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By Sant Kirpal Singh, President of the World Conference on Unity of Man, 6 February 1974, Delhi
The object of the Conference on Unity of Man is to propagate the idea of Unity of Man: That all mankind is one. All are born the same way, their outer and inner construction is the same and all are endowed with the same privileges from God. No high, no low, all are equal. We are drops of the ocean of all consciousness which is God. So we are all brothers and sisters in God.
Our ultimate goal is to attain atonement with the supreme power which controls all creation and controls us in this body. The whole world is His abode, and on a small scale, body is the temple of God in which His eternal Light is shining. "Take heed that the light which is in thee be not darkness." That Light is in all of us. Our Surat or attention has identified itself with the body and the outside world so much, so that it has forgotten itself. If it withdraws from all outside and rises into awareness of its true identity as a conscious entity, it can know the supreme power – God. For that we have to learn to die while living by rising above the body consciousness.
What is death? It is like the sun setting on one side and rising on the other. That is all. We have to realize the controlling power, the source and sustenance of all that is. Why do we not see Him now? Because our attention is identified with the physical body and the world outside so much, so that it has forgotten that it is a conscious entity, the controlling power behind the body. Let me give an example to explain the point. Suppose, I am looking in front of me. I cannot at the same time see what is behind me unless I withdraw my gaze from the front and look behind. Likewise, our attention is fixed on the visible world outside. It has to withdraw from all can see the Reality within? That eye is different – it is the self-luminous Inner Eye mentioned in the scriptures as the Third Eye, Single Eye or Shiv Netra, of which it is said: "If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of Light." That Eye opens when we withdraw our attention from all outside and rise into awareness of our true identity and then realize the supreme power. And when one sees Him immanent in all and working in all, one would love all creation. outside and recede within, to know itself. And which is the eye that
Man is he who is perfect all-round – physically, mentally and spiritually. "Be ye perfect as your Father, who is in heaven." We give food to the body, we also feed the intellect, but what food do we give to the soul, which is a conscious entity? What is food for the soul? Man cannot live on bread alone. The food for the soul, a conscious entity, is to contact God – the ocean of all consciousness, the supreme power that enlivens all creation. It has to know that power, to contact It. Such a man, who has developed all-round, may be called a perfect man. The object of all formations or social bodies is to turn out such perfect man. Man has first to become man, in the true sense of the word. Even God is searching for a man – a perfect man. Who is a man? He who represents the ideal of manhood, who loves God. and since God resides in all hearts, he loves all creation. His body should give out radiation of love and of humanity. He should have love and regard for everybody – his compeers, his superiors and those who are below him – for God is in all of them.
What is the meaning of man? One who is overflowing with love and compassion. Who knows himself and knows God. He loves God. and since God resides in all hearts, he loves all creation. God is Love, and man. who is of the same essence as God, is an embodiment of Love. One who gives out the Godly radiation of love may truly be called a man. The outer labels of the various formations or social bodies are to turn out perfect men who as man-body should reflect the glory of man as soul, the indweller of the body, the glory of God. He should realize his true self of being God plus man. i.e. Godman, and as such be an embodiment of love. And love knows service and sacrifice, so he should think of the good of others and not of his own self-interest.
So the ideal of manhood is that he should be a brother unto all creation. He should earn his livelihood by honest toil and share it with others. If we have such Pak (pure) people in large numbers, the world will become Pakistan (i.e. the land of the pure); and if we have a preponderance of Khalis (pure) people, the world would become Khalistan (i.e. the land of the Khalsa or the pure), and they may bring the Kingdom of God on earth. The country is good which has a large number of such people. So man should live for others. He who will not let his brother man go hungry or naked, thereby ensures his own fulfilment, for God who resides in all hearts, will surely provide for him.
All Masters, who came in the East or in the West, say that God is love. Soul, which is of the same essence as that of God, is also love. Love needs an object for attachment. The natural object for our attachment was God, but we got attached to the world, because we see it. All Masters say: "Love thy God. And since God is immanent in all forms, love all creation." We say: "How can we love Him, whom we do not see?" The answer to that is, seek the company of a Master who has realized Him. He will give you a practical demonstration of how to rise above body consciousness and see the reality within. The Masters come to make people see who do not see. When the attention recedes within to concentrate at the seat of the soul between and at the back of the two eyes, it realizes its true identity that is the indweller controlling the body; and there is a supreme power that controls it – the soul – in the body. Guru Nanak says in this context: "The Lord of Nanak is visible everywhere." And Kabir says: "I saw Him, the uncreated Light Principle, immanent in all, and all my doubts were dispelled."
Love comes with seeing. One cannot love him, whom one does not see. How can we see God? The Upanishads say in this context: "Unless the outgoing sense-faculties are controlled, and the mind and the intellect are stilled, one cannot realize God." When one sees Him in all, he would naturally love all creation and seek the good of everyone. Guru Nanak was moved by the same experience to say: "Peace be unto all the world over, under Thy will, oh Lord."
A true lover of God will love all His messengers who came in the past, all the scriptured records of their self-communion and communion with God. He will love all mankind and the rest of God's creation in many forms. He will love all holy places sanctified by the presence of a Godman at one time or another and now revered as places of pilgrimage. He will never injure nor molest anyone in thought, word, or deed.
