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St. Paddy's Day Bloodbath
March 10 2018 (9 AM - 5 PM )
Barony of Ponte Alto
Join your fellow Atlantians at the Barony of Ponte Alto's Annual St Paddy's Day Bloodbath where the fighting is fierce and the lunch is free.
We present a day that will be sure to satisfy even the most bloodthirsty fighter. Remember, this is for both light and heavy fighters!
St Paddy's Day Blood Bath this year will NOT be cancelled due to SNOW! The weather looks to be prime for fighting! Not too hot, not too cold, not too sunny, just right!
A grand way to spend the day and lunch is provided! Just bring your combat ready armor, your trusty weapons, and be prepared to fight until you can't fight no mo'!
Cost: Adult, Event Registration: $12.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Adult, Member Discount: $7.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Youth (6-17): $5.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Child (0-5): $0.00 Day-Trip $0.00 Feast $0.00 Camping
Make Checks Payable To: SCA, Inc., Barony of Ponte Alto
Site: Nottaway Park, 9601 Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22181. Site opens 9am, closes 5pm.
Autocrat's Information: Freiherrin Adina von der Heide (L Cicirelli), 4214 Maylock Lane, Fairfax, VA 22203, Phone: (571) 249-1250, E-mail: Adinavdh AT gmail.com
Reservations: Send reservations to Autocrat.
Take your best route to I-66, West of 495 to the Nutley Street exit (Vienna Metro Station). Follow signs to Vienna. Go through three lights and turn left onto Courthouse Road. The park entrance will be about a half mile up on your left. Go into the park past the house on the hill. Fighting field is in the back of the park.


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Spiderman all hooked up for warm sunny weather here in smudgy gray Michigan. It was nice for a few days, but we are still waiting for the sun.
I dont remember Barbie having paisley and little "B"'s embossed all over her ass…….Of course I never actually played with Barbies, but my G.I. Joes did commit some war atrocities against the neighbor girls Barbies a few times.
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Why does detroit_yes (NO) forum kick people off because they disagree with what you write?
Are they like the commie speech police or what?
DF writes: They own it, they run it. Love it or leave it. An unmoderated forum becomes a voice of madness.

