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RISC Chip Innovators Receive 2022 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering
By National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that the 2022 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering will be awarded to David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy, Stephen B. Furber, and Sophie M. Wilson "for contributions to the invention, development, and implementation of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) chips." The $500,000 biennial award is given to engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society. The Draper Prize will be presented at a gala dinner event in Washington, D.C.
"I am honored to present this year's Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering to Hennessy, Patterson, Furber, and Wilson," said NAE President John L. Anderson. "The benefits of their work have been enormous in today's digital world. This innovation has stimulated the creation of numerous and various low-power portable devices, thus becoming a major driver of economic growth."
The reduced instruction set computer is a microprocessor designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to realize a task. RISC chips streamline and accelerate data processing by minimizing the complexity of instructions handled directly by the microprocessor and by relying on compilers to break down complex operations into these simpler elements. Today, about 99% of all new computer chips use the RISC architecture.
Patterson and Hennessy led parallel but independent teams in the 1980s at Berkeley and Stanford developing the RISC architectural concepts under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) project. They also implemented working prototype RISC chips that could be easily evaluated for speed, complexity, performance on real computing problems, and power consumption. This approach was considered implausible before their efforts and results. Furber and Wilson advanced the commercialization of this technology at Acorn, a U.K. company, by designing a microprocessor originally called the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM), later changed to Advanced RISC Machine when ARM Ltd. was established in 1990. They challenged the commercial giants of computing at the time, becoming a huge success and further establishing themselves in the sector.
From National Academy of Engineering


Al's latest album, Mandatory Fun, released today and is being promoted with a new music video every day of the week. The first is "Word Crimes", which crams into less than four minutes some of the most annoying, grating, and prevalent abuses of the English language.
I doubt this video will be effective in correcting these common misuses, leaving me to wonder: is Weird Al parodying English abusers… or grammar nazis?
A machine that tells you how you die, in vague yet accurate terms. It is never wrong, and your fate cannot be avoided. This anthology collects individual stories of people who encounter this machine. Although all the tales have the machine's functionality in common, there is no one persistent world: sometimes the machine is dismissed as a novelty; other times, an entire society will remodel itself around the predictions. For one couple, the machine means doom; for another, it brings hope.
and, of course, "HIV Infection from Machine of Death Needle".
There was honestly not a bad story in the lot, but my least favorites were "Not Waving but Drowning", "Improperly Prepared Blowfish", "Love Ad Nauseum", and "Drowning".
Each story left me a degree of chilled. What would I do if faced with such an opportunity? Would I learn of my fate, or leave it unknown? How would I react to knowing how I'd die? Would my actions to avoid the prophecy serve only to fulfill it? Would I take up arms in protest of the machine? I hope I never need to know. I've already picked up from the library the sequel, This Is How You Die, and look forward to absorbing more macabre tales.
Billy Crystal seems to be one of the few upright, sincere, and trustworthy celebrities in Hollywood. He had led an incredible life without being sensationalist, as we learn in this biography, from his time on the stand-up comedy circuit to his break into TV and movies and his unlikely friendships with childhood heroes Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. Interspersed are some opinionated tangents on social, political, philosophical, and familial topics, which break up the narrative neatly.
Few books make me literally laugh out loud; Crystal's book did it four times in the first ten pages. Although not every chapter was that concentrated with funny, it was still an enjoyable read that drove me to seek out some of his film works that I've previously missed, like Running Scared and 61*.
I can't remember the last time I bothered finishing a book I liked this little.
Much of my dislike comes from too many or too few details. There were a lot of threads interwoven throughout this police procedural, and although the author tied them all together, the crimes feel more spread out than necessary; it didn't follow that the perpetrator would go from Crime A and Crime B to Crime Z. Other unexplained details include the space elevators and soletas, which cast a shadow over the entire novel, but their function and value are never adequately represented. The religious aspects are adequately explained, but I feel like it requires some significant background knowledge to appreciate them.
Finally, I found it incredibly disruptive that changes in scenes flowed right from one paragraph to the next. There was no break between a character in a bar and another in a police station; or a character suddenly talking to someone who wasn't there a moment ago. I assumed this was a printing error, as what author would be this hostile to his readers? But other reviewers' similar comments on other editions of this book suggest it was in fact intentional.
I'm not a fan of procedurals in general but hoped the sci-fi elements of this book would be enough for me to enjoy it. They weren't.
I found this book revelational. Broken down into chapters named after passages of the Gettysburg Address, the book covers much more than the titular speech, from the founding of our country to the motivations and consequences of the Civil War. My education in American history is sorely lacking, and The Gettysburg Address taught me many things that I'd never spent much time thinking about: the discrepancies between the Declaration and the Constitution; why slavery abounded in the South but not the North; how the Battle of Gettysburg was won; how Lincoln's assassination negatively affected the post-war reconciliation between the states. I lack the knowledge to be a critical reader of history and so cannot confidently identify where this book falls short. But I do recommend this graphic novel as an easy and enjoyable way to learn more than what an elementary education taught us.
I'm a big fan of The Moth. Ever since a friend introduced me to the podcast in May 2012, I've listened to every show and attended every local event I could. Despite that, I was originally uninterested in the book — the spoken medium doesn't always translate well to transcription. But a promotion offered two $18 tickets to their next show when preordering the $10 book, so I picked it up as a money-saving move.
I'd previously heard 14 of the 50 stories on the audio podcast so skipped those. The ones I did read, I could tell they were originally spoken: plenty of sentences begin with "And", I don't think much would've been lost if these transitions had been eliminated in the editing.
This ain't a bad book — but for the true experience, The Moth should be heard, not seen.


For starters, the word "Bankruptcy" comes from two Latin words: bancus, meaning "bench" or "table," and ruptus, meaning "broken." In ancient times, bankers and lenders would work from a bench in the public marketplace. When they ran out of money, their bench was broken in order to show that they were failures at handling money.
Luckily, modern bankruptcy laws are far kinder, but it did take us a while to get here.
In the US, bankruptcy is as old as the nation, with the power to establish bankruptcy laws granted to Congress by the Constitution itself. The first such example came in 1800, when Congress passed the aptly named Bankruptcy Act of 1800. This law allowed creditors to declare bankruptcy upon their debtors, and it only applied to merchants (not individuals). But, like they say in Jurassic Park, life finds a way and before too long, merchants were finding ways to sweet-talk (read: bribe) creditors into declaring bankruptcy upon them to alleviate their debts. Because of this rampant abuse, the law was repealed after only three years.
1841 saw massive reform when Congress tried to enact new laws in the form of the Bankruptcy Act of 1841. This was historic because it allowed individuals to file bankruptcy to discharge debts, as well as merchants. While very favorable to debtors, creditors successfully lobbied Congress to repeal the law after only two years because they claimed it discharged too much debt and provided too little in payments to creditors.
Bankruptcy law gets a little cloudy at this point, with the Bankruptcy Act of 1867 and the Bankruptcy Act of 1898. The act of 1867 lasted until 1978, which makes it the longest-lasting bankruptcy law in the US, but the act of 1898 is typically credited as the first permanent piece of bankruptcy legislation (even though it, too, was radically altered in 1978).
The 1867 law is important because it required courts to appoint "registers" to perform the necessary duties to declare a bankruptcy. These registers would then go on to become the first bankruptcy judges, which we still have today.
The act of 1898 was important because it gave companies the ability to protect themselves from creditors; an important caveat we still enjoy today.
Finally, we reach the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 – a monumental piece of legislation that was, at the time, the best balance of power granted to both debtors and creditors. It allowed creditors to recoup some of their losses, but it also allowed the debtors to keep much of their existing property, and all future earnings.
While the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 added further provisions to bankruptcy law, the core tenets of who can file, and how, have remained the same for nearly 40 years. Even though the laws and provisions have changed, the purpose of bankruptcy has remained the same: to protect hard-working Americans and help them regain control of their financial lives.


