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Anyone can experience the thrill of surfing! It'll be one of the most amazing moments of your entire life! 1 hour surf lessons are available daily, year round.
Ideal for friends and families that want to have fun TOGETHER, its not just for kids!! Our very popular day surf camp is designed for beginners of all ages.
Most students want to continue surfing after their lesson or another day while you are here. Surfboard rentals are available daily.
Gene and Rachel Gore have 23 years of surfing instruction experience, world class ocean lifeguards and a lifetime of pro level dedication to the sport of surfing.
ABOUT US - A Surfing Family
LET OUR FAMILY SHARE THE JOY OF SURFING WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
South Padre Surf Company is a family run surf school operating since 1995, and was the first surf school in Texas. Your instructors are husband and wife team Rachel and Gene Gore (Texas' most experienced surf instructors, ocean lifeguards, ocean safety experts and professional level surfers), and our children Micah and Melia (and puppy Archer) are awesome little surfers who will have your kids running for the water!
OUR GOAL is to provide a safe, easy and fun surfing experience for guests of all ages and abilities to South Padre Island, while teaching respect, knowledge and appreciation of the ocean and beach, with zero-environmental impact.
Our safety first approach ensure all people, regardless of your abilities or disabilities are welcome to give surfing a try and our enthusiasm will make you want to come back for the adventure year after year.
01. Your safety is our No. 1 concern
All surfing lessons are held in shallow water that you can stand up in. Safe Soft Surfboards with soft rubber fins are used for all lessons, with leashes for added security. Rachel and Gene are highly experienced ocean lifeguards, lifelong professional level surfers, ocean rescue certified and CPR certified water safety experts, you couldn't be in better hands! We consider it a privilege and an honor to take you or your child into the ocean, and take the responsibility seriously.
02. We look forward to the opportunity to give you the experience of your life
When you come for a surfing lesson with South Padre Surf Co., you become part of our family. We want you to be happy with every part of the experience, from when you sign up to when you ride your first wave, it's our goal to make sure every moment is the thrill of a lifetime. We are not a surf shop, and we don't hire any "surf instructors".
03. You're here to have fun
Surfing is an extreme adventure, one that many people add to their "bucket lists." When you surf with us, we're helping you accomplish a goal -- whether it's overcoming a fear or checking an item off that list. We'll help coach you to achieve your goal, but we'll never pressure you or your child to do something beyond your comfort zone. It's all about having fun!
Gene Gore -
South Padre Surf Company owner and instructor Gene Gore, is Texas' most experienced surf instructor, ocean lifeguard, ocean safety expert and professional level surfer, a fully dedicated waterman. Gene grew up on the beaches of Texas as a lifetime dedicated surfer, ocean lifeguard, and became a City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety Officer. He has dedicated his life to surfing and lifesaving, yet one of his greatest thrills is still seeing someone ride their first wave. Gene has accumulated an extensive and unique history of accomplishments in his field while pursuing his passion for surf. He worked for the Hawaii Water Patrol, trained in heavy surf rescue with jetski/rescue sled, 3 time winner of paddleboard races on the North Shore of Oahu and several U.S. National Surfing Championship Paddle races, along with the Harpoon Barry Bay to Gulf Paddle Race, selected to the 6 man Hawaiian World Lifeguard Team, former Texas State longboard champion and Allstar team member, 6 time U.S. Lifesaving Association National Competitor with medals in paddle racing, paddleboard rescue, and 2 mile beach run, winner of the Diamondhead Biathlon, Galveston Beach Patrol (where he met his wife and surfing partner Rachel) Senior Lifeguard and Marine Rescue RHI pilot and Jr. Lifeguard Instructor, and Corpus Christi and Port Aransas Beach Patrol Lifeguard. Gene has hundreds of documented surf rescues, assisting and treating injured beach patrons and performing CPR in many real life incidents, as well serving 8 Years as a Licensed Texas Emergency Medical Technician and volunteer ambulance/fireman, competed in over 100 surfing competitions both amateur and professional in France, Spain, Mexico, California, Florida, New Jersey and Hawaii. Gene has designed and shaped nearly seven hundred custom longboards, and was competition director and judge for the Texas Gulf Surfing Association. Gene has taught over 50,000 private and group surfing lessons, through Galveston College and G.C. Kid's Camp, Moody Hospitality Institute, San Luis Resort, Surfside Surf Camp, and South Padre Surf Co. He authored the first book on surfing in Texas "Surfing the Texas Gulf Coast". He competed in the ILSA World Lifeguard Championships in Italy with a team of elite guards from Galveston where he captured 4 medals and was the top ranked American competitor! In 2004 Gene and Rachel paddled the entire length of the Texas Gulf Coast, 404 miles in 19 days, as a fundraiser for Surfrider Foundation's coastal education program. Gene was instrumental in founding the South Padre Island Fire Department Beach Patrol and worked as a surf rescue technician and trainer, after many years of pursuing an Island lifesaving program. Gene works with the National Weather Service in developing new coastal marine forecasts, rip current guidance packages, and coastal hazard and warning advisories for public safety during tropical storms and hurricanes. Gene's daily beach and surf report is a very popular resource for all Texas surfers and beachgoers, he has been forecasting and documenting surf conditions as an ocean lifeguard since 1986.
Rachel Gore -
Rachel Gore can always be found on the biggest and best waves when she isn't teaching surfing! Although Rachel grew up in Tennessee, it was on her annual summer vacations to visit her grandparents in Florida that she discovered where her heart was...with the ocean! To become the watergirl she always dreamed of, she moved to the Texas Gulf Coast where she graduated from Texas A+M Galveston with a degree in Maritime Administration, surfing the local lineups day and night, before and after classes. Rachel has been surfing for over 20 years now, and with every session her love for the sport and the ocean grows,along with her stylish smooth surfing. Although no longer a competitor, Rachel is widely known as the top female surfer in the state (she surfs better than most of the guys too!). (On her honeymoon Rachel entered into a women's longboard pro contest on the North Shore at Sunset Beach, and she took second place!) She worked as a lifeguard for the Galveston Beach Patrol, and was chosen as a team member for the USLA National Lifeguarding Competition. Rachel has been teaching surfing for 19 years, teaching through Galveston College, the Galveston College Kids Camp, The Moody Hospitality Institute, San Luis Resort, Goreboards Surfside Surf Camps, and South Padre Surf Co. Rachel has won first place in numerous surfing competitions. She won first place in the women's division for the 8 mile Harpoon Barry Bay and Gulf Paddle Challenge, and finished 3rd in the Hawaiian Paddleboard Championships. Her favorite thing about teaching surfing is being able to share her knowledge of the sport with people who have the same dreams she did, and watching their "stoke" as they stand up and ride their very first wave.
Micah Gore -
Micah Gore, 16 years old, recently named United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard of the Year, is already a very accomplished surfer and has surfed around the world in places such as Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, Mexico, California and the Texas Coast. On his past trip to Hawaii, he competed in the Rell Sunn Menehune Surfing Championships where he advanced to semi-finals in longboard and shortboard, an amazing feat considering he was up against all Hawaiians! He was commented on often on his style, which is the greatest compliment a surfer can have. In December of 2007 he was the youngest competitor in the Haleiwa International Surfing Competition on the North Shore of Hawaii. He can ride just about anything - he loves to surf on both shortboard and longboard, boogie board, skateboard, and snowboard. What really stands out about Micah is his natural ability, incredible wave knowledge, and beautiful surfing style. Micah recently got to surf the world famous Pipeline on the North Shore of Hawaii (on a small day of course). An all around waterman, Micah also enjoys spearfishing and is one of the top junior lifeguards for Cameron County Beach Patrol. Micah is very helpful and experienced in assisting other kids during surf lessons!
Melia Gore -
Melia Gore, 14 years old, recently named United States Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard of the Year, has also surfed in many places around the world including tackling the waves of Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, California and Mexico. Melia surfed in her first surf contest in August of 2007 on the South Shore of Hawaii where she was by far the youngest competitor (at only 4 years old!). Melia Gore is not your average girl next door... as a young girl Melia was asked to model for ROXY's teenie wahine line which sent her traveling and doing photo shoots in LA and Hawaii. She was also ROXY's youngest surf team member. Along with Micah, Melia is one of the top members of the Cameron County Junior Lifeguard program. Outside of the water, Melia enjoys training and riding horses. She recently competed in the Extreme Mustang Makeover, where she had approximately 100 days to train a wild mustang ending in a 4th place win! Check out her blog at meliagore.blogspot.com . What stands out the most about Melia is her beauty inside and out and her ability to make everyone she meets walk away with a smile. Melia likes to have fun while she surfs, and she loves to climb on front of your board to tandem and "party wave"!! She is extremely helpful and is quite an entertainer in and out of the water.
"Archer"
Archer is our 3 year old pure bred English Creme Golden Retriever that loves to surf! He puts a smile on everyone's face in or out of the water! We are teaching him to surf on his own, he will drag the surfboard out by the leash and hop on, he's obviously not able to paddle for a wave, but if the wave catches him just right there he goes! Mostly we surf with him on the front of our bigger surfboards. Just watch where you put your stuff on the beach, you might come in from surfing and find it covered in sand :) And he loves selfies with the kids!
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When we aren't surfing we are with our horses! Off-season (September through May) we offer horsemanship classes and horse back riding lessons, private parties, or if you or your family simply want to experience Texas on your vacation!
"Paddle Texas"
WE DID IT! Gene and Rachel paddled on a custom surfboard Gene made, the entire length of the Texas coast, 404 miles in 19 days, through the worst weather possible in May with hurricane force winds on Day 1, cold, rain, headwinds and longshore currents, torturous choppy conditions, countless blacktip and bull sharks and one vicious attack on the board by a good sized mako shark (all just north of Port Mansfield, ask Rachel AKA "Sharkbait") constant neck and back pain, hunger, food raiding coyotes, lack of sleep, incredibly strong wild rip currents at some of the major passes and jetties, it was much more difficult and dangerous than we imagined but the people we met along the way were great and getting to see every inch of the vast mostly undeveloped Texas coast was unforgettable, not to mention some of the great waves we caught along the way and a few new surf spots. Thank you to all who contributed to both the Surfrider Foundation fund raiser and elsewhere in hopes of a brighter future for our coast.
Gene and Rachel received a National Award from the Surfrider Foundation in honor of the historic "Paddle Texas" event.
An endurance paddle to benefit Texas Surfrider Foundation's Education Program and to raise public awareness of the Texas Gulf Coast and issues it faces such as public access, erosion, pollution, and litter.
SPSC has been featured on tv on the Discover Channel and news stations as well as in editorials in many magazines such as Continental Airlines, Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Southwest Airlines, National Geographic Adventure, and Texas Bound. Frommer's featured South Padre Surf Company as one of the top 10 destination surf camps in the world!
The US Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi honored Gene with a Certificate of Appreciation for a lifetime of dedication to ocean safety!
Micah and Melia were named Junior Lifeguards of the Year by the United Stated Lifesaving Association!
Gene is a former Hawaiian Ocean Lifeguard with the City and County of Honolulu
