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A hearing aid for a mild to moderate hearing loss requires the smallest amount of power compared to hearing aids for other hearing ranges. They also tend to be smaller and require smaller batteries. Be careful though because a small hearing aid does not always mean the best hearing aid therefore learn and read about dexterity and technology levels also. Difficulty hearing conversation in background noise is a common symptom of a mild to moderate hearing loss this means a excellent hearing aid for mild to moderate hearing loss is one that tackles and improves hearing ability in background noise situations.
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A hearing aid for a severe to profound hearing loss needs to be a complex and specialist hearing aid. You will find there will be a minimal number of hearing aids that fit a severe to profound hearing loss in comparison to mild to severe hearing lossses. It tends to be a hearing loss less focused on by hearing aid manufacturers but those that have brought hearing aids suitable for severe to profound hearing losses to the table are excellent in providing what they do. A hearing loss within this range may have little residual hearing to fit a hearing aid too making hearing aid amplification a difficult task not to distort the sound received.
Along with the hearing aid itself a good ear mould and overall regular maintenece of the hearing aid is crucial for severe to profound hearing loss.
A hearing aid for a profound hearing loss will be the strongest on the market. These are super power hearing aids and are worn with caution and do not suit hearing losses other than severe to profound or profound. It is not only clarity that such a hearing aid needs to provide, it is power. This type of hearing aid needs to be able to function all day long for all needs , all scenarios and all weathers. A hearing aid for a profound hearing loss will have been thoroughly tested to be robust and reliable.It will require larger batteries to power it.
They offer the ability for more power and amplification using larger batteries.
Some of the difficulties experienced by Behind The Ear hearing aid users are especially noted outdoors with wind noise as well as not being completely invisible.
Behind The Ear hearing aids can also be termed RITE or RIC's depending on the fitting type attached to the hearing aid. RITE means Receiver In The Ear, which uses a particularly thin wire attachment from the hearing aid behind the ear that sits securely into the ear. RIC means Reciever In Canal. With the reciever sitting closer into your ear it requires less volume and provides more clarity. It is a discreet and comfortable option however not great for those with poor manual dexterity.
A hearing aid that sits inside your ear is called an "In The Ear" hearing aid or "ITE". To be able to fit in the ear comfortably and In The Ear hearing aid needs to be custom made. It can come in four different size shapes.
A complete ITE is also called a full shell, this fully fills your outer ear and requires a good impression taken of your outer ear to precisely indent your ear shape of the mould. A battery for such ITE hearing aids tends to be a similar size to one often used in many BTE hearing aids which is a size 13 battery. A half shell is similar to the above full shell except it only sits in the lower portion of your outer ear.
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A CIC hearing aid stands for a "Completely In the Canal" hearing aid which means you are not able to see any hearing aid in your ear. This type of hearing aid's main popularity comes from it being able to be a small intelligent device. These work there best when paired up to be controlled with a remote control or smart phone.
Can you get any smaller than a completely in the canal hearing aid? Well yes you can, an Invisible In Canal or IIC. An Invisible In Canal hearing aid goes a little further into the ear canal, requires the smallest hearing aid battery. Some IIC hearing aids are set with an extended battery life. Due to being deep in the ear it means it is less likely to pick up wind noise as much as a BTE hearing aid however it is the most likely to be blocked with wax easily to to its position in the ear.
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The Inside Scoop to the Non-stop Drama of Janine Lindemulder and Jesse James Divorce
Overview of the Jesse James Divorce
Motorcycle mogul Jesse James married adult film star Janine Lindemulder in 2000; the couple was divorced in 2004; however, the filing for the Jesse James divorce took place only a year following the wedding. Akin to traditional divorce proceedings – meaning, those undertaken by non-celebrity couples – the nature of the divorce settlement can range from amicable to scandalous; unfortunately, the Jesse James Divorce from Janine Lindemulder was classified as the latter – not only was the Jesse James Divorce considered to be amongst the most discussed, but it is considered to be amongst the most dramatic and chaotic divorce to ever have taken place in Hollywood:
In a bizarre turn of events, Jesse James and Janine Lindemulder not only allowed their wedding ceremony to be filmed for a television program on the Discovery Channel, but also allowed the initial months of marriage to be documented
Within this documentation, the film crew captured Janine Lindemulder physically assaulting Jesse James only hours after the couple was married
In 2003, Jesse James filed a restraining order against Janine Lindemulder as a result of a physical altercation in which Lindemulder reportedly assaulted James a number of times; this was considered to be the catalyst of the Jesse James divorce
The Parties Involved in the Jesse James Divorce
Jesse James was the star of the reality television show 'West Coast Choppers', which was based on the modification and construction of motorcycles. In addition to his fame garnered by his reality television show, Jesse James is the owner of 'West Coast Choppers', which is considered to be amongst the foremost and widely-sought after brand of motorcycles and motor cycle apparel. Janine Lindemulder gained her own brand of celebrity as a result of her employment both as a performer, as well as a producer within the adult film industry:
Janine Lindemulder endured her own legal troubles in 2008, in which she was cited for tax evasion by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the allegations consisted of upwards of $300,000 in back taxes that she had failed to pay – she was sentenced to incarceration for a period of 6-months' time
Jesse James has received even more publicity in 2010 with regard to his romantic relationships subsequent to his infidelity while wed to actor Sandra Bullock
The couple shares one daughter – Sunny
The Terms of the Jesse James Divorce Settlement
A divorce settlement will typically include 3 primary facets with regard to the terms and conditions set forth by the presiding court official who was responsible for determining spousal support – in the form of alimony, child custody – and subsequent child support payments, and the division of assets. Although little is known about the specifics of the Jesse James Divorce settlement, joint custody of the couple's daughter – Sunny – was shared between Jesse James and Janine Lindemulder; however, as a result of her incarceration, Jesse James was awarded primary custody of Sunny.
The Chaos Following the Jesse James Divorce from Janine Lindemulder
Subsequent to her release from prison in 2009, Janine Lindemulder was arrested in 2011 as a result of criminal allegations submitted by Jesse James that Janine Lindemulder had placed multiple telephone calls to his residence that were harassing in nature; Lindemulder defended her actions, identifying them as a response to Jesse James forbidding her to see her daughter, Sunny – at the time, Sunny was in the custody of Jesse James.
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Breaking News: Arts Coverage Still Hampered by Racism and Homophobia
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Didn't we have a seminar or something to take care of all that? In politics, things seem to be looking up: An African-American has all but wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination and the California Supreme Court just decided they wanted in on the gay marriage economic boom. But over on the arts and culture pages, where you'd think people would be a little ahead of the game, homophobia and racism are still rearing their ugly heads, in subtle but egregious ways. At issue: can black singers ever avoid being classified under "hip-hop," and when is it okay to posthumously refer to someone as "gay"?
After the jump: let's just agree, "no" and "never."
Philadelphia-born (and African-American) singer Santogold (above left, real name Santi White) is one of the hottest new artists of the year, receiving overwhelming blog attention for her early singles and capacity crowds at her live shows. Her first two songs both landed in my Top Tens here on the Riff last fall, and her self-titled debut album was just released to near–universal acclaim. However, some critics and retailers are unsure what section of the store to put it in. While the sound of the album varies between Yeah Yeah Yeahs-style rock and throbbing, noisy dancehall, The Lipster reports that three of the five online music retailers in the UK have categorized it under "hip-hop/rap." White's calling them out, saying "it's totally racist." Come on, Santi, our racist genre designations are all we have! I mean, sure, the ability to pinpoint what makes something "rock" and what makes something "hip-hop" without looking at the color of the skin of the performers pretty much dissolves under close scrutiny, just like, it turns out, telling the difference between red and white wine. But when I'm surfing around iTunes, it's vital to me that Timbaland's work for white artists is classified under "pop" while his own album is shelved with "hip-hop/rap." How else are we supposed to find anything?