How Can I Improve My Century Time by September?
Question: I live in the Southeast and ride year-round. I'm 5-11 and 200 pounds. I recently completed a hilly century in a bit under 6 hours. I'm planning to ride another one in September and I want to go faster.
I don't have hills to train on but I do like to lift weights. I know I would climb better if I gained strength and lost weight. How should I use the next 4 months to peak in September? — Danny H.
Coach Fred Matheny Replies: Sounds like you're going well in April if you rode a hilly century in less than 6 hours. The trick for September is to get more powerful without burning out and getting tired of the bike. That's often a problem in the summer for folks who can ride all year.
It's hard to gain strength and endurance while at the same time losing weight. If I were you, I wouldn't diet. Simply cut out excess fat and junk food and continue to ride. Your body will approach its ideal weight in the next few months.
At this time of the year you don't necessarily want to gain strength. But you do want to improve your power. Strength from the weight room is a necessary precursor to on-bike performance, but it's not the same thing.
Ten reps of 700 pounds in the leg press asks your body to do something entirely different from the roughly 30,000 pedal strokes during a century. When you're riding, the resistance is only 10-40 pounds on each pedal revolution.
So you need to convert weight-room strength to cycling-specific power with intervals, training time trials and, if you lack hills, grinding into headwinds. There's nothing wrong with continuing to lift, but don't overdo it to the detriment of your cycling.
RELATED ARTICLE How Can I Use Endless Headwinds?
One way to avoid burnout and gain overall power is to follow the plan in my eBook, Off-Season Training for Roadies, for June and July. Then switch to the plan in Spring Training for Roadies in July and August. This will add variety to your training and take advantage of periodization. It's the approach often used by riders who live where they can ride all year.


The Oculus building is a new teaching and learning facility that has recently been completed at Warwick University.
Designed by architects Berman Guedes Stretton and constructed by Willmott Dixon, the cutting edge building incorporates Novista Timber Riser Doorsets with adjustable concealed hinges and factory painted door leafs.
These Novista doorsets, which provide access to riser cupboards and storage rooms, are located in the communal areas, and the concealed frames allow them to blend seamlessly into the wall.


KnitCast: KnitCast 13 - Color Joy!
KnitCast 13 - Color Joy!
I meet the artist Lynn Hershberger aka Lynn H from ColorJoy.com and enter her world of colour!
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Subscribing gets you the latest edition downloaded automatically to your computer. If you want older editions you'll have to manually download them from previous show posts.
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Sep 5, 2005 9:38:38 PM | KnitCast 13 - Color Joy!
I'm so glad to see the podcasts return, and I hope you are feeling better. Your site and knitcasts are such a treat.
Welcome back!!!! Glad you are feeling better.
I just loved this interview! Lynn was a delight. Thank you!


The Bruce Power nuclear power plant (BP NPP) in Ontario, Canada, is the largest nuclear generating station in the world, operating eight nuclear reactors producing 6300 MW.
In line with Bruce Power's safety culture, "Safety first" and continuous improvements are essential and substantial elements of the Bruce Power philosophy and management system. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) released recommendation 5c which asked for the improvement of tools to provide off-site authorities with automated real-time stations, appropriate back-up power, redundant communication channels, and the like.
For BP it became essential to measure not only gamma dose rate, but additionally collect information about the composition of nuclides. Moreover the system should be able to measure and operate reliably even with gamma dose rates up to 1 Sv/h, as seen during the Fukushima event.
Besides long-term reliable operation under harsh Canadian weather conditions, a key issue was safe operation and data transmission during an emergency. Consequently, compliance with seismic requirements, permanent autonomous operation and a reliable redundant communication interface were key specifications requested by Bruce Power.
The tender published in 2012 was divided into two parts: The first part comprised a total of 49 fixed and 10 mobile spectrometric stations to which Saphymo responded with the SpectroTRACER probe with LaBr3 (Ce) scintillation detectors with additional GM tube and GPS.
This probe is a fully autonomous self-contained gamma spectroscopic measurement station designed to operate in emergencies, including in worst-case weather scenarios. Battery capacity is available for up to 10 days. Several communication interfaces are provided: cell/3G modem, Globalstar satellite modem, both integrated and operated over Virtual Private Network (VPN) for secure data transmission.
The network interface is always active. Software functions provide an automatic switchover from cellular to satellite. A built-in webserver is available for easy remote control and setup. Several meteorological stations have also been integrated into the system.
After a test run of several months during 2013, all stations have been operational since autumn 2014. In the second part of the project, Saphymo delivered 8 SA200NG and SA210ING air monitors.
The air monitors have been designed for the detection of ultra-low activities of beta/gamma measurement for particulates, noble gas and iodine with spectroscopic functions and the same redundant data transmission. The SA210ING type air monitors are equipped with an internal power backup for up to 5 days.


On Monday, security reseachers found major vulnerabilities in the mobile banking apps of several major US and UK banks—and a major VPN app too.
Research being undertaken at the University of Birmingham's School of Computer Science revealed that banks including HSBC and VPN provider Tunnelbear had flaws in their iOS and Android apps.
These flaws apparently allowed "man in the middle" attacks to take place, meaning that malicious parties could potentially steal customer information and view and manipulate network traffic.
The affected apps conduct a process called "certificate pinning", in which they specify a certain certificate which is trusted for a particular server. The flaw occurred in the implementation of certificate pinning and verification used when creating a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection.
This paper shows that certificate pinning can (and often does) hide the lack of proper hostname verification, enabling MITM attacks.
TLS is a tricky protocol to get right: both misconfiguration vulnerabilities and attacks on the protocol are common.
Automated tools do exist to test a variety of TLS flaws. However, none of these tools can detect the possibility that an app will pin to the root or intermediate certificate used but fail to validate the hostname… We argue that conducting large-scale testing in this manner is difficult and expensive.
The report said that all banks had been notified, and that they had all gone on to patch this flaw. While the VPN provider was not mentioned, it's to be assumed that the same is the case.
In an effort to avoid flaws like these in future, the researchers have released a free automated testing tool called Spinner. This allows for more thorough testing of mobile apps and specifically of their hostname verification methods.
Let's hope that this helps app developers step up their game and avoid flaws like this in future.


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Q: Why does my MacBook Pro take so long to go to sleep? My MacBook Pro takes an awful long time to go to sleep when I close the lid. Considering that I generally want to close the lid and then carry it somewhere, I want it to be fully asleep so I don't have any hard drive issues. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process?

A: I recommend a nifty little utility called SmartSleep that allows you to control when the saving of your RAM contents to disk for the Safe Sleep / Hibernate feature Mac OS X has.
Alternatively you can disable Safe Sleep altogether by running: sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0. To change it back to the defaults, change the value to 3.
0 - Old style - just goes to sleep.
1 - Only Hibernate
3 - Default - goes to sleep but writes RAM contents to disk just in case.
5 - Only Hibernate mode but if you use secure virtual memory.
7 - The Default but if you use secure virtual memory.