Love knows service and sacrifice. Man is he who lives for others. An animal lives for itself and for its progeny. There is no dearth of preaching today. One may read all the books, but unless he acts up to what they say, it is no use reading. We have developed the head and neglected the heart. That is the reason for all the conflicts we see today. There is nothing new in all that I have said just now. I have given out the gist of the understanding I got by sitting at the feet of the Masters and from a parallel study of religions, and that is: "Oh man, know thyself, who you are, what you are." A Persian Faquir says: "Oh man, you know the worth of everything. If you know not your own worth you area fool." The Masters make a man a true man in the first instance and then raise him to the level of an angel, and finally to that of God. The three prerequisites to God-realization are: Right diet, right conduct and right dealings. Guru Nanak says: "Oh Nanak, utter the name of God with a pure heart. The worldly defile themselves by their evil ways." Guru Amar Das says: "When the mind is unclean, all is defiled. Washing the body does not make the mind clean. The whole world is in the rut of delusion. Few there be who know the reality." What is pollution and uncleanliness? The life of the senses. God plus desire is man. And man minus desire is God.
There is a great awakening now which I observed during my third world tour recently. The regeneration of society depends on the regeneration of man. Bricks may be manufactured in any kiln. If they are strong and of good quality, the house will be strong. If the bricks are not properly burnt and the material is substandard, you cannot have a strong house. So whichever the formation, man should be man in the true sense of the word. There is a general awakening today in every direction. People are so unhappy; may God grant them peace and happiness. The way to that is to seek the company of awakened men.
The teaching of the Masters is given out both, directly and indirectly, i.e., through parables. There is a beautiful parable in the Puranas that God invited both, the Devtas or angels and the Danvas or demons, to dinner. When the food was served, God said: "You are welcome to enjoy the food subject to the condition that while eating you may not bend your arms." Now the Danvas, who were slow witted and prone to act without reflection, said: "God has insulted us, for how can one take food without bending his arms?" And they walked out in protest. But the Devtas pondered over it, for the suggestion had come from God and there must be some reason for it. After some time they understood the purpose behind the seemingly strange condition and started to feed each other, and in this way all were fed without bending their arms. Kabir stressed the same point. He says: "So long as you live in the man-body, give, give, give. When you leave the body who will come to you to ask for anything?"
It is a blessing to be born in a social formation, but the real purpose of joining a social formation was to rise above it into universality. If you do not achieve this purpose it is no use merely carrying the label of one or the other formation. The celebrated poet Iqbal says in a couplet that Moses went to Mount Sinai in search of God. Did he not know that God was Himself searching for a perfect man? All mankind is one. They should all be good and be one! "Live and let live," should be their motto. Guru Nanak said: "The highest order is to rise into universal brotherhood, aye, to consider all creation your equal."
The ideal was placed before you that mankind is one. We are all one, it is true, but we have not yet become one! When will that be? When we see Him in all and all in Him. But for that, some effort is required on our part. We should pray to the Almighty to give us strength to change our angle of vision. So I would request all brothers and sisters here to sit still, close your eyes and withdraw your attention from all outside and pray to God in all sincerity and from the depth of heart. A true prayer which comes from the heart is always answered. And what is a true prayer? When heart and mind and tongue are all unanimous and in perfect accord – what the mind thinks, the heart feels, and the tongue expresses. The Almighty heeds such prayers.
First of all, the prayer should be true, it should come from the heart, the tongue should express it the same way, and the mind fully concurs with it. That is a true prayer. The next step is to sit at the door and patiently wait. Hurry won't do. So I say to you, the ideal before us is that mankind is all one. The labels of various formations that we carry on our bodies came later. You are welcome to have them, they are the distinctive labels of the different schools that we have joined to know Self and to know God. The school is best which turns out a larger number of successful students who pass the examination. Pray to God sincerely and from the heart. He is within you and hears all your prayers. He knows the very trend of your thoughts, the way they are shaping. Now sit still, withdraw your attention from all outside and pray:
"Oh God, we are stranded. We have lost the way.
Show us the way.
We are all one family, children of the same Father.
And You are our Father!"


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Casino royal is a 1967 spy parody starring Peter Sellers in the lead role. Yes, it's not really German movie, but many scenes were shoot in Berlin. So let's get to it 🙂
The plot focuses on an aging James Bond who comes out of retirement, along with his estranged daughter to take on SMERSH. Both then travel to East Berlin after picking up clues, where they investigate and solve the mystery around the deaths of international spies.
The movie was written by 11 writers and had a total of 5 directors. Each directed his own part and worked independently. The Berlin scenes are exclusively directed by Ken Hughes. Out of all these scenes, the one with the war room in Berlin got extreme popularity by the fans and critics alike. Some of the amusing gags are credited to Peter Sellers himself. After a breakpoint and a load of humor clichés, the movie plot ceases to make sense.
A significant portion of the Casino Royale film (1967) involves playing casino poker in high stakes. This adrenaline rushing game is portrayed as risky, daring and costly in Berlin. The baccarat master Evelyn Tremble (James Bond under the pretense) is highly skilled in playing card games at casinos. The main casino, Casino Royale, on which the title of the movie is also made, is shown to be run by secret agents. In the climax, this casino gets destroyed from the explosion of an atomic pill, killing everyone inside. While Sir James and Co appear in heaven, Jimmy Bond descends to hell. Yeah, that's not what I would expect from gambling in a luxury place) By the way, today there are a lot of trusted online websites where you can play whatever you want. For example, there is a Svenskkasinon casino list with wide range of different gambling operators. So you can relax and don't be afraid of being exploded))
Casino Royale garnered more than $40 million and was considered a huge financial success. This has mainly to do with the tag "Bond" associated with it. Critical reception, however, was mostly negative. Most critics to date regard it as the worst "Bond" movie and a chaotic, baffling affair. Audiences too initially liked the movie, but later reviews were not of much help. Till date, Casino Royale holds a 29% score on Rotten tomatoes, with most users describing it as disorganized, clichéd and an absurd disaster. The movie was a pitiful spoof which earned on clever marketing techniques and the "James Bond" brand name.
