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Toledo hosts Jeep Fest this weekend
Larry Edsall
Jeeps parade through downtown Toledo at 2018 Jeep Fest | Fest photos
Jeep owners from the United States, Canada and Mexico are heading to Toledo, Ohio, for the 2019 Toledo Jeep Fest, the third such festival in the hometown of the Jeep. This year, the feature will be launch of the Toledo-built Jeep Gladiator, event organizers said in their news release.
Sponsored by Dana and ProMedica, Jeep Fest is expected to attract more than the 60,000 visitors who attended the 2018 event.
"The history of Jeep is the history of Toledo," Jerry Huber, a former Jeep plant manager and Jeep Fest co-founder, is quoted in the announcement. "The community deserves a festival that's as great as the vehicle we are celebrating, and with the incredible support of our community and sponsors, that's what we are going to deliver."
The festival begins Friday, August 9 with a kickoff concert featuring Dennis DeYoung and the music of Styx at Promenade Park, a Toledo Mud Hens baseball game, and fireworks and another concert in Hensville Park.
In addition, Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Monroe, Michigan, will host a welcome party featuring an off-road course with 18 obstacles.
The main event of the festival starts at 11 a.m. August 10 with the Grogan's Towne & Charlie's All-Jeep Parade with more than 1,300 vehicles staging at the Toledo Zoo and heading to downtown Toledo for the Coleman Park-n-Shine all-Jeep car show, a 20-block walking tour of the vehicles.
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The SeaGate Convention Centre will host a display of rare Jeeps and will feature presentations by various speakers, including Toledo native Tyler Langhals, lead exterior designer for the Gladiator pickup truck.
There also will be a vendor midway.
On August 11, the festival will stage a 4-mile run and 1-mile walk among other events.
For more information, visit the Jeep Fest website.
A former daily newspaper sports editor, Larry Edsall spent a dozen years as an editor at AutoWeek magazine before making the transition to writing for the Web and becoming the author of more than 15 books. In addition to being Editorial Director at ClassicCars.com, Larry has written for The New York Times, writes a weekly automotive feature for The Detroit News and is an adjunct honors professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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Q: Add a decimal to a string I have a script that takes a big number and counts up.  The script converts the number to a string so that it can be formatted with commas, but I also need to add a decimal place before the last two digits.  I know that this line handles the commas:
if ((i+1) % 3 == 0 && (amount.length-1) !== i)output = ',' + output;

Is there a similar line of code I can add that accomplishes adding a decimal point?

A: Yes, if you always want the decimal before the last two:
function numberIt(str) {
    //number before the decimal point
    num = str.substring(0,str.length-3);
    //number after the decimal point
    dec = str.substring(str.length-2,str.length-1)
    //connect both parts while comma-ing the first half
    output = commaFunc(num) + "." + dec;

    return output;
}

When commaFunc() is the function you described that adds commas.
EDIT
After much hard work, the full correct code:
http://jsfiddle.net/nayish/TT8BH/21/

A: Are you sure want the decimal to be just before the last two digits? That way 1234 would become 12.34 and not 1234.00, I'm assuming you want the second one, in that case you should use JavaScript's built in method .toFixed()
Note I didn't write the format_number function, I took it from the website below and modified it a bit.
http://www.mredkj.com/javascript/nfbasic2.html
http://www.mredkj.com/javascript/nfbasic.html
// example 1
var num = 10;
var output = num.toFixed(2); // output = 10.00

// example 2, if you want commas aswell
function format_number(nStr)
{
    nStr = nStr.toFixed(2);
    x = nStr.split('.');
    x1 = x[0];
    x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';
    var rgx = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;
    while (rgx.test(x1)) {
        x1 = x1.replace(rgx, '$1' + ',' + '$2');
    }
    return x1 + x2;
}

var num = 1234;
var output = format_number(num); // output = 1,234.00

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Carson High's Lydia Peri and the Douglas High girls golf team can only hope today goes as well as Monday.
Peri had the lowest score of all Northern Nevada golfers during Monday's first round at the NIAA 4A State Championships at the Canyon Gate Country Club in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Douglas is halfway home to a state title.
Peri shot an 11-over-par 83 and is tied for fifth after the first round. Douglas is in a three-way race for the team title, leading with a 469 after the first round.
Silverado is second with a 469 and Green Valley is third with a 473. Rounding out the team scoring is Bishop Gorman 505, Spanish Springs 511, Centennial 537.
The fact that two of the Tigers' top players struggled on Monday bodes well for Douglas. Bethany Wurster, who won the Northern 4A title last week, settled for an 89 while Michele Nikkels for a 100. It figures that both of those players should shoot better today.
The Tigers' other three scoring players all had strong rounds. Katie Gettman shot a 90, Heather Henderson fired a 91 and Shelby Louie added a 93.
Coronado's Bethany Glassford and Bishop Gorman's Jennifer Hahn each shot a 79 for the lead. Centennial's Beth Burris and Alex Borcherts were tied for third at 82 and Silverado's Tameka Demps was tied with Peri at 83.


JODHPUR: While it's splitsville for Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar after three rocky years of marriage, Hollywood's celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided to cement their bond further. Like Liz and Arun, who tied the knot according to Hindu customs in Jodhpur, the Brangelina couple, too, are looking to take the 'pheras' in this historic Rajputana city.
British news portals have reported that the Hollywood royalty is planning a Hindu wedding in the New Year under the supervision of their spiritual guru, Ram Lal Siyag. Siyag, 84, the founder-patron of Jodhpur-based Adhyatma Vigyan Satsang Kendra, neither confirmed nor denied the news.
The Siddha Yoga guru, who is said to have played a key role in bringing peace and harmony into the jet-set lives of Jolie and Pitt, is unconcerned about his name being bandied about in the western media. His disciples, too, refuse to disclose any detail about the glamour wedding.
The news websites also reported that Guru Siyag initiated the star couple into the Hindu way of life by giving them a mantra, which they are to recite every morning and evening. The mantra, those close to Jolie and Pitt say, has helped them in their relationship.
"Gurudev has been to the United States a few times and has many disciples there who not only follow his path of spiritual awakening through mantra-chanting and meditation but also organise siddha yoga camps," said a disciple.
In addition, a lot of spiritual aspirants get online 'deeksha' through YouTube videos for the divine benefits of 'kundalini' awakening. "We do not keep a tab on each follower of Guru Siyag," says Kuldeep Ratnoo, a disciple, refusing to say anything about the proposed wedding.


