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Семён Алексеевич Фроловский (1906—1998) — капитан Советской Армии, участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза (1943).

Биография
Семён Фроловский родился 2 февраля 1906 года в селе Назарьево Сапожковского уезда, Рязанской губернии (ныне — Сараевский район Рязанской области). После окончания семи классов школы работал в лесничестве. В 1928—1930 годах проходил службу в Рабоче-крестьянской Красной армии. Демобилизовавшись, работал в гражданской авиации. В 1935 году Фроловский окончил Тамбовскую школу лётчиков Гражданского воздушного флота. В июне 1941 года он повторно был призван в армию. С июля того же года — на фронтах Великой Отечественной войны.

К июню 1943 года старший лейтенант Семён Фроловский командовал воздушным кораблём «Ли-2» 1-го авиаполка 1-й авиатранспортной дивизии ГК ВВС. К тому времени он совершил 500 боевых вылетов за линию фронта на доставку грузов для партизан и разведгрупп, перевёз более тысячи разведчиков и десантников, эвакуировал более трёхсот раненных. В составе группы сбил 2 немецких самолёта.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 7 августа 1943 года за «образцовое выполнение боевых заданий командования на фронте борьбы с немецкими захватчиками и проявленные при этом мужество и героизм» старший лейтенант Семён Фроловский был удостоен высокого звание Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда» за номером 1065.

В 1946 году в звании капитана Фроловский был уволен в запас. Проживал в Москве, работал пилотом на международных авиарейсах. Умер 16 апреля 1998 года, похоронен на Троекуровском кладбище Москвы.

Был также награждён орденами Красного Знамени и Отечественной войны 1-й степени, двумя орденами Красной Звезды, орденом «Знак Почёта» и рядом медалей.

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Литература

 Воздушный мост над Ладогой. — : Лениздат, 1984.
 Герои огненных лет. Книга 3. : Московский рабочий, 1978.
  ISBN 9785179830443

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Mario Dedivanovic Is Launching Makeup Brushes With Sephora
The Makeup by Mario x Sephora brush set will launch on December 26th
The relationship between makeup artists and their brushes is deeply personal—romantic, even. It's the magical tool they use to translate their artistic vision to the canvas in front of them. For the rest of us, makeup brushes are that thing you clean sometimes when you can remember. Unlike artists, we don't often think about our makeup brushes. We have them, we abuse them, we get rid of them when they fray or fail.
But Mario Dedivanovic—affectionally known to the internet as @MakeupbyMario—wants to change all that. On December 26th, the artist is releasing a collaboration with Sephora on a set of 13 stunning makeup brushes. Made with synthetic hair, the brushes were a labor of love for Dedivanovic, who wanted to create sturdy, effective, and luxurious brushes for us mortals to use every single day.
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MAKEUP BY MARIO x SEPHORA – Master Brush Set, $175 SGD
"I actually didn't want to do any collabs for 2019. I wanted to take a break because my next chapter in 2020 is going to be big for me. But then 2019 came around and I got incredible offers from massive brands to do massive collabs and I just said no, no, no," Dedivanovic recalls to BAZAAR.com. "When this came along—sometimes it takes me months to answer—but I said yes instantly without even knowing what it was. I am indebted to Sephora forever because it's the place that I discovered my purpose in life at that time. I wouldn't be here today had I not discovered Sephora."
Nearly 20 years ago, before he became Kim Kardashian West's loyal makeup artist, a young Dedivanovic walked into a Sephora in New York City looking for a job. He started out as a greeter and also worked in fragrance sales. "It was there that I discovered my talent and something I could work toward—a dream. I never had a dream before that," he says.
Nearly two decades later, Dedivanovic jumped at the opportunity to design a set of brushes for Sephora. At his sold-out Masterclass events, Dedivanovic can't pick up a single tool during a live tutorial without a fan screaming out at him on stage, wondering the exact brand name and brush. The biggest challenge, however, was manufacturing a synthetic brush when he prefers handmade, artisanal Japanese brushes crafted with real hair.
"Why I didn't love synthetic bristles before, aside from foundation and concealer, is because they're so dense. When you pick up product with a dense brush, it applies heavily upon initial application, not evenly, that's the main problem," he says. "So we worked on the density and removed a ton of hairs." Dedivanovic also made sure the weight was substantial, but not too heavy, to give the user the perfect level of control. The brushes are also slightly shorter and thicker than others on the market. The density, weight, shape, size, hand feel—it all had to be just right. The brassy gold color–semi-matte with a glow when the light hits it just right—was inspired by a sconce in his living room. For Dedivanovic, inspiration is everywhere.
Many of the brushes in the collection were in fact inspired by ones he owned in his kit for years. "My kit was stolen three year ago. All those brushes…that was really the devastating part. I felt like I lost someone. It wasn't for the makeup. It was really because of the brushes," he says. Picking up one of the collection's new contour brushes, Dedivanovic recalls how a brush he once owned had developed natural tapering at the tip because of the way he repeatedly used it. This new tapered contour brush was designed in its honor.
Related article: Charlotte Tilbury Has Landed In Sephora Singapore & This Is What To Shop
😭 I swear they made me do it LOLOL. #MakeupByMarioxSephora brush collection on Dec 26th online global and in store! I'm filming some content for you guys today using the brushes ❤❤ stay tuned xo @gregswalesart @sc @sephora #MakeupByMario
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But just because a brush says it's for contour doesn't mean it can never mingle with highlighter, setting powder, or blush. Indeed, the makeup artist says that's one of the two biggest mistakes we're all making with our brushes. "People don't use their brushes to the full capacity. All these brushes have way more than one use. This contour brush, this can be used for blush as well for powder detail, for buffing out highlight, for highlighter, for blending the whole entire face," he says. "When I started to create the brush collection, I dissected what I do and why. All the brushes I use have way more than one purpose."
The other common mistake? "Not taking care of their brushes, that's number one," he says. "What people do with their sponges, my sisters do it. When I open my sisters' bags I am mortified. But not really because I am the same way. For some reason we don't take care of our own tools like we do for others."
Makeup artists clean their work tools every single day, after every application. Most of us don't have that luxury. Dedivanovic advises to clean your brushes with baby shampoo at least once a month. A good set of brushes, he says, should last years. "Makeup is disposable. You use it and throw it out and you buy new ones. You don't throw out your brushes that often. At least, you shouldn't because you should have quality ones," he adds. "If you take care of these, if you put the love into them and take care of them, they should last you for years."
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WOW!! This was the hardest secret to keep! My final collaboration 2019!! I couldn't be more excited to announce #MakeupbymarioXsephora !!!! My first-ever brush collaboration launching globally @sephora on December 26. I'm going to tell you all about this collaboration in the coming days 🙏🏻 When I stepped foot into Sephora 19 years ago and was hired first in fragrance then as a beauty advisor, my life changed forever. I discovered my natural talent there and i dreamed and manifested that I would work really hard and I would do something big with Sephora one day. It actually happened! Even bigger then I dreamed. 😭😭😭 Right before my 20th year as an artist which will be the next chapter for me in 2020. A full circle moment. I can't even begin to put into words what this means to me. This collab launches 12/26/19 in store and online 🌎globally🌍 in over 25 countries. It's a limited edition exclusive brush collection. Stay tuned for more details and content! 🙏🏻 Thank you Sephora for this incredible opportunity and dream come true. • #MakeupbyMarioXSephora @sephora @sc @sephoracanada @sephorafrance @sephoraitalia @sephora_spain @sephorasg @sephorasus @sephoramx @thaisephora @sephoramy @sephoraturkiye https://www.sephora.com/beauty/makeup-by-mario Thank you @huxch 🎥
Dedivanovic has been quietly working on his own makeup company for the last four years, and 2020 will be the year it's all revealed. "I planted the seeds 19 years ago, the dream, the manifestation. And I knew that I had to work for it. I knew it wasn't going to come easy. I had to do it myself and build it from the ground up with my values, beliefs, and vision," he says. "It's been a hell of a process and it's hard, it's the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life career-wise. It's happening on my 20th anniversary which will be late next year."
But in a sea of new beauty launches, brands, and collaborations with celebrities and influencers, we asked Dedivanovic if he thinks there's still room for innovation. "People that work in product development are generally not artists with many years of experience," he says with a smile. "When you put a really brilliant product developer together with a really brilliant artist, magic happens." As if we had any doubt that a Makeup by Mario brand would be anything less than magical.
The Makeup by Mario x Sephora brush collection is available in three versions—Complexion ($99), Eye ($69), and Master Brush Set ($175)—beginning December 26th exclusively at Sephora ION, on sephora.sg and via the Sephora Sinagpore App.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.
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"In the new era of globalization every company is exposed to both risks and opportunities that come from abroad. The most successful enterprises systematically and regularly assess their global exposure and develop systems to manage cross-border flows of information within the company. Unfortunately, most firms are still reactive rather than proactive in managing international exposure."
Andrew Bernard is Jack Byrne Professor of International Economics at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He has been on the faculty at Tuck since 1999. He received his Ph.D from Stanford in economics in 1991 and was on the faculty at MIT and Yale prior to coming to Tuck.
Professor Bernard is an expert in international trade and investment and specializes in firm responses to globalization. In recent papers he has analyzed the effects of trade with low-cost countries such as China on firm strategy and performance and the relationship between exporting and productivity. His current research is on transfer pricing by U.S. exporters and the role of multinationals in international trade and production. A survey of his research can be found here.
Professor Bernard received a National Science Foundation grant to study firm responses to international trade. In addition to being published in top academic journals such as the American Economic Review and the Review of Economic Studies, his research has been featured on CNN, CNBC, Good Morning America, MSNBC, NPR's Morning Edition, the Marketplace Morning Report, the BBC, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, the Economist, Nikkei, Fortune, and Business Week.
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Q: Understanding the significance of row space and column space basis I've just learned about the row and column space basis and I'm confused about what the significance of each is. My professor basically hasn't said much and has danced around any direct questions on how these things relate.
So what I know is this:
The column space basis is solved by taking a spanning set of vectors and forming matrix A, doing RREF(A), looking at the non-zero columns (linearly independent columns) and then relating that back to the original matrix A. The corresponding columns in the original matrix A form the column basis for A.
This makes sense because you can see that any column in that matrix can be formed from some linear combination of the basis.
Now when it comes to row space I can mechanically do it. Transpose A, reduce it to echelon form (not RREF), transpose it again, and read off the columns. In this case, you do not go back to the original matrix.
My questions are: why don't we go back to the original matrix? Why do we only reduce it to echelon form and then read off the rows? How does this basis relate to the rows of the original matrix A?
Sorry if these are elementary question. I feel like I can mechanically (and begrudgingly) do it but I really want to understand and appreciate it.
Thank you!

