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Big Cat Energy
Authors Alice Wong and Stephanie Foo discuss disability, activism, and the importance of sharing your story
By Anna Faller | Dec. 3, 2022
Meet Alice Wong. She's the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online creative space for promoting and sharing disability media, as well as the editorial mind behind the 2020 essay collection Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (which has since been adapted for young adults).
Wong's writings on disability justice have also been published in countless publications, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Radiolab, among others. "She's not just talking the talk," says fellow author Stephanie Foo (more on her in a bit!). "She's so community-oriented and so about lifting all of us up."
But while Wong elected to write—in fact, her favorite space at school was the library—the advocacy part chose her. She explains, "I'm an activist whether I wanted to be or not, because I am a disabled person born into a non-disabled world."
Obtaining the tools to engage in that activism, though, often means breaking a few conventions, especially since Wong finds most traditional forms of activism inaccessible. "So," she says, "I made it my own."
This is where her debut memoir, Year of the Tiger, enters the frame. Born in the wake of Wong's preceding anthology (2020's Disability Visibility), the book aims to accelerate that movement's momentum. Coincidentally, 2022 would also be Wong's year—like the year she was born (1974), it was also a Chinese Year of the Tiger. Add a little pandemic-stoked urgency and future uncertainty to the fire, and she had the perfect publication storm. "Reflecting on what I'd done," she says, "the title came to me for a memoir."
Wong, however, was resolute in telling that story on her own terms. "Many memoirs bore me and seem very self-aggrandizing," she says. "I wanted to show people what I've done instead of telling [them about] my life."
To do this, she chose to layer her book with a selection of mixed media—including commissioned artwork, podcasts, and even a few SMS clips—interspersed with her past publications, ranging from funny to slightly profane.
Year of the Tiger will be the subject of an upcoming event with the National Writers Series, though due to health concerns, Wong is not able to appear. Stephanie Foo, journalist and acclaimed author of What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, will be speaking on Wong's behalf.
For Foo, the book's multi-sensory narrative—and the landscape of Wong's lived experience—opens the door for real conversation. "The format of the book is really [important]," she says, "because it embodies the message that we can break the rules to create a world that's accessible to disabled folks."
She adds that the book was also gloriously bereft of the pity society often pins on the disabled community. "[Wong's work] sort of shatters that view of, 'look at how courageous this person is to be disabled and merely surviving,'" Foo explains.
Instead, both she and Wong promote a more nuanced take on disability, one that confronts limitations while still celebrating the fullness of life. In doing so, they're destroying the ableist narrative and replacing it with one of inclusivity that extends to marginalized folks of all stripes.
"Stories shape how we see ourselves. That's why it's so important that books like [Wong's] are out there," says Foo. "They're critical to our zeitgeist."
Foo's own memoir, What My Bones Know, details her complex-PTSD diagnosis (that's a disorder caused by long-term trauma) and the subsequent journey to both understand and heal from her condition. Her early search for literature, though, yielded only clinical accounts. "I wanted to immerse myself in a first-person narrative on c-PTSD, and I didn't see any [books] that described the experience of possessing it," she says.
So Foo set out to write one herself. It's in this realm of reframing those ideals that Wong's work intersects with hers. "I really wanted to create something that was, [like Year of the Tiger], a little outrageous, a little funny," she notes. "[Celebration] isn't something we see enough in the disabled narrative. Of all the books I had read, the [attitude] surrounding c-PTSD was one of being broken inside. And I was like, that cannot be the only way we see ourselves."
Listening and Learning
How can folks better support those within that community? Both Wong and Foo agree that literature is a great place to start. "We are in a time where there is a wealth of disabled wisdom in print. Educate yourself and get politicized," says Wong. She says this is not only to show support for those authors, but also to avoid the embarrassing error of making an incorrect assumption.
Foo explains, "Often a mistake that people make is trying to give [disabled] people what they think they need," when, regardless of how well-intended the gesture, "that is not what we need at all."
Consequently, the development of equitable infrastructure is an equally-important goal, and Foo says reshaping our understanding of "normal" is critical to creating them. No two human experiences are the same, and what might feel effortless to one person could be the keystone to survival for another.
To put the concept in perspective, Foo invites readers to consider the kind of impact an exceptional condition might have on something as basic as going to work. "For example, I don't know that I'll ever have a job again that I have to go into an office for," she says, "so, having employers that understand and can work around that is really key."
Those accommodations, however, are not always met, thanks in large part to injustices ingrained in our labor laws. When that happens, Foo says, "You have to figure out how to fill those holes. You're really just fighting for yourself."
When a system fails one person, though, it fails everyone involved. This is where writers like Foo and Wong, whose work aims to fill a societal void, inherently carry an activist torch. "You see the holes that people fall through because you've fallen through them yourself," Foo explains. "You also have to fight for everyone else."
This virtual event takes place at 7pm on Thursday, December 8, and will feature a conversation with Stephanie Foo on behalf of Alice Wong. Tickets are $9.95 and can be purchased, along with sale-priced copies of Year of the Tiger (Wong) and What My Bones Know (Foo), via the National Writers Series website. The guest host for the evening will be local writer and teacher Susan Odgers. To reserve tickets or for more information, visit nationalwritersseries.org.


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VIDEO: Justin Turner Defends Phillies Pitcher Who Got Wrongfully Ejected for Hitting Him
REPORT: Talks Are Evolving Between JA Happ and the Phillies
Matt Ferremi 12 Dec 2018
In due time, another top free agent starting pitcher could find himself whisked right off the open market.
The New York Post is reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies and J.A. Happ are "getting closer" on a three-year deal that would bring the left-handed veteran starter back to Philly.
J.A. Happ and the Phillies are 'getting closer' on a three-year deal https://t.co/B6yboAGAoF
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) December 12, 2018
The 36-year-old Happ spent the 2018 season with the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. He posted quality numbers, finishing with a 17-6 record and a 3.65 ERA.
The Yankees have expressed interest in potentially re-signing Happ, who went 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA during his time in the Bronx, especially after they missed out on signing Patrick Corbin. But Brian Cashman and Co. aren't understood to be willing to offer Happ the three-year deal he desires.
Source: Noah Syndergaard to Yankees is a real possibility but there are "10 other scenarios" Mets are considering
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 11, 2018
At this rate, the Bronx Bombers will soon have to turn their attention to acquiring another starter. It seems like it will have to be via trade, but don't count this team out of making the biggest of big splashes. It's simply in their blood.

