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Place the opposing party's information at the top of the letter. Typically, the information, which includes the name and address, goes on the left side of the page.
Include the date. The date can go on the left side under the party's personal information or on the right side.
Address the opposing party. For instance, you can use a courtesy title such as "Mr." or "Ms." and then the name.
Write a brief history of the dispute Explain how and when the dispute occurred in chronological order. Keep the history approximately one paragraph in length.
Transcribe the type of settlement you're offering. For example, you can include the amount of money owed or if you want them to return or fix property. If you are willing to accept a lower amount than what's owed, then specify that. Also, include the timeframe the party has to accept the offer or negotiate a different settlement.
Indicate the next step to resolve the dispute if there is no compromise. You can, for instance, inform the opposing party that you intend to file a lawsuit in small claims court if no settlement is reached.
Conclude the letter with contract information. Tell the opposing party how to reach you such as by telephone, letter or email to resolve the dispute.
End the letter. You want to write a closing such as "sincerely" along with your name at the end of the letter. You also need to sign the letter under your name.
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Returning to immigrations issues…
Another legal instrument to legitimize a foreign national's stay in Poland is the temporary residency permit.
The temporary residency permit may be issued to a foreign national whose expected period of stay in Poland exceeds 3 months. Legal grounds justifying issue of the temporary residency permit are various and include, apart from employment, e.g. business activity, artistic engagements, vocational training, or matrimony to a Polish citizen.
In order to obtain the temporary residency permit for purposes of employment, the applicant must present the work permit or, if it is not required, a promise of employment from his or her prospective employer.
The temporary residency permit for purposes of employment is granted for no longer than 2 years and may be renewed for further periods not exceeding 2 years each. The application for renewal must be filed no later than 45 days before lapse of the period of stay defined in the preceding permit. There is no limit on the number of temporary residency permits to be held by the same individual nor the cumulative duration of stay in Poland based on that instrument. Also, it is not required that the temporary residency permit be preceded by a visa – it is possible to apply for the permit forthwith.
The temporary residency permit is granted by the provincial governor where the foreign national is staying or intends to stay.
A foreign national holding the temporary residency permit is issued a residency card valid for the duration of the permit. The residency card entitles the foreign national to cross Polish borders without the need of a visa.

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That's why along 2014 the hotels must continue working to make the stay of their guests becomes an indelible mark left in their minds and hearts. However, in my opinion to achieve this, Hotels need to focus on four key perspectives to contribute to the success of design experience, these are:
1- Establish a culture of Guest Centric service type, based on a systematic guest interaction:
We the hoteliers must be on the same stage where the guests are so that we may minimize blind, dumb and deaf areas in the Hotel. Thus, we must consider creating an adequate number of contact staff for turning every corner of the Hotel in a station of observation, listening and discussion with guests. This way we will increase the flow of information about them, being able to offer a more effective and efficient adjustment of the services to attend properly to their needs and make our distinguished guests feel understood.
2- Encourage the use of technological advances in the Hotel services.
The development of the media in the hotel services provides the ways and means of contact, interaction and search for information about the guest which leads to optimize resources and procedures to make the hotel-guest interaction faster, precise and innovative, generating positive emotions such as joy and surprise, (I want to emphasize that I am not supporter of replacing the human factor by technology in this interaction)
On the other hand, we should not forget the great impact of information technology on the management, distribution, and storage of the guest data that ensures holistic and sustainable character of this experience in the Hotel.
3- Strengthen the Internal marketing as the only way to solidify relations Hotel-Human Resources.
It has been shown that the differential factor par excellence of a Hotel resides in the human resources, so that hotels should continue making efforts to create propitious working atmosphere that stimulates the motivation of their teams.
Understand the real needs of their employees in order to achieve their satisfaction, will maximize the performance of each worker, which will induce to increase the degree of the guests satisfaction and therefore the longevity of their bonds with the Hotel. This will be reflected in a more empathetic noise at the Hotel, necessary to establish strong and lasting relationships with the guests.
4- The selection process of the hotel staff should consider the human and emotional skills.
Understanding is a key element in the design of experiences for guests, because the degree of satisfaction that the guest can experience will depend on this level of knowledge. The ability to understand human beings is related to intelligence, mostly emotional and cultural. Two human skills to which we must pay special attention during the selection process of the Hotel staff. We must not forget that the degree of emotional and cultural intelligence of Hotel employees, will determine our level of rivalry in the hotel market
In summary, the hotels have lots of efforts to do through this New Year, striving to continue offering guests a place where they can live the personal stories that have always longed for. Once this is achieved, the Hotel will settle not only in the minds and hearts of guests but also on the market.
Osvaldo Torres Cruz
Hotel Butler
Hotel Guest Experience Design Advisor
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First impressions last. Yes, though these impressions may change over time but it will definitely remain in the memory of women. This is one reason why it is very important to make good impressions.
Here are the 11 turn offs to avoid.
Inconsiderate Men
The most basic measurement for women to determine their value is the amount of attention they receive. Women gets easily discouraged when the amount of attention you are giving her is declining as the period of your relationship progresses. They also cannot stand it when you dismiss important things or occasions for things other than her.
Wannabe Big Shot
Most women aren't after men who have the biggest and the best of everything. This is contrary to the belief of many men. Some men intentionally brag about themselves and even pretend to be someone they are not. They thought that it can make them more attractive and interesting, but it is actually a turn-off for women.
Excessive Self-Admiration
Women find it boring spending time with a man who never stops praising himself. It is good to spend time knowing each other but when a man can't help but brag, it shows that he is only interested in himself and expects women to think the same.
Swagger than Substance
Men who talk too much and have their minds completely away from reality are big turn off for women. These are types of men who wants to make women believe that they are somebody in high class thinking that it will make them irresistible. An example is the man who picks up a BMW in a rental shop and pretends to own it.
Treats Women as Sex Objects
It is a total turn off for women when they sense that they are treated as a sex object. They hate it either you're on a first date or in a 10-year marriage. Men who treat women as sex objects often give focus on any sexually explicit stories he had with his previous relationships. On the other side, men should understand that women want to be caressed, complimented and shown affection even outside the bedroom.
Straight-Up Chauvinism
A lot of men consider themselves superior than women. They often give belittling title to women they meet. Some of these titles include "Little Lady" for a cashier, "Darling" for a waitress, and "Sweet Cheeks" for a bartender. They may sound sweet but are no longer acceptable in a community which pushes for gender equality.
Not Helping Out
Raising kids and doing the household chores are not limited to women alone. Despite this, many men are still not helping out. These men are overwhelmed by their role as the head of the family. They still pay attention to the old notion that handing these to their partners thinking that it is a woman's job. These men are total turn-off for women.
Ogling Other Women
The overly flirtatious men are best turn off for a woman. Though it is normal to look at someone, staring and flirting are beyond the limits. As for men, it is fine to look but just pretend that you do not notice anything.
Boorish Behavior
Stop any boorish behavior. Stop using vulgar language, getting drunk, or dominating conversations. Be a gentleman and approach her respectfully.
Poor Grooming Habits
The importance of a proper hygiene is a must to keep women to like you. But it doesn't end there. Beyond hygiene, women are turned off when men pay less or no attention to their grooming. Women also take notice of pot bellies, dirty fingernails, rumpled clothes, and dishevelled hair among others.
Bad Pickup Lines
A guy who is naturally funny is a good thing. However, those who try very hard to become one are in big danger of throwing bad and offensive pickup lines. These kinds of blows are real turn off for women.


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We as women have finally reached a point in our evolution where we finally know better than to ask the dreaded question during cuddle time. You know that question. That question we've all been guilty of asking at least one time or another when we are in a blissful state, …Read More »
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Alchemy Fine Events & Invitations
A imagem já é conhecida mas gosto tanto que merecia um destaque aqui! Feliz Dia Internacional da Mulher.
You probably saw this image before but i love it so much that i decided to post it here! Happy International Women's Day.
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Branco Prata is a Portugal based event/wedding company! We do stationery & paper goods, photography, styling & flowers. Hotspot is our notebook, where we post, on a daily basis, the things we find more inspiring and specially the work we do! Welcome!!