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Tigers lose in last regular season game
Tigers offense get ready for play against Zionsville Eagles on Oct. 14. Fishers lose 20-19. Photo used with permission of Fishers Athletics.
Claire Rosenthall, Sports Editor
The Fishers Tigers lost to the Zionsville Eagles 20-19 by a single point on Friday, Oct. 14.
Within the first five minutes of the game, Fishers scored with a one yard touchdown from sophomore quarterback Jon Vore, making it 7-0 Fishers.
The Tigers did not score again until the second quarter when junior kicker Ben Norton kicked a field goal to put Fishers up 10-0.
The Eagles get on the board with less than two minutes left in the first half with a touchdown making it 10-7. They tied it up at 10 all right before half time with a field goal.
Late in the third quarter senior running back Max Shores had a nine yard carry and scored a touchdown for the Tigers, making it 16-10. The field goal attempt was missed.
With less than two minutes to go in the third quarter Norton scored a field goal, making it 19-10. The Eagles kicker also scored at the end of the third to make it 19-13 Fishers.
Zionsville scored a touchdown in the middle of the fourth quarter, bringing the score to 20-19 Eagles. The Tigers attempted to come back, but fell short of their goal. Fishers lost to Zionsville 20-19, bringing their total record to 3-6.
"It was a hard fought game by both teams all the way to the end but our small mistakes added up and we couldn't come up with a win. I think that's going to give our team a lot of motivation going into sectionals," Norton said.
For more information on the Fishers football team, visit the high school's athletic website here.
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Smart Gun Business Triggers Furor
Posted by jhingarat21 on 27th Oct 2015
A person is holding an Armatix iP1-Pistole and wearing the watch to unlock the gun on July 11, 2014 at a shooting range at the headquarters of Armatix in Unterfoehring, near Munich, Germany.
After vehement protests helped block the nation's first smart gun from entering the marketplace, proponents of the technology are gearing up for another fight, intent on capitalizing on renewed interest in gun safety following a spate of high-profile shootings.
Ernst Mauch, the renowned German firearms engineer who designed the gun but left its manufacturer, is in the United States this week exploring starting a company to build another smart gun, perhaps with one of his previous competitors.
Mauch wants to persuade police groups to back the technology, which allows only authorized users to fire guns, hoping that will assure Second Amendment advocates and consumers that smart guns should be embraced, not rejected. The head of the International Association of Chiefs of Police said this week that agencies are eager to test and perhaps adopt smart guns.
Meanwhile, lawmakers in New Jersey are considering doing away with a controversial law mandating that all firearms sold in the state be smart guns if one were sold anywhere in the United States. Gun industry groups, particularly the National Rifle Association, fiercely oppose the law. An announcement about the mandate is expected Monday.
"I still want people to understand that there is a huge potential for this technology," Mauch said in an interview at a Virginia hotel where he was holding meetings with possible partners. "The technology was never in question."
Proponents of smart guns say the weapons can reduce street violence with stolen firearms, prevent children from using their parents' guns in school shootings, stop accidents in homes with young children and eliminate thousands of suicides.
Mauch's .22-caliber iP1, built by Armatix GmbH near Munich, has battery-powered electronic chips inside the gun that when activated communicate with a special watch worn by the gun's user. If the watch is within close reach of the gun, a light on the grip turns green, and it can fire. Without the watch, it won't fire.
Armatix introduced the gun in the United States in 2014, partnering with the Oak Tree Gun Club in California to market and sell it. But the store owners backed away following angry protests, even denying the gun was on sale despite photos of it on display.
A few months later, Andy Raymond, a Maryland gun dealer, said he would sell the gun. He faced immediate protests, saying people threatened his life and his dog's, too. He quickly dropped plans to sell the gun. "I thought I was doing right," he later said.
The New Jersey mandate was cited in both protests, with fears that other states would follow, fundamentally altering the firearms industry. But now, New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D), the sponsor of the law, appears ready to remove the biggest obstacle in the marketplace.
Asked whether she would soon end the mandate, Weinberg said: "We haven't finalized anything yet. I will be ready to make an announcement on Monday."
Ralph Fascitelli, president of Washington CeaseFire, a prominent Seattle group working to reduce gun violence, said, "nobody is going to look at this again until the mandate is resolved." And now that the mandate might be going away, Fascitelli is organizing a coalition of interested parties to make another run at bringing smart guns to market.
Fascitelli helped set up Mauch's trip to the United States, where he's had several meetings, including with Robert McNamara, whose Ireland-based company TriggerSmart has been working on technology to control guns with a ring. Mauch and McNamara said they discussed forming a company together, with the goal of raising $5 million to produce a 9mm smart gun by 2017.
"I didn't think this would be such a struggle," McNamara said. "I thought this is such an issue, with massacres in the news so regularly, my idea was that people would be coming to me. So far I've found it's a struggle to get funding."
Mauch and McNamara think they can persuade investors to fund smart guns by getting police groups to adopt the technology, creating a huge market first in law enforcement, then with consumers. That wasn't possible with Aramtix's iP1 because it was a .22-caliber, not powerful enough for officers, who typically carry 9mm weapons.
Richard Beary, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, said there would be "plenty of agencies interested in beta testing the technology." Officers fear their weapons being turned against them, something that smart guns could stop. They are also desperate for innovative ways to stop street gun violence, as well as accidents in the home and suicides.
Earlier this week, an anti-gun-violence campaign sent a letter to President Obama urging him to raise $20 million for developing smart guns before he raises money for his presidential library and foundation. The group, which is connected to the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, says it has 80 law enforcement agencies interested in the technology.
The hurdle, Beary said, is that the guns have to perform at a high level to win support from rank-and-file officers, who may be skeptical. "It can't be 99 percent accurate," he said. "It has to be 100 percent accurate. It has to work every single time."
Mauch said he's already proven he can do that with his smart gun, which passed rigorous testing and certification in the United States.
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The weather has been almost painfully gorgeous (during the day - night still freezing) lately here in Venice, and all you want to do is be outside. Every chance you get. The blue skies and smooth waves of our urban outdoors is wonderful, but sometimes you want to REALLY get outside, like off the grid outside. It was with that in mind that we began watching the wonderful Ken Burns series The National Parks - America's Best Idea last night, gasping with every frame at the stupendous beauty of our nation's wilderness.
So, I get up kind of early this morning and head down to the beach to take in all our local beauty, still thinking about the documentary of the night before, when I see this fresh car parked on Windward. With a Yosemite-looking mural right there all across its hood. How great is that? This person must really dig the great outdoors, and therefore, I dig them.
I took it as a sign (as I do) to get way out there, as often as I can. But while I'm here in town, I can just check out this car and be transported ... right into another glorious weekend.
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Community colleges across the nation are working to develop cultures of improvement that use data to ensure that students succeed. Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) is no exception. I was thrilled to join TBCC 18 months ago to support institutional researcher and strategic planning in my role as Director of Institutional Effectiveness. I am embracing the challenge of helping to build a culture of improvement that uses data. My primary role at the college is the identification, analysis, and use of performance measures to demonstrate the impact that the college is having on students and the community. This may sound dry to some, but I love data and have spent 20 years in the research field.
At TBCC, we not only use data to measure results, we dig into the data to identify areas for improvement. We want to identify any inequities in outcomes of our work so we can better target interventions. TBCC currently tracks over 25 measures as a part of our strategic plan. The college revised its strategic plan in 2017 to better position itself for our 2021 accreditation visit. We have been accredited as an independent college since 2014, which indicates that we are meeting or exceeding criteria for institutional quality. Our strategic plan measures are organized under each of three core themes, which define the mission of the college: Educational Excellence, Economic Success, and Leadership, Partnership, and Community Engagement.
Each year we use our strategic plan measures to assess mission fulfillment. In 2017-2018 we fulfilled our mission, by reaching an acceptable level on 76% of our measures. These results demonstrated three findings: First, we are succeeding in growing the college in a financially responsible way, with more students enrolling each of the last 2 years, and with increased financial reserves. Second, we have work to do to continue to refine our performance measures so that they are reliable indicators of performance. A committee of college staff and faculty are collaborating with me to improve these measures. The committee provides powerful insights into both the experiences and needs of students, as well as the day-to-day operational functions of the college. Third, we can improve the success of our students, by focusing on improving student retention and graduation rates. Our staff and faculty have implemented a series of strategies for improving retention, including increased supports for first generation college students, expanded advising and improved success coaching. We will continue to evaluate the impact of these strategies as a part of assessing mission fulfillment.
As we begin our winter term, our president Ross Tomlin, will be sharing our mission fulfillment work with community groups across our region. These will be opportunities to dive deeper into our strategic plan and to share the vibrant work being done at the college to achieve our mission, to create 'bridges to opportunity by providing quality education that serves the needs of our diverse community'. Our hope is to use data to continuously improve the level of service we provide to you our community.


