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Predictive Analytics in the Oil and Gas Industry – Current Applications
Ayn de Jesus Last updated on November 29, 2018
Last updated on November 29, 2018, published by Ayn de Jesus
Ayn serves as AI Analyst at Emerj - covering artificial intelligence use-cases and trends across industries. She previously held various roles at Accenture.
McKinsey reported that most oil and gas operators have not maximized the production potential of their assets. A typical offshore platform, according to the 2017 report, runs at about 77% of its maximum production potential. Industry-wide, the shortfall comes to about 10 million barrels per day, or $200 billion in annual revenue.
To help optimize production, operators might consider adopting advanced analytics, which combines engineering, data science, and computing power to enable businesses to forecast yields or maximize industry assets.
In adopting analytics, it follows that AI would find its way into the oil and gas industry. As of now, numerous companies claim to assist engineers and data scientists in aspects of their roles, such as predictive maintenance on equipment, predicting supply and demand, and streamlining routine processes.
We researched the space to better understand where predictive analytics comes into play in the oil and gas industry and to answer the following questions:
What types of predictive analytics applications are currently in use in oil and gas?
What tangible results have predictive analytics driven in oil and gas?
Are there common trends among these innovation efforts? How could these trends affect the future of oil and gas?
This report covers vendors offering software across two applications:
This article intends to provide business leaders in the oil and gas space with an idea of what they can currently expect from AI in this industry. We hope that this article allows business leaders in the oil and gas industry to garner insights they can confidently relay to their executive teams so they can make informed decisions when thinking about AI adoption. At the very least, this article intends to reduce the time business leaders spend researching AI companies with whom they may (or may not) be interested in working.
GE Digital's Predix
GE Digital, a subsidiary of General Electric, offers Predix, which the company claims can help oil and gas businesses create automated analytics models that could help in the predictive maintenance of its industrial equipment using machine learning.
Predix explains that the application's machine learning algorithms are able to process data that sensors collect, such as equipment or parts performance, environmental data, and weather conditions, among others. The algorithms then compare these against the ideal performance data contained in the database. If the algorithms find discrepancies between the current and ideal state, the application is triggered to send an alert to technicians. who in turn conduct predictive maintenance or part replacement.
For instance, in a wind farm, one turbine is performing below optimum levels. The technician gathers the data collected by sensors about the parts of the turbine, such as the wind blades and turbine axle. The technician might also consider reviewing the wind speed. The turbine's performance history will then be compared with that of other turbines at the wind farm.
The in-house technician may share the information with the field technician through a connected tablet or smartphone, who is prompted to inspect the underperforming turbine in person. Repairs are then conducted if needed.
Below is a short 3-minute video demonstrating how Predix works:
GE Digital claims to have helped the Administracion Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland (ANCAP) of Uruguay. The state-owned company provides the fuel that heats homes and business and fuels cooking equipment, agricultural machines, and transportation. The company was faced with the challenge of managing large amounts of data and needed a solution to make processes more efficient, optimize energy consumption, integrate operational data from various sources, and ensure the sustainability of the company.
The company turned to Predix's human-machine interface and supervisory control and data acquisition (HMI-SCADA) application called iFIX. The project was implemented in five distribution plants, with more than 1,000 screens deployed. Employees at each location learned to use the system to input critical data.
With the centralized system, ANCAP was reportedly able to track field data, such as gas and liquid flow rates, composition analyzers, and tank levels and volumes. The system also enabled the company to monitor the performance rates of equipment, daily throughputs from process units, and weather conditions. This data was automatically processed, formatted to a spreadsheet, and uploaded to the government's website.
With this data, ANCAP was able to calculate and project the efficiency of its furnaces using this data. although the case study did not explain how efficiency was defined. The data was recorded in the server to enable the team to study trends related to the furnace's performance.
According to GE Digital, implementing Predix allowed ANCAP to cut the time spent on routine processes by 60% and save 20% more fuel. Management also reportedly stopped asking employees for manual reports
GE Digital also lists Exelon, Gerdau, Spomlek, Lek Pharmaceuticals, and the City of San Luis Obispo as some of its clients.
Vincent Yates is the Chief Data Scientist at GE Digital. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, Yates served as Head of Data Science in Seattle at Uber, Director of Analytics Engineering at Zillow Group, and Office Analytics Team Manager at Microsoft.
Maana
Maana is a California-based company with over 100 employees. The company offers a software called the Knowledge Platform, which they claim can help oil and gas companies predict operational outcomes and help employees make better-informed decisions using machine learning and natural language processing.
Maana claims its software can mine, process, and analyze a company's unstructured data, such as job reports, maintenance records, equipment sensors, weather data, call center records, and other types of media from disparate company sources. Then, Knowledge Platform's natural language processing algorithms interpret the data from these reports. The machine learning algorithms crawl through the platform's database to find patterns that are similar to the current problem the company is aiming to solve.
When the algorithms find similarities, the system then provides feedback in the form of graphs to show the trend of, for instance, equipment performance or expenditures. This allows the company's subject matter experts to interpret the graphs and make recommendations on how to solve the problem.
Below is a short 2-minute video demonstrating how the Knowledge Platform works:
Maana claims to have helped an unnamed Fortune 20 oil company make optimal pump selections, increase billable hours and reduce overall costs using the application. The company's maintenance experts used the platform to collect data related to existing pump operations. The data came in the form of run-and-pull reports, pump failure reports, pump sensor data and high-frequency data flows. Much of the data described past inspections of failed pumps retrieved from wells and was reported by field employees.
Aside from language-based data, the company also collected detailed sensor data during pump operations. The application was able to classify the data and recognize the patterns that could lead to pump failure.
According to Maana, this enabled employees to validate their hypotheses and identify the causes of pump failures, predict similar scenarios in the future, and choose the right pump for each kind of well. Overall, this allowed the company to conduct maintenance that would reduce the risk of pump failures and production downtime.
Maana also lists Shell, General Electric, Airbus, Maersk, Chevron as some of their clients.
Steven Gustafson is Chief Scientist at Maana. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nottingham. Previously, Gustafson served as R&D Leader, Knowledge Discovery Lab at General Electric Global Research.
HortonWorks is a San Francisco-based company with about 1,300 employees. The company offers a software called Hybrid Data Platform (HDP), an open-source application that processes large datasets from multiple sources, which they claim can help oil and gas companies predict well yield do maintenance on equipment.
Hortonworks claims that HDP can store and process its structured and unstructured data, such as sensor or seismic data, weather, drilling and completions data, geolocation, text files, video, social media, email, and more. These are stored in a data repository.
For instance, an oil and gas company may want to set standards of yield per well to achieve the highest margins. To set the benchmarks, the engineers might use seismic data, pump rates, fluid temperatures, and other factors that influence yield.
The software's machine learning model would then take these predefined benchmarks, search the HDP database for similar standards, and compare the corresponding well yields. If the algorithms find that the current yields are lower, based on the influencing factors, the system informs the users through the dashboard.
Below is a short 2-minute video demonstrating how HDP works:
Horton claims to have helped Noble Energy predict and prevent downtime in its hydrocarbon infrastructure. The case study reports that HDP was used to look for potential lost opportunity through downtime, but did not provide details. However, we can infer that the application's machine learning model reviewed the data from sensor streams, drilling reports, location data, engineering notes, and technical manuals, etc.
Then, the algorithms may have matched these with historical data related to factors that could affect production, such as equipment failure and decline in the output of existing oil wells, among others. This would have enabled Noble Energy to take measures to maintain equipment and possibly discover new wells.
In the future, Noble Energy intends to use HDP to improve safety and prevent injuries among employees in its locations.
Hortonworks also lists Fuso, Johns Hopkins University, Nissan, Yahoo! Japan, Mayo Clinic, SoftBank, Expedia, and Symantec as some of its clients.
Scott Gnau is CTO at Hortonworks. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. Previously, Gnau served as President of at Teradata labs for nine years, where he provided direction for research, development, and sales support activities related to Teradata integrated data warehousing and big data analytics.
SAS offers a predictive software called Enterprise Miner, which they claim can help oil and gas businesses streamline the data mining process to develop predictive models using deep learning, computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP).
SAS claims that NLP algorithms are capable of extracting business insights and emerging trends from texts, speech and sound, while computer vision algorithms determine the objects inside images and videos. The information extracted by these technologies are then processed and analyzed by deep learning algorithms, which recognize patterns in the data to create predictions and preventive recommendations.
Below is a short 3-minute video demonstrating how SAS artificial intelligence-driven applications work:
SAS does not have oil and gas-related case studies but claims to have helped Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) forecast energy demand and save its utility customers millions in its first year of using SAS Analytics, according to the case study.
ODEC provides wholesale power to 11 distribution cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware that serve 1 million member customers. For energy purchases, the cooperative must contract energy months in advance to ensure affordable supply at wholesale prices. Wrong forecasts might force ODEC to buy energy at higher spot prices
In the past, ODEC used traditional spreadsheets to create forecasts. SAS enabled ODEC to forecast more accurately using a variety of industry-specific models that support system analysis, hedging, financial forecasts, and future resources for energy and demand.
According to the case study, using SAS allowed ODEC to understand each cooperative's market while providing a big-picture look. This enabled the client to plan for its markets' power needs five, 10, or 20 years into the future. The company did not provide further details or specific numbers.
SAS also lists Honda, Bank of America, Nestle, Lufthansa, Konica Minolta, and World Wildlife Fund as some of its past clients.
Wayne Thompson is Chief Data Scientist at SAS where he has served for 26 years. He holds a PhD in Agronomy and Statistics and another in Plant Sciences; Minor Statistics. Both are from the University of Tennessee.
Takeaways for Business Leaders in the Oil and Gas industry
Most of the companies covered in this report offer solutions for preventive maintenance and production-related analytics. Worthy of note is that all of the companies' AI efforts are spearheaded by PhD-level talent except Hortonworks.
That said, only Maana offers solutions exclusively for industrial production and oil and gas companies; the other companies covered in this report service multiple industries. Maana's specificity could work in its favor, as its machine learning models might be trained exclusively on industrial databases, which could increase its models' accuracies. This is speculation, however.
Although no company provided hard times on how long their software would take to integrate, based on one case study, we infer that the integration product could be long.
Overall, predictive analytics applications for the oil and gas industry seem to legitimately involve AI, unlike other sectors that are more nascent in terms of AI.
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It's our spectacular, star-studded, sense-defying Free Comic Book Day edition! JC and JM are LIVE at Black Cat Comics. We have special guests, including the first lady of Hold 322, Ms. Erin Walton, The LEFT Show's Forrest stops by, along with Eric and Curtis. We talk with Black Cat Comics owner Greg Gage, Mario DeAngelis of the Salty Horror Film Festival, Invincible artist Ryan Ottley and Adventure Time's Derek Hunter. We interview Nancy Silberkleit regarding her upcoming anti-bullying comics, and even stop by Night Flight Comics to interview Mimi Cruz. Wow.
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Q: Using getenv function I have a C program that prints every environmental variable, whose name is given by stdin.
It prints variables such as $PATH, $USER but it doesn't see the environmental variables i define myself in the Linux shell...
For instance, in bash I define my=4, and I expect the program to return 4 when I give the input "my".
int main  () {
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What can I do in order to improve the results of getenv?
I want it to show me all the environmental variables with all the inheritances from the Linux shell .
Thank you..

