In the way that a recently single woman drastically changes her hair to usher in a new era it's apparent that the NGA wants to start afresh when they open their new galleries later this month. I get that. But it is worrying that this is supposedly the best a national institution could find.
Inside word has it that those responsible for the commission are already beginning to regret the move. Maybe they can just do what Vegemite did after they're unfortunate 'iSnack 2.0' incident by reverting back to the old logo and pretending nothing ever happened? Please? Otherwise let's just hope the building extension is so darn amazing that no one has time to consider the logo at all.
UPDATE: Industry folk, and others, might like to read about this straight from the horse's mouths. Check this post on Campaign Brief. My favourite part? Naked Communications Founding Partner Adam Ferrier says "The National Gallery of Australia is our only real national gallery". Indeed Adam. Full points.
Do they do banks, by any chance? Always thought the Commmonwealth logo looked very retro. But that was years ago!
Bow wow. I don't think I've met anyone who does like this logo. I have tried to understand it. Perhaps they were trying to emulate the current GIO logo in order to generate more corporate sponsorship, or maybe it is simply a tactile response to art; boiling it down to a circle, square and triangle. It certainly works for dogs. Personally I think the logo indicates a level of illiteracy, which of course, us puppies in the know understand, this infliction starts at the top.
But in general it would seem the NGA has trouble with typography overall. Certainly the exhibition signage lessens the grandeur of the new galleries. For example, one wonders what they were thinking when they erected the clumsy lettering of the Gandel Hall. A last minute rush job perhaps? Crazy when you think the Director personally chose each and every one of the floor boards. Surely they should have gone with something a little more elegant in line with the gold leaf doors.
At least in the galleries you know where you are. The Gallery shop could sell a line of pre-packaged wall signage for the visitor to take home; 'Kitchen', 'Bathroom,' 'Toilet', 'Dog House'; just so we can locate ourselves domestically.
Wall signage for sale in the shop? Brilliant. It is, after all, the most often heard complaint when wandering around the place.


In connection with my training in gerontology I have also pursued training in helping others cope with loss and bereavement. Grief is not an exact science, but is usually experienced as a personal series of stages that can be fluid, with no exact beginning or end to each stage. Sometimes a certain experience or process is repeated. It all unfolds in a personal way that is the best way for you. It helps to have someone knowledgeable and experienced to support you through and remind you at times of the light at the other end of the tunnel.
I might also add that I have great interest in helping people through losses of all kinds, be it a job, a marriage, a friend… The death or other loss of a pet can be like double jeopardy because that pet was part of your family and someone that you loved so much. But many friends can't understand why you aren't over it yet, it was just an animal. They have no idea what kind of deep relationship you had with that member of your family. They have no idea of the sense of loss, loneliness, pain, and sometimes misplaced guilt, that you are experiencing. You need someone that knows how deep the love of and for an animal of another species can be.


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The Human Expression - Love At Psychedelic Velocity 1994(recorded in 1966-1967)
"The Human Expression" - Garage-psychedelic team from America. Not recorded a single album, and a few singles, but with respect to many of these "bezalbomnyh" groups, "The Human Expression" left an imprint on the history of the genre, and their song "Optical Sound" then repeatedly flashed on any subject collections. Starting the band was laid when two students of the Westminster High School (which is in the district of Orange, California) decided to collect rock band. It was in 1965, and the guys name: Martin Eshleman and Jim Foster. They both played guitar, but of course, the duo were not going to act, and to the group, in the mind, still needed a bassist, vocalist and drummer. The first is the frontman of his guys have advised one of their friend, who lived in Tustin (it's such a small town in the district of Orange) in the neighborhood with this dude named Jim Quarles. Vocalist in the group was now and the case remained in the rhythm section: they lured her from another school group "Moby Dick & The Whalers", and they were now drummer Armand Poulin and bassist Tom Hamilton, and the structure was fully completed. Calling themselves "The Human Expression", the band started writing songs and rehearsing, held initially in the garage of his father Jim Foster and performances in the walls of the native (for most members of the group) of the institution. As for the creativity of these young guys - they composed songs, deliberately mischievous and for its time rather aggressive, focusing on the "wild British" like "The Rolling Stones", "The Pretty Things" and "The Animals". Summer of 1966, the quintet is sent to the studio to capture on film their first creation. The studio was located, moreover, that in another city (though very close, just east of Westminster - in Garden Grove), so also in the usual garage. But how many it is necessary for the demo ?! The more so because the cost of entry paid Jim's father, and he also later went to the received records in Los Angeles, offering them a variety of labels. As a result, with "The Human Expression" contracted a small Los Angeles label "Accent Records", and new producers (now professional) groups began - Don Clifton and label head - Scott Seely. Scott Sealy seeds for the future of the single two songs from the repertoire of the group (they will be "Love At Psychedelic Velocity" and "Every Night"), and in late 1966, the band once again go into the studio, this time to finish recording. Sorokapyatka itself with songs "Love At Psychedelic Velocity" / "Every Night" comes out in January 1967. Group with their debut single gets local fame (a heated part of the performance), but a breakthrough in the national charts and the Top 40 of their songs a little short. Musicians continue to actively give concerts in his native Westminster and the surrounding area, as well as provide a number of performances in Los Angeles, including the legendary club "Whisky A Go Go". The next single, "The Human Expression", recorded in Los Angeles "Sunset Studio", will be released in the summer of '67, in July. They will be two new creations "Optical Sound" and "Calm Me Down". Alas, this single is "The Human Expression" does not bring commercial success. Their chief, Scott Sealy, this situation is depressing, and he insists on the inclusion of the sixth member - another vocalist Mike Verlingieri Jr. This automatically creates a tension in the group and competition between the old (Quarles) and new (Verlingieri) singer. But for the sake of the common cause, Jim was ready even to endure Mike, and for some time the group has existed in this format. For example, they even sfotkalis Promotional Poster six of us. Much more Jim Quarles upset by the fact that Seeley seems disappointed in him as in the author (and what to do, hit-all not!) And for the third-party website attracted singles - Dennis Edmonton, better known as Mars Bonfire. That's what Jim did not have to endure, and, dissatisfied with this policy, left the band. Another unexpected (and unintended) loss of the group was Martin Eshleman. Him "lucky" to get into a car accident, where he seriously injured his hand and temporarily "out of the game." So that future EP, "The Human Expression" will record without Quarles and Eshleman. In the absence of Martin, Jim Foster had to take over as the primary guitarist, and the responsibilities of Mike Verlindzheri, which has now become the only singer in the group, added more and rhythm guitar. As for Mars Bonfayra, he once was a member of the Canadian blues-rock band "The Sparrows", which at one time had moved from Canada to California, but now decayed, and Mars decided to earn writing. He brought into the studio two new songs "Sweet Child Of Nothingness" and "Born To Be Wild" (a familiar name?). Musicians "The Human Expression" is selected first. Perhaps it was a fateful decision. With a "minus". By 1968, the ninth year "The Human Expression" will cease to exist. After his retirement from "The Human Expression", Jim Quarles scored Doers, but not the music and got a job as a sound engineer in one of the studios. Guitarist Martin Eshleman, recovering from injuries, muddied with drummer Armand Poulin new group, which received a strange name - "Rap". Jim Foster patched young manager Westminster group received Successive title "The Human Zoo". In 1970, they released their only album (in the genre of psychedelic rock) via "Accent Records", which had previously worked "The Human Expression".
01. Everynight (Demo Version) - 2:43
02. Readin 'Your Will (Demo Version) - 2:47
03. Everynight - 2:36
04. Love At Psychedelic Velocity - 2:39
05. Calm Me Down (Demo Version) - 2:24
06. Optical Sound (Demo Version) - 2:34
07. Calm Me Down - 2:24
08. Optical Sound - 2:35
09. I Do not Need Nobody - 2:57
10. Sweet Child Of Nothingness - 3:10
11. Outside Of It All (Previously Unreleased) - 2:59
12. Following Me (Previously Unreleased) - 4:09
13. Who Is Burning? (Previously Unreleased) - 3:09
14. You Need Lovin 'Too (Previously Unreleased) - 4:00
Martin Eshleman - lead guitar
Jim Foster - rhythm guitar
Tom Hamilton - bass
Jim Quarles - vocals
Armand Poulin - drums...