A: Your procedures are rather non-standard in terms of finding basis for columnspaces and rowspaces. In particular your second procedure for finding the rowspace is not only unorthodox, but appears to be incorrect. To fully answer all of your questions takes a bit of time, and I apologize in advance for the length. The fact is, you can find both basis in a single shot by reducing the original matrix, say $A$, to its RREF, say $R$.
First of all, the RREF is fundamentally defined in terms of the rows. That's why it is the Reduced Row Echelon Form. Elementary row operations by design do not change the rowspace; each new row remains a linear combination of the old rows. That means you can row reduce your matrix all you want, but your rowspace remains the same. It follows that $R$ and $A$ share a rowspace.
But the rows of $R$ are linearly independent: each row has an entry, its leading pivot entry, that no other row has. The rows of $R$ clearly also span the rowspace of $R$, just by definition, and therefore it is a basis for the rowspace of $R$. Now since $\mathrm{row}(R) = \mathrm{row}(A)$, it follows that the rows of $R$ also form a basis for the rowspace of $A$. There is no need to go back to the original matrix because the rowspace has not changed between elementary row operations.
Finding a basis for the columnspace is a bit more complicated because elementary row operations does not preserve the columnspace. The columns of $R$ do not necessarily span the same space as the columns of $A$. Of course, the columnspace of $A$ is just the rowspace of $A^\mathrm{T}$ so we can always apply the previous procedure to $A^\mathrm{T}$. I believe this is what your second procedure tries to do, but it doesn't get it quite right. More on that later. In any case, reducing two matrices is hard work and luckily we can actually kill two birds with one stone.
If we encode the sequence of elementary row operations which take $A$ to $R$ as elementary matrices, then we can write
$$E_k\cdots E_1 A = R$$
where each $E_i$ is an elementary matrix. Let us just collectively write
$$EA = R$$
where $E$ is the product of all our elementary matrices. The important thing here is that $E$ is an invertible matrix since each $E_i$ is invertible. This fact actually characterizes row equivalent matrices: two (same sized) matrices $A$ and $B$ are row equivalent if and only if there exists an invertible matrix $E$ such that $A=EB$.
Let us write $\mathbf{a}_i$ as the $i$th column of $A$ and $\mathbf{r}_i$ as the $i$th column of $R$. By block matrix multiplication, it follows that
$$E\mathbf{a}_i = \mathbf{r}_i$$
My claim now is that linear relations are preserved between the columns of $A$ and $R$, i.e. for any set of scalar coefficients $\{c_i\}$, we have
$$\mathbf{0} = \sum_{i=1}^n c_i\mathbf{a}_i \iff \mathbf{0}=\sum_{i=1}^n c_i \mathbf{r}_i$$
The proof is simple:
$$\mathbf{0} = \sum_{i=1}^n c_i\mathbf{r}_i \iff \mathbf{0}=\sum_{i=1}^n c_iE\mathbf{a_i} \iff \mathbf{0}= E\left(\sum_{i=1}^n c_i\mathbf{a}_i\right) \iff \mathbf{0} = \sum_{i=1}^n c_i\mathbf{a}_i$$
The last line follows because $E$ is invertible and therefore its nullspace is just $\{\mathbf{0}\}$.
The above relations are very powerful and we have some immediate corollaries:
Let $\mathcal{A}=\{\mathbf{a}_{i_k}\}$ be a subset of $\{\mathbf{a}_i\}$ and let $\mathcal{R} = \{\mathbf{r}_{i_k}\}$ be the corresponding subset of $\{\mathbf{r}_i\}$. Then

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*$\mathcal{A}$ is linearly independent if and only if $\mathcal{R}$ is linearly independent.

*$\mathcal{A}$ spans $\mathrm{col}(A)$ if and only if $\mathcal{R}$ spans $\mathrm{col}(R)$.