A: There are a couple of ways:

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*my=4; export my; ./program

*my=4 ./program

*env my=4 ./program
Each of these methods has the same effect, but through different mechanisms.

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*This method is specific to the shell that you're using, although it works like this in most typical shells (Bourne shell variants; csh-derived shells are different again). This first sets a shell variable, then exports it to an environment variable, then runs your program. On some shells, you can abbreviate this as export my=4. The variable remains set after your program runs.

*This method is also dependent on your shell. This sets the my environment variable temporarily for this execution of ./program. After running, my does not exist (or has its original value).

*This uses the env program to set the environment variable before running your program. This method is not dependent on any particular shell, and is the most portable. Like method 2, this sets the environment variable temporarily. In fact, the shell never even knew that my was set.

A: If you didn't export it then it's just a shell variable, not an environment variable.  Use export my=4 or my=4; export my.

A: This has nothing to do with C or getenv. If you do my=4 in the shell, you have defined a local shell variable. To make that an environment variable, do export my.

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"Person of Interest" is a song by American recording artist Rebecca Black. It was released on the iTunes Store under the label RB Records, as Black's third single on November 15, 2011. The accompanying music video was also released on that day.  The song received mixed reviews from critics, though they were not as critical as for her previous singles.

Background
On October 25, 2011, Black announced via Twitter that she was in the filming process of her music video for her upcoming single. Five days later Black confirmed that the title of the upcoming single was "Person of Interest". Later that day, Black spoke with mun2, a Latino broadcast channel. On November 10, she revealed the cover artwork for "Person of Interest" on her Facebook page.

Composition

The song is played in an E minor key and follows the chord progression C−G/B−Em for most of the song. Rebecca Black describes "Person of Interest" as "a love song but it's not a love song. It's about almost teenage crushes — when you're not in love yet but you really like a guy — which I'm really excited about because I don't think there are too many out like that. It's very much a dance type song. It will make you get up and dance and sing along in your car."

The song opens with Black singing "When I talk, you listen, I like that/When you listen, you smile and I like that/Why you lookin' lookin' at me just like that?" Near the end of the song, Black sings "Can't deny, you're implicated/In the mayhem in my mind/What has got me so frustrated/You should be mine, you should be mine"

Reception
"Person of Interest" received mixed to negative reviews from music critics.  Entertainment Weekly admitted that the song "could totally pass as a throwaway Selena Gomez or early Miley Cyrus track, so she's got that going for her in the teen-pop realm."  James Montgomery of MTV News criticized the use of pitch correction on Black's vocals saying "Her voice is still lacquered with studio sheen, particularly on the chorus and the "emotive" breakdown toward the back end, when all the instrumentation falls away and we're left with nothing more than Black's squelched-yet-slippery vocals." Nora Gasparian of HollyscoopTV described the song as "corny" and said "The song actually sounds a lot like Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Lauren Croteau of KOvideo stated "The lyrics are lacking a bit but it's a far cry better than what we saw in "Friday"."

Music video
On November 3, 2011, Black posted a teaser of the music video on her YouTube channel and again on November 10 with a small sneak peek of the song playing in the background. "Person of Interest" and its music video were released on November 15, 2011. Within 48 hours of its release, the video received over 1,000,000 views on YouTube.

The video opens with the camera zoomed in on a police line. Black is then seen inside the police line describing to a police officer the appearance of her "person of interest" while the officer draws a sketch on a piece of paper. She is then seen competing in fun activities in an amusement park with her person of interest, a kid who resembles Justin Bieber, portrayed by Alex Constancio, such as mini-golf and riding on go karts. The video ends with Black walking off with her person of interest outside the police line. The video was shot at Golf N' Stuff in Norwalk, California, which is also known for having been a location in the movie The Karate Kid.