A: Use the command pmset -g log to find out what is delaying the sleep command.  Look for "applicationresponse.slowresponse" and "applicationresponse.timedout" entries.

A: Depending on what applications you are running it could take a significant amount of time (20-30 sec) to actually "sleep."
OS X will "dock" the hard drive head if it detects sudden movement, so I wouldn't expect any issues there.

A: Another use for the pmset utility (which, like most Apple utilities, is documented: do "man pmset" in Terminal) is to tell the system to sleep when you hit the power button. In Terminal, do
sudo pmset powerbutton 1
and thereafter when you hit the power button a menu comes up with choices Restart, Sleep, Cancel, and Shut Down. I always sleep my MacBook Pro this way in order to be sure it has really gone dormant.
On the other end of the sleep cycle, I don't want the machine waking up while traveling if it gets jostled enough to shake the lid open (even briefly). The Terminal command to estabish this is
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
For both commands, you will have to authenticate as an administrator.

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Yatskivka (; ) is village in Kramatorsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about  north-northwest from the centre of Donetsk city, near the southern corner of the Oskil Reservoir. It belongs to Lyman Urban Hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was liberated by Ukrainian forces on 23 September 2022, during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive.

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Villages in Kramatorsk Raion

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Guy Mahan spent nearly 30 years in the western suburbs working to help disabled students in the classroom.
"He felt strongly about his work as a teacher, particularly in special education," said his wife, Dorothy. "It didn't matter to him who you were or what your level of learning was, he believed that every student should be allowed to live up to his or her potential."
Dr. Mahan's influence was also felt in his own family, where the importance of special education was constantly stressed, family members said.
"He had a love for his work and liked sharing that with us," said his daughter, Margaret Grojean, a former instructor with the Proviso Association for Retarded Citizens in Hillside. "We got to know students in special ed and went to see them perform in plays at their schools."
Dr. Mahan, 81, of Western Springs, the former director of special education for Leyden Township, died of complications related to a recent fall Friday, April 4, in Ocala, Fla.
Born and raised on his family's farm in Lawrence County, Dr. Mahan was one of three children. Their mother was a teacher. After high school, he taught for two years in a one-room schoolhouse in his hometown before earning a bachelor's degree in education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
"Back then, you didn't need a degree to teach. So by the time he finished college, he had a lot of on-the-job training," his daughter said.
In the 1950s, Dr. Mahan earned a master's degree in speech pathology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and later received a doctorate degree in special education administration from Loyola University in Chicago.
During the Korean War, Dr. Mahan served as a chaplain's assistant on the East Coast for two years before returning to the Chicago area. In 1956, he married his wife, with whom he had two children.
Dr. Mahan moved with his family to Western Springs in the late 1950s to work as a speech pathologist at Lyons Township High School. In 1960, he became the director of special education for Leyden Township in Franklin Park, where he was responsible for hiring teachers and coordinating the curriculum for special education programs at more than 30 schools, family members said.
"Guy was always looking for good teachers, those who could make a real difference in children's lives," his wife said.
After retiring at age 57, Dr. Mahan worked for many years as a court advocate for Cook County, providing support to children at risk, many of whom had learning disabilities.
"He was the perfect advocate for children who were struggling -- kind, gentle and patient," his daughter said. "He had a never-give-up attitude that motivated them through some really tough times."
Other survivors include a son, Dave; and three grandchildren.


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One for the books: Wemyss Stewart
Wemyss Stewart
Business Advisory Director
Our people Insights
At Johnston Carmichael we don't just balance books; we read them too. We caught up with Business Advisory Director Wemyss Stewart to discuss the authors who inspire her.
What's the first book you remember reading?
I was a big fan of Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five'. I loved the concept of the five getting together every holiday and going adventuring! That's how I spent my own childhood - not that where I grew up was on the coast with my own island nearby, but my friends and I were always playing in the woods and fields behind our houses, having fun and pretending we were the Five getting embroiled in all their escapades. Hours and hours were passed like that; we were all waved off by our parents after breakfast each day and they knew they wouldn't see us again until we were hungry!
Is there a particular book which has really stuck with you? What stood out about it?
'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou, the first in her series of autobiographies. She really changed the way I thought about things and the way I understood the world. I was in my late 20s before I discovered her, but that was the first of her books I read and it had such a profound influence on me. You can never truly understand the impact of racism if you haven't experienced it directly, but Maya Angelou's writing is so powerful that it gives you a very real sense of what she and others suffered. It horrified me, and I was in awe of how forgiving she was towards the people who had treated her that way. That book started a lifelong admiration for her: her writing and her humanity. She experienced such hardship throughout her life and yet she remained strong and positive and loving - I think that's something very special. She's a true inspiration. I own a signed book of hers which is an extremely treasured possession - it stays in a plastic wrapper and only comes out on special occasions for special people!
Putting our clients front page is about knowing what's important to them and keeping that front of mind at all times. It's thinking about the bigger picture for them and their business so that we can provide that added value.
What book could you read over and over again?
It's funny because I actually tend to read books only once, yet I can't get rid of a single one of them! Every time I think "Right, I need to clear some of these out and donate them to charity," I set about it and end up keeping them all. I tell myself "Oh no, not that one, I might read that again…" - and I never do.
What does 'putting clients front page' mean to you?
It's about knowing what's important to your clients and keeping that front of mind at all times. It's thinking about the bigger picture for them and their business, not just the specific piece of work you're carrying out. For example, if you're reading something - be that technical updates or industry news - if your client is front page for you, you'll instinctively think "This will affect my client" or "This would be of interest to my client" and be able to provide that added value for them.
JC sponsored the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival. What did you most enjoy about the festival?
I attended lots of different events last year, but I most enjoyed seeing Doddie Weir discuss his autobiography, 'My Name'5 Doddie'. He's a very inspiring individual. Since he announced his Motor Neuron Disease diagnosis I think the manner in which he's dealt with it and the way he's taken on the battle is amazing.
The charity he has set up for others affected by MND, the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, is actually the Edinburgh office's nominated charity this year. The Foundation does incredible work and offers invaluable practical support, which I've seen first-hand through a friend of mine who suffered from MND. The way Doddie has used his platform and his voice has had a real, tangible impact on moving MND research and trials forward in the last 18 months, and I think he deserves a tremendous amount of admiration. I was delighted to have the opportunity to hear from him in person.
Suzanne Adshead
Restructuring Director
One for the books: Suzanne Adshead
"'Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are' is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread," said François Mauriac. At Johnston Carmichael, our people are characters not digits - and so to get to know our characters, we asked them about the characters they love. Here, Restructuring Director Suzanne Adshead tells us all about her favourite fiction.
One for the books: Craig Hendry
It is said that "Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life" - and helping clients to live life to the fullest is the core tenet of Johnston Carmichael Wealth's philosophy. We caught up with Managing Director Craig Hendry to find out more about his own reading habits and the books which have inspired him.
One for the books: Peter Young
As a firm of accountants and business advisers, you'd be forgiven for thinking we're all about numbers - but words are just as important! We caught up with Tax Partner Peter Young to chat about his favourite reads and the books he's held on to over the years.

