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Should I Watch..? 'It Might Get Loud' (2008)
Benjamin Cox
Benjamin is a former volunteer DJ at his local hospital radio station. He has been reviewing films online since 2004.
DVD cover for "It Might Get Loud"
What's the big deal?
It Might Get Loud is a musical documentary film released in 2008 and was directed by Oscar-winning film-maker Davis Guggenheim. It examines the history, techniques and styles of three legendary guitar players - Jack White, The Edge and the film's co-producer Jimmy Page. It also hosts a meeting between the three known as The Summit where they discuss their music as well as play some familiar tunes. Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, the film secured a limited release in the US - it was shown in just 75 cinemas. Despite this, it still grossed more than $1.6 million in the US - ranking it in the top 100 documentary releases of all time in America - and the film also received critical acclaim upon release.
What's it about?
The central premise of the film is a musical meeting with these three legends, each with different stories to tell and each hailing from different eras. Jimmy Page learnt to play in a skiffle group before giving up the guitar to attend art school. Struggling to find work, he revives his musical ambitions as a session player for other artists before getting disillusioned playing other people's tunes. Eventually, he begins playing with The Yardbirds which ultimately lead to the greatest rock and roll group of all time, Led Zeppelin.
For U2's The Edge, he recalls and revisits the Dublin school where he first formed the band in 1976 along with Larry Mullen Jr, Adam Clayton and Paul "Bono" Hewson. The Edge heavily uses technology both to ensure that the notes he hears in his head are what are being reproduced in the studio as well as reinforcing the guitar's sound to "fill in notes that aren't there". White, meanwhile, grew up in a Latino district of Detroit and struggled to find a musical identity with hip-hop being socially prevalent. His interest in the blues led to him joining a band whilst working as an upholsterer which ultimately led to The White Stripes and The Raconteurs. For White, playing the guitar is about forcing himself to the limit in order to get the most out of the instrument - and sometimes beyond...
What's to like?
Anyone with a passing interest in music will be fascinated by It Might Get Loud which allows these great guitarists to speak in their own words about their work, history and techniques. As a long-time Zeppelin fan, it was amazing to hear Jimmy talk about how he got started in the business all those years ago and although he doesn't speak too much about his work with Zeppelin, you could see in his eyes the joy when walking around Headley Grange where some of the band's best work was recorded. I loved the respect and reverence that The Edge and Jack had for Jimmy, evidenced by their smiles the minute Jimmy starts playing the iconic opening riff from "Whole Lotta Love".
While you could argue the merits of who else might deserve to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jimmy Page (Slash, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, James Hetfield, Jeff Beck, etc), Edge and White provide interesting case studies. White comes across the worst, sounding like an pseudo-intellectual whilst trying to live like his idolised blues heroes of yore like Robert Johnson. Edge, meanwhile, is happy to let technology play a part (something which doesn't sit well with White's resolutely old-school approach) but his style of making music is not too dissimilar from the others. It's about trying to get the sound in your head to be heard in the studio and each of them do in their own way. Of course, the film comes alive when the jamming starts but the soundtrack is still well worth trying to track down, assuming they released it. Here's hoping.
As well as talking about their love of the instrument, the three indulge in a little jamming session...
The Edge talks in the film about his reaction to the spoof documentary This Is Spinal Tap: "I didn't laugh - I wept. It was so close to the truth".
Jack wrote and recorded one of his solo songs - "Fly Farm Blues" - in about ten minutes whilst the film was shooting. It was released as part of the soundtrack as well as a promotional vinyl release - only 300 copies were produced.
All three have contributed to themes for Bond films. The Edge co-wrote the theme to GoldenEye, Jack White performed with Alicia Keyes on "Another Way To Die" for Quantum Of Solace while Page reveals that he played on the theme tune for Goldfinger as a session musician.
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What's not to like?
White's stripped-down, ultra-aggressive manner of playing seems at odds with the more natural style of Jimmy or the wizardry of Edge. But even without a guitar, he still seems almost competitive as though the Summit is a physical fight to determine the best guitarist in history. I found his behaviour and attitude off-putting and welcomed the moment when the film's focus shifted from him to the other two. He also uses way too much feedback for my tastes and as much as I can listen to the man play, I wouldn't want to be in a bar with him.
As a music fan, I would have liked a bit more chat from the Summit which feels like an unsatisfactory and lazy way of bringing the film's narrative to a head. Despite the magic of seeing these three guys play together, I reckon that the conversation between the three of them might have been interesting to hear. Still, I guess we'll never know - they probably fell out with Jack the same way I did.
Page is the most experienced and the respect held by White and the Edge for him is obvious
Should I watch it?
It might lack the joy of seeing each performer play a live set but It Might Get Loud is an interesting and enjoyable way of getting to know the men behind the music. Jimmy's nostalgia, Edge's vision and Jack's visceral power combine to create a glowing tribute to the electric guitar which continues to be the cornerstone of most music released today. Maybe, for a sequel, they could get Dave Grohl, Phil Collins and Lars Ulrich together for a chat about drums. You could call it "It Might Get Louder"...
Great For: rock fans, guitar players, pub conversations
Not So Great For: people who can't decide who should have been in the movie, listeners of classical music, hip-hop fans
What else should I watch?
Speaking of Dave Grohl, he himself directed a touching tribute to the rundown studio in California which hosted recording sessions by Nirvana and a host of other rock legends. Sound City has everyone from Trent Reznor to Tom Petty discuss the studio's colourful past and its influence on those sessions. Other films worth checking out include the epic and very thorough documentary about Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Runnin' Down A Dream while British viewers might like to watch Live Forever: The Rise And Fall Of Brit Pop.
The term "rockumentary" implies some degree of self-deprecating humour, to me - I find it impossible to separate the term from This Is Spinal Tap with its miniature Stonehenge, amps that go to 11 and songs like "Sex Farm" and "Lick My Love Pump". But sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction - Anvil: The Story Of Anvil follows the Canadian heavy metal band as they embark on a disastrous tour of Europe and question whether they should give up on their dreams of stardom at the age of 50. To some, it's the best rock documentary ever made.
David "The Edge" Evans
Davis Guggenheim
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Documentary, Music
© 2015 Benjamin Cox
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Rocket Matter, a cloud-based legal billing and law practice management application, today launched an iPhone app to facilitate mobile access to the application's core functions. The app runs on all versions of the iPad, the iPhone 3GS and higher, and iPod touch running iOS 5 and above.
Capture time and expenses and associate them with a matter. This includes the ability to run a timer on your device.
Access information on all of your matters within Rocket Matter.
View and add contacts and initiate calls and emails.
Manage your calendar and keep it synchronized with your Rocket Matter account.
The company designed the app after conducting extensive user surveys. Based on the feedback, the iPhone app provides a streamlined version of the essential features of the flagship cloud-based product.
A built-in timer and intuitively designed screens quickly capture billable time and expenses. Contact lists, client-matter information, and calendars with day, month, and list views keep all relevant case information in one convenient place. Information recorded via the Rocket Matter iPhone app appears instantly in the web-based product.
In situations with little or no connectivity, data is automatically stored offline. The app will instantly synchronize with the Rocket Matter database once connectivity is restored.
It also says that the app uses the same authentication and security measures employed by the web application. All data is transmitted to and from the app over an encrypted channel. Users can set a passcode lock to ensure that there is no unauthorized access to their data if the device is lost or stolen.
Rocket Matter has a video that shows features of the app. You can download the app for free from the iTunes store. Of course, you will have to have a Rocket Matter account to use the app's functions.