Okay, just kidding. On the homophobia side, Towleroad picks up blogger Tyler Green's observation that coverage of artist Robert Rauschenberg's death last week almost completely neglected to mention that the artist was gay. The Times only referenced the subject obliquely, with a wink at the "intimacy" of his relationship to Jasper Johns, and in one case an obit explicitly referenced a collaboration with Rauschenberg's wife from 1950-53 Susan Weill, giving her most of the credit for this "genuine" work while calling most of Rauschenberg's work a "joke." Why should we care? Well, as Green puts it:
This is a problem for two reasons: Rauschenberg frequently referenced his homosexuality in groundbreaking ways in his own work (much of which was autobiographical and even more of which was intensely about the then-immediate present), and because history tends to hetero-wash whenever possible, to ignore or deny homosexuality when it's convenient. … I also think it's important to place Rauschenberg within the context of one of the great under-examined migrations in American history: That of gays and lesbians from rural America to cities in the decade after World War II, and the immense changes in American culture that migration helped kick off. Furthermore: While many obits mentioned that John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Johns, and Rauschenberg partnered to re-create whole disciplines, few mentioned that all four were gay, and how that commonality informed and enabled their practices and their friendship.
It's understandable, often, that gay history can be "erased" (just as Rauschenberg himself famously erased a de Kooning) considering that only heterosexual relationships could possibly have any "official" records back in the '50s. But when even Wikipedia straightforwardly notes romantic relationships with Cy Twombly, and Johns, one wonders why the Times couldn't find a reliable source maybe? These days, when it sometimes seems like the love that dare not speak its name won't ever shut up, it's a sad reminder of how far we have yet to go.


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Dr Martin Botha is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. He is a member of FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique) and the founder of the African Cinema Unit at the Centre for Film and Media Studies. He was South Africa's contributor to International Film Guide for 22 years. He served on several international film juries.
He published more than 200 articles, reports and papers on the South African media, including six books on South African cinema, namely Images of South Africa: the rise of the alternative film (1992), Movies Moguls Mavericks: South African cinema: 1979-1991 (1992), Kronieken van Zuid-Afrika: De films van Manie van Rensburg (1997) Jans Rautenbach: Dromer, baanbreker en auteur (2006), Marginal Lives and Painful Pasts: South African cinema after apartheid (2007) and South African Cinema 1896 – 2010 (2012). His sixth and latest book, South African Cinema 1896-2010, examines South Africa's complex film history in a socio-political context and includes historical aspects of the local industry that have not previously been documented.
At the 1994 Giffoni International Film Festival, as well as the 2009 Ischia Global Film and Music Festival he received awards for his contribution to the South African film industry.
Professor Botha has an in-depth knowledge of South African cinema. He was actively involved in research regarding the restructuring of the South African film industry, as well as film policy that lead to the creation of the South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF).
His research interests include South African/African cinema. He has successfully supervised the following PhD and M A studies:
Nel, R. Myths of rebellion: Afrikaner and countercultural discourse. Unpublished M.A. dissertation.University of Cape Town, 2010.
Pichaske, K. Colour Adjustment: Race and Representation in Post-Apartheid South African Documentary. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009.
Treffry-Goatley, A. The representation and mediation of a national identity in the production of post-apartheid South African cinema. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010.
Van Straaten, M. A reflective essay on the filmmaker, Marius van Straaten's practise in Odd Number, a documentary about Rashaad Adendorf, with a focus on representation. Unpublished M.A. dissertation, University of Cape Town, 2012.
Tholang, Saint-Francis. Documenting gay identity through the cinematic lens: an investigation of South African gay identities in film. Unpublished M.A. dissertation, University of Cape Town, 2012.
Mulliken, Douglas. Adapting Mozambique:Representations of Violence and Trauma in Mozambican Cinema and Literature. Unpublished M.A. dissertation, University of Cape Town, 2013
Le Roux, Anli Screening African Conflicts: The different faces of Africa's Child Soldiers Afro-pessimistic / Afro-optimistic Portrayals on Screen. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Cape Town, 2013
Du Plooy, Alta. Die ongelooflike avonture van Afrikaanse filmaanpassings: filmic adaptations of Afrikaans literature with specific focus on novels, youth literature and stage plays. Unpublished M.A. dissertation.University of Cape Town, 2014
De Beer, A. We'll have a gay ol' time: transgressive sexuality and sexual taboo in adult television animation, Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014.
Luttig, C, Depictions of Queer Female Characters in Contemporary South African Documentary Film. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Cape Town, 2014
Mdege, N. Gender Identities and Roles: The Representation of Women and Children in South African Films about HIV and AIDS. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Cape Town, 2015
Cohen, R. What is 'Surreal' about Surrealism? An Investigation of Surrealism as Seen Through the 'Looking-Glass' of Jan Švankmajer. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Cape Town, 2015
Slade, L. Silence at the end of the rainbow: an analysis of the effects of "rainbowism" on post-apartheid South African Cinema. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Cape Town, 2015
Broodryk, C. Absences, exclusivities and utopias: Afrikaans film as a cinema of political impotence, 1994 – 2014. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015.
His research also deals with the representation of the LGBTI community in South African cinema. His third year seminar The Bent Lens is the result of two decades of in-depth research.
martin.botha@uct.ac.za


The celebration of 35 years of the operation of Mandoulides Schools and their contribution to education and culture was brightened by the presence of His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos. Students, parents, friends and colleagues of the Schools had the honor and pleasure to receive the blessing of His All Holiness on the premises of the Junior - Senior High School.
Afterwards, the musical "A Magical City," based on the fairytale of Eleni Priovolou and written specifically for this performance, was presented, starring students of the Zografeio Lykeio and Mandoulides Schools Elementary School.
To commemorate 30 years of creativity and contribution of the Schools to education, Mandoulides Schools held two events: a concert honoring Dionysis Savvopoulos on March 15th 2009 in collaboration with the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools; and a 2-day conference titled "School 2009: Culture And Language - a Tribute to the Founder, Evangelos Mantoulidis" held May 15th - 16th 2009.
The conference titled "School 2009: Culture And Language" began on Friday afternoon, May 15th with a tribute to the founder, Evangelos Mantoulidis. Colleagues, friends, associates, and students spoke about the life and work of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Savvas Anastasiadis, Prefectural consultant - President of the Management Body of the Koroneia and Volvi Lakes, spoke about the man, Evangelos Mantoulidis. The Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia Georgios Karatasios mentioned the significant educational contribution of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Nikos Karatzas, President - CEO of Ianos S.A., spoke of his "friend, Vangelis Mantoulidis," while Sarantos Kargakos, historian and author, highlighted the spiritual and educational work of Evangelos Mantoulidis. Vice President of the American College Anatolia and mathematician Georgios Lysaridis talked about "the man and friend Evangelos Mantoulidis" while Eva Tsoukalidou, economist and graduate of Harvard University and Aristotle University School of Law, who met him as a student at Mandoulides Schools, spoke on the topic "Evangelos Mantoulidis, Our Signalman." Finally, Emeritus Professor of Modern History at Aristotle University Ioannis Hasiotis focused on "Ideology and Practice in the Educational Path of Vangelis Mantoulidis."
Greetings were given by Minister of Macedonia - Thrace Stavros Kalafatis, Prefect of Thessaloniki Panagiotis Psomiadis, and Mandoulides Schools President Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou. The event ended in a heartwarming atmosphere with the concert of Loudovikos of Anogion, whom Evangelos Mantoulidis appreciated both as a person and as an artist.
On Saturday morning May 16th, the conference on "Education and Language" with lectures by leading public figures and men of letters began with the participation of ministers, MPs, representatives of government and education, and hundreds of university teachers and friends of Mandoulides Schools.