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"… The concept of the self has always been the great preoccupation of the world. And everyone believes that he must find the answer to the riddle of himself. Salvation can be seen as nothing more than the escape from concepts…"
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Our inspiration for the app wasn't anything special, Discord was an app we were familiar with and we were aware that the community had open source bots that were used for entertainment purposes, but we realized there was never anything educational, especially for kids. We realized the potential that Discord/Discord Bots has for introducing younger kids to communicating online and at the same time having a fun way to learn about new things.
What it does
Qwerty is special, it's almost like an educational chatbot. You give it commands and it serves its purpose. Right now, we have a limited amount of commands, enough for a prototype but not a full working version.It can show various pictures, ask you questions about math, it has fun games such as a magic 8 ball, it's a versatile bot that has millions of possibilities for modules to be added to it.
How we built it
Qwerty was built with C# in Visual Studio, alongside Discord.NET v0.9.6, we tried to keep the bot simple since we're still very beginners but we programmed it enough to supply for simple commands in a chat. First, we made a prefix for the bot and then we applied that prefix with other commands so that the bot has the ability to send files and send messages.
Challenges we ran into
A lot of the challenges dealt with Discord.NET itself, there were compatibility issues between the discord client and the code itself. We also had errors in making sure that the bot didn;t interrupt when it wasn't called for, as it would reply to the command words, even if they weren't directed towards the bot.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud that we got it working in the first place! We're all beginners to coding in the first place, so a majority of the time was just getting to understanding how the Discord commands and Discord.NET works, we made our way from there.
What's next for Qwerky
In the future, we want to develop Qwerky more to learn more about the user at it talks to them and be smarter, right now Qwerty is just a question to answer bot, purely simple and nothing too complicated. We want to develop more onto what the bot does so it feels like you're not talking to a robot, instead, we want it to seem like it's someone you know.
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During COVID-19, Student Learning Commons services continue.
For the complete range, including consultations, support, workshops, handouts, and groups, see SLC services continue online.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
Register for this event.
Let's Talk! is a weekly workshop that gives students for whom English is an additional language an opportunity outside of class to improve their English conversation skills, learn strategies for academic success, and have fun meeting people.
Participants will develop their conversation and listening skills through a variety of topics, such as stereotypes, slang and idioms, social media, Canadian and global culture, presentation skills, pronunciation, and story-telling.
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Here are some fellow parents-to-be expecting in 2020Here are some of the most unique celebrity baby names and why they were chosen12 Tips From Mums to Mums For Caring For A Newborn BabyHilary Duff rejoices after specialist she hired succeeds in training baby daughter 'to fall asleep on her own'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (also known as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) are expecting!The best ways to keep babies and toddlers cool during hot weatherZara names royal baby after the QueenA COUPLE have seven babies under three after they tried for "just one more" – and fell pregnant with QUINTUPLETS.Newborn Survival GuideHow to help your baby get the most out of tummy time
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Kyocera Marbl (K127)
Virgin Mobile never tries to be more than what it is, and that's a good thing. The company has carefully cultivated an image of a hip, cool carrier that produces cheap, basic cell phones for the youth market. Granted, not every phone from the carrier has been a winner, but Virgin Mobile still accomplishes what it sets out to do. The latest model, the Kyocera Marbl (K127), isn't quite as flashy as the Kyocera Cyclops but it's still a decent phones for making calls. And at $29, it's a steal.
We've never been fans of flip pones without external displays, so we have to dock the Marbl from the start for the same reason. Yes, we get that an external display makes a phone more expensive, but we just don't like having to open a handset to see who's calling. Other than its lack of an external display, the Marbl does well with its design overall. The plain black form with the center stripe has an understated appeal that's broken only by the Virgin Mobile logo and a small speaker.
Though Virgin Mobile has advertised the Marbl's thin profile, its measurements of 3.3 inches by 1.7 inches by 0.8 inch wouldn't get it far in the slim-phone Olympics. On the other hand, it is pretty light, at 2.96 ounces, and there's no external antenna to add more girth. Other external features on the phones are few. A headset jack and a volume rocker sit on the left spine, and a charger ports rests on the phone's bottom end. The construction is solid on the whole, and the Marbl opens and shuts with authority.
The Marbl's 1.5-inch display (128x128 pixels) is a tad small for the phone's overall size, and the 65,000-color display doesn't pop with vivid resolution. Yet the phone perfectly fine for most uses. Although the icons don't make a lot of sense, the menus are easy to use and aren't too laden with animation. You can change the backlighting time and the contrast, but the text size is small and nonadjustable.
The navigation array has a spacious design with user-friendly controls. There's a four-way toggle with a central OK button, two soft keys, Talk and End/power controls, a Back button, and a dedicated speakerphone button. Though we always welcome the speakerphone button, the icon on that particular key wasn't very obvious. The toggle doubles as a shortcut to four oft-used features, but it's annoying that the OK button won't open the menu when the phone is in standby mode. Most of the controls are relatively flat with the surface of the phone, but we were able to dial by feel most of the time. The keypad buttons are also flush, but they're large for the phone's size and are lit by a bright backlight.


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Restaurant: The Landing Pad
Why Go there: Upon first entering The Landing Pad, you will instantly notice how spacious and comfortable the restaurant is. The service is always kind and the restaurant simply exudes a pleasant atmosphere. Especially in luck are the sport fans that eat at The Landing Pad; you'd be hard pressed to find a seat in where there isn't at least five T.V.s in your direct line of sight. Worried about missing a touchdown when you go to the restroom? Well don't, because there's even T.V.'s in the restroom! Somehow though, the constant streaming of sports is not too distracting for the non sport fan eating at The Landing Pad.
The most astounding aspect of The Landing Pad is of course the food! Personally, I have yet to try something there that did not exceed or at least meet my expectations. For a pleasant eating experience in the limited circuit of Findlay restaurants, you will not be disappointed by The Landing Pad!
What You Should Get: Where to start? The absolute essentials at The Landing Pad are definitely the pizza, wings, and fries. Thin with buttery-garlic crust, the pizza is certainly exceptional and will please everyone. To go with the pizza is for my money, the best wings/chunks in town. With a variety of sauces, the wings/chunks are always hot and moist. Finally, The Landing Pad knocks it out of the park again with their great basket fries. Enough to feed at least two people, the basket fries are never greasy and will keep you coming back for more!
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Eric "Eruption" Tai lost in an NBA bet that made him face the consequence. Eric Tai and Billy Crawford bet on NBA but it was not on money basis but on consequence. Both of them are It's Showtime host and they have already done this last year. Eric was on Miami's side last year and Billy was on Spurs'. Miami won the championship last year and they have agreed that whoever will lose on the bet will have his hair colored and Billy did as what they have agreed upon.
This time, during a certain episode of It's Showtime, host Vhong Navarro explained about the betting and the revelation. He said that before the start of the Miami and Spurs game, Eric and Billy bet on who will get the championship crown. He also explained that whoever will lose the betting will dress like a girl. Billy cannot hide his laughing when hosts Vhong, Vice Ganda and the others announced the entrance of Eric wearing dress and high heels on make-up. Eric has large body that made him look funny on the attire. He was even dubbed as "She Hulk" and there was laughing inside the studio.
Vice said kiddingly that he was putting the name of the gays on shame. He also said that Eric's face is beautiful but the thing is he has moustache and his body is big. Eric then gave Billy a handshake and Billy thanked him for showing sportsmanship. Billy also added that when Spurs was defeated, he will not wear such attire and there was laughing again. The audience gave Eric a loud round of applause for what he did. Vice Ganda then explained that the "gays" should not be offended for what Eric wore because they do not mean to make fun of their gender but that was just for the sake of betting.


