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Store Manager Healthcare - Newbury, Monday to Friday!
We are looking for a driven and emotionally intelligent Store Manager for a leading Healthcare chain.
This is a great opportunity to join a company that develops and rewards its staff with a great work/life balance, wanting in return 150% in the week and expecting 0% on a weekend!
As Store Manager, you will need to be someone who enjoys project work, is strong at building relationships, providing great care and customer service, as well as demonstrating strong leadership skills. This is an opportunity to really grow sales with a company you can progress in!
The opportunity is based in Newbury (near Reading/Basingstoke) and is a Monday to Friday role.
Key requirements of the role:
Manage KPIs in line with company and branch targets.
Contribute best practice ideas to the Regional & Divisional management team.
Ensure the business is compliant in line with company policies.
Manage all costs in line with budget.
Manage third party relationships and market your business in the local community in line with company guidelines.
Look for commercial opportunities to grow your business.
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You will be a Store Manager in a similar business, perhaps in Pharmacy, Optometry, and Dentistry or from the wider Retail or Hospitality environment. If you haven't worked with healthcare professionals previously you will be able to demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence and a keen understanding of the complexity of balancing the commercial imperative with genuine care for your customers.
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Appeals Court To Review DEA's Dismissal Of Cannabis Rescheduling Petition
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear opening arguments next week in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's refusal to consider reclassifying cannabis as a schedule I prohibited substance under federal law.
At issue in the case is whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) acted appropriately when the agency last year denied an administrative petition – initially filed by a coalition of public interest organizations, including NORML, in 2002 – that called on the agency to initiate hearings to reassess the present classification of cannabis.
Under federal law, schedule I substances must possess three specific criteria: "a high potential for abuse;" "no currently accepted medical use in treatment;" and "a lack of accepted safety for the use of the drug … under medical supervision." In its 2011 denial of petitioners' rescheduling request, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart alleged that cannabis possesses all three criteria, claiming: "[T]here are no adequate and well-controlled studies proving (marijuana's) efficacy; the drug is not accepted by qualified experts. … At this time, the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits in well-controlled clinical trials that scientifically evaluate safety and efficacy."
By contrast, a recent scientific review of clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of cannabis concluded, "Based on evidence currently available the Schedule I classification is not tenable; it is not accurate that cannabis has no medical value, or that information on safety is lacking."
Commenting on the upcoming hearing in a press release, Joe Elford, Chief Counsel with Americans for Safe Access (ASA) said: "Medical marijuana patients are finally getting their day in court. What's at stake in this case is nothing less than our country's scientific integrity and the imminent needs of millions of patients." Elford will be arguing the case before the D.C. Circuit. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for Tuesday, October 16th.
NORML previously filed a similar rescheduling petition with the DEA in 1972, but was not granted a federal hearing on the issue until 1986. In 1988, DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis Young ruled that marijuana did not meet the legal criteria of a Schedule I prohibited drug and should be reclassified. Then-DEA Administrator John Lawn rejected Young's determination, a decision the D.C. Court of Appeals eventually affirmed in 1994.
A subsequent petition was filed by former NORML Director Jon Gettman in 1995, but was rejected by the DEA in 2001.
Further information on the lawsuit is available at: http://safeaccessnow.org. Additional information on the 2002 petition to reschedule cannabis is available at: http://www.drugscience.org/.
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57 responses to "Appeals Court To Review DEA's Dismissal Of Cannabis Rescheduling Petition"
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Well, if pharma didnt own our government, this may work. However, considering that tobacco and alcohol create life long customers to the pharmaceutical industry, they will remain legal, and cannabis, which TREATS illnesses, will remain prohibited. Pharma is in the business of making money, not curing people. A cured individual no longer needs treatment, and pharma says that is unacceptable. Your life, your health, and your future belong to Merck, Pfizer, and the other big pharma giants.
Bankers may have ruined the economy, but pharma is an even more insidious criminal. Look at it like this…corporations are people now. Pharma is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people a year. Where is the accountability? Why is pharma not facing charges for the irresponsible deaths of all these people? Because pharma rules our world. Point blank, the big pharmaceutical companies are your masters, with the power to kill you with no fear of any repurcussions…we are all guinea pigs and always will be. Therefore, the non-toxic, beneficial, and completely safe natural remedy known as cannabis is bad…for business.
While cannabis may not be right for everyone, and may not treat every illness and condition…it is enough of a cure allthat pharma is TERRIFIED at the prospects of people being able to access cannabis.
It would be impossible for the DEA to prove that cannabis belongs in schedule 1. The only way that anyone could come that conclusion is to buy into the lies and propaganda the DEA has been spreading. If the Appeals Court is worth even existing, it will conclude that cannabis has medical properties and is very safe. It can be abused by some people, as can almost anything, but saying it high potential for abuse is just stupid since millions use it without any problem; assuming law enforcement doesn't catch them.
What's on trial here is science itself. My Representative in the US Congress responded to my letter requesting he help halt the Federal government's war on medical marijuana by citing irreproducible studies over 30 years old. It took me 2 minutes to find a 21st century metastudy that easily refuted his claims. My Representative in the US Congress is a physician. Think about it.
This is what I'm talking about! We need to put these DEA shit heads on trial! LEGALIZE POT! LEGALIZE POT! Stay positive!
the DEA sickens me. They have absolutely no foundation as they were built on sand.
To thwart the advance of medical science is a crime against us all.
Well we know justice is blind. We have to see if it's blind in favor of the truth or blinded by the politics of this issue.
The evidence in this record clearly shows that marijuana has been accepted as capable of relieving the distress of great numbers of very ill people, and doing so with safety under medical supervision. It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record. Francis L. Young concludes is his Two Year Study – Findings of Fact – that the Administrator transfer marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 being that Marijuana is one of the Safest Therapeutically Active Substances Known to Man. Chief DEA Law Admin Judge's ruling also corresponds with the United States Federal Gov't patent #6630507's detailed official report of Marijuana's therapeutic benefits.
Brian Cole, well said, brother.
I guess it's ok to have a meningitis outbreak, they did this on purpose btw. But hey, "Marijuana is bad for you" quoted from head of dea.
Time to stomp and stop the Bad & Corrupted.
Marijuana should not be under any class's of illegalization's.


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With the all-important Christmas trading period underway - and hopefully turning passion into profit for the UK's wine and spirits operators - we at Harpers are looking ahead past New Year to see what's in store for the trade in 2018.
We continue our series with a one to one with Andrew Shaw, group wine buying director for wine giant Conviviality.
1. What were the highs and lows for you and your business in 2017?
Highs: The freeze on duty in the Budget in November, and on a personal basis - I got married! Also, the charity bike ride in aid of the Benevolent for Dan Townsend – a great team-spirited event for a great man.
Lows: Continued uncertainty of the pending impact of Brexit and the Ashes result. Boys and men spring to mind.
2. What were the most significant things that happened or issues and trends that occurred in 2017?
Continued suppression of FX rates, the global shortage of wine in the marketplace across the planet and the corresponding importance in stable and long-term partners.
The thirst for wine in China and elsewhere in Asia is also changing the face of balance of consumption globally.
Finally, frost, drought, fires and earthquakes – every corner of the planet was affected by weather in 2017.
