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Q: How to subset RData file that is too large for memory? I have an RData file that has become too large to load on my computer using the load() command. It contains a data frame with ~3 million observations and ~100 variables.
I want to

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*load the file, maybe using some bigdata or ff package (but I have no idea how these work)

*get rid of some variables to reduce file size

*save it as as an Rdata file with a regular data frame (not some weird "bigdata" type object)

*use load() to load the condensed file and resume regular R operations

How should I go about this?

A: last week Jared Lander (author of the book "R for Everyone") helped is in creating a R tint on a bigboards.io hex. We installed RStudio Server on it and we use the whole storage/processing capabilities of the hex. Ceph is used to distribute the data on the nodes
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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant's 81-point scoring performance last night against the Toronto Raptors will be available for NBA fans to watch and own through the new Google Video Store (http://video.google.com).
Beginning on Tuesday, January 24, fans will be able to access Bryant's historic performance on Google. Google recently teamed up with the NBA to launch the Google Video Store, marking the first time fans were able to purchase full 2005-06 NBA contests online 24 hours after the conclusion of games. Bryant's game, and the Seattle SuperSonics' thrilling 152-149 double overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns' last night, will both be available in its entirety for $3.95.


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Good Housekeeping Institute Fudged Facts On Z-CoiL Footwear To Media
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Mon Apr 11 2005
Nation's Largest Online Mortgage Lender Signs on with InfoSearch Media
InfoSearch Media (OTCBB: ISHM) is proud to announce that it has entered into a contractual relationship with the nation's largest online mortgage lender according to National Mortgage News. The campaign involves the creation of custom content for the client's website, which is the core service provided by Content Logic (http://www.contentlogic.com), one of the company's primary product divisions.
InfoSearch Media Pre-Announces 2004 Revenues and Provides First Quarter Revenue Guidance
InfoSearch Media (OTCBB: ISHM) today announced that its revenue for 2004 was approximately $2.85 million and that the company expects a substantial rise in first quarter 2005 revenues. InfoSearch Media has not previously provided any revenue guidance and is currently projecting revenues in the first quarter of 2005 to be approximately $1.6 million.
Tue Mar 29 2005
Making human motion more animated
Capturing and animating human motion for use in virtual reality or in television production is typically long and costly. However that is about to change with the first fast low-cost motion animation system that needs no markers, bodysuits or other sensors.
InPS and Jayex Launch Vision X-Touch
InPS and Jayex unveil next-generation touch screen patient self check-in solution
Mon Mar 21 2005
Jo Meet Jean - Super Nanny Style Brought to Business Basics
The Online Coaching Show enters its third month with a climbing number of dedicated fans, who are comparing the show to SuperNanny.
New MediaMinister service offers inexpensive expert copywriting solutions
MediaMinister's new copy critique consultation enables new and current clients to benefit from expert copywriting at cut-price rates. It has been developed following positive feedback from current clients.
Fri Mar 11 2005
ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR LOCAL CEMETERY?CEMETERY OF THE YEAR AWARDS LIVEN UP THE BURIAL INDUSTRY
The Cemetery of the Year Awards 2005 is re-launching its search for Britain�s best burial ground and stiff competition is guaranteed. If you have a local favourite, let us know.
Wed Mar 09 2005
Cincom 2004 Financial Success Fuels Expansion and Hiring Bonanza
CEO Tom Nies "Gives Forward," by Investing in People for Future Global Expansion Plans
250 years of London's oldest free-speech & debating forum
Founded by friends and supporters of John Wilkes in 1755, the Antient Society of Cogers has offered a forum for free speech and debate in the City of London for a quarter of a millennium.
52-Weeks To A Better You?: How To Get Out of Your Own Way & Live The Life You Desire
Kennette Reed, principal consultant and success coach for Kennette Reed & Associates today announced the release of, Steps Along Your Path: 52 Weeks of Path Clearing & Inspiration. "This book consists of inspirational quotations and weekly personal development exercises, designed to help remove self-imposed success impediments.", says Ms. Reed.
Sri Lankan Student's Tsunami Writings moves the World
A student from Sri Lanka, 17 year old Thrishana Pothupitiya of Bishop's College Colombo moves the world to tears by describing the trauma of the tsunami which devastated the island.
News For The Soul
Michael Levy is about to syndicate his inspirational feature articles, to newspaper and magazine editors who are searching for authentic material that speaks.... Soul-To-Soul.
InfoSearch Media Adds Premier Media Fund Manager to Board Of Directors
MediaWin & Partners Founder Appointed to InfoSearch Media's Board of Directors.
Fact File Clippings Old Hat!
Freelance writers who insist on clinging to bulging files of paper clippings will soon go the way of the Dodo, says www.writelink.co.uk editor, Sue Kendrick.
Mon Feb 21 2005
KCSN Takes on the Westside with �Arts and Roots� Programming
Public radio station KCSN FM (88.5), broadcasting from the campus of California State University, Northridge, since 1963, recently installed an �HD Radio� digital booster transmitter. This extends their broadcast area to include most of Los Angeles� Westside from the mid-Wilshire area to the ocean.
The Unique Philosophy of Michael Levy
Despite all the worlds worries and woes, Michael lives in a joyful state of mind twenty-four hours a day, every day. His philosophy works without the help of academic experts who seem to find difficulties in their own lives?
International Barrier Technology Selected for 'Business and Beyond' Production to be Aired on CNBC
International Barrier Technology Inc. (�Barrier�) (IBTGF: OTCBB; IBH: TSXV), a manufacturer of proprietary fire resistant building materials, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Platinum Television Group to be featured in a segment entitled �Building Design Solutions� in the Models of Excellence series. The airing is tentatively scheduled for the second quarter of 2005.
Thu Feb 17 2005
How ITN's Secret Weapon scooped the world in first moon landing
ITN, the British television news service, used a secret weapon to beat the rest of the world in reporting the first landing on the Moon in 1969, it was disclosed today in an interview on www.mediabuddies.com, the industry�s worldwide reunion club.
InfoSearch Media Generates Significant Growth Through Innovative Search Engine Marketing Solutions
Company Builds on Nine Consecutive Quarters of Double-digit Sequential Quarterly Revenue Increases.
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TRN's America's Radio News/America's Morning News Flips Two More All-News Formats in Florida
A 5K in Orlando and Another 50K in Melbourne, Joining Tampa's Existing All-News Syndicated Success Story for a Florida Regional News Juggernaut With The Genesis Group
Washington, D.C.– Talk Radio Network Syndications, Ltd. confirms today that Genesis Communications Multi Media Broadcast Group adds 5,000 Watt, WAMT AM 1190, Orlando and 50,000 Watt, WIXC AM 1060, Melbourne as a simulcast in conjunction with its all-news outlet WWBA AM 820, Tampa Bay to create a virtual Central Florida news network using America's Morning News, America's Radio News Network and it's team of local news anchors. The move, according to Genesis' CEO Bruce Maduri, is intended to "provide central Floridians with the ability to access all-news, traffic and weather content anywhere, across the all important I-4 corridor from Tampa Bay through Orlando, to the Space Coast and north and south along the Eastern Seaboard. Local, state and national coverage of the day's breaking news is now accessible to the six million people who reside in this area of the state and up and down the east coast."
TRN/America's Radio News Network's CEO Mark Masters applauds Maduri's vision to expand into a regional hub of all-news radio, "We are proud to provide a complete support system to Bruce as he delivers to Central Florida the most powerful 15 hours per day of syndicated long-form radio news rooms (through America's Morning News and America's Radio News Network), along with heavy news localization for his growing news empire. America's Radio News Network provides a clock that not only gives 9 to 10 stories and 4 to 6 audio actualities every quarter hour, but also allows for an amazing level of localization and customization so that you can go highly local or regional at the top and bottom of the hours, quarter hours, and even cut into entire segments for another layer of localization – these blocks are designed as standalones. Bruce's strategy is to do just that with our syndicated news blocks on WWBA, WAMT and WIXC, and we are committed to, helping provide listeners in Florida with the most compelling radio news content available throughout the day with America's Morning News and America's Radio News Network."
Maduri adds, "The audience growth we saw in Tampa with all-news confirmed for us there was a real desire for more news, especially during this intense political season and the ongoing economic uncertainty Central Floridian's face."
Maduri says the plan of providing all-news isn't limited to being radio-only, pointing to the digital web-based platform of www.NewsTalkFlorida.com. "Mobility is key: whether in your car, at work or on your iPhone or Tablet, we want news to be available for consumers who 'Gotta Know Now' – the company's all news moniker. Bruce adds, "Partnerships with local television affiliate 10 News WTSP in Tampa, along with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times), creates a symbiotic relationship where we all work together in the business of news-delivery. Look for similar media-partnership ventures in Orlando, Melbourne/Cocoa Beach and elsewhere."
For more information on America's Morning News and America's Radio News Network, call Talk Radio Network Syndications or visit them online at www.talkradionetwork.com.


