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Abel Antonio Pujol Jiménez (* 13. April 1913 in Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias; † 22. September 1995 in Mexiko-Stadt) war ein mexikanischer Maler des Muralismo.

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Pujol war Sohn eines aus Andratx stammenden Einwanderers und Landwirts namens Antonio Pujol Martorell und einer mexikanischen Mutter. Er wuchs in landwirtschaftlichem Umfeld auf. 1929 ging er nach Mexiko-Stadt und absolvierte die künstlerische Ausbildung an der Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. 1933 wurde er Mitglied der frisch gegründeten Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios. Gemeinsam mit anderen Künstlern malte er seine ersten Wandbilder auf dem  Mercado Abelardo Rodriguez in der mexikanischen Hauptstadt. Nach der Teilnahme am ersten panamerikanischen Künstlerkongress gegen Krieg und Faschismus (Primer Congreso Panamericano de Artistas Contra la Guerra y el Fascismo) in New York City blieb er 1936 mit David Alfaro Siqueiros, Luis Arenal und dem Bolivianer Roberto Berdecio einige Zeit in der Stadt und organisierte dort einen experimentellen Kunstworkshop. 1937 schloss er sich den Internationalen Brigaden im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg an. Nach der Rückkehr in sein Heimatland war er in der Taller de Gráfica Popular aktiv und malte mit anderen am Wandbild des Bürogebäudes des Sindicato de Trabajadores Electricistas. 1940 ging er nach Montevideo, wo er seine Frau Ada Canabe Nalerio kennenlernte. 1960 kehrte er zurück nach Mexiko. 1963 verstarb sein Vater.

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We are very pleased to welcome new graduate student Evonne McArthur to the lab. Evonne is a MD/PhD student joining the Human Genetics program. She is interested in the role of structural and regulatory element variation in risk for both rare and common diseases. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Quantitative Biology.
The Vanderbilt Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) site has been renewed by the NIH for four more years. The UDN's purpose is to bring together clinical and research experts from across the United States to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with our UDN colleagues to interpret genetic variants identified in patients.


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A developed PRS market is still a long way to go in Hungary
by Property Forum | Report
The property markets of individual countries are affected by a number of external factors, so it is not evident that they are doing equally well in a small region like CEE. What are the strong and weak points of Hungary's property market compared to other countries in the region? How successfully has it weathered the COVID crisis? What will be the best development and investment opportunities in the coming period? These were the questions discussed by the international investors' panel at the 2021 edition of Property Investment Forum in Budapest.
Aurelia Luca, EVP Operations Hungary and Romania at Skanska Commercial Development Europe said that the Hungarian market has reacted well to the COVID crisis and growth is ahead for both the Hungarian and Romanian markets. In order to build up the private rented sector (PRS) in the Hungarian market, a balance must be found among regulations, owners and tenants. Investors will only enter the market if rental contracts provide financial safety for them, while tenants are looking for a place that will not evict them after six months. In the office market, flexibility is the keyword, not just in contracts but also in rented space and environment. The ratio of spaces supporting joint work clearly has a bigger emphasis now as employees choose WFH when working on individual projects. The retail component is also increasingly important when renting offices.
Rudolf Riedl MRICS, Managing Director of SÜBA Hungary said regarding the rental property sector that Hungary is characterised by a high ratio of property ownership due to historical reasons. Furthermore, the fact that current laws protect tenants does not attract investors as there is no guarantee that tenants can be evicted if they do not pay the rent. Buying residential property is a good investment for many, but it should be recognised that renting allows much more flexibility in certain stages of life than owning an apartment. Riedl believes in the continued stability of the office market.
Huw Roberts, CEO of Graphisoft stressed that digitalisation offers the biggest benefits to property owners and managers with regard to design, construction and management. This is true for the entire global market, but the CEE region now has an opportunity to make an even bigger jump. As for the office market, conditions have clearly changed and so has the method of working, meaning not just WFH but also how the office has become the venue for joint work. Regarding sustainability, it is an important issue on both the design and management side of buildings, as the materials used for construction and the distance these have to be transported are critical in this regard. In closing, Roberts called attention to the importance of sharing know-how and experiences among various fields as information flow is indispensable for development.
Robert Snow, Chairman of GTC Hungary said it remains unclear how the office market will change in the next 2 or 3 years but it is clear that "tenant-friendly" strategies are called for. It is important for office building owners to listen to customers and make sure tenants feel good. Vacancies have increased but the office market will be all right in the future, he said. Regarding green bond issues, Snow said these represent an excellent opportunity that GTC has made use of repeatedly. The assets of the future will be environmentally friendly properties, he concluded.
Pascal Steens, General Manager at Nhood Hungary said there are fundamental differences between the Hungarian market and other countries, and pointed out that the extra costs arising from swiftly increasing construction material prices represent a challenge for ongoing projects. Regarding the rental property market, the availability of substitute products is an important question. Families are currently able to take out cheap loans from banks, which again points towards a higher ownership ratio. As for the future, Steens believes in multifunctional spaces instead of stand-alone retail units. The 15-minute city concept could be the future, where all important services can be reached in 15 minutes or less.
Hannes Wimmer, Executive Director, Loan Syndication at Erste Group Bank AG said an important question for the future of the office market is how often employees will have to be present in the office and how they plan to meet co-workers in the future. As for ESG criteria, these began with regulations introduced for banks this year but are already important for tenants, banks and investors alike. This trend will eventually reach all industries, Wimmer said. He expects strong growth in the logistics property market, but the office and retail segments will also have a future in his opinion.
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Panattoni is extending a production campus for K-Flex in Uniejów. After having developed almost 60,000 sqm in four buildings, the developer is now to deliver a further 6,500 sqm. The leading producer of thermal and acoustic insulation materials will already be using a 15 m high storage facility in March 2022. This will allow K-Flex to service the growing needs of its construction clients from Europe, Asia and the USA. Both companies are now planning further stages to the extension of the complex in Uniejów.
Portico Investments has purchased a new Profi store in Bucharest, in a bid to expand its Romanian portfolio.
Property group Yellow Tree has acquired an office building near Victoriei Square from a company that is under administration.

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Well, I "won" NaNoWriMo again. I think this makes my ninth victory in twelve attempts (I can't double-check that because the NaNo site is not loading properly right now LOL) For this NaNoWriMo I was a rebel — I wasn't writing one novel, I was writing a series of interconnected short stories. Or, that was the intention. As it turned out, some of the stories were less connected than others.
I'm kind of an old hand at this NaNo thing, but this year seemed especially difficult. I knew it would be going in — part of the reason I decided to do NaNo this year was because I had so much going on in November that it was ridiculous for me to add NaNo to the mix — but I didn't realise just how very tough it would be. Things like the results of the American election and an unexpected weekend away added extra bumps along the way. Some of the biggest obstacles I had to deal with were 100% internal and included a ginormous helping of impostor syndrome right around the middle of the month.
If you get a bunch of writers/editors/publishers together and start them talking it soon becomes clear that things aren't always shiny, and what you see on social media is only one of many facets of our lives. As the quote says, "The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel." With that in mind I've been making a real effort to peel the curtain back now and then, to acknowledge the struggle from time to time.
Some writers don't go to conventions or writers groups or whatever so if we don't talk about this publicly on occasion they might not benefit from those ventfests I enjoy from time to time. They might not get that they aren't alone. I'm not looking to be Debbie Downer, but I think it's important that we be real about this stuff.
A small group of friends and I have banded together to work through Ursula K. Le Guin's "Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story". Right smack dab in the middle of my most recent bout of impostor syndrome I was working on the latest assignment for that group — to write a story about an old woman doing some task while thinking back to something in her past. I used that assignment not only to add to my NaNoWriMo word count (every bit of fiction counts!) but also to work through some of the stuff I was feeling. Now that I'm in a much better state of mind, I think it's kinda funny so I thought I'd share it here.
And know that when you're feeling badly about your work, or like an impostor — you are not alone. I think we all go there from time to time. I certainly do.


Named after one of New York's most popular '80s nightclubs, Area was launched by Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk in 2013. Graduates of Parsons School of Design, the duo has a dynamic partnership founded on a mutual love for lamé and sensual designs. The brand's fluid satin dresses and fit-and-flare silhouettes showcase ultra-feminine glamour, making them a favorite of Hollywood celebrities.
Named after one of New York's most popular '80s nightclubs, Area was founded by Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk in 2013. Worn by Hollywood celebrities, the brand's fluid satin dresses and fit-and-flare silhouettes showcase ultra-feminine glamour.


