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Wilderness and Its Visionaries in the Northern Rockies
Frederick H. Swanson
The Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana are home to some of the most important remaining American wilderness areas, preserved because of citizens who stood against massive development schemes that would have diminished important wildlife habitat and the abiding sense of remoteness found in such places. Where Roads Will Never Reach tells the stories of hunters, anglers, outfitters, scientists, and other concerned citizens who devoted themselves to protecting remnant wild lands and ecosystems in the Northern Rockies. Environmental historian Frederick Swanson argues that their heartfelt, dedicated work helped boost the American wilderness movement to its current prominence.
Based on newly available archival sources and interviews with many of the participants, this groundbreaking study explores for the first time the grassroots campaigns that yielded some of the largest designated wilderness areas in America.
Frederick H. Swanson writes about the wild landscapes of the West from his home in Salt Lake City. His books include The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the Struggle for Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Rockies (University of Utah Press, 2011). Among his awards are the Wallace Stegner Prize in Environmental and American Western History, the Spur Award, and the Utah Book Award.
1. The Blueprint for Our Folly
2. Selway Wilderness
3. The "Bob" Besieged
4. The Battle of Bunker Creek
5. Idaho's Lifeblood
6. Partitioning Eden
7. A Book and Its Cover
8. Wild River
9. Full Use and Development
10. The Storekeeper and the Kleinschmidt Hoss
11. Rumblings along the Magruder Road
12. The Green of Our Forests
13. The Hush of the Land
14. One Powerful Senator
15. Wilderness Made Rational
16. The Organization of Spirited People
17. Lee Metcalf and the Politics of Preservation
18. Timber and the Mountain Fortress
19. RARE Redone
20. Negotiating a Wilderness
21. Mountains and Rivers without End
22. Watershed Moments
23. The Last Wilderness
24. Deadlock
25. Visions of the Wild Rockies
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"Offers a provocative, stimulating, and engaging study of the history of wilderness and of the efforts to protect wilderness areas. The author has delved deeply into this subject and probed its major milestones, campaigns, and arenas."
—Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act
"Outside of Alaska, the Northern Rocky Mountains are the absolute heart and soul of what's left of primitive America. We owe a great deal of thanks to the many ordinary citizens and small handful of legislators who saved these tracts from extensive fragmentation during the frenzy of post-war industrial overdevelopment. And we owe Swanson our gratitude for telling their story in clear, direct, and readable prose."
—James M. Glover, author of A Wilderness Original: The Life of Bob Marshall
"Swanson has captured the importance of passion and commitment by individuals and groups to the wild lands of the Northern Rockies. The people portrayed in his book felt connected to the land and flora and fauna that make Montana the last best place."
—Joan Montagne, past president, Madison-Gallatin Alliance
"This reliable and very well written account of the forest history of the Northern Rockies, with a focus on the great Wilderness resource of this region, is based on an amazing and innovative use of primary sources, with no archival source being missed. Without doubt the definitive history of this important subject."
—Dennis Baird, The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project
"In this systematic and detailed study of establishing wilderness areas in the Northern Rockies, Swanson provides a valuable reminder that preservation advocates should remember the role of sportsmen and outfitters who understood the backcountry as a place of beauty and living space for wild creatures."
"Swanson shows how grassroots efforts can alter national environmental policy."
—Forest History Today
"In addition to devoting space to well-known advocates such as Howard Zahniser and Stewart Brandborg, Swanson sheds light on the local activists Cecil Garland, Doris Milner, and Bill Cunningham, among others. These profiles give the book the local flair it promises and make it a must-read for anyone who is thankful for being able to wander these areas today."
—Pacific Northwest Quarterly
"In Where Roads Will Never Reach Swanson has produced an enjoyable narrative worthy of the epic landscape it describes. It is an inspirational study of the preservation of one of the nation's most beautiful natural regions."
—Utah Historical Quarterly
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I am going to Columbia (I live down the road at Fort Meade) today as well to get my daughter one of those little purses. She loves going in that store because she loves purses even though she is only 2.
We got it in English Meadows and my daughter loves it! I think it's a great deal for the price, it's bigger than I thought and has nice pockets inside too.
So that's what those purses at the outlet were! I was wondering what Deco Daisy was doing at the outlet.


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Smithology: NASCAR-toon
Take a stock car to a track day, change your life.
By Sam Smith
I drove a stock car, once. It was consciously absurd, like wearing one of those tuxedo T-shirts or a hat with a built-in mullet: You know you're doing something ridiculous, but that knowledge is couched in the fact that all the jokes went stale before you were born. You walk around the paddock talking like a Clampett, and then you remember that the modern NASCAR driver is either an ex-Indy hotshoe, a celebrity journeyman, or an over-starched 12-year-old with 11 years in karts and his own show on Bravo. In many circles, getting goofy over a stock car has become the motorsport equivalent of wearing a lampshade on your head at parties—useful shorthand, but it says more about you than the sport.
Still, you strap into one of these suckers, you go a little nuts.
One of the sad truths of car magazines is that the cool stuff doesn't always see print. Back in June, Larry and I trekked to Road America for a Northwoods Shelby Club lapping day. Several months prior, I decided the two of us should vintage-race 1990s Winston Cup cars against each other for a story—600 to 900 hp, 3300-ish pounds, and around 180 mph. It seemed like a good idea, much like doing a bunch of whippets and riding in a clothes dryer is a good idea: fun, just don't think about the bill.
Sports car guys have long frowned upon this stuff, but now that countless modern road race stars have run stockers (Räikkönen, Said, Patrick, Montoya ...) that vibe is almost cliché. At the core, a pro race car is a pro race car. And any pro car is inherently cool.
Even better, these things are attainable. Each NASCAR season produces hundreds of new cars, many of which are sold off at the end of the year. There are almost always more cars than buyers, so prices are relatively—almost shockingly—low. Buy a name-driver car with history, and you'll spend new 911 money. But find a nobody chassis with a mild engine—say, 400 to 600 hp—and you can get in for the price of a 3 Series. Spares are like a dream: Hit the team auctions, and pallets of lightly used parts or barely scuffed tires are pennies on the dollar. Every stock car is designed to hit things at 150 mph, so they're something like safe. And if you source one of the purpose-built, short-wheelbase road race chassis, you can pull off amazing feats. Like, say, turning right and using the brakes to stop the car.
Long story short: It's a big-dog tool for track days or vintage racing, but it sounds like a dinosaur with the trots. Do the same thing with a used 911 GT3 Cup, the sports car junkie's attainable big rig of choice? You'll hit similar buttons. But the first time you pop a motor and cut a $40,000 check for the privilege, just think: I could pay for this, or I could whale on a piece of the 180 mph, Curtis-Turner-Junior-Johnson moonshine rock.
How do you say no to the moonshine rock?
The idea was to do a test day at Road America, get comfortable, then return to race at The Hawk, a vintage event held at the track each July. R&T contributor Colin Comer helped source the cars, one of which was his. (Thank you, Colin.) The other belonged to Wisconsinite Adam Rupp. (Thank you, Adam.) Due to an unforeseen insurance hitch, the story fell apart at the last minute. But when the test day came around, everything was still on. So we tested.
It's not that it was fast. It was definitely fast, but you'd expect that, and, frankly, I've driven faster. It was the sensory package. There was this unholy screaming, yawping fury fire launching you up the front straight, this high-pitched whine, and then you lift and fling the Jerico's shifter back and the whine begins again. Seriously, bringing a Winston car to a track day is like shooting fish in a barrel, only the gun is a Howitzer and the barrel a half-full, eight-ounce glass of water. Street cars evanesce. Amateur-built race cars can hang in corners and out-brake you, but only if the driver knows what he's doing. And then you hit another straight, the car always moving and flexing and broad-stroke course-correcting, and just implode the universe.
My car was a 680 hp 2000 Ford Taurus originally built for Bill Elliott. Larry drove Adam's 660 hp 1999 Pontiac. Both were well set up. The most interesting bits were the tall, soft tires and how you had to work with the massive sidewall to get the car turned. It was reluctant to rotate unless you climbed curbs or trailed big brake, but at Road America, you can't do the latter without roasting pads. So you climb curbs. And the thing leaps off them all hunkered and squitchety, pointed in a new direction, vaporizing pavement. Somewhere, a pickup with a gun rack gets its wings.
This is the problem. You know the jokes are terrible, but the experience is just too loopy. So you stand in the paddock, say silly things, and bathe in it.
