Like many artists, I am inspired by my surroundings. I have lived in the Midwest all my life and these scenes are deeply intertwined with my perspective on life. I recently moved to New England and everything that surrounds me is different. I am fascinated and curious about my new surroundings and I am taking in every detail.
I have a deep love affair with the use of line and shape in my drawings and pottery. I use contour line in my drawings because I can focus on keeping the lines organic and alive, much like the lines you would find in nature through rocks, horizons and streams. These organic lines are very meditative to draw using fresh ink on paper. I focus on drawing the shadows and highlights with these very lines instead of edges and shapes. These contour lines are inked over watercolor paintings to add depth, dimension and color. By breaking down the world around me, I can focus on invoking a feeling to the viewer, going above merely translating what inspires me.
My forms are inspired by my love of using functional pottery and are meant to beused and enjoyed every day. I feel that a daily connection to handmade pottery not only makes our food and beverages taste better, but using handmade objects fills our life with joy and strengthens our connection to other people. I strive to make my pots comfortable to hold and practical to use while simultaneously existing as a beautiful pot. When my fingertips are engaged in every inch of the pots surface, it strengthens my connection to its form and use. Holding a well formed and well-balanced pot is an important experience to have every day. I use simple shapes and colors in my pottery to dive into the deepest sensation of my inspiration.