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Coded of 4×4 involved in a car accident
By Attractive Mustapha in Music, Showbiz February 9, 2017
Ghanaian Musician, Coded of 4×4 has been involved in a car accident.
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Captain Planet confirmed the news on Instagram with a photo of the wrecked red Kia Sportage car with the caption, "#THE➖GIFT➖OF➖LIFE➖IS➖THE➖BIGGEST➖BLESSING. PLS REMEMBER HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS . WISHING YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY @coded4x4 GOD GOT YOU".
According to the wife of the musician, Afua Agyeiwaa Avornyo the accident occurred at Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra around 10 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
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She revealed that "a [Toyota] Camry bumped into him from the driver's side. The rapper was rushed to the Yeboah Hospital near the East Legon Police station and when she got there Coded was initially restless.
When she returned to the scene of the incident, the Police had arrived and were investigating to find out what could have happened. The two cars involved in the incident had been towed when she got to the scene, she said.
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Her husband, she added, suffered some bruises on his left arm and complains of pains at back of the head.
"He had to come out from the window after the accident because his door wouldn't open," She said in an interview with Joy News.
The driver of the Camry is said to have also suffered severe injuries and is currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital.
The rapper is currently home but still undergoing some scans and x-rays.
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Blue Metropolis' Literary Events: Spring 2017 Festival!
Back by popular demand, Festival Bloomsday Montréal will be participating in three events in this year's Blue Metropolis Spring 2017 Festival. Celebrating 19 years of love for all things literary, the festival takes place between April 24 and April 30, 2017 at various locations around Montreal.
If you've been wondering about who we are now's the chance to come out and meet us, and see why we love the works of James Joyce so much. Not a fan of Joyce? No problem. We've got you covered with a walking tour of the Irish in Montreal. And all of our events are catered towards both newbies and know-it-all's, so don't be a stranger—everyone's Joyce.
Puzzles? Enigmas? Riddles? Music? The Egyptian Book of the Dead? The Book of Kells? Quantum physics? What do these things have in common? Unlock the secret at Blue Metropolis as we explore more mysteries and conundrums in Finnegans Wake. April 27, 2017 at 5:30 PM, Salle Executive, Hotel 10.
The event will last 90 minutes and will be led by Kevin Wright. It's a fantastic opportunity to be introduced to one of the most difficult books ever written in the English language. You do not need to bring a copy of the book.
This walking tour, which starts at the Old Dublin Pub, explores the history of the Irish in Montreal. The tour visits historic Irish sites, including churches, watering holes, the ruins of a refuge and forgotten areas such as Little Dublin and Paper Hill. To be revealed: the Bloomsday connection between James Joyce's Ulysses and Montreal! Meeting Point: Old Dublin Pub, 636 Cathcart St.
Donovan King is a professional actor and will be leading the tour. An extremely popular event so make sure to register soon. No Joyce love or knowledge required!
The 'Ithaca' passage of Ulysses: 309 questions and answers. Boring? Not this actors' presentation where media mavens take part in the most interesting news conference ever. Yours to enjoy with the added benefit of clearing up a few of the mysterious elements Joyce planted in the novel. The Ulysses group will by led by our troupe of players: Susan Gilmore Lombard, Ian Cuthbertson, Louise Chalmers, Christina Giffen, and Victor Molina.
The event will run for 60 minutes. You do not need to bring a copy of the book.


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Q: Laplacian of Kelvin Transform - Confusion about notation There is an exercise in Evans' book (chapter 2, problem #11). Suppose $u:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ is harmonic. Show that $\overline{u}(x)=u(\overline{x})|\overline{x}|^{n-2}=u(x/|x|^2)|x|^{2-n}$ is harmonic, where $\overline{x}=x/|x|^2$.
I'm less interested in the result, but I like this problem because it seems to be good practice in vector calculus. I want to improve my understanding of operations in $\mathbb{R}^n$, as my research thus far has been in $\mathbb{R}$.
Anyways, I am rather confused about applying a Laplacian to this function. The hint is to show that $(D_x \overline{x})(D_x \overline{x})^T=|x|^4 I$, which I have completed.
But I want to understand the Laplacian in terms of matrices, products, transposes, traces, etc.
I know that $\Delta(fg)=g\Delta f+f\Delta g+2(Df)\cdot (Dg).$ If $f(x)=u(x/|x|^2)$ and $g(x)=|x|^{2-n}$, then this formula can be applied. But I am a bit lost on calculating $\Delta (u(x/|x|^2))$.
Any insight would be helpful. Thank you.

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La Campagne Tropicana, Grand Bassam Mayor Sign Pact On Tourism Development
by Olamilekan Okeowo October 18, 2021
The Founder and President of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Otunba Wanle Akinbobye and the Mayor of Grand Bassam; a resort town near the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, Jean Louis Moulot, have signed a strategic partnership on tourism development.
The Mayor tasked Akinboboye with the responsibility of replicating La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort in his home country, developing the vast tourism potentials of Grand Bassam and turning it into a tourist's attraction.
This pact was sealed recently when the Mayor, who is also the Director General of all the airports in his country paid a working visit to the resort in the company of his Ambassador to Nigeria, Traore Kalilou and other officials.
Akinboboye expressed enthusiasm on the development while urging public sector leaders in Nigeria and the rest of Africa to take a cue from the entourage from Cote d' Ivoire and pay serious attention to the tourism sector as an economic booster.
''Forward looking, proactive leaders like the Cote d' Ivoire Ambassador to Nigeria and the Mayor of Grand Bassam will be the ones to reap the humongous benefits of this particular opportunity.
Mayor Jean Louis Moulot's visit to the resort is also the first time he is visiting Nigeria. With this visit, Cote d' Ivoire is showing the way forward for Africa's collaboration and development
If the public sector leaders can take a cue from this, tourism will begin to grow in Nigeria. The public sector needs the private sector to invest, manage and develop tourism'' he said.
One of the quick fixes, he says is for urgent steps to be taken by Nigeria governments across the three levels to begin to invest in turning the various tourist attractions in their respective domain into tourist attractions by developing them and creating economic activities around them for the benefit of the people and boost the nation's economy and Gross Domestic Products (GDP).
The present state of most of the tourist attractions across the country, he says cannot attract any tourist both domestic and international, therefore, cannot yield any worthy revenue or economic activities for the people.
Until concerted efforts are made to employ the right mechanism, investors, tourist experts and developers as the Mayor of Grand Bassam has done, the story will remain the same as those attractions would remain lifeless attractions and not of interest to anyone.
According to him, what makes attractions destinations is when their potentials are developed and economic activities built around them to attract tourists who in turn spend money whenever they visit the destinations, thereby empowering the people who in turn become meaningfully engaged.
Recall that tourism has suffered a serious decline since the advent of the COVID 19 pandemic. This has prompted Akinboboye to call on public sector leaders to come up with innovative ideas that will boost the sector.
The National Association for Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) recently lamented this development in a recent figure which showed a drastic drop in sales of tickets released by it.
According to the report, ticket sales for international travellers in Nigeria recorded about a 31.4 per cent slump in 2019, compared to 2018 estimates. N360 billion was recorded as total sales figure for 2019; a N165 billion difference when compared to N525 billion recorded in previous year.
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This lovely blue plate is accented by delicate cream roses and accompanied by to smaller dishes. They in excellent condition and the two smaller dishes have original stickers on them. They are a great addition to any collection. Please email about any questions.


Why did you decide to sign up to the e-course? What did you want to learn and achieve?
I made the decision to commit to the Visual Storytelling e-course because I had a nugget of an idea in my head but was in the throes of dealing with an unruly toddler and new born baby. I needed some guidance as well as motivation to enable me to start my journey.
I find Cristina's work incredibly inspiring, and I really enjoy learning new skills.
At first challenging, to have that discipline and also to find the time. But once I had taken the leap they were incredibly enlightening.
If I found something particularly hard, then I would move on and come back to it later when thoughts had developed more. I used a lot of the thinking from this course to brief my logo work, which was positively received by the designer and helped us to achieve our results very quickly.
I really like how it has encouraged me to evolve and in fact continues to do so. I regularly dip back in to the content when I am stuck or feel myself straying away from where I want to be.
It also helped me understand what I wasn't, even though at times this conflicted with what I wanted to be! And most of all it helped me to set some boundaries which are not restricting in anyway, in fact they make my creative life easier by allowing me to focus.
What changed, and how did the course help and inspire you?
I would say the course helped me to narrow down my ideas and bought clarity to my story. I was able to finally articulate the story behind my images and my brand. I think sometimes I just need some validation and being taught by Cristina in a (virtual) group gave me this and much more.
Please tell us what you discovered about your story/message, and how you're applying these findings to your visual storytelling?
When I first started out my plan was just to document the many flowers that bloomed in my new (mature) garden. But the more exercises I completed, the more I realised I wanted this to be so much more…yes I show mainly flowers in my photographs but there is normally a story behind the image.
I find because of this, I've managed to make some deep connections on Instagram with fellow creative and flower lovers, which can only be a good thing!
Thank you so much Bex for sharing your thoughts about the course, and for your kind words! It was a pleasure having you in class :) I'm so glad to hear that the course helped you not just with your visual storytelling, but also with the design work behind your logo – it proves that when you are clear about your key words and brand values, it's also easy to communicate that to designers and other creative collaborators.
Make sure to check Bex's beautiful Instagram gallery. I love her gorgeous wreaths, and the way she's always finding new creative ways to display flowers, fresh and dried.
I'm always thrilled to hear feedback from my students, and I'm so happy to see them grow, evolve, and become more and more confident about their own vision and photographic voice. Learn more about my visual storytelling e-courses here.
Once or, occasionally, twice a month I send out a Creative Note to my readers, with my thoughts on the creative process, inspiring links, and course news.