Gene was instrumental in developing and training the new South Padre Island Fire Dept Beach Patrol.
Gene and Rachel both worked as lifeguards and Junior Lifeguard Instructors with the Galveston Beach Patrol
Gene and Rachel both are highly experienced in Ocean Rescue, CPR, First Aid and AED
Members and lifelong competitors of the U.S.Lifesaving
Gene competed in the International Life Saving Assoc. Ocean Lifeguard World Championships in Viareggio Italy
representing Texas,
bringing home 4 medals 1 silver and 3 bronze!
DUKE'S OCEANFEST
"Team Texas" competed and placed in this event in Hawaii.
Rachel finishing 3rd at Hawaii Paddleboard Championships with
Gene, Micah and Melia escorting her to the finish line!
Winner - Lifeguard division North Shore Hawaii paddleboard race from Sunset to Waimea
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Amazon has announced the launch of a flood of TVs with its Fire TV OS in Europe, including one with full Alexa integration.
The announcement to introduce over 20 new Fire TV devices was made at IFA 2019, which took place on September 4th.
Since the launch of Fire TV more than five years ago, the brand has grown to include at least 37 million active users.
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In the US, there are already a number of TVs with the OS selling through partnerships with Best Buy, Insignia and Toshiba as well as Amazon.
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In addition, a number of other Grundig TVs in Germany will hit the market with prices starting from €260. One of the highlights of the range is a hands-free model with full Alexa integration.
Other exciting announcements include the launch of a new Amazon Fire TV Soundbar developed in collaboration with Anker brand, Nebula. This is already available for pre-order at $230 or £180 and shipments start on November 21st.
Amazon Fire TV users in Europe will also get access to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is courtesy of a partnership with Discovery and Eurosport in Europe.
There has also been an upgrade to the Fire TV Cube, the brand's smart speaker and media hub hybrid. This will now sport a six-core processor, doubling its previous power, and incorporate support for 4K as well as Dolby Vision HDR content up to 60FPS.
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The unit is currently available for pre-order at $120 or £110, ahead of its October 10th release in the US, the UK, Canada and Germany. It will be available in Japan from November 5th.
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I'm not sure if this giveaway is still active, but here goes! My daughter is grown and moved out now but when she was young we would go buy flowers and tomatoes to plant on Mothers Day.
Our favorite tradition has always been making handmade gifts, usually all of us getting together for a whirlwind night or weekend of brainstorming and building and crafting…and eating and drinking and such good stuff!
Since my mom works 4 jobs to support me, I don't get to see her much. Thus Mother's Day is every day in my house, and I jump at every opportunity to spend time with my mom. I love just driving with the windows rolled down in the summer heat, talking and laughing as we enjoy each other's company.
My favorite Mother's Day tradition was going out for brunch when I was a little girl. My mom would get all dressed up and sometimes even wear a hat. There was this one specific resturant that we would go to (it was far out of our price range…so we only went on Mother's Day) and my step dad would even get her a bottle of champagene. I remember that she said it tasted like vinegar, but they got a bottle every year anyway, just becuase it was the "special thing" to do. My sister, brother and I would get a taste from a teaspoon…lol!
I LOVE it when we take our mom out to lunch with three generations of ladies, mom, my sister and I and my sister's daughter. What a special way to say we love her!
My daughter (she's not quite two) made me a card and was announcing Happy Mothers Day in her microphone all morning. It's a great memory to have while she's testing my patience.
My favorite Mothers Day memory is going to my moms house and cleaning her bedroom for her for Mothers Day. She struggled with housekeeping and loved a clean house but living in the country with a huge garden..she was canning and cooking all the time and there was not much time for cleaning. I can remember the look on her face as she would walk in her room and just hug me for all the work I did for her. She died 8 years ago from breast cancer but she planted a seed in me for eating healthy. After the first couple of rounds of chemo she refused more txs and started juicing and not eating meat. We thought she was crazy at the time because we were all meat eaters but now I am walking in her path choosing to be vegan. I feel great and have a ways to go to lose weight but I am getting there. Happy Mothers Day Dreena!
I always make my mom brunch on Mother's Day (when we are in the same state, that is). I love coming up with new yummy vegan recipes she will enjoy!
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Before I joined the Navy, we used to celebrate with blueberry pancakes and then a trip downtown to our local farmer's market. Organic coffee, fruits and vegetables, and maybe a fresh pie if we were feeling a little crazy 😉 I come from a farm-family, so they were all pretty surprised when I became a vegetarian. But my mom has always been my biggest supporter and even made me a tofurkey with vegan stuffing and gravy for last mother's day! Probably my favorite mother's day memory.
I look forward to every mothers day because I get served a fantastic vegan breakfast in bed b y my husband and kids. I love it! As the kids have grown, they've helped more and more. I expect in a few years they won't need my husband's help anymore.
Usually go out for brunch, I remember when the kids were little how proud they were when I wore the pasta jewelry they made for me!
Today, I shall visit my mom in her Care Home. She has dementia. She may or may not remember me but her beautiful smile will welcome me and she will tell me she loves me and I'll know in my heart that she truly does. She has always been there for me (and my family)and loves me unconditionally as I do her. Our regular visits (but particularly today)have become increasingly precious and I treasure our time together.
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My favorite Mother's Day activity has been to take my mom shopping for flowers and then planting them with her in her yard. We don't live in the same state anymore so we haven't done this in a few years so I miss it. But I love my incredible mom just the same!!
We never do anything fancy. Usually I'll get something nice for her breakfast and make her favorite meal for lunch.
My favorite mother's day memory just happened this year when our two year old got soooo excited about the crafts he made for me at daycare. Adorable.
I make my mom dinner every year for Mother's Day; she LOVES it!
My favorite Mother's Day tradition was going to the huge Minneapolis Farmer's Market with my parents and picking out big hanging baskets full of colorful flowers for Mom's back patio. Sadly, my mom passed away in October…but we are heading to the Farmer's Market tomorrow in her memory!
My favorite memory is planting a small crape myrtle tree for my mom on Mother's Day. The tree is still alive and huge now after all these years!
Like others I remember simple things for my mom, crafts and cards, flowers and hugs. Now my daughter is 3 and made me her first mothers day craft at school – a painted flower pot with little pansies. She couldn't keep the secret and told me days before the party what they had made for us. So cute!
My favourite tradition is simply being with my mom. It was always a quiet day, some years there'd be the requisite jewelry or gaudy, handmade cards, and some years there would be none of that, but I always see her. That's what makes it special.
Every year my Mother asked for flowers for her garden. Each year we would spend the day outside planting those flowers for her.
My favorite memory is how my 3 girls get so excited to make homemade cards for my wife.
My favorite Mother's Day memory is my three little girls all waking me up by yelling "Happy Mother's Day"!
We go to her favourite restaurant, Chinese buffet!
*love* to go out in the yard mothers day morning and do yoga or tai chi in the grass, then get the kids in on some foraging for greens for a super smoothie!! Perfect way to start the day… With an attitude of gratitude for the many blessings I am surrounded with. Hugs to all the beautiful mamas out there!
One of our traditions is singing Las Mananitas to my mother and then eating the cake we baked for her.
My favourite memory is the excitement my 3 year old has this year. Seeing her jump and cheer at giving me my mother's day card is wonderful.
I loved making brunch for my mom on mother's day. I'm living very far away now, but my thoughts are still with her (every day, not just mother's day!).
My favorite Mother's Day memory is when my sister and I would wake up early and make a special breakfast for my mom — blueberry or banana pancakes, fresh fruit and lots of coffee (which my mom loves!).
Also, I just tweeted AND followed you on twitter.
My favorite Mother's Day memory is of making my mother a homemade Mother's Day card and trying to make her breakfast in bed. Now, Mother's Day is a little bittersweet since she passed away from a brain aneurysm almost 15 years ago. My own daughter was just 6 months old and has grown up not knowing her grandma.
My mother's favorite flowers were roses. One year each of her kids and grandchildren each gave her a rose bush. Though she is no longer with us we can still look at her yard at her most precious roses!
My favorite thing to do on Mother's Day is sleep in and get a child free shower!
Buying a plant for my mom and then brunch!
I don't have any! Not with my mom or with my kiddo. But the kiddo – who is 5 1/2 – made me super nice cards this year (she's already given me 3:) and she made a great picture last year.
My favorite memory is as a child, making Mom something from the Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls (those of you of a certain age will no doubt remember that book!!).
Now, 50+ years later, both my mom and I are vegan and still love sharing recipes and cooking for each other!
My children have spent most every mother's day giving me their attention and indulgence in whatever comes to my mind to do; this year we will start by kayaking and then buying some herbs and vegetable plants for my deck garden. Their presence is all I ever wish. Well, except for also those apple oak pancakes – they sound amazing!
What makes my mom happiest on Mother's Day is to have us all with her, and we are happy to oblige! The specific activities we do don't really matter, she just likes spending that day with her family.
Tweeted @faiththomas. Happy Mother's Day!
My favorite Mother's Day tradition is planting spring flowers with my children.
I live in the same town as my mother, so every year I go over to her house early in the morning on Mother's Day and start cooking a huge breakfast for the family. This year will be our first all-vegetarian Mother's Day breakfast!!
This is my second Mothers Day as a bio mom. As a bonus mom its been a few more years. Just being able to hold my daughter in my arms is blessing enough. I waited so long for her, I'm so glad I did!
My favorite Mother's day memory was my dad and and I making homemeade pancakes for my mom. Showering her with flowers picked from the yard, homemade cards and lots of hugs and kisses!
I remember making my mom breakfast in bed (including eggs and bacon, hah!) and while we were at church in our kids' classes we'd always make some fun little craft for our moms.
I tweeted http://www.twitter.com/vegansweetness Also followed you. We always took out the mom's in our family out to the same restuarant in town for years. It was a wonderful get together. We would be at the restuarant for hours. The owners got to know us and it was like a family reunion. Us kids while waiting for the adults to finish eating would go outside to play in the parking lot. Even though it closed down few years ago, everytime I got by it reminds me of the happy memories from there.
I remember doing lots of things like making breakfast in bed for my mom. But the best memory was working together with my siblings on something and feeling like we were in on a secret for awhile working on her surprise.
Thanks for hosting this fun giveaway, Dreena!
I love memories of being a kid and going into my Mom's room and surprising her with breakfast in bed, homemade cards, and lots of hugs!
we've started a new tradition that everyone loves – we all meet at the "central" mom's house and all the non-moms cook a huge brunch for all of the moms. as the majority of the family are non-vegans (this writer is the only one) the menu appeals to all and offers a range of delights! last year's hit was a "Pacific Islander" fruit salad complete with papaya, mango, banana and pineapple. the main mom has diverticulitis and can't eat the seeds of the yummy berries in season right now, but she LOVED this fruit salad option!
My favorite Mother's Day memory is my kids bringing me breakfast in bed…they were very young then and are now in there 20s.