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WordGirl and Chuck Vanderchuck score Daytime Emmy nods!
Big TV news today: we've been nominated for three Emmy Awards! WordGirl received two nominations for 'Outstanding Children's Animated Program' and 'Outstanding Writing in Animation' (Tom Martin and Eric Shaw Head Writers; Jack Ferraiolo, Jayne Hamil and Ryan Raddatz Writers). These are the ninth and tenth Emmy award nominations for everyone's favorite master of vocabulary which, earned Emmy Award wins for 'Outstanding Writing in Animation' in 2008 and 2012. (By the way, now in its fifth season on PBS KIDS, WordGirl has also won three Gracie awards, a Television Critics Award for 'Outstanding Achievement in Children's Animation,' a Kidscreen Award for Best Voice Talent, and an iParenting Media Award.) Chuck Vanderchuck received a nomination for 'Outstanding New Approaches/Original Daytime Program or Series.' Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion is an interactive online web series on PBSKIDSGO.ORG aimed at helping kids understand music and music composition through online episodes and integrated games and activities on the web; it's produced by Scholastic Media/Soup2Nuts. In each webisode, kids get to be a member of the band, interacting with Chuck, the lead singer and main creative force behind the band who dreams BIG, and Ramona, Chuck's band mate who helps make his big ideas into reality. Chuck and Ramona present different musical genres including Salsa, Jazz, Rock, Country, and Reggae. Children learn about different instruments used for each musical style, and play games through which they will have the chance to identify instruments, write lyrics, compose melodies, create costumes, and play in a virtual concert. Specific areas explored include basic rhythmic and melodic patterns, as well as geography and cultural lessons related to music genres. We'll definitely be tuning in to the Awards on June 16. Congratulations to all!


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10 Questions: Xenia
Posted in MusicWorld on February 19, 2012 by Ellen Mallernee Barnes
When 17-year-old Xenia Martinez auditioned last year for season one of NBC's The Voice, she had never been so petrified—drowned in spotlights and stunned by the rapt attention of judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. At the time, few of her closest friends even knew she could carry a tune, but the rapsy-voiced teenager from Temecula, California, wound up stealing Shelton's heart as he coached her deep into the semifinals. Now with an EP of her own, "Sing You Home," and a full-length album and small-scale tour in the works, Xenia has found her voice—on-stage and elsewhere—but that doesn't mean it never shakes, especially, charmingly, when she alludes to her "fans." It's a word she says in a half-whisper, as though she can still hardly believe they're really out there.
1. What's your day-to-day life like, and how does it compare to having been a normal high school student?
It's been a pretty drastic change for me because I was just doing the normal teenage routine—doing homework and going to school and all that. And now I'm homeschooled and get to live out my dreams. I'm always writing with other artists or making music, practicing, rehearsing and going to meetings in L.A., doing interviews or performances, and meeting a whole bunch of new people. It's been a really different lifestyle for me, which is really awesome.
2. Anything you do miss about high school?
Uhhh [laughs], not really. That's kind of mean, but I couldn't be happier to do what I'm doing right now. I miss my friends, of course. I haven't had a chance to see them very often, but high school I don't really miss.
3. Blake Shelton coached you through your time on 'The Voice' and worked hard to give your confidence a shot in the arm. I can't imagine an experience that would try your confidence more than a TV show. How did 'The Voice' change you?
Before I was a lot more shy and wasn't as confident as I am now. I really learned to break out of my shell. The performing was really scary for me because I had never performed in front of so many people—especially being on television and knowing that the whole country is going to be watching you. That really freaked me out. But I decided if I let my fear get in my way I was going to regret it for a long time. So I just said, "You know what? I love music, and my love for music is way greater than my fears." It's been very liberating for me because it's frustrating when you want to do something but you can't because your personality gets in the way. You're your own roadblock. Being on 'The Voice,' especially having someone like Blake believe in you, gave me the confidence to just be me. I wasn't afraid anymore.
4. You first picked up the guitar at an early age. Do you have a memory of writing your first song?
Yes, I wrote my first song when I was seven. It's so funny because I just re-found it the other day and read it. It was about a friend who I stopped being friends with in second and third grade. So I wrote about how we were no longer friends.
5. Is there a topic you haven't covered in a song but want to?
I'm currently finishing a topic that I've wanted to write about, which is a sum of my grandmother. She went through a lot growing up, and this last time I saw her she told me all these stories, and I was heartbroken so I've wanted to write a song about her experience.
6. What advice would you give to songwriters just starting out?
I think it's very, very important to always be you, and don't be afraid to show people what you want to do because I think people will see that. I know that sometimes young artists, including me, have this view of what an artist should be like and try to imitate that, but if you're you people will notice you regardless. Also, hard work really pays off, to be prepared and always put in a thousand percent to whatever you're doing, whether it's performing or songwriting. One thing leads to another. Keep knocking on those doors, and eventually the right one will open up for you.
7. Who are three songwriters who influenced you the most?
Jon McLaughlin is an artist who really influenced me. He's the reason I wanted to sing in the first place. Johnny Cash has really been a big inspiration to me as well, and Adele.
8. What's your favorite live music venue?
I played at the Beacon Theatre in New York, which I absolutely loved. I thought it was beautiful, but I would love to one day maybe play Madison Square Garden. That would be incredible.
You've lived so many amazing moments already—performing with Jon McLaughlin, being a part of 'The Voice,' receiving such high praise from Blake Shelton. What stands out as your favorite moment?
Having to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing person like Blake. He's had a really big impact in my life and career. He's given so much to me; I feel like I could never even repay him. He continues to support me to this day. Everything that he does for me is amazing.
10. What made you choose BMI?
I did my research on BMI, and I thought they had really great artists on their roster. I came into meet them, and I just thought they were lovely people and they just gave off this really nice vibe so I thought I would love to be a part of it. Also, I asked Blake for his opinion, and he said he was with BMI and that he really enjoyed working with them.
SOURCEMusicWorld TAGS Pop Los Angeles Feature Adele Christina Aguilera Johnny Cash Cee Lo Green Adam Levine Jon McLaughlin Blake Shelton Xenia