The opening speech for the conference was given by the former Minister of Education Marietta Giannakou, who addressed the European dimension of the Greek language.
Ioannis Kazazis, Professor of Classics at Aristotle University and Associate President of the Greek Language Center, spoke on "The Streets of Words: Philology and Culture in School Practice." A speech by Georgios Papanastasiou, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Aristotle University and Director of the Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandafyllidis Foundation), followed, who expanded on the theme "The Greek Language through the Ages: Educational Issues." In the second session, Christos Tsolakis, Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek at Aristotle University, spoke on "Language and Culture," while Christos Giannaras, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Panteion University, addressed the topic: "Language: the 'Land' of the Greeks." In the third session, speakers were author Theodoros Ziakas, with the theme "Modern Nihilism and Education," and 2nd Office Head Apostolos Apostolidis, who spoke about "Silent Praise." The conference ended with a lively discussion on the role of teaching Ancient and Modern Greek within current Greek education.
Minister of Internal Affairs Konstantinos Gkioulekas addressed brief remarks to the audience at the conference which was held under the auspices of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki.
Mandoulides Schools held a concert honouring Dionysis Savvopoulos on Sunday March 15th 2009 in collaboration with the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools. It was a memorable evening full of memories, emotion and excitement to commemorate 30 years of creativity and contribution of the Schools to education.
Dionysis Savvopoulos, the leading troubadour, shared his excitement about this collaboration with members of the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools, and members of the choir of children with special abilities "En Dynami,"stressing that it was his childhood dream to play with such a virtuoso student ensemble, and wished Mandoulides Schools another 30 years of creativity and enlightenment. He also congratulated the orchestra director Gianni Polymeneri and the choir director Eleni Theodoridou, for their important work.
In the event the President of Mandoulides Schools Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou addressed a greeting confirming that she, her family, and the colleagues of the Schools will continue the important work that began 30 years ago led by her partner and founder of the Schools, Evangelos Mantoulidis.
Director of Mandoulides Schools and philologist Aspa Hasioti, who coordinated the event, with journalist and author Kostas Mpliatkas, made remarks in honor of the history of the Schools, the teacher and visionary, Evangelos Mantoulidis, and the official guest Dionysis Savvopoulos.
Mandoulides Schools celebrated its 20th Anniversary with the special publication of a book that confirms the Schools' creative presence in the educational life of Thessaloniki. The book, entitled "Thessaloniki, Through Writers of the Past," was presented by Minister of Culture Evangelos Venizelos, writer Nikos Bakolas, Aristotle University Professor of Law Giorgos Anastasiadis, and publisher of the book Nikos Karatzas, head of Ianos, S.A, while excerpts were read by Alexis Kostalas.
Remarks on the pedagogical role of Mandoulides Schools were made by the Minister of Culture, founder of the Schools Evangelos Mantoulidis, Professor of the Philosophy School of Aristotle University Ioannis Hassiotis (representing parents of the first students of the Schools), and philologist of the Schools Aspa Hasioti.
In a heartwarming honorary event, the Cappadocian Association "Agios Vasileios - Vasileiada" and Mandoulides Schools recognized four important Greek figures for their distinguished service to Thessaloniki and Hellenism: Yiannis Demirtzoglou, Director of the Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul and Archonta M. Referendario of the Great Church of Christ; Anastasios and Ioulia Mpillis, great benefactors; and Nikolaos Papageorgiou, great benefactor, Honorary Chairman of Papageorgiou Hospital, President of the Papageorgiou Foundation, and Archonta Referendario of the Great Church of Christ.
Ioannis Tsoukalas, Emeritus Professor of Aristotle University and a Member of European Parliament, together with author Giorgos Skampardonis, spoke of the timeless presence, work and contribution of these Greek benefactors.
Mandoulides Schools organized an event honoring the outstanding educators of Thessaloniki as part of the celebration of 100 years since the liberation of Thessaloniki, under the general title "Thessaloniki, City of Great Educators."
Biographies and works of great educators who influenced the development of the Greek language were presented at the event, held at the Cultural Center of the Schools.
Speakers included renowned professors, journalists and authors such as: Giorgos Anastasiadis, Giorgos Papanastasiou, Kostas Bliatkas, Giorgos Dellios and Thomas Korovinis.
Through special video and photographic material, prepared and presented by students of the Senior High School, extensive reference was made to the biography and works of Manolis Triantafyllidis, Dimitris Glinos, Alexandros Delmouzos, Gianni Kakridis, Linos Politis, Emmanouil Kriaras, Christos Tsolakis and Evangelos Mantoulidis.
The literature and discourse programs that Mandoulides Schools implement each year aim to broaden the horizons of students, enriching their knowledge, cultivating team spirit, and using new technologies to prepare them for the demands of our times.
Within the framework of the Bookmates program, students of Day Care Center - Kindergarten have the opportunity to become acquainted with books, authors, and illustrators of a publishing house during a school year. Thus, the book becomes a game, joy, knowledge, communication, an act of creation.
From 1994 through 2006 the reading program was pioneered in cooperation with Ianos and included the following programs: Reading Rally, Literature in Education, Give Me Your Book, World Days and Literature, Literature Writes about History, Literature Writes about Society, Literature Writes about the Olympiad, Lessons of Thessaloniki, Literature on the Silver Screen - History on the Silver Screen, Aesop Was the Beginning, Re-Reading the Greek Classics. Through these programs, renowned literary figures made presentations at Mandoulides Schools: A. Varela, N. Dimopoulos, S. Zarampouka, A. Zei, M. Kontoleon, N. Bakolas, L. Petrovits - Androutsopoulou, E. Proviolou, Z. Sari, G. Skampardonis, G. Soureli, P. Sfyridis, E. Trivizas, E. Fakinou, T. Chortiati, and V. Hislop.
Develop their spelling capabilities in a pleasant and creative way.
Enhance their interest and love for the Greek language.
"Words write...History," but history has many interesting facts to tell us about the evolution of words over time, confirming the richness and the enormous range of our language.
Under this program, our older students have a chance to interact with experts on issues directly affecting their interests, their concerns, their goals and aspirations each year.
Under this program, 1st and 2nd grade students read literary books not only to practice in English, but also to enjoy reading and to share the joy with their peers, teachers and parents.
Within the framework of the Bookmates program, students have the opportunity to become acquainted with books, authors, and illustrators of a publishing house. In this way, books become associated with fun, knowledge, communication, creativity. Books become our best friends.
Mandoulides Schools promote students' contact with the Seventh Art by presenting film-related programs titled Movie Camp, Cine Club, and Frame Rate, designed for students of the Elementary School, Junior, and Senior High School respectively. As part of their cinematic experience, students engage actively in dialogue immediately following each screening, exploring the themes of the script, the director's outlook, and the students' own personal impressions of the film. The discussions are moderated by talented actor and director Panagiotis Kountouras, with whose help a voyage into the magical world of cinema - in pursuit of meanings hidden within each film - begins.
Movie Camp is a cinematic adventure that is expected to fascinate the viewers. It features a selection of films from different genres, each characterized by directorial excellence and a bold artistic approach, that have a common denominator: the inner journey of a hero. Screening include The Truman Show (1998, directed by Peter Weir), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013, directed by Ben Stiller), and Inside Out (2015, directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen).
Cine Club illuminates exciting human stories that teach love through a particularly interesting point of view. Screenings include Cinema Paradiso (1988, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore) and Dead Poets Society (1989, directed by Peter Weir).
Frame Rate explores ideas and attitudes of people in real stories and places that, thanks to the cinematic lens, remain unchanged over time. Screenings include The Wave (2008, directed by Dennis Gansel) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008, directed by Danny Boyle).