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From this vantagepoint, a first look makes it seem (to kamoranakrre at least) that there's a mirror under the desk in the picture of the day.
There are fifteen things different between the actual objects and their reflection--can you spot all fifteen*?
*The word fifteen used in this sentence should not be construed as to have any numerical significance whatsoever, and furthermore the existence of any differences or any reflections has not been tested, proven, or verifed by people-who-went-to-school-for-a-long-time-so-that-they-could-claim-to-know-what-they're-talking-about-and-have-someone-believe-them (not to be confused with the similarly named devices for digging holes for posts).


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CHICAGO, July 16, 2012. City Winery Chicago will be opening its doors in the West Loop this August. The city's newest concert venue and only fully operational winery, will serve up a hearty slate of Wine Events for vinophiles of all tastes and vintages.
The 30,000-square foot venue at 1200 West Randolph, in a former warehouse, features a variety of spaces for dining, wining, and entertainment. It is a unique facility that combines a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts, food and wine classes, private events and fine dining in a sophisticated atmosphere.
Chicago is the second location for Founder and CEO Michael Dorf's innovative bar/restaurant/winery/education center/concert venue concept. The other City Winery is located in Manhattan where it opened in 2008 taking the western Soho part of town by storm.
Just as in the Big Apple, the City Winery Chicago is targeting individuals who are passionate about sharing wine, music, and culinary arts.
Highlights include: ongoing wine and Mediterranean small plates menu; Sunday Klezmer brunches, under the direction of Chef John Fuente and Beverage Director Rachel Speckan; special Wine Events from holiday Champagne tastings; and hands-on classes that range from wine history to winemaking.
The various events will take place inside City Winery Chicago's intimate Barrel Room (amidst wine barrels), the more spacious Mezzanine Dining Room, or the 300-seat Performance Space. Inaugural Wine Events include:
Winemaking 101: Introduction to Winemaking with Robert Kowal.
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 6:30pm; $60.00
Meet City Winery Chicago winemaker Robert Kowal and explore the basics of winemaking from the vineyard to the winery. Guests will taste a selection of City Winery wines and enjoy some complementary nibbles from the kitchen. Only 25 seats are available for this event.
Virtue Cider Dinner with Greg Hall.
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 7pm; $75
Join Greg Hall, former brewmaster of Goose Island Beer Company, as we explore the versatility of cider alongside a coursed meal. Hall launched his local cider company, Virtue Cider, in April 2012. His cider is grown, picked, pressed and produced locally with heirloom apples. RedStreak, Virtue's first release, was crafted after months of hands-on international cider research with both table and bar in mind. It's an amalgamation of three ciders pressed from seven types of apples fermented with three different yeasts. This cider is bracingly dry, not at all sweet, and a bit heftier than one may expect, perfect for food pairing.
Waco Brothers - The Music of T. Rex - Wine Pairing.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 8pm; $35 (includes five wine tastings; concert only tickets available as well)
Experience the British glam band T.Rex as covered by Chicago's Waco Brothers. With their reckless, rocking country style, the Wacos will put on a thrilling performance. As for the wines, well, they will also be rock stars. With tight leather pants, worn cowboy boots and twang, this selection of wines will keep patrons in tune with the music.
Lost Bayou Ramblers - Gumbo & Cab Fest.
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 8pm; $10
Join City Winery for a spicy night of Cajun music, gumbo and Cabernet with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Born deep in South Louisiana performing old-style, predominantly acoustic Cajun music, the Ramblers have created a new sound that combines not just the sounds of their heritage, but the musical influences they grew up loving. Music will be paired with the deep notes of black fruit in Cabernet Sauvignon, but also the high tones of tomato and spice in the best Southern style gumbo, red beans and rice and maque choux.
Exiles on Randolph Street - The Music of the Rolling Stones - Wine Pairing.
Monday, September 10, 2012, 8pm; $25
The Rolling Stones are classic, and yet, still relevant today. Exiles on Randolph Street will channel the best of the Rolling Stones while City Winery pairs the music with rock n' roll wines. A bit gritty, edgy and wild, these wines will keep one in the rocking state of mind.
Ridge Wine Tasting & Pairing.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7pm; $100
Explore the expressions of California's 135-year-old Ridge Vineyards Estate wines from Sonoma Coast to Paso Robles, during an exclusive, intimate evening in the City Winery Barrel Room. From its Cabernet to Merlot and Zinfandel, Ridge is a winery with depth and wildly expressive wines that reflect the unique terroir and micro-climates of the California coast. Each wine will be paired with custom crafted courses from the City Winery kitchen.
Ravines Wine Dinner Hosted by Lisa Hallgren.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 7pm; $75
Ravines Winery, of Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes, is the dream and passion of Morten and Lisa Hallgren, a French Winemaker/Oenologist and his Chef/Foodie wife. Together they have created a small winery crafting elegant and food-friendly wines using Old World winemaking traditions with New World innovation.
Terlato Family Vineyards Wine Dinner with Anthony Terlato.
Friday, October 26, 2012, 7pm; $100
Enjoy an exclusive evening in our Mezzanine Dining Space with Anthony Terlato, author of TASTE: A Life in Wine, who founded California's Terlato Family Vineyards more than 50 years ago.
Pinot Noir Party.
Friday, November 16, 2012, 7pm; $75
Taste through an amazing array of delightful and delicious Pinot Noirs – from Burgundy to Oregon, New Zealand to New York. Pinot Noir can be amazingly delicious or a gloriously beautiful disaster. City Winery strips off the mystery, pulls back the veil and goes deep down to the roots of this grape. Limited to 30 seats.
Tickets and additional wine events are available at the website, as are VinoFile™ memberships.
Filed under: Chicago events, Wine Events.
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We have grown up with Photoshop. We have seen it evolve into the heavyweight it is today. We love it.
This ubiquitous software is now so popular that it seems to have become a verb... 'I'll photoshop the horse into the background' etc.. but even with all that potential, the software is only as good as the person operating it.
We were recently asked to take an image of a car.... remove the graphics.... change the colour.... add new graphics based only on a low-resolution flat plan of the new car - as seen above.
Our retouching expert [Dave] not only had to redraw the new decals over the top of the car using his perception of the 3D space [PShop is essentially a 2D package] but needed to judge how the light and shadow will affect them as they follow the contours of the car.
The successful outcome combines years of technical expertise and knowledge of Photoshop's power, with the sharp aesthetic of an artist, to instinctively replicate light, shade and form on the car.
The irony is that often the best Photoshop work goes unnoticed - when done with craft and subtlety the image is accepted as real and the retouchers skill remains invisible.
But our client understood what was involved and appreciated the time and money saved...
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As for the new pile of rocks, nothing has changed except that one more load was hauled in and added to the pile today.
It has become clear after two days that both Hans and Walter, Señora Weber's sons, are tennis pros. Americans have been coming here for the lessons all day today, male and female, little ones, big ones, short ones, tall ones. Some Mexicans, too.
Now then, there is also this building directly across the other "street" from me. Construction work is going on on the second story. The first story houses what is quite apparently the shop that serves the rest of the operation.
However, some other gentlemen are working on restoring a VW Beetle in there. I watched them do a little welding on the chassis yesterday from my lawn chair. I am beginning to suspect that one of them is another son.
Here are the fenders sitting just outside primed and ready for paint. The guys sit around in there and shoot the breeze after their day is done. It is an enviable existence, too.
The family name, as I said, is Weber, and the patriarch is missing, presumed by me to be dead. Given the first names of the sons and the surname Weber, I wonder if he was German.
The office and the way out.
A little clothing shop across the street that I am fond of. It does sell more than flip flops.
The church spires from my back yard.
I am slowly becoming a bit better acquainted with my five co-inhabitant campers here. I should be able to fill you in a bit more on them soon. I can tell you right now that none of them do anything.
There is a delightful American couple here who appear to be in their late thirties or early forties, a very attractive pair. They have a Ford F250 with a camper mounted in the bed. They have been all over México and have started to brief me on those things I am curious to see and to suggest things I never knew about. Mitch and Lisa have been on the road in México for six years! That is not a typo. Six years.
Then there is the German couple, Bärbel and Joachim, whom I have already mentioned.