Track listing
Digital download
"Person of Interest" – 3:20

References

2011 singles
2011 songs
Rebecca Black songs
Songs written by Rebecca Black

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From an article in the H.& I. Village Society Archive by Mike Gillespie Sculptor.
The sign became officially part of the village at a ceremony on the 2nd of February 1990. This ended convolutions of planning, design and fabrication which had lasted about three years and convinced all concerned that one village sign was enough for several lifetimes!
It began as a modest project, with a suggested site on the Village Green opposite the Co-Op. A design was produced. Time passed. The deliberations of the Parish Council ground on. The site was moved to the present one, but a street lamp was in the way. Could a light be incorporated in the sign(?!?!). The budget seemed to expand and ambition rather than economy seemed in order – the streetlight had to be five metres from the ground.
With many a 'halt and hang up' the sign progressed, a new design and drawings were made, A1 profiling, Swavesey made a superb job of cutting out the shapes in steel, Mike Mason curved bars on a monstrous machine, Ernie Froggat found a great oak post, John Phillips made a foundation of such solidarity that we ran out of ballast, and I cured myself of any wish to be a blacksmith! Eventually the sign was erected with the aid of a tripod originally used for repairing tanks in the desert during the last war. Any resemblance between this and 'Dad's Army' was purely in the eye of the beholder.
The design includes ducks, strawberries, the church, a Percheron horse and Moses Carter the Histon Giant. The first three are fairly obvious, though Chivers Strawberry Jam may already be fading into history. Percheron Horses were first brought to this country from France by J.Stanley Chivers after the first World War. They were of national importance in the dissemination of the breed. Moses Carter lived from 1801 to 1860, was nearly seven feet tall, weighed over 23 stone and was strong as he was big.
Having designed and made it, I now see one or two things I would improve if I could, but it can be truly said to be ' by, of and for the village', and everyone involved can only hope that the village likes it. MFG. 1990

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KIEV (UKRAINE), NCE "KYIV SOLOISTS"
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor and soloist
Concerto for violin and strings, in e major, BWV 1042
Concerto for violin and strings, BWV 1064R
Concerto for cello and strings in b minor, Orchestral Suite No. 2
National Opera House of Ukraine
Dmitry Yablonsky, cello
Alexander Ghindin, piano
tbd, violin
P. Tchaikovsky :
"Dumka" , Russian rustic scene, Op. 59
Trio Concerto for piano, violin and cello in a minor, op. 50
November 23rd
ROSH HAAYIN, ISRAEL
C. Zimbalista, marimba
D. Yablonsky, cello
J. Gandelman, violin
JERUSALEM (ISRAEL) JERUSALEM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Chen Zimbalista, conductor
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo theme, op. 33
KIEV (UKRAINE). NCE "KYIV SOLOISTS"
Premiere!
V. Polevaya - Misterrious Drama "Transforma"
Museum "Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine"
P. Tchaikovsky - "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70
D.Shostakovich - Symphony No. 4, Op. 110a
Wiener Konzerthaus, Mozart-Saal
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Mustafazadeh Piano Concerto
F. Amirov - Nizami Symphony
Schubert - Symphony nr.8, D.759
Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony in c minor, op.110a
Beethoven - Symphony nr. 1 in C Mayor op. 21
August 1st
GABALA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Denis Sungho, guitar
Janna Gandelman, violin
Dmitry Yablonsky cello
Julian Milkis, clarinet
M de Falla - 3 Spanish songs. (cello & guitar)
M. de Falla - La vida breve. (violin & guitar)
A. Piazzolla - Nightclub 1900. (violin & guitar)
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J. Brahms - Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
JOHANNESBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Julian Rachlin, conductor & viola
Mozart - "Marriage of Figaro" overture
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, KV 364
Dvorak - Cello concerto in b minor, op. 104
GABALA MUSIC FESTIVAL (SHEKI)
NCE "KIEV SOLOISTS"
F. Mendelsohn - Symphony nr. 10
P. I. Tchaikvosky - Serenade
GABALA MUSIC FESTIVAL (AZERBAIJAN)
Fərhad Bədəlbəyli (piano)
Chen Zimbalista (percussion)
GABALA MUSIC FESTIVAL (QAX)
Tatyana Şafran, piano
J. S. Bach - Piano Concerto nr. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Conductor Dmitry Yablonsky
M. Bruch - "Kol Nidrei" for cello and orchestra, op. 47
F. Mendelssshon - String Symphony nr. 9
BAYREUTH KLAVIER FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
Cello Dmitry Yablonsky
Piano Oxana Yablonskaya
Chopin - Sonata for cello and piano, op. 65 (1846)
Shostakovich - Sonata for cello and piano d minor, op. 40
Rachmaninov - Sonata for cello and piano g minor (1901)
June 26th and 27th
SEOUL (KOREA) KBS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Piano Marian Lapsansky
M. Mussorgsky - Night on the Bold Mountain
P. I. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44
P. I. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29
Tchaikovsky - Popular melodies
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence, op. 70
MOSCOW VIRTUOSI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Svetlanov Hall of the International Performing Arts Centre
J. Haydn - Symphony No 76.
A. Piazzolla - "Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas"
V. Mustafa Zadeh - Piano Concerto
F. Amirov - 'Nizami' Symphony
NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF MOLDOVA
10th Anniversary of Heydar Aliyev Foundation
KIEV (UKRAINE). NCE "KIEV SOLOISTS"
Mendelssohn - Violin concerto
Schubert - String Quartet in d minor, D.810 "Death and the Maiden"
STA. CRUZ de TENERIFE (SPAIN)
Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín"
Vivaldi - The Four seasons, op 8
Mozart - "Don Giovanni" Ouverture K 527
Mozart - Symphony nr. 41 C Mayor, K 551
Britten - Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, op. 31
Shostakovich - Symphony nr. 14, op. 135
March 22nd
Mahler - Adagio, from Symphony nr. 10
Haydn - Symphony nr. 49 in f minor "La Passione"
Mozart - Symphony nr. 41 in C major, K.551
Dvorak - Serenade for strings, op. 22
ISTANBUL. IS SANAT
Trio with Shlomo Mintz & Itamar Golan
Program: F. Schubert Piano, Violín and Cello Trio Trio No. 2, D. 929, Mi bemol Major / L. v. Beethoven Piano, Violín and Cello Trio No. 7, Op. 97, Si bemol Major "Archduke"


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Francis Asbury Shoup (March 22, 1834 – September 4, 1896), a lawyer from Indianapolis, Indiana, became a brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Pre-war
Shoup was born near Laurel, Indiana, the first of nine children.  He attended Indiana Asbury University in Greencastle, Indiana, and then went to the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1855 fifteenth out of a class of thirty-four.  After leaving West Point, he served in the United States Army as a member of the First United States Artillery and fought against the Seminoles in Florida. He decided to retire on January 10, 1860, to become a lawyer in Indianapolis.

Shoup was serving as a leader of an Indianapolis Zouave militia, but once the Civil War started, he moved to Florida to fight for the Confederacy, proclaiming he had "aristocratic inclinations and admiration for the South.".  This shocked those in the Indianapolis militia, who had loved him as friend, and even gave him a special set of revolvers with holsters and trappings, believing he would serve in the Union army, and that officers would always ride horses and thus would need such a set.  All Indianapolis reported of the incident was that Shoup had resigned from the militia.

In 1860, he moved to St. Augustine, Florida, where the Governor commissioned him a Lieutenant.  He was actually admitted to the bar in Florida, although whether he actually practiced law is obscure.

War life
At the Battle of Shiloh, he served as chief of artillery under William J. Hardee.  In the summer of 1862 he started serving in Arkansas as Inspector General under Major General Thomas C. Hindman.  On September 12, 1862, the First Confederate Congress made him a brigadier general, after which he  commanded Hindman's Second Division.  After the Battle of Prairie Grove, he went back across the Mississippi River.

After he was captured in the Battle of Vicksburg, he met some compatriots from his Indianapolis militia days, but they rejected him for fighting for the Confederacy. After he was paroled, he went to Georgia and fought in the Battle of Atlanta.  He designed a defensive line and, following its approval by General Johnston, oversaw the construction in late June 1864 of what would become known as Johnston's River Line.  Shoup's design consisted of what would eventually total 36 unique forts later called "Shoupades."  While the River Line was deemed an engineering success, its potential force was negated when General Sherman's army crossed the Chattahoochee north of the line.  Johnston's River Line is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the war, he wrote texts on infantry and artillery drill and advocated for blacks to serve in the Confederate Army. He also served as Chief of Staff for the commander of the Army of Tennessee, John Bell Hood.

Post-war
After the war, Shoup became a professor at the University of Mississippi, and later, at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Shoup was also an Episcopal rector and wrote books about mathematics and metaphysics. While he was a professor, Shoup wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin, Forty Years After" (1893), an essay for the Sewanee Review that considered the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's antislavery novel.  Shoup initially praises Stowe's book for its broad circulation, but then he laments the loss of a patriarchal system for controlling black people while also expressing relief that white southerners are free of the burden of their slaves.

