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UN Staff Members Killed in Benghazi Bombing
Dwayne Harmon
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a statement condemning the vehicle bomb attack in front of a shopping mall in the Libyan city of Benghazi which has left three UN workers dead, three others injured and dozens of civilians wounded.
Around the time of the blast, LNA commander Khalifa Haftar announced a halt to military operations for 48 hours during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which started on Saturday, according to a statement from his forces in Benghazi.
He was working under the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Haftar's spokesman said the ceasefire was "out of respect for this occasion's place in our spirits.so that Libyan citizens can celebrate this Eid in peace".
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In a statement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame says the explosion took place in front of a shopping mall in the eastern city of Benghazi, which resulted in a number of civilian casualties, including United Nations staff.
Previously, a security official had said that eight other people were injured, including a child.
The UN special envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, condemned what he called a "cowardly attack".
Footage circulated online shows what appears to be burnt UN-owned vehicles, as thick smoke billows into the sky.
Last year, at least 33 people were killed in twin auto bombings that struck close to a mosque in Benghazi.
Earlier this week, the United Nations envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame urged the LNA and the UN-supported government to declare a ceasefire for the holiday.
Two people were killed and 10 more injured on Saturday in the Libyan city of Benghazi as a result of an explosion that targeted the United Nations mission in the country, a medical source said.
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This month's "Notable Figure in Public Health" is Dr.Virginia Apgar. She played an important role in the development of a medical evaluation for newborns, called the "Apgar Score," and she contributed to the development of an NGO organization that promotes awareness and funding for research.
The life and career of Dr.Apgar includes momentous accomplishments that have contributed to the direction of the medical field more than 50 years later. Her career began as a medical student at College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University during the onset of the Great Depression. Despite the economic and social challenges of the time, she continued to thrive in her education and even graduated 4th in her class in medical school in 1933. She wanted to pursue surgery, a field completely dominated by men at the time. At the encouragement of Dr.Whipple, upon seeing her drive and skill, she was encouraged to pursue anesthesiology after the completion of her surgical residency. At that time, anesthesiology was not a recognized specialty and the field was still under continuous growth and development. She eventually trained with the first anesthesiology department in the country, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She returned to Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons as an anesthesiologist in 1938, and when the field became a recognized specialty, she was appointed as the first full time female professor at the school.
During her time as a professor, her main focus was on obstetrical anesthesia. This is the study of the affects that anesthesia given to mothers during labor has on the newborn baby. During her study in this field, Dr.Apgar developed the Apgar Score. Changing the Face of Medicine states that the Apgar Score was "the first standardized method for evaluating a newborn's transition to life outside the womb." The Apgar Score scoring system evaluates newborns on their heart rate, respiration, movement, irritability, and color one minute after birth and again at five minutes after birth. The Apgar scor is represented by the APGAR acronym that represents Appearance (skin color), Pulse (heart rate), Grimace (reflex irritability), Activity (muscle tone), and Respiration. This scoring method is now an established standard of evaluation for newborns around the world. The scoring method reduced infant mortality and laid the foundations of neonatology. Furthermore, Dr.Apgar and her partners were able to establish a correlation between a newborn's Apgar Score and the mother's delivery conditions.
In 1958, obtained her Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins. Following this, she became involved in the March of Dimes organization for 15 years. In fact, the website states, "she became a pivotal figure in redirecting the March of Dimes mission in the 1960s from polio to birth defects and other infant health problems such as premature birth." She acted as the head of the Division of Congenital Malformations. During her time with the organization, she promoted rubella immunization through the organization after a German Measles outbreak in the mid 1960s. She also worked tirelessly to reduce the stigma surrounding birth defects. She even co-authored a book with Joan Beck titled Is My Baby All Right? addressing birth defects.


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Proplatycnemis Kennedy, 1920 »
Genus Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839
true featherlegs
Type species: Agrion lacteum Charpentier, 1825 [= pennipes Pallas, 1771]
Pale, non-metallic damselflies with noticeably wide head. The legs have relatively long and numerous leg bristles, often widened tibiae and much white (especially males), making them feather-like in appearance in both sexes. The quadrilateral cell in all wings is almost rectangular; usually separated from subnode by two cells. Head, legs and venation are unique among North African damselflies. Details of markings are also unequaled. Coenagrionid damselflies with similar coloration have stouter heads and unexpanded, less bristly and darker legs. The anterior border of the quadrilateral cell is distinctly shorter than the posterior one, with most often three cells to subnode. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Lewington 2006]
Map citation: Clausnitzer, V., K.-D.B. Dijkstra, R. Koch, J.-P. Boudot, W.R.T. Darwall, J. Kipping, B. Samraoui, M.J. Samways, J.P. Simaika & F. Suhling, 2012. Focus on African Freshwaters: hotspots of dragonfly diversity and conservation concern. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 129-134.
Dijkstra, K.-D.B., and Lewington, R. (2006). Field guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing, 1-320.
Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2007). The name-bearing types of Odonata held in the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, with systematic notes on Afrotropical taxa. Part 1: introduction and Anisoptera. International Journal of Odonatology, 10, 1-29. [PDF file]
Pinhey, E.C.G. (1964). Some new Odonata from West Africa. Bulletin Institut francais Afrique, 26, 1144-1153. [PDF file]
Citation: Dijkstra, K.-D.B (editor). African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. http://addo.adu.org.za/ [2019-07-18].
Order ODONATA
Suborder ZYGOPTERA
Family Platycnemididae
Genus Platycnemis
Platycnemis subdilatata
Learning more about Odonata
Odonata study in the field
Identification and morphology
About ADDO
African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online is a collaboration between ConsEnt (Stellenbosch) and ADU (Cape Town) funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. ADDO brings all available knowledge together of Africa's 770 known species of Odonata.
About ConsEnt
By combining Conservation Ecology and Entomology, our department at Stellenbosch University brings together a considerable body of teaching and research expertise in the rapidly growing important field of conservation in agricultural and development landscapes.
About the Fitztitute
The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology aims to "To promote and undertake scientific studies involving birds, and contribute to the practice affecting the maintenance of biological diversity and the sustained use of biological resources."
Read more at www.adu.fitzpatrick.ac.za
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We are all better served when butterflies remain aloft or in the garden rather than take up residence in our gut. At various times we all experience stress and or anxiety to some extent or other. It can of course vary from a full blown heart-clenching panic attack to a chronically persistent case of "whatifitis".
Sleep can put the butterflies to good use.
If you're reading this you will probably be aware of the stress-relief a Reiki treatment can bring – if you haven't – find a good practitioner and try it. In any case, there are a lot of hours in the week (7×24 – (6 x 8 – [your work hours])you can work it out) when a practitioner of any kind is unavailable. At these times self-help becomes really important: Reiki self-practise can be very effective at restoring calm, but like most things requires continuous practise.
So what to do? Well here are some ideas that may help reduce your stress levels.
Not "War and Peace" just a to do or think about list for the 'morrow. Once done stop thinking about it for now, and complete your routine.
It may take a few iterations to get the impossible down to the manageable, but that is better than being overwhelmed and stuck.
If words fail you, draw or paint the frustrations. Preferably not in blood, and anywhere but on the walls.
