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The project by Tim Youd to retype in its entirety Kingsley Amis's novel Lucky Jim is the latest in a series of similar efforts by the American artist that has seen him reproduce, verbatim, William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and 30 other well-known books.
But he has a neglected predecessor who set out to reproduce a work of classic literature nearly a century ago.
Pierre Menard was, until he began his definitive work, a writer of modest accomplishments living in the south of France in the early years of the 20th century. But his fame rests on a project he described, in a letter to a friend on 30 September 1934, as "merely astonishing": to write – word for word, line for line – Cervantes's Don Quixote, a classic of European literature that occupies a place in the Spanish-speaking world equivalent to Shakespeare.
His biographer takes up the story. "The initial method that he imagined was relatively simple. Get to know Spanish well, recover his Catholic faith, fight against the Moors or against the Turk, forget the history of Europe between 1602 and 1918, be Miguel de Cervantes. Pierre Menard studied this procedure … but dismissed it as too easy."
This, after all, is pretty much the approach that Youd has adopted: typing out, for example, Charles Bukowski's Post Office in a rented pickup truck in the car park of the post office where Bukowski once worked. But for Menard, immersing himself in the author's world to reproduce his work seemed profoundly unimaginative. He wanted to generate Don Quixote from his own 20th century standpoint.
As his biographer noted: "To be, in some way, Cervantes and arrive at Quixote seemed to him less arduous – therefore less interesting – than to carry on being Pierre Menard and arrive at Quixote through the experiences of Pierre Menard."
Menard himself wrote that he worked under two constraints, allowing himself to try out textual variants of a formal or psychological nature but insisting on throwing away any that did not result in exactly the same wording as the Cervantes original.
He also, he wrote to friend, faced a third obstacle. "Composing Quixote in the early 17th century was a reasonable, necessary, perhaps destined enterprise; at the start of the 20th it is almost impossible. Not in vain have 300 years passed, laden with the most complex facts. Among them, to mention but one, Quixote itself."
The drafts multiplied; he tenaciously corrected and tore up thousands of manuscript pages. In the end he managed to complete only a few chapters – Cervantes's version is nearly 1,000 pages long – but his achievement was phenomenal.
Although the words themselves were exactly the same, Pierre Menard's fragmentary Quixote was judged to be "subtler than that of Cervantes".
It was a text enriched by a wealth of contemporary allusion. In Menard's version critics noted here, the influence of Nietzsche, there, unmistakable shades of Bertrand Russell. A passage on the meaning of history is imbued with the philosophy of William James, all underlined by Menard's self-consciously archaic style. In short, "Cervantes's text and Menard's are verbally identical but the latter is almost infinitely richer."
Menard's "biographer" was, of course, Jorge Luis Borges and Pierre Menard himself is no more or less real than Amis's Jim Dixon. "Pierre Menard, author of Quixote" is one of the short stories included in the collection Fictions by the great Argentinian writer, who loved the world of books (and libraries and labyrinths) but unlike Youd actually wrote his own.
While Tim Youd's exercise in unoriginality is in itself unoriginal, he should perhaps console himself with this thought from the same Borges story: "There is no intellectual exercise that is not ultimately useless."
- This article was corrected on 13 March 2015 to remove reference to Borges winning the Nobel prize.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Real estate agents and brokers hoping to take photo slideshows to another dimension may want to give Photosynth a try.
Photosynth is free Web software that allows users to stitch photos together to create 3-D, immersive renderings that consumers can click, drag and zoom in and out of.
Photosynth is a brainchild of Microsoft's Live Labs, a collaboration between MSN and Microsoft Research. Live Labs founder and director, Dr. Gary Flake, spoke to attendees at Real Estate Connect last week.

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Is the Famous Baobab Tree Under Threat from Climate Change?
If you have ever lived in, worked in or visited Southern Africa, you may well have come across the iconic Baobab Tree.
An old African legend tells a story that a mighty god had a baobab growing in his garden but he grew annoyed with the baobab arrogantly displaying its beautiful foliage – and flung it from paradise to the earth below. It landed upside down, with its roots jutting into the sky and its beautiful foliage buried beneath the ochre earth. This taught the tree a lesson in humility, and those who witnessed it, and this is why it's known as the "upside down tree".
Now this tree, also often known as the "tree of life", is under threat. Trees affected are those in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Some of the largest and oldest specimens of the tree have been dying with nine of the thirteen oldest trees (aged between one thousand and two thousand five hundred years old) falling over.
A study has been published in the scientific journal Nature Plants with researchers saying:
"The baobab trees that are falling over are at the southern range of their distribution. We believe what is happening is that the climate envelope in which they exist is shifting and so we are not talking about the wholesale extinction of the trees. Fortunately they are seeing very few juvenile trees being affected."
What areas do baobab trees inhabit?
They appear in vast stretches of savanna in southern Africa where the climate is extremely dry and arid – the same areas inhabited by elephants, rhinos and other wildlife.
Why do the locals love the baobab tree?
The massive trunk can provide protection from the elements while the leaves, bark, seeds and fruit have a long tradition of being used as food and medicine.
Every part of the baobab tree is valuable – the bark can be turned into rope and clothing, the seeds can be used to make cosmetic oils, the leaves are edible, the trunks can store water and the fruit is extraordinarily rich in nutrients and antioxidants. Women in Africa have turned to the baobab fruit as a natural source of health and beauty for centuries.
The fruit grows in pods and has a tart, sweet taste that dries naturally while the pods are still hanging from the tree. Once the pods are picked and broken open, the pulp is taken out and made into a powder that can easily be packaged and transported. The fruit does not just have a local value, it now has a growing commercial value worldwide. When available raw, the baobab fruit powder is rich in antioxidants (especially vitamin C); high in potassium; and comes with plenty of calcium, magnesium and protein. The rich fiber content acts as a good prebiotic, helping to maintain healthy bacteria in the gut. The powder can be used in smoothies, yogurt and in many more ways.
Why is the baobab known as the "tree of life"?
It is an inspiring and positive symbol of life in a landscape where little else can thrive. Over time, adapting to its environment. The baobab is a succulent, meaning that during the rainy season it absorbs and stores water in its vast trunk. This enables the tree to produce the nutrient dense fruit during the dry season when perhaps nothing else is available.
Growing in thirty two different countries, the baobab trees can live for up to five thousand years, reaching a height of up to thirty meters and a girth of fifty meters while providing shelter, food and water for animals and humans.
Long may it continue to thrive – and overcome any current environmental threat to its future existence.


