about Spain's stolen children.
Asked if babies were stolen, Mr Nunez replied: "Without a doubt".
"How many?" I asked.
"I don't dare to come up with figures," he answered carefully. "But from the volume of official investigations I dare to say there were many."
Lawyers believe that up to 300,000 babies were taken.
But this story–detailing how the Argentine Victoria Montenegro was raised by a Colonel who boasted of his heroism torturing and killing subversives, only to find out the man who raised her had tortured and killed her own parents–is equally shocking. But has gotten little attention.
In 1992, when she was 15, Colonel Tetzlaff was detained briefly on suspicion of baby stealing. Five years later, a court informed Ms. Montenegro that she was not the biological child of Colonel Tetzlaff and his wife, she said.
"I was still convinced it was all a lie," she said.
By 2000, Ms. Montenegro still believed her mission was to keep Colonel Tetzlaff out of prison. But she relented and gave a DNA sample. A judge then delivered jarring news: the test confirmed that she was the biological child of Hilda and Roque Montenegro, who had been active in the resistance. She learned that she and the Montenegros had been kidnapped when she was 13 days old.
At a restaurant over dinner, Colonel Tetzlaff confessed to Ms. Montenegro and her husband: He had headed the operation in which the Montenegros were tortured and killed, and had taken her in May 1976, when she was 4 months old.
The stories, by themselves, are stunning. But they both share the complicit role of the Catholic Church, aiding dictators with a perverse notion of family to fight "subversives."
Good thing we don't live in a country where churches try to align with the government to combat "subversives" within the country, huh?
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David Obura discusses going back to the Phoenix Islands
The long crossing from Fiji to the Phoenix Islands leaves plenty of time for reflection, and this is the roughest yet for my land-lubber coastal non-sea legs (reminder: while I love coral reefs and coastal seas, perhaps the big ocean is not really my thing). This is the fourth trip for me. The first eye-opening trip was in 2000; the second was in 2002 to expand on the idea of a protected area; and the third was in 2005, in trepidation at how much damage the coral bleaching of 2003 may have caused.
Dr. David Obura (left), director of CORDIO East Africa
It's amazing to think how after nine short years, we have gone from a group of scientists and interested divers exploring some little-known islands in the Central Pacific to an expedition motoring back under a huge umbrella that includes interest from the top levels of government and the public in Kiribati, the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the world, time and effort from NGOs and individuals around the world, and soon potential recognition from the UNESCO World Heritage Convention as one of the world's outstanding places. In a world that I fear is passed the point of having any remaining wild places untouched by man, this is one of the few that may, at least, be among the least-impacted.
Table corals seen in the 2002 expedition (Photo by David Obura)
As the chief scientist for the coral reef component of the expeditions, my mind is awhirl with all the questions we are trying to get at. The first few trips were focused on just finding out what was there, starting some long term monitoring and getting the basic information needed to start up the MPA. Now we are heading out with a more high-powered scientific team with diverse interests and experience, and a long wish-list of questions to address. Les Kaufman, Stuart Sandin, Randi Rotjan and I make up the core reef researchers on the trip, plus assistance from the various other team members with other primary interests. We have a lot to work on.
Firstly, from my own interest in coral bleaching and climate change, there is the tantalizing question of how quickly the reefs are recovering from major bleaching in 2003. In most other parts of the world where we track recovery from bleaching, there are other major human impacts, such as overfishing and pollution, which seriously undermine a reef's ability to recover from major disturbances. Already when we came out in 2005 there was intriguing evidence of a very rapid recovery process, with young corals already growing on clean coralline algae. The most vulnerable communities we saw suffered almost 100 percent mortality of corals while the most resistant suffered less than 20 percent mortality--how will these different communities look now, 4 years later?
The coast of Kanton Island seen during the 2002 expedition (Photo: David Obura)
The answers to these questions, and understanding what factors drive reef recovery, will help identify what we need to do to maximize the recovery potential of coral reefs facing many other human pressures to make them more resilient to climate change. This would buy them time while the world's people learn to emit less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In this regard, PIPA will serve as a global observatory, or reference site, for understanding what climate change does to ecosystems and what we might be able to do to minimize negative impacts.
Kanton Island
Secondly, between the 2000 and 2002 expeditions, shark-fishing occurred at 4 of the 8 islands, and a second vessel visited Kanton in late 2005. I'm hoping that our data will show some recovery from these impacts. Sharks reproduce and grow slowly and it is well known that once they are fished out of an area they do not recover with continued fishing effort. Now that the protected area has been gazetted (outlawed), such fishing should be a thing of the past. Hopefully we will be able to show some timeline of recovery from 2005 to 2009.
However the remoteness of the islands, while being their saviour from major exploitation to date, is also a huge obstacle to enforcement, making it easy for illegal vessels to spend some time in the islands unobserved, and escape with their bounty of shark fins. Agreements among countries in the Pacific Islands Forum that include surveillance by aircraft from New Zealand backed up by patrol vessels from multiple countries have already resulted in impounding of vessels operating illegally in Kiribati waters and extraction of fines worth millions of dollars. Will all this be enough of a detriment to future shark-finners?
Beyond these two major questions, we also will look into-
McKean Island Shipwreck
We visited McKean island, one of the smallest and the most remote of the Phoenix Islands, in 2000 and since then a ship wrecked up on the reef. Iron enrichment can poison the waters of remote atolls, where iron is severely depleted in seawater, killing corals and other invertebrates close by. With many wrecks of different ages being known in various other parts of the central Pacific, it will be interesting to see how the reefs on McKean are being affected, by such a 'young' shipwreck.
McKean Island
Microbial Communities
In all ecosystems the microbial community is a 'hidden guest' at every meal, and they often are much more abundant than the more familiar herbivores and carnivores that we focus on. We'll use a new gadget to give preliminary estimates of the numbers of bacteria and viruses in the pristine reef waters of the Phoenix Islands.
Direct Feeding on Corals
With untouched fish populations, the Phoenix Islands can give insights on natural levels of interactions between fish and corals, in particular direct feeding by parrotfish and others on corals.
Parrotfish near Kanton Island seen during the 2002 expedition (Photo by David Obura)
Meanwhile, the bumpy ride continues, though now, thankfully, the waves and wind seem to be dying down. Fingers crossed this will persist into tomorrow!
-David Obura
Posted by NEAQ at 7:53 AM
Labels: David Obura, direct feeding, Kanton Island, McKean Island, microbial communities, Phoenix Islands, shark finning
What happened in 2003 to cause so much bleaching?
Thats good work and each day i wake up am inspired and fascinated by the coral reefs. If at all we could have human systems like corals with all the disturbances but still live and kicking.............. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,765 |
New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery
S. J. Boley, F. R. Feinstein, R. Sammartano, L. J. Brandt, S. Sprayregen
The experience with 47 patients with intestinal ischemia resulting from superior mesenteric artery emboli who were treated at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center over a 12 year period was reviewed. The over-all mortality was 66 per cent, but patients with infarction of 50 per cent or more of the small intestine did more poorly; 17 of 19 such patients died. Twenty patients were managed according to an aggressive approach which incorporates earlier and more liberal use of angiography and preoperative and postoperative intra-arterial infusions of papaverine into the superior mesenteric artery. Twenty-five patients were managed according to more traditional methods. Two patients died before treatment could be initiated. As the primary treatment, intra-arterially given papaverine was successful in four patients, two who were not operated upon and two with normal intestines at the time of delayed laparotomy. A survival rate of 55 per cent was obtained in the patients managed according to protocol, whereas only 20 per cent of those treated by traditional methods survived. In ten of the 11 survivors in the protocol treated group enough intestine to provide normal gastrointestinal function was preserved. The best survival was achieved in patients who were managed by the protocol and were diagnosed within 24 hours of the onset of pain. Our data indicates that a management plan incorporating the earlier and more liberal use of angiography and of preoperative and postoperative papaverine infusions into the superior mesenteric artery can lower the mortality associated with this catastrophe to less than 50 per cent.
Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Boley, S. J., Feinstein, F. R., Sammartano, R., Brandt, L. J., & Sprayregen, S. (1981). New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery. Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics, 153(4), 561-569.
New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery. / Boley, S. J.; Feinstein, F. R.; Sammartano, R. et al.
In: Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 153, No. 4, 20.11.1981, p. 561-569.
Boley, SJ, Feinstein, FR, Sammartano, R, Brandt, LJ & Sprayregen, S 1981, 'New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery', Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 153, no. 4, pp. 561-569.
Boley SJ, Feinstein FR, Sammartano R, Brandt LJ, Sprayregen S. New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery. Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics. 1981 Nov 20;153(4):561-569.
Boley, S. J. ; Feinstein, F. R. ; Sammartano, R. et al. / New concepts in the management of emboli of the superior mesenteric artery. In: Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics. 1981 ; Vol. 153, No. 4. pp. 561-569.
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Roger Abbott
CBC Personality
Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Jerry Abramson
Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky (1986-99 and 2003-2011)
Former Prime Minister of Jordan (2000-2003)
Bassam Abu Sharif
Author-The Best of Enemies
James Acheson
costuma designer (last emperor dang liaisons)
Cy Acosta
Baseball player, 1972-75, White Sox, Phillies
Bob Adams (2)
1969 Steelers
Known as Mountain Girl and Carolyn Garcia, is a former Merry Prankster and was the wife of the late Jerry Garcia.
NE Patriots
Robert McCormick Adams, Jr.
A U.S. antropologist; Secretary of the Smithsonian (1984-1994)
James C. Adamson
Former Astronaut, flew missions on STS-28 & STS-43
Nancy Addison
Actress (b: 1946) - Ryan's Hope (1975-1989 as Jillian Coleridge), The Dain Curse, Loving, All My Children, Guiding Light, The City
King Sunny Ade
Kenneth L. Adelman
Member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee
Cynthia Adler
Actress: Knightriders, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, The Muppet Show, Braingames, Real Sex
Gilbert Adler
Screenwriter / Director / Producer-13 Ghosts,Constantine,Superman Returns
Margot Adler
National Public Radio correspondent and host of NPR's Justice Talking
Perro Aguayo
Jorge Ahumada
Argentine boxer
Actor-Parents of The Band
Jan Akkerman
Guitarist, former member of Focus
Pablo Alarcón
Actor - Julia's Tango,'Vivir ParaTi', was once married to Puerto Rican actress Claribel Medina
Sherry Alberoni
Mouseketeer. Actress - Dance With Me Henry, Family Affair (as Sharon James - 1966-1970), The Tom Ewell Show, Bright Promise, Cyborg 2087, Sisters Of Death. Voice Actress - Josie & The Pussy Cats (v/Alexandra Cabot), Super Friends (v/Wendy)
Arnoldo Aleman-Lacayo
Nicaraguan President 1997-2002
Steve Alexakos
1970 Broncos
British actor (' A Touch of Frost')
Rodney Alexander
U.S. Representative from Louisiana - 5th District (2003-present)
Ted Alflen
Retired football player played for the Denver broncos debut 1969
Andrea Allan
Catherine Allegret
French actress-Last Tango In Paris. Daughter of Simone Signoret
Grady Allen
1968 Falcons
Sian Barbara Allen
Actress - The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (as Anne Morrow Lindbergh), You'll Like My Mother (Golden Globe nom.), The Waltons (as Jenny, John-Boy's 1st love), Scream Pretty Peggy, Billy Two Hats, many TV guest starring roles
Michèle Alliot-Marie
French minister
Songwriter/Music Producer
Russ T. Alsobrook
Cinematographer: Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, Reign Over Me, Superbad
Rosemary Altea
Author-Soul Signs
Barry Alvarez
former college football coach/assistant; coached for University of Wisconsin; assistant for Notre Dame and Iowa; current University of Wisconsin athletic director; member of College Football Hall of Fame
Stan Alves
Sports Celebrity
Denis Amar
Director-Marc Ellot
Chuck Amato
Associate Head Coach & Linebacker Coach at Florida State. Former head football Coach At N.C. State
Jean-Paul Anciaux
French deputy
Maureen Anderman
Actress-The Equalizer
Dick Anderson
former college/NFL safety; played for University of Colorado & Miami Dolphins; All-American; 3X Pro Bowler; 2X Super Bowl champion; member of College Football Hall of Fame; state senator four years
member popgroup ABBA
Peter Andren
Australian politician, Author
Julio Ángel Fernández
Uruguayan astronomer who is best known for his work on the Kuiper belt. He also has an asteroid named after him
Jim Angle
FOX News correspondent
Shirley Ann Jackson
physicist, head of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Professional Speaker
Carol Anshaw
Author-Aquamarine
David Anspaugh
Film director - RUDY, HOOSIERS, and several television shows
Gerd Anthoff
German actor 'Der Kaiser von Schexing'
drummer (vanilla fudge, cactus)
Lisa Appignanesi
Catherine Arditi
Actress-The Little Thief
Alun Armstrong
British Actor- Onegin, Aristocrats and the musical, Les Miserables.'Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads','New Tricks'
Stuntman / Actor / Director: Star Wars - Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones, Superman, Conan the Destroyer, Rambo 3, Double Impact, Entrapment, Valkyrie, Mission Impossible 3, Army of One, Left Behind
P. P. Arnold
Charles Arnoldi
French photograph
Alvaro E. Arzú-Irigoyen
Former President of Guatemala (1996-2000)
Frank Asch
Michael Ashcroft
Lord Ashcroft. UK House of Lords
Kathy Ashe
George State Representative - 56th District (1991-present)
Jane Asher
British Actress born 1946. Wish Me Luck, Masque of the Red Death, Alfie, Holby City, Dreamchild, Death at a Funeral, Buttercup Chain, Brideshead Revisited, The Sarah Jane Adventures
politcal leader palestine
Dicken Ashworth
Starred in the film Krull, 10th Kingdom & TV Series Coronation Street
Bob Atkins
Former Grambling State and pro football defensive back
Robert Atkins
Politician - European Parlament
Jean Auclair
Chris Ault
football college fb hof coach nevada
Former Editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine Der Spiegel (1994-2008); Author - Der Baader Meinhoff Komplex
Richard Austin
Rick Austin
retired baseball player for the brewers
Actor (b: 1946) - The Electric Company (650 episodes as Roberto/Dr. Doolats/Igor), Lone Justice 1-2-3, E/R ('84-'85 as Dr. Thomas Esquivel), Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Condo, Resurrection Blvd., Ghost Fever, The Butcher's Wife, Jungle 2 Jungle
Richard Axel
Nobel Prize winner 2004 in Physiology or Medicine winner
John Aylward
Actor: Armageddon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, ER, Boston Legal, Law & Order, X-Files
Rosalind Ayres
British Actress (b: 1946) - Titanic, Gods & Monsters (as Elsa Lanchester), That'll Be The Day, Stardust, Black Beauty '94, Beautiful People, Little Malcolm , Trevor's World Of Sport, The Bounder, Father's Day, Penmarric. Married to actor Martin Jarvis
Actor-Lord Of The Rings:The Two Towers/Return of The King(Madril),Close To Home,Bad Blood,Wild Horses,Spit Macphee,The Feels,Mysterious Island
William Bach
Lord Bach. UK House of Lords
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin
Susan Backlinie
Actress: Jaws, Day of the Animals, Two - Minute Warning, The Grizzly & the Treasure, 1941, The Great Muppet Caper, The Fall Guy worked on Star Wars
Sharron Backus
softball coach
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
Politician-Former President of the Republic of Burundi
Joe Bageant
Angiola Baggi
Italian Actress-The Story of Boys and Girls
Howard Bahr
Bob Baines
Voice Over Talent
Hugh Baiocchi
Frank Watts Baker
A former Major League Baseball shortstop. Baker attended school at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB draft. Baker played 146 career games with the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles,
Ken Baker (3)
Children's Author - Brave Little Monster
Mark Baker (2)
Actor/(born October 2, 1946) is an American stage and film actor. He made his Broadway debut in the original production of Via Galactica, one of the most expensive flops in Broadway history
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker (Born in Hampstead, London, UK) is an English record and music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy governor, who has produced pop and rock records since the 1970s
David Baldwin
Judith Baldwin
Actress - The Stepford Wives, The Stepford Children, Rescue From Gilligan's Island/Castaways On Gilligan's Island (as Ginger), No Small Affair, Pretty Woman, Evil Knievel, Emerald Point N.A.S., Exit To Eden, Made In USA, The Bold & The Beautiful, Vegas
Jean-François Balmer
French actor-The Good Soldier
Victor Banerjee
Indian Actor - A Passage to India (as Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed), Foreign Body, Bitter Moon, True Adventures Of Christopher Columbus
Dick Baney
former pitcher-Seattle Pilots, Cincinnati Reds
Gérard Bapt
Lonnie G. Barbach
Rodney Barker
author (metroland, flaubert's parrot, talking it over)
Gary Barnett
Ysaye Barnwell
singer (sweet honey in the rock)
Naomi Baron
Tony Barone, Sr.
Interim Head Coach-Memphis Grizzles
Martin Barre
guitarist for Jethro Tull
Founder of Pink Floyd, known to be in Cambridge
Doug Barrie
Alice Barry
English Actress. "Lillian Tyler" in Shameless
Bill Bartlett
The Lemon Pipers, 'Green Tambourine' Guitarist
actress - Gotham Society Dame in Batman Begins, Sharron Macready in The Champions
Christian Bataille
Jim Bates
Simon Bates
French astronaut
Edit Bauer
Gary Bauer
2000 Presidential candidate
Johnny Baum
Frank Beamer
Head Coach of Va Tech Football Team
Bob Beamon
track coach & won gold medal for long jump at the 1968 Olympics
Works at 99.9 BOB FM in Winnipeg, Canada; Co-host of BOB's Breakfast with Beau & Alix Michaels weekdays mornings from 6:00 am - 10:00 am
Gary Beban
former nfl quarterback - 1967 heisman trophy winner (ucla), l.a. rams - 1968, washington redskins - 1969-1970
Linda Bebko-Jones
Former Pennsylvania State Legislator (1993-2007)
Jean Bedford
Author (Fiction) - Now You See Me, Worse Than Death
Kabir Bedi
Actor - Films: Octopussy (as Gobinda), Ashanti, Sandokan, The Beast Of War, Satan's Mistresses. TV series: Bold & The Beautiful, One Life To Live, Dynasty, Days & Nights Of Molly Dodd
Governor of Arkansas (2007-15), Former State Attorney General
Antony Beevor
William J. Begert
Jean-Jacques Beineix
French film director
Jim Beirne
former college/AFL/NFL wide receiver; played for Purdue University, Oilers & Chargers; AFL All-Star 1969
Bill Belk
ex Manchester City footballer
Eddie Bell (2)
NFL Wide Receiver born 1946 - New York Jets, San Diego Chargers
Edward Bell
Actor: The Greatest American Hero, Earth II, Charlie's Angels, Mannix, Simon & Simon, Magnum PI, Hardcastle & McCormick, T.J. Hooker, The A-Team, Highway to Heaven, Murder She Wrote, Renegade
Jiri Belohlavek
Yves Beneyton
Actor-Chariots of Fire
Margaret Bennett
Rita Bennett
American Actress - Movies - 'Raging Bull' (1980), 'All That Jazz'(1979), 'Diary Of A Swinger'(1967), 'Confessions Of A Psycho Cat'(1968), 'The Sex Killer'(1967), 'The Lusting Hours'(1967), 'The Love Cult' (1966)
Paul Beresford
Candice Bergen
Actress: Murphy Brown, Boston Legal, T he Sand Pebbles, Gandhi, Starting Over, The Wind and the Lion, Soldier Blue, Carnal Knowledge, Getting Straight, The Executioner, Bite the Bullet, Oliver's Story, Stick, The Domino Principle, Sex and the City
Oscar Berger
Former President of Guatemala
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
Last head of state of East Germany from April 5 to October 2, 1990
Elaine Bergstrom
Don Berliner
Rachel Berman
Jackie Berroyer
Actor-Vanished By The Lake,Kaamelott
Author - Dear John, Dear Mark/Kim
Royce Berry
former college/NFL/AFL defensive end; played for University of Houston, Bengals & Bears
John Bertrand
Skippered Australia II to victory in 1983 America's Cup
played for Northen Ireland
Joe Bethancourt
Maria Bethania
Brazilian Female Singer
Elvin L. Bethea
former college/NFL defensive end; played for North Carolina A&T & Houston Oilers; 8X Pro Bowler; played in 135 consecutive games; member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
John Bettis
Songwriter: Yesterday Once More, Only Yesterday, Goodbye to Love, Top of the World, Slow Hand, Crazy For You, One Moment in Time
Frankie Beverly
singer (maze)
Didier Bezace
French actor-The Origin Of Violence
Dagmar Biener
German Actress - TV Series - 'Drüben bei Lehmanns' (1970-1973), 'Sein Traum vom Grand Prix' (1968), 'Durchreise' (1993), 'Sabine!!' (2004-2005), 'Heimatgeschichten' (2005, 2006, 2009)
Larry Biittner
former major league outfielder/first baseman/DH; played for Reds, Cubs, Senators, Rangers& Expos
David Bike
Head Mens Basketball CoachSacred Heart University Pioneers
Jean-Marie Binetruy
English Actress And Singer -'Wonderwall' (1968), 'Sex Power' (1970), 'Too Pretty To Be Honest' (1972), 'Dark Places' (1973), 'Death on The Nile (1978), 'Evil Under The Sun' (1982), 'Same Old Song' (1997), 'The Last September' (1999).Playboy June 1985
Dara Birnbaum
Claude Birraux
Gavin Bishop
Beverly Bivens
American Singer - Folk, Rock, Avant-garde Jazz, Was Lead Singer With The American West Coast Folk-Rock Group 'We Five' (1965-67),
J. Blackfoot
r&b singer (taxi, u-turn, tear jerker 83 & 87)
Joan Blackham
English Actress - TV Series - 'Take A Letter To Mr Jones' (1981), 'Sweet Sixteen' (1983), 'Chocky's Challenge' (1986), 'Home To Roost' (1987), 'Judge John Deed' 2003-2006), 'Doctors' (Guest Roles) (2005-2015). Movie - 'Bridget Jones's Diary' (2001)
Rick Bladt
1974 rookie outfielder for the Yankees
Alan Bleasdale
Writer/Director: GBH, Jake's Progress, The Boys from the Blackstuff
Rocky Bleier
Former Steelers runningbackwounded bad in vietnam-fought his way back to the field
Brenda Blethyn
English Actress - Movie - 'Secrets and Lies' (1996), 'Little Voice' (1998), 'Lovely and Amazing' (2001), 'A River Runs Through It' (1992). TV Series - 'Chance in a Million' (1984-1986), 'The Labours of Erica' (1989-1990), 'Vera' (2011- )
Stig Blomqvist
Swedish rally driver, active 1973-2006, multiple Swedish Rally winner, 1st place WRC 1984, 2nd place WRC 1985
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut State Attorney General (1990-2011); U.S. Senator from Connecticut (2011-present)
Alain Bocquet
Bill Boggs
Warren Bogle
Former MLB pitcher who played for the Athletics in 1968; first played drafted out of University of Miami; member of University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
Daniel Boisserie
Charles Bolden
Astronaut - Former NASA Administrator
Hassanal Bolkiah
Sultan Of Brunei
Tiffany Bolling
American Actress - Movie - 'Kingdom of the Spiders' (1977), 'The Candy Snatchers' (1973), 'The Centerfold Girls' (1974), 'Wicked Wicked' (1973), 'The Wild Party' (1975). TV Series - 'The New People (1969-1970) Model - Playboy Pictorial - April 1972
Denis Bond
Author of the Munch Bunch children's books about vegetable and fruits
Billy Bonds
English Male Former Soccer Player And Manager - Defender And Midfielder - Charlton Athletic 1964-1967), West Ham United (1967 - 1988) Soccer Manager - 'West Ham United' (1990-1994), Millwall (1997-1998)
Bobby Bonds
MLB outfielder from 1968-81 for 8 different teams. 10 seasons with over 25 HR's. Led league - 1969 with 120 RS and 1973 with 131 RS. 3x All-Star. 3x Gold Gloves. 3x 30 HR's /30 Steals..32x lead-off HR's. First base coach for Giants. Father of Barry Bonds
Pascal Bonitzer
French Male Film Director, Writer, And Actor
Neil Bonnett
Nascar legend
Marcel Bonnot
Ron Boone
former college/NBA/ABA guard; played for Idaho State University, Utah Jazz, Utah Stars, Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, L.A. Lakers, Kansas City Kings; third all-time ABA scorer (12,153 points)
Pedro Borbon
former major league pitcher; played for Cardinals, Reds, Angels & Giants; 2X World Series Champion (1975,76)
Pedro Borbón (3)
Played baseball for the California Angels (1969) Cincinnati Reds (1970-1979) San Francisco Giants (1979) St. Louis Cardinals (1980)
Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd
Swedish former Formula One driver, lives now in Coventry, UK
Baseball / Played 2nd Base in the 1960's and 1970's / A Key Member of the 'Mazing' Mets of 1969
Rick Boucher
U.S. Representative from Virginia (1983-2011)
Patrick Bouchitey
French actor, 'The Count of Monte Cristo', 'Amazone', 'La vie est un long fleuve tranquille'
Chantal Bourragué
French Female Politician. Member Of The National Assembly Of France
Tom Bower (2)
London-based historian, broad-caster, and journalist
Andy Bown
English Singer And Musician - Keyboards And Guitar - Status Quo (1973- )
Gary Boyd
American Former Baseball Player - Pitcher - 'Cleveland Indians' (1969)
Gary Boyd (2)
Australian Former Rugby League Player - Halfback - 'Newtown Jets (1978-1979)
Peter Boyle (2)
English Film Editor - 'Elsa & Fred ' (2014), 'I, Anna' (2012), 'The Postman' (1997), 'Waterworld' (1995), 'Into The West' (1992), 'Whoops Apocalypse' (1986), 'The Hours' (2002), 'Quills' (2000), 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' (1991), Plus Many More
Francois Bozize
Dick Bradley
sports cartoonist
Former executive editor of George magazine, Author - American Son: A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Mike Bragg
Former American football punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Richmond
Henrietta Branford
English Female Former Children's Author - Novel - 'Fire, Bed, And Bone' (1997), 'Dimanche Diller' (1994), 'White Wolf' (1998), 'The Fated Sky' (1996), 'Little Pig Figwort Can't Get to Sleep' (2000), 'Spacebaby'(1996), 'Royal Blunder'(1996).Plus Many More
Terry E. Branstad
Governor of Iowa (2011-??); Former Governor of Iowa (1983-1999)
Bart Braverman
Actor: Vega$, Match Game, The New Odd Couple , 20 Million Miles To Earth, Alligator, Scorpion, Mowgli - The New Adventures Of The Jungle Book, I Love Lucy, Columbo, Automan, Simon & Simon, Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, Wagon Train, Fantasy Island, Baywatch,
U.S. Ambassador to Zambia (2002-2005)
Dori Brenner
Greg Brezina
former college/NFL linebacker; played for University of Houston & Atlanta Falcons; 1X Pro Bowler
Actor (capt. kronos, true colors), Hawk The Slayer (Drogo)
Fran Brill
American Female Voice Actress - TV Series - 'Sesame Street' (voice of Zoe & Prairie Dawn - 1970-2015), 'Doug' (Voice 1992-1993), 'Big Bag' (Voice 1996-1998), 'Blue's Clues' (Voice 1996-2002), 'Being There' (1979), 'What About Bob?' (1991) Plus Many More
Nancy Brinker
American Female Former Politician And Author -'Chief of Protocol of the United States' (2007-09), 'United States Ambassador to Hungary' (2001-03). Novel - 'Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer'(2010) Plus More
Jerry Brisco
wrestler, WWE
Jim Brochu
Actor, writer, director, and playwright
Michael Broder
Richard L. Brodsky
New York State Assemblyman (1983-2010)
Elmar Brok
Herman Brood
Musician/Painter
Clarence Brookins
Paul Broun
U.S. Representative from Georgia (2007-present)
Anthony Brown (2)
Corrine Brown
American Female Former Politician - Member of the U.S. House Of Representatives From Florida (1993-2017). Now Inmate #67315-018. Sentenced To Five Years In Prison On 18 Counts Of Mail And Wire Fraud (2017- )
Geoff Brown
Travel Book Author
Ivan Brown
Judy Brown
Argentine Born English Author - Novel - 'This Is Not a Love Story: A Memoir' (2015), 'Hush' (2010)
Marc Brown
Cartoonist of Arthur on PBS
Mark Brown (4)
Author - Emergency!; Paul Auster
Oscar Brown
Baseball / Utility Outfielder With Atlanta Braves in Early 1970's / 'Downtown' Ollie Brown's Brother
American Former Actress - TV Series - 'General Hospital' (1969-2004), 'Port Charles' (1997-2001), 'Santa Barbara' (Guest Role)(1988), 'Mariah' (Guest)(1987), 'Bright promise' (1969-1972), The Young Marrieds' (1964-1966). Plus Many Other Roles
Susan Brown (2)
English Actress - TV Mini-Series - 'Fanny By Gaslight' (1981). TV Series - 'Coronation Street' (1985-2006), 'Game of Thrones' (2011), 'Broadchurch' (2013), 'Rose and Maloney' (2004), 'September Song ' (1993-1995), 'The Kids from 47A'(1973-1974) Plus More
Bob Brunet
Former NFL player
George Bruns
Retired aba basketball player debut 1972
Rudolf Buchbinder
Michael Buerk
BBC Newsreader (until end of 2002 when he leaves the BBC News team)
Cliven D. Bundy
Rancher that with help of citizens, backed off the US Federal Government's over reach by stealing 300 head of his cattle
Clive Bunker
musician; founder member of Jethro Tull
Larry Burchart
Former baseball player with the 1969 Cleveland Indians
Robin Burns
Canadian Male Former Ice Hockey Player - Left Wing - ' Pittsburgh Penguins' (1970-1973), 'Kansas City Scouts' (1974-1976)
Ronnie Burns (2)
Robert Burton (2)
Former President of the United States, former Governor of Texas
American Female Historic Person - 'First Lady Of The United States' (2001-2009). 'First Lady of Texas' (1995-2000)
Mike Byers
Brian Cadd
Buddy Cage
Musician innew riders of the purple sage
Ken Caillat
American record producer. He is best known for engineering the Fleetwood Mac albums Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, Live, and The Chain Box Set
Dominique Caillaud
Actor, James Bond
Buddy Caldwell
Louisiana State Attorney General (2008-present)
Marian Calfa
Czech Male Former Politician - 'Prime Minister Of Czechoslovakia' (1989-1992). Political Party -'Communist Party Of Czechoslovakia' (1968-1990), 'Public Against Violence' (1990-1991), 'Civic Democratic Union' (Slovakia) (1991-1992)
Dayton Callie
Actor - Deadwood, Sons Of Anarchy, John From Cincinnati, Volcano, Undisputed, Derailed, The Last Days Of Frankie The Fly, Vengeance Unlimited, The Final Season, Halloween II '09
Donald W. Cameron
Canadian Politician born 1946
Kenneth Cameron
Author, historical novels and novels of espionage - The Frightened Man
Lou Camilli
Utility infielder for the Cleveland Indians for four seasons (1969-1972)
Eamonn Campbell
James B. Campbell
Orchestrator & Film Score Composer
Michael A. Canavan
Milena Canonero
Italian Female Costume Designer - Movie - 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971), 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' (2014), 'Marie Antoinette' (2006), 'Chariots Of Fire' (1981), 'Dick Tracy' (1990), 'Out of Africa' (1985), 'Titus' (1999), 'The Cotton Club'(1984)
Italian Male Former Soccer Player And Manager- Midfielder. 'SPAL' (1964-1967), 'Roma' (1967-1970), 'Juventus' (1970-1976), 'AC Milan'(1976-1980) Italy 32 Caps ( 1972-1976). England National Football Coach (2007-2012), And AC Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid
Lynn Carey
Singer/Songwriter/Adult Model-Penthouse Pet December 1972
Wayne Carleton
Olimpia Carlisi
Paul K. Carlton
Paul K. Carlton, Jr.
Fred Carr
retired football player for the colts.
José Carreras (2)
Randall Carver
Actor - Taxi (as John Burns), Norm, Mary Hartman..., There Will Be Blood, Midnight Cowboy
NFL - President of the Baltimore Ravens
James Castle
Mort Castle
Horror Author
Domingo Felipe Cavallo
Former Foreign Minister of Argentina, Presidential candidate
Cepillin
Mexican singer, actor, television clown
Tom Chadbon
British Actor (Casino Royale, Doctor Who)
Suzy Chaffee
Professional Female Skier
Gérard Chaillou
French actor
Dianne Chandler
Playboy Playmate/Miss September 1966
Edgar Chandler
Former linebacker for the buffalo bills and patriots
Don Chaney
Marc Chapiteau
Michael Chaplin
Actor, Son of Charlie Chaplin
Nick Charles
Jay Chattaway
Film Score Composer: Vigilante, Silver Bullet, Maniac Cop 1 & 2, Relentless, Star Trek - The Next Generation, Star Trek - DS9, Star Trek - Voyager, Enterprise
Singer/Actress- 'The Sonny and Cher Show' 'The Cher Show', Playboy July 1979,Chastity,Come Back To The Five and Dime Jimmy Dean,Silkwood,Mask,Witches of Eastwick,Suspect,Moonstruck,Mermaids,Faithful,If These Walls Could Talk (directed and acted in her seg
Giles Chichester
Stella Chiweshe
spiritual advisor
Norm Chow
Head Football Coach at University of Hawaii (2012-?)
