Wisconsin towns put the fun in funky. Here is a list of a five towns—each with its own personal twist. There are many bike trails and winding back country roads leading to these funky destinations, so why not ride to town?
Mount Horeb's Scandinavian charm puts this destination at the top of our funky list. The town has numerous carved wooden troll sculptures guarding the Trollway. Ride on down and stop for a great photo op with one of these funky sculptures.
While you're here, make a pit stop at the Grumpy Troll Brewery for a beer and some lunch or check out the numerous antique shops and galleries in the downtown area. Expert bicyclists mustn't miss out on riding the Driftless region. Offering more than 10,000 feet of elevation, it's sure to be a good challenge!
Viroqua describes their town as "rich history mixed with a funky cultural renaissance." Being at the "doorway to the Driftless Area," and at the edge of the Ocooch Mountains, the area provides many biking opportunities.
While biking through, stop at the Viroqua Public Market for food, crafts and antiques. If you brought kids don't let them miss out on climbing the wooden dragon in Eckhart Park!
The town of Plymouth features 24 hand painted murals of the historical significance of the town's business history, which gives this town a little funk. Biking here is made easy due to it being one of the trailheads for the Old Plank Road Trail which is a 17 mile long trail stretching from the city of Sheboygan to the village of Greenbush.
While you're here, stop for a micro-brew and pizza at DeO'Malley's Pizza Pub, located in a building that is more than 100 years old.
Prairie du Sac, combined with nearby Sauk City, makes the funky list due to the conjoining of these two Riverway Towns.
While in Prairie du Sac, indulge yourself in all things riverside beginning with a winery tour and tasting at Wollersheim Winery, set in the bluffs on the Wisconsin River. For lunch head to the Blue Spoon Café, which provides riverside seating and serving a Euro-style cuisine.
Don't miss the Swiss-ness of the town known as New Glarus. This town is locally renowned for the infamous Spotted Cow, a farmhouse ale, from the New Glarus Brewing Company. A great place to satisfy your appetite is Glarner Stube restaurant serving fine Swiss and American cuisine, with old world charm. A little ways south of town is the New Glarus Woods State Park which attaches to the 22-mile Sugar River State Trail that extends from Brodhead to New Glarus.
If you are biking from Madison or Monroe, the Badger State Trail can get you there. They say you know you've reached New Glarus when you can hear the cow bells!


Neptune will be making a retrograde station around June 9 next month. The watery planet's apparent "forward" motion along the ecliptic will pause and then reverse direction, triggering on Earth its astrological energies of illusion, disillusion, dissolution, creativity, and the hope for transcendence. Around the corresponding Neptune station from last summer, Edward Snowden and company revealed to the world the NSA's massive spying program against America's own citizens.
square USA Uranus on Descendant, which rules Third House: a foreign policy scandal?
conjunct Barack Obama Chiron and trine his Neptune: public image repair?
conjunct Federal Reserve Chiron: cracks in the central bank's facade?
conjunct Ukraine (1991) Second House cusp: financial troubles in Kiev?
conjunct progressed Bitcoin Venus: price movement, probably down?
The effects of the station are likely to be "give or take a few days". This jibes somewhat with a recent prediction by Clif at HalfPastHuman.com that the second week of June brings some political/economic upheaval. I've never spoken with Clif, but he's linked to this blog in the past.


Seven hours' time difference might illustrate how far is London and Jakarta, along with difference in cultures, habits and many other things that captured by your senses. It was never easy to make a decision that brought your life to plentiful differences, where we left the comfortable daily routines and beloved friends and families. Entering the new environment with the expectation of new challenges, I did worry how I could allocate my time in music while I am going to concentrate on other commitments.
Seven years passed since I know violin and been a part of an orchestra. I should admit and agree on my former piano teacher quote, that a student shall be more advanced than his/ her teacher. It is because a student owns something that a teacher never has: an opportunity to practice. It happened obviously when I entered the work life in Jakarta as I spent 9 hours in the office and 4 hours on the road daily, no time left for music. It was also sad to see my friends gave up their music one by one for their other commitments, work, marriage and business.
However, music is a universal language that unites people including myself who have tried to find the similar vibe in this new city. This belief has encouraged me to set a clear goal to never give up on music. Quite surprising that the smart search engine returned me with a hundred of active amateur orchestra listed in London. I decided to choose one of them and emailed them for a permission to come to their rehearsal. I felt inferior at the first time I entered the rehearsal room, as their playing was very neat although it was only their second rehearsal for the new term. Apart from all of my fears, I found that they were actually similar. Amateur orchestras both in London and in Jakarta consist of amateur musicians from various backgrounds. Members come and go, and absence is inevitable since each member might have their unique commitment and priority.
Some views might rise from the education system, environment, and other factors to serve as an excuse why the groups in London are relatively more mature. However, the purpose of this article is not to literally compare their systems. Instead, I would like to share and emphasize more how the music survives, at least in your own mind and life goal. One fact from my observation is how they appreciate the rare 2 hours' session per week to interact and learn together as a community. Very simple practice from punctuality and self-independent means no one will browse around to find someone to lend music stand and stationery. Once the conductor's baton is up, everyone will make their very full attention to it instead to their own score. A quick chat in post-rehearsal session reveals Londoners a balanced life, as they usually allocate their free time to do sports or even volunteering. Discussing on the organizational side, committees also come and leave, but the cycle is very fast that once someone is resigned, a new candidate shall show up immediately. It means that being a committee is not receiving an extra load. Instead, it is an opportunity to serve other members.
In a personal way, I need to adjust my habits that conform to the common practices here. I should never come to the rehearsal unprepared. Additionally, I shall be grateful that luckily I am here in a world city with many musical resources. I have watched my very first live orchestra performance last weekend in Royal Festival Hall. The resident orchestra Philharmonia played Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 and Holst the Planets. No better word to describe other than incredible since the orchestra had delivered superior performance in such complex repertoires. Lastly, I need to quote from a popular piece from Rutter, that the 'Music Always There with You'. Anywhere you go, music will always live and you will always live by and for music.
~Bramana Putra is a student in Airline Management in London and was a member of Twilite Youth Orchestra, Concordia Community Orchestra and Orkes Simfoni UI Mahawaditra. He is also the co-founder of Celeste Chamber Orchestra and now plays in Central London Orchestra.