Mostly a one-time watch, Casino Royale is worth seeing only if you're a big fan of James Bond, or like to watch dangerous casinos hosting card games. Or even if you like to watch late 1960s/early 1970s comedies which are so bad that they are good.


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Head of household filing status
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Child care credit for certain working grandparents
Grandchild's education credits
Medical and dental expenses
More and more individuals who thought their child-rearing days were over are now raising their grandchildren. It is estimated that 6.5 million children in the United States currently live with at least one grandparent, accounting for approximately 9% of all children nationally and more than half of those not living with their parents.
Another study found that the number of grandchildren living with their grandparents has increased 50% over the past ten years. Grandparents in this challenging situation should be aware that a variety of tax breaks may be available to ease the financial burden of becoming primary caregivers for grandchildren. These include:
Head of household filing status - An unmarried grandparent may be eligible to use the head of household filing status. This filing status generally is more favorable than the single filing status. To qualify, the grandparent must maintain a household that is the principal place of abode for the grandchild for more than half the year. Generally, the grandchild must not be self-supporting and must be under the age of 19 (24 if a full-time student) at the close of the tax year or permanently and totally disabled.
Earned income tax credit – A grandparent who is working and has a grandchild who is a qualifying child living with him or her may be able to take the earned income tax credit (EITC), even if the grandparent is 65 years of age or older. Generally, to be a qualified child for EITC purposes, the grandchild must meet the same requirements as to be a dependent but without the requirement that the child didn't provide more than half of their own support.
To qualify for EITC for 2023 on account of a grandchild or grandchildren, a taxpayer's adjusted gross income (AGI) must be less than: $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if he or she has three or more qualifying children; $52,918($59,478 for married filing jointly) if he or she has two qualifying children; and $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if he or she has one qualifying child. There's no EITC if the taxpayer files as married filing separately, isn't a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, files Form 2555 (relating to foreign earned income), doesn't have earned income, doesn't have a valid Social Security number, or has more than $11,000 of investment income for 2023 ($10,300 for 2022).
Child tax credit - A grandparent who is raising a grandchild may qualify for a $2,000 child tax credit and, under certain specific circumstances, up to $1,600 of the credit may be refundable for 2023.
To qualify, the grandchild must be under the age of 17 as of the end of the year, a U.S. citizen or resident alien, and the grandchild must be the grandparent's dependent. The credit is reduced for higher-income taxpayers.
Credit for grandchild care expenses – A grandparent may also qualify for the child and dependent care credit if the grandparent pays someone to care for a dependent grandchild under the age of 13 or a grandchild who is physically or mentally not able to care for himself or herself, and the grandparent works or looks for work and has the same principal place of abode as the grandchild for more than half the tax year.
Eligible expenses include those for a child in nursery school, pre-school, or similar programs for children below the level of kindergarten, while expenses to attend kindergarten or a higher grade aren't allowed. However, expenses for before- or after-school care of a child in kindergarten or a higher grade may qualify. Summer school and tutoring programs aren't for care so their costs don't count for the credit.
The credit is 35% of the eligible care expenses for taxpayers with an AGI of $15,000 or less. The percentage decreases by 1% for each $2,000 (or fraction thereof) of AGI over $15,000, but never below 20%. The maximum amount of care expenses that may be used to compute the credit is $3,000 for one qualifying individual or $6,000 for two or more qualifying individuals. These maximums must be reduced, dollar-for-dollar, by the total amount excludable from gross income through an employer's dependent care assistance program.
Grandchild's education expenses - There are a number of tax breaks that may be available to a grandparent who pays his or her dependent grandchild's education costs, including:
Education credits - An individual taxpayer may claim an income tax credit of up to $2,500 for the American Opportunity tax credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning credit (up to $2,000) for higher education expenses of their dependent grandchild at accredited post-secondary educational institutions. The AOTC is available for qualified expenses of the first four years of higher education. The Lifetime Learning credit is available for qualified expenses of any post-high school education at "eligible educational institutions." Both credits can't be claimed in the same tax year for any one student's expenses, and they phase out for higher-income taxpayers.
Deduction for interest on qualified education loans – Grandparents may qualify to claim an above-the-line deduction for up to $2,500 of interest paid on a qualified higher education loan for any debt they incurred solely to pay qualified higher education expenses for a dependent grandchild, who is at least a half-time student. The deduction phases out for higher-income taxpayers.These education tax benefits only apply to a grandparent who claims the grandchild as a dependent. Many generous grandparents pay these types of expenses for a non-dependent grandchild, but unfortunately, they get no tax breaks for doing so.
Medical and dental expenses – A taxpayer who itemizes deductions can deduct certain unreimbursed medical and dental expenses, including those paid for a dependent grandchild during the year. The grandchild's medical expenses are combined with the grandparent's medical deductions and are allowed to the extent that the total exceeds 7.5% of the grandparent's adjusted gross income for the year.
The foregoing is an overview of the tax advantages available to grandparents. Not all limits and requirements were covered in complete detail. Please contact this office to determine if you qualify for one or more of these benefits.