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Ten Example Safe Sex Agreements for Open Relationships
From the Ask Me Anything Series:
Do you recommend safer sex agreements with partners to clients? How detailed should they be?
I am so glad you asked! I see clients come up with all kinds of arrangements about their sexual health.
I'm not going to offer any recommendations here (talk with a sex-positive medical provider to get updated STI information), but wanted to share some of the vast differences among the clients I work with.
Here are a few examples that have worked for relationships I support:
Donnella (28) & Shawn (32), married 12 years, open 2 years, Portland Oregon
"We have agreed to let each other know if we plan to have non-barrier vaginalor anal sex with partners and we tell each other after any oral sex happens. We get tested every three months."
Allison (40) & Jason (40), cohabitating 10 years open 10 years, Madison, Wisconsin
"Allison has herpes she has to disclose to new partners and that's often a real challenge because of the stigma and shame related to STIs. She's lost a lot of potential partners because of it."
"So far, Jason hasn't tested positive for herpes so he hasn't had to disclose, but he tells his partners about Allison anyway just to be honest."
Shauna (38), Therese (32), & Richard (47), partnered 15 years, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"We only have sex with each other and it's been that way for years. We'd get tested if any of us started dating someone new and would expect them to get tested too."
Mark (41) & Holly (44), monogamish married 22 years, Chicago, Illinois
"We only have sex with other people when we're both present and we always use condoms for vaginal sex (we don't do anal or oral). We also take extra vitamins in the winter flu season."
Charlotte (43) & Daniel (46), dating 18 years, open relationship 1 year, New York City
"We ask partners for test results if we think we're going to sleep with them (before we sleep with them). If they're not willing to show us results there's no reason we'd want to be intimate."
Tony (44) & Rashida (28), swinging together 3 years, Portland Oregon
"We don't worry about it. We only swing in clean places and only hook up with people when it feels right."
Heather (36) & Gwen (37), married 13 years, open marriage 3 years, Seattle, Washington
"Heather sleeps with cis-men and uses condoms when they have any penetrative sex. Neither of us use any barriers with other cis-women. We test annually at our gyno exam, but we're not worried about getting anything."
Elle (30) & Mikah (30), dating/living together 5 years, playing openly 8 years, Miami, Florida
"We host invite-only play parties at our house where we ask everyone to play with barriers. We provide gloves, condoms, and other barriers as well as clean up supplies for messy play. SO far no one has complained. When either of us has a new partner we use barriers for all sex and fluid bonding except kissing. We both take our health very seriously."
David (32) & Ryan (36), married 10 years, open marriage 6 months, Naperville, Illinois
"We started on Prep last month and have decided barebacking is an option if we're both present. We ask every new partner if he's been tested but they're on their honor to tell us. We always use condoms when we fly solo."
Sarah (52) & Hans (56), married 32 years, monogamish 2 years, Evansville, Illinois
"Sarah makes out with other women and sleeps with them and we're not worried about disease transmission. Hans just watches."
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This three day itinerary provides an interesting and different insight into tropical North Queensland for a small family or friends group with their own specialist tour leader/guide. Sit back, relax, enjoy and learn while you travel through the beautiful, pristine environment in the hinterlands of Cairns, Cooktown and Cape Tribulation.
Transfer from your accommodation at 8.45am to the Kuranda Scenic Rail for Gold Class Service as you travel through the tropical rainforest.
Lunch at a true Aussie historical pub in the township of Mt Molloy that is rich in mining and timber history.
Photo opportunities at the mysterious Black Mountain National Park in addition to learning the ancient history, formation and the Indigenous significance of the mountain.
Accommodation at Mungumby Lodge which is a boutique private wilderness retreat and nature refuge located on the northern edge of the World Heritage Listed Cedar Bay National Park.
This morning's views from Grassy Hill overlook the township of Cooktown and the famous Endeavour River – they are not only beautiful, but also rich in history.
Visit Cooktown Museum, one of Queensland's best museums, showcasing the fascinating history of this remarkable town.
Enjoy lunch and a drink at the Lions Den Hotel famous for its quirky decorations and walls adorned with visitor's signatures.
Guided walk to Bloomfield Falls with your Accredited Guide. Followed by a fully guided walk along Cape Tribulation Beach and up to Kulki lookout enjoying the only place in the world where two World Heritage Areas meet. 'The Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef'.
Accommodation at the beautiful Heritage Lodge and Spa in the heart of the Daintree Rainforest. This is truly a magical place surrounded by World Heritage Rainforest and located next to the crystal clear waters of Coopers Creek.
Take advantage of the photo opportunity at the Alexandra Lookout with sweeping views towards the Low Isle on the Great Barrier Reef, beyond to Port Douglas and the mountain ranges of Australia's largest mountain range – The Great Dividing Range.
One hour Daintree River Cruise on one of the most bio diverse river systems in the world, rich in wildlife and home to the elusive Saltwater Crocodile.
Enjoy lunch and a drink at the quaint Daintree Tea House famous for the personalised service and exotic fruit presentation set amongst the western side of the Daintree Rainforest including Tropical Fruit tasting, presentation and talk.
Culture Habitat Tour with the Walker Brothers at Cooya beach and afternoon tea. Join one of the brothers exploring the mudflats and mangrove systems along the beach! Linc and Brandon Walker follow the traditions of their ancestors who, for thousands of years, educated visitors about their Kuku Yalanji culture. This is an unforgettable experience.
Photo opportunity at the Rex Lookout which is situated on one of the best coastal drives in the world and located in the Wet Tropics World Heritage area.
Return to your Cairns accommodation.
Continental Breakfast, Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea.
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RealImaginaryWest Day 3 – On the Banks of Plum Creek & Little Tent on the Prairie
We crossed the entire state of Minnesota, stopping in Walnut Grove, the settings for Laura Ingalls Wilder's book, On the Banks of Plum Creek and the Little House on the Prairie television series. We then drove to the Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, South Dakota.
I thought this would be a short one today, seeing as our only true destination was our next Laura Ingalls stop, Walnut Grove, Minnesota. We hadn't planned on staying in Walnut Grove, but rather we intended to carry on to DeSmet, South Dakota, our third and final Laura Ingalls stop. We had six hours of driving to be followed by one day and two nights of exploring DeSmet and relaxing! Unfortunately, our first night in South Dakota did not go quite as we planned…which I'll get to after a few reflections on the last of our time in Pepin, the drive across Minnesota, and our visit to the Laura Ingalls museum there in Walnut Grove.
Packing Up in Picturesque Pepin
It was our first day packing up the tent and the campsite on this trip, plus we got back to the campsite late after sailing Lake Pepin, so I was nervous about getting a jump on the day. So nervous, actually, that I didn't bother to shoot a pano of our campsite until after we'd packed the whole thing up. Before we left, I wanted to grab a pano of the waterfront at the center of town. Plus, we had been invited by our new friends from the cruise to brunch, so we thought we'd at least take a few minutes to have coffee with them.
360-degree panorama of our campsite at Lake Pepin Campground. Click and drag to look around. Click the top right button to go full-screen.
It was funny, though…when we went to shoot the pano, we saw Maria from our cruise perusing the streets just soaking everything in and enjoying it. And Pepin really was a very special-feeling place…great for Laura Ingalls lovers, art walks, and bumming along the riverfront. It felt like being at the beach, except it was a river instead of an ocean, and it was Wisconsin instead of the East Coast. Maria hung out with us after I shot the pano, as we were looking for Dave to see if we could find a tool I use to blow the dust off of my lens. She, as everyone else but the captain on the cruise, was from Minneapolis, and told of how she worked for many years with the family business in worldwide shipping. Her family was Greek, and she ran much of the company with her brother until recently when she retired and started her own business as a wellness coach. She shared how she was always more laid back than her brother, and that she really enjoys having a much more zen lifestyle than she had with the craziness of running the shipping business. She certainly seemed to be having a wonderful weekend so far, and it was great to see someone enjoying life like she was.
360-degree panorama at First & Main in Pepin, Wisconsin. Click and drag to look around. Click the top right button to go full-screen.
We then went out to our friends' farm, about two miles out of town. The family was extremely hospitable, and their farmhouse and all their property was beautifully manicured and had a lot of old-fashioned charm. They were a wonderful family to have met, and we really enjoyed their company! They gave us a few suggestions of sights to see in South Dakota and suggested taking in as much of the Mississippi River as we could.
Maiden Rock Bluff along the WI-35 west of Pepin
We decided to take their advice and proceeded to take a slightly more northern route along the river west of Pepin. Then we meandered our way across Minnesota, working our way to US-14 at Nicollet. Minnesota was all rolling hills as far as we could see. Eastern Minnesota was forested with a few farms, giving way to fewer trees and almost exclusively farmland with a few small towns here and there as we proceeded west.
Approaching Lamberton, one of several small farming towns along US-14 in the Southwest Minnesota prairieland
Walnut Grove's Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Downtown Walnut Grove, two blocks off of US-14 and three blocks around the corner from the museum
Outside the main building & gift shop at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Eventually we arrived at Walnut Grove. We may have seen about four cars for the last half of that—I'm not sure if that's because of lack of population density and tourism, or just because it was July 4th. Either way, roads and streets were extremely quiet, and there were very few people at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, which I'm told was wall-to-wall people just the day before.
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RealImaginaryWest Day 2 – Dwarf Mountains, the Great River, and a Little House
We drove from Motel 6 in Janesville to Pepin, Wisconsin, a village on the Mississippi River. Laura Ingalls Wilder's book, Little House in the Big Woods takes place here, where she lived as a small child seven miles outside of town.
Today we got a much later start than I had hoped, but it seems like everything somehow worked out.
We left the Motel 6 in Janesville (they left the light on for us, but we turned it off before we left) right around 11am and headed north (or west…whatever) on I-90 past Madison and Wisconsin Dells on up to the Mississippi River.
The Driftless Area of Wisconsin
We were really impressed with the gorgeous rolling hills around Madison and on up through Wisconsin Dells. Everything everywhere was just wonderfully green and lush, and everyplace seemed very well-manicured and maintained, which is wonderful to see. Lots of times you would see modern industrial and commercial buildings, and sure enough, behind it would be a farm—something that is novel for me to see right next to suburban buildings.
Castle Rock as we passed by on I-90/94
Now once we got further north, the flora seemed to change to having more conifers in the mix and things weren't quite a lush green anymore—they were more of a California or Rocky Mountain green, but not quite that color. It also got hazier and hazier, and that was likely because smoke was blowing in from forest fires burning all the way up in Canada. What was also strange was that there were huge valleys that would open up, and lots of times you'd even see small mountains that were too small to be considered officially mountains—maybe we could call them "dwarf mountains". You'd see naked rocks that looked as old as time standing in the middle of a bunch of trees next to the freeway too…something else that I never associated with Wisconsin or Minnesota.
Jacksonville Pass, looking west near the 36-mile marker on I-90 in Wisconsin
King's & Queen's Bluff from US-61 as it winds along the Mississippi River north of I-90 near Winona, Minnesota.
Eventually we passed LaCrosse and went over the Mississippi River into Minnesota on I-90 and US-61, which parallels the Mississippi. US-61 actually follows the Great River all the way into Minneapolis, and there are busy railroads on both sides of the river carrying trains. Many of the trains heading south are all tanker cars, probably full of North Dakota crude oil bound for refineries in Louisiana. All along the river there were heavily-wooded bluffs with dwarf mountains, knolls, knobs, and rock outcroppings breaking up the trees.
Pepin & Little House in the Big Woods
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Pepin
We crossed back into Wisconsin at Wabasha on MN-60/WI-25 to go to Pepin. This is where Laura Ingalls Wilder was born and lived as a little girl, and where she got inspiration to write Little House in the Big Woods. They have a museum there, and about 7 miles out of town there's a replica log cabin. Pepin from WI-35 seems unremarkable in town, with a few little stores you'd see anywhere else, and a little motel with a campground where we stayed. The biggest attraction on the main street was the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum. Admission is only $5 and they have plenty of artifacts from the era when Laura and her family lived in Pepin Township, including cook stoves, clothing, tools, a covered wagon, and canoes used to fish on Lake Pepin.
Dolls like Laura's in Little House in the Big Woods. Her first doll, Susan, couldn't help that she was a corn cob.
We met Dawn there, along with her mom, Mary, who just retired as the village clerk and was now planning to devote much more time to her position on the board of trustees for the historical society that runs the museum. They just expanded from a small building into two much larger buildings, and were in the midst of reorganizing and remodeling to improve their exhibits. All throughout the museum were artifacts, either with stories behind how they were used by the family, or with quotes from Little House in the Big Woods pointing out where Laura referred to them. There's a video presentation on the history of Laura's family in Pepin, along with other history of the area. Mary showed us on a big map from 1877 which lot Charles Ingalls had bought with his brother-in-law near the edge of Pepin Township. She explained how they found the information years ago by putting the word out for property owners to check their title abstracts for Charles Ingalls. She also shared the story of how she and the historical society worked to get grants and raise money for the museum to build a replica log cabin on the site of the old Ingalls farm at a wayside. (In Wisconsin, small roadside parks along highways that we would call rest areas in Ohio are called "waysides".)
A farm along County Road CC
We followed County Road CC out to the Little House Wayside Cabin, built in 1978 just a few hundred feet from where Charles & Caroline Ingalls started their family. The countryside round about the town was incredible! Beautiful farms and woods were all along the winding highway. We saw several farms that looked like they belonged on postcards.
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Two decades of research and development in language and literacy education have yielded a broad, multidisciplinary focus. Yet education systems face constant economic and technological change, with attendant issues of identity and power, community and culture. What are the implications for language education of new 'semiotic economies' and communications technologies? Of complex blendings of cultural and linguistic diversity in communities and institutions? Of new cultural, regional and national identities and practices? The New Perspectives on Language and Education book series features critical and interpretive, disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives on teaching and learning, language and literacy in new times.
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Challenges facing Livingston and their ideas on the ideal city manager were two of the questions posed to City Commission applicants at a special meeting held Tuesday night.
Three applicants — Quentin Schwarz, David Herman and Patricia Grabow — vying for a vacant seat on the commission shared their views on the town's future and how they hope to contribute to that future during a cordial interview with current commissioners at a public meeting Tuesday night.
Schwarz, is a 25-year resident of Livingston with a background in the construction industry. He is partially retired and said he has the time to devote to the commission.
Herman is a 14-year resident and the father of triplets, who are in kindergarten. He is a self-employed painting contractor.
Grabow, a former City Commission member, lived in Livingston as a young child and returned 16 years ago. She operates the Grabow building on East Callender Street.
Interim City Manager Lisa Lowy asked the applicants to name what they each saw as the town's three greatest challenges and what might be done to address those challenges.
Schwarz's reply was an aging infrastructure, maintaining a strong and vibrant business community, and meeting the needs of education and youth.
Long-range planning could help address aging infrastructure, he said, and that a year-round swimming pool would be an asset many could enjoy, which could be paid for with grants.
Grabow said her top three issues are an aging water system, access to the north side of Livingston, and stimulating the local economy. She praised local downtown business owners who have gotten together on their own to address those issues. But she added she had spoken with a local resident recently who outlined three entirely different topics — housing, transportation, especially for access to Livingston HealthCare, and the lack of jobs in Livingston.
Herman said the issues he perceives as critical are business retention and growth, urban renewal, and transparency in government.
"People need to see exactly what we're doing and what we're spending money on," Herman said.
Promoting Livingston as a great place to live, work and create a business should be a priority, Herman said, and pointed to the PrintingForLess campus as a model.
Commissioner Sarah Sandberg then had a follow-up question, asking what is the role of city government in promoting job creation and business growth.
Herman, who has a degree in marketing, said the city, as a gateway to Yellowstone National Park and a fly-fishing destination, could be promoting these attractions as way to bring jobs and businesses to town.
Lowy asked what qualities the applicants would hope to see in the new city manager, who will be hired in the coming months. The city is accepting applications until Jan. 31.
All agreed the next manager should be a good listener, have experience with finances, and be able to think about the long-term.
Herman said he'd like the new city manager to be family oriented.
Grabow said the new manager should have a depth of experience, a strong growth policy background, and be a visionary.
"They should be a good listener to the commission — they need to be empowered," Grabow said, as well as understand labor relations, budgets, economic development and demographics.
The vacancy on the five-member commission was created by the resignation of Jon Reddington, which took effect Dec. 31. By state law, commissioners have 30 days from the resignation date to appoint a new commissioner to fulfill the term. The seat is up for election in two years. Whoever is appointed to the seat will have the option of running for election when the term expires.
The interview was not a debate, Commission Chairman James Bennett pointed out, so there would not be time for rebuttal from other applicants after one responded. City Attorney Erik Coate kept track of the time, and Lowy posed the questions, taking care that each applicant answered in turn.
The questions were provided to the applicants in advance. The questions were developed during the commission's Jan. 19 regular meeting.
The four sitting commissioners will vote to appoint one of the three applicants at its Feb. 2 meeting, and the new commissioner will be seated immediately, Bennett said.