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text: Mascha was originally from Germany; she'd had a good education, and was used to an atmosphere in which a truly beautiful smile was not the highest priority. But her life changed dramatically when she moved to the United States. With her natural good looks, she decided to pursue an acting career -- and now a beautiful smile was very important to her work. Yet Mascha found herself uncomfortable about smiling, because her expression was guarded and reserved to protect herself from the stress of auditions. In fact, she worried that she'd lost some auditions because of her discomfort. So a dazzling smile became her goal. When she came in for a consult, we realized she'd had a potpourri of dental work with many dentists over time, and the different elements of her repairs didn't really match in color or shape. Mascha had an unusually broad smile which revealed almost all of her teeth, and a great deal of gum. We began by correcting her gumline position to reduce the visible gum area and balance her smile from right to left, and then prepared 12 of her upper teeth for porcelain veneers and crowns. The veneers and crowns gave Mascha the dazzling smile she needed to succeed at her auditions. The day we took her photos she was on her way to try out for a play, and told us she felt confident she'd get the part because her smile no longer held her back.


I am a senior research scientist in the fields of computer vision and machine learning. My research interests lie in developing artificial intelligent systems that are able to reason about the visual world and describe images and videos in complex semantic descriptions the same way humans do. Currently, I am a research scientist at Amazon.com, where I have been working on two exciting projects: Amazon Go and Amazon Rekognition.
Prior to joining Amazon, I was a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Dr. Vittorio Ferrari, a Master student at the University of Amsterdam and a Bachelor student and the University of Padova.
January 2019: New paper on Scale-Aware Attention Network for Crowd Counting was released on arXiv.
February 2018: Our paper on Objects as context for detecting their semantic parts was accepted for publication at CVPR 2018.
October 2017: Our paper on Do Semantic Parts Emerge in Convolutional Neural Networks? was accepted for publication at IJCV.
June 2017: Our paper on Learning Semantic Part-Based Models from Google Images was accepted for publication at TPAMI.


The Radiance Pivot Inline for Corner opens up a wider showering space, with an extra Inline Panel.
In keeping with the Radiance Collection, the enclosure is comfortably contemporary.
The straight linear handle befits the elegant style of the door and the magnetic closure is satisfying in use.


Circa 1951-1959: The 9" Fiesta plate has become known as the "lunch" plate. It's a perfect size and what we use in our house for everyday dinner. Plates were made upside down on the jiggering machine and the rings were tooled in by hand. This example in the hard to find '50s Rose glaze is in fantastic condition. Inkstamped on the back "GENUINE fiesta HLCo USA". Measures 9 7/19" x 3/4"


I wasn't always a photographer, but always wanted my work to make people happy.
any tutorial I could get my hands on, I was in photography love.
in lives of my friends and family, that's when the idea hit me and "El's Image" was born.
togetherness, family, celebration of life and love is a reflection of God's image in his creation.
I've noticed that my interest and love for photography has done nothing but grow.
Aside from photography and cinematography, I have an interest in engineering.
I also enjoy listening to music, and making a little myself as I play a little drums.
and an education even beyond that.
Hi, I'm Alfris aka The Best Ever aka The Don!
I've been doing photography and cinematography officially for about two years now.
and capture the best moments in life.
Aside from photography and cinematography, I quite enjoy music.
I'm a fun person to be around and enjoy a good laugh! GO CELTICS!!


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Man Struck, Killed By MBTA Commuter Rail Train In Newtonville
NEWTONVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A man in his 20s who authorities say was trespassing on the tracks was struck and killed by a Commuter Rail train Wednesday.
MBTA Transit Police said the man was struck around 5:15 p.m. near the Newtonville Commuter Rail station by an outbound Framingham Line train. He was pronounced dead of his injuries.
Transit Police are still investigating the cause, but said they've ruled out foul play.
There were major delays of up to two hours on the Fitchburg Line.
(Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)


This nationally recognized university affords students the opportunity to take advantage of fully online programs to set new professional goals and make lifelong learning more accessible. Students participating in the online school at Benedictine University will have 24/7 access to their coursework and materials online, the ability to communicate with their classmates and teachers during virtual meetings, online office hours and chat groups, and access to the same quality of education that on campus students receive. Students are encouraged to utilize these resources to help them begin a path towards lifelong learning and community involvement.
Founded in 1887 as a university associated with the Roman Catholic church and Benedictine Order, Benedictine University values both the liberal arts education and career-focused preparation. The school is located in Lisle, IL, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. Benedictine is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report for its Master's programs and campus diversity.
Students will enjoy a wide range of opportunities for academic study at Benedictine University Online. Online MBA degrees are offered with specializations in Finance, Marketing, International Business, Health Administration, and Entrepreneurship and Managing Innovation. The Master of Public Health degree offers two concentrations in Administration of Health Care Institutions and Disaster Management, and ambitious students can choose to complete a Dual MBA/MPH degree to make them more marketable and eligible for competitive careers. Students can also earn their Master of Education and Reading and Literacy, a program for teachers who want to make an impact on American school systems.
Benedictine University's commitment to lifelong learning has inspired the school to provide a number of alumni benefits, including a free job site, free access to financial analysis, mortgage discounts, access to the Benedictine University Library and more.


I met them last night. Two American students live in this dorm. He looked embarrassed. What you said was very interesting. You thought you could get away with it, didn't you? First I'll go to the bank, and then I'll buy the tickets. I'm here because I thought you needed my help. Scorpions have eight legs. It's time for me to go. We need people to work with us.
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Well, mid week the toddler's drool river slowed in order to give way to the Chicken Pox. It's brilliant that we've gotten this so early and it's not been so bad really. A few patches here and there without too much itching. Just a poorly wee toddler who wasn't sure what was happening.
For me, weariness turn to run down and the lurgy set in. Thankfully it was close to the weekend and himself took over ensuring the toddler was adequately amused with hours of Lego construction while I watched terrible television and crocheted more hearts with my furry hot water bottle by my side.
As the week progresses and I continue to feel better, I hope to get some time to work on another tools of the thread post. I've located nearly all of my various crochet hooks and photographed some which is a good start. For me the photos act as my outline for what I want to write. They guide / remind me what I set out to accomplish.


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Burnsville HS Fab Lab gives students a career jump start
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KMSP) - A Minnesota school district is using innovative technology to give kids an education that will jump start their careers. District 191 recently passed a $52 million referendum, which includes about $25 million earmarked for technology.
Burnsville High School built nearly 40 more classrooms and made a fabrication room or "Fab Lab." There are 10 brand new 3-D printers, plus 2,760 Chromebooks were given to students.
Livia Selby is a freshman who loves printing on the 3-D machines. She's wanted to be an engineer since she was a kid and prints anything she can on the machines.
Fab Lab teacher Orion Patrie is making education come to life.
"The students are actually able to produce 3-D objects online anywhere they are able to have internet access," Patrie said. "They can bring them to class and we can do what we need to with it. We can cut it out , 3-D print it, mill it. It's kind of amazing really when you think about it."
The students have programmed robots with motors and sensors. The design key chains in the computer and print them with laser printers. Also, a special wood cutting machine has students engineering the dimensions of wood, then the machine does all the work.
"It will not be long before our lives are run by drones and 3-D printers and it probably won't be long before everyone will have a 3-D printer in their house," Patrie said. "They need to have people that know how to fix them and run them."
Principal Dave Helke is proud of these students working in the new activities and commons area. They also helped design the open work spaces that resemble Google's real work environment.
"The idea is to have creative, more active learning environments," Helke said. "It is truly about helping students identify what they want to do, but also helping meet the work force needs that are out there."