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The Trump Tax Reform Plan—What Is and What May Be
Major tax reform enactment is a rare event, with the last occurring back in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan. As a result, current discussions could pan out to be much ado about nothing; however, with the solid majorities that Trump and the Republicans hold in both houses of Congress, there is real potential for tax reform to pass.
Timing and Certainty
The Trump administration's goal is to get the tax changes passed and signed into law by the end of 2017. So, what is to be expected from a tax bill that will likely total more than 1,000 pages by the time it's all over? Let's take a look at some of the most notable changes widely impacting taxpayers and see. Please note that these provisions are currently under debate and are subject to change between the writing of this article and the time the bill passes.
Prospective Provisions
- Simplify the tax bracket structure by replacing the current seven individual tax brackets (10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent, 28 percent, 33 percent, 35 percent and 39.6 percent) with three brackets featuring rates at 12 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent
- Lower the corporate tax rate by about half from the current 39.1 percent to 20 percent
- Create a 25 percent business tax rate for certain pass-through entities' (S Corporations, LLCs, etc.) business income in lieu of this income being taxed as ordinary income at the individual tax payer level
- Create a territorial tax system for companies conducting business internationally, along with enacting a one-time mandatory repatriation tax
- Estate tax repeal
- Eliminate most itemized deductions and personal exemptions
- Repeal the alternative minimum tax (commonly referred to as the AMT)
401(k) Tax Deductibility Changes
In addition to these proposals, there is one particularly contentious change on the docket that impacts the tax deduction related to 401(k) plans, being referred to as Rothification. Rothification essentially turns a current 401(k) into a Roth 401(k) by limiting pre-tax contributions to $2,400 versus the current limits of $18,000 ($24,000 if you are 50 and older). Plan participants are still allowed to save on an after-tax basis up to the old limits.
Looking at the numbers, say you currently contribute $10,000 per year into your 401(k) plan and are in the 25 percent federal and 5 percent state tax brackets. Assuming your entire contribution amount falls within these marginal tax rates, you save $3,000 per year in taxes. Under the new proposals, you would only save $720, or a difference of $2,280 (assuming your marginal tax rates are not impacted).
Trump recently tweeted that there will not be any changes to 401(k) deductions; however, it was originally in the plan and could come back into play. Employers are concerned that this will discourage savings and Wall Street is terrified because managing 401(k) assets is big business.
The sheer magnitude of the proposed tax overhaul along with the contentious political environment means that exactly what, if anything, comes out of the administration's plan is uncertain. Major changes could happen, so you'll want to work with your Lewis & Knopf tax advisor to navigate any new rules.


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Crop Circles Promote Whole Wheat Pizza
To advertise its 100 percent whole-wheat pizzas, Papa John's flattened about six acres' worth. The delectable crop circle at left was created in a wheat field in Commerce City, so in- and outbound Denver International passengers can get a nice big eyeful of pie in the sky.
For those that may find this particularly inspirational, a company called Circlemakers specializes in producing crop circles for brand names. Clients have included Microsoft, Nike, Greenpeace (nothin' like a single serving of in-flight guilt), Hello Kitty, BP, and The History Channel. Oh yeah, and there's also Ad-Air, a gigantorama billboard maker that's infinitely less creative than a crop circle, but it could probably cover up a bad wheat-shaving nick with ease.
Many thanks to Keith at HR Bartender for the Papa John's tip.


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Glass pebbles 13-15 mm - inexpensive mass-produced goods, purchase without intermediaries
Our extensive stock: Glass nuggets, size 13-15 mm, transparent
As a specialist for glass pebbles 13-15mm or glass nuggets we offer professional buyers an extensive range of exclusive bulk goods and non-selective articles.
Glass pebbles 13-15mm, also referred to as glass nuggets are machine-made, flat glass beads in various colours. The curved, polished surface of glass pebbles 13-15mm causes fascinating light refractions. Incident light makes our glass pebbles 13-15mm sparkle and shine, they are thus best suited for applications with light.
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Our selection of glass pebbles will certainly meet your demands on colour variety, no matter how demanding the client might be. You will even find extraordinary colours like glass pebbles 13-15mm red, glass pebbles 13-15mm amber or glass pebbles 13-15mm cobalt blue in our assortment.
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Stock sizes: | approx. 13-15mm, 17-20mm, ca. 28-30mm, ca. 43-45mm, 40mm, 50mm and 60mm |
Packaging units: | 1kg-Btl., teilweise auch 15 oder 20kg Btl. glass pebbles 40,50 and 60mm: single pieces |
Quantity/Weight: | Glas pebbles 13-15 mm: 1kg = approx: 370 pieces Glas pebbles 17-20mm: 1kg = approx. 225 pieces Glas pebbles 28-30mm: 1kg = approx. ca. 72 pieces Glas pebbles 45-50mm: 1kg = approx. ca. 45 pieces |
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- recyclable, without further processing
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Floor fill: Volume (cm³) x 1500 = required quantity (in kg)
Area: 3m²
desired filling height: 3,5cm
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Hollow vessels: cylinder volume (cm³) x 0.0015 = required quantity (in kg)
Inner diameter of the vessel: 20cm
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Result: You require 23.55kg
Simple check of required quantity:
Weigh your empty vessel Fill the vessel to the desired filling height and weigh it again. The difference between both weights is the number of litres in your vessel. Now, multiply the litres with 1.5, the result is the quantity of acrylic stones required (in kg) for this vessel.