Lastly, there is another Steve who is about my age and has been coming here for fifteen years. He is now permanent here. He has a wealth of information about the local players and characters and seems to relish filling someone in who knows nothing about that; to wit, me.
This location has also allowed me to sign up at the San Miguel Fitness Center because I am now within easy walking distance of the place.
A laundry guy calls on me. After two large loads out and two large loads in and $11.16 American out, my laundry is caught up.
The dish washing station is steps from my spot. I have now washed dishes in warm water for the first time in weeks.
Life is very good.


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Summer and my oily skin… just the thought of it makes me cranky. Every summer I fight the fight to keep my makeup on and looking flawless (especially on my eyes), and every summer I seem to lose. What we oily-skinned people need are some summer makeup tips that really work, even for our slippery problem.
For those of us with oily skin, summer makeup tips can present more than one problem. We want to use products that protect our face (and especially delicate eyes) from the heat, sun, and elements… but some of the chemicals in cosmetics and ingredients in makeup have an adverse reaction with our skin type, leading to (gasp!) even oilier looking skin. Also the excess oil in our skin makes us more acne-prone. Therefore, we might have to use multi-purpose cosmetics in order to avoid layering on too many pore-clogging products.
So what in the world is an oily-skinned girl to do? Very simply, focus on these 10 best summer makeup tips, designed to keep even oily residue on eyelids in-line during the most sweltering of summer days.
1. Cleanse – Start each day with a clean face, and be sure to cleanse at night as well. But don't overdo cleansing; you will actually end up stripping your skin and delicate eyelids of necessary oils, and it will have to produce even more. Instead of chemical-filled astringents and toners, try wiping your T-zone with natural witch hazel oil (it's not actually oily…). Don't use it around delicate eyes though.
2. YES to moisturizer – Oil does not equal moisturized skin. It still needs moisturizer, but make sure it is light and oil-free! And even though your eyelids seems like a grease-slick waiting to happen, the skin around the eye is some of the most delicate on your face. You need to protect it and keep it moisturized. We recommend dermatologist recommended best hypoallergenic lotions by Cetaphil for a budget friendly option, and Cliniderm's irritant-free (safe for even the most sensitive skin!) selection if you don't mind paying about $19 for 100ml.
3. Primer is key – This is one of the best summer makeup tips around. Primer for both eyelids and face can be a life-saver for your look. It allows for a smoother base for makeup application. Look for oil-free, oil-absorbing brands, which will increase the wear of any colorful eyeshadow or mattifying foundation. This includes eyelash primer, which acts as a fortifying, mascara-thickening base for your lashes. Not only will it help to keep you from mimicking a raccoon, with mascara melting down your face, it will help keep the attention focused on those pretty peepers of yours!
4. Powder – Look for talc-free and oil-free brands. Also be sure to use a makeup sponge to apply after primer and foundation to help set your look. And the following will prove to be not only one of the best summer makeup tips for oily skin on eyes, but also one of the most important tips for your overall skin health long term: don't forget to check your products with EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database (www.ewg.org/skindeep/) to ensure that your powder's ingredients are actually safe to use!
5. Blotting papers – Keep some of these little miracle papers close-by during summer months. This one of our best must-try summer makeup tips will help curb the need to add more products to your eyes while ridding you of the yucky oily residue that leads to shadow creasing and eyeliner runoff.
6. Hydrate – Drink plenty of water! Keeping your body hydrated from the inside out keeps skin clearer. That means cleaner pores and fewer breakouts. It will actually also help to cut down on your body's production of excess oil on face and eyelids.
7. Switch product formulation – Oilier skin in warmer months requires lighter, more oil-free products (that especially applies to cream shadows and highlighters).
8. Waterproof eyeliner – Liner designed for waterproof use can usually stand against oily skin on lids and eyes longer than regular kohl liners. And with the wide range of colors, you can accentuate any bright eye makeup look for summer with a pop of bold waterproof liner.
9. Add flair with false lashes – For an all-day emphasis on those shining eyes of yours, try false lashes by Minki Lashes, made of real cruelty-free Siberian mink! With the right glue, they last through the heat and humidity of any day, longer than mascara alone. Try applying accent lashes or those partial ones designed just for use on the outer corners. One often overlooked benefit to wearing high quality Siberian mink false lashes (such as those by Minki Lashes) is the fact that you can reuse them (unlike cheap synthetics that not only stiffen over time but can release harmful chemicals!). That's one of the best fake eyelashes tips for your wallet! And it's very simple to learn how to clean false eyelashes. With a pair of tweezers (used to pull off the glue residue), and a cotton swab dipped in alcohol or witch hazel oil (used to wipe clean the lashes themselves), you can keep your false eyelashes looking fresh and lovely all summer.
10. Treatment masks for reducing excess oil – Once or twice a week apply an oil-absorbing mask; it will also help draw out impurities.
With these handy 10 best summer makeup tips for oily skin, you will be able to glow… without all the nasty shine. The bright spot in all this is that those with oily faces in their youth are thought to have fewer wrinkles as they age. It may not mean much in the middle of August, with 100% humidity, and your foundation dripping off the end of your nose…but hey, lemonade out of lemons, right?
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|John T Barker standing, Esther holding Blanche, Adelia
Well Blanche and I went to the Fielding Academy and graduated, I from the academy, it burned and Blanche from Fielding High School. She boarded with Tracy Shepherd.
He and Esther were good people, good neighbors had many friends, were always willing to help others. They were good examples to us. Mother was so good and honest. I never heard her stretch the truth. She was always caring for the sick, going into peoples homes, caring for mothers and new babies. She was a kind and loving mother. She knitted stockings and mittens & crocheted corded wool that they sheared from the sheep and made wool batts with which she made quilts. John never had any boys and she worked hard and helped him outside also she milked cows, pulled weeds, fed pigs, picked fruit and canned it. They had a root cellar and it was a place to store potatoes, carrots, cabbage, beets, onions all winter supply. They cured their own pork, salted it and smoked it. Dan stored his wheat in the grainery in large bins and when the hams, shoulders, bacon were smoked and cured they would put them in the grain bins and cover them in with the grain. They raised chickens and we had eggs, mutton from the sheep and beef, plenty of milk and cream so we were well fed because we raised most of our own food. Father loved the farm, loved the soil and loved to till it and plant and make things grow. Mother baked bread and made such good pies and cakes.
Mother loved flowers and she would carry water from the spring to water them. She was neat & clean in her yard, her home and we were taught personal cleanliness, with sweet clean clothes and bedding, clothes that weren't washable were hung out in the fresh air and pressed. The rooms especially bedrooms were aired every day windows open wide to let the fresh air in.
|John T Barker, Jr
Father was proud of his Guernsey dairy cows. He would come back from the pasture or meadow from taking the cows and would always bring a big handful of "pink Johnny Jump Ups" wild flowers growing in the meadows. Also Lilacs, violets, Lady Slippers, and Blue Bells. My father was a gentle man, quiet and reserved never loud. My folks loved the fine things in life.
I always remember when we were sick he would make a special trip up town and bring something like oysters, oranges, strawberries, candy, or some surprise, and I used to look forward to it. He was always full of wisdom and saying something special like "Help the sapling the oak can take care of itself." His favorite was "Know this that every soul is free to choose his life & what he'll be." Sunday School hymn.
He loved his grandchildren dearly he would carry them and show them all the pictures on the wall, or the pretty things, of course mother loved them too, and she took care of Blanche's fatherless children, and mine when they were young.
My folks gave me pretty clothes, some I remember were a white lave dress and a beige lacy large brimmed hat with a black velvet ribbon around the crown & a big pink rose in front, also a rose color satin dress with rose color chiffon sleeves, a royal blue satin dress with pink lined collar, a light blue georgette dress with sheered waist. I don't remember Blanche's clothes. I was married when she started high school. We were both good dancers and all the boys who were good dancers all wanted to dance with us, we were never wall flowers. Father and mother were also good dancers. We used to have a dance hall where the dances were held in the ward similar to the cultural hall now a days. There were especially good stage shows put on by local talent. We had picture shows and ever so often E. Forest Taylor and Co. would come from Hollywood, Calif. and oh what a stage show live acting, that was.