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Stress is the body's response to things in the environment. A certain amount of stress can aid performance, such as when an athlete is preparing to compete.
Too much stress, however, can cause significant damage to your body.
It was recently discovered that people who experience high amounts of stress at their job during middle age are more likely to have serious health issues when they grow older. They are less likely to be self-sufficient and physically able to live without assistance.
In addition to this, excessive stress (work-related or not) can pose a health risk. Too much stress is shown to affect your well-being in a number of negative ways.
In animals, excess stress can make cancer medications less effective. It can also lead to premature aging and changes in the brain.
Having too much anxiety and stress can also affect the children you have in the future. Stress can cause negative changes to your genes which can be passed on to your kids.
As you can see, finding healthy and effective ways to manage your stress is crucial.
Chronic, unproductive worrying only causes more harm, so it is very important to learn how to shut off the repetitive thoughts that keep you from feeling calm.
Sometimes when I read about the negative effects of stress and anxiety, it makes me feel even more anxious, knowing that it is impacting my health. It's a like a spiral. At the same time, however, I recognize the importance of knowing these things as an impetus to take steps to manage my stress and anxiety.
True, I know just thinking about anxiety can make you anxious, but continuing to make decisions based on fear isn't the answer either. The anxiety will be temporary, but what you learn can stay with you and have positive long-term effects!
My mom firmly believes her fibromyalgia was a result of years of chronic stress. She is always on me to deal with stress in my life so that I do not end up with a chronic disease like she did. I am really glad for her to give me that advice, because my tendency is to think that there is nothing I can do about stress in my life. But, at her prompting, I have learned many ways to reduce stress and anxiety, even in hard times.
Great! I don't know much about fibromyalgia, but if you're taking steps to reduce your stress and anxiety, I'm behind that 100%!
I can certainly believe this. Stress has immediate and long term effects so I'm not surprised it's been shown that it can cause chronic health problems in the long term. It's amazing what the body can go through but it will break down if it's not given enough time to rest and to relax.
I've researched this for an article series I was writing and it's shocking how damaging chronic stress can be to the body and the brain. We all feel stress sometimes and that's a good thing as it can protect us. Unfortunately, I think today's hectic pace is making stress chronic for many of us.
Agreed. Also, although stress and anxiety is meant to protect us, the trouble is that there isn't much we need protecting from in modern times that a stress reaction would help with. Very rarely do we actually need to fight or flee for out lives, so we end up using that same reaction because of worries about work, or getting older, etc. Even the anxiety itself becomes the trigger!


