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Staying hydrated at the high school has never been easier, or better for the planet.
Thanks to high school librarian Patricia Laurence and her husband, Richard, students and staff can now easily quench their thirst while helping to preserve the environment. The Laurences donated two water fountains known as bottle filling stations to the high school. Both were installed over spring break — one near the library entrance and one near the upper cafeteria entrance — and each allows a old-fashioned drink of water and a quick fill of a water vessel.
According to Mrs. Laurence, the plan for the new fountains was hatched about two months ago. A Google search revealed that the bottle filling stations cost nearly $1,500 apiece. However , Lawrence said she and her husband made the purchase before Earth Day and thus were able to buy two for the price of one.
"We had this plan for a while. We wanted to do something for the school while I was here," Lawrence said.
The top right corner of each station features a small digital display that tallies the number of disposable water bottles that the filling station saves from entering landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, 80 percent of the 29 billion plastic waterbottles made in the United States each year wind up in the garbage or as litter. The EPI states that 17 million barells of oil are used to manufacture those bottles.
It takes approximately 10 seconds to fill a water bottle at the stations. At the time of this post, the station by the upper cafeteria displayed a water bottle count of 46, and the station near the library a count of 153.
Nurse Paula Damm is enthusiastic about the new fountains. "I think it's great because it gives you a place to fill your water bottle," she said. She believes the new fountains will bring the amount of water students drink per day closer to the recommended amount of 6-8 cups. "[The fountains] will remind us that we need to refill our water bottles. It's cool, so people will want to use it, so it'll promote drinking more."
"I think it's cool," senior Jasmine Coles said. "I like it."
Senior Tamiya Portis agreed. "I we don't have to go through the hassle of pressing [the regular water fountain button] and waiting for it to fill up," Portis said. "This is so much easier. It's really cool."


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Things are going to get exciting around here again...
July 25, 2014
How did I end up here?
Things are going to get exciting around here again...
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HISTORY OF THE GARTER TOSS ~ According to PerfectWeddingGuide.com, the bridal gowns were torn by guests attending the wedding. Of course, nobody wants to tear off a piece of their gown. Therefore the garter separates were made. Dresses are now kept intact, and nobody is bothering the bride by tugging at her dress.
Traditionally, the witnesses would accompany the newly married couple to the bridal chambers to ensure consummation. The wedding garter being retrieved from the bride served as proof to other guests that the deed was done, and the garter was then tossed into the sea of people.
Symbolically, the garter was thought to influence fertility. It also symbolized marriage consummation and future children for the couple. Because of this, the garter was fiercely sought after at weddings. It was an honor to detach the garter from the bride and was believed that the luck of the wedding couple would pass to the guest who obtained the garter.
Aren't you glad times have changed!!! The bride now sits in the center of the dance floor for the groom to retrieve the garter and toss it to the bachelors attending. The garter goes above the knee for easy access and keeping the tradition more modest.
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The game has multiple powerful birds and items to help you with the levels: Red, Chuck, Bomb, Hammer and Disco Ball. You can create the birds in the levels by making matches with 4-5 matchables, as well as purchase them from the pre-level screen to give you a head start for a level.
You can get a head start for a level by purchasing the bird boosters with gems from the pre-level screen. You can choose from Chuck and Red, Bomb and Red, or the whole trio.
From within the level you can purchase the Bomb, Hammer and Disco Ball boosters, by dragging and dropping them from the bottom of the screen to the game area. The Hammer will make one damage to the item you drop it on. The Disco Ball will remove all of the matchables of the colour you drop it on. Using a Hammer or Disco Ball does not use any moves.


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Optimisation of preparation process of 0,2 mg hydrochlorothiazide capsules using a design of experiments
11 October 2019S Calland1, Y Bouattour1, L Szkudlara1, M Wasiak1, M Jouannet1, V Sautou1,2
(1) CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Pôle Pharmacie, F-63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
(2) Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut de Chimie de Clermont- Ferrand. UMR CNRS 6296, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
A review of preparations made between 2017 and 2018 in our pharmacy production unit showed that 0,2 mg hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) capsules have the highest rate of non-compliance (11 out of 19 noncompliant batches). All non-compliances were due to lack of content uniformity. A study was conducted to optimise the preparation process of these capsules.
Materials and Methods
A design of experiments (DOE), following a full factorial design, was made. DOE parameters and their levels were determined by observing 8 pharmacy technicians during capsules preparation. We prepared for each possible combination of parameters 3 batches of 100 capsules of 0,2 mg HCTZ. The output responses were acceptance value (AV) described by 2.9.40 monograph of the European Pharmacopeia, and batch reproductibility (BR) determined by intra and inter-day batch variances. The effect of each factor on these 2 responses was calculated. Then, the new process was tested with 9 batches made by 3 operators on different days. HCTZ quantitation were performed using valid UV spectrophotometry method. Compliance rates of prepared batches using the new process were compared to those made between 2017 and 2018, according to 2.9.6 and 2.9.40 monographs.
Three factors were selected for the DOE: mixing time, location of powder during filling, adding order of ingredients into the mortar. 2 levels were determined for each parameters. 24 batches of 0,2 mg HCTZ capsules were realized. The effect calculation showed that AV decreases by 26,2%, and the BR is improved by 14,4% when mixing time extended from 2 to 8 minutes. The optimised process determined by the DOE was: 8 minutes of mixing, powder placed out of the capsule filling device, and alternating the adding order of ingredients into the mortar. The analysis of the 9 batches showed 100% compliance using the new process versus 42% for batches made in 2017/2018 according to 2.9.6 monograph. According to 2.9.40 monograph, 33% of the new batches were compliant versus 10% in 2017/2018 batches.
Mixing time appears as the most influential factor on AV and BR. The compliance rate of the batches seems to be better with the new process. However, it still remains low according to 2.9.40 monograph.
Other factors could be investigated to improve compliance such as the use of other excipients or changing the size of capsules.
This new process enabled to get better results for capsules conformity. It will be applied during capsule preparation in our production unit. Further studies should be carried out to improve capsules conformity.


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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Ellen Rose Hummel
On Being a Trainee and Performing Character Roles
Ellen Rose Hummel describes her journey to SFB from training with Patricia McBride in North Carolina, to three years in SF Ballet School and as a Trainee. She offers insight into the life of the senior students and Trainees at their chaperoned living quarters, "Jackson House." She discusses performing character roles, such as stepsister Edwina in Cinderella, in Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, and the "girl with the red purse" in Robbins' Fancy Free.
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Mar 23, 2015
Poet/performer/librettist Douglas Kearney's third poetry collection, Patter (Red Hen Press, 2014) examines miscarriage, infertility, and parenthood. His second, The Black Automaton (Fence Books, 2009), was a National Poetry Series selection. He has received residencies/fellowships from Cave Canem, The Rauschenberg Foundation, and others. His work has appeared in a number of journals, including Poetry, nocturnes, Pleiades, The Boston Review, The Iowa Review, Ninth Letter, Washington Square, and Callaloo. Two of his operas, Sucktion and Crescent City, have received grants from the MAPFund. Sucktion has been produced internationally. Crescent City premiered in Los Angeles in 2012. He teaches at CalArts, where he received his MFA in Writing ('04). (Photograph by Eric Plattner.)