Today wearables require a battery for operation. Energy harvesting on the human body was in most cases not sufficient to power an embedded system or simply too expensive. On the one hand, the new developed energy-autarkic measuring system for shoes provides enough energy for an embedded system. On the other hand, it can compete with battery-based solutions on the price side.
The power supply is realized by energy harvesting from the walking motion. A piezoelectric harvester converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. The power management stores the energy in a capacitor and provides it to an embedded system. It measures the force at four positions and counts the number of steps. A microcontroller prepares the data and sends it via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to a smartphone. There, the data is stored, evaluated and visualized.
The energy harvesting from human walking is fully sufficient to operate the embedded system. At each step, data can be acquired and sent wireless using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). No additional power supply via batteries or rechargeable batteries is required.
The presented solution is applicable as an energy-autarkic measuring system in wearables or medical applications, such as shoes, walking aids, walking sticks, rails or prostheses. The developed energy harvesting principle can be easily transferred to other application areas where a mechanical force occurs.


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Cincinnati Bell 'has concerns' about streetcar's underperformance
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The Cincinnati Bell Connector.

CINCINNATI -- Not a fan of the Cincinnati Bell Connector? Even Cincinnati Bell itself is a little anxious about it, according to a statement released Friday night.
"Cincinnati Bell has concerns about the Streetcar's performance, which we have shared with the City," a Cincinnati Bell spokesman wrote. "At this time, however, no decision has been made regarding our sponsorship."
The local telecommunications company pays $340,000 each year for the troubled public transit project to wear its colors and its logo. It's part of of a 10-year contract meant to provide a total of $3.4 million in funding to streetcar operations.
It's also not enough, year to year, to save the streetcar from losing money. Transit officials who met in June projected a $400,000 deficit by the end of fiscal year 2020 unless the project was able to generate more revenue.


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Q: How do I remove subway routes? I'm trying to reorganize my subway system, and in the process, I need to remove some currently active loops.  How do I do that?
I know I can click on one to select it, but it seems I can only add stations to the route, not remove them.  There must be something I'm missing.

A: If you'd like to delete an entire transit line, you can do this by clicking on the Transit overlay from the info panel in the top left corner, which allows you to click on transit lines to modify their name or color. There is also a "Delete line" button.
I found this somewhat confusing as there doesn't seem to be a way to access this from the Transit menu which you use to place lines and buildings, or add/delete/move stops.

A: You do this by right-clicking at the station.  If you have multiple routes at a station, you may not notice that the route is being removed, but keep on right-clicking, and eventually you get them all.  Additionally, you can click and drag a route to a new station, which also applies to bus an rail routes.

A: You can go to the Transit info panel, and select the metro/subway tab.  Then scroll through the list of subway lines.  When your pointer is over top of a line, it will glow on the (now white) city map (even if it was hidden - we're about to get to "hidden").
Feel free to also change the color of the line so it is distinctive and you know you're not handling another line by mistake.
Once you know which line it is, note the "eye" icon in the leftmost column of the chart. That will make the line visible or invisible. The eye at the top will show or hide ALL the lines.
So hide all the lines, then show only the line you wish to edit/delete.
Having done so, now go to the bottom-edge menu. Select transit and the tab for subway (or whichever) and the route creation tool.  Now you are seeing only the line you wish to change, because you hid the others.
Float over the dot at a station.  You can drag the line to add stops, drag a node to move stops, or right-click the node to delete the stop.

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    <link rel="stylesheet" href="demos.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />

    <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" />
    <meta name="description" content="A spline range chart (ie a range chart that's curvy)" />

A spline range Line chart

        This range chart is a little different from the others as the datasets are organised a little differently. The first dataset
        that you give to the Line chart becomes the bottom dataset and is an absolute set of values - in the example here the first
        number is 4.

        The second dataset, which is the top line, is additive/accumulative. In this case the first point of the second dataset is 1. So
        added to the first point of the first dataset (which was 4) you get a total of 5 - which is the figure that is shown on the
        chart.

        The reason for this is because the spline range chart is really a stacked spline chart - but with the bottom dataset using
        transparent as its color - so you can't see it.

        This is shown below by gradually changing the color of the "bottom" dataset from blue to transparent.

    <canvas id="cvs" width="600" height="250">[No canvas support]</canvas>

    This goes in the documents header:

<script src="RGraph.common.core.js"></script>
<script src="RGraph.line.js"></script>

    Put this where you want the chart to show up:

<canvas id="cvs" width="600" height="250">
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    This is the code that generates the chart:

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            id: 'cvs',
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                [1,1,1,2,3,5,9,9,6,3]
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                filled: true,
                colors: ['red'],
                shadow: false,
                fillstyle: ['rgba(0,0,255,1)','#fdd'],
                labels: ['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j'],
                numxticks: 9,
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European Commission, Environment DG
Brussels ,
Belgium B-1049
magazines articles
Albatrosses' survival seriously threatened by mercury and ...
Albatrosses' survival seriously threatened by mercury and pollutants
Source: European Commission, Environment DG
Mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) reduce albatrosses' chances of successfully breeding, a recent study finds. These pollutants add to the list of environmental pressures, including climate change, disease and fishery bycatch, affecting this highly threatened species.
Seabirds, such as albatrosses, are at risk of consuming high levels of pollutants that accumulate up through the marine food chain. Albatross populations are already threatened around the world, and, as a result of lab tests showing the toxic effects of heavy metals and POPs, some scientists have suggested that these pollutants may have contributed to the birds' decline. However, little is known about their effects on birds in the wild. The researchers explored the effects of mercury, cadmium and a range of POPs, including PCBs and DDTs, on an island population of wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in the Southern Indian Ocean. This population has fallen from around 850 breeding pairs in the 1960s, to 300-400 pairs today.
The blood of 147 adult birds was tested for contaminants, and the researchers combined this information with data gathered over 5 years in an ongoing monitoring programme on the island. The programme regularly checks birds for signs of population change, including: number of eggs laid, chick survival, fledging and adult survival.
Mercury reduced the likelihood of birds breeding and of eggs hatching. The researchers believe this may be because the metal is an 'endocrine disruptor' which could have damaged the birds' reproductive systems. In addition, mother birds may have passed on mercury to their unborn chicks, which could affect embryo development.
POPs also reduced the probability of birds breeding and the chances chicks successfully fledging. Again, the researchers believe that the birds' hormonal system was damaged. Separate research on gulls has indicated that POPs reduce the secretion of prolactin, a hormone involved in parental care.
No impacts of cadmium were observed and there were no signs that any of the pollutants affected adult survival. The researchers then summed up the overall effects of mercury and POPs on population growth. If there were none of these contaminants in the bloodstream, the albatrosses' population growth rate would be 1.027 (not considering other population threats), i.e. each new generation of albatrosses would be 1.027 times bigger than the previous generation. However, the combined average effect of mercury and POPs reduce the growth rate to 0.991. This means that the population is in decline as each generation is smaller than the previous one.
This study provides an example of how pollution can affect wildlife. The POPs it considers are all banned or restricted under the UN's Stockholm Convention, signed by the EU in 2004. However, they remain in the environment for many years, even after their use has ceased. In line with its mercury strategy, the EU is currently preparing for the ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international agreement signed last year, which is designed to prevent emissions and releases of this toxin on a global scale.
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Building Materials Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs, and various building materials that may still exist today in some homes and buildings that could contain these hazardous chemicals. "PCBs were domestically produced from 1929 until manufacturing was banned in 1979," said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network....
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Melted Fontina with White Truffle. For best results, only use imported Italian Fontina.
Toss Fontina and flour together in a medium heat-proof bowl, stir in milk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
The following day, stir egg yolks and butter into bowl with cheese-milk mixture. Set bowl over a medium pot of gently simmering water over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is completely melted, 15-20 minutes. Add Taleggio and stir until it melts into Fontina, about 2 minutes.