Scroll down for more iconic guitars and their stories. Click the red link below each guitar for vendor resources.
A "Fireburst," this Les Paul Custom Burst is the 20th Anniversary Model in celebration of the original '59 Burst, and includes different appointments than typical Bursts of its era: it is the only Les Paul to incorporate MOOG active electronics and pre-amp boost circuitry.
94x34, gloss-laquered aluminum with flush mount. Editions of this piece are currently on exhibition at Winfield Gallery in Carmel, California. From the collection of Rumbleseat Music in Carmel, California.
Eliot Michael personally commissioned legendary guitar craftsman Paul Reed Smith to interpret his vision of the beloved '59 Les Paul, with specs as close to the original as possible. It is a stand-alone single edition emblazoned on the head for Rumbleseat Music in Carmel, California. Of particular note is the body of the piece, which is made of Croatian maple - the same wood that musical craftsmen used to create the iconic Stradivari violins.
94x34, gloss-laquered aluminum with flush mount. Editions of this piece are currently on exhibition at Winfield Gallery in Carmel, California. From the Private Collection of David Liskin.
The original 1952 prototype designed by Les Paul, that has informed every Gibson Les Paul designed and created since. Of particular note are its bridge pickup horizontal/diagonal adjustment screws. On this particular model, there is no serial number (being a prototype), nor is there binding on the neck, or what guitar aficionados refer to as a "poker chip" - the volume selector/treble indicator. Being one of the guitars from the first-ever run of Les Paul models, this guitar is pre-serial number.
94x34, gloss-laquered aluminum with flush mount. From the collection of Rumbleseat Music in Carmel, California.
Visible maple cap.Original production of the Standards lasted from 1958 to early 1961. Only about 1,700 of these early models were made and have subsequently become highly valuable.
An instant classic the day it was introduced, the 6120 is the definitive Gretsch guitar. Double-cut, Western Orange finish in the Chet Atkins signature endorsed style, with a unique hollow body tone. Gretsch guitars are remarkable for their bright, automotive-inspired colors. Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats played these guitars exclusively.
2008 Gibson Les Paul Jimmy Page Custom No. 2 "Ebony"
To commemorate his beloved Gibson Les Paul that was stolen while on tour with Led Zeppelin in 1970, Jimmy Page teamed with Gibson on this wicked black piece, in an exclusive limited edition.
The first 25 instruments were inspected, played and hand-signed and numbered by Jimmy Page personally. Page kept number one for himself. This is number two. VOS finish.
Commissioned as a single edition piece for Richard "Dicky" Betts, one of the guitar players and founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, this 1971 Alembic guitar was hand-carved by master guitar craftsman Rick Turner to Betts' specifications. This guitar has seen the stages of the world as an integral piece in a legendary classic rock band.
The artist would like to thank the private collectors and vendors of these guitars - including Rumbleseat Music - for their generous support of this body of work.
Note: No endorsement by Gibson, Gretsch, Paul Reed Smith, or any other manufacturer of these guitars is implied.