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Movies – Full Listing
Old Henry
A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending…
Western, Thriller
Christmas Sail
When Liz returns home to take care of her estranged father, she is determined to give her daughter a perfect Christmas and reconnects with her best friend.
TV Movie, Comedy, Romance
Till Death
After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned…
A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.
Drama, Comedy
Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
7,000 passengers are stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the US are grounded on September 11, 2001. Filmed live on stage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City.
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as war breaks out.
Drama, Action, Thriller, War
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
The Dig
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
The Suicide Sqad
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Fantastic Fungi
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal…
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Sword of Trust
When Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that he believed to be proof that the South won the Civil War.
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Drama, History, War

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Home > Precision Guidance Rifle: How Anyone Can Kill Using an AR-15 at 500 Yards
Precision Guidance Rifle: How Anyone Can Kill Using an AR-15 at 500 Yards
March 14, 2021 Topic: AR-15 Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: GunMilitaryTechnologyWorldARRifle
The new era of precision shooting is here.
by Kyle Mizokami
Here's What You Need to Remember: That will bother some shooters. "Part of me sees all of this and is mildly irritated at all the time spent learning how to properly range a rifle and make the right calculations," War is Boring contributor and long-range shooter Bryan William Jones noted in 2012, after shooting a TrackingPoint rifle.
Durng the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, firearms-manufacturer TrackingPoint announced an AR-15 version of its computer-controlled precision rifles. The company claims that the new weapon can hit moving targets "out to five football fields away." And anyone can use it.
Described by the company as a "precision-guided firearm," the 500-Series rifle could revolutionize how armies all over the world prepare for war. The technology promises a world where expert riflemen can be trained with very little effort—blurring the distinction between infantry and sharpshooters.
Tank technology
TrackingPoint rifles include what are known as a ballistic computers. Used for decades on tanks, a ballistic computer takes into account a number of factors—wind speed, barrel and ambient temperature, range to target and ballistic performance of the cannon round—and computes what it would take to hit a target.
The computer then compensates for those factors and makes corrections when the shot is fired. It makes tank guns extraordinarily accurate and is the reason why an M-1 Abrams has a 90-percent hit rate on a moving target 2,000 yards away.
The size and complexity of the ballistic computer, as well as the sensors it needs—weather sensors, thermometers and laser rangefinders—are why these computers have, until now, stayed on tanks. However, miniaturization has finally made both processors and sensors small enough to mount on individual rifles.
The TrackingPoint ballistic computer runs off Linux and is about the size of a pint glass. It has the same set of built-in sensors as a tank. The shooter acquires the target in the built-in heads-up display and places a red 'X' over it. This locks the rifle on the target. The shooter pulls the trigger, but the rifle doesn't fire—yet.
The computer takes into account known bullet performance, sensor data and even barrel wear. It crunches this data, determines when the rifle is on target and then fires.
Breaking down the rifle
TrackingPoint's Series-500 rifle looks very similar to a standard, direct impingement AR-15. Many of the parts—including the grip, muzzle brake and upper receiver—appear no different from those on any other AR-15 or M-4 carbine.
The barrel seems to be a standard, government-profile 18 inches long—a little longer than the average 16-inch AR-15 barrel. The two inches of extra barrel length probably impart an extra 50- to 100-feet-per-second velocity to a 5.56-millimeter bullet, which would be useful if you're regularly shooting out to 500 yards. The rifle's hand guard appears to be unattached to the barrel … to improve accuracy.
The ballistic computer's batteries are in the stock, which looks broader than most AR stocks. Curiously, the Series-500 rifle retains a triangular front sight, which is only useful if a rifle has a backup rear sight—which this rifle does not. This could be a cosmetic detail to remind people of the rifle's AR-15/M-16 lineage. In other words, it's just for show.
An important detail that TrackingPoint has not mentioned is how much the weapon weighs. AR-15 enthusiasts usually prefer rifles weighing just six or seven pounds. This new weapon, without the computer and batteries, probably weighs in at seven pounds. How much the ballistic computer and batteries add to that is unclear.
Of course, if you're able to reliably pick off moving targets at 500 yards, mobility is less important—and some extra weight is probably not a big deal.
The effective range of the 500-Series is 500 yards. Among AR-15 rifles, that's decent, but not great. All U.S. Marine Corps recruits must shoot to 500 yards using the M-16A4 rifle's built-in sights. With a lot of practice, a skilled AR-15 owner can push out to 1,000 yards.
But the Smart AR is different. For one, the system removes the need for actual marksmanship skill and makes all-but-impossible shots—such as a man-sized target moving at 10 miles an hour at 500 yards—routine.
That will bother some shooters. "Part of me sees all of this and is mildly irritated at all the time spent learning how to properly range a rifle and make the right calculations," War is Boring contributor and long-range shooter Bryan William Jones noted in 2012, after shooting a TrackingPoint rifle.
Ballistic computers will eventually be standard issue in Western armies. The ability to easily hit a target at 500 yards, even while standing or lying beneath a car, is a rifleman's dream come true—especially if he didn't have to train for years in order to do it.
This first appeared in WarIsBoring here.
Image: Creative Commons.
The Mosin-Nagant: The Russian Sniper Rifle Nazi Germany Feared Most
by Robert Beckhusen
Source URL:https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/precision-guidance-rifle-how-anyone-can-kill-using-ar-15-500-yards-180031


A new report from a noted international energy research company has put forward the argument that solar PV could potentially disrupt the US energy markets in the same sort of way, and to a similar degree, as the shale industry did a few years back.
And, it could potentially impact natural gas markets to a great enough degree to the stop the shale "revolution" dead in its tracks.
The new report — from the energy research company Wood Mackenzie — makes the note that with the minor disruptions to natural gas markets that we are already seeing in California, a broader disruption of these markets could occur as a result of growing solar PV attractiveness… within the near future.
With falling solar costs (balance of systems costs in particular), and rising conversion efficiencies, solar appears to be nearing a breakout point, according to Ghosh.
"While more efficient solar technology may command a higher module price, the capacity gains per square meter usually make high-efficiency modules more economic on a $/W basis," Ghosh stated.
According to the report, by 2020, solar PV costs will be at grid parity in 19 states — and 38 by 2030. The prediction is that, owing to grid parity, installed capacity in the US will reach 71 gigawatts (GW) by 2035.
A lot is expected to happen in the coming years, one way or another. It should be interesting to watch, and participate in!


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Costco has brought back their popular iTunes gift card deals that can get you discounts of up to 15.5%.
Awesome deal on iTunes gift cards. The best we have seen throughout all the Black Friday and Cyber Week sales.
Another day another iTunes sale. This one is also for 20% off gift cards which will be a money maker for some bulk resellers.
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A call for an inclusive and sustainable peace process in Burma/Myanmar
by Initiatives for International Dialogue | Oct 16, 2015 | APSOC, Peace Process, Press Releases
Yesterday, October 15, 2015, marked the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the Myanmar/Burma government and eight (8) of the country's ethnic armed groups that, for almost five decades, have been fighting for their right to self – determination. Said peace accord, also known as the "framework for political dialogue" was declared a top priority by the government when former top Army general Thein Sein assumed office in 2011.
It is however sad to note that peace will more likely remain elusive for the peoples of Myanmar as more than half of the ethnic groups involved in the peace process have declined to participate in today's peace pact ceremony amid questions of the accord not being fully inclusive.
According to reports, among those who will not sign the ceasefire agreement are the Kachin Independence Organisation, along with the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP), commonly known as the Shan State Army, the New Mon State Party and the Karenni National Progressive Party and the National Democratic Alliance Army–Eastern Shan State.
The Asia-Pacific Solidarity Coalition (APSOC), a solidarity movement of peace advocates in the Asia pacific region, today appeal to the government of Myanmar to immediately craft a win-win solution to make its nationwide ceasefire agreement inclusive of all parties, particularly women that could once and for all put to rest the cycle of violence, distrust and discrimination in Myanmar.
Myanmar needs an inclusive peace: a peace founded on the fundamental recognition of the democratic rights and aspirations of all the peoples of Myanmar. The three years of peace negotiations will be put to waste, and yesterday's ceremony in Nyay Pyi Taw will become meaningless if those who should be involved in the process are left out.
APSOC likewise urges the government of Myanmar to immediately stop military attacks specifically in the territories of Shan State, Kachin and Karen and withdraw their military troops from the said areas as a sign of the government's sincerity in fostering peace—celebrating a peace pact in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw while launching military attacks will simply put the credibility of the peace process in doubt.
Now is also the time for the ASEAN, the United Nations and the rest of the international community to forge stronger solidarity to the peoples of Myanmar. We urge the ASEAN and UN to closely monitor the peace process especially now that Myanmar is heading towards its nationwide elections in November.
For the sake of peace and genuine democracy, an inclusive and sustainable peace process must now find its place in Myanmar.