If it takes the rest of my life, I will drive a stock car on a road course again. Assuming someone lets me. If you're reading this and own one, you have my number. In return, I have a trademark way to rip the sleeves from my shirts and pretend to be the beer-battered Hulk. Elly May popped the buttons on her Nomex again! Granny's cookin' possum! Dial in some wedge while Jethro cleans the cee-ment pond!
I can't help it. Lampshades make fine hats.
Sam Smith is R&T's executive editor. In all his travels, he has not ridden a dryer. Yet.
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The Mobile Museum project, a unique collaboration between Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Royal Holloway, is supporting an exciting learning initiative. In autumn 2018, two London primary schools joined forces with Royal Holloway and Kew to develop a new approach to object-based learning about plants. This will culminate in July 2019 with the curation of two school museums by the pupils.
The two schools taking part in the project are Wilberforce Primary School, Queen's Park (Westminster) and St Monica's Primary School, Hoxton (Hackney).
The schools project aims to:
research how and why plant-based objects from Kew were sent to 700 schools across the UK during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
construct temporary museums devoted to plant-based objects in two London primary schools, using an innovative whole-school approach
create supporting cross-curricular educational materials that link to science, geography, history, arts, design and technology, and language learning for Key Stage 1 and 2
The project includes a series of workshops for teachers and classroom- based activities for pupils. Pupils and teachers will select plant-based objects—both raw materials and artefacts made from them—that are culturally significant.
This project adopts a whole-school approach in which every pupil and teacher in each school is involved, extending also to the wider community so parents and caregivers can contribute. The process of developing the learning programme is participatory, with teachers and pupils working closely with project staff.
Project resources, including a teachers' handbook Curating a School Museum, are designed to support the delivery of the National Curriculum, contributing to pupils' knowledge, skills-set and self-confidence.
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Lower Back Problems and Running?
So, I'm really interested in learning to run with this app, but I have a few concerns about my health. A little under a year ago, I started having back problems and found out that I have 3 herniated discs in my lower back. Since the discs are meant to help with absorbing to shock from running and bouncing and all that, I'm afraid of hurting myself or causing these problems to get worse. Does anyone have any tips on how to not hurt myself, or maybe make running have a little less impact on my spine?
It's really sad that so many of these old posts have zero answers. I often wonder if they ever found answers somewhere else, and if they even read these forums anymore.
Well, she or he only had this one post... I am guessing they didn't stick around and or didn't decide to go with the app. I think too there might be a lot of turn around on this forum. People may not get with the program and just disappear or once they complete c25k they don't have a use for the forum anymore. Not entirely sure... only guessing here.
I suspect that taking on a project like going from couch to a 5K run probably has a high dropout rate, like you said. It definitely isn't easy, and I can imagine it's more difficult for someone with physical health problems or who has a lot of weight to lose. I really admire those people who keep on plugging on. They are such a good example for people like me who really want to give up sometimes. For example, that relative of yours is very inspiring.
I've also thought the same thing: that people probably just disappear once they finish the c25k. There's a good chance that I might do that, but not after the 5K in April. More likely after my 10K in October.
I think it would be hard to not keep in touch with people after sharing our struggles and triumphs through the program.
I would definitely miss you and a couple others.
If I only accessed the forum on a computer, I think I'd be more likely to stick around. Accessing it through the app means that I might not think of coming here once I stop using the app. I am supposing the forum is available online.
It is on line so it's just as easy to access as it is through the phone app! Stay in touch!


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Two new Board Fellows will be starting their terms as part of the Sherry Wagner-Henry Board Fellowship. Congratulations to our newest Board Fellows — Kyle W. Jensen and Jennifer Gonzalez.
In 2014, USITT's Secretary, Sherry Wagner-Henry, conceived and launched the USITT Board Mentorship Program. With feedback from former participants, and renamed in her honor, the program has refocused to become a flexible, 12-18-month long Fellowship with particular emphasis on finding the future leaders of USITT and investing in their growth. This opportunity serves as a bridge to connect emerging professionals with current leaders in the theatre and entertainment industry, as well as an opportunity to learn new skills that will help the Fellow develop valuable expertise on their journey to nonprofit leadership. This Fellowship provides an open door to the Executive Director and board members of USITT, as well as, positions on Committees and a greater understanding of nonprofit governance structures.
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Kyle W. Jensen is the Production Electrician & Sound Engineer for the School of Theatre & Dance at Texas Tech University. Originally from Fresno, California. He has a M.F.A. in Sound Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a B.A. in Theatre Arts emphasis in Design/Tech from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State). During his time at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Kyle sound design credits includes multiple dance pieces, The Sound of Music, Wounded Healers, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Hair, Mamma Mia!Cloud 9, and H.M.S. Pinafore which also served as his thesis that was published as a written work titled The Sound Design of H.M.S. Pinafore. Kyle also served as interim sound design instructor and advisor in the Spring of 2022. Prior to graduate school, he served as the Auditorium Operations Manager, for Roosevelt School of the Arts in Fresno, CA, and worked as a Sound Technician with Celebrity Cruises.
Other sound design credits include Miracle on 34th Street with the Phipps Center for the Arts in Wisconsin. It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play with Doubting Thomas Production in Minnesota. La Cage Aux Folles, Mamma Mia!Urinetown, Fun Home, The Full Monty, and Casa Valentina with StageWorks Fresno. He also sound designed for the Young Designer Collaboration Project for the 2019 USITT Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kyle has earned sevral awards for his work from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, in Region 5 and 8. He is also a proud member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), and the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA)
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Lighting designer Jennifer Gonzalez is a second year MFA student with an emphasis in lighting design and projection design. She was the lighting designer for Antigone and Father Comes Home From the Wars Part 2 at Texas State University. She was also the ALD for A Christmas Carol & The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the ZACH Theatre, Ain't Misbehavin' at Barrington Stage Theatre Company, and Tiger Style at South Coast Repertory Theatre. Jennifer graduated from the University of La Verne with a BFA in Theatre Arts in 2020. She fell in love with lighting design when she realized that you could tell a story just with lighting.
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The Samsung V200 from the year 2000 was the company's first phone with a camera – more than that, it was one of the first ever phones with a camera. It has been working on improving mobile photography since then and for the last 11 years it has been the premium Galaxy S series leading charge.
Samsung felt nostalgic after the launch of the Galaxy S21, so it posted an abridged history of the Galaxy S cameras from the very first one to today.
The original Samsung Galaxy S had a 5MP camera and 720p video recording. And it offered a Panorama mode so you can capture wide-angle shots. This was years before dual cameras would become commonplace, so an "ultrawide lens" wasn't a thing yet.
While it had autofocus, that original camera lacked an LED flash. An oversight corrected in with the Galaxy S II, which also increased the main camera resolution to 8MP (front camera too, from 0.3MP to 2MP).
The Galaxy S III made it easier to take a great photo. Not quite as effective as the modern Single Take, but the Best Photo mode snapped eight photos in quick succession and suggested the best one. Zero Shutter Lag mode and burst photography (20 shots in 3.3 seconds) were also great additions to the S-series photo toolkit.
The Galaxy S4 brought Dual Shot, a picture-in-picture effect that combined the output of the front and rear cameras. Samsung experimented with new features like Sound & Shot (record ambient sound to go with the photo) and Drama Shot, which took the heavy lifting out of Photoshopping some fun effects. It also upgraded the main camera to 13MP, up from the 8MP of the previous two models.
Samsung's own ISOCELL sensors made their debut with the Galaxy S5, which was equipped with a 16MP sensor. The ISOCELL technology reduced pixel cross-talk, improving low-light performance. The newly-introduced Rich Tone HDR improved handling in brightly lit scenes.
A great camera is worth nothing if you miss the moment. To solve that problem the Galaxy S6 introduced Quick Launch – double tapping the Home key could launch the camera and snap a photo in just 0.7 seconds. Tracking autofocus followed moving objects, so all you had to do was press the shutter key.
Focus was further enhanced on the Galaxy S7 with Dual Pixel AF, a featured borrowed from DSLRs. The S7 edge got a DxOMark score of 88, making it the top mobile camera in the rankings.
By this point it was clear that upgrades to the sensor hardware alone aren't enough to compete with dedicated cameras at night. The Galaxy S8 adopted image fusion - it took three photos in quick succession and merged them into one higher quality photo. The camera interface was reworked to allow one-handed operation.