In the latest updates to our dynamic post tracking drone bases and deployments around the world, we look at U.N. peacekeeping drones in Mali and Indian surveillance drones in Kashmir and Punjab.
A U.S. drone strike in Yemen reportedly killed a regional commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. According to a Yemeni official who spoke with Reuters, the strike targeted Abdallah al-Sanaani, who was killed in a vehicle traveling in al-Bayda province.
Meanwhile, a U.S. drone strike in Yemen reportedly killed three suspected members of al-Qaeda. According to Yemeni security officials who spoke with the Associated Press, the strike targeted a vehicle traveling in Marib province.
British Royal Air Force drone pilots reportedly participated in an airstrike that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers. The Syrian government said the strike, which took place near Deir al-Zour, contributed to the collapse of a recent ceasefire. The Daily Mail reports that the pilots involved in the strike are likely to be cleared under the ongoing government investigation into the events.
At Politico, Ryan Calo explores how U.S. police's use of robots to disarm and kill suspects is raising an ethical debate.
At Aviation Week, Bradley Perrett takes a look at Japan's plans to develop a combat drone by the 2030s.
At Offiziere, Dan Gettinger examines recent developments at Chabelley Airfield, the U.S. drone base in the Horn of Africa.
At Fortune, Katie Fehrenbacher explores how drone manufacturers are integrating solar power into drones in order to boost endurance.
Meanwhile, at CBC News, Marcel Sangsari looks at how fuel cell technology is powering the drone industry.
At Forbes, Kevin O'Marah argues that drones are emerging as a critical tool for supply chain strategists.
At Fast Company, Steve Melendez surveys the many companies and individuals developing anti-drone weapons.
At Reuters, Paola Totaro and Konstantin Kakaes consider a legal case that is testing the aerial boundary of property rights.
The Associated Press looks at the commercial drone users who are seeking to fly drones beyond the operator's line of sight.
At Popular Mechanics, David Hambling argues that underwater drones are on the cusp of transforming undersea operations.
At the Dakota Student, Jacob Notermann examines the University of North Dakota's program for commercial drone operators.
At the Baltimore Sun, Ian Duncan explores how model aircraft hobbyists are reacting to the FAA's drone regulations.
Meanwhile, the Interpreter Magazine argues that footage of the UN convoy from a Russian drone undermines Russia's narrative of events.
At the Intercept, Murtaza Hussain looks at how drones are contributing to propaganda released by the participants of the war in Syria and Iraq.
At Drone Wars UK, Chris Cole reviews Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape by Jai Galliott.
At War is Boring, Abigail Watson argues that the U.K. should join the U.S. in developing its own rules for drones and pushing for the creation of international norms.
At National Defense Magazine, Stew Magnuson writes that U.S. Air Force officials appear doubtful that there will be an unmanned variant of the planned B-21 bomber.
Also at National Defense Magazine, Jon Harper writes that top U.S. Air Force officials are concerned about threats posed by the proliferation of small drones.
At Aviation International Online, Bill Carey describes the growing consensus around the idea that future drones need to be able to operate in contested airspace.
At Breaking Defense, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. examines the steps that the Air Force is taking to make the 3rd Offset Strategy a reality.
At Military.com, Oriana Pawlyk writes that the Air Force intends to pay enlisted drone pilots the same salary as officer drone pilots.
Meanwhile, at Federal New Radio, Jared Serbu examines the Air Force's plan to train the new enlisted drone pilots.
At Defense One, Patrick Tucker takes a look at how the U.S. Marines could be flying laser-armed helicopters in the future.
CNET has assembled a gallery of 12 unusual drones.
The MIT Technology Review was given a live demonstration of U.S. startup Aptonomy's security guard drone.


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Alicia Vega (Santiago, 23 de agosto de 1931) es una investigadora de cine y profesora chilena, considerada una de las principales historiadoras del cine chileno y promotora de la apreciación cinematográfica en Chile como un método de transformación social, destacada por su trabajo con niños y niñas de poblaciones vulnerables.

Biografía
En 1956, fue parte de la primera generación que estudió en el Instituto Fílmico de la Universidad Católica de Chile, dirigido por el sacerdote Rafael Sánchez. Fue asistente suyo en la dirección de «Las callampas», un documental que registró la primera toma de terrenos en Latinoamérica, que originó la población La Victoria. Entre 1958 y 1990 fue profesora en la Universidad Católica y en la Escuela de Teatro de la Universidad de Chile. Entre 1980 y 1984 fue directora de la Oficina Nacional de Cine del Episcopado, donde creó el programa de Cine Foro Escolar, que llevó a más de cuarenta mil estudiantes de establecimientos educacionales de la Región Metropolitana a sesiones de apreciación cinematográfica en el cine arte Normandie. Entre 1985 y 2005 creó y dirigió el Taller de Cine para Niños, dirigido a niños de poblaciones marginales de Santiago. La filmación de esta experiencia da lugar al documental «Cien niños esperando un tren», de Ignacio Agüero. Como experta en educación cinematográfica ha sido invitada por gobiernos y organismos culturales de una docena de países de Europa, América Latina y otros continentes. En 1979 publica su libro «Re-visión el cine chileno», que veinticinco años después de su aparición sigue siendo una obra de referencia habitual. En el 2000 recibió el «Reconocimiento al Mérito Artístico y Cultural» otorgado por la División de Cultura del Ministerio de Educación de Chile. En 2006, Alicia Vega publicó «Itinerario del cine documental chileno 1900-1990», un análisis de 259 documentales realizados en nuestro país entre 1902 y 1990, cada uno con su ficha técnica, argumento, información relevante y registros de prensa. En 2008 recibió el Premio Pedro Sienna por su destacada trayectoria como educadora y formadora de cineastas. En 2019, fue candidata al Premio Nacional de Artes de la Representación y Audiovisuales, patrocinada por el Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen de la Universidad de Chile.

Se casó en 1965 con el artista visual Eduardo Vilches Prieto, con quién tiene dos hijos, Manuel y Flora.

Publicaciones

 Re-visión del cine chileno (Editorial Aconcagua, 1979)
 Itinerario del cine documental chileno 1902-1990 (Centro EAC, Estudios y Artes de la Comunicación, Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
 Taller de cine para niños (Ocho Libros Editores, 2012, y reedición en 2018), traducido al portugués y publicado en 2015 por la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro.

Filmografía

Premios y reconocimientos

 Reconocimiento al Mérito Artístico y Cultural otorgado por la División de Cultura del Ministerio de Educación (2000).
 Premio Pedro Sienna, mención Destacada Trayectoria, otorgado por el Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes y el Consejo del Arte y la Industria Audiovisual (2008).
 Premio Mujer Destacada, Festival FEMCINE 6 (2016).
 Homenaje por su trayectoria, otorgado por Balmaceda Arte Joven dentro del Primer Encuentro Internacional de Artivistas. Santiago, Chile (2017).
 Premio a la Trayectoria Cultural Audiovisual, 13º Festival de Cine Documental de Chiloé, Castro, Chiloé (2017).
 Medalla Centenario de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (2018).
 Premio Pudú a la trayectoria, XXV Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (2018).

Referencias

Nacidos en Santiago de Chile
Alumnado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Cineastas de Chile
Profesores de universidades de Chile

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World's Largest 'Fast and Furious'-Themed Car Collection Has 24 Replica Cars and More on the Way
Jorge Acosta never set out to have the largest collection, but with plans to build 11 more cars, it will take a long time for anyone to catch up.
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Many of us secretly drool over at least one of the cars from the Fast and Furious film franchise. Maybe it's Dom's Charger, or Han's incredible Veilside RX-7. Perhaps it's one of the louder, brighter cars that will forever remain your guilty pleasure. Personally, it is never too soon (junior) for that rad Volkswagen Jetta. However, one man in Edmonton, Alberta, somehow got the wires crossed between Fast and Furious and Pokémon: Gotta replica 'em all!
Jorge Acosta has the largest collection of Fast and Furious movie car replicas in the world—24 of them, to be exact. Best of all, there's more on the way.
"My dream was the green Eclipse, so I built one three years ago, and that's it," Acosta explained to Roads Untraveled. "Everything started from there."
Acosta found the world of Fast and Furious
replica builders through Craig Lieberman, the technical advisor and car-wrangler behind the series' iconic early films. Other owners maybe had three or five replica cars, but Acosta's wanted more than that.
"I didn't want to have the largest Fast and Furious car collection in the in the world on purpose, right?" Acosta told Roads Untraveled. "But then I started getting excited."
Acosta even started bringing over cars from Japan to flip to fund buying and modifying even more replicas. Sometimes the body kits alone cost more than the cars themselves, and occasionally he runs into what he calls the "Fast and Furious tax" for movie-related wants. Currently he plans to increase his collection's size to 35, with seven to eight cars already in the plans.
"I don't know if I'm going to stop or not," Acosta admitted to Roads Untraveled. "I don't know. I don't know."
While he fell in love with the series as soon as he saw its first race, he's also fine with the series' current direction. Acosta believes that sending Fast and Furious on bigger exploits and even to space will only draw more people into the car community. It's all about family at the end of the day, right?