One other thing very important thing my mother never slapped or spanked me in my life. I probably was spoiled being an only child for 8 years, but other than being determined and strong willed I was a good moral girl. I never spoke disrespectfully to my parents ever. Other than running away and going for a car ride with a nice boy Russell Satterthwaite from Garden City. He gave me my first box of chocolates. My dad used to think I should be put on a pedestal and the boys shouldn't take me, but he was overly anxious I guess. He didn't need to worry. Heber Keetch said to him once "How come John, Adelia is such a good girl, never gives you any trouble and is a good church worker, so talented and is always accompanying for someone to sing or play." Sister Hunt said "Adelia is always in Mutual where she belongs." Of course they were overdoing things but it made me & my dad feel good anyway. There was never any quarreling in our home just peace & love, but we were very poor. I remember in the summer mother used to let me sleep as long as I wanted to, but I worked hard and always helped both of them. They were mild and kind and full of love. I remember chasing Blanche around the milk house and all around to get her to wipe dishes for me. I never could catch her but she says I locked the screen door and locked her out, so she took my little embroidery scissors pried open the door and broke the tips of my scissors. When I was still going to grade school and Blanche started school, the boys would tease her, they would pretend to hurt me and she would swear at them and fight like a trooper for me. They just kept on teasing when they knew she would do things. I have to laugh now when I think about it. When she was a baby how we loved her, and one time when grandpa Barker was still alive, she had a funny spell just straightened out and went unconscious and about scared us to death. Grandpa John Barker Sr. used to rock her and sing to her when she was a baby. He always turned the washer for mother and there was no electricity then, and he helped mother all he could.
I remember when he died all of a sudden it must have been a heart attack, I was so scarred I never dared go into that bedroom it affected me so with fear. I was sick. I used to take the cows a mile & a half to the pasture in the morning, & go get them at night. The mosquitoes were so bad they about ate me up. I used to milk cows too and pick raspberries. I suppose Blanche did those things also but there was eight years difference in our ages. I went to Blackfoot, Idaho and lived with Aunt Pearl and uncle Marion, I surely love them they were so good to me. I was homesick the whole time but they rented a piano & I played for them they were proud of me. Uncle Mane used to sing when I'd play. I was on the 'A' honor roll up there my first year in High School. Then I came and finished at the Fielding Academy and that is where I met my dear Cornell. We were so happy those years. I was an "A" student used to play in the school orchestra and played for most of the choruses. I was so happy my junior year we had our nice junior prom in the Paris Pavilion. All the boys from the surrounding towns, and I knew them all and about danced myself to death. Of course the nicest thing about that was Cornell was my escort & I loved him then but he didn't ask me to marry him until spring or February. He proposed to me on his birthday and gave me a beautiful ruby engagement ring in the spring. I graduated in three years from High School.To be continued.....


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BEIJING, April 15 (UPI) -- China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank finalized a list of 57 founding member states on Wednesday.
The announcement came after China accepted the last group of nations that includes Sweden, Israel, Poland and South Africa, reported The South China Morning Post.
Founding members have the right to establish the rules for the bank's activities. They hold other privileges that will not be available to countries that may opt to join the bank at a later point.
The United States and Japan have abstained from joining the AIIB, but South Korea, a key U.S. ally in the region, has agreed to join as a founding member along with Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Britain, France and Germany.
An overwhelming number of South and Southeast Asian nations have also been approved as founding members by Beijing.
Chinese news agency Xinhua reported the bank would continue to accept new members interested in providing financing for roads, railways, and other infrastructure projects in Asia.
On Wednesday, Taiwan expressed disappointment that Beijing had turned down its application as founding member, reported Voice of America.
Analysts said China is adhering to its principle of allowing only sovereign states join the bank as founding members.
Beijing sees Taiwan as part of its territory and according to Wu Chung-li, a political science research fellow at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Beijing's approval of Taiwan would then raise questions about the statuses of Hong Kong and Macau -- Chinese territories that are granted a greater degree of autonomy than other parts of China.
Hong Kong activists continue to lobby Beijing for more independence.
The AIIB is the first Asian bank to have international backing but to also operate outside the influence of the Bretton Woods banking system.


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STREET FIGHTER was made in the early generation of video game adaptations. It was a film no one particularly cared for, but has high merits in terms of sheer camp.
The film is based on the CAPCOM video game STREET FIGHTER II arguably the most beloved in the series. Unlike the film adaptation of SUPER MARIO BROS., the producers behind SF consciously kept it tied closely to its videogame routes. Sure there are live actors, but even they play their characters in a Saturday-morning cartoon kind of way. Raul Julia (in his last film before his death) plays the villian General M. Bison (whose scheme to take over the world apparently begins in Vietnam analog "Shadaloo") as egomanicaly as one can. Flatter, but perhaps more hilariously so, is Jean-Claude Van Damme's Col. Guile who's often incomprehensible accent contrasts seems to contrast with the American flag he has tatooed to his bicep.
The rest of the cast is likewise bogus, and the plot is so simplistic (stop Bison) that the film finds it necessary to throw in a lot of random subplots and contrivances before just getting on with the outright invasion (one particularly useless contrivance comes late in the film where Guile's United… er, excuse me, Allied Nations supervisor insist that the war has been "canceled" [huh?]. This drama lasts all of thirty seconds as Guile goes ahead and invades anyway… sooo what was the point, really?)
Those detours aside, the film provides plenty of high camp, if low comedy. Realism is right out. But who's to complain? You'll never feel an iota of emotional attachment to the characters or situations, but it's not really required that you do to enjoy the film as it kind of bumbles about in the liminal space between action film and cartoon. The sets and costumes are big and colorful, the characters, if not involving, are at least consistant (keep an eye out for Zangief in particular), and the action is more or less entertaining (M. Bison stiffly swooping around on magnetic powered boots of flight is particularly amusing).
STREET FIGHTER is a film worth catching in the same way as MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, it's a cartoon brought to "life" while still very much being a cartoon… and it makes a great drinking game.


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We Read for the Record, Did You?
<October 6 marks Jumpstart's annual Read for the Record campaign to end the early education achievement gap. Even if you didn't pledge to read in advance, you can be counted for your efforts up until October 14.
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Yet another year has rolled by since the last Deering Banjos/Eagle Music celebration - how time has flown! But here we are again and on Saturday 7th November, Eagle Music will hold the Deering Banjos 40th Anniversary event at the North Light Gallery in Huddersfield.
You can read my review of last year's event here but let me tell you about the 2015 event. As already mentioned, this is a celebration of Deering Banjos' 40th Anniversary and the ninth consecutive year that Eagle Music will be the No. 1 world dealership for the Deering Banjo Company. Like previous events, the day will have a very full programme - more of which shortly - but, before we go any further, I want to state that non-banjo players (such as myself) will find the nature and quality of the workshops appealing, the insights from musicians into their playing and performance enlightening - though there is a clear risk of finding yourself wanting to have a banjo for Christmas (or earlier - see 40th Anniversary deals below*).
The close working relationship between Deering Banjos and Jens Kruger is widely known and it is a delight to report that The Kruger Brothers will, once again, be appearing at this Deering Banjos/Eagle Music event. Jens, Uwe & Joel be holding an on-stage Performance Workshop during the afternoon as well as the (now traditional) Audience Group Performance - practice 'Oh Susanna' in readiness! Here is Cumberland Gap from last year.
The day will conclude with a concert by The Kruger Brother - it is worth stressing that this will be their only UK appearance this year.
But what about the rest of the day's programme...
- Greg, Janet & Jamie Deering will talk about their 40 years of banjo making and, last year, Greg could be seen discussing banjo set-ups and more with attendees.
- There will be two workshops:
- Long Neck Banjo Workshop with Pat Kelleher
- Intermediate to Advanced Bluegrass Banjo Workshop with Bill Forster
- IMPORTANT: Call Eagle Music on 01484 661460 to book your place
- On-Stage performance by Nick Mann
- On-stage performance by JigJam who's CD Oh Boy! featured on the EBMA Blog recently
- Picking sessions
All this is in addition to a full range of Deering banjos and accessories on display (and to be played) and (from experience) staff from Deering and Eagle Music ready to discuss and advise on your requirements. *There will also be some '40th Anniversary' special offers!
|Steve Noon of Eagle Music with Janet & Greg Deering
The event is held at The North Light Gallery, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield and the North Light Cafe will be open for food and refreshments throughout the day.