The Galaxy S9 improvements also focused on low-light shooting. The lens had a dual aperture, allowing the phone to select between f/2.4 for sharp daytime photos and f/1.5 for nighttime (this allowed 28% more light to reach the sensor). The video camera gained the ability to shoot 960 frames per second slow-motion videos and Samsung had a bit of fun with AR Emojis.
The S9+ added a second camera (2x telephoto), then the Galaxy S10 made it three with the inclusion of an ultrawide camera. Not only did this reduce the need for a panorama mode, it also enabled the Super Steady video recording mode. The S10 also added support for HDR10+, building on the work of previous models.
The Galaxy S20 generation would return its focus on zooming and introduced 100x Space Zoom with the new Ultra model. This generation was the first to capture 8K videos and it improved Super Steady with AI-based motion analysis.
This brings us to the Galaxy S21 generation, which will be in stores next week. This year's Ultra model is Samsung's first phone with two telephoto modules. Directors View gives you a live feed from three cameras simultaneously and (of course), there are several picture-in-picture modes at your fingertips.
Every single camera on all three S21 models is capable of recording 4K video at 60 fps. Dual Pixel AF is used on the S21/S21+ main camera as well as on S21 Ultra's ultra wide and two tele cameras. The Ultra is better at shooting at night too, thanks to the latest 108 MP ISOCELL sensor with improved 9-in-1 pixel binning. Yet more AI was added to enhance the image quality.
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Anna, what a wonderful post! I must say I have wondered several times what it would be like, to be married to one of those great leaders, like Abraham or Moses... not easy, I'd say! But the rewards are beyond measure!
Great to have one of these again. You know, Zipporah is mentioned further on...Miriam did't care for her, and thus, she was stricken with leprosy.
I appreciate your final part. I can feel unimportant sometimes. Perhaps we will never know the difference we have made until we reach Heaven!
Anna S, it definitely wouldn't be easy! Wherever God places us, I just pray that we may persevere.
YOu know, Anna, I never thought of that, Perhaps it was a different wife.... I apologzie for sounding like a complete know-it-all!!
This was great, Anna! Her perserverance was amazing!
Ella, no it was good that you pointed it out! I've read different things that have the Cushite wife as Zipporah and some that don't... people just seem to differ in what they think.
That's my prayer as well, Anna! Thank you so much for this beautiful and thought-provoking post! She truly was a wonderful helpmeet to her husband.
This does not sound like she was in complete agreement, but she did it anyway. If Moses thought circumcision was something that needed to be done, why didn't he do it? After all, it was his agreement with God, not hers.
In any case, she rejoined Moses later, so they must have worked it out.


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Unrest Continues in Ukraine
At the end of November, Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych backed out of signing an Association Agreement with the EU. Pro-EU protestors took to the streets in Kyiv and around the country. (Read my post about the early days of protest here.) Two months later, protests are still going on and have become increasingly violent, especially in the wake of Yanukovych signing in laws that "severely curtail media rights and regulations on public gatherings," which Sweden's foreign minister called "the most solid package of repressive laws that I have seen enacted by a European parliament for decades." This article has a clear explanation of the legislation, and this poster has begun circulating on the Internet:
New articles, essays, and editorials are appearing every day as the world keeps a close eye on the rising tensions in Ukraine. Ukrainians are taking to the streets and occupying government buildings in other — mostly western Ukrainian — cities (including Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivs'k, the two cities between which I lived during my time in the Peace Corps). Last week, two people were killed during protests in Kyiv. Here are a few particularly good write-ups on the current situation:
If you read nothing else, read Business Insider's "Understanding Euromaidan: A Ukrainian Journalist Explains 10 Things the West Needs to Know About the Situation in Kiev."
For some background on the beginning of the protests, read Tim Judah's great essay, "Fighting for the Soul of Ukraine," from The New York Review of Books.
"Ukrainian Standoff" is a nice overview by the New York Times editorial staff, calling for more strict action from the U.S. and Europe:
At this stage, however, the United States and Europe need to do more than hand out treats. They must make clear their opposition to violence, as the State Department did on Wednesday when it urged everyone to calm down, faulted the government for not engaging in serious dialogue and for approving anti-democratic laws, and criticized the extreme-right group Pravy Sektor for aggression.
Now that blood has been shed, there is a real risk that the clashes could spread beyond central Kiev, rendering a peaceful solution less viable. But the West must also make abundantly clear to Mr. Yanukovich and his lieutenants that they will pay a price if they try to use the talks simply to gain time, or if they order a bloody crackdown.
You can find some powerful photos and video of the increasingly violent protests, in addition to a nice news write-up — in "Claims of Police Brutality in Ukraine Amid Talks to Quell Unrest."
"Kyiv Truce Falls Apart, and Unrest Resurges" is one of the most recent New York Times pieces.
If you want to read beyond what's above, I've posted lots of good articles and editorials on my Google+ page. Please keep Ukraine and her people in your thoughts.
This entry was posted in community, culture, geography, history, Kyiv, Musings, News Roundup and tagged Євромайдан, Euromaidan, government, protests on 25.01.2014 by taplatt.
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Okay, so you knew I'd have to put this on my blog, I mean, my hubby's name is Charlie after all.
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OMG My daughter showed me this clip awhile back and we rolled with laughter. Those kids are so cute.
KM/A. — Yeah, isn't this hysterical? My hubby found it for me. I laughed by behind off a few times. Love their little accents.
This is is the famous "Charlie Bit Me". I have heard a lot about it but never watched it. I am glad I could be enlightened lol.
I remember this! It is so, so funny 🙂 Thanks for sharing. Happy Friday!


BENGALURU, April 2, 2019 – Dunya Labs, a blockchain studio in Bangalore, launched its first product today. The product, Eclipse, is an intelligent automated resource management tool for developers and teams building on the EOS blockchain and launched with seven flagship customers from China, Korea, and the US. Dunya Labs is the first company in India to release an infrastructure product for the EOS blockchain.
Eclipse is an infrastructure platform built for a public blockchain called EOS that can be used by decentralized applications (dApp). However, the impact of Eclipse is two-fold: by abstracting away complexity for both users and dApp developers.
The design of EOS blockchain allows many benefits, compared to other public blockchains. EOS is extremely fast and scalable, and is written in C++, a language familiar to many software developers. Some aspects of EOS design resulted in bottlenecks for dApp development and use.
Eclipse is the first product for EOS to completely solve these bottlenecks and offers an end-to-end solution which is completely invisible to developers and users, allowing participants to seamlessly make transactions on the blockchain very similarly to how they interact with applications built on the traditional web.
"Better user experience and developer tooling is what will drive the real wave of decentralized, blockchain-based application adoption. We are very honored at Dunya Labs to contribute to that process. We believe that in the future, blockchain applications will feeljust like centralized applications; and we are providing the bridges to make that a reality," says Cathy Guo, CEO and Co-Founder of Dunya Labs.
EOS is a general-purpose smart contract platform developed by Dan Larimer, who also built application-specific blockchain platforms Steemit and Bitshares. Since the EOS mainnet launch in June 2018, the EOS platform has witnessed explosive innovation, activities and community engagement with over 500,000 account holders, more than 5 million transactions made per day, and one of the most exciting infrastructures and dApp development platforms in existence.
The Dunya Labs team behind Eclipse comes from top global technology product and infrastructure companies. The team has spent years in the blockchain space, and has hosted several in-person, hands-on developer workshops for EOS for hundreds of participants.
In India, less than 1% of the country's developers have exposure to blockchain development, and experience is limited to platforms such as Hyperledger and Ethereum. Dunya Labs aims to bring India to the global blockchain frontier through community participation, developer education, and now products.
"Eclipse is just the first step towards lowering hurdles for users that come to blockchain from the traditional web. At Dunya Labs, our goal is to help people use public blockchains with ease and ensure they can focus on solving actual problems versus getting stuck with integration or build issues. We do that with our best-in-class engineering team and practices. We take a lot of pride in these," says Srivatsa Katta, Head of Engineering at Dunya Labs.


The weather was heavy and low, pressing down on the city. The local Chimney Swifts — one two three four — came down from their usual empyrean heights to weave amongst the streets. They back-and-forthed right past the window, zooming and looping up and over the roof and/or down towards the street and over the roofs across the street.
They alternate glides with vigorous wagging of their wings, which appear stiff. The back edges of their wings are ragged in comparison to the boomerang-smooth front. They are crazy fast, very erratic in flight, careening about the sky. It is difficult to count them in the air. Especially from the limited viewpoint of a window.