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Palestine: "With each step, the wind blows"
"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms."
Here in Israel and Palestine the olive-picking, mind-reeling, and heart-stretching tour-du-jour continues. We had two visitors from "Combatants for Peace," a group of hardy souls committed to non-violence and peace, though hardly shrinking violets. Larry, a feisty Israeli, was and is committed to a homeland for Jews and was and is deeply affected by the Holocaust. He fought for the Israeli army for years until he realized that the violence the army was committing had, as he put it, nothing to do with increasing the security of Israel, but had other political aims. He feels that "the occupation is destroying the Jewish state and Jewish morality."
Suleiman, a Palestinian, grew up in poverty and violence and didn't see another way. He started with graffiti at around the age of 12 or 13, graduated to throwing rocks at soldiers, then to Molotov cocktails. He and friends tried making homemade guns, unsuccessfully, so at the age of 15 he and his 18 year old friend decided to attack two young Israeli soldiers to get their guns. They attacked them with knifes and fought for "about half an hour." They didn't get the guns or kill the soldiers, but they were eventually caught and tried in a military court, and Suleiman was sentenced, at 15 years of age, to 15 years in prison. He was released after 10 years, and, amazingly enough, is now fully and completely committed to non-violence, even in the face of violence by others. He's abandoned his Muslim religion, though he hasn't exactly announced it publicly, and he doesn't support the shelling of Israeli villages from Gaza, an apparently rare sentiment in the Palestinian community. He's contemplating trying to find the soldiers he and his friend attacked 20 years ago, though he doesn't know what he'll say to them. "I'm from the Middle East - I don't plan things. I'll see what I say when it happens."
If you don't know, as I didn't, the famous "West Bank" is a huge land mass, relatively speaking - about a third the size of Israel proper. (Click here for a detailed map.) Confusingly, it is not Israel - nor is it another country. It's called the occupied territories because it was taken from Jordan in the Six Day War in 1967, not given back, not incorporated into Israel, and occupied militarily ever since. Consequently, Palestinians who live there don't have a country. They aren't citizens of Israel nor of any other country. They aren't even allowed INTO Israel without a permit. (To complicate things, roughly 20% of Israeli citizens are Arab-Israelis, sometimes referred to as Palestinian-Israelis, who are citizens of Israel, and who can travel and reside in Israel, though they frequently do not serve in the armed forces, which is compulsory for all other citizens.)
I'm afraid it's late and I want to send this out tonight, so that will have to do it. Forgive me for my incomplete summary of an impossible subject! In the meantime, I beg of you, please, read this short booklet which does a good job of describing the conflict in terms of "the Israeli narrative" and "the Palestinian narrative." The two sides have completely different views and stories about the same historical events, as well as differing objectives. Trust me - you cannot trust your government or the media to give you the full story about what's happening here. Download this PDF and read it!
http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/downloads/truth
When I have the time, I'll write about the day that we volunteered to pick olives in a location where, the day before, the farmers and two international volunteers were attacked by the nearby Israeli settlers with metal poles. It was a surreal and mostly uneventful day, but included discussions like, "What is an appropriate and non-violent response to someone chasing you with a metal pole?"
Until next time, too much love,
My shadow(s) reflect in a spring near where we stayed.
This renovated chicken coop hosted us for the first few days of our retreat. Nobody here but us chickens.
It's a little tiring picking olives in the hot sun, as the expressions here over lunch might indicate - or maybe it was just a moment in time.
A panoramic view of an olive orchard.
This is Petra from Germany, who was with another group. She's spent a total of about three years in Israel and is working on a book. There are many volunteers from all over the world who come to help the Palestinians with their harvest - primarily to show support and also to express their displeasure with the occupation.
The cute daughter of one of the farmers.
The same daughter and her brother are gathering the olives from the tarps and filling a burlap bag.
Jess from England makes some friends.
Our new digs in the West Bank town of Deir Istiya, after some ferocious cleaning. Fourteen of us squeezed into three bedrooms with one combination toilet/shower room. Cozy!
A panoramic view from the roof, where some of us slept and then dropped our tents because of the strong wind. Rain came this day and soaked our tents and my sleeping bag.
Michal and I were dropped off by the side of the road and told to wait for the farmer to come get us for olive picking. A military Hummer drives past, a few cars. Then I look up and seemingly out of nowhere appears a kid riding a horse bareback, holding a stick. He waves it across the road and indicated we should follow. As I kept repeating this week because I think it's funny: "This is the weirdest vacation EVER!"
Just like his t-shirt says, he's "beantiful."
The rain came down quite heavily and we'd forgotten our rain gear or even jackets. Then the dusty red dirt immediately turned into a goopy clay mess.
One of the sons of Nawaf, our local contacts who looks like Richard Gere. This kid? Maybe more like Elvis. Elvis-ish.
Zuhir, a lovely man who arranged the farmer connections for our group.
I love a photo like this - a cute little kid peeking out from behind a door.
This little guy was turning inside out from shyness. Sweet.
We walked through the old town of Deir Istiya, where at least some of the buildings date to Roman times.
An old door in a newly renovated house.
One of the seven gates into the old town.
A friendly kid with the usual question: "What is your name?!"
Nice kids.
A shop is lit up as the sun sets.
The next harvest day, with rain threatening.
Another photo of Zuhir.
You see quite a few donkeys in the West Bank, and almost none in Israel.
Rizzik, another Palestinian contact. He mentioned that he's been to England giving talks to interested groups.
Zohar, the organizer of this retreat, along with her husband Nathan.
The kids are sweet and excited to meet us, even when they find out that half the people are Israeli.
Another farmer, whose name I know and can't remember! Oops.
On the hill straight ahead is a settler's village, Revava. The farmers frequently won't come to harvest unless we accompany them, even though this particular settlement is not aggressive. We did see, though, that they have been dumping raw sewage into the valley, which kills the olive trees.
Revava settlement, recognizable by the red tiled roofs, which you don't see in Palestinian villages.
Walking to Deir Istiya, with one of prominent mosque towers in the distance.
Posted by Dave Adair at Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Hebron: "There is no light."
Picking olives in Israel/Palestine


I am totally starving to death! I'm so hungry, I could literally eat anything….and I mean anything. I have spent the entire day drinking only clear liquids, and having the occasional banana popsicle and half of a bowl of orange jello. I find myself imagining that I've just had the juiciest steak and steaming hot baked potato with melted butter running down the sides. I pretend I'm full to the brim with deliciousness. But, it doesn't really work. I know my belly is totally empty and craving just the smallest saltine cracker! But, I have to deny, deny, and deny once more. Blah!
This is NOT normal for me, but it's doctor's orders. I'm having some tests done, and it's part of the whole "prep" thing. This prep STINKS! I really, and I mean REALLY like food, but I've been having some tummy issues lately. Its just time that I've got to get them checked out. I actually have had tummy issues my entire life, but they have gotten worse the older I get. It seems like issues do that…you know, get worse the older we get.
If I were to be completely and utterly transparent, I'm scared. This whole thing scares me. Don't get me wrong; the procedure doesn't make me nervous. But, the results do. What if they are life changing? What if they find something that can't be treated? What if they do? What if they don't find anything at all? Then what?
I was totally filled with anxiety, and all of the "What If" questions filled my mind. You know, we've all been there. Those times when we allow the deepest and darkest feelings to be felt. They can wrap around even the strongest of people and choke out faith if we allow them to. I allowed those images of my family to fill my mind…you know the worst of the worst. I allowed myself the thought of my children having to grow up without me around. What would that look like? What if I couldn't see them graduate, or get married? What if I would never get to witness them be parents, and participate in their life from that perspective? How could they handle it? What would my husband do? How would this change his life? Before I knew it, I was crying silent tears (so I wouldn't wake up my husband sleeping next to me). I knew this was silly that I had chosen to travel down that road. I knew it really wasn't healthy, but I kinda couldn't help it.
So, I decided to pray. I prayed for my body. I prayed for my health. I prayed for my attitude. I prayed for the ability to accept the outcome…no matter what. The no matter what part was the key to that prayer. And, then I prayed a prayer of gratefulness. Grateful for what I had been given, and grateful that I have a Heavenly Father who has got my back.
I started thinking about when Jesus walked on the water, and Peter really wanted to get out and meet him. Peter has all this faith. He gets out of the boat, and actually begins to walk on the water. But, just like life, the wind started to pick up and Peter got scared and started to sink. But, here's the part that I really like. Jesus didn't pluck Peter of the water with a wave of his hand and magically float him back to safety. He didn't even make the wind stop until they climbed back into the boat. He went to Peter, and met him where he was sinking, then reached out to him to save him. I totally love that.
It made me think of my situation. Here I am in my storm. The wind is picking up, and I'm getting nervous. But, although Jesus has all authority to quiet the storm, He doesn't. Instead He meets me in my storm, and helps me through it. He always will. If Jesus always took the storm away, we would never learn from it. And, we wouldn't need to depend on Him.
If you are in a storm in your life right now, maybe its health like me, or something else. Depend on Jesus. Call upon His name. Loving Jesus doesn't guarantee smooth sailing; there will be bumpy rides. But, He promises to meet you where you are and help you as you navigate your way.
Amen! I will be praying that all goes well! Calmness and strength for you as you go through the unknown. I'm glad that you turned your focus from fear and back to our God who is in complete control not matter what?????