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In Japan for the first time a book on contemporary Icons
Lina Delpero
l COLORI DEL MISTERO
The colours of mystery
The Bible in images
The origin of the word "Icon" comes from the Greek "EIKON", and means image, similarity. The first Icons were painted in Egypt and Palestina around the 4-5th century, and then they were spread in Small Asia, Greece, Italy and subsequently in Russia.
Icons were painted as representation of persons and facts of the Bible using the colors, as an open window on the divine world, as an opening on the invisible world.
46 Icons in the book: (49 tables
in high definition).
Click on the Icons for enlargement!!
Author's Profile
I was born into a large, peasant family in 1941, during World War II, in a
small village, Vermiglio, situated 1300 meters above sea level in the Trentino's
Alps. There everyone knew everybody else and they helped each other overcome the
hardships of the war and the poverty in which they lived.
The beauty of nature, the colours of clouds playing amidst mountain peaks, the glaciers, the flowers, larch and fir forests, the sound of stream waters rushing down mountain slopes... all these are images etched in my soul forever.
In Milan I attended the "Beato Angelico" high school for the arts and I studied architecture at university. At Milan's Catholic University I attended with interest the courses on "Religious Sciences" and at the Ecole de la Foi, in Freiburg in Switzerland, I did two years of biblical studies.
have been writing icons since I was 24 and I think this is the most meaningful
commitment in my life. I taught "drawing" and "history of art" at
middle and high school. Being in touch with teenagers has always been a
motivating factor for me and it has helped me go forward in my work as
iconographer. I write my icons for them, for their families as well as the man
in the street.
The aim of the exhibitions held so far in Italy and abroad is through the icon, to show "something" which can fill the heart with hope and the eyes with beauty.
also to many friends, my icons are to be found almost everywhere, both in Europe
and in other continents. Three times I represented Italy at the "Art in
action" world exhibition in London where only one artist per nation is chosen.
The state of Malta, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, has
shown my icons at their National Museum.
This year, for the very first time, I have been able to display my work, through exhibitions and conferences, here in Japan. I felt a great deal of appreciation for this type of art which has a few things in common with ancient Japanese art. I would like to dedicate this book to the Japanese people, to their daintiness and sensitivity as my little effort to our common search for that "beauty" which, as Dostoyevsky said, will save the world.
Giovanni Dominedo, Ambassador of Italy to Japan
Lina Delpero presents to us, with this elegant volume "I COLORI DEL MISTERO" (The Colours of Mystery), about fifty of her many works of wood painting. Indeed we are accustomed to admiring reproductions of classic icons, but here are presented to us icons written over the last few decades, which is probably a unique fact. Lina Delpero, while faithfully drawing on the more than millenary iconographic tradition, becomes the continuer of tablet painting, a form of art which in the past greatly developed in Italy and, particularly, in Tuscany.
In the centuries, while adjusting to changing styles and techniques, the icon never lost its strong spiritual and religious appeal, nor did it give up its epiphanic role thanks to which it could overcome the iconoclasts' intolerance to aptly become the liturgical art form par excellence at the second Council of Nicaea, chiefly because of the pleading of Giovanni Damasceno in the"Difesa delle Sacre Immagini" (Defence of Sacred Images).
In today's world, the icon still lives and thrives, witness the beautiful works of Lina Delpero, and this shows us that the religious spirituality in its highest artistic manifestations is not losing strength.The modern icon, at least in its more realistic and figurative form, that is to say when less solemn and stylized, continues to convey a divine message crystallized in the purity of this ancient and suggestive form of art.
It has been a wise decision for the publisher to present this volume by Lina Delpero in three languages, Japanese, Italian and English, a fact which also proves the willingness to spread the knowledge of the icon among readers of different nationalities.
I am sure that I COLORI DEL MISTERO will contribute to a growing appreciation of the icon and of its spiritual message by a lager public and will help to give new life to this art form.
These are the Icons contained in the book;
there are also texts of the Bible referred to in the paintings
The Transfiguration
Comments to the Icons (Giuliano Delpero)
In the second part of the book there is a detailed explanation of the facts and biblical characters that appear in the Icons.
The historical origin, the transmission and the technique of Icon painting is also explained. Texts by Giuliano Delpero, brother of the painter and missionary in Japan (Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Workers' Mission - MOPP)
Sei Petro-Paulo Rodo Senkyokai (M.O.P.P.)
Wada-Higashi-Tokorozawa 1-26-31, Tokorozawa-shi 359-0023 JAPAN
Tel. Fax. 04-2945-0510


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FroYo ceases to be a low-cal treat once it's been spruced up with Butterfinger bits or if it's more cookie dough than cup, so don't for a second think you're pulling a fast one on your scale if you skip over Ben and Jerry's for 32 Degrees. Or maybe your problem is with a different scale: You think you're being conservative with the weight of your serving, only to find yourself dishing out $7 for no more than a couple spoonfuls. The sudden glut of choose-your-own-topping yogurt shops in Charleston can easily lead to gluttony if you're not careful, but if you follow our tips, you'll leave with the right amount of yogurt in your belly and the right amount of cash left in your wallet.
Samples are key
On a practical level, it makes sense to ask for one of the tiny paper sample cups at a FroYo place, if they are not readily available to you. You need to know whether or not you want to stick to traditional strawberry instead of impulsively going for a more gimmicky flavor like gingerbread. That's obvious. But the other great thing about samples is they're pretty generous, and you can fill up on tiny servings before you start prepping the one you're actually going to be paying for.
Pick a light FroYo flavor
Chocolate mint seems like a really good idea at first, but when you're overloading it with the shattered pieces of five different candy bars, it can all become a bit too much and leave your tummy aching. Vanilla has been popular forever for this very reason.
You will never fail with cereal
All FroYo is, really, is frozen milk, so why wouldn't you add cereal? And there's something special that happens when you mix the creamy smoothness of the yogurt with the gentle crunch of Fruity Pebbles in a single spoonful. It is dessert zen.
Forget the fruit
I mean, really. For however much these establishments will have you think that FroYo is a sublime alternative to its mortal enemy, the calorie-heavy ice cream, everyone is still going to a FroYo place to indulge.
Sprinkle it on
Adding sprinkles to an item is an experience rarely replicated at home, unless you have one of those cool families who are ready for sundae night at a moment's notice.
Avoid the gummy
At one point or another, we have topped our frozen treats with gummy bears, gummy worms, gummy strawberries, or the gummy Venus de Milo. And our teeth have paid the price. Fall for their cute little gelatinous bodies and you'll spend so much time chewing that your FroYo will melt before you're done. And to be fair, the same could really be said for chocolate chips or M&Ms, whose texture seems to lose some of its luster if it gets too cold.
Skip the sauce, too
Unless you're looking for a cloyingly sweet soup that'll leave you sticky, keep it simple, stupid.
Always get the crumbled Oreos
Enough said.
Carry coupons
We run them in the City Paper every once in a while, and sometimes you can pick some up via other means. Saving 10 percent or a dollar off your purchase will justify the literal cherry on top.