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When you are looking for a product or service, what do you do? You most likely take out your phone, or head to your computer, and Google it. Guess what? That's exactly what your patients are doing when they are looking for you. Showing up at the top of search engines is key to getting new patients.
Is a social media marketing campaign really worth it? Does my orthodontic practice need a Facebook page? Will I be able to increase new patients through social media?
To put it simply, yes! Every day, thousands of potential patients sign on to their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. In fact, some people never sign out! By developing a robust social media strategy for your practice, you can spread information and ultimately convert more patient-to-patient referrals. Social media is the new word-of-mouth. If used correctly, patients can help spread your name in a way they never could.
Online reputation management for your practice has never been more important than it is today. 90% of patients say that positive online reviews influence their buying decisions. What are your patients saying about your practice? Learn more about how online reviews can mean the difference between putting new patients in your seats, or scaring them away!
We are in a digital world, and new patients are looking for you online. Make sure your website isn't working against you! Your website should act as the central hub for information about your practice, providing both useful information for current patients, and a quick way for new patients to get in touch! Does your website match your practice?
How does your website look on a phone? Mobile searches have surpassed searches from desktop computers, which is why you need to make sure that website is mobile friendly. Creating a seamless user experience for patients no matter what device they are using is key to driving new patients to your practice!
You are a technologically advanced orthodontic practice, why not have an app to match. With a mobile app, you can give your patients the tools they need for successful treatment. Patients can use your mobile app to create aligner reminders, appointment reminders, treatment countdowns and more. Learn more about how a custom app can benefit your practice.
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01/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of Robert Coello from Las Vegas 51s.
02/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays designated Danny Farquhar for assignment.
02/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays claimed Chris Schwinden off waivers from New York Mets.
02/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Evan Englebrook to a minor league contract.
04/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays traded 2B Ruben Gotay to Atlanta Braves.
06/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays optioned Jesse Chavez to Las Vegas 51s.
06/06/12 Cleveland Indians claimed RHP Chris Schwinden off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays.
06/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Yan Gomes from Las Vegas 51s.
07/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays optioned Robert Coello to Las Vegas 51s.
07/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Chad Beck from Las Vegas 51s.
09/06/12 Oakland Athletics claimed RHP Danny Farquhar off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF D.J. Davis.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Justin D'Alessandro.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed 3B Shaun Valeriote.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed C Jorge Saez.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Derrick Chung.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed C Daniel Klein.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Mitch Nay.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Tyler Gonzales.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Anthony Alford.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Tucker Donahue.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed LHP Brad Delatte.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Eric Phillips.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Ian Parmley.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed C Tucker Frawley.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed 1B Jordan Leyland.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Alex Azor.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed C John Silviano.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed LHP Zak Wasilewski.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed LHP Shane Dawson.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Jorge Flores.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF D.J. Jones.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed LHP Colton Turner.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed SS Jason Leblebijian.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Tim Brechbuehler to a minor league contract.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Chuck Ghysels to a minor league contract.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Bobby Brosnahan to a minor league contract.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Joe Spano to a minor league contract.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Justin James to a minor league contract.
11/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Wil Browning to a minor league contract.
12/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Brandon Morrow on the 15-day disabled list. Left oblique strain.
12/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays optioned Yan Gomes to Las Vegas 51s.
12/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Brandon Dorsett to a minor league contract.
12/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Aaron Laffey from Las Vegas 51s.
12/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Evan Crawford from Las Vegas 51s.
13/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Kyle Anderson to a minor league contract.
15/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Kyle Drabek on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 14, 2012. Sprained right elbow.
15/06/12 Brett Cecil roster status changed by Toronto Blue Jays.
15/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed OF Wuilmer Becerra.
15/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Brett Cecil from Las Vegas 51s.
16/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Drew Hutchison on the 15-day disabled list. Sprained right elbow.
16/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Robert Coello from Las Vegas 51s.
18/06/12 Tim Brechbuehler assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Wil Browning assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Justin D'Alessandro assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Chuck Ghysels assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 RHP Tyler Gonzales assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Zak Wasilewski assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Jorge Saez assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 John Silviano assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Anthony Alford assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 OF Wuilmer Becerra assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 D.J. Davis assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 D.J. Jones assigned to GCL Blue Jays from Toronto Blue Jays.
18/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed LHP Matthew Smoral.
19/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Evan Crawford to Las Vegas 51s.
19/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Shawn Hill to a minor league contract.
19/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Jesse Chavez from Las Vegas 51s.
20/06/12 RHP Shawn Hill assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Toronto Blue Jays.
20/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays claimed RHP David Pauley off waivers from Los Angeles Angels.
20/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays recalled Joel Carreno from Las Vegas 51s.
21/06/12 Joel Galarraga assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Toronto Blue Jays.
21/06/12 Kansas City Royals traded RHP Sean O'Sullivan to Toronto Blue Jays.
21/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays signed C Joel Galarraga.
22/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Kyle Drabek from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
22/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays activated RHP David Pauley.
22/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays optioned Alan Farina to Dunedin Blue Jays.
24/06/12 Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Sergio Santos from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
25/06/12 Ben Francisco roster status changed by Toronto Blue Jays.
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Even Carnivores Are Putting More Fake Meat On Their Plates : The Salt Vegetarians aren't the only ones buying products like tempeh, tofu and seitan, a survey finds. Sales of meat alternatives climbed 8 percent between 2010 and 2012, thanks in part to meat eaters looking for a break from meat.
Even Carnivores Are Putting More Fake Meat On Their Plates
August 15, 201312:18 PM ET
Eliza Barclay
Burger King's veggie burger is among the many meat substitute options on the market. NPR hide caption
Burger King's veggie burger is among the many meat substitute options on the market.
From Bill Gates to Google's Sergei Brin, influential investors are putting their money where their mouth is. The pet cause of the tech world, it seems, is the need to find good-tasting substitutes to conventional animal products, like chicken-less eggs or in vitro beef, to avert environmental crisis from rising consumption.
According to new research, consumers — and not just vegetarians — are also warming up to products like tempeh, tofu and seitan that can stand in for meat.
In a survey released this week by the market research firm Mintel, 36 percent of U.S. consumers said they buy meat substitutes — even though only 7 percent identified themselves as vegetarian.
According to Mintel, sales of meat alternatives reached $553 million in 2012, up 8 percent from 2010.
"The bottom line is that vegetarians and vegans aren't the only people eating 'fake' meat — meat eaters are also exploring this newfound protein superpower," said Beth Bloom, food and drink analyst at Mintel, in a statement.
Most popular in the meat substitute aisle are burgers, either made from veggies, wheat or soy, followed by fake poultry products, like Tofurkey, according to the survey. Women were slightly more likely than men to buy the foods.
So why all the enthusiasm for meat substitutes? The most common response among the 2,000 people Mintel surveyed on the Web was that alternative meat products are healthy. After that, people said they chose fake meat because they were trying to reduce their meat consumption, and because they like the taste of the products. (As we reported last year, the selection has gotten better — 110 new meat substitute products came on the market in 2010 and 2011.)
Still, the majority of Americans don't buy meat alternatives. Among people who said they're not buying these products, 67 percent said it was because they prefer real meat. Another 34 percent said they don't like the taste of meat alternatives, while 20 percent don't like the texture.
Texture and flavor are likely to be the biggest hurdles for meat substitute entrepreneurs, like Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat (whom we profiled last year), who say they're hoping to break out of the health-food niche and sell to mainstream meat-eaters.


This week Berkeley ukulele luthier Peter Hurney was in Ukuleletown and he stopped by the Noir homestead for a dark dinner under the cherry tree. After dinner we repaired to the living room where we proceeded to (natch) play some music. I played the lovely "Devil Mermaid" concert that Peter had recently made for me and he played a killer "Moustachio Concerto" that he brought along.
Peter makes some marvelous sounding and looking instruments and his website has been recently redone. Check it out. One of my favorite sections is the "My Other Stuff" section where you can see some of Peter's sculptures, drawings, photos, carvings, vehicles, etc..