Visit the Deering Banjos 40th Anniversary UK Event page on the Eagle Music website for full details and to book your tickets and do remember that if you would like to join one of the workshops then leave nothing to chance - call Eagle Music on 01484 661460 to book your place


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Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployments The Red Hat® Certificate of Expertise in Clustering and Storage Management Exam (EX436) is a performance-based test of the skills covered in the Red Hat Enterprise Clustering and Storage Management (RH436) course. To enroll in this exam, you must be a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE®).
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Is There Predictive Value In The Words Managers Use? A Key Word Analysis Of The Annual Report's Management Discussion And Analysis.
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This study examines whether managers use linguistic style (i.e. optimistic and pessimistic tone) in the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of the annual report to the SEC, Form 10-K, to provide information about expected future firm performance to the investors and whether market prices (investors) respond to these disclosures. Textual analysis software, Diction 5.0, is used to measure optimistic and pessimistic tone of MD&A for the year 2002 for 423 manufacturing firms. Previous research similar to this study found evidence that managers use linguistic style or tone to reveal information to financial statement users through their textual releases in the President's Letter and in quarterly and annual earnings releases. The statistical models that resulted from my study did not reveal the information link I expected to find between manager's beliefs about their firm's future, as expressed in the language and linguistic tone of their non-quantitative disclosures to the SEC, and actual future firm results. My findings suggest that the SEC has accomplished its stated goal of making the Management Discussion and Analysis a source of reliable information about the firm....a resource free of anything other than dependable, factual information.


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As the first release in the 3.x series, Neo4j 3.0 is based on a completely redesigned architecture and a commitment to offer the world's most scalable graph database, greater developer productivity and a wide range of deployment choices.
What are the top three things to look for in Neo4j 3.0?
- Completely redesigned internals that remove all previous limits on the number of nodes, relationships and properties that can be stored and indexed
- Officially supported language drivers backed by the new Bolt binary protocol with new support for Java Stored Procedures, together enabling full-stack developers to build powerful applications
- A streamlined configuration and deployment structure to deploy Neo4j on premise or in the cloud
1. Massive Scale and Performance
Neo4j 3.0 for Giant Graphs
The centerpiece of Neo4j's architecture overhaul is a redesigned data store.
Dynamic pointer compression expands Neo4j's available address space as needed, making it possible to store graphs of any size. That's right: no more 34 billion node limits!
Performance and scale are often at odds, and scaling without performance isn't very useful. The approach we've invented maintains index-free adjacency, allowing each node to locate adjacent nodes and relationships via a pointer hop, and preserving the ultra-fast performance that Neo4j is known for. This feature is available in Neo4j Enterprise Edition, nicely complementing its scale-out clustering capabilities.
Improved Cost-based Optimizer
The cost-based query optimizer for read-only queries introduced from Neo4j 2.2. onwards has evolved in Neo4j 3.0. In 3.0, the cost-based optimizer has been improved with added support for write queries (in addition to reads). The new parallel indexes capability in the optimizer also enables faster population of indexes.
In the same realm, here are a few other Cypher improvements in Neo4j 3.0:
- The keywords
ENDS WITHand
CONTAINSare now index-backed
- Global aggregation improvements for activities like counting nodes by label
- Value joins speed queries where no relationship link exists
2. Developer Productivity Brought to New Heights
Official Language Drivers & Bolt: Neo4j's New Binary Protocol
One of the things we're excited to deliver as part of Neo4j 3.0 is official drivers for the most popular programming languages. These will make development easier and more productive, and enable an entirely new range of language-specific learning resources. (More below.)
In order to bring you the best and most usable drivers, we carefully examined the way that applications connect to Neo4j. The result is not just drivers, but an end-to-end infrastructure stack that starts with new drivers, a new binary protocol (which under the hood includes a new multi-versioned client API and new serialization format) and a uniform type system.
Let's start with Bolt: a new connection-oriented protocol for accessing the graph.
Bolt uses a compact binary encoding over TCP or web sockets for higher throughput and lower latency. Lightweight and efficient, Bolt uses a new serialization format called PackStream and also introduces a new uniform graph type system that bridges storage, transport, Cypher, drivers and apps. Bolt has TLS security built in and enabled by default, as we care about ensuring that your data is protected.
For everyone building Neo4j applications, Bolt will improve both the performance of the graph database as well as the developer experience.
To complement Bolt, we're releasing official language drivers which encapsulate the protocol, freeing contributors to focus on unique language and framework integration. The new official language drivers include:
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
Let's look at some example code for each of the official language drivers using Bolt:
With JavaScript:
var driver = Graph.Database.driver("bolt://localhost"); var session = driver.session(); var result = session.run("MATCH (u:User) RETURN u.name");
With Python:
driver = Graph.Database.driver("bolt://localhost") session = driver.session() result = session.run("MATCH (u:User) RETURN u.name")
With Java:
Driver driver = GraphDatabase.driver( "bolt://localhost" ); try ( Session session = driver.session() ) { StatementResult result = session.run("MATCH (u:User) RETURN u.name"); }
With .NET:
using (var driver = GraphDatabase.Driver("bolt://localhost")) using (var session = driver.Session()) { var result = session.Run("MATCH (u:User) RETURN u.name"); }
For all the detail about coding with the official drivers, see the Neo4j Developer Manual.
Java Stored Procedures
Another powerful new facility of Neo4j 3.0 is Java Stored Procedures. These provide direct, low-level access to the graph, giving you a way to run imperative code when you want to do more complex work inside of the database.
Java Stored Procedures can be called independently, or they can also be parameterized, can return results, and can even be mixed with Cypher to blend the best of declarative and imperative coding.
You can create Java Stored Procedures that are:
- Written in any JVM language
- Stored in Neo4j
- Accessed by applications over Bolt
- Executed on the server
Neo4j comes with a set of built-in procedures, and the community was quick to step up and provide a collection of useful procedures as part of the APOC project, where 99 procedures are available as of today's launch.
Check out this example, which blends a Java Stored Procedure to load data using JDBC, then applies the rows of the result to a Cypher
MERGE clause to create data.
Neo4j Browser Sync
Neo4j Browser Sync (or just "Browser Sync" for short) is a companion cloud service for Neo4j Browser. Browser Sync allows you to synchronize saved scripts and graph style sheets as well as preserve client-side work across connections. This means that your scripts and settings will be available to you as you move from database to database, machine to machine and web browser to web browser.
Browser Sync gives you quick and easy access to your favorite and most commonly used Cypher queries. In fact, you can store an unlimited number of queries with Browser Sync.
Currently registered users can opt-in to Neo4j Browser Sync and new users can connect with existing online credentials (e.g., GitHub, Google, or Twitter ID).
3. Deploy Neo4j 3.0 Applications Anywhere
Deployable in the Cloud, Containers and On Premise
We took advantage of a major release to make some changes in the way Neo4j is operated and configured, specifically in the areas of the Neo4j directory structure, configuration and logging. These changes incorporate lessons from years of operating Neo4j across many different operating environments, while also accounting for the new deployment infrastructures of today's development world.
The new
config and
log structures in Neo4j 3.0 are designed to streamline operations and to bring Neo4j better into line with operational IT expectations. One notable change is to move from multiple
config files to a single namespaced files. A
config migration utility has been supplied to make your transition as seamless as possible.
The result will allow you to more easily run Neo4j on premise and across a wide variety of modern deployment scenarios, allowing you to deploy Neo4j virtually anywhere. Major changes include:
Configsettings were cleaned-up and renamed to conform to a hierarchical and more consistent namespace structure
Logfiles are now aggregated into single location on disk (enabling to be mounted on separate write-optimized partition)
- Added support to hold multiple databases in the
/databasefolder and mount them by name
We're happy to bring you Neo4j 3.0 today as the next major evolution in graph database technology. It's a great beginning to a new 3.x series, which bears the hallmark of even more and better things to come.
As we get to work on Neo4j 3.1, we hope this landmark release will help you to push the boundaries of what you believed to be possible with graph databases.