Cool statistics for your site: Have a mint!
Thanks to Oyvind I have just installed Mint on my server. This gives me very nice statistics from my site. It runs locally and stores the data in a mySQL database on my server. It works in realtime and shows statistics as people browse your site.
One very nice feature is that Mint supports Peppers. Peppers are plugins made by all kinds of very cool people.
Sparks! visualizes your visitor data.
Fresh View uses XML-based SVG to visualize your Mint visitor data.
Tracks hits from Google Images and let you know about the most popular images on your site. This one is supposed to be replaced by the Referrer Filter pepper, but that one did not work on my first install – so I kept the Google Images pepper.
Trends analyzes your website's usage over a set period of time.
I haven't tried mint myself but google just made parts of their recently aquired Urchin software awailable for free at http://www.google.com/analytics/ . It doesn't require much of an installation and works perfectly with for blogger.com and similar tools.


This morning I received an email from a good friend. Like many of us these days, she is experiencing what I call "The Real Identity Crisis." I wrote back to assuage the undercurrent of fear and worry I was intuiting, and, as I closed my letter, I realized that what I'd shared might be useful to others. So, dear reader, this may also belong to you . . .
Good morning, my friend, and thank you for sharing what's going on inside. What I read sent up no red flags. My feeling about this is that you are just where you should be given the "higher" energies that have been released to Earth the last few years, energies that have been especially intense since December, though we've been experiencing their "push" on us for a good while.
That influential push brings everything hidden within us up to the surface and into the light for purposes of 1) our recognition of parts of us that have been hidden, 2) an important opportunity to be compassionate with ourselves as we work with what is revealed, 3) the conscious release of negative judgments we're still holding about ourselves, and 4) receipt of the invitation to give our love to ourselves as we do the work of claiming who and what we TRULY want to be (as opposed to who we think we SHOULD be). In other words, we are now giving ourselves (with help from the higher realms) the opportunity to choose door number One, behind which our True Identity resides. All this to say, we're invited to both look closely at ourselves AND "go with the flow" without judging as negative who we are.
The identity crisis sensation you've described is pretty accurate for the times; the age-old pursuit of the answer to "Who am I?" very much applies these days. AND: that's a good thing. Stripping away others' judgments of us first leads us to finally delve, unencumbered by those judgments, into what remains as Our Truth, felt often as a stark "nakedness," like nerve endings exposed to rarefied air we don't yet know how to breathe.
Once we move through the Real Identity Crisis, and after peeling off, one by one, all the layers of pain and judgment that have created the false self, we come face to face with the Real Identity: Goodness, Worth, Joy, Love, Peace, Compassion, and all other good things.
The whole darn-blessed thing can be pretty unsettling. The birthing pains of we 3rd-dimension, separation-based humans who are now moving energetically into the 5th dimension of Unity will continue for some time. AND: all is well; all will be well. Our 5th dimension self "waking up" is a bit like when our leg "goes to sleep" – it's not comfortable while it comes back to life, but we are soon able to walk on it effortlessly.
What's called for now is a radical trust in the Deep Wisdom (Tao, God, Universe), knowing that It is ever within us – even IS us. Honestly, the current universal "real" identity crisis is the most trustworthy thing we could be experiencing – and is the only identity crisis we've ever had that really amounts to a hill of beans.
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Thanks for sharing this letter to a friend! A great reminder to us all!


Onur Basak (Sales Manager Turkish Airlines) along with Jordan Tourism hosted an extremely lucky group of agents who got to widen their world with Turkish Airlines on this amazing Fam. This mesmerising destination went beyond the wildest expectations of the group who got to see the new developments in Aqaba, as well as Petra and Amman. The group had 4 full days in Jordan, the first two days were spent in Aqaba, the third day exploring Petra and last day travelling back and looking around Amman.


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Drugs & Diseases > Infectious Diseases
Rickettsialpox
Author: Darvin Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H; Chief Editor: John L Brusch, MD, FACP more...
Sections Rickettsialpox
DDx
Laboratory Studies
Histologic Findings
Medication Summary
Deterrence/Prevention
Rickettsialpox is a mild, self-limited, zoonotic febrile illness characterized by eschar formation at the location of a mite bite, followed by the onset of systemic symptoms and a more generalized papulovesicular rash. The causative agent is Rickettsia akari. Previously classified as a member of the spotted-fever group of rickettsiae, it is now placed in the transitional group, since it has features of both the spotted-fever group and the typhus group. [1, 2]
R akari is an obligate intracellular gram-negative coccobacillus. Unlike other rickettsiae, which target vascular endothelial cells, R akari targets host CD68 macrophages.
Its vector is the colorless mite Liponyssoides sanguineus (formerly Allodermanyssus sanguineus), which is found on mice (most commonly the house mouse [Mus musculus]) and other rodents. These hosts serve as the reservoir for the disease. L sanguineus bite humans when murine hosts are scarce. Other vectors and reservoirs for R akari may exist considering the high seroprevalence of the pathogen among dogs in New York City and domesticated cats in California. [3]
About 7-10 days after the painless bite, a papular skin lesion appears at the bite location and becomes vesicular with a surrounding area of erythema. An eschar forms and slowly heals. About 3-7 days after the initial skin lesion develops, patients may suddenly develop high-grade fever, chills, headaches, and myalgias with subsequent development of a sparse generalized papulovesicular rash, resembling chickenpox.
Multiple papulovesicles involving the upper trunk on a patient with rickettsialpox in North Carolina. Courtesy of the CDC.
Rickettsialpox is mild and self-limited and usually persists for about a week.
Rickettsialpox occurs primarily in urban areas, where the density of mites, mice, and humans is high. Huebner et al first isolated and named rickettsialpox in 1946 in New York City. [4]
Rickettsialpox has been reported primarily in the northeastern and midwest United States (Boston, Mass; West Hartford, Conn; Philadelphia, Pa; Pittsburgh, Pa; and Cleveland, Ohio). Cases have also been reported in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Utah. [5, 6, 7] R akari–like organisms have also been identified in wild rodents in Orange County, California. [8]
Although the prevalence of confirmed cases is very low, several reports suggest the disease is more common than previously thought. Serologic evidence of rickettsialpox exposure was found in 16% of 631 intravenous drug users in inner-city Baltimore, MD, and in 9% of 204 intravenous drug users in Harlem, NY. [9, 10] In addition, between 2001 and 2003, the number of clinical samples submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) increased following the anthrax bioterror attack, reflecting an increased awareness of eschar-associated febrile illness. [11] Prior to this, these clinical syndromes may have been misdiagnosed, or perhaps the infected persons did not seek medical attention. Consequently, rickettsialpox is widely believed to be an underrecognized and underreported clinical entity, partially because physicians tend to be unfamiliar with this diagnosis.
In 2007, about 14 cases of rickettsialpox were reported New York City (a rate of approximately 1.7 cases per 1,000,000 persons). Case reports increased in of 2001 and continued in 2002, following the anthrax attacks in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Florida. [12]
Internationally, rickettsialpox has been described in South Africa, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Turkey, Croatia, the Ukraine, Russia, and Korea. [5, 13, 14]
A case report from 2012 described the first case of rickettsialpox in the Netherlands wherein the patient did not have any contact with mice or other animals and the cause of transmission unclear. [15] There have been case reports of rickettsialpox in Mexico and suspected cases identified by serologic assays in Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Central African Republic, France, Germany, and Turkey. [16]
Global distribution of confirmed cases of rickettsialpox.
Mortality/Morbidity
Rickettsialpox is a benign, self-limited disease. No fatalities have been reported. The incubation period varies from 10-21 days. Rickettsialpox usually resolves within 14-21 days; however, headache and lassitude may persist for another 1-2 weeks.
Rickettsialpox has no sexual predilection.
Rickettsialpox has no age predilection. It has been reported in patients aged 6 months to 72 years.
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Rickettsialpox eschar on posterior right calf of patient from North Carolina. Courtesy of the CDC.
Table 1. Characteristics of Similar Conditions
Rash/Eschar
Generalized Rash
Rickettsialpox secondary to R akari infection
A red papule with a vesicle in the center dries and forms a black eschar with surrounding induration. Multiple eschars are possible.
The papulovesicular rash is usually on the trunk and extremities; the palms, soles, and oral mucosa may also be involved.
The papule precedes the febrile illness and mild systemic symptoms. Regional lymphadenopathy may develop.
See Frequency
Chickenpox secondary to varicella zoster infection
The papule turns into a vesicle on an erythematous base and resembles a "dew drop on a rose petal."
The rash begins on the head and progresses to the trunk, arms, and then legs; vesicles are present in all stages.
It is common in children. No black eschar is present.
Mediterranean spotted fever secondary to Rickettsia conorii infection
At the site of a tick bite, a single eschar with a red halo forms.
The rash is generalized, involves the palms and soles, and is often maculopapular, occasionally petechial.
Fever, headache, myalgias may develop. The onset is abrupt. The disease may be severe in context of comorbidity.
North Africa, Middle East, Southern Europe
African tick bite fever secondary to R africae infection
Single or multiple eschars with regional lymphadenopathy
A scant generalized rash, vesicular or maculopapular, may be present. Conversely, the rash may be absent.
Fever, headache, myalgias, regional lymphadenopathy; associated with reports of subacute neuropathy
Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean
Human spotted fever secondary to R parkeri infection
Single or multiple eschars develop from erythematous papules.
Scant nonpruritic papules
Fever, headache, myalgias, arthralgias
Scrub typhus secondary to Orientia tsutsugamushi infection
A vesicle or black scab appears on an erythematous base at the bite site.
Vesicles are usually on the trunk or extremities.
The rash fades within a few days; pneumonitis is common.
Asia-Pacific rim
Darvin Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Darvin Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Diseases Society of America, International Society of Travel Medicine
Evelyn Zhang, BS MD Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Charles V Sanders, MD Edgar Hull Professor and Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans; Medical Director, Medicine Hospital Center, Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans; Consulting Staff, Ochsner Medical Center
Charles V Sanders, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for Physician Leadership, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Clinical and Climatological Association, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Geriatrics Society, American Lung Association, American Medical Association, American Society for Microbiology, American Thoracic Society, American Venereal Disease Association, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Physicians, Association of Professors of Medicine, Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Louisiana State Medical Society, Orleans Parish Medical Society, Royal Society of Medicine, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Society of General Internal Medicine, Southeastern Clinical Club, Southern Medical Association, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology, The Foundation for AIDS Research
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John L Brusch, MD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Fred A Lopez, MD Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Fred A Lopez, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Louisiana State Medical Society
Chi Hiong U Go, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center at Odessa
Chi Hiong U Go, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Julie A Ake, MD Fellow, Infectious Disease Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Timothy J Whitman, DO Consulting Staff, Department of Infectious Disease, National Naval Medical Center
Mohammad J Alam, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Emergency Medicine, University Health, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport; Affiliate Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease), Schumpert Medical Center
Mohammad J Alam, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Southern Medical Association
Pradeep Kumar Mada, MD, MRCP(UK) Consulting Physician in Infectious Diseases, Comanche County Memorial Hospital
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text:
using System.Collections;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Reflection;
using IX.StandardExtensions.Contracts;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using DiagCA = System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;