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Extraction of Signals Buried in Noise: Non-Ergodic Processes ()
Nourédine Yahya Bey
DOI: 10.4236/ijcns.2010.312124 PDF HTML 6,623 Downloads 10,899 Views Citations
In this paper, we propose extraction of signals buried in non-ergodic processes. It is shown that the proposed method extracts signals defined in a non-ergodic framework without averaging or smoothing in the direct time or frequency domain. Extraction is achieved independently of the nature of noise, correlated or not with the signal, colored or white, Gaussian or not, and locations of its spectral extent. Performances of the pro-posed extraction method and comparative results with other methods are demonstrated via experimental Doppler velocimetry measurements.
Buried Signals, Stationary Non-Ergodic Processes, Spectral Analysis, White Noise, Colored Noise, Correlated Noise, Doppler Velocimetry
N. Bey, "Extraction of Signals Buried in Noise: Non-Ergodic Processes," International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences, Vol. 3 No. 12, 2010, pp. 907-915. doi: 10.4236/ijcns.2010.312124.
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A new policy platform from a coalition of activists signals a new stage in the protest movement.
Last week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, black protesters made their presence known in marches down Broad Street. After these groups mostly ignored the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and just two weeks after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile launched new protests, familiar slogans and chants of "Black Lives Matter" once again rang out in Philadelphia. While these protests were expected and facilitated by city and convention planners, they were almost overtaken at one point by the left-leaning Bernie Sanders crowd that dominated headlines through the first half of the week. Black Lives Matter protesters showed up, but they did not steal the show.
The "Vision 4 Black Lives," as the platform has been known on social media, lays out six core planks around criminal justice, reparations, investment and divestment, economic justice, community control, and political power. Some of these items, including the criminal-justice components of the platform's demands to "end the war on black people," are likely familiar to anyone who has followed the development of Black Lives Matter. But other ideas, including demands to add special protections for trans, queer, and gender-nonconforming people to anti-discrimination laws, a call for free education for black people, and a proposal to implement black economic cooperatives, haven't previously been spelled out quite this clearly. The demands are certainly controversial, but they are clearly the result of considered and methodical decision-making.
The process by which the platform was created provides insights into both the state of black activism and the political moment. According to several people who were involved in the creation of the Movement for Black Lives platform, that process was not unlike what might be expected from a political party. Janae Bonsu, the National Public Policy Chair of the Black Youth Project 100, one of the groups involved in the platform's development, told me that organizations had been working on the platform since the early days of Black Lives Matter. "Not so long after this time last year, many black-led organizations gathered in Cleveland at a weekend that was full of workshop sessions," Bonsu said. That August meeting, known as the Movement for Black Lives Convening and held in a city that held special resonance to the movement after the death of Tamir Rice, was part of a series of smaller meetings of black activists and a string of conference calls.
In figuring that out, young activists honed and grappled with the leadership structure of modern-day organizations. "It's been a year-long participatory process," Bonsu said. "I'd be lying to say this whole year-long planning process was all peaches and cream. We didn't always agree with each other on everything, and we definitely engaged in principled ideological struggle." Friction between dozens of groups from across the country with different policy agendas, goals, and ideas of leadership was eased by the fact that they built on rough templates from predecessor groups.
As Karl Kumodzi, also with BYP 100 and a member of the platform's core policy development group, explained, "In the aftermath of Ferguson on the Ferguson Action site, there were a set of six broad visionary demands," he said. "A lot of them were pulled from the Black Panthers' Ten-Point Program." That program demanded education reform, an end to police brutality, fair housing, legal self-determination, and a host of other reforms from politicians. While it was unsuccessful, its influence on black politics in the world after the civil-rights movement is clearly reflected in the Movement for Black Lives platform.
Those differences and the platform's own diverse and loosely-connected coalition of members are reminders that "Black Lives Matter" is an imprecise umbrella based on a hashtag and rallying cry that is used mostly for its simplicity. There are dozens—perhaps hundreds—of groups that have been associated with it, and they often disagree with one another. Several groups existed before the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown kicked off the current wave of protests, and even the platform's namesake organization, the Black Lives Matter Network, is one group among many that signed the platform, and in itself is composed of many semi-independent groups. If measured against the civil-rights movement, to which the Black Lives Matter movement is often compared, the diversity of ideas is not necessarily a sign of fractiousness—although it can be—but an indication of a proliferation of ideas about how to ensure racial equality.
This platform and others like it counter that criticism by giving disparate groups of activists ways to coordinate their demands. "We felt that it was important not to just have policy ideas," Bonsu told me, "but also provide examples of model legislation and something that you can tangibly take to your elected official, whether it be at the federal level in Congress or at your state legislatures or your city council." Those model policies and demands are based in sophisticated analyses from experts, scholars, and elder activists, including Barbara Ransby, the director of the gender and women's studies program at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Demos, a liberal public-policy think-tank; Color of Change, a civil-rights advocacy organization; and several others.
It remains to be seen whether this platform will lead to policy changes or changes of heart, even among liberals. The larger influence of the movement is still disputed, and the platform's more controversial elements may limit its potential to sway large audiences and politicians. But the development of the Movement for Black Lives platform and the increasing political organization of a range of black groups indicate that Black Lives Matter is not just another bit of disruptive political ephemera, but a movement that is learning and building as it expands. In a political moment crowded by violence, failed political revolutions, and the rise of white populism, Black Lives Matter not only endures, but advances.
* This article has been clarified to quote directly from John Blake's article.