The annual Hilliard Society International Exhibtion of Miniature Art is taking place once again at the Town Hall, Wells from June 2- 9 2018 (closed on Sunday June 3rd), and above are my entries this year. It is always a wonderful exhibition to visit, with around 300 original paintings and sculptures for sale, daily demonstrations, a full day miniature painting workshop and the 'Mini Masters' art project aimed at encouraging youngsters to try their hand at this unique artform.
It is a friendly and welcoming society and if you are able to attend I'm sure you will enjoy it. If for any reason you are not able to, the exhibition will once again be online, after the show closes, for the rest of the year, and you can contact the society office for purchase enquiries.
More details about the society and the exhibition can be found on the website.


LONDON – China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation ('China Re') has received approval from Lloyd's to transform its existing special purpose syndicate into a stand-alone syndicate that will underwrite a diversified book of business, initially focussing on reinsurance, incepting from 1 January 2015.
The China Re Syndicate (Syndicate 2088) will be managed by Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited, a subsidiary of Catlin Group Limited ('CGL'; London Stock Exchange).
The formation of the China Re syndicate, which is projected to underwrite premiums of approximately £120 million in 2015, marks the first time that a Chinese-owned company has established a Lloyd's syndicate writing open market business. The new syndicate provides China Re with a platform to access additional business to complement its existing portfolio of Chinese-based risks and to provide a London market presence to provide better service to existing international clients. In addition, the new syndicate will provide substantial benefits to the Lloyd's market, including the potential for an increased flow of Chinese business and a greater understanding of Chinese risks.
Syndicate 2088 continues the strategic partnership that China Re and Catlin established in November 2011. As part of that partnership, China Re established a special purpose syndicate at Lloyd's which has written whole-account quota share reinsurance for Syndicate 2003. Syndicate 2003 is the largest syndicate at Lloyd's and is owned and managed by the Catlin Group, the largest syndicate manager at Lloyd's for the past five years based on gross premiums written. In addition, each partner over the past three years has helped the other learn more about their respective markets, and each company has seconded employees to the other.
China Re is the largest reinsurance company in China and is ranked by A.M Best as the world's eighth-largest reinsurance group based on total 2013 gross reinsurance premiums written of US$7.9 billion.
Catlin, through its Asia-Pacific underwriting hub, established underwriting offices in Hong Kong in 2006 and Shanghai in 2007, as well as a representative office in Beijing in 2012. It is currently the largest participant in Lloyd's China, which was also established in 2007.
"I am pleased to announce that China Re's application to transform Syndicate 2088 has received final approval from Lloyd's and that the syndicate is ready to underwrite business incepting from 1 January 2015. We at China Re are grateful to Lloyd's for their consideration of our application. We would also like to thank Catlin Group Limited for its help in the formation of Syndicate 2088 and for agreeing to provide management services to the Syndicate in its initial years.
Syndicate 2088 will write a diversified portfolio, both by class of business and by geographic region. A significant proportion will represent new business to the Lloyd's market. Initially, the open market segment of the portfolio will focus on Property, Marine and Specialty Treaty Reinsurance business, some of which is currently written by China Re and which includes Chinese risks.
The syndicate will also continue to write whole-account reinsurance of various Catlin entities.
Over time, China Re will assume responsibility for all of the functions required by the syndicate. It is proposed that China Re Underwriting Agency Limited, which initially will act as the service company of Syndicate 2088, will in the future apply to the Prudential Regulatory Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority and Lloyd's to become a Lloyd's managing agency responsible for the management of the syndicate.
The syndicate's Deputy Active Underwriter will be Yin Hang, currently Deputy General Manager of the International Business Department at China Re in Beijing. Matthew Sage and Yin Hang will soon be joined by an underwriting team composed of both Chinese and London market professionals.
The syndicate's non-underwriting functions will be led by Timothy Peters as Syndicate Manager, and Liu Gangjian, as Deputy Syndicate Manager. Timothy Peters is currently the Group Head of Reinsurance Asset Management for Catlin Group Limited and has served as Finance Director of Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited. Liu Gangjian is currently the Chief Representative of China Re's London Representative Office.
The management of Syndicate 2088 will be provided by Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited, which also manages Catlin Syndicate 2003 at Lloyd's. Certain services will be provided by a subsidiary of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd.
"I am excited to have been selected to lead Syndicate 2088, and I look forward to working with both long-time colleagues in the Lloyd's marketplace as well as with professionals from China Re to build Syndicate 2088 into an established, vibrant participant in the market.


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Lázár Szentes (Bonyhád, 12 de dezembro de 1955) é um ex-futebolista profissional húngaro que atuava como atacante.

Carreira
Lázár Szentes fez parte do elenco da Seleção Húngara de Futebol, da Copa de 1982.