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- appropriate and knowledgeable assistance from the library faculty and staff.
- a library environment free of disruptive activity.
Borrowers Cards/Library Users
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In order to borrow materials from the library, a library user must present a valid MCCCD photo ID, government issued photo ID, high school photo ID or credit card photo ID.
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Residents of Maricopa County who are 18 years or older may register as community borrowers in the Library by presenting government issued photo ID and proof of Maricopa County residency.
Once library users are no longer enrolled as students at a Maricopa Community College, their status changes to community borrower.
Faculty, staff and students from other Maricopa Community Colleges may check out library materials as long as they are already in the library user database and have no fines or delinquencies on their account. EMCC faculty, staff and students may check out books from other MCCCD libraries by presenting their EMCC ID card at those libraries. In all cases, the library user must abide by the guidelines and procedures of the lending institution.
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|28 days
|7 days
|7 days
|Does not circulate
|Does not circulate
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The primary use of computers in the Library is to provide access to information and research. Top priority is given to users who are performing class related assignments and research.
Computers are provided for library users to access electronic resources available both in the Library and through the Internet. Computer access is provided to community members who are 18 years of age or older.
As with printed materials, the Library endorses the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read statement of the American Library Association and, in doing so, does not practice censorship.
No sites are intentionally blocked. Users should be aware that the Internet is an unregulated information source. The Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed and cannot be held responsible for the content, quality or accuracy of the information retrieved.
The Library is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of material found in library resources especially on the Internet, nor for the occurrence of information that might be considered offensive. As with any information resource, library users should approach the information critically. Users are responsible for determining that the information they access is acceptable, reliable, suitable to their needs and complies with the guidelines established in this document. Internet access is a privilege, not a right, and as such can be withdrawn from those who use it irresponsibly.
The Library will provide library users with starting points for exploring the Internet including resources that are appropriate to the Library Use mission and procedures. However, staff time is limited since we must continue to provide services to others as well as other services within the Computer Commons.
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Computing resources shall be used in a manner consistent with the instructional, research and administrative objectives of the academic community in general and with the purpose for which such resources and facilities are intended.
Users are expected to use headphones when accessing computer programs that have sound components in order to avoid disturbing other library users.
Users are expected to use computer resources in an effective, efficient, appropriate, ethical and legal manner.
Users are prohibited from any activity that violates local, state or federal laws, including copyright laws.
Users may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Library's network or computer systems or to any other network or computer system.
Unauthorized use of another's account(s), as well as presenting false or misleading information for the purpose of obtaining access to computing facilities or accounts is prohibited and may be regarded as a criminal act.
Users may not grant the use of their accounts to another person for any reason.
The Library does not provide wired network connectivity for laptop computers. Electrical outlets are available throughout the library for laptop use. Estrella does provide wireless network access for its students and faculty.
Personal or entertainment uses that are non-academic will be restricted depending on academic use demands.
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Upon completion of their session users are expected to logout of the programs they were using and remove extraneous materials and papers before departing.
Users may not send, receive or display inappropriate materials which may reasonably be defined as obscene. Library users performing scholarly research on subjects that may be offensive to nearby persons or that may violate these rules need to consult with Library staff before beginning such research.
Users may download or print pages or send the information via email from the Internet and/or other computer resources. Downloading to removable media or email is highly recommended. (Anything saved to the hard drive, including World Wide Web bookmarks, will be deleted.)
Violations of these Conditions of Use may result in loss of Library use and/or computer access privileges. Serious violations will be handled in accordance with appropriate disciplinary codes, laws and regulations.
The following Arizona Statutes are applicable to the above Conditions of Use:
Damaging, destroying or altering without authorization any computer or electronic equipment, software or data belonging to the Library, others persons or other organizations.
Using the Library's electronic information resources for the public display of explicit sexual materials or to view, access, download or copy items that are obscene or "harmful to minors."
The following also are applicable to the above Conditions of Use:
The American Library Association Guidelines for Development of Policies and Procedures Regarding User Behavior and Library Usage.
MCCCD Technology Resource Standards
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Borrower records are protected by the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and Arizona State Revised Statute (ASRS) 41-151.22, which provide for the privacy of educational records and library user records.
ASRS 41-151.22 states:
A. Except as provided in subsection B, a library or library system supported by public monies shall not allow disclosure of any record or information which identifies a user of library services as requesting or obtaining specific materials or services or as otherwise using the library.
B. Records may be disclosed:
- If necessary for the reasonable operations of the library.
- On written consent of the user.
- On receipt of a court order.
- If required by law.
The Library's general practice is to protect the library user's right to privacy. It is the Library's practice to maintain the confidentiality of borrowers' records. An exception to this rule exists for delinquent reserve materials. Reserve materials are assigned for use by a a specific group of users in a limited time frame. If reserve items are overdue, the Library may be required to invoke ASRS 41-151.22 B.1 to disclose borrower information to the faculty member who placed the items on reserve, to enlist the faculty member's assistance in recovering the items more quickly. This is not a confidentiality issue, as there is an expectation that all members of the class will use the materials in question.
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The Library guideline regarding confidentiality of library records is designed to be consistent with this law and the "Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records" as put forth by the Council of the American Library Association.
Violation of this law constitutes a class 3 misdemeanor.
Copy Services
Photocopy Machines
A photocopy machine is located in the Library. The cost is $.10 per exposure for 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Machine accepts bills or change. Photocopying is also available in the Komatke Building.
Change is available in the fiscal office.
FAX Machines
A public facsimiles machine (FAX) for sending to local numbers is available in Student Life.
Refunds are handled by the fiscal office.
Nearly every form of tangible expression (books, drawings, software, etc.) is subject to some sort of copyright protection. The Legal Department of the Maricopa Community Colleges provides the website Intellectual Property that offers legal and District-wide guidelines on copyright protection, including direction on when (under the Fair Use Doctrine) copyrighted materials may be duplicated.
Disabled Library User Services
In support of disabled students, staff and faculty, the Library is committed to providing services to meet their needs. The Library faculty and staff shall make a reasonable effort to provide assistance to disabled students as needed to ensure equal access to the Library's resources and services. Reasonable accommodations are to be made for library users with disabilities on an individualized and flexible basis. It is, however, incumbent upon the individual to seek assistance and make his/her needs known. Assistance using any of the Library's facilities, research assistance and retrieval of materials from stacks, shelves, files, etc. by library staff will be provided upon request. Help of this type is available at all times that the Library is open.
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Medical Emergencies
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Group Study Rooms
Group study rooms can be scheduled online at http://studyrooms.estrellamountain.edu/
Internet Access
Electronic Resources
The Library is dedicated to ensure free and open access to information for all members of our community. The nature of library materials is constantly changing. The Library is committed to providing access to information in a variety of formats.
Internet Access
We subscribe to and support the principles of intellectual freedom embodied in the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read statements. To the extent possible, the Library does not restrict access to any resources including the Internet.
Internet Privileges
The Library reserves the right to give priority for the use of Internet to our students and faculty. In addition, Internet users should be aware that any illegal use may result in criminal prosecution.
Offensive Materials
The Internet provides information that can be educational, entertaining and informative. The value of this information can be subjective to each library user. The Internet contains material of controversial and extreme nature. While EMCC generally does not monitor and has no control over the content of the material accessed, some material is not appropriate in the public setting. Use of the computer work stations to disseminate offensive material is prohibited. Violators may lose their access privileges.
Internet Guidelines
Internet access is driven by the MCCCD Computer Resource Standards.
Intra-District Loan (IDL)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
The Library accesses resources available on local, regional and national levels to obtain materials for students and faculty. Any current student, faculty or staff member of EMCC will be entitled to IDL/ILL services unless the person has had borrowing privileges suspended. IDL/ILL requests will not be processed for items the Library already owns unless it is missing.
Intra-District Loan (IDL)
Intra-District Loans (IDL) involve obtaining library materials from other MCCCD Libraries. Guidelines for IDLs are covered in the MCCCD Resource Sharing Guidelines.
Library users may locate materials owned by other MCCCD Libraries in the online catalog and may initiate requests for these items by entering their library card number.
Requests for books listed in the online catalog that are located at campuses other than EMCC may be requested at the computer by either the library user or a staff member. Upon initiating the request the screen will prompt the library user for his/her MEID and password.
There is a limit of 5 requests per library user at one time. Assuming the book is available, delivery usually takes between three and five business days. If the book is checked out, the request goes on a waiting list and will take effect when the book is returned. Requests are valid for 30 days, however, a staff member may extend the expiration date if needed. Materials may be picked up at the Library Information desk. If not picked up items will be returned to the lending library after 10 days.
Some materials are not available through IDL. Consult with the ILL staff person or a librarian if you need to use materials that the owning library has listed as non-request on the system.
Requests for copies of articles must be submitted on an Interlibrary Loan Request Form obtained from the Library Information desk or you may use the electronic request form. Please use one form for each item you are requesting and provide as much information as possible.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) refers to borrowing materials from libraries other that the MCCCD Libraries.
All ILL requests must be verified by a staff member. Inaccuracies may result in the cancellation of the request. Delivery of successfully requested items is generally three to six weeks.
Services are offered free of charge unless the library from which the item is obtained imposes a service charge or a photocopying fee. You must pay these charges before receiving the requested items. If items are not picked up you are still responsible for these charges.
Time needed to obtain the requested material varies greatly depending on the location of the lending library. Library users must allow at least 3 - 4 weeks or more for the material to arrive. Books are on loan from the lending library and are subject to any restrictions imposed by that library (including the due date). Photocopies of articles do not have to be returned.
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A wedding styled shoot featuring a fair few talented suppliers and lots of gorgeous wedding inspiration!
The inspiration for this shoot came from a chance meeting with Katherine Jo Designs in Bristol. Jo (she prefers being called that) wanted to showcase her latest designs at a venue where beauty was in abundance but bamboo was also played a huge part.
The Matara in Tetbury was the perfect venue, it ticked all the above wishes and so many more. We set to and gathered a list of wants and picked the suppliers who were perfect for the shoot. The result was, in our humble opinion, mind blowing gorgeous. Take a look for yourselves and don't be shy to tell me what you think.
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Throughout our large fireplace store you find a large range of flue pipe and chimney products including cowls flue liners and many more related products. Daily Deliveries in Carlisle and Through Cumbria and rest of the UK.
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Episode 10: Exercise Prescriptions and Healthy Seniors at the Lincoln YMCA
On this episode, JP Lauterbach of the Lincoln YMCA shares the many things the Y is doing to serve aging adults.
With chronic disease accounting for more than 84% of our nation's health care costs, the YMCA is working hard to provide programs that help prevent and/or manage these chronic diseases, such as:
- Y Lose It: A 13-week weight loss/healthy lifestyle team-based program that helps combat obesity and pre-diabetes.
- Enhance Fitness: A proven, community-based fitness and arthritis management program.
- Delay the Disease: A fitness program designed to empower people with Parkinson's disease to take control of the disease with daily exercise.
- Weekly fitness classes for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
- A free "exercise as medicine" YMCA trial – available from health providers around the city (see graphic below). If your provider does not offer this, call your local YMCA to obtain one (see graphic below).
In this episode you will learn:
- How the YMCA is serving individuals of all ages through specific programming and classes
- The hidden benefit of staying active in group exercise as we age (healthy seniors love this!)
- How to obtain a "prescription" for exercise at the Lincoln YMCA
- The best way to learn about the YMCA's class offerings
- The places you should go for a good potluck!
Links and/or resources mentioned in this episode:
- ymcalincoln.org
- Prevention Management Programs at the Lincoln Y
- The cost of chronic disease (CDC)
JP Lauterbach has been the Chief Operating Officer at the Lincoln YMCA since 2012. With a 25 year career history in the YMCA organization, Lauterbach has served in a number of positions in Nebraska and Kansas. When he's not working or volunteering, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Tysha, and their four children. He also enjoys music, jogging, lifting weights, coaching his kids' sports teams, and watching them play.