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The World and Times
" The World and Times "
A new album with Magnus Rosén Band
It's soon time for the mixing process in Brazil with Fabio Buitvidas how is the engineer / producer and drummer on this album " The World and Times "
This will definitely be an album that will take its place i would like to promise.
Modern interpretations from the 1960s to the present day with musical adventures and newly written material.
Rock Funk Fusion a la 2021
Just the breadth of musicians is interesting in itself:
* Janne Schaffer Guitar ex ABBA
* Chitral Somapala Voice ex Fire Wind
* Fabio Buitvidas Drums Shadowside
* Raphael Mattos Guitar Shadowside
* Mikael Erlandsson Voice ex Secret Service
* Tony Martin ex Voice Black Sabbath
* Jonas Hansson Guitar Silver Mountain
* George Keczan PianoThe World Changes
* Jörgen Alnevall Voice The Sign
* And myself Magnus Rosén Bass ex Hammerfall etc……
¨I can't thanks to much to this fantastic musician on this album. You are the best, hugs and kisses!!!!!
Magnus Rosén Band. P.S. !!!
Im looking for a serious Agent or Manager!
I do:
* One man concerts
* Meditation performance
* Concert with Magnus Rosén Band
* Concerts with Symphony Orchestra
* Workshops / Clinics * Lectures
* I have 10 solo albums
* And a new album is soon ready for release " The World and Times "
( I'm also free to join a touring band like: Pop, Rock, Metal, new Music, old Music etc )


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In retrospect, a restaurant offering both Korean and Italian food should have probably been a warning sign, like taquerias that trumpet burgers on their awnings or fried chicken joints that hold a secondary degree in lo mein. But we're game for almost anything and maybe the 90210 address managed to evade our jade. Still, from the first bite, it was pretty clear Erbe Matte was muddled, nailing neither Korean not Italian, something the restaurant must have realized later on, when it shifted its focus to a more straight-forward Italian approach.
Today, Eater reports the inevitable: Louis Kim's Erbe Matte appears to be shuttered after nine months, with no more OpenTable and not a soul picking up the phone in a location increasingly being seen as "cursed," whether that's by supernatural elements or simply concepts backed by little substance. [Eater]


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With Creators Update sharing the Internet connection became even more easy in Windows 10. Now you can quickly set up sharing of your wired or wireless connection and instantly turn it on or off when you want to. I mean you don't have to use command line anymore because AP settings came to Windows 10 GUI. The Mobile Hotspot (software Access Point) feature appeared in Action Center. Here is the step-by-step guide on how to set up the Internet sharing.
The only thing you need to have in your PC to make Mobile Hotspot feature work is a wireless network card. Thus, you can plug a simple USB Wi-Fi module in to use the feature on your desktop.
Set Up Internet Sharing in Windows 10 (Creators Update and Later)
- Open the "Action Center" (Ctrl+A):
- Right-click on "Mobile Hotspot".
- Select "Go to Settings":
- Click "Edit" to modify your network name and password (wireless security key). For sure, you would like to give your AP at least a familiar name:
- Specify a network name and a password. Don't forget to assign a strong password! Click "Save" to apply new settings:
- Besides that you can select which connection to share: wireless or wired ethernet. In our case: we would not create a hotspot if we had another working Wi-Fi here. So we select to share our ethernet connection from the laptop.
- The last step. After you configured everything you can turn on your Mobile Hotspot:
Now all your devices having a wi-fi can connect to your software AP and use your Internet connection:
Remember! Once you have configured your hotspot you may toggle it on or off from Windows 10 Action Center whenever you wish:


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How do i love you?...
With all your astronomies and eternities
with all your uncharted geographies,
and left unstudied philosophies!
With your different constellations,
supernova desires
and gravitational collapses
inside your luminosity,
outside your debris...
This is the Astronomy of Love!
This is the Astronomy of Life!
This is MeYou!...
Embraced equinoxes
on the lips of a Spring,
breaths made visible
with Chi power,
meridian feelings,
no North poles
on the other ends…
Solstice mysteries,
boreal mélange
and infused potpourris,
we twirl with Druid feet
and sing our footprints' song.
During all our 27 glacial years
in front of each winter I knelt,
all monochrome seasons were bundled
and veiled each midnight sky
with Mercurian hands
and Venusian dreams,
traced your smile
between Neptune and Jupiter
with thousands of hellos
and millions of welcoming good-byes!
During all our 16 eternities together,
LOVE kept growing exponentially,
with realities colliding in poetic holograms
devising the infinitude of the Infinite.
Love squared by Love
rounding each edge,
geometrizing each ends
equalizing its alphabets,
circling its triangles.
Infinitesimally surrounding
transitory planes and lanes
within our pyramidal silences,
giving new lines and directions,
intersections of re-constructions
compasses and conjunctures
within rebellious Mathematics
Endless rounded prismatic longings
leaving behind the theory of angles
rising trigonometry of the hearts
forgetting about scientific breaths
inside seven circles oscillating harmonies
Love squared by Love
converting the Word into ART
orbiting among infinite number of points
till can be found just a line between me and you
galactically entangled, universally connected
with simplified distraction, amplified seduction
sometimes equivalent, sometimes equidistant
and the sum of the cosmic Algebra in two hearts.
Love squared by Love
in perpendicular stars and parallel moons
crossing the lines in algorithmic dances
and waves of psychedelic sensations,
kabbalistic stardust hologram inceptions
rhythmic complexities and elastic canvas.
Neither perimeters nor cross-sections,
neither postulates nor heart formula
when I am blue and you are green,
answers not to be based on x-y-z coordinates
or figure-ing out to be even
but ever-being presently present!
Love squared by Love
applied symmetries and Platonic shapes,
an amalgamation of binaries and analogues
sometimes with no common denominators,
no obtuse views but endless Mandelbrotian spirals
where human is able to accept a simple deviation.
Love squared by Love
embracing your concavity into my convex world,
summing up the trigonometry of our cosmic hearts
As LOVE tangles between two dots…
Not a mundane Geometry!
Your pastel sunsets incandescently intertwine my velvet dreams,
and my verbs know how to whisper gallantly your prepositions.
I have even learnt to have fluency in your body language,
inhaling your line breaks, structuring the sentence of our Saga…
Staccato notes and runic destines are hovering my peripherals
with cubist twilights, Venusian madness and supernova desires,
passionate crescendos weep in rhapsodic existential reverbs,
dismissing yesterday intangibles… welcoming today freedoms!
An iridescence craved by seraphim passions and aeonic embraces!
Breathing you… breathing me… in curved celestial impressions
with stellar glimpses of thirty thousand empyreal souls,
mysteries colliding with wonders in shadows of evermore!
This Love! Oh, yes… this Love! Keeps re-birthing me!
In retro films, silenced streams and harmonic breezes,
out of nothingdom my poem rises up and never ages
steadily reminding you: I was there… before I existed!...