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Can Du honestly wait 10 months for The Blood of Olympus?
Nope. I am not a patient person. I found that the wait for Blood of Olympus was easier than the wait for House of Hades, though.


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Q: Mouse is flickering in new debian install I initially thought this might be a display driver issue but after installing the proprietary ATI drivers and now the free ones I am still getting it.
My mouse disappears when I scroll or write sometimes (but not always). It also flickers when I move, especially when I am in the system settings menu hovering over icons (it is only visible when I move the mouse, and even then it flickers a lot).
I did a search and this seems to be a common problem. This post for ubuntu suggests removing an unknown monitor, but I only have 1 monitor that I can't remove. This post suggests the problem is unclutter, which I don't have installed. Besides, the mouse disappearing doesn't seem to be time-related.
Any suggestions? I'm new to linux so I don't know what information I should be providing about my system. I'm running Debian Wheezy with a USB mouse. I have tried attaching it to the PC's usb port as well as a USB hub, without any change. It's a fresh install and this problem has existed since the first boot.

A: Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...

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This pattern is cut and complete. The metered envelope is tattered and open on both ends. Trace wheel obvious on some pieces.


The distribution, manufacturing and warehousing industries face rising costs, global competition, increased regulations, labour matters and evolving technology opportunities and challenges. This makes it more critical than ever that businesses turn to accountants and advisers who have the expertise and the ability to actively seek solutions and maximise opportunities.
PMK Accountancy Services can provide much more than compliance services. As manufacturing isn't like other types of business such as those within the retail sector which sell stock, or service companies which sell their time, manufacturers create new products from scratch which create different accounting requirement.
Manufacturing businesses have to account for their raw materials and processing costs, but they also have to work out the value of the finished items they create. There are different methods of doing this and you'll need to be able to choose the right one for your business and use it properly. PMK Accountancy Services can help you with this and we have worked closely with clients in this area.
With the right accounting systems in place for your manufacturing business, you'll be able to optimise your processes and can help you identify your most profitable product lines and customers and improve your budgeting – which will all help your business to grow.
At Cavehill, we were introduced to PMK in 2013, and since engaging them, our knowledge of the revenue and outgoings of our business is second to none.
As our Virtual Management Accountants, they are an essential component of our infrastructure, and in our tax planning. They have become a valuable tool in determining how we run our business and how we maximise our profits.
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Royal Tokaji Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2013 (Furmint, Hárslevelű, Muscat; 11% abv, sugar 156 g/l, total acidity 7.9 g/l) - Delicious alluring classic style with lashings of honey, sultanas, marmalade, dried apricot, quince... Mesmerizing opulence and quirky spice, lush sweet and richly textured with beautiful underlying fresh acidity holding it together effortlessly. Drinking nicely now (try with blue cheese or plain ice cream and nuts say) but will definitely develop over many years in bottle. Full price was €25 at Budapest airport, although it was on offer at the time equating to about £15 for a 50cl bottle. Majestic Wine in the UK sells it for £24/£21.60 depending on quantity; and some Waitrose stores stock a handy 25cl size for £12.99.
2012 Simkó 3 Puttonyos (so just three 'buckets' of botrytised grapes rather than five per whatever vat size) with an additional year's ageing adding oiliness and richness. 800 HUF (= £2.26/€2.57) per 100ml glass in the Pár Pendégló Panzió restaurant across the river in the pretty town of Sárospatak.
Due to history and borders shifting correspondingly, there's been a long tradition of making Tokaji wines in the far south-eastern corner of Slovakia too (the part right alongside the Hungarian region obviously in the far north-east on the border). The seven villages permitted to produce these wines in the Slovak Tokaj region are Bara, Čerhov, Černochov, Malá Tŕňa, Slovenské Nové Mesto, Viničky and Veľká Tŕňa (pic. above). We explored some pretty hillside vineyards around here on foot before buying an ice cream, as it was just too hot to taste wine! I did call in on one winery though, the Ostrožovič family who has a good name, but they were busy expecting a big coach party at any moment. There's more generic info here: www.winesofslovakia.com.
Realising that the demand for expensive super-sweet wines is limited and that they obviously have some excellent indigenous white grapes varieties (Furmint and Hárslevelű essentially), it's no surprise that Hungarian winemakers are now making some very good dry white wines too.
Tóth Zoltán Pincézete Tokaji Hárslevelű Száraz (this spicy aromatic variety can work well as a dry style). HUF 1200.
Simkó Hárslevelű Premium (this one was medium in style, good as a not too sweet dessert wine).
Gellért Hill 2016 Gruner Veltliner, Törley (12% abv) - great value zesty dry white based on Austria's signature grape. £5.60 Tesco.
Hungary is also a successful producer of sparkling wines, such as the BB label (Bárhol Bármikor) Száraz Sparkling, from the Balaton region, which is light (11.5% abv) and refreshing with nutty yeasty undertones; and is widely available in supermarkets there for about HUF 1100.
Törley Pinot Noir Rosé Száraz 2016, Etyekand-Budai region (12.5% abv) - Tasty juicy and crisp with aromatic red fruits and creamier finish. 699 HUF = about £2 or $2.65 (taxes on wine must be low in Hungary).
Takler Pinot Noir Rozé 2016, Szekszárdi region (12.5% abv) - richer coloured and textured rosé with plenty of fruit. 360 HUF per 100ml glass in the Pár Pendégló Panzió restaurant in Sárospatak.
Takler Rosetta Cuvée Rosé, Szekszárdi (12.5% abv) - another good rosé from these guys, about 1000 HUF in supermarkets.
Siller Pinot Noir Rosé Száraz 2015 (12.5% abv) - similar style to above, very nice.
Sauska Villányi Rosé 2016 (12.5% abv) - quirky deep pink blend of Kékfrankos, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir!
Cabernet & Merlot: France, Chile, Australia.