How Many Export Terminals Does the US Need?
The new bottleneck for Texas' crude production is not onshore—it is offshore. Shallow ports have kept big tankers from taking away the state's expanding supply which has attracted a slew of proposed export projects.


In the last 100 years, flying has gone from experimental to experiential. As the decades have passed, the airlines industry has innovated, becoming cheaper and more accessible, and allowing more people the chance to travel further.
Fast forward to today and, for the majority of flyers, price is the more pressing concern. As competition has increased and technology has developed, allowing faster, longer and cheaper air travel, airlines have to compete even harder to retain a slice of the market.
Initially, it might seem that the travel market has two main customer segments: the luxury travellers, for whom price is less of an issue than comfort and experience; and the budget travellers, who will sacrifice luxury for a cheaper air fare.
However, the clear distinction between luxury and budget is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. British Airways recently announced a new class available to passengers, allowing passengers to purchase a basic ticket and then purchase add-ons if required, mimicking the system used by many budget airlines. Air France have gone one step further and created an entirely new budget airline aimed at young millennials wanting a cost-effective getaway.
Meanwhile, the budget airlines, once confined to closer destinations and short trips, have begun to branch out, offering long-distance routes at budget prices. This has worried the luxury players, who were once content to allow the budget carriers to dominate the short-haul trips while they continued to reign supreme in the long-haul category.
However, the budget airlines, though expanding in most cases, are also looking over their shoulder, competing as they are in a highly competitive market with new players joining the game every year.
One factor common to all airlines is their extensive range of data: they hold a wealth of information on customers, ranging from addresses and phone numbers to most visited destinations and travel preferences. Yet this data is used in different ways, depending on their target customers: luxury airlines are more focused on utilising data to improve the overall customer experience, while budget airlines use the data to help boost add-on purchases.
But whether British Airways or Ryanair, both luxury and budget airlines will experience the same problem: their data offers them an incomplete picture of their customers, only allowing them to see fragmented pieces of information from a variety of unconnected data points.
This is where social data can be useful – or, to be more precise, Starcount's unique method of 'social clustering'. We analyse the passions and likes of social media users and cluster them together into different segments based on similar passions, using our pioneering platform, The Observatory. This method is different to, and much more effective than, 'social listening (if you would like to understand more about the differences and why social clustering works better, read our guide here).
We dug into The Observatory data to investigate how social clustering could be used both by luxury airlines, in their quest to make a better experience, and by budget airlines, hoping to upsell with every ticket purchase.
To do so, we created two segments within The Observatory: Luxury Airline Travellers, comprising a range of luxury airlines, and Budget Airline Travellers, formed from a group of budget airlines.
Luxury airlines have two major issues: how to ensure loyalty from those travellers who can afford to fly with them; and how to attract and retain budget customers who might otherwise choose to fly with the new long-haul budget airlines.
So far, the typical luxury airline will have data comprised of names, addresses, flying frequency, destinations and reason for trip (business or leisure). While all of this information is extremely valuable, it only allows for limited personalisation when it comes to customer communications and it leaves them still struggling to predict whether a customer will prefer luxury or budget.
Firstly, by enriching the airline data with social data, we can immediately distinguish whether a customer is more likely to be a luxury customer or a budget customer, by analysing what they follow online.
Looking at the luxury airline segment, for example, we can see that this audience's top brands are Marks and Spencer, Virgin, John Lewis, Waitrose and Harrods. Meanwhile, the top brands for the budget travel segment are Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi and Debenhams – clearly differentiated from the luxury segment.
This insight can then set the tone for the airline's entire communications strategy, allowing personalised recommendations from the initial ticket purchase right through to the moment the customer arrives at their destination.
It also allows airlines to tailor their loyalty programmes to align with their customers' passions and preferences. If you are a luxury customer, you might appreciate points that can be spent on similar high-end items and experiences, such as on hotels or clothes. The Observatory reveals that the top non-airline brands for the luxury segment are Dior, River Island, Mulberry and Radisson Hotels. This insight allows an airline the chance to partner with brands like these, offering luxury travellers the chance to use their points with brands that they already love.
Social clustering also helps to identify influencers that will resonate best with a particular audience. Many airlines (such as BA) are now using celebrities in their in-flight safety videos; by using social data, airlines can choose individuals who already resonate with their customers, guaranteeing a positive response. For example, the top influencers for the luxury airline segment include Jamie Oliver, Mo Farah and Clare Balding, all of whom could be used in airline marketing campaigns or safety videos.
Budget airlines might be expanding into the realm of the traditional luxury airlines, but they themselves are also under threat from new brands entering the market. With more and more people looking to purchase budget airfares, competition in the industry is fierce and every penny counts.
That's why, with such cheap airfares, the main focus for many of these airlines is in convincing passengers to purchase add-ons. Ryanair currently uses all the data it gathers to segment customers into different groups depending on how they are utilising the airline, such as 'City Breakers'.
While this is useful insight, it still offers an incomplete picture of the customer: it tells you why they fly based on how they do it and where they are going, but it doesn't reveal what motivates them to fly with a particular airline, nor what they are passionate about, information that can help an airline to personalise their communications and offer better rewards.
In regard, to the add-ons, social data can reveal a lot about what a person is likely to purchase. If the data shows that they are passionate about certain sports, such as skiing, it is more likely that they will need extra baggage. If they are passionate about websites or brands concerning young children, it is likely that they might be travelling with a baby or that they are pregnant. In these cases, the airline can use this information to make sure that when the customer is booking, that the necessary add-ons, reflected through the social data, are made clear or even that tailored offers on certain add-ons are presented to a person based on their passions.
To illustrate this further, we can turn to The Observatory study once more. The top hotel brands that budget airline travellers are passionate about are Jurys Inn Hotels, Premier Inn and Hilton Hotels. A budget airline could look to partner with brands like these, offering them tailored deals on rooms when a customer flies with that airline.
In an increasingly competitive market, where the old boundaries that separated the traditional players from the new brands are blurring, airlines will need to work harder to attract customers. Cheap prices on the one hand and comfortable seats on the other will not be enough. But by taking the extremely valuable data that airlines already have, and enriching this with social data, brands can gain a much more complete picture of why different people fly with them, allowing them to conquer both luxury and budget.


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Terni (latinsky Interamna Nahars)  je italské město v oblasti Umbrie, hlavní město stejnojmenné provincie. Má  obyvatel, leží asi 100 km severovýchodně od Říma, při soutoku řek Nera a Salto, které se asi 15 km západně od města vlévají do Tibery. Je sídlem biskupa a pobočky Univerzity v Perugii. Tradiční označení Ocelové město podle těžkého průmyslu se v posledních desetiletích změnilo na turistické Město vodopádů či Město milenců (podle zdejšího patrona svatého Valentina), počet obyvatel stále roste.

Doprava
Terni je na dálnici A1 spojnicí trasy Viterbo-Spoleto, prochází jím evropská silnice E45 a národní Via Flaminia s dálniční křižovatkou RATO.Městská a příměstská doprava ATC provozuje 90 autobusových linek.

Železniční stanice Terni je součástí železniční trati Ancona–Orte a je také uzlovou stanicí pro dvě sekundární tratě, Terni–Sulmona (která spojuje Terni s L'Aquilou) a železnici Terni–Sansepolcro (FCU) (která slouží Perugii). Nedaleko se nachází jedno z nejdůležitějších vnitrostátních nákladových nádraží.

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Archeologickými nálezy je doloženo intenzivní pravěké osídlení oblasti v době bronzové a železné, od 10. století do 7. století př. n. l., systematický výzkum archeologa Hermanna Müllera-Karpe severně od města zdokumentoval tři období, ve II. a III. již obyvatelstvo tvořili Umbrové, spojením etnika z Tarquinie a Etrurie. Byla odkryta významná nekropole, která je přístupná.
Podle latinského nápisu z 1. století př. n. l. bylo město založeno roku 672 před naším letopočtem a jeho zakladatelem byl Nahartes, proto se původně nazývalo po něm, Interamna Nahars, kde Interamna znamenalo mezi dvěma řekami. Důmyslný vodní systém jezer a vodopádů propojením řeky Velino kanálem založil roku 271 př. n. l, římský konsul Manius Curius Dentatus a rozšiřovali jej jeho násedovníci až do novověku. K prvním křesťanským mučedníkům a hypoteticky prvním biskupem v Terni měl být zdejší rodák svatý Valentin.