3. What trends do you predict for 2018?
I think we will see increased consolidation in production and distribution of drinks globally.
I also expect to see increased customer demand for artisan wines with relevant stories, although this may remain relatively niche. Also, the continued move of traditional wine and beer consumers into spirits.
4. What are likely to be the biggest opportunities for the trade in 2018?
Engaging the consumer with relevant stories and products.
Premiumising across product categories.
Trials in new and undiscovered regions, styles and packaging following the trends in other markets.
5. What are the biggest challenges facing the trade in 2018?
Uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit.
The inflationary impact of the global supply market.
Lack of availability of glass in the UK.
Competition for consumer's attention and engagement with other categories outside the drinks industry.
6. Who are the people, companies or retailers to watch in 2018?
All of the above. We are in a fascinating, fast-moving global industry that's only going to accelerate in pace.
7. What, for you, would make for a perfect Christmas?
Snow, lots of sprouts and a glass or two of Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs.
8. New Year's resolution?
To explore wines from Central Europe, which are still largely untapped and possibly the last undiscovered bastion of a historic winemaking culture.


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Kanaan To Take Green Flag Sans Stress At Indy
By Mike Harris | Senior Writer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Tony Kanaan knows what it feels like to be the favorite to win the Indianapolis 500. It's happened more than once.
The 37-year-old Brazilian driver also knows what it's like to fail to meet those expectations each time.
This year, heading into Sunday's 96th running of the Indianapolis 500, Kanaan is not considered the favorite. That honor goes to pole-winner Ryan Briscoe. But that's OK with TK. He knows he has the car, the experience and the ability to win.
"I was talking to (KV Racing Technology co-owner and longtime friend) Jimmy Vasser the other day and he asked me, `So, how do you feel?' I said, `You know what, I stopped stressing about this race a few years ago.'
"I had plenty of times that I knew I had one of the best cars out there and we ended up not winning,'' said Kanaan, whose Chevrolet-powered Dallara will start the race eighth – the middle of the third row. "So, this time, I'm comfortable in where we are and what we have.''
Kanaan first race at Indy in 2002, starting fifth and crashing out in 28th-place as a rookie. Since then, he has competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway every May, winning the pole in 2005 and starting worse than sixth only the last two years.
The former IZOD IndyCar Series champion has finished second (2004), third (2003) and fourth (2011)
here, but there have also been crashes and poor runs that have kept Kanaan from getting any closer to an Indy victory.
One reason Kanaan is so relaxed this month is that he considers the race a toss-up.
"It's going to be a hot, hot day,'' he said. "I think anything can happen with the new cars and the new engines. I don't think anybody ran a full 500 miles in a row (in practice). So we'll see.
"I know what I need and I know what I need to do. And you've got to believe (you can win). There's nothing different. It's not like I have something extra that I didn't have in years past. I've just learned how to believe in this place every time and, to be honest, the approach that I've been taking lately, it was every time I came here I tried to enjoy it.''
Kanaan, who can be intensely competitive and impatient, credits the late Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indy winner, including last year's 500, with his new attitude.
"I learned this actually from Dan,'' he explained. "You know, Dan was pretty good around this place, but every time (he was here), he was like a little kid watching everything. `Oh man, look at the grandstands, look at the flags. They changed this picture in the Pagoda.'
"I kind of took the same approach,'' Kanaan continued. "I'm enjoying the fans a lot. They make me feel extremely wanted here. Everybody that I meet or everybody that comes talking to me says, `Hey man, you should hear the crowd when you go out.'
"Last time in qualifying, they threw us out and put us back in line. We qualified again and the crowd went crazy again. So I'm just trying to enjoy and that's the best thing I can do.''
Kanaan still misses Wheldon, who was killed in a crash in Las Vegas last fall, a lot. He would love to win on Sunday and dedicate that victory to his friend.
"I said it in the beginning of the year, the two toughest races for me were going to be St. Pete, because it was the first one and the place where Dan lived, and this one where he is the past champion,'' Kanaan said. "He is a dear friend and I hope after this race I can put a closure on the suffering, how much I suffered that he is not around, and then move on and remember the good times that we had.
"It is going to be very emotional. It will be very emotional on Saturday at the public drivers meeting where he was supposed to get his trophy and his ring and on Sunday. It's going to add that stress to this weekend.
"Hopefully,'' he added, "after Sunday, my face will be right next to his (on the Borg-Warner Trophy that goes to the race winner).'' I've got to believe it's the year or I shouldn't be here.''
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Further to the below, the U.S. Trade Representative published on its website today an advance copy of the Federal Register notice related to Friday's announcement. A copy is attached here for your reference.
The notice confirms that an additional duty of 25% will be imposed on articles classified in the tariff subheadings included in Annex A of the notice as of July 6, 2018. The notice also creates a new Chapter 99 subheading for entry purposes (entries of articles classified in the tariff subheadings identified in Annex A have to use the new Chapter 99 classification as a secondary classification, so the additional 25% duty can be assessed) and addresses foreign trade zone admissions.
The notice also sets the schedule for providing comments on the second list of articles proposed to be assessed an additional 25% duty. This is the list of 284 tariff classifications the interagency Section 301 Committee identified as benefitting from China's industrial policies, including Made in China 2025 (Annex C in the attached notice). These 284 tariff classifications represent approximately $16 billion worth of imports from China. The public comment schedule is as follows:
- June 29, 2018 – deadline to file a notice requesting to provide testimony at the public hearing
- July 23, 2018 – written comments due
- July 24, 2018 – public hearing at the U.S. International Trade Commission
- July 31, 2018 – rebuttal, post-hearing comments due
This notice does not provide the specifics for the product petition exclusion process referenced on Friday. Instead, this notice says that the details of the product petition exclusion process will be included in a future Federal Register notice.
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The new Samsung Galaxy S10 may have just leaked in what could be one of the most exciting phone advances in years – a true all display screen.
The stunning display shown off in the photo could represent a new standard for smartphones of the future. This is presuming the photo is accurate.
The image comes from so-far reliable leakster Ice Universe who has a history of getting early access to Samsung devices. So we're very hopeful.
Read more: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review: the one true iPad alternative
As you can see this is a true all-screen display on the phone. That means a huge screen filling out the space that the actual phone's frame takes up. That does look like a Bixby button on the side suggesting this is indeed a new Samsung device.
The question then arises, where are the selfie camera, earpiece speaker and front facing-sensors? Samsung is rumoured to be working on an ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint reader – perhaps it has found ways to cram more than just that under the screen.
The company was rumoured to be working on speaker tech that uses the phone's glass screen to emit audio. There is also a chance all the camera and sensor kit can pop up when needed, like on the Vivo Apex.
Samsung, being a screen manufacturer, should be able to create a stunning display – meaning what we're looking at here could be 4K as well as Super AMOLED. Expect some very exciting announcements from Samsung in January 2019, when this should arrive.


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Carolyn from Handmade by Carolyn shows how to make a double welt pocket with a button loop. You can use contrasting fabric for the welts, as she did, or the same fabric as the rest of the garment. For a closure (optional), she sews a button loop into the seam for the top welt. Go to Handmade by Carolyn for the tutorial.