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How to figure out how much you're paying in 401(k) fees and potentially save yourself thousands
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Finding your 401(k) fees can be difficult, but there are tools to help you in your hunt.
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For many American workers, high fees are devouring large portions of their retirements savings.
Yet half the US admits it doesn't know how much it's paying in fees for a 401(k) plan, the most common retirement vehicle available to employees, according to a 2013 study by research firm LIMRA. Twenty-two percent of people mistakenly believe they pay no fees at all.
"This is probably the biggest thing that's affecting people's portfolios over a long period of time," Michael Solari, a certified financial planner with Solari Financial Management, told Business Insider."A lot of people don't really understand what the impact of maybe a half a percent is on their retirement."
Solari routinely pushes his clients to seek out their 401(k) fees and take proactive measures to lower them.
The first step is figuring out just how much you're paying in fees — but that isn't always simple or straightforward.
There are a variety of fees you need to keep your eye on, but here are the three main categories, according to US Department of Labor's 401(k) guide:
• Plan administration fees. These are the basic upkeep costs of operating your 401(k) — stuff like "recordkeeping, accounting, legal and trustee services."
• Individual service fees. Typically related to a plan's optional services or features that an individual decides to take advantage of — like drawing a loan from the plan.
• Investment fees. This is the big one — where you're most likely to see charges that eat into your retirement savings. These are the expenses for managing the particular assets your plan is invested in, as well as sales and commissions. This is where you'll typically see the most variance among plan costs.
One way of sussing out the fees you're paying is to check your plan's prospectus — which should lay out expenses associated with various investment options, as well as the past investment performance. However, these are not the most intuitive or user-friendly of documents.
"It takes some digging," Solari said. "The prospectus is a place to start, but some of these things are hundreds of pages long."
Your employer is required to provide you information on the company 401(k) plan. You should receive a benefits booklet that's likely a little easier to navigate. If you don't have it, just ask.
Additionally, instead of tossing it straight into the recycling or in a pile to be forever forgotten, it's worth examining your year-end statements that come in the mail. These are like a report card for your plan's performance in a given year, and they will reveal how much you're earning, as well as how much fees are eating into those earnings.
If you want to quickly and easily assess the particular investments your 401(k) is invested in, you can do that by consulting Morningstar (or even Google Finance). Plug in your investment, click on the expense tab, and the investment fees should be laid out.
If you suspect your company is overpaying for its 401(k) plan, Solari recommends meeting with your plan administrator — who's legally required to diligently manage the company in a reasonable manner — and lobbying for changes. That may seem intimidating, but Solari says you "don't need a crowd." Even just one person "can be enough to change the plan itself."
"You have to be proactive about it because these advisers are sitting on these accounts where they're probably making decent money," said Solari, who has clients who have successfully lobbied for lower fees. "If they're making a lot of money on it, they're not necessarily going to be adamant about changing a plan — unless the plan administrator is pushing that conversation."
You don't have to be an investment expert to start the conversation. You can bolster your case with the aid of a simple and free online tool that Solari recommends: BrightScope.
This website specializes in tracking and rating thousands of 401(k) plans, providing a 0 to 100 score on each. It also lets you compare your company's plan with others in its peer group, which should give you a good idea if your company is lagging.
Armed with a little knowledge, you can perform a tune-up on your retirement plan today — and potentially save your future self thousands.
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Located on Killarney's golden mile, the Randles Killarney Hotel is close to all the town & surrounds has to offer. The hotel is the ideal location for hotel breaks in Killarney. Our national park is home to mountains, waterfalls, lakes and ancient forests.
The parklands offer walking, cycling and hiking routes to suit all levels of fitness. Highlights include Ross Castle, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House and of course the stunning Ladies View. Higher up the magnificent mountains and you are into the true wilds of Ireland, these include the fabled McGillycuddy Reeks and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak. For those seeking a more relaxed experience, you may view much of the National Park from the comfort of your car.
Killarney and its surrounds really do provide something for everyone. From the beauty of Killarney's National Park with its majestic lakes and purple mountains to Killarney town centre with its boutique shops, traditional pubs and wide selection of cafes and restaurants.
Killarney is home to some of the best outdoor activities including walking, hiking, mountain climbing, canoeing, cycling and much more! Whatever you fancy you will find activity holidays in Killarney is the best way to explore the fabulous countryside and beaches.
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Stryi (Ukrainian Стрий,  also Stryi, or Stryy) was an air base in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine located 4 km southwest of Stryi.  It was a large base with 6 km of parking area taxiways and numerous revetments.

Units that have been stationed at Stryy include:
 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment (179 IAP).  The regiment flew Sukhoi Su-9 (ASCC: Fishpot) interceptors beginning in the 1960s, then in 1978 upgraded to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23M (ASCC: Flogger-B).  By the end of the Cold War the regiment was flying 43 MiG-23MLD.  This regiment was under 8th Air Defence Army Soviet Air Defence Forces (8 OA PVO). In 1992 it was taken over by Ukraine. In October 1994 it was renamed 10th Aviation Base, and the base was disbanded in December 1996.
 260th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (260 TBAP) flying Tupolev Tu-16 (ASCC: Badger) and later 20 Tupolev Tu-22M3 (ASCC: Backfire) aircraft at the end of the Cold War. Under 13th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, 46th Air Army, and later seemingly 106th Long Range Aviation Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In 2009 work started on dismantling buildings, warehouses, garages and other property on the aerodrome acted against the community and district government area. Zokrama Striyskoy District Council chairman Roman Kozak said:
'Investors are willing to come even today, is an American company that consents to recover the strip to the airport work, taking planes to refuel'.