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Paddington 2 (2017)
Our hero of the movie "Paddington 2″ lives in a good family, and he has a dream – to show his dear auntie London. But for her this trip is not yet available, and to begin with, the bear cub decides to buy one book, leafing through which the venerable relative will virtually walk around the city. But to buy such book you need money, and here so inopportunely there are problems with work, and then with justice. Who would have thought, but the pedantic Englishmen are ready to judge the bear in all the severity of the law.
Original Title: Paddington 2
Country: UK, France, USA
Release Date: 2017
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Creator: Paul King, Simon Farnaby, StudioCanal, Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE), Amazon Prime Instant Video
Cast: Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Ben Whishaw, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Marie-France Alvarez, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ben Miller, Jessica Hynes, Robbie Gee, Nicholas Woodeson, Alex Jordan
Runtime: 104 min
Language: English
Quality: WEBRip 1080p
Resolution: 1280 x 544
Audio: AC-3, 348 Kbps
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Amid growing fury on the Israeli right toward the country's human rights groups, the Knesset has approved two motions aimed at examining whether there are skeletons in NGO closets. The separate but similar motions, submitted by the Yisrael Beiteinu and Likud parties, mandate a Knesset investigation of funding sources of left-leaning nongovernmental organizations. The motions, passed January 6 by large majorities, emerged from the Knesset's two largest right-wing parties.
It has been promoted as a cutting-edge technological marvel and marketed as the ultimate solution to the misery Israeli civilians experienced facing rocket attacks from Gaza militants. But as the Iron Dome rocket defense system moves into its final stages of development, Israelis are questioning its effectiveness, and American lawmakers are seeking assurances that the system they are poised to fund will indeed be used to protect citizens in the battered Negev city of Sderot, close by Gaza, and not just used to defend military bases.