Upon his death on September 4, 1896, in Columbia, Tennessee, he was buried in the cemetery of University of the South.

In 2006 the Indiana Historical Bureau, Franklin County Historical Society, and the  Indiana Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans placed a historical marker honoring Shoup at Conwell Cemetery in Laurel, Indiana.  Shoup Park and historical marker is also located on the campus of the University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee).

See also
Indianapolis in the American Civil War
List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

Notes

References
 Banasik, Michael. Serving with Honor: The Diary of Captain Eathan Allen Pinnell
 Bodenhamer, David. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994) pg.441
 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
 Holliday, Hampden. Indianapolis and the Civil War'.'
 Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. .
 Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. .

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Confederate States Army brigadier generals
DePauw University alumni
Northern-born Confederates
People from Franklin County, Indiana
Indiana lawyers
People from Indianapolis
People of Indiana in the American Civil War
American people of the Seminole Wars
United States Army officers
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#BookReview: Poetic License by @ge_cherington @shewritespress
Synopsis: At age forty, with two growing children and a new consulting company she'd recently founded, Gretchen Cherington, daughter of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Richard Eberhart, faced a dilemma: Should she protect her parents' well-crafted family myths while continuing to silence her own voice? Or was it time to challenge those myths and speak her truth—even the unbearable truth that her generous and kind father had sexually violated her?
In this powerful memoir, aided by her father's extensive archives at Dartmouth College and interviews with some of her father's best friends, Cherington candidly and courageously retraces her past to make sense of her father and herself. From the women's movement of the '60s and the back-to-the-land movement of the '70s to Cherington's consulting work through three decades with powerful executives to her eventual decision to speak publicly in the formative months of #MeToo, Poetic License is one woman's story of speaking truth in a world where, too often, men still call the shots.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Review: Poetic License was a good, if somewhat pretentious, memoir of childhood neglect in one of its most subtle forms, life growing up surrounded by poetry and literature, and sexual assault. It was slow to read due to its much more literary nature, so it was an unusual memoir for me in that respect as I can ordinarily blitz through them in a day or two. I almost wasn't sure if I liked it, but ultimately the author's ability to candidly share her coming to terms with everything that happened in her childhood, from being put up on a strange pedestal when all she wanted was the love and attention any child wants to coping with sexual abuse and unwanted attentions from the most inappropriate of people, that ultimately swayed me to enjoying it in the end.
"Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Eberhart was a close friend of many years, a beloved colleague. I loved his genial personality and admired his unique poetic gift. He was a generous man but, as his daughter shows, a difficult and complex person as well. This is a vivid memoir, flaws and all, and Gretchen Eberhart Cherington has crafted a narrative worth reading closely."
--Jay Parini, poet, novelist, critic, and author of The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year
"A timely and powerful debut. . . . Cherington writes about her past fluidly and with grace . . ."
--Paperback Paris
"In writing her memoir, Gretchen Cherington has stepped out of the long shadow cast by her late father, revered poet Richard Eberhart, and into the brilliant light of her personal truth. In riveting and honest prose, she invites us to look beyond her seemingly gilded childhood and adolescence to glimpse the realities that defined her family and the painful secret that shaped her way of living in the world. By sorting through the complex remnants of her father's life and revisiting her own memories, Cherington loosens the binds of the past and releases her own courageous and powerful voice."
--Melanie Brooks, author of Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma
"Poetic License is a great achievement that will move powerfully into the world. This is a riveting portrait, in elegant prose, of a once adoring daughter able to reflect as a mature woman, how she searched for her own truth, and freed herself from her father's dominating presence."
--Elizabeth Garber, poet and memoirist, author of Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect's Daughter
"Gretchen Cherington has written a courageous and enlightened memoir of the lifelong impact of sexual molestation. Cherington dives deep into the murky legacy of her father's life to understand what love between a father and daughter should be, how that ideal could be spoiled, and what she had lost. This well-articulated journey gives us the tools we need to take command of our own lives and move into the person we want to become."
--Laura Waterman, author of Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage
"At its core, this powerful memoir covers Cherington's decades-long search for truth and the shaping of her authentic self. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always clear, empathetic, and entertaining, Cherington writes about coming to terms with trauma brought on by a celebrity father with deep flaws. All of this comes with intimate glimpses into the psyches of celebrated poets, including T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, Dylan Thomas, Donald Hall, Robert Lowell, and Anne Sexton. A great read! I was enraptured."
--Ernest Hebert, author of thirteen books including the seven novels of the Darby Chronicles and the award-winning historical novel, The Old American
"Poetic License is a beautifully written, even-handed account of a woman's struggle to balance genuine family love, troubling family secrets, and a devastating personal betrayal. Gretchen Cherington's story is shocking and powerful, yet she has the rare gift of entertaining the reader even as she reveals her troubled childhood and comes to understand the complexity of personal experience as it resonates for a lifetime."
--Reeve Lindbergh, author of Two Lives and Forward From Here: Leaving Middle Age-And Other Unexpected Adventures
"I feel personally grateful to Gretchen Cherington for her compelling and courageous account of growing up as the daughter of a charismatic celebrity. She describes in her father the kind of narcissistic self-preoccupation and work-obsession that are hallmarks of genius in every field of endeavor. Her story offers a much needed correction of the popular belief that a public image is an accurate reflection of what a person is like in his or her most intimate relationships. The account of her personal survival will touch all who read it."
--Sue Erikson Bloland, psychotherapist, author of In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson
"Poetic License is in a class of its own--both a literary memoir and a call to action for women claiming their truth. Cherington boldly asks what every leader should ask: "how did the world shape me?" and "how will I shape the world?" From her childhood among literary greats to advising top executives on changing themselves and their companies, we see that to empower women, we can't silence their voices."
--Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There; two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the world
"Written in lush and vivid prose, Poetic License is both a literary history and a compelling memoir of family betrayal and personal healing. Growing up among a who's who of literary lions, Gretchen Cherington finds her own triumphant voice with her memoir, drawing readers in as she solves a riveting personal mystery."
--Andrea Jarrell, author of I'm the One Who Got Away: A Memoir
"Cherington's powerfully rendered memoir confronts an overlooked truth, that the transition from a childhood marked by betrayal, to one's true self can be lengthy and fraught. Ultimately uplifting and remarkably authentic, Poetic License offers an inspiring and engaging story of the author's passage from the shadows of silence and misguided familial loyalty to healing and resounding female empowerment."
--Joni B. Cole, author of Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better & Be Happier
"Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Richard Eberhart was a close friend of many years, a beloved colleague. I loved his genial personality and admired his unique poetic gift. He was a generous man but, as his daughter shows, a difficult and complex person as well. This is a vivid memoir, flaws and all, and Gretchen Eberhart Cherington has crafted a narrative worth reading closely."
―Jay Parini, poet, novelist, critic, and author of The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year
"A timely and powerful debut. . . . Cherington writes about her past fluidly and with grace . . ."
―Paperback Paris
"In writing her memoir, Gretchen Cherington has stepped out of the long shadow cast by her late father, revered poet Richard Eberhart, and into the brilliant light of her personal truth. In riveting and honest prose, she invites us to look beyond her seemingly gilded childhood and adolescence to glimpse the realities that defined her family and the painful secret that shaped her way of living in the world. By sorting through the complex remnants of her father's life and revisiting her own memories, Cherington loosens the binds of the past and releases her own courageous and powerful voice."
―Melanie Brooks, author of Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma
"Poetic License is a great achievement that will move powerfully into the world. This is a riveting portrait, in elegant prose, of a once adoring daughter able to reflect as a mature woman, how she searched for her own truth, and freed herself from her father's dominating presence."
―Elizabeth Garber, poet and memoirist, author of Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect's Daughter
"Gretchen Cherington has written a courageous and enlightened memoir of the lifelong impact of sexual molestation. Cherington dives deep into the murky legacy of her father's life to understand what love between a father and daughter should be, how that ideal could be spoiled, and what she had lost. This well-articulated journey gives us the tools we need to take command of our own lives and move into the person we want to become."
―Laura Waterman, author of Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage
"At its core, this powerful memoir covers Cherington's decades-long search for truth and the shaping of her authentic self. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always clear, empathetic, and entertaining, Cherington writes about coming to terms with trauma brought on by a celebrity father with deep flaws. All of this comes with intimate glimpses into the psyches of celebrated poets, including T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, Dylan Thomas, Donald Hall, Robert Lowell, and Anne Sexton. A great read! I was enraptured."
―Ernest Hebert, author of thirteen books including the seven novels of the Darby Chronicles and the award-winning historical novel, The Old American
"Poetic License is a beautifully written, even-handed account of a woman's struggle to balance genuine family love, troubling family secrets, and a devastating personal betrayal. Gretchen Cherington's story is shocking and powerful, yet she has the rare gift of entertaining the reader even as she reveals her troubled childhood and comes to understand the complexity of personal experience as it resonates for a lifetime."
―Reeve Lindbergh, author of Two Lives and Forward From Here: Leaving Middle Age-And Other Unexpected Adventures
"I feel personally grateful to Gretchen Cherington for her compelling and courageous account of growing up as the daughter of a charismatic celebrity. She describes in her father the kind of narcissistic self-preoccupation and work-obsession that are hallmarks of genius in every field of endeavor. Her story offers a much needed correction of the popular belief that a public image is an accurate reflection of what a person is like in his or her most intimate relationships. The account of her personal survival will touch all who read it."
―Sue Erikson Bloland, psychotherapist, author of In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson
"Poetic License is in a class of its own―both a literary memoir and a call to action for women claiming their truth. Cherington boldly asks what every leader should ask: "how did the world shape me?" and "how will I shape the world?" From her childhood among literary greats to advising top executives on changing themselves and their companies, we see that to empower women, we can't silence their voices."
―Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There; two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the world
"Written in lush and vivid prose, Poetic License is both a literary history and a compelling memoir of family betrayal and personal healing. Growing up among a who's who of literary lions, Gretchen Cherington finds her own triumphant voice with her memoir, drawing readers in as she solves a riveting personal mystery."
―Andrea Jarrell, author of I'm the One Who Got Away: A Memoir
"Cherington's powerfully rendered memoir confronts an overlooked truth, that the transition from a childhood marked by betrayal, to one's true self can be lengthy and fraught. Ultimately uplifting and remarkably authentic, Poetic License offers an inspiring and engaging story of the author's passage from the shadows of silence and misguided familial loyalty to healing and resounding female empowerment."
―Joni B. Cole, author of Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better & Be Happier
Posted in: 4 Stars, Adult, Non Fiction, Review, She Writes Press


Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by simska, Mar 25, 2008.
I'm a newbie and was wondering about how is the correct way to install GRUB with Windows XP on the first partition? I've read that the wrong way is to let it install in the MBR, but, never did I find mention of how to do it correctly, or other options.
My intention is, to actually install a triple boot system. I'll use Win 2000 for my 7 year old grandson to use, XP on the second partition, and Ubuntu 8.04 on the third partition. Is there any way I can download the newest ISO(when released) burn it, and use it in the normal manner and get the correct configuration? Or would I be better off using something like boot magic?
first install the both windows versions - afterwards you can install Ubuntu. During the Ubuntu installation the grub boot loader will be installed automatically. Everytime when you boot your system you can choose which system shall be started. When a new Ubuntu release is available you can install it without worries.
I did a test installation of XP and Ubuntu 7.04 on a 20GB drive to see how the install was going to go.
I'm not sure why I ended up with the additional entries in the boot menu. Is this in error, and if not, is there something that can be done to clean up this menu?
I'm not sure why I ended up with the additional entries in the boot menu.
If you want to change it, you'd have to modify /boot/grub/menu.lst. But I advise against it.


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The 3rd Boots & Balls event took place in Vulamasango near Cape Town on the 17th December 2015.
The team of Vulamasango with their new soccer-shirts, shorts, boots and more. It was Mark Moldenhauer player of VFB Westhofen who gave it to them. Also part of the event his father Frank and football-freestyler René Mathussek (pink shirt).
Handover of the new equipment by Mark Moldenhauer….


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Q: Getting error : "'flow-ref' is pointing to 'main-flow-LoggingConnector-default-config-global-element-suffix' which does not exist" when running Munits Using a client logging connector from exchange in the main flow and it works fine. However, when I try to run Munits getting below error and no tests get executed:
[org/mule/extensions/smart/connector/module-logging.xml:309]: 'flow-ref' is pointing to 'main-flow-LoggingConnector-default-config-global-element-suffix' which does not exist
Caused by: org.mule.runtime.core.api.config.ConfigurationException: [org/mule/extensions/smart/connector/module-logging.xml:309]: 'flow-ref' is pointing to 'main-flow-LoggingConnector-default-config-global-element-suffix' which does not exist
When I remove the logging connector from main flow it works without error and tests get executed.
The module-logging.xml file of the logging connector in the mule-plugin.jar is a read-only file.
Mocking the logging connector also doesn't work.
Below is the ln 309 in module-logging.xml :
<mule:flow-ref doc:name="Trigger Main Flow" doc:id="38f7e53c-4a0b-42d0-a9b3-2a70c216e7df" name="main-flow"/>
Tried to ignore this flow in pom.xml but no success.
Any way to ignore the logging connector when Munit runs or any work around would be highly appreciated.


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A robust Jewish life exists in the U.A.E.
Solly Wolf who heads the Jewish community of the U.A.E. says Jews are welcomed in the Emirates and can live a full Jewish life with no fear from neighbors or the leadership
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In his first interview, the head of the U.A.E. Jewish community said over 2,000 Jews live in the Gulf states conducting a robust Jewish life.
Solly Wolf who moved to Dubai from London in 2,000 in pursuit of his business interests, told of the community's daily life, which was mostly under the radar until recently, and the special ties forged with the country's leadership and Muslim neighbors.
Solly Wolf head of the Jewish community of U.A.E
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"For the past five years, we have had our Rabbi, Levi Duchman, originally from the U.S. that sees to the religious needs of the community in the principalities such kosher meat which is now slaughtered locally and Mattza on Passover. On Fridays he supplies Challa and wine for the blessing and speaks of the weekly Torah portion," he said.
The Kosher butchering can supply 1,000 chickens every week, enough for the needs of the community, and today you can find kosher food in most local supermarkets including Gefilte fish and haroset.
"I wish on all Jewish communities around the world what we have," Wolf said, "The Rabbi is an incredible young man who is loved by everyone."
The rabbi teaches the Jewish kids as well, "It is very moving to see the children singing the Passover songs and learning the weekly Torah portion," Wolf said.
"We have 45 children studying at our Talmud Torah (Jewish educational institution) and praying where once we were obliged to hide our identity." He said.
Jewish Kids at the Jewish community in the U.A.E
Wolf said he feels safe being Jewish and preserving his Jewish identity. He said the community even has the authority's permission to use wine in a Muslim country because it is a part of the Jewish worship and tradition.
"There is no hostility towards us from the government or the people," he said, "the leadership looks out for us and our needs. I've been here over 18 years and have never felt any hostility though everyone knows I am a Jew. We are accepted as we are," he said.
Wolf said a new synagogue is being built scheduled for completion in 2022 in Abu Dhabi, which will be part of a complex housing a mosque and a church as well.
He described the relations with the local population as good, "people are very friendly, they see us as cousins, as people who have lived together for thousands of years, I can assure you many here would like to see more Jews doing business in the Emirates they know there are good businessmen, doctors, and accountants who are Jewish and would be welcomed here."
Wolf believes diplomatic relations between Israel and the U.A. E. is not a farfetched idea, "I am sure there are discussions going on, the leaders of the Emirates are clever people and highly capable and they say the Jewish people are full of potential that is why you can already see many Jewish tourists visiting."
Solly Wolf with the Dubai leader Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(Photo: Courtesy of the Jewish community)
Before the coronavirus pandemic, many Israeli passport holders were hoping to attend the 2020 Expo in Dubai, "There was talk that diplomatic relations would be announced after the Expo," Wolf said.
"Most Jews living here are in finance or own their own businesses," he said, "We do not meet on a daily basis but get together on Friday, we visit each other and when our new synagogue will be opened we will be there for prayer together," he said promising there would be room for any visitors after the Jewish New Year. "We even have a Sukka that could accommodate up to 250 people at a time and can provide for anyone with any religious requirement," he said.
A Jewish community center in the U.A.E
The Synagogue in "one of Dubai's best neighborhoods," Wolf said, "from the outside, it will seem like a structure that was built hundreds of years ago in an Italian or Spanish style. We have two synagogues already but the opening ceremony for the newer one was delayed because of the coronavirus. We are renovating it to make it elegant and grand," he said explaining that like everything in Dubai it will be of the best quality and will inspire awe.
Wolf has close ties with the local leadership, "I know the leaders personally and if there is any problem, I can approach them directly. Many Jews around the world are fearful of coming here but this is a safe place in which you can walk around with thousands of dollars on your person in complete confidence."
"I am sure many Israelis would like to come here because Dubai is a beautiful place and a center of tourism and business. Unfortunately, because of the diplomatic question people cannot travel here freely but I am sure this will change, and Israelis will be able to come freely," he said.
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How difficult do you make this?
Think about that concept for a moment. Are you able to put these words into action?
Do you strive to live in harmony with others, both believers and nonbelievers? I realize that it is easier to do this when you are dealing with someone who shares your beliefs, but we are called to show love to everyone. How do you live in harmony with someone who takes great pleasure in taunting and tormenting you because of your faith?
Then there is pride! It is a nasty human trait. We can't even get a job without having to convince someone that we are better than anyone and everyone else. What happens if you start to act like you truly believe this about yourself? Do you begin to develop tendencies to elevate yourself at the expense of others? Is this how we are called to show love?
As a member of the Body of Christ, we must remember that we were shown love when we didn't deserve it. We must remember that we were shown grace and mercy when we didn't deserve it. All too often, we do not show love as were are called to show love. Sadly, many times we show the exact opposite and we make it difficult for others to see Jesus in us or through us.
What do you think happened in the beginning?
Everyone looks at life and the world today with a bias based on what they think happened long ago. Everything hinges on what someone believes when they answer one simple question.
How they answer will determine so much about what they believe and how they see the world!
Just to clarify, there are many beginnings. What we read about in Genesis is the beginning of this physical existence that we know and understand. God existed before this beginning. Do we know and understand the spiritual realm where God existed before our beginning? Are we even capable of understanding?
We also know that there is another beginning that God refers to.
I find it interesting that those who reject the beginning mentioned in Genesis 1:1 also reject the beginning mentioned in Proverbs 9:10. Sadly, they also reject understanding. They lack the faith to even consider for a fraction of a second that what has been recorded and accepted as truth for thousands of years is actually true. They lack the confidence to trust anything beyond what they can see, touch or feel.
In essence, understanding the beginning requires faith.