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Q: Hackerrank Game of Two Stack (Recursion) I was solving the Game of Two Stack problem on HackerRank and I am unsure of why my recursive python algorithm is failing some of the test cases.
https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/game-of-two-stacks
My code is
def twoStacks(maxSum, a, b):
    # Write your code here
    res, a_index, b_index = 0, 0, 0
    return recur(res, a_index, b_index, maxSum, a, b)

def recur(res, a_i, b_i, maxSum, a, b):
    if maxSum < 0:
        return res-1
    res += 1
    if a_i < len(a) and b_i < len(b):
        return max(recur(res, a_i+1, b_i, maxSum - a[a_i], a, b),recur(res, a_i, b_i+1, maxSum - b[b_i], a, b))
    elif a_i < len(a):
        return recur(res, a_i+1, b_i, maxSum - a[a_i], a, b)
    elif b_i < len(b):
        return recur(res, a_i, b_i+1, maxSum - b[b_i], a, b)
    return res-1

My intention is to increment pointers (a_index and b_index) to simulate the popping of the top element from the stack. The recursive function will terminate when maxSum is less than 0. While the pointers are less than the length of their respective stacks, I will check the possibility of popping from either stack A or B.
I am failing test case 8-13 due to runtime error and test case 2-3 due to timeout. I understand there are other algorithms to solve this problem, but would like to understand why my recursive answer is incorrect.

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It has been suggested that this article be moved to Stat-boosting items.
It has been suggested that this article be moved to Nutritious drinks.
Pokémon drink redirects here. For the items that represent real-world drinks, see Drink.
A vitamin is a type of item from the Pokémon games. They are used to boost the stats, Power Points, or level of a Trainer's Pokémon. Most vitamins are named after real minerals and organic compounds important to bodily health.
From Generation III onward, they are known as nutritious drinks (Japanese: 栄養ドリンク nutritious drinks), also being referred to as Pokémon drinks in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. They are described as ability enhancers (Japanese: のうりょくをあげるアイテム attribute-raising items) in Generation I and as stat enhancers (Japanese: のうりょくをあげるどうぐ attribute-raising tools) in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In the anime, they are referred to as Pokémon vitamin drinks.
In all core series games since Generation III, vitamins that affect stats increase a Pokémon's EVs for a given stat by 10 EV points, only raising a stat's EVs to a maximum of 100 or the total EVs to a maximum of 510. Prior to Generation III, effort values were based on a system of stat experience and vitamins increased a stat by 2560 EV points, but could only be used until the stat had 25600 EVs.
The two PP-raising vitamins raise the maximum PP of one of the Pokémon's moves in increments of fifths of its base PP, up to 8/5 of its base PP.
Rare Candies will increase a Pokémon's level by one, using the minimum amount of experience required for the Pokémon to reach the next level.
From Generation II onward, all vitamins also increase the friendship of Pokémon they are used on.
In the Mystery Dungeon series, vitamins permanently increase one of the Stats of a Pokémon and are not subject to any limits due to the absence of the EV system in those games.
All vitamins can be found on the ground at various locations.
PP Ups are sold in Cerulean City and at the Pokéathlon Dome. PP Ups are commonly given as prizes in the Pokémon Lottery Corner. PP Maxes are not sold anywhere.
Rare Candies can be purchased at the Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontiers, the Battle Subway, the PWT, and the Battle Maison for 48 BP each. They can also be purchased at the Pokéathlon Dome on Mondays and Saturdays.
All other vitamins are available to buy for 9800 ( 4900 at a sale) at Celadon Department Store and the Safari Zone Gate in Kanto, Goldenrod Department Store in Johto, Lilycove Department Store and Slateport market in Hoenn, Veilstone Department Store in Sinnoh, Shopping Mall Nine in Unova, and the Laverre City Poké Mart in Kalos; they are available to buy for 10,000 at the Mount Hokulani Pokémon Center. They may also be purchased at Cerulean City in exchange for Berry Powder. Vitamins can also be purchased at both the third and fourth generation Battle Frontiers, the Battle Subway, and the PWT for 1 BP each and from the Battle Maison for 2 BP each.
GSC Raises the HP of one Pokémon.
RS Raises the HP of one Pokémon.
E Raises the base HP of one Pokémon.
Colo. Raises the HP of one Pokémon.
XD Raises the base HP of one Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base HP of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base HP of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base HP of a single Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Attack stat of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Attack stat of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Attack stat of a single Pokémon.
Stad Increases the Defense rating of the selected Pokémon.
GSC Raises Defense of one Pokémon.
RS Raises the stat Defense of one Pokémon.
E Raises the base Defense stat of one Pokémon.
FRLG A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Defense stat of one Pokémon.
Colo. Raises the stat Defense of one Pokémon.
XD Raises the base Defense stat of one Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokémon.
BWB2W2 A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokémon.
Stad Increases the Special rating of the selected Pokémon.
GSC Ups Special stats of one Pokémon.
RS Raises the stat Sp.Atk of one Pokémon.
E Raises the base Sp.Atk stat of one Pokémon.
FRLG A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Atk stat of one Pokémon.
Colo. Raises the stat Sp. Atk of one Pokémon.
XD Raises the base Sp. Atk stat of one Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Atk (Special Attack) stat of a single Pokémon.
BWB2W2 A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Atk (Special Attack) stat of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Sp. Atk stat of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Sp. Atk stat of a single Pokémon.
Effect: Adds 10 Special Defense EVs to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 100 Special Defense EVs.
RS Raises the stat Sp.Def of one Pokémon.
E Raises the base Sp.Def stat of one Pokémon.
FRLG A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def stat of one Pokémon.
Colo. Raises the stat Sp. Def of one Pokémon.
XD Raises the base Sp. Def stat of one Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokémon.
BWB2W2 A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Sp. Def stat of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Sp. Def stat of a single Pokémon.
RS Raises the stat Speed of one Pokémon.
E Raises the base Speed stat of one Pokémon.
Colo. Raises the stat Speed of one Pokémon.
XD Raises the base Speed stat of one Pokémon.
HGSS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Speed stat of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Speed stat of a single Pokémon.
SM A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Speed stat of a single Pokémon.
Effect: Raises the PP of a selected move by 1/5 of the move's base PP, until 3 PP Ups or one PP Max have been used on the Pokémon's move.
Stad Increases the PP of the selected move by 20 percent.
GSC Raises max PP of a selected move.
RSE Raises the maximum PP of a selected move.
FRLG Slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move for one Pokémon.
Colo. XD Raises the maximum PP of a selected move.
HGSS It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
BWB2W2 It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
XYORAS A medicine that can slightly raise the maximum PP of a single move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
SM A medicine that can slightly raise the maximum PP of a single move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
Effect: Raises the PP of a selected move to 8/5 of the move's base PP, but can only be used once per move on a given Pokémon.
RSE Raises the PP of a move to its maximum points.
FRLG Raises the PP of a selected move to its maximum level for one Pokémon.
Colo. XD Raises the PP of a move to its maximum points.
HGSS It maximally raises the top PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
BWB2W2 It maximally raises the top PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
XYORAS A medicine that can optimally raise the maximum PP of a single move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
SM A medicine that can optimally raise the maximum PP of a single move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Protein, Calcium, Iron, and Zinc appear as types of health drink. Carbos appears in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. Their effects are based on those of their core series counterparts.
Calcium debuted in The Joy of Pokémon. Nurse Joy gave a whole bottle of these tablets to a giant Magikarp. Some other unidentified vitamins also appeared in the episode.
The Rare Candy debuted in Caterpie's Big Dilemma. However, unlike in the games, where the Rare Candy levels up a Pokémon, in the episode it actually makes the Pokémon larger (and in some cases uncontrollable) due to the fact that this was a specially modified and experimental version of it. Brock said that the original would merely "enhance a Pokémon's abilities". Also, due to a dubbing error, the Rare Candy was referred by a direct translation of its Japanese name, Mystery Candy.
In The Clubsplosion Begins!, a full set of vitamins (PP Up, PP Max, and Rare Candy are excluded) were announced to be the prize for winning the Clubsplosion, like how the set of wings was the prize for the Club Battle. They were eventually won by Stephan.
In Innocent Scientist, Blake revealed that he had given his Dewott a Rare Candy and Resist Wing before heading to battle Genesect, boosting his defenses just enough for him to be able to survive an Electric-type Techno Blast.
The following is a list of cards named Rare Candy.
In Black 2 and White 2, due to Pokémon Breeders being programmed to reset every time the player leaves and re-enters the area, the Breeders found at Big Stadium and Small Court can be used to collect unlimited amounts of Rare Candies, as they give the player one as a reward every time they are defeated.
The PP Max's English name is the same as the Japanese name of the Max Elixir.
The Japanese names of the vitamins reveal them to be other compounds, specifically taurine, bromhexine, lysozyme, chitosan, and indometacin, used for treatment of the body.
This page was last edited on 27 November 2018, at 08:50.