Bob Christian (3)
NBA Basketball Player
Dimitris Christofias
President of Cyprus (2008-present)
Babz Chula
Voice Actress
Connie Chung
Veteran Broadcast Journalist, Wife of Maury Povich
Chick Churchill
Bandmember, Ten Years After
Don Ciccone
Singer formerly w/ 4 seasons
Tansu Çiller
Turkey's first female prime minister. Served 1993 - 1996
Blake Clark
Actor: Home Improvement, The Waterboy, Fast Food, Wired, The Mask, Toys, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, The Ladykillers, Shakes the Clown, 50 First Dates, Ladybugs, Remington Steele, The Drew Carey Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Ridiculous 6, SMILF
Jerome Clark
Rickey Clark
MLB pitcher (1967-72 Angels)
Allan Clarke (2)
Ex Leeds United & England Footballer now Salesman
Michael Clarke (2)
drummer (byrds)
Thurston Clarke
Nicholas Clay
British Actor (b: 1946) - Excalibur (as Sir Lancelot), Evil Under the Sun, The Odyssey, Zulu Dawn, Terror of Frankenstein, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Last Days of Pompeii, Alexander the Great, The Night Digger, Psychos
Michelle Cliff
Tim Clifford
Gallery Director
Gene Clines
MLB outfielder, P.H. 1970-79 (10 yrs) for Pirates, Cubs, Mets, Rangers. Best in 1972 with 311 at - bats had 52 RS, 15 doubles, 6 triples, 17 RBI, .334 BA. 1971 World Series Champ for Pirates with a triple, 2 RS
42nd President of The United States, former governor of Arkansas, spouse of former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, author of The New York Times Bestsellers 'My Life' 'Back to Work' ; Started the Clinton Foundation
Bob Cluck
Tim Clutton-Brock
Michael Coats
Flight astronaut sts-41d,29,39
Cantante y escritor desde Italia / Singer-songwritter from Italy
Richard Codey
Governor of New Jersey (2004-06); President of the New Jersey State Senate (2002-present)
Andrei Codrescu
Boyer Coe
Guy Coeme
Ann Coffey
Spanish actress- Count Dracula, Horror Rises From The Tomb
Nik Cohn
Nate Colbert
former major league first baseman; played for Padres, A's, Astros, Tigers & Expos; 3X All-Star; San Diego Padres all-time home run leader
Larry Cole
former college/NFL defensive end/tackle; played for University of Houston, Air Force, University of Hawaii & Dallas Cowboys; 2X Super Bowl champion
Richard Cole
Was the tour manager for Led Zeppelin for twelve years; Author - Stairway to Heaven
Michael Coleman (3)
Jimmy Collins
Retired basketball player for the chicago bulls
Kevin Collins (3)
Chicago Cubs Outfielder Prospect
British Actor, 'Who Dares Wins' (US Title 'The Final Option'), Code Name:Wild Geese', TV Series The Professionals
Thomas H. Collins
coast gaurd admiral
Wayne Colman
former linebacker for eagles and saints/ father of doug colman
Glen Combs
Susan Conant
Arthur Conley
Rosemary Conley
Karla Conway
Playboy Playmate-Miss April 1966,First Centerfold Surfer,Fireball 500
Bob Cook
NHL Forward: Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars / Playing Career: 1966-1975
Donald G. Cook
Greg Cook
former college/AFL/NFL quarterback; played for University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Bengals; 1969 AFL Rookie of the Year; #5 pick overall 1969 AFL Draft
John Cook (2)
Mayor of El Paso, Texas (2005-present)
Gaye Cooley
Played goaltender for Michigan State Spartans in the mid 1960s. He's originally from North Bay, Ontario
Rod Coombes
James Coonan
James 'Jimmy C' Coonan (born December 21, 1946) is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who began serving a 75-year prison term in 1988
Stephen Coonts
author (america a jake grafton novel)
Daniel L. Cooper
navy admiral
Peter Coors
Owner Of The Colorado Rockies, Coors Chairman
Peter Corey
Actor - Hornblower
Mike Corkins
retired pitcher- San Diego Padres
Vic Correll
Baseball / 1972-80 / Catcher for the Red Sox, Braves and Reds / Great Defensive Backstop
Jim Corrigall
Chris Corrigan
Mike Corrigan
NHL Forward: Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins / Playing career: 1965-1978
Bruce Coslet
former NFL player/head coach - Cincinnati Bengals (1969-76), NY Jets (1990-93, head coach), Cincinnati Bengals (1993-00, head coach)
Tom Coughlin (2)
JFK - Honor Guard. Was positioned at the steps of the Capitol when President Kennedy's body was transferred to the Capitol. His spot was on the left, the 7th guard counted from the bottom of the steps upwards
Tom Coughlin
former Giants Head Coach
Jacqueline Courtney
former soap opera star (Alice on Another World, Pat on One Life to Live)
Derryl Cousins
Angèle Coutu
Richard O. Covey
Astronaut; last person to speak to the astronauts on Challenger before it exploded
Actor: Manhunter, Hammer House Of Horror, Braveheart, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Troy, X-Men 2, Match Point, Deadwood, Jack Ketchum's Red, The Escapist, LOST, Red Eye
Edward Cox
Attorney, Candidate for 2006 U.S. Senate in NY, President Nixon's Son-In-Law born 1946
Jim Crace
Judy Craig
Original lead singer of The Chiffons; 'He's So Fine', 'One Fine Day', 'Sweet Talkin' Guy'
Chris Cranston
playboy playmate - miss april 1971
Bart Crashley
David Crausby
Actor - The Rifleman (as Mark McCain - Emmy nom. 1959), Mickey Mouse Club, The Space Children, Village Of The Giants, Courage Of Black Beauty, The Naked Ape, Resurrection Of Broncho Billy (title role), The Gambler Returns, Crossbow
Willie Crawford
former MLB player - los angeles dodgers (1964-75), st. louis cardinals (1976), oakland athletics (1977), houston astros (1977)
Michel Crespy
David Cressy
Mike Cross
Gary P. Croteau
Doug Crusan
football, 1972 Dolphins
Chris Crutcher
Larry Csonka
HOF Fullback(Dolphins)
Barbara Cubin
U.S. Congresswoman - WY
Curley Culp
former college/NFL/AFL defensive tackle; played for Arizona State University, Chiefs, Lions & Oilers; 5X Pro Bowler; All-American; won the 1967 NCAA heavyweight wrestling title; member of Chiefs Super Bowl IV championship team
Cinematographer/Director of Photography: Halloween I, II, and III, The Fog, The Thing, Big Trouble In Little China, Back To The Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Garfield, Casper, Jurassic Park, Psycho II, Apollo 13
Dick Cunningham (2)
Former NBA basketball player for the Bucks and Rockets from 1968-75. College: Murray State
Gunther Cunningham
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator. Previously with the Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers and Colts in the NFL and California, Stanford, Arkansas and Oregon in the college ranks
Richie Cunningham (2)
Vampire's Embrace, contestant on various game shows
Edwina Currie
Christopher Curry (2)
Co-founder of Acorn Computers, a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were popular in the UK. Due to its innovative designs, Acorn is sometimes known as the 'British Apple'
Actor: The Rocky Horror Picture, Annie, Legend, Clue, Wiseguy, The Hunt for Red October, Stephen King's IT, Home Alone 2, The Three Musketeers, The Shadow, Congo, Muppet Treasure Island, Scary Movie 2, Rugrats, McHale's Navy, Criminal Minds
Louis Daidone
Peter Dalla Riva
Romeo Dallaire
Canadian General and Senator
Lacy J. Dalton
country singer '16th Avenue'
James Bond, Chuck, Flash Gordon, The Rocketeer, played Rhet Butler in Scarlett, and Rassilon in Doctor Who
Niki Daly
Actress: Cagney and Lacey, Judging Amy, The Enforcer, Undercover Christmas, The Simian Line, Christy, Speedtrap, Columbo, Magnum PI, Burn Notice, Grey's Anatomy
Mel Damski
Film and TV Director
Actor: Bleak House, Rebecca, Nicholas Nickleby, The Last Action Hero, Alien 3, Underworld Awakening, Game of Thrones, Dracula Untold, Midnight's Children, China Moon, The Golden Child
Marcel Danesi
C3PO in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Bill Danoff
Singer-songwriter, Starland Vocal Band, 'Afternoon Delight'
Director: Gremlins, The 'burbs, Innerspace, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Howling
Jennifer Darling
voice actress:Disneys 'Hercules'Actress: 'The Bionic Woman'
Dan Darragh
Retired NFL football player for the Bills. Rookie year 1968
Paul Davies (2)
98 Templeton Award winner
Author - Superforce, God and the New Physics
Writer & Director: The Fugitive, Under Siege, Collateral Damage, The Guardian, Chain Reaction, Above The Law, Code Of Silence, A Perfect Murder, Holes, The Package, The Final Terror
Kathryn Davis
Michael Davis (3)
1982 NY Nicks
Historian, Author - Monster at Our Door
Head Coach at UAB
Sammy L. Davis
Medal of honor vietnam war army, born 1946
Will Davis (2)
illustrator, worked as a storyboard artist on television shows and commercials
William C. Davis
Author or editor of thirty-five books on the civil war and southern history - A Way Through the Wilderness, A Government of Our Own
Bruce Davison
Actor: Short Eyes, Willard, Longtime Companion, Harry & the Hendersons, Hunter, Dead Man's Curve, Runaway Jury, Apt Pupil, X-Men, Spies Like Us, V - The Series, The Strawberry Statement, Last Summer, Mame, Seinfeld, 8MM 2, Summer Catch, The Lords of Salem
Magda De Galan
Belgian minister
André De Shields (2)
2019 Tony Award nominee in 'Hadestown'
Paul Dean (3)
Writes horrible histories
Edward J. Debartolo, Jr.
businessman, football executive
Jan Decleir
Belgian Actor (b: 1946) - Daens, Karakter, The Memory Of A Killer, Wolfsbergen, Mira, Hop, Stille Waters, Het Sacrament, A Perfect Match, Off Screen
Joseph Deiss
President of Switzerland (2004)
Midas Dekkers
Dutch writer
Michel Delebarre
Bill Denehy
Retired baseball player plasyed for the new york mets debut 1967
Yves Deniaud
Jean-Pierre Denis
Charles Dennis
Actor: 2001: A Space Travesty, Patton, Voice of Rico in Home on The Range
Jerry D. DePoyster
NFL, P, Detroit Lions 1968, Oakland Raiders 1971-72. College - Wyoming
Lou Deprijck
Singer and composer of famous Belgian hit 'Ca plane pour moi'
John Derum
Australian Actor - Regular in Crawford Productions
Bob DeSimone
Actor: The Concrete Jungle, Friday The 13th 5, Savage Streets, Angel 3, The Seduction
Dave Despain
Speed channel host
Michel Destot
Sher Bahadur Deuba
former Prime Minister of Nepal
Drafi Deutscher
german music artist
Robb Forman Dew
Alex Diakun
Actor: Friday the 13th 8, Da Vinci's Inquest, Danger Bay, The Hitman, Gunfighter's Moon, Millennium, The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Valentine, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, Earthsea, Sanctuary, Beyond
Howie Dickenman
Head basketball coach at Central Connecticut State (1996-?)
Larry E. Dierker
former major league pitcher; played for Astros & Cardinals; managed Astros from 1997-2001; Manager of the Year 1998; 2X All-Star; #49 jersey retired by Astros
Hasia Diner
Paola Dionisotti
Ron Diorio
Former baseball/Phillies
Gary Doak
U.S. Representative from Texas
Larry Joe Doherty
'Texas Justice' Syndicated TV Court show
Paul C. Doherty
author of hugh corbett series, and Amerotke series
David Charles Dolby
Medal Of Honor Recipient Vietnam
French singer
Jerry Donahue
Musician/Guitarist
Pierre Dorge
Ray Dorset
English singer. Founder of the skiffle band, Mungo Jerry. Currently residing in Bielefeld, Germany ?
Clive Doucet
David Downing
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
French Actor 'The City of Lost Children' 1995, 'Le Deal' 'Le Beneve'
Christian Drillaud
Michael Drosnin
Fred Dryer
Actor: Hunter, Land's End, Cheers, Diagnosis Murder, Justice League, Wild Grizzly, Stray Bullet, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. // Football Player: NY Giants & LA Rams // College Football Hall of Fame
John Du Prez
Composer - Monty Python, Musical Spamalot
Belgian Senator
David Duckham
Frank Duffy
former major league infielder; played for Reds, Red Sox, Indians & Giants
Mike Duffy
CTV Political Analyst. Canadian Senator
Dennis Dugan
Actor & Director: M*A*S*H, Night Call Nurses, The Howling, Hill St. Blues, Empire, Can't Buy Me Love, Moonlighting, The Rockford Files, Parenthood, Happy Gilmore, The Benchwarmers, Problem Child, Grown Ups
Steve Duich
American Football, Guard, San Diego State, NFL, Falcons 1968, Redskins 1969
jazz keyboardist/songwriter
Actress - The Miracle Worker (Oscar win), The Patty Duke Show (Emmy win), Valley Of The Dolls, Me Natalie (Golden Globe win), Captains & The Kings (Emmy win), Billie, The Swarm, Hail To The Chief, Amazing Grace, Geo. Washington 1-2 (as Martha Washington)
Aynsley Dunbar
Sandra Duncan
Sandy Duncan
Actress: Funny Face, The Sandy Duncan Show, The Hogan Family, Roots, The Cat From Outer Space, The Swan Princess, Law & Order SVU
Carola Dunn
John Dunsworth
Mr. Lahey on Trailer Park Boys
Renè Dupèrè
Robbie Dupree
Yves Durand
French actor (TV-movies-theatre)
Claude Duty
Jim Eakins
former college/ABA/NBA center; played for Brigham Young University, Oaks, Caps, Kings, Squires, Stars, Bucks, Spurs and Nets; 2X ABA World Champ; ABA All - Star 1974
Roger Earl
drummer (foghat)
Bob Eastwood
Ralph E 'Ed' Eberhart
former Air Force General
Don Eddy
Baseball / 1970-71 / Pitcher for Chicago White Sox / Great Minor League Career Compiling 36 Wins in Only 3 Years
Victor Edelstein
Jim Edgar
Former Governor of Illinois (1991-1999)
Louise Edlind-Friberg
Former swedish actress and now politician | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,768 |
We do not live in a post-truth world and never have. On the contrary, we live in a pre-truth world where the truth has yet to arrive. As one of the primary currencies of politics, lies have a long history in the United States. For instance, state sponsored lies played a crucial ideological role in pushing the U.S. into wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, legitimated the use of Torture under the Bush administration, and covered up the crimes of the financial elite in producing the economic crisis of 2008. Under Trump, lying has become a rhetorical gimmick in which everything that matters politically is denied, reason loses its power for informed judgments, and language serves to infantilize and depoliticize as it offers no room for individuals to translate private troubles into broader systemic considerations. While questions about truth have always been problematic among politicians and the wider public, both groups gave lip service to the assumption that the search for truth and respect for its diverse methods of validation were based on the shared belief that "truth is distinct from falsehood; and that, in the end, we can tell the difference and that difference matters." It certainly appeared to matter in democracy, particularly when it became imperative to be able to distinguish, however difficult, between facts and fiction, reliable knowledge and falsehoods, and good and evil. That however no longer appears to be the case.
In the current historical moment, the boundaries between truth and fiction are disappearing, giving way to a culture of lies, immediacy, consumerism, falsehoods and the demonization of those considered disposable. Under such circumstances, civic culture withers and politics collapses into the personal. At the same time, pleasure is harnessed to a culture of corruption and cruelty, language operates in the service of violence, and the boundaries of the unthinkable become normalized. How else to explain President Trump's strategy of separating babies and young children from their undocumented immigrant parents in order to incarcerate them in Texas in what some reporters have called cages. Trump's misleading rhetoric is used not only to cover up the brutality of oppressive political and economic policies, but also to resurrect the mobilizing passions of fascism that have emerged in an unceasing stream of hate, bigotry and militarism. Trump's indifference to the boundaries between truth and falsehoods reflects not only a deep-seated anti-intellectualism, it also points to his willingness to judge any appeal to the truth as inseparable from an unquestioned individual and group loyalty on the part of his followers. As self-defined sole bearer of truth, Trump disdains reasoned judgment and evidence, relying instead on instinct and emotional frankness to determine what is right or wrong and who can be considered a friend or enemy. In this instance, Truth becomes a performance strategy designed to test his followers' loyalty and willingness to believe whatever he says. Truth now becomes synonymous with a regressive tribalism that rejects shared norms and standards while promoting a culture of corruption and what former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg called an "epidemic of dishonesty." Truth is now part of a web of relations and world view that draws its elements from a fascist politics that can be found in all the commanding political institutions and media landscapes. Truth is no longer merely fragile or problematic, it has become toxic and dysfunctional in an media ecosystem largely controlled by right wing conservatives and a financial elite who invest heavily in right-wing media apparatuses such Fox News and white nationalist social media platforms such as Breitbart News.
At a time of growing fascist movements across the globe, power, culture, politics, finance, and everyday life now merge in ways that are unprecedented and pose a threat to democracies all over the world. As cultural apparatuses are concentrated in the hands of the ultra-rich, the educative force of culture has taken on a powerful anti-democratic turn. This can be seen in the rise of new digitally driven systems of production and consumption that produce, shape, and sustain ideas, desires, and social relations that contribute to the disintegration of democratic social bonds and promote a form of social Darwinism in which misfortune is seen as a weakness and the Hobbesian rule of a 'war of all against all' replaces any vestige of shared responsibility and compassion for others. The era of post-truth is in reality a period of crisis which as Gramsci observed "consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born [and that] in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." Those morbid symptoms are evident in Trump's mainstreaming of a fascist politics in which there is an attempt to normalize the language of racial purification, the politics of disposability and social sorting while hyping a culture of fear and a militarism reminiscent of past and current dictatorships.
Trump thrives on promoting social divisions that amplify friend/enemy distinctions, and he often legitimates acts of violence and expressions of radical extremism as a means of addressing them. He has stated that the neo-Nazi protesters in Charlottesville were "very fine people," declared in 2016 "I think Islam hates us," lied about seeing Muslims celebrate the September 11 attacks, refers to immigrants on the southern border as invaders, all the while repeatedly using the language of white nationalists and White supremacists. Moreover, he has stated without shame that he is a nationalist. In one of his rallies, he urged his base to use the word nationalism stating "You know … we're not supposed to use that word. You know what I am? I am a nationalist, Okay? I am a nationalist. Nationalist. Nothing wrong. Use that word. Use that word." Not only does Trump's embrace of the term stoke racial fears, it ingratiates him with elements of the hard right, particularly white nationalists. After his strong appropriation of the term at an October 2018 rally, Steve Bannon in an interview with Josh Robin indicated "he was very very pleased Trump used the word 'nationalist.'"[i] Trump has drawn praise from a number of white supremacists including David Duke, the former head of the Ku Klux Klan, the Proud Boys–a vile contemporary version of the Nazi Brown Shirts-and more recently by the alleged New Zealand shooter who in his Christchurch manifesto praised Trump as "a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose."[ii] Trump's use of the term is neither innocent nor a clueless faux pas. In the face of a wave of anti-immigration movements across the globe, it has become code for a thinly veiled racism and signifier for racial hatred. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,769 |
Master's/Doctoral Programs in Mathematics
Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, is scheduled to be reorganized to
Master's/Doctoral Program in Mathematics,
Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences,
Graduate School of Science and Technology,
from April 2020, due to the organizational restructuring of graduate programs, University of Tsukuba.
From April 2020, the University of Tsukuba will reorganize all graduate school education into a degree program system.
This reform, which shifts all graduate schools to a system where we structure degree programs across traditional organizational boundaries, is the first of its kind in Japan. We are developing highly diverse human resources who can respond to the complex needs of our rapidly changing modern society.
Professors who were previously in charge of only one major can now collaborate on other programs, and students can now conduct their research with a wider perspective.
The Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences will be reorganized into the Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences with five master's and five doctoral degree programs:
Master's/Doctoral Programs in Physics
Master's/Doctoral Programs in Chemistry
Master's Program in Engineering Sciences
- Subprogram in Applied Physics
- Subprogram in Materials Science
Doctoral Program in Engineering Sciences
- Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering
Master's/Doctoral Programs in International Materials Innovation
Please see here for the details of the entrance examination. A PDF pamphlet of the program is available at URL: http://www.pas.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/pamphlet/ | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,770 |
shooting in roseburg oregon
28Apr 2019 by Sedlacek
Valentijn. wie een gebroken
American mass shooting
Space. frustration-free team
Kristopher angel haynes
Roseburg police department
mass shooting like this are still extremely rare and only make up a very small percentage of total murders every year in the worst year for mass shootings there were 157 people killed in mass shootings but total there were 14,000 people murdered it's not that mass shooting are getting worse it's that we hear about every one which is creating.
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Oregon State Police block off a section of the overpass at exit 123 after a reported shooting on Interstate 5 south of Roseburg on Sunday. Mike Henneke/The News-Review. Oregon State Police and.
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· It was the deadliest shooting in Oregon history, and the deadliest american mass shooting since 2013's Washington Navy Yard killings. It would be lazy, and hugely wrong, for observers to lay some blame for those murders on Roseburg's consistently pro-gun, anti-regulation stance.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his foster mother and two siblings at a home in southwest Oregon. Sgt. Brad O'Dell of the Douglas County.
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Lovers Of Life: Remembering The Roseburg 9. The nine victims who died in the Umpqua Community College mass shooting on Oct. 1 were an eclectic mix of talented students, parents and lovers of life.
Shooting ranges and gun clubs in Oregon. Includes shooting sports available at each range, and a map of Oregon so you can easily find the ranges and discover others you did not know about.
A man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in March has been identified as kristopher angel haynes, the roseburg police department said. On March 9, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
oregon cryptids PAULINA LAKE, Ore.- A man in Oregon claims he had a close encounter with a Bigfoot creature as it was going through someone's "stuff" on a boat and that he followed it to the woods. Steve says he was staying at a campground site located next to a lake in central Oregon with two friends [.]
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Roseburg Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night. Police said that when they arrived at a residence on SE Downey Avenue in Roseburg they found a 34-year-old woman who had been shot. She was taken to Mercy Medical Center for treatment. Officials have not given. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,771 |
The marriage took place yesterday at the Independent Wesleyan Church of Miss Kate Bunting, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bunting of 9 Victoria-road, Rushden, to Mr. Frank King; youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. David King, of 15 Victoria-road, Rushden, the Rev. C. J. Keeler officiated. The Bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by four bridesmaids – Misses Mina Bunting (sister of the bride), Kate Bunting (cousin of the bride), Florrie Bryant, and Beatrice Harbour (nieces of the bridegroom). Mr. B. Maddock, of Raunds, was best man. A reception at the bride's home followed the ceremony. The honeymoon is being spent at Brighton. The wedding gifts were numerous and of a useful character. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,772 |
05 May - 11 May, 2018
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi being presented with a memento after inauguration of Diabetes Center at Phulgran, Murree. Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi is also present on the occasion.
Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and British High Commissioner, Thomas Andrew cutting the cake of Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday.
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, in a group photo with delegation of Islamabad Bar Association at Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Foreign Secretary Ms Tehmina Janjua met Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidi during his visit to Pakistan for holding the 4th round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Provincial Minister for Health Khawaja Imran Nazir at a photographic exhibition about polio awareness held by photographer Amir Khan in Lahore.
President National Defence University, Lt. Gen. Majid Ehsan, presenting a souvenir to Syed Ibne Abbas, High Commissioner for Pakistan to the United Kingdom during the former's visit to London.
DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor in a group photo with a delegation of National Youth Assembly.
Ambassador of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Pakistan, H.E. Nawaf Almalki, at the inauguration of King Abdullah Teaching Hospital in Mansehra. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,773 |
Theodosius was born in Spain and followed in his father's footsteps as an able military commander. This changed when his father was condemned and executed, and Theodosius withdrew from public life.
The Western Roman emperor desperately needed his talents in 378 c.e., when the German Goths defeated the Roman army and killed the Eastern Roman emperor at the Battle of Adrianople and overran the Balkans. Theodosius was recalled to military command and promoted to Eastern Roman emperor in 379.
He recruited a new army (including many Germans), fought the Goths, and made peace by settling them as independent allies (foederati) inside the empire. They ruled their own people, provided military service, and received positions in the empire's military command.
It was a precarious situation, but it restored a level of order and security. Theodosius's military ability was also demonstrated by two victorious campaigns against western usurpers in 384 and 394.
In the latter campaign, the usurper murdered the Western Roman emperor but was defeated by Theodosius, which left him sole emperor for the entire empire from Britain to eastern Anatolia. This was the last occasion when a single emperor ruled both halves of the Roman Empire. Theodosius governed not from Rome in the West but at Constantinople in the wealthier and more populous East.
Theodosius was a zealous Christian. When he fell ill in 380 and believed that he was near death, he was baptized. It was not uncommon to wait until just before death for baptism in order to wash away sins. However, he recovered unexpectedly, becoming the first emperor to reign as a full member of the church. This gave bishops tremendous influence during his reign.
When Christians destroyed a Jewish synagogue in an Eastern city, Theodosius ordered the local bishop to pay for its restoration. Ambrose was appalled, believing that this demonstrated the triumph of Judaism over Christianity. He demanded the emperor rescind his order if he wanted to stay in good standing with the church.
The emperor yielded. In 390, after Theodosius had massacred several thousand citizens in Thessalonica for the murder of his military governor, Ambrose threatened Theodosius with excommunication. The emperor again yielded, publicly repenting for his action.
When Theodosius had first reached the East, he found the church struggling against Arianism, even though Arian theology had been condemned at the Council of Nicaea (325). Theodosius expelled Arian clergy in Constantinople and firmly stood by the Orthodox Church, including Patriarch Gregory Nazianzus.
He called the Second Ecumenical Council that met in Constantinople in 381 and ended the Arian threat. Theodosius also supported the church by legislating against non-Christians. He closed pagan temples, banned pagan sacrifices, ended the pagan Olympic Games, and declared Orthodox Christianity the official religion of the empire.
Henceforth, loyalty to the emperor was determined by adherence to his theological position. Upon his death in 395 his younger son Honorius ruled in the West, while his older son Arcadius ruled in the East. The dynasty of Theodosius ruled the empire until at least 450.
Sunzi (Sun Tzu)
Syriac Culture and Church
Tantrism
Tetrarchy
Theodoric
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
Three Kingdoms, China
Three Kingdoms, Korea
Toba (T'o-pa) Dynasty
Triumvirate
Trung Sisters
Turabdin
Ugarit
Ulfilas
City of Ur
Vardhamana Mahavira
Vedic Age
Vercingetorix - Gallic Chieftain
Visigoth Kingdom of Spain
Wang Mang
Wei Man
Wen and Wu
Xerxes (Persian King)
Xia (Hsia) Dynasty
Xiang Yu (Hsiang Yu)
Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu)
Xunzi (Hsun Tzu)
Yamato Clan and State
Yao, Shun, and Yu
Yayoi Culture
Yellow Emperor (Huangdi, or Huang Ti)
Yellow Turban Rebellion
Yuezhi (Yueh-chih)
Yohanan ben Zakkai
Zhang Qian (Chang Ch'ien)
Zhou (Chou) Dynasty | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,774 |
A Korean inspired recipe of marinated pork tenderloin. Easy, quick and delicious.
This Pork Tenderloin is marinated in a sweet and savoury Korean sauce containing soy sauce, Sesame oil, garlic, and Brown sugar.
It is as good as it looks – tender with lots of flavours! And super easy.
I love how tender the meat is but also how full of flavour the marinade tastes.
If you like Korean food flavours, you'll love this recipe!
Let me just say that this is some delicious and tender meat, literally melts in your mouth.
Very flavorful, one of my favourites for pork tenderloin! | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,775 |
D.D. Williamson's wide array of natural coloring, along with its sought after caramel color, helps sell 1.5 billion servings of foods and beverages every day. The company operates ten manufacturing sites on five continents.
What Factors Influence Consumer Color Forecasting? | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,776 |
Article/Interview: Getting to know up and coming country singer, Corey Hager and his music
Corey Hager playing for the crowd at Country Night Lights 2015
This world is full of talented musicians and singers that are working hard to get that first big break into the business and Corey Hager is one of those talents! I first heard Corey at this past years Country Night Lights Festival in Athens, OH as he caught my attention from the very first note when the entire front row of girls let out a deafening scream. Corey owned the stage as if he had been performing for many years and expressed great maturity in the songs that he writes and sings. I had the opportunity to do a little Q&A with Corey to let our readers get an inside glimpse at who Corey Hager is. Feel free to read over the Q&A and take time to check out Corey's album sampler below!
"Take some time to meet Corey Hager"
1.) Tell us about growing up in Ripley, WV? Work? play? How did you first get interested in music? Who were your biggest influences growing up (musical and non musical)
CH-"I actually moved to Ripley when I was in high school, at the start of my sophomore year. I was kind of quiet from where I moved here at a late age for a kid. During my senior year, I saw that the school talent show was coming up, and up until then I only dabbled on guitar. I thought I would still give it a shot though because I thought I was just as good as anyone else. My dad also played at his talent show when he was in school, so he was a big influence. I played for around 1000 classmates, and afterwards it went over so well that they asked me to write and perform an original graduation song. Not only did it get me started in music, it got people to recognize the person that I was, and I liked that feeling."
2.) You have a full length album that you have just released called "Wanna Be Country", How did you come up with the title to the album? What is personally your favorite track on this album? Did you write all of your own tracks on this album? How many did you write yourself if not all of them? What influences your songwriting when you are writing your own music?
CH-"The title for my album came really natural to me. "Wanna Be Country" to me means "wanting to be, no matter how much you already are" to others it may mean "just a wanna be", I like the double meaning of that. Before playing country, I actually played "folkish-pop-country stuff" and opened for heavy metal/rock bands. It sounds weird I know… but I was offering country music to a group of people who didn't necessarily like it. Doing what I believed I had to do to push my music forward, the new release with the title "Wanna Be Country" hit very personal to me, and to country music fans.
I wrote all of the songs on the album – I would say my favorite is "Catching Up With You". It is a simple love song, that captures everything I personally look for in a song as a listener. My influences as a writer actually draw from whatever I am listening to at the time, and I pretty much listen to about everything."
3.) When I met you at Country Night Lights, You were all smiles and I could tell you were flying high and having an amazing time performing/attending such a big festival, Do you have any big shows/festival coming up that you will be performing? Will You be opening for any national acts? What show has been your favorite experience or who has been your favorite artist to be able to open up for?
CH-"As of right now, all my bigger shows are finished up for the year. I will be slowing down with shows – doing a lot of writing, getting ready for my next recording project, rehearsing with my new band, and getting ready for summer/fall dates in 2016. It is going to be a busy winter, and even bigger summer.
My favorite show by far was Country Night Lights with Sam Hunt, Easton Corbin, Chase Bryant, and so many other great bands. It was awesome getting to hang with so many different musicians, and getting to see and meet all of the fans. I also opened for Joe Diffie, and Sammy Kershaw – those were some of my favorite shows being such a big fan of traditional country music… I got to share the stage with guys that I grew up listening to."
4.) Let's get personal a bit to give our readers a better overall picture of Corey Hager. How old are You? One artist that you would consider a bucket list to be able to perform with? Are you all country or do you have any other musical genre interests? Sports Car, Van, Jeep, or Truck? Lover or fighter? Miller or Bud? Acoustic or Electric? City, mountains or ocean? Cowboy hat or baseball cap? Are you a sports guy?/What sports?/teams? What are some of your personal goals for your career? Anything else Corey Hager would like for our readers to know about him?
CH-"I actually just turned 25, although I look like I might be 18 years old. I'm all about that contemporary country. I also like R&B and upbeat dancy stuff. I would love to open for Justin Moore or Luke Bryan, but really anyone in country music, I would be honored. I drive a Chevy Cavalier, but as for the title of one of my songs on my album goes… "You Make Me Wanna Drive A Truck". Miller or Bud. Acoustic guitars, Martin to be exact. I'm definitely a fan of the mountains! Cowboy hats all the way. I don't really have the time to watch sports haha. My goals in music are to get my original songs cut by other artists, share the stage with more national artists, record and push my next single to radio, take this thing as far as I can… getting my music out and meeting as many people as possible."
5.) How do you feel about Traditional Country music? How do You feel about the new "Bro Country? What about Hick-Hop? Where do you see yourself in country music and which category do you find yourself fitting into the most or are you bringing something different to country music?
CH-"Traditional country is my favorite. Bro Country is not really my thing (I'm not a Bro type kind of guy) but it can be good. I love what country music is today and all the styles of it, it gives everyone something to listen to and have their own favorites. Although I think some country isn't really country (it's more pop with country sounds, etc.,) but I guess that's part of the fun of it.
I've always had a hard time sort of finding myself as an artist. I've always considered myself a songwriter so I write from many different feelings, styles, and places. I would say my style as an entertainer is very country, upbeat, and full of energy and emotion."
6.) What has been your weirdest request/gift from a fan during a meet and greet?
CH-"I actually haven't had any requests or gifts that have been too weird yet. I guess I'm due for something soon haha."
7.) What is your preferred guitar to play? Do you play any other instruments besides the guitar and if so what instruments?
CH-"I am a diehard Martin fan. I love the whole brand and image. I don't really play any other guitars besides my Custom D Rosewood and D-28 Sunburst."
8.) Where can our readers buy or download "Wanna Be Country"?
CH-"You can find my album on my website (www.coreyhager.com), or anywhere that digital music is sold, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc. You can also check out my tour dates and see where I'm playing next. Also be on the lookout for more new music and stuff coming your way soon!"
CH– "Thanks so much for the interview!"
Thank You Corey for giving our readers a glimpse into your life, your dreams and your musical career goals! We appreciate you for taking the time to answer our questions! For our readers, we hope that you will take time to check out Corey's music and tour dates for any upcoming shows and support him throughout his journey!
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\section{ Introduction}
We recall the notion of maximal
spectral multiplicity $mm (U)$ of a unitary operator~$U$.
Consider all representations of the form
$$U\equiv W\oplus V\oplus V\oplus\dots \oplus V\dots\ .$$
The maximal number of such copies of $V$ is denoted by~$mm (U)$.
An automorphism $T$ acting on a measure space $(X,\mu)$, $\mu(X)=1$, induces
a unitary operator $Uf=fT$ (acting on $L_2(X,\mu)$, $f\in L_2$). We write $mm (T)$
instead of $mm (U)$.
The property of an automorphism to be weakly mixing means that its spectral measure
is continuous.
Weak mixing can also be defined as the existence of a (mixing) sequence $m_i$
such that for all $f,g\in L_2(X,\mu)$
$$\int f U^{m_i}g d\mu \to \int f d\mu\int g d\mu.$$
In ergodic theory there are examples
of weakly mixing transformations with the following properties:
(1) $mm(T^{n}) =1$, $n=1,2,3,4,\dots$;
(2) $mm(T^{n}) =m$, $n=1,2,3,4,\dots$;
(3) $mm(T^{n}) =2mn$, $n=1,2,3,4,\dots$.
For example, the latter follows from the results of Ageev [Ag1] and Lemanczyk [L]
on realization of a Lebesgue component of multiplicity~2 (here $mm(T) =2$ implies that
$mm(T^{2}) =4$, $mm(T^{3}) =6, \dots$).
Property (1) is known to hold for
Gaussian systems with simple spectrum,
Ornstein's stochastic constructions [Ab],
some mixing staircase constructions [R].
\\
The aim of this paper is to give examples of unusual behavior of $mm(T^{n})$.
{\bf Theorem.} {\it One can find an infinite set $A$ of integers and
a weakly mixing automorphism $R$ such that $mm (R^n)=n$ and $mm(R^{n+1}) =1$
for all $n\in A$. Moreover, the cardinalities of the multiplicity sets for~$R^n$
are not bounded. There is a weakly mixing automorphism~$S$ such that
all the powers $S^{n}$ have homogeneous spectrum and the set of limit points
of the sequence $\{\frac{mm (R^n)}{n} \}$ is infinite. }
\vspace{3mm}
We {\it a posteriori} come to the following principle: {\it
given ergodic automorphism $H$ with discrete spectrum
there is a weakly mixing automorphism $R$ such that $mm (R^n)= mm (H^n)$ for all $n>0$. }
We apply Ageev's approach based on generic group actions and we
control the spectrum via weak limits of powers.
The latter
has an old history (A.Katok[K], V.I.Oseledets[Os], A.M.Stepin [S] et al).
This note mostly uses [R], [Ry].
We present some results obtained by the author during his visit
at {\it Laboratoire de Mathematiques Raphael Salem } of Rouen University.
We thank el Houcein el Abdalaoui and Thierry de la Rue for the hospitality
and their interest in this work. Special thanks go to Sergey Tikhonov for
useful criticism and Jean-Paul Thouvenot for stimulating questions.
\section{ Group actions, homogeneous spectra, little joinings
}
Consider a measure-preserving free action of the group $G_p$ generated by
two elements $s$,$\phi$ and the following relations:
1. $\phi^p=e$,
2. the elements $s, \ \phi s\phi^{-1},\ \phi^{2} s\phi^{-2} , \dots ,
\phi^{p-1} s\phi^{-p+1}$ commute.
\\ Denoting the corresponding elements of the action by $S$ and $\Phi$, we now put
$$R:=S\Phi, \quad T:= R^p.$$
It is proved in [Ry] that the automorphism $R$ has
simple spectrum for a generic $G_p$-action. The automorphism~$T$ and all of
its positive powers have homogeneous spectrum of
multiplicity $p$. The proof of Theorem~1.1 in [Ry] actually shows
that all the automorphisms $R^n$ have simple spectrum for $n \perp p$ (no common divisors).
We must only check that Model 2 [Ry] guarantees the simplicity of spectrum of~$R^n$.
The automorphism $S$ also has simple spectrum for a generic group action.
{\bf Factors and joinings.}
Our $T$ has a factor $\tilde T$. Indeed, the automorphism $T$ commutes with periodic $\Phi$,
we have an $T$-invariant algebra $\cal F$ of $\Phi$-invariant sets.
This factor has simple spectrum [Ry], but ${\cal F} \neq R{\cal F} $ (or ${\cal F} \neq S{\cal F}$).
So there is a non-trivial self-joining of this factor.
