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During a seemingly endless 2012 election season, at times we've felt like the "Bronco Bama" girl in this viral video. When will it end? Presumably, on Tuesday — we hope.
Until then, we'll continue to endure the attack ads, the conflicting polls, and the toxic bickering in the social media realm. According to various surveys, this year's electorate is one of the most polarized in years. This forum will not solve that problem, but we thought we'd invite a few UrbanFaith contributors to share their perspectives on what to expect if President Obama is re-elected, as well as what to expect if Mitt Romney should win the presidency. Check out their opinions (which, we should say, belong to them and not necessarily UrbanFaith), then take a moment to give us your response in the comments section below.
Short Memories, Shorter Patience
By William Pannell
Ah, another opportunity to play at being sagacious. If Mr. Obama is re-elected, I would expect that he will face another four years of deadlock on key issues. Since Congress seems stuck on ideology and not the good of the people, I would expect the Republican Party, now in the firm grip of Tea Party ideologues, will continue to play games all the while having no real alternatives to offer in place of the ones they oppose. And of course, Obama will be a lame duck President in the last two years anyhow, so there goes the neighborhood.
I suspect that Mr. Romney will be elected. White, working-class Americans have very short memories. They have already forgotten that it was Romney's party that got the country in the mess it is in. And we Americans are terribly short on patience, so if the poor man couldn't solve real problems (which by their nature are now global problems) in four years, throw him out. Mercy, I hope I'm wrong. But I also suspect that white Americans, or many of them, have never felt comfortable with a black man in the White House. They, of course, are not racists; they are merely pro-white and Romney is all that. By the way, I voted for Mr. Romney's father when he was governor of Michigan. He probably would have made a good President.
Dr. William E. Pannell is Special Assistant to the President and Senior Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary. In the past he has served as a professor of evangelism and as director of the African American Studies Program. He's the author of numerous articles and books, including The Coming Race Wars? A Cry for Reconciliation (1993), Evangelism from the Bottom Up (1992), and My Friend, the Enemy (1968).
A Turning Point for the Poor
By Walter A. McCray
President Obama's re-election will renew the now undercurrent spirit of genuine concern for the poor. The civic emphasis will shift from the middle-class to reveal the President's implicit and visceral aim to center the country's energies and resources toward those in America who need help the most. We will see a resurgence of the middle-class, not as an end in itself, but as the primary avenue toward uplifting the masses of the country's poor. The President will challenge the rich and the middle-class to open their hearts to make room for those people who find themselves locked out, left behind, and languishing in economic and social sectors. President Obama's re-election will lift the spirit of the poor across the country. They will greatly benefit from the good news of his return to the leadership of the country and the free world, and from the significant changes that his policies engender for the lives of millions across a wide socio-economic spectrum.
An election of Mitt Romney to the nation's highest elected office will cause a rise in social unrest in urban areas across the country, and growing acts of terrorism aimed at the U.S. in the world. Simply, millions will release their pent-up anger and frustrations. Many disillusioned souls will act-out their sense of hopelessness, and their angst against a prejudiced and racist America who once again failed to do the moral and political right thing. African Americans will entrench and push back in their activism. A refreshing commitment of the masses to the historic struggles of African-descended people will refocus on the self-determination and empowerment of black people and communities. In reaction to the military-type solutions of Romney for resolving national conflicts on the world front, a radical Islam will thrust itself to the forefront and make as many terror-laden statements as possible. World de-stabilization will grow.
Finally, whomever the country elects as President, the current Christian theological debate will focus on the true meaning or workability of what is genuine "Evangelicalism." The 2012 electoral politics will thrust into the forefront of the discussion those who are "Evangelicals" of African-descent. The historical and cultural context of believers and churches in the black experience — in both the U.S. and the African Diaspora — will give rise to the most potent definition of historic and genuinely contextualized Christ-centered orthodox or "Evangelical" faith, and to true expressions of its social, economic, and political way of life. Jesus the Gospelizer — the bearer of Good News for the poor — will center this authentic definition. Electoral politics in the U.S. will be the impetus for Black Evangelicalism to come of age and offer leadership in these theologically troubling times.
Rev. Dr. Walter A. McCray is a Chicago-based writer, a leader in Black evangelicalism, and president of the National Black Evangelical Association. His latest book is Pro-Black, Pro-Christ, Pro-Cross: African-descended Evangelical Identity (Black Light Fellowship, 2012). He defines Black Evangelical identity along cultural and theological lines. His statement above reflects his personal views.
Education Is the Key
By Valerie Elverton Dixon
I believe that President Obama will be re-elected. I believe that he will follow through on his plan to strengthen public education and to open doors of opportunity for more people to have access to higher education and/or job training. When I was a girl, I was taught: "Education is the key." In my life, that has proved to be true.
Education is the key, not only to a good job, but also to self-knowledge. Education is the key to human moral evolution and to human freedom. I think that President Obama will continue to encourage schools to experiment with curriculum, different pedagogical models and teacher and parental training that will inspire students to love learning. Once students understand that the ultimate subject of their education is their own lives, their own questions, their own striving to identify and to perfect the unique gift they have to give to the world, they will have a made up mind to study. And nothing is more powerful in any field of endeavor than a made up mind.
I expect President Obama to keep his promise to rebuild America. He has said that he will use half the savings from the wars we are no longer fighting to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, including building schools. I hope that he will expand this to enter into public/ private partnerships to rebuild the waste cities, towns and villages in America. This can provide jobs and be the opportunity to exercise an ethics of aesthetics that will make communities beautiful.
If Mitt Romney is elected president, it is hard to know exactly what he will do since he is very often on all sides of all issues. However, I think we can count on him to appoint right-wing Supreme Court justices, to put public education on a glide-path to privatization, and cut taxes for the rich, leaving nothing for community revitalization.
So, I am hopeful that President Obama will win because, in my opinion, this will be the best thing for the nation and for the world.
Valerie Elverton Dixon, Ph.D. is an independent scholar and founder of JustPeaceTheory.com. She is a regular contributor to God's Politics, The Washington Post On Faith, and Tikkun Daily. Her forthcoming book is Just Peace Theory Book One: Spiritual Morality, Radical Love and the Public Conversation.
The Rise of Jim Crow Jr.