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Daily Devotion On Fire: DAY 872 - The Power of Unity!
Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me - so that they may be one as we are one.
What I received from Jesus today is: The power of unity!
This psalm expresses the same spiritual truth as John 17 - the power of unity!
I can never forget my spiritual father John Stott told me many years ago that the thought the most important chapter in the whole Bible should be John 17. I asked him why and he said because unity is the most important task for Satan to destroy and the most important task for Jesus to establish!
I have seen too many disunity, separation, dissension and destruction, enough for all those things that Jesus does not want to see but we force Him to see and experience the pain!
Let's try all our best to understand, to appreciate, to care, to love, to build, to ... that we can taste the sweetness and power of unity and God can work through our willingness to have more people to taste the sweetness and power of unity!
We have no chance to do that only if we are and will be daily in Jesus! Only our unity in Jesus can help us to attain more unity with more brothers and sisters! Just as Jesus says, "that they may be one as we are one."
Help us to try all our best to be in you that we have a chance to taste the sweetness and powerful of unity. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.


"This is the beginning of something, not the end," Don Draper told his unpersuaded colleagues on Sunday's episode of "Mad Men." But viewers of this AMC period drama know that nothing could be further from the truth: On May 17, it all comes to a close for "Mad Men," when the story of Draper, his family, his workplace and his tormented love life reaches its conclusion.
Matthew Weiner, the famously spoiler-phobic creator and show runner of "Mad Men," isn't sharing how he plans to bring down the curtain on his characters. But in an interview with The New York Times, he shared his thoughts on television's tradition of series finales, and how the endings of shows like "The Sopranos" (where Mr. Weiner worked as a producer) as well as "M*A*S*H," "Six Feet Under" and "Breaking Bad" influenced his own thinking. He also discussed how TV has changed in the time that "Mad Men" has been on the air; why he won't be giving interviews after his finale is shown (at least not right away); and what he plans to do for his next act (he could use some suggestions).
That interview will be posted as an audio recording closer to the finale, and portions of it will be published in a future print edition.
In this excerpt, Mr. Weiner talks about "Time & Life," the most recent episode of "Mad Men," and whether it depicts the beginning of the end for his series.
Things did not work out so well for Don Draper and company this week. Are we seeing the end game of the series start to play out?
Maybe this is part of the post-binge environment — but it's an episode of the show. And there's a story going on in each episode. And what we're seeing are the consequences of being bought by McCann. They allowed themselves to not be destroyed in the moon landing [episode]. Roger put this thing together to sell them to McCann and they knew it wasn't a good idea and it was kind of inevitable, and here it is.
In terms of how it figures into the story of the show, you gotta watch. I'm having a stranger experience than normal because I know that people have things they wanna see. There is a certain kind of almost petulance, "When's it gonna happen, what's gonna happen?" I am not doing the same show every week. I'm not just gonna take these last seven episodes and do the greatest hits. We're not going to dissolve to a frame from the pilot and play "Through the Years." I am telling a story about these characters and this is the next step in the story.
They knew the job was dangerous when they took it and this is what happened. That's kind of what's fun about it for me. I feel like we've told, over the seasons of the show, the history of advertising at that time. People were very upset when the show came on the air that they were such a third-tier ad agency that had cigarette advertising as their big client, and that they weren't doing the Volkswagen ad. And I was like, I'm not telling that story. McCann did have a satellite agency, I believe in the Time-Life Building, for conflicts.
So maybe an 88-year-old Don Draper is still working for that company today.
I liked the idea that the audience thinks they're invincible. They think they're invincible, so they're going to swing for the fences. They've done it before. But it's just not an issue. It's McCann. I don't even know how to explain to people what that is. But it's kind of like Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg has come in and said you're going to be by yourself and then [later] he comes in and decides to close your doors. That's just the way it is. You're going to be rich and you're going to work for Facebook.
Knowing that you're at your final episodes, was one scenario that you've saved up seeing Don give the pitch that fails, or the pitch that he doesn't even get to finish making?
He's failed before. I write the clients and I write the pitch, so I've had that chance before. What I liked is that, yeah, they're not going to win this one, though in a weird way, they have won.
For me, one of the premises of the show is, "What is it really like to work in an office." And the most unbelievable part of the show is that all of these people would be working together for this long. And we've played with the tension — and this is my own philosophy and it also helps with drama and conflict — in that people are not best friends. Peggy and Joan didn't move in together. Pete has gone to California and moved back. Peggy has gone to work for CGC. All of that's great. Don is being wooed by Mary Wells. That's real. But, as in your business, you can leave The New York Times. You can come back to The New York Times if you work somewhere else. It's not like being traded to another baseball team. This is how you work your way up.
And also, for the record, you can't leave The New York Times. (Laughs) They will never take you back!


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Q: Remove "|" from html I don't have access to edit the html , so is there a way with css to remove the " | " between each a tag below . If not with css possibly javascript or jquery

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A: Using jQuery:
$('.reportnavigation').contents().filter(function() {
     return this.nodeType === 3 && $.trim(this.nodeValue) === '|';
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A: I see you got quite a few JavaScript solutions but replacing the HTML using JavaScript will require to reinitialize any events bound on the elements, e.g. click events on the  elements (except the solution @undefined posted).
You cannot remove it using CSS, you can only hide it. The trick is to use font-size:0; and this will make the characters not visible. You need also to add an extra rule so that the child elements of this  will have a font size bigger than 0.
Also, some extra adjustments might be required, depending the page's existing CSS.
.reportnavigation {font-size:0;}
.reportnavigation * {font-size:12px;}

Here is a jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/76wtR/1/

A: As already mentioned in the comments, you can use a regular expression to replace it:
$('.reportnavigation').html($('.reportnavigation').html().replace(/\|/g,''));

Fiddle

A: What about a Pure CSS solution?
Codepen
body {
  background-color: white;
}
a + a {
  background-color: white;
  margin-left: -0.43em;
}
a {
  margin-right: 20px; /* whatever value you want */
}

This -0.43em value is borrowed from Yahoo! Pure CSS framework: http://blog.purecss.io/post/60789414532/how-we-improved-grids-in-pure-0-3-0
That's equivalent to 4px - width of a whitespace - except more compatible. It solves (in CSS) the problem of 4px gap between blocks displayed as inline-block and can be adapted here to hide a character by superimposing the next one on it.

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Professor AHM Enayet Hussain of government's National Eye Care (Directorate General of Health Services-DGHS) will present a paper on 'Universal Eye Health: Focus on Childhood Blindness', Dr Lutful Hussain of ORBIS International another paper on 'Tele Medicine – Cyber Sight', Dr Fayazul Islam on 'Diabetic Retinopathy Initiatives and Orbis Experience' and Mohammad Shamsul Islam of Chittagong Eye Infirmary & Training Complex (CEITC) on 'Utilization of PEC by the Community'. Shusmita Khan of Eminence and Md Shoaibe Anwar of ORBIS will present two other papers.
Line Director of National Eye Care and Director of National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO&H) Professor Jalal Ahmed will chair the event. ORBIS International's Country Director for Bangladesh Dr Munir Ahmed will co-chair and Orbis Director of Programs Mohammed Alauddin will moderate it.