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When I saw this cheesecake in the book Favorite Cupcake and Cheesecakes, I thought it was rather pretty. The base is made using instant polenta, vanilla wafers and butter.
Boa Vista Cheesecake
Recipe source : Adapted from Favorite Cupcakes and Cheesecake (page 130)
For the base :
- 200g digestive biscuits
- 50g melted butter
For the filling :
- 500g cream cheese
- 200g castor sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
For topping :
- papaya, cubed
- mangoes, cubed
- passionfruit pulp
Method :
For the base :
1. Preheat oven to 140C.
2. Butter an 8" round springform pan.
3. Crush digestive biscuits finely.
4. Pour the crushed biscuits into a bowl and add melted butter. Mix well until mixture looks like wet sand.
5. Pour mixture into the pan and press firmly to compact the base.
6. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside.
For the filling :
1. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
2. Add castor sugar and mix well.
3. Add eggs one by one and mix well.
4. Add vanilla essence and flour and mix well.
5. Lastly add whipping cream and mix well.
6. Pour mixture into springform pan.
7. Bake for about 50 mins at 140C.
8. The cake is done when the outer ring is firm but the middle is still wobbly. After taking it out of the oven, run a spatula around the edge of the cake for easy removal later. Cool the cake completely before chilling in the fridge overnight.
9. Before serving, top with passionfruit pulp, papaya and mangoes.


text: It's creepy and it's spooky... It's Halloween. I remember when it was purely an American tradition; when the closest it got to Australia was in an episode of The Brady Bunch. But it seems that the event has really got traction for the current generation of teens and even business is jumping on the bandwagon (which makes a lot of sense for our local Warrandyte Lolly & Treats Shop, but not so much for Jetstar). In the 'spirit' (get it?) of Jetstar, using a theme that actually has little to do with your core business or positioning to underpin a communication piece, and therefore with a generous dollop of hypocrisy, I thought I would share with you, on this the spookiest of days, the single most frightening thing that small business does. They try something once, or twice, and then.....stop. It may be an ad in the local paper. It may be a Facebok post. And it may be a bit more often than once, but it will be no way near often enough. For marketing to be effective you need frequency. "The more you tell, the more you sell' is a quote from the great David Ogilvy. Now, we may update it a bit for today - "The more you connect and engage with people, the closer the relationship and the eventual sale" - but it is true. People don't notice an ad or message until they have seen it/heard it at least 7 times. And only if the message is in the right place. And only if it is the right message; an offer, information, motivation, that appeals to them. You have to be consistent and give your activity time to gain traction and for the momentum to build. And that in itself is frightening. I get it. You might spend 6 months advertising, shooting out tweets and posts, sending emails every couple of weeks....all with your fingers crossed while you hope that it is going to work, eventually. But hope is NOT a strategy. The way to remove the fear of failure, the fear of sticking to a marketing plan, ploughing all of your resources into it, not knowing if it is going to work is to build that marketing plan on a solid foundation of STRATEGY. Working out beforehand exactly who you need to speak to, where you need to say it, what are the key messages, how you should go about doing it. And then you can stay brave, over time, implementing your plan, with frequency and consistency - Knowing that you are doing the right thing. And that won't be frightening at all. Post not marked as liked


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To cite a favourite music of the second "Ask for what I would like and in some way, it discover me!!" I can't consider I'm typing these phrases however I AM ON THE COVER OF ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST!!! Holy guacamole. I couldn't think about a extra thrilling method to share our new residence, #JungalowByTheMountain with all of you — than with these beautiful pictures captured by my buddy, the unbelievable Jenna Peffley and an Open Door video taking you room to room:
You possibly can learn the AD article right here, written by Sydney Gore And don't neglect to choose up the problem in print!! Over the subsequent few weeks and months, I will probably be sharing extra of the method, behind the scenes and sources for all the things in our new residence on IG and right here on the weblog.
And for now, I'll depart you with just a few of my favourite snaps from the shoot, with sources under:
I like arched niches and I wished to present this one a bit of second to shine so we painted and outlined the area of interest in yellow after which surrounded it in Moroccan brass mirrors. I discovered the 1980's console desk and fell in love with the straightforward form and the chunky-ness. On prime of the console and within the area of interest, I show items that symbolize pleasure, abundance, safety, life and connection, so these emotions stick with us and our friends as we come and go.
Paint Colours:
Backside half: Farrow & Ball Ointment Pink (Archive assortment)
Higher half: Farrow & Ball Pink Floor
Yellow Stripe and within the area of interest: Farrow & Ball Citron
Classic portray bought at Souk in Marrakech
Brass solar face sculpture by PAUL BELLARDO c. 1960's, bought at Rose Bowl Flea market
Classic console desk c. 1980's from Chairish.com
Assortment of brass Moroccan mirrors (assortment from numerous places over a few years)
Ceramic Up Down Wall Sconce by In Widespread With bought from lightology.com
Early twentieth century Ethiopian Jimma stool bought at a flea market many moons in the past 🙂
Learn extra about our yard and pool renovation right here. And under, discover all of the sources.
Lounge chairs by Safavieh from House Depot
Sunbrella Indoor/ Outside Chaise Lounge Cushions in yellow from Overstock.com
Pillows, Solar and Striped pillows by Opalhouse Designed with Jungalow from Goal.
Feather and fowl pillows, customized produced from 'Jungalow by Justina Blakeney' Inside Out Efficiency Materials from Fabricut
Rugs: Justina Blakeney X Loloi Rugs Pisolino Assortment from Jungalow
Fringe umbrellas and yellow towels from Enterprise Pleasure Co.
Pink towels from Anthropologie
Waterline tile: 4X4 Sant Gervasi tile from Latin Accents, small 2X2 Sant Gervasi accent tile, 6×6 celadon porcelain discipline tile- Bought from Mission Tile WestCement Tile on "stage" space, Sage hex Cement tile from Zia Tile
Our bed room in our previous residence was very shiny in white and gold, so we determined to go moodier with this one, and painted the entire thing in a teal limewash. I LOVE how this room got here out–feels very magical.
Paint: Sydney Harbor Limewash in Blue Reef
Chair: Moses Pencil Rattan swivel chair, Justina Blakeney for Selamat (not in manufacturing)
Chair Cushions: Customized cushions made with Justina Blakeney Rainforest Jacquard material by Valdese Weavers
Pillow on Chair: Justina Blakeney for Loloi Rugs
The portray is by my late nice Uncle, Bert Paul Kun (it's a portrait of my Nice Aunt Sylvia, his spouse)
Curtains: City Outfitters
Curtain rods: Parachute House
Small, glass prime aspect desk by Adrian Pearsall c. 1970's, bought at Rose Bowl Flea Market
Classic Mexican Tree of Life Candelabra from the Pasadena Vintage Middle and Annex
That is my residence workplace–I've two desks on this area, one for artwork, and one for pc work and it's an invigorating and galvanizing place to get all my artistic juices flowing.
Paint: Calke Inexperienced, Farrow&Ball
Hutch: Classic from Jayson House
Window Shades: selectblinds.com
Chair: Classic chair Upholstered in Tigris jacquard material by Justina Blakeney X Valdese Weavers
Classic purple Suzani blanket bought in Istanbul Grand Bazaar
Rattan Flooring Lamp – Opalhouse™ designed with Jungalow™ – Goal
Rug: Malik Rug, Justina Blakeney X Loloi Rugs
In our lounge, we added the floor-to-ceiling cabinets to make room for my beloved tchotchkes. That is the center of the house! We left some spindles too as a to not the unique structure. The couch from Clad Home is extremely snug and great.
Off to make some music!
Paint Colours:
Farrow & Ball Ointment Pink (Archive assortment)
Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Inexperienced (in cabinets)
Farrow & Ball Pink Floor (ceiling and higher partitions)
Paloma Couch in Maestro Loden Material by Clad House
Chairs: c. 1980's swivel chairs in unique material, bought from @ModernHaus
C. 1970's Tulip espresso desk in pure purple marble (classic)
Tassel pillow: Justina Blakeney for Loloi Rugs: Jungalow.com
Lorenzo Chandeliers, Soho House
Pencil Rattan Console desk c. 1970's bought on Chairish.com
Yellow Spherical Throw Pillow – Opalhouse™ designed with Jungalow™- Goal
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Lula May Hodge - born 1926 / 1927
Searching for Hodge family history info:Lula May Hodge,born 1926 or 27 from George Hodge and Exie/Moxie Lands - died 1937 (?) Spartanburg area for some time. Lula lived with Aunt Lula Lands and her children, William Elliott, Sue and Helena (?)along with 3 or 4 brothers from George's first marriage to Ida/Idel. Half brothers to Luna are Ismeal, Emeil and Quill. (spelling change from paper to paper) George Hodge is from Syria. Exie/Moxie's family were of Russian Jewish heritage. Lula May married Ralph Herbert Hamilton Jr. around 1947 (Rhode Island) and had a daughter named Bernadette. Ralph Hamilton served onboard the U.S.S. Leyte during 47, 48, 49. USMC.
Any information on this family will be very appreciated. Thank you for your help.