The act of writing or drawing helps purge your frustrations. Such writings, drawings, doodlings and scratchings need not be long or involved with a few minutes a day being sufficient. Don't limit yourself either. If you have an idea, get it down. A journal might be a good idea too, so you track changes in your stress levels or follow an idea's evolution.
Venting this way can significantly reduce the likelihood of the defenestration of the sources of your frustrations.
We all day-dream about getting away from it all, taking some extended time-out. It can be done every day. At times we need to step away from what is irking us and get some air. Of course regular exercise is important for mental and physical health but this type of walking isn't about getting heart-rates to some predetermined number of beats-per-minute or sweating. It is about relaxing walks that can be soothing for your mind. Taking walks gets you out into the world which in turn takes can help get you out of your head space even if its only for 15-20 minutes during lunch or in the morning/evening.
The items listed above make for a fair toolkit, but there are already things you do for yourself to remain mental. Whether it be taking a bath, meditation, watching utube cat videos, listening to music, experiencing art, walking or more serious exercise, or laughing with friends everyone has coping mechanisms that lift them when feeling crapacious. Even reading this post might be part of your coping mechanisms. Do you even know what yours are? It pays to identify them and have an idea how you use them. This will raise your awareness of what you are experiencing 'cos let's face it, sometimes we work in zombie mode and aren't really sure why we do things – 'cept they feel good. It will be useful to know why.
I hope you found the above, amusing if not useful. 'T'is a fact that even now the word count is too many, and such tools could use a blog themselves, and we haven't ventured into self-talk.
The quotes are from the recently deceased Terry Pratchett's works. I would suggest reading some because laughter too is excellent for self-care.
If you like to learn Reiki, or have a treatment, drop me a line.
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Cowboys Secondary: Too Soon To Start CB Jourdan Lewis?
by Brian Martin September 29, 2017, 11:00 am 1.9k Views 6 Comments
In order to hopefully improve the production in the secondary, the Dallas Cowboys decided to pretty much completely overhaul the entire backend of their defense. With all of the new faces expected to play key roles in the secondary, no one really knew how things would turn out. It is still somewhat of a mystery considering the mixed bag of results through the first three weeks of the season, but there are signs things are indeed improving.
Of course, not everything has been rainbows and sunshine for the Dallas Cowboys secondary. Injuries have hit them pretty hard through the first three weeks, but that has also created opportunities for some of their younger players, such as rookie cornerback Jourdan Lewis.
CB Jourdan Lewis
The former Michigan standout cornerback, Jourdan Lewis, was the Dallas Cowboys third round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Despite arguably having first-round talent, he slid right into the Cowboys lap in the third round for two reasons.
First, he had a domestic violence charge filed against him and that didn't even go to court until after the draft and before preseason. Teams were probably wary of drafting him because of the unknown of the DV charge, but fortunately he was acquitted. Secondly, due to his size he was believed to be regulated only to the slot in the NFL and slot CBs typically don't get drafted very highly.
Due to Lewis' previous mentioned court date for domestic violence, he had to show up after the Dallas Cowboys training camp was already underway. This already put him behind the eight ball, but things got even worse when he sustained a hamstring injury that kept him out all of training camp and preseason. This also carried over into the season and forced him to miss the Week 1 match up with the New York Giants.
Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Jourdan Lewis was finally active for the first time in his NFL career in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos and unfortunately it was kind of baptism by fire for the rookie. The Cowboys were forced to play Lewis due to injuries, but despite missing so much time during the off-season, he performed above expectations. Lewis finished the game with six tackles and his first career interception in the NFL.
Lewis was once again thrust into action due to injuries the following week against the Arizona Cardinals and once again held his own. QB Carson Palmer targeted Lewis nine times, but was only able to complete five of those passes for 33 yards. Lewis finished the game with six tackles, one tackle for loss, and a pass defensed.
Now, I don't know how much credibility Pro Football Focus has with their grading, but they awarded Lewis an 87.6 grade against the Cardinals. They also have him graded out as the 11th best CB in the NFL, with a score of 83.8. That puts him in some pretty good company among cornerbacks around the NFL.
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
With two pretty good games under his belt, it's hard to argue that Jourdan Lewis' playing time won't increase. He's played so well in fact that he could be looking at earning a starting role.
Now, I know this may be jumping the gun a little because it is really early in the season still. But, injuries have already given him a leg up on the competition. Nolan Carroll had to miss last week because of a concussion and unfortunately didn't play very well prior to that injury. Injuries have also been a problem for Chidobe Awuzie and Orlando Scandrick this season.
The fact Lewis has stepped up when needed and proved to be capable of handling a starting role probably hasn't gone unnoticed by the coaching staff. I personally believe Lewis can start in the slot or on the outside, much like the Cowboys second year CB Anthony Brown. Both Brown and Lewis are roughly the same size, and both already have one INT under their belt this season.
Jourdan Lewis still has a ways to go in order to lock down a starting role, but it's comforting to know that he is more than capable of doing so if needed.
Do you think Jourdan Lewis deserves to be a starter?
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James Howerton says:
Another good read, Brian. I think Lewis has played extremely well considering the disadvantages he's had (whether his fault or not) that you pointed out in your article. DB is definitely one of the hardest positions to play in the NFL. If the kid is playing well, in my opinion he SHOULD be rewarded with the starting role. I believe this draft is going to turn out to be another gem for Dallas, although I know that I'm probably being overly optimistic. But that's the way I try to look at everything, not just football.
Thanks James. I agree with you. I think Lewis deserves a bigger role on defense. He will probably only continue to get better the more he plays. I also agree with you about this draft class. It probably won't have the star power as the 2016 draft class, but I think there will be some big contributors like Lewis.
Christopher Dolan says:
I always like your articles because you ask the questions fans have on their minds. I wouldn't have a problem flipping Jourdan for Nolan. He needs the reps and the jump from his 1st to 2nd game was huge. Love how he tackles. From the injury report it looks like Jourdan and Carrol are FULL to go. Let Nolan back him up. Sorry, but Jourdan impresses and Nolan doesn't. To me that was Nolan's role ~ to be the bridge for this rookie class of DBs and Lewis has crossed it. I also want to see more of Woods. In the preseason against the Rams he was all over the field. Kavon is questionable as of right now, so hopefully Xavier will see more reps. As intriguing as our offense was last year, it is the defense that I watch most intently this year.
Christopher, I try to write articles that the readers want to read about. I'm glad that you enjoy them. And I completely agree with you about Lewis. I think he has played better than Nolan already in his young career. I also think we will see more of Woods, because I think the Cowboys will probably playing with a lot more DBs on the field like they did against the Cardinals. We also could see Woods stealing some reps from Heath as the season progresses. There is going to be some growing pains with the young players, but they also show quite a bit of promise.
I agree with James as well in believing that the 2017 draft class for the Cowboyz is starting to look as though we have gotten some gems on the defensive side of the ball. Well timed and what a overhaul it will be if Lewis,Awuzie,Woods and Taco all are above average talents that supplant aging veterans and not drop off in production…. Super excited about our future and the direction we are heading for and that's a Super Bowl…. Of course I myself am completely biased, but I actually had Lewis and Awuzie as 2 of the top 5 cb's in the draft….
Steve, I actually had Lewis and Awuzie graded out as fringe first-round talents. I was really excited that the Dallas Cowboys were able to draft both players where they did. The 2017 draft class for the Cowboys will without a doubt have some growing pains, but I think nearly all of them can develop into starters. Some of them may be this year, but the majority of them by year two.