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Fusing the bold character of the iconic spiral with the preciousness of pavé diamonds, the B.zero1 bangle reveals its versatile spirit with contemporary elegance.
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The clock struck a new millennium, and the world welcomed a spiraled Bulgari creation. A visionary ring celebrating eternity and modernity. The design merging the imposing grandeur of Rome's great Colosseum, the most eternal of all monuments, with the strong lines of modern Italian design.
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text: Apple Zoom Zoom × Apple MacBook Air with Touch ID MREC2 Laptop - Intel Core i5-8th Gen, 13.3-Inch with Retina, 256GB SSD, 8GB, Eng-KB, MacOS, Silver, International Version AED 4,899.00 AED 4899 https://www.letstango.com/apple-macbook-air-with-touch-id-mrec2-laptop-intel-core-i5-8th-gen-13-3-inch-with-retina-256gb-ssd-8gb-eng-kb-macos-silver-international-version Color Silver Space Gray Silver Gold Storage 256GB SSD 128GB SSD 256GB SSD Key Features Intel Core i5-8th Gen 13.3" Retina Display 256GB SSD MacOS 8GB RAM Touch ID T2 Security Chip Redesigned Keyboard 15.6mm Thin Eng-KB DELIVERY Order in next 15hrs 38mins and receive it within 1-2 Working Days Warranty 1 Year Sold by LetsTango Share Read Blogs Sold Out Notify Me × Success! 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We recently decided to get to work on some maritime visualizations. Above is a bubble graph I created representing the number of ships registered to each flag state. This graph is even more interesting, it shows the number of ships registered to each country by foreign owners. Notice the Flags of Convenience? Some will also be … [Read more...]
Ship Incident Rate Steady Despite New Technology – Why?
"Of all the systems on board a vessel, a human being is the most complex, and perhaps the most difficult one to integrate into a system of safer transportation." -Tracy Murrell, Director, Office of Marine Safety, National Transportation Safety Board. For the last few decades, the maritime industry has greatly improved the reliability and user interface design of ship systems … [Read more...]
Playing Pirate Does Not a Sailor Make
When I first read of the rescue of the tall ship Liana's Ransom, I contacted friends in the tall ship community to express my sadness at the loss of the vessel, and relief that the crew survived the ordeal. "Liana who?" was the common response. "That's not a 'tall ship,' Mario," they said. "It's probably one of those wanna-be pirate ships, a tourist-attraction powerboat. The … [Read more...]
Into the Storm – The Final Days and Decisions on Bounty
Drivers always slow down and rubberneck at car accidents, don't they? Like me, you may have caught yourself complaining about the practice and wondering "Why are people so morbid that they have to slow down and look?" That's what we all say, at least until we get close enough to see, and though we might strain our eyes to avoid looking like we are looking, we drive just a … [Read more...]
The Cost of Rescue: Why Carnival Shouldn't Pay and the U.S. Shouldn't Accept
Should people pay for rescue when it's their fault? I get asked that question often. For years I was on a team that went out to the end result of someone else's bad decision and saved their backside - at great expense to the taxpayer I might add. So it makes sense that I would think that the costs of those rescues should be recovered, right? Well, I don't. Not at all. Not … [Read more...]


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Rockwood Furnishings presents the most effective in stunning, handcrafted furnishings to the Albuquerque, New Mexico and surrounding areas. Almost four decades ago on February 2, 1980 inmates who were fed up with overcrowding and lack of programming took over the Penitentiary of New Mexico. The way you current your products and how you package deal them in your customers can imply the difference between a few sales and loads. We now have an A" rating with the native Higher Business Bureau and are a part of the Angie's Record of New Mexico.
Choose the style, configuration, kind of leather-based and shade(s), even the firmness of the seats.. We construct your furniture the way you need it. Quality comfy leather-based furnishings in a style and color you will love. With accessible parking nearby, MONEY and Carry Discount Furniture is well accessible by car. Whether or not you are in search of traditional, contemporary, or trendy designs, store online or cease by in-store for reasonably priced furniture that matches your way of life.
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity is a regionally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Worldwide , a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing group. Dapwood Furnishings Co. is New Mexico's first Certified B Corporation in manufacturing. Workspace Dynamics has strategic parternships with over 200 producers to deliver you a various number of furniture for all your amenities wants.


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Our Super Trumps application is the modern conversion of the classical card game "Go Fish" (in other countries also known as Quartett, Megatrumpf, Happy Families, Jeu de familles, Gioco delle famiglie or Authors).
The 32 cards with sexy models are shuffled and evenly shared between the player and the iPhone. The player choose the value of one category of the displayed card and the value is compared with the same value of the card which the iPhone is holding. Who has the higher value wins the trick and the winner has the turn with the next card of the stack.
The game is ending when one player has lost all the cards or the timer of 10 resp. 20 minutes expires.
Although it's a simple game – everybody knows from childhood – Super Trumps offers long entertainment and high motivation!
- Gamble against the iPhone with at all 32 beautiful and sexy photo models from Europe. Contrary to the ordinary bikini apps we're not offering sleazy pin ups but premium photos of attractive models by professional photographers.
- Big and beautiful images of all 32 models
- Play with 3 difficulty levels
- Play with 10, 20 minutes or with infinite time
- Combos: Extra points for more than one trick in a row
- Global high-score list with geo position: Compete against other Super Trumps gamblers worldwide
- Tweet your achieved points and rank within the high-score via Twitter
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The game is available completely in English.