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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement is against the obsolete system prevalent in the country and is striving for a society based on principles of equality, said Haq Parast Member of National Assembly Sajid Ahmed.
Addressing the participants of fourth annual All Karachi Speech Contest organised by All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organisation (APMSO) he said MQM Chief, Altaf Hussain is spearheading a campaign aimed at catapulting educated and enlightened youth with limited resources to important decision making bodies of the country.
"These youth are struggling against the crippling system and are playing their role to get it replaced by a dynamic system with equal opportunities for all," he said.
Central Secretary General of APMSO, Tauseef Ejaz on the occasion said nations and movements do come across difficult times and those who lead and contribute towards social and national stability are always remembered.
He said struggle initiated by Altaf Hussain has gained momentum in all parts of the country and has led to general awakening among the masses about their rights.
Central Joint Secretary of APMSO, Adil Khan, its Secretary for information and publications Syed Waqas Ali Shah and senior member Ahmer Falastini also spoke on the occasion.
Students from different public and private sector educational institution participated in the event. They were bucked-up by their fellow students and teachers.


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One of the challenges to sustainability is for European companies to retain production and job security in "old" Europe. Already tens of thousands of big-company manufacturing jobs are migrating to the ten new member states.
The question: how can we retain manufacturing in major EU companies when wages are lower and skills are more or less on par in new member states, Asia, the Far East?
Maybe part of the answer can be seen at BMW. A recent article in Newsweek (link) says that way back in 1950, facing a takeover from arch rival Daimler, workers opted for flexible workweeks.
Today, workers put in overtime as needed and take it out as time off when production slows. And it pays off. BMW's profit margins are at the industry leading edge. Whilst rivals seek to locate in the east to take advantage of cheaper labour, BMW is opening a 1 Billion Euro plant in Leipzig.
IFTSP says yet again, simple social inventions like flexible working hours promote sustainability


text: I got an interesting tweet last week from Belinda Boaden of the always wonderful True Brit Knits regarding last year's DIY Chloé post. She had seen my Rowan roundup, containing that notedly Chloé-esque turtleneck and a link to the DIY, and pointed me to TBK's pattern Pendleton (named for cyclist Victoria Pendleton), pictured above right. (On the left is the Chloé sweater, for anyone just tuning in.) When I did the original DIY Chloé post, it was all "mod this this way" or "mod that that way," because there wasn't a great pattern option that I could find at the time. Apart from the scale of the cables, the Rowan one, Wye, is nearly identical to the Chloé — all you need to do to make it more so is knit the lower extremes of the sweater in a different color than the rest. Pendleton has a slightly different, equally lovely, cable motif, and has the color change written into the pattern. But it's also a slightly lighter option, being aran weight, which I know many of you would prefer, and no need to mod anything — just pick your colors and knit. Thanks so much, Belinda, for calling it to my attention!


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Hi everyone!
I hope you all are doing well. :) Today is May 21st, which marks my two month anniversary of being in Korea. I was going to make a video but I've been quite tired and busy lately so I haven't gotten around to it. HOWEVER!! I've written an update of my time here so far. [TL;DR at the end] :P