Workshops, innovative educational programs, and book presentations are just a few of the activities that creatively fill Sunday mornings!
Mandoulides Schools' theater group took part in the 2018 Panhellenic Art Competition, an annual event organized on the Schools' premises for junior-senior high schools from Greece and the Diaspora to compete in theater, musical, and choral performances, as well as in poetry, painting, photography and video productions. This year's theater presentation was an adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's renowned play "The Bald Soprano" entitled "En Taxei." It was awarded first place among the entries of 15 participating schools, and received particularly positive comments from the jury of the competition.
In his comedy, rich in symbolism, the playwright describes the daily routine of bourgeois society, where incessant chatter blocks thinking. Through a simple, everyday story of a British family, the author pioneers the achievements of the Theatre of the Absurd. Ionesco attacks a world that has lost its metaphysical dimension and that mocks fake conventionality, the inability of people to communicate, and the existential vacuum of man.
Written in 1948, Ionesco's comedy is now more relevant than ever, as it satirizes themes such as the degradation of personal identity, the adoption of slogans by the masses, as well as the recipes for ideas that fuel and transform societies into automatic machines.
Madoulides Schools Drama Club, as part of of the Panhellenic Art Games held in our school, presented a novel by Georgios Theotokas, "Leonis", a performance with which they won the third honorary position in the Games.
One of the most characteristic works of Theotokas, "Leonis" is the author himself but also the sensitive teenager who was born and raised under the shadow and sound of the First World War. In Leonis, which was written in 1940, the author describes Constantinople, his childhood and his forced fleeing after 1922. These are all memories of paradise, a hymn to a lost paradise. Everything is magical. People, events, places. All childlike and fairytale. The main character of the book is Leonis, who describes his birth city and reminisces about it when he is forced to abandon it in 1922. The other hero of the book is Constantinople. The City, as described in the book, is directly related to Leonis. It is the city through the eyes of the hero, the high society and the author's family, who seems to support Venizelos. It is the City of the First World War of the period 1919 - 1922 that will shape the life of our little hero. The novelty that Leonis brought to teenage literature lies in this magnificent reconstruction and representation of the spirit and climate of a shocking era where History played the leading part.
The Drama Club of Mandoulides Schools Junior-Senior High School participated in the "Art Days" Festival organized by Pierce - The American College of Greece, on April 11 - 14, 2016, in Athens. The theme of the festival, "Water, Source of Life or Cause of War?", Inspired 14 schools from Greece and a school from Smyrna to present their work in one of the following artistic fields: painting, photography, theatre, music.
Both our musical ensemble "Echochromata" with the musical performance "Flow, Water and Come to Get Me ..." as well as our Drama Club with its production of Yannis Kalavrianos' play "Sons and Daughters" stood out with their perfect preparation and impeccable presentation of their work! The presence of the artistic groups of our Schools was remarkable, they received particularly welcoming and enthusiastic comments from the organizers and extended applauses from the audiences!
Our Schools' theater group, within the framework of the student conference "G. Vizyenos: The Road to Istanbul," held in Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, presented the masterpiece of Georgios Vizyenos, "His Life's Only Journey." In one of the most and charming and powerful stories written by the author, infused with humor and irony, G. Vizyenos journeys back to his childhood and embeds intense experiential stories into the work by describing the harmless and weak-willed character of his grandfather and the authoritarian and oppressive nature of his grandmother. Our students received praise both from the participants of the G. Vizyenos conference in Istanbul, and from the students and judges participating in the first Art Competition, organized by Mandoulides Schools, where their performance was awarded first prize.
The Schools' artistic groups collaborated in the musical titled "Stis lismonias ta meri..." directed by Eleni Dimopoulou. It was proposed that the show be set under the auspices of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), after the outstanding praise it received from representatives of the UNHCR during the student festival "Days of Art - Spring 2014" at Pierce - The American College of Greece, in Athens.
Mandoulides Schools' theater group presented the theatrical performance "At Love's Beckoning: Based on Cavafy's lyrics," within the framework of the student conference "150 Years of Constantine P. Cavafys" that took place in Istanbul under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Theatricality is an element that characterizes Cavafys' poems and is noticed not only as an external element in the direction of plays, but is also found in the essence of the poem, coloring the thoughts and actions of each character. In this way, Cavafys manages to breathe life to his poems, thus drawing the reader in. Theatricality is an element that often penetrates deep in Cavafys' work to unearth the foundations of the character of persons within his poems.
Mandoulides Schools' theater group presented the play "Murderess: The First Murder" by Alexandros Papadiamantis, adapted and directed by Eleni Dimopoulou. This play was presented at the student conference "100+1 Years Alexandros Papadiamantis," held by Zografeio Lykeio and Mandoulides Schools, with the participation of students, teachers, professors, writers and artists in March 2012.
In a theater of song and painted dreams titled "Making a Brand New Year," along with musicians, singers, dancers and stilt walkers, the great songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos invited all those who feel like children to "stop being mere spectators and get into history to make it brand new."
Student - volunteers took part in the performances held on 09 - 10/04 and 16 - 17/04/2011 at Thessaloniki Concert Hall with balloons, firecrackers and songs.
Mandoulides Schools theater group presented one of the classic works of Greek literature, Pinelopi Delta's "Trelantonis." This is a wonderful play with an optimistic and hopeful message, particularly relevant to the hard times we are going through. Delta's masterpiece tries to make us all active parties in an age of innocence and purity. The play is put on by the Junior - Senior High School theater group and is directed by Eleni Dimopoulou while the original music was written by Kostas Vomvolos.
The play "Tale without a Name" was presented by Mandoulides Schools' theater group at the end of school year 2009 - 2010, directed by Eleni Dimopoulou and choreographed by Melpo Vasilikou. The Schools' choir and orchestra also took part in the play, performing unforgettable songs by Manos Hadjidakis, under the direction of Eleni Theodoridou. In addition, members of the En Dynami group participated through their cooperation with student volunteers at Mandoulides Schools. The budding actors, who are children with special abilities, put topical messages across to the audience and were applauded with enthusiasm and emotion.
The show was presented again during the 45th Dimitria Festival in the Schools program in Thessaloniki; as well as at the Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul.
A cast of students, teachers, parents and alumni presented the play "The Dining Room," by A. Gurney to a wide audience as part of the celebration of 30 Years of Mandoulides Schools. The play was directed by Eleni Dimopoulou.
Children Drawing on the Wall ... with George Hatzinasios at the Philological Association "Parnassos"
The students of 6th Grade have travelled to Istanbul in order to present the musical performance "Singing in Istanbul ... with Thanasis Polykandriotis", accompanied by the orchestra and choir of Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul.
The students of Zografeio Gymnasio - Lykeio of and the 6th Grade of Mandoulides Schools experienced unique moments as they shared the stage of Athens College - Psychico College with the renowned singer Kostas Makedonas and his six-member band, on Monday, 26 March 2018, at 19.30.
The event was held with the kind support of Panhellenic Women's Organization "PANATHINAIKI" (Neo Psychiko department) and aimed at reinforcing the work and actions of Zografeio Lykeio, the historical school of Istanbul.
Students of Zografeio Junior High School of Istanbul and the 6th Graders of Mandoulides Schools experienced unique moments as they shared the stage of the Philological Association "Parnassos" with the distinguished composer George Hatzinasios to present the show "Children Drawing on the Wall ... " on Monday, March 13, 2017. The large audience that attended the show was enthused by the students, who gave their best and deservedly stood beside the leading creator. Both children and adults were pleasantly surprised by the honorary presence of the great singer Manolis Mitsias, who sang all-time classic songs along with the composer and the children.
The event was held with the kind support of the Panhellenic Women's Organization PANATHINAIKI (Neo Psychiko department) and under the auspices of the Philological Association "Parnassos".