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Opening Reception | Soviet Childhood: Scenes of Everyday Life
Thursday, May 2, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The first solo exhibition in the United States featuring the work of Zoya Cherkassky. Through the depiction of the quotidian lives of the final generation of Soviet children, Cherkassky creates a nostalgic and approachable portrait of the Soviet Union. One can relate to the banality of these scenes, with only the fashions and details peppered throughout disclosing the strange time and place in which Cherkassky and her subjects lived.
Cherkassky was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1976 while the country was still under the control of the Soviet Union. She and her family immigrated to Israel when she was fifteen years old in 1991, the year of the Soviet Union's collapse. By painting her personal narrative, Cherkassky's work is intrinsically political and complex; only to be amplified by her marriage to a Nigerian fellow immigrant into Israel. Cherkassky's mid-career survey at The Israel Museum this past year explored the friction between the flux of immigrants from the Soviet Union and Israeli Society.


In sorted array, we can search in O(logn) by binary search. But I thought that in n*n array, how can we apply this algorithm(or other) to the array to search faster? n*n list is sorted each row and column like below.
Obviously the naive solution is to perform binary search on each row (or column) which will result in a runtime complexity of O (n log n).
The main problem I see in directly adapting binary search to the whole matrix is that there is no complete ordering. This makes it hard to define a "split element" where all elements to the "left" are smaller and all elements to the "right" are larger.
My approach for a direct adaptation would be closer to a spatial index like a quad-tree. The basic observation is the following: For each sub-matrix of the original matrix you can define bounds of the elements by looking at the top-left (lower bound) and bottom-right (upper-bound) element.
Now you can basically perform depth first search, recursively splitting the matrix in 4 sub matrices, computing upper and lower bounds for each sub matrix and discarding or exploring it depending if the key is within its bounds.
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Hagbah Publishing presents R. Alter Tzvi (Harry) Amdurer's "In the Beginning of the Beginning": collected shiurim on the first eighty verses of Bereishit.
In the Beginning of the Beginning is a compendium of the scriptural, theological, philosophical, and moral issues raised by the Torah's opening verses from the beginning of creation to Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden. It focuses on the analysis of those issues by traditional Jewish commentators, thinkers, and authorities, from ancient to contemporary.
Examples of topics include:
Why does Hashem speak in the plural before creating man?
What does it mean for Hashem to breathe life into Adam?
Why does Hashem need to put Adam to sleep before creating Chavah?
Why are different names of Hashem used in different p'sukim?
For these topics and more, Rabbi Alter Tzvi Amdurer presents traditional commentators who deal with these questions, from Chazal to medieval commentators like Rashi and Ramban to modern commentators like Netziv and Meshekh Chokhmah to medieval philosophers like Rambam and Rav Saadiah Gaon, modern philosophers like Rabbi Moshe Chayim Lutzatto and Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler, and modern Halakhic scholars like Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Rogotchover Gaon.
For each source, Rabbi Amdurer conveniently provides the original Hebrew wording in the footnotes, thus enabling the reader to study the source in greater depth.
In the Beginning of the Beginning is the perfect book for the rabbi or educator giving an in-depth shiur on the beginning of Bereishis, as well as anyone learning Bereishis on their own. It is also a useful reference tool for anyone interested in machshava and the teachings of our greatest sages on what it means to be a human being and our place in the world.
In his clear, concise style, Amdurer collects the opinions of our Sages of blessed memory on a host of important issues arising from these seminal verses, and his erudition and scope of reference invite the reader into the world of Torah scholarship and faith. The commentaries of our Sages on Torah Shebichtav were based on our holy Masorah of Torah Sheb'al Peh—Oral Tradition. This Masorah distinguishes the approach of our Sages from non-Jewish religious interpretation, characterized by Luther's battle cry, "Sola Scriptura!", and from academic research and Biblical criticism, whose concerns were and are anything but spiritual development and education. It is with awe of the Divine and faith in the Masorah that the believing Jew approaches Torah, knowing that his life is all the deeper and richer for the depth of his own trust in those who passed the Torah on to him.
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Brothers accused of murder driven to Birmingham hotel from Wales, court told
The murder-accused pair were driven to Birmingham from South Wales at the request of one of their girlfriends, it has been alleged
A woman drove two brothers accused of murder to a Birmingham hotel, a court has been told.
The murder-accused pair were driven to Birmingham from South Wales at the request of one of their girlfriends, it has been alleged.
WalesOnline reports Anika Elias told Cardiff Crown Court she thought Mustafa and Abdulgalil Aldobhani were travelling to Birmingham to spend Eid with family and went to pick them up with Aseel Arar.
The brothers, along with friend Shafique Shaddad, deny murder, while Arar denies assisting an offender and they are on trial.
Fahad Nur was 18 when he died following an incident in an alleyway by Park Place in Cathays, Cardiff, just after midnight on June 2 last year.
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Ms Elias, giving evidence via video link from Sheffield, said Arar worked with her daughter and she knew her by the nickname "Ace".
The witness said she had known her for "a couple of months" at the time and would sometimes give her lifts into town, if she was going that way.
She told the court Arar contacted her on June 2 last year, telling her she had been let down on a lift, and asking if she could drive her to Cardiff to pick up her boyfriend.
Fahad Mohamed Nur (Image: South Wales Police)
Asked if she knew the boyfriend Abdulgalil Aldobhani, known as Abs, she replied: "No, I had never met him."
Ms Elias said she had never driven Arar that far before, but Arar offered to pay for petrol and she agreed.
The court heard they left Birmingham in her metallic blue-grey Toyota at around 9.30pm and stopped off at a service station, where Arar gave her £30 for fuel.
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She said Arar put the location into her phone and they used navigation, then Arar talked to people on her own phone - partly in English, partly in Arabic - during the journey.
Asked which area of Cardiff they arrived at, she replied: "I don't know exactly. We got lost. By the docks, by the water."
Ms Elias said they arrived and "Ace" got out of the car and hugged her boyfriend. She said the boyfriend and his brother got into the back of the car and Arar sat in the front.
She said there was not much conversation as they drove back to Birmingham, adding: "I just said hello and carried on driving."