We've been watching the swifts at the View From the Moraine for three summers now. It's always a melancholy day in the fall when we realize they're gone for the year. The silence lasts all winter.
I've long suspected that the only industrial chimney I know about in the neighborhood might be a swift roost. It's a long block away. The building is a print shop now, with presumably no reason to use the chimney. Square, brick, atop a one-story building. There's a funnel in its center, the chimney's chimney.
I finally went to take a look earlier this week. It was a drizzly night, but the swifts were out in the rain anyway. On previous evenings I'd noted them active at ten to fifteen minutes after sunset, so I was judging 8:30 p.m. to be a good time to observe. There were two swifts around the chimney, briefly. I watched for about ten minutes. And then one just dove right into the chimney. 8:27!
I'd hoped to see more, but then urbanity intruded.
The north side of this street is still mostly industrial. The south side is residential except for this corner print shop. The street is a bus and truck route. A shirtless man lurched into oncoming traffic down the street from the residential side, a car's horn bringing him to my attention. He walked unevenly towards me. Oh-oh. Spider-senses tingling. But then he crossed back over to the other side of the street to lean against the print shop's wall.
I moved so that he couldn't see me. Was he drunk, high, crazy, or some combination of these? Then two women walked by him and turned the corner onto the avenue. He followed them, entirely too closely, walking in a zigzag way. He rushed or jumped at them mid-block. One of them yelled and they either ran off or ducked into a store. I called 911 then.
Will have to maintain another vigil for the swifts soon. Unfortunately, across the other corner is a fish store. Don't want to hang out in that odor. Urban birding!
¡CARAMBA! I LOVED THIS PIECE.!!!!!!!!!
Watched again tonight. Clear skies. Had maximum of six swifts over this intersection about 10 minutes past sunset. One swift dove into this chimney at 8:28, another at 8:31. No others. Waited six more minutes after last sight/sound of swifts in air.


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COACH FERENTZ: I think the biggest thing, I think we grew up a little bit today. So some of the younger guys caught up to the seniors a little bit, and that was good to see.
Q. The deficit, Coach, at halftime, did you feel it was more correctible mistakes than being outplayed?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, I don't want to say mistakes totally, but we made it hard on ourselves. Any time you turn it over a couple of times, which we did, give them the short field, which we did, that really made it tough. So we were doing some good things, but not enough.
Q. (No audio)?
COACH FERENTZ: I think during the course of the year they've really grown. I think our front guys have done a good job. They're working hard, they're digging hard, and for the most part did a pretty good job of containing today which we struggled with a year ago at this time. That was good to see, and our linebackers have been playing super all along. The secondary I thought played really aggressively too and that was outstanding.
Q. Coach, people are wondering why you couldn't sustain good first halves in the second half. This is two weeks in a row you've come out and played well in the second half. Is that a sign of maturity? What is that?
COACH FERENTZ: I hope it is. I think our whole team grew during the second half today for sure. I don't want to say we were embarrassed, but I think we knew we could play better offensively certainly in that second half. Knew we were going to have to, you always want to, but the guys really put their foot on the gas. And probably the best thing about it is a lot of the guys made really good efforts to help us. C.J. made some really good plays, gave us a heck of a spark after not only making the tough catch, but getting the run after the catch on that one. Rudock got us in a great play on that 3rd and 9, 3rd and 10 in front of our bench where he handed it off on the left boundary there, and that might have been as big a play as there was in the game. Just a lot of good things that happened.
Q. Talk about that third down play at the end there, Jake to C.J. and also the decision to call that play?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, we felt like it was pretty safe, first and foremost. I was going back and forth on the phones with the defense and offense. By the time I got to those guys, that was one of the things I asked them, `what are we thinking on third down, if we get to it?' It was first down at that point. They had already talked about it, so that was their feeling. I'm not sure which guy, but those guys all work great together, so does the offensive staff pulling that call out. It was a great execution, obviously. Boffeli got out there and escorted and made a great catch by C.J. I don't want to say it's a riskless play. If it's not there, you throw it out of bounds, but really well executed and big, big play. Nice way to end the game.
Q. Had to be a gutsy drive late in the game against this wind and cold to get in the field goal?
COACH FERENTZ: We thought we were going to have the wind with us in the third quarter. That's what they did last week. So that's a choice you make. So as a result we knew we were going to have to drive it one of the quarters and work into the wind. So that was a great drive certainly, and that third down call of Jake's or the check was a big, big play there. Can't say enough about Mike Meyer. He was not having a great day, and we didn't get the one down on the second one. We've missed a few field goals historically from where he kicked that last one, and we've had some bad moments on that right hash in there tight. He nailed it when we needed it. So really I never had any doubt. Mike's such a tremendous guy. So really happy for him as well.
Q. When you lost the turnover battle 4 to 1, where were you able to make up for that?
COACH FERENTZ: Started with the defense. The defense kept us alive. It's just not a good formula. I don't want to try that again because we probably dodged a bullet on that one. Typically you're not going to win when you lose that lopsidedly in the turnover battle.
Q. That one turnover you got there at the end, just being able to force a ball out, that came at a huge time for you?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, we were hoping to go get a couple today, somehow, some way. It couldn't have come at a better time, obviously. Then the offense did something with it afterwards. But, again, our defense played aggressively all day. That was just the byproduct of a couple guys playing hard there.
Q. What is the situation in your back field right now?
COACH FERENTZ: Healthy other than Macon Plewa couldn't play today, and hope to get him back here mid-week. But, you know, I don't think James played either or LeShun Daniels. But the other three guys did, and they all contributed and did a good job. We're totally comfortable with LeShun, as well. So it's compared to last year, it's a lot better, kind of like our containing the quarterback is a lot better too.
Q. (No microphone)?
COACH FERENTZ: No, no. It's just the guys are kind of playing it by ear. Mark there at the end was running hard. He looked like Mark Weisman of old a little bit. That's a pleasing sight for a head coach on a sideline, I can tell you that.
Q. Running back Cox made a couple of big plays. One reception, one great block on that last series. Can you talk about his play?
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, today is the day for the seniors. But our two fullbacks, Cox and Plewa, a year ago they were on the scout team playing defense. Just good guys on the team. They have done such a good job. Fullback is one of those positions that nobody cares about too much, but we sure do. They just do a great job. We had that same play that Adam opened in the corner and made a good play, No. 6 tipped it or he might have gone on that one too. I can't say enough about both those guys. Macon couldn't go today, but Adam, they're just great young guys.
Q. Great returns from Cotton today.
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, we've been struggling there too a little bit, and couple real nice ones, and it's a shame we couldn't get points out of the one right before the half. But it was a great effort on his part, and he's getting good support from the other guys.
Q. Talk about doubling your win total from a year ago. How did the program get here from there?
COACH FERENTZ: Well, we've been taking it a step at a time, a week at a time. It all started right after the season when we met. We figured we'd get plenty of suggestions, plenty of critiques from the outside, so we didn't spend too much time on that. But our attitude is we're going to go back to work and try to do what we do, do it better, do it with more quality, and just see if we couldn't improve. Again, I've said it many times, I continue to give to credit to our senior class. They've done a wonderful job, and our juniors have been great too. We have a lot of guys that act like seniors in that junior class. They've set the tempo. It's one thing to walk into a meeting and talk about what we're supposed to do, but to win and to be a good team, it's all about the players taking and going with it. And this team has had ownership. They've been really committed. They've worked hard. That's probably the reason I'm happiest that we won today. It was a nice payback for all the things that they've done where people don't see the things that they do and the hard work they put in and all of that. I know their players do the same thing, but it's all about the players, I guess, is what I'm trying to say. It's all about the older players showing the younger guys the way. Can't say enough about these seniors and juniors, they've done a good job and stayed the course.
Q. C.J. was saying the linebackers kind of hold the team together. Talk about how they were all over the field today?
COACH FERENTZ: They do. I've made this comment before, so I'm repeating myself, but they really impressed me in the spring. In camp not as much, though they did the same thing in spring. But seniors can get distracted or get out there and punch the clock a little bit sometimes. Boy, those guys were going hard all the time on the practice field in spring practice. That's what I'm talking about. That's how they practiced. So the guys that aren't as experienced, they have got to follow suit and try to keep pace with those guys. They've been a great example for the guys at other positions, and I'd say that about all of our seniors. They've really pushed hard and tried to get better.