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Home Perspective Bin Salman's dream city and Israel's 'New Middle East'
Bin Salman's dream city and Israel's 'New Middle East'
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's plan for the comprehensive development of Saudi Arabia, called Plan 2030, has a section that has drawn the attention of analysts and that is his ambitious megacity "Neom".
With an area of 26500 square kilometers, the project is located in northwest of Saudi Arabia near the border with Jordan and Egypt.
The city is so big that it even covers some lands in the two neighboring countries as well.
But what has made the project more attractive to experts is the $ 500 billion cost of building of this megacity.
Mohammed Bin Salman says the Neom project will increase economic growth and diversification, expand indigenous industries, create job opportunities, and chart the future of human civilization.
This project overlooks the Red Sea and is in a position that is less than 8 hours from the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe.
As one of the main focuses of Neom's city development is the use of new technologies for the purposes of tourism and industrial development, it is clear that the main objective of this project is to improve economic conditions given the decline in oil prices and the economic crisis in Saudi Arabia.
So the overall goals of this project are: Reducing the dependence of the economy on oil, attracting foreign capital, transitioning from economic crises, diverting media attention from atrocities such as the Yemen war and growing domestic problems, as well as changing the traditional Saudi image from a closed society and a merely consumer country to a modern and civilized country in the world.
But the question is, where is the root of such an ambitious move by Bin Salman?
The book The New Middle East, written by former Israeli President Shimon Peres, is not a simple book with a set of ideas, but rather the importance of the book lies in its operational plan for implementing the goals of the Zionist regime.
This book follows Peres' thoughts and steps for the Zionist regime and is useful in predicting Israel's future actions. The need to reform Zionist colonial policies has increased the credibility of Peres' plan for Israel.
The same issue has raised the speculation that Israel is seeking the implementation of the so-called New Middle East plan through bin Salman's dream project.
Those who carefully read Shimon Peres's book and his thoughts can recognize on his approaches and thoughts, which include a portfolio of ethnic, religious, and even nationalistic approaches.
These beliefs, of course, perish in the interests of economic prosperity and the eradication of poverty, factors that can only be achieved by following the Middle East peace process.
This is the basis for all justifications Arab regimes are using for normalizing ties with Israel.
Thus, it can be said that the Zionist regime is making a great effort to replace religious beliefs with expedient views in Arab society.
Here's a look at this section of Perez's writings: "We can start this approach from the Red Sea, the developments on both sides of the Red Sea have changed over time, and Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea are on the one side of the coast and Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are on the other side. All of these countries have common interests, and there is no reason to conflict between them. Ethiopia and Eritrea are seeking to establish good relations with their neighbors, including Israel, and Egypt has also signed a peace agreement with Israel. Jordan and Saudi Arabia are also seeking to secure freedom of shipping, navigation and fishing rights in the region."
In fact, it can be concluded that in this grand scheme Israel is working on normalizing ties with Arabs and has begun this plan from the main danger zone, the Red Sea.
But the second question is, how would Ben Salman handle the building of the "Neom" megacity project, given the internal conditions of Saudi Arabia?
As it was said initially, one of the goals of this project is to reduce Saudi dependence on oil because of low oil prices.
But in this plan, the main source of funding is based on part of Aramco's profits and this is in serious conflict with the issue of falling world oil prices. On the other hand, with Saudi Arabia's heavy involvement in regional conflicts, particularly the financing of Takfiri groups, the Yemeni war and the purchase of mass weapons, tge question remains how Bin Salman is going to fund this project?
Of course, the plan states that $ 300 billion of this investment will be made by the Saudi government and the remaining $200 billion will come from foreign investment.
However, this $200 is also a heavy burden for Saudi Arabia because the country has signed almost a $ 600 billion arms deal over the past two years.
And Bin Salman, on the other hand, is deeply involved in the livelihood issues and economic problems of the Saudi people, and basically such a huge project is incompatible with Saudi Arabia's economic potential, and this becomes even more pronounced when we see the deficit of 131 billion riyals in Saudi Arabia's budget.
Saudi Arabia's $31 billion loan request from European and American nations also raises further ambiguity in the funding of this project.
However, given Saudi Arabia's severe domestic economic problems, such as high poverty and low economic growth rates, along with serious clashes in Al Saud royal family for power, the high cost of the Saudi war in Yemen, mass weapons contracts and financing costs for Takfiri groups in the region, all raise serious doubts about this Saudi-Zionist plan.
And the basic question remains whether thus plan is useful for Saudi people or not.
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Grommesh House Goes Mobile
Volunteers vocally help the movers "Move that house!"
Followers of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" are familiar with the phrase "move that bus" but it's not often fans, or even the show's producers, hear the phrase "move that house!"
For crew members who joined the show this season, the idea of moving a house generated extra buzz around the neighborhood and set that they've already called home for a day and a half.
If the movers from Minot's Huwe Housemover, Inc. needed motivation, they got it from volunteers donning blue shirts and voices that could rival cheerleaders.
As the house moved from atop its original foundation, the curtains in Grommesh family kitchen jostled along with it. Soon cast members Ty Pennington, Paul DiMeo, Paige Hemmis and Eduardo Xol waved from the window.
"Move that house!" the crowd shouted as the house left its original location and headed south down Moorhead's busy 8th Street. The home moved along a 16-mile route to its new spot in north Moorhead. It will be donated to another unsuspecting but deserving family.
So Fargo-Moorhead can look forward to, not only one, but two "Move that bus!" moments.
By Monday afternoon, heavy equipment had demolished the home's foundation and hauled it away from the site in a number of trucks.
Overnight Monday into Tuesday, crews will start building a new foundation for a home on the site.
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Oh, friends, the things I do for you! I do things like take this photo, for example, which involved me making a spectacle of myself in the middle of a public plaza for your enjoyment and for the enjoyment of quite a few Spanish observers as well. A few tourists even took my photo, so I may just show up in someone's What I Saw in Madrid slide show back in Japan later this year. Hello, Japan! I am not a typical Madrileña, so don't base your conclusions about our wonderful city on me.
In any case, did you know yoga and sewing are very similar? Here are 10 things I've noticed about yoga that relate to sewing.
Practice, practice, practice! I've been doing yoga for about five years now, and although I don't see much improvement or change from day to day or week to week, over a longer period of time I've noticed a gradual but very noticeable change. I'm much stronger and more flexible than I was before, and I'm gradually increasing my ability to do the tricky bits and movements I thought would never be possible when I started. (Handstands are still pretty far from my abilities, but I'm not giving up….) Sewing is the same; you may not notice a big improvement right away, but over time and with practice you'll gain both skills and experience. Don't be afraid to practice the parts that are most difficult for you!
Make use of what you have. If you don't stretch or strength train when you're young, it will take more effort to recover those abilities when you're older. Maybe it's a strange comparison, but I would argue that your fabric stash is sort of the same. Use your fabric stash now rather than saving it for later. Your tastes might change over time (and fashions will definitely change), so you might as well enjoy what you have rather than saving it for someday in the future.
Invest in yourself. I mostly do yoga at home, alone, but I still purchase (or sew!) good exercise equipment and gear. This helps me to enjoy the experience more, and I get a better workout when I'm dressed properly for yoga and I have the mat and props to help me work harder. Of course it's the same with sewing. Purchase the best quality materials you can afford and your sewing experience will be more enjoyable. There is a huge difference between sewing good wool or cotton or lace and sewing the polyester "equivalents" of those fibers. Your enjoyment of the sewing process and of wearing the finished item will be vastly improved if you're working with good materials.
Which reminds me, work up to where you're aiming! Before I tackle (someday) a full press-up handstand I'm obviously going to do the stretching and strengthening to prepare me for it. Do the same when you sew! Don't cut into your expensive fabric until you've sewn a muslin to be sure the fit is good and you're happy with the proportions. It doesn't take a lot of time and it saves you the potential pain and frustration of going for it without the testing and practice beforehand.
Give yourself extra incentive and learn from others. Join a group or take a class! This winter I lost my motivation to exercise, and next year I've realized that I'll do better if I join a gym and force myself to get out of the house, especially when it's cold and dark. If you feel like you've lost your drive or are feeling discouraged, go take a class or find a friend to sew with. You're more likely to find inspiration to help you past that slump.
The newest, most glittery, isn't always the best. Fitness fads come and go, like fashion. Find what works for you and stick with it if it's working. I've been doing mostly the same ashtanga level one yoga for the better part of my yoga practice. It's what works for me, and I miss it when I try other yoga traditions and routines. Find your tied-and-true patterns, which will often outlast and give you better results than following the latest trend.
Having said that, don't be afraid to throw in a little something new once in a while. When I just can't face another grueling ashtanga practice, I try a different yoga class or I mix things up with some running and high intensity interval training. Tired of sewing T-shirts? Try a different style, or move over to wovens for a while. You'll expand your repertoire, and you might discover a style that you love. Or you might learn something new that gives you a better appreciation for your tried and true.
Don't take on too much at once. Go step by step. If you're new to yoga you're probably not going to be able to endure an entire class, let alone do the fancy poses and stretches. Same for sewing. Don't attempt a wedding gown or a blazer if you haven't tackled quite a few more basic styles first.
Technique counts. You get a lot more from a yoga workout if your posture is correct, if you're taking it slowly and working on the details. Same with sewing. Don't rush through or get sloppy. It will show in your finished results and you'll develop bad habits.
Treat yourself once in a while! The fancy cork yoga blocks I purchased two years ago seemed like a big indulgence at the time, but I'm so grateful for them every time I use them. Don't be afraid to spend a little on an extra tool or on the sewing machine with features you know you'll use if you can afford it. You'll make your sewing experience more enjoyable and you might find that your skills and results are improved as well.
See? Yoga and sewing–not that different from each other in many ways.
I agree completely! You chose very accurate and sage words here. I can relate on many levels. Now I want to get back to doing yoga again (I like ashtanga too.). Thank you.
Oh, I hope you do! I feel so much better when I exercise on a regular basis, and yoga keeps me flexible and strong.
So true! I find yoga and sewing both very meditative too. Sometimes I like to sew or practice yoga to music but often I choose silence. I have a friend who shares her yoga practice with her children. I share my sewing with my two boys. We've talked about our similar approach. I loved reading your post, thank you.
I like silence too! You are much more patient than I am to cook or do yoga with kids!
Very good comment. I think I should go back to yoga giving myself a time for it.
Liesl, What a wonderful comparison. This made me smile! Can you share the yoga site that you use? Thank you.