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Quiz: The Makeup Quiz: HowStuffWorks
The Makeup Quiz
What is a Beauty Blender?
A type of brush that is used to apply eyeshadow
A type of sponge that is used to apply foundation
A type of primer that goes underneath foundation
A type of makeup setting spray
A Beauty Blender is a type of sponge that is used to apply foundation. The sponge also works best when it has been dampened in some water.
Which of these is correct in order?
Use primer first, then foundation, followed by concealer.
Use foundation first, then primer, followed by concealer.
Use concealer first, then foundation, followed by primer.
Use primer first, then concealer, followed by foundation.
The correct order is: primer, foundation, concealer. Primer is used to make foundation go on more smoothly, foundation provides a light-heavy coverage of the face, and concealer is used to touch up on any blemishes.
What is an angled blush brush used for?
Applying blush
Applying concealer
Applying bronzer
Applying foundation
As its name implies, an angled blush brush is used to apply blush to your cheeks, specifically the cheekbones. The "angled" part of the brush is used as a guide as well since your cheekbones are at an angle.
Which of the following is NOT a type of eyeshadow?
The word "kabuki" actually refers to the kabuki brush, which is used for applying powder to the face and body. Other types of eyeshadows are matte and sticks.
What does "BB" cream stand for?
Baked Balm
Blackhead Balm
Beauty Balm
Beauty Balm, or BB cream, is used for a variety of applications, including acting like a "light" foundation/concealer. It's typically more luminous in texture and may also help to ward off acne.
Which of these foundations typically comes with a sifter?
Mineral powders typically come in small, compact sizes and include a sifter. One benefit of a sifter is to add just enough product to the mineral powder brush.
What is the standard lifespan for mascara?
The standard lifespan of mascara is 3 months, due to potential bacteria that could cause an infection. Mascara also has a tendency to dry out faster than other makeup products.
Which of the following is used to "set" your foundation?
Makeup setting spray is used to "set" your foundation via a liquid spray. This will help to prevent the makeup from fading, making it look just as luminous from the beginning of the day, to the end.
Which of the following is the purpose of a fan brush?
To apply powder on large areas of the body, such as the neck area
To "fan away" any fallen eyeshadow particles from applying eyeshadow
To contour your cheekbones
To apply bronzer all over your face
The purpose of a fan brush is to "fan away" fallen eyeshadow particles due to eyeshadow application. This can be done without smudging any foundation underneath as well.
Which of these words is associated with a tinted moisturizer?
Tinted moisturizers are used to provide a dewy look that doesn't feel heavy. This means that coverage is light, which is also great for hot weather.
What does "CC" cream stand for?
Contouring color
Caked correcting
Contour correcting
CC cream, or color correcting cream, is similar to BB cream (which is known as beauty balm cream), except that it provides a heavier coverage. It also helps to correct certain coloring aspects of the face due to aging.
If the length and width of a face shape are about the same, what type of face shape is this?
A square face shape means that the hairline isn't curved and has equal facial proportions regarding the length and width. Demi Lovato is an example of a celebrity with a square face.
Which of these techniques are used to enhance the overall features of your face?
Blush blending
Contouring is used in conjunction with highlighting to enhance certain features of your face. The rest of the answers in the list refer to specific parts of your face, rather than its overall shape.
Which of these brushes are used for blending eyeshadow?
Blending eyeshadow brush
Smudger brush
Angled eyeliner brush
As its name implies, a blending eyeshadow brush is used for blending eyeshadow. This typically works well if you're applying different eyeshadow colors.
What is the lifespan of liquid foundation?
The lifespan of liquid foundation ranges from 12 to 18 months. On the other hand, powder foundations last for 24 months.
If you extend eyeliner past the edge of an eye and into a "winged tip," what is this makeup look called?
Vibrant eye
A cat eye can be accomplished via pencil eyeliner or liquid eyeliner, but using a pencil eyeliner tends to be easier. This makeup look involves extending the eyeliner past the edge of the eye for a "cat-like" look.
Which of these makeup tools is used for curling eyelashes?
Lash comb
Before you apply mascara, use an eyelash curler to curl your lashes. You typically curl your lashes for about 10-20 seconds per eye.
What is the best way to apply concealer under the eyes?
Draw a "U-shape" underneath the eye using a concealer wand
Draw an upside-down triangle underneath the eye using a concealer wand
Draw an "S-shape" underneath the eye using a concealer wand
Draw a circle underneath the eye using a concealer wand
To apply concealer underneath the eye, it's best to draw an upside down triangle using the concealer wand. You then blend the concealer in an angled, upward motion.
If you have brown eyes, which eyeshadow color should you use?
Of the colors in the list, gold eyeshadow is the most flattering on brown eyes. Other colors that flatter brown eyes include red and brown.
To groom your eyebrows, it's best to use a ______ .
Brow brush/comb
A brow brush/comb has both a comb and a brush side to it, and is best for grooming your eyebrows. This type of brush is also great for "unruly" eyebrow hairs.
Where is the cupid's bow located on your lips?
It refers to the bottom center of your lips.
It's the "v-shape" on the top center of your lips.
It refers to the outer corners of your lips.
It refers only to the bottom half of your lips.
The cupid's bow is the "v-shape" part that is located right on the top center of your lips. This can be accentuated further using lip liner.
Which of these eyeshadow colors are the most suitable for green eyes?
Purple colors work best for green eyes. This is because purple is a vibrant color that makes green eyes "pop."
To make certain features of your face "glow," you should use _______.
Highlighter is used in conjunction with contouring to enhance specific features of your face. Highlighter, in particular, is used to make these facial features "glow."
"Light, medium and full" refer to ______.
Foundation comes in various forms, including light, medium and full coverage. It's also best to pick a type of coverage based on the weather.
Which of these is NOT a type of blush?
Smudged
"Smudged" is not a type of blush, but gel, cream and shimmer are. There are also powder and tinted blushes as well.
If makeup has the word "baked" on the label, what does that mean?
The makeup was baked from a powder to a cream.
It's a type of brush brand.
The makeup was baked from a cream to a powder.
It refers to a chemical ingredient in the makeup.
"Baked" makeup means that the makeup started out as a cream base and was baked into a powder. This means that the texture is much softer than typical powders.
If you have oily skin, which makeup look would be best?
Matte foundation is not only long-lasting, but it's great for those with oily skin. The finished look won't look oily, shimmery or shiny.
If you have dry skin and need very lightweight coverage, which type of foundation should you choose?
Sheer foundation is similar to tinted moisturizers and provides a very lightweight coverage. This is also great for dry or normal skin types.
A skunk brush is also called a ______.
Stippling brush
The stippling brush, or "skunk brush," is actually made from two kinds of fibers. The top portion of the brush is made from synthetic hairs, while the bottom half uses animal hairs.
When determining if you should use old makeup, you should check its ____.
When determining if you should use old makeup, you should check its smell, color and texture. This applies to all brands, whether its luxury or drugstore.
For about how long does pencil eyeliner last?
The lifespan of pencil eyeliner is typically two years. If it was liquid eyeliner, the lifespan would be 3-4 months.
If you don't have lip liner, which of these can you use instead to line your lips?
Your pinky finger
The wand of a lip gloss tube
Lip brushes are the perfect tool to use to line your lips, sans lip liner. It can also be used to "fill in" your lips with color.
Which of these eyeshadows typically last the longest on your eyes?
Cream eyeshadow lasts the longest on your eyes compared to the rest of the answers in the list. It can also be used underneath powder eyeshadows.
A combination of smudged dark brown or black eyeliner and eyeshadow results in which of these eye makeup looks?
Vibrant eyes
Metallic eyes
Smokey eyes or "rocker eyes" are dark in color with the help of smudged eyeliner and eyeshadow. Dark mascara is also typically used to enhance the overall look.
Why should you use primer?
It is used to conceal blemishes.
It is used in conjunction with contouring,
It is used to as a foundation brush.
It makes your makeup go on more smoothly.
Primer is applied before foundation and is used to make your makeup go on more smoothly and evenly. It's also used so that the foundation doesn't settle in the pores.
What Makeup Era Matches Your Inner Personality?
Tell Us About Your Makeup Preferences and We'll Guess Your Eye Color
This Color Test Will Tell You What Makeup Brand to Try
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If You Can Answer All of These Questions about Makeup, You're Probably a Sephora VIB Insider!
What's Your Signature Makeup Color?
Do You Actually Know How to Use These Beauty Brushes and Tools?
What Disney Makeup Look Matches Your Personality?
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If you love makeup, you'll love trying to ace our makeup quiz, which includes a variety of makeup tools, brushes, powders, foundations and eye makeup.
Let's start with the basics: foundation. Foundation comes in a variety of finishes and coverages that should be used before bronzer and blush. You should also know what type of skin you have, as certain types of foundation work differently on oily, normal, dry, mature and combination skin.
It also helps to know your face shape, which may vary from oval, rectangular, round, heart-shaped and diamond. Depending on the shape, you may have to focus on certain features of your face, such as the jaw line, cheekbones and hairline.
This quiz will also look at the lifespan of certain types of makeup, as it's important to know when you should toss out old makeup. Makeup can be a breeding ground for bacteria that may cause infections, so it's crucial for your health to know which makeup to keep and which to throw out!
If you think you can score a 35/35 on this makeup quiz, we challenge you to test your luck now! We hope you know everything about makeup brushes, tools, bronzer, eyeshadows and foundation, because this quiz starts right now!