Q. This is the first time that Iowa has defeated Michigan in Kinnick three straight times.
COACH FERENTZ: I wasn't aware of that, but I'll take it. I'm happy to hear that, thanks. Especially today, I'm glad we got the three. I was wondering about that at halftime.
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Oregon Colleges That Offer Master's in Communications Programs
Oregon is home to three schools that offer master's-level communication programs. All three schools offer on-campus programs in the Portland area, and offer several options for focusing study in a variety of areas, including strategic communication, journalism, organizational communication and rhetorical studies. For working professionals, the University of Oregon's program offers classes in the evenings and on weekends to better accommodate a busy work schedule. Following graduation, students are prepared for doctoral study, advanced communication careers or employment in one of Oregon's major industries such as food and beverage, outdoor gear and apparel, forestry and wood products, high technology, and advanced manufacturing. Major companies that are headquartered in Oregon that may provide employment opportunities include Nike, Lithia Motors, Columbia Sportswear, OshKosh B'gosh, and Precision Castparts, Corp.
Keep reading for details on each of the master's in communication programs available in Oregon.
Portland State University offers a Master of Science in Communication degree in an on-campus format.
What to Know: The Master of Science in Communication program is a 46-credit hour program that offers two tracks: a research track which culminates in a thesis and is designed for students interested in Ph.D. programs in communication, and a professional track which culminates in an exam and final project and is designed for students interested in professional careers in communication.
What Does It Cost?: Graduate level tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year is $12,993 for three academic terms (fall, winter and spring) for Oregon residents, and $18,825 for non-residents.
Anything Else?: Portland State University offers courses in 10-week quarters in fall, winter, spring and summer. The M.S. in Communication program is offered on a full-time or part-time basis.
University of Oregon offers a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication program on its Portland campus.
What to Know: The Master of Arts in Strategic Communication program is designed for professionals working in public relations, advertising, marketing and corporate communication and courses are offered evenings and weekends. Most students complete the program in two academic years of six 10-week terms.
What Does It Cost?: Tuition as of fall 2018 is approximately $35,460 for Oregon residents and $52,308 for non-residents and international students.
Anything Else?: The priority application deadline is November 15 for enrollment the following fall. The second round application deadline is February 15, and the third round application deadline is April 15.
The University of Portland offers a Master of Arts in Communication program and a Master of Science in Management Communication, both in on-campus formats.
What to Know: The Master of Arts in Communication program prepares students for professional communication careers as well as doctoral study, and offers students the choice of these concentrations: journalism, organizational communication and rhetorical studies. The Master of Science in Management Communication is offered in conjunction with the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business and focuses on the role of communication in organizing and developing personnel in organizations.
What Does It Cost?: Tuition for the graduate communication programs is $1,273 per credit hour for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Anything Else?: Applications for both programs are reviewed on a rolling basis, until the following deadlines: July 19 for the fall semester, December 7 for the spring semester and April 12 for the summer semester.
Oregon Colleges That Offer Accredited Master's in Communications Programs
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Gary Davis, the man from Wicklow and an alleged administrator of the Silk Road marketplace, has appealed to an order of the High Court that he be extradited to the United States where he will face a trial. He has been granted bail.
Gary Davis has been fighting extradition since the year 2013, and a High Court judge had ordered him to surrender himself to the US authorities for a trial. On August 19, his appeal to overturn the decision of the judge was granted to him. This gives him more time to prepare for the potential extradition.
Alleged Irish administrator of Silk Road website granted bail.
Davis is one among the three moderators of Silk Road that were arrested on charges of distribution of narcotics, computer hacking, and money laundering.
The other two were Peter Nash and Andrew Jones. Gary objected to the High Court judge's order saying that he suffered from depression and Asperger's Syndrome.
His defense lawyer stated that he would not receive proper care if detained in the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
The judge rejected his appeal that his constitutional and human rights would be breached. Davis was held in custody at the Cloverhill Prison.
The matter was taken up by the court once again when Mr. Davis filed an appeal against Justice McDermott's order that he turn himself in and surrender to the US authorities.
The former Silk Road administrator requested that he be granted bail pending the outcome of his appeal.
Davis has been given ten days' time to file a new appeal to turn down this decision of the judge.
Bail has been granted, and he now has time to prepare for his potential extradition. If extradited to the US and if he is convicted there, he could be awarded a life sentence.
Judge orders Irishman Gary Davis to be extradited to United States.
The bail to Davis was consented to on the basis of a few conditions: he would sign every day with the Gardai; he would be let out on bail only on the basis of an independent surety of 15,000 Euros out of which 10,000 Euros were to be given as cash to the court; he should reside in Johnston Court (Kilpedder), demonstrate good behavior and not travel out of the jurisdiction.
Gary Davis was granted bail after his father John Davis stood up as the independent surety.
Davis had already been on bail as the extradition request was being dealt with by the court and was fully complying with all the bail terms that were set.
The site was shut down in 2013 by the FBI. Ross Ulbricht, the creator of Silk Road, was charged, arrested and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
With the US authorities' claims that Gary Davis as the administrator had explicit knowledge of all the items that were on sale on the Silk Road website, the lawyer who defended the other alleged moderator said that Davis cannot avoid a severe "no-mercy" sentence if convicted in the US.


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Find out more about the greatest Burmese people, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Htin Kyaw, U Thant, Ne Win and Thein Sein.
Perched on the southeast portion of Asia, Myanmar, earlier known as Burma, is the largest country in Southeast Asia. The country forwards a vast topography and has something for all kinds of traveller. Interestingly, Myanmar, though independent since 1948, relieved itself from the military dictatorship only in 2011 when the military junta was official dissolved in the country. Despite a civilian government being in power, military still wields a greater control on this country. This promptly explains the presence of a large number of famous and influential military people, who have significantly contributed towards growth and development of their country through their personal endeavours, being in the list of famous Burmese. Some were even famous for their notoriety and infamy like military dictator, U Ne Win. King Alaungpaya was one of three greatest monarchs of Burma, alongside Anawrahta and Bayinnaung. Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was a prominent Burmese activist who fought against the cruelties of U Ne Win and initiated a nonviolent movement towards achieving democracy and human rights. Know more about famous Burmese people, their life and their works with this section given below.
Political Leader (Freedom Fighter) of Myanmar
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3rd Secretary General of the U.N.
Ne Win
Burmese Politician
Thein Sein
President of Myanmar
President of Burma
General Aung San
Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Guitarist, Composer
Aung San
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It was reported in October 2007 that due to the surging Canadian dollar a record amount of Internet cross border shopping has clogged up Canada Post's package handling centres. If you are buying for Christmas it is prudent to shop at least 4 to 5 weeks beforehand.
A ring with your family's crest on it can be a wonderful gift /keepsake. You may be commemorating a special anniversary or perhaps graduation or wedding. These rings offer superb craftmanship and are of the highest quality gold. You will be able to select options such as the Karat, Color and Finish. Choose from custom artwork or your family's coat of arms.
Historically a crested ring or seal was used with wax to seal a message. This practice is as old as writing itself. Did you know most governments still attach seals to "Letters Patent". Also in ancient Mesopotamia seals were engraved on cylinders which could be rolled to create an impression on clay. Archaeologists have found in Ancient Egypt seals in the form of signet-rings of kings.
Signet rings, generally bearing a coat of arms, are made by intaglio engraving, either in metal or gems (generally semiprecious). Agate is a frequent material, especially carnelian or banded agate like sardonyx; the banding make the impression contrast with the ground.
Metal signet rings can also be cast, which is cheaper but yields a weaker material.
The wearing of signet rings (French: une chevalière, from the word chevalier which means knight) is a longstanding tradition among nobles in European and some other cultures. In contemporary usage, the signet ring is typically worn on the pinky of either the right or left hand (depending on the country), although some countries have different customs (French noblemen wear it on the ring finger of their left hand). The ring may either be worn facing up or facing toward the palm, the latter position sometimes indicating that the person is married.
Because it's used to attest the authority of its bearer, the ring has also been seen as a symbol of his power, which is one explanation for its inclusion in the regalia of certain monachies. After the death of a pope, the smashing of his signet ring is a prescribed act clearing the way for the sedesvacancy and subsequent election of a new pope.


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Innovative Bath Offerings from LIXIL Americas Honored with Red Dot Award for Product Design
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (April 10, 2018) – American Standard, DXV and GROHE, part of LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, announced that the brands have won a total of eight prestigious 2018 Red Dot Product Design Awards, the international distinction for excellence in design innovation. Participants from 59 countries submitted more than 6,300 items for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018. The international Red Dot jury selects only choice products that differentiate themselves through their aesthetic quality, durability, functionality and emotional connection to the end user.