If you are thinking about exploring long-term care options and the care you will need in the years ahead, your Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) can help. You can apply to the Homes by contacting the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). A care co-ordinator from the CCAC will arrange to meet with you to complete all of the required assessments.


1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedure within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.
Any individual who comes into contact with children in their daily line of work "has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children".
Safeguarding means protecting and promoting the child's welfare and putting measure in place to prevent abuse. Child protection is protecting a child where there is reason to believe that the child has suffered or are likely to suffer as a result of abuse.
There are many laws that protect the welfare and safeguarding of children.
It emphasises the important principles to be followed when working with children and young people: settings must provide a safe and secure environment, if any children are identified as suffering from abuse or likely to suffer the appropriate action must be taken.
This helps practitioner's work together for the welfare of children. It promotes the Every Child Matters outcomes to reinforcing how important it is for all child careers to work together.
This legislation states the rights the child has and what the Government must do to protect their rights. For example every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to develop their physical, mental and social needs and the Government must provide extra money for families in need if their standard of living is below par.
This act protects all of us. Its protects us against torture or inhumane treatment, forced labour, discrimination (everyone is equal) among other things. Any public authority who disregards this rights are doing so unlawfully.


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Distribution of trace elements in willemite from the Belgium non-sulphide deposits
Journal: European Journal of Mineralogy
Publisher: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Science Publishers
European Journal of Mineralogy (2019) 31 (5-6): 983–997.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2871
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Stylonurine eurypterids from the Strud locality (Upper Devonian, Belgium): new insights into the ecology of freshwater sea scorpions
Journal: Geological Magazine
Geological Magazine (2019) 156 (10): 1708–1714.
Post-Paleozoic evolution of the northern Ardenne Massif constrained by apatite fission-track thermochronology and geological data
Journal: Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
Publisher: Société Géologique de France
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (2018) 189 (4-6): 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2018015
Le système karstique de Sprimont (Belgique). Holotype d'une spéléogenèse par fantômisation
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (2018) 189 (1): 1.
Evaluation of porosity change during chemo-mechanical compaction in flooding experiments on Liège outcrop chalk
Wenxia Wang, Merete V. Madland, Udo Zimmermann, Anders Nermoen, Reidar I. Korsnes, Silvana R. A. Bertolino, Tania Hildebrand-Habel
Book: Reservoir Quality of Clastic and Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Modelling and Prediction
Series: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Publisher: The Geological Society of London
DOI: 10.1144/SP435.10
Abstract: The mechanical strength, porosity and permeability of chalk are affected by chemical and mineralogical changes induced by fluids that are chemically out of equilibrium with the host rock. Here, two high-porosity Upper Cretaceous chalk cores from Liège were tested at effective stresses beyond yield at 130°C during flooding with MgCl 2 and NaCl brines. Core L1 (flooded by MgCl 2 brine) deformed more than L2 (flooded with NaCl brine), with volumetric strains of 9.4% and 5.1%, respectively. The porosity losses estimated from strain measurements alone are 5.82% for L1 and 3.01% for L2. However, this approach does not account for dissolution and precipitation reactions. Porosity calculations that are based on strain measurements in combination with (i) the weight difference between saturated and dry cores and (ii) the solid density measurement before and after flooding show an average porosity reduction of 3.69% between the two methods for L1. This discrepancy was not observed for core L2 (with the NaCl brine). The rock and effluent chemistry show that Ca 2+ dissolved and Mg 2+ is retained within the core for the L1 experiment. Therefore, accurate porosity calculations in chalk cores that are flooded by non-equilibrium brines (e.g. MgCl 2 ) require both the volumetric strain and chemical alteration to be considered.
Evaluation of the compositional changes during flooding of reactive fluids using scanning electron microscopy, nano-secondary ion mass spectrometry, x-ray diffraction, and whole-rock geochemistry
Journal: AAPG Bulletin
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AAPG Bulletin (2015) 99 (5): 791–805.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1306/12221412196
Identifying the Transport Pathways of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Contrasting Catchments
Journal: Vadose Zone Journal
Publisher: Soil Science Society of America
Vadose Zone Journal (2014) 13 (7): vzj2013.11.0199.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2013.11.0199
Origin and evolution of Avalonia: evidence from U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopes in zircon from the Mira terrane, Canada, and the Stavelot–Venn Massif, Belgium
Journal: Journal of the Geological Society
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Journal of the Geological Society (2013) 170 (5): 769–784.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2012-152
A Model of Composite Seismic Sources for the Lower Rhine Graben, Northwest Europe
Journal: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2013) 103 (2A): 984–1007.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120037
A new glyptosaurine lizard from the earliest Eocene of Dormaal, Belgium
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (2012) 183 (6): 627–633.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.627
The mosasaurs (Squamata, Mosasauridae) of the Garcet Collection
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (2012) 183 (1): 67–71.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.183.1.67
Late Middle Frasnian to Early Famennian (Late Devonian) Strophomenid, Orthotetid, and Athyridid Brachiopods from Southern Belgium
Journal of Paleontology (2008) 82 (6): 1052–1073.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1666/07-086.1
THE OPERCULUM OF OTOSTOMA RETZII (NILSSON, 1827) (GASTROPODA, NERITIDAE; LATE CRETACEOUS) AND ITS PHYLOGENETIC SIGNIFICANCE
The acme of the micromammal Paschatherium across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary in continental Europe
Journal: Micropaleontology
Publisher: Micropaleontology Press
Micropaleontology (2006) 52 (3): 267–280.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsmicropal.52.3.267
Centumgemina , n. gen., a new coccolithophorid taxon from Geulhemmerberg airshaft section, Lower Paleocene, The Netherlands
Micropaleontology (2005) 51 (3): 262.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/51.3.262
TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCES OF COPPER SULFIDES AT VIELSALM, STAVELOT MASSIF, BELGIUM
Journal: The Canadian Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada
The Canadian Mineralogist (2005) 43 (2): 623–635.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/gscanmin.43.2.623
Graulichite-(Ce), a new arsenate mineral from the Stavelot Massif, Belgium
European Journal of Mineralogy (2003) 15 (4): 733–739.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0733
MAASTRICHTIOCARIS ROSTRATUS NEW GENUS AND SPECIES, THE FIRST CRETACEOUS CYCLOID
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0386:MRNGAS>2.0.CO;2
Early Ordovician acritarchs of the Lierneux Member (Stavelot Inlier, Belgium): stratigraphy and palaeobiogeography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/173.6.561
New coccolithophorid taxa from Geulhemmerberg airshaft, lower Paleocene, The Netherlands