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3 Model Zacks Buys
December 10, 2021 Sophia Vergara
Regardless of what goal you want to achieve in life, it is always helpful to look for a model of success to emulate. It could be a person who achieved the same results or a method that has proven successful in the past.
When it comes to building a better portfolio, we have a great tool for you that can serve as a blueprint for higher returns in the future. In fact, that's what we call a screen.
Review the Zacks Strong Buys & Buy display. You will find Zacks Rank # 1 (Strong Buys) and Zacks Rank # 2 (Buys) that are in the top 50% of the Zacks Industry Rankings and have solid Zacks Style Scores. All the building blocks for higher yields.
It's a great place to start on your journey to greater profitability. Here are three names that recently appeared on the screen that are worth checking out:
GoPro GPRO
Go ahead and try connecting a smartphone to the handlebar of your dirt bike. The average iPhone or Android is too responsive for active and a bit insane effort like motocross. And let's not start with diving!
These are activities that require some specialized equipment, such as the GoPro HERO 10 Black (GPRO). It's the company's new flagship camera using the GP2 processor, which captures 5.3K video at 60 frames per second, 4K video at 120 frames per second, and 2.7K video at 240 frames per second. Eat your heart Apple!
The HERO 10 Black is one of several reasons why GPRO reported strong third quarter performance in early November. In addition to the launch of the new product, the company also attributed its impressive results to strong demand and good management of its supply chain and channel inventory.
The company earned 34 cents a share in its third quarter, beating the Zacks consensus estimate by a powerful 70%. Revenue of $ 316.7 million was up nearly 13% year-over-year and easily dwarfed the Zacks consensus estimate by roughly 8.2%.
Other highlights include subscription revenue that soared 143% and subscriber count increased 168%.
The GoPro lifestyle is about packing something and going on an adventure. This wanderlust was popular during the worst of the pandemic and will continue to be so as things return to normal. So analysts expect more success in the future.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year is now 84 cents, representing a 12% increase over the past 30 days. The next year it rose to 95 cents, marking an 8% gain in one month and suggesting a 13% year-on-year improvement.
GPRO shares were up nearly 30% in 2021. As part of the audio and video production space, it is in the top 40% of Zacks' industry range.
Guess ?, Inc. GES
After six positive surprises in a row (during the worst of the pandemic) and with earnings estimates on the rise; You can see why the Guess?, Inc. (GES) Basic Garment believes it has reached a "tipping point". And we're talking about a positive tipping point that suggests more gains are on the horizon as life returns to normal and people start to worry about their appearance again.
As part of the textile-apparel space, GES is in the top 16% of Zacks' industry rankings. Its five reportable segments are Europe, America Retail, Asia, America Wholesale, and Licensing. As of October 30, 2021, it operated approximately 1,052 retail stores.
GES has seen strong momentum for its brand around the world, which was shown in its fiscal third quarter report late last month. Earnings per share of 62 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 35%, bringing the average surprise over the past four quarters to 97%!
Revenue of $ 643.1 million increased 13% year-over-year and 4% more than in the days leading up to the pandemic in fiscal third quarter 2020. Strong results from wholesale sales in Europe, retail in America and licensing drove this performance.
In addition, the operating margin was 10% thanks to the strong expansion of the gross margin.
GES announced a five-year strategic plan in December 2019 with priorities including brand relevance; customer-centric; Global footprint; product excellence; and functional capabilities. In the meantime, their branding strategy involves improving product quality, visual merchandising, and enhancing the customer's shopping experience in stores and online.
GES is still not comfortable offering detailed guidance for the full year, except that revenue is expected to fall in the low single digits compared to fiscal 2020. Additionally, the operating margin is expected to double to 11% by the current year from fiscal year 2020.
Analysts liked what they saw in the quarter and raised earnings estimates for this year (ending January 2022) by 8.8% for the past 30 days to $ 2.97. Expectations for next year (ending January 2023) rose 5.8% at the time to $ 3.28, suggesting a very encouraging year-over-year profit improvement of 10.4%.
Williams-Sonoma WSM
Hopefully life will be near normal sometime in the next year, but that doesn't mean our homes will start to look like a bedroom during finals week. Once you spend $ 500 on some silverware, it's not like you're getting plastic knives and forks ever again.
So while Williams-Sonoma (WSM) has put together 16 consecutive quarters of positive surprises (spanning the entire pandemic); the company continues to see momentum strong enough to raise its full annual outlook … and analysts followed suit.
WSM is a multi-channel specialty retailer of premium home products. The company's five operating segments include Pottery Barn (34.8% of fiscal 2020 total revenue); Williams-Sonoma (23.5%); West Elm (22.3%); Pottery Barn Kids and Teen (14.8%) and Others (4.5%). As part of the retail space: home furnishings, WSM is in the top 13% of Zacks' industrial range, while stocks have soared 82% in 2021.
The third fiscal quarter posted earnings per share of $ 3.32, which beat the Zacks consensus estimate by nearly 7% and brought the four-quarter average surprise to more than 27%. Revenues of $ 2.05 billion were up 16% year-over-year and exceeded our expectations by nearly 3%. E-commerce accounted for 67% of the company's total revenue, as it enjoyed strong growth across all brands.
The brand's comparable revenue growth reached 16.9%, driven by its distinctive market positioning and successful execution of long-term growth strategies. These positive attributes convinced WSM to raise its outlook for the full year.
Income growth of 22% to 23% is now expected, compared to the previous outlook in the upper teens to lower twenties. Additionally, a non-GAAP operating margin is now expected between 16.9% and 17.1%, instead of just 16% and 17%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year (ending January 2022) is up to $ 14.21, which is up 4.7% in the past 30 days. The year ending January 2023 is just $ 13.89 so far, but has advanced 7% in the last month with plenty of time to keep improving.
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Kyle Walker
Not to be confused with Kyle Walker-Peters.
Walker during training with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Kyle Andrew Walker[1]
(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 29)[2]
Sheffield, England
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Sheffield United 2 (0)
→ Northampton Town (loan) 9 (0)
Tottenham Hotspur 183 (4)
→ Sheffield United (loan) 26 (0)
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (0)
→ Aston Villa (loan) 15 (1)
Manchester City 65 (1)
National team‡
England U19 7 (0)
England 48 (0)
Men's football
Representing England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:08, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Kyle Andrew Walker (born 28 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Manchester City and the English national team.
2 Club career
2.1 Sheffield United
2.2 Tottenham Hotspur
2.3 Manchester City
3 International career
4 Sponsorship
5.1 Club
5.2 International
6 Honours
Walker was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire[2] to an English mother and Jamaican father.[4] He grew up in the Sharrow area of the city[5] and attended Porter Croft Infant & Junior School, followed by High Storrs School until 2006.[6]
Club career
Walker joined boyhood club Sheffield United,[7] at the age of seven after being recommended by coach Paul Archer at Football Unites, Racism Divides and progressed through the ranks to become a regular fixture in the reserves by 2008.[5] In November 2008, he was allowed to join League One club Northampton Town on a one-month loan to gain first team experience,[8] making his debut on 15 November 2008 in a defeat by Oldham Athletic.[9] His one-month loan was later extended into January,[10] before he eventually returned to Bramall Lane having played nine matches for the Cobblers.[11]
Soon after returning to his parent club, Walker made his full debut for Sheffield United on 13 January 2009, starting in a third round FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.[12] With the Blades losing a number of players to injury in the closing weeks of the season, Walker was a surprise inclusion in the starting line up for the crucial last two matches of the season, making his full league debut for the club on 25 April 2009 against Swansea City.[13] After two outstanding performances he retained his place as Sheffield United entered the play–offs, starting both matches against Preston North End and the final against Burnley at the end of May.[citation needed] By playing in the final, Walker became the youngest Sheffield United player ever to play at Wembley Stadium.[14]
On 22 July 2009, Walker left Sheffield United to join Tottenham Hotspur along with fellow defender Kyle Naughton for a combined fee of £9 million, but was loaned back to United for the duration of the 2009–10 season as part of the deal.[15] While at Bramall Lane he was virtually ever present at right back for the first half of the season but was unexpectedly recalled back to Spurs on 1 February 2010, just before the close of the January 2010 transfer window, as cover for Alan Hutton who was loaned out to Sunderland earlier the same day.[16] Walker made his debut for Tottenham on Saturday 27 March 2010, in a 2–0 victory over Portsmouth.[17]
Walker with Tottenham Hotspur in 2010
At the start of the following season, Walker went out on loan once more signing an initial six-month deal with Queens Park Rangers (QPR) due to injuries at the club in the right back position.[18] In mid-October, his loan was extended until 3 January 2011.[19]
After he had left QPR, Walker joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[20] He scored on his debut only nine minutes into the match against former club Sheffield United in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2011.[21] At the start of February, Walker scored his first Premier League goal and first senior league goal, a 30-yard strike low into the left corner against Fulham.[22] He returned to his parent club at the end of the 2010–11 season after scoring two goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa.
On leaving Villa Park, Walker suggested that he would be happy to return to the club the following season,[23] as first team opportunities were limited[24] but Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp later stated that he did not wish to sell the defender.[citation needed] Walker subsequently agreed to a contract extension at Tottenham until 2016.[25] Walker was chosen in the starting eleven for Tottenham's opening match of the 2011–12 season, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 22 August 2011.[26] On 2 October, he scored the winning goal in the North London derby against Arsenal from 25-yards out. Tottenham won the match 2–1.[27]
On 22 April 2012, Walker was named as the PFA Young Player of the Year, beating the likes of Sergio Agüero, Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and teammate Gareth Bale to the award, as well as being named in the PFA Team of the Year.[28] On 29 April, he scored a free kick from 25 yards to help Tottenham beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 at White Hart Lane.[29] On 3 May 2012, Walker was awarded with a new five-year contract, that runs until 2017.[30]
Walker's performance against Manchester United in March 2012 saw him at fault for two of the opposition's goals in a 3–1 defeat.[citation needed] He began his next season in a similar vein; he was at fault for Chelsea's 4th goal in the 4–2 defeat at White Hart Lane, getting shrugged off the ball easily by Juan Mata.[citation needed] He was ever-present in the first half of the season in the Premier League, with the exception of the 3–0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage; this included playing 90 minutes in the 3–2 win over Manchester United, which was Tottenham's first victory at Old Trafford in 23 years.[citation needed]
Walker playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013
On 28 October 2013, it was announced that Walker had signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2019.[31]
Walker was part of the team that lost 2–0 to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 League Cup Final on 1 March.[32]
On 8 August 2015, Walker was involved in an own goal which led to Tottenham suffering a defeat in the hands of Manchester United in the season opener and it also became the first goal of the new season.[33]
On 20 April 2017, Walker was named as right-back in the PFA Team of the Year for the second time.[34]
On 14 July 2017, Walker signed a five-year contract with Tottenham's Premier League rivals Manchester City,[35] in a transfer reported to be worth an initial £45 million fee, rising to £50 million with add-ons, making it one of the most expensive football transfers.[36]
He made his competitive debut for City against Brighton on 12 August 2017, a game where many media outlets labelled him as the best player.[37][38] However, during Walker's home debut for Manchester City he was sent off for two yellow card offences against Everton, which was thought to be a harsh decision by referee Bobby Madley.[39] Walker was selected and part of the squad that beat Arsenal 3–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 EFL Cup Final to claim his and City's first trophy of the 2017–18 season.[40]
In June 2019 he signed a new contract with the club.[41]
International career
Before having even made a league appearance for Sheffield United, Walker was called up to the England U19s in February 2009.[42] He made his début on 10 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 loss to Spain U19s.[43] Following his first run of regular Premier League starts, Walker was called up to the full England squad in February 2011 and again in March 2011.[44] However, he did not feature in any of the matches played and pulled out of the squad in March due to an injury.[citation needed]
At the end of the 2010–11 season, Walker was named as part of the England squad which competed in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship competition in Denmark.[45] Despite the poor showing of the team who were knocked out in the first round, Walker was named in the Team of the Tournament.[46]
His good form in the 2011–12 Premier League season saw him named in the England squad for a friendly against Spain. On 12 November, Walker made his England debut in the 1–0 win over Spain, coming on for Scott Parker as a substitute in the 85th minute.[47]
Walker went on to make his first start for England on 15 November, in a 1–0 win against Sweden, during which he won man-of-the-match.[48] He missed UEFA Euro 2012 because of a toe injury, suffered in a league match against Fulham.[49]
Walker played the first England match after Euro 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win against Italy.[50]
He was named in the 23-man England national team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[51]
In June 2019, he scored an own-goal against The Netherlands as England went out at the semi-final stage of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.[52]
In December 2012, Walker signed a boot deal with Nike to wear the T90 Laser IV which were also worn by Wayne Rooney.[53] From 2009 to 2012, he wore the SX Valor, SX Flare, Stealth Pro, Speciali, Stealth Pro II, GT Pro, and GT Pro II boots by Umbro.[54]
As of match played 18 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Sheffield United 2008–09[55] Championship 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 7 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2008–09[55] League One 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2009–10[56] Premier League 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2010–11[57] Premier League 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
2011–12[58] Premier League 37 2 5 0 0 0 5[b] 0 — 47 2
2012–13[59] Premier League 36 0 1 0 2 0 11[b] 0 — 50 0
2015–16[62] Premier League 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 35 1
2016–17[63] Premier League 33 0 1 0 0 0 5[c] 0 — 39 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2009–10[56] Championship 26 0 2 0 — — — 28 0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2010–11[57] Championship 20 0 — — — — 20 0
Aston Villa (loan) 2010–11[57] Premier League 15 1 3 1 — — — 18 2
Manchester City 2017–18[64] Premier League 32 0 3 0 6 0 7[d] 0 — 48 0
2018–19[65] Premier League 33 1 5 0 3 1 10[d] 0 1[e] 0 52 2
^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
As of match played 9 June 2019[66]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
England 2011 2 0
Football League Championship: 2010–11[67]
Football League Cup runner-up: 2014–15[32]
Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19[68]
FA Cup: 2018–19[69]
EFL Cup: 2017–18,[40] 2018–19[70]
FA Community Shield: 2018[71]
UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19[72]
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2011[46]
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2011–12[28]
PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 Premier League,[28] 2016–17 Premier League,[34] 2017–18 Premier League[73]
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2018[74]
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Opening statement to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the NDIS Bill 2012
Graeme Innes AM, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
Thank you Madame Chair for the opportunity to appear before the Committee as representatives of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
The Commission whole-heartedly supports the development and introduction of the NDIS. We have advocated for this policy reform, and provided advice to Government and members of Parliament - including members of this committee - on various issues of scheme development.
Everyone here is aware of the challenges experienced by Australians with disability. The four million
Australians with disability - about the population of Melbourne - and the further 2.6 million Australians who care for family members with disability - are among the most disadvantaged groups in Australian society. Almost half of us live in or near poverty. We are significantly under-employed, and more likely to be homeless or in prison. You know the statistics, and have heard our stories.
This Scheme will change that situation, and fundamentally alter the lives of people with disability, their families and carers. It will also be of benefit to the wider community, as it will promote the equal participation of people with disability in the community. This will bring social and economic benefits. The figures are well known to you.
The Convention on the Rights of People with Disability requires government, at all levels, to closely consult with, and actively involve, people with disability through their representative organisations. The Commission congratulates the federal government, and this Committee on the extent of consultation undertaken in the development of the Bill and of the NDIS. The development of the Scheme is a clear indication that government is actively working toward involving people with disability in decisions that affect us.
The NDIS is intended to replace a demand driven system with a system that provides individuals with the ability to purchase and direct their own system of supports. It will enable greater choice and control. This is essential to maximising a person's economic and social participation.
The Commission is pleased that the Scheme continues to have bi-partisan support. The Commission recognises the cooperation between state and federal governments, and is pleased to note the NSW and federal government financial agreement regarding the scheme. The Commission is hopeful that other states will also support the Scheme by reaching similar agreements.
The Commission welcomes the intention behind the Bill to promote the human rights of people with disability through progressive implementation of the human rights obligations contained in the Convention. The introduction of this scheme will clearly be a major focus when the Government appears before the Expert Committee to report on progress towards compliance with the convention.
The Commission submission to this committee expresses its support for the Bill. The submission therefore only focuses on where - in our view - the Bill could be improved. These areas include: government leadership on employment of people with disability; independent review and complaints mechanisms; accessible procurement and development of standards; and, individual and systemic advocacy on the part of the Agency.
The Commission welcomes this inquiry. We would be happy to answer the Committees questions on either the areas addressed in our submission, or on other sections of the Bill.
Thank you Madame Chair.