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What is Dadaism or Dada Art?
9 Outubro, 2019 0 Por Artes & contextos
Dadaism, Dada Art, and a Dadaist
A question often asked with a lot of curiosity – What is Dadaism – and the process of understanding it is going to be an exhilarating experience!
The beginning of art is intertwined with the start of human life itself. Hardly can human life be discussed without traces of art included.
Art covers virtually everything about the world, both living and non-living. It is the means of expressing one's thought, belief, feelings or perception through creative prowess or skill exhibited in painting, writing, music, dancing and even communication.
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Art brings out the creativity embedded in humans. A beautiful morning can serve as a source of inspiration for a poet. He can write a masterpiece through that inspiration. The poem is an art. It is expressing something.
As far as art is concerned, its primary aim is to pass across a message. A painting can be breathtaking. A poem can be touching. A song can be enchanting.
However, behind the beauty of these arts, lies a message to be passed.
Hence, art is not solely concerned with aesthetics. It is an embodiment of message.
Art is wide. Sculpture, painting, music, designing, fashion… are under the umbrella of art. Among the concepts enshrined in the household of art is Dadaism.
What is Dadaism, Dada Art, or a Dadaist?
Dadaism is an art form. It is an art movement.
Art is dynamic. Art has many definitions. It changes over a period of time. Its changes from one period to another owes to the difference in the way of life of people in different epochs.
The definition of Dadaism is revolving around the incidents occured during its origin.
It is a movement because it is an art form spearheaded and adopted by a group of artists with a similar philosophy and style at a particular period.
Every art movement has a focus. Dadaism is not an exception. As a movement, Dadaism opposes the surge or the uprising of capitalism culture. This movement sees art in the danger of being degraded. Hence, Dadaism aims at creating a new art different from all other preceding arts (which have been degraded anyway). Dadaism, therefore as an art movement, is an art style shared by artists with similar thought, orientation and goal – challenging the capitalistic notions of the society
Dadaism or Dada art is anarchical.
It deviates from the style of preceding arts. In fact, it was termed as an "anti-art" by Marcel Duchamp.
Despite the fact that Dadaism is an art, yet it opposes art itself by questioning it. So, when glanced at, Dada art may appear meaningless or even absurd. And that is where its potency lies, absurdity.
The central weapon of Dadaism is absurdity.
Through creative absurdities, dadaists protest and frantically react against the frivolities that encapsulate the modern world. Just as the modern world it protests against is absurd (to Dadaists), Dada art is coated in absurdities to express the very ridiculousness of modernity.
Due to the defying nature of dadaism to art convention, dadaists often attempt to make newer forms of arts. A typical example of Dada art that defies art convention is Man Ray's art piece termed "gift." He presented this art piece to Erik Satie during their first meeting. Conventionally, an art piece takes hours, if not days, to accomplish and bring up to an aesthetic level of admiration by the audience.
However, Man Ray finished his art piece titled "gift" by simply sticking some tacks to flatiron with some glue. He then presented it as a gift to Erik Satie. Man Ray finished his art piece in no time compared to the standard time required of a conventional art piece. Anyone can virtually join some things together and christen it a fanciful name. But can such person's piece be seen as art? Ray's "gift" faced this particular criticism by art critics.
However, the absurdity, meaninglessness or the "artlessness" of Ray's art piece "gift" is exactly what made it be a perfect Dada art piece. Quite funny, isn't it?
That is the way of Dadaism.
An artlessness in artfulness.
Origin of Dadaism
The term "dada" was invented by the Roman writer, Tristan Tzara (1896–1963) at Hugo Ball's Cabaret Voltaire in Zürich, during one of the meetings held by a group of artists in 1916. "Dada" is a colloquial French word which means "hobby-horse."
Grand opening of the first Dada exhibition Berlin 5 June 1920 © en.wikipedia.org
Dadaism sprang to life as a form of protest against the absurdity and ridiculousness of modernity.
Dadaism as a movement began during the early hours of 1910s. Artists of this movement through their works ridiculed the meaningless and baselessness of the modern world. Due to the "controversial" nature of Dadaism, it was seen as an art movement that is against the standard and norms that the society stands for.
One major factor that facilitated the start of Dadaism was the World War 1 between 1914 – 1918. The first World War cost the lives of millions of people, with millions wounded. The traumatic effect of the first World War is the loss of reality by Europe as stated in the words of Dickerman: "World War I produced a collapse of confidence in the rhetoric—if not the principles—of the culture of rationality that had prevailed in Europe since the Enlightenment." This loss of reality gave way to confusion.
Dadaism aims at making humor out of this confusion through parody.
Furthermore, refugee (European) artists and intellectuals who were affected by the World War I started Dadaism in Zurich. They saw the war as being meaningless and baseless.
Dadaists employed absurdity as a weapon to attack elites who were perceived to support the war. Several factors influenced the start of Dadaism.
Concepts such as expressionism and futurism are some of these factors. However, the strongest influence on Dadaism is the World War 1, which dadaists saw as an unfair and meaningless war. Dada arts are expressed in music, sculpture, painting, literature and photography. All these arts aim solely at ridiculing and provoking political elites supporting the war.
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Key Ideas of Dadaism
Dadaism, as a movement, has three basic ideas. These three ideas express Dadaism as an art that is creatively anarchical. The three basic ideas are Spontaneity, Negation, and Absurdity.
This idea is of the view that art will be meaningful and worthwhile if and only if it is spontaneous.
It emphasizes on the keen relationship that must exist between an artist and his works.
The beauty of an art work is not something to be judged by the system, rather, it is a subjective judgment of the artist. Tristran Tzara even wrote that literature is never beautiful because beauty itself is dead. Hence, beauty should be left as a private affair to the artist. Spontaneity makes appeal largely to the concept of individuality. Spontaneity is Creativity
This idea aims at contrasting or negating art conventions and establishment through the spread of demoralization.
This idea sees no line of difference between the moral standard of goodness or badness. Good is in no way different from the bad. It sees everything with one view: as being irrelevant. Nothing is relevant. Even man is of no importance. This idea sees the relevance of everything as being imaginary and unreal.
This is perhaps the best idea that captures the framework of Dadaism. As an idea, absurdity is one of the major tools or weapons used by dadaists to ridicule or make sarcasm. This idea sees everything as being absurd and ridiculous in the end. Paradox permeates everything, with everything having opposition to harmony. Tzara in his "Dada Manifesto 1918" expressed this clearly:
I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things and in principle I am against manifestos, as I am against principles. I write this manifesto to show that people can perform contrary actions together while taking one fresh gulp of air; I am against action: for continuous contradiction, for affirmation too, I am neither for nor against and I do not explain because I hate common sense. Like everything else, Dada is useless.
DADA ARTISTS
Dada artists are especially known for their use of " readymades."
"Readymade" is the artistic manipulation of normal everyday object by the artist and then presented as an art.
Ready-made triggered questions that pertain to the creation of art, it's meaning, what it stands for and its relevance in the society. Furthermore, Dadaism paved the way for the ushering in of Surrealism, another modern art movement.