DECO STONES Import/Export, the specialist for Glass pebbles in sizes 13-15mm, 17-20mm, 28-30mm, 43-45mm, 40mm, 50mm or 60mm for all kind decoration.
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I was arrested in Eno's Diner, at Twelve o'clock. I was eating eggs and drinking coffee. A late breakfast, not lunch. I was wet and tired after a long walk in heavy rain. All the way from the highway to the edge of town.
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Clarity Matrix Video Wall Vividly Portrays Ultra High Resolution Telescopic Images Of Activity In Sun's Outer Atmosphere
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight, and is also home of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. It follows, not surprisingly, that the museum would as well be involved in the sharing of research about the sun, and helping to explain to its eight million visitors, what is happening on the sun at almost any time of the day or night.
In cooperation with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics a video wall has been implemented at the museum to depict for visitors large, dramatic images of the sun's outermost atmosphere. These images are captured by telescopes installed on an orbiting NASA satellite, and are transmitted to the Center for Astrophysics, which in turn transmits them to the Air and Space Museum in Washington where they are displayed on the video wall from Planar Systems.
"These images have been on view at Air and Space but only on a single 50-inch screen and in image sizes averaging approximately 10 inches. Now, they are displayed on the Planar video wall, which is nearly 10 feet high and 15 feet wide, and millions of us can see them in a most dramatic fashion," says Dr. Henry "Trae" Winter, Astrophysicist at Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. "Planar was the perfect supplier for this video wall because its technology is capable of meeting not only the demanding requirements for ultra-high resolution image display, but also because of its proven track record in the equally challenging museum environment."
"The Planar video wall is a relevant and useful tool in that it shows the sun's high energy activities over 48-hour periods and presents them with extraordinary impact," adds Dr. David DeVorkin, Senior Curator of History of Astronomy and the Space sciences at the National Air and Space Museum. "It is a perfect medium for engaging, exciting and educating our visitors."
Video wall displays selected for content-handling and image quality capabilities
Drs. Winter and DeVorkin turned to the well-known and respected systems integration firm, Avitecture, for assistance in choosing the displays for the video wall as well as for exhibit design, installation and integration. The Avitecture team, led by Christopher Hey, recommended Planar's Clarity® Matrix LCD Video Wall System, specifying an array of the 55-inch video wall displays (MX55HDS) in a two-wide by three-high configuration (2x3). These displays were selected because of their high-bright (800-nit) capability, an essential feature given that the video wall was to be installed in a walkway area between the museum's main entrance and the Spaceflight Hall. "This is a low-light area that is perfect for showing the solar images, but only the Clarity Matrix would ensure that these images would be depicted in the most fitting brightness, color and contrast levels in a low-light area such as this," says Hey, Project Manager at Avitecture.
The plan for the video wall called for it to be installed against a wall in the walkway, as a free-standing exhibit. The free-standing structure is a custombuilt steel frame to which the Planar® EasyAxis™ Mounting System is attached. The EasyAxis Mounting System is a one-of-a-kind on the market; it consists of a six-way cam mechanism that facilitates the precise alignment of every display i n the video wall such that the viewer-facing surface is completely flat and all spaces between displays are exactly identical in size. "EasyAxis makes mounting and aligning large displays easier and faster than is possible with any other mounting system," Avitecture's Hey says.
Mounting system and distributed electronics support low heat and reliability requirements
Harvard-Smithsonian's Dr. Winter says Clarity Matrix and EasyAxis also met the need for a system that would provide for low power at the video wall itself. "The Clarity Matrix design enables power supplies and controllers to be located in a remote rack room approximately 80 feet away. This keeps heat levels down thus ensuring a long life for the video wall, and it facilitates the maintenance of these components in a controlled environment such that there is no interference with the visitor's viewing experience. We fully expect the video wall to run reliably 24x7x365 for at least five years."
Winter adds that when visitors stand in front of the video wall, they are looking at ultra-high definition images of the sun in eight different temperatures, represented by different colors, as a means of showing a wide variety of solar events that are occurring at any time. Clarity Matrix maximizes the viewing of these images with its 4K content handling capability, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 800-nit brightness, 3500:1 contrast ratio and 5.5mm tiled bezel width. "The content is so vivid and beautiful that people are practically mesmerized by it."
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Very interested to read on Amarra's website and I paraphrase 'it's easy to make music sound good on a computer but hard to make it sound fabulous'. I think they have been listening to my conversations.
Next week I'm in Munich for the High End show and by coincidence will be sharing a booth (or to be more exact one of my clients Thorens is sharing a booth) themed Sources of the Future – as it's vinyl and streaming – with Higoto who are Germany's streaming experts.
The demos will be of Thoren's new Tri-Balance turntable, the Logitech Transporter and a Macbook running iTunes with the Amarra software into a Weiss DAC.
Should be very interesting. It'll bring out all the digits is digits posts again, especially as Amarra is around $1500. That means the price of Mac Book Pro , Amarra and DAC will be around £5-6k. Cheaper than my CD player. But will it deliver as much?
Will it be fabulous hi-fi or fabulous music?


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» 22nd January
Historical Events for January 22nd
Year 565
» Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople named Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
Year 613
» Constantine III (Byzantine emperor) e.g Constantine (8-month-old) is crowned as co-emperor ('Caesar (title) called Caesar') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople.
Year 1506
» The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican City or Vatican.
Year 1517
» The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) or Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.