namespace IX.StandardExtensions.Threading;

/// <summary>
///     An atomic enumerator that can enumerate items one at a time, atomically.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TItem">The type of the items to enumerate.</typeparam>
/// <seealso cref="IEnumerator{T}" />
/// <seealso cref="AtomicEnumerator" />
[PublicAPI]
public abstract partial class AtomicEnumerator<TItem> : AtomicEnumerator,
    IEnumerator<TItem>
{
#region Constructors and destructors

#region Constructors

    /// <summary>
    ///     Prevents a default instance of the <see cref="AtomicEnumerator{TItem}" /> class from being created.
    /// </summary>
    protected private AtomicEnumerator() { }

#endregion

#endregion

#region Properties and indexers

    /// <summary>
    ///     Gets the element in the collection at the current position of the enumerator.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>The current element.</value>
    public abstract TItem Current { get; }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Gets the element in the collection at the current position of the enumerator.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>The current element.</value>
    [DiagCA.SuppressMessage(
        "Performance",
        "HAA0601:Value type to reference type conversion causing boxing allocation",
        Justification = "Unavoidable with a generic enumerator.")]
    object? IEnumerator.Current => Current;

#endregion

#region Methods

#region Static methods

    /// <summary>
    ///     Creates an atomic enumerator from a collection.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TCollection">The type of the collection.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="collection">The collection.</param>
    /// <param name="readLock">The function to acquire a read lock.</param>
    /// <returns>The created atomic enumerator.</returns>
    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
    ///     <paramref name="collection" />
    ///     or
    ///     <paramref name="readLock" />
    ///     is <c>null</c> (<c>Nothing</c> in Visual Basic).
    /// </exception>
    [DiagCA.SuppressMessage(
        "Performance",
        "HAA0303:Lambda or anonymous method in a generic method allocates a delegate instance",
        Justification = "We need this instance allocated.")]
    [DiagCA.SuppressMessage(
        "Design",
        "CA1000:Do not declare static members on generic types",
        Justification = "This is, honestly, a stupid rule.")]
    [DiagCA.SuppressMessage(
        "Performance",
        "HAA0401:Possible allocation of reference type enumerator",
        Justification = "Not an issue, since we're returning a class-based atomic enumerator anyway.")]
    public static AtomicEnumerator<TItem> FromCollection<TCollection>(
        TCollection collection,
        Func<ValueSynchronizationLockerRead> readLock)
        where TCollection : class, IEnumerable<TItem>
    {
        // Validate arguments
        _ = Requires.NotNull(collection);
        _ = Requires.NotNull(readLock);

        Delegate initializer = ConstructionDelegates.GetOrAdd(
            collection.GetType(),
            static (collectionType) =>
            {
                // Get used types
                MethodInfo getEnumeratorMethodInfo = collectionType.GetMethod(
                    "GetEnumerator",
                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)!;

                Type enumeratorType = getEnumeratorMethodInfo.ReturnType;
                Type atomicEnumeratorType = typeof(AtomicEnumerator<,>).MakeGenericType(
                    typeof(TItem),
                    enumeratorType);
                ConstructorInfo atomicEnumeratorConstructorInfo = atomicEnumeratorType.GetConstructors()
                    .Single(
                        p => p.GetParameters()[1]
                              .ParameterType == typeof(Func<ValueSynchronizationLockerRead>));

                // Prepare parameter expressions
                ParameterExpression parameter1 = Expression.Parameter(collectionType);
                ParameterExpression parameter2 = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Func<ValueSynchronizationLockerRead>));

                // Prepare expression
                return Expression.Lambda(
                        Expression.New(
                            atomicEnumeratorConstructorInfo,
                            Expression.Call(
                                parameter1,
                                getEnumeratorMethodInfo),
                            parameter2),
                        parameter1,
                        parameter2)
                    .Compile();
            });

        if (initializer is Func<TCollection, Func<ValueSynchronizationLockerRead>, AtomicEnumerator<TItem>>
            typedInitializer)
        {
            return typedInitializer(
                collection,
                readLock);
        }

        return (AtomicEnumerator<TItem>)initializer.DynamicInvoke(
            collection,
            readLock)!;
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Creates an atomic enumerator from an already-existing enumerator.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TEnumerator">The type of the enumerator.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="enumerator">The enumerator.</param>
    /// <param name="readLock">The function to acquire a read lock.</param>
    /// <returns>The created atomic enumerator.</returns>
    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
    ///     <paramref name="enumerator" />
    ///     or
    ///     <paramref name="readLock" />
    ///     is <c>null</c> (<c>Nothing</c> in Visual Basic).
    /// </exception>
    [DiagCA.SuppressMessage(
        "Design",
        "CA1000:Do not declare static members on generic types",
        Justification = "This is, honestly, a stupid rule.")]
    public static AtomicEnumerator<TItem> FromEnumerator<TEnumerator>(
        TEnumerator enumerator,
        Func<ValueSynchronizationLockerRead> readLock)
        where TEnumerator : IEnumerator<TItem>
    {
        _ = Requires.NotNull(enumerator);
        _ = Requires.NotNull(readLock);

        return new AtomicEnumerator<TItem, TEnumerator>(
            enumerator,
            readLock);
    }

#endregion

#endregion
}


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Stark ist ein Lied des deutschen Pop-Duos Ich + Ich. Das Stück ist die zweite Singleauskopplung aus ihrem zweiten Studioalbum Vom selben Stern.