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Richard Florida: Urban Land Values Reflect Spatial Inequality
In CityLab, Richard Florida unpacks a study finding that the total value of urban land in the United States is over $25 trillion—"more than double the nation's total economic output or GDP in 2006." And nearly half that value is concentrated in just five major metropolitan areas: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, D.C., and Chicago.
As Florida notes, central land is more valuable than "average" land within a city—a gap that is significantly wider in the top five cities. In other words, "central land tends to grow more valuable in larger metros," perhaps because "the high price of central urban land is a byproduct of the clustering of economic activity that defines the urban revival."
There's more detail at CityLab. The bottom line, for Florida, is that "the study confirms something that is becoming increasingly obvious: Economic inequality is bad, but spatial inequality is even worse."


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Tangling on hand-stained tiles.
Normally, I have NO trouble tangling on transparent wc stained tiles. For some odd reason I struggled with these two. I could not get my brown pen to flow evenly on the painted surface. It could be the pen's problem, not mine. I'll have to try another pen.
Or I remember that I was using some white Gouache just before I worked on these two tiles. And it just could be that I "contaminated" the transparent paint. It's VERY easy to do if you don't wash the brush well enough. I think that this could easily be the problem. So I need to re-stain a few tiles and try again. I've been encouraging students to stain their tiles doing Renaissance ones because you get intriguing and interesting colors that way. Not just "tan".
I like to use combinations of New Gamboge, Indian Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Quin Gold, and any number of yellows. Keep things as transparent as possible.
I do like the way these turned out.
The second tangle is really just a variation on the tangle Chainging that Cherryl Moote put online recently. It is a concentration tangle but very lovely. In the top one I used black pearl as "drippings" from the top…again a creative idea shared by another CZT.


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Juanjo Mena leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Brahms' Violin Concerto, January 27-29
Guest violinist Augustin Hadelich makes BSO debut
Violinist Augustin Hadelich makes his Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) debut, under the direction of Juanjo Mena, in a performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto on Thursday, January 27 at 8 p.m. and Friday, January 28 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Saturday, January 29 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. Audience-favorite Juanjo Mena will also lead the BSO in Roberto Sierra's Sinfonia No. 4, commissioned by the Sphinx Commissioning Consortium, and Haydn's Symphony No. 85, "La Reine."
Johannes Brahms composed his violin concerto at the peak of his career, to be performed by his good friend, Joseph Joachim, who premiered the work in 1879. The concerto was a product of these close colleagues' collaboration, with Brahms frequently conferring with Joachim about figurations and orchestral balance to compliment the violin. The piece finds itself again in able hands, performed by young virtuoso Augustin Hadelich, hailed by The New York Times for his "dazzling technique" and "gorgeous tone."