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Q: bootstrap modal overflow issue I have a Bootstrap modal with a button. When I click the button it shows a  right under the button. The  contains a ul list with anchor links in it.
The problem is that if I don't set the height to a higher value then that  inside the modal the last items is not visislbe because the div is outside the modal.
I don't want to use overflow because i don't want it to scroll. The  inside the modal is a dropdown menu which i made my self.
The CSS for the :
.wrapper-for-dropdown {
width: 300px;
z-index:9999;
color: #333;
background-color: #fff;
position: absolute;
display: none;
border: solid;
border-width: 1px;
border-radius: 4px;
border-color: #ccc;
z-index:32432423432;
overflow-wrap:normal;
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.wrapper-for-dropdown:hover {
    border: solid;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-color: #ccc;
}
.dropdown-ul {
list-style-type: none;
-moz-st color: white;
text-align: left;
padding-left: 10px;
overflow-y: visible;
}
.dropdown-ul li {
float: left;
display: inline-block;
height: auto;
width: 250px;

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.dropdown-ul li:hover {
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    color: #38546d;
    display: block;
    float: left;
}

.dropdown-ul li a:hover {
        color: black;
        display: block;
        float: left;
    }

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                            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">×</button>

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                                    <button class="btn btn-default" id="buttonCompaniesList" onclick="listCompaniesToogle();" type="button" style="display: inline-block; width: 180px;">Select Company</button>

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                                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
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A: Adding
.modal {overflow: visible}

Solved the issue. Do not add anything else to .model-body.
Also removing some other style on my own div solved the issue. Setting the height to auto as well.
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75th Anniversary of World War II
K-Ships vs. U-Boats
Posted on Wed, July 8, 2020
by: Thomas Paone
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In January 1942, the war that had been raging in Europe arrived in the waters along the east coast of the United States. Although the United States had already experienced World War II in the Pacific with the attack on Pearl Harbor and other U.S. territories in December 1941, the start of the war in the Atlantic caught many military leaders by surprise. In mid-January, the German navy officially launched Operation Paukenschlag, a campaign of five submarines (often referred to as U-boats) to sink merchant ships carrying vital war supplies to Allied armies in Great Britain, Russia, and North Africa. In only a few short weeks, German U-boats sunk over 20 merchant vessels carrying thousands of tons of war material. The U-boats returned to their ports only after they expended all their torpedoes. To counter this new threat to maritime security, the U.S. Navy unleashed a new weapon to provide anti-submarine warfare: the K-Type blimp.
A crew member of K-28, U.S. Navy Airship Squadron 24 (ZP-24), spots a ship during a patrol. The large windows of the K-ship cabin provided a 180-degree view for search-and-rescue operations. (SI-2000-3763)
When the United States entered World War II, it only had six lighter-than-air vehicles available for use to hunt U-boats. The four completed K-Type blimps, or K-ships, in the Navy's arsenal were in the air almost immediately after the U-boat attacks started in January 1942. The K-ship K-3 was sent to patrol the waters off Long Island, New York shortly after a U.S. tanker was sunk in that area on the night of January 14. K-3 patrolled the region, looking for oil slicks and other signs of a possible submarine. As the crew of the K-3 searched the seas, they learned from a nearby airplane that survivors had been found from the sunken tanker. Once at the location, K-3 lowered water and food to the survivors and flew in the area until surface ships could arrive. K-ships continued to serve as search-and-rescue craft during their long patrols for the length of the war. They often carried extra supplies, medical equipment, and inflatable lifeboats that could be lowered to crews from sunken ships or downed aircraft. It was difficult for K-ships to pick up these survivors, but they would ensure their rescue by directing other aircraft and surface ships to areas where survivors were located. Although the K-ship's low-speed, long flight duration, and excellent visibility allowed their crews to be proficient in search-and-rescue operations, it also allowed them to be highly proficient in the art of anti-submarine warfare.
The 10 crew members of K-Ships served in vital anti-submarine roles during WWII in the Atlantic. Ground crew are shown here preparing a K-ship before a patrol. (NARA RG 80-G-55200)
Protecting Convoys and Engaging U-Boats
K-ships were not only designed to find survivors of ships sunk by German U-boats. These blimps were also able to protect convoy shipping by locating submarines and attacking them when possible.
U.S. Navy blimp, K-28, escorting SS Paulsboro, US merchant ship, in the Atlantic, January 27, 1944. (NARA RG 80-G-208873)
Due to their ability to hover and fly at low altitudes and speeds, K-ships could easily stay with convoys, and the numerous windows located throughout the control car provided excellent visibility, allowing crews to keep a lookout for everything from periscopes to oil slicks on the surface of the water. They could also operate in conditions that grounded other aircraft, such as fog or low cloud cover, allowing them to conduct anti-submarine warfare missions that otherwise would have been impossible. Noted for exceptional endurance, K-ships carried a crew of 10 and could operate for 26 hours at cruising speed, allowing them to constantly patrol the shipping lanes, waiting out U-boats that needed to surface. The combination of these unique characteristics and many more made K-ships a crucial element of anti-submarine warfare.
Combining K-ships with specialized equipment allowed them to find U-boats even if they were located out of sight below the ocean's surface. Each crew consisted of two radiomen who were responsible for operating long range radio communications, allowing K-ships to alert convoys, surface ships, and attack aircraft to the presence of U-boats. They also operated radar that could detect surfaced submarines at night and in low visibility conditions. One of the most important pieces of equipment, however, was known as Magnetic Anomaly Detectors, or MAD equipment. MAD could detect distortions in Earth's magnetic field caused by a large metal object, such as a submerged U-boat. It had a range of about 400 feet, making the low flying K-ships ideal operators. But this equipment was not flawless and it could not separate magnetic distortions caused by possible enemy craft from those caused by miscellaneous debris, including sunken wrecks. To fix this problem, K-ships would often use MAD equipment in combination with sonobuoys, which were dropped from the air to produce sonar contacts. Once a submarine was located, K-ships would call in surface ships and land-based aircraft to attack. The combination of these various pieces of equipment allowed K-ships to effectively hunt submarines and protect convoy ships.
After sighting a suspicious oil slick, the commander of the airship maneuvered over the end of the oil slick trail and dropped a depth charge. (NASM-2A07676)
K-ships were also able to launch attacks. They were often loaded with a variety of ordnance, and what they carried changed throughout the war as new weapons systems became available. K-ships could carry up to four weapons, varying from 350-pound Mk 47 depth bombs, Mk 17 depth charges, or Mk 24 mines/acoustic torpedoes. Two of these could be located within an internal bomb bay and two could be located externally on the control car. They were also armed with a 50-caliber machine gun located in a turret located in the front of the control car that had a wide range of movement. If a K-ship located evidence that a submarine was in the area, it could drop its ordnance to damage the submarine, or at least make it surface, until reinforcements arrived. The K-ship's ability to make these attacks allowed them to defend convoy ships, and several managed to damage submarines or assist in sinking them. It was dangerous work and similar attacks led to the downing of one K-ship by enemy fire.
Two crewmen of U.S. Navy Airship Squadron 24 (ZP-24) loading a 325-pound aircraft Mk 17 depth charge on K-28, a K type airship. (SI 2000-3750)
The Loss of K-74
Only one K-ship was destroyed due to enemy contact during World War II. On the night of July 18, 1943, the K-74 was protecting ships through the Florida Straits. The crew picked up a contact on K-74's radar and began searching the area for a U-boat. They quickly found the U-134 silhouetted against the water by moonlight. Although still 20 miles from the convoy, command pilot Lt. Nelson G. Grills determined that the submarine did pose a threat. They maneuvered the K-74 into a position to make an attack run with the ship's depth charges before the U-134 opened fire with machine guns and its deck gun. Although it suffered some damage, the K-74 flew over the U-134 only to have its depth charge fail to drop. It managed to fire 100 rounds of .50-caliber machine gun bullets at the submarine, but the machine gun fire the K-74 sustained from the submarine took a significant toll. The K-74's starboard engine caught fire, though it was quickly extinguished, and holes in the blimp caused it to quickly lose altitude. It plunged into the sea shortly before midnight. The crew bailed out and floated near the wreck for eight hours. In the morning, a Grumman JRF amphibian located the crew and landed to rescue them. Unfortunately, one crewman, Isadore Stessel, was attacked by a shark shortly before the crew was rescued, marking one of the few deaths of a K-ship crewman in combat. The U-134 left the area, only reporting minor damage caused by gunfire from the K-74. It continued its patrol until it was eventually sunk off the coast of Spain in August 1943. Although the K-74 did not sink a U-boat during its last mission, K-ships assisted in some of the final attacks on U-boats of the war.
This US Navy report described details of the attack of K-74 on the German U-134.
The Destruction of U-853 and Capture of U-858
On May 5, 1945, the U.S. collier Black Point was sunk off the coast of Rhode Island. Several ships, including the destroyer Ericsson, Coast Guard frigate Moberly, and destroyer escorts Atherton and Amick, quickly arrived at the area in order to hunt down the U-boat responsible for the attack. The K-16 and K-58 were dispatched to the area on May 6 to help with the search for the submerged submarine. After arriving on the scene, the K-16 used its MAD equipment and located a target below the water. Following depth charge attacks by the surface ships, the K-16 deployed a sonobuoy, and detected sounds below the surface. It proceeded to drop its depth charges on the submarine's suspected location. The K-58 then used MAD equipment to mark possible locations and dropped two depth charges of its own. After several more rounds of depth charge attacks from the surface ships, the K-ships noted numerous pieces of debris floating on the surface, marking the last destruction of an enemy U-boat in American waters.
Coast Guardsmen aboard USS Moberly (PF-63) gather around the scoreboard to chalk up the victory against the U-853. (NARA 26-G-4451)
The last World War II contribution of K-ships in the Atlantic occurred shortly after the war ended. On May 14, 1945, the captain of U-858 surrendered to the U.S. Navy. A K-ship helped escort the submarine into port, marking the end of anti-submarine warfare duties for K-ships in the battle of the Atlantic.
K-ships provided critical protection to convoys carrying the vital supplies needed to win World War II. In his work, Blimps and U-Boats, J. Gordon Vaeth explained:
The blimp stayed with the convoy, flying low and throttling back to keep a slow pace. To the men of the freighters and tankers, the protection provided by an airship was a personalized thing. Airship crews and merchant ship crews waved to each other, the airship looking all the while majestic and overwhelmingly powerful and reassuring as it threaded its way through a convoy or kept station abreast and ahead of it. The men in the blimps reciprocated this feeling of camaraderie. The same merchant ships plying the same coastal routes became familiar sights (pg. 69).
A US flag flies over the captured U-858 as it receives a K-ship escort to Lewes, Delaware. (NARA RG 80-G-K-14619)
The Navy's lighter-than-air forces, including K-ships, flying over both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, completed almost 36,000 flights totaling 412,000 flight hours. The destruction to convoys feared early in the war caused by marauding U-boats diminished dramatically once K-ships started keeping a constant vigil overhead and while searching for the enemy below. By the end of the war, 72 members of the Navy's lighter-than-air forces paid the ultimate price to safeguard the merchant fleet and protect the lifeline they provided to hundreds of thousands of men, women and children.
If you would like to read more about the role of lighter-than-aircraft in World War II, please read "Blimps and U-boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic" by J. Gordon Vaeth
Thomas Paone is a Museum Specialist in the Aeronautics Department, and curates the Lighter-than-Air collection.
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Q: Optimizing SQL join single column with multiple columns in another table I have two tables.
common_products