There are many important Dada artists. who have articulated the definition of Dadaism. Some of them are:
1) Marcel Duchamp (1887 – 1968). His readymades included a humorous and cheap reproduction of Mona Lisa with a mustache and goatee, the fountain and a bottle rack.
2) Tristan Tzara (1896–1963, a poet, painter and performer artist.)
3) Marcel Janco (1895 -1984, his ready-made was "bishop dress.")
4) Hugo Ball (1886 -1947, his readymades were "Karawane," and the "Dada manifesto")
5) Emmy Hennings (1885 -1948, his readymades were "itinerant poet" and "cabaret chanteuse).
FIVE TOP DADAISM WORKS
This art piece was produced by Marcel Duchamp in 1917. Many Historians affirm it to be an iconic symbol of twentieth-century art.
1917 Fountain, Marcel Duchamp – © Wikimedia Commons
LHOOQ.
This art piece was also produced by Marcel. It is a ready-made involving a cheap reproduction of Leonardo's "Mona Lisa." Marcel added a mustache to the portrait and inscribed the title "LHOOQ."
LHOOQ Dadaism
THE SPIRIT OF OUR TIME.
A Dada art piece produced by Raoul Hausmann, a German artist. It is a notable work highly recognized.
Raoul Hausmann, Mechanical Head The Spirit of our age, 1921 © flickr
UNTITLED (SQUARES ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF CHANCE, 1917)
A Dada art piece highly recognized. It was produced by Jeans (Han) Arp in 1917.
THROUGH THE LAST WEIMAR BEER BELLY CULTURAL EPOCH OF GERMANY (1919)…
A Dada artwork produced by a German woman named Hannah Höch. It is considered one of the greatest works in Dada arts.
THE RISE OF NEO-DADAISM
Dadaism as art despite its seeming offensive and artless nature, is funny and humorous.
It spread to many other parts of Europe after its start in Zurich. Although, it eventually declined at some point, because right from the onset, it was obvious that it cannot hold on for long. However, Dadaism opened the door for a new concept in modern art. This new concept is Neo-Dadaism. It is a "new" form of Dadaism.
Neo-Dadaism is an art movement with artistic manifestations with audio, visual and literary concepts.
It has strong ties with Dadaism. It shares similar thought, method, intent, and technique with artworks in Dadaism. Its aim is to bridge the gap that exists between art and daily experiences.
Neo-dada employs the use of materials that are modern and also absurdist contrast. Neo-Dadaism takes its lead largely from the works of Marcel Duchamp and Kurt Schwitters. It totally denies traditional conceptions of aesthetics.
DADAISM; A LIVING ART
Dadaism is an artwork that outlives its time.
Its relevance can still be felt in the world of art, especially the internet. Memes which are used as communication cues stem from dadaism. Fashion is not left out. Dadaism has its touch there. In music, literature, sculpture, painting and even technology,
Dadaism still thrives and lives on.
Despite its seemingly meaningless state, it found a way of nesting itself in the hearts of people. This shows the power and awe that Dadaism carry. Undoubtedly, Dadaism is not just an art, but it is an art with a soul, a living art.
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nugg.ad, is a advertising platform for behavioral targeting with a twist. It does this by predicting user behaviour but doesn't use any user identifiable data. So it surfs the current wave of privacy issues right now. It's now wisely placing the focus of its international activities on the UK advertising market, the strongest in Europe, despite the recession. Ajay Daved today joins as sales director for UK and Ireland, reporting to Vice President of Sales Christian Elsner. Prior to nugg.ad, Daved was sales manager at the German ad serving provider ADTECH.
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Well, I did what Voice of Dungeon Master, as well as a relevant NPC explicitly advise not to do: tackled "Freshen the Air" aka Troglodyte hatchery on solo. On the third try -- first time I ran out of time, as intended; I was exploring slowly. Second time I died although could have succeeded -- in confusion of Big Room I simply forgot what healing stuff I had, and thus failed to use it. Third time I made it by making a careful plan and sticking to it.
Run through foyer, down the pit and through the tunnel. Kill three trogs in first room, open the door. Kill two trogs who run out the door, then cast Ram's Might, Protection for Evil clickie (gloves), Expeditious Boots -- in that order, with shortest-lasting effect last. Sprint up the ramp, pause to shoot a ranged trog positioned against the ramp, then run to the top and to the lever, killing trogs along the way. Jump down to ledge, then to the floor (no damage that way), kill remaining trogs on the floor. Drink few Cure Lights, then swallow Thelanis jelly cake to boost rolls, and into next room. First, run behind the "podium" with three ranged kobolds and kill them -- the damage these three can do if you do not deal with them is astonishing. Then up the ramp, and essentially same as previous room. Once the door into Big Room is open, drink few more Cure Lights, Bull's Strength and Cat's Grace, and click Protection for Evil gloves and Expeditious Boots again, as they had run out. In Big Room quickly kill nearest 3-4 ranged kobolds (easy, as with boots I am faster than they are), then start on the big crates. Sprint to each crate, stop as close to the wall as I can so crate blocks as many ranged baddies as possible, hack at the crate. As my hit points decrease, swallow a Lamannia jelly cake -- which I made sure to save until now! When rude trogs interrupt my demolition, turn around and kill them, and count on Lamannia jelly cake to keep ahead of damage from ranged enemies. Resist temptation to stop and pick up all dropped collectibles -- not so much because it wastes time, but because it exposes me to snipers longer. I made an exception for one Rubble collectible because it was completely hidden behind a crate.
When all big crates are wrecked, run up the ramp. By now my speed boost ran out which can't be helped. Once on top platform, cast another Ram's Might, Protection from Evil and eat another Thelanis jelly cake. That gives enough boost to dispatch trogs on the platform. I pause to shoot 2 or 3 particularly annoying snipers, then turn the valve and run down the tunnel. Kill trogs there, drink few more Cure Lights and a Keoghtom's ointment (Lamannia had run out by then), and get to trog queen's chamber. I prepared Beholder cookie and Hezrou cookie in case she was some ridiculous CR 6 monster, but those proved unnecessary. Don't remember if I got to the shrine before or after queen, but it was most welcome, especially to recharge the clickies.
Had a nervous minute when the door past queen's chamber opened back into Big Room. Where the hell is the exit?? Clicked Protection From Evil and Boots again, as snipers on the ledges keep hitting me, then look at the map and figure it out. Made it to the end NPC on time, then, quest completed, went back to mop up without hurry.
Two chests, 1 gold Festivult coin, several coppers. Not a lot for the effort.
Do you get an xp penalty if you run a quest below your level? "Freshen the Air" is a quest level 4, and my ranger was within 1000 xp of level 5 -- and of course got to level 5 as a result. Would I have lost xp if I got to level 5 in more boring ways first, then tackled troglodyte hatchery?
You don't get an xp penalty one level above. From 2 levels above, you start taking penalties per level.
The penalty for being 2 levels above is only -10% base xp. The penalty increases with higher levels until at 7 levels above you get 0 xp. You can examine penalties and bonuses to your experience for a quest by hitting 'x' while you are inside.


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A few weeks ago I did my first in person school visit. This week I received a wonderful card from the class I visited with little thank you comments, a color version of the drawing I did in the class, and even a miniature replica of the book!
The drawing in the center is a colored version of the drawing I drew for the class on the Smartboard. On the left bottom is a mini replica of my book with the title poem written and drawn out in the center.