The award-winning products from the three brands include:
• The Beale MeasureFill pull-down kitchen faucet that delivers an adjustable set volume of water on demand ― ranging from a half cup to up to five cups ― to streamline tasks in the kitchen.
• The fashion-forward Studio S monoblock bathroom sink faucet featuring a unique, nested handle design that eliminates the traditional gap when in the open position for a clean look.
• The high-arc Studio S widespread bath sink faucet ― highlighting a contemporary, geometric silhouette ― offered in two handle options: refined lever handles or a modern knob design.
• The NextGen Selectronic commercial faucet, which harnesses industry-first SmarTherm technology that incorporates an ASSE 1070-certified thermostatic hot water temperature limiter directly into the faucet spout, eliminates the costs of specifying, installing, and maintaining separate mixing valves.
• Showcasing soft angular lines, the DXV Modulus high-arc widespread lavatory faucet provides a personalized look through contrasting brass rings that offer distinctive, two-tone styling.
• The coordinating DXV Modulus 36-inch lavatory, floating vanity and vanity tray highlight modern design and functional geometry in the bathroom. The elegantly simple form of the lavatory incorporates a sink bowl, a "dry" ledge and a semi-wet, transition zone to gather toiletries and personal accessories for convenient access. The coordinating solid surface accessory tray integrates perfectly onto the adjoining transition zone. This rectangular tray can easily be moved and stored in the matching vanity. Designed to offer flexible storage solutions, the wall-mount vanity can also serve as a freestanding model with sleek metal legs.
• The innovative GrohTherm SmartControl shower trim delivers expert water temperature and flow rate control through intuitive push-and-turn buttons with the option of having up to three shower outlets running through a single, low-profile wall plate.
• The Euphoria 260 shower head combines the luxury of a rain showerhead with the customizable benefits of a multi-function shower, providing a powerful, energizing spray and a choice of three spray patterns.
"Earning a total of eight awards from the distinguished Red Dot program speaks volumes about the talent and motivation of our unrivaled product design team," said Steven Delarge, chief executive officer of LIXIL Americas. "Each of our brand designers continuously strives to develop new products and advanced technologies that will improve everyday life and bring design to the home in exciting new ways. We are all extremely proud of this designation of excellence."
The 40 international design experts on the independent judging panel assessed each entry strictly and fairly, live and on site, according to criteria such as degree of innovation, formal quality, functionality and ecological compatibility. Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of the Red Dot Award, stated, ""I want to congratulate the award winners sincerely on their wonderful success in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018. Success in the competition is proof of the good design quality of the products and once again shows that companies are on the right path."
With approximately 2,000 exhibits from 45 nations, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen displays the complete range of current product design. In the former boiler house of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein coal mine, it presents products that have won the Red Dot on five floors and approximately 4,000 square meters. Every year, the world's largest exhibition of contemporary design informs around 150,000 visitors about current trends and top achievements.
To learn more, visit americanstandard.com, DXV.com, GROHE.us, or red-dot.org.
Nora DePalma, O'Reilly DePalma
For LIXIL Americas - American Standard, DXV, GROHE
nora.depalma@betterpr.com
ABOUT AMERICAN STANDARD
American Standard makes life healthier, safer and more beautiful at home, at work and in our communities. For more than 140 years, the brand has innovated and created products that improve daily living in and around the bathroom and kitchen for residential and commercial customers. It has been recognized with more than 35 product innovation and design awards in the past five years. American Standard is part of LIXIL, a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. Learn more at americanstandard.com, or follow us at facebook.com/AmericanStandardPlumbing, twitter.com/AmStandard, youtube.com/AmericanStandard01, Pinterest.com/amstandard, Instagram.com/american_standard.
ABOUT DXV
DXV is a portfolio of luxury bath and kitchen products that reimagines the most influential design movements during the past 150 years: Classic (1890-1920), Golden Era (1920-1950), Modern (1950-1990), and Contemporary (1990-Present). The brand has been recognized with more than 15 product innovation and design awards in the past four years. DXV is part of LIXIL, a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. The DXV Showroom at Flatiron is open to explore the full breadth of deluxe products and collections. Learn more at www.dxv.com, or follow us at facebook.com/dxv, twitter.com/DXV, youtube.com/DXVLuxury, pinterest.com/dxv, instagram.com/dxvluxury.
GROHE is the world's leading provider of sanitary fittings and a global brand, dedicated to providing innovative water products. For many decades, GROHE has been committed to the brand values of technology, quality, design and sustainability that all illustrate GROHE's commitment to creating exceptional experiences and to delivering "Pure Freude an Wasser" (Pure Enjoyment of Water). With its engineering, innovation and design activities firmly anchored in Germany, GROHE products bear the badge of quality "Made in Germany", ultimately strengthening the customers' confidence in the brand. The success of GROHE has been recognized with around 300 design and innovation awards in the past 10 years alone. GROHE is part of LIXIL, a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. GROHE America has an office located in the heart of the Flatiron district that houses the GROHELIVE! Center, an interactive showroom created for inspiration and collaboration.
Learn more at www.grohe.us, or follow us at facebook.com/GROHEUS, twitter.com/GROHE_US, youtube.com/user/GROHEAmerica, instagram.com/GROHE_us/.
About LIXIL
LIXIL makes pioneering water and housing products that solve everyday, real-life challenges, making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. Drawing on our Japanese heritage, we create world-leading technology and innovate to make high quality products that transform homes. But the LIXIL difference is how we do this; through meaningful design, an entrepreneurial spirit, a dedication to improving accessibility for all, and responsible business growth. Our approach comes to life through industry leading brands, including INAX, GROHE, American Standard, and TOSTEM, as well as specialty brands such as DXV. Over 70,000 colleagues operating in more than 150 countries are proud to make products that touch the lives of more than a billion people every day.
Learn more at www.lixil.com, facebook.com/lixilgroup and www.linkedin.com/company/lixil-group.
Beale®, Selectronic®, Studio®, SmarTherm® and DXV Modulus® are registered trademarks of AS America, Inc.
MeasureFill™ and NextGen™ are trademarks of AS America, Inc.
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The winner of a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award, the Beale MeasureFill pull-down kitchen faucet from American Standard is one of the first on the market to deliver an adjustable set volume of water on demand.
Showcasing clean, modern design, the DXV Modulus oak-paneled vanity, 36-inch lavatory, and coordinating solid surface accessory tray have been honored with a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award.
A 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award winner, the GROHE Euphoria 260 multi-function showerhead offers users three spray zones, ranging from a soft, wide Rain spray to a powerful center Jet spray.
The GrohTherm SmartControl thermostatic trim from GROHE won a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award for its intuitive, push-turn functionality and sleek, low profile design, available in both round and square styles.
Designed to offer a personalized two-tone look with contrasting brass rings, the DXV Modulus high-arc widespread lavatory faucet won a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award for its distinctive styling.
The winner of a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award, the NextGen Selectronic commercial faucet from American Standard highlights an integrated design that incorporates all electronics in the spout, without the need for a below deck control box.
Highlighting a unique, integrated handle, the American Standard Studio S monoblock faucet was recognized with a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award for its sleek lines and integrated handle design.
Modern knob style handles highlight this Studio S widespread, high spout bathroom faucet from American Standard, a 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award winner.


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Card Game Review - Suicide Bomber
It's not often you get to play a game that grants a really powerful moral guide. I mean, most games offer lessons like, 'don't let your guys get surrounded' or 'build sections of high-scoring tiles' or 'put this one piece on top of that other piece'. But how often can you say that you've played a game that really drives home how bad it is to blow up a church-going grandmother with a homemade bomb? Not very often, I'll tell you that. Sure, you can learn about how the good guys should beat the bad guys, but it takes real balls to come right out and say, 'don't blow up old ladies. It's freaking rude.'
In Suicide Bombers, you equip crazed killers (who may be anything from mailroom clerks or corporate drones to political activists or politicians) and then send them out into the city to wreak destruction and havoc. And I must say, this is one messed-up city, because it gets bombed more often than Paris Hilton.
The city is made up of a grid of people cards. Not all the people cards show people - some are buildings. It's totally awesome to blow up the morgue and have it fall on nuns. It's also horrible. You should never do that. You hear me? Don't blow up a nun. It's wrong. But it is worth two points, which might confuse your moral compass a little.