*

*id

*product

*owner_uid

*backup_uid

*manager_uid

ss_users

*

*userID

*firstName

*lastName

*email

I want to get a name/email list of all the owners, backups and managers.
I am using the query below, but was wondering if there was a more efficient way to go about querying the tables.
WORKING QUERY:
SELECT DISTINCT email,
                ( firstName + ' ' + lastName ) AS userFull,
                lastName
FROM   common_products cp
       LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users u
                    ON u.userID = cp.owner_uid
UNION
SELECT DISTINCT email,
                ( firstName + ' ' + lastName ) AS userFull,
                lastName
FROM   common_products cp
       LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users u
                    ON u.userID = cp.backup_uid
UNION
SELECT DISTINCT email,
                ( firstName + ' ' + lastName ) AS userFull,
                lastName
FROM   common_products cp
       LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users u
                    ON u.userID = cp.manager_uid

Is there a more optimized way to query the database?

A: I suspect that this version might be faster:
select u.email, (u.firstName+ ' '+u.lastName) AS userFull, u.lastName
from ss_users u
where exists (select 1 from common_products cp where u.userID = cp.owner_uid) or
      exists (select 1 from common_products cp where u.userID = cp.backup_uid) or
      exists (select 1 from common_products cp where u.userID = cp.manager_uid);

Then for best performance add three indexes:  common_products(owner_uid), common_products(backup_uid), and common_products(manager_uid).
This will eliminate the duplicate elimination (because you are using union) and the exists should be at least as fast as the joins.

A: I'm going to simplify it, but the JOIN is the important part. I'll leave it to you to tweak the SELECT part.
SELECT DISTINCT owner.email AS owner_email, backup.email AS back_email, manager.email AS man_email
FROM common_product cp LEFT JOIN ss_users owner on owner.userID = cp.owner_uid
LEFT JOIN ss_users backup on backup.userID = cp.backup_uid
LEFT JOIN ss_users manager on manager.userID = cp.manager_uid

A: Ensure there are indexes on common_products's owner_uid, backup_uid, and manager_uid fields as well as ss_users's userID field and you could improve performance a bit further by including the columns needed on the index.
SELECT DISTINCT
    user_owner.email [OwnerEmail],user_owner.firstName + ' ' + user_owner.lastName [OwnerUserFull], user_owner.lastName [OwnerLastName],
    user_backup.email [BackupEmail],user_backup.firstName + ' ' + user_backup.lastName [BackupUserFull], user_backup.lastName [BackupLastName],
    user_manager.email [ManagerEmail],user_manager.firstName + ' ' + user_manager.lastName [ManagerUserFull], user_manager.lastName [ManagerLastName]
FROM   common_products cp
LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users user_owner ON user_owner.userID = cp.owner_uid
LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users user_backup ON user_backup.userID = cp.backup_uid
LEFT OUTER JOIN ss_users user_manager ON user_manager.userID = cp.manager_uid

A: It's been a while since I've practised by SQL fu, but I think this should work:
SELECT DISTINCT email,
    (firstName+ ' '+lastName) AS userFull,
    lastName
FROM common_products cp
INNER JOIN  ss_users u
ON (u.userID = cp.owner_uid OR u.userID = cp.backup_uid OR u.userID = cp.manager_uid)


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Рудничный () — село в Алматинской области Казахстана, подчинено городской администрации Текели. Административный центр и единственный населённый пункт Рудничного сельского округа. Код КАТО — 192633100.

Расположено на правом берегу реки Коксу (бассейн озера Балхаш), в 58 км к югу от города Текели.

с 23 февраля 1958 по 2013 год Рудничный являлся посёлком городского типа.

Население

Примечания

Населённые пункты Жетысуской области
Текели


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Justice Dept. Won't Oppose Probation for ex-Trump Aide Flynn
February 11, 2020 February 11, 2020 admin	0 Comments America, Donald Trump, ex-Trump Aide Flynn, Justice Dept, news, Probation, Robert Mueller, Washington D.C
"There is no dispute that the defendant has an unusually strong record of public service," prosecutors wrote.
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would not oppose probation for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn — a more lenient stance than prosecutors took earlier this month, when they said he deserved prison time.
The latest sentencing filing still seeks a sentence of up six months, but unlike before, prosecutors explicitly state that probation would be a "reasonable" punishment and that they would not oppose it.
It was not clear why the Justice Department appeared to soften its position, though prosecutors did suggest Flynn deserves credit for his decades-long military service.
As part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the then-Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential transition period. He cooperated extensively, leading prosecutors to initially support a sentence of probation.
He was to have been sentenced the following year, but after he was sharply rebuked by the judge during the sentencing hearing, he abruptly asked that it be postponed so that he could continue cooperating with the government in hopes of getting additional credit for his behavior and avoiding any prison time.
Since then, though, he has fired his lawyers and replaced them with new ones who have taken a sharply adversarial approach toward the prosecution. They have raised allegations of government misconduct that a judge has rejected. Earlier this month, they asked to withdraw his guilty plea — a request that is still pending.
Prosecutors are expected to more fully respond to that request soon.
The Justice Department says that though Flynn did provide assistance to their investigation and that a judge may consider that in fashioning a sentence, any claims of acceptance of responsibility are hard to reconcile with his request to withdraw his guilty plea.
They also opted not to call him in the trial last year of a business associate after they said he had changed his account.
He's due to be sentenced Feb. 27.
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Jay Chou's Latest Single is Not Meeting Expectations… But It's Still a Hit
By addy on September 17, 2019 in MUSIC, NEWS
It's been over a year since Jay Chou (周杰倫) released his last single, and when the Taiwanese pop king dropped the long-awaited "Won't Cry" <說好不哭> on September 16th, fans were ecstatic. The surprise featuring of Mayday's (五月天) Ashin (阿信) in the music video also shot the single to the top of the charts.
Within 12 hours of its release, the music video reached over 2.64 million views on YouTube. Two days after its release, "Won't Cry" reached over 8.18 million views and trended #1 in the United States and Canada.
But despite the video's success, the song is met with divided opinions online, especially among the critics on Douban, one of China's largest review sites in film, TV, and music.
Currently, "Won't Cry" has a 5.8 rating on Douban, based on over 26,000 reviews. It is making rounds as one of Jay Chou's lowest-rated singles.
A message titled "What do you think about the quality of his new song?" on Douban trended, with the netizen saying that the song "sounds bad." Replies in the thread were also mixed, with one netizen commenting, "It sounds so bad. Can't even cry to it." Many netizens agreed that the song is unoriginal, but one netizen said, "Objectively speaking, it's not as good as his older songs, but I won't say it sounds bad."
With lyrics helmed by Jay Chou's old friend and frequent collaborator Vincent Fang (方文山), "Won't Cry" is a ballad about love at its core—that no matter what happens, true love is having someone who will never stop waiting for you.
The music video was shot in Tokyo, and stars Japanese actors Ayaka Miyoshi (三吉彩花) and Keisuke Watanabe (渡邊圭祐).
Sources: Ettoday, Douban
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
TAGS: Ashin, Ayaka Miyoshi, Jay Chou, Keisuke Watanabe, Mayday
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5 comments to Jay Chou's Latest Single is Not Meeting Expectations… But It's Still a Hit
The song isn't great but it isn't bad either especially compared to his mumble rap garbage. This is godsend.
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wm2017 says:
Not his best but not bad either just not as catchy as his older songs.
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m0m0 says:
just a mediocre song. no catchy tune but the mv leads are very attractive
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rosemary7 says:
I always think his songs need to play multiple times, then you will find it a nice songs.
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That is a lame excuse! All new songs will obviously sound better listening multiple times after picking up the words. However, I won't bother listening multiple times of it is crap the first time…
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Липняговы — дворянский род.