"You inspired me to create a poem!"
"We had tons of fun!"


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In keeping with the Reddit coordinator for the ICO, the transfer "is completely out of character" for Joost.
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Under the slogan 'In unity there is strength', London Bridal Fashion Week demonstrates its primary objective; to stage a world-leading fashion event that represents the full breadth of the bridal industry. In 2019 the show reached new heights, with over 350 global brands and more buyers from more countries than ever before, alongside an extensive network of influencers and press. For 2020 the boundaries will be pushed even further, with the greatest ever celebration of bridal fashion taking place in the capital.
Cassandra Denman, Head of Bridal (London) says "We've witnessed something incredibly special since LBFW's conception. The event has almost doubled in size since its launch, and each year we welcome more exciting brands and top boutiques from around the world. We passionately believe that by bringing the international bridal community together under one roof, we can facilitate conversations and relationships that will strengthen the industry as a whole. When we come together, we open the possibility of discussion, learning and opportunity – all of which are vital ingredients to success."
"Our goal for LBFW from the beginning has been to create a truly international event in London, with enough scale and importance to meet the needs of a global buying audience. London is one of the greatest fashion capitals' in the world, and a centre for art, fashion, creativity and business. There is no better place to showcase the bespoke, artisanal products that our industry creates, to the widest audience of buyers, press and influencers."
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SOURCE BHM Month: The First Rapper Ever… Meet Coke La Rock
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While you might believe that it is unlikely for anyone to really zone in who was the first person to ever be considered a rapper, the universal consensus from the people who were there back in the day, say that there is one name you have to point to. That would be an emcee named Coke La Rock.
Sure they way he rocked the party, stringing shout outs to people in the crowd like modern rappers like J. Cole and Kendrick, Tyler the Creator and Lil Wayne, construct rhymes.
At 64 years old, he can tell you about the very first party that DJ Kool Herc threw for his sister on August 11, 1973, the day distinguished as Hip-Hop's birthday. He was there because he was an original member of the Herculoids crew and his job was to be the Master of the Ceremony.
Two Hip-Hop staples that originated with the king are party chants you have definitely heard before. They are, "You rock and you don't stop" and "Hotel, motel, you don't tell, we won't tell."
Most people believe that these lines were originated by the Sugar Hill Gang, but just like they stole lyrics from Grandmaster Caz, they also swipe these transitional hooks from La Rock.
Other people inspired by him (and you can tell this by their names) were the late great Scott La Rocka and T La Rock.
KRS1 in fact was inspired to include his name in his 1986 song, South Bronx" where he said:
"Now way back in the days when hip-hop began
With Coke La Rock, Kool Herc, and then Bam"
Another thing that Coke La Rock may have been responsible for is the set up of a DJ and MC.
Thank you, Coke La Rock for your contribution to the culture!
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The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government and the MCD to levy an Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) ranging from Rs 700 to Rs 1,300 on commercial vehicles, largely trucks, entering the capital and cause pollution.
A three judge special bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu, and Justices Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered that the charge should be levied on all commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 on a trial basis for four months. It has been fixed as Rs 700 for light vehicles and 2 axle trucks and Rs 1, 300 for 3 axle trucks and 4 axle trucks and above.
Passenger vehicles, ambulances and those carrying essential commodities like food items, fuel and m ilk to be exempted. It also ordered proper facilities at all entry points to receive tax so that there is no pile causing traffic jams.
The bench said the government shall use the money to augment public transport , improve roads and make extra facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. "To review the mechanism, as mentioned in the signed order, the matter may be posted for further consideration in the 3rd Week of February, 2016", the bench said.
"Even though alternative routes are available for such traffic, only reason for such traffic entering into Delhi is to save higher rate of toll tax in taking such alternative routes. In the process, pollution caused by such traffic inflicts heavy cost on the health of the residents of Delhi", said the bench.
"Commercial vehicles entering Delhi spew close to 30 per cent of the total particulate load and 22 per cent of the total nitrogen oxide load from the transport sector. About 23 per cent of the commercial vehicles and 40-60 per cent of the heavy trucks entering Delhi were not destined for the capital but use it as a transit route to avoid high toll on other alternative routes, it said.
The apex court had to make it clear that its order would supersede that of any other court or tribunal as the NGT had, even while the SC was seized of the issue and was about to pronounce order, imposed the pollution tax ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 on the trucks last Wednesday.
Following it, the supreme court which was to issue directions on Thursday, deferred the pronouncement.
The SC stand was on expected lines after Dave and senior lawyer Harish Salve, the amicus curiae in the case questioned the jurisdiction of the NGT . CJI Dattu had then called for a copy of the tribunal judgment. "The NGT's jurisdiction is under question. They have nothing…no powers to pass such directions..Only the supreme court can pass such an order", Salve had said.
"Once it knew that SC is seized of issue and is set to pass directions today, the NGT should have refrained from passing any order. Moreover it also doesn't have the power to issue such general directions. As per section 14 of the NGT Act, it can only entertain civil cases were a substantial question relating to environment is involved", said Dave.
The apex court in its order also added: "The Governments of U.P., Haryana and Rajasthan will provide large size bill boards at the exit points towards the alternative highways to inform commercial traffic of the diversions. The said Governments will take steps to ensure that commercial traffic having destination other than Delhi use alternative routes. The said Governments will ensure that in the 3 course of implementation of this order, traffic jams and other inconvenience to the public is avoided".


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FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021 highlights – Leadership perspectives on "Relaunching global air transport"
FTE Event News | Initiatives | On the Ground | Up in the Air // May 2021
This week, Future Travel Experience (FTE) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) jointly delivered FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021 – the air transport industry's most comprehensive global gathering of the year, which attracted registrations from 189 airlines and 173 airports during the two live days on 25 and 26 May. Attendees were able to enjoy a plethora of content across the three virtual conference stages, as well as a live exhibition and an abundance of networking opportunities.
While the live show days have now ended, the virtual event platform will remain open until 25 June, so attendees can continue to access the portal at any hour of the day to watch conference presentations and supplier pitch sessions, and revisit the exhibition hall to learn all about the products and services that can help them thrive in the post-COVID-19 world.
The event, for which Panasonic Avionics is a Diamond Sponsor, was packed with exclusive announcements in the conference and exhibition, as well as panel discussions and keynotes from the biggest names in the industry, all in keeping with the "Relaunching Global Air Transport" theme. Here we provide a selection of the main highlights from the live portion of the event:
End-to-end solutions from 40+ industry suppliers
The free-to-attend virtual exhibition was at the epicentre of the show, enabling 42 industry suppliers, including household names and the most innovative startups and scaleups, to showcase their products, services and solutions in a dynamic virtual environment. This year, Virtual Expo brought together an even wider mix of exhibitors to reflect the changing nature of the industry – from companies focusing on digital transformation and customer experience enhancements to commercial innovation and health, safety and biosecurity specialists. Solutions on display in the virtual expo range from touchless tech and digital health passports to artificial intelligence (AI) baggage identification and new inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) tools.
Enter the virtual event – open until 25 June
Airport-focused tech – touchless kiosks, digital health passports and AI baggage identification
Among the exhibitors showcasing their latest solutions designed to enhance the passenger experience on the ground are NEC, National Aviation Services (NAS), SITA, Vision-Box, BagsID Network, Omnevo, CarTrawler, Elevation Software, TAV Technologies, Reckitt, Regula and more.