The vast audience, comprised of Greeks and expatriates alike, witnessed a unique experience by attending the anniversary event titled "Children Paint the Wall...with Giorgos Hatzinasios" in honor of the Virgin Mary of Pera and the 122 years since the founding of Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul. Mandoulides Schools' 6th grade students traveled to Istanbul, met their fellow students of Zografeio Lykeio, and together they shared the stage with the leading creative artist Giorgos Hatzinasios, in an event with "colorful brushstrokes," enthusiasm, and of course much good music. The show was held at Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul where Giorgos Hatzinasios, before going on stage and sitting at the piano, added his own touch to the canvas painted by the children, to give a message of love and creative coexistence. During the event, he was proclaimed by the Director of Zografeio Lykeio Yiannis Demirtzoglou as an "Honorary Zografeiotis" for his contribution to Greek music.
The student exchange program, under which students of Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul were hosted by families of Mandoulides Schools' students has been completed with great success. The aim of the program is for students from Istanbul to gain better knowledge of the Greek lifestyle, practice the Greek language, and create close bonds of friendship with their peers from Greece. During the 5-day trip students attended classes at Mandoulides Schools while they experienced Greek hospitality and the daily routines of the Greek family.
The Zografeio Lykeio students, accompanied by their Director Yiannis Demirtzoglou, the President of Mandoulides Schools Mrs. Aikaterini Mantoulidou, and the Schools' Director Aspa Hasioti, were received by his Eminence the Metropolitan Archbishop of Neapolis and Stavroupolis Mr. Varnava and, after paying their respects at the Metropolitan Church of St. George, dined together.
Before departing, the Zografeio Lykeio students, together with Mandoulides Schools students, biked along the Thessaloniki seafront near the White Tower, enjoyed lunch at Aristotle Square and seeing a film at a nearby cinema, and gave promises to one another to meet again both in Istanbul and in Thessaloniki. It was a journey full of love and emotion.
In an event where excitement and music dominated, hundreds of expatriates and Greeks applauded Dionysis Savvopoulos on the stage of Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul, who was accompanied by students of the Zografeio Lykeio and 6th grade students of Mandoulides Schools. The students, in an original and imaginative way, greeted Dionysis Savvopoulos, the songwriter from Thessaloniki, who has family origins in Istanbul and who sang songs plucked from the common tradition of both cities. Dionysis Savvopoulos sang with the students, and shared memories and favorite stories of his father, George Savvopoulos, who lived in Constantinople. The story of the "Psomathianos" folk singer who was enchanted by fairies and lost his voice literally stole the show. During the event Dionysis Savvopoulos was proclaimed by the Director of Zografeio Lykeio Yiannis Demirtzoglou an "Honorary Zografeiotis" for his 50-year contribution to the Greek song. The honorary plaque awarded by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos.
Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul celebrated 120 years of operation and contribution to education and culture with a concert by Evanthia Rempoutsika on the evening of November 20th. Zografeio Lykeio's choir, Mandoulides Schools' choir and the En Dynami choir participated in the concert.
Sixteen students from the Zografeio Lykeio and 71 students from the 5th grade of the Mandoulides Elementary School experienced an unforgettable event, as they presented the stunning musical "A Magical City," based on the fairytale by Eleni Priovolou, written specifically for the Zografeio Lykeio and Mandoulides Schools students' musical.
A large audience of both expatriates and Greek nationals visiting Istanbul attended the play "Tale without a Name" performed by the theatrical group of Mandoulides Schools in the events hall of the historic Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul, within the framework of the events for the celebration of the Virgin Mary, held in that historical school.
Mandoulides Schools and the historic Zografeio Lykeio of Istanbul organized an extraordinary concert with the participation of the singer Dionysis Savvopoulos, accompanied by the orchestra and choir of Mandoulides Schools as well as the choir from Zografeio Lykeio, at the ceremonial hall of the Zografeio Lykeio. The event was honored by the high presence of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos.


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I based today's American studies class on the film Good Night, and Good Luck, about Edward R. Murrow, his See It Now program on CBS in 1953 and 1954, and McCarthyism. And, not least, about what that era has to tell us now about the never-ending search for balance between community interests and individual rights--and how individuals can participate in defining community interests. (The Bible made a cameo appearance as Murrow quoted, "The iniquities of the father shall not be visited on the son." Ezekiel 18:20.)
I felt humbled talking about Murrow's Radulovich story about persecutions and denunciations in the McCarthy-era context, considering that in Russia, denunciations played a huge role in the purges of the past. But I was also proud of the students, who spent two periods--three hours--watching this film, working through the vocabulary sheet, and then participating in the discussion. And the discussion was fascinating. Among the students' conclusions: the communist experiment had idealistic roots and terrible, cruel consequences. Every leader has his or her pluses and minuses. Stalin's rule was dreadful, most agreed, but one student asked, would Russia have survived Hitler without him? Students felt that there is no pure democracy in the world, and no country can serve as a perfect model for others. All this in fair to good English--by third-year students.
The students humored me in watching and intelligently discussing a film based on events that happened around the time I was born. Next time, they want to see a film based on the current experiences of Americans their own age. As always, I'm open to suggestions.
During the past week, a new comment came in on my post, "What is really wrong with FUM, part two: the Baltimore Yearly Meeting report." Linda Wilk also placed this new comment, somewhat expanded, as a post on her own weblog.
Reflecting on Linda's words, I have two comments.
My first one may seem to disagree with Linda, but I don't think it necessarily does: Sometimes even those who labor to pay attention together to the Holy Spirit may continue to disagree, and, more than that, may establish boundaries based on their differing leadings and understandings. An individual claim to deep spiritual devotion doesn't trump the organizational stewardship of the larger group. However, mutual accountability always requires that we are open to questions about how that stewardship is being carried out. So: FUM leaders disallowed Baltimore YM's Lamar Mathews from leading a group in Nairobi in 2002, for reasons that had more to do with FUM's boundaries than with Lamar's qualities. (For those who do not know the full story: Retha McCutchen has apologized for this decision and the pain it caused.) Nobody can say that those who maintained those FUM boundaries are less spiritual than those who criticized them--but neither are those boundaries (and their guardians) somehow above criticism and review.
My second comment follows from the first, and here's where I want to affirm Linda Wilk: How can we assess these boundaries if we aren't free to worship together, if the only way we can interact is by throwing manifestos and rhetorical grenades over high walls of separation? If a boundary (sexual ethics, for example) is truly an important part of our discipleship, shouldn't it be part of the dialogues that help us shape and communicate our deepest beliefs? Shouldn't we be required to explain how that boundary relates to the faith we proclaim to the world, and shouldn't we become vulnerable to listen to how that boundary affects others? Perhaps in prayer and humility we will decide to keep the boundary, maybe even with tears of contrition as we confess its imperfect nature. At least, in worship, we will have acknowledged our common creatureliness before the Creator, a perspective that always challenges all boundaries.
Faithfulness and boycotts are not the same thing. Refusing to communicate across lines of conviction too often turns out to be cheap heroism.
Romance of war, part two. I just gave eleven hours of my free time to a fascinating Russian television miniseries, Shtrafbat ("Penal Battalion") on DVD. In WWII Russia, penal battalions were the most expendable of soldiers, made up of criminals and "enemies of the people" who were offered this service as a way to get out of the GULags and redeem themselves by blood from the crimes they'd allegedly committed. The series has some battle scenes, but it's far more devoted to the human relationships among the characters--between regular Red Army and the shtrafniki, between the criminals and the politicals, between the Red Army's military officers and the political officers, between atheists and believers, between wounded soldiers and nurses, and occasionally between Russians and Germans.