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WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2010) – The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, today proudly announced that Macy's "Great Give Back Campaign" raised $1 million for national parks this spring. The cause marketing campaign provided matching grants to customer donations for a total fundraising goal of $1 million. This amount is added to the $5 million already donated by the retailer and its customers since 2008.
"This year's tremendous result proves to us that helping to protect the environment is an important priority for our customers and associates," said Martine Reardon, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Macy's. "We are proud of our partnership with the National Park Foundation and share their emphasis on connecting youth with the majesty of our national parks. Thank you to our customers for joining us in this important environmental effort."
"We are very grateful for the support Macy's has once again dedicated to our national parks," said Neil Mulholland, President and CEO, National Park Foundation. "Thanks to their work, we are connecting young people from all across America to our national parks and ensuring that these treasured places will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come."
Macy's "Great Give Back Campaign" kicked-off at the beginning of April and invited customers both online and in-store to support the national parks, with Macy's matching each contribution. In addition to the fundraising campaign, Macy's volunteers showed their support by participating in national park events nationwide during National Park Week, held April 17th to the 25th.
Macy's contributions have helped support programs including First Bloom which brings urban youth into the national parks to design and plant their own gardens; as well as Electronic Field Trips, which connect classrooms around the country and world to America's national parks.
For more information on how to support America's national parks, visit www.nationalparks.org.
You are the part-owner of 84 million acres of the world's most treasured landscapes, ecosystems, and historical sites -- all protected in America's nearly 400 national parks. Chartered by Congress, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America's national parks. We work hand in hand with the National Park Service to help connect you and all Americans to the parks, and to make sure that they are preserved for the generations who will follow. Join us – This is Your Land. www.nationalparks.org FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/nationalpark TWITTER http://twitter.com/goparks
Macy's, the largest retail brand of Macy's, Inc., delivers fashion and affordable luxury to customers at more than 800 locations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Macy's stores and macys.com offer distinctive assortments including the most desired family of exclusive and fashion brands for him, her and home. Macy's is known for epic events like Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows and celebrity appearances. Building on a 150-year tradition, Macy's helps strengthen communities by supporting local and national charities that make a difference in the lives of our customers.


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Wild Brazil Off The Beaten Track
This varied itinerary explores the diverse wildlife of some wonderfully remote parts of Brazil. Firstly visit deepest Amazonia and a unique floating lodge where the endemic scarlet-faced uakari monkey is found. There follows the Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, a stunningly beautiful landscape of red sandstone escarpments, palm groves and endangered cerrado savannah. Wildlife highlights here include hyacinth, blue and yellow, red and green and red-bellied macaws, maned wolves and tool-using bearded capuchin monkeys. Finish with a few days of beach relaxation and snorkelling on Bahia's beautiful Marau Peninsula, remote and uncrowded. This is a dream tour for the discerning naturalist who may be visiting Brazil for the second time or looking for something decidedly different.


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Heavy duty lift cars – The 220 Series
The 220 series offers
- Excellent performance in the transport of heavy loads: the 220 series has been designed to respond effectively to all the vertical transport needs of buildings with high volumes of traffic.
- Proven durability and resistance: the 220 series lift cars are sturdily built and reinforced to comfortably deal with intensive work conditions over a long period of time. The construction materials used are of top quality and distinguished by their durability.
- Additional protective measures: the cars can be reinforced with buffer rails and kick plates for greater durability and with any other materials and components requested by the customer to maximise their effectiveness over time.
- Options to personalise the lift cars with particular special finishes on customer demand and a wide range of equipment available as optional extras.
- Rated loads available from 1300 to 4000Kg.
- Simplicity: the lift car is supplied with the lighting and operating panel pre-wired. Unit assembly is easy and quick, and each is delivered with all the detailed information and documentation required.
- Cars suitable for lift systems compliant with the 95/16/EC Directive. Compliance with the EN 81-70 and EN 81-72 standards, among others, is available on request.
Car construction
- The lift cars in the 220 series are built in sheet steel finished with plastic laminates in a wide range of colours or in stainless steel with a choice of different textures.
- The car lighting is direct using LED spots or fluorescent lights.
- Ceilings and hatchways are finished in white skinplate or stainless steel.
- The car doors are supplied with a stainless steel finish in a choice of textures, and the car fronts can also be finished in stainless steel, in a range of textures, as required.
- The upper and lower skirtings are supplied with a stainless steel finish in different textures.
- The car flooring can be finished in hardwearing rubber, in granites of various different shades, in marble and in other resistant materials such as aluminium, stainless steel or reinforced vinyl. Or it can be supplied ready to be finished according to each customer's particular requirements.
- The handrails are supplied with a stainless steel finish, in a range of different configurations, according to customer choice.
- The mirror can be supplied to fill one-half of the car'srear wall (maximum dimensions: 1400mm width, 1180mm height) or the entire wall (fitted in two pieces).


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Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi was a legendary Ottoman aviator of Constantinople (present day Istanbul), reported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered flight.
Non-powered flightEdit
The 17th century writings of Evliyâ Çelebi relate this story of Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, circa 1630–1632:
First, he practiced by flying over the pulpit of Okmeydanı eight or nine times with eagle wings, using the force of the wind. Then, as Sultan Murad Khan (Murad IV) was watching from the Sinan Pasha mansion at Sarayburnu, he flew from the very top of the Galata Tower (in contemporary Karaköy) and landed in the Doğancılar Square in Üsküdar, with the help of the south-west wind. Then Murad Khan granted him a sack of golden coins, and said: "This is a scary man. He is capable of doing anything he wishes. It is not right to keep such people," and thus sent him to Algeria on exile. He died or was executed there.— Evliyâ Çelebi, [1]
The title "Hezârfen", given by Evliyâ Çelebi to Ahmet Çelebi, is from Persian هزار hezār + فنّ fann meaning "having a thousand technics" (polymath).
Historic accountEdit
In 1648, John Wilkins cites Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, the Austrian ambassador to Constantinople in 1554–1562, as recording that "a Turk in Constantinople" attempted to fly.[2] However, if accurate, this citation refers to an event nearly a century prior to the exploits reported by Evliyâ Çelebi.
Evliyâ Çelebi's account of the exploits of Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi is three sentences long (of a ten volume work). The story has great currency in Turkey as he is an inspiration for future generations of aviators.
Site detailsEdit
Measurements of the alleged launch height and flight distance are as follows:
- The Galata Tower sits 61 m (200 ft) above sea level[3], the peak of its conical dome 66.90 m (219.49 ft) above ground level[4] and 127.9 m (419.62 ft) above sea level.
- Doğancılar square is about 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
- The elevation change between the tower (takeoff) and the square (landing) is 76.9 m (252 ft).
- The distance between the tower and the town square is approximately 3.358 km (2 mi).[5]
- Glide ratio required is 44:1. A modern hang glider has a glide ratio of 15:1 on average.
- Prevailing winds along Bosporus is typically poyraz (tr), from north.
Modern eraEdit
- One of three airports in Istanbul is named the "Hezarfen Airfield".
- A mosque next to the Istanbul Atatürk Airport bears the appellation "Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi".
- A 1996 feature-length film, "Istanbul Beneath My Wings" (İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında) concerns the lives of Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi, his brother and rocket aviator Lagari Hasan Çelebi, and Ottoman society in the early 17th century, as witnessed and narrated by Evliyâ Çelebi.