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"The Great Resignation will make way for the Great Engagement," Udbhav Ganjoo
The war for talent is real. Organisations will strive to engage with employees at a deeper level, says Udbhav Ganjoo, head-HR -global operations, India, emerging Asia and access markets, Viatris.
A big change in 2022
Two of the major changes that 2022 will see are, adoption of the hybrid model of work, and a movement from the Great Resignation to the Great Engagement. Hybrid work is here to stay. It was in a way easier to manage workforce expectations, when everyone was either at office or working remotely. It will be interesting to engage workers completely in the hybrid model, where some people will be in office and some working remotely. Processes and policies will evolve accordingly.
The war for talent is real. Organisations will strive to engage with employees at a deeper level. One will see engagement and connect and more talk about purpose of a role and job, and how every employee is important for the big picture. There will be customised and flexible policies to meet employee aspirations, while fulfilling business objectives.
Learning driven by social, technology or content
Learning will be driven by all three elements — social changes, technological advancement, and content. One cannot be independent of the other. The social changes driven by the pandemic have affected the way we work and the way we develop our employees. Future proofing of employees and developing them to be multi skilled and capable of multi-tasking is a reality that organisations are dealing with. We need to do more with less, and for that, our learning agenda must build those capabilities in employees.
Technology has enabled us to reach a wider, diverse employee population and helped automate many tasks. This will continue to drive the learning strategy in 2022. While technology is the medium, content is the main factor that will determine the success of the learning plan. There will be focus on both technical competencies, as well as behavioural competencies, that is, agility, emotional intelligence, change management and resilience, in 2022.
"Gig-driven workforce will give organisations an option to scale up rapidly"
Gig driven by choice or business challenges
The gig-driven workforce is driven both by choice and business needs. With the pandemic putting a lot of regular workforce away from work due to medical reasons, organisations across the spectrum have been able to leverage the gig workforce to ensure business continuity. While the gig-driven workforce provides flexibility in the current scenario, going forward, it will give organisations the option to rapidly scale up.
Gig work provides people the flexibility to choose the organisations and the kind of work they wish to do. The Government has been working towards bringing gig workers under a social security network, which will save them from exploitation and will make gig work more mainstream. Going forward, one will see gig workers being counted in as part of overall business strategy execution. It will be a win-win from the perspective of both the employer and gig workers.
Voice for change among employees getting stronger
Technology has made everything more accessible now. Earlier, it was difficult for employees to have themselves heard by the management, but now the management is just a tweet or DM away. Digital technology and social media have been levelers in bridging the gap between the junior employees in an organisation and the CEO.
"Digital technology and social media have been levellers in bridging the gap between the junior employees in an organisation and the CEO"
There are now multiple avenues available to everyone to air their views and ask questions of leaders. This trend of demanding change and transparency will continue.
Employees now are more conscious of their rights and seek more transparency and accountability from the management. Given the increased interaction on social media, which also reflects on the corporate brand, organisations and leaders are also alert in responding to the demands from employees in a timely and transparent manner.
Function that will see highest salary increase in 2022
Organisations are looking to operationalise their businesses to suit the ever-growing technological needs Functions in the digital space, such as cloud computing, robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) will see the highest increase in salary in 2022. This premium is also being driven by the skill gap and by the opening of markets post the pandemic.
In the life sciences sector as well, jobs in the digital space are demanding a premium, as organisations are looking towards platform-based solutions for data insights.
Indian pharmaceutical giants are investing heavily in R&D, new product development, biologics and biotechnology. Allied jobs in the scientific domain, such as clinical research, regulatory affairs and scientific liaison will continue demanding higher salaries.
In manufacturing-related functions in pharmaceutical organisations, tech transfer, quality, validation and formulation production jobs are driving the salary premiums.
Dr Pradeep Sharma May 20, 2022 at 7:57 am
So true Sir and it gives a sense of India growing with such advancement in technological sphere at par with the western world,but sorry to say democratisation of Indian corporates is still a dream in terms of employees voicing their opinion.
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9 November 2020, 7:17 AM | Ntebo Mokobo	| @SABCNewsOnline
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File Image: At least 96 vacancies for the positions of councillor will be contested in 56 municipalities.
Some political parties have expressed their readiness for this week's by-elections.
The by-elections are to take place across the country on Wednesday after being postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
At least 96 vacancies for the positions of councillor will be contested in 56 municipalities. The by-elections were scheduled to take place earlier this year in March.
The vacancies across 56 municipalities are as a result of resignations, death or redeployment.
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The African National Congress' (ANC) Secretary General is confident his party will emerge victorious in most wards, while the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) Marshal Dlamini says they remain an alternative choice.
The Congress of the People's (COPE) Dennis Bloem says they are ready to launch a comeback .
Although only 96 seats will be contested, these by-elections will undoubtedly serve as a precursor for the 2021 local elections.
Over 440 candidates from 40 parties will contest the 11 November by-elections in 95 wards.
There is a total of 444 candidates, including 19 independents, who have been certified. Of the candidates, 305 (69%) are male & 139 (31%) are female.
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Opening Sceptics' Minds to God: The Brilliant Tim Keller
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Listen: Tim Keller chats about 'Making Sense of God'. (For more, catch the full-length interview)
It's often said that the experiences of our youth have a big influence on what we care about as adults.
In the case of Tim Keller, the pastor, preacher and prolific author, it was a crisis of faith in his college years that gave him a soft heart towards sceptics: those who are doubtful about, or resistant to, the Christian faith.
So great is Keller's concern for the sceptical mind, that it seems he can't stop writing books aimed at opening their hearts to God. His latest is Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Sceptical. In a rare interview (catch the full-length chat), Tim Keller told Hope 103.2's Sam Robinson that he experienced a lot of his own doubt and scepticism as a university student.
Tim Keller's Own Scepticism
"Back when I was growing up, virtually everybody grew up in a church or synagogue—then most of the 'baby boomers' went off to college and a big percentage of them kind of lost their faith," he said.
"And I was one of those saying, 'I don't know if it's true'."
He found answers to his questions and eventually embraced Christianity by the end of college, but to this day he remains quite sceptical by nature.
"I remember doubt, and I'm kinda sceptical too. So I'm actually pretty sympathetic to sceptics."
"Frankly, I am a sceptical person," he told Hope 103.2. "Some people would say that's why I'm a Presbyterian, meaning I tend to be sceptical of claims of miracles, even though I believe that…God does miracles. I just tend to be more sceptical in general.
"And therefore I'm actually pretty sympathetic to non-Christians who have a lot of questions about Christianity. I remember doubt, and I'm kinda sceptical too. So I'm actually pretty sympathetic to sceptics."
Our Chat with Tim Keller: The Full Length Interview
Why His First Book for Sceptics Wasn't Enough
Keller describes his new book as a 'prequel' to his 2008 title, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Scepticism – which is a traditional, rational case for Christianity.
After publishing that book, he discovered it had a major limitation: for many sceptical friends, it just wasn't enough of a drawcard to make them want to consider faith.
"I realized that it takes a lot to read a book like that," he said. "You've gotta be motivated. Why would you take the time to explore whether Christianity makes rational sense or not, when it doesn't make intellectual or cultural sense to you? Why explore whether it's true when you don't even care if it's true?
"Why explore whether it's true when you don't even care if it's true?"
"I felt like, before people would pick up a book like Reason for God to ask 'is Christianity true?', they had to be in a position where they would think, 'it would be great if it was true!' "
Keller figured that if sceptics could see Christianity making a tangible difference in the world, they might begin to care—and be motivated to consider its validity. And so he wrote Making Sense of God, to bridge that gap.
Some Scepticism is a Healthy Thing
Keller believes scepticism, or a questioning mind, is often a healthy thing—as it helps people explore a belief system properly before embracing it.
"There's a scepticism that leads you to ask good questions and probe and finally, when you do embrace Christianity, you've really got a certainty, an assurance about it," he said.
"I mean, I've seen people who are maybe emotionally distraught, embrace Christianity without any scepticism about it all. They just need something. And very often after their problems are over, Christianity isn't very real to them because when they came in, they didn't really ask the hard questions to determine whether or not this is really true. So they never really got convinced. They just wanted something in their life."
But while an astute scepticism is healthy, there is also a blind kind of scepticism that keeps people holding onto unbelief almost religiously. This mindset prevents people from asking the important questions, says Keller.
"That kind of scepticism really is trying to protect yourself from the possibility of Christianity being true."
To Help Your Sceptical Friends See Jesus, Be Like Him
When asked how Christians can help open their sceptical friends' minds to faith, Keller says the key is simple: be more like Jesus.
"You have to be more Christlike if you're gonna get people to want to know about Christ, period," he said. And I would say that in Western societies, the fact that generally Christianity is receding, that's got to be some indictment of us [believers]. It has to be. It just has to be that as individuals and as a community, we're not showing Christlikeness. We're not consistently Christlike.
"And I think we have to take some of that blame. That's the change that has to be made."
Christian Faith Offers Things That Other Worldviews Can't