The witness said the brothers stayed in the car while they stopped at a McDonald's and Arar got out to use the bathroom. She said they spent most of the journey listening to music.
Ms Elias told the court they got to Shadowbrook Lane in Birmingham in the early hours of June 4 and Arar told her the brothers wanted to see their family for Eid.
She said she waited outside for 10 minutes, then they got back in the car and she dropped them off at a house in Gilbert Road.
The court heard at around 10am that morning, Arar sent her a message asking if she could pick them up and take them to a hotel on Hagley Road.
She said Arar told her they were supposed to be renting a house, but there was a problem, and they had nowhere else to go.
The witness said the brothers stayed in the car while Arar went into reception and then told her it was too early to check in.
Ms Elias said she drove the three of them to a car park in Birmingham city centre, because Arar told her one of them wanted to buy new clothes.
The court heard she subsequently received a message from Arar asking if she could drive her to Peterborough.
Michael Jones QC, prosecuting, asked: "Did she tell you why she needed to go to Peterborough?"
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Ms Elias replied: "I didn't ask any questions. I assumed they were flying out. She said she needed to collect her boyfriend's passport. She needed to go to the passport office."
She told the court she could not help, because she needed to collect her children from school, and did not reply to the message. She thought Arar was planning to go to Morocco.
Mustafa Aldobhani, 22, who does not have a fixed address, and Abdulgalil Aldobhani, 23, from Cathays Terrace, deny murder. Shaddad, 25, from Louisa Place in Butetown, also denies the charge.
Abdulgalil Aldobhani's girlfriend Arar, 35, from Middle Park Road in Birmingham, denies assisting an offender. The trial continues.
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In the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order, the FCC effectively rejected the Verizon Court's grant of Section 706 authority to promote broadband investment as legally insufficient to justify bright line net neutrality rules (like a ban on paid prioritization), and consequently reclassified broadband service providers as Title II common carriers.
In the oral arguments December 4th, Judge Tatel indicated he "couldn't find" in the order, "the reason" or "the policy explanation" for why the FCC "changed its mind" and directly asked: "What drove the Commission to conclude that the authority it had over 706 wasn't adequate and that it mattered to reclassify?
What does Judge Tatel's question have to do with the FCC's "circle of innovation" and the many ISP zero-rating pricing innovations?
A core reason the Verizon Court generously granted that the FCC had affirmative authority under section 706 was that: first the judges read section 706 law and found it to be about Congress expressly urging that the FCC "shall encourage the deployment… of advanced telecommunications capability [broadband]," and second, that the FCC put forth a reasonable "virtuous circle of innovation" justification for its assertion of 706 authority that was supported by the facts presented to Verizon court.
When Judge Tatel grilled the FCC's General Counsel for what "drove" the FCC's decision-making that he "couldn't find in the Order," FCC General Counsel Sallet responded that section 706 wasn't sufficient, and Title II was legally necessary to impose the bright-line net neutrality rules that the FCC believed necessary.
This lack of an explanation in the order combined with the FCC's self-serving answer in the oral argument could prove important to the outcome of this case.
The apparent risk the FCC may have here is that in its 2015 order, Judge Tatel found no apparent reason or text in the law that indicated Congress wanted the FCC to assert and use its Title II authority in the way that it did, and when asked repeatedly in court, the FCC did not tie its reason for asserting Title II to what Congress clearly wanted the FCC to do with Title II; it tied its reason for asserting Title II to what the expert FCC wanted and needed.
To the extent these judges expect that an administrative agency must tether itself and its desired outcomes and purposes to Congress' delegated authority, stated limits, and policy direction, the FCC appears vulnerable, because it appears that the FCC is doing someone else's will, more than it is doing Congress'.
Simply, the FCC appears to have taken its proverbial eye-off-the-ball of Congress, and focused on what the FCC wanted and needed to impose a "bright line rule" for banning paid prioritization.
That FCC desire for more authority is problematic when Congress never reasonably envisioned total permanent price bans in Title II -- belied by the fact that no FCC Title II precedent in decades ever concluded that Congress intended for Title II to enable the FCC to compel a service from a common carrier permanently with no cost recovery.
Circling back now, Judge Tatel also interpreted the FCC's "virtuous circle on innovation" to include the logical existence of a two-sided market of consumers on one side and edge providers on the other. The reason the Tatel Verizon court largely vacated and remanded the FCC's net neutrality rules to the FCC for a do-over, was that Congress did not expect information services provider to be treated like telecommunications common carriers.
The encircling point here is Judge Tatel apparently envisioned the "virtuous circle of innovation" justification to be a complete circle, with two sides, a user side and an edge side, not a semi-circle of just edge provider innovation.
That's problematic for the FCC's 2015 order because it only recognizes the existence of the half circle of traffic that flows out upstream from the consumer via the broadband provider to the edge provider, while denying the existence of the half-circle of traffic that circles back downstream from the edge provider via the broadband provider to the user. Simply, how legally virtuous can a circle of innovation be, when the FCC legally argues no circle actually exists?
Could this common sense flaw in the FCC's justification of its assertion of authority prompt the judges to wonder if the FCC is more interested in circling the wagons to protect the edge providers and it, more than the users that Congress directed the FCC to protect under Title II?
In closing, the outcome of USTelecom could hinge on whether or not the judges believe the FCC's purpose in asserting Title II authority was based on Congress' purpose for that authority, or if it was based on the other purposes in conflict with Congress' limits and policy direction.
At bottom, does this panel of judges believe Congress envisioned Title II regulation of the Internet to protect the FCC's asserted "virtuous circle of innovation," or does it believe it is now caught in a "vicious circle" of the FCC overreaching, the court overturning, the FCC overreaching more, the court overturning, the FCC overreaching yet even more? Lather rinse repeat?
To close this circle, let's consider who the FCC's net neutrality rules are designed to serve under Title II.
Title II's purpose is protecting users from unreasonable prices, terms and conditions.
If that is Title II's purpose, how can it be reasonable under Title II or Section 706, for the FCC to throttle, block, or ban, ISP zero-rating pricing innovations that lower users' costs of bandwidth and better fund broadband deployment?