The correspondence between joinings and factors is well known (see [R1], [Th] for
joinings and their relations to factors). We put
$$ \nu (A\times B) =\int_X \chi_A \chi_{RA} d\mu $$
for $A,B\in \cal F$.
Since $R$ commutes with $T$, we have
$$\nu (\tilde TA\times \tilde TB) =\int_X T\chi_A T\chi_{RA} d\mu =\int_X \chi_{\tilde A} \chi_{R\tilde A} d\mu =
\nu (A\times B).$$
Thus we have self-joinings of $\tilde T$, but the measure $\nu$ is well defined for all measurable sets $A,B$.
In the theory of joinings, this measure is said to be off-diagonal. The action of
$T\times T$ with this invariant measure is naturally
isomorphic to $T$ via the map $x \mapsto (x,Rx)$. We take $p=3$ and
consider the map $ x \mapsto (Rx, R\Phi x, R\Phi^2 x)$. There is a set $D$ such that
$X$ is a disjoint union of $D,\Phi D, \Phi^2 D$. Our factor $\tilde T$ is
associated with the map
$$ \tilde T: D\to D, \quad \tilde Tx =\Phi^{n(x)}Tx,$$
where $n(x)$ is defined by the condition $\Phi^{n(x)}Tx\in D$. We consider the map
$$ x \mapsto (\Phi^{n_1(x)}Rx, \Phi^{n_2(x)}R\Phi x, \Phi^{n_3(x)}R\Phi^2 x)\in D\times
D\times D.$$
Since the relation $\Phi^{n}R\Phi^{m}=R$ implies in our group that $n=m=0 (mod p)$,
we see that the points $\Phi^{n_1(x)}Rx$, $\Phi^{n_2(x)}R\Phi x$,
$\Phi^{n_3(x)}R\Phi^2 x$ must be different for almost all $x\in D$.
(Here we use the obvious fact that different automorphisms commuting with
an ergodic action have pairwise disjoint graphs.)
So we obtain a bijection between the off-diagonal in $X\times X$ and the
graph of this 3-valued map on~$D$. Thus our joining sits on the graph of
a 3-valued map.
{\bf Remarks. 1.} If $\tilde T$ has simple spectrum and
commutes with an $n$-valued map, then the adjoint map is also $n$-valued.
Indeed, the corresponding commuting Markov operators $J$ and $J^*$ satisfy
$$ \frac{1}{m}I + \frac{m-1}{m}Q = J^*J=JJ^*=\frac{1}{n}I + \frac{n-1}{n}Q', $$
where the graphs of $Q$ and $Q'$ are disjoint from the diagonal. Thus,
$\frac{1}{m}I= \frac{1}{n}I$, $m=n$.
{\bf 2.} For a generic $G_p$-action, the corresponding $\tilde T$ is of rank one.
Moreover, it is a so-called flat-stack rank-one automorphism. J.\,King proved
that each ergodic joining of such an automorphism is a weak limit of
off-diagonal measures ( $\tilde T^{n_i}\to^w J$).
{\bf 3.} S.\,Tikhonov used $G_p$-actions to prove the existence of a mixing
automorphism~$T$
with $p$-homogeneous spectrum. Thus he also found a non-trivial self-joining
for the mixing
automorphism~$\tilde T$. However, when $p>2$, our factor $\tilde T$ cannot be
of rank one because of King's another well-known theorem saying that mixing
rank-one automorphisms possess the property of minimal self-joinings (see [R1]
for King's theorem). So it follows from ${\cal F} \neq R{\cal F} $ that
these factors are independent, hence, the joining $\nu$ is a product measure. This contradicts
the fact that $\nu$ is situated on a graph.
In fact the local rank of mixing automorphism $T$ is not greater than $p^{-1}$
(see [Th]).
Problem: {\it must the local ranks of mixing automorphisms $R, \tilde T$ in question be
zero? }
We conjecture that our present spectral results can be established for mixing
automorphisms via Tikhonov's approach [T].
{\bf 4.} It is not hard to obtain a finite-valued self-joining of a mixing map
with simple spectrum. Suppose that the mixing symmetric product~$T^{\odot 3}$
has simple spectrum (see~[R]). Consider $T\otimes T\otimes\ T$ and two factors:
the symmetric factor $\cal F$ and a perturbation of it, say, $(I\otimes I\otimes\ T){\cal F}$.
These two factors generate the algebra of all measurable sets.
The corresponding joining of $T^{\odot 3}$ will be finite-valued.
The dynamics on this joining exactly imitates~$T\otimes T\otimes\ T$.
We also note that $mm(T\otimes T\otimes\ T)=3!$ and the spectrum of
$T\otimes T\otimes\ T$ is non-homogeneous (type~(3,6)).
{ \bf 5. Hard problems}.
Find \\
5.1. an ergodic $T$ such that $mm(T^{p^n})=1$, $mm(T^{p^{n+1}})=p$ for some $p,n>1$;
\\
5.2. an ergodic automorphism $T$ such that $mm(T^{n})$ is not bounded, but $mm(T^n)< ln ln (n) + Const$;
\\
5.3. an automorphism $T$ such that $Rank (T^{p^n})=1$, $Rank(T^{p^{n+1}})=p$ for some $p,n>1$;
\\
5.4. a flow $T_t$ such that $mm(T_s)=1$, $0<s<1$, $mm(T_2)=2$ (and variations of this problem including rank analogies).
{ \bf 6. \it Easy problem}. Find a weakly mixing flow $T_t$ such that
$mm(T_r)=\infty $ for all rational $r$ and $mm(T_a)=1$ for all irrational~$a$.
We note that there is a discrete-spectrum model, so the reader could apply
our principles and methods.
\section{ Maximal spectral multiplicity for the powers. Periodic cases}
In [R] we edowed a weakly mixing automorphism $T$ with ($G_p$-generic) properties:
arbitrary polynomial weak limits for its powers. The results of [R],[Ry]
provided all the powers $T^N$, $N > 0$, homogeneous spectrum of multiplicity $p$.
We note that [A1] contains non-weakly-mixing examples
with $mm(T^n)$ of the type~(1,2,1,2,...). Weakly mixing and mixing examples were
found by the author (see~[R]). Here we
consider $R(x,y)=(y,Tx)$
on~$X\times X$. It is possible to have $mm(R^{2n})= mm(T^n \otimes T^n)=2$ and
$mm(R^{2n+1})=1$.
\vspace{4mm}
{ \bf The case $\bf \{1,1,\dots,1, p,1,1,\dots,1,p,1,\dots\}$.}
We look at $mm(R^{n})$ for $R$ in a generic $G_p$-action.
Let $p$ be a prime. Then we obtain $mm(R^n)=1$
for all $n\perp p$ (no common divisors). We have $mm(R^{np})=p$.
\vspace{4mm}
{ \bf The case $\bf \{1,\dots,1, p,1,\dots,1,q,1,\dots,1,pq, 1,\dots\}$.}
Let $p,q$ be primes. Then the desired behavior of $mm(R^{pqN})$ is easily
seen to hold for the $G_{pq}$-action with $mm(R^{pqN})=pq$.
However we propose a more complicated solution to explain our strategy
for the infinite (inverse) limit construction.
We fix the primes $p,q$ and consider the transformations $R_1$, $R_2$ for
the actions of $G_p$, $G_q$ respectively. Put $T_1=R_1^{p}$, $T_2=R_2^{q}$.
Our first aim is to find conditions that guarantee the simplicity of spectrum
of $R=R_1\times R_2$ and, moreover, we wish to have
$mm(R^n)=pq$ if $n=n'pq$, $n'>0$;
$mm(R^n)=1$ if $n\perp pq$;
$mm(R^n)=p$ if $n=n'p$ and $n'\perp q$;
$mm(R^n)=q$ if $n=n'q$ and $n'\perp p$;
\\
To obtain this spectral behavior of the powers, we use the following weak limit
for some sequence $n_i$ (condition WL(2)):
$$(R_1\otimes R_2)^{pn_i} \to I\otimes R_2.$$
\\
This implies for any fixed integer $N>0$ that
$$(R_1\otimes R_2)^{Npn_i} \to I\otimes R_2^N.$$
\vspace{4mm}
{\bf LEMMA 1.}(See Lemma 3.2 in [Ry]) {\it Suppose that $R$ and $R'$ have simple
spectra. If there is a sequence $n_i$ such that
$(R\otimes R')^{n_i} \to I\otimes R'$, then $R\otimes R'$ has simple spectrum.}
\vspace{4mm}
So for all $N\perp pq$ we obtain from WL(2) and Lemma~1 that
$$mm(R_1^N\otimes R_2^N)=1$$
since $R_1^N$ and $R_2^N$ have simple spectra.
So, for example, we get
$$mm(R)=mm(R^{pq-1})= mm(R^{pq+1})=1$$
and
$$mm(R^{pq})=pq.$$
The last is a direct consequence of the following facts:
1. $R^{pq}=T_1^q\otimes T_2^p$ is a product of two automorphisms with multiplicities
$p$ and $q$, whence $mm(R^{pq})\geq pq$;
2. $mm(R^{pq})\leq pq$ since $mm(R)=1$.
\\
Combining these two facts, we get $mm(R^{pq})=pq$.
Thus we must explain how to achieve~WL(2).
We find a sequence $n_i\to\infty$ and a related sequence $\tilde{n}_i$ such that
$$pn_i = q\tilde{n}_i +1.$$
As shown in [Ry], a generic $G_p$-action has the property
$$T_1^{n_i}\to I$$
for some subsequence of indices $i$.
But for a generic $G_q$-action we have
$$T_2^{\tilde n_i}\to I$$
for some subsubsequence of indices $i$.
Denoting this subsubsequence again by $n_i$, we get WL(2). Indeed,
$$R_1^{pn_i} = T_1^{n_i} \to I,$$
$$ R_2^{pn_i} =R_2^{q\tilde{n}_i +1}=T_2^{\tilde{n}_i}R_2\to R_2.$$
\section{ Conditions WL(k) imply that $mm(R^{n})=n$ and
$mm(R^{n+1})=1$ for all $n$ of the form $n=p_1p_2\dots p_k$}
We define condition WL(3) for a triple of $G_{p_1}, G_{p_2}, G_{p_3}$-actions
as the existence of sequences $n_i(1)$ and $n_i(2)$ such that
$$(R_1\otimes R_2)^{p_1n_i(1)}\to I \otimes R_2,$$
$$(R_1\otimes R_2\otimes R_3)^{p_1p_2n_i(2)}\to I \otimes I\otimes R_3.$$
Definition. Property WL(k) for a $k$-tuple of $G_{p_1}, \dots, G_{p_k}$-actions
means that there are sequences $n_i(1)$, $\dots, n_i(k)$ such that
$$(R_1\otimes R_2)^{p_1n_i(1)}\to I \otimes R_2,$$
$$\dots$$
$$(R_1\otimes \dots\otimes R_k)^{p_1\dots p_{k-1}n_i(k-1)}\to I \otimes\dots I\otimes R_k.$$
If all operators $R_1, R_2,\dots$ have simple spectra and satisfy conditions
WL(k), $k>1$, then we see by induction that their finite direct products have
simple spectra. This yields
$$mm(R_1\otimes R_2\otimes\dots)=1.$$
Put $R=R_1\otimes R_2\otimes\dots$ and suppose that $N\perp p_1,p_2,\dots$.
We claim that $$mm(R^N)=1.$$ Indeed, replacing the sequence $n_i(k)$
in conditions WL(k+1) by $Nn_i(k)$, we obtain conditions WL(k+1) for the
automorphisms $R_1^N, R_2^N,\dots$ which also have simple spectra.
We now explain why $$mm(R^{p_1\dots p_k}) = p_1\dots p_k.$$
Since $mm(R)=1$, we know that
$$mm(R^{p_1\dots p_k}) \leq p_1\dots p_k.$$
Let $$q(m)=\frac {p_1p_2p_3\dots p_k}{p_m}.$$
We know that $$mm(T_m^{q(m)})=p_m.$$
Thus the representation
$$R
^{p_1\dots p_k}= T_1^{q(1)} \otimes T_2^{q(2)}\otimes\dots\otimes T_k^{q(k)}
\otimes Q_k$$ yields that
$$mm(R^{p_1\dots p_k})\geq p_1\dots p_k,$$
whence
$$mm(R^{p_1\dots p_k})= p_1\dots p_k.$$
\section { How to obtain conditions WL(k)}
{\bf LEMMA 2.} {\it Let $\tilde A$ and $A$ be infinite sets of integers.
Then for every $p>0$ there are two sequences
$\tilde n_i(2)\in \tilde A$, $\tilde n_i(2)\in A$ and an automorphism $T$
from a generic action of~$G_p$
such that $T^{\tilde n_i}\to I$ and $T^{ n_i}\to I$.}
\vspace{4mm}
\\
{\bf REMARK 3.} {\it We can actually find the convergents $T^{\tilde n_i}\to P(T)$
and $T^{ n_i}\to Q(T)$ for arbitrary admissible polynomials $P,Q$.
(A polynomial $P(T)=\sum a_iT^i$ is said to be admissible if $a_i\geq 0$
and $\sum a_i=1$.)
}
\vspace{4mm}
Using Lemma 2 we find a rigid sequence $n_i(1)$
for $T_1$: $T_1^{n_i(1)}\to I$. Then we find $T_2$ with rigid sequences $\tilde n_i(2)$ and
$ n_i(2)\subset n_i(1)$, where
$ n_i(2)$ is a subsequence of $n_i(1)$ and the sequence $\tilde n_i(2)$
is related to $ n_i(1)$ by the equation
$$p_1n_i(2) = p_2\tilde{n}_i(2) +1.$$
We now have
$$(R_1\otimes R_2)^{p_1n_i(2)}=(T_1^{n_i(2)}\otimes T_2^{\tilde n_i(2)}R_2)\to I \otimes R_2.$$
Then we find $T_3$ with rigid sequences $\tilde n_i(3)$ and $ n_i(3)\subset n_i(2)$ such that
$\tilde n_i(3)$ is related to $ n_i(3)$ by the equation
$p_1p_2n_i(3) = p_3\tilde{n}_i(3) +1$.
Thus we obtain
$$(R_1\otimes R_2\otimes R_3)^{p_1p_2n_i(3)}=(T_1^{p_2n_i(3)}\otimes T_2^{p_1n_i(3)}\otimes T_3^{\tilde n_i(3)}R_3)\to
(I \otimes I \otimes R_3).$$
Using induction, we find by Lemma 2 an automorphism $T_k$ with rigid sequences
$\tilde n_i(k)$ and $ n_i(k)\subset n_i(k-1)$ such that
$\tilde n_i(k)$ is related to $ n_i(k)$ by the equation
$$p_1p_2\dots p_{k-1}n_i(k) = p_k\tilde{n}_i(k) +1.$$
We get $T_1,T_2, \dots $ for which the corresponding set $R_1,R_2, \dots $ has
properties WL(k).
Thus the product $R=R_1\otimes R_2\otimes R_3\otimes\dots $ has simple spectrum.
Using section 3, we obtain
\vspace{4mm}
{\bf THEOREM 4.} {\it Let $P=\{p_1, p_2,p_3,\dots \}$, where $p_1< p_2<p_3<\dots $ are primes.
Suppose that $N=p_{k_1}^{d_1} p_{k_2}^{d_2}\dots p_{k_m}^{d_m}q$,
$d_j>0$, and $q\perp P$. Then $mm(R^N)= p_{k_1} p_{k_2}\dots p_{k_m}$ and $mm(R^q)=1$.
For example, if $p_{k+1} > p_1p_2\dots p_k$, then $mm(R^{p_1p_2\dots p_k +1})=1$.}
\vspace{4mm}
We note that the above results were partially given in [Ry]
for finite products. The WL(k)-methods were used there to show that
$mm(R^N)= p_{k_1} p_{k_2}\dots p_{k_m}$ for $N= p_{k_1} p_{k_2}\dots p_{k_m}M$
(the similar methods were also developed in the proof of Theorem 3.3 in [Ry]).
We just applied this approach to infinite products.
Our next aim is to pass to homogeneous spectra for the powers. Before doing this,
we note that the cardinality $cardm(R^N)$ of the set of spectral multiplicities for
$R^N$ can also be controlled by the same methods.
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{\bf THEOREM 5.} {\it Suppose that $N=p_{k_1}^{d_1}p_{k_2}^{d_2}\dots p_{k_m}^{d_m}q$,
$d_j>0$, and $q\perp P$. Then $cardm(R^N)= 2^m $ and $cardm(R^q)=1$. For example, the
multiplicity set of $R^{p_ip_j}$ is $\{1,p_i,p_j, p_ip_j\}$.
}
\vspace{4mm}
The proof is a natural adaptation of the arguments proving
Theorem 3.3 in [Ry] to the case of infinite products.
\section{Homogeneous spectral multiplicities of the powers}
Let $R_p$ denote a cyclic permutation on the space $\{1,2,\dots,p\}$ with
the uniform measure. We consider
$$R=R_{p_1}\times R_{p_2}\times R_{p_3}\times\dots,$$
where ${p_i}\in P$ are different prime numbers. Our measure space $(X,\mu )$
is the group
$$X={\mathbf {Z}}_{p_1}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_2}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_3}\times\dots$$
with Haar measure $\mu$.
The transformation $R$ has rank one, so it is ergodic with simple discrete spectrum.
The same holds for the powers $R^n$ with any $n\perp P$.
But if $n=p_1p_2\dots p_k$, then we have $mm(R^n)=n$.
We consider the following group of automorphisms of the group $X$:
$$A={\mathbf {Z}}_{p_1-1}\otimes {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_2-1}\otimes {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_3-1}\otimes\dots.$$
Suppose
that $q\in Q\perp P$. Then $R^q$ is conjugate to~$R$.
For every $q\in Q \perp P$ we find $\Psi_q\in A$ such that
$$\Psi_q^{-1}R\Psi_q = R^q.$$
We define a group A-R generated by $R$ and all $\Psi_q$, $q\in Q$.
Using some ideas of [A],[D], we easily obtain the following result.
\vspace{4mm}
{\bf Theorem 6.} {\it Suppose that $Q \perp P$ are disjoint subsets of prime numbers
and $P$ is infinite. Then there is a rank-one weakly mixing transformation~$R$
conjugate to all the powers $R^n$ with $n\in Q$}.
\vspace{4mm}
{\it Proof}. The above A-R-model (with a rank-one automorphism $R$ of discrete spectrum)
is amenable and free. We add a consideration of the Bernoulli action to
obtain a weakly mixing A-R-generic automorphism~$R$. The rank-one property is generic.
We automatically obtain the conjugations in question. The proof is complete.
We return to $R=R_{p_1}\times R_{p_2}\times R_{p_3}\times\dots$.
The power $R^n$ is non-ergodic for $n=p_iN$.
But all powers have homogeneous spectra. This suggests
the following theorem, where we write $hm(T)=n$ if and only if $T$ has
homogeneous spectrum of multiplicity~$n$.
\vspace{3mm}
{\bf THEOREM 7.} {\it Let $P=\{p_1, p_2, \dots\}$ be an infinite set of
prime numbers. Then there is a weakly mixing automorphism $R$ such that
we have $hm(R^N)=p_{k_1}p_{k_2}\dots p_{k_m}$ and $hm(R^q)=1$
for all $N=p_{k_1}^{d_1} p_{k_2}^{d_2}\dots p_{k_m}^{d_m}q$, $d_j>0$,
and all $q\perp P$.}
\vspace{3mm}
{\it Proof}. We slightly generalize some ideas of [Ry]. Instead of the
${\mathbf {Z}}_p$-subaction, we consider a subaction of the group
$${\mathbf {Z}}_{p_{1}}\oplus {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_{2}}\oplus {\mathbf {Z}}_{p_{3}}\oplus\dots.$$
Let $G_P$ be the group generated by the elements
$R,F_1, F_2, F_3 \dots$ and the following relations:
1. $F_iF_j=F_jF_i$, \ $F_i^{p_i}=I$,
2. the elements $F_i^{-n}RF_i^{n-1}$ commute.
\vspace{3mm}
{\bf LEMMA 8.} {\it A generic $G_P$-action possesses the following properties:
1. $R^q$ has a simple continuous spectrum if $q\perp P$.
2. $F_i^{-1}R$ has a simple spectrum.
3. The action of any infinite order group element have continuous spectrum.
4. $R^{p_i}$ has homogeneous spectrum of multiplicity $p_i$.
5. $Rank (R^n)=1$ for $n\perp P$, and $Rank(R^n)=mm(R^n)$.}
\vspace{3mm}
{\it Proof of Lemma 8}.
{\bf Model 1.} Property 1 can be realized using our representation
$R=R_1\otimes R_2\otimes R_3\otimes\dots $ from section 5.
We only note that the product
$R_1\otimes R_2\otimes R_3\otimes\dots $ is simply connected
and admits a natural free $G_P$-action. Indeed, put
$$F_i = I\otimes I \dots\otimes \Phi_i \otimes I\dots,$$
where $\Phi_i$ is taken from the $G_{p_i}$-action. Since the
$G_{p_i}$-action is free, so is the $G_{P_i}$-action.
\vspace{2mm}
{\bf Model 2.} To realize property 2, we consider $R_i$ acting
on $(X_i,\mu_i)=(\tilde X^{p_i},\tilde \mu^{p_i})$ by the formula
$$R_i =F_i\circ (U_1\otimes U_2\otimes\dots U_{p_i}).$$
We achieve a simple spectrum for such $R_i$, say, taking $U_k$ in a generic rank-one
flow. Then
$$F_i^{-1}R= R_1\otimes\dots R_{p_{i-1}}\otimes (U_1\otimes U_2\otimes\dots
U_{p_i})\otimes R_{p_{i+1}}\otimes\dots .$$
Using the WL(k)-method, we again achieve a simple spectrum for this product.
Thus the automorphism $R$ and all cyclic coordinate permutations $F_i$
generate a free $G_P$-action with property~2.
The Bernoulli action on Model 2 gives us property 3.
A generic $G_P$-action has all generic properties 1,2,3. They together imply
property 4. Indeed, consider
the ${\mathbf {Z}}^{p_i}$-subaction generated by the commuting automorphisms
$S_1=F_i^{-1}R$,\ $S_2=F_i^{-2}RF_i^{1}$, $\dots$, $S_{p_i-1}=F_i^{{-p_i}+1}RF_i^{{p_i}-2}$, \ $S_{p_i}=RF_i.$
The spectrum of this action is simple since the spectrum of $S_1$ is simple.
We repeat the proof of Lemma 1.2 [Ry] almost word-by-word and
obtain that the automorphism $S_1S_2\dots S_{p_i}=R^{p_i}$ has
homogeneous spectrum of multiplicity ${p_i}$. The lemma is proved.
Theorem 7 follows from Lemma 8, which enables us
to replace $mm(R^n)$ by $hm(R^n)$ in Theorem~4.
The author plans to represent more details in a journal version.
{\bf Concluding remarks. 1.}
It remains to find $R$ with the following properties:
$hm(R^{n}) =n, {\ \ } n=1,2,3, \dots, 2009, 2010, {\ } {\ }
hm(T^{2011}) =1.$
To do this, we consider instead of the primes $p_{k_1}, p_{k_2},\dots$
their powers
$p_{k_1}^{d_1}, p_{k_2}^{d_2},\dots$
and use the following fact. If $hm(T)=1$ and $hm(T^{p^d})=p^d$,
then $hm(T^{p^m})=p^m$ for all $m<d$.
Of course, the author was lucky since 2011 is prime.
So we consider all prime numbers and put $d_i=1$ for $p_i=2011$,
and $d_j=10$ for all $p_j\neq 2011$.
Choosing the space
$$X={\mathbf {Z}}_{2^{10}}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{3^{10}}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{5^{10}}\times\dots
\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{2003^{10}}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{2011}\times {\mathbf {Z}}_{2017^{10}}\times\dots,
$$
we obtain required $R$ with discrete spectrum and, via an effort of will
as above, we transform the discrete spectrum into a continuous one.
\vspace{4mm}
{\bf 2.} There is a simpler way to get
$$hm(R^{n}) =n, {\ \ } n=1,2,3, \dots, 2009, 2010, {\ } {\ }
hm(T^{2011}) =1.$$
Consider a generic $G_n$-action with $n=2010!$ (see [Ry]).
The corresponding $R$ has the property above, but the behavior of
$hm(R^{n})$ is periodic. However, Tikhonov's approach enables us
to make $R$ mixing.
{\bf 3. Connected problems.}
(a) Let ${\cal A}_{G_{n!}}$ denote the space of $G_{n!}$-actions. We consider the projections
$\pi_n:{\cal A}_{G_{(n+1)!}}\to{\cal A}_{G_{n!}}$ defined by
$\pi_n \Phi =\Phi^n,$ $\pi_n R =R^n. $
Prove that for all $n$ the image of $\pi_n$ is residual in ${\cal A}_{G_{n!}}$.
(b) Find mixing automorphisms with the following properties:
1. $\{hm(R^{n}) : n\in{\mathbf {N}}\} =\{1,2,3,4, \dots,k, k+1, \dots \}$;
2. $\{hm(R^{n}) : n\in{\mathbf {N}}\} =\{1, p, p^2, p^3, \dots, p^k, \dots\}$.
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Department of Mechanics and Mathematics,
Lomonosov Moscow State University,
GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991,
Russian Federation
E-mail address: [email protected]
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Palm oil and palm olein were blended with tallow at level of 80%, 70% and 60%. Part of the blends was interesterified. Blends and interesterified blends were processed into shortenings. These shortenings and a commercial shortening as control were evaluated for their solid fat content (SFC) and slip melting points (SMP), fatty acid (FA) and triglycerides (TG) composition, and creaming and baking properties. The slip melting points of the interesterified shortenings for palm oil:tallow and palm olein:tallow blends were higher than those of non-interesterified, but lower than the commercial shortening. The two most abundant fatty acids present in both blends were palmitic and stearic. The shortenings were rich in C52 and C50 glycerides. Interesterification process increased the solid fat content of the blends, except in 60:40 palm olein:tallow. Creaming power after 12 minutes of beating improved in the interesterified palm olein:tallow blends. However, creaming properties of the interesterified palm oil:tallow blends were poorest among the shortenings. Baking performance of non-interesterified palm oil:tallow blends was better than interesterified group.
This paper describes a simple oil balance method for the determination of oil to bunch (O/B) and kernel to bunch (K/B) whereby the tedious manual process of removing the mesocarp eliminated by cutting the fruit longitudinally into two halves. After drying and removing the dried kernels, the dry mesocarp and shell are reduced into fine particles using an electric grinder which also homogenize the sample leading to greater accuracy in oil determination. Comparison of this method with the routine Blaak's bunch analysis method showed that Blaak's method gave O/B results which were higher than those of the oil balance method by an average of 15% of the mean O/B. On the other hand, the O/B and K/B figures obtained by the oil balance method agreed closely with the mill oil and kernel extraction rates after taking into account harvesting and processing losses.
Linear regression analysis showed that O/B decreased as bunch weight increased mainly due to a decreasing oil content of the fruits.
The results of a sampling exercise verified that the oil balance method was accurate with the estimates differing from the true values by about 1% unit for O/B and 2% units for K/B. Greater precision was obtained with fruit samples taken from all the fruits which had been stripped from the spikelets after three days compared to fruits from intact spikelet samples taken on the first day. After quantification of the coefficients of variation (CV) of the bunch component ratios, the CVs or precisions of estimating O/B and K/B using different sampling systems were computed.
Oil palm biomass in a mature plantation was quantified and the availability of its nutrient contents and values was estimated. In the present study, the nutrient stocks of above-ground standing oil palm biomass and the contribution of each palm component were quantified and measured directly in order to obtain more precise values. The total above-ground biomass amounted to about 85t ha-1 and the trunk contributed the major portion to about 48% of oil palm standing biomass. The total nutrient stocks of above ground biomass produced at felling of old stands based on per hectare basis are 577kg N, 50kg P, 1255kg K, 141kg Mg and 285kg Ca which could be recycled in the plantation both as organic matter and savings in monetary value worth about RM 2550 ha-1. Removal of this biomass for other value-added products has implications for plantation management in terms of losses of nutrients and organic matter to maintain soil fertility. Appropriate management of this biomass could enable its carry-over of nutrients necessary to support the growth of the following rotation of crop.
Continuous measurements of atmospheric CO2 concentrations made at various heights within and above a mature oil palm canopy showed that concentrations varied widely during the course of a 24-hour period – building up to high levels overnight within the canopy and falling rapidly with the onset of photosynthesis in the morning. Measurement of CO2 fluxes, both within the atmospheric boundary layer above the canopy and within the trunk space, allowed the relative contribution of CO2 supplied from the above and below-canopy atmosphere to the total canopy CO2 assimilation to be assessed. Similar assessment of water vapour fluxes provided a measure of the percentage of water lost as evapotranspiration (ET) which was channelled through the palms. Below-canopy CO2 uptake averaged 18.5% of the above-canopy flux and 15.6% to total flux. Evapotranspiration from the ground (from soil and ground flora) was almost 13% of total evapotranspiration, so that over 87% of ET took place directly from the palm canopy.
Three alternative mechanisms leading to seasonal variations in bunch and total dry matter production commonly found in stands of oil palm, were examined using a simulation model. The alternatives were: (i) the use of a store of reserve assimilate to accommodate both shortfalls and excesses in current assimilate production, (ii) variation in response to sink demand in the light-saturated rate of gross photosynthesis (AMAX), and (iii) variation in the proportion of gross assimilates consumed in dark respiration (%R). The alternatives were tested using data from three palm populations for one of which, trunk carbohydrate concentrations had also been measured.
The results show that with certain assumptions, any of these processes could account for the seasonal variations in productivity recorded. However, certain periods of relatively high or low productivity required extreme variations in AMAX, which were considered unlikely. The variations in %R which were needed were also thought unlikely as periods of high productivity required %R to decrease, whereas the opposite trend was more probable. Thus, of the three processes, the utilization of storage reserves appeared the most likely means of accommodating variations in sink demand. However, a model based solely on use of assimilate storage was not entirely consistent with measured changes in trunk reserves and changes in AMAX and / or use of reserves, located in other parts of the palm may be involved.
Further research needed to resolve this issue is suggested.
The main objective of the research was to convert palm oil products into basic intermediates for use in the chemical industry. In this paper, oxidative cleavage of palm oil products into dibasic acids and low molecular weight monobasic acids by liquid phase oxidation of palm oil products in discussed. Identification of reaction products was done with gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopic techniques and it was found that the major dibasic acids formed in the reaction were suberic and azelaic acids. The dibasic acids produced were concentrated by water washing followed by crystallization. The maximum purity of azelaic acid achieved was 78% .The dibasic acids are useful materials for the syntheses of lubricants, plasticizers, polyamides and polyesters.
Carotenoids are widely used in food applications. Their highly unsaturated nature makes them susceptible to degradation by oxidation and thermal processes, especially under severe processing and storage conditions. The mechanisms during auto-, photo-catalyzed and photosensitized-oxidations of trans β-carotene are discussed. The oxidation products formed are mixture of epoxides, apocarotenal and hydroxy compounds. Isomerization, oxidation and breakdown of the carotenoid molecule occur as a result of thermal degradation. Two types of thermal degradation products are formed: volatile and non-volatile. The volatile fraction consists of low molecular weight molecules which vapourizes. The non-volatile fraction is the residual fraction after vapourization of the volatile fraction. The mechanisms for formation of the two fractions are discussed.
Simple linear correlations, stepwise multiple regressions and path coefficient analysis were used to determine the relationship between climatic variables and yield components in the oil palm; i.e. number of bunches (NB), fresh fruit bunch yield (FFB) and mean bunch weight (MBW) over a 13-and 20-year period. Yield could be reliably predicted from minimum relative humidity and sunshine hours 18-24 months prior to harvest. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,780 |
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The hospitality sector generates £130 billion for the British economy, but parts of it are creaking under severe cost pressures.
The Travelodge chief executive has warned that soaring business rates and stifling Government taxes are putting job creation in the hospitality sector at risk.
Peter Gowers told the Press Association that a string of costs facing businesses could result in "unintended consequences".
He said: "The Government is putting rocks in our rucksack, with the National Living Wage, business rates, the Apprenticeship Levy and pensions changes.
"It's loading costs on to businesses and they need to be careful of unintended consequences.
The hospitality sector generates £130 billion in revenue for the British economy, but parts of it are creaking under severe cost pressures.
Casual dining firms such as Byron, Prezzo and Jamie's Italian have shut large swathes of their store estates recently, with all citing soaring costs.
Business rates in particular have been a bugbear for bricks and mortar firms, with billions added to bills following a highly criticised revaluation last year.
Despite cost pressures, Travelodge booked a 6.6% increase in revenue to £637.1 million last year, with operating profit nudging up £2.3 million to £112.4 million.
Mr Gowers said: "New hotels are driving sales and more business travellers are choosing budget hotels because the quality has rocketed and they are in good locations now.
"For example, we have one in the City near the Gherkin, not where you'd normally expect a Travelodge to be.
The group plans to open 100 more hotels over the next five years, creating 2,500 jobs.
The expansion and solid results mark a continued turnaround from when Travelodge went through a painful restructuring in 2012.
The trio have invested £150 million since then and "remain supportive", Mr Gowers said.
While the group is now on a secure financial footing, Brexit is looming large and posing a threat to its workers.
A total of 30% of Travelodge's 12,000-strong workforce is composed of EU nationals and, with the Government committed to exiting the single market and ending freedom of movement, Mr Gowers is taking matters into his own hands.
He said: "The Government is in danger of letting events overtake them – hotels, schools, care homes, restaurants all rely on EU workers.
According to figures from recruiter Manpower, 24% of all staff in the hospitality sector come from the EU and Travelodge is pulling out all the stops to retain them in anticipation of a shrinking labour market.
"We've 'in-sourced' housekeepers and scrapped zero hours contracts as a way to protect our labour force and allow them to step up the career ladder," the chief executive said.
Recruitment will be on the agenda again this year with Travelodge set to open 20 new hotels across the UK, creating 550 new jobs and taking its total number of properties to 578. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,782 |
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Q: Printing a line after another from a text file in loop with delay I want the program to print the lines in the .txt one after another
import os
import time
with open('e.txt','rt') as f:
#for line in f: # for direct input
line = f.readline()
m = str(line)
print 'd', m
time.sleep(2)
line = f.readline()
g = str(line)
print 'f', g
As you see there are two lines so printing them this way works fine, but when i want to use a loop
with open('e.txt','rt') as f:
for i, l in enumerate(f):
pass
d = i + 1
while d > 0 :
#with open('e.txt','rt') as f:
pos = f.tell();
f.seek(pos,0);
line=f.readline();
m = str(line);
time.sleep(1)
print 't: ', m
d -= 1
the output is
t:
t:
i dont understand what am i doing wrong please help
also thanks in advance.
A: It seems like you are overdoing it, you can do it pretty simply like so:
import time
f = open('e.txt','r')
for line in f.readlines():
print(line)
time.sleep(1)
That's it....
P.S. you dont need rt in the open as the t mode is default.
EDIT: the problem with your program is that you were trying to print an object because when you write
f = open(...)
or
with open(...) as f
f is a file object, you cant iterate over it, you can however iterate over f.readlines which returns a list of the lines in the file as text.
A: open the file, iterate the file object.
file = open( 'e.txt', 'r')
for line in file:
print(line)
A: "i want the program to print the lines in the .txt one after another" in its simplest form corresponds to:
with open('e.txt','r') as f:
for line in f:
print(line.strip())
A delay is a matter of choice, not a necessity to solve the original request. The .strip command is there to remove any newline characters which will produce a space between your lines.
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With ESX/ESXi is possible have several information from the physical hardware (with CIM) and this could be enough in most cases, especially for monitoring (with hardware health) and to gain some inventory info (like the Service Tag of a server).