By Randy Woodley
Since the election of President Barack Obama, we have seen a new wave of racism rise across our nation. The kind of racism expressed over the past four years is different than the more overt, socialized Jim Crow era racism. Today, it is unpopular to be called a racist so racism has become more polite, being couched in political jargon, "dog whistles," voter suppression and public policy aimed at the least of these in society. Meet Jim Crow Jr. The most overt hatred over the past four years has been directed at President Obama himself. Regardless of which candidate is elected, what I think we can clearly see is that there is a desire on the part of some, to "go back," ushering in another era of racism that could become socialized and institutionalized in America. Jim Crow Jr. is knocking on America's door.
An election favoring Mitt Romney is inextricably intertwined in this rising form of racism. I believe a Romney presidency will open wide the door to a new form of Jim Crow directed at non-White citizens of the United States. Regardless of whether or not Governor Romney were to return to a more moderate form of politics, or even disassociates himself with the radical right he aligned himself with to get this far, he is their candidate. They have used him as much as he used them. With the re-election of President Obama we do not know whether or not Jim Crow Jr. will subside but it is likely, especially if there is more democratic control in the House and Senate, that it will take the "wind out of the sails" of socialized racism. Obama is one of the most intelligent Presidents in American history. His story is truly an American story in which all Americans should take pride. If the racist rhetoric and proposed policies should subside during the President's second term, perhaps more Americans will be able to see him in a better light. There will always be racist among us, but in the past four years they have captured many who would not normally fall in their line. If Obama is elected, perhaps more of those White Americans who have been swept away in the "flurry" will be able to claim President Obama as their President
Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley is Distinguished Associate Professor of Faith and Culture, and Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at George Fox Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Woodley is a Keetoowah Cherokee and author of the new book Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision (Eerdmans). Randy blogs at The Huffington Post, Ethnic Space and Faith, Emergent Village Voice and Sojourners.
Our Politics Are Soulless
By Larycia A. Hawkins
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can expect the worst angels of our nature if Barack Obama reclaims the White House. And rather ruefully, I must inform you that you can expect a similar result if Mitt Romney wins. Presidential politics are a soulless affair.
Here's what you can expect if you believe President Obama's experiences of four years past can usher in "an economy built to last": You should brace yourself for intensified partisan rancor as Congress doubles down on its intransigence given the loss of the presidency in a closely divided race where voter nullification may very well be the feeling people are left with if the popular vote winner in the national election loses in the electoral college. The debt ceiling debate will seem like a piece of cake compared to the looming deficit reduction debate in the next Congress. The middle class Obama purports to champion will be lost in the vitriolic mayhem of civilized debate.
You should prepare yourself for more insidious symbolic racism in the form of racialized rhetoric and images, including, but not limited to "shuck and jive" metaphors of the Commander in Chief, monkey cartoons and evolutionary caricatures of the obviously black President, an unambiguous noose lynching the hope and change President of a country where lynching signified that citizenship and hope and democracy were reserved for whites only, and the racialization of ostensibly race-neutral policies via claims that healthcare is merely reparations from the welfare president.
Here's what you can expect if you believe Mitt Romney's the man to "restore America" with his five-point plan: You should reread 1984 to refresh your memory as to the meaning of doublespeak, since the (presumptive) Democratic minority in Congress will strenuously and unanimously oppose all the policies of the newly minted Presidential agenda — even those policies that they agree with — in the name of representation and e pluribus unum. Never mind that a few short years ago, they castigated Republicans for denying a recently enthroned President Obama the same presidential courtesy.
You should prepare yourself for religious wars. While the first freedom of the Bill of Rights is religious freedom — the free exercise clause enabling individuals to choose religion and the establishment clause barring the state from imposition of an official religion, there will be a resurgence of religious intolerance surrounding Romney's Mormonism. If you think that Romney's nomination as the Republican candidate for the general election signifies that we are past all that Mormon-bashing, think again. Just as Obama has been characterized by the right as Muslim and foreign-born, expect the left to frame Romney in a similarly disdainful fashion on the basis of his faith. One need only recall recent caricatures of the Christian Right as seeking to engender an American theocracy or the prevalence of media stereotypes which wrongfully equate evangelicals with fundamentalists and which equate both evangelicals and fundamentalists with what are often depicted as solipsist and reactionary cultural practices — homeschooling and having thousands of children. Musicals, movies, and musicians that ostensibly normalize Mormons must be held in tandem with reality shows that portray Mormon men as misogynists and polygamists and Mormon women as oppressed and helpless. Religious intolerance will rear its ugly head if Mitt is the man.
Why, you may ask, is a political science professor avoiding a discussion of the issues that will emerge under an Obama or Romney regime? For one simple reason — the soulless politics of our day incentivizes hateful race baiting and religious bashing rather than substantive policymaking. Yes, bills do get passed under divided government — even landmark policies like the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. But partisan rancor persists amid a seemingly soulless brood of politicians who, on the surface, have more in common than in difference. Rancor proliferates and policymaking is a casualty of the political battle.
While I regrettably expect little of the political context to change come January 2013, I submit that knowing is half the battle. To be shrewd as snakes, we should expect more of the same old politics. To be innocent as doves, we should both demand and expect change from politicians and pundits, especially those who claim to be cross-bearers. Rather than engaging in soulless rhetoric and tasteless tactics, rather than applauding and patronizing the ideologues and elites who propagate misinformation about Mormons and make racist remarks about the first black President, we should demand enemy-loving politics that produces justice-laden policies.
If soulless politics continues, you should look in the mirror. If substantive politics fail to protect the weak and vulnerable, the rocks will cry out.
Dr. Larycia A. Hawkins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College. She is a co-editor of the book Religion and American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives. Her research includes projects exploring black theology and its relationship to political rhetoric and black political agendas, like those of the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP. Prior to academia, she worked in state government administering federal programs, including the Social Security Disability program and the Community Development Block Grant.
The Church Must Step Up
By Wil LaVeist
If President Obama is re-elected, but the split Congress (Republicans controlling the House, Democrats controlling the Senate) remains, we can count on more of the same gridlock. Republicans will focus on winning seats in the 2014 mid-term election and holding out to win the presidency in 2016. Democrats will do the same. If Mitt Romney wins, but has a split Congress, he'll face a similar challenge for similar reasons. If either winner gets a Congress that is on their side, they will have a better chance of pushing their agendas. But wait — "the filibuster" looms. Only a drastic threat (war, economic collapse, etc.) would likely shake either party to compromise.