*The two points above imply that $\mathcal{A}$ forms a basis for $\mathrm{col}(A)$ if and only if $\mathcal{R}$ forms a basis for $\mathrm{col}(R)$.
I will not prove the above propositions, the answer is getting a bit long and I think it would make a good exercise. I encourage you to attempt a proof yourself. The implications of the corollaries are straightforward: if you are given a basis for the columnspace of $R$, taking the corresponding vectors will give a basis for $A$. Taking the pivot columns of $R$ serves as an immediate basis for $\mathrm{col}(R)$ and the corresponding columns of $A$ serves as a basis for $\mathrm{col}(A)$. This is the underlying theory behind your first procedure.
To reiterate, take care to note that the pivot columns of $R$ do not form a basis for $\mathrm{col}(A)$ themselves, only the corresponding columns of $A$ do. Elementary row operations are designed to preserve the rowspace and not the columnspace. Oftentimes, $\mathrm{col}(A) \neq \mathrm{col}(R)$ and it makes no sense to take columns of $R$ to act as a basis for the columnspace of $A$. This is the fundamental reason why one of the procedures need to go back to the original matrix while the other one does not.
This now enables you to efficiently find the basis for the rowspace and columnspace all in one go. And we've explained how your first procedure works. With the benefit of hindsight, you should be able to see why your second procedure is a bit weird. You're row reducing the transpose, which means that you are essentially preforming elementary column operations on your original matrix. These operations do not preserve the rowspace and so the procedure as you've described it cannot be correct. At best, you are just preforming the procedure for finding the columnspace basis on $A^\mathrm{T}$, but that still requires you to go back to your original matrix. Even if your second procedure were correct, it turns out to be largely redundant as we've shown that simply reducing $A$ to its RREF $R$ is sufficient to find a basis for the columnspace and the rowspace (and the nullspace if you want).

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Q: Unexpected keyword 'type' in implementation file in VS 2008, F# 2.0, when compile a ML script have error
Unexpected keyword 'type' in implementation file
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Read Isaiah 40 in its entirety, a beautiful passage of consolation to sinful Israel. Also read Matthew 3:1-3; Mark 1:1-3, and John 1:23.
With the death of Herod the Great, the prophecy in Genesis 49:10 was fulfilled. With Herod the scepter departed from Judah. Palestine was split up among his sons.
Ylvisaker: The nation which had been in such flourishing condition in the days of David and Solomon, which had ruled over the nations, and whose name was known far and wide, had now become abjectly passive and non-resistant.
Five political rulers, in a descending scale, are enumerated. The dating of John's appearance follows the pattern for dating used by ancient historians.
When was the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius? Scholars are divided. Was it 28/29, excluding several years of co-regency between Augustus and Tiberius or was it 25/26, including these years of co-regency? The date 25/26 harmonizes with Luke 3:23 where Jesus' age, at the beginning of his public ministry, is "about thirty years."
Herod is Herod Antipas. Luke mentions him often: 3:19; 8:3; 9:7,9; 13:31; Acts 4:27; 13:1. He was prince of Galilee during the entire life of Jesus and was the one who caused the death of John the Baptist.
Luke 3:2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
Here we have ecclesiastical dating. The word for high priest is singular. Caiaphus was the actual high priest while Annas, his father-in-law, now deposed, was very influential. Note that Annas is mentioned first.
"The word of God came," denotes both the call and the content of John's message. He was called just as were the other prophets. Look at Jeremiah 1:2 and 2:1.
There had been no prophecy for four hundred years. Read Luke 1:14-17 and 1:76-79.
Beck: Then God spoke to John, the Son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Plainly the Lord told John where to preach. John preached on both sides of the Jordan River, from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. This verse does not say that John did not baptize. It gives a summary of his preaching.
Beck: He preached: 'Repent and be baptized to have your sins forgiven.
"Repent" is used in a wide sense denoting contrition and faith. It was a contrition-and-faith baptism. Luke uses this word frequently. Look at 3:8; 5:32; 15:7; 24:47.
Remember Luther's words: "Where there is forgiveness of sins, there is life and salvation." Look again at Luke 1:77.
John preached law to show people their sins but he also preached clear Gospel. Lutherans stand alone in their understanding of baptism as a true means of grace. For three reasons we must stand firm in this understanding.
The Council of Trent anathematized (damned) anyone who says that the baptism of John has equal efficacy to that of Jesus.
All non-Lutheran commentaries see John's baptism as merely preparatory or as a mere outward symbol of inner grace.
The charismatics, in one way or another, detract from the power and sufficiency of baptism and often misinterpret Acts 19.
In Luke 7:30 Jesus calls John's baptism the gracious plan of God. It was essentially the same as later baptism.
Ephesians 4:4 speaks of "one Lord, one faith, one baptism." That is repeated by the Nicene Creed: " I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins."
John 1:31 clearly tells us that the water-baptism of John revealed Christ to Israel and through that baptism Jesus was baptizing Israel with the Holy Spirit.
John 4:1-3 tells us that John and Jesus's disciples baptized side by side. John's baptism, a true means of grace, looked forward to the complete fulfillment and was for all nations. Perhaps instead of calling them Johannine and Christian baptism, we ought refer to them as the Old Covenant and New Covenant baptism, lest we give the impression that John's baptism was not Christian.
Luke 3:4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord,' make straight paths for him.
"As it is written" means it stands on record with lasting results. Ever since it was written by inspiration.
Matthew, Mark and Luke quote the first three lines alike. These words are from the LXX. They change the word LORD to mean Christ. The divinity of Christ is implicit.
"In the desert" is figurative in Isaiah, denoting the miserable condition of Israel. Here in Luke the words are literal.
A great King, Jesus, is coming. Make the road on which He is coming straight. This, of course, denotes confession of sins, repentance, and Christian living which follows repentance.
Arndt: The obstacles that are in the way -- self-righteousness, spiritual pride, the submission to the dictates of haughty reason, the love of sin in its various forms, unbelief, and despair -- are to be removed. . . . Valleys may be said to symbolize weakness of faith, discouragement, lack of trust in God's promises. The opposite extreme would be pointed to by hills and mountains -- haughtiness of spirit, pride of intellect and heart, presumptuous judging of God's will and criticizing His ways. The crookedness and the roughness pointed to are apt designations of sinful conduct, taking a person away from the straight, smooth path of God's commandments.
In other words, the second use of the Law: "By the law is the knowledge of sin."
A beautiful statement of the universal atonement and the universal nature of the preaching of the Gospel. Compare John 1:29: "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
John preached primarily to Israel but already announced the universality of Christ's atonement. No Jew could claim that he misunderstood.
Adapted from Exegetical Notes, Series C Luke-John, Festival Season Sunday, Gospel Texts, by Harold H. Buls, Concordia Theological Seminary Press: Ft Wayne IN, 1979, pp. 4-5. Used with permission.


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Q: How to print specific MySQL Error information on Java I've managed to connect to my MySQL database through Java, and now I'm experimenting with Querys and Insertions, the only problem is the debugging part.
At most, when an error occurs, through Try-Catch I'm able to print a basic message such as:
java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'INSERT INTO NAVE(ID,QPersone,QMerci), VALUES('C1','100','1000')' at line 1.

with the instruction e.printStackTrace() where e is the captured Exception.
Here is my code:
public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
        Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver");
        String username = "...";
        String password = "...";
        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/", username, password);
        Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
        try {
            String selQ = "SELECT * FROM NAVE";
            String insQ = "INSERT INTO NAVE(ID,QPersone,QMerci), VALUES('C1','100','1000')";
            stmt.execute(selQ+"; "+insQ);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}

Are there more specific Exceptions that I can include in catch or other ways to get a clearer error message?
P.s.
The error is that there is no table "Nave" in my database, which I wish the Console told me.


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Lux Royal couple visit the "Bitter Years"
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa paid tribute to one of the country's most famous artists when they visited the Centre National Audiovisuel (CNA) on Tuesday.
The Royal couple toured the new Edward Steichen exhibition, "The Bitter Years", a famous collection of Steichen photography which is hosted by the Dudelange gallery.
The exhibition was pieced together in 1962 and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It sits in Luxembourg alongside an exhibition of work by English artist Stephen Gill.
Also in attendance during the visit were Culture Minister Octavia Modert, Dudelange mayor Alex Bodry, and site manager Jean Back. The visit allowed the couple to explore the new CNA exhibition space, perched inside a water tower.