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Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall's lighthearted family comedy would be right at home as a TV sitcom with the deletion of a few swear words. It trods the familiar territory of a young man returning home and coming out to his family, with the inevitable strife that his homosexuality provokes. That said, Stovall has a strong comedic sense and a sharp eye for character, which makes for an entertaining and fast-paced evening.
When Jesse (Bryan Terrell Clark) returns to his family home in Chicago for his younger brother Tony's (Kamal Angelo Bolden) wedding, he is hiding a secret from his relatives -- he is planning to marry his partner Kristian (Mark Jude Sullivan). Jesse is reluctant to come out to the family, especially his sister Evy (Shanesia Davis), who is still living in their parents' house and is following in the spiritual footsteps of their father, who was a preacher.
As it turns out, most of the family already knew that Jesse was gay, and aren't surprised to learn that he has a partner. In fact, his half-sister Ronnie (Cynda Williams), who is the daughter of a white woman who their father got pregnant, is one hundred percent behind Jesse's decision, especially since it is sure to provoke her arch-rival Evy. Providing the running comic commentary on the internecine strife is
family friend Nina (J. Nicole Brooks), who pokes fun at the rampant hypocrisy of the whole bunch.
Despite the tried-and-true premise of the coming home/coming out story, Stovall goes for the comedy, with only light touches of messaging here and there. Brooks is a delightful whirlwind of comic energy and Bolden, Sullivan and Williams each have excellent comic turns. Clark and Davis are solid counterpoints and add a few more serious touches to the production. Director Phylicia Rashad expertly guides the actors and deftly finds the humor and comic timing that moves the play briskly along


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Maybank Will Be Replacing SMS TAC With Secure2u From December 2018
by Olivia Song
Category:Banking Technology
Update 17/1/2019: On 20 December 2018 it was announced that all Maybank app transactions (including Instant Transfer and Interbank Giro Transfer to your non-favourite accounts, Bill Payment and Prepaid Reload) will be authorised on Secure2u starting from 22 January 2019.
Maybank will be replacing the existing SMS TAC with Secure2u for designated services starting from 1 December 2018. Secure2u was introduced to customers as a safer and more convenient method to authorise transactions using the Maybank mobile app.
Maybank Secure2u features two payment authentication methods: Secure Verification and Secure TAC. Secure TAC produces a six-digit Transaction Authorisation Code (TAC) on the Maybank app to authorise Maybank2u transactions. Meanwhile, Secure Verification pushes a notification to the user's smartphone to "approve" or "reject" transactions on Maybank2u, where they have 30 seconds to respond. Secure2u is linked only to a single device and one username, measures which keep users' details secure.
In essence, Secure TAC and SMS TAC aren't that much different for users - both generate six-digit codes for authorisation. The only difference is that SMS TAC is sent via SMS, which is dependent on the telco, while Secure TAC is generated from the Maybank app. If you've ever experienced slow SMS TACs, this move is certainly a welcome one as Secure TAC works even on slow internet connections. From 1 December onwards, here are the services that SMS TAC will progressively be replaced by Secure TAC:
From the table, it's obvious that virtually all online banking transactions done on Maybank2u will require Secure2u verification in the future. Hence, Maybank users are encouraged to download the Maybank app, which is available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store.
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Today, the Government published its Clean Air Strategy.
Responding to the Strategy, David Clarke, Technical Director of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) said: "We welcome the publication of the Clean Air Strategy today, setting out how a number of industries, including the rail sector, can reduce air pollution. Rail is already a clean mode of transport, but more can be done to reduce emissions of noxious gases and particulates.
"We are particularly pleased to see the Government support electrification, "where it delivers passenger benefits and value for money", as a key part of reducing exposure to pollutants. At the Railway Industry Association (RIA), we have been working with partner organisations from across the industry on our Electrification Cost Challenge, to see how we can deliver cost-effective electrification for intensively used routes.
"Electrification is a vital part of the train-traction mix – alongside emerging technologies, like hydrogen, battery, trimodes and bimodes. It will be an essential part of achieving the Government's goal of removing diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, because it is the most efficient and practical non-diesel solution for high speed and high tonnage routes.
"We look forward to working with Government to ensure we further reduce air pollutants from rail transport, for the benefit of all who use and work on our railways."
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Dr. Boyd is a licensed naturopathic physician in the State of Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011 with his B.S. in Biochemistry and minor in Business. After working in the healthcare IT consulting sector, he developed a keen interest in health and nutrition, which led him to naturopathic medicine. Dr. Boyd graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine and completed his residency training at the Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine.
Dr. Boyd was awarded the Pathfinder scholarship during his first year of medical school and went on to study with Dr. Peter D'Adamo for the following four years. This opportunity allowed him to further hone his skills in naturopathic medicine, while also learning how to use the tools of bioinformatics and generative medicine extensively. He contributes to the development and curation of Dr. D'Adamo's Opus23 and Utopia software programs, as well as working with the current Pathfinder scholarship recipients on various projects. He is currently in private practice in Westport, CT at Shalva Clinic.


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Great tips, I've been using PBI for over a year now and never realized the separate measure table trick. Thanks
Today I'm going to run through my best practice tips for organizing your Power BI models. Trust me when I tell you that placing some good organization rules into your models is going to help you immensely as you start developing more advanced techniques inside of Power BI. If I was to give you one simple recommendation when starting out, it would be to adjust your setup, as it's where I see the most confusion on anyone's journey of learning Power BI.
First I start with how to intuitively setup your data model. It's amazing how messy your data model can get when you bring in multiple tables. You can have tables scattered everywhere with relationships going off in many directions like spaghetti. You want to avoid this at all costs. The easiest way to have absolutely no idea what's going on with your results or why your visual are producing weird results is to have a data model that makes no sense at all. I run through some seriously simple ways that you can clean this up for yourself.
Secondly, measure tables … I'm a big fan. You could very quickly have 20-50 measures in your models, so you need to catalogue these well or you'll spend your life searching for them throughout your tables. You've also got to keep in mind that other people may want to use your models and build them out, so making it easy for them to find what they are looking for is key.
Lastly, you'll find that sometimes in the report section of your models you can have many columns in tables showing up in the fields section that you will never use in visualizations. Well guess what – you can hide them away. I do this all the time, and I make sure that only the columns I will use inside of visualizations remain. You'll be amazed at how clean your fields will look if you do this.
Hopefully you like these best practices. I go over these and more inside my online course Power BI Super Users Workshop. If you are just at the beginning stages of your journey in learning Power BI, this is a good place to start.
Any thoughts, certainly leave me a comment and let's get the discussion going.
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Welcome to SNACC 42nd Annual Meeting
On behalf of the SNACC leadership I extend a warm welcome to all attendees at the Society´s 42nd Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Besides the opportunity to meet your friends and scientific partners in an ambient surrounding, the program this year offers a huge variety of attractive topics. The Program Planning Committee, led by Dr. Andrew Kofke, has succeeded in creating a program which is interesting for clinicians as well as for neuroscientists. Over the last few years SNACC offered an increasing number of workshops and symposia on Thursday afternoon, which were well attended due to the outstanding quality of these events. To address the desire for more scientific content, Dr. George Mashour organized a Basic Science Symposium. Those who are more interested in clinical topics can attend the Emergency Neurologic Life Support (ENLS) Workshop or the Neuromonitoring Worskshop. For members who are interested in a career in clinical research, the Mentoring Session will offer helpful advice by experienced clinical researchers.
Thursday evening the traditional Dinner Symposium will be an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends and to learn more about EEG. Organized by Dr. George Mashour, SNACC is grateful for a generous grant from Masimo which has helped us, in part, to finance this wonderful evening.
On Friday morning SNACC will honor one of the founders of our society with the first annual Maurice Albin Keynote Lecture. Although Dr. Maurice Albin will not be able to attend the meeting he will send us a welcome note and be connected to the meeting by internet. This lecture will be given by Dr. Dalton Deitrich and refers to one of Maurice Albin's genuine fields of research – the spinal cord protection after injury. The first Mini Symposium will discuss the benefits and pitfalls of a personalized medicine and will offer an update on the most recent methods. The second Mini Symposium was organized together with the Neurocritical Care Society and will be dedicated to a clinical topic – the management of intraoperative catastrophes. Between both Mini Symposia we will have our two Poster Sessions and our Business Lunch, including the presentations of the annual SNACC awards. Before the traditional Wine & Cheese Reception and the meeting of the SIG (special interest groups), the audience will have the opportunity to follow a discussion between an experienced neuroanesthesiologist and neurointerventional radiologist about the most diverse topics in the treatment of patients in the neurointerventional suite.
For this program SNACC has invited many national and international speakers and I want to thank all of them for taking time from their busy schedules to share their knowledge and experience with us. I would also like to thank our management company, Ruggles Service Corporation, and in particular Sandra Peterson, Stewart Hinckley, Teri Allanson and Dana Gibson for their support in preparing and staging the 2014 Annual Meeting. Sincere thanks are of course again to the corporate sponsors for their support of our 2014 Annual Meeting. In these times of significant financial constraints, their commitment to SNACC is very much appreciated. Without them it would not be possible to organize a meeting like the present one. So please take the opportunity to visit the exhibitors to learn more about their interesting products.
Finally, I want to thank you all for attending the Annual Meeting and creating the big event everybody is looking forward to during the year. You create the special "SNACC atmosphere" that involves the joy of meeting good friends, having fruitful scientific discussions, and experiencing new clinical insights. I hope that you will enjoy this year´s Annual Meeting and I look forward to seeing you. Please contact me or any members of the Board of Directors during the meeting if you have any questions or comments about SNACC.
Sincerely yours,
Kristin Engelhard, MD, PhD
SNACC President