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Immigration advocates push Biden to not just bring back DACA but...
Ariana Figueroa - November 25, 2020
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Sure 2016 was a big surprise, but 2020 has some stunners...
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Driving home to Austin from San Antonio in the wee morning hours of Nov. 9, 2016, I was still unable to wrap my head around the fact that Donald Trump had just been elected president.
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Marty Schladen - October 9, 2020
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has resolutely refused to condemn President Donald Trump's controversial words and actions — including some that have undermined DeWine's own efforts to get people to protect themselves and others against coronavirus.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not consistently followed new guidelines for medical care of migrant children and spent some of the agency's money...
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Canada has average of 2,200 people in hospital with COVID-19, about 700 in ICU
Global News in Canada shows that Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the country is seeing a daily average of 2,200 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 and of those, about 700 are in intensive care units. She added that based on the 7-day average, 36 deaths a day due to COVID-19 infections.
And according to Canada's deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo, the best way to protect children under the age of 12 who are not eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine from getting sick and staying in school is for the adults around them to receive the shots.
The update comes as Alberta finds its hospitals pushed to the limits due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The province has been in the national spotlight for weeks over its handling of the fourth wave, following a relaxation of protective measures in the summer.
The Canadian health update also follows the the USA authorizing booster shots of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for certain high-risk groups.
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is still reviewing whether booster shots would be needed in the broader population.


What's the Deal with Kefir?
Diet fad or real health benefits? Here's all you need to know about kefir, the latest trend in the fitness community.
It contains high levels of vitamin B12, calcium, magnesium, vitamin K2, biotin, folate, enzymes and probiotics. Because it does not have a standardized nutrition content, the content values can vary based on the cows, cultures and region where it's produced. Yet even with the range in values, kefir has superior nutrition.
It's full of nutrition including calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and magnesium. It has powerful antibacterial properties. The calcium in it improves bone health which can also help protect against osteoporosis. Also, compared to regular milk, it contains a lot less lactose. That means that those of you with issues with lactose may be able to digest this a lot better.
In addition, it contains plenty of probiotics, which is where many of the kefir benefits come from. It is one of the highest probiotic foods you can eat with several important probiotic strains, and homemade kefir far outranks any store-bought variety.
Beneficial bacteria and yeasts may include the following: Kluyveromyces marxianus/Candida kefyr, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Kazachstania unispora, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. and Saccaromyces unisporus.
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The next meeting is on Thursday 28 March at 5pm in the surgery. If you would like to join the group please contact our reception team for more details.
Earlier this month (February 2019) Bruton Surgery joined forces with a larger NHS organisation; Symphony Healthcare Services. The surgery team have become part of a larger team, joining together with healthcare colleagues across a network of twelve other GP practices.
Visit the South Somerset Health & Wellbeing Directory site for news and groups to support you where you live.
See the latest surgery newsletter for more information and this poster for details of information drop-in sessions.
Check out the NEWS section or click this link for a handy leaflet explaining the recent changes.
Visit www.somersetsurvivors.org.uk for help and contacts if you or someone you know is suffering from domestic abuse.
The next meeting of the group is on Thursday 21st February 2019 at 5pm in the main surgery waiting room.
The practices statement of intent in regards of the contractual requirement to offer online access to a summary of their medical record to patients is to be found in the documents section.
The FFT has arrived in Primary Care. We have at least three ways you can answer this simple survey. Either in writing in the surgery, using an iPad application located in our "Health Booth" or using the online link from the FFT page on this site.
For your convenience we have placed copies of the two travel immunisations "essential information" forms in the documents area. Please print and complete both forms and return to the surgery in good time to receive a course of immunisations before you travel. We recommend at least 12 weeks beforehand. Complete a pair of forms for each traveller requiring immunisation. You will also need to book a 20 minute initial consultation with a practice nurse.