Year 1521
» Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor named Charles V opens the Diet of Worms
Year 1555
» The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now present-day Burma.
Year 1689
» The Convention Parliament (1689) Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II of England James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones when he fled to Fra
Year 1824
» The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast (British colony) e.g Gold Coast.
Year 1849
» Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikhism e.g Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab region named Punjab, surrender.
Year 1863
» The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
Year 1877
» Arthur Tooth, an Anglicanism known as Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using Ritualism e.g ritualist practices.
Year 1879
» Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Isandlwana Zulu people named Zulu troops decisively defeat British troops.
Year 1889
» Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
Year 1890
» The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
Year 1899
» Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
Year 1901
» Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
Year 1905
» Bloody Sunday (1905) e.g Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
Year 1906
» SS or Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
Year 1915
» Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train Guadalajara train disaster known as plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
Year 1917
» World War I: President of the United States named President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
Year 1924
» Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Party (UK) or Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Year 1927
» Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a association football football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United at Arsenal Stadium Highbury.
Year 1941
» World War II: British Empire British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Regio Esercito Italian forces during Operation Compass Tobruk Operation Compass.
Year 1944
» World War II: The Allies of World War II known as Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio, Italy.
Year 1946
» Creation of the 'Central Intelligence Group', forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Year 1947
» KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
Year 1957
» Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
Year 1957
» The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
Year 1959
» Knox Mine disaster: Water breaches the River Slope Mine near Pittston, Pennsylvania in Port Griffith, Pennsylvania known as Port Griffith; 12 miners are killed.
Year 1963
» The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
Year 1968
» Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
Year 1969
» A gunman attempts to Brezhnev assassination attempt e.g assassinate Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
Year 1971
» The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
Year 1973
» A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
Year 1973
» The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
Year 1973
» The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
Year 1984
» The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous '"1984 (commercial) or 1984"' television commercial.
Year 1987
» Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
Year 1987
» Philippines or Philippine security forces Mendiola massacre named open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañan Palace, Manila, killing 13.
Year 1990
» Robert Tappan Morris is convicted of releasing the Morris worm known as 1988 Internet Computer worm.
Year 1991
» Gulf War: Three SCUDs and one Patriot missile hit Ramat Gan in Israel, injuring 96 people. Three elderly people die of heart attacks.
Year 1992
» Space Shuttle program: Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space
Year 1995
» Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre In central Israel, near Netanya, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis.
Year 1999
» Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
Year 2002
» Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Year 2007
» At least 88 people are killed when 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings e.g two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
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MUMBAI, INDIA — Chinese injection press maker Tederic Machinery Co. Ltd. and its Indian partner S&T Engineers Ltd. are considering assembling and manufacturing some molding machines in India to better tap the local market, according to an S&T executive.
Discussions are in the early stages but the companies see potential to better tap into India's growing use of plastics in manufacturing automobiles, household appliances, pipes and packaging, said Subhabrata Chakraborty, sales manager with S&T's plastics machinery division in Coimbatore.
"It is very much a preliminary discussion between our management and their management," Chakraborty said, in an interview at S&T's booth at the Plastivision trade show, held Dec. 12-16 in Mumbai. "By manufacturing in India, we believe we can give some cost savings to customers. … The demand of plastics in India is huge."
He said Tederic has sold about 1,000 machines in India in the last nine years. He said the two companies only started working together about 18 months ago.
Tederic, which is one of China's largest makers of molding machines, manufacturers presses at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and in Manila, the Philippines.
S&T does not manufacture its own plastic machinery but the company has other divisions that make equipment for mold making, including CNC machining centers, electrical discharge machining centers and grinding equipment. It has about 350 employees, he said.
India's government currently has anti-dumping penalties of up to 223 percent on some Chinese-made injection molding machines, but Chakraborty said that's not a significant factor driving the discussions. Tederic's Philippine-made presses are not subject to the anti-dumping duties, and the companies instead see the potential to shorten delivery time to India and show commitment to the market, he said.
"We are trying to give that confidence to customers," he said.


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You probably already know that qualifying for a mortgage can be the biggest hurdle — aside from actually finding that dream property — along the path to home ownership.
Rather than agonizing about it, however, there are some positive actions you can take in advance to help you realize your dream.
Take A Close Look At Your Budget
If you don't currently operate with a comprehensive household budget, get started now to analyze your income and monitor your spending habits. There's no better way to prepare for home ownership than by being realistic about how you spend your money. If you don't have a regular savings program, or if you're constantly short on cash prior to the next payday, take steps to remedy the problem. Plan for the future by getting the present in check.
Gather Employment And Earnings Records
Mortgage lenders want to see stability and commitment. Finding and organize your employment records to show a consistent earnings pattern and, hopefully, a record of growth, both in terms of income and responsibility. Simplify the task of gathering required documents by collecting all records in a binder or notebook that can easily be copies when it's time to submit them to a lender. It's a confidence-building step as well.
Organize Your Banking Records
Lenders will not only want to see employment records, but they will require copies of all bank and investment accounts as well. Again, by being organized and getting a handle on your dollar inflow and outflow, you'll gain insights into your individual spending habits and make the job easier for a mortgage specialist.
Make Copies Of Your Tax Returns
Tax returns confirm and validate all the other financial information that you will be required to supply. Typically, returns for the past two or three years will be required. If you own a small business or have income in addition to that from paid employment, make copies of those records as well.