Is living OVER the roads the future of Atlanta?
ATLANTA -- Living in Atlanta, we've all spent hours of our lives sitting in traffic on the connector. But in your wildest, did you ever think about living on top of it?
Condos, a one-of-a-kind park, and possibly the next headquarters of Amazon? All of them are possibilities for "The Stitch."
It's an ambitious plan to build a three-quarters of a mile platform over the Connector -- between the Civic Center MARTA Station and Piedmont Avenue. 11Alive has been covering The Stitch since the plans were first announced last summer. Now, The Stitch is becoming more and more likely.
The non-profit Central Atlanta Progress is now in the midst of a one-year feasibility study to find out if the ambition can become a reality.
And we might see multiple projects above the traffic. Just a few miles north of The Stitch, plans are moving forward to build a park on top of GA-400, right in the heart of Buckhead.
That idea has been kicked around for the last two years, but this summer planners wrapped up their year long feasibility study and found it is perfectly possible to build on top of the roadway.
As soon as this upcoming January permits are filed, engineering and designing will start, and by 2020 officials expect a ground-breaking...or, we guess an air-breaking.
But in case you were wondering, building on top of a roadway isn't unprecedented.
It's been done before in Dallas, at Klyde Warren Park, where estimates say the park has spurred a billion dollars in development.
Whether it's in Downtown or Buckhead, life above the roads will be massively expensive. The price tag for the park over GA-400 is a pricey $250 million. For The Stitch, it balloons to about $300 million. But 11Alive's Ryan Kruger spoke to people close to Atlanta's version who said the project could bring in three times more money than was generated in Dallas -- $3 billion in development.


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The Battle of Murche-Khort (Persian: نبرد مورچه‌خورت) was the last decisive engagement of Nader's campaign to restore Tahmasp II to the Persian throne. Ashraf Hotak had failed to arrest Nader's advance onto Isfahan at Khwar pass where his ambush was discovered, surrounded and ambushed itself. The battle was fought in an uncharacteristic manner by the Afghans who to some extent sought to replicate their foes tactical systems which had so badly devastated their armies up to this point. Victory opened a clear road south towards Isfahan and the return of Safavid rule for a few brief years before Nader himself would overthrow it.

Background

Events in Isfahan
Ashraf's arrival in Isfahan heralded a massacre of over 3,000 Persian aristocrats & clergymen carried out in the cruel, cold calculation that his catastrophic defeat at Mihmandoost would encourage an uprising in Isfahan as soon as he were to ride out of the city with his army to meet Nader's forces which were bearing down on Isfahan.

Removing any potential leaders of revolt in Isfahan ensured that he would not be caught between the Persian army in the north and a resurgent Isfahan in the south. This purge was carried out with particular brutality, looting and destroying much of the Bazaar in a fire, though the extremity of the measure would count as another of the atrocities perpetrated by the Afghans during their brief and bloody rule in Persia with a damning verdict from historians ever since helping to create a very authentic image in the eyes of posterity of Afghan rule in Iran as a mere case of uncivilized, brute, beastly, savage barbarians ransacking a civilization.

Ottoman Support
After Nader's crushing victories against the Ghilzai Afghans in northern Persia he wrote letters to the Ottomans requesting the immediate withdrawal from historic Safavid lands which they had acquired from Ashraf by the Treaty of Hamadan. Realizing the threat of a resurgent Persia on their eastern border the Ottomans responded to Ashraf's requests for help, sending him both guns and artillerymen. On October 31, 1729, having augmented his army's fire power substantially with Ottoman aid Ashraf marched out of an Isfahan even more destitute than at the time of Mahmud's siege.

Battle

Deployment
Moving north the Afghans reached a defensible position near Murche-Khort approximately 55 kilometres north of Isfahan. On November 13, 1729 Nader's army came into view. Observing the strength of the entrenched position Ashraf had selected, Nader attempted to lure him out first by artillery fire and then by marching around him and towards Isfahan. Alas this ruse met with no more success than the first.

Ashraf was far too cunning to be duped in this manner and in fact had done excellently in devising a new approach to counter Nader's seemingly invincible system which was evidently immune to the thundering charge of Afghan horsemen which had swept all before it in previous engagements, even the Ottomans. Recognizing that any attack on the Persian army was doomed to failure, Ashraf deployed his artillery in a circular fashion all around his centre which was a long line of entrenched infantry, in effect giving him a pivot to manoeuvre his cavalry around.

Engagement
Nader drew up his Jazāyerchi (musketeers) in a line corresponding to that of their entrenched foes. He sent a contingent of cavalry under Haj Beg Afshar around to the east to menace the Afghan right flank and kept the rest of his cavalry in reserve in order foil any attempt by Ashraf to flank or disrupt his musketeers onslaught against the Afghan infantry in the centre. The uniform advance of the Jazāyerchi was little affected by either Afghan musketry and cannon fire, continuing right up to the trenches where they unleashed deadly volleys at close range before drawing swords and coming to grips with the enemy.

No effort was spared by Ashraf to try and relieve the pressure from his infantry in the centre and many charges were made by his cavalry against the Persian infantry's flank and rear but were all intercepted and thrown back by Nader's cavalry reserve. Eventually the centre of the Afghan army dissolved under pressure and Ashraf having done his utmost to keep order amongst his unravelling army was forced to concede another crushing defeat, leading him to flee with the utmost urgency in order to reach Isfahan before Nader.