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The Kyrgyzstani authorities must ramp their efforts up to place a sudden end to your appalling training of "bride kidnapping", Amnesty Overseas stated today as details emerged that the 18-year-old girl happens to be abducted and raped in an attempt to force her to marry her attacker.
The latest incident, which took place on 10 June relating to a neighborhood peoples legal rights company, follows the kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old medical pupil Burulay Turdaliyeva in belated might which triggered a general public outrage.
"These two horrific crimes took destination in just 2 weeks of every other, suggesting that though rules occur to finish this practice that is appalling are totally ineffectual. The Kyrgyzstani authorities must step their efforts up to guard females and girls," said Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty Overseas.
"There is not any destination for abduction, intimate physical violence and forced wedding in virtually any culture; maybe perhaps perhaps not within the title of tradition or whatever else."
Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty Overseas
In line with the Kylym Shamy individual legal rights team, the latest event on June 10, involves an 18-year-old girl, whoever family members recently arrived to reside within the Kyrgyzstani money Bishkek from the provincial town. She ended up being lured out of her family members's home because of the son of the landlord and their buddies. Then they forced her right into automobile and drove her to Zhumgal District about 100 kilometres south of Bishkek. Here, the person raped her. The victim reported her he wanted to marry her that he told.
The target had been taken up to medical center but will not be released; nonetheless, she actually is nevertheless putting up with the results associated with upheaval. Law enforcement have arrested the abductor.
"The Kyrgyzstani authorities must take action to quickly bring all alleged perpetrators of those violent and abhorrent crimes to justice, and deliver a very good message that gender-based physical physical violence won't be tolerated," said Denis Krivosheev.
"All those individuals who have experienced with this unsightly practice needs to be provided full redress, including all necessary health care and psycho-social help."
The kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old medical student Burulay Turdaliyeva triggered a public outrage in Kyrgyzstan on 27 May. After her abduction, the vehicle by which she had been driven away was stopped by authorities. Burulay and her abductor had been taken to the neighborhood authorities section. Because of authorities negligence, the abductor wasn't disarmed – he stabbed their target many times having a blade after which attempted to destroy himself. Burulay passed away, as well as the kidnapper had been positioned in the care unit that is intensive.
The"tradition of bride kidnapping", raising the maximum prison term from three to seven years in 2012, Kyrgyz lawmakers strengthened the punishment for ala kachuu. But the training is essentially regarded as tolerated by general general public officials and police force agents whom usually disregard the complaints and encourage, if you don't openly force, the groups of the kidnapper as well as the target to amicably"resolve" the matter.
"Bride kidnapping" is definitely an unlawful old-fashioned training in Kyrgyzstan, punishable for legal reasons with as much as seven many years of imprisonment. But, abductions persist as a result of absence of reporting and social perceptions with this practice that is harmful a 'tradition'. Quite often the abduction is followed with rape since it comes from sex stereotypes concerning the sex of girls and ladies – that a female or truth about russian brides woman who's not a virgin isn't 'marriageable'. These views that are damaging to instances when a man abducts and rapes a female or woman that will then be viewed by society as 'impure' and she could possibly be pressurized into marrying the guy whom raped her.
In accordance with the Kyrgyzstani Ministry of Interior, 64% of police when you look at the southern town of Osh consider "bride kidnapping" to be "normal" and 82% of those genuinely believe that the abduction is "provoked" by the ladies by themselves.
The 2016 UNFPA data suggests that 6% of married girls and ladies avove the age of 15 in Kyrgyzstan became involuntary victims of "bride kidnapping".


1)Is your guess about the number of children in the future the same as the speaker's answer? What's the reason for your guess?
2) What did the speaker say about the relationship between religions and babies?
3) What are the characteristics of countries where there are high birth-rates?
4) Do you also think the world's population will reach and stay above the 10 billion mark?
5) What do you think is the most important among the four factors to decrease the number of babies per women?
1) What do you think about the decision regarding family names reached by the supreme court?
2) What do you think about the decision about the period for prohibition of remarriages?
3) Why do you think that the judge ruled it as unconstitutional?
4) What differs between the present and the Meiji-era when the period for prohibition of remarriages was set?


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On the Menu: May 16 through May 22
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Here's what's happening at the Beard House and around the country next week: Monday, May 17, 7:00 P.M. Seasonal French When CIA alum Humberto Campos Jr. followed his dream of opening his own restaurant, his labor of love turned out to be one of the region's most romantic gems. Join him for a menu of the French-inspired seasonal cooking that has earned him four stars from the Star-Ledger. Tuesday, May 18, 7:00 P.M. Relais & Châteaux Series: Four-Star Dining When 2010 JBF Award nominee Daniel Humm took over the kitchen at Eleven Madison Park in 2006, the food world sang his praises. Since then Humm has really been humming; in recent years he has earned the restaurant the prestigious Relais & Châteaux designation and a four-star review from the New York Times. Wednesday, May 19, 7:00 P.M. Farm, Ranch, and Vineyard to Table Set above Napa Valley in the Mayacamas Mountain range, the family-run Long Meadow Ranch is home to an award-winning, sustainable winery and organic farm. Overseen by Chris Hall, a second-generation vintner who produces elegant artisan wines, the ranch also features the ingredient-driven cuisine of chef Sheamus Feeley at the much-heralded Farmstead Restaurant. Thursday, May 20, 7:00 P.M. Dean James Max and Friends As creator and chef of 3030 Ocean, Dean James Max offers modern American cuisine that's light but assertive, inflected by traditions from around the world, and always gorgeously presented. He has expanded his sphere of influence to four other destination restaurants, whose chefs are joining him at this spectacular gathering. Thursday, May 20, 7:00 P.M. Celebrity Chef Tour Host Chef Gregory Carso Celebrity Chef and Former Top Chef Contestant Radhika Desai Celebrity Chef and JBF Award Winner Marcus Samuelsson Celebrity Pastry Chef Alain Roby Celebrity Chef Tour events are dinners that benefit the James Beard Foundation, in which JBF Award winners and other celebrity chefs travel to private clubs, resorts, and other exclusive venues across America to prepare dinners and promote the culinary arts. Friday, May 21, 12:00 P.M. Springtime Luncheon The ingeniously reinterpreted Spanish tapas at Copa Wine & Tapas in Bridgehampton reflects chef Eddy Phooprasert s myriad influences: a childhood spent in Thailand, Le Cordon Bleu education, and time spent at the Wynn Las Vegas. Join us for this spring luncheon and see why his small plates and bold flavors inspire a following year-round. Friday, May 21, 7:00 P.M. Celebrating Oaxaca The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a narrow stretch of land separating the Mexican gulf from the Pacific Ocean in the southeast of Oaxaca. The coastal area's utterly unique cuisine has captivated chef Ivy Stark of Dos Caminos, who has designed an incredible meal to introduce us to this relatively undiscovered part of the world. Saturday, May 22, 3:00 P.M. One Helluva Tour Join the James Beard Foundation Greens on a specially designed tasting tour of Hell's Kitchen with culinary tour experts, Rum & Blackbird. Twenty lucky Greens members will visit the hidden mom-and-pop shops of Hell's Kitchen and taste their handcrafted dishes, all while learning the culinary history of this trendy neighborhood. Our exclusive tour will end with a reception at Xie Xie where chef Angelo Sosa will create delicious, Asian-inspired snacks. There will also be plenty of beer from Stella Artois to quench our thirst. Saturday, May 22, 7:00 P.M. Regional Stars In his or her own city, each of these chefs is a true culinary star, bringing national attention to that region's food scene. Join them as they team up with Farmer Lee Jones, America's favorite celebrity farmer, to create a spectacular meal that's sure to make their hometowns proud. For details and reservations, visit www.jamesbeard.org/events or call 212.627.2308.
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Kampala, Uganda (October 20th 2017): Over the last two days, the Government of Uganda has hosted a delegation from the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa (GDSA) Secretariat, including representatives from Conservation International and the Government of Botswana.
The Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa (GDSA) is a regional action platform initiated in May 2012 by ten African countries to bring together like-minded countries as they progress towards sustainable development; the GDSA has since grown to encompass 13 member countries. The Government of Uganda expressed interest in joining the GDSA in 2013, appointing a GDSA Focal Point within the Ministry of Environment and Water in 2015. Since that time, the Government of Uganda has participated in GDSA events as an Associate Member country and this week's visit by the GDSA Secretariat adds to momentum for Uganda to join as a Signatory Country.
"The Gaborone Declaration is a Commitment of like-minded people in the quest for realizing sustainability in the implementation of global and regional commitments," said Mr. Paul Mafabi, Director Environment Affairs, Ministry of Water and Environment. The last two days have provided the platform for further discussion on how Uganda can participate, and also provide information on opportunities it can pursue in terms of partnerships and financing.
The GDSA approaches sustainability through incorporating the value of natural capital in public and private policy decision-making, generating data, sharing best practices, and building capacity to support policy networks as well as pursuing inclusive sustainable production in such areas as agriculture, fisheries, and extractive industries. The Government of Botswana is the designated Secretariat for the GDSA but works closely with Conservation International (CI), having delegated the Secretariat functions to CI in December 2014.
Members of the GDSA Delegation included representatives from Vital Signs and the Sustainable Coffee Challenge. Vital Signs is a monitoring platform that provides support to the Government of Uganda on several projects including strengthening reporting on greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement and an integrated national resource management initiative in Karamoja. Regarding the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, this is an industry-wide coalition to drive transparency as well as increase investments and collaborative efforts in the sector. "Recognizing the government's ambitious targets to quadruple production by 2025, there is an opportunity to bridge the link between the public and private sector interests in coffee to achieve these targets in a sustainable manner," said Mr. Niels Haak, Senior Manager for Sustainable Coffee from Conservation International.
The Directorate of Environment Affairs, of the Ministry of Water and Environment, working with key Ministries, Agencies and Civil Society participated in the consultative process.
A number of regional and global platforms have endorsed the GDSA. These include the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA), and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.