Entstehung und Artwork
Aufgenommen, geschrieben und produziert wurde das Lied von Florian Fischer, Annette Humpe, Sebastian Kirchner und Adel Tawil, co-produziert wurde das Lied von Andreas Herbig. Gemischt wurde die Single von Andreas Herbig, arrangiert wurde sie von Axel Wernecke. Das Lied wurde unter dem Musiklabel Polydor veröffentlicht. Als zusätzliche Instrumentalisten sind an der Gitarre die Musiker Benson, Andreas Herbig und Sebastian Kirchner und an der Harmonika der Musiker Harry Ermer für diesen Song verpflichtet worden. Die Aufnahmen der Streicher wurden von Andreas Herbig getätigt, gespielt wurden die Streichinstrumente von Boris Matchin, Dana Matchin und Stefan Pintev. Auf dem Cover der Maxi-Single ist nur die Aufschrift des Künstlers und des Liedtitels, von Pflanzen umrahmt, vor einem weißen Hintergrund zu sehen. Die Aufnahmen fanden in den Berliner Tonstudios Aquarium und Keller statt. Das Coverbild wurde von Albertus Seba und dem Büro Dirk Rudolph designt.

Veröffentlichung und Promotion
Die Erstveröffentlichung der Single fand am 9. November 2007 in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz statt. Die Maxi-Single enthält neben der Singleversion auch zwei Remixversion von Stark, sowie das Lied Nur in meinem Kopf, als B-Seite. Neben der regulären Maxi-Single existiert auch eine "2-Track-Single" mit den Liedern Stark und Nur in meinem Kopf. Zum Download gibt es zusätzlich eine spezielle Maxi-Single, die um eine weitere Remixversion von Stark erweitert ist. Zu Promotionzwecken wurde eine Vinyl-Platte veröffentlicht, auf der lediglich Remixversionen zu finden sind.

Um das Lied zu bewerben, erfolgte unter anderem ein Liveauftritt während des ZDF-Jahresrückblicks Menschen 2008 und ein gemeinsamer Auftritt mit Sido während des VIVA Comet 2008.

Remixversionen
 Stark (Pete Clark Remix)
 Stark (DJ Divinity Vocal Remix)
 Stark (DJ Divinity 21 Nite Kaoz Dub Remix)
 Stark (K-Paul Remix)
 Stark (DJ Maringo Remix)

Inhalt
Der Liedtext zu Stark ist auf Deutsch geschrieben. Die Musik wurde von Florian Fischer, Sebastian Kirchner und Adel Tawil, der Text von Annette Humpe verfasst. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Lied im Bereich der Popmusik. In dem Lied geht es darum, dass alle Menschen glauben, dass eine bestimmte Person immer alles im Griff hat und ganz genau weiß, was los ist. Dies ist aber nicht der Fall, in Wirklichkeit weiß die Person nicht, wo ihr der Kopf steht und zweifelt an allem, was sie im Moment tut.

Musikvideo
Das Musikvideo zu Stark wurde in Berlin gedreht. Zu sehen ist Tawil, der ein Konzert gibt und anschließend mit einem Taxi nach Hause fährt. Das Taxi wird von Humpe gesteuert. Während der Taxifahrt erinnert sich Tawil an vergangene Konzerte und Feierlichkeiten zurück und überdenkt, ob seine Darstellung nach außen die richtige ist. Die Gesamtlänge des Videos beträgt 4:03 Minuten. Regie führte Oliver Sommer.

Mitwirkende

Rezeption

Charts und Chartplatzierungen
Stark erreichte in Deutschland Position zwei der Singlecharts und konnte sich insgesamt 19 Wochen in den Top 10 und 45 Wochen in den Charts halten. In Österreich erreichte die Single Position zwei und konnte sich 13 Wochen in den Top 10 und 37 Wochen in den Charts halten. In der Schweiz erreichte die Single Position fünf und konnte sich elf Wochen in den Top 10 und 59 Wochen in den Charts halten. Obwohl es das Lied nicht auf Platz eins schaffte, war es trotzdem für einen Zeitraum von neun Wochen das erfolgreichste deutschsprachige Lied in den deutschen Singlecharts, sowie für drei Wochen das erfolgreichste deutschsprachige Lied in den österreichischen Singlecharts. Stark platzierte sich in den deutschen Jahrescharts von 2008 auf Position zwölf, in den österreichischen Jahrescharts von 2008 auf Position 14 und in den Schweizer Jahrescharts von 2008 auf Position 15.

Für Ich + Ich ist dies der sechste Charterfolg in Deutschland, der fünfte in Österreich und der dritte in der Schweiz. Es ist ihr vierter Top-10-Erfolg in Deutschland, sowie der dritte in Österreich und der erste in der Schweiz. In Österreich konnte sich bis heute keine Single höher in den Charts platzieren (So soll es bleiben ebenfalls Höchstposition zwei). In der Schweiz konnte sich bis heute keine Single von Ich + Ich höher und länger in den Charts platzieren, auch eine bessere Platzierung in den Jahrescharts gelang bis heute nicht. Nach Du erinnerst mich an Liebe und Vom selben Stern konnte sich zum dritten Mal eine Single des Duos gleichzeitig in allen D-A-CH-Staaten platzieren.

Für Tawil als Autor ist dies der 13. Charterfolg in Deutschland, sowie der fünfte in Österreich und der sechste in der Schweiz. In Deutschland ist es sein vierter Top-10-Erfolg, in Österreich und der Schweiz jeweils sein zweiter. Nach Vom selben Stern und Prison Break Anthem (Ich glaub' an dich) konnte sich zum dritten Mal eine Autorenbeteiligung Tawils gleichzeitig in allen D-A-CH-Staaten platzieren. Für Tawil als Produzenten ist dies sein achter Charterfolg in Deutschland, sowie der siebte in Österreich und der dritte in der Schweiz. In Deutschland ist es sein vierter Top-10-Erfolg, in Österreich der dritte und in der Schweiz der zweite. Nach Du erinnerst mich an Liebe und Vom selben Stern konnte sich zum dritten Mal eine Produktion von Tawil gleichzeitig in allen D-A-CH-Staaten platzieren. In der Schweiz konnte sich bis heute keine Autorenbeteiligung und Produktion höher und länger in den Charts platzieren. Für Humpe als Autorin ist Stark der 23. Charterfolg in Deutschland, sowie der elfte in Österreich und der achte in der Schweiz. In Deutschland und Österreich ist es ihr sechster Top-10-Erfolg und in der Schweiz ihr zweiter. Für Humpe als Produzenten ist dies bereits ihr 26. Charterfolg in Deutschland, sowie der 15. in Österreich und der 13. in der Schweiz. In Deutschland und Österreich ist es ihr neunter Top-10-Erfolg und in der Schweiz ihr vierter. In der Schweiz konnte sich bis heute keine Autorenbeteiligung und Produktion von Humpe länger in den Charts platzieren.

Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe
2008 wurde Stark in Deutschland mit einer Platin-Schallplatte für über 300.000 verkaufter Einheiten ausgezeichnet.

Coverversionen

 2012: Jasmin Graf, sie sang das Lied in der vierten Liveshow der Castingshow The Voice of Germany. Das Lied schaffte es aufgrund der hohen Downloadzahlen in die Charts, eine offizielle Singleveröffentlichung folgte bis heute nicht.
 2015: Adoro, sie nahmen das Lied neu für ihr siebtes Studioalbum Lichtblicke auf.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Lied 2007
Popsong
Ich + Ich
Lied von Adel Tawil
Platin-Lied (Deutschland)

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Loren Nicole: The Ancient's Defender
o quote Indiana Jones, "If you want to be a good archeologist, get out of the library!" I wonder if it was these words that echoed through the mind of Loren Teetelli when she set out to create her studio Loren Nicole in California. However, unlike Indiana who hunts for treasure in Amazonian jungles, Loren spends her time digging up lost and dying gold-smithing techniques to bring them back to life through her one-of-a-kind creations.
Loren Nicole's Origin Story
While interning at the American Museum of Natural History and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Loren developed her jewellery career by devoting her weekends to gold-smithing courses. Originally intending to grow her understanding of the metal objects at work, her passion for connecting history with jewellery quickly eclipsed her academic path, and she decided to relocate to California to open the Loren Nicole studio. Loren explained, "It really became this place where I get to do everything now. What's more exciting is that I'm immediately getting to share my knowledge of history with clients and the public; I get to see the excitement as they talk about their trips to Egypt, or about a memory from a childhood school trip…it's very fun getting people excited about history."
Like the ancient civilizations before her, Loren works primarily in 22-karat gold and has become known for her use of texture, lusciously carved gemstones, and complex techniques. While many jewellers have turned to computer rendering and 3D printing, you will find no modern technology in the Loren Nicole studio. As a custodian of antiquated jewellery techniques, Loren brings together a blend of modern forms and old world craftsmanship.
Granulation
This technique is believed to have originated in Sumer 5000 years ago. It is a delicate dance of finding the perfect temperature and just the right amount of time to equal a bond. The difficulty of mastering this technique has caused it to become scarcely practiced today. When mastered, it becomes a beautiful element to subtly texture the surface. Finding the unique balance between honouring this ancient technique and making it relevant in today's modern aesthetic is a skill Loren has certainly mastered.
Chasing & Repoussé
Chasing and repousse is the most expressive and the newest technique Loren has incorporated into her designs. It is a form of metalworking that has a long history throughout ancient times, but truly found a home in the Florentine region of Italy, where it is practiced by master artisans today. It involves working a sheet of metal from both sides, using a hammer and handmade tools to push forward or raise the design from behind and then shape and refine the details on the front or exterior surface. For more advanced pieces it's not unusual for Loren to first work in a non-precious metal, such as copper, to work out the most problematic areas. A single bangle will take up to eighty hours of work to complete. But, the process is worth the effort as Loren says, "It's like magic."
Hollow Forms
Loren Nicole's roman signet rings are a hollow form raised from a flat sheet of 22-karat yellow gold, fitted to perfectly house a one-of-a-kind gemstone. Once the general shape is roughed out, Loren uses her antique Roman hammer to apply a rough natural finish, reminiscent of the patina of time.
Each of these techniques has their own unique challenges, but as Loren explained to me some are more complex than others, "Everyone expects me to say granulation is the most difficult technique I currently use, however it really is chasing and repousse. The piece needs to be conceptualized in all dimensions before you start, with each step planned out. The Hippo Bangle is one of the most difficult pieces I've made to date; created from a single sheet of gold it's very difficult to get the forms that high without [the sheet] breaking…I spent a good two days moving metal from the outside of the sheet to the centre. Additionally, you begin with the Repousse (working from the reverse) and it can be hard to judge if the piece is where I want it to be before I remove it from the tar and see it for the first time."
The Viking Trove
While Loren has in the past turned to her Greek heritage for inspiration, the latest collection consisting of fifty-five unique jewels delve into the treasure troves of the ancient Vikings, and explores the cultures important relationship between land and sea. The Viking Trove collection culminates in an epic object in the form of a golden Viking Longboat which disassembles into wearable jewels. Shields become earrings, the woven sail takes the form of a bracelet, and the dragon figurehead can be worn as a stickpin.
Loren explained to me, "I was inspired to create the collection because I kept thinking about the shape and idea of a Viking ship. It occurred to me that I could make a ship that comes apart and is wearable as jewelry. I wanted it to have function." The ancient Viking culture held a close relationship between the land and sea. They were deeply connected with the earth, and buried their treasures and ships on land. The shape of the longboat is reflected throughout the collection. Delicate blue-green tones of the sea are captured in ancient bronze elements which shimmer against rock crystal. To discover the complete collection, follow this link.
A Gift to the Future
With each jewels she crafts, Loren gives collectors a rare opportunity to own a piece of modernized history, crafted with the same detail and passion as her ancient predecessors, and made to be passed through and cherished by generations to come. As Loren continues to search for techniques to add to her repertoire, she dreams of going back in time to observe Mme. Belperron in her workshop – but also plans to study with contemporary designer Giovanni Corvaja, a very exciting prospect! For more information about Loren's work, visit her online and follow her studio on Instagram.
Thank you to Loren and Sarah for their assistance in making this article happen. To discover more people like Loren, please visit the People page.
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Great Mentors Focus on the Whole Person, Not Just Their Career
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Aspiring leaders need more and better mentoring than they're getting today. According to a recent study, while more than 75% of professional men and women want to have a mentor, only 37% have one. What's more, most of the people currently acting as mentors aren't having as dramatic an impact as they could because they're too narrowly focused on career advancement instead of mentoring the whole person. How to do it better? Start by sharing both personal and professional stories. Ask questions about the person's upbringing, passions, and ambitions. Explore how they want their story to end. Teach them how to fish — that is, reflect and solve problems for themselves. Unpack their toolkit. And remember that the best mentors also lead by example.
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Aspiring leaders need more and better mentoring than they're getting today.
According to a recent study, the supply-demand imbalance is severe: while more than 75% of professional men and women want to have a mentor, only 37% have one. What's more, most of the people currently acting as mentors aren't having as dramatic an impact as they could because they're too narrowly focused on career advancement.
In 2018, I spent a few hours with a Stanford University research librarian pulling up all the articles, studies and books on mentoring we could find. We found that the vast majority focus on how it is practiced in the workplace and how organization-wide programs are administered. There was remarkably little analysis or advice on how to mentor the whole person, extending beyond the career to include discussions about behavior, values, relationships, parenting, finances, and even spiritual life.
In my experience as a Wall Street executive for 35 years, as a mentor to many colleagues and friends, and now as the president of a non-profit dedicated to helping leaders establish inter-generational relationships, I've learned that this more holistic approach is dramatically more effective in helping people fulfill their true potential. In fact, it's one of the beauties of mentoring and what differentiates it from coaching for skill-building or performance.
Mentoring the whole person takes more effort, more time, and more thought. Here are some practices for doing it well:
Share your stories. When I meet with a younger person for the first time, I say: "Tell me your story. Start at the beginning and take your time — 20 or 30 minutes. I may ask a few questions, and everything you say will be confidential between us. Then, when you're finished, I'll tell you my story if you want me to." (They always do.) This simple exercise can transform the trajectory of a mentoring relationship because it shows that you're truly interested in understanding your mentee and his or her journey, not just in dispensing professional advice. It gives you knowledge of the person's past which enables you to make more probing inquiries over time. When I tell my story, I make sure to describe one or two of the difficult chapters in both my career and personal life, including my marriage. This signals that all aspects of our lives are on the table.
Ask great questions. Effective mentors develop a storehouse of probing questions on any number of subjects. Examples include:
Can you see yourself being stimulated and fulfilled on your current career path for the next five years?
What do you do to "reboot" so that the busyness and tech overload in your life does not result in burnout?
Who has been most influential in your life?
What did you love doing in high school?
What would you have done differently in your life if you had the chance?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your marriage/romantic relationship right now?
How was your relationship with your parents?
Were you raised in a particular faith or religious tradition?
During my second meeting with one new mentee, Kate, she told me how unhappy she was working all hours for a top consultancy. I took a step back and asked about her upbringing. Within minutes, tears were rolling down her face as she realized her obsession with career success was in large part to gain the approval of an emotionally distant father. She left our lunch with new insights into her motivations and ambitions, and is now much happier working fewer hours as a still highly regarded consultant.
Start with the end in mind. Perhaps the most important question you can ask a mentee is: How do you personally define long-term success?A simple yet effective way to unpack this question for a mentee is to say: "Imagine that tonight there is a party honoring you on your 80th birthday. Write down five brief things you would like family and close friends to say about you." Once they share their list with me, I normally share my own answer to this question. If you don't do this early on in your mentoring conversations, it is like sailing a ship without the ultimate destination in mind and you'll find that it is possible to give a mentee good career advice that is poor life advice. For example, a seasoned lawyer advising a new associate fresh out of law school how to climb the ladder to partner, might tell him or her to work 70-80 hour weeks on a consistent basis. But the senior person hasn't asked about relationships, kids, health, etc., which could, for the junior, be more important than career and financial success. An added benefit of spending most of your time asking questions is that it prevents you from talking too much and providing too many solutions.