Подполковник Прохор Липнягов пожалован в дворянское достоинство 9.11.1792.

Рязанский дворянский род основан рязанским помещиком, подпоручиком Алексеем Ивановичем Липняговым (1762—1819), который 22.01.1803 по своему чину внесён во II ч. родословной книги Рязанской губ.

Описание герба
Щит разделён диагонально чертой с правого нижнего угла к левому верхнему. В верхней части, в голубом поле, изображены две крестообразно положенные золотые шпаги концами вверх; в нижней части, в серебряном поле, — дерево липа натурального цвета.

Щит увенчан обыкновенным дворянским шлемом со страусовыми перьями. Намёт на щите голубой, подложенный серебром. Герб Липнягова внесён в Часть 1 Общего гербовника дворянских родов Всероссийской империи, стр. 135.

Литература

Дворянские роды, на гербах которых изображены три страусовых пера
Дворянские роды, на гербах которых изображены шпаги


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Ronny Beblik (Karl-Marx-Stadt, RDA, 12 de mayo de 1986) es un deportista alemán que compitió en boxeo.

Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo Aficionado de 2009 y una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo de Boxeo Aficionado de 2010.

Palmarés internacional

Referencias

Boxeadores de Alemania
Alemanes del siglo XXI


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Drillingsgefäß bezeichnet eine Gruppe von Gefäßen, die aus drei meist kleineren Keramikgefäßen nach dem Prinzip kommunizierender Röhren auf einer Ebene miteinander verbunden sind. Bei einer Kombination von zwei Gefäßen spricht man von einem Zwillingsgefäß. Diese Gefäßformen stellen nur einen kleinen Anteil innerhalb der Keramikgefäße aus archäologischen Funden dar. Ihre Verbreitung haben diese Gefäßformen von der Hallstattzeit über fränkische und alamannische Bestattungen des 6. Jahrhunderts bis in das Mittelalter, jedoch kommen sie auch gelegentlich zu anderen Zeiten und in anderen Kulturkreisen vor.

Über den Zweck dieser Gefäße hat die Archäologie noch keine gesicherten Nachweise, so wird vermutet, dass diese Gefäße aufgrund der untereinander verbundenen Kammern zum Mischen von Getränken gedient haben könnten. Häufig werden diese Gefäße auch als Kultgefäße angesprochen.

Eine Besonderheit stellt ein in Italien gefundenes Drillingsgefäß aus der ersten Hälfte des 6. Jahrhunderts dar, das eine umlaufende Beschriftung in altlateinischer Schrift aufweist.

Belege

Weblinks
 Drillingsgefäß vom Hugstetter Alemannenfriedhof in der Gemeinde March (Breisgau) (PDF, 505 kB, mit Bild)

Archäologische Fundgattung
Kultgefäß
Keramikgefäß


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Living on Ohlone Land
Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m., USF
Growing Layering theater, film, poetry, prayer, and Hip Hop, Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone activist Corrina Gould and educator-artist-activist Ariel Luckey jointly perform connections between sacred spaces in the Bay Area and Belarus. With Gould focusing on her work with Indian People Organizing for Change and the Sogorea Te' Land Trust and Luckey performing excerpts from his solo show Free Land and sharing stories of his journey to his ancestral village in Eastern Europe, the two will together articulate a vision for reclaiming the sacredness of the land beneath our feet.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
From Ferguson to Flint, Tamir to Trayvon: Human Rights in Twenty-First-Century America
Human rights activist and executive director of the Northern California Innocence Project, Hadar Harris, delivered the second annual Human Rights Lecture of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice on criminal justice, human rights, and change in the United States. An international human rights attorney using a comparative lens, Harris's talk places today's seemingly intractable crises related to American political and racial in/justice in a broader historical context, using the continuum of changing discourses, movement building, technological innovation, and shifting state behavior to uncover a place from which we can act collectively and individually to move society toward its potential.
Co-sponsored by the Black Student Union, Human Rights Advocates of the School of Law, and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
Judaisms Book Launch
Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m., USF
A lecture, reading, and book launch with Dr. Aaron J. Hahn Tapper, Mae and Benjamin Swig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Director of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice, and Chair of the Department in Theology & Religious Studies. Hahn Tapper spoke about his new book, Judaisms: A Twenty-First-Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities, which presents the first comprehensive analysis of Jewish communities, from the time of the Hebrew Bible through today, using an interdisciplinary lens rooted in Identity Studies.
Torah Told Different Book Launch
Nov. 29, 7 - 6:30 p.m., Fromm Hall
A lecture, reading, and book launch with acclaimed writer and poet Andrew Ramer, faculty member of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice and Dept. of Theology & Religious Studies. Ramer spoke about his new book, Torah Told Different: Stories for a Pan/Poly/Post-Denominational World, which reinvents Jewish history in profound and creative ways, inviting readers to ask, "What does it mean to be a Jew in the twenty-first-century? And what gives us hope and dreams in a troubled world of trembling possibilities?".
Social Justice, Racial Equality, and Jewish Communities
Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m., JCCSF
Stosh Cotler is one of the most important voices in the Jewish American community today. As CEO of the Bend the Arc, the leading progressive Jewish organization working to make this nation one that honors the dignity of all communities, she is currently at the forefront of advancing civil and human rights in the United States. With more than twenty-five years of leadership experience as an educator, trainer, and organizer within social and economic justice movements, Cotler delivered the JSSJ's seventh annual Social Justice Lecture on the prophetic role the Jewish community must play in advancing social justice in the twenty-first-century America and in our new political landscape.
Co-sponsored by JCCSF and the Dept. of Theology & Religious Studies.
Sexual Violence on Campus: Hook-up Culture to Rape
Mar. 7, 7:00 p.m., USF, Mclaren Complex
This opening night event for the USF Global Women's Rights Forum (GWRF) will feature Leah Fessler and USF Cultural Centers' students using art, dance, and spoken word to express the grave and multi-varied situation of sexual violence on college campuses today. Fessler is a modern culture writer, public speaker, and creative professional focusing on the intersections of romance, sexual culture, gender dynamics, and technology.
Co-sponsored by GWRF, JCCSF, and the Dept. of Theology & Religious Studies.
The 'Embarrassing' Bible: Ancient Jews & Christians on the Disappointment of Scripture
Mar. 22, 6:30 p.m., USF, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room
Part I of a special three-part series, in which we hear from local scholars of national renown about the two-millenium history of Jewish/Christian relations in three distinct periods. Organized in conjunction with Prof. Jeremy Brown's course "The Jewish-Christian Relationship." Co-sponsored by the Swig Program in Jewish Studies & Social Justice, the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies & Social Thought, and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
The Importance of Household for Understanding Medieval Jewish-Christian Relations
Part II of a special three-part series, in which we hear from local scholars of national renown about the two-millenium history of Jewish/Christian relations in three distinct periods. Organized in conjunction with Prof. Jeremy Brown's course "The Jewish-Christian Relationship." Co-sponsored by the Swig Program in Jewish Studies & Social Justice, the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies & Social Thought, and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
'A Gift for the Jewish People': The Yiddish New Testament & the 20th-Century Mission to the Jews
Apr. 5, 6:30 p.m., USF, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room
Part III of a special three-part series, in which we hear from local scholars of national renown about the two-millenium history of Jewish/Christian relations in three distinct periods. Organized in conjunction with Prof. Jeremy Brown's course "The Jewish-Christian Relationship." Co-sponsored by the Swig Program in Jewish Studies & Social Justice, the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies & Social Thought, and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
Arts and Sciences - Jewish Studies and Social Justice
Jewish Studies and Social Justice
Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice
Aaron Hahn Tapper, Program Director
Kalmanovitz Hall 152
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
ajhahntapper@usfca.edu


The first thing that you need to do when leaving your waiter job is to request your employer for a recommendation letter.
This document will pave the way for a new waiting or food service position that you may apply for in the future. The world the way it is, trust issues are a significant problem for employers and a recommendation letter can go a long way in smoothing this out.
As the foodservice industry has a very high turnover rate with many food service personnel looking for better opportunities.
The following sample recommendation letter will let you know how one is written for a waiter position.
I am writing to recommend Nick Nicholson who worked at AAA Restaurant since 2014 as a valuable part of our food service team. He was a great addition to the team since his very first day as he brought both liveliness and professionalism to the restaurant. While he was not an expert waiter eight years ago, he showed immense potential and learned the food service protocols very quickly.
We received many compliments from the patrons who have affectionately coined many names for him such as 'Mr. Efficient' and 'Flash' which signify his dedication towards work. As far as food service is concerned, he knows his job inside out and has even filled in for our head chef in times of emergency.
During his tenure at AAA Restaurant, he has not just cooked and served but has also been a key player in many catering events. His banquet management skills are exceptional that is why managers often asked him to handle banquet outsourcing without supervision.
It was entirely a shock to find out that Nick could not work for us anymore, but we are happy that his talent will be used in perhaps a more prominent setting now and wish him the very best for all his future endeavors. I recommend him wholeheartedly for a waiter position anywhere he chooses to go. Please call me at the numbers below if you have any questions that you may need to be answered about Nick and his accomplishments.