- ^ Çelebi, Evliya (2003). Seyahatname. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, p. 318.
- ^ Wilkins, John. Mathematicall Magick or the Wonders that may be performed by Mechanicall Geometry. In two books. Concerning Mechanicall Powers and Motions, London 1648, 204; also see a reprint of the same book in The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of John Wilkins to which is prefixed the author's life and an account of his works, 1802, vol. II, 201
- ^ Kurtoğlu, Akın. Galata Kulesi Plan
- ^ Wikipedia, Galata Tower
- ^ Distance and elevation for this calculation as provided by Google Earth – center of tower to center of square.


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Russia, three quarters of whose borders run along the sea, has a vast experience in building ships of all types and purposes. Design of diving support ships is one of the rapidly evolving areas.
The last four years can be named revolutionary for the Russian diving fleet. Diving and rescue services have begun to be replenished with state-of-the-art ships and boats. Over this period, the following vessels were built and launched: four offshore diving boats at the Nizhny Novgorod Teplokhod plant; Project MPSV07 multipurpose rescue and salvage vessel with a mobile diving system suitable for operation at depths down to 60 m at the Nevsky Shipbuilding/Ship Repair Plant; Project SDS08 sea diving vessels equipped with Russia's first systems capable of providing diving activities at depths of down to 100 m are being built at the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant.
We'd like to tell you about two, in our opinion, «key» ships – the Project SDS08 diving vessel and aGrachonok-class antisaboteur boat.
The type sea diving vessel Stolny Grad Yaroslavl (Project SDS08) was launched on August 12, 2010. Her major and unique component is a diving system intended to provide operations at depths down to 100 m. The vessel was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau-Design SPB JSC, while the development, supply, installation and commissioning of the diving system were carried out by the Tetis Pro JSC.
The Stolny Grad Yaroslavl is designed for conduct rescue, salvage and underwater engineering works at sea state up to 3. She is equipped with advanced equipment required for diving descents and work at depths of 60 and 100 m in hose outfit using air and breathing gas mixtures (BGM). Dives can be conducted in all types of diving equipment. Water heating units save the divers from hypothermia in deep water.
The vessel carries a diving semibell that delivers divers – two working divers and one operator – to a working depth. The device is equipped with a gas supply and distribution system, a lighting and video surveillance system, a fixed oxygen breathing system with halfmasks, a communication system with a speech corrector.
The state tests of the Stolny Grad Yaroslavl were successfully held in 2010. The ship is now in service with the North Caspian Rescue & Underwater Engineering Department. Trials of the ship's diving system (SDS) held in December 2011 confirmed its operability at a depth of 100 m.
The success of Project SDS08 has spurred the construction of a series of such vessels. The second vessel Rostov the Great and the third one Uglich were launched in the spring of 2011. On August 15, 2012, the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant commissioned the fourth Project SDS08 sea diving vessel Rybinsk.
Thus, the State Maritime Rescue Service's rescue fleet has been replenished with new vessels, which will improve the safety and efficiency of almost any underwater engineering works at depths of down to 100 m.
The development of a new-generation Grachonok-class antisaboteur boat for the Russian Navy was another important event. Designed by the Nizhny Novgorod-based Vympel Design Bureau, the type vessel was built by the Zelenodolsk Plant in 2008. The boat is equipped with the Kalmar sonar search and exploration system designed to perform the following operations:
• conducting sonar search for objects in the water column (including frogmen with closed-circuit breathing apparatus) at a distance of 500 m, with the boat moving and in sea state up to 3;
• seabed exploration at depths down to 200 m;
• sonar and visual inspection of the detected objects using a remotely operated unmanned underwater vehicle;
• division of work areas and marking the objects by sonar transponder beacons with geo-referencing;
• display of the underwater environment data, processing and storage of the obtained data.
A ship's diving module has specially been developed for the Grachonok. The boat is intended to support search-and-rescue and underwater activities, provide treatment of divers' specific diseases in a pressure chamber. The module includes the RKUMu pressure chamber equipped with a gas supply system, which includes the following subsystems:
• air supply;
• dosed supply of oxygen to the pressure chamber's compartment;
• oxygen breathing mixture for therapeutic recompression in oxygen regimes;
• helium supply system to create a breathing gas mixture during the therapeutic recompression of divers' severe diseases.
Air and compressed gas supplies in the ship's module provide the diving activities at depths of down to 60 m in a ventilated gear, decompression in the water or in the pressure chamber, therapeutic recompressions in all modes specified in the Rules of Naval Diving Service (PVS VMF-2002).
The need for the Grachonok-class vessels has led to the construction of a series of such ships. These fast maneuvering antisaboteur multipurpose boats offer unique capabilities to combat terrorism, protect naval base waters and Navy's stationing sites.
In conclusion, we'd like to note that the domestic diving community and the civil fleet still incur a shortage of specialized diving and rescue vessels, ships and boats. To resolve the problem comprehensively, the Russian Government has decided to develop a special target-oriented program, Development of Civil Marine Equipment in 2009-2016. Its goal is to develop the national scientific, technical and design capabilities, create conditions necessary to manufacture competitive civil marine equipment.
This approach makes it possible to fundamentally improve the competitive position occupied by Russia's commercial shipbuilding on the world market and provide the national special services with modern reliable equipment.


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As the 5G standard process is carried out vigorously, the expected commercialization of 5G in 2020 is close at hand, high expectations are given to 5G by the industry strain, including the government, operators, equipment vendors, chip manufacturers and more.
In the International Workshop on Future ICT Technologies-2017 sponsored by Future Mobile Communication Forum, Bi Qi, the director of China Telecom Technology Innovation Center, said in the interview with C114, through large-scale antennas and high frequency bandwidth, 5G will provide more than ten times faster connection speed for the users and ten times larger system capacity for the operators; meanwhile, the traffic data cost will decrease sharply and the subscribers could expect a remarkable increase of traffic data in the package.
Although has been engaged in the mobile communication industry for nearly thirty years, Bi Qi is worried about the current 5G development. In his view, the great success of mobile communication industry is based on large scale continuous coverage. The current development of 5G, however, is involved in short-range hot spot pattern and unduly stresses the commercial value of network peak rate. In addition, in exploiting the vertical industries and IoT applications of 5G, it is too impetuous and doesn't pay enough attention to the reliability, coverage, power consumption and cost of deployment that vertical industries actually need.
Bi Qi also called on the government to enhance policy support and create good financing environment for the operators. Otherwise, it would be difficult for operators to continue to invest in 4G and 5G in the short term and keep steady growth of the state-owned assets every year.
5G should avoid hot spot pattern
Bi Qi said that most designs in the development history of mobile communication technologies were based on long-distance communication. During the current evolution from 4G to 5G, however, the development speed is faster and faster, and anxious mood begins to appear in the industry chain, short-range and hot spot pattern is becoming more and more serious. On the other hand, during the evolution from vehicular communication to personal communication, system capacity is always the bottleneck in the development. However, it is no longer the main contradiction when mobile subscribers saturated. Unfortunately, the old thinking still drives the vendors to focus on capacity, ignoring the major demands of current eMBB applications and vertical industries.