Ligações externas
Perfil em Fifa.com

Jogadores da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1982
Jogadores da Seleção Húngara de Futebol

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Orit Hazzan
Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Education Forum Project
oritha@technion.ac.il
Professor Orit Hazzan is the Technion's Dean of Undergraduate Studies.
Her research focuses on a) policy in STEM education in higher education and b) computer science and software engineering education. As part of her academic and public activities, she promotes collaboration among the academia, the hi-tech industry, IDF and the education system, with respect to science and technology education.
During 2005-2007 she served as the Technion's vice dean of undergraduate studies; during 2006-2010 she headed the computer science curriculum committee, assigned by the ministry of education, whose role was to scrutinize the high school computer science curriculum and update it according to new developments in the field; in 2011-2015, she chaired the Technion's Department of Education in Science and Technology. Under her leadership, the department changed its status to a faculty.
At the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, she heads the Forum on Science and Technology Education.
Professor Hazzan has published about 120 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and 7 books.
Additional details about her activities, can be found in her professional homepage.
הפקולטה לחינוך למדע וטכנולוגיה Education in Science and Technology
Science and Technology Education Forum
The Forum for Science and Technology Education started its activities in 2013. The purpose of the forum is to establish and promote cooperation between different sectors in Israel in order to foster K-12 science and technology education. The Neaman Institute decided to focus on this topic due to the importance attributed to science and technology education in Israel for the future of the state and the need to increase the number of high-school pupils who choose to study these subjects on the AP level.
the project focused on how diversity is expressed in the national Informatics Olympiad. There are numerous international, as well as national, science Olympiads that serve as an opportunity for developing and demonstrating intellectual and scientific skills; as such, they attract highly talented and gifted students. Accordingly, a relevant question to be asked is: What does this fact reflect with respect to the expression of diversity in this context? In this study we aim at examining this question by focusing on how diversity is expressed in the Israeli national Informatics Olympiad.
High school high-level Physics in the last 4 decades 1975-2014 in Israel: Changes and implications
Science & Technology Education in Israel: Selected Indicators for the Development of a Risk Management Strategy regarding Possible Future Shortages of S&T Teachers in Upper-Secondary Schools
Gender Issues in Computer Science and Software Engineering
Between Mount Meron and Giv'at Zeev the ultra-orthodox autonomy is hiding
Prof. Orit Hazan about the hidden disaster in the ultra-orthodox society - the Education Autonomy
If Alona bareket can, so can you
If you had 100 million shekels, how would you invest them? houses, a private jet, jewelry or football? Alona Barkat chose to invest this amount in a football club.
The members of Technion's Senate approved the statement on fair representation in the Technion's academic faculty.
Vocational education belongs to the Ministry of Education
Education & The Technion
Risk Management of STEM Education in Israel
Report: fewer students are taking the five matriculation units in physics


Growing up, my mom always made sure she had Valentine's Day gifts for both my brother and me. Whether it was new pajamas, a book, or candy with a card, she always wanted us to know that we both were appreciated equally. And in school, everyone would bring Valentine's cards and candy for every other student in the class (regardless of gender: boys and girls all received the same tokens of appreciation).
So why is it that after grade school, Valentine's Day seems to revolve predominantly around giving gifts to "her," while men often end up ignored (or solely obligated) on this holiday? In my opinion: Women should use Cupid's Holiday to acknowledge the men in their lives – not just husbands or boyfriends, but brothers, fathers and others too! – and show appreciation for their love, help, and hard work. I know plenty of couples who both get gifts, or share a special date night, on February 14. But the media still portrays "V-Day" as a holiday where a "coupled" man gets the woman in his life a special gift, and that is it (think about jewelry commercials, for example).
Whether selecting a Valentine's Day gift is for your significant other, father, son, brother, or close friend, the prospect of finding the perfect item for a man may leave one's mind reeling. There are many gift ideas out there that are both unique and useful, that you may not have yet considered – it is wise to remember that items that make his life easier or more enjoyable are always ideal. We have a few suggestions for unique Valentine's Day gifts for men below, and hope you find them inspiring!
If he works in an office or from home, a small tabletop fountain for his desk will set a soothing mood in his workspace. The sounds of the flowing water will drown out distracting background noise, leaving him focused and able to continue his hard work.
Another gift idea for his office or his den: A personal fireplace is small enough to sit on a desk, side table, sofa table, or coffee table. It will generate heat without any smoke or soot. These items make a great choice for men who prefer modern-style décor, as they feature sleek lines, glass, and black, white, or stainless-steel coloring.
This is perfect for his man cave, den or office. If he enjoys a good game of pool but can't always get to the bar to play, this is a great alternative, especially if you do not have the space or finances for a full-size table. This set includes everything he needs to play.
Having fires can be social experiences that simultaneously provide time to relax. If he enjoys spending time outdoors around a fire, a new fire pit is a great choice for a Valentine's Day gift for a special guy.
If he already has a fire pit, a sturdy steel log rack, or perhaps a log rack cover (or other accessory), is the way to go. This way his firewood will always be ready, dry and at-hand when needed.
There are many accessory options for a fire pit that any outdoorsman would enjoy. Whether you choose a cooking grill, outdoor drink holders that stake into the ground, or marshmallow skewers, he is sure to enjoy them.
Men who enjoy spending time outdoors napping and relaxing are sure to enjoy a hammock or a hammock-and-stand combo. Whether you choose a fabric or quilted hammock, a Brazilian hammock or a traditional American rope hammock, he is sure to spend many hours in it.
Perfect for camping or just sitting on the front porch and watching the world go by, these zero gravity chairs are comfortable and portable. You can even get a set of 2 and have one for yourself!
No, this isn't jewelry, and it is perfect for the men who travel via air on a regular basis. These air purifiers emit a constant stream of health negative ions that force pollutants away from the airspace you are breathing, providing a 3-foot sphere of clean and healthy air around one's head. It will clean pollutants such as viruses, pollen, smoke, mold, and dust mites that traditional air filters leave behind.
Give him the gift of a good night's rest with a sound machine. Sound machines work by drowning out background noise with the sounds of nature, such as rain, thunderstorms, rivers, oceans, brooks, crickets, and more. Most sound machines also have white-noise settings if you prefer that.
Sunrise alarm clocks make easier mornings (and a more gentle waking experience). By gently using light therapy to wake up rather than a startling loud beeping noise that traditional alarms offer, he is sure to have better mornings.
Check these out along with other great indoor and outdoor home decor options at Serenity Heath & Home Decor.