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Details emerge in death of popular Atlanta DJ's wife
Steve Visser, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Details emerged Tuesday in a case charging a popular Atlanta DJ with orchestrating his wife's murder. A police report shows that officers were immediately suspicious of the details following his 911 call.
Andre Jason Pugh, known professionally as DJ Awesome, called police Nov. 23 to report that his wife had been killed. His account of what happened to Tiffany Nicole Jackson-Pugh immediately raised questions, the report said. When police found her, one of her young children clung to her as she lay dead on the bed.
On Saturday, Pugh was arrested and booked into the Fulton County jail on charges related to his wife's death. He is being held on murder, conspiracy and burglary charges. Pugh's alleged accomplice, Adrian Harley of Alpharetta, also was arrested and charged in Tiffany's death. Both men were denied bond and waived court appearances this week, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Harley, the suspected trigger-man was a pallbearer at her funeral Nov. 29 at Elizabeth Baptist Church in southwest Atlanta.
Pugh, a disc jockey at Club Onyx on Cheshire Bridge Road, told the 911 operator that "his wife had been murdered." When the operator asked him if he had entered his home to check on his wife, Pugh said no. He said an alarm company had reported a possible break in, the police reported.
East Point Police Officer David Clickner found the 34-year-old deejay outside his home on Lake Haven Way, waving his arms and shouting "My kids are in there. She is not picking up the phone."
Inside Clickner made his way through the home to the bedroom and behind the closed door found a child straddling the chest of 30-year-old Tiffany, whose left eye Clickner noted was "swollen and oozing blood."
"I removed the small child from the female as Officer Dow checked for a pulse," Clickner wrote in his report. "Dow advised the female did not have a pulse."
Upstairs, police found two other children sleeping in a bedroom who "appeared to be unharmed," Clickner reported. The report listed Pugh as a suspect.
In January, another Club Onyx DJ, DJ Nando, was shot and killed in front of his Clayton County home. William "Fernando" Barnes, 38, was shot in the head moments after returning home from work. No arrests have been made in connection to his death, police said Monday.