The focus is largely on creating contactless and touchless travel experiences through technology such as biometrics, robotics and self-service, while providing a safe and sanitised passenger journey.
Among the highlights is NAS' digital vaccine passport, introduced earlier this year to facilitate travel through Kuwait. The COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate is linked to the Kuwait MOH vaccine records enabling passengers to view or share them where required. This contactless method has been designed to ensure faster processing and hassle-free travel for all passengers as well as airport and airline authorities.
Meanwhile, BagsID is showcasing its industry-disrupting smart baggage handling solution, which combines AI, deep learning and computer vision. The solution can detect individual bags by their unique physical characteristics (including scratches, dents and other features), using biometrics and photo recognition, and is a promising replacement for barcode and RFID.
At Vision-Box's stand the focus is largely on its biometrics solutions, designed to create a seamless and touchless passenger experience. Visitors at the virtual booth have the opportunity to learn more about Vision-Box's recent Single Token biometric project with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, as well as Emirates' integrated biometric path at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
The travel industry is changing, and the importance of hygiene is here to stay. This is strongly reflected on Reckitt's booth – the hygiene conglomerate behind brands such as Dettol and Lysol. The company has recognised that customers are looking for trusted and familiar cleaning and disinfection products in these uncertain times, and for this reason it has partnered with some of the biggest airlines in the world, including Delta, British Airways and SAUDIA to provide disinfecting products such as wipes and hand gels from check-in to baggage and inflight.
Software company Plan3 also this week announced its new partnership with Icelandic startup airline PLAY. The carrier will be leaning on Plan3's new passenger disruption tool, delivering an enhanced passenger experience to customers in the eye of disruption events.
Cutting-edge inflight digitalisation tools and aircraft interior innovations
Also on display in the virtual exhibition is an impressive array of inflight focused products from companies including Anuvu, Axinom, Burrana, Omnevo, PXCom, Viasat, Astronics, Aerogroup, Airbus, AirFi.aero, Euronews, FORMIA, IFPL, KID-Systeme, Moment, Neutral Digital, Latécoère, PressReader and Spafax.
Previously known as Global Eagle, Anuvu used the live show days to unveil its new brand identity. The new brand reflects the company's focus on next-generation passenger and guest connected experiences in the air and at sea. Josh Marks, Chief Executive Officer, shared: "Our new brand honours our extensive history but keeps the future in focus. This is more than a name change; our new brand and fresh visual identity highlight the innovative perspective we deliver to the mobility markets we serve."
In other news, Astronics announced the launch of new anti-microbial aircraft in-seat power outlet units developed under its ongoing product innovation programme. The enhanced version of Astronics' in-seat power outlet units will be developed using the latest technology to create an anti-microbial formulation, and will be available from Q3 2021.
Elsewhere, AirFi.aero announced its latest partnership with ground transport marketplace Transferz to develop an API and software developer kit that integrates the Transferz taxi booking engine into AirFi airline customers' wireless IFE platforms. Passengers using the service can use their own mobile devices to reserve airport transfers to their final destination during the flight.
Viasat is also present at the expo, showcasing its advanced inflight connectivity system, which has recently been selected by JetBlue for its A220-300 and A321 Long Range aircraft, as well as Delta Air Lines for the carrier's domestic mainline, narrow-body aircraft. Visitors at the show can also stop by PressReader's booth to find out more about its recent partnerships with Qatar Airways and Etihad, which provide passengers with a large selection of digital publications inflight. Meanwhile, Airbus is promoting its Airspace cabin brand as well as various interiors innovations.
Axinom presented its innovative range of software products, as part of its Mosaic platform, that provides a seamless and automated way to choose, connect, and customise digital content supply-chain and workflow services. Mosaic is a unique platform that standardises all significant steps in the digital content workflows through independent yet connected services. The capabilities of Axinom Mosaic include automated workflows for the digital supply chain, content ingestion, encoding/transcoding with DRM, metadata management, user authentication, content synchronisation, secure multi-channel delivery to all types of end-user devices, and service orchestration and deployment. Additionally, at Axinom's stand visitors can browse through the provider's full protfolio of digital products focused on management, delivery, deployment and security of data, services and media content, enabling a variety of use cases such as seatback and wireless inflight entertainment (IFE), live TV, connectivity portals, crew services, and much more.
A showcase of new and emerging travel tech startups
The virtual exhibition hall also features a showcase of some of the most pioneering startups in the travel tech space, including Origen Air, Aeroficial Intelligence, Fetcherr, ICARUS, UnDelay, and Global Travel Matters.
Origen Air is a smart, living, air purification company that filters microscopic pollutants, bacteria, and viruses for enterprises operating within public spaces. In the expo, the company is showcasing the Sentinel, a plant-based, zero waste, autonomous air purifier, which includes Origen Air's genetically enhanced Golden Pothos Ivy, virus-killing UV-C light technology and an ultra-high-definition digital display. Through subscription services and digital ad revenues, the company supplies and maintains air purification hardware, software, and air quality data.
Aeroficial Intelligence came to Virtual Expo to showcase its Performance Cockpit data analytics solution, designed to increasing efficiency in air traffic management. The startup's innovative products, services and solutions are provided to civil aviation authority, air navigation service provider, airport and airline customers.
ICARUS aims to deliver a novel framework and architecture that leverages data, primarily or secondarily related to the aviation industry, to help companies and organisations whose operations are directly or indirectly linked to aviation. The startup is presenting its recent project, co-funded by the European Commission, which leverages Big Data to provide numerous benefits to the industry.
US-based UnDelay has developed proprietary technology that converts hundreds of radio conversations into text simultaneously. With this data, airlines, airports and travel companies can find out if a flight will be delayed before that delay is reported.
Fetcherr is showcasing its ground-breaking new AI technology that tackles one of the biggest challenges for airlines – pricing and revenue management. Fetcherr has developed an AI-based demand prediction and continuous pricing system, that enables organisations to migrate to advanced continuous AI-based decision making.
Global Travel Matters is an aviation consulting company renowned for its management expertise and hands-on collaboration across a distinct number of operational disciplines. The company helps its clients to overcome a diverse set of challenges through ubiquitous problem-solving advice to specialised technical examination to improve their strategic positioning and financial efficiency.
Leadership perspectives on 'Relaunching global air transport'
The event also featured an array of thought-provoking conference sessions. With over 140 speakers across the three conference stages, the event provided much-needed inspiration on the industry's recovery efforts and the changing nature of the business.
The first day of the conference kicked off with an honest and fast-moving panel discussion, led by BBC World News Presenter Zeinab Badawi, with Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World; Dr. Joe Leader, CEO, APEX/IFSA; and Rob Gurney, CEO, Oneworld. The panellists shared their views on the current state of the industry, covering the most pertinent topics such as quarantine measures, vaccinations and digital health passports. All three panellists agreed that digital health passports will be a key enabler to restarting travel. However, de Oliveira highlighted that interoperability with global government systems is crucial. Gurney added that the industry must quickly build a roadmap to create the functionality required to provide a trusted network between governments and the airline industry.