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Ghosts of the Thar Desert: On the frontline of climate change in Pakistan
Ebu squints and her face creases into a dozen lines. She is peering down into her well but the act is pointless. She knows there is nothing down there. In moments of despair, life in Mal Nor, her drought-stricken village in the Thar Desert, seems equally senseless. With the climatic changes under way here, her ancestral lands in this part of south-eastern Pakistan are becoming almost uninhabitable.
"It used to rain a lot before," she says, speaking in the Marwari language that is specific to this region. "It doesn't now. It has drastically stopped."
We stand by her well, near a couple of thatched huts and six sleepy goats that are tethered to a post. Her son and two young women look on; her small grandson, chapatti in mouth, stares, then breaks into tears. The surrounding landscape is sparse: sand, shrubs, the odd teak tree.
Ebu and her family are from an indigenous tribe called the Meghvars, who have lived in the Thar Desert for thousands of years. The land is full of such tribes; pastoral people whose livelihoods have mostly depended on goats and cattle.
Camels, peacocks, snakes and blackbucks share the arid 200,000 sq km expanse, most of which lies across the border in Rajasthan, India's north-western state.
Scarce rainfall is not new here. Many of the elders describe their age in relation to a chapano (drought). Ebu says she has survived several chapano, at times eating merely grass and ants. These people are born survivors but their days in Tharparkar, as the district is called, might be numbered.
Farmers are losing their crops, cattle and goats because of the drought. Children are starving to death. Villagers are taking their own lives. Near Mithi, Tharparkar's main town, several locals tell me that rainfall has halved in this region over the past two decades.
And it's getting hotter. Across a range of indices, the Nasa Earth Exchange (NEX) has found that, over the past 50 years, temperatures in Sindh province, south-eastern Pakistan, have risen by more than 1.5C, around double the global average. Something has changed.
For a decade, I worked as a policy analyst for the UN and other organisations around the world. Reading countless reports at my desk in Rome, I became familiar with Pakistan's particular vulnerability to natural disasters.
Over a 20-year period between 1998 and 2017, it experienced more than 140 climate-related events, such as hurricanes, flooding and heatwaves, causing more than 10,000 deaths and $3.8bn in losses each year through damage.
When I left the UN a few years ago, it was to write independently about hunger, climate change and other development challenges. In January, I decided to visit Pakistan to try to learn more about the lives of some of those most vulnerable to global warming.
The road that I take from Digri to Mithi shimmers in the heat. It was improved recently, with coal money, though the funds mostly went into constructing an open-cast coal mine and power station, located 70km away. The complex, known as Thar Coal Block II, was developed as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $60bn energy and infrastructure scheme that is under way across Pakistan. It began supplying electricity to Pakistan's national grid in June.
Despite the asphalt-softening heat, which is now killing animals and people in southern Pakistan, the country's efforts to extract fossil fuels from the ground are accelerating, generating ever higher carbon emissions.
For years, Pakistan's population and manufacturing industries have suffered blackouts. CPEC offers a means to resolve the country's energy crisis and, like all developed countries have done in the past, it helps both Pakistan and China pursue their fossil-fuelled industrial growth.
Banaras Khan, who is supporting climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Islamabad, tells me the recurrent drought phenomenon in Tharparkar "gained momentum after 2013 and is becoming more frequent". He says that a recent climate analysis the FAO conducted for Sindh province shows this can be attributed to climate change.
On the ground in Tharparkar, the land is so barren that even pasture cannot grow. Along the roadside, there are carcasses of animals, abandoned and atrophying, their skin caved-in between their bones. Locals here say "your livestock are like your diamonds" — a coping strategy when all else fails. When their animals starve, the owners are crushed.
A local historian called Bharomal Bheel tells me he visited a village called Jorvu, and saw a man who had just lost 300 sheep. Starving and dehydrated, they were killed by diseases. He was "completely broken", crying in despair, says Bheel.
Alexander More, a climate historian at Harvard University, says Pakistan exemplifies how climate change can drive existing weather patterns to new extremes. "When we think of climate change, we usually think of global warming. But the reality is that, while temperatures are going upwards, with it also comes a pattern of increasing climate extremes. Southern Pakistan is an example of a place that is experiencing increasing droughts."
Across the whole country, the risks are growing. The Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountain ranges in the north of the country hold 5,000 glaciers. Temperature rises or earthquakes can trigger what are called glacial lake outburst floods, or GLOF, which threaten populations living in the valleys and plains below.
In 2010, the Booni Gol outburst killed almost 2,000 people and destroyed 1.6 million homes. Thousands of acres of farmland were damaged. Today, analysts say seven million people in Pakistan are vulnerable to such floods.
The effects of rising temperatures are equally ominous for Pakistan's lowland populations. The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report described how a global rise of 2C would have appalling consequences for South Asia's megacities. By 2050, Karachi will have an estimated population of 24 million, and be likely to experience "deadly heatwaves" of 49C on an annual basis.
Sindh province was once at the heart of the great Indus Valley civilisation, which emerged more than 6,000 years ago, and thrived by channelling water via canals and dykes.
Today, high population levels and poor water management mean that Pakistan is running out of fresh water. The Indus River Basin Authority believes the country will suffer a shortage of 37 billion litres by 2025. These concerns will be intensified by potential "water wars" between India and Pakistan, should current tensions between the neighbouring countries escalate.
In the Thar Desert, communities already face an existential threat: there is nowhere near enough food to go round. Hundreds of thousands of people in Tharparkar, more than half the district's population, face acute food insecurity, meaning they experience hunger but can go entire days without eating anything. Some 400,000 children under five are acutely malnourished, according to the FAO. More than 500 children died from hunger-related causes last year.
As crops fail, and livestock wither and die, the communal nature of life that has bound people in the Thar Desert together for so long is breaking apart. Villagers can no longer afford to stay on their lands. Ebu says that "most healthy men" have had to migrate to cities or towns where they hope to find work as day-labourers. "When they return," she says, "they only bring things for their own family."
Others complain in similar terms. Bheel calls it a "drought in community". Perhaps it is this — the sense of togetherness evaporating — that causes most unease. "We are constantly worried," says Ebu. "We're in a constant state of anxiety. It's as if we are drowning."
As with most slow-motion humanitarian crises, the issue is not that there are no solutions — but that they require political will, finance and attention. For dry-land communities like those of the Thar Desert, technologies such as land terracing, drip irrigation and mulching can save water and preserve soil quality, sustaining the livestock and crops on which people depend. Such steps would mean major financing as well as government and international support.
The broader need to meet Pakistan's energy requirements is also not unattainable; billions of dollars of investment are pledged at climate conferences every year. Some of this money could and should be invested in developing countries like Pakistan, enabling them to shift their fossil fuel-powered growth models towards renewable energy alternatives. Overall, it is a massive project and, in relative terms, there is very little time. It's hard to feel optimistic.
One evening, Bheel tells me several tales, from legend and personal experience, recalling djinns (ghosts) and deos (spirits) and the alarming feats of the goddess Aver Devi. "My grandmother's ghost stories were the worst," he says, "because they seemed so true."
Reality is beginning to attain something of these stories.
Late one night, with a guide, I visit a village in the desert. The moon and stars are bright enough to reveal our shadows on the sand. In the monochrome light, the landscape resembles a blackish sea. In silence, we come across some abandoned thatched huts; black shapes in the darkness.
We find other huts. Two figures emerge. A man says his eight brothers and their families have left this village. His is the last family left. It is a ghost village. Soon, because of climate change, places like these will be uninhabited, and the desert wind will be the only sound; a long, drawn-out gasp of what once was.
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Author harryjohnstonePosted on July 19, 2019 August 16, 2019 Categories Development, Economics, Environment, History, Hunger, Interview, Nature, Pakistan, United NationsTags Alexander More, Banaras Khan, Bharomal Bheel, Booni Gol, climate smart agriculture, CPEC, Ghosts of the Thar Desert, Indus Valley civilisation, IPCC, Meghvars, Nasa Earth Exchange, Tharparkar, WFPLeave a comment on Ghosts of the Thar Desert: On the frontline of climate change in Pakistan
The Jewellers of Jaipur
Sir, want precious stones?" a man asks me, quietly. I am on the Johari Bazaar, one of Jaipur's most notable thoroughfares, a straight colonnade screened above by the facades of adjoining houses. Everything is painted orange, terracotta and burnt pink. The man wears white shalwar kameez, and an air of indifference. He unfolds white paper, revealing colourful stones. "Emeralds, sapphires, rubies …" he says. He is among one of several groups of men gathered in this area; they're local dealers, discussing prices. The avenue, whose name means gem shop road, is lined with dozens of shops displaying magnificent necklaces, bracelets and rings.
My encounter reveals something of why the "Pink City", in northern India, has just been named a Unesco world heritage site. Jaipur was selected partly on the basis of its urban plan, featuring colonnaded streets and public squares called chaupurs. The city also contains architectural wonders: the City Palace, Amber Fort, and Water Palace among them. Walking past the pink sandstone Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur's five-storey honeycomb-like wall of 50-odd protruding windows with latticework frames, miniature cupolas and painted motifs, is a breathtaking experience.
Along with these ceremonial court buildings, Jaipur was constructed for commerce. As Unesco states, the city was "designed to be a commercial capital". Today, dealers and vendors animate the streets. And in back alleys and second-storey workshops, curious visitors will find artisans working on ornamental crafts. Unesco recognises how Jaipur "has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day".
Jaipur is famous for its wood-block printing, tailoring, carpets, wood and metalwork. There are many contemporary boutiques, such as Teatro Dhora, selling elegant clothes, men's handkerchiefs, notepads, leather handbags and more at (relatively) affordable prices. But it is in jewellery, in particular, where the city has historically excelled.
After founding Jaipur in 1727, Jai Singh II is said to have organised a procession through the city where local crowds threw precious stones over him and his entourage. He was infatuated with jewels. Under his patronage, Jaipur started to become a centre for jewellery, attracting artisans and traders from afar. Today, the city is home to hundreds of thousands of jewellers and dealers.
"People here are obsessed with jewellery," says Akshat Ghiya, owner and creative head of Tallin Jewels, a boutiquebrand whose workshop is on the Johari Bazaar. "It's almost a compulsion here for people to buy jewellery every few months. Ever since the Raja [Jai Singh II], jewellery has flourished here. Jaipur has become the largest stone-cutting centre in the world."
By talking to dealers, visitors can find opportunities to meet jewellers, like Narenda, who I chat with in his second-floor workshop off the Chand Pol Bazaar. He examines a jewel on his workspace, while sitting cross-legged on the floor. "When I go to temples, I get a lot of ideas," he says. On the wall is a framed picture of three Hindu gods, draped with a garland of orange marigolds. Below, at street level, as ever, there's the din of motorbikes and rickshaws. Through the window, the Nahargarh Fort is faintly visible on the hills beyond the city.
Narenda works in the traditional Kundan Meena style. Kundan jewellery is unusual in using wax within the gold or silver frame, as well as incorporating glass and painted illustrations, of white, green, red or blue floral motifs. The results have an ethnic feel but when used in an ensemble of necklace, tiara, earrings and rings, Kundan can look bling. Which can be the point: the style is popular among wealthy brides from Mumbai and Delhi.
Kundan Meena jewellery is intricate and inlaid with enamel in a variety of colours
While rich Indians visit Jaipur for its gems, the city offers jewellery for anyone. Backpackers and tourists can find inexpensive, quality pieces in dozens of shops around the city. It requires patience and a discerning eye.
Visitors can develop their knowledge of Indian jewellery at the Amrapali museum on Ashok Marg Road. It is an extraordinary collection of jewellery, displayed over two small floors. A mesmerising foot-long, 19th-century gold braid, from Tamil Nadu, engraved with Hindu gods and goddesses, is just one of hundreds of spectacular pieces.
Amrapali also manufactures jewellery at scale. Its 1,500 "factory -floor" jewellers produce pieces that are mostly sold to other companies at a range of price points. The goldsmiths tend to come from Bengal, while stone-cutters have historically come from local Muslim communities, whereas gem-traders are Marwaris, a Rajasthani caste. Most of Jaipur's jewellers are men, though efforts are being made to employ more women. Tarang Arora, the son of one of the founders of Amrapali, stresses that the company is committed to ensuring its workers' welfare.
To some extent, the Amrapali factory and several others in Jaipur are trying to compete with Chinese industry. When it comes to economies of scale, though, Jaipur would probably lose out. Plus, it may make more sense for the city's jewellery producers to associate themselves with Jaipur's "brand" as a hub for handicrafts.
This is where Tallin, Akshat Ghiya's workshop-boutique, is well positioned. The company employs around 20 artisans. The jewellers work in an upper-floor space along the Johari Bazaar. Tallin makes traditional Rajasthani and art deco-inspired pieces. Anyone can visit to see the craftsmen in action and pour over their glittering pieces in Akshat's office-showroom.
Such an intimate environment must be conducive to good craftsmanship. One of Tallin's jewellers, Srikant, talks about how his trade has allowed him to connect to his artistry, his gift, even. He adds that for him and his fellow Bengalis, crafting jewellery offers something else: "It brings us honour." No doubt this is something the people at Unesco would like to see preserved.
This article was published in the Guardian
All photography by Christopher Wilton-Steer
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In 2009, a movie was so gory and scary that it was banned from cinemas. Nine years later it was released on DVD.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes waited 9 long years to have an audience. Banned from theatrical release in 2009, this horror film was only shown at a few festivals. Audience reactions were unanimous - the film was almost entirely unbearable to watch.
The story is inspired by Kendall Francois, a real-life serial killer who murdered eight women in Poughkeepsie. The film is shot as a fake documentary that follows a New York State police unit tracking a serial killer. But they make a shocking discovery. They find 800 cassettes documenting each of the murders, kidnappings, tortures and other horrific crimes of which the man is guilty. In the film, we are spectators to a decade of massacre.
The distributor, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had cancelled the theatrical release because the film exceeded the limits of the bearable. Just in time for Halloween 2017, this fake documentary was finally released on DVD. Will you dare to watch?