In these eleven episodes, there were so many memorable characters and moments of drama. And complete frankness about the NKVD (predecessor to the KGB) and its horrible methods. The battalion commander Tverdokhlebov mentions to his assistant that, when they go into action, the NKVD will station troops behind them to shoot anyone who turns back, even if they're wounded. (It happened.) And the assistant, Glymov, smiles and says, "Ah, how our Soviet leaders so lovingly look after their citizens." Later, after their beloved commander has been arrested by the NKVD on trumped-up charges, the soldiers are standing in formation and the NKVD colonel introduces them to the new commander. One of the soldiers asks, "And what about Tverdokhlebov?" In the confrontation that ensues, the colonel says, "You are enemies of the people. Nothing! Useless!" Glymov waves at the ragged penal battalion troops behind him and says, "These boys still have a bit of usefulness left in them. As for you, your loss wouldn't make a bit of difference."
This could have been a concept ready-made for exploitative violence and sensational gore, or for mindless patriotism and militarism. Instead, the series believably brings to life an almost-forgotten dimension of Russia's wartime experience. At one point, Glymov says that the secret of his survival to that point was not courage, but rather sheer cunning. Nevertheless, we see genuine kindness in his character. I can't help wondering whether, in similar circumstances, I would have been able to preserve as much humanity.
(Romance of war, part one.)
Here's a church growth idea--put brochures for other local churches and meetings in your church's or meeting's information center. (Thanks to Monday Morning Insight.)
"All plumbing; theology is all plumbing. On Sunday morning the water has to flow." This line from Paul Tillich is from the beginning of a brief and helpful talk (pdf talk here; context and other downloads here) by Franklin Gamwell on "Advocacy in the pulpit and in the classroom." When is forthright advocacy compatible with Christian communication in church and academia, and toward what end? (Thanks to the Martin Marty Center's "Sightings.")
Is religion reporting hazardous to the reporter's faith? Mollie Ziegler considers the evidence in an interesting article, "Troubles on the Godbeat."
Tom Engelhardt: "The Bush administration ... had its dreams of a controllable Pax Americana to go along with a Washington-based Pax Republicana; but, as former diplomat John Brown makes clear below, these were the most provincial of global dreams, hatched at think-tanks inside the Washington Bubblesphere." (Here's the "below.") I have major misgivings about Brown's comparatively positive remarks about Kissinger, as if being a much-published "global strategist" always results in more good outcomes for actual people, but I share his concern about neocon politicians and pundits slipping into a fantasy that removes Iraq (for example) from the true context for their policy and tactical initiatives, and reduces that context to the DC-based struggle for personal political advantage.
A legendary duet: John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt!
Posted by Johan Maurer at 22 November
Labels: blues, films, fum, politics, russia, spirituality
Next time, they want to see a film based on the current experiences of Americans their own age. As always, I'm open to suggestions.
Would Erin Brockovich engender an interesting discussion? What's the theme again? Individual rights balanced with community needs?
(And thank you for the direction to Linda Wilk's blog and comment on FUM.)
Johan said...
The original criteria were listed in my post of September 13, to which you responded with a lot of great ideas. I'm now just trying to see whether I can find a film that hits at least most of those criteria and still involves their American middle-class peer group. I'm trying to choose between 10 Things I Hate About You and Mean Girls. (The latter is supposedly set at MY high school, Evanston Township!!--though filmed mostly in Canada.) If I can't buy the film locally, I'm limited to what I can find on iTunes, unfortunately, at least until I get back to the USA at the end of the year.
I find that I need to keep reminding myself that "art" films are a stretch for most of my audience. Rather than having the film do all the educational work for me, I need to present things that will keep them awake and let my classroom preparations, introductory commentary, discussion leadership, vocabulary sheets, etc., do a lot of the work.


In my previous post, I had presented a TLA+ modeling of distributed data store that provides the consistent prefix property. In this post, I extend this model slightly to build bounded and strong consistency. In fact the strong consistency specification is achieved when we take the Delta on the bounded consistency as 1.
As in the previous post, we assume there is a write region (with ID=1) and read regions (with IDs 2 through NumRegions). The write region performs the write and copies it to the read regions. There are FIFO communication channels between the write and read regions.
We use D to denote the Delta on the bounded staleness consistency. Bounded staleness ensures that read results are not too stale. That is, the read operation is guaranteed to see at least all writes that precedes D number of updates before the read started. The read may potentially see some more recently written values.
Strong consistency ensures that a read operation returns the value that was last written for a given object. This is achieved by using D=1.
The write region has 3 actions to perform: Commit the write in the write region, Multicast the write to the read regions, and Receive/process an ack message from a read region.
These actions can be performed in any arbitrary order inside the process loop, and the model checker will methodically explore all possible combinations of these actions interleaved with the read region actions to expose any flaws in the protocol.
The first action selection is to commit a write in the write region. (We don't get into how that is implemented in the region; maybe commit is done by replicating the update to a write quorum in the region.) As a result the CommittedLSN is incremented. Note that, in contrast to prefix consistency model, in the bounded staleness model the write is throttled to not advance more than D ahead of any of the read regions.
The second action selection is to multicast a committed write to the read regions through the FIFO channels. and this is an asynchronous replication. These may be sent whenever this action is chosen, and is not blocked on waiting any acknowledgements from the read regions.
This action is exactly the same as in the prefix consistency model. The SentLSN variable denotes the last CommittedLSN write that is forwarded to the read regions and is used for ensuring ordered replication.
The final action selection is to receive an Ack message from the channel from a read region. The Progress variable keeps track of the Ack messages, and the CompletedLSN is updated to reflect the highest write that is acknowledged by all the read regions. Harking back to action 1, notice that the write region lazily disseminates this CompletedLSN information with the read regions by piggybacking this to the commit-write messages. In this model the read-regions do not utilize this CompletedLSN information, but as I start to explore in the MAD questions, this can be useful.
The read regions only react to the replicated messages from the write region. The first action selection is to receive a message pending in the channel from the write region. The second action selection is to send back an Ack message for any replication message that is not acknowledged yet. The actions are almost the same except for the line updating the CompletedLSN at the read region.
The consistent prefix invariant still holds for this model as we refined that model to obtain this one.
The SyncStep invariant is to check the relationship between the CompletedLSN at the write region and the copies maintained at the read regions.
I first wrote this predicate with "CompletedLSN[i] > CompletedLSN_ -1" but the model checker was quick to tell me I was wrong. This is bounded by D and "not 1" as receive operations at the read regions can be asynchronous within the D staleness bound. Here the write region received Acks for its two commits back to back so the CompletedLSN at the write region was 2 versions ahead of those in the read regions.
1. Did we explore the design space thoroughly within this simple model?
No, it turns out, there is still surprisingly interesting and useful tricks we can pull within this simple model.
As I mentioned in the review of the "Many Faces of Consistency" paper, there is the "operational definitions of consistency" exposed to the client and there is the "state based definitions consistency" used by the developers, and there is a gap between the two where you can play interesting tricks and expose the client operational consistency it cares about in an efficient way.
A question: in your spec, the multicast macro atomically appends a message to all chans: all processes receive messages in the same order (that isn't the case in a less sophisticated network). To me this would mean that you (implicitly?) rely on some atomic broadcast system (like Virtual Synchrony). Is that on purpose? Does it matter?
PS: I didn't see a definition for send?


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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare at E3 2019
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E3 2019 gave the world its first look at the single player campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Infinity Ward came to E3 this year to debut a sneak peek at the game's single-player gameplay. Before jumping into the demo, the devs talked a bit about their philosophy in designing the game. First of all, Modern Warfare is not Modern Warfare 4, but rather a re-imagining of the series for today. They wanted a game that is realistic and authentic, that would also deliver a story that could have been taken from today's headlines. So they've created a campaign in which you'll be faced with the same complex moral decisions that today's soldiers are faced with in combat, and forced to make complex decisions within seconds.