In his book, Keller outlines many of the things Christian faith has to offer, such as meaning for life, hope, justice, identity, satisfaction and freedom. He argues that other worldviews fail to offer these things to an equal level, if at all.
For example, today's very individualistic way of viewing the world, has failed to offer people the solid sense of identity that comes from believing in Jesus and the Judeo-Christian God.
As a result, many people of today's generation, even Christians, struggle with depression and anxiety.
"Christianity gives you an identity that can handle suffering in a way that the modern secular identity cannot."
It's an argument Keller has borrowed from the Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor.
"Taylor makes the case that the contemporary idea of the self is that you define yourself," Keller said. "You don't connect to God. You don't connect to your family. You look inside and you decide who you want to be.
"That is an incredibly fragile identity, in that it needs recognition, it needs affirmation, and it can never get enough. The traditional society that says, 'you are a citizen, a family member, and a believer in God', is a lot more stable.
"Christianity gives you an identity that's not as fragile, that can handle disappointments, that can handle failures, that can handle suffering in a way that the modern secular identity cannot."
Keller's Shout-Out to Aussie Author
Above: Keller's latest book, Making Sense of God
At the end of his book, Keller recommends other resources, including The Spectator's Guide to Jesus, by Australian writer John Dickson. He speaks highly of Dickson's writing.
"John works extremely hard to just give the facts about Jesus," he said. "It's a remarkably objective book, so he's not constantly trying to be in advocacy, saying, 'Christians are right and everybody else is wrong'. It just sort of lifts Jesus up, and it's mighty good."
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The Americans: Covert War
By	Staff on	 April 23, 2013 Television
Previously on The Americans: Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) are KGB agents posing as a suburban American married couple in a program called Directorate S. They live across the street from FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), who is in counterintelligence and spends his life trying to foil the KGB. Stan and Philip are besties and play squash together, Elizabeth and Stan's wife Sandra (Susan Misner) get along pretty well, and based on some Meaningful Glances over the last few episodes we're probably working up to the Beemans' son and the Jennings' daughter going on a date soon.
In spy land, Stan Beeman has been working a mole named Nina (Annet Mahendru) in the rezidentura, and yes I do mean he is bow-chicka-bow wink-wink-nudge-nudge working her as well as normal intelligence-gathering working her. The Jenningses, for their part, decided that it wouldn't be too bad if their cover identities got separated, even though they're still partners when it comes to the KGB. The KGB killed some American scientists and FBI agents kinda by accident; Philip killed Stan's partner Creepy Chris in a stabby confrontation over who could bang secretary Martha (Alison Wright), also mostly by accident; Stan shot Nina's friend Vlad while he was trying to eat a hamburger, which was not an accident at all.
"Covert War": We begin at the FBI, where supervisor Frank Gaad (Richard Thomas) is briefing Stan and the team on a plan to assassinate three high-level KGB operatives. General Zhukov, who was instrumental in recruiting Elizabeth to Directorate S, is on the list. In a flash sideways, we see a well-dressed man break into Zhukov's plush home and shoot him dead.
We rejoin the show at the Beemans' front door, where Elizabeth is about to take Sandra and her hilarious feathered hair out on a date. When they get to the bar, Sandra quickly drinks beyond her tolerance and starts revealing way too much to Elizabeth, including the number of people she's slept with (two, including Stan) and whether she's thought about cheating (she has). They hit the dance floor an indeterminate amount of time later. When Sandra sneaks off to call home from a payphone, her son answers and tells her that Stan still isn't home from work.
Meanwhile, Philip has the Jennings kids for the night and is entertaining them in a suitably depressing fashion with nature documentaries and a fridge full of peanut butter. They go to get dinner from a vending machine and Philip has to wave off a guy who's peeing in the alley so his kids can buy their Skittles in a nudity-free environment.
Sandra goes home after her night of boozing with Elizabeth and is crying at her kitchen table when Stan gets home, much later. She called headquarters and they told her he had left four hours before and she is convinced that he is cheating on her. She confronts him drunkenly and stomps off. Now, I' not saying she's not right to suspect him — he is banging Nina on the regular, after all — but her reasoning in this scene is pretty shoddy. Oh noes, a field agent who works in counterintelligence isn't sitting in his office the entire time he's at work! There must be shenanigans afoot! Ah, well. She's drunk and she's right, so I'll give her a break.
The next morning, Elizabeth meets with her handler Granny (Margo Martindale), who tells her that Zhukov is dead. Some guy named Patterson is behind the executions. She goes on to say that Moscow has decided not to retaliate.
In a flashback, Elizabeth visits with Zhukov. He's woried about her; he can tell she's unhappy in her new home with Philip as part of Directorate S. He pats a gorgeous golden retriever and tells her that love is a remarkable feeling. His dog isn't particularly smart or pretty, but he takes care of her and she takes care of him. Without his dog, life would be empty. One day, he says, Elizabeth will find out what it means to love in this way.
Elizabeth waits for Philip to come in to work the next day at their cover job at a travel agency. When he arrives, she tells him that Zhukov is dead and that she is going to kill the men responsible, orders be damned. She briefs Philip on Patterson, the one who Granny said was responsible for the assassination plot. He keeps an irregular schedule but he has a weakness for women. That's what Elizabeth will use to grab him.
LEGS. Oh, excuse me, there's a person attached. It's Nina the hot Russian mole, and she has her LEGS up on her desk in her new office at the Rezidentura. Arkady comes in and his eyes go boyoyoyoing LEGS but his mouth says "It's okay, it's your office." Then his mouth says "I want to brief you," even though it's more like he wants to de-brief her, amirite? Okay, I'll stop. Anyway. They've managed to plant a bug in Caspar Weinberger's library and he wants her to read FBI and CIA communiques to try to find important meetings that might happen there.
Over at Martha's apartment, Philip is in disguise as "Clark," Martha's secret boyfriend. He gets quite a surprise when Martha opens the door this time, though; her parents are there and want to meet him. They make awkward conversation over dinner and "Clark" makes an early escape, but gives Martha a sweet kiss in the hallway as he leaves.
Next, we see a second Elizabeth/Zhukov flashback. She's pregnant for the second time, presumably with her son Henry, but she hasn't told Philip yet. Nor, in fact, has she totally decided whether she's going to keep it. "There are no demands on children in America," she says incredulously. "All we do all day long is watch them play." Zhukov regards her sadly, perhaps with some knowledge of how hard her own childhood must have been. He tells her that his dog has died. Sad.
In the present day, Elizabeth is waiting for Philip in a car in a ridiculous disguise: curly red hair, huge glasses, and a scar that cuts diagonally across her mouth. Philip gets in the passenger seat, wearing a goatee that is equally ridiculous. Fantastic. It's nighttime. They're in front of a bar, where Elizabeth will try to get Patterson alone by (presumably) being sexy at him.
Sure enough, she walks in and orders a Tequila Sunrise at the bar and spots Patterson in the corner. Patterson makes a choice on the jukebox and then sidles up next to her. She flirts with a heavy hand over his choice of music. She whips out a crossword puzzle book and asks him for a four-letter word that fits into the sentence "Do you wanna ____?" Yes, yes he does. They make their way to the bathroom and start making out. She goes into her purse to get "something," but it's a hypodermic needle rather than a condom, and after a frenzied exchange of blows he passes out and she passes him through the window to a waiting Philip.
In the safehouse, Nina is waiting for Stan. She grills him, again, about who killed Vlad. See, maybe I'm reading too much into this, but to me this says she didn't see him the night before. So, again, Stan was not actually being naughty when Sandra was mad about him being out too late. He tells Nina he wants to stop their affair anyway. Which, that's a good start, Stan, but you're gonna have to do better if saving your marriage is the actual goal. Nina takes her shirt off anyway, and Stan can't resist, so that was a pretty poor demonstration of Being The Good Guy, Stan. I guess you kept it up for thirty seconds. Is that a new personal best? Clap. Clap. Clap.
Back in the plot that's interesting, Elizabeth has tied Patterson to a chair and is keeping him in a warehouse for interrogation. She asks him how it feels to be alive, knowing he will soon be dead like the innocent people whose executions he masterminded. He tells her he's a bureaucrat; he makes no decisions, he pulls no triggers, he just follows orders. The generals knew the risks of the jobs they were doing, he points out. As did Patterson, Elizabeth points out. As does Elizabeth. She can't go through with killing him. She feels to the hallway outside the interrogation room and cries. Philip comforts her.
The next time we see Patterson, Elizabeth has dropped him on a bench somewhere in DC, still blindfolded. Later, he talks to Gaad and reports that he was held in a warehouse by a man and a woman. He reports that the woman told him she was going to kill him in retaliation for the murders of the generals, but relented.
We see one more flashback of Elizabeth talking to Zhukov, this time in the spring. He tells her that the reason she was chosen was that her fear makes her strong. She would never surrender, and that's why the KGB values her. He gets philosophical and tells her that he misses the life he never had — one with a family and love.
Back in the present, Elizabeth comes to Philip's hotel room with beers to make peace. His things are all packed. He doesn't want to bring the kids to the hotel again. They talk past each other for a while; Elizabeth thinks he's coming home, but actually he's taken an apartment. He's putting down roots in his new, separate life. Love, a family — there's a kind of life Elizabeth has never had, either, and maybe never will.
In the final scene, Elizabeth meets with Granny in a car somewhere as it snows heavily outside. Elizabeth has realized that Granny fed her Patterson's name on purpose. It turns out that Granny loved Zhukov, too. Elizabeth doubts Granny's motives, as usual. She's sure that Granny is just trying to get the Jenningses in trouble with Moscow. Then she says, "This isn't going to go well for you, old lady." Granny blinks slowly and a small smile creeps across her face. Dang, Elizabeth. I hope you know what you're doing, because I would not cross Margo Martindale under any circumstances.
Next time on The Americans: The Jenningses are on to a high-level potential source in the missile defense program, and someone's describing a man and a woman to a sketch artist (although the renderings don't look much like Philip and Elizabeth, at least not yet).
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R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour è il sesto album dal vivo ufficiale della rock band canadese Rush ed è stato pubblicato il 22 novembre 2005.