Speaking for the entire Neo4j team, we hope you will enjoy this release, and wish you very happy graphing with the new Neo4j 3.0.
–Philip Rathle
Click below to get started with Neo4j 3.0 and start building massive-scale graph applications with unmatched developer productivity.
About the Author
Philip Rathle , VP of Products
Philip Rathle has a passion for building great products that help users solve tomorrow's challenges. He spent the first decade of his career building information solutions for some of the world's largest companies: first with Accenture, then with Tanning Technology, one of the world's top database consultancies of the time, as a solution architect focusing on data warehousing and BI strategy.
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Any plans for new official PHP driver?
The current 3 party drivers are not perfect..
The php driver is provided by GraphAware : https://github.com/graphaware/neo4j-php-client offering exactly the same features and the same user facing API. You can open issues on the Github if you think something is missing.
Thanks, I will give it a try instead of the one that I'm using.
Is it compatible with neo4j 3.0?
Any plans for new official Go driver, using Bolt protocol?
Great job, guys! I'm more excited than ever to use neo4j for my next development.
Keep it up. 🙂
Can we hotdeploy Java Stored Procedures? Or does such a deployment ALWAYS require a restart of Neo4J?
Hi Olivier,
Like for extensions, you have to restart your server.
Stored procedures are written in Java and you have to deploy a regular jar, in the same way as extensions.
Great update!
Any plans for Neo4j-Spatial?
Do you have cluster plans ?
Would love to see neo4j be callable from Excel. I know this is probably pretty mundane in comparison to the connections you make with other languages, but Excel is massively used and being able to make an external neo4J database callable from within Excel would be a dream come true for millions of users.
How does the multiple databases in the /database folder and mounting them by name work? Is their a tutorial to be found?
looks very promising. Cant wait to try it out!!! thanks a bunch
How many max relationships can a single node take in?
For example: Suppose there is a single node with about 100000 node connected to it.
Whats the maximum relationships a single node can take in neo4j?
This is Awesome.
Do you have any performance metrics on BOLT vs HTTP vs HTTPS? I understand that it also depends on environmental conditions, but any reference data based on your lab setup will be useful.
Also, is JAVA BOLT driver supported on Google App Engine Standard and Amazon Lambda?


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As a format, the live album serves numerous purposes: memento for fans of a concert recently attended, historical document of an important point in a band's career. But, all too often, it's a cynical cash cow to fleece the faithful. The best, however, make you wish you'd attended the concert in question. So it is with Live in Detroit, a recently exhumed 1986 recording from the first American tour by king of afrobeat Fela Kuti's final band, Egypt 80, a year after he was freed from a bogus sentence for smuggling in his home country of Nigeria.
The memory of his incarceration is clearly fresh for Fela as he introduces the first song, Just Like That. "In my home country," he says, "They can put you in prison, just… like… that…" The song's theme wouldn't have been lost on the audience; while no corrupt militaristic hell-hole like Fela's Nigeria, the Detroit of 1986 was a neglected, decaying post-industrial ghost-town. The recording's bootleg roots – heavy with reverb, capturing the crackle and buzz of the audience – lend the music an electric presence.
Just Like That is the first of four songs over two-and-a-half hours, which won't surprise Fela aficionados: his albums typically chased a single tune across one or both sides of vinyl. Still, not a moment is wasted. While Fela's 80s output isn't quite as fiery as his work with Africa 70 – there's nothing here as blistering as the agit-bleat of ITT or Original Sufferhead – the slow-burn of the material is every bit as insurgent, as life-affirming.
The lengthy track times – Just Like That is the shortest, at just under a half-hour; a seething Confusion Break Bones boils away for over 40 minutes – are part of this music's power, as Fela and band coax their grooves into meditative, conversational exchanges and roaring, intense peaks.
Witness Just Like That's crescendos, saxophone solos writhing between blasts of righteous horns, Fela and his wives scattering chants between the polyrhythms, carving a martial funk from the chaos. Or the infernal slow build of the closing Beasts of No Nation, translating anger and pain into the sweetest, most-bristling, most-ecstatic party music. You'll wish you'd been there. You'll wish it would never end.
Stevie Chick
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. Originally published on BBC Music.
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|Sirius - Complete Anterior Segment Imaging System
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It helps provide a very detailed analysis of the cornea , both the anterior curvature and posterior curvature as it analyses almost 1,00,000 points on both the front and back surface of the cornea in 2 seconds. By combining both the systems of Schiempflug imaging ( popularly known as Pentacam) and the established Placido imaging it provides an edge over other systems of imaging the cornea.
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It shall further help in better screening and earlier identification of KERATCONUS patients , monitoring of Crosslinked Keratoconus patients as well as monitoring and screening for LASIK and ICL ( Implantable Contact Lens) candidates.
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It also has built in software for anterior segment analysis useful for glaucoma, cataract density, contact lens fitting, corneal altimetry etc.
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Exhibition Archive
Gods, Men, Heroes From the Naples National Archaeological Museum and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
From 19 April 2019, the exhibition "'Gods, Men, Heroes'. From the Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples and the Parco Archeologico di Pompei" will be open in the Manege of the Small Hermitage. It is deRead on
'Without separating painting and poetry.' Books Illustrated by André Masson from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov
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Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678). Paintings and Drawings from Russian Collections
From 2 March 2019, the Nicholas Hall in the Winter Palace is the setting for the exhibition "Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678). Paintings and Drawings from Russian Collections" that has been organized by theRead on
Flora by Francesco Melzi. Conservation Completed
The Apollo Hall
From 17 February 2019, following the completion of restoration work, the painting of Flora by Francesco Melzi (1493–1570) will be on display in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace.Read on
Who Invented the Hermitage Logo? On the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of Askold Kuzminsky
From 17 February 2019, the exhibition "Who Invented the Hermitage Logo? On the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of Askold Kuzminsky" is being held in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre.Read on
Abstract Art in Italy. Umberto Mariani
The General Staff Building, Transformer Hall (with red and green walls)
Umberto Mariani (b. 1936), a remarkable post-war exponent of Italian abstract art, is renowned for his complex draperies on unevenly shaped canvases.Read on
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Rudolph Wilde (1868–1938). Porcelain, Glass, Graphics
The exhibition is devoted to the work of the artist Rudolph Wilde, to whose designs pieces were made at the Imperial Porcelain Factory and the Imperial Glassworks (after 1917 the State Porcelain FactoRead on
Pablo Picasso: A Painter Amidst Poets. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov
The General Staff Building
On 21 December 2018, the exhibition "Pablo Picasso: A Painter Amidst Poets. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov" opens in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage, presenting some 30Read on
Futuruins: The Future of Ruins and Ruins of the Future
Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Italy
In the run-up to Christmas, the exhibition Futuruins is opening in Venice's Palazzo Fortuny. Ruins have always existed: it is impossible to establish the historical moment when there were no ruins yetRead on
Abstract Art in Italy. Achille Perilli
The General Staff Building, Transformer Hall (with red and green walls)
On 19 December, as part of the Abstract Art in Italy project, an exhibition of the contemporary artist Achille Perilli, a member of the Forma 1 art group, opens to the public in the General Staff builRead on
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Quantum-safe Security Working Group
Introduction to the Quantum-safe Security Working Group
Most modern encryption methods are composed of two parts: an algorithm that encrypts or decrypts our data with a random, secret key, and a method of sharing the secret key between the parties. The most currently used encryption algorithm (AES‐256) appears safe, at least for the next 20 to 30 years, based on our current knowledge of cryptographic attacks. But the methods for generating and sharing the random, secret key will no longer be safe once quantum computers are readily available. Data that has been transmitted over a network using these technologies is probably secure for now, but will not remain secure for the long term.
The Quantum‐Safe Security Working Group (QSSWG) has been formed to address key generation and transmission methods and to help the industry understand quantum‐safe methods for protecting their networks and their data. Two differing technologies are covered by this working group, namely:
- Quantum technologies for cryptographic applications, which cover both key generation, with quantum random number generators (QRNGs), and key distribution, or QKD, which is a physics-based technology to securely deliver keys; and
- Post‐quantum cryptography, which refers to mathematical algorithms that do not suffer from the same weakness vis‐à‐vis quantum computing that existing algorithms do.