But for some specific tasks (like a RAID rebuild o check of the local storage, or have a detailed inventory of the physical RAM banks) is necessary use the specific native tool from the hardware vendor. For Dell servers, the tool is called OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and the current version is 6.5. It is available for several platforms of operating systems (in case of physical servers) or hypervisors (included VMware ESX/ESXi, XenServer and Hyper-V).
See VMware Virtual Networking Concepts for basic concepts for standard virtual switches. See Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches for distributed virtual switches.
Use previous links. For vmkernel porgroup vmkping can help in network tests (remember to use -d option to test large packets like, for example, Jumbo Frames).
Remember that each pNIC act as an uplink, so the relative pSwitch port must be configured in the same of others in the same vSwitch. Mix of different NIC adapters is permitted. Mix of different speed could be possible, but can create performance issues. For IP hash team policy a specific configuration is required on the pSwitch. Beacon probing make sense only with at least 3 pNIC.
A top-down or bottom-up approach though the network layer could be useful. Also a packet trace in the network could help (see Using a Network Packet Analyzer on a VMware vSphere Virtual Network and VMware KB: Capturing a network trace in ESXi using Tech Support).
See the vSphere Troubleshooting guide.
For Audodeply see the vSphere Troubleshooting guide (page 20). For other installation is most similar to old version and remember to check requiments and HCL.
See the vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide (page 25).
See the vCenter Server and Host Management Guide (page 95).
See also: Objective 5.6 – Patch and Update ESXi and Virtual Machines.
Each piece of software need to be patched for different reasons… but the most important are usually the security reasons.
For ESXi a patch need that the host is put in maintenance mode and require a host reboot after the patch operation. All those operations can be orchestrated by VUM.
For VMware Tools a new version is usually related to a new major release or also of some update (in most cases related to vmkernel update). On most guest OS (like Windows) a VMware Tools patch need a VM reboot. All those operations can be orchestrated by VUM.
For VM virtual hardware this upgrade is related to new major relases (for example with vSphere 5 the new virtual hardware is v8 ) e richiede di fatto due riavvi della VM. It require first the VMware Tools upgrade, and usually two VM downtime. All those operations can be orchestrated by VUM.
See the vSphere Host Profiles Guide (page 8). Usually you can start from a base ESXi and use it as a template.
See the vSphere Host Profiles Guide (page 12).
See the vSphere Host Profiles Guide (page 16).
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 31). Note that you can install or upgrade the Update Manager server on 64-bit operating systems. Even though Update Manager runs on 64-bit operating systems, it is a 32-bit application and requires a 32-bit ODBC DSN.
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 66).
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 81).
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 95).
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 99 and 115). Note that Update Manager 5.0 does not support virtual machine guest patch operations.
See the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager guide (page 119).
At the BUILD developer conference during this week, Microsoft demonstrated the new version of Windows products (and some related products, like Hyper-V and PowerShell). It is not clear if both the client and the server OS will be released at the same time (rumors say during 2012) and if they have also the same name. But I suppose that the Server OS will use the same naming of previous (so maybe Windows Server 2012?).
One curios thing is that Windows 7 and 8 are not related to their NT kernel versions: Windows 7 is just a NT 6.1 and Windows 8 is just a NT 6.2… so not new architectures but more similar to an evolution of the NT 6.0 (Vista) architecture. In fact, except the new Metro UI (and the MSIE 10), Windows 8 seems quite similar to Windows 7.
The Metro UI is the new controversial interface tile based, similar to the one used on Windows Phone 7. For a tablet could probably be good a solution, but for a traditional PC with keyboard and mouse is just a nice home screen with a limited usability. About the revolution (or evolution) of this GUI, this image synthesize is a funny way the difference between Windows 1.0 and Windows 8.
Windows 8 is available as a developer preview on MSDN both in 32 and 64 bit editions (so seems confirmed that the rumored 128 bit was a fake). A VM installation require VMware Workstation 8 or Fusion 4, or (maybe?) vSphere 5 (with this note, but http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006859 say a different thing) or XenServer 5.6U2 (Running Windows 8 Developer Preview in a virtual environment). Honestly in a VM isn't too much fast in the boot and shutdown procedure (but this a developer edition). But from the OS works good and seems quite ready. See also some screenshots (not mine). See also the new bluescreen screenshot (Even the Windows 8 Blue Screens have been re-imagined!), this happen if you try to install Windows 8 in a VM on a unsupported hypervisor.
Also Windows Server 8 is available as a developer preview on MSDN. With 300 new features that include significant improvements to system-level virtualization, along with a raft of virtualized networking, storage and management capabilities. Apart the Hyper-V 3 related features, one interesting aspect could be the deduplications in NTFS as also the ability to turn on and off the GUI, basically providing Server Core, with a GUI on demand when needed (but will replace the Server Core?).
Probably this is the area with most new features. First to all seems that will available also for the Client OS (Bringing Hyper-V to "Windows 8"). This will open some interesting questions about the role of Windows Virtual PC (is suppose that it will dropped) and how XP-Mode and MED-V will be implemented now.
Veeam has start a free community educational resource site: Backup Academy. This site provides training on basic principles of virtualization and data protection. These basic principles are presented in a product-neutral fashion, meaning that there are no specific backup products mentioned. The only time specific products are mentioned is when the hypervisors (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V) are mentioned, as well as specific guest operating systems and applications that we need to protect as IT professionals.
See the official announce: Backup Academy: Free data protection training & certification for virtualization.
As you can see the blog name has changed from Virtual Infrastructure to vInfrastructure, and also the URL has changed from http://virtual-infrastructure.it to the short one http://vinfrastructure.it.
But don't worry, the contents remain the same (and will grow again) and the previous links will still work.
Dell Equallogic has recently released new versions of some software. Note that those release are Early Production Access (EPA) version. Early Production Access software is fully supported for production use, but customers should read the documentation and plan an upgrade in keeping with their organization's business practices.
A new method for managing ACL policies is available from the Manage ACL Policy wizard.
This wizard can be selected from Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE), EqualLogic Datastore Manager, and the Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility.
See also: Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual Machines and Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual Machines.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide (page 208) and VMware KB: Understanding virtual machine snapshots in VMware.
Note that snapshots provide a point-in-time image of the disk that backup solutions can use, but Snapshots are not meant to be a robust method of backup and recovery. If the files containing a virtual machine are lost, its snapshot files are also lost. Also, large numbers of snapshots are difficult to manage, consume large amounts of disk space, and are not protected in the case of hardware failure.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide (page 209 and 216). Can also be done from the vSphere Web Client.
The consolidate operarion, instead, is a new feature of vSphere 5. Snapshot consolidation is useful when snapshot disks fail to compact after a Delete or Delete all operation or if the disk did not consolidate. This might happen, for example, if you delete a snapshot but its associated disk does not commit back to the base disk. For more info see the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide (page 218).
See the VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide (page 13). For more info about VDR see also: VMware Data Recovery (VDR) as a backup solution.
See the VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide (page 26). Note that now is possible use email notification and have a different time window for "maintenance" activities (like integrity check).
See the VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide (page 31 and 33).
VMware provide only VDR (in all edition exept the Essential bundle), ad a backup product, and a set of vStorage API (the VADP subset) to integrate 3rd part backup programs. Note that in vSphere 5 VCB is no more available.
See also: Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines and Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration guide (page 219) and vCenter Server and Host Management guide (page 119 and 122).
Some basic requiments: for vMotion a specific vmkernel interface (enabled for vMotion) is required, as the CPU compatibility (or EVC). For Storage vMotion the host must see both source and destination datastore.
See the vCenter Server and Host Management guide (page 123) and VMware KB: Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support. More baselines are available.
Reverting to a snapshot after migration with vMotion might cause the virtual machine to fail, because themigration wizard cannot verify the compatibility of the virtual machine state in the snapshot with the destination host. Failure occurs only if the configuration in the snapshot uses devices or virtual disks that are not accessible on the current host, or if the snapshot contains an active virtual machine state that was running on hardware that is incompatible with the current host CPU.
The starting and destination hosts must be running ESX 3.5 or ESXi 3.5 or later.
All of the virtual machine files and disks must reside in a single directory, and the migrate operation must move all the virtual machine files and disks to a single destination directory.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration guide (page 223) and vCenter Server and Host Management guide (page 132). Can also be done from the vSphere Web Client.
among all concurrent migrations with vMotion. vCenter Server grants a larger share of host CPU resources to high priority migrations than to standard priority migrations. Migrations always proceed regardless of the resources that have been reserved. On hosts running ESX/ESXi version 4.0 or earlier, vCenter Server attempts to reserve a fixed amount of resources on both the source and destination hosts for each individual migration. High priority migrations do not proceed if resources are unavailable.
Remember that the Storage vMotion of virtual machines during VMware Tools installation is not supported.
See the vCenter Server and Host Management guide (page 121).
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration guide (page 220). Can also be done from the vSphere Web Client.
When you migrate a suspended virtual machine, the new host for the virtual machine must meet CPU compatibility requirements, because the virtual machine must be able to resume executing instructions on the new host.
See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration guide (page 226).
During a Storage vMotion or also a cold storage migration all files are renamed with the current VM name. The vmdk can be change from thin to flat or viceversa.
For virtual compatibility mode RDMs, you can migrate the mapping file or convert to thick-provisioned or thinprovisioned disks during migration as long as the destination is not an NFS datastore. If you convert the mapping file, a new virtual disk is created and the contents of the mapped LUN are copied to this disk. For physical compatibility mode RDMs, you can migrate the mapping file only.
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The news of a fall in UK property sales last month may have led to more homeowners contemplating the services of cash buyers for houses like Open Property Group. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the month dropped by 1.4 per cent compared to December 2014.
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January 2015 saw a drop in the number of non-adjusted residential transactions compared to a month earlier, as well as in comparison to January last year.
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Q: Storing a Range object in a Variant Sub test()
Dim rng As Range
Dim not_rng As Variant
Set rng = Sheets("Test").Range("A1:B2")
Debug.Print TypeName(rng)
not_rng = rng
Debug.Print TypeName(not_rng)
End Sub
The code above prints
Range
Variant()
I would like it to print Range, Variant.
A: Ah, I was missing the Set keyword:
Sub test()
Dim rng As Range
Dim not_rng As Variant
Set rng = Sheets("Test").Range("A1:B2")
Debug.Print TypeName(rng)
Set not_rng = rng
Debug.Print TypeName(not_rng)
End Sub
Now it prints
Range
Range
which makes more sense.
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// $Id: tabs.js,v 1.4.4.4 2010/03/20 23:16:37 dereine Exp $
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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:introduction}
An access control mechanism is responsible within an information system of intercepting any access made by a user
over a resource, deciding whether this access should be allowed or not, and enforcing the corresponding decision. Most existing
mechanisms rely on the definition of an {\em access control policy}, defined in a dedicated language (e.g., RBAC~\cite{Ferraiolo99}, XACML~\cite{XACML}),
which can be roughly seen as a set of rules separating the set of accesses into the secure ones and the non-secure ones
We recently proposed in~\cite{MM12} to model an access control mechanism as a Markov Decision Process (MDP)~\cite{Bellman57}. The main strength of this approach
is to account for uncertainty and probabilistic behaviour of the system directly into the decision mechanism. From a global point of view, such
a modelling expresses the fact that making an access control decision can be done using tools from decision theory.
By using an MDP instead of a traditional security mechanism, one can express an intuitive
notion of {\em utility} rather than a standard classification between secure and non-secure situations.
This is particularly useful in some critical environments, where at a given point in time, it might only be possible to choose between ``bad'' situations.
For instance, a study~\cite{Rostad:2006:SAC:1191820.1191875} revealed that in a particular healthcare system,
74\% of users have manual overriding permissions and 54\% of records have been accessed at least once using an overriding permission.
Such situations are due to the conflicting choice between respecting the static policy and providing the best possible care to the patients.
The typical example is that of a nurse, who is normally not authorized to access the medical record of a patient, and who needs to access it in order to deliver some treatment
while no attending physician is available. The information system can only choose between two ``bad'' options: granting the access to the nurse,
and therefore breaching patient confidentiality, or denying the access, and therefore risking the life of the patient.
We present in this paper a detailed example of the implementation of an Access Control-Markov Decision Process (AC-MDP) using GLPK/GMPL. The objective of this paper
is therefore to present a basic and simple guide of what to do and what to expect when implementing an AC-MDP. In order to do so, we introduce a simple running example, that we
will tweak along the paper in order to illustrate how changing some parameters might change the results. We try to present our approach from the perspective of a security engineer responsible
for implementing a security mechanism for a concrete problem, loosely inspired from the healthcare context. The rest of this paper is therefore organized as follows: in Section~\ref{sec:problem},
we state the concrete problem we want to implement and we recall the basic definition of an AC-MDP. In Section~\ref{sec:general}, we present the general implementation in GLPK/GMPL of the AC-MDP for this concrete
problem, and we instantiate this general model in Section~\ref{sec:concrete}. Finally, we discuss the different results and the important points to extract from our approach in Section~\ref{sec:discussion}.
\subsection*{Related Work}
To the best of our knowledge, our recent approach~\cite{MM12} was the first usage of Markov Decision Processes in the context of access control systems. However, the problem of dealing with risk and uncertainty for access control systems has been already studied in the literature. For instance, Aziz \emph{et al.}~ \cite{DBLP:journals/jhsn/AzizFHS06} refine a policy to a more restrictive one, in order to deal with threats.
Risk is often considered as an input to the system, that must stay below a certain threshold.
Cheng \emph{et al.}~ introduce in~\cite{CHEN-07-SP} the Fuzzy Multi-Level Security model, where each access is associated with a level of risk, and the final decision of the authorization mechanism is given according to some predefined risk thresholds. Diep \emph{et al.}~ extend this approach in ~\cite{Diep:2007:EAC:1251989.1253389} by considering costs in terms of availability, integrity and confidentiality for each decision, and use thresholds for each corresponding risk.
Some approaches aim at calculating the risk from the environment. For instance, Ni \emph{et al.}~ introduce in~\cite{NI-10-ASIACCS} fuzzy security parameters that can be inferred from traditional parameters, hence introducing a notion of uncertainty directly into the parameters of the system, while Chen and Crampton present in~\cite{chen:stm11} a way to calculate the risk for a RBAC model, using intuitive notions of competence and distance between users, roles and permissions. The probabilistic change of security attributes is considered by Krautsevich
\emph{et al.}~ in~ \cite{Krautsevich10Risk-aware}, who model this change using a Markov chain.
Dealing with uncertainty requires quantitative techniques, and therefore accesses must be associated with a utility value. Some models use these notions, for instance Krautsevich \emph{et al.}~ extend in~\cite{KMMY11} the auto-delegation mechanism~\cite{cram:stm10} with probabilistic availability,
reusing some notions of utility functions previously introduced in~\cite{Krautsevich10Influence}.
Similarly, Molloy \emph{et al.}~ present in~\cite{MDMCLR11} a model to predict and make local decisions under uncertainty, where the system needs to choose between taking a decision locally or defer it to a central server, according to the utility of the access and the cost of communicating with the server.
\medskip
Beyond the scope of access control, several pieces of work use the concept of Markov Decision Process (MDP)
in the context of security. For instance, Kreidl
introduces in~\cite{Kreidl:2010:AMD:1908637.1909503} a simple MDP with only three states (normal, under attack and failure) and three decisions (wait, defend and reset), which analyses the cost of defending countermeasures against the cost of an intrusion.
Similarly, He \emph{et al.}~ present in~\cite{5365272} an analysis of the operational costs and the negative and positive impact of security countermeasures using Domain Partitional Markov Decision Processes, which partition the network into several security domains, each domain coming with its own MDP. This work, as the previous one, mostly focuses on the detection of intrusions and the decisions needed when some are discovered.
Finally, Singh \emph{et al.}~ use in~\cite{Singh:2010:MDP:1741400.1741462} an MDP to make channel assignments for network devices. This problem can be considered as a special instance of an access control problem, where the devices ask to access channels, with a specific policy stating that any device can access a channel, but the more devices use a given channel, the lower is the utility for this channel. Hence, our approach can be seen as a more general approach, where the policy is not constrained.
\section{Problem Statement}
\label{sec:problem}
\def\textbf{alice}\xspace{\textbf{alice}\xspace}
\def\textbf{bob}\xspace{\textbf{bob}\xspace}
\def\textbf{low}\xspace{\textbf{low}\xspace}
\def\textbf{high}\xspace{\textbf{high}\xspace}
As we said in the Introduction, we present our approach from the perspective of security engineer, who is responsible for implementing a security mechanism for a concrete problem.
Let us first introduce this problem.
\begin{Ex}
Let $S$ be a simple system such that:
\begin{enumerate}
\item There are two users, \textbf{alice}\xspace and \textbf{bob}\xspace, such that \textbf{alice}\xspace (for instance, a physician) is more qualified than \textbf{bob}\xspace (for instance, a nurse);
\item There are two resources, \textbf{high}\xspace and \textbf{low}\xspace, such that the resource \textbf{high}\xspace (for instance, one of \textbf{alice}\xspace's patient record) is more sensitive than \textbf{low}\xspace (for instance, some indicates related to a drug);
\item \textbf{bob}\xspace is not normally qualified enough to access \textbf{high}\xspace;
\item in case of emergency (for instance, the patient is having a heart attack), the resource \textbf{high}\xspace should be accessed.
\end{enumerate}
\end{Ex}
The role of the security engineer is therefore to define a mechanism that, given some the current state and an access $(u, r)$, where $u$ is a user and $r$ a resource, returns a security decision, such as \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace
or \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace. The traditional approach to do so is to define a security policy, that is, a set of rules describing what decision to make for each access, and then to define a simple program that checks if the
given access satisfies the policy or not. For instance, we could define the following policy, for any access $(u, r)$:
\begin{quote}
If $u = \textbf{bob}\xspace$, $r = \textbf{high}\xspace$ and there is no emergency, then \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace else \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace.
\end{quote}
There exist many languages (e.g., XACML) in which this policy can be defined. However,
defining a ``static'' policy requires to resolve beforehand all possible situations. In our example,
there is a clear conflict between rules 3 and 4: in case of emergency, if \textbf{alice}\xspace is not accessing \textbf{high}\xspace, then either we allow \textbf{bob}\xspace
to access it, thus breaking rule 3, or we do not, thus breaking rule 4. Note that there exist some approaches to deal with this particular problem
of delegation (in case of unavailability, \textbf{alice}\xspace should automatically delegate her right over \textbf{high}\xspace to \textbf{bob}\xspace), such as~\cite{cram:stm10,KMMY11},
however we want to illustrate a more general problem: the combination of rules might lead to conflicting situations. The resolution of such
conflicts is usually addressed by considering composition operators, thus allowing some rules to take precedence over others. We propose
here a different approach, where conflict resolution is obtained as the result of an optimization process.
Indeed, we defined in~\cite{MM12} a novel approach, where the security policy is not defined, but {\em derived} from a decision process. Intuitively, the responsibility of the security engineer
is only to put some values on the different resource and/or states of the system, to describe the probabilistic behaviour of the system, and the optimal policy can be automatically defined.
More precisely, the security engineer must defined an Access Control Markov Decision Process (AC-MDP), given by:
\begin{Def}
An AC-MDP is a tuple $\langle \Sigma, \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}}, \ensuremath{\mathcal{P}}, \ensuremath{\mathcal{W}} \rangle$, where:
\begin{itemize}
\item $\Sigma = \ensuremath{\mathcal{I}} \times \ensuremath{\mathcal{R}}$ is a set of access control states, such that $\ensuremath{\mathcal{I}}$ represents the security information of the state and $\ensuremath{\mathcal{R}}$ the access requests (each state containing a request to control),
\item $\ensuremath{\mathcal{A}}$ is a set of decisions,
\item $\ensuremath{\mathcal{P}} : \Sigma \times \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}} \times \Sigma \to [0,1] $ is the probability function, such that $\ensuremath{\mathcal{P}}(\sigma_i, a, \sigma_j)$, which, for the sake of exposition, we also write $p^{a}_{ij}$, stands for the probability of reaching the state $\sigma_j$ by executing the decision $a$ from the state $\sigma_i$,
\item $\ensuremath{\mathcal{W}} : \Sigma \times \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}} \times \Sigma \to \ensuremath{\mathcal{U}}$ is the reward function, such that $\ensuremath{\mathcal{W}}(\sigma_i, a, \sigma_j)$, also written as $w^a_{ij}$, stands for the reward associated with executing the decision $a$ from the state $\sigma_i$ and arriving in the state $\sigma_j$.
\end{itemize}
\end{Def}
It is worth noting that we consider here that the reward is a {\em gain} function, and that therefore the objective of the process is to eventually {\em maximize} the accumulated rewards. We could equivalently
consider the reward as a {\em cost}, and in this case the objective would be to minimize it. In the following, for the sake of clarity, we associate gain with positive rewards, and cost with negative rewards,
the important point being to {\em compare} two values between each other.
We write $q^a_i$ for the immediate reward for executing the decision $a$ in the state $\sigma_i$:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:immediate_reward}
q^a_i = \sum_{j} p^a_{ij} \cdot w^a_{ij}
\end{equation}
In this context, a security policy is a function $\delta:\Sigma \to \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}}$, and the value $V^\delta$ of each state for this policy can be defined as:
\begin{equation}
V^\delta(\sigma_i) = q^{\delta(\sigma_i)}_i + \beta \sum_j p^{\delta(\sigma_i)}_{ij} V^\delta(\sigma_j) \label{eq:value_mdp}
\end{equation}
where $0 \leqslant \beta \leqslant 1$ is a discount factor, indicating how much weight is put on the value of future states.
The optimal policy $\delta^*$ is the policy that maximizes the value function, that is, for any policy $\delta$ and any state
$\sigma$, we have $V^{\delta^*}(\sigma) \geqslant V^\delta(\sigma)$. More formally, given a state $\sigma_i$, the optimal policy $\delta^*$
is given by:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:optimal_simple}
\delta^{*}(\sigma_i) =\arg \max_{a \in \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}}} \,\, [q^{a}_{i} + \beta \sum_j p^a_{ij} \, V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_j)]
\end{equation}
Clearly, this policy is not necessarily unique. For instance, in the degenerate case where all decisions are associated with the same reward, then any policy is optimal. This case would be equivalent to defining a policy
for an access that has the same impact whether it is allowed or denied. In order to define the actual policy and to solve the non-determinism of choosing between several optimal policies, we could introduce an arbitrary
ordering among decisions, such that if in a given state, two decisions maximize the value, we take the smallest.
\medskip
With our approach, instead of defining directly the policy, the security engineer instantiates the AC-MDP (and in particular the
function $\ensuremath{\mathcal{P}}$ and $\ensuremath{\mathcal{W}}$), and the optimal policy can be calculated as an optimization problem. We present in the following sections
how to perform such instantiation for the concrete example.
\section{Definition of the AC-MDP in GMPL}
\label{sec:general}
GLPK\footnote{Open source software available at \texttt{http://www.gnu.org/software/glpk/}} is a piece of software intended for solving large-scale linear programming problems, and it supports
the GMPL language for modeling problems, which is a subset of AMPL. We now show how to implement an AC-MDP in GMPL.
For the sake of exposition, we first present the ``model'' part of the implementation, that is, the
part that does not depend on concrete values for the parameters, and we define in the following section some concrete values for these parameters.
This implementation is directly inspired from that provided by Vincent Conitzer in his lecture on Linear and Integer Programming\footnote{\texttt{http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring08/cps296.2/}}.
\subsection{States and Actions}
We first define the set $\ensuremath{\mathcal{I}}$ of security information and the set $\ensuremath{\mathcal{R}}$ of requests.
Based on the problem description, we assume the qualifications of the entities to be fixed, thus not belonging to the state\footnote{It is of course possible to include qualification functions in the state, but that would make its structure more complex, with no real gain for the concrete example.}, and therefore we define the security information
as a pair $(e, c)$, where $e$ is a boolean indicating whether there is a current emergency and $c$ is the set of current accesses, such that an access is simply a pair $(u, r)$.
Furthermore, we model a request directly as an access.
For the sake of generality, we define as parameters the number of users $\gm{NU}$ and resources $\gm{NR}$, and we define the set of users and resources as indices.
We also introduce the ``empty'' request \gm{(eps,eps)}, that represents the fact that there is no access request to control.
\lstset{frame=single}
\begin{gmpl}
param NU default 2;
set USERS := 0..(NU-1);
param NR default 2;
set RESOURCES := 0..(NR-1);
set ACCESS := USERS cross RESOURCES;
param eps, symbolic;
set FACCESS := ACCESS union {(eps, eps)};
\end{gmpl}
The state should include all previous currently granted accesses, however GMPL does not natively support powersets.
Instead, we use a workaround by indexing each element of the powerset: we first associate each access $(u, r)$ with the
index $2^{u * \gm{NR} + r}$ (e.g., in our settings, the index of $(0,0)$ is $2^0$, the index of $(1, 1)$ is $2^{1*2 + 1} = 2^3$, etc);
we then create the set \gm{PA}, which ranges from $0$ to $2^{\gm{NU*NR}}-1$; finally, we define the set \gm{POW} which is indexed
by \gm{PA}, such that, intuitively speaking, in the binary representation of \gm{k}, the $i$-th bit is equal to 1 if, and only if,
\gm{POW[k]} contains the access indexed by $i$. For instance, for the index $\gm{k} = 5$, that is $\gm{k} = 101$ in binary, we have
that \gm{POW[5]} contains exactly the accesses indexed by $2^0$ and $2^2$, i.e., the accesses $(0, 0)$ and $(1, 0)$.
This encoding is defined in GMPL as follows.
\begin{gmpl}
param n := (NU)*(NR);
set PA := 0 .. (2**n - 1);
set POW {k in PA} := setof{(u,r) in ACCESS: (k div 2**(u * NR + r)) mod 2 = 1}(u,r);
\end{gmpl}
Note that the indexation of \gm{POW} is done over \gm{ACCESS} and not \gm{FACCESS}, meaning that, by construction, the empty request cannot belong to
the set of previously granted accesses. A state is then given by an emergency status, a set of accesses and an access to control:
\begin{gmpl}
param calm, symbolic;
param alert, symbolic;
set EMERGENCY := {calm, alert};
set STATES := EMERGENCY cross PA cross FACCESS;
\end{gmpl}
For instance, the state \gm{[calm, 1, 1, 0]} represents the state of the system that is in a \gm{calm} status, where the access \gm{[0,0]} (corresponding to \gm{POW[1]}) has been previously
granted and where the current access to control is \gm{[1,0]}\footnote{Note that in GMPL, there is an implicit ``inlining'' of the cartesian product, that is, in the above example, we do not write the
state as \gm{[calm, 1, [1, 0]]}, even though the access \gm{[1, 0]} is a pair itself.}.
Finally, we define the set of actions $\ensuremath{\mathcal{A}} = \{\ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace, \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace\}$.
\begin{gmpl}
param allow, symbolic;
param deny, symbolic;
set ACTIONS := {allow, deny};
\end{gmpl}
\subsection{Transition function}
\label{sec:transition-function}
We now show how to define the transition function $\ensuremath{\mathcal{P}}$, using three sub-functions,
one for each component of a state. The probability of switching from one emergency
status to another is given as a concrete parameter (we actually study the behaviour
of the model when this parameter is variating in Section~\ref{sec:emvar}) and
therefore only declared in the model.
\begin{gmpl}
param transition_emergency {e1 in EMERGENCY, e2 in EMERGENCY};
\end{gmpl}
Concerning the set of current accesses, for the sake of simplicity, we do not consider here
probabilistic modifications. In other words, whenever an access is allowed, the
following state contains it. However, it would be straightforward to extend this transition
function to also consider the possibility that an access granted is not added, or even that
a denied access is in fact performed. We could also model here the fact that at any time, there is
a risk of leakage of information, that is, there is a non-null probability that a non requested
access will be added to the set of current accesses in the next state.
\begin{gmpl}
param transition_access {s1 in PA, (u, r) in FACCESS, a in ACTIONS, s2 in PA} :=
if (a = deny or u = eps) then (if s1 = s2 then 1 else 0)
else (if ((POW[s2] within (POW[s1] union {(u, r)}))
and ((POW[s1] union {(u,r)}) within POW[s2])) then 1 else 0);
\end{gmpl}
An important point of our modelling is the fact that the state contains the request to control,
and it follows that when defining the transition to the next state, we must also define what
will be the next request to control. We first assume that it is always \texttt{[eps, eps]} (i.e., we only control one request at the time),
and we release this assumption in Section~\ref{sec:complexreq}.
\begin{gmpl}
param transition_req {s1 in PA, (u,r) in FACCESS, a in ACTIONS, (u2,r2) in FACCESS} :=
if (u2 = eps and r2 = eps) then 1 else 0;
\end{gmpl}
Finally, the transition probability is given by the product of the three previous sub-functions.
\begin{gmpl}
param transition {(e1, s1, u1, r1) in STATES, a in ACTIONS, (e2, s2, u2, r2) in STATES} :=
transition_emergency[e1, e2] * transition_access[s1, u1, r1, a, s2]
* transition_req[s1, u1, r1, a, u2, r2];
\end{gmpl}
\subsection{Reward Function}
To some extent, defining the reward function corresponds to defining the policy, in the sense that
instead of stating if an access is correct or not, the security engineer attaches a value to it, and this
value will be later use to determine whether the access should be allowed or not. Hence, we declare to basic
reward functions: \gm{reward\_access[u,r]} indicates the value gained by granting the access \gm{[u,r]},
and \gm{reward\_resources[r]} indicates the value of not accessing the resource \gm{r} in case
of emergency. We instantiate these functions in Section~\ref{sec:concrete}.
\begin{gmpl}
param reward_access {(u, r) in ACCESS};
param reward_resource {r in RESOURCES};
\end{gmpl}
From the function \gm{reward\_resource}, we can define the reward associated with a state, which is,
in case of emergency, the sum of the reward of each resource.
\begin{gmpl}
param reward_emresource {(e, s, u, r) in STATES} :=
if (e = calm) then 0 else
sum {r1 in RESOURCES: forall{u1 in USERS} (u1,r1) not in POW[s]} reward_resource[r1];
\end{gmpl}
Finally, we can define the reward associated with an entire transition, thus corresponding to the
function $\ensuremath{\mathcal{W}}$ of the AC-MDP.
\begin{gmpl}
param reward_transition {(e, s, u, r) in STATES, a in ACTIONS, (e2, s2, u2, r2) in STATES} :=
(if u = eps and r = eps then 0) else
(if a = allow then reward_access[u,r] else 0) + (reward_emresource[e2,s2,u2,r2]);
\end{gmpl}
It is worth noting that if the state contains the empty request to control, then regardless of the decision,
the reward of the transition is null.
\subsection{Value Function and Policy}
We can now define the optimization problem, in order to calculate the maximal value function, and thus the optimal policy.
We first introduce the immediate reward, as defined in Equation~\eqref{eq:immediate_reward}.
\begin{gmpl}
param immediate_reward {(e, s, u, r) in STATES, a in ACTIONS} :=
sum {(e2, s2, u2, r2) in STATES} (transition[e,s,u,r,a,e2,s2,u2,r2]
* reward_transition[e,s,u,r,a,e2,s2,u2,r2]);
\end{gmpl}
Intuitively, we want to define the value function of the optimal policy $V^{\delta^*}$, that is, for each state
$\sigma_i$, we want to define the equation:
\[
V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_i) = \max_{a \in \ensuremath{\mathcal{A}}} [q^a_i + \beta \sum_j p^{a}_{ij} V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_j)] \label{eq:value_mdp}
\]
in which case we would just need to solve the corresponding system of equations. However, we cannot directly
follow this approach, because the operator $\max$ is not linear. As stated by Conitzer in his lecture\footnote{\texttt{http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring08/cps296.2/applications.pdf}}, the typical
solution for this kind of problem is to define the equations such that $V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_i)$ must be greater or equal to $q^a_i + \beta \sum_j p^{a}_{ij} V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_j)$, for any decision $a$,
and to minimize the value of $V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_i)$, which thus corresponds to the lowest greater bound. In order to minimize each $V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_i)$, we simply aim at minimizing the sum
of all the values.
\begin{gmpl}
var value{(e,s,u,r) in STATES};
minimize total: sum{(e,s,u,r) in STATES} value[e,s,u,r];
s.t. bellman{(e,s,u,r) in STATES, a in ACTIONS}: value[e,s,u,r] >=
immediate_reward[e,s,u,r,a]
+ sum{(e2, s2, u2, r2) in STATES}(beta*transition[e,s,u,r,a,e2,s2,u2,r2]*value[e2,s2,u2,r2]);
\end{gmpl}
\section{Instantiation}
\label{sec:concrete}
The model presented in the previous section represents a ``general'' implementation of the
problem the security engineer wants to address: the number of users and resources can easily be
extended, the rewards for accesses and states are not precisely defined, the probability of
changing the emergency status is not specified, neither is the discount factor $\beta$. We show in this section
how to define these particular values, and we describe the corresponding results.
In order to compare the different results obtained, we focus on the value, from the empty state (i.e.,
where no access has been previously granted), of allowing or denying each access. More precisely,
given an emergency status $e$ and an access $(u, r)$ such that $\sigma_i = (e, \emptyset, (u, r))$, and
a decision $a$, we define the decision value $DV$ as:
\[
DV(e, (u,r), a) = q^{a}_{i} + \beta \sum_j p^a_{ij} \, V^{\delta^*}(\sigma_j)
\]
The security mechanism then selects the decision with the highest value.
\subsection{Basic Instantiation}
We first define a ``naive'' instantiation, somewhat equivalent to the static policy
presented in Section~\ref{sec:problem}. In order to remove the values of the future
states from the equation, we set the discount factor to 0. We also assume that the emergency status
cannot change (i.e. we should make the decision considering that the status will not change).
\begin{gmpl}
param transition_emergency:= [*, *]:
calm alert :=
calm 1 0
alert 0 1;
\end{gmpl}
We also give arbitrary values for the reward function, trying to keep the idea of the original policy (for the sake
of readability, we have used the names of the users and resources instead of their indices, as it is done in the actual
implementation).
\begin{gmpl}
param reward_access := [*,*]:
high low :=
alice 6 10
bob 4 -10;
param reward_resource := low 0 high -20;
\end{gmpl}
As for the policy defined in Section~\ref{sec:problem}, we consider here that the reward for leaving the resource \textbf{high}\xspace non accessed
in case of emergency is worse than letting \textbf{bob}\xspace accessing \textbf{high}\xspace. However, as we will see in the following, this does not necessarily
imply that \textbf{bob}\xspace will always be able to access \textbf{high}\xspace.
Since the discount factor $\beta$ is set to $0$, the decision value is directly equal to the immediate reward.
For instance, if we allow the access $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace)$, we get an immediate reward of 6, while allowing the access
$(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ brings a reward of -10. Furthermore, if the reached state is in an emergency status, and the
resource $\textbf{high}\xspace$ is not accessed, we also get a reward of -20.
\begin{table}[t]
\centering
\caption{Decision values for $\beta = 0$ and emergency probability of $0$}
\label{tab:basicvalues}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
Status & Decision & (\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace) & (\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace) & (\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace) & (\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace) \\ \hline \hline
\multirow{2}{*}{Calm} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
& \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & 6 & 10 & 4 & -10 \\ \hline
\multirow{2}{*}{Alert} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & -20 & -20 & -20 & -20 \\
& \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & -14 & 10 & -16 & -10 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
We present in Table~\ref{tab:basicvalues} the decision values for these
basic parameters. The only situation where the decision value
of \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace is higher than that of \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace is when \textbf{bob}\xspace wants to access \textbf{high}\xspace in a \gm{calm} status. It is however worth noticing that when there is an
alert, both decision values for the access $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace)$ are negative, meaning that both decisions are ``bad'' (since \textbf{high}\xspace will not be accessed
whatever decision is made), but the decision \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace is still better than \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace. This is an interesting aspect of quantitative approaches, as they
enable the system to make the ``best'' decision, even though this decision might lead to a ``bad'' situation.