Either way, churches in predominantly black communities should step into the moral gap to inspire people to pursue righteousness, fairness and grace towards others in their own lives — to get their own houses in moral order. We should spark a "moral civic revival" — rallying people to shine their lights on the deepening tragic immoral disparities (health, economics, housing, education, incarceration rates) that exist in predominantly black communities across the nation. Leading by example with solutions, we should urge fellow Christians and Americans of all persuasions to see these growing disparities (rooted in the sin or racism) as a national crisis that endangers all of us. We should demand accountability from elected officials, regardless of party affiliation. Perhaps in this new climate, more public servants will emerge in the spirit of Joseph — willing to serve not their own narrow self-interests, but all of the nation's people regardless of race, ethnicity or faith. We know the God who lives in us maintains control no matter who lives in the White House. We must act on what we know.
Wil LaVeist is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker, and author of Fired Up: 4 Steps to Overcoming a Crisis, Including Unemployment. Contact him at www.WILLAVEIST.com, and listen to The Wil LaVeist Show Wednesdays at Noon to 1 p.m. on 88.1 WHOV in Hampton, Virginia.
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We record -- the following pieces of info: -- * type (read,write,closed etc.) -- * the underlying file descriptor -- * buffering mode -- * buffer, and spare buffers -- * user-friendly name (usually the -- FilePath used when IO.openFile was called) -- Note: when a Handle is garbage collected, we want to flush its buffer -- and close the OS file handle, so as to free up a (precious) resource. -- | Haskell defines operations to read and write characters from and to files, -- represented by values of type @Handle@. Each value of this type is a -- /handle/: a record used by the Haskell run-time system to /manage/ I\/O -- with file system objects. A handle has at least the following properties: -- -- * whether it manages input or output or both; -- -- * whether it is /open/, /closed/ or /semi-closed/; -- -- * whether the object is seekable; -- -- * whether buffering is disabled, or enabled on a line or block basis; -- -- * a buffer (whose length may be zero). -- -- Most handles will also have a current I\/O position indicating where the next -- input or output operation will occur. A handle is /readable/ if it -- manages only input or both input and output; likewise, it is /writable/ if -- it manages only output or both input and output. A handle is /open/ when -- first allocated. -- Once it is closed it can no longer be used for either input or output, -- though an implementation cannot re-use its storage while references -- remain to it. Handles are in the 'Show' and 'Eq' classes. The string -- produced by showing a handle is system dependent; it should include -- enough information to identify the handle for debugging. A handle is -- equal according to '==' only to itself; no attempt -- is made to compare the internal state of different handles for equality. -- -- GHC note: a 'Handle' will be automatically closed when the garbage -- collector detects that it has become unreferenced by the program. -- However, relying on this behaviour is not generally recommended: -- the garbage collector is unpredictable. If possible, use explicit -- an explicit 'hClose' to close 'Handle's when they are no longer -- required. 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[note Buffer Sizing] Since the buffer mode makes no difference when reading, we can just use the default buffer size for both the byte and the Char buffer. Ineed, we must have room for at least one Char in the Char buffer, because we have to implement hLookAhead, which requires caching a Char in the Handle. Furthermore, when doing newline translation, we need room for at least two Chars in the read buffer, so we can spot the \r\n sequence. For writing, however, when the buffer mode is NoBuffering, we use a 1-element Char buffer to force flushing of the buffer after each Char is read. [note Buffer Flushing] ** Flushing the Char buffer We must be able to flush the Char buffer, in order to implement hSetEncoding, and things like hGetBuf which want to read raw bytes. Flushing the Char buffer on a write Handle is easy: just call writeTextDevice to encode and write the date. Flushing the Char buffer on a read Handle involves rewinding the byte buffer to the point representing the next Char in the Char buffer. This is done by - remembering the state of the byte buffer *before* the last decode - re-decoding the bytes that represent the chars already read from the Char buffer. This gives us the point in the byte buffer that represents the *next* Char to be read. In order for this to work, after readTextHandle we must NOT MODIFY THE CONTENTS OF THE BYTE OR CHAR BUFFERS, except to remove characters from the Char buffer. ** Flushing the byte buffer The byte buffer can be flushed if the Char buffer has already been flushed (see above). For a read Handle, flushing the byte buffer means seeking the device back by the number of bytes in the buffer, and hence it is only possible on a seekable Handle. -} -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Newline translation -- | The representation of a newline in the external file or stream. data Newline = LF -- ^ '\n' | CRLF -- ^ '\r\n' deriving Eq -- | Specifies the translation, if any, of newline characters between -- internal Strings and the external file or stream. Haskell Strings -- are assumed to represent newlines with the '\n' character; the -- newline mode specifies how to translate '\n' on output, and what to -- translate into '\n' on input. data NewlineMode = NewlineMode { inputNL :: Newline, -- ^ the representation of newlines on input outputNL :: Newline -- ^ the representation of newlines on output } deriving Eq -- | The native newline representation for the current platform: 'LF' -- on Unix systems, 'CRLF' on Windows. nativeNewline :: Newline #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS nativeNewline = CRLF #else nativeNewline = LF #endif -- | Map '\r\n' into '\n' on input, and '\n' to the native newline -- represetnation on output. This mode can be used on any platform, and -- works with text files using any newline convention. 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Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (MNNIT) is an Institute with total commitment to quality and excellence in academic pursuits. It was established as one of the seventeen Regional Engineering Colleges of India in the year 1961 as a joint enterprise of Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh, and was an associated college of University of Allahabad, which is the third oldest university in India.
For a short duration of two years (2000-2002), the Institute was affiliated to U.P. Technical University. With over 45 years of experience and achievements in the field of technical education, having traversed a long way, on June 26, 2002 MNREC was transformed into National Institute of Technology and Deemed University fully funded by Government of India. With the enactment of National Institutes of Technology Act-2007(29 to 2007), the Institute has been granted the status of institution of national importance w.e.f. 15.08.2007.
The Institute had begun with offering Bachelor Degree Programmes in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. It was the first in the country to start an undergraduate programme in Computer Science & Engineering in 1976-77. Subsequently, in the year 1982-83 undergraduate programmes in Electronics Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering were started.The first Master's Programme of the Institute was introduced by the Mechanical Engineering Department in the year 1966. In all other Engineering Departments, Master's Programmes were introduced in the 1970-71. To add a new dimension to itself the Institute established School of Management studies in 1996, which offers a two year / four semester post graduate degree programme in Management (MBA).