The mission demoed was taken from the early part of the game's campaign. A terrorist attack has occurred in central London, and the cell responsible has been identified and located. You are part of the team of elite operatives sent at night to the house occupied by the cell.
The first thing that leapt out at me while I was watching the opening of the demo was the quality of the graphics. The game is incredibly detailed to the point of being photo-realistic - you could easily mistake the game for a video. I thought we were watching a cutscene until the demo's player looked down the sights of his weapon for the first time. And the demo was being run on a PS4 Pro, so the developers were able to get that amazing level of detail out of console hardware.
Once the team entered the building, there were more technological achievements to behold. In typical shooters, the scale of building interiors is not realistic – the game needs to give the AI room to find its way around. Not so in Modern Warfare - the terrorist cell occupied a multistory urban home with small rooms connected by a tight hallway that was bordered on the other side by a small staircase. The claustrophobic environment added to the tension as the team slowly cleared the house room-by-room and floor-by-floor.
One room was cleared in a unique way – the player shot out the room's light and then the team used their night vision goggles to eliminate the terrorists as they scrambled around in the dark. Once the terrorists knew the team had breached their safe house, they took up ambush positions by hiding in places like under a bed or crouched between a toilet and a wall. The player literally had seconds to locate and eliminate each of these threats while moving through the house, and in doing so demonstrated the game's ability to model damage. The terrorist under the bed was killed by firing through the mattress, and while it happened very quickly I wouldn't be surprised to see pieces of foam being ejected from the mattress as each bullet passed through it. The terrorist in the bathroom opened fire before the player even reached the bathroom door, firing through the wall. The player responded in kind, methodically firing his assault rifle through the wall in a line and then entered the bathroom to find the terrorist slumped on the floor. At another point in the demo, the player switched to a shotgun and fired through a door, leaving a gaping, splintered hole in the wood.
The split-second decisions that the developers mentioned before the demo were also on display. On entering one room you could see a person moving, but it turned out to be a woman trying to protect a baby. Near the end of the demo, a woman appeared to surrender to the team, but there was something odd about her movements. After the player made the decision to shoot her, the squad found that she was trying to reach for a detonator.
The demo was an impressive first look at the game's single player campaign. Special Forces missions will only be a part of the final campaign, though. They wouldn't give away too much about it at E3, but I did learn that you'll have the opportunity to face a variety of situations in locations around the world, and that you will take on a number of roles including the opportunity to play as a freedom fighter. As someone who was admittedly a bit disappointed that Black Ops 4 didn't include a single player campaign, I am pretty excited by what I saw at E3. With word that the game will feature a unified narrative between all modes, this may prove to be one of the most interesting single player campaigns in the series.
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About Mangalore
The city has several temples to visit and beautiful beaches as well. Mangalore is used as a staging port for sea traffic along the Malabar coast. Mangalore has a huge historical background. Mangalore also ranks amongst the cleanest cities of India. The most famous place is the Mangaladevi Temple and the best time to visit it during festivities. Mangalore handles 75% of India's coffee and cashew exports.
About Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore has the highest year on year passenger growth rate since 2014. The airport serves both domestic and international passengers. The airport provides several facilities to the passengers like special care is taken for senior citizens and handicapped people. The airport also has a food court and several places for shopping. The airport was initially inaugurated by PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
Mangalore Airport Address
Mangalore International Airport
Kenjar,
Mangaluru, Karnataka 574142
About Sharjah
Sharjah is the art and cultural capital of the country. It has several archaeological sites for tourists to visit. Some of the other attractions include Sharjah Art Museum, Adventureland, Parks, Al Majaz Waterfront, and Sharjah Aquarium. Al Majaz Waterfront is a great way to spend the evening in Sharjah.
About Sharjah International Airport
Sharjah International Airport was the first ever built in the country. It was then used by Imperial Airlines and RAF Forces. Sharjah airport provides all the facilities for the passengers. It is also the home base of Air Arabia Airlines. It is also the 3rd largest Middle East airfreight hub for cargo. The airport has several eating joints and shopping area for passing time on the airport.
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There is a flight daily on the Mangalore to Sharjah route.
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Q: How to convert a MS Office 2013 application created with office 64 bit version to one that is compatible with Office 32-bits? I have developed a Microsoft Office application using Office 2013 64-bit edition.
After reading how it is still recommended for most users (even on Windows 64-bits machines)to use Office 32-bits, I came to know what I did is wrong, and my application need to run on many clients with mostly office 32-bits.
Is there anyway I can convert my MS Access file to be compatible with a 32-bit version?

A: If your application is not being distributed as a compiled (an accDE), and it does not use any API calls, then you should not have to change anything to run the application with x32 version of Access.
So no converting is required. Note that if you distribution a compiled version (accDE), then yes you need to re-compile your application using x32 version of Access. So incompatibility ONLY exists if you distribution a compiled application. Because users cannot modify nor change compiled applications, then Access can not re-compile on the fly when moving the application between x32 and x64 versions. When distribution an accDB standard file, then Access will detect this issue and re-compile your code without any user intervention required.
With your given information, no changes are required and an application written using x32 or x64 versions of Access will run on either system without requiring changes.
So your existing application should run just fine using the x32 version of Access. As noted the only issues are that of using compiled applications, or if your application uses any custom API calls. Such API calls can also be made compatible between x32 and x64 via conditional compile options. However, as noted, such changes are ONLY required if you using API calls.
If you are by chance using any API calls, then how to create an application that runs on both x32 and x64 is outlined here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff700513(v=office.11).aspx

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Sandra Bullock slayed the streets of New York City on Friday morning in a very chic, colorful ensemble.
The Ocean's 8 star, 54, rocked a blush pink pantsuit by Theory paired with a matching red blouse and heels while out in Midtown Manhattan. The tailored blazer and cigarette trouser fit the actress like a glove, and the borrowed-from-the-boys look was still feminine thanks to the bright, trendy color combination.
What really made the outfit stand out was the choice to coordinate the top and shoes, which lent a polished finish to the sleek getup.
Bullock stars in the new Netflix film Bird Box, in which she plays a mother learning to survive in an eerie, post-apocalyptic world. It is set to steam on Dec. 21.


The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) fosters new ideas, recognizes leadership in gerontological teaching and service, and salutes both outstanding and potential research through a host of awards. The Society's awards program has a dual purpose; honoring outstanding leaders in the field of gerontology and focusing attention on new developments in the area of aging. In a way, the Society's award winners serve as milestones in the history and development of gerontology.
The multidisciplinary breadth of the Society's membership is reflected in the awards maintained by GSA. Some awards honor outstanding achievement in gerontology irrespective of discipline, such awards are listed herein. Nomination for any society-wide award will be accepted from January 1, 2019 until March 31, 2019.
The Donald P. Kent Award is given annually to a member of The Gerontological Society of America who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. The award was created in 1973 in memory of Donald P. Kent for his outstanding leadership in translating research findings into practical use.
The recipient of the Kent Award presents a lecture at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The Kent Award Lecture is one of the highlights of the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.
"Seizing Interdisciplinary Opportunities in the Changing Landscape of Health and Aging: A Social Work Perspective," by Barbara Berkman, is a revision of the Kent Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November 2010.
"The State of Gerontology—Opus One," by Scott Bass, is a revision of the Kent Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in San Diego, California, in November 2012.
The M. Powell Lawton Award, sponsored by The Polisher Research Institute of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, recognizes outstanding contributions from applied gerontological research that have benefited older people and their care. The award was established to honor the memory of the late M. Powell Lawton, PhD, director emeritus of the Polisher Research Institute and a leading figure in aging research.