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Międzynarodowe Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej (ang. International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)) – najstarsza organizacja ponadnarodowa mająca na celu upowszechnianie Nowej Muzyki. Jest uważane za jedną z najważniejszych organizacji kulturalnych świata. Polskie Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej jest jednym z członków tej organizacji.

ISCM zostało powołane z inicjatywy członków drugiej szkoły wiedeńskiej podczas Festiwalu Salzburskiego 11 września 1922. Członkami-założycielami byli kompozytorzy Béla Bartók, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Zoltán Kodály, Darius Milhaud, Anton Webern i Egon Wellesz oraz nieobecni Alban Berg, Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, Arnold Schönberg i Igor Strawinski. Prezydentem-założycielem obrano Richarda Straussa.

W roku 1923 siedzibą organizacji został Londyn, obecnie sekretariat znajduje się w Amsterdamie.

W Polsce pierwsze walne zgromadzenie odbyło się 29 września 1924 w Warszawie. Na prezesa wybrano Karola Szymanowskiego.

W roku 2008 organizacja liczyła 49 sekcji narodowych. Członkowie sekcji narodowych korzystają z praw członków ISCM, mogą zaproponować do sześciu utworów do wykonania podczas corocznych Światowych Dni Muzyki.

Organizacje krajowe, które popierają muzykę współczesną, ale nie uzyskały statusu sekcji krajowej ISCM, mogą działać na prawach członków przysposobionych. Poszczególni muzycy mogą otrzymać godność członków honorowych.

ISCM wydaje od 1991 rocznik "World New Music Magazine".

Światowe Dni Muzyki
Główną inicjatywą stowarzyszenia są Światowe Dni Nowej Muzyki (World New Music Days), czyli festiwale prezentujące nowe utwory. Odbywają się corocznie, za każdym razem w innym mieście. Oprócz koncertów w ramach Dni odbywają się spotkania członków organizacji.

Wykaz lokalizacji Światowych Dni Muzyki

Członkowie honorowi

Bibliografia
 Anton Haefeli: IGNM. Die Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik. Ihre Geschichte von 1922 bis zur Gegenwart. Atlantis, Zürich 1982, .
 Dorota Szwarcman: 60 lat Polskiego Towarzystwa Muzyki Współczesnej. Kalendarium 1924-1984, Warszawa 1987

Międzynarodowe organizacje pozarządowe

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Chances are your door has some existing weatherstripping in place. You'll first need to remove this rubbery insulator between your frame and your door. The easiest way to do that is to just open your door and pull it right out of the frame. Some weatherstripping snaps right into the lip of your door frame, while other weather stripping self adheres. Either way, be sure to remove all of the old weather stripping before trying to apply the new.
If your weather stripping was applied with adhesive, you may need to scrape the remaining residue away. Take your putty knife and clean away anything other than a nice, smooth surface.
Most weatherstripping comes in long coils and you'll probably need to cut it to fit your door. Grab your tape measure and figure out the height of the door. Be sure to measure twice so you only have to cut once! If the weatherstripping you purchased is peel and stick, then begin by removing some of the protective coating and fitting it into the groove on your frame. Otherwise, simply apply pressure evenly all the way down and across the door frame.
Be weary of any caulk that's "easily washable with soap and water." If it can be washed away with water, it probably won't hold against rain.
The first step is to scrape away any caulk that may still be left on the window. You'll want a nice clean surface to apply your caulk.
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"Belting" The Opposition — San Fernando High student Roxy Verduzco won another USA Boxing Junior Olympics title, this time at 114 pounds.
Most of us would be thrilled to be able to tell the world once in our lifetime that we are number one.
As an USA Junior Olympics amateur boxer, Iyana "Roxy" Verduzco can claim being "number one" four years running.
Her latest crowning came during the USA Boxing's 2017 National Junior Olympics competition, held last week at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West VA.
Roxy, 15, won the gold medal in the junior girls' 114-pound division, first outpointing Jennifer Lozano from Laredo Texas, 4-1, on June 28, then shutting out Mireya Marquez of Milwaukee, Wisc., 5-0, in the final on June 29.
She will compete next in December, fighting in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior Open in Salt Lake City, Utah., where she will attempt to regain a spot on the USA Junior Olympics team.
Even if the bouts in Charleston turned out to be relatively easy, Roxy had some obstacles to overcome.
She had sustained a broken middle right finger after getting it caught in a door eight months ago, which cost her the chance to defend her championship in at a ranking tournament in Kansas City, Mo. She had to forfeit her bout and it cost Roxy the spot she already had on the Junior Olympics team
And she didn't just battle other boxers in West Virginia. Roxy also battled a fever that her mother, Gloria Mosquera, monitored closely before, after, and between fights.
Mosquera — who at one time owned a gym in San Fernando — is managing to keep up with the expenses for training and traveling, but admits the family could use some help.
"We do a lot of fundraising. A lot of car washes," Mosquera said. "It's hard. We tried a 'GoFundMe' page, but it wasn't a big success. We're hoping to find some sponsors from businesses here in San Fernando."
Roxy is resuming training and conditioning after a short break. She is also sporting a slightly discolored right eye from a sparing session.
"The first week back's kinda hard," she said, smiling.
Roxy, who started sparring at age 2 — "I have videos," Mosquera said — and started becoming serious about the sport at age 5, continues to build an impressive resume.
Last year in Reno, Nev., she won the pinweight division (101-pounds) gold medal in the USA Boxing's 2016 Junior Open and Youth National Championships. She was also named the tournament's Outstanding Junior Female Boxer, and was the youngest member of the 2016 Junior Olympics team.
And she expects to remain top ranked in the age group (now 15-16) of her weight class. Roxy had previously been ranked No. 1 nationally for the age group 13-14, starting at age 12.
The Charleston fights were Roxy's last junior tournament. She's going to have to move into to the youth division (ages 19 and under), which means Roxy should expect a higher level of the talent in Salt Lake City. She will be 16 by then, and again one of the younger fighters in her division.
Because of where her birthday (Sept. 30) falls on the USA Boxing calendar, she is often considered a year ahead, meaning Roxy will be 17 in the organization's eyes when, in fact, she won't turn 17 until September of 2018.
That would seem to place Roxy an unfair disadvantage. But both Roxy and Mosquera seem nonplussed.
"It's in the rules for how you can qualify" for the USA team that would compete in a Summer Olympics Games event, "like the next one in 2020 in Tokyo," Mosquera said.
Roxy gently shrugs her shoulders. "I'm fighting at 19-and-under, but I'd have to be 17-and-older to qualify," she said.
"But I'm used to being 'the younger one.' And (because of her age) I'd have more chances to go to an Olympics, hopefully starting in 2020. I'd like to go to two or three, max."
Her skills and her lineage give her reasons to feel confident. It's no surprise that Roxy embraces boxing when you learn about her lineage. She proudly calls herself "a fourth generation fighter in my family" that includes uncles Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, a world champion kickboxer and martial artist, and William "Blinky" Rodriguez, a champion boxer and kickboxer.
There's also Roxy's late aunt Lilly Urquidez Rodriguez, a world champion featherweight fighter and kickboxer who is in the California Boxing Hall of Fame. And Mosquera was a standout competitive kickboxer.
The sport of boxing isn't her whole world. Roxy — who will be starting her junior year at San Fernando High School this fall — wants to be on the girls' cross-country team. She enjoys the team sport aspect, and it is a way to maintain her stamina and leg strength.
Roxy's main social media outreach is her boxing page on Instagram — "my user name is "right_hook_roxy," she said — where folks can follow her exploits. Mosquera said the account is closely monitored. "Mommy's always looking at that page," she said.
Roxy admits to having "some interest" in mixed martial arts events like those put on by the Ultimate Fighting Championships. And she is considering a career in law enforcement.
"I want to be a homicide detective," Roxy said. "I want to do the FBI, too, but that's a difficult path."
But she plans to be involved in boxing for a long time.
"I still love what I'm doing," Roxy said. "There's times when you get, oh, so tired because of the training and the sacrifices and stuff. But at the end of the day it all pays off.
"I just think of the bigger picture. "I'm doing all this hard work so I can become 'something when I'm older, and have my life, like, perfect."
As perfect as a life can be where people throw punches at you.
(Those interested in helping Roxy raise money for the championship bouts in Salt Lake City can contact Mosquera at sponsorrighthookroxy@gmail.com.)
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That is awesome! That sounds like a goal I can do. Run/Walking, but mine would have to start with a smaller distance. I just tried running. Yeah, didn't make it but 3 blocks. That's right. Blocks. I thought my lungs would burst. This is how out of shape I am.
3 blocks is still pretty awesome. Keep it up. Before you know it you will be running miles.