Teach them how to fish. My most valuable mentor over a 25-year period was Bob Buford, a successful cable television entrepreneur in Dallas. He was a master of insightful inquiry and sparing advice. At one stage in my career I was struggling with a difficult boss, and I was hoping Bob would tell me what to do. Instead, he asked a series of questions that enabled me to identify the real issue and come up with a course of action on my own. "You just needed to talk out your confusion," he told me as we finished our meeting. Bob was teaching me how to fish by not providing the fish.
Unpack your mentee's "toolkit." A valuable area to explore is your mentee's innate gifts, aptitudes, personality characteristics, and passions. Most younger people have limited self-awareness about how they are uniquely "wired." Without this perspective it is easy for them to aspire to be people they are not built to be. I learned this the hard way during my 23 years at Morgan Stanley. My strong suit was developing relationships with the decision-makers of our corporate prospects and clients. As my success grew in this area, I was asked to manage a growing number of people in our group as well. I discovered over time that this was a burdensome drain on my energy, while working with clients was energizing and a welcome challenge. Once I was able to reorient my responsibilities back to my natural strengths, my career satisfaction returned. Ask your mentees to take advantage of personal assessment tools such as StrengthsFinder, Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram personality assessment, and Johnson O'Connor's aptitude tests.
Remember that most of mentoring is "caught not taught." We have all heard that roughly 90% of communication is non-verbal. Many mentors don't realize that their lasting imprint on a mentee is often how they conduct their life, whether at work, home, or other settings. How you serve as a role model is as important as your face-to-face meetings. I was fortunate to have a college tennis coach who for four years was a role model and mentor. One teammate describes how he "inspired me every day we were together with his demeanor and how he handled life." I'll always remember the time when we were about to play two opponents known for making bad line calls. Our coach told us to take the high road and not retaliate – "kill them with kindness." I have quoted him many times in many contexts.
Of all the ways you can spend your time, mentoring has one of the highest returns on investment. It enables you to take everything you have learned and "pay it forward," shaping the next generation of leaders. As Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen puts it, "The only metrics that will truly matter to my life are the individuals whom I have been able to help, one by one, to become better people." Hall of Fame college basketball coach John Wooden once said: "Mentoring becomes your true legacy. It is the greatest inheritance you can give to others. It is why you get up every day."
By mentoring the whole person and not limiting your conversations to career matters, you will have even greater impact and will be felt by your mentees — and everyone they influence — for years to come.
Rick Woolworth is co-founder and president of Telemachus, a non-profit with a mission of mentoring emerging leaders. He previously worked in finance for 35 years, with the majority of his career at Morgan Stanley.
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More than a single International Women's Day, this is an international movement
March 13, 2017 by Brigitte Marti Leave a Comment
Every year, since the 1900s, International Women's Day has been offered as a celebration of women's achievements. This year was different. Women went to the streets not to celebrate but to demand. The international women's strike also called "a day without a woman" has been organized in more than 50 countries. Women took the streets in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
In 1975, Icelandic women showed that if women stopped all their activities at home and at work, the country could not function. That day started an important movement in Iceland, certainly, since the country elected the first female president, and elsewhere as well.
In October 2016, women in Poland, threatened by a total ban on abortion, organized. They were followed by women in South Korea, Argentina and Sweden. On January 21st, after inauguration of the new sinister president in the United States, women went to the streets and women around the world took the streets in solidarity.
On March 8th, women again showed their solidarity. They called a strike. The strike was a call to end unfair wages, austerity, inequalities and wage inequalities in particular, precarious work, patriarchal control of women's bodies, femicides, and more.
It should be the responsibility of the state to bring these demands to reality. Instead, many states have moved away from their responsibilities, which is why women took the streets worldwide. The state is now more involved in supporting the neoliberal economic order than to be the guarantor of the well-being of women and men. Every year, the World Economic Forum publishes The Global Gender Gap Report. This year's report says that the economic gender gap has regressed to the level of 2008. According to the report, equal pay between women and men is now unattainable for another 170 years.
There is no natural evolution to equality, justice and dignity for women. This strike is the beginning of an international organizing and solidarity movement for women.
In many countries, it is not always easy to strike for women. In the United States, many school systems shut down, as in Alexandria, Virgnia; Princes Georges County, Maryland; and many other counties, because women called in to take the day off. In the United States, with each day's executive order, the danger for women and humanity becomes more real. Responding to this clear and present danger, the United States-based organizers aimed to repoliticize the day.
In Washington, DC, the crowd gathered wearing red, the color of active and political dissent. Among the marchers, women from Latin America talked to us in front of the Department of Labor where the march started.
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When the march reached a plaza with a podium, people were invited to reflect on the importance of the work of women in unions and their role in wage negotiations and in stopping the abuse of workers, all workers.
A speaker addressed the threat for women that the current "predator in chief" represents: "This regime cannot be taken lightly and the fight has to be taken to the next level." The next level entails forming strong solidarity movements. Women are in thrall of the abusive patriarchal order that uses them as cheap labor, weapons of war, reproductive slave, and more. Solidarity must be international as well as national and local.
The sisters in solidarity from the restaurant industry reminded the audience what it means to work for tips: sexual harassment, and all kinds of assaults and threats. They called for fair wages. Some Congresswomen, who were in white for Trump's first address to the Congress, came in solidarity with the movement.
The place was joyful and serious about forming new solidarities, conscious of the racial and social divisions that keep women in danger of being raped, killed, degraded, ignored, in their own rights and dignity.
Yes, Women's Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, Indigenous Lives Matter.
A number of women took the stage to honor the women who lost their lives in historical and contemporary struggles, shouting "Say her name!" Listen to their voices and say their names:
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About Brigitte Marti
Brigitte Marti is an organizer researcher who has worked on reproductive rights and women's health initiatives in France and in the European Union and on women prisoners' issues in the United States. She is a member of Women Included, a new transnational feminist collective, that is part of the Women 7, a coalition that advocates for the inclusion of women's rights in the G7.
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Tharsis had chosen a 2-year old photo of Hellhound. "We have just cause." Troubleshooter says, calmly.
Post by kurff on Jun 24, 2010 22:03:45 GMT -5
"Close quarters so small blast area..so I can safely use indoors. They haven't told me...I'm just the magician." he looked at the mix,"I'll adjust to reduce the smoke effects accordingly. He grinned.
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Jamison nodded. " Ready when you are."
Arcadian:
"You're using arrows inside a house?" The weapons expert asked. "Why not grenades?"
Troubleshooter nodded. "I'll go find Karson and let him know. You find the others and tell them."
"My guess is I may need to take it outside if the hostile runs. I have some mini-bombs and throwing cards for up close work. With an arrow placed on a wall between two hostiles the blast radius of the arrowhead should hit two targets. A mini bomb or grenade doesn't have that accuracy. I can vary the impact of the hit by adjusting how far back I pull the string to keep the arrow from going through the wall.."
Ch 19: Cavaliers: Share and Discuss! Jul 2, 2010 7:13:13 GMT -5
Post by dakota on Jul 2, 2010 7:13:13 GMT -5
Jamison nodded. He went looking for the rest of the team. When he found them," We've got a green light. Troubleshooter is setting things up with Karson now."
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In the gym!
Jamison-Tharsis sees Windchill taking a break on the exercise bike she was using to watch Power Armour lift weights (in his armoured form) and Sock-puppet-man spotting. However, the man behind Sock-Puppet-Man wasn't doing the spotting, the puppet was. Sprouted from either side were oversized (for a sock) Popeye arms. SPM was chanting a variety of superlatives in kids language while PA worked. Jamison was actually unheard over the commotion this was causing (especially since PA was up to a massive weight).
The weapons expert nodded to Arcadian. "OK. Then we should have only a finite number of arrows."
Arcadian did manage a couple of reduced-dosage bomb mixes.
Post by dakota on Jul 2, 2010 10:37:12 GMT -5
Jamison stuck his fingers in his mouth and whistled. Once he had their attention he said, " Time to go to work. It was a Hellhound I saw at that house."
Post by Mierin on Jul 2, 2010 19:47:32 GMT -5
Miranda turns around as Jamison whistles and nods calmly as she says, "All right. I just need a few minutes to get changed and I'll be ready to go."
Post by kurff on Jul 3, 2010 17:19:13 GMT -5
Once armed he offered a hand shake and thanked the expert.."Names Arcadian by the way...I may have a few other questions in the future. Thanks for the help."
SPM helped PA lower the weights onto the stand (which groaned a little). "There, see?" SPM said. "I am totally 100 spiffy percents qualified to spot!" THe arms disappearing, SPM headed to the washroom, a towl around the sock. "Now, I need a shower and a tumble dry." And the pair headed into the mens locker.
"You're welcome." The weapon expert says. Kurff has a 6 unmodified police stun grenades, 2 reduced-dosage grenades, and 8 arrows, of which 1 one does not work. Final Fantasy's New Gear song plays for a moment. The expert didn't give a name. Instead, he gave two solid pounds on the door. Karson opened it. "I am done here." The expert said, and left.
"Alright, clean up Arcadian. We move tomorrow on the house." And he left Arcadian to tidy the bomb room up.
After quickly showering and getting changed, Miranda meets up with Jamison again and say "OK, ready to go."
"We have 24 hours, don't we?" PA asked. "I thought that was how long Troubleshooter says."
"Well, golly gee, to get all the spiffy resources we need, it would take that long." SPM said, a ridiculously large watch wrapped around him. The sock bent over to look. "Yep. See?" The big hand was pointing at a 24. "Just that long"
"But..," Jamison started, then stopped with a nod," I guess by the time Karson gets us the proper warrants and clearance, it'll be at least late morning." He couldn't help the disappointment in his voice. "Nighttime would make things easier though."
Post by Mierin on Jul 12, 2010 9:42:21 GMT -5
Miranda nods at Jamison as she says "I agree. Oh well." Shrugging, she asks "You want to get something to eat, since we apparently have a lot of time on our hands?"