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Ditch the boring old TV cabinet and opt for this gorgeous rustic, recycled timber lowline unit for your TV or entertainment devices. At a height of 55cm - this unusual cart style table is crafted in the style of the old railway porter carts and is the perfect height to be a unique and interesting piece of furniture for your lounge room.
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Adobe Design Achievement Awards
MVMNT is a self-authored project with the mentorship of Kacey Morrow, WWU design professor. This project was inspired by the thriving dance scene in the greater Seattle area. I took upon the challenge of creating an identity for the scene that captures it's vibrant and creative essence.
My inspiration for animating the letters came directly from the dancer's themselves. Each featured dancer was assigned a letter in "MVMNT" which was then animated to correspond with their recorded movements.


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Integration with a Keras Neural Network
This topic shows you how to integrate the MissingLink SDK with a Keras convolutional neural network that is trained on the MNIST dataset.
The following steps are covered:
- Define a project callback with your credentials.
- Create a new experiment.
- Give the experiment a name and description.
- Pass the callback to Keras.
- Add a test scope.
You can also consider trying the step-by-step tutorial for integrating the MissingLink SDK with an existing Keras example.
You must have Keras installed in the same working environment that MissingLink SDK is installed. The SDK doesn't enforce Keras as one of its dependencies.
You must have created a new project. If not, follow the instructions in Creating a project.
Ensure that you can successfully run the basic
mnist.py training script. In the steps that follow below, the basic script is integrated with the MissingLink SDK to enable remote monitoring of the training, validation, and testing process.
Compare the basic script with the integrated script.
Write code
Import the SDK and define your credentials at the beginning of the file (before any function definition).
import missinglink
Now you can create a
KerasCallbackinstance with your credentials, which helps to monitor the experiment in real time. Right before the
model.fitfunction, add the following statements:
missinglink_callback = missinglink.KerasCallback()
(Optional) Give the experiment a name and description. Add the following right after creating the callback:
missinglink_callback.set_properties( display_name='Keras neural network', description='Two dimensional convolutional neural network')
Next, pass the callback that you just created to Keras. Modify the
model.fitfunction to the following statement:
model.fit( x_train, y_train, batch_size=BATCH_SIZE, nb_epoch=EPOCHS, validation_split=VALIDATION_SPLIT, callbacks=[missinglink_callback])
At this point, you have performed the train and validation stages of running the experiment. Running the test stage is optional and can be done in the next step:
(Optional) To add a test scope, replace the evaluation with MissingLink's test scope and evaluate the model as usual within the test scope as detailed below.OR
with missinglink_callback.test(model): score = model.evaluate(x_test, y_test)
with missinglink_callback.test(model): score = model.evaluate_generator(test_generator)
If you do implement a testing context, MissingLink automatically adds a confusion matrix and a table of standard test metrics, all viewable under the Test tab for the experiment.
If you are using custom metrics, there are additional steps that you need to perform to see them in the dashboard. For more information, see Visualization of Keras Custom Metrics.
You should have integrated MissingLink's SDK successfully.
- Inspect the resulting integrated script.
- Run the new script and see how the MissingLink dashboard helps with monitoring the experiment. A description follows.
Web dashboard monitoring
You can monitor your experiment on your MissingLink dashboard.
Click on the experiment to view your metric graphs.
Next steps
Learn more about integrating with Keras to enable the following MissingLink features:


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Edinburgh Innovations
1st Floor Murchison House, 10 Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF
Local directions
The King's Buildings site is located on the south side of the city, and within walking distance of the city's main transport hubs and the Central Area. It takes approximately 45 minutes to walk to the King's Buildings from Edinburgh Waverley Train Station and approximately 30 mintues to walk between the King's Buildings and the Central Area.
By bus
The King's Buildings site is located on the south side of the city and is extremely well served by bus. View the services.
By train
The King's Buildings site is located to the south of the city, approximately three miles from Edinburgh Waverley Train Station, the city's main train station. Edinburgh Waverley Train Station is served by rail services to Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Further information on train travel.
By air
Edinburgh Airport (to the west of the city) is well served by regular routes to/from airports throughout the UK and Europe, with connecting flights enabling access from all over the world. Full details about travelling to Edinburgh airport can be found in the By air web pages.
By car
The King's Buildings site is located on the south side of the city, approximately three miles from the centre of Edinburgh and can be accessed by car. Route information for drivers can be found on Google, the RAC or AA websites.


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I remember hearing this song as a child and thinking it was a fun song. It had a catchy tune--that sort of thing. Up until recently, if you had asked me what the song was about, I would have told you, "Well, it's about this girl named Jenny whose phone number is 867-5309." As a child, that's all I got out of the song. If you asked me about that song today, I would tell you that it is proof that human beings are indeed able to retain phone numbers despite the widespread use of cell phones and speed dialing. I would also tell you that it's about a creepy guy who spied Jenny's phone number on the wall in the bathroom and has since become obsessed with her.
I'm almost embarassed to admit that I really didn't figure that out until recently. As a kid, I really didn't pay attention to that sort of thing--it was more about the music than the lyrics. Of course I've heard that song on the radio since I was a kid, but I guess I still didn't really pay attention to the lyrics. It wasn't until I was taking guitar lessons in January that I really even noticed what the lyrics were. A couple of the teachers were rocking out to the song during our break and I realized how easy it was to play. When I went home, I went online to find the chords and lyrics. Just reading the lyrics without having the music really makes you pay attention to what the song is actually saying. And, honestly, it's pretty damn creepy!
Jenny Jenny you're the girl for me
You don't know me
but you make me so happy
I tried to call you before but I lost my
I tried my imagination but I was disturbed
Creepy, no? I'm a little relieved by the fact that he was disturbed by "using his imagination" (do you think that is a euphemism for something else?). But come on, to fall in love with a girl just because the you read a sign in a bathroom that says, "For a good time call..."? There's something not right about that. Yet we still like the song. It all goes back to that catchy tune.
I've decided that I need a catchy tune for my life. That way people won't notice how incredibly boring I really am. Wouldn't it be cool if we could all walk around and just sort of eminate a song that tells the rest of the world something about us? It would be distracting, I guess, but an interesting idea (to me, at least). If you'll excuse me, I need to go compose a catchy Kristi tune.