Aftermath
Such was the panic-stricken haste with which Ashraf and his entourage fled to Isfahan that they rode through the city gates that very afternoon, fresh from their defeat at Murche-Khort. Scrambling for any items of value he loaded as much as he could onto as many four-legged beasts as he could find and along with a few princesses of the Safavid house left Isfahan for Shiraz at dawn. The Ottoman artillerymen who had become Nader's prisoners were treated with mercy and permitted to journey home.

See also
Military of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia
Restoration of Tahmasp II to the Safavid throne
Battle of Damghan (1729)
Battle of Khwar Pass
Hotaki dynasty

References

Murche-Khort
1729 in Iran
Murche-Kort
History of Isfahan Province
Campaigns of Nader Shah


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January 7, 2023 January 7, 2023 Abuhba Iyeoma Fredie
Meghan Markle misled Oprah viewers about Kate Middleton spat, Harry says
In his explosive biography, Prince Harry detailed how his bride, Meghan Markle, mislead viewers by blaming Kate Middleton for a row over the flower girls' outfits when, in fact, she had also irritated the royal sister-in-law by calling her out for having "baby brain."
The self-exiled royal claims that Markle informed the Princess of Wales that she "must have baby brain due of her hormones" in his eagerly awaited autobiography, "Spare," which was leaked on Thursday ahead of its scheduled global release on January 10.
The former "Suits" star claimed tabloids were lying when they claimed she made Kate Middleton weep during a fight over flower girl outfits for the Sussexes' 2018 wedding when Oprah interviewed Harry and Meghan in 2021.
At the time, Markle claimed that the story involving Kate, which never materialised, "was very, really difficult and something that I think, that's when everything changed, truly." "No, no, the opposite took place,"
The 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex said her sister-in-law "was upset about something," but that she ultimately made amends.
"She owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing and she did what I would do if I knew that I hurt someone," Markle said during the explosive sit-down.
Markle then confirmed that the feud had to do with flower girl dresses "and it made me cry and it really hurt my feelings."
Prince Harry's new memoir reveals that just days before his and Markle's wedding, his bride told Middleton that she had "baby brain."
The former actress, however, did not go into the specifics of the argument, saying it was unfair to Middleton "because she apologized and I've forgiven her" — but she bristled at being publicly portrayed as the aggressor.
"What was hard to get over was being blamed for something that not only I didn't do but that happened to me," she whined.
But her husband's book tells a somewhat different story of the kerfuffle surrounding the clash between Markle and the Princess of Wales.
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Esene Manga, an Eritrean refugee living in Atlanta, hadn't heard of Albertville, Alabama until a recruiter offered him a job there. Now Manga, 22, earns $10.85 an hour cutting chicken breasts on a poultry-plant night shift, an unexpected beneficiary of a year-old law designed to drive out illegal Hispanic immigrants.
This isn't what the law's backers said would happen.
Note the spin. Where in the law did it specify "Hispanic" illegal aliens? Rather than focusing on the result of this law, which has effectively reduced illegal immigration, they are whining about African refugees (legal) and Puerto Ricans (citizens) filling these positions, as opposed to local residents. Funny, pro-illegals didn't care about local residents not having these jobs when Hispanic illegal aliens were employed. But now, it's an issue. Such hypocrites. No doubt, La Raza, et al. will protest this. After all, the only people deserving of jobs are Hispanic illegal aliens.
Mr Manga will do well cause unlike illegal alien "Hispanics", he CAN'T run home if he messes up. So the amnesty people are mad about Puerto Ricans taking jobs earmarked for illegal aliens? Funny cause Ricans are "Hispanic" too. Sheesh!
Same here. Of course, it's glaringly clear the whiners don't want illegal aliens to leave, which is why they oppose this and other laws intended to reduce illegal immigration. They don't even want Puerto Ricans to have jobs, because the only "Hispanics" they care about are Mexican illegal aliens. That's exactly why we have such a huge problem.
Glad to see they are hiring legal immigrants. I also think it is weird that they put "hispanic" in there as that was not written in the law. We have a similar law here in GA and I have heard that poultry plants are also hiring more refugees and legal residents, like Puerto Ricans. It is a good thing to me.
What I found crazy was that they said the "local population" either wasn't interested in the jobs or not "qualified." I don't think people who've never worked in poultry, like the refugees would be all that qualified either, but for local people in small time AL not to be interested in a job that pays $11 an hour, is pretty mind boggling. I bet they could get along pretty good on that amount of money out in rural area, it's not that much but is way better than minimum wage.
I also thought it funny how the article tried to act like the Eritrean living in an apartment with 3 other people was some sort of hardship. He stated he made good money and that in his free time he goes to the library. I bet he is saving a pretty penny with only paying $68 a week in rent, seems like a good deal to me.
As an undergrad, I shared an apartment with 3 other students. We had a large 2-bedroom apartment near campus, and 2 girls shared each bedroom. It was hardly a hardship. In fact we had a ball. They just try to spin it to suit their agenda.
I also found it rather interesting that the locals could not "pass the background check." Please.
More than likely the majority of the Africans who are legally in the US were granted amnesty based on fear of persecution in their native countries. Haitians also can claim fear of persecution.
Puerto Rico suffers from a serious illegal immigration problem. It seems Alabama has some pretty strong immigration laws in place.
Illegals don't have a problem taking jobs away from people legally in the country or are US citizens, but have a problem when the shoe is on the other foot?
Puerto Ricans are American citizens, so take them out of the equation.
The Eritrean's can claim refugee status, so obviously they're here legally.
What I wanna know is why wasn't this company given a crippling fine for hiring illegal labor and recruiting illegal labor in the first place? Why are they still In business? Folks talk about California, but are these red states any better?
Apparently not. And once everything dies down, they'll be back to hiring illegal labor again.
Yes -- where's the problem?
Refugees need jobs and are here legally. And it's ridiculous that La Raza would object to Puerto Ricans, as they are both hispanic and citizens.


Michael Di Liddo holds both a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) and Master of Music (M.M.) degrees from the University of Miami, as well as a Bachelor of Music (B.A) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degrees from Florida Atlantic University. He studied classical guitar in Stuttgart, Germany with Greek concert guitarist Dimitris Nikitos, and undertook additional guitar studies with Dr. Ken Keaton and Cuban guitarist Juan Mercadel. His jazz guitar teachers include Bob Whitlock, and Chuck Wayne. Dr. Di Liddo has taught jazz guitar at the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College since 1984, and has served as director of jazz studies since 1998.
In addition to his position at MDC, Dr. Di Liddo has served on faculty at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops in Louisville, Kentucky since 1996.
In the classical genre, Dr.Di Liddo has participated at the Festival Miami Concert Series and with the Miami Guitar Trio. He has performed with the University of Yucatan Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Ballet of London, the New World Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2002 he accompanied Luciano Pavoratti at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
As a jazz musician, Dr. Di Liddo has performed with several leading jazz artists including James Moody, Eric Alexander, Bobby Watson, Ira Sullivan, Rufus Reid, Lynn Seaton, Danny Gottlieb, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Davis (trombonist), David Friesen, Gary Campbell and Ed Calle. Commercial engagements have included performances with the Gary U.S. Bonds, Jimmy Cavallo, Lou Christie, The Fifth Dimension, Joey Gray, Al Martino, Rita Moreno, Della Reese, Bobby Riddell, The Sherrells, and Tommy Tune.
Dr. Di Liddo is the founder and director of Jazz at Wolfson Presents Visiting Artist Series, a year-round jazz concert series that brings jazz artists to MDC for free, lunchtime jazz concerts for students, faculty, staff, administration and the downtown community. The series is the longest running jazz concert series in Miami having recently completed its twelfth year.
Dr. Di Liddo is published and well decorated. In 2006 his text Maiden Voyage Guitar Comping was published with Jamey Aebersold Jazz. A follow-up publication of that text is scheduled for release this year. Along with his own recordings, Dr. Di Liddo has recorded with jazz luminary David Baker on his 1996 recording Steppin' Out. Since 2006 he has held the rank of full professor. In 2004 he was awarded MDC's highest award being a recipient of the Honorable Jack Gordon Endowed Teaching Chair. He was again honored in 2009 by receiving the Dr. Ruth Wolhowsky Greenfield Endowed Teaching Chair.