You blow stuff up in this city by slipping bomb cards underneath people cards and then counting them down. Every turn, bombs tick closer to detonation, until they go off in a fiery blaze and kill bike couriers and people who are eating at the cafe. When they explode, arrows point to which cards get destroyed, and you get points for destroying them - unless you kill the puppy, because he's worth negative points. You should never blow up the puppy. It's sick and wrong. Don't do it.
In addition to loading up the population of the most ruinous city in the world, you also get to move these little psychos around to maximize their potential damage. And since you want your opponent to blow up the wrong things, you'll probably also move his bombers so that they destroy wide-eyed innocent bystanders and get him a few penalty points. Those penalty points are how you know it's wrong to blow up innocent bystanders. You should be ashamed of ever thinking about blowing up innocent bystanders. That's disgusting and morally reprehensible.
There are lots of card combos working here. Like if you move a courier, you can move someone else, and then you can move a bomber next to the undercover agent, who takes a bomb counter off him and makes him take longer to blow up. Or you could play the political leader next to the secret service agent, to try to protect him a little, or hide everyone behind a building so that they can't be moved out into the open where the bomb can get them. But since you don't know which directions the blast will travel, sometimes you'll think you're tricky, but the other bomber is really the tricky one, and he fools you into putting his bomber next to the high priest and a couple altar boys, and then he moves your bomber next to the sorry-assed corporate drone and ends his miserable life, costing you points while he laughs all the way to the bomber's bank.
I joke a little about the moral lesson in this game, but it really is a little tough to stomach, even for dark humor. I'm not kidding about the puppy. He's really in there, and you can really kill him (though you don't want to kill him, unless you can maneuver your opponent into killing the puppy, but then you're still trying to kill the puppy, aren't you?). You can kill altar boys and political activists and CEOs (granted, I don't feel guilty about the CEO. That part is fine with me, especially if the CEO took a bailout).
But it's humor, and it's meant to be amusing. My son and I laughed while we played, though my wife left the room because she thought the game was too twisted. And it's clever, too - timing explosions to go off when you want them, and screwing up your opponents plans, and maneuvering to maximize body counts are all things that make this a pretty decent little game. There's just enough strategy to reward the better player, and enough guesswork and luck to let anyone win if he's lucky enough.
I can't really think of much bad to say about Suicide Bomber, really. It's fun, and the art is amusing as hell. And it completely avoids making any ethnic stereotypes (I'm especially happy about that, because the first thing I thought when the planes brought down the WTC was, 'I bet it was those damned Swedes').
In fact, I guess if I had a complaint, it would be that this game isn't offensive enough. Sure, you can blow up a puppy with a bomb strapped to a child, but honestly, is there anyone in the US who thinks, 'suicide bomber' and then thinks, 'nun'? It seems to me that Suicide Bomber slaps on a heavy coat of twisted dark humor, but still tries to play it politically correct. Let's face it, there aren't that many French Canadian suicide bombers, and I think that if you're going to make a game as effed up as this, you should have the stones to come right out and say what we're all thinking.
But really, that probably would have been a bit much, and they almost certainly would have been shouted down as racists if they had made the bombers come from the Middle East. Besides, it wouldn't really have worked, because in this game, ANYONE can be a suicide bomber (except the puppy and the undercover agent), which is kind of the silly-but-black point. In fact, it's likely that they're trying to be all subtle about pointing out that not only Middle Easterners strap bombs to their chests. All I'm saying is, the game seems to be stomping hard on suicide bombers while going on tip toes around the most likely candidates for the job.
So in the end, Suicide Bomber was the best game I've played yet from Bucephalus Games, but it is really, really dark, and the timing on the humor might have been better. It's light and tricky and fast and sick and funny. I recommend it, as long as you're the kind of sick bastard who can find humor in getting a couple more points because you scored the televangelist/tax collector/marketing weasel trifecta.
Dark and funny, with fun art
Easy to learn and plays really fast
Surprising levels of strategy and planning
You can blow up a puppy
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Straight out of college, I moved to New York City to become an actress. I reveled in the razzle-dazzle excitement of Manhattan, especially the exotic restaurants and the nightlife, but I also adopted a lifestyle that, over the years, became less of a dazzle and more of a dud.
My best friend and I founded a small Shakespearean theater company, and after-rehearsal and after-show socializing with our fellow actors came with the theatrical territory. Working as an executive assistant by day and running a theater company by night left little time for exercise; in my precious free time, I just wanted to plop down with a cigarette and relax.
I'd picked up smoking when I was about 18, and my habit peaked at about a half a pack a day. Since moving to New York City, my weight had crept up by about 15 pounds, thanks to all the late-night socializing over drinks and snacks and those day-after salt cravings for heavy bacon-and-egg breakfasts at the neighborhood diner. I wanted to quit smoking, but I knew that you usually gain weight when you give it up, and that's the last thing I needed.
Then, in 2001, it seemed my whole life started collapsing around me: My theater company folded and my day job ended. Over the course of the next 2 years, my weight jumped from a still respectable 150 to an obviously heavy 185. Even my cat got fat! Finding a job seemed daunting. After all, none of my clothes fit well enough to put together even one acceptable interview outfit, much less an office wardrobe. My mother promised that if I made the trip home to Washington, DC, she'd take me shopping and buy me some new clothes.
Great, I thought, until we were standing in the department store and she put back on the rack everything I pulled out to try on. "You can't get away with that color at your weight," she'd say. I was hurt, but the truth was, she was right.
I returned to New York and it hit me full force how dissatisfied I was with everything in my life, from my weight to my smoking. I had been thinking about making changes, but it had all seemed so overwhelming. Now, without work or theater company distractions, I realized it was time to take action.
After that, the rest of my diet just fell into place. I'd start off my day with a plain or fruit yogurt or a Slim-Fast creamy milk chocolate shake, and trade in a slice of white toast for healthier whole grain. I replaced my midafternoon Ben & Jerry's with an orange and some strawberries, and I axed 300 more empty calories by dropping my late-night kitchen cabinet raid for sour-cream-and-onion potato chips and heading for bed instead. Lunch was usually takeout: a design-your-own salad piled high with dark, leafy greens such as spinach and arugula, topped off with a little taste of chickpeas, mushrooms, broccoli, beets, crunchy sesame noodles, feta cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. I began cooking wonderful stir-fries and pastas at home, and the colorful plates of steamed carrots, onions, asparagus, and snow peas proved so enticing that even one of my cats began to crave veggies--his favorite is now asparagus.
Moment when I knew I was a success: Dropping from a size 14 to a size 2 in just a year and a half, and having the cute little Betsey Johnson dresses to prove it.
Following my years in the limelight, the most difficult challenge was simply learning how to stay home and relax. I curled up on my bed with my two kitties and caught up on reading The New Yorker. I bought plants for my apartment and took great care to nurture them. And I got especially hooked on the latest political news on TV. Weekends became the time to socialize; instead of going out on the town, my girlfriends and I would meet at each other's apartments to cook and catch up.
After only 1 month, I'd lost almost 15 pounds and felt strong enough to take the next big step: I stopped smoking! Not only did I not gain weight when I quit, but each healthy choice seemed to have a domino effect in boosting my self-esteem. I stuck to my unofficial "nonplan" plan, and the pounds kept dropping off.
I already loved walking the streets and parks of Manhattan, so I decided to make power walking my primary exercise. At least three times a week--in the evening on weekdays, or in the early afternoons on the weekend--I'd cross from my midtown apartment over to the waterfront on 12th Avenue, walk down to 14th Street, and turn around and walk back, a distance of more than 5 miles. Unlike most joggers and cyclists I encountered, I didn't clip on a Walkman or an iPod. Who needs music when you have the thrilling sounds of the Hudson waterfront, the cars on the West Side Highway whizzing by on one side, and the boats and cruise ships pulling into the port on the other? On the tough days when I was tired and unmotivated, I'd watch the sun glimmering on the surface of the river, and I'd remind myself what a treat it is to live on an island--something that most New Yorkers never stop long enough to enjoy.
In addition to those power walks, I maintain my fitness by commuting on foot to my new job as an executive assistant at an investment bank that's 1 mile across town. I walk briskly, but I'm careful not to break a sweat in one of my new fitted Ann Taylor suits. I tried the gym a few times, too. I didn't do anything too fancy--no trainer, just running on the treadmill and working out with weights. But I never really learned to enjoy it, so I decided to just stick with what I like: walking.