Římské město vyplenili Ostrogóti v čele s Totilou a po nich je v 8. století ovládli Langobardi. Město bylo pak podřízeno vévodství spoletskému, až do roku 1174, kdy je císař Fridrich Barbarossa prostřednictvím svého spojence, mohučského arcibiskupa Christiana, podřídil římské říši.
Ve 13. a 14. století město dosáhlo nezávislosti, vydalo svou vlastní ústavu, vybudovalo si hradby, vodovod a další kanály. Město bylo od středověku zastávkou poutníků na poutní cestě Řím-Assissi, jeho chrámy a kaple navštěvují dosud.
Nepokoje mezi guelfy a ghibelliny, a později mezi nobili a banderari vedly stejně jako v ostatních městech k budování paláců - pevností. V roce 1580 byla otevřena první železárna Ferriera, která zpracovávala železnou rudu těženou v Monteleone di Spoleto. Počet obyvatel však v klesal v důsledku morů a hladomorů. Mezi humanisty vynikl astronom Anastasio de Filiis, spoluzakladatel římské učené společnosti Accademia dei Lincei.

V období průmyslové revoluce v 19. století patřilo Terni k třem prvním průmyslovým centrům Itálie, přezdívalo se mu "italský Manchester". V roce 1875 byla založena zbrojní továrna (činná dosud), roku 1884 slavné ocelárny, dále vodní elektrárny, textilky a závody chemické výroby. Proto je Spojenci za druhé světové války bombardovali. 11. srpna 1943 44 bombardérů americké AF svrhlo na město 213 tun bomb, zahynulo při tom 256 lidí a 40 procent staveb bylo devastováno.

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 Faustův amfiteátr, římské divadlo na ploše 749 m² pro 10 000 diváků objednal Titus Faustus v letech 30-32 n. l. (je tedy starší než římské Colloseum), nyní je součástí městského parku Passeggiata, na jeho západní stěně visí kopie mramorové pamětní desky s letopočty založení města a svěcení amfiteátru (originál je v Archeologickém muzeu)
 Římské brány Porta Sant'Angelo a Porta Spoletana, dva ze čtyř starověkých vstupů do města, se zbytky hradebních zdí
 Zřícenina středověkého hradu Castello di Piediluco, založeného kolem roku 1000, nad stejnojmenným jezerem, pod horou Monte Luco
 Dóm Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Duomo Santa Maria Asunta) - na základech ze 6. a 11. století (krypta s náhrobkem biskupa sv. Anastasia) je postavena barokní bazilika z poloviny 17. století;
 Kostel sv. Františka (San Francesco) - gotická trojlodní stavba františkánů založena roku 1265, postavena ve 2. polovině 13. století a rozšířena roku 1437,  s freskami
 Kostel Spasitele (San Salvatore) - románská stavba z 11. století, v kapli Manassei vytvořili kolem roku 1350 Andrea Polinori a Ludovico Carosis  gotické fresky
 Bazilika San Valentino, na jihu města, se sarkofágem svatého Valentina, patrona města
 Kostel San Marco - zdivo a freska z doby kolem roku 1460
 Kostel Santa Maria del Monumento - renesanční stavba z 15. století, u hřbitova
 Kostel sv. Aloise (Sant Alo)
 Palazzo Spada - nyní slouží jako radnice (Palazzo comunale)
 Renesanční Palazzo Manassei a další šlechtické paláce

Muzea a galerie
 Dómské muzeum - dómský poklad,  obsahuje mj. vzácný stříbrný kříž ze 13. století
 Archeologické muzeum
 Carsulae - archeologická lokalita asi 5 km severně od města, nyní součást městečka San Gemini
 Obrazárna (Pinacoteca Comunale Orneore Metelli), sbírka obrazů od 13. do 20. století, sídlí v paláci Gazzoli; k nejvýznamnějším patří: Ukřižování se sv. Františkem a sv. Bernardinem ze Sieny (1497) a Mystické zasnoubení sv. Kateřiny (Benozzo Gozzoli 1466). Z kolekce moderního umění jsou ve sbírce zastoupeni Picasso, Severini, Chagall a Miró, obrazárna je nazvána po Orneoru Metellim, zdejším naivním malíři, jehož obrazy z let 1922-1938 jsou také vystaveny.

Vodopády
Konfigurace řek, jezer a vodopádů  byla vyhledávána od starověku a je dosud turistickým cílem. Přibližně 2 km od města se nachází původem římský vodopád Cascata delle Marmore (Mramorová kaskáda), založený ve 3. století, který výškou 165 metrů byl považován za největší v Evropě. Činnost vodopádu řídí stavidla, která buď vodu odvedou do vodní elektrárny, nebo ji nechají téct po kaskádách dolů, což se děje v pevně stanovených hodinách a dnech. Když je vodopád vypnut, lze se koupat v travertinových kaskádových jezírkách.

Rodáci
 Publius Cornelius Tacitus († 120/124 n.l.) - římský historik
 Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200-275) - římský císař
 Anastasio de Filiis (1557-1608) - italský humanista, astronom a polyhistor
 Francesco Angeloni (po 1559-1652) - italský historik, antikvář a sběratel umění
 Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881) - italský flétnista a hudební skladatel

Galerie

Partnerská města
  Cartagena, Španělsko
  Dunaújváros, Maďarsko
  Saint-Ouen, Francie
  Praha 8, Česko

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Umbria, Guide d'Italia, Michele d'Inella (ed.). Touring Club Italiano, 2.vydání Milano 2002, s.150-159.

Externí odkazy

 Oficiální stránky města
 Terni City Portal

Obce v provincii Terni
Města v Umbrii
Poutní cesta svatého Františka z Assisi

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The part on Q -curvature starts with a discussion of its origins and its relevance in geometry and spectral theory. The following lectures describe the fundamental relation between Q -curvature and scattering theory on asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds. Building on this, they introduce the recent concept of Q -curvature polynomials and use these to reveal the recursive structure of Q -curvatures.
The part on conformal holonomy starts with an introduction to Cartan connections and its holonomy groups. Then we define holonomy groups of conformal manifolds, discuss its relation to Einstein metrics and recent classification results in Riemannian and Lorentzian signature. In particular, we explain the connection between conformal holonomy and conformal Killing forms and spinors, and describe Fefferman metrics in CR geometry as Lorentzian manifold with conformal holonomy SU(1,m).


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Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. During an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, he channeled what many of us are feeling: "I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president."
In this clip from an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, which will air in its entirety on Meet the Press, Rep. John Lewis said, like his Congressional colleague Rep. Barbara Lee, he will boycott Donald Trump's inauguration.
"I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president," Lewis said, telling Todd he believes that Russian interference in the election undermined the democratic process. "I don't plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I've been in the Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong."
TODD: You have forged relationships with many presidents. Do you plan on trying to forge a relationship with Donald Trump?
LEWIS: No, I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people. It's going to be hard; it's going to be very difficult. I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president.
TODD: You do not consider him a legitimate president? Why is that?
LEWIS: I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I don't plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I've been in the Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong.
TODD: That's going to send a big message to a lot of people in this country, that you don't believe he's a legitimate president.
LEWIS: I think there was a conspiracy on the part of the Russians and others, to help him get elected. That's not right. That's not fair. That's not the open democratic process.
Lewis has been one of the most prominent Democratic resisters of the normalization of Trump and his incoming administration, including and especially Attorney General-designate Senator Jeff Sessions. His willingness to state plainly his position on the illegitimacy of Trump's presidency will undoubtedly be welcome validation for many like-minded people across the nation.
It is certainly welcome to me.