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On VGX 2013 , the ceremony of awarding the best games of the year channel Spike, which has long been used for the announcement of new projects, studio Telltales introduced just two games – adventure games Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series.
The first project will be developed in collaboration with Gearbox Software and 2K Games, which owns the rights to a series of action / RPG Borderlands. In Tales from the Borderlands, the output of which is scheduled for 2014, we will show the stories of several new characters in the series of events after time and Borderlands 2. Given that both Borderlands and the latest technology is used Telltale Games cel-shading, and more projects will be visually similar.
Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series created in collaboration with the channel HBO, responsible for the TV series Game of Thrones. No details, besides information about the output in 2014 and platforms, and it's all console, PC and mobile platforms (ie, generally all) is still unknown.
At the moment, Telltale Games has been working on two episodic adventure games. The second series of The Wolf Among Us by Fables graphic novel will be released in January 2014. And The Walking Dead: Season Two kicks off December 17, 2013 Both series include 5 pieces that will come out every two months until the summer and autumn of 2014
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Get a second internship: It is perfectly acceptable to have more than one internship during a semester. I personally have had two during multiple semesters. Get two as long as they both balance each other out and you can balance your classes and somewhat of a social life. The best type of a second internship to get is a virtual one or something that is not as demanding as the first one. At Hofstra, many students have virtual internships, blogging or writing articles with various news sites. The hot internships are now anything using social media. Most of us are experts using it, and getting a second internship in this field can only enhance your experience and enhance your resume by letting you write that you were published in "so and so."
Get to know as many people as you can: Unfortunately, if you're not learning much, chances are you are not applying yourself much and have ample amounts of free time. This is the time to get to know as many people as you can. Meet multiple professionals as you reach out to various departments and people to chat them up. This can only benefit you in the future! Enjoy this time being an intern, as your position will be less demanding now compared to how it will be in the future.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College men's soccer team secured the USA South East Division regular season title Wednesday after defeating the Bishops of North Carolina Wesleyan College, 2-1.
Freshman Parker Spesock wasted no time getting Greensboro on the board.
Gerardo Peraza set up for a corner kick less than five minutes into the contest and placed the ball perfectly in front of the Bishops' goal. Spesock set up in front of the goal and headed the ball past the keeper to give the Pride a one-goal edge.
Greensboro held onto the lead, until the 28th minute when North Carolina Wesleyan evened the score at one with their lone goal of the game.
Neither team was able to capitalize before the end of the first half, so the score remained tied at one.
Both teams came back onto the field and played with twice the aggression, in hopes of breaking the tie.
It was not until the 77th minute that the three-time USA South Men's Soccer Player of the Week, Jordy Briceno, broke the tie.
Alexander Bishop broke into North Carolina Wesleyan's territory and crossed the ball over the 18-yard box. The ball found the feet of Briceno, who wasted no time putting it in the back of the net to secure the 2-1 victory.
"It was a hard-fought win today," said Head Coach Tony Falvino. "I thought that the boys worked extremely hard against a talented team who went for it. I am extremely proud of the boys for how they have dealt with the adversity that we have faced this year.
Freshman Elmer Martinez earned his ninth win in the goal for Greensboro after recording one save.
The Pride will return home Tuesday for the Quarterfinal Round of the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament. Game time for the matchup and the opponent will be announced at a later time by the conference office. For more information on Greensboro College football, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.