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Theatre review: The Pajama Game at the Shaftesbury Theatre
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A scene from The Pajama Game @ Shaftesbury Theatre. Words and Music by RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS Book by GEORGE ABBOTT and RICHARD BISSELL. Directed by Richard Eyre. (Opening 13-05-14) �Tristram Kenton 04/14 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com - Credit: �Tristram Kenton
At last here is a big West end/ Broadway musical that actually lives up to its bill matter. It epitomises what musical theatre should be.
It is the same show that aired in London in 1955 and is set in that period but the choreography and style are brought up to date to accommodate the time we live in and it seems as fresh as ever. In the fifties there were eight dancers and eight singers and the principals were a class apart. But nowadays principles work along with the ensemble and due to our more comprehensive musical theatre training they can all dance and sing along with the best of them. The general feeling of all these modern productions is one of good humour and camaraderie.
Basically the book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell is about a projected strike in a pyjama factory and involves the awkward love affair between Babe – a Union rep bent on organising a walk out and Sid the new supervisor who needs his job and might lose it if the strike takes place.
Joanna Riding plays the tomboyish Babe who can do some real damage with a baseball bat and Michael Xavier as Sid has one of the best voices to be heard in the West end. Together they perform some of Adler and Ross's great duets – and are wittily choreographed by Stephen Mear..
It is a strange subject for a jolly musical but the score has some of the greatest songs ever – many of them familiar, Hey there, Hernando's Hideaway, I'm not at all in love, Small Talk etc. A favourite in this production is 'I'll never be jealous again' performed and danced by two middle aged actors, Peter Polycarpou and Clare Machin. 'Steam heat' The big dance number that gave Shirley Maclean her career on Broadway is sung ad danced by Alexis Owen-Hobbs.
This a great show - brilliantly interpreted by director Richard Eyre. It has a limited run until September so get booking. You will come out of it a happier person. And that is what musical theatre should be about.


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Q: Nested Quantifier placement confusion I'm working on a question right now that's asking me the difference between
"For every integer a, b, if for every integer x, ax+b is even ... " and
"For every integer a, b, x if ax+b is even ..."
I already proved the first statement as true but I'm struggling to find a concrete difference between the two statements. If anybody can sort of explain the difference for me, I'd greatly appreciate that.
Thanks!

A: Following Graham's comment and filtering out the $a,b$:
$$\big(\forall x~\mathrm P(x)\big)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q\tag{1e}$$$$\forall x~\big(\mathrm P(x)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q\big)\tag{2e}$$
Sentence $(2\mathrm e)$ asserts that $\ldots,\big(P(-7)\Rightarrow Q\big),\ldots,\big(P(0)\Rightarrow Q\big),\ldots,\big(P(31)\Rightarrow Q\big),\ldots$ are all true ($x$ is varying over its entire domain); equivalently, that if some $P(x)$ is true, then $Q$ is true; i.e., $$\forall x~\big(\mathrm P(x)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q\big)\;\equiv\;\big(\exists x~\mathrm P(x)\big)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q.\tag{2e}$$
In comparison, sentence $(1\mathrm e)$ is a weaker assertion: it is applicable (usefully invoked) in fewer scenarios, since its hypothesis $\big(\forall x~\mathrm P(x)\big)$ is harder to satisfy than $(2\mathrm e)$'s hypothesis $\big(\exists x~\mathrm P(x)\big).$
For completeness: $$\big(\forall x~\mathrm P(x)\big)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q\;\equiv\;\exists x~\big(\mathrm P(x)\Rightarrow\mathrm Q\big).\tag{1e}$$


The King's American Dragoon's was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.
Founded by Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford) in 1781, it was initially formed from the remnants of other loyalist militia groups. They primarily served on Long Island in 1782 and early 1783, where they earned local notoriety for destroying a local church and burial ground in order to erect a fort in Huntington, New York. They were evacuated from New York and resettled in St. John, New Brunswick, in July 1783.
The unit was disbanded in St, John in October 1783.


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Hermann Paul Nitsche (Colditz,  - Dresde, ) était un psychiatre allemand, membre du parti nazi qui joua un rôle majeur dans la mise en œuvre de l'Aktion T4 et fut condamné à mort et exécuté pour crime contre l'humanité.

Carrière
Nitsche obtient son diplôme en médecine en 1901 et accède au professorat en 1925. Il s'inscrit au part nazi en . Fervent partisan de l'eugénisme et de l'euthanasie, il est présent lors de la première expérience de gazage de handicapés mentaux à Brandebourg en  ou . Son implication dans l'Aktion T4 n'est pas principalement motivée par l'idéologie raciale nazie mais par ses convictions personnelles ; bien établi, il ne recherche pas un avancement de carrière au travers de son rôle dans l'extermination des handicapés.

L'euthanasie
Nitsche est directeur adjoint de la clinique de Sonnenstein de 1913 à 1918, puis directeur de celle-ci de 1928 à 1939. Il devient, en 1940, directeur adjoint du bureau médical de l'Aktion T4, sous l'autorité de Werner Heyde : ce département traite l'enregistrement, l'évaluation et la sélection des patients voués à l'« euthanasie » ; il est notamment responsable de la correspondance avec les hôpitaux psychiatriques pour l'identification et le transfert des malades à exterminer. Il succède à Heyde en .

Procès et exécution
Nitsche est arrêté le  et jugé du  au . Condamné à mort pour crime contre l'humanité, il tente de justifier son action en affirmant qu'elle avait pour but de libérer les malades de la douleur. Il est guillotiné à Dresde le .