Throughout the show, attendees were able to hear candid 'Fireside Chat' interviews with the CEOs of some of the biggest airlines and airports in the world, including Turkish Airlines, Etihad, SAUDIA, WestJet and United Airlines. In a fascinating conversation with Dr. Joe Leader, CEO, APEX/IFSA, Turkish Airlines' Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, M. İlker Aycı reflected on a five-year period of significant growth pre-pandemic, the opportunities presented by the new Istanbul hub, health and safety measures, and the airline's leadership in sustainability. He said: "We reshaped the entire process and passenger experience. Exemplary hygiene standards and safe travel measures give confidence to passengers, and they have responded very positively."
Day 2 featured 'Fireside Chats' with Scott Kirby, CEO United Airlines, and Ed Sims, President & Chief Executive Officer, WestJet, conducted by Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO, SimpliFlying. During the interview, Kirby highlighted that a transformation is taking place at the airline. "This is not your old United Airlines – nothing like it. We're building something completely different to what people are used to experiencing, particularly at a network airline," he explained. Kirby also shared United's unique approach to sustainability, which he said is a big passion of his. He explained: "Carbon offsets cannot solve the problem. United has made a commitment to be 100% green and we are not going to use offsets. We're going to get there through two big areas – sustainable aviation fuels and carbon sequestration."
SAUDIA's CEO Capt Ibrahim Koshy spoke about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the carrier has gained confidence of customers and crew. "SAUDIA tried to gain the confidence of its passengers and crew by providing decontamination kits and PPE for the crew, and by introducing new cleaning protocols," he shared. "We've invested in new technologies, such as HEPA filters and advanced UVC sterilisation technology onboard all of our aircraft. It has restored passenger confidence on our domestic flights."
Auditorium conference sessions with topics ranging from diversity in aviation, digital health passports, biometrics, new approaches to inflight services, digital innovation, automation and robotics
The Auditorium conference agenda was packed with unique features, including a Business Transformation Think Tank, New Airline C-Suite Summit, Transformation Honours List, Airport Automation Summit, Digital Health Passport Symposium, FTE APEX Women in Aviation Leadership Summit and APEX/IFSA Board of Governors broadcast.
The first-ever FTE APEX Women in Aviation Leadership Summit, sponsored by Viasat, took place on Day 2 of Virtual Expo. During this meaningful discussion Ulla Lettijeff, SVP – Helsinki Airport, Finavia; Sophie Dekkers, CCO, easyJet; Shawn Duffy, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, ViaSat; Amy Burr, Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships, JetBlue Technology Ventures; and Aileen McCormack, Chief Commercial Officer, CarTrawler, shared their perspectives on the impact female leaders are having in the industry, as well as insights into how air transport can achieve the fastest possible recovery.
The exclusive New Airline C-Suite Summit, moderated by Aaron Heslehurst, News Anchor & Presenter, BBC World News, featured the CEOs of four start-up airlines: Olivier Arrindell, CEO, Ava Airways; Matteo Bonecchi, CEO, EGO Airways; Birgir Jonsson, CEO, PLAY; and (Nino) Navdip Singh Judge, Chief Executive and Founder, Pop. In this high-energy session, the panellists discussed why now is a good time to start an airline and how they are planning to disrupt the market.
The FTE APEX Digital Health Passport Symposium, sponsored by National Aviation Services (NAS), was another highlight. The session brought together leaders from IATA, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, NAS, ID2020 and the Commons Project Foundation to discuss the challenges and questions around standards, interoperability, privacy and educating passengers before they can be deployed effectively by air transport stakeholders to help rebuild public confidence in travel.
In another Virtual Expo exclusive, the APEX/IFSA Board of Governors meeting was streamed during the show. This usually takes place behind closed doors, but this year the APEX/IFSA Board of Governors convened virtually at FTE APEX Virtual Expo to consider key industry priorities placed forward by the APEX Board of Directors and IFSA Board of Directors. The Board of Governors, consisting of CEOs from 13 global airlines, got together to decide on the airline industry advancement options for 2021. Each airline voted for two out of ten pre-selected areas of focus with Health Safety and Sustainability emerging as the key priorities for 2021.
Exclusive: The FTE APEX Business Model Transformation Think Tank – Phase 2: Turning Ideas into Reality
Another event highlight was Phase 2 of the FTE APEX Business Model Transformation Think Tank. The first phase of the Think Tank took place at the inaugural Virtual Expo last December, during which the working group identified two key areas of the travel experience that need improvement – the way passengers purchase and consume food & beverage (F&B), and providing passengers with a reliable and seamless end-to-end baggage experience. Following on from that progress, the Think Tank members reconvened this week at Virtual Expo 2021 to share the latest progress and further evolved thinking around these ideas.
Focusing on revolutionising the baggage experience were Andrew Price, Independent Consultant & Former Head of Global Baggage Operations, IATA and Samuel Ingalls, Principal, Barich, Inc, who shared three implementable solutions from a recent crowdsourcing effort: Embracing off-airport baggage collection and delivery services; overhauling baggage messaging; and embracing artificial intelligence and computer vision technology.
Additionally, presentations from the startups and disruptors who took part in the crowdsourcing effort are also available to watch in the OnDemand Speaker Zone.
The second part of the Think Tank focused on new approaches to F&B in travel, and building new e-commerce retail opportunities. Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Bangalore International Airport Limited, shared BLR Airport's efforts to partner with airlines to empower passengers to pre-order F&B services via airline/airport apps before the day of travel for collection at both departure or arrival airport. Later on in the session, Kian Gould, Chairman of the Board, Omnevo, provided a case study on how the new Omnevo platform can enhance the airport and inflight ancillary space. The session then continued onto a panel discussion with Think Tank members Juha Jarvinen, CCO, Virgin Atlantic & President Emeritus, APEX; Javed Malik, Group Chief Operations Officer, AirAsia; Christina Cassotis, CEO, Pittsburgh International Airport; and Robert Carey, former Chief Commercial Officer, easyJet.
OnDemand Speaker Zone – exclusive CEO and VP interviews with DFW Airport, Gatwick Airport, Western Sydney Airport, Scoot & Virgin Voyages
In addition to the Auditorium, the OnDemand Speaker Zone also provides a wealth of content to attendees with an array of pre-recorded presentations and interviews specially recorded for the show. Among the highlights are exclusive interviews with the CEOs of DFW Airport, Gatwick Airport, Western Sydney Airport and Scoot, the VP of e-Commerce at Virgin Voyages, as well as a Guest Session led by AirAsia.
Attendees can also catch-up on a series of innovation case studies from a number of companies including Lufthansa, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Vision-Box, Burrana, Viasat, Axinom, Origen Air and many more.
In another FTE exclusive, AirAsia hosted a Guest Session, titled "Transformation and 'Bringing it back better'", in which a number of senior executives from across the business shared contributions on achieving the carrier's vision to be "more than just an airline".
Attendees can hear from Javed Malik, Group Chief Operations Officer, AirAsia; Lim Ben-Jie, Head of e-Commerce, AirAsia Super App; Pete Chareonwongsak, CEO, Teleport; and Liong Tien Ling, Chief Safety Officer, AirAsia on some of the recent initiatives that have been introduced, including the AirAsia Super App, logistics, e-commerce, fintech services, as well as new procedures and innovations such as biometric facial recognition which will not only make flying more hygienic and contactless, but will also uniquely support commerce ambitions going forward. The airline is also establishing teleport delivery and pilot training businesses leveraging drones, and its own air taxi business.