On our way to Arkansas to enjoy the fall colors, Ren and I stopped at a small city park, Sequoyah Park, to stretch our legs and take the dog for a short walk. This is a pretty little park near downtown, and the trees were in fine color, so naturally, I took some photos. It was on a Friday morning so we pretty much had the park to ourselves. I thought the contrast between the trees, the grass, and the clouds made for some interesting compositions.
Scott looking to make sure his shot was perfect; taken by Ren.
We were afraid we had missed the peak of fall colors, but, here in the Cherokee capital, it seems we might have chosen the perfect weekend to do our seasonal color trip. This park runs right along the Tahlequah Creek which runs into the Illinois River just east of the town. There are two historic WPA bridges crossing the small creek which gave it a great composition.
Ren often looks for the shots with her phone's camera so I can see what she's talking about. This is one of those shots.
One of our favorite places in Oklahoma and Arkansas is the Talimena National Scenic Byway. We have taken it many times, but this year we decided to just do the mountain range this amazing drive between Talihina, Oklahoma, and Mena, Arkansas. The Ouachita National Forest was where we found ourselves searching out many waterfalls.
Little Missouri Falls on the Little Missouri River in Ouachita National Forest taken by Ren.
So often Scott is the photographer between the two of us. I tend to be the scout; the one who finds the moments and places in time for him to capture with his Sony A6000. However, there are times I feel a need to take photos. Unfortunately, I take photos with my Sony A5100 so rarely that I forget how what buttons do what on it. I have been trying to be better at this, but it is just so much easier to take photos using my Samsung Galaxy 9.
I decided one Saturday morning during the Cherry Street Farmers' Market it was time to pull out my actual camera and practice taking photos. Normally, I meet my daughter Amber at the coffee shop just feet from my apartment, but she was unable to walk the market with me this Saturday so I had no excuses; it was going to be a perfect morning to take photos and I really needed the practice.
Grabbing my fabric bags to put produce in and camera bag, I set out at just before sunrise to decide where would be the best place to start snapping photos of this magical event. Our local Cherry Street Farmers' Market starts up every spring on the first Saturday of April and ends the third Saturday in October from 7:00 am until 11:30 am. The street for three blocks is shut off to traffic and people wonder about cheerfully. It is where the community comes together to purchases their weekly produce, samples the treats, and celebrate the beautiful Oklahoma mornings.
Our farmers' market is not like what you will see in the movies or on television, it is only has four, maybe five vegetable vendors, maybe two or three artists, a couple of food trucks and a smattering of prepared food vendors. It is pretty small, but it is perfect for our square mile community. We all like it this way because most of the vendors know what each customer is looking for and they even know our names! Often my daughter will pick up my produce when I am not able to attend the market due to Scott and I traveling and the vendors know that she is mine and shopping for me. Yes, I do love our farmers' market.
One of my favorite things about the Cherry Street Farmers' Market is that there is live music being played every weekend. One weekend it will be the Falsey Twins who play the blues, another weekend the piano man will be banging on his upright piano (an actual wooden upright piano) while his wife belts out a ballad, and yet another weekend there will be an old-timey musician playing causing everyone to break out in shared song and dance. Everyone seems to enjoy the music, no matter the genre; they are extremely generous when they toss money in the bucket of appreciation.
Most importantly, the best thing you will find at this little Saturday farmers' market are the people who have made it possible. There is so much work that goes into putting on such an event. Someone has to get up before 5:00 am, set up the closure signs, get vendor spots set up, take care of the city permits, and all the other things no one really sees as they wander through the market tasting, buying, and enjoying. They are amazing people who are dedicated to being on our little bit of heaven every Saturday from April until the middle of October no matter the weather. Yes, they are what makes this event so magical.
I was able to take so many wonderful photos that September morning while the morning light was still low and making everything golden. I am not able to tell you what my settings were on the camera, but I can tell you that it is days like this that get me excited about taking photos and maybe making someone smile. Even though the Cherry Street Farmers' Market is gone for a short while, I can look back and remember the magical morning I had.
We took a few days off from SteemIt to go visit the county of Osage here in Oklahoma. Having collected all 77 of the counties here in this state, Scott and I decided it was time to do a letting more in-depth travel and see what the largest county in Oklahoma looked like. Granted, we probably won't be able to do this for every county in the United States, but we can do it occasionally while we do some local travel.
Taking a traditional sign photo for Osage County.
I am sure you are asking yourself why we decided to focus on Osage county even though we have 442 other counties that we could really dig into. First, this is the largest county in Oklahoma and there it is pretty unique in its history. Secondly, this county is close to home. Because of this, we were able to save on hotel and camping expenses by going home each evening. Granted, we found ourselves wishing we could have camped a time or two, but that is hindsight for sure. Lastly, we were just curious! That is the best reason of all!
Old trestle bridge crossing the Arkansas River from Pawnee county into Osage County.
We were able to find some pretty amazing places in this county and are excited about sharing them with you in future posts. One of the places we visited was the Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve just north of Pawhuska. We arrived early in the morning so we could get some sunrise photos. Because we arrived so early, we had time to take it slow, do a little hiking, and enjoy a surprise on the prairie!
Hiking along the creek in the middle of a prairie.
There was a bit of a shock for us once we officially arrived home, ending the trip. When we had thought about traveling to Southeast Texas, the milage was looking to be about 800 miles. Because of all the flooding in Texas, we decided to do something more local; hence, why we chose to ravel in Osage County. The mileage we traveled within Osage county came to 715 miles! We were so stunned.
Near the highest point in Osage County, the view was amazing.
Over the next few days, Scott and I will be processing the photos and videos to bring you more informative and entertaining posts about our trip. We enjoyed our travels these past few days, but can't wait to share them with you.
We are driving along an Oklahoma road through Hinton and we could see a few mesas in the distance, flat prairies, and evidence of the 1920's Dust Bowl era all around us. However, if it were not for the Red Rock Canyon State Park sign, we would never have known it was there. This canyon is hidden about a quarter of a mile from the main road and the road into the canyon drops down 150 feet in switchback style.
Balancing Rock standing away from the canyon wall.
Here we were greeted by large slabs of a dark brownish red slab of sandstone from the Permian Age. The sandstone walls are part of what geologists call the Rush Springs Sandstone Formation and these colors are caused by the oxidized iron minerals in the individual sand grains naturally cemented together making up the old sandstone. Because of the dark red color of this layer of rocks, it is said that this area is the heart of Oklahoma.
Once, in the canyon, we found these amazing 40-60 feet high walls of red sandstone. Because we arrived at sunrise, a planned two and a half hour drive, the light was perfect and enabled us to take photos showing off the beauty of this canyon. Here, high canyon walls towered over the flat two and a half mile canyon road. From my research, I learned the ground is completely from the eroded Permian Age sandstone.
A road in the canyon has many trees and wild grasses growing alongside it.
The canyon floor area is completely different from the prairie 150 feet above. We were not expecting to see the brilliant green colors throughout the park; this trip was in July, one of the hottest months of the year for Oklahoma. Normally it is extremely hot with temperatures in the upper 90's and everything dry enough to warrant fire danger warnings; however, in this park, you found nothing of the sort. It was pretty amazing to see this oasis below the prairie.
One of the interesting features we found on these cliffs were some vertical lines etched into the stone. We were unsure what these lines were and wondered briefly if they were graffiti. However, it was not graffiti, but decades of use by Rock Climbing and Repelling Clubs throughout Oklahoma. The rock climbing is only allowed in this one specific area to keep the damage in one spot.
One of the things we do as we visit a state park is to drive the full length of the park. This means we drive through each camping loop to see what there are for tent and RV campers, take a peek at the facilities to see what's available, and find the trailheads to do a short hike or two. This park has three hiking trails: The nature trail which takes you past the pond and in towards the front of the canyon. This pond was used as a water source for the Cheyenne Indians as they wintered in this canyon.
The California Road Natural Trail which is where you will find the ruts left from the wagon wheels of those traveling to California back in the early 1800's. This was the path the California bound pioneers used this path to get their wagons down to the canyon for protection from the elements and find water, much as the Cheyenne people had done.
The trailhead for the California Road Natural Trail.
Unfortunately, Scott was having issues with his foot and he was not able to explore the trail I found hiding behind a large grove of Caddo Maples. I did not go far, but I just had to see where this these stairs led. They started out with steps made from railroad ties and then turned into a natural set of stairs around a tree's roots. Suddenly there was a large slab of sandstone with an indention from thousands of feet climbing up the trail to look down into the canyon.
This park is a place that we will be visiting again. It has good electrical and sewer hookups, plenty of places to explore, and a swimming pool to cool off in on those hot summer days. Our time here was almost magical, in a way. Between the spring feed stream, lush canyon floor, and the red rock wall, we felt it was another world. However, it was time for us to move on to our next destination, another state park so we could share that one with you too.