Bibliographie

 Boris Böhm, Hagen Markwardt : Hermann Paul Nitsche (1876–1948) – Zur Biografie eines Reformpsychiaters und Hauptakteurs der NS-"Euthanasie". In: Stiftung Sächsische Gedenkstätten (Hrsg.): Nationalsozialistische Euthanasieverbrechen. Beiträge zur Aufarbeitung ihrer Geschichte in Sachsen. Michael Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2004. .
 Ernst Klee : "Euthanasie" im NS-Staat. Die "Vernichtung lebensunwerten Lebens". S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1983. .
 Ernst Klee (Hrsg.) : Dokumente zur "Euthanasie". Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1985, .
 Götz Aly (Hrsg.) : Aktion T4 1939–1945. Die "Euthanasie"-Zentrale in der Tiergartenstraße 4. Edition Hentrich, 2. erweiterte Auflage, Berlin, 1989. .
  : Der "Euthanasie"-Prozeß von Dresden 1947. Eine zeitgeschichtliche Dokumentation. Frankfurt a.M., 1993
 Thomas Schilter : Unmenschliches Ermessen. Die nationalsozialistische "Euthanasie"-Tötungsanstalt Pirna-Sonnenstein 1940/41. Leipzig, 1998
 Alexander Mitscherlich, Fred Mielke : Medizin ohne Menschlichkeit. Dokumente des Nürnberger Ärzteprozesses. Frankfurt a.M., 1960

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Nazi condamné et exécuté pour crime de guerre ou crime contre l'humanité
Psychiatre allemand
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Naissance à Colditz
Naissance dans le royaume de Saxe
Décès en mars 1948
Décès à Dresde
Décès à 71 ans


The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the right belongs to individuals, while also ruling that the right is not unlimited and does not prohibit all regulation of either firearms or similar devices. State and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government from infringing this right, per the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.
The Second Amendment was based partially on the right to keep and bear arms in English common law and was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. Sir William Blackstone described this right as an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense and resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.
In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, "The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence" and limited the scope of the Second Amendment's protections to the federal government. In United States v. Miller (1939), the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment did not protect weapon types not having a "reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia".
In the twenty-first century, the amendment has been subjected to renewed academic inquiry and judicial interest. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that held the amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms. In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court clarified its earlier decisions that limited the amendment's impact to a restriction on the federal government, expressly holding that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment against state and local governments.In Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016), the Supreme Court reiterated its earlier rulings that "the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding" and that its protection is not limited to "only those weapons useful in warfare".


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Models FMDB and FMDA are Sun's new 2 position, 3-way electro-proportional meter-in throttling valves. These versatile cartridges can be configured into a variety of motion control circuits. Used in conjunction with counterbalance cartridges, powerful solutions utilizing two 3-way valves to create a 4-way circuit to achieve meter-in and meter-out control are possible.
FMDB and FMDA direct acting cartridges block the supply port (port 1) in the de-energized position while directing flow to tank via port 2 to port 3. No throttling is present in the 2 to 3 direction.
Model FMDB offers lower flow capacity with full flow in the port 2 to 3 direction and is available in three flow ranges, from 1.6 to 6 gpm (6,1 to 23 L/min.).
Model FMDA offers higher flow capacity and improved resolution in the 1 to 2 flow direction while sacrificing flow capacity in the 2 to 3 flow direction and is available in four flow ranges, from 1.6 to 9 gpm (6,1 to 34 L/min.). FMDA's are designed for use in Sun's cushion lock circuit (shown below) where the return flow has an independent path to tank.
Shown to the right, two FMDB cartridges are used to create a 3 position, 4-way proportional valve with meter-in control.
Using separate meter-in devices allows system control gain to be optimized for differential cylinder flow requirements.
All Sun standard coil and control options may be utilized.
In this example, two FMDB cartridges are used in series with two counterbalance valves where return flow takes place through the directional valve.
Separating the meter-in and meter-out control allows optimization of motion control solutions without having to create special spools.
Leakage characteristics allow positive load locking.
With FMDB only: Counterbalance valves provide full flow relief, dependent on the 2 to 3 flow capacity of the FMDB valve.
Two FMDA cartridges can be used to create a 3 position, 4-way proportional valve with both meter-in and meter-out control, as shown in Sun's cushion lock circuit to the right.
Circuit flushing and replenishment from using the counterbalance valves in series along with anti-cavitation protection via the check valves.
Improved resolution by using the FMDA cartridges and directing the return flow independently to tank.


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Asia Society Remembers Karin Higa
Posted On November 15, 2013 Life & Arts
From left: Susette S. Min, Karin Higa, and Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu, co-curators of the Asia Society Museum exhibition "One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now" which opened at Asia Society Museum in September 2006.
The following statement was issued by Asia Society in New York on Thursday.
Asia Society joins the art community in mourning the loss of independent curator and teacher Karin Higa, who died of cancer at home in Los Angeles on Oct. 29.
A leading curator of Asian American art, Higa co-curated the group exhibition "One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now," which premiered at Asia Society Museum in New York in the fall of 2006 before traveling to the Blaffer Gallery in Houston, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
A Southern California native, Higa earned an M.A. from Columbia University before getting her master's degree in art history from UCLA. From 1992 to 2006 she worked at the Japanese American National Museum, where she rose to the position of senior curator of art. In 2012, she was named a co-curator of the Hammer Museum's 2014 biennial.
Asia Society Museum Director and Senior Vice President of Global Arts and Cultural Programs Melissa Chiu commented: "Karin made a substantial contribution to the scholarship in the field of Asian American art through her writings and curation of exhibitions, including Asia Society's 'One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now' exhibition. It was a pleasure to serve with her as co-curator of that exhibition in 2006. Her generosity of spirit and sense of humor made her a colleague and friend who will be greatly missed."
Don Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, called Higa "a pioneering advocate and curator of Asian American art." Similar tributes came from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Honolulu Museum of Art, among other institutions.
"One Way or Another" surveyed the work of 17 contemporary Asian American artists, all born in the 1960s and '70s. Reviewing the exhibition for The New York Times, Roberta Smith called it "Asia Society's latest, and possibly best, foray into contemporary art," adding, "The quality of the work speaks for itself."
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now (exhibition website)
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Michael Giacchino's "Roar", the Cloverfield overture played during the movie's credits, has reappeared on iTunes, at a new lower price - 99¢!
* Thanks to soundtrack special-reporter Michael L. for this report!
What about the people who already bought it for the more expensive price? Lame!
thats funny, i just bought it at about 4:00PM today! when did it come back up? thats awesome that i got it at the lower price, because i was hesitating to buy it, and then i saw it cheaper, and i bought with NO hesitation!


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Discussion in 'Mac Basics and Help' started by NewAge, Aug 1, 2006.
Alright so I have all my captured videos on my external drive but I can't delete anything on it, it says I don't have the previlages and it won't let me move anything around I can only copy files. Please someone help me out thank you.
Get info on the drive (context click/right click) or [Command]+ .
Then Ownership + Premissions--> set premissions, apply to enclosed items. What happens?
You might have to unlock premissions.
What did you use to capture the video. If you used a Windows computer, and the drive is not in FAT or UFS format, you might not be able to delete the information.
And its NT Filesystem formate.
You captured the video on a Windows system.
You will be able to copy the video over to a Mac compatible file system (HFS,HFS+,AFS,UFS,FATn etc...) or network attached drive (NAS).
You will not be able to delete the video, unless you reformat the drive. Microsoft and Apple do not play well together. Both HFS and NTFS are proprietary formats, and each company hasn't allowed the world to write to their particular format freely.
There is debate as to what the most friendly and ubiquitous cross platform format is. For small drives it's FATn, for large drives I like UFS. I am not sure how your version Windows deals with UFS, so it may not be the best format.
I exptect others will chime in if I am wrong.
How can I reformate it so I can delete files off of it once I put everything back on it? Could I just back it all up on my other hard drive in my PC and then reformate it for a mac and transfer my files via my 20GB iPod from my Back uped captured video onto the iPod then onto my newly reformated mac external drive? I know it will take some time but if its the only way it can be done then I will do it like that.
That's a good way, but not the only one.
You could just delete the files useing your PC.
You could use a program like Mac Drive for Windows or for OS X... can't think of the name of the product (perhaps Dave by Thursby.
How often are you going to do this?
I will be using that external for all of m captured video and I make films all the time.


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The V16 reed (Dark Green Box) features a medium-thick heart (more than a Java but less than a Traditional), with a thicker tip than a Java. This cut is designed to produce a strong attack with a deep, rich, more percussive sound. This is their warmest/darkest style after the Traditional.