How to lead a life of crime / Kirsten Miller.
Summary, etc.: A teenaged pickpocket, haunted by the ghost of his brother killed by his father, is recruited for Mandel Academy, a school for criminals where only one student survives each semester.


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Cairo Amman Bank Goes Live With Temenos Transact in Jordan's Largest Ever Core Banking Roll-Out
Zara mall branch live this month, followed by nearly 100 branches across Jordan and Palestine by end of 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland – 17 April 2013 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market leading provider of mission critical software to the financial services industry, today announces that Cairo Amman Bank, a full service bank with 106 branches in Jordan and Palestine, has gone live with T24, Temenos' award-winning core banking system.
The deployment of T24 replaces the bank's legacy core banking system and consolidates multiple banking modules. Through centralising its operations, Cairo Amman Bank expects to see immediate improvements in operational efficiency including automation of Real Time Gross Settlement payments, freeing up a team of people to support additional growth in the business and laying the infrastructure to support sustained growth in income and profitability.
June 2012 saw Cairo Amman Bank's Abu Nseir branch go-live as a pilot branch, followed by Treasury department operations in October 2012. The Zara Mall branch underwent the implementation of a model branch in March 2013 and the remaining 84 branches in Jordan and 21 in Palestine are scheduled to go live by the end of 2013. As part of the move to T24, the bank is also installing a Temenos' anti-money laundering (AML) screening solution.
Cairo Amman Bank selected T24 based upon Temenos' deep understanding of the local banking market and its proven track record of implementation of modern technological IT banking modules and support systems.
Kamal Al-Bakri, General Manager, Cairo Amman Bank says:
Temenos has delivered Cairo Amman Bank a modern, best-in-class core system, pivotal to the future success of the bank. We have invested in T24 to centralise and unify our core platform, eliminating complexity and lowering total cost of ownership. With T24 we now have an open and modern platform that integrates and interfaces with any external system and has the flexibility and scalability to grow with us. We found in Temenos a like-minded, innovative partner, harnessing technology to provide a truly differentiating service.
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Cairo Amman Bank is known for its progressive approach to innovation and for its excellent customer service – it was, for instance, the first bank in Jordan to pioneer iris recognition for identity verification. Transforming its core banking system will position the bank for future growth and system enhancements to ensure it is always at the forefront of innovation. We are delighted that T24 is central to this innovation.
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Since its foundation as a public shareholding company on June 11th 1960, Cairo Amman Bank has repeatedly revolutionized the Jordanian banking landscape, effectively utilizing its solid capital base and longstanding experience to provide an extensive line-up of advanced banking solutions. The bank's pioneering services have added a new dimension to countless high profile projects in the Kingdom which helps reinforce the local economy, and helps meeting its clients' prompt financial needs, these services include personal loans through salary transfers, financing small and medium enterprises, investment services, credit cards and wire transfer.
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