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For providing better service to their guests, Sheraton Adana Hotel chose Gen Technology Solutions Digital Signage system. According to request of Sheraton Adana Hotel, we installed totems and monitors. For providing information, transfer at meetings and events we set up 28 monitors.
Totems, which are sharing up to date meeting lists, are attuned to hotels interior design. Due to our cooperation with Micros Fidellio, a hotel automations software development company, at Sheraton Adana Hotel, the information taken from Opera is now transferred to DS system automatically thus the information flow is persistent. With Opera Suite PMS System meetings which are shared by sales team, automatically featured in monitors at the date of meeting. Sheraton Adana Hotel is presenting images and designs to their gusets which are prepared by Gen Technology Solutions.


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Even in Difficult Times There is Joy
Everyone of us experiences life challenges and difficulties, big and small. You might feel irritable or tearful as I do at the moment. Whatever the challenge, choosing to bring a playful attitude and some playful tools into the mix can make a huge difference in the quality of life and help you to move forward and continue to embrace what is important in your life.
Today, I am choosing to write, meditate, utilize what I know about the merits of play breaks and movement to help me stay in the flow as I work on some important projects and writing in my play-based, depth-oriented work.
What are the daily challenges that you face in our life?
Are you currently in the midst of a huge challenge in your life (divorce, death in the family, moving to a new home, graduation, birth or adoption of a new family member, …)?
What are some of the ways that you might play in the everyday with your challenges?
If you need help, please let me know. (see how to contact me below).
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I think one of the hardest things for me about finding joy during my darkest moments was that the feeling of 'joy' or 'happiness' or 'Ok-ness' is that it was such a big change from my feeling 'dark' and 'depressed.' It felt almost foreign to feel a 'positive' emotion again. For me though, taking small steps to re-learn how to be comfortable feeling the 'positive' emotions again. A little bit of joy or peace or happiness each day, combined with a practice of 'present' awareness makes feeling them a habit over time.