The award is presented at the GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting to an individual who exemplifies Dr. Lawton's personal and professional qualities, and whose contributions in gerontology have led to innovations in gerontological treatment, practice or service, prevention, or amelioration of symptoms or barriers. Individuals who have influenced public policy changes or demonstrated leadership in defining and implementing a creative program that led to improvement in the lives of older persons are also eligible.
The awardee receives a $3,000 cash prize and certificate, and presents a lecture at the GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting the following year.
Description and documentation of the nominee's contribution, including originality and creativity.
Demonstration of the innovation's positive impact over a sustained period.
Evidence of replication by others or dissemination.
The significance of the contribution in improving the lives of older persons.
An explanation of how the candidate exemplifies the qualities of the late M. Powell Lawton, including evidence of leadership, commitment to mentorship, humility, and respect.
The nominator must be a member of GSA, however nominees can be nonmembers.
"Aging Well and the Environment: Toward an Integrative Model and Research Agenda for the Future," by Hans-Werner Wahl, Susanne Iwarsson, and Frank Oswald, is a revision of the M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture delivered at the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November 2010.
The Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology acknowledges outstanding early career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology.
The award will be given to a person from any discipline in the social sciences. Eligible nominees must have the Ph.D. degree and must not be more than 10 years past the date the Ph.D. was awarded. Nominations are not restricted to GSA members. International participation is encouraged. Nominations made by others or self-nominations will be accepted.
The award recipient will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash award and is invited to present a lecture at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting the following year.
Nominee must have a PhD.
PhD must have been awarded in past 10 years.
Single letter of nomination signed by at least three (3) supporters.
Detail the research of nominee and present a case for its impact and contribution.
Past Recipient's Lectures"," by Denis Gerstorf and Nilam Ram, is based on the Baltes Award Lecture given at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America held in San Diego, California, in November 2012.


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Sith or Jedi? Today's NBA Stars
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A long, long time ago, in a league far away. Players across the NBA formed alliances in preparation for war, between the force and the dark side. Where does your favorite player stand?
LeBron James, Sith
Emperor James is a fan favorite, and rules the league from Cleveland to Toronto. After departing from the Cavaliers to the Heat with bad intentions, he returned to Cleveland and brought them a championship. However, be wary of his true intentions, as he took upon a protege in young Jedi Dwyane Wade, and taught him the ways of a true Sith Lord.
Steph Curry, Jedi
Jedi Master Curry has been the only one brave enough to stand tall against Emperor James, and took his title back in 2015. Leader of the Jedi, his power stretches from California to New Orleans. As we speak, he is preparing the republic for another strike at the Sith Lord.
Chris Paul, Jedi
Time and time again Jedi Paul has attempted a mount at the Sith. However, it has been to no avail, and he has seen little success. After defeat and defeat, rumor among the league is that this Jedi may be deferring to the dark side this summer.
Dwyane Wade, Sith
A once strong Jedi, Darth Wader became obsessed with the powers of the dark side, revealed to him by Emperor James. Betraying even those closest to him (*Gabrielle*), he departed his long-time home on planet Miami in the search for more power in the land of Chicago.
Kevin Durant, Sith Spy
Durant, was once a great Jedi, fighting alongside Westbrook the bravest Jedi that ever was. However, as easily as signing a contract, Durant was converted to the dark side, but this remains secret among the Republic. Claiming to be fighting for the good in overpowering Emperor James, there are some who think his intentions have yet to prove true.
Russell Westbrook, Jedi
After being betrayed by the now Sith spy Durant, Jedi Westbrook took it upon himself to carry the Oklahoma sector of the Republic into war as far as they were capable. He accomplished much on his journey, earning the title of Master Triple Double, but it was all in vain. Some say his lust for war was his outdoing.
Kawhibacca, Wookie
A brave fighter who shows no emotion, Kawhibacca has accompanied his friend Manu Solo and the Jedi on many attempts at thwarting the Emperor's plans. His actions have proved valiant, as he earned Rookie of the Year in his first bout with James, which was a victory among the highest.
Kobe, Master of the Jedi
A true Jedi warrior, Kobe was defeated not in battle with the dark side, but an everlasting match with time. The strongest Jedi that ever was, and truly one with the force, he lead the Republic to best the Empire in five hard fought wars. Though he was old, he was also wise. With knowledge of his approaching death, he passed along his knowledge to a young Jedi, whose story lies below.
Isaiah Thomas, Jedi
A true Jedi, this young guard has found comfort in the force through grief and despair. Trained by the great but fallen Kobe, he has embraced the Mamba Mentality, an ancient Jedi technique. Organizing his troops in the Northern land of Boston, word has it among the Republic that he's rallying a war effort against the Empire himself. With the Emperor James growing stronger each day, it appears the this young Jedi may be the only hope.
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Capital Markets • July 9, 2021, 10:17AM EDT
Former NYSE president to take crypto exchange Bullish public via SPAC
by Frank Chaparro
Bullish, the cryptocurrency exchange backed by Block.one, revealed Friday its plans to go public via a SPAC deal, making it the latest company in the digital asset market to announce its intentions to list its shares on an equity exchange.
As part of the deal, Bullish will merge with Far Peak Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FPAC), a SPAC company that has been led by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley. Farley will take the reins as Bullish's new chief executive. The deal values the firm at a whopping $9 billion, according to a press announcement.
Proceeds from the capital raise include $300 million of committed private investment in public equity from EFM Asset Management as well as BlackRock and Galaxy Digital.
The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2021, will bring to market the latest public company in the digital asset market, joining Coinbase and Bakkt, the latter of which also announced its own SPAC deal.
At $9 billion, Bullish's valuation would represent one-fourth of Coinbase's $45 billion valuation. Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US with over 56 million verified users. Bullish has only just released an invite-only pilot, according to a deck. The company was launched in May.
The firm is hoping to woo customers with a hybrid style order book that borrows from both the structures of decentralized finance platforms and centralized ones, according to an investor pitch deck.
"Bullish is well positioned to strategically deliver value to its prospective shareholders as it capitalizes on market trends and places technological innovation at the core of its identity," Farley said. "We're only in the first or second inning of the cryptocurrency market and I'm thrilled to be joining the Bullish team as we revolutionize the future of digital assets through cutting edge financial technologies."


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Plan a day trip or a full weekend spent visiting local arts, entertainment, dining and nightlife options with the help of this guide to Tulsa's downtown districts.
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Are you ready to join the Underwater HOA?
Start an Underwater HOA in your community to help educate your neighbors and inspire them to take action on climate change.
The Underwater HOA began in 2018 as a participatory public art project by acclaimed environmental artist, Xavier Cortada. The goal of the project is to create awareness about rising sea levels and engage citizens throughout Florida to take action towards solving the most urgent crisis of our times: climate change. Now, in collaboration with Mr. Cortada, FCV Education Fund and LCV Education Fund's Rock the Earth program are laying the foundation for communities to organize around these issues. We aim to build awareness and inspire action through art: bringing neighbors together to learn about how climate change is affecting their communities and supporting them as they advocate for clean energy and resilience policies from our lawmakers.
Acclaimed Miami artist, Xavier Cortada, orients his science and art practice towards social engagement and the environment. He has created art installations at the Earth's poles to generate awareness about global climate change at points in between. In 2007, as a National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writer's Program Fellow, Cortada used the moving ice sheet beneath the South Pole as an instrument to mark time: the art piece will be completed in 150,000 years. In 2008, he planted a green flag at the North Pole to reclaim it for nature and launch an eco-art reforestation effort. He has collaborated with population geneticists, molecular biologists, and botanists to develop multi-year participatory eco-art efforts to reforest mangroves, native trees, and wildflowers across Florida.
His work is in the permanent collections of the Perez Art Museum Miami, the NSU Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale, the Whatcom Museum, and the Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum.
Learn more about Xavier at www.cortada.com or visit his studio gallery at Pinecrest Gardens.
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