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Marie Curie:The Courage of Knowledge
June 20th, 2017 — 7:04pm
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Wonder Woman may be the box-office bombshell that has women and young girls flocking to the movies (along with the guys) because she is an unequivocal super hero who happens to be a woman. Well, there is another woman on the block and in a few weeks Marie Curie is going to be released in Los Angeles and then in the rest of the country. While this film may not quite have the excitement and actions seen in WW, but certainly, she should be as big hero and role model.
Director and screenwriter of this film, Marie Noelle, shared her thoughts from Germany via a Skype hookup projected on the big screen after our preview viewing of this movie. Marie Curie had been her hero as a child because of her scientific accomplishments. However, it was what she learned about her personal life that fueled the filmmaker's desire to work on this project.
Marie Curie was born in Poland and studied in Paris where she conducted the pioneer research in radioactivity. She discovered radium and how this could be used to treat cancer. She won two Nobel prizes and was the first woman accepted into the French Academy of Science despite great resistance because she was a woman.
A major focus of this film however was not only the resistance to her being recognized because she was a woman, but also because it became public knowledge that she was having an affair (after her husband died) with a married scientific collaborator and actually, had been threatened by the knife-wielding slighted spouse. This obviously would have been a non-issue had she been a man.
Karolina Gruszka was superb in her portrayal of Curie. Curie's devotion to her work and her personal and professional passion to family and to equality were crystal clear. The film was in French with subtitles and at times we felt that something was missed in the translation as they flashed by. There were many bearded men in the movie and we weren't sure at times who was who. Albert Einstein even made an appearance, but we didn't exactly appreciate his role in the scheme of things. The photography, scenery and the characters sweeping across the screen sometimes made us lose track of the storyline. Both men and women will benefit by seeing this film and appreciate the trials and tribulations of this extraordinary scientist. (2017)
Comment » | 3 Stars, Biography, Drama, History
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Midnight In Paris rm-  The movie opens with a couple of minutes of various beautiful scenes throughout Paris which made us both independently feel that we are ready for a return trip to the city of lights. Woody Allen wrote and directed the film. You can not help but feel that it is Allen speaking through the main character who is Gil Pender(Owen Wilson), a disenchanted Hollywood screenwriter, who is working on his first novel and is visiting Paris with his fiancée (Rachel McAdams) and her parents (Kurt Fuller and Mimi Kennedy). Gil is enchanted with Paris and would like to live there for awhile but his fiancée thinks that is a foolish idea. She would prefer to go sightseeing with Carol and Paul, good friends who just happened to be also visiting Paris. Paul  is a know-it-all (wonderfully played by Michael Sheen) who has the intellectual connection to Paris as compared the emotional attachment which Gil has formed with this city. Paul has the audacity to debate some historical facts with a museum guide who interestingly enough is played by Carla Bruni, well known singer, model and wife of the President of France. Whereas Gil after a few drinks and some wondering the streets of Paris at night is offered a ride by some party going people in what appears to be a 1920s Peugeot Limousine. He finds himself whisked to late night parties where he meets F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Alice Toklas, Salvatore Dali and other illustrious persons of Paris of this bygone era. He returns on succeeding evenings where he was picked up to visit to the Paris of old. He even gets Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates) to read the novel he is writing. He becomes enamored with the mistress of Picasso who prefers to be taken even further back in time as she yearns to be in the Paris of the renaissance. It is then that Gil realize that that it is human nature to want to be back in the good old days and that we never recognize that we all have to live our lives in the present. So maybe after all these years Woody Allen has had a successful psychoanalysis. The result is a very charming, "feel-good" enjoyable movie.
Comment » | 3 Stars, Comedy, Romance
September 5th, 2010 — 11:54pm
Paris 36 – sp – They don't make many musical these days let alone a really good one, but French Director Christophe Barratier has not only done this but has discovered a new singing star/actress, 18 year old Nora Arnezeder . The story takes place in 1936 Paris and appears to reflect the complicated political conflicts of the time as well as the romantic flavor of this setting. While the storyline is one of reopening the music theater in town, the characters do have some depth, making it a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. If you love musicals or if you are any kind of a Francophile you will not want to miss this picture. In French with subtitles. 2008
Comment » | 4 Stars, Drama, Foreign, Musical