"The core value of mobile communication is coverage, experiences show that the commercial value of short-range coverage hot spot transmission is very limited, mobile is the rule. If 5G is featured by hot spot coverage, the profit space will be greatly reduced and development of the industry chain will be threatened. The operators and equipment vendors should focus on coverage, reliability and deployment cost, which are key aspects of mobile communications industry." Therefore, Bi Qi proposed that 5G industry should avoid excessive development towards the short-range hot spot pattern.
During the 5G development process led by eMBB, the vendors always put peak rate as the core in their presentations, the above 10Gbps speed raised high expectations of the users, however, how many users and application scenarios indeed are willing to pursue such speed by increasing the cost? "Judging from the demands determined by the standard organization, many assumptions are based on short-range hot spot communication, which is opposite to the core value of mobile communication. It can be deployed, but cannot be dominated."
Coverage with reasonable cost is the rule
In order to succeed, 5G has to provide better experience for mobile communication subscribers, while continuous coverage is the precondition. "How to achieve low-cost continuous coverage is the priority of the industry."
5G network generally runs at high frequencies. In the frequency planning of the MIIT, 3.5GHz will be the preferred band for 5G scale deployment, "in order to achieve continuous coverage in 3.5GHz band, the demand for base stations will be several times higher than 1.8G LTE network, a large number of new sites and backhaul resources will be needed, let alone the millimeter wave network"
This will bring great pressure to the operators, although the consumer market oriented eMBB can significantly enhance user experience, 4G network businesses show that customers are unwilling to pay more money for higher speed. Although the DOU achieves explosive growth, the ARPU doesn't increase and even declines. In this case, the operators lack the capacity to invest in 5G ahead of schedule.
Operators cannot bear the burden of 5G alone
According to the current schedule, China will conduct 5G pre-commercial trials in 2019 and achieve commercialization in 2020. This plan, according to Bi Qi, is radical and doesn't leave enough time for the industry chain.
"From the perspective of national economy, the mobile communication industry does show strong driving forces, the government's attitude towards 5G is fully affirmed, especially in defining the C-Band spectrum applications for the first time in the world, which contributes to the achievement of China's 5G leading strategy and spurt of technology."
Meanwhile, the government should consider the operators' investment ability seriously. "3G/4G licenses are issued late in China, the three major operators all carry out large scale 4G network investments, which are still in the investment stage in this year, the investment has not been fully recovered." Bi Qi said, "it needs at least 7-8 years to recover the investment in every generation of mobile communication technology, according to the current investment schedule of 5G network, the operators' financing will face great challenges in the existing business model."
As state-owned enterprises, the operators not only need to improve the network speed and cut down the tariffŁ¬drive the investments and promote transformation and upgrading the national economy, but also to achieve maintenance and appreciation of the state-owned assets. "For telecommunication industry, such contradictory requirements are difficult for operators."
There is a long way to go to reach the vertical industries
Although 5G is expected to bring opportunities for operators to enter the vertical industries, mMTC and uRLLC are not mature enough, while the vertical market is of high requirements, 5G can only meet the requirements through step-by-step development, it will not achieve major breakthroughs in short term.
Providing support for short time-delay through new design of 5G, the industry agrees with the potential of 5G uRLLC application and development, with the most anticipated application of supporting automatic drive. However, Bi Qi said that although 5G is much better than 4G in supporting for short time-delay applications, there is still a long way to go before applied in vertical industries. The short board of mobile communication is reliability, with the most successful applications of mobile communication being achieved by trying its best, the reliability cannot be fully guaranteed. In this situation, it is not realistic to expect 5G to become the control network of automatic drive.
According to Bi Qi, there is a lot of work to be done in supporting for mMTC applications. The main requirements of mMTC are deep coverage, low power consumption, low traffic data and low cost. While 5G standard design is characterized by high frequency, high bandwidth, high traffic data and high unit cost, there are indeed many challenges to achieve this goal. Extensive attention should be paid in setting the standards, otherwise, 5G is difficult to compete with the 4G NB-IoT.


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San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) hosted leaders from all over California at a noncredit conference on October 6 and 7. More than 200 administrators, faculty and staff from 60 community colleges, associations and the state Chancellor's office attended The New World of Noncredit, co-hosted by IEPI (Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative) to hear best practices on how to build and expand noncredit instruction in the state.
The conference provided not only a venue for the great noncredit work happening in the state to support the success of the most disadvantaged adults in our communities, but to continue our advocacy work on behalf of noncredit. Michelle Fischthal, SDCE's Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, and I presented "The Past, President and Future of Adult Noncredit Education in California" in the general session and then, along with Jessica Luedtke, SDCE's Research and Planning analyst, the following breakout session. The focus was on recommendations developed from The California Community College Noncredit Offerings Survey 2017 data, including promoting and increasing distance education courses, developing state funding streams and integrating workforce development to support the educational demands of adults who need alternatives to traditional delivery modes.
Members from the noncredit coalition also spoke to the priority recommendations such as providing a more reliable funding model for noncredit and to legislatively call out noncredit in the release of all statewide initiatives. Additional breakout session presenters from SDCE included: Kelly Henwood, Michele Novak-Madrid, Aaron Iffland, Matthew Rivaldi, Mary Burns, Pat Mosteller, Esther Matthew, Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D., Maureen Rubalcaba, Eric Miller, Richard Gholson, and Edith Quintero.
The Past, Present and Future of Noncredit Education in California noncredit report includes an abbreviated 161-year history of adult education in California, baseline data, survey results and the recommendations for the future of noncredit adult education research and practice to inform state enhancements in support of noncredit program growth. The report is gaining awareness and is used as required reading in UC Berkeley's designated subjects for career technical education and adult education credential programs, plus a newly established Noncredit Coalition met the day prior to the conference in order to prioritize recommendations from the report.
The Noncredit Coalition discusses regulatory, legislative, and budget related issues that impact noncredit organizations in California. Coalition members include senior executive management from SDCE, North Orange County Community College District, Mt. San Antonio College and Peralta Community College District, along with representatives of the Community College League of California and the Association of Community and Continuing Education, and the noncredit lobbying firms.
I echo Chancellor Carroll's positive, supportive remarks for this work to support noncredit advocacy. It was indeed impressive "to see representatives from the State Chancellor's Office and CEOs, faculty, and staff from community colleges throughout California." The conference, the comprehensive report and the state coalition generate incredible energy and passion that come from you as a noncredit educator and from our noncredit practitioners around the state.


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Though Evertt Lewis' gaunt face and rail thin body seemed frail, his bright eyes had the sly look of a hustler about to make his mark. He shifted through a messy pile of assorted household objects and pulled out a thin art board, wrapped roughly in old newspapers and presented it to my father.
Evertt explained to my father that all of his wife's paintings had sold in the time since her death, but he had a painting of his own that he could sell to us. My father unwrapped the old newspaper, revealing a winter scene of two yoked oxen painted in near perfect mimicry of Maud's by then well known style.
The low-hung ceiling, not much above my father's head, pressed down on the whole scene and made me feel claustrophobic and anxious. At that point in my young life, I was thinking of studying art in college and then finding a way to earn a living as an artist. It made me wonder if my father had organized this visit as a cautionary tale. I couldn't wait for the conversation to end so we could leave.