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SAMUEL VARBALOW was born in the Ukraine in 1891. His family came to Camden when in 1904, and settled in Cramer Hill three years later.
Samuel Varbalow built many homes throughout Camden and was the founder and owner of the Savar Corporation, which operated as many as 30 movie theatres through Camden. He was also deeply involved in the affairs of the Jewish community in Camden. Last a resident of 2602 Baird Boulevard in East Camden, he passed away on January 31, 1954, in Philadelphia. His younger brother, Joseph Varbalow, was a prominent lawyer, and at one time served as a judge in Camden. His other brother, Harry Varbalow, was a founding member of Congregation Beth El.
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Samuel Varbalow Fatally Stricken in Hospital
Builder of Homes, Theatre Man Noted For Many Charities
Samuel Varbalow, 62, pioneer home builder in this area and prominent independent theatre chain operator, and an outstanding leader of Camden's Jewish community died suddenly Sunday night.
Death came to the unassuming leader at 6:12 PM in the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, where he had been a patient for more than a week for treatment of a gall bladder condition. His death followed a heart attack, doctors said.
Funeral Wednesday
Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM in the Berschler Funeral Home, 1401-03 Princess Avenue. Rabbi Naftoli Riff, of the Congregation Sons of Israel, and Rabbi Harry S. Kellman, of the Congregation Beth El, will officiate. Burial will be in Crescent Burial Park, Pennsauken.
There will be a viewing at the funeral home from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Wednesday.
Shiva will be observed Wednesday, at the residence, 2602 Baird Boulevard.
He is survived by a brother, former District Court Judge Joseph Varbalow, who was associated with him in business, five sisters, a daughter and two grandchildren.
Lived at Home of Kin
Mr. Varbalow lived at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna Cotler, 2602 Baird Boulevard. His other sisters include Mrs. Rose Gelfand, Mrs. Fannie Newmeyer, and Mrs. Bessie Kalikman, all of Camden, and Mrs. Mary Hoffman, of Ventnor.
Mr. Varbalow's daughter, Henrietta, and her husband, Dr. Charles Kravitz, who is on the medical staff at the Einstein Hospital, were at the bedside when Mr. Varbalow died. His wife, Esther, died in 1916.
Devoted for many years to aiding the cause of establishing an independent Jewish nation, Mr. Varbalow was prominent in many activities pertaining to Israel. He was a leader in the annual Allied Jewish Appeal campaigns, in Bonds for Israel drives; and he was a large contributor to a number of private and public local charities where he insisted on keeping out of the limelight.
Avoided Publicity
He will be remembered by many individuals whom he helped when the going was rough. In each case he asked his assistance not be divulged.
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Oct. 31, 1891, Mr. Varbalow was one of eight children of Hyman and Sadie Varbalow. The family moved to Philadelphia in 1898.
His parents moved to South Camden in 1904 and then settled in Cramer Hill, where the father opened a grocery store at 27th Street and River Avenue in 1907.
In Business With Brother
As a young man, Mr. Varbalow and his brother, Harry, entered the home construction business. They were among the early developers of Whitman Park, in the vicinity of Bonsall School. They also built homes in Parkside, near Empire and Wildwood Avenues. Later they built homes at 4th and Viola Street.
Harry Varbalow died in 1940.
Samuel Varbalow saw great possibilities in East Camden and later centered his building activities at 24th and Carman Streets, Baird Boulevard and Federal Street, and also in Delaware Gardens. He constructed many of the houses between 27th and Federal Street and Marlton Pike.
Mr. Varbalow was president of the Savar Corporation, which at one time owned as many as 30 theatres in South Jersey.
Theatre Named for Mother
The theatre holdings started with the old Auditorium Theatre at 27th Street and River Avenue, in the neighborhood where the Varbalow children were reared. The building was torn down and a new building, now the Rio Theatre, was constructed.
Savar Corporation then acquired, in turn, the Victoria Theatre, 26th and Federal Streets, and the Walt Whitman Theatre, 47th Street and Westfield Avenue, Pennsauken. The Savar Theatre, named after Mr. Varbalow's mother, was built at Market Street near Broadway.
The corporation also owns the Midway Theatre, Broadway and Carman Street. Its newest theatre is the Arlo at 27th Street and Westfield Avenue. For a number of years the Towers Theatre, Broadway and Pine Street, belonged to the chain. Savar Corporation owned theatres in Burlington and Gloucester counties.
Mrs. Gelfand and Mrs. Kalikman were visiting in Miami, Florida when Mr. Varbalow died. They are enroute to Camden and funeral arrangements are being held in abeyance pending their arrival.
The Savar Theater in 1936
Although the caption indicates a 1938 opening, the picture above was taken in 1936, when the movie "Country Doctor" starring Jean Hersholt was released. Although generally forgotten today, Hersholt appeared in over 130 films between 1906 and his passing in 1956.
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TOWERS THEATER -1950
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Camden Courier-Post - January 29, 1951
MIDWAY THEATER
OPENING NEW MIDWAY MOVE is Mayor Brunner, who can be seen above in tape- cutting ceremony. Others in front row are, left, Arthur Smith, theatre manager, and district manager for Savar Theatre circuit, and Captain Ellison Wynn, commanding officer of the Camden Army Recruiting Station. In the rear are, left, Technical Sergeant Merle Bailey, information officer for local recruiting office, and Master Sergeant Horace A. Cooper, of the Air Force.
The SAVAR
Photo Courtesy of John Sims
Camden Courier-Post - May 19, 1964
The RIO
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Camden Courier-Post * February 2, 1954
Samuel Varbalow Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Samuel Varbalow, 62, will be held Wednesday at 3:00 PM in the Berschler Funeral Home, 1401-03 Princess Avenue.
Rabbi Naftoli Riff, of the Congregations Sons of Israel, and Rabbi Harry S. Kellman, of Congregation Beth El, will officiate. Burial was in Crescent Burial Park, Pennsauken
Former District Court Judge Joseph Varbalow, a brother, said friends may send flowers if they wish.
Shiva will be observed at the residence, 2602 Baird Boulevard.
Mr. Varbalow, a pioneer home builder in this area and prominent independent theatre chain operator, died Sunday in the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, Philadelphia.
Samuel Varbalow Funeral Services Attended by 500
More than 500 persons attended funeral services on Wednesday for Samuel Varbalow, 62, an outstanding leader of Camden's Jewish community, who died Sunday in the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, Philadelphia.
State, county, and city officials joined business and professional associates, friends and. Members of the family in the Berschler Funeral Home, 1401-03 Princess Avenue.
Officiating at the services were Rabbi Naftoli Riff, of the Congregations Sons of Israel, and Rabbi Harry S. Kellman, of Congregation Beth El. Burial was in Crescent Burial Park, Pennsauken.
Following the burial, shiva was observed in the residence, 2602 Baird Boulevard.
Mr. Varbalow, a pioneer home builder in this area was a prominent independent theatre chain operator. He was president of the Savar Corporation, which at one tome owned as many as 30 theatres in South Jersey.


Here is our first look at the new reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Being a kid born and raised in the '80s, TMNT holds a dear place in my heart, but I'm wondering if this movie is destined for box office glory or box office bomb. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, the trailer definitely sets the stage for an action packed film, and we come to learn that Shredder (played by William Fichtner) and April O'Neil's father were responsible for the creation of the Ninja Turtles (a new twist to the origin story).
After watching the trailer, though, I've come to the same conclusion as several others, which is that while the movie itself looks promising the turtles still sound like the ones from the cartoon. If you are going to try and create an action film with Ninja Turtles and have a realistic feel to it you should make sure the characters' voices fit that world. It'll be interesting to see how they sound in the next trailer, but for right now, I'm on the fence.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opens August 8, 2014.
Official Synopsis: The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.
Who is your favorite Ninja Turtle?