I dropped about 31/2 pounds a month, on average, and though my weight seemed to plateau a few times, I made the conscious decision not to stress out about it. In fact, I allowed myself to have a package of chips on weekends.
My strategy has paid off, because I've had no major setbacks (knock on wood). The difficult part was just becoming ready to change my life.
In just a year and a half, I've lost 63 pounds. The hard work is done. I'm no longer on a strict, low-calorie diet. I keep trim by walking a lot and eating colorful, healthy foods. Though I didn't set out to lose that much--it would have seemed impossible at the time--I weigh less now than I ever have in my adult life: 122 pounds. My cat, however, hasn't been so successful. He's still on a diet, and he's not too happy about it.


A House of Brands: To Be or Not To Be?
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Large corporations are struggling now more than ever to regain their edge in attracting top talent, as many employees now favor working at smaller, more agile organizations. Add to the mix the need to consider the impact that corporate or consumer brand architecture can have on one's employer brand.
In this blog, CKR Interactive examines considerations employers need to think through and the most important questions to ask when dealing with the corporate employer branding challenge: a house of brands.
In the house of brands model, the product or service is the recognizable brand as opposed to the parent company or corporate brand. Proctor & Gamble Co. often comes to mind as a prime example of a house of brands as its brand identity among consumers is tied to the individual products that P&G produces. Other good examples include Tide, Vicks or Clairol. However, what distinguishes P&G from other corporate entities with similar brand architecture is that P&G itself enjoys a high level of awareness, particularly as an employer, that most other parent corporations do not experience. In this regard, a more common example would be Darden Restaurants, which few have heard of, yet nearly everyone has eaten at an Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse or Bahama Breeze.
For organizations such as Darden Restaurants, the decision to raise the profile of the parent company as an employer — thereby becoming more of a branded house or a family of endorsed brands — is extremely complex and must also take into consideration brand strategy at the consumer level because the greatest success is always achieved when the consumer and employment brands build off each other and, ultimately, reinforce the quality of the product or service alongside the quality of the employment experience.
What perceptions exist regarding your sub-brands as companies to work for? You'll need to understand how both current and prospective employees think about what it's like to work for each of your sub-brands as it's likely that you'll uncover some distinctions and nuances across all of them. This understanding will aid in determining the viability of rolling all sub-brands into messaging at the parent company level.
Which target audiences are most crucial to the employer branding initiative? While it's tempting to say "everyone," you need to be very specific in terms of identifying who you're trying to attract by raising the profile of the parent company. Generally, we've found that organizations do this when they are having trouble attracting professionals as opposed to hourly workers, particularly companies in the hospitality, food and beverage, and retail industries. It can be much more difficult to attract professional workers when they aren't familiar with the parent entity, its structure and the significant opportunities that may exist.
the best results. You may find through your research that the affinity people have for your sub-brands offers a level of awareness, and even interest, that can be leveraged to communicate more effectively with professional job seekers.
What potential negatives might be associated with a shift in your brand architecture? Putting your parent company's employer brand front and center might help you achieve your objectives as they relate to hiring professionals, but it could have a negative impact on recruitment at the sub-brand level by inadvertently implying that there will be more control from corporate in terms of how the sub-brands operate — a relationship that has historically been tense due to employees at the sub-brand level feeling like corporate doesn't understand the demands they face working in roles that are extremely different from those at the parent company. For example, if you've been promoting a culture of entrepreneurship and flexibility at the sub-brand level, then messaging that emphasizes a much closer tie between the parent company and the sub-brands could create new recruitment and retention issues if not managed effectively.
So when organizations deal with the house of brands challenge, it's important to consider what perceptions already exist about your sub-brands, which target audience is most crucial to the employer branding initiative and what potential negatives might be associated with a shift in your brand architecture. Contact CKR Interactive today to learn more about how we can guide you through your unique employer brand strategy challenges.


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Toshiba to Launch New HD-DVD Players in U.S.
CIO	 Sep 15, 2006 8:00 am PDT
Toshiba will soon put its second generation of HD-DVD players on sale in the United States.
The Tokyo company kicked off the high-definition movie battle in the United States earlier this year when it put its first generation of HD-DVD players on sale. They were soon followed by a machine from Samsung Electronics for the rival Blu-ray Disc format.
Both formats use optical discs the same size as a CD or DVD, but use blue lasers to cram much more data onto the discs. However, Blu-ray and HD DVD are incompatible, and the different companies behind each format are vying for the favor of consumers. To date, many consumers seem to be reacting cooly to the rival formats and are sitting on the sidelines until a winner is crowned.
The more expensive of Toshiba's two new players, the HD-XA2, packs several new features that should mean a better picture if you have the right TV and content. The player generates output at up to 1080p, which is the highest of several levels of high-definition picture, and has the latest version of the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) standard. HDMI version 1.3 increases the color depth from 24 bits to 36 bits for deeper colors in images, but users will need a compatible TV to realize the benefit.
The HD-A2 will be available in October for US$500, and the HD-XA2 will go on sale in December for US$1,000, said Toshiba. That means there's no change in the price of Toshiba's cheapest HD-DVD player, but there is an increase of $200 in the price of the high-end model from the current $800 price tag for the HD-XA1.
-Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)
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THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 REVEALS SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP CURATED BY IAN RANKIN @HarrogateFest @midasPR #TheakstonsCrime
I'm happy to be sharing news about one of the first big book festivals to take place in person again. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival returns to Harrogate from 22nd-25th July and the special guest line-up has now been revealed. Weekend passes are now available. Have a look at the press release below or visit the website to find out more: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com
THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 REVEALS CRIMINALLY GOOD
SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP CURATED BY REBUS LEGEND IAN RANKIN
MICK HERRON | ANN CLEEVES | RICHARD OSMAN
VAL MCDERMID | ELLY GRIFFITHS | MARK BILLINGHAM
22-25 July 2021 | Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate
Harrogate International Festivals is thrilled to reveal the killer Special Guest line-up for the world's largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.
The legendary long weekend will be the first major literary event to take place physically following the Government's expected lifting of restrictions in June, with the great and criminally good from the crime writing world returning to Harrogate's Old Swan Hotel from 22 – 25 July 2021.
Festival Programming Chair – Rebus author Ian Rankin OBE – has curated a stellar line-up of Special Guests, featuring producer and presenter Richard Osman with the second instalment in his record-breaking cosy crime caper The Thursday Murder Club series; espionage expert Mick Herron, author of the highly acclaimed Slough House series; mystery maestro Elly Griffiths and her latest Ruth Galloway whodunnit; fan favourite Vera and Shetland author Ann Cleeves; the masterful Mark Billingham with his Tom Thorne prequel Cry Baby; and the undisputed 'Queen of Crime', Val McDermid.
The festivities will continue with four days of unmissable talks and panels from crime writing royalty – such as the queens of domestic noir Clare Mackintosh and CL Taylor in conversation – alongside the most exciting new voices including McDermid's highly anticipated New Blood panel, showcasing the most dynamic debuts.
Weekend break packages are on sale now. For further information about how Harrogate International Festivals will deliver a safe Festival in line with the government regulations at the time, please visit www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com.
Ian Rankin, best-selling Rebus author, said: 'After a year of once-in-a-lifetime challenges, I couldn't be more excited to stage this celebration of all things crime! With the announcement of our Special guests, the countdown is officially on to this year's festival and I'm looking forward to unveiling what else we have in store!'
Chief Executive of Harrogate International Festivals, Sharon Canavar, said: 'The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is a lynch-pin in the publishing calendar – an annual pilgrimage for crime fiction aficionados – and we are thrilled to reveal the first taste of this year's unmissable programme. Harrogate International Festivals has long pioneered innovative and unique cultural experiences, and over the course of the past year we have shown great flexibility and creativity to continue with this mission. The team will, of course, carefully monitor developments to Government rules and regulations as we look forward to our return to the legendary Old Swan Hotel in July.'
Simon Theakston, Executive Director of Theakston, said: "We are always so proud to support the biggest and best crime writing festival in the world. We're very much looking forward to welcoming the best of best in crime – along with their enthusiastic fans – to Harrogate this summer, to hear from world-renowned storytellers with a glass of Old Peculier in hand."
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival forms part of the diverse year-round portfolio curated by the charitable organisation Harrogate International Festivals, delivered with the mission to bring immersive cultural experiences to as many people as possible.
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