\subsection{Complex Requests}
\label{sec:complexreq}
The previous instantiation considers a very ``static'' configuration of the system, since the emergency status is not assumed to dynamically change
and the discount factor is null. In practice, a system is not frozen in time, and does not stop after controlling one request. Hence, in order
to make the ``best'' decision, it is necessary to take into account the possible future evolutions of the system. In the following, in addition
to setting the discount factor to a non null value, we also consider two parameter variations: there is a non-null probability that a state
in a calm status will transition to a state in an alert status, and another request might need to be controlled after the current one.
In order to specify the former possibility, we define:
\begin{gmpl}
param transition_emergency:= [*, *]:
calm alert :=
calm 0.9 0.1
alert 0 1;
\end{gmpl}
We then characterize the set of requests that are possible after executing a given action over
a given request from a given set of accesses. More specifically, we distinguish between three cases\footnote{For the sake of readability, we skip the implementation details. All the different GMPL programs presented here can be found at \texttt{http://www.morisset.eu/qasa12/}}:
\begin{compactitem}
\item \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace: only one request is controlled, meaning that the only possible following request is the empty request.
\item \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace: each request can only be allowed once.
\item \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace: all non-empty requests are possible (simulating an infinite trace):
\end{compactitem}
We present in Table~\ref{tab:complexvalues} the decision values obtained by using the probability of change of the
emergency status from \gm{calm} to \gm{alert} to $1$.
\begin{table}[t]
\centering
\caption{Decision values for $\beta = 0.9$ and emergency probability of $0.1$}
\label{tab:complexvalues}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
~Request~ & ~Status~ & ~Decision~ & (\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace) & (\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace) & (\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace) & (\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace) \\ \hline \hline
\multirow{4}{*}{\ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace} & \multirow{2}{*}{Calm} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & -2 & -2 & -2 & -2 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & 4 & 10 & 2 & -10 \\ \cline{2-7}
& \multirow{2}{*}{Alert} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & -20 & -20 & -20 & -20 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & -14 & 10 & -16 & -10 \\ \hline \hline
\multirow{4}{*}{\ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace} & \multirow{2}{*}{Calm} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & 2.63 & 2.63 & 2.63 & 2.63 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & 7.58 & 14.15 & 6.41 & -1.59 \\ \cline{2-7}
& \multirow{2}{*}{Alert} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & -23.54 & -23.54 & -23.54 & -23.54 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & -15.54 & 14.15 & -16.70 & -1.59 \\ \hline \hline
\multirow{4}{*}{\ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace} & \multirow{2}{*}{Calm} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & 34.80 & 34.80 & 34.80 & 34.80 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & 40.80 & 55 & 38.80 & 35 \\ \cline{2-7}
& \multirow{2}{*}{Alert} & \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace & 4.55 & 4.55 & 4.55 & 4.55 \\
& & \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace & 10.55 & 55 & 8.55 & 35 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
It is worth observing that the request transition has an important impact on the actual decision values, but the ordering is almost always
preserved. Indeed, the decision value of \ensuremath{\mathbf{allow}}\xspace is always higher than that of \ensuremath{\mathbf{deny}}\xspace for the accesses $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace)$, $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$
and $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace)$, and for the access $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ when the state is known to be in the \gm{alert} status. However, from a state
in a \gm{calm} status, for the behaviours \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace and \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace, it is better to deny the access $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ while for the
behaviour \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace, it is better to allow it.
This result is somewhat counter-intuitive, since one could expect that for \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace and \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace, if we deny the access, the probability that
the resource \textbf{high}\xspace will be accessed is quite low, while for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace, even if we deny the access to \textbf{bob}\xspace, we know that \textbf{alice}\xspace will ask for the
access in the future, and therefore that \textbf{high}\xspace will be eventually accessed. In fact, this result is due to the fact that we automatically
associate the state containing the empty request with a null value. In other words, we do not take into account the fact that the
system might stay forever in a state where \textbf{high}\xspace is not accessed. On the other hand, for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace, we have somehow infinite sequences of
requests, which automatically gives a high value to all states.
We can modify the behaviour such that starting from state a containing the empty request takes the reward of the reached state (i.e., in our
example, the same state) into account:
\begin{gmpl}
param reward_transition {(e, s, u, r) in STATES, a in ACTIONS, (e2, s2, u2, r2) in STATES} :=
(if a = allow and u != eps then reward_access[u,r] else 0)
+ (reward_emresource[e2,s2,u2,r2]);
\end{gmpl}
In this case, the decision values for the \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace behaviour do not change, on the contrary of the \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace and \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace
behaviours, for which the ordering of the decisions for the access $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ in the \gm{calm} status actually change.
Indeed, for \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace, denying this access leads to a value of -105.26, while allowing it leads to -10.
Similarly, for \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace, denying it leads to a value of -32.35, while allowing it leads to -1.59. In other words, the values
for allowing the accesses are identical to those in Table~\ref{tab:complexvalues}, but the values for denying are much lower,
thus reflecting the idea that the state is likely to remain in a ``bad'' state, where \textbf{high}\xspace is not accessed.
Nonetheless, it is interesting to observe that although the ordering between the different behaviors is usually the same,
meaning that we make decisions consistent with the original policy, the difference between the value of each decisions can significantly vary.
For instance, consider the access $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{low}\xspace)$ for the behaviour \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace in the \gm{calm} status: denying it leads to a value
of 34.80, while allowing it ``only'' leads to a value of 40.80. In other words, the gain of allowing versus denying it is quite low, relatively and
absolutely speaking. If we were to attribute a priority for the treatment of this access, we could probably give it a low one.
On the other hand, for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace, from the \gm{alert} status, the differential for the access $(\textbf{alice}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ is very important: the value of
denying it is 4.55, while allowing it brings a value of 55, i.e., multiplying the value by a factor greater than 10. In other words, there is no
doubt at all that this access should be allowed in these conditions. It is therefore interesting to observe that in addition to the decision,
our approach also provides the ``strength'' or ``confidence'' in the decision.
\begin{figure}[htp] \centering
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace,\textbf{high}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_unique_high.pdf}
}
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace,\textbf{low}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_unique_low.pdf}
}
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace,\textbf{high}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_once_high.pdf}
}
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace,\textbf{low}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_once_low.pdf}
}
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace,\textbf{high}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_all_high.pdf}
}
\subfigure[Decision values for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace,\textbf{low}\xspace]{
\includegraphics[width=0.47\linewidth, trim=60px 60px 60px 60px]{graph_all_low.pdf}
}
\caption{Decision values for $\beta = 0.9$, where the emergency probability stands
for \gm{transition_emergency[calm,alert]}}
\label{fig:variation}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Variation of the emergency probability}
\label{sec:emvar}
Finally, our last experiment consists in calculating how, for a given discount factor ($\beta = 0.9)$, the decision values vary when
the emergency probability varies. Intuitively, if the system is very stable (i.e., the probability equals 0), then any transition
from a calm state leads to a calm state, and the system does not need to care whether $\textbf{high}\xspace$ is accessed or not. On the other hand,
if the system is very unstable (i.e., the probability equals 1), then any transition will lead to an emergency state, in which case
the system has to ensure as much as possible that the resource $\textbf{high}\xspace$ is accessed.
We show in Figure~\ref{fig:variation} these results, for each request behaviour.
Firstly, we can observe that for the resource \textbf{low}\xspace, the value of denying an access to it, regardless of the user, is always
lower than allowing it. It therefore fits with the intuition that whatever the emergency status, there is no gain in denying
an access to the resource \textbf{low}\xspace.
We can similarly observe that for a given resource, the value of allowing the access for \textbf{alice}\xspace is always greater than
allowing the access for \textbf{bob}\xspace, which is consistent with the requirement that \textbf{alice}\xspace is more qualified than \textbf{bob}\xspace.
Finally, it is interesting to see that the emergency probability required for the value of allowing $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ to be higher
than that of denying it changes according to the request behaviour: it is exactly 0.5 for \ensuremath{\mathbf{unique}}\xspace, around 0.19 for \ensuremath{\mathbf{once}}\xspace and between 0.09 and 0.1 for \ensuremath{\mathbf{all}}\xspace.
This observation means that in order to make the best decision, it is not enough to know the values for each access and the
probability of emergency, one also needs to know what will be the future behaviour of the system and/or of the user.
\section{Discussion - Conclusion}
\label{sec:discussion}
In this paper, we started from a very concrete problem, loosely inspired from the healthcare context, and we gradually implemented
a security mechanism based on an Access Control Markov Decision Process. We have shown how changing the different parameters can have
an impact on the final decision values. It is worth mentioning that the computational complexity does not change when the parameters change: in other
words, it takes the same time and the same memory to compute all decision values in Table~\ref{tab:basicvalues} than to compute those for a specific
request behaviour as in Table~\ref{tab:complexvalues}. Similarly, it could be possible to create more complex reward functions, the significant
computational parameter being the number of states, not the way the reward function is calculated (although these two notions can of course be related,
i.e., in order to have an expressive reward function, one might need to extend the state).
We believe that this approach raises the following observations and questions:
\noindent
$i)$ It is possible to define an access control mechanism taking into account different reward functions
using linear programming for two users and two resources. What about several dozens of users and several thousand of files? It is probably
not reasonable to expect to find the optimal policy at runtime, but it could be done at compile time, since we actually compute the values for {\em all} states.
\noindent
$ii)$ The ordering between the value of two decisions defines the policy (i.e., we pick the decision with the highest value), but the differential
between these values is also significant, and could be used for instance to represent a notion of priority. Can we use this difference as an intuitive idea of
trust?
\noindent
$iii)$ The future behaviour of the system has an impact: the best decision for a single access might be different whether another access will be submitted
in the future, and we can calculate what this difference will be, but how reasonable is it to predict what will be the future behaviour?
\noindent
$iv)$ Our approach can also be used as an analysis tool, in order to understand the impact of changing one parameter, but how to define the initial parameters? How to know
whether the reward $(\textbf{bob}\xspace, \textbf{high}\xspace)$ is -10 and not -42?
Clearly, we probably bring more questions than answers, but we believe that using quantitative tools can help the definition of security mechanisms, in particular by
providing the security engineer with a new way of thinking her security problem, and we hope to pave the way towards a generalized usage of such tools.
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Q: OPTIONS and then POST executing action twice When I make a $http.post from my client to the web api on a different project, firebug and chrome both show an OPTIONS method and then a POST method.
The problem
Both request actually execute my API action. If I restrict to POST, the OPTIONS fails and the post never happens. I have CORS turned on in both angular and webapi.
my app.js has these lines:
$httpProvider.defaults.useXDomain = true;
delete $httpProvider.defaults.headers.common['X-Requested-With'];
my api call:
$scope.add = function () {
var role = { Name: 'admin' };
$http.post('http://localhost:7514/Roles/add', role).
success(function () {
alert('RolesController.add');
}).
error(function (message) {
alert('FAILED EXECUTE RolesController.add');
});
};
the webapi web.config
<system.webServer>
...
<!-- added for cors handling, remove when using a dedicated cors handler or the system.web.cors dll-->
<httpProtocol>
<customHeaders>
<add name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" value="*"/>
<add name="Access-Control-Allow-Headers" value="Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept" />
</customHeaders>
</httpProtocol>
</system.webServer>
A: If you use the nightly CORS package, the OPTIONS request gets intercepted by a message handler which doesn't execute the action, but still sends the appropriate response header. For more information and how to use nightly packages, you should look at this blog post regarding getting the CORS nightly package.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/yaohuang1/archive/2013/04/05/try-out-asp.net-web-api-cors-support-using-the-nightly-builds.aspx
Make sure to select "Prerelease" from the the drop down.
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Roderick Jackson is the new laboratory program manager for buildings-related research at the Energy Department's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Jackson comes to NREL from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he was the group manager for Building Envelope Systems Research. He joined ORNL after graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology with a doctorate in mechanical engineering, where he also earned his master's and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering.
Jackson will work closely with senior laboratory management to set the strategic agenda for NREL's buildings portfolio, including all research, development, and market implementation activities, which aim to improve the energy efficiency of building materials and practices. He will also guide discussions with DOE's Building Technologies Office to expand research in the areas of mechanical and thermal properties of building materials to enhance heat transfer and buildings-to-grid, as well as identify industry partnership opportunities to develop building envelope and equipment technologies.
"I've seen firsthand how Roderick's leadership and expertise can transform projects and teams," said Johney Green, associate laboratory director for Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences at NREL. "His extensive research background will help NREL continue to transform the nation's energy systems, enabling a diverse, secure, and sustainable advanced energy future."
One of Jackson's most notable industry accomplishments is a result of his role as the technical lead for the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) demonstration project at ORNL. With Jackson's leadership, AMIE brought together experts from multiple research teams across the lab, 20 partners from industry, and DOE scientists to design, develop, and demonstrate a 3D-printed house that shares power wirelessly with a 3D-printed electric vehicle. The first-of-its-kind project was completed in just nine months.
Jackson has been cited in more than 420 publications; is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; and has received several awards in his career, including the National GEM Consortium Alumni of the Year and Greater Knoxville Business Journal's 40 under 40.
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COS 170-6 - Effects of the 2016 El Niño on the Galapagos artisanal coastal fin-fish fishery
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Friday, August 11, 2017: 9:50 AM
B118-119, Oregon Convention Center
Jose R. Marin Jarrin, Marine Sciences, Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador and Pelayo Salinas-de-Leon, Marine Sciences Department, Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador; Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society
El Niño events influence physical characteristics in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and lead to a decrease in nutrient and phytoplankton concentrations and to variation in the composition of the marine trophic chain. El Niño events can also provide an evaluation of the effect climate change may have on marine ecosystems. The Galapagos coastal fin-fish fishery is conducted by approximately 400 fishers that target species that include benthic/demersal predatory fish such as the endemic Galapagos whitespotted sandbass (Paralabrax albomaculatus), the regional endemic sailfin grouper (Mycteroperca olfax) and mottled scorpion fish (Pontinus clemensi), and the misty grouper (Hyporthodon mystacinus). The first two species are listed as vulnerable and endangered, respectively, on the IUCN red list of threatened species. Despite their potential to affect, at present it is unclear how El Niño events influence artisanal fin-fish fisheries in the Galapagos. To study the impacts of El Niños on the fishery, catch composition at the largest dock in Santa Cruz Island was recorded during March and April 2013, 2014 and 2016 and compared.
Compositions were significantly different among the three years but differences were largest when compared to 2016 due to the increase in size of species commonly caught and appearance of uncommon demersal/benthic predatory fish such as Grape eye seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos) and Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus). We hypothesize that changes in catch composition were a product of a reduction in primary production that led to an increase in water clarity and decrease in prey biomass that forced these benthic fish species to change their feeding behavior and strike at baits that usually would not be easily located. Because of the conservative life history many of these benthic predatory fish exhibit, the El Niño events may have profound effects on their populations due to the elimination of the largest individuals. Therefore, management actions directed at reducing the impact of the fishery on these important fish populations in the near- (El Niños) and long-term (climate change) future should be encouraged.
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It's that time of year when the holidays are over, work's in full swing, and you're grappling with slipping resolutions.
EB and I have just made it through a 'dry' February – even celebrating our anniversary and moving house without the assistance of beer or bubbles.
Here's five of them, just for starters.
Lawn Hill Gorge in Outback Australia: Boodjamulla National Park has been on our must-do list for years. We'd love to be paddling through those ancient gorges right now, but the best time to visit is in the dry season from May to September – wildlife, indigenous art sites, emerald waters and serenity. Ah.
Masai mara, Africa: I read Louise Southerden's Memories or Mara (SMH, 23 February 2014) on Sunday and it gave me goosebumps – I love her writing style and now I really (really) want to go there.
Bourdeaux, France: A city surrounded by vineyards and delightful villages? Seems like the perfect place to hang out after our vino-free month – and because, of course, nous aimons France.
Well, that only made us feel more restless. What's on your list of places you'd rather be? Happy (day-dreamy) Friday!
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The world of card laundering is both alienating and oddly human.
I assumed that credit card fraud was big, but I only experienced how big after I stumbled upon this black market. Or rather, the public tentacles of a hairy underground scene. Which strangely enough has much of the dynamics of a regular market for, say, cattle.
This is how it generally works. Cards get stolen physically ("skimmed") or online. In the latter case, there is either a breach of data: hackers steal a badly encrypted card database. Famous cases: Target, Home Depot, Adobe.
Another class is breach of process: hackers inject themselves somewhere in the payment process to digitally "skim" the payment data. No need for decryption, but stealth is required, as collecting credit cards takes time.
After the theft, the cards have to be sold quickly while they are still "fresh". The value of stolen cards deteriorates as the chances of discovery increase.
To connect buyers and sellers, hundreds of sites exist, ranging from basic forums to sophisticated reputation-based markets. Have a go and Google for "cvv market". And this is probably only the tip of the iceberg, as the biggest markets are rumoured to be hidden behind tor proxies (aka the "dark web").
Interestingly, these exchanges have all the properties of a mature market.
First, a standardized lingua franca exists to conduct business. You gotta know the difference between Dumps and Fullz. See glossary below.
Pricing is very transparent and somewhat stabilized, with a German card going for $15 but a Visa Black Card will cost you $120.
All sorts of peripheral services swarm the traders, such as escrow services, high-volume card verification services and anonymized messaging.
These trading sites offer a quaint view of the carding culture. As is to be expected, these market places are made up of grotesque pictures of money and weapons. Its (probably adolescent) members name themselves after famous mafia bosses.
We are verified on various well known underground/carding forums. So when you deal with Gold Bank Cards you are 100% safe.
Sometime it takes me until 48 hours because I also have a family and I also work. [..] remember that the information I give you is for educational purpose only!!!
Somewhere in this ocean of zeroes and ones, the emotional connection between trade and theft was severely lost.
CVV: The actual details of a card which can be used for online purchases: the 16-digit code, name, expiry date etc. Not to be confused with the 3 digit verification code which is called "cvv2".
Fullz: CVV plus private data (social security number), can in some countries be used to open bank accounts, phone subscriptions etcetera.
Dump: A copy of the magnetric strip of a card. Can be written to a blank card to create a duplicate. This duplicate can then be used in physical stores to pay.
101/201: Indicates "high quality" type of card (no restrictions/pin code). First digit denotes magnetic or chip equipped card.
VBV: Verified by Visa, these cards require an additional password when used in online transactions.
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Truck Driver Jobs In Canada With VISA Sponsorship
A recent survey has suggested that by 2024, the Canadian trucking sector will be short 48,000 long-haul truckers. This is great news for truck drivers as it will create an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to immigrate to Canada for this kind of work. Moreover, the Canadian transportation industry continues to face high demand and employment vacancies for long-haul truck drivers. The Canadian government has also been supportive of all these development as they provide eligible foreign employees seeking work as truck drivers in the country with work visas.
Truck Driver Job Requirements in Canada (With Visa Sponsorship)
Let's take a look at the prerequisites for getting a truck driver job in Canada. This will help you know what's required to get a visa sponsorship truck driver job being a foreigner in Canada. They include the following:
Truck driver jobs in Canada include permanent, full-time, overtime, weekend, day, night, and evening works.
A secondary school diploma is preferred but not essential for this position.
Heavy-duty driving expertise is a plus, but it is not essential.
The ability to communicate in basic or functional English is necessary.
Certificates, Licenses, memberships, courses, and other credentials will be required for this job.
A valid driver's license (Class 1 or A) is necessary, as well as the Air Brake (Z) Endorsement.
Trucking and Equipment Types: Tractor-trailer, Flatbed, Refrigerated, Highway, Straight truck (4,600kg+ or 10,000lbs+ with 3+ axles).
Safety and Security: Basic security clearance, criminal background check, driving record check (abstract), medical examination, and drug test are all required.
Information about transportation and travel: Willing to travel throughout Canada and the United States. Willing to travel during the day, evening, or night, including overnight routes, and willing to travel for long periods of time.
Other: Candidates must be legally permitted to work in Canada and willing to operate in a two-person team to drive long-haul trucks.
Ability to operate and drive straight or articulated trucks for the transportation of products and supplies.
Cargo loading and unloading, tarping, and guaranteeing cargo safety and security
Ability to plan your trip routes and schedules.
You should have the ability to use atlases and other planning tools to help you plan your journey.
Receive information and relay it to the central dispatcher.
The ability to drive in a convoy or as part of a two-person squad.
You should also be able to examine the vehicle's condition and inspect the tires, lights, brakes, cold storage, and other equipment.
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Top Provincial Programs in Canada for Truck Driver Jobs
Here is the rundown of the leading programs to find a truck driver job with visa sponsorship in Canada:
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British Columbia is a provincial program for truck drivers in Canada is A full-time job offer in long-haul trucking is the gold standard for candidates in British Columbia's entry-level and semi-skilled category, which has over 400 positions on the job bank. Long-haul drivers can live in the province permanently. Learn more about immigration in British Columbia by visiting their website at https://www.immigration.ca/british-columbia-immigration/.
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With 837 job adverts now available, Quebec leads the way in terms of provincial opportunities for truck drivers. According to information on the Quebec government's employment website, truck driver employment prospects are 'excellent' with their platform. Access Quebec website at https://www.immigration.ca/en/quebecimmigrationprovincial.html.
In July 2019, the NOC code for transport truck drivers (7511) was added to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream, along with three other occupations. It means that experienced truck drivers who have a work offer in Ontario can follow a defined path to permanent residence in Canada. Learn more about immigration at https://www.immigration.ca/en/ontario-immigration.html.
Long-haul truckers are another in-demand profession under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program, with over 500 job openings on the employment bank. Both the Alberta Opportunity Stream and Alberta Express Entry are open to truck drivers.
Employers wishing to hire truck drivers in Manitoba should use the federal Labour Market Impact Assessment for Temporary Foreign Workers process. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program only allows businesses to hire outside of the LMIA procedure provided certain criteria are met, such as recruitment efforts and compliance with provincial labor laws. Visit the Manitoba immigration website at https://www.immigration.ca/en/manitoba-immigration.html to discover more.
This is a province in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador The Labour Market Outlook 2025 report in Newfoundland and Labrador highlights truck driving as an occupation that will require significant immigration to meet job vacancy demand. For the NLPNP's Skilled Worker and Express Entry streams, trucking companies must apply to be eligible employers.
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For people already working in Canada on a work permit, Saskatchewan Immigration has a separate Long-Haul Truck Drivers Sub-Category. The occupation also qualifies for the province's Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand categories, which each draw targets certain occupations.
Transport Truck Drivers (NOC 7511) are one of two target jobs in the Nova Scotia Nominee Program's Occupations In-Demand Stream. This provides a clear road to permanent residence for drivers. You can hope to get a truck driver job with visa sponsorship in Canada, through this program.
Wages for Truck Drivers in Canada
Truck drivers' hourly salaries are now competitive with national and provincial averages. According to job bank and Statistics Canada data, the median wage of truck drivers is slightly lower than the national average, but it can soar to more than $8 over that average, to $32 per hour, in several circumstances. Wages for truck drivers are projected to climb as labor market demand rises in the future years, as is expected.
If you're contemplating a truck driver job with visa sponsorship in Canada for foreigners, then you were on the right page. This article highlighted these opportunities and the various programs offering them.
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Q: Automation. Impersonate Windows Installer from Windows Service I'm currently working on windows app which needs to deploy some modules under the current user's account. This application is composed of a client application (USER account) and a windows service (SYSTEM account). IPC is done via COM. Windows service is responsible for the deployment. Each module is bundled in the msi package.
My intention is to install a requested package under the USER account.
I use Windows Installer (msiexec.exe) to install packages as follows:
// Windows service's routine:
...
// Being impersonated as client:
token_t primary = PrimaryToken::FromCurrentThread();
...
::CreateProcessAsUserW(primary, pathMsiExec.c_str(), cmdLine.c_str(), ...)
...
WaitForProcess(msi);
...
This approach works fairy well. But I want to engage the Windows Installer Automation API since it allows me to use transactions and may give me a control over the installation process.
But I'm unable to make this API to work impersonated. The following code may clarify the problem:
// Windows service's routine:
// Being impersonated
ATL::CComQIPtr<WindowsInstaller::Installer> installerInstance;
GUID clsid;
check(::CLSIDFromProgID(L"WindowsInstaller.Installer", &clsid));
check(installerInstance.CoCreateInstance(clsid));
// Allow delegation of impersonation token
check(::CoSetProxyBlanket(
installerInstance
, RPC_C_AUTHN_DEFAULT
, RPC_C_AUTHZ_DEFAULT
, NULL
, RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_DEFAULT
, RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_DELEGATE
, NULL
, EOAC_DYNAMIC_CLOAKING))
installerInstance->InstallProduct(path, props)
//
Even though I delegate client's impersonation token, the Windows installer always installs packages under the system account.
Can somebody give me an advice how to make it work properly?
OS is Windows 7, MSI v5.0
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Globally, Poor Diets Now Pose a Greater Risk to Health than Unsafe Sex, Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use Combined
A new report by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition finds that the burden of malnutrition is equivalent to that of experiencing a global financial crisis every year. An estimated 3 billion people across 193 countries have low-quality diets, which contribute to poor nutrition and health outcomes, while also slowing growth and development.
"Food Systems and Diets: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century" outlines the toll that malnutrition takes on individuals and nations today, while also forecasting the expanding costs and consequences if these trends continue. The report, launched today at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provides a guide for governments and decision-makers to change course through action and investment to create food systems that promote health and deliver quality diets.
"Nutrition is not about just feeding people, it is about powering life and the growth of individuals, communities and nations," said the H.E. John Kufuor, former President of Ghana and co-chair of the Global Panel. "If we do not reshape food systems to prioritize nutrition, we are missing an opportunity to create a stronger, healthier and more prosperous future."
Food systems, which include how food is cultivated, raised, transported, processed and marketed, play a central role in delivering high-quality diets. But today's food systems are too focused on quantity and not enough on quality. Low-quality diets are a driving force in increasing rates of overweight, obesity and chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, while also fueling non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.
Without immediate action, the situation is set to worsen dramatically over the next 20 years as powerful drivers of change, including population growth, climate change and urbanization converge on our food systems. Without significant changes in policies and investments by 2030, the number of overweight and obese people will have increased from 1.33 billion in 2005 to 3.28 billion, or one-third of the projected global population. This is a major concern as no country to date has successfully reversed growth in obesity once it has been allowed to develop.
"Our food systems are failing us," said Lawrence Haddad, a report author and chair of the project's Lead Expert Group. "The foods that are produced, affordable and chosen have been changing fast and will continue to do so. Now is the time to take action to ensure that food systems and nutrition are helping to power fuel development—not hold it back."
Data from the report shows that while income growth can help to alleviate hunger, it does not guarantee accessibility to healthier, quality diets. While many people today have better diets than before, the intake of foods that undermine diet quality has increased even faster. For example, the sale of ultra-processed food and beverages rose from one-third of those in high income countries in 2000 to more than half by 2015.
"We must rethink how we look at nutrition and food systems. Nutrition is not just a health and social development issue, but an investment that can spur economic growth," said Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank and member of the Global Panel. "Nutrition fuels gray matter infrastructure—the minds of the next generation that will drive progress and innovation. If we do not act, we will fail to unleash the full potential of millions of people around the world."
The report calls on governments, donors and global partners to put food systems at the center of global action, including the Sustainable Development Goals. While policy must be tailored to meet country needs, priority actions at the global and national levels include prioritize improvements in women's diet quality; developing policies to regulate product formulation, labeling, advertising, promotion and taxes to incentivize production of high-quality foods and inform consumers and use public-sector purchasing power to institutionalize high-quality diets.
The report further recommends that governments and partners to strive to improve availability, affordability and safety of fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts and seeds; and foster increased collaboration and data access across agriculture, health, social protection and commerce.
"This report makes clear the enormous challenge posed by malnutrition and poor diets to the detriment of many millions of individuals and indeed whole economies," said Sir John Beddington, former UK Chief Scientific Advisor and co-chair of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition. "The level of effort required to address this problem is not dissimilar to fervor with which the international community confronted HIV/AIDS, malaria and other pandemic diseases."
To support a coordinated effort, the report provides a simple decision-making tool to help policymakers identify actions to help leverage food systems toward improved diet quality. This innovative, six-step tool will help policymakers prioritize realistic actions based on local contexts. The gains from applying this tool, the report argues, could be very substantial toward ensuring better nutrition for all.
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Resignations in Ukraine amid corruption allegations: how the EU reacted
The European Commission has commented on reports of resignations in Ukraine following media reports of corruption. The body stated that they took into account the data on the investigation of corruption in Ukraine.
According to Ana Pisonero, European Commission Speaker for Enlargement and Neighborhood, they do not comment on criminal investigations. But she assured that the body welcomes Ukraine's efforts to carry out reforms to eradicate corruption.
What the European Commission said about the resignations in Ukraine
Yes, we have taken note of reports that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is investigating these cases. As a general rule, we do not comment on ongoing criminal investigations. But we welcome the fact that the Ukrainian authorities are taking these problems seriously. – Pisonero said.
She also noted that as part of the process of gaining EU membership, Ukraine is expected to further strengthen the fight against corruption, especially at a high level. In particular:
through active and effective investigations;
achieving a match between the number of investigations and the number of court verdicts.
According to the press secretary of the European Commission, this is in their opinion on Ukraine's application for EU membership.
"It is also important to note that after its publication, Ukraine has already taken several important steps, in particular, appointed the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, began the process of selecting a new director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Of course, further actions and efforts are needed to strengthen anti-corruption institutions," she said.
She also noted that Ukraine's efforts will be assessed in the fall of 2023. Moreover, I noticed that anti-corruption activities are:
a key factor in the process of EU enlargement;
a condition for the provision of macro-financial assistance from the EU.
"Obviously, the EU has different means and mechanisms to control how and where EU funds are used. We are in close contact with the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that … The funds are used properly," the speaker said.
What is known about the resignations in Ukraine
On January 24, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the dismissal of 5 heads of the OVA: Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kyiv, Sumy and Kherson.
In addition, the government dismissed Vyacheslav Shapovalov – Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Ivan Lukeria – Deputy Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Vyacheslav Negod – Deputy Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Vitaliy Muzychenko – Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine.
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Preston Manning (Profile)
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on September 22, 1997. Partner content is not updated.
The view from Reform party headquarters in Calgary is of the Canadian Rockies, but inside the sixth-floor conference room the words are from Virginia, courtesy of Thomas Jefferson.
Gretzky Retires
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on April 26, 1999. Partner content is not updated.
Hollywood will no doubt make a movie about Wayne Gretzky some day, and it will have to include the scene where he plays his last game in Canada, in Ottawa against the Senators.
Pet Food Scandal
Sometime in the next couple of years, when the public gaze has drifted from the tainted pet food epidemic and we've all forgotten what melamine is, a judge in Ohio or California or Ontario will take up the daunting question of what a dog or cat is worth.
Paul Gross (Profile)
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on October 13, 1997. Partner content is not updated.
It seems as good a place as any to begin an interview with Paul Gross, the actor who plays the impeccably polite and upright Mountie in CTV's Due South.
The Great War in the Air
Airplanes became an important part of modern warfare during the First World War (1914–18). Aircraft technology developed rapidly and by war's end, airplanes were involved in reconnaissance, artillery spotting, air-to-air combat, strafing ground targets, anti-submarine warfare, tactical and strategic bombing and home defence. More than 20,000 Canadians served in British flying services (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force) during the war. Approximately 1,400 were killed or died from wounds or accidents. Canada did not have an air force during the First World War; a single-plane Canadian Aviation Corps was established in 1914, but never saw service and soon disbanded. Later, on 5 August 1918, two Canadian Air Force squadrons were formed in Britain, but were disbanded the next year when the British cut off funding. The Royal Canadian Naval Air Service was formed in September 1918 but lasted only three months before the war ended. Canada would not have a permanent air force until 1924 (see Royal Canadian Air Force).
Painting: Modern Movements
The years since the Second World War, and continuing into the 21st century, have witnessed an unprecedented expansion in the visual arts throughout Canada, evidenced in the number of professional artists, the proliferation of galleries and exhibitions, the development of art magazines, and the significant expansion of art schools like the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Ontario College of Art and Design University.
Origins of Ice Hockey
The origins of ice hockey have long been debated. In 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officially declared that the first game of organized ice hockey was played in Montreal in 1875. Many also consider ice hockey's first rules to have been published by the Montreal Gazette in 1877. However, research reveals that organized ice hockey/bandy games were first played on skates in England and that the earliest rules were also published in England. Canada made important contributions to the game from the 1870s on. By the early 20th century, "Canadian rules" had reshaped the sport.
Newfoundland Act: Document
1949 Newfoundland Act12 ; 13 Geo. VI, c. 22 (U.K.
Rights Revolution in Canada (Hard)
These questions are based on the real citizenship test taken by newcomers on the path to citizenship.
Piano Teams
Piano teams. Performers on one piano, four hands (piano duettists); on two pianos (duo-pianists); or on more (eg, the Ten-Piano Ensemble). Most duo-pianists play also as piano duettists, but the larger repertoire has grown around the former for several reasons.
IntroductionA discography is a list, in descriptive detail, of sound recordings; also the research and systems employed in compiling such a list. The term has come to cover the listing of cylinder, compact disc, and tape recordings and other sound-retaining devices as well as vinyl discs.
Canadian Film History: 1896 to 1938
Filmmaking is a powerful form of cultural and artistic expression, as well as a highly profitable commercial enterprise. From a practical standpoint, filmmaking is a business involving large sums of money and a complex division of labour. This labour is involved, roughly speaking, in three sectors: production, distribution and exhibition. The history of the Canadian film industry has been one of sporadic achievement accomplished in isolation against great odds. Canadian cinema has existed within an environment where access to capital for production, to the marketplace for distribution and to theatres for exhibition has been extremely difficult. The Canadian film industry, particularly in English Canada, has struggled against the Hollywood entertainment monopoly for the attention of an audience that remains largely indifferent toward the domestic industry. The major distribution and exhibition outlets in Canada have been owned and controlled by foreign interests. The lack of domestic production throughout much of the industry's history can only be understood against this economic backdrop.
This article is one of four that surveys the history of the film industry in Canada. The entire series includes: Canadian Film History: 1896 to 1938; Canadian Film History: 1939 to 1973; Canadian Film History: 1974 to Present; Canadian Film History: Notable Films and Filmmakers 1980 to Present.
In Conversation with Kyle Shewfelt
On 15 December 2015, Kyle Shewfelt spoke to Jeremy Freeborn for The Canadian Encyclopedia at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in Calgary.
Homegrown Terrorist Plot Thwarted
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on June 19, 2006. Partner content is not updated.
For years, police and CSIS spooks have kept a close eye on the Salaheddin Islamic Centre, a former warehouse in east-end Toronto.
Alanis Morissette (Profile 1999)
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on March 8, 1999. Partner content is not updated.
Well, if you're Alanis Morissette, that's exactly what you do. The Canadian pop star had been organizing a visit to Mother Teresa's hospital in India, but she still wonders what prompted her to dial Calcutta on the night of Sept. 4, 1997.
David Suzuki (Profile)
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on November 5, 2007. Partner content is not updated.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 9, emergency crews raced to the provincial cabinet offices on the Vancouver waterfront after a receptionist's hands were left tingling from a suspicious powder in a piece of mail.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought during the First World War from 9 to 12 April 1917. It is Canada's most celebrated military victory — an often mythologized symbol of the birth of Canadian national pride and awareness. The battle took place on the Western Front, in northern France. The four divisions of the Canadian Corps, fighting together for the first time, attacked the ridge from 9 to 12 April 1917 and captured it from the German army. It was the largest territorial advance of any Allied force to that point in the war — but it would mean little to the outcome of the conflict. More than 10,600 Canadians were killed and wounded in the assault. Today an iconic memorial atop the ridge honours the 11,285 Canadians killed in France throughout the war who have no known graves.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Canada
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that affects individuals exposed to trauma (although not all people exposed to trauma develop PTSD). Studies suggest that over 70 per cent of Canadians have been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, and that nearly 1 out of 10 Canadians may develop PTSD at some point in their lives. PTSD can affect adults and children and can appear months or even years after exposure to the trauma.