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Developing Trends in China's Solar PV Industry for 2016
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China's solar PV industry has been in recovery mode since 2013. The capacity utilization rate of PV firms has improved, the sector steadily continues to grow and new technologies have been developed, while the PV makers have seen their margins improve. Looking into 2016, the sector is expected to maintain growth, thanks to favorable policies and increasing market demand.
Here are the major developing trends.
China Moves into First Place in Installed PV Capacity
The global PV market recorded strong growth in 2015, with newly added installed capacity of more than 50 GW, increasing 16.3 percent from a year earlier and bringing the total to 230 GW. Established markets including Japan, the U.S. and Europe kept strong growth momentum, with newly added installed capacity of 9 GW, 8 GW and 7.5 GW, respectively. Meanwhile, emerging markets in India, Thailand, Chile and Mexico grew rapidly last year. China's newly added installed capacity in 2015 is estimated at 16.5 GW, the highest worldwide for another year in a row, while the country's total installed PV capacity is expected to exceed 43 GW, surpassing Germany's to become the world leader.
The Sector Continues to Grow, While Corporate Profitability Shows Significant Improvement
Worldwide polysilicon production continued to rise, topping out at 340,000 tons in 2015, a rise of 12.6 percent over 2014. China's polysilicon production stood at 162,000 tons, an increase of 19.1 percent year-on-year, while the country's solar module production grew to 43 GW, an increase of 20.8 percent.
The top 10 module manufacturers in the country recorded an average gross margin of 15 percent. Many Chinese makers have begun to build plants overseas. In the first half of 2015, China's module manufacturers achieved a growth of 8.9 percent in sales, 9.7 percent in net profit and 6.5 percent in average net margin. In 2016, worldwide polysilicon production is expected to reach 360,000 tons, of which China is expected to account for 180,000 tons. The price for polysilicon is expected to remain at 110,000 yuan ($16,000) per ton.
Technologies Continue to Advance, While Production Cost Shrink
In 2015, the overall cost of production among Chinese PV makers shrunk to 90,000 yuan ($13,600) per ton, while the industry's average comprehensive electricity consumption dropped to 100 kWh/kg, thanks to improved production processes. Meanwhile, production costs among leading module producers were reduced to 2.8 yuan per watt, as technologies for PV module encapsulation and anti light-induced degradation improved.
Looking into 2016, technological progress will remain the focus of the sector. The conversion efficiency of polycrystalline silicon cells in mass production is expected to exceed 18.5 percent, while that for monocrystalline silicon cells is expected to reach 20 percent. The power of main module products is expected to climb to 265 w to 270 w.
Investment in the Sector Continues to Rise, While M&As and Reorganizations Accelerate
China's PV industry recorded 80.8 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) in investment for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 35.8 percent from the same period of a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Many companies in the industry announced their plans for capacity expansion last year, according to EnergyTrend. Chinese PV companies have completed plants overseas with an overall cell production capacity of 1.7 GW and module production capacity of 2.3 GW. Last year, China's Shunfeng International Clean Energy acquired both a Luoyang-based silicon company as well as U.S.-based cell module maker Suniva, in a move to further optimize its industry chain. Tongwei Group invested NT$850 million in Taiwan-based Gintech Energy. This year, Chinese PV companies plan to speed up their expansion plans in emerging markets, while aggressively pushing ahead their strategies to expand their global presence by building plants overseas and acquiring foreign makers.
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NRA Slams Biden for Pushing Gun Control
(RepublicanNews.org) – Less than a month into the new administration, emboldened Democrats eagerly took their first shots at limiting Second Amendment protections. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) renewed her push for a proposed Firearm Licensing and Registration Act, considered by many to be the most radical control measure ever considered by Congress.
Following suit, Joe Biden issued a statement on the third anniversary of the tragic 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. His February 14 message called on Congress to pass legislation banning assault rifles, extending background checks, and other oppressive gun control measures.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) reaction followed swiftly in the form of a tweet vowing never to give up the fight to protect the Second Amendment.
TODAY: President Biden issued statement calling on Congress to:
🚨Ban commonly owned firearms (AR-15s) and 10+ round mags
🚨Criminalize private firearm transfers
🚨Run firearm manufacturers & dealers out of business.
NRA will NEVER stop fighting for the 2nd Amendment!
— NRA (@NRA) February 14, 2021
NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter spoke with reporters last week in anticipation of Biden's statement. She pointed out that background checks are a waste of time because criminals will "never comply" with them. All they do is create unnecessary challenges for "law-abiding" citizens seeking to purchase a firearm.
As Hunter observed, Biden may end up becoming the "most anti-gun president" in history. It's a good thing the NRA is there to keep his administration in check.


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Some of these little signs are proof that I have a very warped sense of humor!!! But....I bet if you'll just be honest....you smiled, or even laughed out loud at some of these yourself!!!
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Sports TV listings for March 3-4 When to watch your favorite teams. Check out this story on rgj.com: http://on.rgj.com/1bZQMNp
REN Published 10:54 p.m. PT March 2, 2014 | Updated 11:54 a.m. PT March 4, 2014
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Angels-Diamondbacks*(FS1) …noon
Notre Dame-North Carolina*(ESPN) …4 p.m.
Savannah St.-NC Central*(ESPNU) …4 p.m.
Xavier-Seton Hall*(FS1)… 4 p.m.
Women: UConn-Louisville*(ESPN2)… 4 p.m.
Kansas St.-Oklahoma St.*(ESPN) …6 p.m.
NC State-Pittsburgh*(ESPNU) …6 p.m.
Pelicans-Kings*(CSNC-plus)… 7 p.m.
Sabres-Stars*(NBCSN) …5 p.m.
SEC Championships(ESPNU) …noon
SEC Championships(ESPNU) …1:30 p.m.
Djokovic-Murray*(ESPN2)… 6 p.m.
Rangers-Angels*(FS1) …noon
UCF-Temple*(ESPNEWS) …3:30 p.m.
Michigan-Illinois*(ESPN) …4 p.m.
Iowa St.-Baylor*(ESPN2) …4 p.m.
Florida-South Carolina*(ESPNU)… 4 p.m.
Creighton-Georgetown*(FS1) …4 p.m.
Warriors-Pacers*(CSBA) …4 p.m.
USF-Houston*(ESPNEWS) …5:30 p.m.
Alabama-Kentucky*(ESPN) …6 p.m.
Florida St.-Boston College*(ESPNU)… 6 p.m.
Marquette-Providence*(FS1) …6 p.m.
Arizona St.-Oregon*(FS1) …8 p.m.
Lightning-Blues*(NBCSN)… 5 p.m.
Hurricanes-Sharks*(CSNC) …7:30 pm.
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Head Coach Andy Reid
Injury report: "(LB) Stewart Bradley is out. (QB) Michael Vick and really the rest of the guys that I mention are questionable, they did not practice today. So Michael Vick, he'll obviously be a stretch here; he still has a quad contusion. (T) Winston Justice did not practice today, (it's) his knee. (WR) Desean Jackson, foot sprain, didn't practice. Trevor Laws with the shoulder, and Asante with the knee. So they're all making progress, we'll just have to see. This is a short week. Everybody else practiced and did well."
Opening remarks:"I thought the guys from just the short period of time we had to get ready for the Cowboys have done a good job. (QB) Kevin's (Kolb) taking the reps there at the quarterback position and he's done a good job with that. And again, the bottom line is it's the Cowboys versus the Eagles and those are always exciting games. And like I said, I thought our guys had a couple good days of practice and we'll be ready to roll."
On whether limited practice and a short week affects how deep a gameplan can go:"Well, I mean, the one plus is that both teams played each other just a few weeks back here, couple weeks ago, so we didn't run everything there and I'm sure they didn't run everything. So there's some things that you can go back and pull out of the old gameplan and there's some things that carry over from gameplan to gameplan, so the game we just played."
On whether he values momentum or health of players more with a playoff spot clinched:"The players, you know, if they can't play I'm not going to throw them in there, that's not what I'm going to do. But if they can go, then they go and we'll just see how all of that plays out."
On Vick's health compared to Tuesday night and whether he will play this weekend: "Well, I think it will be a stretch for him to play in this game, here. So he has that quad contusion, but he's making progress every day, he's been in with (head athletic trainer) Rick (Burkholder) and getting everything done that he needs to do and exhausting that part of it. Like I said, he's making progress and that's a plus."
On whether Vick needs to change his style of play in order to protect himself from taking a lot of hits: "This one, this did happen on a run; this was a little different one, this wasn't a big hit or any of that. Actually, it was just somebody's elbow caught him, and he wears a slide pad, but it caught him in between the slide pad and the knee pad, so kind of a freak deal. But I think he's been doing better at getting down and he's been working on getting out of bounds, doing those things so this wouldn't happen. This one actually he was diving down and he got out of the way of a big hit, he just got caught with an elbow."
On whether it is important to see a sharper, crisper team on Sunday:"Yeah, listen, and that was the disappointing part of the last game, that we had too many penalties, substitutions were off, and that's my responsibility to get that right. And so, we're aware of that now, now we just have to make sure we do it right and get it straight."
On his thoughts about how Kolb has handled the quarterback situation this season:"You know what, I think he's done a phenomenal job. He's a very competitive guy and nobody wants to play more than he wants to play. I guess I would say thank goodness he and Michael have the relationship they have, the friendship they have, and they're both wired the way they're wired, so they're both big fans of each other. But at the same time, when Michael wasn't playing I would say the same thing, he wanted to play and you wouldn't want it any other way as a coach, but they've just handled, and Kevin in this case, but Kevin's handled it I think with a lot of class."
On Kolb getting reps in practice: "I think that's a good thing and the thing you know about him is that he's going to be fired up if he gets that opportunity. And the way he's handled practices here, he's just been very sharp."
On whether the league when scheduling first round playoff games is taking the Eagles past game schedule into consideration: "I think so, I'm sure they do that, I'm sure they do. But there's nothing that you can say, or you could say it, but they're going to do what they have to do. But they're aware of it, the crazy schedule, there. I'm sure they're taking it into consideration."
On whether he anticipates any starters who are not on the injury report to not play at all: "Well, there are two, Bradley, then I think Michael's going to be a stretch. The other guys are getting better."
On whether the guys that are banged up but not hurt are going to play: "They're all prepping to play. Your roster's not big enough where you can – you have to be careful."
On what rookie LB Jamar Chaney had to do to show him that he was ready to play and whether it was more physical or mental: "That's a good question. It's a combination of both. You have to be able to handle the load of the offense or defense, and then you physically have to execute. So you have to have both."
On whether Chaney has a lot going through his mind:"Oh yeah, because of the experience, but that counts and he's handled it well."