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Philippine Homeschool Conference 2017
This post should have come earlier but it's not too late yet! The Philippine Homeschool Conference is happening this Saturday at Treston College in Bonifacio Global City. Registration online is closed but there's a walk-in fee of 1,000 pesos/person.
Whether you are interested in learning about home schooling, already homeschooling, an educator, researcher, or an intentional parent, you will appreciate the line up of keynote speakers, breakout speakers, kids' activities, as well as exhibitors that will be this event.
I have taken this information from Educating for Life's website, the organizers of this event for your reference.
The keynote speakers…
SEN. FRANCIS PANGILINAN
From his time as a student activist to being a senator of the Republic of the Philippines and an eventual cabinet member in the Aquino administration, Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has had no qualms about being independent-minded, proving time and again that progressive ideas and principles have a place in Philippine politics.
His career in public service began over 20 years ago, when the young Kiko began his fight against human rights violations, corruption, and other social ills as Chairman of the UP Diliman Student Council. Eventually becoming a human rights lawyer, he later on became the youngest-ever Councilor of the 4th district of Quezon City and, in 1998, graduated with a Master of Public Administration as an Edward S. Mason Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
Aside from being a champion of the plight of the farmers in the country, Kiko is a staunch supporter of homeschooling and is the author behind the Senate Resolution declaring March 3 as National Homeschool Day in the Philippines.
EFREN PEÑAFLORIDA JR.
The middle child of a tricycle driver and a housewife, Efren Geronimo Peñaflorida Jr. completed his elementary and high school education through the hold of scholarships and financial assistance, and received several class awards and honors. In 2000, he graduated from San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Cavite with a degree in computer technology, receiving highest honors. He pursued a second course at Cavite State University Cavite City campus, graduating cum laude in 2006 with a degree in Secondary Education.
At 16 years old, Peñaflorida, joined by other classmates, formed "Dynamic Teen Company". They eventually pioneered the idea of the "pushcart classroom", wherein pushcarts were stocked with school materials such as books, pens, tables, and chairs, and then used on Saturdays to recreate school settings in unconventional locations such as the cemetery or trash dump.
In March 2009, Peñaflorida was featured as a CNN Hero as part of the news network's program to honor individuals who make extraordinary contributions to help others. On November 22, 2009, he was named CNN Hero of the Year for 2009.
MARISSA LEINART
After suffering 3 miscarriages while being a morning news anchor in the a morning show, Marissa Leinart decided to stay home with her two children and candidly admits she often dreamt of the big, yellow school bus visiting her front door. Ironically, God had other plans. Like Abraham's wife Sarah, Marissa laughed and thought she was hearing voices when God called her to what would absolutely, positively, surely NOT have been an option… homeschool. Now, Marissa says it's her greatest lifetime achievement and beyond the 2 Emmys she won as a TV broadcaster.
Marissa's recent role has been more of an encourager to her children, Will and Linzey, both of home are reaping the benefits of being homeschooled by their parents.
Marissa wants to share with parents how she used non-traditional homeschool education methods, including online learning, blended learning, enrichment programs, homeschooling, and early college to educate her two children successfully.
Marissa has been a workshop speaker at several Great Homeschool Conventions in the U.S. on "How To Homeschool for Free!" She was also the audiobook narrator for award winning Apologia Curriculum. You may have heard her narrating these books: Chemistry, Marine Biology I, Marine Biology II, Who Is God, Who Is My Neighbor and Who Am I.
Marissa started www.TheHomeschoolRevolution.com to connect, serve and lead homeschool families in the U.S. and the Philippines to a stress free and debt free journey to homeschool success.
For more information on speakers: Breakout Session Speakers
Philippine Homeschool Conference 2017 Program
9:00-9:30	National anthem, Welcome remarks, Introduction of speaker
9:30-10:15	Keynote 1
10:15-10:20	Intermission
10:20-11:05	Keynote 2
12:05-12:10	Wrap up morning session
12:10-2:10pm	Lunch, Expo
2:10-2:15pm	Intermission
2:15-2:45pm	Plenary: Guest Speaker
2:45-3:00pm	Mobilize for breakout sessions
3:00-4:00pm Workshops
We Want to Homeschool! Now What?
The Juggling Act: Home Management for Teacher Moms
What I Learned From My Rookie Homeschool Year
Raising Financial Literate Kids
Narration 101
No Fear! Homeschooling Through High School
The Treston Way: Excellent and Ethical Education in a Caring Community
4:00-4:10	Mobilize for Breakout 2
4:10-5:10 Workshops
The Working Homeschool Mom	Multi-purpose Hall
7 Tips for Teaching Multiple Age Students Without Losing Your Mind
Technology in Your Homeschool
Carving Out Me-Time for Busy Homeschooling
That Thing Called 'Gap Year'
5:10-5:30	Mobilize for closing remarks
5:30-5:40	Intermission
5:40-6:00pm	HAPI News, Raffle, Closing remarks, Multi-purpose hall
There will be various activities for children of all ages should you want to bring your children along. These activities will all take place in the classrooms in the second floor of Treston International College. Please make sure, however, that they are with a trusted adult at all times. HAPI and Educating for Life will not be liable for any untoward incident that may happen to your child during the event.
ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE
PARKOUR by NINJA ACADEMY (Hourly classes from 9am to 5pm)
ART CLASSES by KIDZART (9am-5pm)
SANDBOX PLAY PROGRAM by THE LEARNING LODGE (9am-5pm)
AVIATION ELEMENTARY FOR TEENS by THE LEARNING LODGE (9am-5pm)
FREE COLORING by FABER CASTELL (9am-5pm)
PLAY AREA by TOPMnl (9am-5pm)
FENCING DEMO by EZKRIMA
ACTIVITIES by CRAFTED CRAFTS (9am-10am, 11am-12pm, 2pm-3pm, 4pm-5pm)
Create a Critter with Jean Castillo of Jinstitches – Have fun with yarns and turn them into critters you can love.
Jewellery-making with Genaline Gaspar of Craft Works – Learn the basics of making earrings and bracelets, with short lecture on how to choose the right materials and tools for your projects.
Crochet Along with The Happy WAHM of Crafted Crafts – Learn crochet basics, and complete a simple project you can wear. Handouts will be provided.
LIMITED SLOTS AVAILABLE.
FEES – There will be a flat fee of P500 per child to allow access to all the activities in the Activity Area, not including Crafted Craft activities.
Crafted Craft fee is as follows:
Choice of 1 – P300 per child
Guardian fee for the Activity Area is P50.
Published October 3, 2017 By Joy T MendozaTagged HomeschooltotheFuture, PHEC2017, Philippine Homeschool Conference 2017
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Weddle talks a good game, but it appears as if the Pro Bowl free safety is hiding his true feelings in much the same way the Ravens' top-ranked defense disguises a blitz. Truth is, Weddle couldn't wait to get out of San Diego after a 2015 season in which the Chargers fined him $10,000 for watching his daughter perform at halftime of a game; kept him on the sideline with an injury he insisted was not serious; and barred him from flying with the team for the season finale.
This will be the first time since Weddle left for Baltimore that he will face his former team. Regardless of his win-one-for-the-team attitude, those around him know how much this game means to him.
Weddle was selected to three Pro Bowls in San Diego and has made the Pro Bowl three times in three years with the Ravens. Although he has knocked away only three passes this season and does not have an interception, his savvy and leadership make the 33-year-old one of the best in the NFL as the last line of defense.
"He's the quarterback of the back end," defensive coordinator Don Martindale said.
Weddle remains close friends with Rivers, his former teammate. Back in the day, the two would compare notes after practice in an effort to improve both the offense and defense.
They continue to communicate, and kept the banter going this week.
Rivers feels much the same way.
They'll be matching wits on Saturday night in a big game for both teams. Baltimore (8-6) remains in contention for the AFC North title and a wild-card spot, while the Chargers (11-3) are in the running to finish with the best record in the AFC, which comes with home=field advantage up to the Super Bowl.
Now, he claims, there are no residual hard feelings.