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Bill countering Critical Race Theory passed by House Education Committee
May 11, 2021 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Bill countering Critical Race Theory passed by House Education Committee
North Carolina State Legislative Building
RALEIGH — On May 11, the House Education Committee approved a bill seeking to address increasing concerns about controversial Critical Race Theory in North Carolina's K-12 classrooms.
House Bill 324 was originally a bill to deal with moving the state's public charter schools to Plan A. A preferred committee substitute (PCS) has replaced the original language and changed the bill's title to "Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools."
"No student or school employee should be made to feel inferior solely because of the color of their skin or their gender," Chairman Torbett (R-Gaston) said in a statement. "Our public schools should be a place of respect—not hateful ideologies."
The new bill prohibits the promotion of certain concepts tied to Critical Race Theory (CRT), a belief with Marxist roots that holds racism is constant and inherent in all people and institutions. CRT views all facets of society through a racial lens, dividing people into oppressed and oppressor categories by race.
The bill has the backing of House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain).
In a tweet announcing the bill, Moore said that "Schools should be places of dignity and respect for ALL students and teachers. That's why the N.C. House Education Committee passed legislation today to address Critical Race Theory and other hateful ideas that are attacking our kids."
Moore tweeted that he expects the bill to pass the House by the end of the week.
N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt also gave her support to the legislation.
"This is a common-sense bill that provides reasonable expectations for the kind of civil discourse we want our children to experience in public schools. This "golden rule" approach ensures that all voices are valued in our school system," Truitt said in the statement.
Truitt continued, "We want to encourage students to think freely and respect differences of opinions, while ensuring our classrooms are not promoting ideas contrary to the equality and rights of all. Classrooms should be an environment where all points of view are honored. There is no room for divisive rhetoric that condones preferential treatment of any one group over another."
According to the bill analysis document for the PCS, schools in the state would be prohibited from promoting the idea that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex or that based only a person's race that that individual is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.
"The House Education committee has already pursued legislation to increase transparency for parents," said Chairman Blackwell (R- Burke) in the press release. "This legislation ensures that tax dollars are spent to educate our students and not on distracting political projects."
The bill takes aim at a key CRT tenet, the United States is "a meritocracy" or that the nation was founded by members of a particular race or sex "to oppress members of another race or sex."
Additionally, HB 324 prohibits promotion of concepts that create discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress for any individual "solely by virtue of his or her race or sex."
In a press release announcing the bill change, North State Journal's reporting on CRT training in Wake County Public Schools was cited. That article cited training conducted by a company called The Equity Collaborative, founded and run by current General Assembly legislator Graig Meyer (D-Durham). The Equity Collaborative also appears to have conducted training in Loudon County, Virginia, where parents have mounted a campaign to recall the local school board.
A second article following the initial report detailed talking points and denial of CRT-infused teacher training in the district by the head of the Wake County Office of Equity Affairs, Rodney Trice. Following publication, it was announced Trice was leaving Wake County and returning to Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools as the director of equity in that district.
On the national level, North Carolina Congressman Dan Bishop (R-09) said that he will be holding a press conference in Washington, D.C. on May 12 at 2 p.m. to introduce legislation to keep "Critical Race Theory out of our schools, federal workforce, and the military."
The Biden administration has drawn criticism for a new rule inserting CRT elements into the way history and civics are taught. On April 19, the Biden's Department of Education submitted the new rule to the Federal Register. The proposed rule uses as an example the controversial and historically inaccurate "1619 Project." It also quotes "antiracist activist" Ibram X. Kendi to support inserting "anti-racist practices into teaching and learning" on a national scale.
Joining Bishop for the legislation introduction are Former OMB Director and President of Citizens for Renewing America Russ Vought, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13), Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Rep Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05).
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Coakley, officials seek answers to mortgage crisis
Attorney General Martha Coakley, center, meets with Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy, left, City Manager Bernie Lynch, far right and local housing advocates Wednesday at City Hall. They were participating in a discussion on foreclosure prevention. Sun Bob Whitaker Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our MyCapture site.
By Hiroko Sato |
LOWELL — If you think the nation has its home-mortgage crisis in its rear-view mirror, think again.
Attorney General Martha Coakley says HomeCorps, a home-foreclosure-prevention program run by her office, receives 70 calls a day from homeowners looking for help. Since the inception of the program last April, the program handles 15,000 calls, providing direct assistance to many and referring others to appropriate organizations.
In addition, in 2012, 230 people from across the state, including more than 180 households from the Merrimack Valley, came to Home Preservation Center, which the Coalition for Better Acres and Community Team Inc. together operate in Lowell.
Calling the explosion in the number of foreclosures a "manmade disaster" caused banks issuing risky loans, Coakley said she wants to make sure the $44 million that her office has received as the state's share of the $25 billion national mortgage settlement will go to those who need it.
The collaboration of the AG's Office on the mortgage crisis is valuable, Mayor Patrick Murphy told Coakley, because foreclosures don't just affect the tax base.
"It's not only destabilization of neighborhoods but also destabilization of families and lives," Murphy said of foreclosures in a roundtable meeting with Coakley and area housing advocates Wednesday.
In commemoration of the national mortgage settlement announced one year ago this week, Coakley sat down with community leaders from Lowell and around the region at Lowell City Hall to discuss strategies to deal with the ongoing mortgage crisis.
The HomeCorps program funds borrowers' assistance, including loan modification, borrower representation and borrower recovery. The program, which has an office in Lowell, has so far successfully prevented 427 foreclosure actions and helped more than 1,100 households get their loan modified, totaling more than $13 million in principal reduction relief.
Coakley said Wednesday she wanted to hear from area housing advocates about what part of HomeCorps efforts works or doesn't work.
Marisa Melendez, HomeCorps coordinator, said making immigrant homeowners aware of available assistance programs can be a challenge because of the language barrier.
The language issue also adds to the stress that borrowers experience, she said. And just because people know help exists, doesn't mean they can figure out whom to turn to, they said.
"There is so much information out there about the home-foreclosure crisis, they don't know what applies to them," said Jennifer Kurrus, attorney general for the Merrimack Valley Legal Services.
Some advocates said borrowers are also falling prey to bogus loan-modification programs. Suzanne Frechette, deputy director for the Coalition for Better Acres, said people should be taught to be skeptical of programs that take money from them.
"You need to keep stressing: 'Free services, free services, free services,' " Frechette said.
Karen Frederick, executive director of CTI, said the Home Preservation Program has assisted 1,749 households since 2006 and that only 1 percent of those who got help went into foreclosure. City Assistant Manager Adam Baacke also noted very few of those who took Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership's first-time homeowners courses to qualify for a discount on interest rates and a grant toward purchase of a house have gone into foreclosure. Financial literacy education is key to preventing foreclosure, Baacke said.
Homeowners who need assistance can call HomeCorps hotline at 617-573-5333.
Hiroko Sato