The Institute now offers nine B.Tech., nineteen M.Tech. Degree Programmes (including part-time), MCA, MBA, M.Sc. (Mathematics and Scientific Computing) and Master of Social work (M.S.W.) programmes and also registers candidates for the Ph.D. degree. The Institute has been recognized by the Government of India as one of the centres for the Quality Improvement Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.The Institute has a very progressive policy towards extending all possible facilities to its faculty members to acquire higher degrees and receive advanced training. As a result, majority of the faculty members possess Ph.D. degrees. The entire campus is networked with 94 Mbps lease line.
In the year 1972, the Institute initiated a self employment project and established an industrial estate with 68 sheds with the objective of encouraging entrepreneurs and creating additional employment avenues.The Institute was selected as a lead institution in the Design theme under Indo-UK REC Project (1994-99). Under this scheme a Design Centre was established.The Institute has been selected as a Lead Institution under World Bank funded Government of India Project on Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) (2002-2007). Two state level institutions are networked with MNNIT under the project.


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American Music, Pop Culture Expo On Tap For March 2013
April 2012 - HERSHEY, Pa - USA Theatres, which operates a portable drive-in and outdoor movie theatre in Central Pennsylvania, is spinning into the world of vinyl records and pop culture memorabilia, with the launching of the American Music & Pop Culture Expo.
According to the company, the expo will feature numerous vendors buying, selling and trading a variety of popular culture merchandise, such as DVDs, tapes, posters, books, magazines, autographs, comics, trading cards, photos, artwork, jewelry, t-shirts, toys, games, pins, buttons, lunchboxes, advertising items, rare LP vinyl records, CDs, albums and singles (33s, 45s, 78s), players and musical instruments.
Previous shows and conventions, organized by USA Theatres, included a non-sports card convention, which featured various exhibitors from the non-sports industry, and an antique toy and coin-op show, which featured quality exhibitors of fine antiques and collectible toys, including coin-operated items such as jukeboxes.
"All of the events that we organize exhibit the retro factor," said Ronald M. Vastola, Outreach Coordinator of USA Theatres. "From the King of Rock and Roll to the King of Pop, from Star Trek to Star Wars, through Beatlemania and Batmania, Pac-Mania and Hulkamania, the American Music & Pop Culture Expo will appeal to all age groups."
According to Vastola, the event is also expected to feature media guests from music, television and movies.
Attendees will have the unique opportunity for a chance to win a brand new classic style full-size jukebox (MSRP: $1495.95), provided by RetroWonders.com, an online retailer of Crosley Radio products, according to Vastola.
The American Music & Pop Culture Expo is set to debut on Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, 2013, at the Granada Avenue Gymnasium, located at 30 East Granada Avenue in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
"Hershey is a great geographic location to host an event," Vastola said. "It is conveniently located to most major metropolitan areas in the Northeast, and can easily attract pop culture enthusiasts from Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and of course, Pennsylvania."
Although it is early, Vastola anticipates 75 vendor spaces to be utilized. "Vendor space will sell out fast," he said.
Early buyers are welcome Friday evening at 5:00 p.m. and also Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. for $25 per person each day, while general admission on Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors, college students and active military (Photo I.D. required). Children 11 and under will be admitted for free, accompanied by a paying adult. Parking is free.
"The show will be promoted and marketed through various media outlets, such as television, radio, Internet websites, newspapers, trade publications, and direct market mailers," Vastola said. "We will also be promoting this event all summer long on the 40 foot tall 'Turkey Hill Screen'."
A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase at the show, provided by Joemomma Foods, Inc. of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
"It's going to be another brisk and fantastic show," Vastola added.
Want to exhibit?
6 ft. by 9 ft. vendor spaces are currently available for $65 each and include one 6 ft. table, two chairs, and two exhibitor badges (discounts offered for larger vendor spaces).
For more information, call (717) 542-0567 or email [email protected]
For hotel accommodations, attendees are encouraged to contact the Hilton Garden Inn Hershey, the official hotel of the American Music & Pop Culture Expo. The hotel is located 3.3 miles, 8 minutes from the expo. Mention the show to receive a special room rate of $79 per night. Visit their website http://www.hershey.hgi.com or call the hotel directly at 717-566-9292.


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Discover a more enjoyable and comfortable way to travel, on flights from Houston to Hyderabad with Qatar Airways. Sit back and relax through your flight while our award-winning cabin crew cater to all your needs. Stretch your legs in our spacious seats, and choose from thousands of entertainment options on board one of our modern aircraft, and arrive in the fabled City of Pearls ready to explore and enjoy all it has to offer.
There is plenty to love about Hyderabad, capital of India's southern province of Telangana. While it serves as a modern-day 'home away from home' for international companies like Google and Microsoft, it is the old city that captures the imagination. Stocked with charm, its palaces, Islamic monuments and ornate tombs, hint at centuries of glorious history.
Check the price of flights to Hyderabad further below and book Economy or Premium Class flights to Hyderabad with Qatar Airways to witness a stark contrast of sprawling glass high-rises and shopping malls, set against the classic style of old-world India.
Flying from Houston
Listed as one of the top 30 busiest airports in the world, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport serves Houston and the southeast area of Texas.
It is Texas' second largest air facility, after Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and offers flights with a number of carriers, including Qatar Airways, to Canada, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Modern and well-organized, the airport is one of the easiest to navigate your way around, thanks to friendly and helpful staff.
Transportation and parking
Because the airport is situated some 26 miles from Houston, the best way to reach the airport is via taxi, limousine service or the regular bus services.
Catch the bus from the Downtown Transit Center station of the METRORail. Buses run every 30 minutes. An underground inter-terminal train outside of the sterile zone connects all five terminals, and a shuttle-bus service also runs from Terminal A to Terminals B and C.
The airport has over 25,000 parking spaces as well as the ecopark, which provides economy parking at the corner of Greens Road and John F. Kennedy Blvd. A free shuttle service connects to the terminals.
Arriving at Houston
International flights including flights from Houston with Qatar Airways depart from Terminal D, also known as the Mickey Leland International Terminal. This state-of-the-art terminal is undergoing re-development to give it a fresh and airy feel.