Climate change occurs when long-term weather patterns begin to shift. These periods of change have occurred throughout the Earth's history over extended periods of time. However, since the Industrial Revolution the world has been warming at an unprecedented rate. Because of this, the current period of climate change is often referred to as "global warming." Human activities that release heat-trapping greenhouse gases, such as the burning of fossil fuels, are largely responsible for this increased rate of change. The implications of this global increase in temperature are potentially disastrous and include extreme weather events, rising sea levels and loss of habitat for plants, animals and humans. In Canada, efforts to mitigate climate change include phasing-out coal-fired power plants in Ontario and instituting a carbon tax in British Columbia.
(This is the full-length entry about climate change. For a plain-language summary, please see Climate Change (Plain-Language Summary).)
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Conversations from Penn State: Bernard Kerik
Bernard Kerik's career in military service and law enforcement spanned thirty years and earned him more than 100 awards as well as national attention. In 2004, he was tapped by President George W. Bush to serve as secretary of homeland security. This nomination led to a federal investigation, which ultimately resulted in Kerik serving three years in prison on multiple felony convictions. Released in October 2013, Kerik now uses his unique perspective to advocate for justice and prison reform. He resides with his wife, Hala, and his two youngest daughters in New Jersey.
More information on Bernard Kerik
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The Storm that Wrecked Bernie Kerik's Career
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New malware distributed through an exit node on the Tor anonymity network could be a relative of MiniDuke, researchers said.
Last month, a researcher with the Leviathan Security Group found a Russia-based Tor exit node had been patching files with malware, said researchers at F-Secure. By wrapping legitimate files with malware, the attackers increased their chances of bypassing security.
OnionDuke is a malware family distributed via the Tor network since at least October 2013. According to experts, since at least February 2014, the threat actors have also distributed the threat through malicious versions of pirated software hosted on torrent websites.
F-Secure researches feel the OnionDuke family is older since they have found evidence the samples they analyzed are actually version 4 of the malware. Researchers haven't yet identified any of the older versions, but the timestamps on the oldest OnionDuke binaries they have analyzed were from July 5 and July 15, 2013, F-Secure said.
OnionDuke is a separate family from MiniDuke, a sophisticated malware family with Russian roots that works in advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns against government organizations. However, researchers found the two threats have a connection through their command and control (C&C) infrastructure.
In the attacks monitored by F-Secure, attackers used the Tor exit node to distribute the OnionDuke dropper, detected as Trojan-Dropper:W32/OnionDuke.A. The dropper contains a PE resource that appears to be an embedded GIF image file, but in reality it's a DLL file that's decrypted, written to the disk, and executed.
"From these C&Cs the malware may receive instructions to download and execute additional malicious components. It should be noted, that we believe all five domains contacted by the malware are innocent websites compromised by the malware operators, not dedicated malicious servers," F-Secure's Artturi Lehtiö said in a blog post.
Another component identified by researchers is Backdoor:W32/OnionDuke.A. This threat contains different hardcoded C&C domains. This is the sample where F-Secure was able to make the connection to MiniDuke. Experts also believe this variant might be using Twitter as an additional C&C channel.
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NAMB, CNBC partner to endorse chaplains in Canadian Armed Forces
By Brandon Elrod
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – During an upcoming meeting of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees, the Chaplain Commission that oversees the endorsement of Southern Baptist chaplains is expected to endorse the first Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC) chaplain who currently serves in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Formal portrait of Lieutenant (Navy) Jay Maynard, Chaplain, taken at CFB Borden, Ontario on October 1, 2019. Maynard is expected to be the first Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC) chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces to be endorsed by the North American Mission Board.
Image by Cpl Caitlin Paterson
Rev. Jay A. Maynard, a lieutenant and chaplain in the Royal Canadian Navy since 2018, is eager about the potential a new partnership with NAMB brings to chaplaincy ministry in Canada.
"The newly forged connection between the CNBC and the NAMB will bless Canadian chaplains with the ability to partner with a network of thousands of fellow chaplains in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)," Maynard said. "But it also affords us with the honor of becoming part of a larger Christ-exalting force dedicated to bringing the gospel to more who serve."
The CNBC is a network of churches in covenant together that focuses on advancing the Kingdom of God. Their statement of faith is the SBC's Baptist Faith and Message 2000, and NAMB-endorsed chaplains with the Canadian Armed Forces will serve under that confession. NAMB's ministry assignment from the SBC includes Canada, and it has worked closely with the CNBC for years.
"We are very excited in the CNBC about the possibilities of CNBC-NAMB chaplains serving in the Canadian military," said CNBC executive director, Gerry Taillon. "We believe that this will open the door to many critical ministry opportunities with men and women who would be very hard to reach in other ways."
Maynard said even though Canada continues to rapidly secularize, there are opportunities for the advancement of the gospel as Canadians think more and more about spirituality.
"One of the things I feel really passionate about is making sure the gospel continues to reach people who would otherwise not knock on the door of a church building," Maynard said.
Maynard served as a pastor for about ten years across Canada and earned his Master of Divinity from the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary and College (CSBSC) in 2015.
Rob Blackaby, president of the CSBSC, said Maynard could not be a better choice for NAMB's first endorsement.
"From the moment he graduated, Jay embraced whatever assignment God gave him with both heart and rigor," Blackaby said. "I cannot imagine a better ambassador for Christ to Canadian Armed Forces personnel than this man. May our God of hope grant him peace in this great calling."
The partnership with NAMB began after the Canadian Baptists sought to engage more and establish a greater presence in military chaplaincy. Maynard knew that NAMB has a history of encouraging and equipping chaplains in the U.S. military.
"Why would we reinvent anything?" Maynard asked. "Why would we not partner with the SBC in the United States and take advantage of the blessing of having those ministries support us? The gospel is increasingly marginalized in Canada, and we need to come alongside healthy organizations like NAMB."
Doug Carver, NAMB's executive director of chaplaincy and retired Chaplain (Major General) in the U.S. Army, said the chaplaincy team at NAMB was grateful for the opportunity to assist Canadian Baptists who are looking to further the spread of the gospel.
"NAMB is extremely excited for the opportunity to serve as the endorsing agency for CNBC pastors who pursue ministry as a military chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces," said Carver. "This historic and strategic ministry partnership will strengthen the CNBC's effectiveness in sending the hope of the Gospel to their nation's military communities."
Maynard has seen an uptick in other religious organizations in Canada sending chaplains into the Armed Forces. He and the CNBC see the partnership with NAMB as a chance to minister to those in the Canadian Armed Forces as well.
"Our military is very welcoming of evangelicals serving as chaplains, and we want to seize this opportunity while it is still available," Taillon said. "Please pray that God will use this to reach many influential military families in Canada."
Brandon Elrod
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Help Me Fly
Strategically position blocks to guide power from the battery to the toy plane in each level. Collect stars to unlock new stages.
Chess masterLogical, For childrenChess is an abstract strategy board game and mental sport for two players. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king. This occurs when the king is under immediate attack (in check) and there is no way to prevent it from being captured on the next move. Chess is one of the world's most popular board games; it is played both recreationally and competitively in clubs, tournaments, online, and by mail or e-mail (correspondence chess). Many variants and relatives of chess are played throughout the world. The most popular, in descending order by number of players, are xiangqi in China, shogi in Japan, janggi in Korea, and makruk in Thailand. The game described in this article is sometimes known as FIDE Chess, Western Chess or International Chess to distinguish it from other variants.Play
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Serpentine Dance
October 12 - November 9, 2017
Opening Reception Wednesday October 11, 6-8 PM
For the first time, Wetterling Gallery will present Yolacan's video work in a specially designed installation in our project space.
Investigating and borrowing from ancient forms of non-western dance (such as belly dance, Kathak and African dance), all four videos are part of an ongoing series of synesthetic experiments on ideas around the abstraction of the body and meditation through the repetition of movement and sound.
Inspired by early experimental Bauhaus theater and its prominent pieces such as Oskar Schlemmer's Das Triadische Ballet (1922) as well as early modern dance pioneers such as Loïe Fuller and her piece titled The Serpentine Dance (1896); which the show is titled after; Yolacan creates the costumes and props, and lights and directs the videos to create the visual effects on her pieces, while collaborating with the dancers and the musicians to create the choreography and music.
Pinar Yolacan
With her elaborately staged photographs of women in their various cultures, Pinar Yolacan approaches a whole range of issues that refers to art history. Beauty, history, fashion, the female body, religion, colonialism, cultural heritage and the recurrent subject of death get examined in a new light through her camera.
Local culture and circumstances are the fundamental elements in Pinar Yolacans meetings with people and add a social and communicative aspect to her work. She takes on the role as an observer who examines historical, traditional and aesthetic contexts. In her photographic series the textiles are given an expanded role as a cultural fabric surrounding our identities. By covering the entire body and their faces the women remain anonymous and turn into sculptures, they become an abstract image of "the woman" putting questions about her role as the bearer of life and the ideal of beauty. Again, the textiles are directly linked to the motifs as the overalls take up the colour and structure of the material of the antique figurines.
Pinar Yolacan was born in Ankara, Turkey, 1981, and studied art and fashion design in London (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Chelsea School of Art and Design) and New York (Cooper Union School of Art). Her work has attracted extensive attention internationally and has exhibited in the United States, Europe, South Africa and Turkey. She is represented in The Saatchi Collection (London), The J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles), Kiasma (Helsinki) and the International Center of Photography (New York).
View Pinar Yolacan's artist page
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Nudes / Corpo Mecânico, Wetterling Gallery, 2015, Installation shoots
Representation and the Body, 2012
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Lambert High School
PIGSKIN PREVIEW: After a down year, Lambert looking for a rebound season in 2018
"It's a humbling sport," Lambert head football coach Louis Daniel observed at the 2018 Forsyth Sports Media Day.
Following the program's most successful season in its school's history in 2016, the Longhorns struggled to follow the campaign with similar results. Lambert dropped seven games on the season, but the real red mark came in region play.
They lost to North Forsyth for the first time in school history, dropped their games against West Forsyth and Milton and got blown out against their biggest rival South Forsyth. Lambert missed the state playoffs entirely and finished second to last in the region.
"Last year there were two or three games where you're right there," Daniel said, "and if those flip, you're looking at 6-4."
Heading into the new season, Lambert finds itself in a new position – an underdog. With the rosters of Milton and South Forsyth littered with big time recruits, the spotlight has shifted away from the Longhorns.
Lambert may not have the Division I talent that they have had in past years at big positions, but Daniel and the rest of the roster embraces that.
"What I love about this football team is that we don't have that one position group," he explained. "We don't have this stable of running backs or this strong offensive line. We have a lot very good football players, and they're competing."
One position group that has been competing all spring has been the quarterbacks. After last season where no clear answer emerged, they knew to spawn the leader they needed it had to be by competition. Leading the pack so far has been junior Peyton Rich. Rich took over last season after Bobby Gabriel struggled to get the offense moving. In the six games he played in, Rich tallied 750 yards and two touchdowns. Other names vying for the spot have been sophomore Logan Wire and junior Ethan Thibodeaux, who both got reps in the spring game.
A staple of the Lambert offense since its conception has been a strong running game. The talent that has passed through the Lambert backfield has been impressive. One of those names was reigning FCN Offensive Player of the Year Marcus Chatelain.
Chatelain took over the bulk of the offensive duties last season, leading the county with 1,283 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. Replacing Chatelain is one of the biggest tasks for Lambert this season. There has been some promise found in senior back Drew Docktor and a sophomore runner Zach Ogbogu.
Last season, the Longhorns looked at cornerback Ken Dicks III, a Wake Forest signee, to lead their defense. This season, they turn to Chris Taylor. Taylor plays multiple positions defensively. He can line up on the defensive line, but he spends a majority of his snaps at middle linebacker. As a junior, he racked up 68 total tackles, and he looks to build on that this season.
Another hole that Lambert has to sure up is place kicker. Bryce Christensen consistently delivered big time points over his career. He was automatic on extra points and could threaten on field goals from 45 yards. Replacing the reliability is going to be tough, but Daniel expressed confidence in "swiss-army knife" Drew Docktor to take over.
This year's schedule for Lambert is challenging. They open the season playing five out of region opponents that have all established themselves as top football programs in the state. Their region play doesn't let up either. They play rival South Forsyth at home to open region play before going to North Forsyth, West Forsyth and Milton in three consecutive weeks.
If Lambert is going to emerge from the region, it's going to have to answer a lot of questions and fill a lot of holes. But this underdog Longhorns team intends to re-establish itself not with one player, but as a whole. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,824 |
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We have previously recommended podcasts for you to listen to. Since the US elections are getting very close now, we have decided to amend that list with two podcasts that more or less cover the elections. Those two podcasts are "The Axe Files With David Axelrod" and "Radio Free GOP With Mike Murphy". David Axelrod is a Democratic strategist that helped put President Obama in the White House, and Mike Murphy is a veteran Republican strategist (don't worry, he is firmly in the #NeverTrump camp). Both of these guys and their shows offer a lot of insight into the elections and American politics in general. They also happen to be friends of each other, which means you'll occasionally find one of them as a guest on the other's podcast, which is always great.
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Open shelf books are generally for borrowing and are marked 'OS' on the spines. These books are located in general reading area and every patrons are free to view,and borrow.
There are over 187 titles of print periodicals available in the library. The current issues are displayed in the periodical section next to the Reference Area. The back issues are bound and placed in the Reference Section. Periodicals are non circulating items and can only be used in the library. These collections are marked as 'RES' on the spines.
These collections are marked as 'RES' on the spines.
This collection is strictly reserves for the lecturers. Students are not allowed access to this collection.These collections are marked as 'LEC' on the spines.
and other books that are available for quick referral and research questions. These materials, do not circulate, and have the designation "REF" before their call numbers.
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Echuca Must Benefit From New VLine Services
Media 24 November 2016
Thursday 24 November 2016 New VLine services to Echuca must be among 80 additional services to be announced next week Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Peter Walsh said. Mr Walsh said country commuters – and not just Bendigo residents – must benefit from the 10 new services for the Bendigo line. "We…
Swan Hill Must Benefit From New VLine Services
Thursday 24 November 2016 New VLine services to Swan Hill must be among 80 additional services to be announced next week Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Peter Walsh said. Mr Walsh said country commuters – and not just Bendigo residents – must benefit from the 10 new services for the Bendigo line.…
Funds Available To Restore Local War Memorials
Thursday 24th November 2016 Community members of the Murray Plains Electorate involved with veterans groups are invited to apply for funding to renew or repair their local war memorials through the Restoring Community War Memorials Grants program. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging all RSL clubs local councils…
Unconventional gas ban
Tuesday 22 November 2016 Comments attributable to Leader of the Opposition Matthew Guy The moratorium is already in place and already operating so why is Daniel Andrews desperately pushing this legislation through when there's a crime crisis and important legislation like our youth parole changes and the "˜No Body No Parole' to get through before…
Victoria must back Barnaby to dump Basin upwater
Monday 21 November 2016 Background Now is the time for Victoria to help get rid of the Basin Plan's 450GL up-water all together. The up-water was a secret deal struck in October 2012 between Federal Labor and the South Australian Government. To mitigate this political madness Victoria's Liberal-Nationals fought hard for a trigger to be…
Letter to the Editor (Food and Fibre report)
Friday 18 November 2016 Dear Editor This year for the first time in five years the value of Victoria's food and fibre exports fell. In 2015-16 exports totalled $11.9 billion. Last year they exceeded $12 billion. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford says this is "outstanding" but the results are actually a wake-up call for this city-centric…
Neville must stand up to SA Labor
Friday 18 November 2016 Barnaby Joyce should be congratulated on his strong leadership today with regards to the 450GL upwater. Lisa Neville must get her South Australian Labor colleagues to understand that this upwater cannot be achieved without causing massive socio-economic upheaval in Victoria's Basin communities. The 450GL deal secretly devised by former Labor Water…
Dan's wasteful desal water order
Thursday 17 November 2016 Melbourne's dams now hold more water than they did at the same time last year. Melbourne's water storages are at 72.5 per cent – 1313.8 billion litres. It means there is an extra 2.1 billion litres of water available for use than at this time last year. Storages are still filling…
Population Policy Taskforce Launched – Walsh
Wednesday 16 November 2016 Managing Victoria's population growth is the biggest challenge facing Victoria today according to The Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh. Mr Walsh in conjunction with Leader of The Liberals Matthew Guy yesterday launched the Victorian Population Policy Taskforce which highlights the need to regionalize Victoria's growth…
Letter to the Editor (Population Policy Taskforce launched)
Wednesday 16 November 2016 Dear Editor Managing our future population is one of Victoria's most important challenges and it is vital we start making these plans today. Population growth is not a challenge that is unique to the city we also need to plan for the future populations of our rural and regional communities. I…
Labor fails to deliver sustainable hunting plan
Thursday 10 November 2016 Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford today failed to explain why the State Government's long-promised plan for hunting in Victoria is not being released. In question time today The Nationals' new Member for Northern Victoria Luke O'Sullivan asked Minister Pulford to explain the five month delay in the release of the Sustainable Hunting…
Bills Introduced to Victorian Parliament November 8-10 2016
Media 8 November 2016
Letter to The Editor Last week five Bills were introduced to the Victorian Parliament which may be of interest to Murray Plains residents. The Bills are as follows: Creative Victoria Bill 2016 Heritage Bill 2016 Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Amendment Bill 2016 Small Business Commission Bill 2016 More information on the proposed Bills can…
Woolies must keep promise to the Goulburn Valley
Tuesday 8 November 2016 Woolworths said in 2014 they would stand with SPC Ardmona suppliers "for the long-term" yet today there are reports they might break that promise just two years in. We were reassured at the time that the supermarket giant would "bring certainty" and "confidence" to farmers but now they appear to be…
Letter to the Editor (Wild Dog Bounty Backflip)
Media 31 October 2016
Monday 31 October 2016 Dear Editor Wild dogs destroy our livestock and native animals and take an emotional toll on our farmers. This is not new so it beggars belief that our city-centric Labor Government have spent two years dismantling Victoria's Wild Dog Control program. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford wasted two years playing politics with…
Sustainable Water Management Grants Open
Thursday 27 October 2016 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local sporting clubs to apply for grants of up to $150 000 to implement sustainable water management practices. A total of $2.3 million is available for sporting and recreation facilities in 10 municipalities including Gannawarra and Loddon Shires.…
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Earlier, I wrote about Stanford's innovative use of Apple's iTunes platform for distributing campus content - lectures, seminars, and so on. Today we are hearing a couple of more newsworthy items related to iTunes.
Most people are focused on the first announcement, that Apple has begun loosening the restrictive Digital Rights Management (DRM) controls that have - among other things - limited iTunes music from playing on non-iPod devices. I'm more interested in the second announcement.
Already, more than half of the nation's top 500 schools use it to distribute their digital content to students — or to the world. Any school can open all or part of its site to the public, from alumni to parents to anyone with a love of learning.
Schools get visibility for research, teaching, athletics, and more.
Apple gets more customers in the iTunes store.
We get access to cool content.
We'll see if schools involved are willing and able to update the content continuously or if some of them let their initial uploads become stale. Apple's marketing rhetoric is, as always, hyperbolic - but don't sell this development short. It will have measurable implications for the way alumni and friends interact with our campuses. We should be planning to use it to our advantage and to market our campuses' content to alumni and friends. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,830 |
A few months back, Travel Channel aired two episodes of Burger Land, a great show on hamburgers hosted by George Motz. I figured that was it for the show, but they've restarted with some additional episodes.
George is an affable character with some admirable sideburns and a real passion for burgers. He did, after all, write the book on the subject. The show is shot and edited well, and is a real pleasure. Don't miss it.
After catching the third episode, "Hollywood Hamburgers," which featured a place called Pie 'n Burger, I knew what was happening for lunch.
The Pie 'n Burger cheeseburger consists of two four ounce patties, smashed down with a can of tomato juice, cooked on a flat top, with pickles, cheese, and a Thousand Island style dressing. It also has lettuce, which I generally skip when making burgers. This style of burger is right up my alley.
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Trump's Niece Leaked His Tax Secrets to the New York Times; Report
Mary Trump is expected to reveal "harrowing and salacious" details about the president in a tell-all book dropping in August, just ahead of the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump sitting near his father in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 22, 1988.By Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images
President Donald Trump's niece plans to release a tell-all with "harrowing and salacious" details about the president just weeks before his party's August convention. As the Daily Beast reports, Mary Trump, daughter of Fred Trump Jr.—the president's deceased brother—and eldest grandchild of Fred Trump Sr., plans to release Too Much And Never Enough on August 11, making it the first instance of a Trump family member writing an unflattering book about the president. The book is expected to include "intimate and damning thoughts" that Trump's sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, has about her brother, writes the Daily Beast's Lachlan Cartwright.
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In addition, Mary Trump will detail the "critical role" she played in the New York Times Pulitzer-winning investigation about Trump's taxes, for which she was a primary source, according to the Daily Beast. That 2018 investigation, which was supported by "highly confidential family financial documentation," including Fred Trump Sr.'s tax returns, revealed that Trump "participated in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly increased the fortune he received from his parents." News of Mary Trump's book follows Cartwright reporting last year that now-former Times reporter David Barstow—who shared the Pulitzer with colleagues Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner—attempted to ghostwrite a book with the paper's source. (The Times declined to comment on Mary Trump being identified as the paper's primary source).
While Mary Trump has largely avoided interviews, tensions between Trump and his niece "dates back 20 years to the fight over Fred Trump Sr.'s will and the actions [the president] took to cut off financial and medical support for her brother's ill child," who was born with cerebral palsy, according to the Daily Beast. The family was also embroiled in a legal dispute over their grandfather's will, the case of which produced confidential financial documents, including Fred Trump Sr.'s tax returns.
The Times lengthy investigation—later immortalized in a documentary—was especially revealing given the opaqueness of Trump's business dealings. The president has refused to release his tax returns, despite promising to do so as a candidate, and has even gone to the Supreme Court to keep them under wraps. As CNN reported, the Supreme Court case will determine whether the House of Representatives, along with a New York prosecutor, can subpoena Trump's longtime accounting firm and two banks for financial documents in order to "investigate a variety of issues ranging from alleged hush money payments, illegal foreign involvement in a US campaign and potential violations of money laundering and ethics rules."
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Beyoncé May Write and Star in a Film About "Hottentot Venus"
By Michael Epstein
Rumor has it that Beyoncé is spearheading a movie project based on the life of Saartjie Baartman, AKA "Hottentot Venus," a South African woman whose curves made her famous on the European freak show circuit in the19th century — thanks to the racist, sexist norms of the time. According to UK tabloid The Sun , Beyoncé plans to write and star in the picture, and is currently putting together a team of writers and acting coaches to hone those skills.
Baartman, a member of the South African Khoikhoi tribe, served Dutch colonialists in her home country. Her employers facilitated her passage to Europe, where she titillated the masses who had heard stories of Khoikhoi women —"Hottenot" in Dutch— who were famous for their large buttocks. British abolitionists believed her business partners were holding her against her will, but failed to prove it in court. Her sad story has become an enduring object lesson about rampant racial and sexual exploitation by colonialists.
Beyonce's hypothetical film would not be the first film to tackle the Baartman story. Most recently, Yahima Torres played Baartman in the 2010 independent film Black Venus .
While Beyoncé may be a queen of pop, she found the same success on screen in Austin Powers: Goldmember and Dreamgirls. Word on the street is that Beyoncé has her sights set on winning an Oscar and, more broadly, popular acclaim as an actress with this project.
But remember, this rumor is according to The Sun. We're taking it with more than a grain of salt, but because of Beyoncé's general ambition and her past success in film, this whole thing is entirely possible. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaCommonCrawl'} | 1,833 |
The AR15 was originally designed as part of the U.S. military initiative to develop a lighter smaller caliber weapon as the standard infantry rifle. This innovative weapon utilized aircraft technology to lighten the rifles overall weight. This led to the creation of the M16 which has served as the backbone of the U.S. Military for more than 40 years and is still found in service today. From Dboys is this full metal airsoft version of this famed rifle with a long metal Rail Interface System for attaching its included accessories, metal upper and lower receiver, metal barrel and front iron sight, and a metal carry handle with integrated rear iron sight. The extended length of the gun will give players a field advantage of shooting farther distances than shorter length guns. Being the traditional hand guards have been replaced with a cutting edge metal RIS, it includes nylon fiber rail covers that slide onto the rails to give the shooter a comfortable place to grip the weapon. With its full size fixed stock the user has a solid support to shoulder the weapon. It utilizes the popular Version 2 gearbox design featuring a full metal gearbox with metal bushings and gears to give you 350 FPS of power for each shot. Sling points can be found at the base of the stock and front of the gun for slings, while a PEQ box is included which houses the battery so you may simply connect and disconnect its battery quickly without opening up the gun. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,834 |
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STWC Holdings, Inc. (OTC Markets: STWC) (Strainwise), a leading cannabis advisory, service provider and national retail brand, announced today that it has retained Hayden IR, a national investor relations consulting firm, to implement a strategic investor relations program grounded in best practices. Hayden IR will work to raise STWC Holdings' visibility within the investment community by strengthening its relationships and increasing awareness with the goal of ultimately enhancing shareholder value.Erin Phillips, chief executive officer of STWC, said the company's recent growth made the timing ideal for the addition of an investment relations partner."It's rewarding to see the growth of legal medical and recreational marijuana sales across the country and into Canada," Phillips said. "We are excited about our strong, ground-level position within the industry. We think Hayden IR can help take us to the next level, especially in terms of the way we make our investors aware of the Strainwise story."Hayden IR (www.HaydenIR.com) is a highly regarded investor relations consulting firm known for its ability to connect underfollowed and undervalued emerging growth companies with sophisticated institutional investors, buy-side and sell-side analysts, retail brokerage firms and accredited individual investors. Leveraging decades of cumulative experience, Hayden IR develops strategies to help clients effectively communicate with the investment community and works to increase their exposure through targeted outreach and transparent positioning. Hayden IR helps public companies deliver the right message to the right audience. Over time, Hayden IR helps its clients navigate up the Wall Street value chain and to help them secure a reasonable valuation by broadening their audience, expanding institutional ownership and ensuring clear, consistent communication with the public.About STWC Holdings, Inc. | {'redpajama_set_name': 'RedPajamaC4'} | 1,835 |
Office Space: Australia constructs skyscrapers for a workforce stuck at house
SYDNEY (Reuters) – It was billed by the government as a kickstart to the coronavirus-stricken economy of Australia's most significant city: a brand-new tech center in a forest of skyscrapers built over 24 hectares (59 acres) of railyards in downtown Sydney.
FILE PHOTO: Office building windows are seen amidst the easing of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) restrictions in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3,2020 REUTERS/Loren Elliott
However with offices largely empty as employees stay home, the task may flood the city with commercial floorspace, putting more pressure on property managers already struggling to fill the void, industry sources state.
Sydney currently has 500,000 square metres of brand-new workplaces due for completion in the next 4 years, according to market data – not much less than London, which has double the population.
The brand-new tech center, led by workplace huge Dexus ( DXS.AX) and Singapore's Frasers Centrepoint Trust ( FCRT.SI), with local innovation star Atlassian Plc ( TEAM.O) as an anchor tenant, would increase Sydney's new available floorspace by half once again when finished in2025
" I do not think anyone can say with certainty what sort of need they're going to be met in 2024, 2025," stated Anneke Thompson, the local head of research at Colliers ( CIGI.TO), describing the task.
" Sydney and Melbourne … have got projects that have been developed for several years now and they will reach completion. They will add quite a bit of supply to the marketplace, and the supply that leaves … will most likely take longer than what we expected to lease up."
6 months earlier, Colliers anticipated Sydney CBD workplace jobs would peak at 6.8%in 2024, from 3.7%then. Now it states vacancies might strike 10%two years sooner, thanks to COVID-19
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc ( JLL.N), which manages 480 workplace obstructs nationwide, projected Sydney occupancy as low as one-fifth in July.
" Some organisations are starting to put some area on the market which's a direct function of the pandemic, however I believe there's a lot who are still getting their heads around things," stated JLL's regional head of workplace leasing, Tim O'Connor.
Dexus declined to comment. The New South Wales state government, which approved the brand-new job, did not react to a Reuters request for comment.
A Frasers Centrepoint representative stated there was "strong interest" from tech companies for the precinct, with the capacity for the advancement to be staged in line with market demand.
Atlassian has actually not devoted to a quantity of floorspace in the new construct. Its co-CEO Scott Farquhar said in an e-mail that "even with an extremely dispersed labor force, we'll require a place to come together", including "we can develop this area especially for these brand-new ways of working."
LOW RENT
Because February, some of the biggest stock declines are property managers of brick-and-mortar retailers as lockdowns halted physical commerce.
Shares of shopping center giants Scentre Group ( SCG.AX) and Vicinity Centres ( VCX.AX) are down about 44%, while workplace landlords like Dexus and GPT Group ( GPT.AX) are down better to 30%. The more comprehensive market is off by 16%.
However investors now fear the office sell-off will last longer as numerous employees adapt to, and enjoy, working from home.
" We're going into economic downturn, it's going to be tougher, tenant need has actually currently been dropping, and now you have actually got this brand-new thing to think of which is work from home," stated Grant Berry, a fund manager who specialises in property stocks for SG Hiscock.
For now, business tenants waiting on brand-new offices state they are sticking to their plans. And even if they have fewer staff in the office, home lessors say they may need more floorspace per individual due to social distancing guidelines.
Software application giant Salesforce.Com Inc ( CRM.N) said it still desires 24 floorings of a brand-new harbourside tower in2022 Expert Deloitte said there was no modification to its plan to inhabit another new tower close by, regardless of shedding 7%of its Australian staff.
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National Australia Bank Ltd ( NAB.AX) says it is on course to lease almost half a new city tower next year.
Tim Brown, managing director of fund supervisor BlackWall Ltd ( BWF.AX), which cancelled a spin-off listing of a shared office management business, pointing out COVID, said he was taking a look at an investment near to the planned tech hub regardless of concerns about the results of working from home.The reason: a big name anchor occupant.
" It could well we be the hangoffs from the Atlassian lease there are so big that it can soak up and justify any big amount of office space down there," Brown stated.
Reporting by Byron Kaye; Modifying by Lincoln Banquet.
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Q: Node.js какую версию установить? Всем привет! На linux mint установила Node.js версия - 8.10, потом узнала, что последняя версия 10.16.3, а как обновить версию не понятно, инф не нашла. Можно ли работать на старой версии?
A: У вас в минт есть snap?
Уверен, что если не предустановлен, то можно установить через apt.
Попробуйте установить через snap.
sudo snap install node --classic --channel=10
потом, если захотите перейти на новую версию, это можно сделать так
sudo snap refresh node --channel=12
A: Получилось установить нужную версию с помощью nvm. Ссылка с описанием: https://tecadmin.net/install-nodejs-with-nvm/
A: Работать с 8 версией для каких целей?
Для обучения вполне возможно.
Чтобы установить определенную версию ноды, сначала нужно сообщить системе, из репозитория с какой версией вы хотите качать пакет.
Для этого нужно выполнить команду:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_<КАКУЮ ХОТИТЕ ВЕРСИЮ> | sudo -E bash -
например
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
После этого можно устанавливать
sudo apt install nodejs
или если уже установлена скажем 8 версия, можно просто обновить пакет
sudo apt upgrade -y nodejs
если потом захотите перейти на следующую версию, то обновляете запись с репозиторием и снова обновляете пакет:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt upgrade -y nodejs
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Do you know all you can about cell phones? A lot of men and women do not. It really is tough to know every thing due to the fact there is so considerably to know about cell telephone functionality. This post has some excellent ideas that will creating using your cell mobile phone a significantly greater knowledge.
Be sure that when you have a cell phone that you reset it from time to time so the memory receives cleared from when you use applications. Do this a number of moments a 7 days at least in purchase to maintain your mobile phone functioning effortlessly.
If your mobile phone gets dropped into drinking water, do not stress and feel that it is ruined. Just get the battery out and put it into a bowl total of rice. Carrying out so soaks up extra moisture that may possibly have seeped into your smartphone.
Be cautious if you watch video clips using LTE or 4G indicators. Your telephone strategy may have a month to month information allowance. You could run through your limit and rack up sizable expenses without having even noticing it. Seem for a new program if you often go more than.
Try out to avoid using details providers that appear with a charge. You can dial 800-411-Totally free. This will permit you to get some info soon after you hear to an advertisement that's quick.
If you have a smartphone, you no doubt use it all working day lengthy. Be confident to restart your smartphone on a normal basis. Sensible telephones are truly just mini personal computers. If you periodically restart the gadget, your smartphone operates much more efficiently and with out consuming excessive memory. If you change off your cellphone a couple occasions a week, you should see a large various in its performance.
Being up to day on cell phones is certainly a problem! With any luck ,, you have realized some factors here that will assist you appreciate whichever mobile telephone you are employing. This may possibly look difficult, but with the correct tips and approach, you can get far more from your system so you can appreciate it.
Are you a person that is aware of absolutely nothing about mobile phones? Probably you have an older cellphone and want an upgraded 1? If you have no notion what features you want, this can be a puzzling approach in fact. This guidebook will give you guidelines on the things you require to know about mobile phones.
Electricity down your cell mobile phone from time to time. This will help your phone to perform its best.
Cautious about viewing video clip when you are employing 4G or LTE signal. Your phone prepare may have a month-to-month info allowance. Videos use up a good deal of info, so you might have surprising fees. If you discover that you regularly exceed your limitations, it may be worthwhile to look into a different prepare.
If you have a mobile phone and need to get information, you shouldn't pay out for the charges that go with that sort of point. Try dialing one-800-411-Free. You'll get the info you happen to be hunting for soon after you listen to a brief ad.
Know that your smartphone will sluggish down as it receives older. There is truth in the truth that computer software updates can maintain these telephones current for a while. The issue is that newer phones at some point come out with far more powerful updates. It is feasible that it will not even be ready to manage the upgrades at some level.
Is your battery life also quick? It really is probably that your sign is minimal. A weak sign spots a significant drain on the battery. When your telephone isn't really in use, maintain it out of places that lack powerful signals.
There's a whole lot to understand about how mobile phones perform. This report experienced some of the basic data you essential to know to get started. Go back more than it as necessary to refresh your recollection. Then appear for the programs and attributes you require on your telephone.
Is any individual these times without having a mobile phone? Many men and women have mobile phones and lots of them have smartphones. Read on to learn how to use yours far better.
Restart your mobile phone every now and then to clear its memory. This makes certain it runs quickly and accurately.
Will not assume your phone is damaged if you drop it in liquid. Get the battery out and place your cellphone in a bag with rice. This pulls the humidity from the telephone.
Keep in mind that cell telephones tend to get rid of pace as they get more mature. Updating software can reduce this troubles. But, new telephones have accessibility to far more potent updates than outdated ones. In a pair of a long time, you may possibly find that upgrades are not going to aid an old phone.
Your smartphone is most likely regularly in use. Swap them off occasionally. Smart telephones are really just mini personal computers. You will want it to get restarted as soon as in a although. Restarting two or 3 instances for every 7 days can make your smartphone perform a lot greater.
Does your cellphone battery go useless simply? You could have a weak sign. Weak indicators can drain batteries. If you are not going to use your mobile phone, in no way area it someplace with a weak signal, like your closet or drawer.
Make confident you truly require a smartphone ahead of you really acquire one. They price a great deal, but provide many characteristics. But, particular folks only call for a cell mobile phone for creating calls. If this is what you are like, then you shouldn't get a smartphone simply because it expenses much more and that may be undesirable for you. This just could not be a good selection.