(Take a tour of the house here.)
Rumours had spread through the local community that Evertt, well known for his frugal ways, had money in a jar buried in the garden or stashed under the floorboards of his house. A young man broke into the house hoping to make off with some cash and Evertt died in the struggle.
The more likely story is that Evertt met Maud when he came to the door of her aunt's home peddling fish. Maud was flattered by his attentions and impressed with his black model-T Ford (the black car figures in many of Maud's paintings).
In the mid 1930's Maud's life took an unhappy turn, when her father passed away, followed by her mother two years later. Then Maud became pregnant.
As with many an unwed mother in the 1930's, Maud was sent in shame to a rural home to give birth to her baby in secrecy. After the baby was hastily put up for adoption, Maud's only brother Charles banished her to live with an aunt in the small town of Digby. Charles never saw or spoke to his sister again.
Maud and Evertt married in 1938. Maud was pleased and proud to be a married woman despite the fact that Evertt lived in relative poverty. While her own childhood had been a comfortable one filled with loving parents, pet cats, music and art, Evertt had not been so lucky. As ward of the local county, he was boarded out to local farms, where he received food and lodging in exchange for work. This childhood experience taught Evertt to be a resourceful scrounger. He caught fish in nearby tidal pools and bartered the fish for produce. He dug for clams, trapped rabbits and grew his own vegetables in a small garden plot behind his tiny house.
If Evertt was hoping his new wife would do the cooking and the cleaning, he must have been disappointed in married life. By the time she wed Evertt her mid-thirties, Maud's hands had become so deformed by arthritis, she could barely grasp a paint brush in her fingers.
As a child, Maud's mother Agnes had taught her how to paint Christmas cards, which they then sold door to door for five cents a piece. As she grew older Maud found cards time consuming, and they required finer work than her hands would allow, so she switched to painting.
Maud began each painting with a pencil sketch and then filled in the shapes with quick strokes, one hand supporting the other hand that held the paint brush. She painted the same scenes again and again like favourite songs: a yoked pair of oxen, horse drawn carriages, cats, birds and flowers. What is so lovable about her crude style is the bright colors and the underlying humour.
I thought back to the our visit to the little house and to the painting that my father had purchased for $20. Wouldn't Evertt, that sly old fox, have driven a harder bargain if only he had known what the painting would worth one day!
The painting that my Dad purchased hangs in my dining room below a small print of one of Maud's winter scenes. I felt that their artwork should be together after all.
References and Other Related Reading:
by Lance Woolaver
Photography by Bob Brooks
Nimbus Publishing
This is a beautifully written book and my principal reference for this post. Here are the publisher's notes: Maud Lewis (1903-1970) was recognized and revered in her own lifetime, She offered her endearing images to the passing world through her roadside sign, "Paintings for Sale" and was rewarded by the enthusiastic response she received from both the community and tourists as well as from art collectors.
The Painted House of Maud Lewis
Conserving a Folk Art Treasure
By Laurie Hamilton
Goose Lane Editions 2001:
For many years, Maud Lewis was one of Nova Scotia's best-loved folk painters. Between 1938, when she married Everett Lewis, until her death in 1970, Maud Lewis lived in a tiny one-room house near Digby, Nova Scotia. Over the years, she painted the doors inside and out, the windowpanes, the walls and cupboards, the wallpaper, the little staircase to the sleeping loft, the woodstove, the breadbox, the dustpan, almost everything her hand touched.


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Each week on Jada Pinkett Smith's Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, the actress gets extremely candid about the joys, struggles, and triumphs of womanhood.
In a new episode, Jada opened up about her history of addictions — including sex addiction.
"My sort of addictions jump, they jump around," Jada said in the episode. "When I was younger, I definitely think I had a sex addiction of some kind."
Some people might dismiss the idea of sex "addiction" — after all, doesn't everybody want to have more sex? But Jada pointed out that it's not about how much sex you're having, but rather why.
"It's not what you're doing but how you're with it.
Why you're doing it. It's the behavior that's attached to it because if you want to have a lot of sex, that's great, but why are you having all that sex? That's what you've got to look at."
With her addiction, it was a feeling "that everything could get fixed by sex."
That's not the only addiction Jada has faced, either. She's also struggled with binge-drinking and a workout addiction.
"I remember reaching a rock bottom that time I was in the house by myself and I had those two bottles of wine and was going for the third bottle," Jada recalled. "And I was like, 'Now hold up. You're in this house by yourself going onto your third bottle of wine? You might have a problem.'"
Luckily, Jada overcame her addictions without outside help by going cold turkey. But her tendency to binge remains a lifelong struggle.
"I am a binger," Jada said. "I always have to watch myself and how I can just get obsessed with things."
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Members of the board overseeing Nevada's Silver State Health Insurance Exchange were surprised and annoyed Thursday to learn of problems still plaguing the state's online insurance portal.
The problems came after a former high-level state official told the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange board that he selected a policy to purchase but repeatedly had his credit card rejected.
Christopher Thompson, former administrator for the state Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, said his many attempts to contact someone by phone or email were unsuccessful.
Thompson said he had narrowed his plan selection to two policies in early December. He tried to "live chat" with an exchange representative for help on prescription coverage to no avail, and when he tried to call, he kept getting a message that "all circuits are busy."
He finally chose a plan without the information. Then the system would not accept his credit card, even though it was valid.
"Overall, I called the call center about 100 times in the past 10 days," Thompson said. When he tried again Wednesday night, he was advised his wait time would be 86 minutes.
"I would like to be able to pay my bill today," he said, adding, "I am totally frustrated at this point."
Barbara Smith Campbell, chairwoman of the board, apologized to Thompson and directed a staff member to assist him after the meeting.
Vice Chairwoman Lynn Etkinsvice was concerned that staff and Xerox State Healthcare, the private contractor awarded a $75 million contract to design and implement Nevada's online insurance market, underestimated the volume of calls and staff needed to handle them.
"I just don't hear or sense a note of urgency from Xerox," Etkins said. "It's just very frustrating what I'm hearing."
Jon Hager, executive director of the exchange, said the call center in Henderson opened in October with 36 people to assist consumers. Another 15 completed training and began assisting callers last week. Xerox officials said they hope to have an additional 30 people on board by January.
"Admittedly, there are still some website issue," Hager said.
Hager also said the exchange underestimated the volume of calls from people seeking to sign up for Medicaid or another program for low-income children.
"That caught us by surprise," he said.
He said the number of calls has jumped from 1,200 per day to up to 2,400 per day as the Dec. 23 deadline looms for people to buy insurance for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1.
Board members also questioned whether problems cited by Thompson involving credit card payments were responsible for low enrollment numbers.
About 6,600 people have selected plans to purchase while roughly 1,500 have actually paid and officially enrolled.
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- Nevada exchange processes about 2,000 applications
- California exchange reports nearly 100K application starts
- Nevada exchange builders come clean on kinks


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Paul Smith is a god. There, I said it. Seriously, his lines are clean, his characters solid and his style has a fluidity perhaps only seen in Cliff Chiang today. Smith's Uncanny X-Men run illustrated some great Chris Claremont stories and is fondly remembered by fans and critics alike. Today we take a look at some of his classic images of Marvel's mutants.