Terminal D has 12 gates and several international lounges, including an exclusive lounge for the use of Qatar Airways passengers only.
Facilities and amenities
The Terminal D food court is located in the departures area and is home to a selection of eateries, serving snacks, quick meals and coffee.
Several exclusive outlets in Terminal D also sell locally-made Texan products and souvenirs, such as hats, boots and Western apparel. A wellness centre also offers massage and treatments.
Arriving in Hyderabad
An eclectic blend of ancient and ultra-modern (Hyderabad is the Indian home of IT giants Google and Microsoft), this bustling city is a magnet for business travellers, and tourists who are looking for a destination that still retains its own individuality rather than a homogeny of predictable resorts and attractions. The result is a destination full of interest and energy.
Book a flight to Hyderabad with Qatar Airways and you'll discover a destination that hasn't been over-sanitised but still holds onto that authentic Indian feel. It's hot, busy, and the scent of spices is heavy in the air, making it a truly memorable and genuinely Indian experience.
Tourist attractions
Many of the sites and attractions are clustered into the Old City, the historical quarter of Hyderabad. Here you'll find the stunning Charminar (literally 'Four Minarets'), and the view of the city from the 48metre-high towers is breathtaking.
The Chowmahalla Palace at Khilwat is well worth a visit, while the Qutb Shahi Tombs have the iconic domed design that is instantly recognisable as a classic Indian architectural signature.
Golconda Fort is magnificent, and puts on a show-stopping light and sound display that tells the story of Golkonda against the dramatic backdrop of the fort itself. After a visit it's well worth exploring the labyrinth of streets that wind their way around the base of the fort for some locally-made souvenirs and trinkets.
To find out why so many high-tech companies are making Hyderabad their home, head to the B.M. Birla Planetarium and Science & Technological Museum, an interesting and eclectic museum.
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The Emerald City is famously green—and not just in terms of plant life. Last year Seattle was rated among the top 10 most environmentally sustainable cities in the U.S.
Today is Earth Day: a worldwide event dedicated to education and awareness around issues of environmental protection and sustainability. But here in Seattle, every day is Earth Day; every day, we strive to take care of our planet and work toward a sustainable future.
So in celebration of our beautiful planet—both today and every day—we're sharing some of our favorite pieces inspired by plants, animals, and the overwhelming magnificence of nature:
Mamoru Fujieda: Patterns of Plants
We experience plant life through a variety of senses: sight, taste, touch, smell. But have you ever wondered what plants sound like? Japanese post-minimalist composer Mamoru Fujieda decided to find out.
He spent 15 years of his career creating music based on the electrical activity in living plants. Using a device called a "Plantron," he measured electrical fluctuations on the surface of plant leaves and converted that data into sound. Fujieda then foraged through the resulting sonic forest for pleasing musical patterns, which he used as the basis for his magnum opus: a bouquet of piano miniatures blooming with ornamented melodies and delicate details.
Meredith Monk: On Behalf of Nature
Meredith Monk likes to think outside the box—the voice box, that is. Famous for her groundbreaking exploration of the voice as an instrument and a language in and of itself, her music speaks volumes without ever using words.
Monk's multidisciplinary performance piece On Behalf of Nature is a wordless poetic meditation on the environment; an exploration of the delicate space where humans coexist with the natural and spiritual world. The result is an almost ritualistic soundscape of extended vocal techniques dancing above a hypnotic and at times eerie instrumental accompaniment.
John Luther Adams: Become Ocean
Just about everything in John Luther Adams' musical oeuvre qualifies as Earth Day ear candy, but we Seattleites are partial to his Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Become Ocean, commissioned and premiered by our own Seattle Symphony in 2013.
Inspired by the spectacular waters of the Pacific Northwest and composed in reaction to the imminent threats of global warming, Become Ocean is a literal ocean of sound—a sparkling seascape that immerses the listener in beautiful washes of color. Harmonies ebb and flow with the fluidity of the tide, cresting into bold, climactic waves amid misty and melodic winds.
"As a composer, it's my belief that music can contribute to the awakening of our ecological understanding," Adams said. "By deepening our awareness of our connections to the earth, music can provide a sounding model for the renewal of human consciousness and culture."
Nat Evans: Coyoteways
Seattle composer Nat Evans spent many a night listening to the lonely howl of the coyote as he hiked the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail. So many, in fact, that the animal became the inspiration (along with the writings of Beat poet Gary Snyder) for an album that explores the mythological role of the coyote as a cunning trickster and schemer.
Coyoteways evokes the vast and expansive landscapes of the American West by layering field recordings from Evans' travels brushed with long, sweeping guitar lines and occasional whispers of saxophone and percussion. The result is an ambient soundscape that echoes with the simple splendor of the great outdoors and the stealthy gaze of the coyotes that watch over it.
Whitney George: Extinction Series
Our planet is currently in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals—the worst wave of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs over 65 million years ago. Composer Whitney George is fighting to change those numbers.
George's Extinction Series is an ongoing collection of somber and introspective miniatures for various solo instruments, each one composed as a musical obituary to an extinct animal on the rapidly-growing list. The sheer volume of this indeterminate series serves as commentary on mankind's careless destruction of our planet—and it also poses a direct challenge to Earth's inhabitants: in order for the series to ever be completed, we must first fundamentally change how we interact with our environment.


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MEMS-FPI spectrum sensor
The MEMS-FPI spectrum sensor C14273 is a ultra-compact sensor that houses a MEMS-FPI (Fabry-Perot Interferometer) tunable filter that can vary its transmission wavelength depending on the applied voltage and InGaAs PIN photodiode in a single package. The spectral response range is 1750 to 2150 nm. It is suitable for installation in simple, compact instruments for measuring material absorbance and the like.
-Built-in Hamamatsu InGaAs PIN photodiode single element chip
-Spectral response range: 1750 to 2150 nm
-Ultra-compact: TO-5 package
-Ultra light: 1 g
-Hermetically sealed package: high reliability under high humidity environment
-Built-in thermistor
-Built-in band-pass filter for cutting off wavelengths outside the spectral response range
A demonstration module with a built-in MEMS-FPI spectrum sensor and near infrared light source measured the reflection spectrum of the plastics. From the spectrum obtained, it is possible to distinguish the component of plastic.