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The second half of the Preliminary Competition of the Champions League was opened by the matches of Day 8. The Champions League calendar is like a mirror, so the 8th round offered a kind of return legs of the games played in the 7th round. Several very important encounters were played. After Day 8 Pro Recco remains the only team which have maintained a perfect record, as Jug's winning streak was ended in Piraeus. The surprise of the day happened in Split, where Jadran downed Sport Management.
A group
Brescia gained an important triumph by beating Ferencvaros much easier than it was expected. Two weeks ago, the teams shared the points (8:8 – Ferencvaros scored two goals in the last 45 seconds). This evening, just three goals were scored in the first and in the second period. Brescia led 2:1 at halftime. The Italians secured the win early in the fourth quarter, when they managed to built a 4-goal gap (7:3). By the end of the game, Brescia expanded the margin of its win to 5 (10:5) and went 4 points ahead of Ferencvaros in the table.
Pro Recco did a clean job against Dynamo Moscow. The Russians fought hardly. They trailed 4:6 in the middle of the third quarter, but they weren't able to catch the mighty rival. Pro Recco posted a solid 11:6 win.
Two weeks ago, Eger had to overcome big troubles to defeat last-placed Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade (13:12). Today's match of the Serbian and the Hungarian team also offered a flood of goals, but Eger dominated for most of the time. Eger went 10:2 up deep into the third quarter. The visitors were persistent, they didn't give up, but they couldn't catch the rival. Eger collected points with a 17:11 victory. The top scorers were two Eger's players, who netted 11 goals together – a Greek Vlachopoulos (6 goals) and Norbert Hosnyanszky (5).
As expected, Barceloneta earned all three points visiting Steaua in Bucharest (14:10). The Spaniards were in front from the beginning. Everything was decided three minutes before the last break when they managed to make a 7-goal lead (11:4).
B group
The great clash in Pireaus highlighted the Group B action. Olympiacos and Jug shared the points in a real thriller.
The Greeks had a brilliant start. Led by Konstantinos Genidounias (5 goals this evening) they built a 6:2 advantage in the 14th minute. It seemed that Olympiacos could take revenge for a 6:10 loss in Dubrovnik two weeks ago. But, it the next 16 minutes they scored just a single goal, while Jug players found the net seven times for a nice comeback and a 9:7 advantage. The hosts equalized (9:9). An 18-years-old Marko Zuvela converted a man-up and Jug grabbed a new lead (10:9) 1:21 minute from time. Just 17 seconds before the last buzzer, Genidounias scored an equalizer – 10:10.
Jug didn't extend its winning streak, but it remained unbeaten and firmly holds the 1st place, while Olympiacos still have a nice chance to secure a spot at the Final Eight.
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Szolnok got back on the right track. Two weeks ago, the 2017 champion defeated Mladost in Szolnok – 11:8. The encounter between Mladost and Szolnok, that took place in Zagreb, was a "full replay" of the match played in Hungary. Szolnok again beat Mladost 11:8. The Hungarians took an early 2:0 lead, but Mladost went in front in 6th minute (4:3). By the end of the first quarter Szolnok water polo players scored two goals. They added two in the second period for a comfortable 7:4 lead two and a half minutes before halftime. Led by Gergo Zalnaki and a Serb Milan Aleksic (three goals both) Szolnok maintained the difference for a 11:8 win.
Szolnok remains in the race for the Final Eight berths. It shares the third place in the group with Olympiacos. Mladost is 4 points behind the Hungarians and the Greeks.
Olympiacos and Szolnok could be even happier learning the result of the game played in Split where Jadran upset Sport Management 12:9. The outcome isn't so big surprise, because Sport Management had to fight hard to defeat the Croats in Busto'd Arizio two weeks ago (9:8). These points won't help Jadran to enter the race for the Final Eight tickets. On the other side, the 2nd-placed Sport Management might enter the "dangerous zone". Olympiacos and Szolnok are now very close to them. Only three teams from this group will advance to the Final Eight, as Hannover, a technical host, is already qualified for the F8.
The game in Split was a close battle, with a plenty of twist and turns. The hosts were 2:0 up after the first quarter. The Italians scored four unanswered goals to earn their first and the only 2-goal lead (4:2 in the 14th minute). Sport Management entered the last period with a slim 8:7 advantage. But, the Croats stroke back, with four goals in a row for 11:8 with 01:52 remaining on the clock. The gap between the sides remained three until the end (12:9).
Hannover finally, managed to record its first win in the season, by defeating its big German rival Spandau 04. The visitors from Berlin had a 2-goal lead in the middle of the second quarter (4:2). By the last break, Hannover produced a 7:0 rush for a 9:4 advantage, and secured all three points (11:7).
2018/19 Champions League, Day 8
Group A
Brescia 10:5 Ferencvaros
(2:1, 0:0, 4:2, 4:2)
AN Brescia: Rizzo 3, Janovic 2, Figlioli 2, Gallo Vukcevic, N. Presciutti.
Ferencvaros Telekom: Kallay 2, Vamos 2, Mitrovic.
Pro Recco 11:6 Dynamo M
(2:2, 3:1, 2:1, 2:1, 4:2)
Pro Recco: Ivovic 2, Echenique 2, F. Di Fulvio 2, Mandic, Molina, Aicardi, Bodegas, Kayes.
Dynamo Moscow: Nagaev 3, Pijetlovic, Latypov, Byckhow.
Steaua 10:14 Barceloneta
(3:5, 1:3, 1:4, 5:2)
Steaua Bucharest: Cuckovic 5, Marinic Kragic 3, Kapotsis, Goanta.
CNA Barceloneta: Famera 3, Munnariz 3, Perrone 3, Mallarach 2, Granados, Vrlic, Tahull.
Eger 17:11 Crvena Zvezda
(6:2, 6:3, 2:4, 6:3)
ZF Eger: Vlachopoulos 6, Hosnyanszky 5, Gyafras 2, S. Rasovic, Decker, Murisic, B. Biros.
Crvena Zvezda: Tankosic 4, Vasic 2, Sulc 2, Bursac, Zezelj.
1 Pro Recco (ITA) 8 – 24
2 Barceloneta (ESO) 8 – 19
3 Brescia (ITA) 8 – 17
4 Ferencvaros (HUN) 8 – 13
5 Eger (HUN) 8 – 12
6 Dynamo (RUS) 8 – 6
7 Steaua (ROM) 8 – 3
8 Crvena Zvezda (SRB) 8 – 0
Group B
Mladost 8:11 Szolnok
(4:5, 1:3, 2:2, 1:1)
HAVK Mladost: Radu 2, Milos 2, Mi. Cuk 2, Kharkov, Cagalj.
Szolnok: Aleksic 3, Zalnaki 3, Prlainovic 2, Jansik, V. Rasovic, Kis.
Olympiacos 10:10 Jug
(4:2, 3:2, 0:2, 3:4)
Olympiacos: Genidounias 5, Gounas 2, Argyropoulos 2, Obradovic.
Jug: Papanastasiou 2, Loncar 2, Jukovic 2, Fatovic, Garcia, Merkulov, Zuvela.
Hannover 11:7 Spandau 04
(1:3, 4:1, 4:0, 2:3)
Waspo Hannover: A. Radovic 3, Corusic 2, Real 2, Da. Brguljan, Jokic, Preuss, Sekulic.
Spandau 04: Negrean 2, Juengling 2, Pjesivac 2, Strelezkij.
Jadran S 12:9 Sport Management
(2:0, 3:5, 2:3, 5:1)
Jadran Split: Setka 4, Kovacic 2,Power 2, Milradovic, Kunac, Zovic, Krapic.
Sport Management: E. Di Somma 2, Bruni 2, Dolce, Alesiani, Fondelli, Drasovic, Valentino.
1 Jug Dubrovnik (CRO) 8 – 22
2 Sport Management (ITA) 8 – 16
3 Olympiacos (GRE) 8 – 12
4 Szolnok (HUN) 8 – 12
5 HAVK Mladost (CRO) 8 – 8
6 Spandau 04 (GER) 8 – 7
7 Jadran Split (CRO) 8 – 6
8 Waspo Hannover (GER) 8 – 6