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Mammoth Resorts to Acquire Bear Mountain and Snow Summit Ski Resorts in Southern California
Launching new joint pass product, Cali4nia Pass to offer unrestricted access to all four California mountains — Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Bear Mountain, June Mountain and Snow Summit Mountain Resort
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA — Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popular of southern California's ski and snowboard resorts that host nearly 800, 000 winter visits annually.
The combination of these four iconic California mountain resorts creates diverse and unique offerings of both summer and winter experiences for day trips, weekend getaways and extended vacations. Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, located a short drive from everywhere in southern California, with their full complement of outdoor activities from action sports to first-time family experiences, provide an excellent fit with the world class, big-mountain destination experience offered at Mammoth.
"We couldn't be more excited to enter into this agreement with Big Bear Mountain Resorts. These two uniquely southern California resorts have been providing great skiing, riding and biking experiences to visitors from California and beyond. Millions have enjoyed their first mountain resort experience on the slopes of Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, and we look forward to expanding upon the legacy that Dick Kun and his people have created over the past six decades, " said Rusty Gregory, Chairman and CEO of Mammoth Mountain. "This acquisition represents the beginning of a renaissance for both Mammoth and Big Bear and is the first step in the next era of skiing and riding in California. In the coming months we will be announcing exciting new development and expansion plans for each of our four resorts designed to attract visitors from down the street, across the country, and around the world, " added Gregory.
To celebrate the occasion, Mammoth has announced a new season pass that includes unrestricted access to all four mountains at the discounted rate of $689 for adults. The new Cali4nia Pass will go on sale at the Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails event at Bear Mountain this Saturday, September 27 and will then be available online for a limited time only at or www.Cali4niaPass.com.
"The Cali4nia Pass will cut through the clutter in the market by providing the most diverse set of resort options available in California by allowing you to ski where you want, when you want and as often as you want, " said Gregory.
This transaction will create one of the nation's largest ski companies with over 2 million visitors per year. Dick Kun, the driving force behind skiing and riding in the Big Bear region and long-time CEO of Big Bear Mountain Resorts commented, "Mammoth has always been the natural long-term fit for the Big Bear family and we are thrilled to enter this agreement. I am deeply grateful to the employees, shareholders, and the Big Bear community for their work and support during the 63years of our operations. Mammoth's experience and leadership will ensure that southern Californians will continue to enjoy recreating in the local mountains and will undoubtedly bring in a new era of experiences and opportunities for all of our constituents, " continued Kun.
Houlihan Lokey served as exclusive financial advisor to Big Bear Mountain Resorts and assisted in initiating, structuring and negotiating the transaction on its behalf.
Closing is subject to certain conditions, including Big Bear Mountain Resort shareholder approval and transfer of the U.S. Forest Service Permit that permits operations on nearly 1, 500 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest.
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Q: What does `modprobe option` do? In a script to enable a NovAtel USB cell modem on a Beagle Bone Black running Ubuntu, I saw this line:
/sbin/modprobe option

I looked at the modprobe man page, it says lots about options (note the s), but nothing about a singular option  argument. Is there a module called option or something?? Or does that have some other side effect they're eliciting to setup the modem?

A: You are absolutely right, modprobe option does attempt to load the module option, controlled by the kernel config parameter USB_SERIAL_OPTION.
Some more informations are found in the kernel sources (drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig)
config USB_SERIAL_OPTION
        tristate "USB driver for GSM and CDMA modems"
        (...)
          This driver also supports several PCMCIA cards which have a
        built-in OHCI-USB adapter and an internally-connected GSM modem.
        The USB bus on these cards is not accessible externally.
          Supported devices include (some of?) those made by:
        Option, Huawei, Audiovox, Novatel Wireless, or Anydata.
        (...)
          If this driver doesn't recognize your device,
        it might be accessible via the FTDI_SIO driver.

How to track this down:

*

*Check, if you have such a kernel module (this is only working, if it's enabled in your kernel config)
$ find /lib/modules -name option.ko
/lib/modules/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/option.ko

*Alternatively, you can try if the module loads
# modprobe option
# lsmod | grep option
option                 33128  0
usb_wwan               13044  1 option
usbserial              23912  2 option,usb_wwan

*Now, you can try to find the source files (this only works if the module is included in your current kernel sources)
$ find /usr/src/linux -name option.c
/usr/src/linux/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/option.c
/usr/src/linux/drivers/usb/serial/option.c

You mentioned, the module has something todo with a USB modem, so the second match sounds promising.

*You can also find the kernel config parameter
$ find /usr/src/linux -name Makefile -exec grep -H option\.o '{}' \;
/usr/src/linux/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Makefile:nouveau-y += core/core/option.o
/usr/src/linux/drivers/usb/serial/Makefile:obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION)                   += option.o

Now, you can have a look at /usr/src/linux/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig and find the description I quoted at the beginning.

*Finally, have a look at the source itself (.../drivers/usb/serial/option.c), and voilà you find among other things the author's explanation of the name

This driver exists because the "normal" serial driver doesn't work too well   with GSM modems. Issues:

*

*data loss -- one single Receive URB is not nearly enough

*nonstandard flow (Option devices) control

*controlling the baud rate doesn't make sense
This driver is named "option" because the most common device it's
  used for is a PC-Card (with an internal OHCI-USB interface, behind
  which the GSM interface sits), made by Option Inc.
Some of the "one port" devices actually exhibit multiple USB
  instances   on the USB bus. This is not a bug, these ports are used
  for different   device features.


Not only is Beyoncébreaking records left and right with her new self-titled album, but she's also getting ready for another launch: she will be releasing her third fragrance, called Rise, this February.
According to WWD, Rise was influenced by a poem written by one of Beyoncé's favorite poets, Maya Angelou. The scent includes a main note of gold symphony orchid, as well as hints of jasmine, apricot, musk and iced basil sorbet.
The perfume will be available in four sizes, priced between $19.99 and $59. In addition, the Rise line will include a body lotion for $24 and a shower gel for $22.
What do you think of this fragrance? Do you own any of Beyoncé's other perfumes? Would you want to try this one out? As always, let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below!