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Budgeting is a vital part of getting to grips with finances, and while living on a limited income it could be the solution to avoiding financial difficulties.
With both the recent and upcoming changes to the benefits system, tenants will need to learn to manage their money in a different way. Even once their benefit income has been maximised, Housing Benefit and the Universal Credit housing cost element will in many cases not be enough to meet the rent charged.
This training focuses on prevention and intervention, arming tenants with the life skills to live independently, tackle debt, form positive habits like saving, as well as examine their behaviours towards, and relationship with, money.
Using resources including worksheets, PowerPoint, visual aids and case studies this course has been developed specifically for housing staff to introduce financial capability issues and the generic advice principles and skills that will help deliver support to tenants on issues relating to the key areas of financial capability.
Emergency support – what's available to tenants to manage in a crisis, signposting.
This is an essential course for all frontline staff and managers throughout housing organisations that are involved with supporting tenants, rents, arrears and welfare benefits.
Alison Markantonis is an experienced welfare benefits, financial capability and employment skills practitioner, who has worked successfully in the affordable housing and benefits sector for the last 27 years. She has worked with many housing and support organisations and brings her extensive experience to specialise in demystifying the benefits system, money management and employability skills training for both frontline staff and tenants. Her approach is participative and interactive, using case studies and her own experience to take the complex, and make it not only simple, but also applicable.


repository to not break testing for a lot of users.
not depend on OpenSSL anymore, it should work fine on top of core+extra.
in hal is ignored and should be done by udev rules or xorg.conf.d files.
At this moment there's no nvidia driver available for xorg-server 1.8.0.
experimental and is not yet officially supported by Nvidia.


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Q: Find $\lim_{\alpha \to \infty} \int^{\pi/4}_{0} \alpha e^{x} (\tan x)^{\alpha} dx$ Can you help me show that
$\lim_{\alpha \to \infty} \int^{\pi/4}_{0} \alpha e^{x} (\tan x)^{\alpha} dx=\frac{e^{\pi/4}}{2}$
?

A: $\newcommand{\bbx}[1]{\,\bbox[15px,border:1px groove navy]{\displaystyle{#1}}\,}
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This is a Laplace Method example:

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*The main contribution to the integral comes from $\ds{x \lesssim \pi/4}$.

*Under the change $\ds{x \mapsto \pi/4 - x}$, the main contribution to the integral comes from $\ds{x \gtrsim 0}$.