A demonstration module with a built-in MEMS-FPI spectrum sensor and near infrared light source measured the reflection spectrum of the textiles. From the spectrum obtained, it is possible to distinguish the component of clothing fabric.
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Spectral response range | 1750 to 2150 nm | 1350 to 1650 nm | 1550 to 1850 nm |
Spectral resolution (FWHM) max. | 22 nm | 18 nm | 20 nm |
Dark current max. | 150 nA | 10 nA | 100 nA |
Photosensitive area (Detector) | φ0.3 mm | φ0.3 mm | φ0.3 mm |
Band-pass filter | integrated | integrated | integrated |
Package | TO-5 | TO-5 | TO-5 |
Note | Typ., Ta=25 ℃ unless otherwise noted | Typ., Ta=25 ℃ unless otherwise noted | Typ., Ta=25 ℃ unless otherwise noted |
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This website is dedicated to all those art medals, which are hidden in safes or safe deposit boxes - although of no great monetary value. May at least their images delight some of the visitors of this website. Aditionally some works of contemporary medal artists from different countries are shown in special parts of this domain too: Bogomil Nikolov, Emil Bachiyski (Bulgaria), Jiri Vlach, Milada Othova, Michal Vitanovsky (Czech. Rep.), Victor Huster (Germany), Ron Dutton (Great Britain), Elisabeth Koster (G.B.), Laszlo Szlavics, Laszlo Szunyogh (Hungary), Janis Strupulis (Latvia), Algirdas Bosas , Romualdas Incirauskas (Lithuania), Carla Klein (Netherl.), Ewa Olszewska-Borys, Pawel Leski (Poland), Jose Teixeira (Port.), Georgiy Postnikov (Russia). A completeness in any sense, concerning for instance all the medal artists of a certain country or the art medals made by a certain medal artist is not intended. The webmasters aim is that you enjoy the pictures of the art medals presented here and that you become interested in the subject of the medaillic art. For more information - for instance for the history of the art medal - look at the numerous links of this art medal website. Although art medals are made since about 500 years, this website contains only medals since about the year 1870, reflecting mainly the taste of the webmaster of this site - besides the economical reasons of course. This art medal website is noncommercial. |
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Pieced Together
I put my mid-century house blocks together into this wall quilt. It's a bit bigger than the space I wanted to hang it, but I'll find a place. In between the wind and the rain I tried to take a photo of it for you.I changed my idea for putting these blocks together and decided to go very neutral and architectural with the setting. I wanted the shapes of the houses to be the focus.
I love the interesting house blocks that the bee members made for me. Thanks everyone! This is going to find a special place in my house.
I have 4 quilts basted now and I've run out of basting pins. That must mean it's time to do some quilting. Hopefully this week will go smoothly and it'll be full speed ahead!
32 comments:
- Amber said...
This is so beautiful - love the houses! And the different shades of khaki are perfect!!
- June 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- Poppyprint said...
Run out of basting pins - that certainly is a sign that quilting is up next. Have fun! I love the setting you've done on your mid-mod houses.
- June 13, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Paula said...
I love it! the houses are realy original.!!!
- June 13, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- May Kristin said...
A belated happy anniversary!
And I love this special house quilt! - June 13, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Funky's Mama said...
This reminds me so much of the neighborhood of Eichler homes I grew up in. What a great "blast from the past"!
- June 13, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Suzanne said...
What a great neighborhood you live in!
- June 13, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Debbie said...
Great houses! They brought to mind the Frank Lloyd Wright house we saw in PA - Fallingwater! Very fun!
- June 13, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- Mrs Flying Blind... said...
Stunning houses - I agree with Debbie, all very FLW - but the nearest I've got is my Lego Falling Water!!
- June 13, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Sara said...
Love the linen with all these little hidden pockets of color everywhere!!
- June 13, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Cheryl Arkison said...
Love the osnaburg!
I can do two large or 1 large and a couple of small quilts before I run out of pins. - June 13, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- happy zombie said...
Frank Lloyd Wright came right to mind - love this quilt!!! And funny someone else mentioned it, I was kinda thinking Eichler too (my elementary school was smack dab in the middle of an Eichler community). I ramble - just wanted to say how much I love it, and love the photos. I love seeing quilt construction as much as the finished quilt!
- June 13, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Andie Johnson said...
Charley Harper lived near me when I was growing up. His house was very linear and open and...cool as heck. The colors you've used and the houses you've "built" remind me of that house and Charley's work. Very cool, Miss J!
- June 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Miriam said...
Love those house blocks! Your setting is great.
Have fun quilting. - June 13, 2011 at 3:20 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
Love the houses and the fabric you used for the background. Celebrated my anniversary last week too. 38 years. Woohoo! Congrats, BTW.
- June 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- Jody said...
I'm so happy to have been part of this quilt Jacquie...many more wonderful anniversaries!!
- June 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Judy in Michigan said...
Love your new quilt. How's your book and/or patterns coming??? I'll be first in line to purchase!!
- June 13, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Miki Willa said...
Love these blocks! Your made a great choice in how you put them together. Great quilt.
- June 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Lenna Green of Stitching Cow said...
Well done I just love the look of your new quilt. Very creative!
- June 14, 2011 at 1:08 AM
- Twinfibers said...
I love how you've put the together! And I really can't wait to see how you quilt it. :)
- June 14, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Michele said...
Great houses!
- June 14, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- sukie said...
Great background fabric! It makes the houses pop!
- June 14, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- sally said...
What a beautiful quilt.
- June 14, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- CitricSugar said...
That top is gorgeous.
And makes me think of Frank Lloyd Wright... - June 14, 2011 at 5:13 PM
This is one of my favorite bee quilts ever.
- June 16, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- EG said...
Oh my goodness, I LOVE it!
- June 16, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Such a lovely quilt. What is the background fabric?
- June 16, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Sandy said...
Oh, it turned out great! I love the way you put all the houses together. Great job!
- June 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- amy smart said...
Love it. The blocks, the setting, the over all look. This quilt is going to be awesome.
- June 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- MightyMom said...
oooo neato!
- June 21, 2011 at 5:34 AM
- Florence said...
Amazing top !!!
- June 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Millie said...
Love the modern take on the wonky houses. I love this whole quilt!
- June 22, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- pinkebody said...
I love this so much!! A cute little house quilt is definitely working it's way up my to do list after seeing yours.