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Russia destroys Chernobyl radiation monitoring lab, says Ukraine
By Andrew Carey, Kostan Nechyporenko and Jack Guy, CNN
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Russian forces have looted and destroyed a laboratory near the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was used to monitor radioactive waste, the Ukrainian government said Wednesday.
The site of the world's worst nuclear disaster fell into Russian hands in the first week of Russia's invasion, triggering fears that safety standards inside the exclusion zone could be compromised.
A satellite image of the power plant on March 10.
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According to a Ukrainian government agency, the laboratory was part of a European Union-funded attempt to improve radioactive waste management – through on-site analysis of waste samples, as well as the packaging used to dispose of waste.
The government agency also reported that samples of radionuclides – unstable atoms that can emit high levels of radiation – had been removed from the lab. It said it hoped Russia would use the samples to "harm itself, and not the civilized world."
It is the latest scare at the infamous site in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. On Tuesday, Ukraine's government warned of several fires close to the plant, which it said had probably been triggered by Russian artillery or arson.
A reactor at the Chernobyl power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, releasing large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.
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The disaster forced the evacuation of a 30-kilometer zone around the site. More than 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes.
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A worker measures radiation levels at the power plant.
People are scanned for radioactivity before evacuating.
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Customs officials in Germany closely screen goods, cars and people coming in from Eastern Europe in May 1986. Radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear plant threatened to contaminate crops.
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In Finland, milk is tested by authorities for effects of the radiation.
A farmer in Sweden wears a protective suit as he sifts hay possibly contaminated by the radioactive cloud from Chernobyl in June 1986.
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Construction crews build a containment wall around the damaged unit four reactor in August 1986.
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A doll remains in an evacuated village in Belarus near Chernobyl. Millions of people were exposed to dangerous radiation levels, and estimates of the final death toll from long-term health problems are as high as 200,000.
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And staff working at the plant on the day it was captured only recently had the chance to go home, three weeks after they were due to rotate with an incoming team.
Local mayor Yuriy Fomichev spoke to CNN after the workers had been confined to the plant for 10 days, describing them then as, "exhausted, both mentally and emotionally, but mainly physically."
Fomichev said that more than 100 people were shift personnel who should have been relieved after 12 hours.
PRIPYAT, UKRAINE - JULY 2: Tourists are guided around the abandoned city of Pripyat, inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, on July 2, 2019 in Pripyat, Ukraine. In November 2016, the 'New Safe Confinement' structure was shifted into place to prevent the decaying reactor from further contaminating the environment and eventually allow its dismantling; the Ukrainian government will soon be taking control of the new confinement structure. The power station's reactor number four exploded in April 1986, showering radiation over the local area, nearby regions of Belarus, and other portions of Europe. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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Russian forces seize control of Chernobyl nuclear plant and hold staff hostage: Ukrainian officials
Some 13 staff members and most of the guards declined to rotate, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in a statement published Monday.
Earlier this month, the site was forced to get power from emergency diesel generators for several days, before being reconnected to the national electricity grid after repairs to damaged lines.
More than 30 people died in the immediate aftermath of the April 26, 1986 explosion that tore through Chernobyl's No. 4 reactor near Pripyat.
In the years that followed, countless others died from radiation symptoms, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization. The Ukraine government evacuated some 135,000 people from the area and a 19-mile exclusion zone around the plant will remain uninhabitable for decades.
In the months after the accident, a sarcophagus was built to cover Reactor 4 and contain the radioactive material. This later deteriorated, resulting in radiation leaks.
In 2016, a structure known as the New Safe Confinement was positioned over the sarcophagus. The huge, arched design is intended to prevent the release of contaminated material, as well as protect the sarcophagus from external impacts, such as tornadoes or extreme thunderstorms.


Coming to work hunting malware for FireEye is like a box of chocolates you never really know what you're going to get. Whether it's a new intrusion, a newfound malware sample, or writing a new report, FireEye's Managed Defense Team always found new ways to keep me interested and engaged. The world of security is fast moving. To continue with the theme, malware is a lot like chocolate. It's everywhere, it's not good for you but it can still be found hiding at everyone's work place. Recent events have shown that everyone is vulnerable since the complexity of attacks have increased. Security is now a big concern for many corporations. I am happy to have learned so much about the security industry and developed my technical and non-technical skills as I grow as an employee.
The work at FireEye is limitless and borderless. As a security industry leader, FireEye is now the go-to company for security breaches. With so many serious threats on the horizon, working at FireEye requires collaboration amongst different teams and offices around the globe. There were days when I would get handed a project from Europe, analyze a malware sample with Southeast Asia, and brief a manager in California all while eating my breakfast cereal. It was a cross-continental breakfast. This was my first time working in an international company. I learned a lot of lessons about communication and collaboration with people from all parts of the globe.
One of the best parts as an intern was having access to the rich training experience and experts in the security field. The managers and mentors on my team are not only experts but they are also good teachers. My coworkers care deeply about protecting our clients from the biggest threats and they did a fantastic job in instilling that care in all of the interns.
Another thing that stood out to me about FireEye was its corporate agility. FireEye has the reach of a large company with the responsiveness of a startup. In my relatively short time with the company, I saw ideas move from suggestions to comprehensive solutions. The team works to improve every process and procedure to ensure that we can provide top notch service to our customers. I observed my coworkers and managers and eagerly learned from their creativity, problem solving skills, and grace under time constraints.
I am very happy to have spent some time as part of the FireEye family. I will never forget the excitement, intelligence, and zeal of the FaaS Team and the company as a whole.