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Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC
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Rachel Cooper is a travel writer who has lived in the Washington, D.C., area for more than 25 years. She is also the author of several books covering the capital and mid-Atlantic regions.
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Watch real money being printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC! This is a fun tour for all ages. You will see how U. S. paper currency is printed, stacked, cut and examined for defects. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing also prints White House invitations, Treasury securities, identification cards, naturalization certificates, and other special security documents.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing does not produce coins. Coins are produced by the United States Mint. (Although the headquarters to the Mint are in Washington, DC, the production facilities are located in Philadelphia and Denver and tours of the Mint are given in those cities.)
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing was established in 1862. At that time, just six people separated and sealed notes by hand in the basement of the Treasury building. The Bureau moved to its current location just off of the National Mall in 1914. To keep up with the increase in demand, a second production location was set up in Fort Worth, Texas in 1991.
14th and C Streets, SW, Washington, DC
(202) 874-2330 and (866) 874-2330 (toll-free)
The closest Metro stop is the Smithsonian Station, Independence Avenue exit (12th & Independence, SW) on the Blue and Orange line trains. Parking is very limited in this area and public transportation is highly recommended.
Tours and Hours
Tours last about 30 minutes and are offered every 15 minutes, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The facility is closed on weekends, federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years. From April through August hours are extended from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Because of heightened security, tour policies are subject to change. If the Department of Homeland Security level is elevated to CODE ORANGE, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is CLOSED to the public.
March through August - Free tickets are required for all tours during the peak season. Tickets are distributed on a first come, first served basis at Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th Street). Tickets are not available in advance. The Ticket Booth opens at 8:00 a.m. - Monday through Friday. This is a very popular attraction and lines form early. All of the tickets are usually gone by 9:00 a.m., so if you want to visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, you must plan ahead.
September through February - No tickets are required. You may line up at the Visitors' Entrance on 14th Street.
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It's been said that global scientific discoveries are changing the face of technology, and that technology is changing the world. Enhancing the old rules of scientific reporting and communication, this journal is proposed as a vehicle to preview and showcase the innovation that stands behind future technological changes, to demonstrate how it applies to the modern world, and ensure that the communication is understandable to readers in scientific, business, and academic environments.
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A Modern Monarch in Action: Mobilising Relief in a Pandemic
Tana Weskosith
Friends of Thailand might be familiar with anecdotes about the Thai monarchy that has stood fast alongside the Thai people through thick and thin — from combatting poverty throughout the ages to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic since last year. Their Majesties the King and Queen, like their forefathers, have continued to take this mission on board in all types of situations, whether they be during a crisis or in times of peace. Their mission to alleviate any sort of suffering that may befall the people, and to improve the people's quality of life, education and health, is a serious one — one that has been upheld as a solemn oath to the people, a life-long legacy that was passed down from erstwhile generations of kings.
The Royal Family works in the mindfulness of a simple but practical rationale, that all Thai people should have access to basic public services even in the most remote areas of the country, so that they are able to earn a decent livelihood in good health and happiness. That is what the monarchy believes it owes to its people. Since Thailand is not a rich country, there is a need for all stakeholders to pool resources in order to yield meaningful social impact and change. That is why the Royal Family has been continuously devoting their energy and personal funds behind the scenes, building upon and mobilising collective social efforts even before the term 'PPP' or public, private partnership was coined, to complement government mechanisms and draw participation of civil society, private sector and individual philanthropists. Combined with the ownership of local communities and volunteerism, such efforts would strengthen their actions towards this goal. With or without the opportunity to publicise themselves, the Royal Family have continued their generations- and centuries-long commitment with steadfast determination.
His Majesty the King's Grandfather, Prince Mahidol, was aware that a strong public health system was crucial to national development and chose to study medicine at Harvard University, determined to lay a solid foundation for teaching medical sciences in Thailand. He offered a considerable sum of his own money as scholarships for talented students to study medical sciences, nursing and medical research in the United Kingdom. These seeds planted in the past have nurtured a legacy on the development of modern medicine and public health services in Thailand to this very day.
The King's Grandmother, Princess Srinagarindra, supported her husband's endeavour by establishing the Medical Volunteer Foundation in 1974 to ensure that the population in remote areas have access to medical care. The Foundation sends volunteers to treat patients in the most remote areas of the country, which have limited access to public healthcare facilities and empowers community service in public health, another powerful tool in Thailand's public health system.
The King's Father, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, through the Crown Property Bureau, funded the establishment of Siam Bioscience Co. Ltd. in 2009, to specialise in manufacturing biopharmaceuticals. The company's excellence has since been internationally recognized, as it became the only manufacturing plant in Thailand to be certified with the international manufacturing standards of PIC/s GMP, ISO9001:2015, and ISO17025:2016. Subsequently, in 2020, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, in its fast quest to set up a manufacturing base for its COVID-19 vaccines in Southeast Asia, found that Siam Bioscience was the only qualified choice as its local partner to produce AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Siam Bioscience Co., Ltd., the first and only biopharmaceuticals manufacturer in Thailand, was founded in 2009 to preserve and continue what His Majesty the Late King Rama IX initiated to promote public health and enable access to high quality but affordable pharmaceutical products to the public. Source: Siam Bioscience website
According to James Teague, Country President of AstraZeneca (Thailand) Ltd.:
"The Thailand vaccine production facility, critical to not only the Thailand Government's fight against the pandemic but also to the other eight Southeast Asian countries the plant will export to, has passed the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), a system ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards. The company's plants also achieved multiple international standards such as ISO9001, ISO17025, and ISO13485. Each batch of the vaccine undergoes more than 60 different quality control tests during its journey from manufacture to vaccination. The process takes time, and it is designed to assure every person who is given the vaccine that it is of the same high quality that can be expected from any AstraZeneca product."
Siam Bioscience focuses on research, development, and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and related healthcare products. Source: Siam Bioscience website
Moreover, AstraZeneca vaccines produced by Siam Bioscience have also passed the quality testing at AstraZeneca's designated laboratories in Europe and the US.
Building on this royal legacy to observe and support the needs of society, Their Majesties the King and the Queen have continuously monitored the COVID-19 situation with concern since the very beginning of the outbreak in Thailand last year, knowing that the impact upon the population was complex and would last for years to come.
Thai health officials and biosafety mobile units to support active case finding in high-risk communities. Source: Chulabhorn Royal Academy Facebook page
To assist the government in tackling the crisis, Their Majesties' contributions were multifaceted and well-thought out, bringing meaningful impact across high-risk communities nation-wide. These include donations of essential life-saving medical equipment and supplies to prevent, test and treat patients, as well as relief to alleviate economic and social adversities, and even support for children-turned-orphans whose parents succumbed to the disease. Most recently, donations have also been extended to finance the setting up of field hospitals, community isolation centres, and quarantine sites all over the country to help reduce the burden of hospitals in treating COVID-19 patients.
Digital portable x-ray devices, with artificial intelligence systems, have been delivered
to 19 field hospitals to provide treatment for COVID-19 infected patients. Source: Royal Office website