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Celebrating 10 years of Chromebooks in education
Archana Krishna
Engineering Director, Chrome OS
A decade ago, we launched a small pilot program with a handful of schools. Council Bluffs in Iowa and Fond du Lac in Wisconsin were among the very first to use Chromebooks. Today, Chromebooks are as essential as a backpack for students learning in the US and in places like Australia, Brasil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and Sweden. As we celebrate our 10th birthday, we're taking a look back at how far Chromebooks have come in the classroom, and announcing new features for educators and students.
From pilot program to 40 million
Googlers took the first Chromebooks into schools in the U.S. for a pilot program in 2010, and we found that students, teachers, and education leaders immediately loved how fast, simple and secure they were — three principles we still adhere to today. And with the rapid introduction of Chrome Education Upgrade, which unlocked advanced features in the operating system, Chromebooks rapidly became a hit with schools and IT administrators for their shareability and ease of management at scale. With Google Admin Console, school administrators were suddenly able to manage devices remotely, which has fundamentally shifted the computing model for schools from "computer rooms" to "shared carts" to today, assigned Chromebooks for most students – because hundreds of thousands of devices can all be managed by a single person.
Chromebooks expanded globally, scaling up in partnership with manufacturers like Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung. More recently, NEC and Sharp have all started building Chromebooks for the Japan Education market--making Chromebooks the #1 device in K-12 education globally for the last year. To open up possibilities for note taking, digital reading, art, filming video reports, podcasts, and early learning apps, Chromebooks are now available in multiple formats, like convertibles, clamshells and tablets, and come with stylus support and touchscreen functionality. And to increase access, Chromebooks now come with multiple connectivity options including WiFi and mobile broadband. Today there's a device for every learner and a growing ecosystem of apps for students and teachers alike-- over 40 million of them around the world-- with the Chromebook App Hub offering engaging apps and fresh lesson ideas.
Chromebooks were built to be the foundation for teaching and learning, no matter where you are. And in 2020, as schools turned to distance learning, we've worked hard to improve the video conferencing capabilities of older as well as newly released devices to run Google Meet and Zoom, and introduced new features like Zero Touch Enrollment to help admins remotely enroll and ship devices to students and teachers at home, and extended support for automatic updates to eight years, so devices stay secure and equipped with the latest features for years to come.
Building for the future of teaching and learning
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So we're kicking off Chromebook's next decade with helpful productivity features for educators and students like the new Screen Capture tool that lets you take screenshots and screen recordings, perfect for recording lessons and sharing with students. When taking a screen capture, it'll immediately show up in Tote, a new space that keeps important files right at your fingertips - perfect for adding images or videos to presentations or group projects. To help keep track of the many links and homework assignments, Chromebook now has a Clipboard that saves the last five items copied so you can easily paste any or all to a new page without needing to switch between tabs. And with support for eight Desks, students can have separate desks for each class, and teachers can keep their lesson planning separate from grading. Best of all, when you reboot, your windows will restore to their previous desks so workflows aren't interrupted.
We're continuing to make improvements to Select-to-speak to support students with dyslexia and those who need additional reading support. Now, students can press pause and resume play, adjust the speed at which content is being read and skip between sentences and paragraphs using the new Select-to-Speak control panel or keyboard shortcuts.
We're also launching an API for user and printer policies, meaning IT administrators sometimes managing hundreds of thousands of Chromebooks can now write scripts to manage policies at scale, in addition to using Admin Console. And to help figure out when it's time to switch legacy devices over to Chrome OS, the Chrome OS Readiness Tool is there to help, and our TCO Calculator will help schools determine which Chromebooks are right for them with our helpful guide, For more for IT administrators, head here.
Wherever you're learning from, Chromebooks are easier than ever to use and manage remotely. For families helping their children learn from home, they can add a school account to their personal Google account managed with Family Link to approve content and help kids develop healthy device habits, and even create a PIN to make sign-in easier for young kids.
We'd love to hear from you on what you love most about Chromebooks. Reach out to @GoogleForEdu on Twitter, and join in the fun.
Celebrating a decade of partnering with Technovation
By Maggie Johnson
2021 Year in Review: Google Quantum AI
By Emily Mount
Supporting digital education in Europe
By Karen Massin
7 apps we couldn't live without in 2021
By Paul Covell
Do even more with your Chromebook camera
By Alexander Kuscher


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Julia Billington celebrates diversity in Monica Zanetti's 'Ellie & Abbie'
Julia Billington
When Julia Billington was at the National Institute of Dramatic Art there was a tacit belief among sections of the screen industry that a gay actor could not come out.
"It wasn't spoken about but it was an undercurrent, a hangover from the past decade," she tells IF. "If you were queer, you should keep it on the down-low."
Since she graduated from NIDA in 2008 clearly there has been growing acceptance of the LGBTQI community, although it's far from universal.
Citing the 38.4 per cent of respondents who voted no in the same sex marriage plebiscite in 2017, she says: "We can pat ourselves on the back but there is still a long way to go."
Currently Billington is relishing playing Tara, a lesbian who died in the 1980s and is reincarnated as a fairy godmother in Monica Zanetti's rom-com Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt).
Adapted from Zanetti's eponymous play which was staged at The Depot Theatre in Marrickville in 2017, the film stars Sophie Hawkshaw as Ellie, who is 18 and struggling to find the courage to ask classmate Abbie (Zoe Terakes) to the formal.
Her aunt Tara shows up to dish out advice, whether Ellie wants it or not. Marta Dusseldorp plays Ellie's mother with Rachel House as her aunt Patty. Zanetti worked with Alison Fowler and Stephanie Pringle at Chicken & Chips Casting to find the diverse actors.
At least 50 per cent of the cast and a high proportion of the creative team including Zanetti and members of the producing team identify as LGBTQ. The producers are Cobbstar Studios' MahVeen Shahraki and Patrick James with Brian Cobb as executive producer.
Describing her character as fabulously inventive and so proud that her niece is gay, Julia tells IF: "It's the most fun role of my entire career. Monica's screenplay is a mix of irreverent and light-hearted humour, empathy and an emotional punch.
(L-R) Zoe Terakes, Julia Billington, Monica Zanetti and Sophie Hawkshaw.
"It's a remarkable lesbian rom-com, the kind all us gay girls wished were around when we were in high school, going through that awkward, hormonal phase."
Despite the rigors of a two-week shoot, she says: "Monica is so calm she makes us feel we have all the time in the world."
She is enjoying her third collaboration with Dusseldorp, with whom she appeared in Nigel Jamieson's production of Gallipoli for the Sydney Theatre Company in 2008, and in Janet King.
In Screentime/ABC's legal drama she played Karen Parker, a soldier who returned from Afghanistan suffering from PTSD and gets mixed up in a crime. Her character was identified as a lesbian but that was incidental to the storyline.
Her credits include Louise Wadley's gay romance/thriller All About E, Julie Kalceff's online series Starting From…Now and Catching Milat. She has twice had guest roles in Home & Away, first as Detective Geddes in 2016 and then as DC Jane Barkin last year.
The actor has no special preference for stage, TV, feature films or online series, explaining: "Satisfaction comes from juicy roles and the people I work with. That is my soul food."
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Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala visits Japan
Pugwash August 11, 2008 May 15, 2014 East Asia, Nuclear weapons free world
From 31 July to 10 August 2008 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala visited Japan to help mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and meet with a wide range of Japanese policymakers and experts. The trip was sponsored by Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, The Japanese Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (GENSUIKIN), Hiroshima University, and Pugwash Japan.
Japan report of Dhanapala visit
Rapporteurs: Tomohiro Inagaki, Michiji Konuma and Tatsujiro Suzuki
With Mr. Satsuki Eda, Chairperson of Parliamentary Upper House
Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala, President Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs with Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, at City Hall, Hiroshima on 1st August 2008
With Film Crews at Nagasaki Memorial Ceremony
Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala, President Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs delivering the keynote address at the International Conference Center Hiroshima, on 2nd August 2008
Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala with Mr. Satsuki Eda, President, House of Councillors, Upper House, National Diet of Japan, Mr. Toshio Ogawa, Member, House of Councillors, Japan and members of Pugwash Japan, on 4th August 2008
Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala, President Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs with Mr. Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki and Prof. Tatsujiro Suzuki, President, Pugwash Group, Japan, on 8th August 2008
At Meeting with High School Students
Jayantha Dhanapala, President, Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs at the 63rd Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony on 6th August 2008
Amb Jayantha Dhanapala in discussion with participants of a summer programme titled "Hiroshima & Peace" at the Hiroshima University on 6th August 2008
Jayantha Dhanapala with members of the Pugwash Group in Japan, 3rd August 2008
Jayantha Dhanapala spoke on video about the NPT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhQ9AZGtX5U
Pugwash, Pugwash national groups
Previous Statement on the removal of NATO nuclear weapons
Next Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala visits UN Secretary General