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Dispatches from the Frontiers of Science
5 Big Questions for the Next 50 Years
The Science@50 public event, Dispatches from the Frontiers of Science, was held at the Appel Salon of the Toronto Reference Library on May 6, 2015.
A crowd of more than 500 community members gathered to hear about five big questions for the next 50 years from professors Matt Johnson (Physics & Astronomy), Jane Heffernan (Mathematics & Statistics), Demian Ifa (Chemistry), Sapna Sharma (Biology) and Edward Jones-Imhotep (Science & Technology Studies).
Anna Maria Tremonti, host of CBC Radio's The Current, moderated the discussion.
Is Our Universe the Only One?
Professor Matthew Johnson
Physics & Astronomy
For millennia humans have watched the stars, but only since the Enlightenment have we looked at them through a scientific lens – both literally and metaphorically. Scientific observations have led to an ever-larger picture of our observable universe — the things we can see. However, all along the way some have speculated whether there are other regions beyond what is known. Do other regions exist that may consist of diverse histories and properties? In other words, is there a 'Multiverse'? At the intersection of ideas from cosmology and string theory emerges a prediction that we could inhabit one of the most interesting sorts of multiverses imaginable: one arising as a natural consequence of compelling explanations for other properties of our universe, and one that at least in principle can be tested with observations. In his talk, he outlined these ideas and discussed how we might determine if our universe is the only one.
Matthew Johnson is jointly appointed to the Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University in Toronto and the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario. His research specialties are theoretical cosmology and high-energy physics, and he is known for his work on inflationary cosmology, the cosmology of string theory and the first observable tests of eternal inflation. He did his postdoctoral research at Caltech and the Perimeter Institute and earned his PhD at UC Santa Cruz.
How Do We Prevent a Zombie Plague?
Professor Jane Heffernan
Mathematics & Statistics
Since the dawn of civilization, plagues have posed existential threats to individual human hosts and their communities. How can we protect ourselves against such invasions? The answer is in the math. In this playful look at a dead-serious subject, she explored how, in the event of a zombie plague, mathematical modellers would put tools in the hands of public policy decision makers to mitigate or eliminate a zombie pandemic, and the resulting threat to humankind.
Jane Heffernan is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at York University in Toronto, where she also heads the Centre for Disease Modelling and is involved in research initiatives with China, Brazil and Africa. Her work examines how individual behaviour and immunity profiles affect disease outcomes both inside the human body (in-host) and at the population level. She earned her PhD at Western University in London, Ontario.
Will Biometrics Eliminate Privacy Altogether?
Professor Demian Ifa
Today we use smart cards, passwords and PINs to access our bank accounts, our e-mail, our calendars, and even our homes. Biometrics offer a practical alternative. A biometric is a measurable physical characteristic (e.g. iris pattern) or behavioural trait (e.g. voice) that can be used to verify a person's identity. Biometrics cannot be lost or forgotten, they are difficult to copy, forge or share and they require the individual to be present at the time of identification. In other words, they are the perfect solution to scribbled passwords on misplaced sticky notes! However, evolving technologies allow the collection of far more information than the user may have bargained for. Companies, governments or other entities could use these data to monitor people without their knowledge, raising important privacy concerns. His talk discussed the rapidly evolving scientific capabilities in this field, to inform the public debate.
Demian Ifa earned his PhD in Pharmacology at the University of São Paulo. After research positions at Purdue University in the United States, he joined the Chemistry Department at York University as an assistant professor. His major research interests are ambient ionization techniques, imaging mass spectrometry, structural biology and clinical mass spectrometry.
Will Climate Change Put Fish in Hot Water?
Professor Sapna Sharma
Lake temperatures are changing around the world in response to a changing climate. Historically Ontario lakes have been highly significant bellwethers, as they represent a northern or southern limit to many freshwater fish species, making Ontario fish particularly vulnerable to climate change. She presented her population projections for several sport fish species in Ontario lakes, and talked about what these fish populations could look like by mid-to-late century. Of particular interest are walleye and smallmouth bass, which are among angler favourites. But as the feisty smallmouth continues its march northward in Ontario, it will put populations of trout and walleye at long-term risk.
Sapna Sharma is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at York University. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto and held post-doctoral fellowships at Université de Montréal and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The primary focus of her research includes understanding the impact of environmental stressors such as climate change, invasive species introductions, habitat degradation on ecosystems at a range of spatial and temporal scales and improving our abilities to develop predictive models.
Rise of the Machines: What does our trust in technology say about ourselves?
Professor Edward Jones-Imhotep
Science & Technology Studies
The modern world has been characterized by the rise of machines — as devices and instruments for engaging the world; as analogies for making sense of it; even as extensions of our own bodies and minds. And for centuries, that rise has sparked both hope and anxiety. Can we trust machines? How is our trust in them linked to ideas about our reliability as humans? And what do those hopes and anxieties tell us about ourselves in an age where machines are everywhere? In this talk, Dr. Jones-Imhotep challenged us to think about the complex relationship between humans and technologies through the fascinating question of our trust in machines.
Edward Jones-Imhotep is an associate professor in the Department of Science & Technology Studies at York University. He received his PhD in the history of science from Harvard University and has published on topics ranging from science and national identity in Canada to Glenn Gould and the philosophy of technology. His current research explores the cultural history of our trust in machines


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Damon Lindelof might consider Watchmen to be the greatest piece of fiction that's ever been written, but he'll be damned if that gets in the way of him adapting the source material however he sees fit. Today, the prolific TV auteur took to Instagram to prove just how serious he is about the whole thing.
Back in September of last year, Variety reported that HBO had ordered a Watchmen pilot from Lindelof, along with additional scripts for subsequent episodes. His previous endeavor, The Leftovers, had just completed its three-season run on HBO. Lindelof had previously tried to adapt the series back in 2014, though that effort never materialized. In his Instagram post, Lindelof talks at great lengths about his childhood, TV career, religion, and personal history with the comic, which was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons back in 1984.
Watchmen did see a big-screen adaptation back in 2009, which was unfortunately helmed by director Zack Snyder. Though Snyder's penchant for slow-motion shots of bullet shells bouncing off the ground was featured prominently throughout, he was reasonably faithful to the source material — almost to a fault. In fact, his slavish devotion to the story also made his one drastic change to the story's end that much more perplexing. Also, on a whole, the movie just wasn't all that enjoyable.
Lindelof's bold, rambling declaration here will surely prompt a lot of speculation (and subsequent arguments) by fans who consider Moore's story to be a sort of holy grail of comic book writing. Moore has also famously — oftentimes bitterly — disavowed any adaptation to his work, and this is unlikely to change for Lindelof's serialized take on Watchmen. Still, it may prove… interesting to see exactly how Lindelof plans to shape Moore's story into his own vision.
For those interested, you can read the entirety of Lindelof's extremely wordy Instagram post below. Better set some time aside. The abyss has a tendency to stare back.