The value of contributions which came from Their Majesties' personal funds are estimated at 1.3 billion baht. These include, inter alia, 488 ventilators, 740,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline workers and health care professionals, 624 power air-purifying respirators (PAPR) for use in operation rooms and ICUs; eight ambulances for transporting patients in remote areas, equipped with 4G communications technology; modular swab units equipped with pressure-controlled ventilation, decreasing the risk of infections for medical personnel to 20 hospitals nationwide; 36 Biosafety Mobile Units for active case finding missions, particularly in high-risk areas; funding of 243.8 million baht to the Department of Corrections to procure medical equipment to care for inmates in penitentiaries who had contracted the virus; and 227.4 million baht worth of care packages to 659 communities in Bangkok and other provinces as well as freshly cooked meals for medical personnel and communities in high-risk areas of infections in Bangkok.
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother donates Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) for frontline COVID-19 medical personnel.
Source: Royal Office website
Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, as President of the Royal Chulabhorn Academy, has also played an active role in advancing medical science and care in Thailand. The Royal Chulabhorn Academy, as an advanced public health and medical research institute under state supervision, has stepped up efforts to help the country secure more vaccines against COVID-19, sharing the responsibility to help save lives in a crisis situation. Through an established procedure under the law, the Academy has thus far procured two million doses of Sinopharm: one million doses arrived in Thailand on 20 June 2021, and another one million doses arrived on 4 July.
Chulabhorn Royal Academy helps to administer Sinopharm to save lives during the public health crisis. Source: Royal Office website
Despite these efforts, Thailand, as with many other countries, is temporarily facing a shortage of vaccines. This can be attributed to inequitable distribution of vaccines around the world, as well as an overall shortage of vaccine supplies, caused by circumstances in the global vaccine industry and supply chains as acknowledged by the World Health Organisation. On its part, the Thai Government is also doing all it can, leaving no stones unturned and working closely with both the public and private sectors of other countries to procure more vaccines.
Medical personnel at Chulabhorn Royal Academy administering the AstraZeneca vaccine. Source: Chulabhorn Royal Academy Facebook page
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic certainly requires an all-of-society approach if we are to successfully save lives and bring back normalcy. The Thai monarchy certainly has been doing its part. For generations, the Royal Family has consistently supported the development of the country's public health system. It has contributed towards both the hard infrastructure, in terms of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the soft infrastructure, through capacity building of medical personnel and strengthening local communities: all with the ultimate goal of building a healthy and resilient society for sustainable development, and preparedness against any public health crisis.
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Tana Weskosith is the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. He has a long and distinguished career in the Thai foreign service. Prior to being appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary, he served as Thailand's Ambassador to Italy and Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs.
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The 13th launch of the Rocket Lab rocket ended in failure – 7 satellites lost
The 13th mission of the American private aerospace company Rocket Lab ended in failure last Saturday in connection with the failure of an ultra-light class Electron rocket shortly after launch.
Electron successfully took off at 17:19 Eastern time (Sunday, 0:19 Moscow time) from the main launch complex Rocket Lab on the Mahia Peninsula in northeastern New Zealand. Everything went as normal, but a few minutes after the launch, the broadcast from the rocket stopped. As it turned out, an anomaly occurred during the start of the second-stage engines, after which the rocket began to lose speed and then fell.
The live broadcast from the Electron rocket stopped after about 5 minutes and 45 seconds of flight, and 45 seconds after that, a company employee reported "initiating a failure response plan".
Microsoft Flight Simulator is now the most highly rated PC game in 2020 by critics.
This was a big surprise for Rocket Lab, which had 11 successful Electron launches in a row since the beginning of its program (the first launch in May 2017 was also unsuccessful).
Commenting on the incident, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck called the day "difficult" for the team and apologized to Spaceflight, Canon Electronics, Planet and In-Space Mission for the fact that the company could not put their satellites into orbit. A total of seven satellites were lost. "Rest assured, we will find the cause of the problem, fix it, and will soon return to the launch pad.", – Beck assured users and partners in his microblog on Twitter.
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If I display a date/time in a view I can enable the option "show 'today' if appropriate". This will replace todays (or yesterdays) date with the text "Today" (or "Yesterday"). I wanted to have the same functionality in an Xpage-based application I'm creating, but couldn't find the XPage equivalent.
After some searching on the web I found an article written by Matt White (Human Readable dates in XPages) in which he kind-of did the same: the SSJS library he created allows you to convert dates to a "time since" string (e.g. "2 hours ago", "6 days ago"). Since what I wanted is also another way of displaying dates I decided to extend his class (and rename it while I'm at it). You'll find the resulting class this (compressed) text file: xpDates.zip.
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February 11, 2021 Leona Chapman
Happy Lunar New Year | History Of 4 Chinese Dog Breeds
Tomorrow marks the most important date in the Chinese calendar - Spring Festival - or as it is more commonly known, Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year marks the transition between zodiac signs and 2021 is the year of the Ox. Chinese New Year celebrations typically last for 16 days and include memorial ceremonies, lantern festivals, family dinners and much more. Chinese New Year has more than 4,000 years of history and is the longest holiday of the year in the Chinese calendar. To celebrate this incredible holiday, we wanted to take a look at some of the most fascinating Chinese dog breeds to celebrate our four-legged friends this Lunar New Year. Because for us, every year is year of the dog!
1) Pugs
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Pugs are one of the most popular breeds of the last few years, with their popularity growing massively around 2014. They often have a sweet, friendly temperament, and a distinctive facial structure. But did you know that they're one of the world's oldest breeds? It's believed that the pug originated in China, sometime around 400 B.C, and were often kept as companions to Buddhist monks living in Tibet. Although some think pugs are related to the Pekingese, another dog hailing from China, others believe they were ancestors to bulldogs and mastiffs. Dating back to the Han Dynasty, pugs were considered prized by the Emperors of China and lived in luxurious accommodations, sometimes even being guarded by soldiers. Pugs are one of three types of short-nosed dogs that are known to have been bred by the Chinese, the lion dog, the Pekingese, and the Lo-sze, which was the name for the ancient pug. Some think that the famous Foo Dogs of China are representations of the ancient Pug.
2) Pekingese
Image by Madhurima Handa
Often referred to as Pekes, lion dogs, or sun dogs, Pekingese were originally kept as companion pets to Chinese royalty. They were also often the subject of Chinese folklore. In fact, one story says that Pekingese were actually created when Buddha shrunk a lion down to the size of a small dog. In realty, Pekingese were most likely the result of breeding a larger dog with toy-sized dogs in China, but they remained a favourite and much pampered pet among Chinese royalty for thousands of years. DNA evidence suggests they are one of the oldest dog breeds. The Pekingese is believed to have existed in China for as long as 2,000 years and was named after the capital city of Peking (now Beijing). The Pekingese was closely guarded and never allowed to leave the palace let alone the country, but he came to the attention of the Western world as a result of the Opium War in 1860. The dogs became prizes of war and were taken to England where they were presented to the royal family.
3) Shar-Peis
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Known for their distinctive, wrinkled faces, small ears, and blue-black tongues, Shar-Peis are a very unique and rare breed with roots in ancient China. In fact, it's commonly believed that Shar-Peis were originally bred as hunting and guard dogs. Some historians believe the Shar-Pei is an ancient breed, though there is no definitive evidence to prove this. Statues that look a lot like the Shar-Pei have been dated to the Han Dynasty (200 B.C.) Sadly, during China's revolution in the mid-1900s, Shar-Pei populations became so low that the breed was almost extinct. A few Shar-Peis, however, were bred in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If not for the efforts of one man, Matgo Law, of Down-Homes Kennels in Hong Kong, the Shar-Pei might be extinct.
4) Chinese Crested
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Because the Chinese Crested has extremely early origins, no one is exactly sure when or how the breed was developed. It's assumed that hairless dogs were brought to China and bred with smaller, toy-sized dogs to give the Crested its unique, hairless appearance. In fact, Chinese Crested dogs don't really come from China at all. They evolved from African or Mexican (no one is certain which) hairless dogs who were reduced in size by the Chinese. The Chinese Crested is believed to have accompanied Chinese sailors on board their ships as early as 1530, hunting vermin during and between times of plague. The Chinese apparently viewed the Chinese Crested as having magical healing powers and so they were also kept by Chinese emperors. By the middle of the 19th century, Chinese Cresteds began to appear in numerous European paintings and prints. In China, the breed has now become rare.
Do you own any of these breeds? Let us know in the comments below! If you'd like to see some appropriately festive photos featuring Hiro, take a look at our 2018 lookbook for our Year of the Dog collection here.