FTE Transformation Honours List recognises Turkish Airlines, LAWA, Star Alliance, CVG, HIA, JPA, AirFi.Aero & more
The final line-up of companies recognised in the FTE APEX Virtual Expo Transformation Honours List also had the opportunity to present their inspirational stories on how they have embraced innovation and transformation, and taken on a leadership role in helping to prepare the industry for a brighter future post-pandemic.
In the Auditorium, attendees can hear presentations from Turkish Airlines, Los Angeles World Airports, Williams Advanced Engineering, JPA Design and SWS Certification. While the OnDemand Speaker Zone hosts presentations from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Hamad International Airport, Star Alliance, AirFi.aero, Scoot, Entrust, Identy, and Travizory. Read more about the finalists here.
Access free content at FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021 until 25 June
There is still plenty of time to explore the Virtual Expo platform, as it remains open as a resource until 23:59 BST on 25th June 2021. Premium Pass holders can catch up on sessions from the Auditorium and OnDemand Speaker Zones, while a number of free-to-attend sessions are available in the Expo Conference. The exhibition hall also remains open and is free to access for all.
IATA's digital health passport paves the way to a new biometric identity for travel
Nick Careen, SVP, Airport Passenger Cargo & Security, IATA, shares latest stages of the IATA Travel Pass and how digital health passports are shaping the future of biometrics.
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Q: Why radian is dimensionless? Can't understand why we say that radians are dimensionless. Actually, I understand why this is happening:
theta = arc len / r

Meters/meters are gone and we got this dimensionless. But also we know that angle 57.3 degrees = 1 rad. So, can we use it as dimension?
In such a situation we can say that degrees are also dimensionless, because 1 degree = 1/360 of circle.
How we define the value is dimensionless or not? Why meter is not dimensionless? Where I'm wrong in my conclusions?

A: A quantity is dimensionless if it has same magnitudes in different units.
$$1 \text{rad}=\dfrac{1m}{1 m}=\dfrac{1 nm}{1 nm}=\dfrac{1\text{light year}}{1\text{light year}}=1 $$ As you noted The same units get cancelled.
However length is not so.
$$1m=100cm $$
$1\ne 100$ for obvious reasons.
Degrees are just defined to be dimensionless. They don't change with size when you zoom in or out. However, radian definition of angle provides better insight.

A: A dimensionless quality is a measure without a physical dimension; a "pure" number without physical units.
However, such qualities may be measured in terms of "dimensionless units", which are usually defined as a ratio of physical constants, or properties, such that the dimensions cancel out.  Thus the radian measure of angle as the ratio of arc length to radius length is one where the units of length cancel out.

A: Yep, you can work with dimensioned angles.
The formula for the arc length is
$$l=\aleph\theta,$$ and that for the area of a sector
$$a=\frac{\aleph\theta r^2}2.$$
The universal constant $\aleph$ is in per-angle-unit, and $\aleph=1 \text{ rad}^{-1}=0.0174533\cdots\text{ deg}^{-1}$.
For example, when considering an harmonic movement,
$$e=A\sin(\aleph\omega t)$$ where $\omega$ is in angle-unit $s^{-1}$ and $e$ in $m$.
$$v=\dot e=A\aleph\omega \cos(\aleph\omega t)$$ is in $ms^{-1}$.

Another universal constant worth to know:
$$\Pi=3.141593\cdots\text{ rad}=180\text{ deg}.$$
denotes the aperture angle of a half-circle.
It fufills
$$\aleph\Pi=\pi.$$
Hence the famous Euler formula,
$$e^{i\aleph\Pi}=-1.$$

A: As you point out, the radian measurement of an angle is the ratio of the length of an arc the angle intercepts to the length of the radius of said arc. As both arc length and radius are measured with units of length, these units of length cancel when determining how many radians an angle is. This is why radians are dimensionless - there is no "unit" that describes what a radian measures, because it is a ratio of two different quantities with the same unit of measurement.
A measurement in degrees, however, is simply a different ratio; rather, it is the ratio of the arc to 1/360th of the circumference of the circle corresponding to the arc.

A: The fact that an angle is dimensionless is mostly a matter of convention. Indeed you can associate a dimension with an angle, and still remain consistent. Quite a few well known formulas need to be changed in that case though.
For example, you quote the arc length as $s = R\theta$. This is obviously no longer homogeneous in dimensions if $\theta$ is not dimensionless. However, if we remember that actually $s$ must be proportional to the angle $\theta$, and that $s=R$ for $\theta=1\,\mathrm{rad}$, we conclude that the true form of that relation must be $$s = R\frac{\theta}{1\,\mathrm{rad}}.$$ (When asuuming that $\mathrm{1\,rad = 1}$ is dimensionless, it yields the original expression.)
Another thing is that we can no longer feed an angle directly to analytic functions like sin, cos, exp, etc. Indeed, these are conveniently defined via a power series, e.g. $$\exp(x) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{x^k}{k!}.$$
If $x$ has a dimension, this expression does not make a whole lot of sense. To be correct, we would have to write $\sin(\theta/\mathrm{rad})$ when talking about the sine of an angle.
As of my understanding, these are some of the reasons why one decided that an angle should best be left dimensionless. Especially since angles are relevant in mathematics, where -unlike in physics- one typically does not care about dimensionality of quantities.
What are the advantages of assigning a dimension to angles? Mostly, the additional dimensionality carries a lot more information. Consider frequency $f$ and angular velocity $\omega$. In the SI system both have the same dimension, namely 1/time. If angle had its own dimension, the unit of $\omega$ would be $\mathrm{rad/s}$! We could differentiate these quantities based on their units! Depending on how you introduce the new dimension, torque and work might also no longer share the same unit.
If you are interested, here is a very readable article that explains a possible way of introducing an additional dimension for angles.

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FIDE President arrives at the Asian Chess Summit in the United Arab Emirates
The Asian Chess Summit organized by Asian Chess Federation was launched in Al Ain, UAE on December 21. FIDE President, representatives of the International Chess Federation, ACF leadership, presidents, delegates and representatives of chess federations of Asia and Oceania participated in it.
Morning schedule for the first day included a chess symposium. A well-known lawyer, arbitrator of the Court Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne Dr Rashid Al-Anezi delivered a report called "Legal relations between the state and sports associations".
The next report was presented by Chairman of FIDE Arbiters Commission Takis Nikolopoulos. Journalist and blogger Peter Long from Malaysia shared his vision of the importance of media participation in chess. The organizational features of "Chess in schools" festivals were covered by President of Oman Chess Federation Laila Al Najjar.
Secretary General of Pakistan Chess Federation Muhammad Vasif Nizar spoke about the development of "Chess in schools" project in his country. Every speaker was given the opportunity to answer all questions of those present with the help of moderator – the secretary general of the Asian Chess Federation Hisham Al Taher.
Within the framework of the summit, FIDE President held a number of working meetings with representatives of Chess Federations of the Asian continent, during which the most pressing issues of chess development, topical issues and prospective projects were discussed.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov also met with a living legend of chess – Grandmaster Eugenio Torre, who set a record by participating in the World Chess Olympiads 23 times.