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Danzerl, Daniel and Gill, Simon and Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (2018) Distribution voltage control utilising the reactive power capabilities of wind generators. Journal of Engineering, 2017 (13). 2350 – 2355. ISSN 2051-3305
Danzerl, Daniel and Gill, Simon and Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (2017) Maximising wind generation through optimised operation of on-load tap changing transformers in active distribution networks. Journal of Engineering, 2017 (13). 2339–2344. ISSN 2051-3305
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New Perspective Story
That's How It Goes
In this New Perspective Story, a mom must let her son move into his adult world while finding her own new identity. An honest stranger offers enduring insight.
"Lord, how I love my life." The sun was shining, birds were singing, and the green park with purple and pink flowerbeds, brown benches, and scurrying squirrels, looked as gorgeous as any storybook garden. "So why is my heart so torn and ragged?"
The college buildings rose up before Victoria's eyes, a U-shaped arrangement of stone structures built in imitation of the grand European universities. A tower with a clock set inside a green cupola bore testimony to stronger eyes. She couldn't see the hands, much less the numbers. But it didn't matter. Her son's campus tour would take three hours, so she had plenty of time before the long trek back home.
Out of five kids, Thomas was the youngest. And now it was his turn to spread his wings and fly away. The older four had fulfilled their destiny—college, good jobs, and two were married now. The second child, the only girl, had had a baby last winter.
Victoria was happy for them. She was thrilled that Thomas had found a college that he really liked and was eager to start classes in the fall. Everything was terrific. Wonderful. Blessed.
So why did an aching depression choke her soul?
A white mini-van pulled into the parking lot, and three kids tumbled out. A toddler scampered forward into the arms of a young woman…a big sister? Victoria's heart clenched. The father, thirtyish with greying temples, and the mother, wearing a long summer dress, joined the clutch around the young woman. Hugs and hellos and comments mixed together into a bright cacophony of delight.
Victoria felt the tear before she realized she was crying. Why on earth was she upset? Couldn't she be happy for this family reunion? Even though it wasn't hers…and never would be again?
Terry had passed away four years ago. Despite the agony of loss, she had shouldered her responsibilities and raised the kids as they had always planned. And the kids had surpassed their parents' every hope and dream.
But she had never looked any further…to a life beyond the kids. Beyond marriage. Beyond her responsibilities. Once Thomas moved into the dorm and out of the house, he would live his own life. Have meals with friends instead of with her. Do his own laundry. Well, most of the time. And have fun elsewhere.
Would home be home anymore?
Certainly, there would be get-togethers. Family dinners. Holidays. But her heart sank at the thought of it all. How her eldest wanted to spend last Christmas with his wife's family. Of course, it was her turn. And the grandbaby—grandbabies eventually—would have to be shared as well. She couldn't very well snatch the little ones and relive her happy motherhood.
No. She couldn't really.
The happy family moved off toward the main entrance, a celebratory look on all their faces, except for one. A teen girl. She moped. In a bad mood probably. Victoria wanted to grab the child and shake her, get into her face, and make her listen. You've only got a little time. Don't waste it! Don't ruin the day for the others. Life is so damn short.
The father took the teen under his wing as they went through the doorway, and the child peered up with adoring eyes. The father glanced away, a cloud passing over his face. He knew. A shadow loomed.
But distant laughter broke the spell, the door shut, and Victoria was left with the birds. She reached into her bag and pulled out a novel. Some mystery or another. Anything to distract her thoughts. To make the hours pass so she could go home again and live…just a while longer…
An old woman toddled near, hobbling with the aid of a cane. She stopped when she saw Victoria.
Matching benches stood across from each other. Victoria looked over. A large splotch of bird poop marred the other one. She grimaced and scooted aside. There was room after all.
The woman nodded in gratitude and inched her way near.
Victoria stood and helped her sit, suddenly terrified that the frail body would slip and break a bone, and she'd have to call 9-1-1 and…
Once settled, the lady chuckled. "I used to be a long-distance runner. Never guess it now."
Victoria eyed the spare figure with new appreciation. "Really? How wonderful! I mean; that must've been very exciting."
"Ronda the Runner…that was my name. I was something of a star here…long years ago. There have all my trophies in their wall cabinet, awards and such. I donated them when I sold my house. No point in keeping them. I know what I did. Memories are glorious…for a while. Then it's time to let go."
A sigh erupted from Victoria's aching heart. She gazed at the flowers. A sudden image of ice and snow—the park covered in frozen death—enveloped her imagination. She heard her voice before she realized she had spoken. "And go where?"
Rhonda turned, her gaze sweeping over Victoria like a buyer at an auction. "Where ever life takes you. If you're still above ground…make the best of it."
"But when your heart hurts like it is being ripped in two? What then? When your old life is over and you have no new life to start?"
Rhonda waved a wrinkled hand and peered into the distance. "I remember…the day my sister was killed in a car crash. We were twins. It was like my body had burned with hers in the flames." She peered at her hands. "When I looked in the mirror, I saw a living being…but vacant eyes. Like I had died with her." With a grunt, Rhonda straightened. "But it was a lie. I wasn't dead. Rita was dead. I had to discover how to make a new life. Grow a new identity without my twin."
Tears flooded Victoria's eyes, and an ache swelled in her throat. She couldn't have spoken if the Queen of England implored her to.
A bell tolled three times. Another half-hour and Thomas would be ready to leave.
Rhonda patted Victoria's knee. "Lost everyone…or just someone special?"
"Everyone special, just one at a time.
"That's how it goes…if you live long enough."
"I'd rather not."
"Not your choice. You could try to cheat. But that'd just pass things along down the road. You're going to face loss and misunderstanding and death…in a million forms before the end." She chuckled. "You know what they used to say to me during the long practice runs when my whole body ached? 'No pain, no gain.'" She waved away a passing insect. "Stupid phrase. It isn't the pain that teaches you…it's knowing that it won't last…that it's just a part of something bigger. Something better. I never expected to win anything. Not after Rita's death. But I did. I won medal after medal. I learned I could still love my sister…even when I couldn't see her or feel her. I endured. And now my great-grandson is starting his career as a runner. Wonderful boy. I'm happy for him."
"So you married…and had a family…and they moved on… And your husband?"
"Cancer got him fifteen years ago."
Victoria stared at the ground.
A sparrow flittered on the grass before them, hopping about, as if doing a happy dance.
Rhonda shrugged. "Well, I best start back now…it'll take me a while to get to the reception area. They're having a little party for him." She wavered to her feet.
Victoria stood and reached out. "You want a hand? I can walk back with you. It'll be time to pick up my son soon."
"If you'd like. We can share the path before we go our separate ways. Got to be glad for these little things."
At the doorway, Thomas waved at his mother.
Victoria let go of Rhonda's hand and watched the old woman unceremoniously disappear into a bright interior.
Thomas grinned. "Helping old ladies, Mom?"
Victoria took her son's arm, the dull ache settling into calm acceptance. "The other way around, more like." She wanted to tell him—"Don't laugh, my boy. It'll be your turn, soon enough." But that would be cruel. Now was his time to smile and be glad.
A fresh wave of love comforted her soul. She was happy for him.
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Helene Montalvo
Bleeding Gray
We breathe the same air
Are touched by the light
of the same moon
And though we bleed
the same color
We are not the same
~ Helene Montalvo ~
I've heard that eyes are the windows of a soul. It's an old adage, ancient really, but I believe it is true. If you look hard enough, you might find a spark in that window, a light in which one's true spirit lives. This light burns bright in the eyes of a curious child, but between childhood and becoming a young adult it changes, slowly withdrawing until there is no spirit left.
I try to hold on to that light, even as a whip slices through my back, its tongue biting across my skin, viciously tearing it apart. Refusing to give my punisher any sense of gratitude, I clench my teeth and hold the cry of pain pushing against the back of my throat.
Though the ways of my people have been engraved in my bones, within my heart a girl cries out. She reminds me that though our laws may bind us, they don't have to hold us down. So I keep my spark lit, just enough to hold on to the thread of hope holding me back from exploding in a fit of thoughtlessness, and I endure the pain.
The whip slices through me again, and with it comes a grunt that betrays my resolve.
I will not give in.
By the seventh strike my body has had enough. I cross my feet and push until my body spins around to face my punisher. My wrists scream out in agony as the ropes holding them to the punishing post rips into my flesh, but I have no cry left in me. My punisher wears a red mask, its features highlighted in black. His arm is held out behind him, the whip gripped tightly in his right hand. He's ready to inflict my eighth lashing, but he hesitates. Fingers twitch. Breath deepens.
I know what is coming.
Even so, I lift my chin and challenge the inevitable.
"Is that all you've got?" I manage to say.
A red mask stares back at me, its hard lines and permanent scowl the essence of enmity. The darkness covering my punisher's eyes cannot hide his contempt for me, for behind the red mask I feel the malicious grin he affords me just before he growls, "Stupid girl," and swings the weapon forward to kiss my cheek.
It's the last bite I feel before I'm graced with the beauty of darkness.