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Success in the field involves a high degree of proficiency in mathematics, statistics, economics and computing, as well as knowledge of specialist actuarial subjects and good communication and IT skills. These abilities, developed during the programme, also provide an excellent background for careers in investment management, statistics, banking and other financial professions. You will also be well prepared to undertake academic research or to pursue a higher degree.
The programme is the longest-established actuarial science degree in England, having started in 1974. Close links between staff and the nearby Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Royal Statistical Society enhance the relevance and vitality of the programme. The Faculty of Actuarial Science and Statistics has won the Worshipful Company of Actuaries Award of Honour, in recognition of its special contribution to the profession.
The programme comprises five main areas of study: actuarial science, statistics, mathematics, economics and finance. The courses include all the material examined by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in their core technical subjects, making it possible to earn exemption from each of these professional subjects. In addition, some final-year options provide an introduction to subjects 301-305, thereby giving you a head start in your professional studies after graduation.
Key subjects are financial and investment mathematics, insurance mathematics, financial economics and probabilistic modelling in insurance. Options increase as you progress through the programme. Most of your final-year studies will comprise subjects chosen from an extensive list of options. A foreign language course is also an option in your second or final year. A member of staff will offer guidance when you select your options and supervision when you undertake your final-year project.
Before your final year, you may spend a year studying at a Canadian, Italian or Spanish university or working on a paid business placement. Your final-year project topic will then relate to your experiences. A year of study at an overseas university is designed to broaden your experience and understanding of different approaches to actuarial science. A year on a business placement gives you experience of working in the actuarial department of an insurance company or consultancy. It helps to develop your understanding of the links between theory and practical applications. A number of employers offer placements, and these are awarded competitively during the second year of the programme. A placement is not guaranteed, and any students who do not secure placements are transferred to the three-year programme.
Teaching is primarily through lectures and tutorials, supplemented by computer laboratory sessions, seminars and personal study. All staff hold consultation hours to help students individually throughout the programme.
Assessment is based on examinations, coursework and the final-year project. To develop teamwork skills, some modules also require students to complete a group project. All three years of study count towards the final degree classification in the ratio of 1:3:6, with approximately 80 per cent based on examination results. A year abroad or in a business placement will not count towards your final classification but will be endorsed on your degree certificate.


Three SAGE titles shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2016 awards!
We are delighted to announce that three of our management titles have been shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2016 competition in the Management and Leadership Textbook category.
The selected entries are chosen based of their effectiveness to support a course of study on a management and leadership topic and are key resources for students and academics working within the management and leadership field. The winners will be awarded the title of CMI Management Book of the Year held at an awards ceremony at the British Library in February 2016.
The CMI Awards are an important marker of excellence within the field of management theory and we are thrilled that three SAGE titles have been shortlisted. At SAGE we believe that scholarship and education is at the heart of any healthy society and in support of this aim we strive to disseminate high quality content to the academic community globally.
Why has CSR become part of the mainstream business and academic agenda in the 21st century? How can CSR be fully integrated in business strategy and day-to-day operations? Do companies become more vulnerable to criticism from stakeholders if they make public their commitment to CSR?
These are just some of the questions and challenges explored in this exciting new textbook. Readers will not only gain comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the history of CSR, the key CSR drivers, the main theoretical CSR perspectives and the dominant CSR practices found in the business community, they will also, more crucially, learn how to implement CSR in practice.
Read a chapter for free here.
Managing Diversity and Inclusion: an International Perspective is a hotly anticipated new text that has been written by an international team of experts and offers an in-depth and contextual account of enduring, contemporary and cutting edge theories and approaches to diversity and inclusion management.
The book uniquely situates UK and European policies and practices of various dimensions of diversity firmly within the global context through an international and cross-cultural range of case studies and considers how national contexts have shaped the field.
Be inspired by the'Leadership on screen' feature, which encourages analysis of how leadership is represented in film and TV, including The Dark Knight, Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games and Grey's Anatomy.
Congratulations all! Explore the full list of shortlisted entries here.
Keep your eyes on @SAGE_News for updates and information on the SAGE titles shortlisted before the announcement early next year.


Greetings in the name of Christ Our Lord! My name is Brad Sizemore and I am honored to introduce myself as the new Director of Religious Education for the Saint Rose of Lima Parish family. I have included this letter with the Religious Education Registration form in order to introduce myself and to share with you my prayer, desire, and hope for the coming Religious Education year. As a fellow parishioner of St. Rose for the past four years I share in your affection for this church and all her members; and as a father and husband I share in your love of God's great gift to us: our children.
My prayer for this year is that all involved in the Religious Education program and process: students, parents, catechists etc. will grow in wisdom, charity, faith, and holiness. In this, as in all things, I trust in the grace of God, the intercession of the Immaculate Mother of God and the saints, and in your own prayers. Effective and life-changing religious education begins and ends with the family. My desire is that we all contribute according to our vocations, gifts, and abilities to the religious formation of our Catholic youth. Therefore, I am asking that all parents and guardians take up the blessed burden of learning more about the Faith, catechizing the students at home–in order to make fruitful the lessons learned on Sunday mornings–and growing closer to God through the Liturgy, the Sacraments, and Sacred Scripture; in order that we model for the students an exemplary Christian life.
With this desire in mind I am at your service: to talk, to discuss concerns, and to offer opportunities to grow in the knowledge of our great Faith. In short: I want to facilitate the success of religious education and holy family life in this parish in any way possible.


Greece's banking stocks plunged for the second day in a row on Tuesday, dragging the main Athens index down in a graphic illustration of the country's financial and economic woes.
There were signs, however, that the rout that took €8 billion off the market on Monday may be ending as already historically low valuations fall to levels at which investors start moving back in, Reuters reported.
The banking index comprising the four major lenders, was down 27.1%, managing to keep above the 30% daily loss limit at which trading is halted. It hit that limit on Monday.
This was partly because there were some buyers on Tuesday for National Bank of Greece and the smaller Attica Bank, both down 22%.
The overall Athens General Index, which shed a record 16.2% on Monday, was down a far more modest 1.4% on Tuesday. That suggested that without the banks, which hold a weighting of around 20%, the index would have risen on the day.
"Non-financial stocks were pressured a lot and we are seeing a rebound. They will likely balance out at a new level in the next few days, meaning volatility will ease," said analyst George Doukas at Piraeus Securities.
Among gainers were gaming group OPAP, up 4.6%, and Aegean Airlines, 8.8%. Some other tourism-related companies also did well.
The Daily Telegraph said on Tuesday that the wider fall was catalyzed by the release of data showing manufacturers suffered their "worst ever month in the single currency" in July, with new business orders "falling off a cliff".
The purchasing managers index registered a score of just 30.2. Anything below 50 represents contraction in the market and the score was the lowest in the 16 years the data has been collected, beating figures from the previous crisis of 2012.
The paper quotes Phil Smith, economist at Markit, who said the capital controls imposed by the government after talks with creditors broke down were largely to blame for the drop, as "bank closures and capital restrictions badly hampered normal business activity".
Writing in The Times, Louise Cooper says that while the stock market falls have "grabbed headlines" the PMI fall was "far more significant" and could affect the size of Greece's bailout. After data last week showed business confidence and consumer confidence are worse than expected the new figures show an "economy in freefall" and that could "increase substantially the financial aid required" from the €86 billion third bailout currently being discussed.
The Telegraph said the economy could contract as much as 7% this year.
For the Greek government the priority now is to secure the next bailout in order to begin the process of normalizing its economy. According to The Guardian, Greece is hoping for a new deal by August 18, which would see it avoid the need for further emergency 'bridging loans'.