Il live è stato registrato il 24 settembre 2004 al Festhalle, Francoforte, Germania, durante il R30: 30th Anniversary Tour, organizzato per commemorare i trent'anni di carriera del gruppo, ed è disponibile solamente all'interno della confezione deluxe del DVD R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour.
Il disco non include la scaletta completa proposta nel corso dello show. Il brano d'apertura, chiamato R30 Overture, consiste in un medley strumentale formato da sezioni di vari pezzi estratti dai primi 6 album del gruppo in ordine cronologico.

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Disco 1
 R30 Overture - 6:42
 Finding My Way (Lee, Lifeson) (da: Rush)
 Anthem (da: Fly by Night)
 Bastille Day (da: Caress of Steel)
 A Passage to Bangkok (da: 2112)
 Cygnus X-1 (da: A Farewell to Kings)
 Hemispheres (da: Hemispheres)
 The Spirit of Radio – 5:05 (da: Permanent Waves)
 Force Ten (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 4:49 (da: Hold Your Fire)
 Animate – 5:49 (da: Counterparts)
 Subdivisions – 6:09 (da: Signals)
 Earthshine – 5:41 (da: Vapor Trails)
 Red Barchetta – 6:49 (da: Moving Pictures)
 Roll The Bones – 6:22 (da: Roll the Bones)
 The Seeker (Pete Townshend) – 3:27 (da: Feedback)
 Tom Sawyer (Lee, Lifeson, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 5:00 (da: Moving Pictures)
 Dreamline – 5:20 (da: Roll the Bones)

Tempo totale: 61:19

Disco 2
 Between the Wheels – 6:17 (da: Grace Under Pressure)
 Mystic Rhythms – 5:22 (da: Power Windows)
 Der Trommler (Peart) – 9:01
 Resist – 4:33 (da: Test for Echo)
 Heart Full of Soul (Graham Gouldman) – 2:44 (da: Feedback)
 2112 (Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale) – 8:23 (da: 2112)
 Xanadu – 6:43 (da: A Farewell to Kings)
 Working Man (Lee, Lifeson) – 6:13 (da: Rush)
 Summertime Blues (Jerry Capehart/Eddie Cochran) – 3:41 (da: Feedback)
 Crossroads (Robert Johnson) – 3:13 (da: Feedback)
 Limelight – 4:57 (da: Moving Pictures)

Tempo totale: 61:11

Tutti i brani scritti da Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson e Neil Peart eccetto dove segnato