Today we're starting the second half of this series: building different fabric combinations and color schemes. We'll start off easy and talk about supplementing a fabric collection or single colorway from a fabric collection.
The Art of Choosing: Supplementing a Fabric Line, originally uploaded by jenib320.
For this exercise I'm using the pink/brown colorway from the fabric collection Park Slope by Erin McMorris. The fabrics pulled in the exercise were used in my Scrappy Single Girl Quilt.
Before you start pulling fabrics additional fabrics, it's helpful to identify the main colors in the collection. In this colorway of Park Slope there is pink, orange, gold, plum and brown. The multi-colored prints in the line can be a great starting place as well.
1. While pulling individual colors, be sure to grab a few Tone on Tone and Color + White prints.
2. When choosing prints with large and small accents, be thoughtful about the colors of those accents. Those accents shouldn't clash with the other colors in the scheme/ In this case, I'm working with a warm color palette, so I'm avoiding cool colors like blue and green.
3. Think about using a good mix of geometric and floral prints.
4. Consider adding in solids. Finding solids that match the colors in the collection you're working with can make it easier to pull supporting prints.
Here are a few examples of prints that I passed over when pulling this stack together.
1. Aviary by Joel Dewberry - These accents are green.
2. Park Slope by Erin McMorris - While this fabric is Park Slope and does have pink, orange, yellow and plum, it also has green.
3. Red Letter Day by Lizzy House - These accents are gray, which would probably look off with the browns.
4. Midwest Modern by Amy Butler - The pink accents in this print are too light and more blue-toned than the other pinks used.
5. Bijoux by Heather Bailey - The gold and pink colors are great, but the blue doesn't fit.
6. Garden Party by Anna Maria Horner - Great orange and pink, but the blue throws it off.
7. Sugar Snap by Melissa Averinos - This one seems like a no-brainer at first, two great pinks, gold, orange and brown! But it has blue accents too.
8. Chocolate Lollipop by Anna Maria Horner - Another tricky one, the brown, pink and gold are right on, but the blue and green accents make it a no go.
Now let's look at which fabrics made the cut.
Now put it all together in a giant fabric stack. On the left you'll see the prints from the warm colorway of Park Slope. On the right are all of the prints and solids to supplement it.
And here is the finished quilt I made from these stacks. I even used the original solids that I pulled as the block backgrounds. For more about this quilt: Scrappy Single Girl Quilt.
The next post in this series is on Building a Color Scheme Around a Single Fabric.
This was extremely helpful. I am a fabric idiot, but I don't want to use a prepackaged selection. Your series is like Fabric Selection for Dummies, and this dummy really appreciates it.
Oh, yes, what Other-Jenny said would be very interesting!
I am a new follower and am enjoying this series. If only I had a stash as large as yours to pull from!
The oranges and golds - just heaven!
I wish my fabric to be like yours! My stash is an absolut mess!
Thank you so much for this post, and the others in the series. I am so color challenged! I am trying to learn, and I think I have learned a lot from reading these.
Thanks again for sharing your talents - what seems easy for you is kinda hard for some of us!
I too love this series because I can get in those color conundrums!
I've never purchased fabric by "line"! I don't care who has made or designed the fabric, I just choose fabrics I like, without paying attention to the designer's name or the manufacturer—except when it comes to solids. I prefer Robert Kaufman's Kona Cotton solids over any others and I've bought them for over 20 years.


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Edge of Eternity has arrived on Kickstarter
Posted by Michiel | Feb 16, 2015 | Desktop, News, Playstation, Xbox |
The French indie studio Midgar Studio looks for gamers support by launching a crowdfunding campaign for its JRPG project, both a tribute to the genre and a modern vision of it.
After one year in development, Edge of Eternity is launched today in the crowdfunding adventure on Kickstarter. The game offers to renew with a gameplay centered on Active Time Battle (ATB) and advanced characters customization. But it also introduces some western influences like a non-linear story and a branching scenario, open worlds and an original weapons evolution system.
"Thanks to Kickstarter, we want to raise the attention of the JRPG fans but also have the opportunity to present our project to a larger audience", says Jérémy Zeler-Maury, Midgar Studio founder and Game Designer on Edge of Eternity. "With their support, we could reinforce our team and have the resources we need to achieve all our ideas and the ones gamers will suggest us all along the game development. "
In addition to its enthusiasm and energy, the team at Midgar Studio can count on the prestigious partnership with Yasunori Mitsuda, announced earlier this week. The famous Japanese composer (Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Kid Icarus…) is one of the most important goals of the crowdfunding campaign.
Edge of Eternity will be on Kickstarter for 35 days and you may find it over here.
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Renault F1 and Infiniti conclude Project Black S development
By Sam Petters on	 5th September 2019 Engine Technology, News, R&D
This article is also available in: Deutsch (German)
Following the conclusion of the Infiniti Project Black S prototype project, Infiniti and Renault F1 Team have detailed development of their high-performance, dual-hybrid powertrain.
Infiniti will continue testing and validation of the Q60 Project Black S prototype and will make a decision on the production potential of the car and its technologies by the end of 2019.
A key aim of the Project Black S program was to explore the potential for new motorsport-inspired electrification technologies and development processes. Project Black S combines expertise from road and racetrack, with its dual-hybrid powertrain, purpose-built brakes, and special suspension system, all complemented by the use of advanced lightweight materials throughout the bodywork and a motorsport-inspired interior.
The test vehicle is based on the Infiniti Q60 sports coupe with its 400ps VR30 twin-turbo V6 engine, and dual-hybrid system, which combines supercar performance with smart energy management.
The VR30 engine has been transformed with the creation of two heat-energy harvesting systems (MGU-H: motor generator unit – heat), which develop electricity under acceleration. Paired with a kinetic harvesting system (MGU-K: motor generator unit – kinetic) that generates electricity under braking and an all-new energy management system, Project Black S is a unique electrified performance hybrid prototype.
In a similar manner to Renault F1 Team's R.S.19 race car, the Project Black S's smart powertrain stores this energy and discharges it as the driver requires, spooling up the turbochargers instantaneously as the driver opens the throttle, boosting power sent to the rear wheels via the MGU-K over continued periods of acceleration.
Currently, the dual-hybrid powertrain is capable of producing up to 568ps – 40% more than the prototype's donor car – the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400. Uniquely, it provides sustained and sustainable hybrid performance, delivering electrically assisted acceleration, lap after lap
The prototype offers drivers complete control over how the powertrain uses this energy, with three Formula 1-inspired drive modes – Road, Quali and Race – each altering the way in which the powertrain harvests and discharges power.
"There is still work to be done. Now we have two completed prototypes, we will fully evaluate the production potential of Project Black S. It is still too early to predict the outcome as we need a solid business case, but the latest rounds of testing have proved its unique performance and underlines our pursuit of electrified performance.
This is an exciting phase of the process. We will consider every element of the development prototypes to establish the feasibility of volume or limited production in future," added Mike Colleran, deputy chairman, Infiniti Motor Company.
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Sam joined the UKi Media & Events automotive team in 2017, having recently graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in journalism. For the newest addition to the editorial team, stepping into the assistant editor position signalled the start of a career in the subject he studied. Now deputy editor for Professional MotorSport World and Engine + Powertrain Technology International, Sam writes content for both of the magazines and websites.
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Access Unlocked Tuesday June 12, 2018 U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon of the District of Columbia, has approved AT&T $85 billion dollar acquisition of Time Warner.
Comcast stated if the merger was approved, they would make a bid to purchase the majority of 21st Century Fox. This would place Comcast in a bidding war against Disney.
In 2011 Leon approved Comcast's acquisition of NBCU.