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This post is also available in: Spanish
On November 18th at 7pm the Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima, directed by Dominican womenswear designer Jenny Polanco, will be opening two exhibitions: DISEÑANÍA Diseño + Artesania (design + crafts) and GUANEANDO presented by the Cultural Center of Spain (Centro Cultural de España) and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, INTEC). Both exhibitions were part of the Bienal de Diseño DRD held in Santo Domingo, and not only showcase but recognize the importance of uniting design and craft for the development of new, innovative products made with locally found materials and manufactured by locals as well.
In Diseñanía a large group of designers will show their work made by mixing various materials and techniques. In this exhibition, you'll find works by Zagarella, Joao Rodríguez, Vainillas, Jenny Polanco, Los Tejedores and La Buena Fe. Jenny Polanco is a longtime member of our community and we've been able to follow how she constantly innovates her clothing and accessories collections and also features local artists in her stores. Los Tejedores and La Buena Fe were recently here in Casa, as part of the Altos de Chavón Fall Fest.
In Guaneando, designers from different disciplines face the challenge of creating a product based on guano – a type of palm tree most commonly found in tropical countries. The leaves of this palm are used to build the roofs of rural houses, and for the manufacture of hats, baskets, fans, brooms, etc. Old stems are used for housing construction. The artists visited El Limón, a community of Mata del Jobo in Santiago Rodríguez, where guano artisans work. The pieces that are shown belong to José Durán, Trapitos de Sofia, Orlando Isaac, Michelle Urtecho, Madame Blanco (who also participated in the Altos de Chavón Fall Fest), Tuto and Carola and Mateo5. Below you will find a video of each of the artists talking about their experience with this project and how they experimented with each of their own crafts to create unique pieces with this very versatile natural material.
Don't miss this exhibition which celebrates Dominican art, design, artists and artisans open to the public from November 18th through December 18th.
What: Opening of the exhibitions DISEÑANÍA Diseño + Artesania (design + crafts) and GUANEANDO
When: November 18th, 7:00pm
Where: La Aldea Cutural Santa Rosa de Lima
The Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima is on the left immediately as you cross the bridge over the Salao river entering La Romana. It is a white building which looks a little like a fortress (hence the former name – La Fortaleza). To get to it you need to be on the side of the road heading back out of La Romana, before crossing the bridge you turn right and cross over the railway tracks.
The exhibitions will be open to the public from November 18th until December 18th.
For more information about the two exhibition you can visit the website www.ccesd.org, twitter account @disenoRD and Facebook page Diseño República Dominicana
The Colors and Spirit of community, music, art and laughter in Altos de Chavón's Fall Festival
It was amazing for us to be in the heart of Casa de Campo sharing in the gorgeous village of Altos de Chavón among local establishments, invited vendors, artisans, and children and families. All who came out got to rediscover Chavón, a phrase popularized by the day and array of activities we really enjoyed organizing for the community. Read more here.


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UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene)
UHMWPE are PE types with a molecular weight starting at 1 million g./mol. and going up to 10 million g./mol. Standard types typically fall within a range of 3-5 million g./mol. Higher molecular weight improves, in particular, the resistance to wear and tear, as well as the impact strength of the material.
This material demonstrates a well-balanced property profile encompassing all PE materials and has excellent impact resistance, even at temperatures of up to negative 200°C.
- Better impact resistance than technical plastics at room temperature
- Very low coefficient of sliding friction
- Best sliding properties
- Excellent stress crack resistance
- Noise dampening/ noise reduction
- UV-resistant
Areas of Application:
- Protective equipment, lining technology
- General engineering sectors
- Conveyor technology
- Medical technology
- Sport and recreational applications
Due to the high molecular weight of the product, the material viscosity is also higher, which means that UHMWPE can usually only be processed through the RAM-extrusion process and compression moulding. Semi-finished products for additional machining can be produced with low tension. We are currently working together with our partner, IRPC, to develop a UHMWPE granulate type suitable for injection molding.
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Fondazione Bruno Kessler is situated in Trentino, a province in Northern Italy governed under a special autonomy statute. The foundation, with more than 350 researchers, conducts studies in the areas of Information Technology, Materials and Microsystems, Italian-German Historical Institute, and Religious sciences.
Thanks to a close network of alliances and collaborations, FBK also conducts research in theoretical nuclear physics, networking and telecommunications, and social sciences (studies of public policy effectiveness).
The objectives of the foundation are to:


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Cebua (world)
This is a world-system under construction and is currently being input-programmed into the Traveller RPG Wiki.
|Cebua/Arodir (Far Home 2407)
|Classic Era (1115)
|See also
|System Details
|Planetoid Belts
|Gas Giants
Cebua is an agricultural world.
- As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
- This a "low technology" world with technology competency well below technology standards for Charted Space.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Arodir Subsector of Far Home Sector.
- Cebua is a Voluntarily Regressive World
- 1 Astrography and Planetology
- 2 History & Background (Dossier)
- 3 References & Contributors / Sources
Astrography and Planetology[edit]
This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.
Monostellar System[edit]
Cebua Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Color Classification Remarks Cebua Primary Red M0 V
System Data[edit]
Adagwa-Cebua System[edit]
The primary is Adagwa, an ordinary red main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.04 Sols, a mass of 0.489 Sols, and a diameter of 764,000 km. (I-I) Cebua, designated the mainworld, and (I-II) a thin atmosphere hospitable world have a shared orbit within the habitable zone. (II-I) a very thin atmosphere hospitable world, (II-II) an exotic atmosphere radworld, (III) a vacuum worldlet, (IV) a large gas giant, (V) an exotic atmosphere bigworld, and (VI) a ringed small gas giant form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.
Mainworld Data[edit]
(I-I) Cebua[edit]
(I-I) Cebua is designated the mainworld. It orbits Adagwa at a mean distance of 0.12 AU (17.9 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 21 days 17 hours: it is tidally locked to Adagwa. The axial tilt is 3 degrees. Cebua has a diameter of 6,625 km, a density of 3.89 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.36 G. Tidal stresses generated by the gravitational pull of Adagwa cause frequent geological activity. Its atmosphere is rated as Thin, with a mean surface pressure of 0.52 bar and a composition of 80% nitrogen (N2), 18% oxygen (O2), 1% argon (Ar), and 1% carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O), ozone (O3), neon (Ne) and other trace gases. Approximately 43% of the surface is covered in seas of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 0.4m. Mean surface temperature: 33°C. The climate is rated as Hot and is static, with no seasonal changes during the local year. The atmosphere is active and strong weather systems driven by the star and the seas sweep across the globe.
Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]
Total surface area: 138 million km², Land surface area: 79 million km², Water surface area: 59 million km².
- Cebua is a Twilight Zone World.
- The world experiences libration, which causes the star to move in the sky and periodically rise and fall above the horizon in the twilight region.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
Adagwa-Cebua System[edit]
Cebua, the mainworld, has extensive, abundant native life, with complex organisms inhabiting every ecological niche. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.
The temperate hospitable world lying in orbital position (I-II) (within the habitable zone) has extensive, abundant native life, with complex organisms inhabiting every ecological niche. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.
The cold marginally hospitable world lying in orbital position (II-I) (within the H+ region of the outer system) has primitive native life, consisting entirely of microscopic cyanobacteria-parallels that exist in any location where they can find even a minimal trace of shelter and warmth. Their metabolic functions maintain the process of atmospheric renewal.
No other world in the system is known to have native life.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
No information yet available.
World Starport[edit]
Cebua has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Technology Level[edit]
Cebua possesses a Technology Level of TL–4.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone and telegraphs, widespread printing.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Trains and early automobiles.
- Water: Clippers and steam ships.
- Air: Dirigibles, balloons, very basic rockets.
World Government[edit]
Cebua has a Civil Service Bureaucracy government.
- It is a government by agencies employing individuals selected for their expertise.
- The typical power source of this government is an Oligarchy.
- The typical power structure of this government is a Unitary State.
World Military[edit]
Cebua Defense Force
Advisors from the Peoples Liberation Army
Legion Advisors
World Economy[edit]
- Resources: 6 (Few)
- Labor: 6 (Millions)
- Infrastructure: 7 (Generally available)
- Efficiency: +4 (Advanced)
Trade Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Demographics[edit]
Population 81,200,000
World Culture[edit]
- Homogeneity: 9 (Discordant)
- Acceptance: 7 (Aloof)
- Strangeness: 7 (Confusing)
- Symbols: 6 (Somewhat concrete)
Historical data[edit]
No information yet available.
World timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP listing[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com


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