Formazione
 Geddy Lee - basso, voce, sintetizzatori
 Alex Lifeson - chitarra elettrica ed acustica, voce
 Neil Peart - batteria, percussioni

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Collegamenti esterni


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«The Effects Of Global Warming» - Great Essay Sample
The Effects Of Global Warming
According toHoughton (2004), global warming is the increase or rise of average or normal temperature on the planet Earth.
Global warming can also be defined as the average increase in temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth's surface and in the troposphere; this temperature increase contributes to changes in global climate patterns (Maslin 2007).
Global warming may be defined as slight but noticeable increase in the average temperature in relation to the planetary scale. If this temperature is not controlled or checked, it may lead to erratic climatic conditions that may cause natural disasters, reduced food and agricultural production, pervasive weather conditions, extinction of species and death of humans (Tabin 2008).
Green house gases are harmful gases that if emitted into the atmosphere, trap the sun's rays and light to cause the green house effect. Examples of these gases include methane, carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons and nitrous oxide (Tabin 2008).
Description of Global Warming
Global warming occurs due to an increase of temperature on Earth. This may happen due to natural or man made causes. Global warming adversely affects man's survival. Therefore, there is an urgent need to control it. Concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causes green house effect (Tabin 2008). Examples of greenhouse gases include carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide (Haldar 2011). These gases trap the rays and light from the sun. This causes a rise in temperature, hence, global warming.
Deforestation or cutting down of trees without planting other trees causes global warming. Trees help to purify the air by using carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Thus, deforestation ensues in air pollution. This increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide traps the sun's heat causing green house effect (Watkins 2007).
Burning of fossil fuels emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into atmosphere. For instance, burning of coal in power generating plants releases a lot of carbon dioxide into the air (Stern 2006).The increasing number of motor vehicles on our roads produces excessive amounts of carbon dioxide which leads to the increase in temperatures.
Characteristics of Global Warming
There are several features of global warming evidenced in the world today. The major characteristic that best defines global warming is the increase in temperatures on the surface of the Earth and in the atmosphere (Maslin 2007). Global warming is a known cause of climate change. Therefore, climate change becomes an effect of global warming.
Oceans usually absorb carbon dioxide. The increase of the amount of carbon dioxide in the water leads to higher concentration of the same gas in the water. Consequently, oxygen is depleted in the water. This poses danger to aquatic plants and animals.
Global warming is also characterized by changes in solar intensity. Solar activity significantly influences the climate of a place. Scorching sun rays may melt snow on mountains. Snow on mountains attracts tourists who bring foreign exchange to the countries they visit. This revenue helps to boost the economies of these countries. Recession of ice due to global warming leads to the decay of travel industry, hence, less foreign exchange is earned.
The rise in seal levels and recession or melting of snow on high mountains is also a feature of global warming. When the solar intensity increases, ice melts on high mountains (Maslin 2007). There might be increased evaporation rates leading to heavy downpours. These downpours may cause flooding in areas that have never experienced floods. Storms may also occur in such areas. Both storms and floods kill people and animals apart from causing massive destruction of property (Stern 2006).
However, increased evaporation rates due to global warming may have a positive effect especially to the areas that receive very little amounts of rainfall. Enough rainfall might be received, and this may stimulate agricultural practices such as farming (Kasper 2009). Water may be available in semi arid and arid regions. This becomes a positive effect for people living in these areas. The negative effect is that global warming impacts negaatively on fresh water ecosystems around the world.
Measuring the Effects of Global Warming
There are various factors that are considered while measuring global warming effects and climate change. First, the primary means of measuring global warming effects is detecting temperatures of the Earth (Kasper 2009). The temperature of the Earth and the sea surface may be measured to determine global warming in different parts of the world.
The increase in temperature in cold regions is advantageous because the people will not have to warm these areas for their survival (Houghton 2004). Warming is also expensive as it needs special equipments and a lot of electricity. This will prevent people and animals from dying from the cold that is prevalent in the cold regions. On the contrary, desert regions, for instance, the Sahara region in Africa, may be inhabitable. The death rates in these regions may increase due to the heightened temperatures (Tabin 2008).
Precipitation is a good indicator of global warming and climate change. Global warming cause deserts become even drier due to the little precipitation received. The little precipitation may lead to starvation, malnutrition among children and a rise in number of deaths due to the lack of food.
On the other hand, global warming also leads to increased precipitation in some areas. This may cause flooding which may cause deaths. On the contrary, farmers may plant crops and get profit from their farming activities due to the sufficient rainfall.
Tracking the levels of green houses gases and determining the different ratios of oxygen isotopes can be used to measure the chemical compositions of air and water (Watkins 2007). This will help to create a correlation between the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the Earth's temperature.
Sea level measurements may be carried out to determine if the water levels are rising or falling (Haldar 2011). The degree of ice on high elevations, such as mountains, may also be determined. If the ice is receding, then, probably, global warming is taking place.
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Now that was being in the right place at the right time.
We have to be mindful of that because sometimes our thinking gets clouded or the enemy works through another to actually prevent you from being with the right people in the right place.
A place predestined of God, just as Jesus had commanded they stay in Jerusalem until they were endued with the power from on high.
There are several interesting aspects to all of this, Jesus always revealed himself during the breaking of bread, every time the disciples got together to pray, this later included Paul, they always had the breaking of the bread and mighty wonders happened.
Jesus is the bread of life. "give us this day our daily bread". You have to have that bread, his word, his presence every single day.
You could probably argue they were just hungry guys, but what if the majority of these bread takings were actually united communion?
The need to be " in one mind", everyone's thoughts, again completely unified to the glory of the Lord and desire to see his will be done. It is hard now to get two or three on the same page, (as Jesus said there he will be in the midst) but it is an awesome task to attempt to have what they did, one hundred and twenty people in one mindset.
We have one group who wants to see the power of God, complete with the often misunderstood manifestation, speaking in tongues, either angelic straight to God, or in a language to give message to someone that through it will be assured this is truly from God, or a message from him to be interpreted to the church either of encouragement or warning. Prophecy such as the revelation of the deepest troubles of another's soul to confirm he does know and he does care. Miracles and healings that would trouble the minds of some because it cannot be explained away. The Holy Ghost coming with a force so strong that to even attempt to hold back his will would be the equivalent of trying to stand on a railroad track and hold back a freight train.
Others want an organized, feel good outpouring involving just basking in the glow from that fire, rather than being adorned by it, covered in it, as ministers of the Lord are to be. That "modern" ideal on how things will play out would be more pretty than powerful.
The divided tongues of fire, being filled with fire as God is a consuming fire and fire being shown as the acceptance of the offering of praise and prayer.
I truly believe when God said to seek the old paths, he meant revive those customs and feasts to him that had stood since he brought the children out of Egypt.
I know the common belief that we do not follow Jewish tradition but these feasts are not tradition. They are times and days holy to God. They are his traditions.
We would be well to remember them and keep them.
Pentecost, also know as the feast of first fruits, feast of weeks, and feast of harvest. Do you see it for what it was?
When the Holy Ghost was given on Pentecost it was a celebration of the first fruits of a kind, which is what he has called us.
We are those first fruits and we will be keeping the feast to celebrate the harvest to end all harvests, the great harvest of souls from the earth.
When he begins his reign on earth, in New Jerusalem, we are required to keep his feasts!
Sounds like it's pretty important to him, so it better be important to us!
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