Put A Halt To Spending
Perhaps the best way to demonstrate your serious intent to purchase — and pay for — a new home is by curtailing your spending on impulse purchases and expensive entertainment. This is not the time to buy a new car, book an exotic vacation, purchase major electronics or even home furnishings, or commit to time payments of any sort. Frugality should become your mantra in the months leading up to loan qualification.
Monitor Your Credit Cards
If your credit rating is within acceptable limits, do what you can to make all payments on time, pay down balances, minimize new purchases and demonstrate your continuing ability to "live within your means." Do not apply for new credit cards, no matter how tempting the offers, because increased account activity can adversely affect your FICO score. In addition, if you have a blip on your credit report, do what you can to repair it prior to making a mortgage loan application, or be prepared to explain the circumstances, in detail and in writing.
Applying for a loan need not be scary; understanding the financial reality, however, is a great benefit.
Contact your trusted home mortgage professional who will be able to assist you in organizing your documents and aligning you with your best financing options.


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Lawmaker, Union Decry 'Dumb Decisions' as Defense Furloughs Kick In
Civilians furloughed at West Point could face homelessness, abandoned medical treatments, union says.
Union leaders and a lawmaker representing civilian employees at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point told personal stories at a press conference Monday to demonstrate the effects of furloughs at the Defense Department.
"Today marks the day the people of the Hudson Valley pay for the dysfunction of the last Congress," Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., said on the first day of furloughs for roughly 650,000 Defense civilians.
Maloney -- a freshman Congressman -- said the unpaid leave will have a "big impact" not just on the families of the furloughed workers, but also on the local economies that depend on the employees for business.
People at West Point are "filled with angst and anxiety about how they will deal with this," said Don Hale, head of the American Federation of Government Employees local that represents civilians there.
Hale said some employees must choose between continuing medical treatment and "putting food on the table for their families." Other, lower-grade workers may face homelessness as a result of the furloughs, he added.
Both Hale and Maloney called for more responsible cuts to the Defense Department budget.
"We have to reduce the deficit in a meaningful way," Hale said, "not just on the back of DoD civilians."
Maloney said congressional leadership should "lock the doors" of the House chamber until a deal to replace sequestration is struck.
"These are dumb decisions that the last Congress made," he said, "and we can do better."


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them.
So, the banners were passed, hand-to-hand, through the crowd.
Some mourners wept as they clutched the flags briefly. Others kissed them. But the three veterans laid to rest on a rainy Memphis morning were strangers to most of those who gathered to honor their memory.
The service was part of a national effort by funeral homes, medical examiners, state and federal veterans' affairs departments, and local veterans' groups to pay final respects to members of the military whose bodies were not claimed by any relatives. Since 2000, Dignity Memorial and other funeral homes in more than 30 cities have organized about 3,000 funerals for soldiers, sailors and Marines who died alone, but still deserved a dignified funeral and burial, said Jeff Berry, Dignity's general manager in Knoxville.
Soldiers Arnold M. Klechka, 71, and Wesley Russell, 76, and Marine Charles B. Fox, 60, were laid to rest in a service attended by about 700 people at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis on Thursday. There was a gun salute, and a bagpiper played "Amazing Grace."
But none of them had family members present.
Amelia Callicott did show up. She wept during the service, thinking of her late father and husband, who both served in the military. Callicott said she learned about the service through friends and Facebook. She felt a duty to honor the men.
"It touched my heart when no one came to claim these gentlemen, these soldiers, because they fought for our freedom," said Callicott, 69. "Any serviceman, they're just like family to me, and I just can't see laying them to rest without going and seeing their final moments, to say goodbye."
Organizing the funerals, which are fairly commonplace in Tennessee, requires a lot of teamwork.
Berry said the process usually begins with county medical examiners or local coroners, who contact state or national veterans' cemeteries with names of people whose bodies have gone unclaimed. They typically were either homeless or had no surviving relatives to claim them.
And some have had surviving family members who did not want to claim them.
The cemeteries determine whether the service members were honorably discharged. If they were, medical examiners or the cemeteries then contact Dignity, which is owned by Service Corporation International, or one of its partner funeral homes. A funeral director then sets up the memorial service, and the funeral home covers the cost, Berry said.
Cemetery directors can file claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for grave markers or placards for columbariums, according to the Tennessee Department of Veterans' Services. The VA also gives money to individuals or entities that provide burials, caskets and transportation to cemeteries for unclaimed deceased vets.
Memorial services are publicized through news outlets, veterans' groups like the American Legion, or social media. Honor Guard and other active military members attend, but it's the strangers who come out of respect for the military and the dead who bring dignity to the occasion.
A service for unclaimed veterans is planned in the coming weeks at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville, Berry said.
"Most of the time, it's folks that had no knowledge of the person in life," Berry said. "One thing I've learned in working with the veterans is that they are a tight knit group. They really support each other. It's like a band of brothers or sisters."
During the Memphis ceremony, funeral director Gary Taylor thanked those who showed up.
Then, he spoke directly to the caskets.
"Today, we salute you," Taylor said. "Today we all claim you as our own."


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Android app showdown: O365 vs. G Suite
There are more than 3 million apps in the Android app store, but there are only two contenders for productivity software: Microsoft's Office 365 and Google's G Suite. The key to deciding which is better for you is understanding the respective pros and cons of each. Let's run through what those are.
Text-based documents
Google Docs sacrifices a few features in the name of speed. Simultaneous editing from multiple users, syncing with cloud storage, and sharing documents with colleagues on an Android device is a breeze, but doesn't afford users the same level of customizability as Office 365.