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Reprogramming the Brain's Cleaning Crew to Mop Up Alzheimer's Disease
New CRISPR Technology Puts Diseased Microglia Back on Track
By Robin Marks
Microglia (green) derived from human stem cells by members of the Kampmann lab. Image by Olivia Teter, Kampmann lab, UCSF
The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one presents a potential new path to treating Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco.
The research focuses on microglia, cells that stabilize the brain by clearing out damaged neurons and the protein plaques often associated with dementia and other brain diseases.
These cells are understudied, despite the fact that changes in them are known to play a significant role Alzheimer's and other brain diseases, said Martin Kampmann, PhD, senior author on the study, which appears Aug. 11 in Nature Neuroscience.
"Now, using a new CRISPR method we developed, we can uncover how to actually control these microglia, to get them to stop doing toxic things and go back to carrying out their vitally important cleaning jobs," he said. "This capability presents the opportunity for an entirely new type of therapeutic approach."
Leveraging the Brain's Immune System
Most of the genes known to increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease act through microglial cells. Thus, these cells have a significant impact on how such neurodegenerative diseases play out, said Kampmann, who is also part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
Microglia act as the brain's immune system. Ordinary immune cells can't cross the blood-brain barrier, so it's the task of healthy microglia to clear out waste and toxins, keeping neurons functioning at their best. When microglia start losing their way, the result can be brain inflammation and damage to neurons and the networks they form.
Under some conditions, for example, microglia will start removing synapses between neurons. While this is a normal part of brain development in a person's childhood and adolescent years, it can have disastrous effects in the adult brain.
Over the past five years or so, many studies have observed and profiled these varying microglial states but haven't been able to characterize the genetics behind them.
Kampmann and his team wanted to identify exactly which genes are involved in specific states of microglial activity, and how each of those states are regulated. With that knowledge, they could then flip genes on and off, setting wayward cells back on the right track.
From Advanced Genomics to a Holy Grail
Accomplishing that task required surmounting fundamental obstacles that have prevented researchers from controlling gene expression in these cells. For example, microglia are very resistant to the most common CRISPR technique, which involves getting the desired genetic material into the cell by using a virus to deliver it.
To overcome this, Kampmann's team coaxed stem cells donated by human volunteers to become microglia and confirmed that these cells function like their ordinary human counterparts. The team then developed a new platform that combines a form of CRISPR, which enables researchers to turn individual genes on and off – and which Kampmann had a significant hand in developing – with readouts of data that indicate functions and states of individual microglia cells.
This capability presents the opportunity for an entirely new type of therapeutic approach.
Martin Kampmann, PhD
Through this analysis, Kampmann and his team pinpointed genes that affect the cell's ability to survive and proliferate, how actively a cell produces inflammatory substances, and how aggressively a cell prunes synapses.
And because the scientists had determined which genes control those activities, they were able to reset the genes and flip the diseased cell to a healthy state.
Armed with this new technique, Kampmann plans to investigate how to control the relevant states of microglia, by targeting the cells with existing pharmaceutical molecules and testing them in preclinical models. He hopes to find specific molecules that act on the genes necessary to nudge diseased cells back to a healthy state.
Kampmann said that once the right genes are flipped, it's likely that the "repaired," microglia will resume their responsibilities, removing plaques associated with neurodegenerative disease and protecting synapses rather than taking them apart.
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Funding: This work was funded in part by NIH grants DP2 GM119139, U01 MH115747, U54 NS100717, R01 AG051390, F30 AG066418, F30 AG062043, and ZO1 AG000534-02. For other funding, please see the study
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by Todd Boland (Todd_Boland) June 26, 2010
There has been much talk about the Northern Lights Azaleas in recent years. And rightly so! For gardeners in zones 4 and even zone 3, they are invaluable shrubs for bright spring blooms. But even in zones 5-9, these cold hardy azaleas are still a welcome additon to the garden. Compact in size, vibrant colored, mostly fragrant and excellent fall color; sounds like the perfect shrub!
(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on January 9, 2008.)
The genus Rhododendron is perhaps the most important genus of flowering shrub grown by gardeners in temperate regions of the world. Certainly, there are literally thousands of hybrids and more being developed every year! Of course, the problem with this genus is that most are not particularly hardy, especially the evergreen types. Deciduous azaleas are slightly hardier since they don't have winter foliage. However, the standard azalea hybrids; the Exbury, Knap Hill and Ghents, are still only reliably hardy to USDA zone 5.
Recently, there has been significant breeding to develop hardier azaleas and rhododendrons. A whole series of super hardy evergreen rhododendrons are being developed in Finland, while closer to home, there is a series of very hardy deciduous azaleas called the 'Northern Lights' azaleas. These hybrids were developed at the University of Minnesota. Hybridizing started in 1957 but the first release was not until 1978. Breeding is still being carried out with two new releases in 2005. Most of the Northern Lights azaleas are hardy to -30 F or -34 C, allowing them to be successfully grown in USDA zone 4, with some even being successful in USDA zone 3. Many of these hybrids were the result of crossing the very hardy American species, R. prinophyllum and R. canadense to various Exbury-type Azaleas. While many of the resulting hybrids have smaller flowers than the standard azaleas, several do have reasonably large trusses. Many are fragrant and most have excellent red, orange and purplish fall colour. The following are the available hybrids (sorry I don't have pics of them all but my collection is still growing!):
'Northern Lights' - the hybrid that started it all. This one has pink flowers on a shrub to 8 feet tall, making it among the tallest of all the series. It was released in 1978.
'Pink Lights' - medium-pink flowers of medium size on a shrub reaching to 8 feet. This hybrid was developed in 1984. Unfortunately, it has proven difficult to propagate so is hard to find.
'Rosy Lights' - a deeper pink selection from the same cross that created 'Pink Lights'. It is very floriferous and more compact than 'Pink Lights', to 5 feet.
'Orchid Lights' - a compact hybrid using R. canadense as one of the parents. The flowers are the smallest of the Northern Lights but the plants are among the hardiest, known to survive to -40 F (-40 C). Plants form thick bushes to 3 feet. This hybrid was developed in 1986.
'Lemon Lights' - clear yellow flowers on a shrub that reaches to about 6 feet. Their flowers are reasonably large. It was released in 1996.
'White Lights' - from pale pink buds open white flowers with the slighest hint of pink. Plants are sturdy and reach to 5 feet. It is the second hardiest in the group, next to 'Orchid Lights'. It was released in 1984.
'Mandarin Lights' - deep orange flowers, similar to those of the famous Exbury hybrid, 'Gibraltar'. The trusses are fairly large and plants reach 6-8 feet. It was released in 1996.
'Golden Lights' - orange-yellow flowers of a good size and substance. Plants reach to 4-6 feet. This hybrid has the best mildew resistance of any Northern Lights azalea. It was developed in 1994.
'Northern Hi-Lights' - a lovely two-toned flower; pale creamy-yellow to white with a prominant yellow blotch. The flowers are medium sized and plants reach to 4-6 feet. This hybrid arose from the same breeding stock as 'Golden Lights' and was also developed in 1994.
'Spicy Lights' - pink flowers with orange overtones make this hybrid one of the loveliest of the series. Plants reach 5-6 feet. It was released in 1987.
'Apricot Surprise' - unusual in the series, this hybrid was not named 'Lights' as were the rest. Plants are compact (3-4 feet) with small, often doubled flowers of a distinct apricot-peach tone. This hybrid also has a delightful scent. It was released in 1984.
'Tri-Lights' - a newer hybrid developed in 2003. The flowers are white with deep pink edges and a yellow blotch. It is not quite as hardy as the others in the series but has one of the strongest fragrances. Grows 4-6 feet.
'Western Lights' - a very recent introduction, this is a tetraploid version of 'Orchid Lights'. Plants look the same except the flowers are larger with more substance.
'Lilac Lights' - a new hybrid developed in 2005 from 'Orchid Lights'. It has better mildew resistance than its predecessor.
'Candy Lights' - another new 2005 release, this one has flowers in a blend of white and light pink. Plants reach 3-5 feet.
Read articles about: Azaleas, Ornamental Trees And Shrubs
About Todd Boland
I reside in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. I work as a research horticulturist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden. I am one of the founding members of the Newfoundland Wildflower Society and the current chair of the Newfoundland Rock Garden Society. My garden is quite small but I pack it tight! Outdoors I grow mostly alpines, bulbs and ericaceous shrubs. Indoors, my passion is orchids. When not in the garden, I'm out bird watching, a hobby that has gotten me to some lovely parts of the world.
More articles by Todd Boland
The Old World Deciduous Azalea Species Native Azaleas for Florida and the Deep South The Lesser-Known Hardy Ericaceous Shrubs, Part 2: Ledum to Zenobia