Above, the whole gang is comin' atcha with Wolverine (naturally) leading the charge. Smith left his mark on some of these characters, especially the female X-Men. Smith had the challenge of softening Rogue's look while still maintaining her rough edges (she was in transition between bad girl to hero), while conversely he had to harden Storm while still retaining her feminine mystique (who was leaving some of her earth mother behind to become a better leader). Also, Kitty was growing up a bit as an X-Man and Smith designed costumes for her that spoke to her spunky spitfire personality as well as her playful sensibility. And Lockheed the dragon, well, no one draws him better than Paul Smith (although Art Adams comes close).
That's not to say that Smith didn't lend his amazing talents to the male characters of the team as well as well. Smith's Colossus was quite the gentle giant, Wolverine looked like a scrapper with the outfits to match, and one could actually believe that Cyclops was once nicknamed "Slim" due to the narrow athletic build Smith gave him. The above sketch to a lucky Leo conveys the individuality of each X-Men member to which I am referring. Facial shapes and structures are unique to each character (not just hair and costumes). No one even has the same eyebrows! I love this image because it reminds me of the family dynamic the X-Men once had. Paul Smith took the Cockrum and Byrne illustration styles and made them his own.
I believe this above image was a commission for a fan and if so, what a great piece to have in one's collection! Just as Paul Smith made the X-Men his own, his work on Doctor Strange is classic! In this image, Colossus asks Doctor Strange for assistance in finding his little sister, the New Mutant Magik!
A sweet sketch of lovebirds Kitty and Piotr. I love this costume for Kitty, probably because the V's look nice with her curves and I have always loved billowy sleeves on her. I think they give her phasing abilities a pleasing visual.
This X-Men Unlimited cover told the story of Kitty coping with the death of Colossus (don't worry, he got better). Who better than Paul Smith to provide the cover? His run on the X-Men depicted the struggles of their once new relationship and Kitty's challenges at becoming an X-Man despite the naivete of her youth.
Ah, the infamous mohawk! This look still polarizes fans of Storm and although it too, passed into obscurity for quite some time. Recent art from Kaare Andrews' Astonishing X-Men has depicted Storm rockin' the 'hawk once again. However, no where else in Storm's appearances does she have the 'hawk, so it remains to be seen if this is in continuity or whether Marvel simply is ignoring it altogether.
I chose to include this image because I love how Smith drew Storm in reverse mode. Storm is technically bodiless in this part of the story and is learning the story of the outer space dwelling Acanti, so drawing her in a more ethereal mode certainly works here.
Storm feels a bit shut out of Kitty's life in this page from Uncanny X-Men #167. The Kitty/Ororo dynamic would eventually change even more as their daughter/mother relationship shifted as both women transformed into warrior versions of themselves. Check out panel two with Sikorsky speaking like Yoda and Moira MacTaggert calmly informing the X-Men that they are going to transplant Xavier's mind into a cloned body of himself. Too bad they didn't do the same for her when she contracted the Legacy Virus (a disease that was only supposed to plague mutants and Moria is a human). *shakes head*
Smith covers Uncanny X-Men years later, featuring Storm with Rachel Grey/Summers (Marvel Girl/Phoenix) and Tessa/Sage.
A sketch of Rogue and Storm (who appears to be wearing an amalgam of a few different versions of her costumes).
Next week, Storm Sunday will look at more Paul Smith X-Men goodness!


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Misty skies in the far distance only serve to heighten the
intricate lacy structure of Paris' most famous monument
"La Tour Eiffel"
Any time of the day and in all weather
she is still beautiful.
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Dear Dianne, you got a brilliant composition here, this picture is wonderful!Well done!
Having never been to Paris, I had no idea the Eiffel Tower was this huge! I've only seen the image in its entirety, but when seen like this, it really depicts it's true size! Great composition!
La grisaille, la grisaille, la grisaille... This is Paris in February, all right. :-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
To me, there is no more beautiful, awesome sight than the Eiffel Tower and it is one my most favorite memories of my time in Paris! And this is one AWESOME capture, Dianne!! Breathtaking!! Thanks for sharing!!
Great photo! Beautiful!
Great photo of Paris!Thank you for it and have a nice weekend!
Beautiful picture! I wish I 'll be there soon again.
Great photo!
She is always a beautiful lady. I love to see her when the top half is shrouded in misty clouds.
You must have taken that from some height! Great angle:) We went here so hubby and son could climb (and say they did it:) ), but his sister and I stayed down with the backpacks, and hiding my cookies when a gypsy woman started taking them (without me offering them!)
Hard to belief that once people found the Eiffel Tower a monstrosity. I especially like the angle from whcih you took the shot. As it so happens my girlfriend an I were in Paris, last december. A few of the pictures we took there are in my previous Skywatch blogpost...Feel free to come by! ;-)
Terrence looks at the sky
What a wonderful shot. I've never see the Eiffel Tower in person or at this angle in photos. Some day I hope too.
I just became a follower. I haven't ever seen that the cars don't actually go straight though under the tower. Instead a road on one side and a road on the other side. This angle that you took the photograph in is eye opening to say the least. Thank you for the Skywatch Friday post. It was enlightening.
JM Illinois
La Tour Eiffel...always a good subject! My post
This is too good!
Such a great perspective for shooting the ET. I agree with your thoughts on returning to favorite travel places when the photos start running low. Have actually been thinking of sharing some of my France photos, especially Paris scenes. too. Love your header--reminds me of the flower shop saw in Paris.
Lovely capture. Happy sky watching.
My sky.
beautiful photo... I know my daughter is excited to see the tower with her own eyes when she travels to Paris in April on a school trip:-)
Hi Dianne,
Love your photo ... Paris and the Eiffel tower look magnificent even if the skies are misty or rainy.
Happy Sunday
Beautiful picture - thanks for sharing it - your blog looks very interesting.
I love seeing a section of the Eiffel Tower and the contrast to the city behind it.
Hope you'll play along with my Dreaming of France meme on Monday. Here's my Dreaming of France meme
Koi Nahi Yaad Karta Wafa Karne Walo Ko Yahan
Meri Maano Bewafa Ho Jaon Jamana Yad Rakhega play bazaar
Kon Kehta Hai Mereb Bina Wo Kush Hai
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Guest contributor – Tristan Hanson (Fund Manager, M&G Multi-Asset Team)
The following blog was first posted on M&G's Multi-Asset Team Blog, www.episodeblog.com. M&G's Equities Team also regularly post their views at www.equitiesforum.com.
The flattening of the US yield curve has inspired much commentary and hand-wringing in certain quarters lately. The concern is overdone.
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his is a common question asked by Windows switchers, and the solution isn't as easy as it should be. There are several methods each with their own pros and cons. Choose the one that best meets your needs.
An easy (and free) way to transfer email from Outlook (Windows) to Mail (Mac) is to use an IMAP account (e.g. Gmail) as an intermediary between the two. It's simple and reliable but can be a bit slow for large amounts of email. Expect over an hour per Gigabyte.
- Enable IMAP on your email account. [1]
- In Windows, open Outlook and add your IMAP account. [2]
- Copy the folders (don't drag and drop them) from your PST file into your IMAP account. Drag and drop will move (not copy) your folders and you may lose mail if the communication is interrupted during the move.