Right now you will notice that mobile telephones are just about almost everywhere. Probabilities are, not subject in which you go, you will see an individual with 1. If you are conversing about mobile phones, there are numerous issues that you could locate out about them by means of this write-up. Take the items you went in excess of and you can use it properly.
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Burgenland, Austria
Austria's sweet wines are among the best in the world, led by the Kracher winery. - Wine Spectator
It's no secret that the Kracher wines are some of the most widely respected in the world among sommeliers, collectors, and wine writers. When Bowler started to distribute the wines in New York, we were excited to learn more from Gerhard Kracher about the regions history and his family's rise to fame.
Weinlaubenhof Kracher is in Burgenland, an hour southeast of Vienna and near the Lake Neusiedl. Driving through his vineyards, which are within the National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel, just three kilometers from the shore, the main attraction in the area is the lake itself. It's nearly 22 miles long, and very shallow, less than six feet deep at its deepest point. The influence of the lake and the Pannonian climate (low precipitation, hot summers and moderately cold winters) create a very special micro-climate, with fog occurring regularly in the fall; these conditions are ideal for the development of botrytis cinerea, the famous "noble rot".
Kracher explained that his area on the east side of the lake did not have a history of making sweet wines until after World War II. Sweet wines are made on both sides of the lake, west and east, but historically, the west side was more succesful because of the proximity to the rest of Austria and the west has made sweet wines for a hundred years. The east side, where the Kracher winery is located, is isolated by the lake and the border with Hungary. Gerhard's grandfather, Alois Sr., was a pioneer for making sweet wines east of the lake and today, the east is considered the best area for making sweet wine. This area is very flat and sandy, with a gravelly subsoil. The sand goes up to four meters deep in some areas. On the east side, in addition to the Lake Neusiedl, there are twenty or so smaller lakes. These smaller lakes are so small that sometimes they dry up in the summer. There soil has such a high mineral content that you can see a build up of salt and minerals left behind where the lakes dry up. This explains the salty freshness on the finish of the sweet wines; it comes right from the terroir.
Today, Kracher owns 35 hectares total spread over 89 plots. In the vineyards, Kracher follows sustainable farming and has never used herbicides. The vineyards are planted at a high density to lower yields, which gives the wines more concentration and complexity. Traditional varieties are planted—40% Welschriesling , 20% Chardonnay, and the balance is mostly Traminer, Pinot Blanc, and Scheurebe. Welschriesling and Chardonnay were brought to the area two hundred years ago by monks. All of the Welschriesling is is propogated from a vineyard planted by Alois Kracher in 1959.
Eighty-five percent of their wines are sweet. Auslese normally has 75-90g/L residual sugar; Beerenauslese has 110-135 g/L RS; and Trockenbeerenauslese 140+ g/L. Kracher also makes some dry wines now, notably, an excellent Grauburgunder, labeled Pinot Gris. The Pinot Gris mostly comes from vineyards that they own and also some leased vineyards.
Kracher built a new winery in 2014 that is run entirely on solar power. At harvest, the grapes are strictly sorted according to ripeness and each plot is vinified in it's own tank. Fermentations are long and slow with natural yeasts in stainless steel or large oak barrels depending on the cuvée. Before bottling, each vintage blend is determined by blind tasting. The goal is to capture the balance of acidity, luscious fruit, and the complexity of this very special micro-climate.
2015 was the hottest summer on record in Burgenland, with two weeks of daytime highs that topped 104 Fahrenheit. Fortunately, the best years for sweet wine are warm, allowing botrytis to come quickly before the acidity begins to drop. 2015 is one of the best vintages for TBA's in a generation. In 2016, 85% of the harvest was lost because of frost damage in the spring. 2017 and 2018 were both warm vintages and very good for sweet wines.
DB3701-17 Auslese
2017 White blend (mostly Chardonnay)
NEW YORK ONLY. 60% Chardonnay, 40% Welschriesling. Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks for 11 months.
DB5456-17
94 JS Beerenauslese
2017 White Blend- mostly Welschriesling
NEW YORK ONLY. Because of the proximity to the surrounding, shallow lakes, the beerenauslese has 85 - 90% botrytis in 2017.... Read More
DB3700-17 Pinot Gris Trocken
2017 Pinot Gris
NEW YORK ONLY. Although, Kracher is well-known for their sweet wines, they also make exceptional dry wines as well. One of our... Read More
93 WA TBA Collection #1 Rosenmuskateller Nouvelle Vague
2015 Rosenmuskateller
NEW YORK ONLY.
95 WA, 91 WS TBA Collection #6 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague
NEW YORK ONLY. A blend of Chardonnay (70%) and Welschriesling (30%) that was barrel-fermented and aged in a 1,000L oak vat for 18... Read More
93 WS TBA Collection #9 Muskat Ottonel
DB3703-16 Zweigelt Beerenauslese
2016 Zweigelt
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Going through the old photos, I found these from the fair I went to, stifling hot, piled high with old kit and interesting machines. I met Witchy from Binary Dinosaurs, to whom I've sold old BT crap, and chatted to a guy who is trying to restore the data from the 1986 Domesday Project, to which my school contributed local photos and information. Fascinating stuff.
This was actually Stargate, but it's almost the same.
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Michael Ullman
CHICO FREEMAN: Chico
Chico Freeman, tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet; Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Steve McCall, drums; Tito Sampa, percussion
India Navigation IN 1031 (LP/CD). 1977. AAA/ AAD.
I might have chosen Chico Freeman's late-'70s recording Spirit Sensitive, which has been reissued by Analogue Productions; or Freeman's more recent India Navigation disc, Still Sensitive. What Chico offers here is a more wide-open framework for improvisation, beginning with his long duet with bassist Cecil McBee on "Moments." Freeman's tenor sax is clear and full of body: he has presence. So does McBee's bass---this is one of McBee's greatest records, and the one that best captures his sound. Freeman's bass clarinet playing is a bonus. I'm something of a bass clarinet junkie: The complex but controlled, crying sound of the instrument seems so human. I considered The Intimate Ellington (Pablo 2310-787) for this issue merely for the astonishingly vivid sound of Harry Carney's bass clarinet on the wonderfully simple blues "Intimate Interlude." A masterpiece both as music and as a recording, "Intimate Interlude" was only one cut, though, and most of the others weren't up to the "dying-for" standard. Chico is: a wonderfully recorded small-band session of vividly played, lyrical, often free jazz, it's a winner both on LP and on the recent CD.
ELLA FITZGERALD: Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; Paul Smith, piano
Verve V-4043 (LP). 1960. AAA.
What I mostly remember about the soddenly confusing movie Let No Man Write My Epitaph is, of course, the presence of Ella Fitzgerald. Was she there because, in the producer's mind, jazz and the drug-drenched world of the movie seemed to go together? Or was Ella included just to add a touch of class? (Remember Carmen McRae in Hotel?) Anyway, I bought the record, and Ella's intimate, supple renditions of some of the best Tin Pan Alley love songs has made it one of my favorites. The recording captures every nuance of her voice, its sudden vibrato, occasional expressive hoarseness, its warmth and essential cheerfulness. There's none of the showboating here that I find disturbing in some of her live performances. Singing "Black Coffee" at a crawling tempo, she still swings, but lightly. I'm listening to the wonderful Classic Records reissue---like the original, it presents Ella and accompanist Paul Smith so convincingly they seem right in the room. There are slight flaws---like the weird momentary resonance at the beginning of "Melancholy Baby"---but who cares? I heard Ella Fitzgerald live several times when she didn't sound this good---or this "real."
Stephen Francis Vasta
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony 5
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
Teldec 94557-2 (CD only). 1996. Martin Fouqué, prod.; Eberhard Sengpiel, eng. DDD. TT: 45:27
Though Mstislav Rostropovich's previous recording of this symphony with the same orchestra (DG 2532 076, LP) preserved a distinctive, personalized interpretation, this equally insightful remake is better recorded and more confidently executed. From the eerie, vibratoless violins of the opening, through the Adagio's sustained breadth, to the incisive, tightly disciplined Finale, the conductor freshly considers every phrase with respect to balance, dynamics, and expressive intent. The music thus encompasses a broad range of emotions, but all within a straightforward, cohesive framework, never indulgently. The symphony by itself on a CD isn't the greatest buy, but if you love the music, you'll find this a worthwhile journey---one of the four or five really essential performances around.
FIBICH: Symphony 1
SMETANA: Selections from Má Vlast
Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chandos CHAN 9230 (CD only). 1996. Ralph Couzens, Charles Greenwell, prods.; Dan Dene, Robert Shafer, engs. DDD. TT: 60:07
Beautiful, in fact breathtaking, astonishingly gorgeous. The Bohemian Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) shares with his better-known contemporary Dvorák a gift for melody, tossing off appealing, colorfully orchestrated tunes in almost bewildering profusion. In Symphony 1, Neeme Järvi maintains a consistent forward flow, springs the rhythms nicely, and shapes phrases with point, making it sound like one of the great masterpieces of Slavonic music. The first two installments of Smetana's patriotic cycle here sound freshly minted: Vysehrad unfolds majestically, while Vltava is simply magnificent---steadily flowing, with an unusually dancelike central section. Chandos's recording is a bit bigger than life, but the luscious sonorities are certainly seductive, and inner detail registers without obvious spotlighting. Given Järvi's proclivities for recording music in big batches, I'm looking forward to further installments of a complete Fibich cycle (and a complete Má Vlast).
J.P. Wearing
VERDI: Requiem, Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano; Christa Ludwig, mezzo; Nicolai Gedda, tenor; Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass; Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
EMI CDCB 47257 2 (2 CDs only). 1964. NOT LISTED, eng. ADD. TT: 2:07:38
At my hopefully very distant wake, I'm having Giulini's version of Verdi's Requiem played. Even after 33 years, it really is that good, and remains the absolute yardstick for all other performances. Giulini is at one with Verdi's score, and provides a thoroughly idiomatic interpretation. Soloists, choir, and orchestra are magnificent, giving almost unbelievably dramatic and committed performances. Even Schwarzkopf's quirky vocalizations are endearing. The one blemish is the occasionally distorted sound. There are other fine recordings, but they simply cannot supplant Giulini's sublime and visceral account in my affections. It'll be a grand send-off.
MAHLER: Symphony 8
Heather Harper, soprano; Lucia Popp, soprano; Arleen Augér, soprano; Yvonne Minton, alto; Helen Watts, alto; René Kollo, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; Martti Talvela, bass; Vienna State Opera Chorus, Singverein Chorus, Vienna Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
London 414 493-2 (2 CDs only). 1972. NOT LISTED, eng. ADD. TT: 79:34
Everything about Mahler's Eighth is stunning---its composition in 10 weeks, its innovative content, and the numbers required for performance. It also needs a conductor with an architectural vision to bring its musical, philosophical, and dramatic elements together coherently. Solti is such a visionary. His dynamism is sustained through to the inspirational climax of Part Two. Solti is here blessed with eight exceptional soloists, and equally top-notch choirs and orchestra, all of which respond to his every demand. The amazing 1971 sound is as good on CD. Just crank up your gear, rattle the windows, shake up the neighbors, and create your own superlatives.
Barry Willis
STAN GETZ/JOAO GILBERTO: Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Joao Gilberto, guitar, vocals; Antonio Carlos Jobim, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Milton Banana, drums; Astrud Gilberto, vocals
Verve 810 048-2 (CD only). Creed Taylor, prod.; Phil Ramone, Val Valentin, engs. AAD. 1963. TT: 33:25
STAN GETZ/CHARLIE BYRD: Jazz Samba
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Charlie Byrd, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Gene Byrd, bass, guitar; Buddy Deppenschmidt, Bill Reichenbach, drums
Verve 810 061-2 (CD only). Creed Taylor, prod.; Ed Green, eng. AAD. 1962. TT: 33:29
A two-in-one entry: conjoined twins may have different names, but the same blood circulates in their bodies. Brazilian jazz took the world by storm in the wake of the phenomenal film Black Orpheus, winner at the 1959 Cannes film festival. In the 1960s these recordings were in heavy rotation on the turntables of jazzheads on every side of the Iron Curtain, and for good reasons: "Desafinado," "Corcovado," "Samba de Una Nota Solo," "Samba Triste," "Vivo Sohando," and the immortal "Girl from Ipanema."
Jazz Samba was recorded in audio verite by Ed Green at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC in February 1962. Getz/Gilberto is a studio recording from the following year by Phil Ramone, who wisely abandoned his "wall of sound" technique for a warm, intimate acoustic. R2D4 fans: You read this feature to build a respectable music library. These recordings are must-haves! Free of irony and self-conscious posturing, this is the theme music of a period that was in many ways far hipper than anything since. Japanese purist-audiophile LP pressings were available in the mid-'80s; an LP of Jazz Samba is available on DCC Compact Classics LPZ-2011. Play through tubes for greater authenticity. (Getz/Gilberto, XVII-12, XVIII-2, 3; Jazz Samba, XVIII-3, XIX-3)
ELLA FITZGERALD/LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Ella and Louis
Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocals; Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Buddy Rich, drums
Verve 825 373-2 (CD only). Norman Granz, prod.; Val Valentin, eng.; Dennis Drake, digital remastering. ADD. 1956. TT: 54:20
Set the wayback machine for a more innocent time: August 16, 1956. Caught at the top of their game, Louis, Ella, and their quartet of ace musicians gently swing through 11 wonderful old standards by Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, the Gershwin brothers, and others. Some of the original tape hiss survives on the CD, but the fi is hi, warm, balmy, and enormously reassuring. The performers seem to be having a genuinely great time playing genuinely great music: Love graces every note. Can anyone sit through "A Foggy Day," "The Nearness of You," or "Cheek to Cheek" and remain unhappy?
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Days of Our Lives Preview: Xander and Sarah Marry — and Maggie Confronts Jennifer — Before the NBC Soap Moves to Peacock
Dustin Cushman
Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
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When you are family, the love never ends.
In the latest Days of Our Lives preview for the week of September 5 – 9, Maggie confronts Jennifer with a bottle of pills. Read about the details and watch the latest preview below.
Sonny was rushed to the hospital after Leo, and Chad, found him stabbed in the back in his office. It looked pretty bad for Leo, who realized he was being framed for Abby, and now possibly Sonny's, murder. Coming up, Will sits by Sonny's side in the hospital as Justin begs his son to come back to them.
Abby's murder has hit her loved ones pretty hard. However, until now, nobody realized how much trouble Jennifer has had coping with her daughter's death. This week, Maggie confronts Jennifer with a pill bottle and asks how many of these she's taken. Jennifer cries and they embrace.
After all that Kristen and Gwen put them through to keep them apart, Xander and Sarah's big day finally arrives. Xander tells Sarah that she's the best thing that's ever happened to him. They kiss, and are married in the Horton family home by none other than Maggie!
As the promo highlighting Days of Our Lives' final week on NBC before it moves to Peacock concludes, something has Paulina and Abe thrilled. Has Abe decided to run for governor? And proving romance never dies, John feeds Marlena her favorite dessert, strawberries with whipped cream.
Take a look at our gallery below of daytime couples that were teased but never happened.
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<p>As she discovered for herself, "They're real, and they're spectacular." But, although the duo passed their chemistry test in 2019, the result was… nada. Nothing. Zilch.</p>
Image: John Paschal/JPI
<p>A single ill-advised kiss in 2015 was as far as Michael's wife and Lily's husband got before irate fans got him swerved back into his usual "Lane."</p>
Image: Sean Smith/JPI
<p>We saw the potential in the General Hospital staffers' pairing. And they might've, too, if only she'd turned around. "He's behind you," we yelled at the TV. To no avail.</p>
Image: Jill Johnson/JPI
<p>Whether we felt like we were cheating on "Cin" as we did it, we couldn't help but kinda root for Ciara's "widower" to look at her niece as more than a friend.</p>
Image: Aaron Montgomery/JPI
<p>Now that she's married both of his sons — and they had a regrettable one-night stand — the ick factor may be too great for these two to ever really make like that candle and catch fire.</p>
<p>One kiss in 2010 was all we needed to tell us that we wanted to see more. It was random, it was hot, and it left us as intoxicated as two of those martinis might have.</p>
<p>Why the show threw cold water on Kiki's parents, we'll go to our grave not understanding. They burned more brightly than many a flame-thrower.</p>
<p>Yes, Abe, <em>this</em> is how tightly you should have held on. Instead, he loosened his grip, and their relationship was sunk just as we were shipping them the hardest.</p>
<p>The affair between Brooke's sister and "destiny" (then Ronn Moss) began and ended so fast, he didn't even have time to pull out his signature move: proposing way too soon.</p>
<p>Here, the coulda-been-a-supercouple demonstrate our reaction to the show's treatment of their pairing as a disposable afterthought. "Boo" to that and also "hiss."</p>
Image: Paul Skipper/JPI
<p>Why? Why did her childhood crush never mature into anything more? We can't imagine and don't much care to. We'd prefer to daydream about what could've been.</p>
<p>"Hey, wait a minute… Is that our chance at an actual storyline together slipping out the exit?" Sadly, it was.</p>
<p>Don't look so skeptical, Pam. You — and the show — may have forgotten when you were smitten with Stephanie's husband. But we haven't.</p>
<p>In 2018, the one-man kissing booth, in his quest to test-drive every pair of lips in Genoa City, laid one on Victoria. Aand… ? Nothing came of it but this steamy commemorative photo.</p>
Image: Chris D/JPI
<p>Despite the steam that rose off them anytime they touched, their romance was so fleeting that their first dance could've doubled as their last.</p>
<p>Hard as it was to compete with "WilSon," "WilSon," "WilSon," these two were like a bedtime story that never quite got told in full. Maybe there will be a next chapter?</p>
Image: Howard Wise/JPI (2)
<p>"Sick" is such a frustrating near-pairing that we don't even have a good picture of them together. And at the rate the show is going, we may <em>never</em> have a good picture of them together!</p>
<p>"Liason" fans have long been understandably irked that she got a more substantial story arc with the fake Jason (his twin brother, Drew) than with the real McCoy.</p>
<p>Somehow, Sami's ex and her half sister's flirtation lasted only long enough in 2022 for her to catch them like this. Which, OK, in a way was worth it.</p>
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<p>We were eager to see where their friendship was going in 2019. Or at least we were until we found out that the answer was "absolutely nowhere."</p>
Image: Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
<p>Unlike so many of daytime's illicit lovers, Lucky's half brother (then Tyler Christopher) and his sometime sister-in-law were actually split up once their affair was revealed.</p>
<p>To illustrate for her bedmate how small the chances of them having a lasting relationship were in 2013, she produced a teensy vial in which those chances would fit. He still didn't get it. Neither did we.</p>
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<p>When Michelle Stafford returned to her role in 2019, the show perfectly positioned Nick's ex and his half brother on the game board for an affair — then quickly moved the pieces away from one another.</p>
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Technology trailblazers
Luca Maestri, SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Apple
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Todd Brady, Director, Global Public Affairs, Intel Corp
Nitin Jain, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Director of Finance & Strategy, Cisco
Brad Mallard, VP Chief Technology Officer, Digital Services, Fujitsu
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Safra Catz, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Oracle
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Mary Haigh, Chief Information Security Officer, BAE Systems
Jose Munoz, Global Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor Company
Masaaki Tsuya, Global Chief Executive Officer, Bridgestone Japan
Eduardo Bellido, Chief Executive Officer, Thales Alenia Spain
Hanne Søndergaard, EVP Innovation and Sustainability Arla Foods
Arno Storm, Chief Operating Officer APM Terminals (Maersk)
Hanif Mashal, Chief Technology Officer LM Windpower (GE Renewable Energy)
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Asif Sadiq, Former VP, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Adidas
Edmond Mesrobia, Chief Technology Officer, Nordstrom
Morten Holm Christiansen, Chief Information and Technology Officer, Coop Denmark
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Chris Daly, VP of Sustainability, PepsiCo
Leading lights in Life Sciences
Denise Chamberlain, Senior Executive Healthcare Finance Leader, Edward Elmhurst Health
Steve Bates, Chief Executive, UK Bioindustry Association
Roberto Gradnik, Chief Executive Officer, Ixaltis
Adrian van den Hoven, Director General, Medicines for Europe
Clive Page, Professor of Pharmacology, King's College London
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Lord Deben, Former Secretary of State for Environment, The Climate Change Committee
Ivan Ivanov, Head of Occupational and Workplace Health, World Health Organisation
Therese McMillan, Chief Planning Officer, LA Metropolitan Transport Commission
Tanya Steele, Chief Executive Officer, WWF UK
Hala Audi, Chief Executive Officer, The Trinity Challenge
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Dr Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Academics and analysts
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Update on Pope's Condition
From the Vatican Information Service:
"The Holy Father's post-operative phase is taking place without complications.
"His general condition and biological parameters continue to be good.
"The Holy Father is eating regularly, spends some hours in an armchair and has begun exercises to rehabilitate breathing and phonation.
"The next communique will be on Thursday, March 3."
Posted by Michael Dubruiel at 28.2.05 Links to this post
Pope Appears at Window, Blesses Crowrd
From ABC News: Pope Appears at Window; Aide Says Blessing for Him:
A weak Pope John Paul made a surprise appearance at his hospital window Sunday, reassuring Catholics around the world as an aide miles away at the Vatican presided for the first time at his weekly blessing.
Looking stiff and awkward, the 84-year-old Pope waved twice from the 10th floor window of the Gemelli hospital before aides wheeled his chair away.
He appeared for about two minutes with the windows closed and made the sign of the cross toward a small group of people below, some of whom broke into tears when they saw him.
The Angelus prayer usually takes place wherever the Pope is at noon Sunday. For John Paul to be elsewhere was a first in a 26-year-old papacy.
Still, the sight of the Pope, weak as he was, comforted the faithful. It was the first time he has been seen in public since he was rushed to hospital Thursday morning with acute breathing problems that necessitated a tracheotomy.
"I saw his hand raised. I'm telling you, I had faith. I'd been praying he'd come. The world still needs this Pope. I hope we'll see much more of him in the future," said Laura Tosti, an Italian waiting outside, her eyes welling up with tears. Minutes before the Pope appeared at the window, Archbishop Leonardo Sandri read his address for him in St. Peter's Square and delivered a blessing that he stressed was "in the name of the Holy Father."
Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem
From The Prayer of St. Ephrem:
"[The Prayer of St. Ephrem is taken in the Byzantine Church during the Liturgy of the Presanctified (Liturgy of Pope St. Gregory the Great, taken by both Catholic and Orthodox alike during this period), during all services of the Divine Office during Lent and at various other times during the day - recommended at morning, noon, evening - upon arising and before retiring for the night.]
{Making a prostration}
O LORD, Master of my life, grant that I may not be infected with the spirit of slothfulness and inquisitiveness, with the spirit of ambition and vain talking.
Grant instead to me, your servant, the spirit of purity and of humility, the spirit of patience and neighborly love.
{Making a third prostration}
O Lord and King, grant me the grace of being aware of my sins and of not thinking evil of those of my brethren.
For you are blessed, now and ever, and forever.
Lord Jesus Christ, King of Kings, You have power over life and death. You know what is secret and hidden, and neither our thoughts nor our feelings are concealed from You. Cure me of duplicity; I have done evil before You. Now my life declines from day to day and my sins increase. O Lord, God of souls and bodies, You know the extreme frailty of my soul and my flesh. Grant me strength in my weakness, O Lord, and sustain me in my misery. Give me a grateful soul that I may never cease to recall Your benefits, O Lord most bountiful. Be not mindful of my many sins, but forgive me all my misdeeds. O Lord, disdain not my prayer - the prayer of a wretched sinner; sustain me with Your grace until the end, that it may protect me as in the past. It is Your grace which has taught me wisdom; blessed are they who follow her ways, for they shall receive the crown of glory. In spite of my unworthiness, I praise You and I glorify You, O Lord, for Your mercy to me is without limit. You have been my help and my protection. May the name of Your majesty be praised forever. To you, our God, be glory. Amen."
Pope Will Live ...according to prophetic stone
From Herald Sun: Stone carving says Pope will live [26feb05]:
"A STONE carving in one of Rome's biggest cathedrals may know what millions of Catholics around the world have been fretting about for the past two days: Will Pope John Paul II survive his latest health crisis?
The carved marble monument to Pope Sylvester II, who ruled the Catholic church 1000 years ago, is said to moisten when the death of a pontiff is imminent.
Today, a priest touched the carving in Rome's Basilica of Saint John Lateran and confirmed it was dry - good news for the Pope, who underwent throat surgery yesterday after being rushed to hospital with breathing problems."
Vision of Saint John Bosco and Pope John Paul II
Thanks to www.gospa.orgfor posting this:
"In a vision, the Lord showed St. John Bosco the dangers threatening the Church. He saw the Church, Ship of Peter, surrounded by a loyal flotilla, locked in mortal combat with superior forces which repeatedly brought it to the edge of annihilation. At a crucial moment, the Holy Father fell mortally wounded. The enemy, sensing victory, closed in for the kill.
Suddenly two columns surged from the depths of the ocean. One was surmounted by a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament-:'Salvation of Believers;' the other by a statue of Mary Immaculate - 'The Help of Christians.'
The sight of the columns and the election of a new Pope caused the enemy to unleash a last blistering attack to prevent the Pontiff from anchoring the Church between the two pillars. The assailant's plan failed, and their attack turned into a rout and total disaster.
The Pope and his faithful defenders found safety anchored between the two columns. The winds subsided and the sea grew calm. The victory was complete."
Now think to two things that Pope John Paul II has done since the year 2000: given us new mysteries of the rosary and reawakened devotion to Mary in the process and written a beautiful encyclical on the Eucharist and declared a Year of the Eucharist. This will be his lasting legacy!
Pope-"What have they done to me?"
I've heard from a few people I know in Rome who claim that they have talked to "inside" people who are very close to the pope who've said in hushed tones "this is the end." Having said that I doubt they know what they are talking about--only God knows when the "end" of any of us will occur.
From Yahoo! News - Pope Breathing Unassisted, Advised Not to Speak:
"Navarro-Valls said that when he awoke from surgery the Pope asked for paper and wrote jokingly: 'What have they done to me.'
He also scribbled his Latin motto 'Totus Tuus,' (totally yours), a phrase about his devotion to the Mother of God. "
Blasphemy on Network Television
I didn't see this, but I think Donohue is being a little too forgiving with the priest in question. Even though to the viewer these "real life" episodes can seem natural--there is nothing natural about the lighting and television cameras that follow these people around. Why would a priest allow this at a funeral in the first place? Why wouldn't he take the time to educate himself on the characters and nature of the program? How would he not recognize a "host" from a cracker?
From CATHOLIC LEAGUE for Religious and Civil Rights:
"During the February 22 episode of the NBC-TV sitcom, "Committed," two non-Catholics are mistakenly given Holy Communion at a Catholic funeral Mass. Nate, who is Jewish, and Bowie, a Protestant, don't know what to do with the Eucharist, so they make several failed attempts to get rid of it. For example, they try slipping it into the pocket of a priest, dropping it on a tray of cheese and crackers, etc.
At one point, the priest, who is portrayed as not knowing the difference between the Host and a cracker, goes to grab the "cracker" from a tray of appetizers; he initially balks when he discovers that it is the last one. Then he changes his mind, saying, "Oh, what the hell." By far the most offensive scene occurs when Nate and Bowie accidentally flush what they think is the Host down the toilet. "
Meanwhile on the Anglican Front--Schism
From Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Church faces schism today:
"The worldwide Anglican communion was heading for an unprecedented schism last night as its member churches in the US and Canada were asked to withdraw from intercommunal gatherings following the rift over homosexuality.
In a six-page communique, issued late last night following earlier leaks to the Guardian and other newspapers, the primates of the 78 million-strong Anglican church, attending a meeting in Northern Ireland, agreed to call upon the US and Canadian churches to withdraw voluntarily for at least three years.
Their representatives will not be invited to church meetings for that period. It was unclear whether the churches will be offered a form of associate or lesser status in the communion in the meantime.
The statement said that 'in order to recognise "
Vatican Satement on Pope John Paul's Health
From Reuters AlertNet - Vatican statement on Pope John Paul's health:
"'The Holy Father spent a night of tranquil rest. This morning he ate breakfast with a good appetite.
The post-operative situation continues regularly.
He is breathing on his own and cardio-circulatory conditions remain good.
Upon the advice of his doctors, the Pope must not speak for several days so as to favour the recovery of the functions of the larynx.
A new medical bulletin is not foreseen until next Monday, February 28 at 1230 p.m. (1130 GMT)'"
Surprise Sale Displaces Small Catholic Parish
Sad to hear, I've been to mass there...
From Surprise sale displaces small Catholic parish:
"Startled church members got only three weeks notice to get out.
'It was just out of the blue -- the church has been sold!' recalled Art Donegan, a member at the Catholic Church of the Holy Apostles who scrambled to rescue religious icons from the bulldozer.
"On the last day, it was announced from the altar that we were not to come back."
The decision to sell the 38-acre church property off Hypoluxo Road west of Military Trail to housing developer Ansca Homes came from a bishop of the New Jersey-based Byzantine rite, which owned the property.
"Holy Apostles is no longer a parish," explained The Rev. Glen Pothier, a priest in the Roman Catholic Church's larger and better-known Latin rite. "The parish has been dissolved."
Pothier is a canon lawyer at the Palm Beach Diocese, which has no jurisdiction over the local Byzantine rite. But because Pothier has been substituting at Mass since the last Holy Apostles priest died three years ago, he jumped in to help the elderly church members of mostly Hungarian, Ukrainian and Russian descent find a temporary location for church services after their ouster.
Fr. Rob Headed to Florida
To be with the Schindlers...from Thrown Back:
"As I mentioned last week, I am travelling to Florida. This trip started out as an ordinary visit to see my Mom in Orlando, with a visit to the Schindlers 'on the side'. Now, obviously, I've changed my plans around so as to be with the Schindlers as much as possible. I'll be arriving, perhaps by Providence, just in time for the moment of decision Friday.
I'll be there, on hand with Bob & Mary when the hearing is held. I'll be there, on the 'front line', with those keeping vigil for Terri. And I'll keep you posted as to further developments. "
Pope May Have Bacterial Pneumonia
From IOL: Pope may have bacterial pneumonia says doctor:
"Ailing Pope John Paul II was rushed to hospital for the second time in a month today and a medical expert suggested he is suffering from bacterial pneumonia -- a serious illness in an 84-year-old man.
A Vatican official said John Paul had the same symptoms of the breathing crisis that sent him to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic on February 1 but that a medical bulletin would not be released until tomorrow
Medical experts who have not examined the Pope but are familiar with elderly Parkinson's disease patients said his symptoms appeared to be consistent with pneumonia."
Doctor's Consider Tracheotomy for Pope
From AFP - The News / wire stories:
"Doctors treating Pope John Paul II at Rome's Gemelli hospital were consulting whether to perform a tracheotomy on the 84-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church to relieve his breathing difficulties, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
Doctors treating the pope, who was readmitted to hospital early Thursday, were 'evaluating' whether he should undergo the surgical procedure, which creates a temporary opening in the windpipe to relieve breathing problems, the agency said.
'A tracheotomy runs a serious risk of infection. An aperture is opened in the throat, but by doing this, the throat's natural filter is eliminated,' Professor Giovanni d'Urso, an Italian respiratory specialist, told RAI state television.
RAI, citing unnamed medical sources, earlier reported that the pope -- who suffers from Parkinson's disease -- was breathing with the aid of an oxygen mask. "
In Schiavo Case State of Florida Seeks Delay to Probe Abuse Allegations
From In Schiavo Case, Gov. Bush Seeks Delay to Probe Abuse Allegations (washingtonpost.com):
"The administration of Gov. Jeb Bush, already forcefully rebuked by the Florida Supreme Court for trying to override judicial orders and block the removal of a brain-damaged woman's feeding tubes, launched itself back into the case Wednesday by asking for a delay to investigate abuse allegations.
The surprise request by Florida's Department of Children and Families to intervene in the case of Terri Schiavo stirred an already emotional atmosphere. A woman broke with courtroom decorum and called out 'Amen' when an attorney for Schiavo's parents, who are trying to stop her husband from removing the feeding tubes, announced in Pinellas County Circuit Court that the department has asked for a delay. "
Pope John Paul II Rushed to the Hospital
I had an intuition this morning while running--where the words "Pope John Paul" came to me. About twenty minutes later in my car on the way to work I heard this news...
From Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Pope John Paul II Rushed to the Hospital:
"Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance Thursday suffering from a relapse of the flu, a fever and congestion, the Vatican said, a day after the pontiff made his longest public appearance since being discharged from the clinic two weeks ago.
A Vatican official said on condition of anonymity that the 84-year-old pontiff had the same symptoms of the breathing crisis that sent him to Gemelli Polyclinic on Feb. 1.
The Vatican said the pope was taken to the clinic at 10:45 a.m. It played down the seriousness of the hospitalization, saying a patient of the pope's age is always at risk from the flu. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the pope had a fever and congestion. "
Continue to Pray for Terri
What I've noticed is how one sided the press reports her condition and the whole issue as "right to die" when in reality it is "right to live."
The parents should have been given "guardian" status over her years ago, the husband clearly has moved on with his life and has left her a long time ago. His inability to give custody of her to the parents seems criminal to me.
From ABC News: Schiavo Husband, Parents to Argue in Court:
"On Wednesday, Greer is to hear the latest arguments from Schiavo's parents that their son-in-law, Michael, is not fit to be his wife's guardian.
George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, said, 'as soon as he's legally authorized, he will discontinue artificial life support.' It would likely take several days for Terri Schiavo to die if the tube is pulled.
Doctors have ruled that Terri Schiavo is in a persistent vegetative state with no hope for recovery, and would live no more than a week or two without getting food and water through the tube inserted into her abdomen.
Her parents have countered with other medical opinions that the 41-year-old woman who appears to cry, laugh and react to her family might improve with rehabilitation. "
Emergency Stay Issued
Small victory, continue to pray...
From Yahoo! News - Emergency Stay Issued in Right-To-Die Case:
"The case of a severely brain-damaged woman remained locked in a legal stalemate Tuesday after an appeals court cleared the way for her husband to remove her feeding tube only to see a judge promptly block the removal for at least another day. "
Founder of Communion and Liberation Dies
From the VIS:
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office, early this afternoon, released a declaration to journalists stating: "The funeral of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, founder of the ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation, who died this morning, will take place on Thursday, February 24 at 3 p.m. in the Duomo of Milan. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, will preside at the Mass in the name of the Holy Father.
Prayers Needed for Terri Schiavo
Pray for a miracle!
From Tampabay: Schiavo case: 11th hour, again:
" A lawyer for Terri Schiavo's husband said Monday the feeding tube that has kept the brain-damaged woman alive for 15 years will be removed at 1 p.m. today - unless a court stops him.
But after a chaotic round of legal jousting Monday, the only certainty by day's end was uncertainty, and no one knows if a court will step in to prevent an act that could end Schiavo's life within two weeks.
David Gibbs III, an attorney representing Schiavo's parents, said he is still optimistic he will find a way to thwart efforts to end Schiavo's life and saw no need for the courts to rush to do it.
Bob and Mary Schindler have 'watched many miracles occur on behalf of their daughter, Terri,' Gibbs said. 'They continue to pray that there will be another miracle. ... We don't need to rush to Terri's death.'"
Dark Secrets of Abuse in Toledo
From toledoblade.com:
"The search of the decrepit, wood structure last year was a sign the investigation of the Rev. Gerald Robinson was moving beyond a murder case.
No longer was the probe focusing solely on the man accused of killing Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, but was expanding into a new direction: accusations that children were molested and raped by priests in ritual services.
For the past year, police have embarked on one of the most unusual investigations in the department's history, spurred by leads emerging after the priest's arrest in April for the killing in the Mercy Hospital chapel more than 24 years ago.
They have looked for evidence in church attics and basements and have consulted with religious experts on subversive groups and church history. They have even interviewed the founder of a secret fraternity whose members dressed in nuns' clothing."