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Swimming into the Sunset
The Main Blurb
Since today was the final day of swimming, I'm going to bid a fond adieu to the USA Swim Team. Remember earlier in this week? I was frustrated that we didn't seem to be doing anything and making much progress in the medal standings.
I can gladly say that they finished kind of how Michael Phelps did: they finished very strong. New stars like Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt, Matt Grevers, and Nathan Adrian came through in the clutch, promising that World Championships and Olympics to come would be in good hands.
Ryan Lochte came into this Games with a lot of expectations. He started with gold, but then kind of petered out at the end. Casual observers may remember Lochte more for his mother's "one-night stand" blunder or his statement that he peed in the Olympic pool during events than his 400IM gold.
Phelps, on the other hand, missed the medal stand in his first final last Saturday, but didn't miss the podium after that. He finally got some silver medals (4x100 relay, 200 butterfly) and four more golds (200IM, 100 butterfly, 4x200 relay, 4x100 medley). I am more impressed with his week than Lochte's. As a fan of Phelps since 2004, I guess that's understandable.
But I need to give mad props to the ladies of the swim team. Missy Franklin, Ledecky, Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni, and Allison Schmitt all went away with individual golds in their specialties. Others – Natalie Coughlin, Elizabeth Beisel, and Jessica Hardy – helped gain more medals for the ladies. Then the 4x100 medley team came out, and it looked like Murders' Row: Franklin, Soni, Vollmer, and Schmitt. There was no question that they would come away with gold – with a world record, no less! It was more of a sure-thing than the men's medley relay!
It is time to say goodbye to a few names that I have grown familiar with as I have watched swimming in the past eight years – some from the States, and some from rival countries: Michael Phelps, Brendan Hansen, Kosuke Kitajima, Laslo Czeh (who probably deserves a lot of gold medals for just dealing with Phelps for eight years), and my favorite swimmer to hate, Milorad Cavic. Farewell, guys. You made it fun to watch swimming!
Mini Blurbs
DID YOU KNOW? The song that NBC opens their Olympic coverage with - you know, "Bum! BUM! Ba-bum bum bum bum! Bum bumbumbum, bumbum bum bu-da-dum bum bum!" was written in by Frenchman Leo Arnaud way back in 1958. ABC used it when they had the Olympics coverage starting in 1968, and then NBC took it. It's actually called "Bugler's Dream."
Watching Sun Yang's bio about him and his Australian coach Denis Cotterell, I could see that being a quirky sports movie. Beach bum Cotterell and stiff upper lip Sun? I'd probably go see that. (And did you see the underwater camera? His legs never move – I've never seen freestyle swimming like that!)
I wonder if Morgan Freeman was as happy that Michael Phelps kept getting medals. Can you imagine his cell phone going off after every win? "Hey Morgan – you have to dub that Visa commercial again. Michael got another gold."
Where in the Olympics was Kobe Bryant? Well, he almost lost to Lithuania in basketball pool play, but then he appeared at the pool to help send Michael Phelps off with his giant silver trophy.
Ever heard of Keirin? It's part of track cycling. Six racers start together, but are forced to follow a guy on a motorcycle for a bunch of laps before they are allowed to go full speed. That would be like having the Zamboni lead the short track speed skaters for half of the race. Which also helps me make my claim that track cycling is the speed skating of the Summer Games.
I LOVE the overhead camera for the track races. Such a different point of view!
Yesterday and today in the morning featured preliminary heats for the 100-meter dash. No, not the first heat, the preliminary heat before the first heat. Pretty much countries that don't have a strong sprint team and don't have a runner who has accomplished the A- or B-standards for the Olympics can enter in the preliminary heat. The top three runners get to be in the heats later in the day. There were women from Middle Eastern countries and men from the smallest Pacific islands competing, and I almost think that those heats were more interesting to watch than the heats and semifinals!
I think the trampoline gymnast from the US had a cooler-looking singlet than the regular gymnasts. By the way, apparently trampoline gymnastics are the most competitive in China and…Canada? A Canadian took gold in the women's trampoline event today. Yesterday it was a Chinese man named Dong Dong! I am not even kidding here.
I think I may know the answer already, but it's nice to put it out there: In the 400 medley relay they start with the backstrokers because the handoff is a lot easier that way. So why doesn't the individual medley start with the backstroke? Because most IM-ers wouldn't know how to start off the blocks and in the water? That's my guess.
Jessica Ennis has abs of steel.
I got to watch Serena Williams absolutely annihilate Maria Sharapova this morning. I've never seen a woman so giddy about winning a gold medal!
The 10,000 meters was incredibly exciting this afternoon – I hope you were able to watch it. American Galen Rupp and his training teammate, Mo Farah of Great Britain, went 2-1 in that event. The field was so bunched for most of the race, I was thinking there would be a trip-up and fourteen runners would fall over. But they're better than that.
BOOM! As soon as I put out a Czech Republic Gold Medal Watch, they go out and win one! Miroslava Knapkova won women's single sculls in rowing today. Congrats! Let's win some more golds!
Today's roundup: diving, tennis, trampoline gymnastics, volleyball, track, beach volleyball, rowing, long jump, heptathlon, water polo, soccer (I watched South Korea beat Great Britain in a shootout!), boxing, swimming of all kinds, and running of all kinds.
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