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A Doll's House & The Father (TFANA)
Ibsen and Strindberg in rep with the same casts led by John Douglas Thompson and Maggie Lacey in fine modern translations prove to be dazzling theater.
Was Swedish playwright August Strindberg a misogynist? And was Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen pro-women? Two new productions performed back to back will let you decide for yourself.
For Theatre for a New Audience's first repertory season, director Arin Arbus has chosen classic Scandinavian plays from the modern repertory: Ibsen's A Doll's House and Strindberg's The Father. Besides the fact that neither play has had a major New York production since 1997, this is a brilliant idea in that The Father was written as a response to A Doll's House, Strindberg obsessed with Ibsen as his perceived rival. Both plays concern the same themes: marriage as a state of war, the battle of the sexes, 19th century gender roles in a male-dominated society, and lack of education for women. However, do not fool yourself. Apparently never before in tandem in English, these plays are as timely today as when they were written.
These inspired revivals using the lucid and contemporary sounding Thornton Wilder adaptation of A Doll's House (being staged for the first time in 80 years) and Scottish playwright David (The American Pilot, The Events, Strindberg's Creditors) Greig's new English language version of The Father feature a company of actors led by the magnificent John Douglas Thompson and Maggie Lacey, all of whom appear in both plays. With a new configuration of the Samuel H. Scripps Mainstage at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center with the audience sitting on opposite sides of a narrow playing area with two walls removed that puts the viewers ring side, these productions are dazzling theater whether seen in tandem or seen separately.
Written in 1879, A Doll's House was extremely controversial in its time for criticizing the accepted Victorian notions about wives and husbands. Set in a provincial Norwegian town, Nora (Lacey), a wife of eight years, is first seen as a happy-go-lucky mother of two at Christmas time. Her doting but possessive husband Torvald (Thompson) has been promoted to manager of the bank and their finances will improve greatly in the new year. However, Nora has a secret that she has kept throughout their marriage from her husband. In order to save his life under medical advisory, Nora obtained a loan from a shady moneylender in order to take him to a warmer climate. Although Torvald believes that her father gave her the money, she had, in fact, forged a bond and has been paying it off in secret ever since.
Now that Torvald is in charge of the bank he is making some changes: Krogstad (Jesse J. Perez), a former classmate of his who has not shown enough deference, is the first to be fired, just as Nora's school friend Christine Linden (Linda Powell), now a widow without children or resources, comes to town looking for a job. But it is Krogstad who loaned Nora the money, and he will do anything to keep his job, his last chance at respectability. Unfortunately, Christine is given Krogstad's job and, as fate would have it, it was Christine breaking her engagement to him years before that led him to lose his reputation for integrity and probity. Suddenly, Nora's world comes crashing down as Krogstad blackmails her in order to get his job back. Christine offers to help with her former lover until she sees how things really are between Nora and Torvald: Nora is no better than a doll wife in her husband's nursery. The final confrontation between husband and wife is credited with starting modern drama.
As Lacey is on stage almost for the duration of this three-act play (performed in two parts), the evening is all hers just as The Father is all Thompson's. As with all great Noras, she makes her different in each act which not only shows the passage of time over the three days of the play but also the journey she undergoes: in the first act she is flighty and merry, carefree and childish. In the second act, with Krogstad's deadline hanging over her head, she is nervous and high strung. In the third act once the axe has fallen, she is calm, resolute and serene. Her illusions shattered by her marriage and her husband, she has come to an irrevocable decision. It is a beautifully modulated performance.
Playing a Torvald who is a good deal older than his wife, Thompson plays a low-key, suave, kindly but paternalistic husband in the play's first two acts. However, when the showdown begins in Act Three when he thinks his reputation has been irredeemably damaged, the fireworks begin. His towering rage and rant at his wife who he sees as having ruined him is what we have come to expect from this performer who has become one of our best classic actors.
Perez is suitably sinister as the blackmailing Krogstad, making his lines mean a good deal more than he actually says. Powell playing Christina Linden (Americanized by Wilder from the more Scandinavian Christine Linde) is a beautifully unfussy and level-headed confidante who becomes the play's moral center. Playing a doctor in each of the two plays, here Nigel Gore's Dr. Rank is elegantly flirtatious and pedantic as the rich friend of the family who is dying of an inherited disease. While Nora's children are usually cut, Wilder's adaptation brings them on to good advantage as played by Ruben Almash and Jayla Lavender Nicholas. Playing nannies in both plays, Laurie Kennedy is here warm and embracing in the Helmer home where most of the affection is dissembled and misplaced.
Strindberg's play, The Father, written ten years after Ibsen's, is very much influenced by his disastrous experience with his own first marriage, and he sees women as predatory in order to get their own way in a male-dominated society. While A Doll's House is in the form of a social problem play, The Father is cast as a psychological thriller. The title character (Thompson) is an army captain stationed in a remote garrison in rural Sweden. He has been at war with his wife Laura (Lacey) for the entire 20 years of their marriage.
Although he rules men as part of his job during the day, at home he is beset by women who want to run his life and that of his teenage daughter Bertha (Kimber Monroe): "Laura insists she be an artist, her grandmother wants her to be a spiritualist, Nanny Margaret a Baptist, the cook a Methodist and the maids want to recruit her into the Salvation Army. With so many women tugging at her the girl will be pulled apart. All her life I have tried to defend her from nonsense." When the Captain tells his wife that he has decided to send Bertha to a boarding school in town, the battle lines are drawn, and as her brother the Pastor (Perez) warns the Captain, Laura never loses. However, the Captain is under the illusion that nineteenth century law leaves the family decisions to the husband.
The Captain thinks he is paranoid as papers go missing on his desk and books he orders from Paris for his study of geology fail to arrive. In fact, that is all Laura's doing in her effort to get her husband declared insane. She has also stolen a letter that he wrote years ago in which he admitted that he thought he was losing his mind. With the help of the new Doctor Ostermark (Gore) who hears her biased description of her husband's behavior before meeting the Captain, she hopes to win her battle with her husband. The deciding stroke comes when she tells her husband that their daughter is not his, reminding him that he has said earlier in a case between a young soldier and their pregnant maid that there is no way to check paternity of the father.
Performed without an intermission, the tension in Arbus' The Father is palpable and builds to a shattering conclusion. Thompson gives a titanic performance as a man who is driven to insanity by all the people around him, while like a caged animal, he fights back with all the weapons at his disposal. Seeing him taking refuge in his wood-paneled office covered by animal trophies and rifles designed by Riccardo Hernandez, a symbolic war zone, we watch as the Captain descends into madness. Lacey's Laura is cold, calculating and scheming, putting up a fight to the death, just as much for her independence and freedom (in a world in which she has few rights) as her husband is fighting for his very life.
As the Pastor and the Captain's brother-in law, Perez is cynical and pragmatic knowing his sister as he does. Gore's doctor is unctuous and sanctimonious spouting platitudes that pass as wisdom, very different from his Dr. Rank in the Ibsen play. Kennedy's Nanny Margaret is a devout woman who is certain that faith solves all problems. As the soldier who has gotten the maid with child, Christian J. Mallen is ironic as the typical male chauvinist refusing to accept his responsibility for her condition. Used as a pawn in her parents' battle, Monroe as Bertha is suitably frightened and confused, being pulled from one side to the other.
While Wilder's excellent adaptation of the Ibsen play is like a contemporary historical play, Greig's new version of the Strindberg is spare and lean and cuts to the bone. An amusing addition is the Captain's reference to Mr. Alving, the dead husband who cannot speak for himself in Ibsen's Ghosts. One of Wilder's inspired updates is to eliminate Torvald's animal references for his wife which make most translations of A Doll's House seem dated.
The excellent design team is the same for both plays. Using the same two-walled space for both plays, Hernandez has created the elegant white paneled living room for the Helmers and the more masculine room for the Captain. Lit by Marcus Doshi, the design suggests nineteenth century candle light. In the third act of A Doll's House the shadow on the wall chillingly depicts the rising sun. Susan Hilferty's pitch-perfect period costumes make some comments of their own, like when Nora's children arrive with their nanny and her daughter is dressed in the exact same material as her mother's gown, a miniature version of Nora. Daniel Kluger and Lee Kinney's sound design for The Father gives us howling winds and thunder which add to the warlike atmosphere in the home, while Kluger's original music sets the tone and mood for both plays.
Not only is Theatre for a New Audience's first repertory season riveting theater, but placing Ibsen and Strindberg side by side makes it possible to immediately see their similarities and their different styles. Director Arin Arbus has obtained superb performances from John Douglas Thompson and Maggie Lacey and has surrounded them with a supporting cast that is up to the task. Major staples of modern drama, A Doll's House and The Father in the TFANA productions are not to be missed.
Ibsen's A Doll's House & Strindberg's The Father (in rotating repertory through June 12, 2016)
Theatre for a New Audience at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Samuel H Scripps Mainstage, 262 Ashland Place, between Lafayette and Fulton Streets, in Brooklyn
For tickets, call 866-811-4111 or visit http://www.tfana.org
Running time: A Doll's House: two hours and 25 minutes including one intermission
The Father: one hour and 50 minutes with no intermission