- June 23, 2011 at 6:08 PM


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- When nerds collide – some advice on managing groups of volunteers for one-off library projects
I failed to communicate the "why†of this project to the volunteers. Before turning my volunteers loose, I needed to explain the general workflow of the library. By saying, "here is a list of books to pull†or "adjust the shelves so they look like this†wasn't enough information for them to grasp the bigger picture. Taking a moment to discuss how the library functions, sans library jargon, would have helped them understand the overall goals for the project.
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Honda is the latest automaker whose well-intentioned technology could hurt sales. Honda should be on a roll with its 2013, ninth-generation Accord that ships mid-September. The Accord will be the first to market with Aha, the entertainment aggregator. Pandora, Bluetooth, USB, and a rear camera come standard. Accords come with an LCD display standard and many have two in the center stack. It expects to receive a Top Safety Pick Plus rating after acing the new small overlap frontal crash test. Fuel economy is up, the car is quieter, and it holds the same people and more luggage in a shorter vehicle. But there are quirks in the tech, efficiency, and safety features. Enough to give some buyers pause.
Technology is a two-edged sword. BMW discovered that in 2002 with iDrive, the first cockpit controller that replaced too many single-function dashboard buttons with a single controller and too, too many commands to remember. Mercedes-Benz scaled back its tech offerings in 2006 after some didn't work and others confused buyers. Ford since 2008 has been criticized for the complexity of Ford Sync, MyFord Touch, and most recently the simplified redesign of MyFord Touch -- a undesirable kind of threepeat. Cadillac is likely to find Cadillac CUE, the capacitive touchscreen Cadillac User Experience interface, is MyFord Touch by a different name. Now it's Honda's turn.
Here are five Honda advances that customers may not see as fondly as Honda does.
1. Honda Lane Watch: unbalanced blind spot detection
Lane Watch is the neatest tech feature on the 2013 Accord: a wide-angle camera in the base of the passenger-side mirror. Flick your right directional before changing lanes and the 8-inch center stack display switches to show an 80-degree area vs. about 20 degrees with a traditional mirror, Honda says. There are even three distance-estimator lines to help gauge the blind spot. (So, technically, Lane Watch should be Blind Watch, which is probably not P.C. enough as a phrase, or Blind Spot Watch. Lane Watch takes the place of automated blind spot detection systems that gauge the distance for you and give you a go/no-go indicator in the outside mirror or window frame, often a steady yellow warning triangle when a car is in your blind spot, that flashes (sometimes accompanied by a steering wheel vibration or warning beep) if you flip the turn signal.But on the driver side of the new Accord, the entire warning system is almost non-existent: All you get is an outside mirror with a convex strip on the outer edge. It's better than nothing but it's hard for some people to judge distances, especially at night when you're not seeing cars but headlamp glare. On the Accords I drove, the convex mirror edge didn't seem to expand the field of view very much (pictured above).
2. Lane Departure Warning: annoying beep, hidden indicator
Asian automakers love things that go beep, apparently. If you drift onto a lane marking without your blinker on, Lane Departure Warning (LDW) on the Accord sounds a beep that is annoying (everyone in the car knows you messed up), and flashes a light in the instrument panel that you probably can't see. It's in the upper right corner and blocked by the steering wheel unless you move the adjustable wheel way out of position. You can't disable the beep and just have the flashing light. One device, three strikes. The right way to do it is to gently vibrate the steering wheel, as most European and some American automakers do, or vibrate the seat pan, as the Cadillac XTS and Cadillac ATS do. That even lets you sense if you're drifting left or right. The best placement for the LDW visual signal is in a multi-information display (the Accord has one and it's not overused) between the steering wheel and tachometer. (Even better: a head-up display.)
Honda's ill-conceived LDW system is paired with a forward collision warning system that shares the LDW camera system. It doesn't brake the car (as on the Acura Collision Mitigation Braking System) but it does warn you, clearly, quickly and forcefully, to slow down and brake right now. Nothing wrong with Honda's forward collision warning.
3. Standard rear camera but no parking sonar
Honda got out ahead of the 2014 mandate that all cars have a rear camera and cockpit display. That's good. But it's not paired with a backup sonar option that may be a better safety tool than the camera. Certainly the two together are the best possible solution. Unless you watch the backup display continuously, you may miss a child or animal that darts behind the car, or you may be watching and not see a currently animate object if there's sun glare, or if it's dark and the back-up lamps aren't very good.
Sonar can do that and the best sonar systems actually project onto the LCD display green-yellow-red waves front and rear showing how close you are to the object, coupled with faster pinging sounds that become a solid tone when you're just a few inches away.
Honda used to offer sonar as a dealer accessory, which made it more expensive ($513 plus installation on the 2012 Accord), but at least you could get it. Honda doesn't list is as a 2013 Accord accessory.
4. $2,000 navigation system
When it comes to navigation, Honda is living on Rip Van Winkle time, snoozing through the pricing freefall of the past three years that has competitors offering navigation for as little as, well, free. For GM and Ford, it's now $795. Nissan Altima, one of three close competitors (Altima, Hyundai Sonata, Toyota Camry), sells it for $590. On the Hyundai Azera, a slightly upmarket competitor, it's free. If you want navigation on the 2013 Accord, it's $2,000. Ka-ching. Honda does say the 2013 version is "significantly improved" (with features such as casual voice input), as if car technology can be decoupled from Moore's law that since 1970 has said performance improves and prices fall continuously. (Ask Garmin and TomTom about Moore's law.)
5. Plug-in hybrid with reduced EV range
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid electric for 2013 upped the range it covers on battery power from 35 to 38 miles. Honda estimates the Accord PHEV will get 10-15 miles when it arrives early next year. The Volt lists for $40,000. The Accord PHEV will probably be around $35,000, though prices haven't been set. Buyers may wonder why the newest PHEV coming to market, even if it costs less, has worse, not better range than the Volt.
On quirky-tech issues 1-4 above, Honda may be on the wrong side of progress. Here, Honda is probably right from an engineering and cost-benefit status. There are more 10-mile trips than 35-mile trips, so why lug around the weight and cost of twice as many lithium-ion batteries? But Honda's history with hybrids shows they're better at engineering than marketing. Since 1999, most Honda hybrids have been partial or weak hybrids (definitely not Honda's term), meaning the hybrid motor runs only as a booster to the combustion engine. Honda calls it integrated motor assist, or IMA. With Honda hybrids that looked like regular cars (other than the Insight) and propulsion systems that couldn't carry you a mile or two on battery, Honda ceded to Toyota the bulk of hybrid sales over the past decade.