About - We use(d) the name of a mythological animal to name a probably never-ending project, that's exploring the (mostly) unrecognized myths throughout the history of mankind.
Most of them were, at one time or another, considered to be supreme knowledge - even absolute wisdom, by some.
Here you will find some of the greatest Philosophers this world has ever known. They have been 'warning' us about the 'virtual reality' mankind has been living in all along, thousands of years before that term became popular and computers were invented.
Well then, put on your hat, grab your shoulder-bag and whip, and join us, Indiana Jones' of the human mind, on this archeological quest into - alas - all too often the stupidities of mankind.


This year one of my goals is to really improve this little blog and find my feet with my little corner of the internet again. Can you believe I have been blogging for nearly 6 years?! Where did that time go?
Since starting a full time job I have really wavered with my blogging and feel there is certainly less travel happening in my life to always have content for you guys. So I'm keen to find out about what else you like reading and hearing about.
It's also dawned on me in the last year or so that I no longer call myself a backpacker so I'm also seriously considering a re-brand in the coming months. But, before I do anything drastic as my readers I wanted to ask you guys for help. I did a mini survey on Instagram recently and it was so helpful (and lots of people answered) so I'm hoping this will be as helpful.
Be as honest and open as possible with your answers because it really will help me and hopefully you guys will start seeing changes for the better in the coming weeks and months.
Thank you in advance for any question you answer! It really does mean the world to me that you guys show up and read my blog.


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Data migration from existing data sets.. Some of which are messy and not well assembled.
Xero needs a function to allow the user to cleans corrupted data if the upload goes wrong.
Or at least it needs a view function to look at the upload check it is OK and approve the upload.


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Касканъёган (устар. Каскан-Юган) — река в Шурышкарском районе Ямало-Ненецкого АО. Устье реки находится на 17-м км по правому берегу реки Хашгортъёган. Длина реки составляет 18 км.

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Нижнеобскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Обь от впадения реки Северная Сосьва до города Салехард, речной подбассейн реки — бассейны притоков Оби ниже впадения Северной Сосьвы. Речной бассейн реки — (Нижняя) Обь от впадения Иртыша.

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 	15020300112115300023246.

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June 20, 2016 / 5:16 AM / 3 years ago
Turkish army, coalition air strikes kill 23 Islamic State fighters in Syria: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) - Artillery fire from Turkey and coalition air strikes killed 23 Islamic State militants in northern Syria, broadcaster Haberturk reported on Monday.
Haberturk said a total of 33 strikes targeted militants thought to be preparing an attack on Turkey.
It did not say when the operation was carried out.
The U.S.-led coalition has stepped up air strikes against Islamic State positions in the area in recent weeks, in response to rocket attacks by the militants on the border town of Kilis.
Kilis, just across the frontier from an Islamic State-controlled region of Syria, has been hit by rockets more than 70 times this year. More than 20 people have been killed and parts of the town reduced to rubble.
Turkey has also increased retaliatory fire but security sources say soldiers with heavy artillery stationed on the border find it difficult to hit the militants, who sometimes fire from the back of vehicles.
NATO member Turkey is also battling a Kurdish insurgency in its mainly Kurdish southeast. It has repeatedly said it needs more help from Western partners to keep Kilis and its Syrian border secure.
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Het land Qâ is het tiende stripalbum uit de Thorgal-reeks en behoort samen met "De boogschutters", "De ogen van Tanatloc", "De stad van de verloren god" en "Tussen aarde en licht" tot de cyclus van "Het land Qâ".

Het verhaal verscheen voor het eerst in 1984 en 1985 in het stripblad Tintin/Kuifje Het album werd voor het eerst uitgegeven bij Le Lombard in 1986 en is getekend door Grzegorz Rosiński met scenario van Jean Van Hamme.

Het verhaal

Kriss van Valnor heeft Thorgal, Aaricia en Tjall de Vurige gedwongen haar de Atlantische Oceaan over te volgen, naar het land Qâ. Hun opdracht is om de toverhelm van Ogotai te veroveren. Hievoor moeten ze Mayaxatl bereiken, de geheime stad in het oerwoud. Om Thorgal en de zijnen te dwingen haar te volgen worden Argun Boomvoet en Jolan gevangen gehouden bij de Xinjins, het laatste volk dat in staat is om Ogotai te weerstaan.

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Deze strip won in 1986 de "CBEBD-prijs voor het beste scenario en de Athis d'Or voor het beste tekenwerk.

Stripverhaal van Thorgal
Stripverhaal uit 1985