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And obviously, videos by many thousands of YouTubers.
I'm occasionally asked whether I might generate a dynamic page that links to all the videos and YouTubers as they stream on WTRS. There are various reasons I don't do that, conceptual as well as practical. Among them: it would interfere with the online ecosystems it visits. While all the videos the Robot curates are posted publicly, some of their creators would likely prefer more attention while others intended to remain relatively anonymous. For better or worse, the latter is an expectation that would normally be met by commercial search and recommendation ranking algorithms. Conversely, some videos are posted that, despite their low view count, may be intended as attention grabs. WTRS aims to pass through all these YouTubers' online spaces for just a moment — then leave them alone.


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Hi unixmen readers,
Have you ever wanted to extract images from a video file? It is possible to do such thing in Linux and for this tutorial I will use ffmpeg to get images from a video.
What is ffmpeg?
ffmpeg is a very useful command line program which can be used to transcode media files. It is part of the FFmpeg leading multimedia framework that has many functionalities such as the ability to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created.
There are many various tools included in the framework each of which has a specific role. For example the ffserver is used to stream multimedia for live broadcasts, ffprobe is used to analyze multimedia stream, ffplay can be used as a simple media player and ffmpeg has the ability to convert multimedia files between formats.
If you are interested the followings are the developer libraries included in the FFmpeg framework:
- libavutil is a library containing functions for simplifying programming, including random number generators, data structures, mathematics routines, core multimedia utilities, and much more.
- libavcodec is a library containing decoders and encoders for audio/video codecs.
- libavformat is a library containing demuxers and muxers for multimedia container formats.
- libavdevice is a library containing input and output devices for grabbing from and rendering to many common multimedia input/output software frameworks, including Video4Linux, Video4Linux2, VfW, and ALSA.
- libavfilter is a library containing media filters.
- libswscale is a library performing highly optimized image scaling and color space/pixel format conversion operations.
- libswresample is a library performing highly optimized audio resampling, rematrixing and sample format conversion operations.
Note: ffmpeg and FFmpeg are not the same. FFmpeg is the framework and the ffmpeg one of the utilities included on it.
Let the action begin
In order to follow this tutorial you need to install the ffmpeg command line utility in your linux machine. Ubuntu users can easily install the ffmpeg utility by typing and running the following command in their terminal.
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Fedora users can install ffmpeg directly from the repos.
yum install ffmpeg
Or you can compile it from source. Before compiling and installing it from source you need to download it from the official website with the help of the following command.
wget http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-2.2.3.tar.bz2
Extract the archive with the following command.
tar -xvjf ffmpeg-2.2.3.tar.bz2
Once the archive is extracted run the following command.
./configure make
Once the compile is finished run the following command to install ffmpeg.
su -c 'make install'
Not that everything is set up, all you have to is type a few commands in your terminal and you will be able to extract images from any type of video file.
Before going any further make sure you are in the same directory with the video file from which you want to extract images from. Use the cd command to navigate to the right directory. Since the video I am using for the purpose of this tutorial is in my Desktop i use the following command to navigate to my desktop.
cd /home/oltjano/Desktop
Then I use the following command to extract images from my video file.
ffmpeg -i "Тимати - Рентген ( Альбом '13')-C9Plztvv8ac.mp4" -r 1 -q:v 2 -f image2 image-3%d.jpeg
The -i option serves to get the input which in my case is the video file named Тимати – Рентген ( Альбом '13')-C9Plztvv8ac.mp4, the -r option sets the number of frames to be extracted as images every second. I like to extract one frame every second.
Then a very important option that should be mentioned and I like to use is the -q:v which is used to set the image quality of the images being extracted. I always get high quality images when extracting them from a video by using the value of 2.