Give Honda credit for building an interesting PHEV. Toyota also has one now, the Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Maybe there's strength in numbers.


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There's presidential politics and then there's puppet politics. You may recall that in the first presidential debate GOP contender Mitt Romney made a statement that caused the two worlds to collide.
"I am going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you, too," Romney said, referring to moderator Jim Lehrer. "But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it."
Well, that brought forth a maelstrom of venom from those who love Big Bird and public broadcasting as a whole. There were seemingly endless memes of Big Bird, like this one or this one; more than 20,000-plus tweets; and the media debate over whether eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would even make a dent in the federal deficit. And then there emerged a movement to take a physical stand: The Million Puppet March on Washington, D.C., which is happening today at the Capitol.
Organizers say at least 600 people signed up to attend the march in person, with a few thousand more participating virtually on Facebook, Twitter and their own marches around the country. So far, the pictures on the group's Facebook page show the marchers bundled in puppet-like hats with animal ears, carrying coffee, placards with statements like "Grouches of the World, Unite!" and, yes, more than a few puppets.
Despite the abundance of other news around the nation, the protest's organizers are still hopeful that their efforts will increase awareness of the importance of federal funding for public television and public radio.
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(1) A statistic that will appeal to any baseball fan's inner geek: Alex Rodriguez has scored one fewer run than he's batted in in his career, and he's consequently 691 RBI short of Hank Aaron's career record, and 690 runs scored short of Rickey Henderson's career mark. Bill James's favorite toy formula gives him a 39% chance of breaking the RBI record and a 36% shot at the runs scored crown. It also projects him to finish with exactly 760 career home runs (somehow I doubt he'll stop at just that number), which of course means he's projected at even money to break Bonds' record.
(2) As a Detroit Lions fan, it gives me a certain grim comfort to know that Oakland Raiders fans are in an even worse position, given that their franchise is being held hostage by a senile madman. Al Davis' latest stunt is that he's flatly refusing to pay the millions he owes newly fired coach Lane Kiffin. Davis has a history of doing this (he still owes Mike Shanahan a lot of money). Davis, who is 79, claims that he won't quit until "he" wins two more Super Bowls.
(3) The NFL replay rule, which gives coaches three challenges per game, plus unlimited replay discretion for the officals in the last two minutes of halves, is vastly superior to the college version, where every play is subject to potential review at the discretion of the officials. This leads to pointless delays as the refs review trivial plays, compounded by their occasional failure to review crucial plays that absolutely should be looked at again. A flaw with both systems is the standard of review, which is far too high — "indisputable visual evidence," which is supposed to be a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. If you're going to review the play, it should be done on a de novo basis, or maybe with a clear and convincing standard, which in effect is what a lot of replay officals end up using informally.
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Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Officially One of the Most Popular Karaoke Songs
In an achievement perhaps unsurprising to longtime rock fans who also do karaoke, Queen's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is officially one of the most popular karaoke songs to perform, according to a recent report from Billboard.
The mag clocks the enduring 1975 A Night at the Opera single written by late frontman Freddie Mercury at No. 4 on a list of the 20 top karaoke tunes. Karaoke machine company Singing Machine provided the data for the ranking as part of a promotion for its entertainment equipment.
Most of the Top 20 selections are songs from movies, particularly animated Disney features. Reportedly, the No. 1 song singers request at karaoke is "Let It Go" from Frozen. Elsewhere on the list are numbers from the soundtracks for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King and Moana. Songs from live-action features such as The Greatest Showman and 2018's A Star Is Born also make the grade.
Other selections by musical artists in the Top 20 are "Thunder" (Imagine Dragons), "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift), "Old Town Road" (Lil Nas X), "Roar" (Katy Perry) and "Party in the USA" (Miley Cyrus).
While it's unclear the exact methodology Singing Machine used to arrive at the Top 20 karaoke songs, the choices do seem to line up with what's popular among general listeners who sometimes moonlight as performers at a bar or club.
See the rest of the top karaoke songs below.
The 20 Most Popular Karaoke Songs
1. "Let It Go" (from Frozen)
2. "Dance Money" (Tones and I)
3. "Old Town Road" (Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
4. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)
5. "Shallow" (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)
6. "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
7. "Roar" Katy Perry)
8. "Party in the USA" (Miley Cyrus)
9. "How Far I'll Go" (Moana)
10. "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond)
11. "Watermelon Sugar" (Harry Styles)
12. "Thunder" (Imagine Dragons)
13. "Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King)
14. "A Million Dreams" (The Greatest Showman)
15. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Frozen)
16. "You're Welcome" (Moana)
17. "A Whole New World" (Aladdin)
18. "This Is Me" (The Greatest Showman)
19. "Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid)
20. "Friends in Low Places" (Garth Brooks)


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DES was sold under many names including Distilbène®, Stilbetin®, Stilboestrol-Borne®, Benzestrol®, Chlorotrianisene®, Estrobene® and Estrosyn® to name just a few.
Many different companies manufactured and marketed this drug under more than 200 different brand names.
These Stilbetin Squibb Diethylstilbestrol 100 mg. tablets were manufactured by ER Squibb & Sons, New-York.
DES Drugs Pictures
- Image sources: Etsy, E.R. Squibb & Sons Medical collection (containing drugs).
- Watch this slideshow and DES drugs album on Flickr.
Some Squibb & Sons DES Cases
- 1989 Besser v. Squibb & Sons.
- 1988 Castrignano v. E.R. Squibb & Sons.
- 1987 Tigue v. Squibb & Sons.
- 1985 Murphy v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
- 1983 Trahan v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
- 1979 Diamond v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
More DES DiEthylStilbestrol Resources
- DES studies on cancers and screening.
- DES studies on epigenetics and transgenerational effects.
- DES studies on fertility and pregnancy.
- DES studies on gender identity and psychological health.
- DES studies on in-utero exposure to DES and side-effects.
- DES studies on the genital tract.
- Papers about DES lawsuits.
- DES videos and posts tagged DES, the DES-exposed, DES victims.