Namely,
\begin{align}
&\bbox[5px,#ffd]{\lim_{\alpha \to \infty}\int_{0}^{\pi/4}
\alpha\expo{x}\tan^{a}\pars{x}\,\dd x} =
\lim_{\alpha \to \infty}\bracks{a\int_{0}^{\pi/4}
\expo{\pi/4 - x}\tan^{a}\pars{{\pi \over 4} - x}\,\dd x}
\\[5mm] = &\
\expo{\pi/4}\lim_{\alpha \to \infty}\bracks{a\int_{0}^{\pi/4}
\expo{-x}\exp\pars{a\ln\pars{\tan\pars{{\pi \over 4} - x}}}
\,\dd x}
\\[5mm] = &\
\expo{\pi/4}\lim_{\alpha \to \infty}\bracks{a\int_{0}^{\infty}
\expo{-0}\expo{-2ax}\,\dd x} =
\expo{\pi/4}\lim_{\alpha \to \infty}\pars{a\,{1 \over 2a}}
\\[5mm] = &\
\bbx{{1 \over 2}\,\expo{\pi/4}} \approx 1.0966 \\ &
\end{align}


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Southern Oscillation
Alternative Titles: ENSO, SO
Southern Oscillation, in oceanography and climatology, a coherent interannual fluctuation of atmospheric pressure over the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The Southern Oscillation is the atmospheric component of a single large-scale coupled interaction called the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The phase of the Southern Oscillation at a given point in time may be understood using the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), which compares the difference in atmospheric pressure over Australia and Indonesia with that of the eastern South Pacific.
climate: The Southern Oscillation
The wind anomalies are a manifestation of an atmospheric counterpart to the oceanic El Niño. At the turn of the century, the British climatologist…
Equatorial circulation undergoes variations following the irregular periods of roughly three to eight years in response to changes in atmospheric pressure over the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Weakening of the east-to-west wind during a phase of the Southern Oscillation allows warm water in the western margin to slip back to the east by increasing the flow of the Equatorial Counter Current. Surface water temperatures and sea level decrease in the west and increase in the east, producing an event called El Niño. The combined ENSO effect has received much attention because it is associated with global-scale climatic variability.
El Niño; La NiñaThe alternating El Niño and La Niña phenomena are caused, respectively, by the warming and cooling of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean. Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.com
In 1904 the British climatologist Gilbert Walker set out to determine the connections between the Asian monsoon and other climatic fluctuations around the globe in an effort to predict unusual monsoon years that bring drought and famine to the Asian sector. Unaware of any connection to El Niño, he discovered that atmospheric pressure fluctuated over the tropical Indo-Pacific region, which he termed the Southern Oscillation. During years of reduced rainfall over northern Australia and Indonesia, the pressure in that region (e.g., at what are now Darwin and Jakarta) was anomalously high and wind patterns were altered. Simultaneously, in the eastern South Pacific pressures were unusually low, negatively correlated with those at Darwin and Jakarta. A Southern Oscillation Index, based on pressure differences between the two regions (east minus west), showed low, negative values at such times, which were termed the "low phase" of the Southern Oscillation. During more normal "high-phase" years, the pressures were low over Indonesia and high in the eastern Pacific, with high, positive values of the SOI. In papers published during the 1920s and '30s, Walker gave statistical evidence for widespread climatic anomalies around the globe being associated with the Southern Oscillation pressure "seesaw."
In the 1950s, years after Walker's investigations, it was noted that the low-phase years of the SOI corresponded with periods of high ocean temperatures along the Peruvian coast. No physical connection between the Southern Oscillation and El Niño was recognized until Jacob Bjerknes, in the early 1960s, tried to understand the large geographic scale of the anomalies observed during the 1957–58 El Niño event. Bjerknes, a meteorologist, formulated the first conceptual model of the large-scale ocean-atmosphere interactions that occur during El Niño episodes.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy, Research Editor.
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Probably a good thing however. Not sure posting videos of motorcycle accidents on the forum is a good thing. It happens we know, and if people want to view them, by all means search for them. No disrespect intended here either.
I know I come on the forum to see how to repair my ride, or talk to acquaintances around the world. Not to see bones broken or blood spilled through manifest, overt stupidity on a bike.
Good point Sb, I looked it up just cause I was bourd but I see the thought. No harm ment .
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Right in the heart of Monti, one of Rome's most beautiful neighborhoods, roughly halfway along Via Cavour, is a little-known church not many tourists bother to visit. Which is unfortunate, since the Chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli houses one of Michelangelo's great masterpieces, a prime example of the artist's incomparable skills as a sculptor: the statue of Moses.
The colossal marble statue, measuring 2.35 meters, was to be part of the funerary monument that pope Julius II commissioned to Michelangelo in 1505. The tomb was not completed until 1545, 32 years after the death of the pope – who, in fact, rests in St. Peter's Basilica.
The initial design by Michelangelo was massive, featuring more than 40 statues. Moses would have been placed on a tier almost 4 meters high; in the final design, it sits in the center of the bottom tier.
Inspired by works by Raphael and Donatello, the statue depicts a seated Moses, holding the Tablets of the Law under his right arm; "and with the other holds his long glossy beard, the hairs, so difficult to render in sculpture, being so soft and downy that it seems as if the iron chisel must have become a brush," describes Giorgio Vasari in his "Life of Michelangelo".
Moses is depicted in the moment following the delivery of the Commandments on Mount Sinai, when he finds the Israelites intent on worshiping a golden calf. He looks irate and about to get up. His anger is well rendered by the swollen veins and tense muscles that seem to bring life to the marble.
The two horns on Moses' head are thought to be due to an incorrect translation of a passage from the Book of Exodus, where Moses is described as having two rays on his forehead, as he came down from Mount Sinai, after speaking with God. The Jewish "karan" - "shining" or "emitting rays" - may have been confused with "keren" - "horns" in the Latin Vulgate translation.
Because of disagreements between Michelangelo and the Pope, who had become so absorbed with the reconstruction of St. Peter's Basilica he had set aside his plans for the funerary monument, the work, which was originally destined to St. Peter's Basilica, was placed in San Pietro in Vincoli.
Art critics maintain that Moses is one of Michelangelo's most beloved works. According to legend, when he completed the statue, pleased with the realism achieved, Michelangelo hit it and ordered it to speak.