Both technologies have a place in the secure networks of the future. The working group is focused on long-term data protection in this world of rising cryptanalysis capabilities. The goal of the working group is to support the quantum-safe cryptography community in development and deployment of a framework to protect data whether in movement or at rest.
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Quantum-safe Security Co-chairs
Ludovic Perret
Ludovic Perret is the co-chairman of the Quantum-Safe Security Working Group (QSS WG) organized by the Cloud Security Alliance. Ludovic is Associate Professor at Sorbonne University (SU). Ludovic is a specialist in quantum-safe cryptography. He defended a habilitation thesis on this subject and published more than 60 scientific articles in quantum-safe cryptography. Lastly, Ludovic co-authored 3 submissions to the first round of the NIST PQC standardization process.
Ludovic is also involved in industrial transfer in various ways. Besides CSA QSS-WG, he participates to quantum-safe standardization through the ETSI TC CYBER-QSC.
Ludovic was a scientific advisor for Kryptnostic; a Californian start-up working on homomorphism encryption. He recently co-founded the spin-off called Post-Quantum Advanced Technologies (PQAT) that is proposing consulting and innovative products for long-term security.
In 2018, Ludovic received the Atos-Joseph Fourier Prize in the area of Quantum Technologies for his contributions in quantum-safe cryptography and involvement in industrial transfer.
Bruno Huttner
Bruno Huttner is the chairman of the Quantum-Safe Security Working Group (QSS WG) organized by the Cloud Security Alliance. The QSS WG has been formed to address key generation and transmission methods and to help the industry understand
quantum‐safe methods for protecting their networks and their data.
Bruno is an engineer (Ecole Centrale Paris) and a physicist (PhD from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology). During an international academic career spanning the UK, Japan and Switzerland, he studied quantum effects in optical fibers, quantum cryptography and telecommunication. He then moved to the business world, as a founder and manager of a start-up, Luciol Instruments in 2000, active in test&measurements of optical fibers. In 2002, Luciol was acquired by Sunrise Telecom, an American test&measurement company. Bruno became General Manager of the division, which was subsequently divested in 2008. Bruno led a management buyout, which restarted Luciol in 2009, and refocused the company towards the aviation market.
Bruno joined ID Quantique in 2014, participating in business development and product management in the Quantum Security division, which develops next-generation encryption, and especially quantum key distribution systems. These systems are designed to be safe against the power of quantum computers, which threaten the conventional encryption methods.
During his career, both in academia and in business, Bruno participated and gave lectures in many international conferences. He was also active in standardisation organisations, first in ITU-T on polarisation effects in optical fibers, then in SAE, ARINC and ASD/STAN for applications of optical fibers in aviation, prior to his role as chairman of the QSS WG in CSA.
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Halloween Stories
We had a little get-together this past weekend with some friends of ours from Pittsburgh who came to spend the night and engage in some Halloween fun.
After the kids did their thing we put them all to bed and hung out in our bar eating Serge's Eggplant Parmesan and shooting the shit. Of course it's my kid that sneaks back downstairs to hang out at the bar with us and monopolize the conversation.
Grab yourself a hot cocoa, some of that candy you plan on giving out tonight, sit back and listen to some Halloween Stories... And, for the record, I have no idea who "Jacob" is.


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Been a damn busy week. Not enough time for blogging! So here's my weekend update, a day late.
First, a link. Check out Universal Dead, a new low-budget web series about zombies. It's… not bad. Not bad at all.
For the last few days I've been going back and forth between Dragon Age and Alpha Protocol. My current goal in Dragon Age is to play as a solo Archer Rogue + Dog combo for as long as I can manage, outside of the few spots in the game where other companions are forced upon you. I've always been a fan of odd "challenge runs" in video games, and I figure this one would be called the "Post-Apocalypse" DA run – survivor + dog, in other words.
Alpha Protocol has been fun. I see a game series in the making here, and this one's a good start. It reminds me a lot of the original Mass Effect – awesome in many ways, but marred by some rather aggravating design choices. I'm only a few hours in, though, so I'll save my full decision for a later time after more hands-on experience with it.
I met a few awesome folks and sold a few more copies of Cannibal Contagion this past Memorial Day. Guardian Games hosted their second annual "May of the Dead" celebration, and I was there pimpin' my game and hanging out with my fellow nerd. Had some great talks with a fellow from the local chapter of the Zombie Squad, and ran a hilariously fun session of my game for a new crew of survivors. Thanks for playing, folks!
I'll close this post with some thoughts on video game trailers. First, read this article. Go ahead, it's a good read. Watch all the trailers.
Done? Understand that I get where the writer is coming from, and I whole-heartedly disagree. I want actual game-play footage in my video game trailers, goddammit. Without actual gameplay footage, I might have made the mistake of purchasing any number of generic "guns plus one cool trick no one else does" first-person shooters. I want to actually see how this game is different. You can take a shitty game, give it an awesome story, and fill the trailer with so many awesome cinematics and popular industrial tunes and the consumers won't know the depth of your deception until they pay for it and hate it, because you never showed them the actual game.
I want to see the game. I don't give a rat's ass about marketing cinematics which most likely won't even be in the final product, and probably look better than that product will, too. Yeah, that new Deus Ex trailer looks cool, and shows us a wonderful cyberpunk world with a compelling story. SO did the trailers for Neocron. Remember how much that game sucked?


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Vaada Raha – I Promise Hindi Movie Review
The Film
Vaada Raha…I Promise is based on the theme of hope but dealt with hopelessly particularly in either delineating the characters or in convincingly constructing the events or in unfolding them in a credible manner.
The Synopsis
Duke Chawla (Bobby Deol) is a doctor with professional reputation and an affectionate gentleman with a pet dog and a loving girl friend Nalini (Kangana Ranaut).
The beautiful life of Duke comes to an abrupt end when he suffers an attack of paralysis from the neck to his feet following an accident. He is bed ridden. Nalini promptly deserts him and Duke suffers from bitterness and angry with his own pitiful condition.
Then enters Roshan (Dwij Yadav) a boy, a patient himself, but he befriends a reticent Duke and slowly motivates him into a positive state of mind and helps him to revive his will power to heal himself.
A limping Duke on crutches leaves the hospital and is not ready for the
surprises that await him. What will Duke do to regain his past glory leads to the climax.
The Performances
Bobby Deol's portrayal of the perfect doctor and the bed-ridden patient is very convincing and the only saving grace of the film. It can be rated as one of Bobby's best performances. Kangana Ranaut has nothing much to do. Dwij Yadav excels as a child counselor. Prateeksha Lonkar is very convincing. Mohnish Bahl, Sharat Saxena and Vivek Shauq just go through their motions.
The Techniques
Director Samir Karnik completes his trilogy with Vaada Raha…I Promise
while Nanhe Jaisalmer was about dreams and Heroes was about pride. The common cast of the Trilogy was that of Bobby and Dwij and the common platform is the portrayal of emotions. While dreams and pride can be translated on screen, hope has to come out on screen through a complex maze of emotions, subtle expressions, meaningful events and credible dialogues that show the evolving pattern of hope or its revival.
To that extent, Samir Karnik disappoints in Vaada Raha…I Promise. He has concentrated only on the characters of Bobby and Dwij. All other characters, particularly that of Kangana could have really added the essence of the emotion of hope.
When the characters are not delineated properly, the events get monotonous and the narration becomes unbearable.
The technical aspects of the film are quite good but fail to elevate a structurally defective script. Average music adds to the woes.
The Verdict
The reviewer of Vaada Raha…I Promise cannot promise that you will enjoy the average cinematic fare unless you are a die-hard fan of Bobby Deol or Samir Karnik.