Spotlighting the rich agricultural legacy of Orange County and the Japanese American community's contributions to that chronicle, the Fullerton Arboretum (FA) is a popular attraction for the multitude of cultures that make up Fullerton and it's surrounding areas in populous Orange County, CA.
The Fullerton Arboretum is a 26-acre botanical garden with a collection of plants from around the world, located on the campus of the California State University, Fullerton. Even in the middle of dull December and the brutal rains and Santa Ana winds the month brings, the Fullerton Arboretum thrives; it's alive with beauty. Unlike some botanical gardens and arboretums in the country, at FA, it's animate with shades or red, orange, green, yellow, purple, pink and tans. Some deciduous trees are ablaze with yellow and red leaves to awe your senses. Here there are evergreens, flowers and shrubs, with roses and other flowers in bloom. And the lawns are green all year. So no matter when you come, you'll surely see some sights to tickle all your senses.
Established in 1979, the Fullerton Arboretum has served the community as a premier resource for ecological, horticultural and historical education. The Fullerton Arboretum is the largest botanical garden in Orange County; it has assembled a permanent collection of over 4,000 unique and unusual plant species from around the world. With its ponds, streams and wildlife, the Fullerton Arboretum offers a tranquil retreat from a fast-paced urban life.
People mill about in this expansive park every day of the year. It's a casual friendly atmosphere where families often come to picnic, college students at the nearby university come to study or take a bike ride, and little children enjoy tossing footballs and feeding the wildlife. A big visitor draw is the two different ponds where ducks, turtles and birds flutter and swim about, entertaining children.
There's even a Victorian era house (built in 1894); the cheery yellow Heritage House was purchased for a dollar way back when (!) and then moved to the Arboretum. The restored house serves as a museum of family life and medical practice of the 1890s. Heritage House is an excellent example of Eastlake Victorian-style architecture, prevalent in Orange County during the late 1800s. The structural elements of the building's ornamentation and scale are balanced in pleasing proportions. The home is constructed of redwood and fir. It also now serves as a centerpiece for weddings, fetes and parties. People also rent the gigantic ornamental lawn by the magnificent mulberry and community garden plots for receptions and such. Right behind the Heritage House, there's even a covered walkway with a really neat gazebo.
So whether you're visiting Orange Country and need a break from Disneyland and Knottsberry Farm, or if you live there and are looking for a spot for a reprieve from the hustle-bustle of it's busy cities, check out the Fullerton Arboretum for an afternoon. And don't forget to take along the following Seven Heavenly Attractions at Fullerton list; use it as a "to-see" list of sorts, or simply take it as an appendage to any maps or materials you receive upon entry at the Arboretum.
This collection primarily consists of subtropical specimens, with a small number of truly tropical specimens. True tropical "rainforest" vegetation requires a greenhouse environment to survive within Southern California's dry climate; the trees, epiphytes and shade-loving understory within this collection resemble the layered vegetation pattern characteristic of tropical forests. Epiphytes are plants that grow on the surface of other plants (commonly trees) for support.
A huge draw with locals and members, this annual gala is a true spectacle! For newcomers to Arboretum fundraising, the Gala is the major event that supports a myriad of activities taking place yearly on the grounds for members and guests alike. Enjoy "Argentina Adventure" with cocktail hour, silent/live auctions, three course dinner and dancing. The grounds are always beautifully decorated, and dinner is served with wine.
A variety of colorful subtropical trees and shrubs live on this collection's hill, including a small but unique collection of Cycads. Subtropical species from countries including Africa, Australia, and South America exhibit the diversity of world vegetation represented within the Arboretum. The hilltop also offers a stunning vista view of the beautiful lake and its surrounding areas.
The Channel Island garden is a display of different plant communities arranged in a naturalized setting to foster appreciation for the unique and beautiful plants native to island habitats. Coastal bluffs were designed as the focal point of the garden; the beautiful rockwork for this display was transported in. The plant material was also acquired. The huge limestone boulders needed for this project came from the Lucerne Valley and presented a logistical challenge to transport them to the garden! The result was a beautiful coastal bluff, dry streambed and talus slope. Coastal bluff is a distinct maritime community that harbors a number of attractive prevalent plants, some that are in the nursery trade. The beautiful Sea Dahlia or Giant Coreopsis, is a frequent member of the coastal bluff community forming armies of plants that are commanding with their yellow daisy like flowers. Island grassland is the second largest component of the garden, setting the scene for displaying some of the beautiful forbs and bulbs unique to many of the islands. Delphinium variegatum ssp. thornei is an attractive endangered larkspur known only from San Clemente Island that is currently growing and flowering in our grassland. Since the public is not allowed on San Clemente Island, FA is one of the few places you can visit to see the endangered larkspur. Unique annuals also known only on the Channel Islands will find home in FA's garden.
This annual plant sale extravaganza draws Californians from all over the state! Every April, over 80 vendors come to sell their wares: beautiful and unique plants, vegetables, garden art and accessories, and more. Most patrons bring wagons or carts to the big show, which is a spectacular, weekend-long outdoor event and sale. Green Scene is the annual spring event for members and guests to find their annual bulbs, succulents, organic vegetables, varietal plants, garden accessories and garden products. Master Gardeners and plant societies offer expert advice on gardening and plant cultivation. Plus, you can listen to informative speakers on topics like composting, water conservation, organic gardening and sustainability. There's a community garden exhibit and other activities in the newly renovated Children's Garden for the kiddos. And don't miss the Knowlwood Food Court's offering for a break!
Planted in 2007, this new garden is a collection of several colorful flowering perennial plants from all over the world. Many of these plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds, among other wildlife. The garden has several plant varieties and during certain times of the year, the color combinations and plant styles are outstanding. Stop by for design ideas or to enjoy the new addition to the Arboretum grounds.
This area is home to many trees and shrubs that lose their leaves when the weather cools in autumn, then branch and bloom out again in spring. The annual cycle of spring and summer growth alternating with winter dormancy is characteristic of these species. Deciduous woodlands are commonly found in eastern North America, western and central Europe, and eastern Asia. Our collection includes species from all over the world, many of which have leaves and flowers that display vivid colors in the fall, spring and summer months. A diverse collection of both perennials and bulb species that are adapted to deciduous communities create a colorful understory within this woodland.


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У теорії графів кореневим графом називають граф, у якому одна вершина позначена, щоб відрізняти її від інших вершин. Цю особливу вершину називають коренем графу

Число кореневих графів для 1, 2, ... вершин дорівнює 1, 2, 6, 20, 90, 544, ... ().

Кореневі графи можна комбінувати за допомогою кореневого добутку графів .

Кореневі дерева
Кореневе дерево - дерево, в якому виділено одну вершину (корінь дерева). Формально кореневе дерево визначають як скінченну множину  одного або більше вузлів з такими властивостями:

 існує один корінь дерева  ;
 інші вузли (за винятком кореня) розподілені серед  неперетинних множин , і кожна з множин є кореневим деревом; дерева  називають піддеревами даного кореня .

Пов'язані визначення

 Рівень вузла - довжина шляху від кореня до вузла. Можна визначити рекурсивно:

 рівень кореня дерева  дорівнює 0;
 рівень будь-якого іншого вузла на одиницю більший, ніж рівень кореня найближчого піддерева дерева , що містить цей вузол.

 Дерево із позначеною вершиною називають кореневим деревом.
 -й ярус дерева  - множина вузлів дерева, на рівні  від кореня дерева.
 частковий порядок на вершинах: , Якщо вершини  і  різні і вершина  лежить на (єдиному! ) елементарному ланцюгу, що з'єднує корінь з вершиною .
 кореневе піддерево з коренем  - підграф .
 У контексті, де передбачається, що дерево має корінь, дерево без виділеного кореня називається вільним.

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If you think of your dishwasher, microwave, and coffeemaker as one-trick ponies, you might be surprised that they're each capable of doing a lot more than cleaning your plates, warming your food, and delivering a daily jolt of java. In fact, most appliances in your home can do double—if not triple—duty. Click through the next few slides, and we'll show you exactly how.
It may sound counterintuitive, but placing frozen items in your washing machine and running it on the cold delicate cycle with a low water level may actually use less water and work faster than defrosting them in the sink. Seal food items in a zip-lock bag and leave the lid open to prevent engaging the spin cycle.
Simply place raw beans (available online) to the max fill line of you popcorn maker, and turn on the machine. Place a bowl under the spout to catch the chaff. The beans will pop just like popcorn, and when they stop you know that your coffee's been roasted! Experiment with different cook times to find the roast level that's best for you.
When vinyl flooring tiles curl and warp, the solution could be as close as your laundry room. Grab the iron, put it on a high setting, cover the warped area with aluminum foil, then place the iron on the foil. The heat will soften the tile so that you can pull it up, lay down new adhesive, and reaffix it. Afterward, weigh the spot down with heavy books so the new glue sticks.
Sure, your dishwasher washes your dinner plates, but why not use it to cook your meal? Just place salmon on a piece of foil, squeeze some lemon over it, add a dash of salt and pepper, seal it up, and place the packet on the upper rack of your dishwasher. The slow, steamy heat of a wash cycle will poach it perfectly. Leave the detergent out though, or you'll have soapy salmon!
Sponge starting to smell funky? Simply soak it in vinegar and water, then nuke it for one minute. It'll be hot when you take it out, so use caution. You can use the same technique to disinfect a plastic cutting board that's touched raw meat. Rub a lemon slice over the surface, then microwave on high for a minute to blast bacteria away.
You've probably never thought about it before, but your coffeemaker actually has three cooking modules: the burner, which can be used as a grill; the basket, which can be used as a steamer; and the pot, which can cook anything from rice to salmon. Check out how to make an entire meal with this tiny appliance in this video from Chow.com, or find more recipes on CookingWithYourCoffeeMaker.com.
If you've spilled wax on furniture, scrape away what you can without damaging the finish. Then put a paper towel over the residue and beam with high heat from the dryer. The towel will absorb the wax, leaving you with a clean surface. The same trick will work with crayon marks on walls.