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It is a matter of immense pride that Dr Ali Akber Qadri, chief editor of Monthly Minhaj-ul-Quran, Director (Research) of Farid-e-Millat Research Institute, and Associate Professor of Minhaj University, left for Nepal in order to attend a four-day workshop, which has been hosted and arranged by United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The first programme under UNAC was held in Murree which was attended by a select group of editors of religious journals from across Pakistan in October 2009. However, the present moot would have the attendance of editors and writers of both religious and secular publications and journals. The purpose of these workshops is to familiarize the editors with the changing imperatives and demands of contemporary age and inspire them to stage an intellectual struggle for promotion of peace, harmony and dialogue at different levels.


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Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series – An Afro-Eurasian "Hyperpower" and Its Ancient Near Eastern Roots (First Millennium BCE)
Apr 11, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
314 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map
The 2022 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series
Featuring Professor Robert Rollinger (University of Innsbruck)
The Achaemenid Persian World Empire
The series of lectures offers a novel and fresh perspective on one of the largest and most successful empires in world history, namely, the Achaemenid Persian World Empire (sixth to fourth century BCE), the central power of a (proto-)globalized world, and the driving force behind many cultural developments, whose manifold repercussions we may observe from Gibraltar to the Taklamakan Desert, from the Aegean and Scythian lands to the sub-Saharan worlds, and from the Bay of Bengal to eastern Africa. Our sources, both written and archaeological, are but a faint palimpsest bearing witness to the grandeur of the Achaemenid civilization, and its impress on the antique world. The present Yarshater Lectures are an attempt at deducing, from among the many ideological layers still cluttering our (narrative) sources, including the many biases, old and new, that still guide modern scholarship, the unique identity, sense of purpose, and political awareness that distinguished the Achaemenids, eventually enabling them to forge a capacious vision of the world. In these lectures, the Achaemenid Persian World Empire will be presented as a political formation that not only profoundly impacted its immediate and more distant surroundings, but also served as an imperial model that most lastingly transformed its posterity.
Lecture 1: An Afro-Eurasian "Hyperpower" and Its Ancient Near Eastern Roots (First Millennium BCE)
The lecture focuses on the structure, genesis, and historical setting of the Achaemenid Empire. It discusses major aspects of the royal ideology, the position of the Great King, and the Empire's resilience in periods of crisis.
Robert Rollinger is Professor of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, where he has held since 2005 the Chair for "Cultural Interactions between the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean" in the Department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
Dr. Rollinger's scholarly interests are wide-ranging and encompass the cultural expanse between the Aegean world and the ancient Near East, with a special focus on ancient historiography, the comparative history of empires, and the Achaemenid Empire.
In addition to his tenure at the University of Innsbruck, he has held a number of prestigious chairs and fellowships worldwide: from 2010 to 2015, he was the Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Helsinki in the Department of World Cultures, heading the research project "Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East"; in 2020, he was a Getty Scholar at the Getty Villa; since 2020, he has been the NAWA Chair at the University of Wrocław, Poland, where he heads the international project "From the Achaemenid to the Roman Rule."
Dr. Rollinger is also known for his numerous publications and important editorial work: he has been (co-)editing among others the prestigious series: Oriens et Occidens (Franz Steiner Verlag); Classica et Orientalia (Harrassowitz); Studies in Universal and Cultural History (Springer); Philippika (Harrassowitz); (The Proceedings of the) Melammu Symposia (Austrian Academy of Sciences); and Empires Through the Ages in Global Perspective (de Gruyter). More recently, he published together with Bruno Jacobs the Blackwell Companion to the Achaemenid Empire (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021), which shall serve as the new work of reference in the field.
His recent publications include: Imperien und Reiche in der Weltgeschichte: Epochenübergreifende und globalhistorische Vergleiche (coedited; Harrassowitz, 2014); Mesopotamia in the Ancient World: Impact, Continuities, Parallels (coedited; Ugarit-Verlag, 2015); Alexander und die großen Ströme: Die Flussüberquerungen im Lichte altorientalischer Pioniertechniken (Harrassowitz, 2013); Short-term Empires in World History (coedited; Springer, 2020); A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 2 volumes (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) (coedited; Wiley-Blackwell, 2021); Empires to be Remembered (Studies in Universal and Cultural History) (coedited; Springer, 2022); Decline, Erosion and Implosion of Empires (Studies in Universal and Cultural History) (coedited; Springer, forthcoming).
He is a member of numerous academic organizations and research groups, among them: the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW); the German Archaeological Institute (DAI); and the Academia Europaea.
Download the lecture series program here.
Pourdavoud Center Workshop - Yarshater Lectures
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The Ehsan Yarshater Lectures are delivered by an outstanding scholar whose work has distinctively impacted the study of the Iranian Civilization. Each biennial lecture series consists of four to five lectures on a single theme that is subsequently elaborated an amplified into a monograph. The lectures represent original research and synthesis in all aspects of Iranian Studies, including archaeology and art history, as well as history, literature, the study of religions, and philosophy.
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