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Seia era una freguesia portuguesa del municipio de Seia, distrito de Guarda.

Historia

Fue suprimida el 28 de enero de 2013, en aplicación de una resolución de la Asamblea de la República portuguesa promulgada el 16 de enero de 2013 al unirse con las freguesias de Lapa dos Dinheiros y São Romão, formando la nueva freguesia de Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros.

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Hannan junior Cassidy Duffer (3) hauls in a rebound between a pair of Scott players during the second half of Tuesday night's non-conference girls basketball contest in Ashton, W.Va.
ASHTON, W.Va. — An inspiring finish following three periods of frustration.
The Hannan girls basketball team mustered only 11 points headed into the finale, but the hosts rallied to make things interesting with a 22-7 fourth quarter surge before ultimately falling 45-33 to Scott on Tuesday night during the season-opening contest for both squads in Mason County.
The Lady Wildcats (0-1) never led in the contest as the visiting Lady Hawks (1-0) jumped out to a commanding 17-2 advantage through the first eight minutes of play.
SHS followed with a 7-4 run to take its biggest lead of the first half at 24-6 midway through the second canto, but the Blue and White responded with four consecutive points to close to within 24-10 with under a minute remaining.
Scott received a late trifecta from Sarah Mayse, which allowed the guests to take a 27-10 advantage into the break.
The Lady Hawks opened the second half by scoring 11 consecutive points while increasing their largest lead of the night out to 38-10, but HHS ended an eight-plus minute scoring drought as Cassidy Duffer sank the second of two free throws for a 38-11 contest just before the end of the third quarter.
With Scott going deep into its bench, the Lady Cats used the final stanza to work on its full court press — which yielded very positive results as the hosts doubled their three-quarter offensive output in only eight minutes of work.
Besides forcing numerous turnovers, the Lady Cats also had five different players reach the scoring column in the final period — most of which were a direct results of takeaways.
Hannan ultimately never came closer than the final dozen-point margin, but the hosts did take a 28-point deficit and cut it down to 12 in the span of less than nine minutes.
The Lady Cats had seven different players reach the scoring column in the setback, led by Madison Staggs with a game-high 14 points. Duffer was next with five markers, while Maggie Waugh and Julie Frazier each contributed four points.
Lindsey Holley, Josie Cooper and Josie McCoy completed the HHS scoring with two points apiece. The hosts were 5-of-10 at the free throw line for 50 percent.
Emily Foley paced Scott with 12 points, followed by Mayse and Kaylee Justice with nine markers each. Brooke Burns was next with six points and Chloe Older chipped in five points.
Randi Buckner and Allison Matthews completed the winning tally with two markers apiece. SHS — which four of its five trifectas in the first half — also went 2-of-5 at the charity stripe for 40 percent.


Spinning got the go-by yesterday, in favour of working on my the book. So much happening this week that work time has been suffering, and that deadline is starting to look truly ugly.
Tuesday night was excellent – Mr L chauffeured SpinningGill and myself to a meal at the Backaskaill Vegetarian Restaurant. We had tortilla wraps and salad. I had the World's Largest, Creamiest Meringue for my dessert. I had to share it with Gill (chocolate brownie). Mr L (pancakes with ice cream and maple syrup) stayed with us to eat, then dropped us off at the School for Essential Scottish Opera.
Four talented, young singers and a pianist are touring Scotland this January, bringing opera highlights to a venue near you.
Essential Scottish Opera gives you the chance to experience live opera close up during a relaxed and informal evening. With a line up of excerpts from well known operas combined with some surprises from lesser known works this is an entertaining evening you won't want to miss. The show features a mixture of operatic styles from favourite operas like Cosi fan tutte, The Barber of Seville and Manon as well as music by Mozart, Handel and Gilbert & Sullivan.
This year's cast are Scottish born Soprano Joanne Boag, who graduated with distinction from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, mezzo-soprano Chloe De Backer who has given recitals in Paris, London and Berlin, tenor Joshua Ellicott, winner of four top prizes at the 2006 International Vocal Competition and bass-baritone Samuel Evans, who graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music.
Essential Scottish Opera contains all the ingredients for a wonderful night out. Book now to enjoy a truly memorable experience, easily the best way to banish the winter blues.
'If you think you don't like opera, go and see this show and I promise you will be converted. This was one of the most spellbinding 'operatic' performances I have seen in years'.
They weren't wrong, it was most enjoyable. The event was well attended – there must have been around 120 people in the hall. We were really very lucky to get this show here and were the only Orkney island to receive a visit. They are in Strathpeffer on Friday and Boat of Garten on Saturday, then the tour is finished. Catch 'em if you can!
Last night was a Development Trust Board meeting. I've done two WordPress sessions this week as well. Apart from that, just image editing and DTP-ing. No knitting news to offer at all. Certainly no h**s*w*rk done!
The good news that I have to impart is that my Red RAK package has reached it's recipient and was very well received indeed. That allowed me to put up the FO post on the red scarf that I had knitted. I am now planning the March package, which is to be yellow. I sent out 4 parcels this week, another RAK was also received with delight. Still waiting to hear on the third, and a stash swap.
What else? I bathed Nell yesterday. She really didn't like it. Oh, and I fell off the stash wagon last night, at The Yarn Yard, which was stupid of me. It was extravagant, pointless, and most enjoyable 🙂 There's a Laminaria in the offing, I think – or maybe a Muir. I might let you choose for me, when I show you the yarn. Whichever it is, I am targeting the 100g class at the show, as well as PS4 North so we need a perfect pattern:yarn match project.
The bead vendor hasn't got back to me on my enquiry regarding a 100g purchase of the desired bead mix for the Heather Undulating Scarf. I might have to chase it up, it's almost March already.
re hooded shawl, had a quick look on Rav and they seem to be capes/capelets with hoods in the main, wondering whether a Faroese shaped shawl would do with stitches picked up for a short row hood, interesting idea though.
@jenny, yes – and I am fairly sure that the shoulder shape of a cape is not what she wants – she wants the fling-it-round-your-shoulders sweep of a shawl.
not a shawl but a scarf with a hood? Might be a jumping off point?
@jenny, thank you for those links – food for thought, once I get my head out of this book.


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Facebook adds Emoji to likes
As previously reported, Facebook has finally launched Reactions globally. If you aren't seeing them yet, you will very soon. Reactions are basically emoji that supplement the like button. Users can now not only "like" a post. But add Emoji's to express what you are feeling. Another way of creating insights into consumer behaviour.
Since Facebook launched it's advertising platform it has been keenly developing ways to give more insights into user behaviour. Is this flirting with the notion of consumer data restrictions? you could fall victim to companies targeting you when you are sad to buy into your emotions, or will Facebook not release the data?
The company has been testing Reactions with a few markets since last year, and says the feedback has so far been positive. Many businesses are no doubt wondering what this means for the content they post on their Pages and how it will impact reach in the News Feed. Facebook doesn't really know how it will impact reach in the long run, but it stands to reason that the more of any of these emotions expressed, the more likely it will reach more people - at least for now. Engagement is engagement, and for now, Facebook will essentially treat any emotion expressed as a like. But that will probably change as time goes on.
I would suspect at some point you will see them in your analytics platform but for now Facebooks headquaters are tight lipped about how this will develop.
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Summary: From aching joints to less energy, those who have passed the half-century milestone encounter fitness challenges specific to the aging body.
As the years pile on, exercise can become a challenge.
From aching joints to less energy, those who have passed the half-century milestone encounter fitness challenges specific to the aging body.
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Preheat oven to 400°. Coat a 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine muffin mix, egg, milk and butter; mix just until moistened. (batter will be lumpy). Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups. Insert hot dog pieces into center of each muffin cup. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes, run knife around edges to loosen. In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, honey and mustard. Refrigerate until ready to serve with muffins. Makes 6.