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It seems that we are living through a time that will be thoroughly investigated by future historians. Time will tell what the impact will be on future generations but the question we need to ask today is: can we assess and quantify geopolitical risks and their impact on the business?
Russell Group believes that we can if we follow the flow of money across territories and trade routes. Meanwhile, the obvious nightmare scenario for shipping, for example, would be an Iranian effort to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a development, which has been threatened by Alireza Tangsiri, head of the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Bloomberg. "If we are prevented from using it, we will close it," he told state news agency Fars. "In the event of any threats, we will not have the slightest hesitation to protect and defend Iran's waterways."
The world's oldest maritime newspaper Lloyd's List recently asked Russell Group to model the consequences of closure for the shipping industry.
Our models revealed that seaborne trade through the Strait of Hormuz is worth $554bn a year, with the vast majority of that accounted for by oil. Of that, around half passes through just five ports, namely Ras Tanura, Jebel Ali, Al Basra Oil Terminal, Bandar Imam Khomeini and Ras Laffan.
Much of the trade is Asian-centric, with Saudi exports to China valued at $31bn, to Japan $28bn, to India $21bn, and to South Korea $19bn, compared to exports to the US, at just under $19bn.
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This wasn't my favorite Evanovich book. I find that each plot isn't necessarily what makes me like a book or not. I enjoy the side characters and how well I feel that they fit or how well I feel that they interact. I find that Stephanie's old high school "friends" Mooner and Dougie don't really do it for me. They don't feel authentic in any way. And while I realize that most of the characters are meant to be fun and eccentric… the Mooner and Dougie stoners are too much even for me. As a result, I was a bit bored by this one.
Stephanie's life never really is easy, is it? Morelli has proposed, sort of. Suddenly Stephanie is not sure what she wants which seems consistent with her character, but was annoying none the less. Again, Stephanie is after a impossible bail jumper. Eddie DeChooch was once a bounty hunter himself, but is impossible to track down, and once again the bodies start adding up. First Dougie goes missing, and then Mooner, and it looks like they might be linked to Eddie after all. Ranger offers to help, of course, but Stephanie doesn't trust his motives. To make matters more complicated Stephanie's perfect sister has returned and her life isn't so perfect anymore.
Die hard fans will like this one, but I found it to be too much. Again, I'd been reading the series pretty regularly and I probably am in need of a break.


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arch(1) BSD General Commands Manual arch(1)
arch -- print architecture type or run selected architecture of a univer- sal binary
arch arch [-h] [[-arch_name | -arch arch_name]...] prog [args ...]
The arch command with no arguments, displays the machine's architecture type. The other use of the arch command it to run a selected architecture of a universal binary. A universal binary contains code that can run on dif- ferent architectures. By default, the operating system will select the architecture that most closely matches the processor type. This means that an intel architecture is selected on intel processors and a powerpc architecture is selected on powerpc processors. A 64-bit architecture is preferred over a 32-bit architecture on a 64-bit processor, while only 32-bit architectures can run on a 32-bit processor. When the most natural architecture is unavailable, the operating system will try to pick another architecture. On 64-bit processors, a 32-bit architecture is tried. If this is also unavailable, the operating system on an intel processor will try running a 32-bit powerpc architecture. Otherwise, no architecture is run, and an error results. The arch command can be used to alter the operating system's normal selection order. The most common use is to select the 32-bit architec- ture on a 64-bit processor, even if a 64-bit architecture is available. The -h option prints a usage message and exits. The arch_name argument must be one of the currently supported architec- tures: i386 32-bit intel ppc 32-bit powerpc ppc64 64-bit powerpc x86_64 64-bit intel Either prefix the architecture with a hyphen, or (for compatibility with other commands), use -arch followed by the architecture. If more than one architecture is specified, the operating system will try each one in order, skipping an architecture that is not supported on the current processor, or is unavailable in the universal binary. The prog argument is the command to run, followed by any arguments to pass to the command. It can be a full or partial path, while a lone name will be looked up in the user's command search path. If no architectures are specified on the command line, the arch command takes the basename of the prog argument and searches for the first prop- erty list file with that basename and the .plist suffix, in the archSettings sub-directory in each of the standard domains, in the fol- lowing order: ~/Library/archSettings User settings /Library/archSettings Local settings /Network/Library/archSettings Network settings /System/Library/archSettings System settings This property list contains the architecture order preferences, as well as the full path to the real executable. For examples of the property list format, look at the files in /System/Library/archSettings. Example On an intel processor: % perl -MConfig -e 'printf "%s\n", $Config{byteorder}' 1234 shows the intel little endian byte order, while: % arch -ppc perl -MConfig -e 'printf "%s\n", $Config{byteorder}' 4321 runs the powerpc architecture, and displays big endian byte order. Making links to the arch command When a link is made to arch command with a different name, that name is used to find the corresponding property list file. Thus, other commands can be wrapped so that they have custom architecture selection order. Because of some internal logic in the code, hard links to the arch com- mand may not work quite right. It is best to avoid using hard links, and only use symbolic links to the arch command. Environment The environment variable ARCHPREFERENCE can be used to provide architec- ture order preferences. It is checked before looking for the correspond- ing property list file. The value of the environment variable ARCHPREFERENCE is composed of one or more specifiers, separated by semicolons. A specifier is made up of one, two or three fields, separated by colons. Architectures specified in order, are separated by commas and make up the last (mandatory) field. The first field, if specified, is a name of a program, which selects this specifier if that name matches the program name in question. If the name field is empty or there is no name field, the specifier matches any pro- gram name. Thus, ordering of specifiers is important, and the one with no name should be last. When the arch command is called directly, the prog name provides the path information to the executable (possibly via the command search path). When a name is specified in a ARCHPREFERENCE specifier, the path informa- tion can alternately be specified as a second field following the name. When the arch command is called indirectly via a link, this path informa- tion must be specified. If not specified as a second field in a speci- fier, the executable path will be looked up in the corresponding property list file. Example ARCHPREFERENCE Values ppc,i386,ppc64,x86_64 A specifier that matches any name. foo:ppc,i386,ppc64,x86_64 A specifier that matches the program named foo (the full executable path is in the foo.plist file). foo:/op/bin/boo:ppc,i386,ppc64,x86_64 A specifier with all fields specified. baz:ppc,i386;i386,ppc A specifier for baz and a second specifier that would match any other name.
Running the arch command on an interpreter script may not work if the interpreter is a link to the arch command, especially if a 64-bit archi- tecture is specified (since the arch command is 2-way universal, 32-bit only).
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