Anyone to be excited for?
Beatyard can't come quick enough!
A festival, devoted to gin.
Coachella sells out in 2 hours...would you go?
Metropolis returns this November, want a pair of tickets?
We're back playing with fire!
After a busy summer discussing topics up and down the country, Banter are setting up at Herbert Park for 4 days next week.
This Friday sees the festival's official launch in Dublin with Commodo!
Heading to Body & Soul?
The festival, which was set up as an offshoot to the German techno label, Killekill prides itself on celebrating those who dare to be different.
House of Yoga - This. Is. Your. House.
...any mash for these bangers?
Life Is Ten. The First 10 Names.
29th - 31st May 2015. Belvedere House.
What's Your Tipple for TippleTown?
We've Got Tickets to give away for 'Time is Illmatic' this Sunday with Onra!
New party from us. Could be shite. But we do have a Samhain ticket going, so its not all bad.
Heineken are officially launching Sound Atlas, Heineken's new music platform.


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Яцек Рафал Карпінський (; ) — польський винахідник і конструктор комп'ютерної техніки.

Біографія
Народився в сім'ї інженера та альпініста Адама Карпінського. Його мати була професором спортивної медицини і також альпіністкою.

Під час Другої світової війни у віці чотирнадцяти років Карпінський вступив до підпільної організації Сірі Шеренги, брав участь у розвідувальних операціях. Потім він був бійцем батальйону Армії Крайової , де познайомився з Кшиштофом Камілем Бачинським, видатним польським поетом, разом з ним брав участь у Варшавському повстанні 1944 р.був поранений у хребет і паралізований.

Значною мірою завдяки старанням матері, Карпінський знову навчився ходити, хоча все життя кульгав. Куля залишалася у нього в спині до смерті.

Після війни Карпінський закінчив школу, а в 1951 році — Варшавський політехнічний університет. Спочатку він хотів стати композитором, оскільки дуже любив музику, але вирішив вивчати електроніку.

Після закінчення університету Карпінський працював на заводі електроніки, де сконструював короткохвильовий радіоприймач, який виявився настільки вдалим, що його використовувало польське міністерство закордонних справ.

У 1955 році Карпінський почав працювати в Польській академії наук, де сконструював прилад AAH, який збільшував точність прогнозів погоди на 10 %, а в 1959 році сконструював комп'ютер . Це був перший у світі аналоговий комп'ютер, який міг розв'язувати диференціальні рівняння.

У 1960 році Карпінський став переможцем міжнародного конкурсу молодих кібернетиків, організованого ЮНЕСКО. Після цього він отримав можливість вирушити на два роки в США, щоб стажуватися в Гарвардському університеті і Массачусетському технологічному інституті.

У 1962 році Карпінський повернувся до Польщі, а в 1964 році він створив перцептрон — підключену до камери штучну нейронну мережу на базі транзисторів, яка могла розпізнавати показані їй форми (наприклад, трикутник, намальований на аркуші паперу) і «вчитися». Це був другий подібний пристрій у світі.

Однак незабаром внаслідок інтриг Карпінський був змушений перейти на роботу з Академії наук в Інститут експериментальної фізики Варшавського університету. Там до 1968 року він сконструював комп'ютер KAR-65, який аналізував дані про зіткнення елементарних частинок.

Потім Карпінський почав розробляти персональний комп'ютер. Інститут експериментальної фізики не зумів знайти фінансування для цього проекту. Але з допомогою високопоставленого британського друга Карпінський отримав позитивні відгуки британських фахівців, після чого в 1970 р. був створений завод мікрокомп'ютерів у Варшаві, на якому використовувалися британські складові та фінансування.

У 1971 році на Міжнародній виставці в Познані був продемонстрований персональний комп'ютер K-202, сконструйований Карпінським разом з командою інженерів, що включала , Ельжбету Єзерську і Кшиштофа Ярославського. Але він став конкурентом менш досконалого комп'ютера Odra, який виробляла польська державна компанія .

Внаслідок інтриг у 1973 році виробництво комп'ютерів К-202 (всього було вироблено лише 30 одиниць) було згорнуто, а сам Карпінський був звільнений. На знак протесту Карпінський і його дружина Ева переїхали в село, де стали розводити свиней і курей.

У 1981 році Карпінському дозволили емігрувати, і він поїхав до Швейцарії, де створив . Він випередив перші японські аналоги більше ніж на рік.

У 1990 році Карпінський повернувся в Польщу, щоб налагодити виробництво свого сканера, але через фінансові труднощі це не вдалося, і Карпінський навіть втратив свій будинок у Варшаві. Він переїхав жити у Вроцлав, де займався створенням інтернет-сайтів.

За героїзм під час Варшавського повстання він був відзначений трьома державними нагородами «Хрест Хоробрих».

Примітки

Література

 P. Lipiński Geniusz i Świnie. Rzecz o Jacku Karpińskim, wyd. JanKa, 2014

Посилання

 Zmarł genialny konstruktor Jacek Karpiński
 Яцек Карпінський: комп'ютерний геній, якого ненавиділи комуністи

Учасники Варшавського повстання 1944 року
Комп'ютерні інженери
Польські винахідники
Сторінки з неперевіреними перекладами
Розробники комп'ютерів


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Too much coffee man.
By Shabbir | November 19, 2003
411: Somewhere over Iowa, on my way to my godson Ewan's second birthday
Soundtrack: "To Zion", Lauryn Hill
Checking in to my flight at Dulles, I've achieved the Zen calm that comes with traveling extensively alone. Without hurry, without concern for what time the plane departs, and with almost no luggage.
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That can't be right, he must not have seen where he put his foot. Nope, he looks to make sure, and kicks it the rest of the way.
The flight attendant (or the waitress in the sky, as The Replacements calls them) comes by for breakfast. Orange juice for me. But two cups of coffee, an orange juice, an omelette and pancakes for him. He's eating so fast little bits of food fly off the fork in a circle of filth around him, on the seat, on the tray that seperates us, and the carpeted wall in front of us, on the bulkhead.
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I'm trying not to take this as a sign that my general aversion to coffee is smarter than it looks, but all the evidence points to the contrary. As I watch him now, he's watching a DVD ("Payback") on his laptop, reading his e-mail, drinking a soda, and occasionally flipping through a pulp paperback that recently appeared.
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