- On the Mac, open Mail and add your IMAP account. [3]
- If you want your mail stored on your Mac, you can copy it from your IMAP account to mailboxes created by selecting "On My Mac" as the location in the new mailbox dialog inside the Mail application.
For another fairly easy migration, you can use Eight Hoof's 8Convert program ($14 shareware), which runs on your PC and directly exports files for use with Apple Mail. Theuserguide gives instructions on everything from install to file copying to importing into Apple Mail.
The program exports Outlook data to industry-standard mbox, vCard, and iCal formats that can be imported into Apple's Mail, Contacts, and Calendar programs, as well as compatible programs such as Entourage.
This alternative is free, mostly automated (no renaming of folders) but it requires a separate application, i.e. Thunderbird.
- Install Thunderbird. On first launch, tell it to import from Outlook (not Outlook Express).
- It will import account settings, contacts and email.
- Copy your Thunderbird profile (XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\, Vista/7:
\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\ .default
C:\Users\) to your Mac. Several methods can be used to perform the copy operation:
\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\ .default
- If both computers are on the same network, file sharing can be used.
- If the computers are NOT on the same network, the fastest approach is to zip-compress the profile folder in Windows, put it on an external storage device, bring the device to your Mac, connect it, and decompress the zip file.
- Start the Mail application and go to File > Import.
- Select Thunderbird and point it to the profile folder you copied to your Mac. The imported mail will be under "On My Mac".
- To be safe, you can go to "Mailbox > Rebuild" inside Mail to make sure there's no corruption resulting from the import.
Outlook Express
This option can be done without the need for installing additional software on your PC but it will require Entourage (or Outlook) on your Mac which you may not have.
- Open Outlook Express on your PC.
- Highlight all mail in a folder e.g. "important mail", and drag them into a any folder on your hard drive (ideally - outlook mail/important). Having Outlook run in window mode (not fullscreen) and dragging the mail to a folder on your desktop seems to be the easiest way, because you don't have to switch windows.
- Make as many folders and fill them this way as you have/need, then copy them to your Mac.
- Start Entourage (or Outlook) on your Mac (if you have either of them).
- Drag them into a folder the same way as you exported them on your pc.
- Now you should have the mail in Entourage.
- Mail can now import mailboxes from Entourage.
Once you've imported all your email into the Mail application, you can delete all the other email from your desktop/Outlook/Entourage to save space.


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Programming Languages: Implementations, Logics, and Programs [electronic resource] :9th International Symposium, PLILP '97 Including a Special Track on Declarative Programming Languages in Education Southampton, UK, September 3–5, 1997 Proceedings /
Contributor(s): Glaser, Hugh [editor.] | Hartel, Pieter [editor.] | Kuchen, Herbert [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).Material type: BookSeries: Lecture Notes in Computer Science: 1292Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997.Description: XI, 428 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540695370.Subject(s): Computer science | Computer programming | Programming languages (Electronic computers) | Computer logic | Mathematical logic | Artificial intelligence | Computer Science | Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters | Programming Techniques | Logics and Meanings of Programs | Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)Online resources: Click here to access online
Narrowing the narrowing space -- An object calculus with algebraic rewriting -- Inheritance and selective method dispatching in concurrent Haskell -- Overriding operators in a mixin-based framework -- Resolution for logic programming with universal quantifiers -- A declarative approach to concurrent programming -- Transformation of divide & conquer to nested parallel loops -- Transforming lazy functions using comportment properties -- Transformations for efficient evaluations in functional programming -- Inline expansion: When and how? -- Higher-order value flow graphs -- Intuitionistic implication in abstract interpretation -- An open-ended finite domain constraint solver -- Semantics and compilation of recursive sequential streams in 81/2 -- Implementation of term rewritings with the evaluation strategy -- Reflections on reflections -- Evaluation under lambda abstraction -- Selective recomputation for handling side-effects in parallel logic programs -- Tracing lazy functional computations using redex trails -- Functional programming and geometry -- Where do I begin? A problem solving approach in teaching functional programming -- Teaching functional and logic programming with a single computation model -- Logic implemented functionally -- DrScheme: A pedagogic programming environment for scheme -- An editor for helping novices to learn standard ML -- Introducing the declarative dungeon -- A pragmatic approach to compilation of Erlang -- Formal translations described by translation grammars with LR(k) input grammars -- Automatic run-time code generation in object-oriented languages.
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Programming Languages, Implementations, Logics and Programs, PLILP '97, held in Southampton, UK, in September 1997, including a special track on Declarative Programming in Education. The volume presents 25 revised full papers selected from 68 submissions. Also included are one invited paper and three posters. The papers are devoted to exploring the relation between implementation techniques, the logic of the languages, and the use of the languages in construcing real programs. Topics of interest include implementation of declarative concepts, integration of paradigms, program analysis and transformation, programming environments, executable specifications, reasoning about language constructs, etc.
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Alexander Hayes is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University and the Director of the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility. He uses spacecraft-based remote sensing to study the properties of planetary surfaces, their interactions with the interior, and if present, atmosphere. Recently, he has focused on studying the coupling of surface, subsurface, and atmospheric processes on Titan and Mars. Hayes uses the Cassini RADAR to study and model surface morphologies on icy satellites, including the distribution and evolution of Titan's hydrocarbon lakes and seas. Using data from the Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, he is also interested studying the depositional and diagenetic history of early Mars.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Brooklyn Pride Happy Hour
Happy June, everyone! It seems like just yesterday that we were digging ourselves out of giant piles of snow, doesn't it?
Well, things are really going to heat up on Fifth Avenue this month, during the 15th Annual Brooklyn Pride Celebration.
Of course, the parade will take place on Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 pm on Fifth Avenue from 14th Street to Sterling Place. This year, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and Brooklyn Pride will be starting the night off right with the first annual Brooklyn Pride Happy Hour! Participating bars and restaurants will be providing discounts and specials for parade attendees to enjoy, before the festivities start.
For a complete list of participating Happy Hour businesses, go to parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/happyhour2011.
Save the date! It's coming up soon!
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MISA mourns the passing of a dear friend, Peter Schellschmidt
It is with great sorrow that the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) learned of the passing on June 7, 2016, of Peter Schellschmidt. He died at the age of 71, after a long battle with cancer.
Peter witnessed Namibia's transition to independence during his time as representative of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (from 1989 to 1993) and returned to the country as the coordinator of the FES's regional media project, based in Windhoek, from 2002 to 2007.
During his term he worked closely with MISA and initiated and facilitated a number of notable projects that made a lasting impact, among them the African Media Barometer which continues to deliver country reports on the status of media freedom to support advocacy work. Similarly his vision for public broadcasting and its important role in democratisation will forever be remembered through the Guidelines and Principles for Broadcast Coverage of Elections in the SADC Region. This template has inspired improved coverage and similar guidelines across the continent.
We at MISA are very proud to have had the honour of associating with him. We have lost a supporter, a partner … but mostly a friend in the struggle for media freedom in southern Africa.
We will miss you Peter. You fought the good fight.
We share our deepest condolences with his loved ones.
Rest in Eternal Peace
From the MISA Trust Fund Board, Management and Staff in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Luckson Chipare
MISA Trust Funds Board
About MISA
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1996. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.