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We are very excited to announce that Sliver of Stone contributor Geraldine Connolly's new book of poetry, Aileron, is now available from Terrapin Books. You can order a copy from Amazon (including a Kindle version).
Geraldine Connolly's Aileron sensuously evokes the plenty of life—the "spiky chestnut grenade" of the buckeye tree, the "buttery sweetness" of the Seckel Pear—while moving through various landscapes, each precisely tuned to "this one small thing that lives along the road of my mind." Yet, amid these riches, a perspective of loss is ever present in "a landscape/ whose immanence turns / to ashes beneath my gaze." In poems marked by vivid language of the natural world and mindful of ecological loss, the poet invites the reader "to turn and tilt, to stay aloft."
~ Rebecca Seiferle
In Geraldine Connolly's Aileron an inheritance proves to be a "raft of broken bread," yet memories of piercing beauty linger. So much of the sensuous world settles into these poems: lizards, starlings, quail, a chestnut "polished as a mahogany piano." Brilliant images are backlit with emotions that resemble acute homesickness. What's most loved may vanish—but not without first coming to vivid life in these remarkable, fully realized poems.
~ Lee Upton
Sliver of Stone previously published a poem by Chris Abbate titled "Hartford, 1947." This poem is now included in Chris's first book of poetry, Talk About God (Main Street Rag, 2017)
"God is the glue for connection and mystery in Chris Abbate's Talk About God, a masterful debut collection. These poems are about his Catholic childhood, the yearning to break away from convention and the unyielding need for patterns to manage the unforgiving nature of life. Yet, most of all, these poems speak of the connections between fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and friends and neighbors. Abbate explores the chaos of adolescence and many years later, reflects on the breakup of his parents' over fifty-year marriage through the exacting lens of ritual and geometry with carefully nuanced images that earn every bit of their screen time. Every poem in Talk About God reminds you to feel gratitude for the beauty of the present moment and not to forget how you can create a joyous and meaningful life."
~ Alice Osborn, author of Heroes without Capes
Last year, our friend Campbell McGrath selected Darren Demaree's manuscript Two Towns Over as the winner of the Louise Bogan Award from Trio House Press, and this year at AWP Trio House will be launching the book.
"It's really been an incredible experience, and I wanted to share it with you," Darren wrote to Sliver of Stone.
"Darren is a dangerous dreamer, concocting love poems to his home state, and pastorals to his true love. But there's always something more beneath the surface: sex and violence, villainy, mutilation, uneasy redemption and troubled ecstasy. These poems are pins pressed deep in the disfigured heart of America. They work a dark magic on the reader — they're unsettling in necessary ways."
~ Christopher Michel
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Our earth is subject to constant changes. It is explained clearly on this map, what dangers our life on earth threaten: The greenhouse effect, climate change, the growing world population, drinking water resources, toxins in the environment, overfishing or deforestation are some examples.
This beautiful wall map depicts the delicate balance between the steady development on the one hand and the natural regeneration on the other hand.


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Collaborative response needed to Finkel Review
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) has called for a considered and collaborative response to today's release of the Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market (the Finkel Review).
CEO Rebecca Knol said "The report defines the key components needed to operate an affordable and secure energy future."
"We need to address our current challenges in a collaborative manner, based on technology neutrality with affordability, security and reliability at the core."
"Challenges with managing the transition in South Australia to a secure and low emissions future has resulted in volatile prices, outages and uncoordinated withdrawal of thermal generation."
SACOME's submission to the Finkel Review emphasised the need for periodical regional assessments of system security, coupled with technology neutral policies governed by appropriate regulatory authorities to prevent systems failures and ensure a robust and affordable system.
"SACOME has placed a great emphasis on bringing collaborative solutions to the energy challenges in South Australia for the benefit of all users. The ACCC joint buying group is a part of this process to ensure the global competitiveness of businesses in South Australia is retained through affordable and secure electricity supply."
Impacts of reduced system security have been widely felt by the resources and energy sectors in South Australia. Estimates place the impact in the hundreds of millions of dollars for SA businesses. For SACOME members these impacts have exceeded $200 million over the past 12 months.
Find the full Finkel Review report here.
Media contact: Rebecca Knol, CEO SACOME, 0409 012 007
Membership enquiries: SACOME, 08 8202 9999 or sacome@sacome.org.au


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Is High on Life open world?
Can you freely explore the alien-occupied lands?
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High on Life is a first-person shooter set in a sci-fi world filled with comedic and humorous elements that make the game much more fun. With Squanch Games' unique take on the traditional FPS formula, many players would want to try this game out. One of the questions they might be asking is if the game has an open-world environment since sci-fi games generally have that feature. This begs the question: is High on Life an open-world game?
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Does High on Life feature an open-world environment?
Unfortunately, High on Life is not an open-world game. But that doesn't mean players cannot explore the game. In fact, exploration is highly encouraged and rewarding in the game. Instead of an open world, there are planets which are essentially the levels in the game. Players will travel to these planets to complete various missions and other side activities. These planets are very big and distinct in their size, with a few areas within them. As such, players can freely explore within their bounds and do a wide range of stuff.
Activities include opening Luglox chests, Warp Disk, and bounties. Although you will have to unlock these planets when you progress through the story, you can return to them at any time during your playthrough. You will also get new gear that will help you access some previously inaccessible locations on some planets as well including hidden areas. With this, players won't feel the need for an open world as the game provides plenty of space for exploration.
High on Life is now available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox Game Pass.
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Yakov, the Artist
Dr. Yakov trained in visual art at a prestigious institute in Russia. As an accomplished artist, he has taught the subject professionally and his work has been featured in the New York International Art Expo. The painting that Yakov created in response to the September 11 attacks, "America's Heart", was displayed as a mural over Ground Zero in New York City. His artwork hangs throughout his theater and condos located in Branson, Missouri. You can view his art by clicking the link below.
"America's Heart"
This beautiful painting depicts Yakov's love for Lady Liberty, America, and NYC. Considered his most recognizable work, "America's Heart" was created in response to the September 11 attacks where is was subsequently made into a mural that hung at Ground Zero.
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"Flying Glory"
One of Yakov's proudest memories is flying the flag over his theatre in Branson, Missouri. Seeing the American flag in all its glory will give anyone goosebumps, and Yakov has captured its grace beautifully in this painting.
"Laughing Genius"
It is said that a heightened sense of humor is a sign of great intelligence. Albert Einstein is the perfect example of this. Yakov looks for the unusual things in life, like a brilliant scientist who doesn't take himself too seriously.
"Face of Freedom"
Yakov became a citizen under the watchful eye of Lady Liberty — this painting was created to showcase his gratitude toward his country.
"God and Country"
A photo in a Ft. Meyers, Florida newspaper inspired this unique work. Yakov loved how the September 11-inspired photo captured so many emotions – grief, hope, and love. The minute he saw it, he knew he had to paint it.
This one-of-a-kind painting was inspired by the words of another Russian immigrant – Irving Berlin. When Yakov sees the American flag, he is reminded of Berlin's 1918 song "God Bless America."
Swans are some of the most elegant and graceful creatures on Earth. When they mate, they mate for life. Yakov wanted to capture their eternal love in this beautiful painting.
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The September 11 attacks forever changed our great nation. While terrorists attempted to destroy the unity of the United States, they only succeeded in bringing us closer together. This painting by Yakov serves as a tribute to our nation – now stronger and better than ever.
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Meet J.D. McCrary - Noah's Ark & Co.
J.D. McCrary is the Executive Director at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta.
Formerly, he was the Director of Resettlement Services at Lutheran Services of Georgia (LSG).
Prior to joining LSG, he was the Global Field Program Manager for Jumpstart International, overseeing a global non-profit program that provided employment and reconstruction services to war-torn Iraq and Palestine.
J.D.'s overseas experience also includes time in the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises - helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster from around the world.
Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 28 US cities.
The IRC's locally-funded regional office in Atlanta opened in 1979. It resettles over 1,000 refugees each year and serves an additional 3,000 refugees, immigrants and asylees in the state of GA. The IRC offers many services that ensure families are empowered to rebuild their lives in local communities throughout the state.
The IRC is grateful to be the recipient of strollers during the upcoming KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR event on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Come meet JD at the upcoming KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR event and learn more about how Albert Einstein got this wonderful organization get started.
If you would, please bring a stroller, a friend - and pre-register for this FREE event - by clicking the button below.


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