The National Catholic Register
Thanks to the The National Catholic Register:
"Weekly Book Pick: For launching into Lent, Clare Siobhan recommends The Power of the Cross: Applying the Passion of Christ to Your Life by Michael Dubruiel."
Be A Part of Father Benedict Live Audience...
From Father Benedict at the CFR Site:
"Can I encourage you this Lent to read the bible, especially the New Testament? There are a couple of very good books out to help you read the bible. The one I'm using on EWTN is the Everything Bible by Fr. John Trigilio and Fr. Kenneth Brighenti. It will guide you very well through the reading of the bible and it is written not just for Catholics but for all Christians. There is another very good book called The How To Book of the Bible by Karl Schultz published by Our Sunday Visitor. Both books are easily available and not expensive. If you wish to order them you can order them through the EWTN Religious Catalogue. If you have a chance I'd be grateful if you called in some afternoon or evening to be part of our EWTN broadcast and ask questions on the air. If you live very close to St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers you can get hold of June, my secretary at 914-632-3743 and she will let you know when you could sit in as one of the members of the audience. We don't have a large audience but they're always very bright and cheerful if you've had a chance to look at our program. God bless and please keep this work in your prayers."
The Lavender Mafia
A new Michael S. Rose book coming in 2006...from Hollywood, real-life euthanasia:
"Spence Publishing announced it had acquired the rights to publish Michael S. Rose's The Lavender Mafia, according to a report in 'Publishers Marketplace.' Author of Goodbye! Good Men, Michael S. Rose's The Lavender Mafia is an account of the inner workings of a far-reaching network of gay clerics and their allies in the Catholic Church that has promoted its own, intimidated its enemies, and paved the way for the current sex abuse scandals. Spence Publishing has set spring of 2006 as the release date."
Make an Effort to Save Terri Schiavo
Tons of emial contacts, ways that you can help found here...THIS MAY BE OUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE TERRI! PLEASE HELP!. Take a moment to do something!
Plus pray!
I would ask the special intercession of Virginia Cyr who I have written about on this blog. Solanus Casey and Fulton Sheen.
Wake of a Future Saint
Old Testament of Orthodox Study Bible to be Released
From Blogodoxy: For Those Of You Into Bible-Reading...:
"The long-awaited Old Testament translation of the Orthodox Study Bible is coming out this summer (July I believe). This includes the Apocryphal books, and will be added to the Psalms and New Testament to make it complete. These translations are coming from the Septuagint, which was the Greek version that was in use during Christ's time, rather than from the Masoretic Hebrew texts that date from the 9th century A.D, which the King James and other English versions are translated from.
Pope Saddened by Death of Sr. Lucia
From Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome:
" The news of Sister Lucia's death, the last living witness of the Virgin Mary's apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, is 'very sad' for John Paul II, says a Vatican prefect.
'We know very well the profound friendship that existed' between the nun and the Pope, said Portuguese Cardinal Jos? Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for Sainthood Causes, in a report by the Catholic agency Ecclesia. The Holy Father is currently on a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.
The cardinal was commenting on the nun's death, which occurred Sunday in the convent of Coimbra. Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart was 97.
'They met several times, and for John Paul II they were always moments of great spirituality,' the cardinal said. 'The Pope has always said that the Virgin Mary saved him from the attack in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981. And Fatima and the little shepherds have a very special place in his heart.' "
St Valentine remembered
BBC News | UK | St Valentine remembered:
"But friars at the church of Blessed St John Duns Scotus in Glasgow's Gorbals area have held a special Valentine's service on Sunday, putting on display what are thought to be the martyr's bones.
And they are hoping the relics could help make Glasgow Europe's city of love.
The remains spent more than a century in a side aisle of St Francis' Church, Glasgow and for the last six years they were kept in a wooden casket in a cardboard box, on a wardrobe in a nearby chapel house.
The Franciscan friars were asked in 1868 to look after the remains by a French family who had owned other religious relics.
Confusion surrounds exactly who St Valentine was. According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia, at least three Saint Valentines are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February. One is described as a priest at Rome, another as a Bishop of Interamna (now Terni in Italy) and the other lived and died in Africa."
A Great Sermon on Stewardship
By Gregory Nazianzen
From Universalis: Office of Readings:
"Recognise to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that you know God and hope for the kingdom of heaven and the vision of glory, now darkly as in a mirror but then with greater fullness and purity. You have been made a son of God, co-heir with Christ. Where did you get all this, and from whom?
Let me turn to what is of less importance: the visible world around us. What benefactor has enabled you to look out upon the beauty of the sky, the sun in its course, the circle of the moon, the countless number of stars, with the harmony and order that are theirs, like the music of a harp? Who has blessed you with rain, with the art of husbandry, with different kinds of food, with the arts, with houses, with laws, with states, with a life of humanity and culture, with friendship and the easy familiarity of kinship?
Who has given you dominion over animals, those that are tame and those that provide you with food? Who has made you lord and master of everything on earth? In short, who has endowed you with all that makes man superior to all other living creatures?
Is it not God who asks you now in your turn to show yourself generous above all other creatures and for the sake of all other creatures? Because we have received from him so many wonderful gifts, will we not be ashamed to refuse him this one thing only, our generosity? Though he is God and Lord he is not afraid to be known as our Father. Shall we for our part repudiate those who are our kith and kin?
Brethren and friends, let us never allow ourselves to misuse what has been given us by God's gift. If we do, we shall hear Saint Peter say: Be ashamed of yourselves for holding on to what belongs to someone else. Resolve to imitate God's justice, and no one will be poor."
Father Benedict on the Pope's Example
From CFR Page:
"There is hardly a single leader still on the scene who was within office when Pope John Paul became pope. He still takes his apostolic mandate as central, providential call for himself and he accepts this heavy cross to bear.
Each one of us has our cross. For some it's not so heavy, but it will be. Everyone sooner or later goes to Calvary and some people go several times. The important thing is not to look for a cross, but to carry the one you are given, not to become impatient, not to become bitter, not to say why me. Look at your life, you have a cross, you probably have several of them. Don't spend your time lamenting the fact that you have them, but pick them up and carry them. You might be tempted to say anything but this. That's a bad idea. Say, this is what I was given. The way to get better is to get better and the way to carry the cross is to pick it up and carry it. That's the only way that makes sense. Right now in the church we have this magnificent symbol of courage, faith, dedication and complete reliance on God. Who cares what any of the members of the peanut gallery have to say? They should be brought to silence by the shadow of this great and holy man carrying his cross."
St. Louis Archbishop "There is going to be a persecution..."
From St. Louis Archbishop Warns of Upcoming "Persecution" over Abortion and Homosexuality:
" In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com, St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke said that as Catholics continue to speak out on life and family issues they will face persecution. "There is going to be a persecution with regard to this, that's clear," said the Archbishop.
The media has painted the St. Louis church leader as a mean-spirited bully, yet in person he is soft-spoken and kind with a keen sense of the truth and an urgency to convey it for the salvation of souls. Rather than using high-sounding platitudes which coast over the heads of many, Archbishop Burke speaks plainly the teaching of the Church on matters of central importance, without fear of being labeled politically incorrect."
Thanks to All at Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis
Thanks to all who attended the retreat I presented at Fatima Retreat House this weekend. A group of very special people, all intent on growing spiritually and the prayer together empowered me. The retreat staff was great too providing us with a great environment for special time with God.
Given the fact that Sister Lucia, one of the original Fatima seers died on the last day of the retreat--being at Fatima and praying the rosary in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima will be something that I will remember for a long time.
The Children of Fatima--Sister Lucia Dies
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From CBC News: Witness to Fatima apparition dies at 97:
"The young Portuguese girl who witnessed several apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the town of Fatima back in 1917 has died at the age of 97, reported Portuguese media Sunday.
Sister Lucia Marto, a Roman Catholic nun, had been ill for several months. She died at the Convent of Carmelita near Lisbon, say radio reports.
She and her two cousins, Jacinta and Francisco, claimed that Mary appeared before them on six occasions predicting major world events such as world wars and the 1981 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul."
Less Violent "Passion" to Hit Theaters for Holy Week This Year
From Gibson softens 'Passion' for Easter release. 11/02/2005. ABC News Online:
"Mel Gibson will release a new, low-violence version of his 2004 mega-hit The Passion of the Christ next month, Daily Variety reports.
The star, dubbed Hollywood's most powerful figure since the huge success of the low-budget, graphically gory film, is trimming five to six minutes of violent scenes ahead of the film's March 11 reappearance on United States screens.
The original film raked in $474 million in its North American run that began on Ash Wednesday one year ago.
But Gibson noted that many people had avoided the film because of its grisly portrayal of Jesus Christ being tortured by Roman troops.
'There has been quite a demand by the religious community to bring [the film] back for Easter,' Bruce Davey, Gibson's partner at Icon Productions, told Variety.
'And there has been a lot of discussion about the violence. Mel wanted to try and accommodate those people by making a version that is softer and gentler.
The film, The Passion Recut, will be beamed onto 500 to 750 screens by distributor Newmarket Films, Variety said, adding that the new versions would not be lumbered with an audience age restriction.
The new less violent version of the film goes easier on the brutal details of the last days of Christ."
Forty Days of Lent
Sunday's do count, in fact the first "traditional" day of Lent is the First Sunday of Lent--forty days later is Holy Thursday which is still a Lenten day until sundown.
From Another View of What Lent Means:
"When does Lent begin and end?
The observation of Lent begins on the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday (the first day we are sure to gather together), and ends at sundown, Holy Thursday, although the season starts on Ash Wednesday. So strictly speaking, what we call Lent is more than 40 days. Please see the documents quoted above for more information."
Lent 2005 Vatican Site
Lent 2005 - The Holy See
Pope to Leave Hospital Today
From Yahoo! News - Vatican: Pope to Leave Hospital Today:
"Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the 84-year-old pontiff was 'cured' of the breathing crisis that led to his urgent hospitalization Feb. 1 at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic and that his general condition was continuing to improve.
Navarro-Valls said a battery of tests including a CT scan had 'excluded other pathologies,' meaning it ruled out any new illnesses.
He said John Paul would return later Thursday to his apartment in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, which would coincide with a traditional Lenten period of spiritual reflection for the pontiff with no public ceremonies. That way, he could try to regain strength before Easter without having to cancel anything. "
Thanks to All Who Visited Us Yesterday in South Bend
Holy Whapping
In Pectore
A New Aid for Those Wishing to Pray the Office
As yet unreleased aid to praying the office. I haven't seen a copy yet but it looks interesting. For your consideration:
It is a mark that you will frequently see today. Made of ashes, traced on the foreheads of countless Christians.
In the old horror movies it was the instrument that could recoil the most hideous monster--the cross.
A year ago the movie that depicted its origin, though wildly popular was largely viewed as a horror movie.
Yes the cross is something that when faced alone, without the hope that has at its foundation Jesus is a very scary symbol.
"Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return"...that is unless you "repent and believe the good news."
What is this good news? What is it that turns this mark of execution into a sign by which we can conquer?
Years ago I encountered a young woman dying of cancer clutching a large crucifix to herself, holding on to it for dear life. She was joyful. "There is power here," she told me.
As you walk around bearing the mark of the cross on your forehead today reflect on her words. Think of how you confront the horrors of life. Have you repented yet, had that change of mind to see the world you live in differently than those not marked with the sign?
Believe and experience the power....
Posted by Michael Dubruiel at 9.2.05 Links to this post
A Pre-Lent Message from Father Groeschel
From Untitled Document:
"Unfortunately Lent has come by bad times. Some people hardly know it's Lent and don't manage even to do the very minor fasting that the Church requires on Fridays and a few other days. May I suggest to you that you pick out something really to do for Lent? I'd like to excuse myself this year because I'm sort of just staying alive and that's been quite a chore, however I'm not going to excuse myself and I'm going to pick out some secret little penance that I don't like and do it while I'm recovering.
A wonderful Carmelite sister of Alhambra, California, Sister Mary Anastasia, was a great person for marvelous quotations. She had a superb sense of humor and when she died at 94, her community put out a little book of her wise sayings. One of them is, "if it doesn't sting, it's not a sacrifice". So in Lent if you give up meat on certain evenings, don't move to lobster thermador. A penance must sting and the more it stings the beautiful Easter you will have and the better you will be prepared for the big Easter at the end of time."
Pro-Life Advocates Will Head to Florida if Terri Schiavo Threatened
From Pro-Life Advocates Will Head to Florida if Terri Schiavo Threatened:
"Several pro-life groups say they plan to flood Florida with activists should a local judge set aside the stay that is in place prohibiting Terri Schiavo's estranged husband from starving her to death. Judge George Greer could decide as early as Monday whether to lift the stay.
Should he do that, the pro-life groups will bring 'scores of people' to the state to 'pray, lobby and peacefully intervene on Terri's behalf.'
Organizers don't say what kind of specific actions they will take to protect Terri, but they hope the combined campaign will place a renewed focus on the disabled woman's plight.
'This campaign will shine a spotlight on the barbaric manner in which Terri is being treated and hopefully shock the conscience of our nation so it never happens again,' says Dr. Gary Cass, executive director of Reclaiming America.
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, said he hoped 'people will come to Florida from across the nation to save Terri's life and work to ensure that no one will have to endure this kind of punishment and torture again.'"
Pope's Blessing 'probably recorded'
Vatican denies it.
From The Australian: Pope's blessing 'probably recorded' [February 07, 2005]:
"THE words of Pope John Paul II's Angelus blessing today were 'probably recorded' after his voice faltered when he started to deliver the traditional blessing from his hospital window, Italian media reported.
In an exercise designed to show the Pope was recovering from the severe breathing difficulties and throat infection that caused him to be hospitalised last week, the Vatican appears to have resorted to a tape as the pontiff seemed to choke on the first few words of his blessing.
TV station Sky Italia said in a report the Pope's brief blessing was 'probably recorded'.
There was no immediate response from the Vatican."
Lent Begins This Wednesday...
My book--The Power of the Cross is a Lenten devotional. For those of you within driving distance of Indy I'm offering a retreat this upcoming weekend:
At the Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 11-13, 2005
'The Power of the Cross' Lenten Retreat
with Author Michael Dubruiel
This retreat is aimed at applying the passion Of Christ to your everyday life. Learn God's unique Purpose and mission for you, how to overcome the evil that you have suffered at the hands of others, to find God' presence in difficult times, and to discover the keys to unleashing the power of the cross in your life.
Registration Friday @ 6:30 pm until Sunday 1:00 pm Cost of retreat is $145.00 which includes program, materials, meals and overnight accommodations. $50.00 deposit is required at registration. "
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Pope Gives Blessing from Hospital Window
From MSNBC - Despite crisis, pope vows to continue mission
Speaking with difficulty, Pope John Paul II appeared on Sunday at his hospital window for the first time since taking ill and said through an aide that he was still "serving the Church and all humanity."
The 84-year-old Pope, rushed to hospital last Tuesday with breathing problems, made a brief appearance from the window of his 10th floor suite in Rome's Gemelli hospital
At the end of a message read by an aide, the pope delivered his blessing in a voice that was faint, hoarse and cracking. He then made the sign of the cross.
At the start he was wheeled to the window while seated and wore his traditional white cassock and skullcap. His face looked red and his eyes distant as he waved slowly to the faithful.
Pope was 'near death'
From News.com.au | Pope was 'near death' (07-02-2005):
"THE Pope was just 10 minutes from death when he was rushed to hospital last week, a report has revealed.
The Pope's condition was far graver than his spokesman let on, according to the US magazine Inside the Vatican due out this week.
He twice refused to be taken to hospital by a helicopter, the report said.
The Pope 'shook his head decisively' after his powerful personal aide, Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, first suggested he go to hospital and then refused a second request from his doctor, Renato Buzzonetti."
Archbishop of St. Louis Supports Schiavo Parents
I wonder why their own bishop hasn't made his voice heard in this matter more forcibly?
From Catholic News Agency
The archbishop of St. Louis issued this call to prayer and recounted his experience at the National March for Life in the latest issue of the diocesan newspaper, the St. Louis Review.
Prior to the march, the archbishop met with the parents and two siblings of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, the Florida woman who has been severely mentally and physically disabled for more than a decade. She lives free of life support but is fed through a tube.
Her husband, Michael Schiavo, has sought a court's permission to terminate the nutrition treatment that has been keeping her alive, while her parents have fought to continue treatment.
"I was most edified by their strong faith and their tireless efforts to provide for their daughter and sister," wrote Archbishop Burke. "Our commitment to foster the respect for human life must be total and without apology."
"Given the gravity of the attack on innocent and defenseless human life in our nation, we must pray daily for the victims of abortion and for those who promote and provide procured abortion," he wrote in his column titled Praying and Marching for Life.
Arga Writes Letter to Pope in Hospital
Wishing him a recovery, thanking him for revealing the third secret of Fatima and warning of the end of the world.
From HoustonChronicle.com - Pontiff's 1981 attacker offers cryptic wishes for his recovery:
"In a brief, handwritten letter in Italian, Agca wished the pope well.
But he also made apocalyptic references, referring to the end of the world.
'You and I suffer for the realization of a universal divine plan,' Agca said. 'I wish you a speedy recovery.'
Agca also thanked the pope for revealing the so-called 'third secret' of Fatima in 2000, a 1917 vision of a pope struck down by bullets and arrows but spared from death.
'I thank you for having revealed on May 13 the third secret of Fatima. Dear Pope, now you have to confirm the Divine Truth that we are at the end of the world,' Agca wrote.
'This is the last generation of humanity on planet Earth. Only like this will God give you health and miraculous strength for the coming years,' the letter says."
Thanks to Sean Gallagher at The Criterion of the Pub...
From Criterion Online Edition
By Sean Gallagher
Michael Dubruiel, an author and editor who lives in Fort Wayne, Ind., will lead a retreat titled "The Power of the Cross" on Feb. 11-13 at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis.
The author of a new book with the same title, Dubruiel recently discussed his hopes for the retreat.
"Every retreat is an opportunity for people to grow closer to God," he said. "I hope that those making a retreat will find time on the weekend to see how God has been working in their lives up until now, and that this insight will open them to placing their trust and hope in God in the way that Jesus modeled for us both in the garden of Gethsemane and on the cross."
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Google doesn't believe in timetables for Chrome's Mac and Linux deployment
Google's new web browser Chrome was officially unveiled today and is ready for download here — if you have a Windows PC. If you're like me and don't have a Windows machine, you were probably disappointed to learn that Google didn't have a Mac or Linux version ready for launch day. While both are promised to be in the works, it may be a while, the company laid out on its Google Mac Blog today.
Here's the key quotes about the Mac and Linux Chrome launch from the post:
"We can't make concrete predictions yet…"
"While we're working hard and fast on catching up to the Windows version, we're not setting an artificial date for when they'll be ready–we simply can't predict enough to make a solid estimate"
"While we can't give any dates yet, we'll keep everyone informed as we get closer."
Do you think Google wants to know that it's not comfortable setting a date for a Mac or Linux release just yet? Those hoping for a quick turnaround on the other platforms probably shouldn't hold their breath.
At least Google is taking its time for the right reasons.
"One overriding goal we have had from the start has been to build the best browser we can. When it comes to Mac and Linux versions, this means that our goal is not to just "port" a Windows application to these other platforms–rather, our goal is to deliver Chromium's innovative, Google-style user interface without rough edges on any of them."
If Chrome lives up to the potential that Google is laying out, I don't think anyone will want some quick work port of the browser on Mac or Linux machines. For years, Mac users have had to suffer through terrible ports of PC games over to their systems. It's no pleasant experience. (Thankfully, the new EA game Spore will launch next week will launch for both PC and Mac on the same day.)
Google has Mac and Linux engineers working on versions specifically built for those platforms. It also hinted that since the browser is open source, the Internet community may even have a hand in getting it ready for launch.
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Surrender can't be construed as consent: Kerala HC on rape of minor
By: PTI | Kochi | Updated: July 7, 2020 7:45:30 pm
Justice P B Suresh Kumar gave the order in an appeal filed by a man, now 67 years old, challenging his conviction by the Sessions Court in the rape of a minor
Upholding the conviction of an elderly person in the case of a rape of a minor, the Kerala High Court has held that surrender cannot be construed as consent for sexual intercourse.
In its order, the High Court said in a country like India that is committed to gender equality, only sexual intercourse which are welcomed could be construed as not violative of the rights of the victim, and accepted as consensual.
Justice P B Suresh Kumar gave the order on June 29 in an appeal filed by a man, now 67 years old, challenging his
conviction by the Sessions Court, Pathanamthitta, in the rape and impregnation of a minor girl belonging to a scheduled caste in 2009.
In the appeal, the convicted man contended that the evidence tendered by the victim girl would show beyond doubt
that the sexual intercourse was consensual. His lawyer also contended that the victim has admitted that she used to go to the house of the accused as and when desired or required by the accused and had sex with him.
Dismissing the appeal, the High Court observed that the victim has given categoric evidence that while she was
watching television one day, the accused closed the door of the house, pulled her to the adjacent room and had sex with her.
She was also categoric in her evidence that though she attempted to make a noise, the accused prevented her from
doing so by closing her mouth using his hand, the Court observed. Noting that the accused has no case that the first
instance of sexual intercourse was consensual, the Court said the victim girl deposed that she did not disclose the
incident to her mother due to fear.
Similarly, she deposed that she did not disclose the incident to anyone as she was afraid that the accused would
do something to her mother and sister, the court said. "In other words, it is clear from the materials on record
that the victim was under a social and psychological hierarchical threat. In a situation of this nature, according
to me, the conduct on the part of the victim in surrendering before the accused as and when desired by him cannot be said to be unusual or abnormal and such surrender can never be construed as consensual acts of sexual intercourse," the court said.
"It is now settled that mere act of helpless resignation in the face of inevitable compulsion, quiescence, non-resistance, or passive giving in, when volitional faculty is either clouded by fear or vitiated by duress, cannot be deemed to be consent as understood in law and the consent, on the part of a woman as a defence to an allegation of rape, requires voluntary participation, not only after the exercise of intelligence, based on the knowledge of the significance and moral quality of the act, but after having freely exercised a choice between resistance and assent," the court said.
Dismissing the appeal, the court also referred to the observation made on rape survivors by Judith Lewis Herman, an
American psychiatrist and researcher on traumatic stress in her book 'Trauma and Recovery' that when a person
is completely powerless, and any form of resistance is futile, she may go into a state of surrender. The system of
self-defence shuts down entirely. The helpless person escapes from her situation not by action in the real world but rather by altering her state of consciousness.
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Atomistic simulation of structural and phase stability
Atomistic simulation of mechanical behaviour
Atomistic simulation of the kinetics of phase transformations
Data-driven methods for atomistic simulations
Atomistic Modelling and Simulation (AMS)
Ab-initio study of the interaction of H with substitutional solute atoms in alpha-Fe: trends across the transition-metal series
D. Psiachos, T. Hammerschmidt, R. Drautz.
Computational Materials Science, 65, 235-238, (2012)
The extent of hydrogen embrittlement in steel depends strongly on the H distribution in the microstructure. Alloying elements might serve to detract hydrogen from regions prone to embrittlement and to distribute it within areas where it causes less damage. We present an ab initio study of the interaction of interstitial hydrogen in alpha-iron with substitutional transition-metal atoms as alloying elements. We find similar trends for the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metal elements: the elements in the middle of the transition-metal series repel hydrogen while those on the sides tend to attract hydrogen. The trend is in line with the volume change that the transition-metal solute atom exerts on the iron lattice. The interaction energy decreases rapidly with separation distance with a range of approximately 5 A. We use a simple parametrisation in order to estimate finite-size effects in the ab initio data.
Keyword(s): iron; hydrogen; defect interaction; density functional theory
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.06.020
Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz
Christa Hermichen
Department of Atomistic Modelling and Simulation
[email protected]
Mon - Fri: 10.00 a.m. - 12.00
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Report the claim to your claim administrator immediately so the claims administrator can begin coordinating medical care and investigation, and can make payment if required timely to avoid penalties. In many states, there is only a limited time in which a claim may be disputed, so do not delay reporting the claim.
Have your company nurse or a nurse case manager coordinate immediate medical care so injured employees receive prompt, excellent quality care by a physician or clinic which supports your company's goal of rapid healing and return to productivity.
Select the most qualified physicians and clinics to gain maximum control of the medical care your employees receive.
Include a medical advisor on your team to review medical care and effectiveness of medical vendors proactively within the first few weeks of disability – not after the claim has reached a $25,000 threshold! Once it has reached that level, it is much more difficult to regain control.
Provide transportation to the medical facility if it is offsite.
Have the supervisor accompany the employee to the doctor.
Make sure the employee understands it is a job requirement to take your company's Work Ability Form to the doctor and bring it back to the workplace if they are injured.
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Have the medical provider perform a post-injury drug and alcohol screen after all injuries.
If the employee has gone to the Emergency Room or a non-network doctor for initial treatment and has not received a drug screen, have the employee go to your clinic the next day for a drug screen.
If the employee goes to the Emergency Room, do not forget to request the medical records from the Emergency Room visit – this is often overlooked. Make sure to send the HIPAA release with the record request.
Display the post-injury procedure where employees can easily read it. That might be on a Wallet Card, on a lanyard, in the glove box or on the visor of a company vehicle.
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Call the employee if he or she is unable to return to work after initial medical treatment. Use the First Day Phone Call Guidelines to make sure you cover all necessary items, and do not stray into impermissible areas.
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to speak in Israel
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Globes correspondent
Snowden, who exposed how US intelligence surveilled hundreds of millions of people worldwide, will speak via videoconference on November 6.
Edward Snowden, who disclosed the American and British surveillance program and stunned intelligence agencies worldwide and changed the way governments and intelligence organizations behave, will speak, for the first time, from his secret hideaway in Russia, by videoconference, to an audience in Israel.
The event will take place on November 6 in Tel Aviv at the offices of media consultancy firm "OH! Orenstein Hoshen". Snowden will speak via a secured video system, and will answer questions, from the Israeli audience and he is expected to talk about, among other things, issues relating specifically to Israel.
Snowden's comments will be responded to by former Mossad deputy director Ram Ben Barak.
Hedan Orenstein and Itamar Hoshen said, "Snowden's actions have aroused intense arguments on the matter of whether the NSA's ultra-advanced surveillance programs are an illegal invasion of the privacy of tens of millions of US citizens, in contravention of the US constitution, or a legitimate tool in the struggle against terror and homeland security. As we are currently concerned about difficult questions regarding privacy and security of our personal data, we do not know of many such important public debates or talks about the high price paid so far on the stand being taken."
They added, "Snowden is a fascinating figure because his actions are so controversial. We have no intention of expressing support or an opinion on what he did. The audience will hear what he has to say, can ask tough questions and people can work out their own opinions on the matter."
Before becoming one of the world's most wanted fugitives, Snowden served as a senior computer systems professional for the CIA and subsequently was an employee of DELL and Booz Allen Hamilton, which provided computer services to the CIA and the NSA. Over the years that he worked for the most secret intelligence organizations in the US, he became known as "a genius among geniuses." In his last job, he held full PRIVAC - privileged access, which granted him virtually unrestricted access to all NSA data and he served as a cybernetic intelligence expert who was responsible for operating computer systems that carried out surveillance on hundreds of millions of people, most of whom it turned out were simply innocent people surfing the Internet, using a telephone, or just sending email to friends. At the time, the systems of computer and telecom giants Verizon, AT&T, Skype, Google, Facebook, AOL, Microsoft, Apple and Yahoo - were all recruited by the NSA, aware and sometimes unaware, and transferred information that included not only "dry" communications data but also audio and video files, and personal pictures and emails. As a result, Snowden was afflicted by serious personal doubts about the conduct of the NSA, and because all efforts to contact his superiors were in vain he left his job in May 2013, and took with him 1.7 million of the highest classified documents, which told how US intelligence surveilled hundreds of millions of people worldwide; how the US intelligence listened in on political and business leaders around the world; how the US and its allies shared intelligence about their citizens and how they successfully protected the secrecy of it all for so many years. The intelligence, which in his opinion would not damage US security, was passed onto the Guardian and the Washington Post, which began publishing it, piece by piece, in June 2013. "I made huge efforts to report these programs to my colleagues and supervisors and anybody who had the appropriate approval, and the response of those I told about the scale of the constitutional violations ranged from very concerned to shocked but nobody was prepared to risk their job, their family and perhaps even their freedom in order to undergo what was required of such a revelation," Snowden said in an interview in 2014.
Regarding his world outlook on the right to privacy and its importance he said, "The charge that you don't care about the right to privacy if you have nothing to hide is no different than saying that you don't care about freedom of expression, if you've got nothing to say." In answer to the question, "What's the difference between information gathered by commercial companies on citizens and that gathered by governments," Snowden explained that the information gathered by corporations is much less dangerous than that gathered by government agencies because "Governments have the power to take away your rights from you."
Snowden's revelations exposed the large number of global surveillance programs operated by the NSA and agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. The extensive coverage won by the revelations stirred up storms around the world creating huge shockwaves in the world's intelligence communities and stimulating intensive public discussions on questions of privacy versus homeland security. Among the revelations, it was disclosed that the NSA carried out surveillance, read and intercepted the emails of then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his assistant Yoni Koren. The surveillance was conducted through satellite connections using the main telecom companies and out of the vast amount of information passing through, the intelligence agencies chose who to monitor. A short after publication of the leaks on June 21, 2013, the US Justice Department filed three indictments against Snowden on two counts of violating the Espionage Law and stealing government property. Following the indictments, his passport was cancelled, as he was flying to Russia where he was awarded asylum after 22 applications for political asylum were rejected due to US pressure. Snowden currently lives in a secret hideout in Moscow and he is permitted to remain there until 2020. Due to the fact that at the timer of the offenses, Snowden served as a government contractor and not a civil servant, he does not have the right to permanent protection for whistleblowers and consequently, if he returns to the US, he may have to stand trial for spying, which could even carry the death sentence.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on October 10, 2018
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2018
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Name for interior design style- room decorated with stuffed animals, animal skins and horns
I would like to know whether there is a term for interior design styles which decorate rooms with stuffed animals, animal skins and horns? Country style seems related but does not seem to quite fit. Taxidermic style seems closer but apparently does not exist.
Example sentence: The dining room in this castle is decorated in a __________ style, horns covered the walls and all kinds of stuffed animals were placed around the table.
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Just note that on its own, stuffed animal usually means the cutesy children's toy variety. Your context makes it clear, but more often people would say taxidermied animals or mounted animals. – cobaltduck Mar 30 '16 at 12:30
@cobaltduck Got to agree on the 'stuffed animals placed around the table' sounds like a teddy bears' tea party to me . . .not at all the image aimed at. Not sure about 'taxidermied' though - sounds too awkward. – peterG Mar 30 '16 at 14:21
This seems to have generated unsupported and unidiomatic opinion-based answers to an unprecedented degree. – Edwin Ashworth Mar 30 '16 at 18:53
Lovely Room of Death ~ Ace Ventura – user167991 Mar 30 '16 at 22:29
Serial killer shrine? – Davor Mar 31 '16 at 7:24
Trophy room.
Or game room, though that has other connotations also.
Big game trophy room might be appropriate.
jqningjqning
+1,although the term is ambiguous since athletes and other competitive types have trophy rooms also. An image search for "trophy room" turned up more pictures of the mounted animal variety that the brass figurine on an ornate base kind. I think wildlife trophy room would capture it. – cobaltduck Mar 30 '16 at 12:35
I agree. But the ambiguity can be resolved with contextual setup. – jqning Mar 30 '16 at 12:40
'In the style of a trophy room?' What evidence is there that this is actually used? – Edwin Ashworth Mar 30 '16 at 18:56
This is the correct answer for those old colonial-style mansions that used the the carcasses of wild beasts to decorate the room belonging to head of the household. A type of "den", a room where the men would leave their wives in the drawing/music room to chit-chat among themselves, while the men could smoke cigars, drink expensive port and exchange cricket and big game hunting stories. But nowadays? – Mari-Lou A Mar 31 '16 at 12:21
Nevertheless, here's a web page showing the horrific examples of trophy rooms wideopenspaces.com/11-impressive-trophy-rooms-world-slideshow – Mari-Lou A Mar 31 '16 at 12:21
Hunting Lodge I think would be the closest. I would say: The dining room in this castle is decorated in the style of a hunting lodge, horns covered the walls and all kinds of stuffed animals were placed around the table
GungeGunge
Depends on the type of animals... @JJosaur's suggestion of "hunting lodge" is fine if the animals are your basic deer, fox, coyote, bear, pheasant, bobcat, etc., and your fabrics are leather and flannel check.
Skeletal remains of the heads of indigenous American fauna in a room with a bright palette, slip-covered furniture, rustic tables, (preferably fashioned from reclaimed wood) and Native American and Mexican details and accessories (throw in a cactus, or two) is "Southwestern Shabby-Chic".
Keep the skulls and cacti, change the palette to white and pale pastels, add a white leather sectional, a sheepskin rug, a large landscape painting with a "Marlboro Man" character in the distance, crystal chandeliers and cowboy decorations - you've got "Texas Millionaire".
Take the above, ditch the painting and the cowboy decorations, place an old rocking chair by a pot-bellied stove in the corner, throw a handmade quilt over the sofa, hang a flintlock rifle over the entertainment center, a stuffed jackrabbit and maybe a banjo... voila! : "Beverly Hillbillies".
If you've got lions and tigers and various heads with exotic tusks and horns, and you make use of palm trees and rattan furniture, the style is called: "Safari".
If you have exotic animals and plants with ornate Victorian furnishings in a dark palette, you've got your basic,"19th Century English Gentleman's Drawing Room."
If you mix Edwardian furniture, African and Asian animal corpses, knick-knacks from India and Chinoiserie - you'll have "British Importer".
OldbagOldbag
As MετάEd says, 'Answers should be based on facts, references, or specific expertise. Got any?' 'Safari Style' seems to be used for clothing, with not a stuffed animal in sight. – Edwin Ashworth Mar 30 '16 at 18:59
@EdwinAshworth - "Got any?" Yeah. Admittedly, some of these terms are somewhat proprietary - having been coined by wholesale and retail dealers in household furnishings - but, 10+ years as a visual merchandiser, floral designer and interior decorator have demonstrated to me that the terms in question are readily understood by designers and clientele. – Oldbag Mar 31 '16 at 12:27
You need to include these caveats in your answer, as well as references. I know, for instance, that many people use 'commode' as a formal-register synonym of 'chest of drawers', but that most people would think of the portable toilet on hearing the term. And I'd add references in an 'answer' here, as befits a site for linguists. – Edwin Ashworth Mar 31 '16 at 15:03
Rustic or Frontier Style would be an appropriate description. Of course not all the elements you mention have to be present to constitute this style.
The other kind of environments that typically displays this style of decorating are the old-fashioned gentleman's club, or colonial officers' mess. Both these types might celebrate sport hunting with animal-head trophies, although it might be a stretch to say that there was an official name for this style.
Charl ECharl E
I'm not so sure; I can imagine a certain style of British room with various taxidermic trophies that is anything but "rustic" or "frontier-style." Perhaps what we need is more detail in the question. – Casey Mar 30 '16 at 17:32
I'd coin a phrase and go with "Quatermain style" as in Allan Quatermain
The dining room in this castle is decorated in a Quatermain style, horns covered the walls and all kinds of stuffed animals were placed around the table.
It's not a word as far as I know, but its meaning is immediately apparent - but maybe that's because I just finished reading King Solomon's Mines
Michael J.Michael J.
"Safari-chic" is my vote for interior design style, based on your description. Click here for an image. Here is a book by the same title.
MichiamoMichiamo
Answers should be based on facts, references, or specific expertise. Got any? – MetaEd♦ Mar 30 '16 at 18:19
A Google Books search for "safari chic" yields quite a few instances where the term is used in the context of décor. For instance, the caption on page 144 of Indianapolis Monthly (December 2001) seems relevant. Please consider linking to one or more such examples in your answer. – Sven Yargs Mar 30 '16 at 21:22
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