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Black November Learnings And How Retailers Can Prepare For 2018
- Written by Jeff Scott, Infinite Peripherals
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, or collectively "Black November," are exciting times for shoppers and retailers, but my favorite part of this season (even more than the cheap deals on tablets and HD TVs) is the influx of data that is collected and interpreted in the weeks following the sales. The sheer volume of transactions that take place results in an enormous data set that is a dream for any company looking to guide 2018 strategies based on the latest consumer buying habits. This year in particular has been especially monumental, as we've witnessed major milestones like mobile, for the first time ever, surpassing desktop shopping, capturing 47% of all orders.
So what does it all mean? Consumers have grown accustomed to shopping just like they do everything else: seamlessly, quickly and likely using their smartphone. Before brick-and-mortar stores panic, there is hope, as the world of in-store retail is surely not broken — it just needs to evolve in certain areas to keep up. As 2018 is on the horizon, here are three predictions using learnings from Black November to fuel my recommendations for retailers to remain competitive in the most chaotic of times.
The Traditional Register Goes Mobile
Personalization Is No Longer An Option
Selling merchandise is no longer simply about closing a transaction, it's about engaging customers by offering them a more targeted, personalized shopping experience. In fact, Salesforce measured the impact of personalization on sales, and while 5% of shoppers clicked or tapped on a personalized product recommendation, those shoppers accounted for 28% of all revenue.
Personalization and interactive POS displays will be able to engage customers in real time based on gender, loyalty programs or preferences, and retailers will develop more ways to use biometrics to improve ease of use and security. While the fingerprint leads the way, expect to see more face recognition, voice activation and iris scans in the future. For example, Walmart is already in the process of developing facial recognition technology to detect frustrated or unhappy shoppers, and hopes this will help them improve overall in-store experience.
Physical Store Shopping Has Declined, But Can Still Be Leveraged
Initial data for this season found that on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, there was a year-over-year decline of 1.6% for physical store shopping. This is a small decline, indicating that the in-store experience is still critical for consumers, but my prediction is it's used to serve a slightly different purpose. Since it's so easy to browse for and purchase items online, rather than being the final sale for consumers, the physical store is an opportunity for retailers to enhance the shopping experience before actual purchase decisions are made.
This is why e-Commerce platforms are seeing the value in setting up pop-up shops, like Amazon Books has done. Moreover, I predict we'll see more traditional retailers experimenting with new ways to engage customers in stores, like Nordstrom's newest retail concept: Nordstrom Local, a destination that will leverage experiential tactics like manicures, personalized styling and an in-store bar.
Retail stores need not fear an impending doom for brick-and-mortar in 2018 — far from it. While November has shown that most shopping is happening online, the retail experience is still an integral part of a shopper's experience. Brick-and-mortar stores will continue to evolve in the coming year, and while it may not be the end destination for all, it certainly will play a purchasing power role. Retailers who embrace a seamless engagement of both physical and e-Commerce channels will be the ultimate winners.
Jeff Scott, CEO of Infinite Peripherals, has helped some of the leading brands in the U.S. since co-founding the company in 1993. His focus has been playing any role that's needed to understand client challenges and then help them become more efficient when transacting business with their customers. Scott's biggest innovation occurred when Infinite Peripherals became the very first company to develop an enterprise-based product for a multinational technology company's product line. The success of that partnership has helped propel Infinite Peripherals into one of the leading providers of enterprise solutions – with more than one million accessories and peripheral devices deployed.


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After seeing the maternity photos that we shot a few weeks ago on the downtown Edmonton footbridge, the group behind Save Edmonton's Downtown Footbridge contacted me and asked if there was anything we can do to promote their cause. After some brainstorming, the result is this beautiful aerial video!
We met at the crack of dawn to ensure that we had the bridge to ourselves, and captured some amazing views of the bridge, the downtown Edmonton skyline, and the North Saskatchewan River. I played my cards close during the shoot, saying that it looked good, but I knew that I had captured something amazing and couldn't wait to show the group.
What did they think?
"Absolutely FANTASTIC!! It's exactly what I was hoping… a view/video of the bridge with the surrounding parkland. Beautiful. This is great. I'm going to forward to the others, but I'm sure everyone will feel the same. Thanks so much for doing this. I can't wait to get it out on Facebook, etc." – Gillian Austin
"I agree with Gillian, Chris. Rocky commented on the high quality of the picture. Well put together!! Thanks. Likewise, can't wait to share it." – Eric Gormley
"Beautiful! I love how you can see Munchkin's tail wagging! Thank you so much—for the video, and for the time we all spent together on the footbridge this morning." – Kristine Kowalchuk
"Echoing Gillian and Kristine. Just about cried seeing the beauty of what we are about to lose. So amazing what we have. Thank you so much" – Valery Howard
Let me know what you think 🙂


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First marriage license issued to same-sex couple in Otoe County
Otoe County issued its first marriage license to a same-sex couple Thursday morning.
Gina Devor and Ashley Reeves said they were a little nervous going to the courthouse in Nebraska City, because the county clerk, Janene Bennett, had publicly stated she wouldn't sign a license for a gay couple.
The couple had no problems getting their license. The deputy clerk, who asked not to be photographed, signed the documents.
"I thought it was good," Devor said. "They handled it really nice. I mean, we felt like a normal couple as we should. We shouldn't feel any different."
"Seeing that we could come here and get it, now everybody else should be able to walk right up and say, 'I know I'm going to be able to get it,'" Reeves said.
The couple said they are thankful for the support their families have given them and plan to get married next April.