The Cast and Crew
Bobby Deol, Kangna Ranaut, Dwij Yadav, Mohnish Behl, Sharat Saxena, Vivek Shauq, Prateeksha Lonkar etc
Music: Monty Sharma, Toshi Sabri, Sharib Sabri
Cinematography: Binod Pradhan
Producers: Samir Karnik, Sunil A. Lulla
Banners: Eros Entertainment, Next Gen
Director: Samir Karnik
The Rating
2 out of 5
Review by Deen Kumar
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The Difference Between Human Soccer and Robocupchristy : July 3, 2013 1:43 am : Recent
You probably have heard or come across the word Robocup and never really got to understand its meaning. Human beings play different games like soccer, rugby and cricket. Well, all these games have their own pleasure and more importantly the reason why people play them. Likewise, robotics has their main purpose. Robocup is a scientific venture, specifically in the engineering field that is aimed at promoting research on robots. In this endeavor, engineers under an association came together and agreed on some game through in which robots would play. Here the idea was to identify how best these robots could imitate human soccer players.
Like the human soccer game, there are rules involved in this game. However, there are basic things that are not exactly as human soccer. The reason for this is that the purposes for the two types of soccer are different. One is for studies and research while the other is a game of pleasure.
Human soccer teams are basically made of eleven players per team who play as they are unless a player is eliminated through breach of soccer rules. On the other hand in Robocup, the numbers of robots that play in a match differ with the type of league that is underway. For example, a four legged league consists of 4 players per match.
In human soccer, the referee has the power to control activities in the pitch. These include suspension of players, making decisions concerning a wrong move and such things. However, in some robocup leagues especially those that include several robots, there is no referee. The game is played freely with no interruption of a third party.
The above are jus the basic things concerning these two types of soccer. Other things remain constant, only the terms used to materials like ball and other things are different as well as jargon.
Attaining The Ultimate Goal of a Robocupchristy : July 3, 2013 1:38 am : Recent
If you understand the rules, aims and purposes of robocup, you might come to the conclusion that these purposes are overly ambitious and impractical. Robocup and its governing bodies aim at playing soccer with human players. Basically this will be the ultimate test of achievements of studies done. By 2050 human beings will play against robots in the game of soccer.
Critics and other concerned parties particularly university students and teachers have raised concerns on the matter. It is hard to imagine human beings playing against machines, now more so that there has never been any significant example of such a scenario. FIFA, the world governing body pledged to the purpose of Robotics. An interesting thing here is that FIFA intends to enforce all the rules of the soccer. A challenge then will be on engineers and other researchers to conform to the rules of human soccer. This has been the primary goal of Robocup.
Even with much assurance from FIFA and Robocup teams, some people are still left with questions regarding the credibility of the game. The reason is that people are still in fear that robots are still machines. Chances of injury are anticipated unfortunately on the side of human soccer players. The game is said to be played by between a well formulated robotic team which shall have been brought together upon a selection by the governing body of robotics against the best soccer team of the time, that is, the team that will have worn the previous world cup.
It should however be appreciated that robocup are not for just that – playing soccer. Once the game is played, whatever the outcome, it will not be the end of research on this field. Robocup presents a good trading platform that will boost production.
RoboCup Soccer Ruleschristy : May 2, 2013 7:04 am : Recent
The technical and organizing committees of Robocup soccer and other games sit every year to draft and amend rules that will govern leagues in that year. Rules drafted are to go hand in hand with the original goal of the research intended to be carried out. It should be noted that the primary goal of the games id not fun as it is in human games – this is to help in research in robotics, in other words, this is the practical essence of the research.
Although rules are drafted every year, there are rules that have autonomous and therefore are permanent and apply in all leagues: Here are some of the up to date rule of Robocup soccer games;
Drafting of rules
Rules of a RoboCup soccer leagues are drafted and revised by the league technical committee only, though there can be consultation with the other committees. Teams cannot therefore come with rules that will serve their own convenience. This can jeopardize the effectiveness of the research. Teams can be deregistered or disqualified from this particular league.
Rules Changes
It is a rule that rule changes. Rules of a league are not rigid. They are subject to change by the technical committees either, revising or drafting of new rules.
Soccer Balls
The ball used in Robocup robot soccer games are the same type that is used in golf. It should be orange and spherical.
The field or pitch should be flat with a green mat or carpet. 10mm thick markings just as those of human soccer fields are used. There are cameras hung on a mounting bar for the purposes of reference and close monitoring of the game and later use for research.
Unlike human soccer where there is a limit of substitutes, here there is no limit to the number of robots that can be interchanges as long as they adhere to the rules of that particular league.
RoboCup Leagueschristy : May 2, 2013 7:01 am : Recent
Robocup is an international platform created by the late 1990s by concerned engineers and researchers interested in robotics. The aim was to enhance research in Artificial intelligence research and Robotics.
Having identified some games like soccer and chess as the best suited option to achieve their goal, they have to invite everyone interested in different soccer and chess games. In order to ensure constant participation in research through the games, The Robocup committees had to come up in leagues that teams would play depending on the dynamics of their research and objectives.
The following were the leagues that were established:
Standard Platform League
This is a Robocup robot soccer league that invites teams to participate using identical robots. Robots are of different types. The underlying rule of this rule is that participant robots have to be identical not only in color but in mechanics, make and model. It is a rule in the game that the robots operate autonomously and no human manipulation or control of the game either physically or through computers.
The Robocup@home League
If you have watched iRobot, a movie starring Will Smith a famous American Action actor, then you will have a clear picture of what I am talking about. This league is designed to research on robots that will be of domestic help to human beings with the capacity to do house chores like cooking, washing and cleaning. These robots are to be designed in a way that they will not clash with human beings, so they have to be like human beings.
Robocup Simulation League
This is a soccer league that involves players who play in a computer simulation. Unlike the other leagues, the robots are not in physical hardware way. This league has some mini leagues including 2D, 3D and mixed reality soccer stimulation.
The Organization of RoboCupchristy : April 23, 2013 8:53 am : Recent
The intention of RoboCup defines why the soccer game is well organized across all the members states that support the research projects. Since its inception in 1997, the number of leagues has increased commendably. There has also been an increase in the terminologies used in the soccer competitions an indication that there is improvement in research and new terms are introduced in the field as they are discovered. One common field that is as a result of this study is rescue robot teams.
RoboCup has different committees that govern and oversees the games. They are in every member country of association of robotics and Artificial Intelligence research. These include:
National Committees
Technical Committees
Organizing Committees
Trustees and Executives Committees
The National Committees
These committees are made of people with robotics and Artificial intelligence research at heart. Such people include engineers, scientists, researchers, lecturers and others interested persons. Every country has its own national committees that oversee RoboCup games in that country. Every country that is interested in participating in these games is cordially welcome. The main function of these committees is to oversee that organization of the games by setting dates and deadlines for participants.
Organizing Committees
This committee is responsible for recruiting teams and receiving reports and research proposals by each team within the country.
Technical Committees
Since the aim of the research is to come into as many findings and develop artificial Intelligence research and robotics. The technical team interrogates the robots that are presented by different teams. This involves interrogation of the challenges that are likely to occur during the games and advices on the possible solutions. It is also concerned with the development of pitches.
Trustees and Executives Committees
It is important to note that these games involves a cup or a prize that comes with monitory benefits aimed at motivating people to research and develop robotics and AI. These executives handle issues of funding, finances and prizes.
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Her Story: Amy Brenneman
Here are a few things I have done in my life:
Ran a 5:22 mile.
Climbed to 19,000 feet in the Himalayas.
Went on stage with Bell's palsy.
Played St. Joan while I had strep throat.
Worked until two weeks before I delivered Charlotte.
Went back to work two weeks after I delivered Charlotte.
Played Robert DeNiro's love interest and lived to tell the tale.
Played Sylvester Stallone's love interest and lived to tell the tale.
Survived five fertility treatments.
Survived two miscarriages.
Survived three generations of familial insanity.
Survived ulcerative colitis.
It started subtly with cramping. Then urgency. Rushing to the restroom. Weight loss. Hair loss. Visits to a homeopath, naturopath, nutritionist, acupuncturist, and massage therapist. Countless medications and ultimately surgery.
Years ago, my doctor told me there was a surgical solution, but I thought, I will never do that. But surgery ended up being what healed me. I'm so grateful to Western medicine. And while I have found a way past my ulcerative colitis, there are so many who still suffer. That's why I'm an active supporter of the CCFA. They are helping people understand these conditions, building wider awareness and are tirelessly are working towards a cure. Everyone with IBD has a story to tell. This is mine.
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