Microsoft's productivity platform has been evolving for decades, which means there's very little it can't do. Depending on which Android device you have, this can translate to a slower, less responsive user experience.
Tables that store data and simplify calculations may seem pretty straightforward, but Google has found a way to set its offerings apart. Although Sheets lacks power features when compared with Excel, it does have some cross-platform integrations with consideration. For example, Forms is much better at surveying users and organizing their responses into easy-to-use spreadsheets.
The main selling point for Excel on Android is that it can do almost anything on a mobile device that it can do on a desktop. Using templates, creating charts and formatting Office 365 spreadsheets isn't any more difficult with finger gestures than it is using a mouse.
Similar to Sheets, G Suite's Slides shines when it comes to integrations. Adding images to a presentation from the web is intuitive with Google's built-in search function, and Q&A sessions are streamlined with customized URLs where participants can submit questions that are displayed on the presenter's screen.
PowerPoint was the original platform for creating presentations, and its core functionalities are unmatched, even on Android devices. There are no shortages of pre-made themes, transitions, and layouts, which means the time between tapping Create New and saving the final draft is much shorter.
Conclusion: it's speed vs. functionality
The difference between these two platforms on Android is obvious. Both will be able to accommodate basic tasks, but G Suite prioritizes responsiveness and simplicity while Office 365 favors more features and a broader range of capabilities.
Creating eye-catching work on a six-inch screen isn't ideal, but depending on your business model it could revolutionize how your team works. For advice on all things mobile, call us today!


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On My Nightstand:
I'm still working my way through O. M. Bakke's When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity. It's been a highly interesting read so far. I'm also well into Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus, in mental preparation for having a newborn again (just a couple of weeks to go!). It's a lovely book, very sweet but also quite interesting.
I'm slowly paging my way through Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom, lent to me with high recommendations by my mother-in-law. I may or may not finish it. My husband and I are re-reading The Golden Compass trilogy by Philip Pullman together, but it's going slowly as well.
Want to Read:
Still on the next-up list is Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N. T. Wright. I'm really looking forward to it but I haven't the mental presence to get into it right now. I'll knock a book or two of my currently-reading list first, and then, you know, have a baby and whatever.
T.V. Show Worth Watching:
I gave in. I just had to see what all the hype was about, plus I hate not being in on geek jokes. Yes, we've finally started watching Doctor Who. We're partway through Season 2 and both of us are hooked. In fact, I'm rushing through this entry right now in hopes of having time to slip in another episode before bed. Moving on!
Movies I've Seen:
We did get to see The Avengers in theater after all, which was very exciting. My lovely sister-in-law hung out with the boys while the husband and I went to the movie. On our way home, we found out that SIL has the magic touch and had actually managed to get both kids not only in bed, but asleep already. Date night continued! We went to Starbucks and talked over a game of Ticket to Ride on my phone. I can't remember who won but it was a very enjoyable evening. Oh yes, and the movie was very good as well.
In My Kitchen:
The Yummy Life's zucchini brownies were amazing. Perfect for a recent gathering in our home, and the few remaining have been quickly and quietly disappearing by she-who-shall-not-be-named. Okay, fine, it's me. Whatever. They're delicious.
Other than that, meals have been pretty basic around here. I bought the husband a portable grill for his birthday, and sadly I have no idea how it works. Very very sad. We've been having a lot of grilled steak, sausages, and hamburgers since then. Love the easy clean-up and the fact that I don't have to cook more than a side, if that, on those nights. Hmm. I'm beginning to think this grill was actually a present to myself. We'll just keep that between you and me, m'kay? Our little secret.
I've also started stocking the freezer with more meals for post-baby. Tonight's productivity included five cups of shredded chicken to use for stir-fries, chicken pizza, quesadillas, and so on. I've put away lots of chocolate chip cookies. Next up is a huge batch of turkey pot pie filling (my favourite) and some muffins.
In My Ears:
I have finally found a CD of hymns that I enjoy. I love hymns but most musicians seem to feel the need to do terrible, horrible things to them. I don't know why this is. Why must they mess with the tempo, rhythm, and often even the tune? It is Well with my Soul, for example, is not an upbeat, happy song; it was written in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Don't force it into something upbeat and cheerful; it's not. It's faith and quiet peace in the midst of deepest pain. Let it speak to that.
Anyway. As I was saying, I've finally found a CD of hymns that hasn't been ruined with awful melodies, tempos, and rhythms, nor has sunshine and rainbows been forced on every song. Selah's Greatest Hymns CD has been a beautiful addition to our days. Thank you, Selah, for respecting the hymns' musical integrity. It is much appreciated in our home.
Pinterest Finds:
Here's what I'm loving on Pinterest lately:
I must make these. Simply must.
And this. What a perfect fall meal. It looks amazing.
I have a box ready and waiting for this next rainy-day activity with the boys.
What I'm Looking Forward to in August:
Does it even need to be said? Just two more weeks until this tiny one is due!
Before then, however, we have an unusually busy schedule. The boy starts his very first summer camp next week (art and music). The weekend before the baby is due, we have a party Friday (housewarming), Saturday (birthday), and Sunday (farewell). We have four Bible studies or church gatherings, three midwife appointments, and two planned playdates/outings (and a partridge in a pear tree). Not to mention the pre-baby to-do list I have to finish up! The distractions will be welcome, however, and we're looking forward to all of it while also eagerly (and sometimes nervously!) awaiting the arrival of our third child.
Well, friends, that is What I've Been Into this past month. What about you?


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