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Charlie Sheen Says Druggie Ex-Wife Wants Child Support for Drugs
Charlie Sheen believes his ex wife Brooke Mueller only wants custody of their sons to finance raging drug habit.
Lawyers for Charlie Sheen headed to court in Los Angeles on Wednesday to keep his twins under the care of ex-wife Denise Richards amid claims that money has motivated their mother Brooke Mueller to seek alternative arrangements.
Mueller, 35, has been trying to have the four-year-old twins Bob and Max stay with her brother while she receives rehab treatment for drug abuse at The Betty Ford Centre near Palm Springs, California.
Sheen has contended that the move is a ploy by Mueller to maintain access to his $55,000 monthly child support payments.
Richards, 42, has text messages in which Mueller made it clear that she wants the monthly checks, according to a report by TMZ.
Mueller's lawyers were expected to counter that Richards has assumed custody in order to gain financially.
Sheen reportedly has offered to give Richards more money for taking care of the twins while Mueller remains in rehab, but she has politely declined.
The Anger Management star also pays $55,000 a month in child support to Richards, but offered to pay more. Brooke's current stay in rehab is her twentieth attempt to get clean.
The twins were removed from Mueller's care earlier this month when police responding to a report that she had attacked a man found her in an inebriated state.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services removed the children from Mueller's custody and placed them with Richards.
Mueller was put under a three-day psychiatric hold at the UCLA Medical Center and later enrolled in rehab.
Richards is the mother of Sheen's oldest two children Sam, nine, and Lola, seven. She also has an adopted daughter, Eloise.
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Why can't Charlie take care of his own damn kids? Oh yeah that's right his ass is probably still on drugs too.
@ 2:19 PM.....you hit the nail on the head. He's a functioning addict himself and really don't want to be bothered with them. He already knew what Brooke was doing with the child support money a long time ago. I feel so sorry for those kids.


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The RSC is a Federal Corporation as mandated by the act of Parliament that established it in 1883. Such Corporations are referred to as "Special Act Corporations" (SAC). The Royal Society of Canada is thus subject to the provisions of the Canada Corporations Act. Recent revisions of that legislation applying to not for profit corporations required some changes in the By-Laws.
As a result, Professor Ken Davey was nominated by the Executive Committee of the RSC to serve as Chair of the Task Force on the By-Laws. The Task Force - composed of the Chair, representatives from the three Academies, and the Honorary Secretary - agreed on a set of principles that ought to be reflected in the By-Laws of the Royal Society of Canada. With the support of the Executive Committee and of the RSC Council, the Task Force applied these principles in drafting a revised set of new By-Laws with the help of legal counsel. These revised By-Laws were approved in principle by the Executive Committee in August 2013. The Task Force then produced a final draft, incorporating the input of the Executive Committee and Council that was endorsed unanimously - without dissent - at the Annual Business Meeting in November 2013 in Banff, Alberta.
The revised By-Laws as endorsed by the Fellowship are posted below.
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« Reprise: The oppressors and the oppressed
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The greatest mass murderer in world history
Posted by ampontan on Saturday, September 18, 2010
If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
– Lennon/McCartney, Revolution
THE RESULT of historian Frank Dikötter's woodshedding in Chinese historical archives is the book Mao's Great Famine; The Story of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe.
According to this review in The Independent:
At least 45 million people were worked, starved or beaten to death in China over these four years (1958-1962); the worldwide death toll of the Second World War was 55 million…it was a period when a third of all homes in China were destroyed to produce fertiliser and when the nation descended into famine and starvation…the members of the rural farming communities were seen by the Party merely as "digits", or a faceless workforce. For those who committed any acts of disobedience, however minor, the punishments were huge.
State retribution for tiny thefts, such as stealing a potato, even by a child, would include being tied up and thrown into a pond; parents were forced to bury their children alive or were doused in excrement and urine, others were set alight, or had a nose or ear cut off….People were forced to work naked in the middle of winter; 80 per cent of all the villagers in one region of a quarter of a million Chinese were banned from the official canteen because they were too old or ill to be effective workers, so were deliberately starved to death.
Mr Dikötter…said…he felt he could not collude with the "conspiracy of silence" in what the Chinese rural community had suffered in recent history.
At the time, this program was known in China as The Great Leap Forward.
Note the expression, "conspiracy of silence". The word hansei in Japanese, which is shared by the Chinese and Koreans (banseon, with the same Chinese characters), means serious self-reflection, searching one's conscience, or reflecting on what one has done. It's not easy for anyone.
For the same Chinese Communist Party that once glorified Chairman Mao, it's far better to maintain the conspiracy of silence and to demonize the Japanese instead.
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7 Responses to "The greatest mass murderer in world history"
21st Century Schizoid Man said
Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 7:33 pm
I almost had an impression that 45 million were murdered, but that would be wrong. It says that they worked ("and"? "or"?) starved or beaten to death. So how many were starved? How many actually died, and how many out of starvation and out of actual murder?
May be answered in that book, since CCP seems to did good recording of events and allows access to historians.
I smell a similar one to Nanjing Massacre and hope that doubt is cleared up in some way.
So said, I agree to Ampontan's view on preference of CCP – though it is obvious and I would take same approach if I were them and with same backgrounds.
Roual Deetlefs said
Ampontan.
Have you ever considered that Chinese hatred of Japan, might just stem from fear ??? Anyway read this article ….
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=166872
Fear of what?
– A.
Pat Donnelly said
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 11:36 am
The Chinese invasions of outer Mongolia and Tibet have been very successful, appearing to have UN tacit appproval.
Japan has curbed imperial aggression. Complete loss of two cities in minutes will do that. Japanese devotion to cruelty is notorious in the west. was directed by the Emperor. The Chinese situation was one of corruption and neglect with an attempt to internally reform becoming a vehicle for village jealousy. The "Chinese" are in fact a coalition of many nationalities held together by communism and now capitalism. Japan is still a hidden, xenophobic monolith. The corruption may not have had time to destroy intense nationalism.
They have massive nuclear potential. They are hammer and anvil for a reason and that will be maintained by others for some time to come!
mac said
@Pat
Japan is really not that hard to find.
Get off at Kansai or Narita Airport and it is right there at your feet. Have you ever been here?
All the men are too busy in 'Hair & Make' salons to be worried about invading China, none of the old guys would be able to get time off work to do so, and think of mess picking a fight with the Western world would make of their high fashion labels.
You can sleep easy at night. All of the rest of Young Asia is too busy synchronized dancing to J-Pop clones be bothered about events 70 years ago.
bender said
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1:46 am
Xenophobe talking…
Japan was opened up by force, an american fleet threatened to fire upon Japan if trade did not begin.
Then ideas flowed and walls fell.
Then Japan devastated Russian fleets!
A beautiful and vicious people, unlike westerners who are merely vicious! By concentrating on that we defeated Japan unconditionally. We first lured them into competing with us and beggaring their neighbour. Now we sell arms to Japan, to defend them from that neighbour, while forbidding them an Imperial combat force.
I wonder not, that Japan is so pacified. It is however, still very strong.
Fascinating, no?


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