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An industrial lolly factory's dreamy modern conversion
A striking element and an emphasis on making the most of existing elements has turned this old lolly factory into a feel-good family home.
Who lives here: Sarah, a project manager in the hospitality industry; husband Michael, a corporate lawyer; and their daughter Daisy, 7 months.
Style of home: A lolly factory, converted into a home in the 1990s, has been given a discreet new addition on top, a fresh coat of paint and smart new surfaces throughout.
Timeline: The couple moved out for six months, with total construction taking nine. It was a further six months of chasing up the finishing touches.
Budget: Total works, including significant structural restoration and underpinning, cost up to $400k.
Little Daisy is one lucky bub. Not only has she landed herself a loving family, but she's set to grow up in a former lolly factory with a suspended walkway the colour of fairy floss over the living room. It's safe to say, playdates are a sure thing.
Her parents, Sarah and Michael, bought the former factory five years ago. While date-stamped to the 1990s, it offered an amazing sense of space and the ideal open-plan set-up for a couple that value sharing food with friends.
Stairs The statement pink staircase adds playful colour throughout the house. Moroso 'St. Mark' chair, Hub Furniture.
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The most striking element is the candy-pink metal staircase and walkway, where the original structure has been matched with perforated powder-coated steel treads. The play of light, movement and pattern is a beautiful reward. "It creates a real sense of interest in the space and draws your eye up," says Sarah.
Hallway "The light throughout the day creates this beautiful glow of warm patterns and shadows," says Sarah. At the top of their wishlist was a rework of the walkway: "It was very stark and unfriendly with a metal grill and quite big gaps, almost like what you'd see in a factory."
When Sarah and her husband Michael first walked into the converted lolly factory in inner Melbourne, they were instantly won over by the grand sense of space. "There was a great connection between kitchen, dining and living area," says Sarah. "I love to cook and entertain. I wanted a home where I could cook and be a part of the action."
Living area A Gerbruder Thonet Vienna 'Lehnstuhl' armchair from Space Furniture is teamed with a CC Tapis rug from Loom Rugs. The original fire pipework has been preserved as a hallmark of the home's past. The beloved artwork is by William Mackinnon.
The couple's architects Christie and Tim sought to celebrate that sense of connectedness within the space, paring back the kitchen and reworking the stairs and walkway in perforated steel. "It's really magical when you go in there. You can see people when they are on the staircase and communicate with people throughout the house," says Christie.
Living area Graphic lines and punchy tones have space to radiate in this zone with light streaming in from the courtyard.
A new bedroom was top of the wishlist, but where to squeeze it in without affecting the facade or the lofty proportions of the living space? A box-like addition conserves both and slots behind the facade, on top of a bathroom that's been updated into an ensuite.
Master bedroom "If there's one word for the bedroom, it's light," says Sarah. The facade creates a privacy screen for the balcony while planes of glass ensure it's still a room with a knock-out urban view. Hoop pine premium-grade plywood from Plyco finished in Porter's Paints Wood Wash features on the sleek built-in cabinetry. Bemboka bedlinen, Mark Tuckey. Knoll 'Tulip' side table by Eero Saarinen, Dedece. FLOS 'IC f' Light, Euroluce.
Sarah and Michael were determined to approach the design without any preconceptions. "We were so open to what Tim and Christie suggested," says Sarah. "We'd have a chat but in the end, we changed very little from the original proposals."
Bridge "It's really nice to stand up on that walkway – it gives you a bird's eye view of the living space," says Sarah. The 14-metre-long bridge links the bedroom wing to an extra balcony used for alfresco entertaining.
That wasn't always easy. Case in point: the candy-pink tone now running through the home. "Honestly, we were a little bit shocked. It wasn't what we had expected," confesses Sarah. "I'm not really drawn to pink. Michael is a bit bolder and after a while he said, 'yes, I think it will look great.' I'm glad that we trusted Tim and Christie."
Bathroom A few pink steps down from the master bedroom sits this second bathroom. The space has been made over with the same luxe terrazzo from Fibonacci Stone used on the island bench.
The sustainably driven approach to reuse where possible also delivers a feel-good factor. In the kitchen, the existing shell of the cabinetry was kept, including stainless-steel benchtops but a small section of the wall attached to the island bench was knocked down. New additions include new doors and the terrazzo on the island bench. Parts of the staircase and walkway are also upcycled.
Bedroom "The master bedroom that we added on. It's so serene. We've made a conscious effort not to clutter it with stuff," says Sarah.
When adding the bedroom box on top, the architects again capitalised on what was there. "The parapet height was perfect - we could recess back – and the facade creates a barrier for the balcony. It's set back from the street so the design could allow for a private outdoor space off the bedroom," says Christie.
Skylight "There's a beautiful skylight in the upstairs bathroom, so looking up you see this big wedge of blue sky. Well, sometimes blue, sometimes grey - this is Melbourne after all!" says Sarah.
Attending to major structural challenges is never a fun way to spend money but, thankfully, the project to underpin and restore the facade went smoothly. Sarah has sage advice: "Be prepared for things to change as you go. Imagine your budget, and the building time and then double both. It can be a stressful process but it's all worth it."
Balcony Victorian ash cladding finished in Porter's Paints Palm Beach Black stain encloses the new bedroom box. "We were amazed to get two but now we've ended up with three outdoor spaces. We love to sit on the balcony – it has beautiful urban views," says Sarah. B&B italia 'crinoline' armchair, Space Furniture
The end was a little drawn out. "It's probably a familiar story. "Once the builders are out of there, it's hard to get them back," says Sarah. "It was about 80 per cent done when we moved in and that final 20 per cent took another six months – it was a pretty excruciating process of stop-and-go."
Staircase Perforated steel treads have been powder-coated in Dulux Fairy Wings. "They allow you to see movement through the house, it's quite open and permeable," says architect Christie Petsinis.
A year on, and the home has continued to evolve. A bespoke Mark Tuckey dining table has been added to extend off the island bench. Clad in terrazzo, the island has become a beautiful anchor point. "The terrazzo echoes throughout the house, which is really cool. It's in the foyer, the kitchen island, the bathroom upstairs and the balcony," says Sarah. She loves that it will develop a patina as they enjoy using it every day. It's a good analogy for home.
Exterior The original facade of the former factory stays intact. As part of their wishlist, Sarah and Michael wanted to pull the interior out of the '90s and into the now saying, "We didn't want to do anything too dramatic, just bring it up to date."
For more of Christie and Tim's work, visit Folk Architects.
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stylist: Christie Petsinis
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The market fosters empathy and benevolence by rewarding those who create goods and services that benefit others in society.
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Read economist Walter Williams on the moral superiority of capitalism.
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Greedy entrepreneurs go bankrupt. Only entrepreneurs who are focused on satisfying their customers' needs can succeed.
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First and foremost, responding to others is the very opposite of greed.
Second, greed, in the economic sphere, is normally expressed as the immediate consumption of goods and services. I grab what I can without regard for others. But entrepreneurs must begin by saving, which is defined as forgoing consumption to achieve long-term goals. Often it takes months, sometimes many years to bring a new product or service to market.
Furthermore, entrepreneurs must collaborate with others, building teams to achieve their aims. In designing their goods and services, they must -- once again -- focus not on their own needs but on the needs of others. This, too, is the opposite of greed.
So, what entrepreneurs do when they seek profit is far more than self-interest. Rather, profit is a measure of how well a company has served others. Under capitalism, a business prospers only if customers voluntarily trade for its output.
And it's only by improving its service to others that a business can thrive and grow. If the entrepreneur pursues his own interests first and his customers' interests second, his business will fail. And sooner or later an altruistic entrepreneur will surpass him.
Capitalism at its essence, then, is a competition of giving. Of course, self-interest is involved. But the genius of capitalism, and only capitalism, is that it channels self-interest into altruism. Entrepreneurs can only help themselves by helping others.
All those who have started a business, and made great sacrifices to do so, know the drama of that first day: does the world want what I have to give? Whether it's an immigrant opening a beauty salon or Steve Jobs selling an Apple Computer, success is far from guaranteed. In fact, it's just the opposite.
Those courageous souls, the entrepreneurs who are the beating heart of capitalism, who bring us the endless material benefits we enjoy from ATM machines to life saving medicines -- should be held up for admiration, not torn down.
Altruism is the very reason for capitalism's existence and why it remains the hope of civilization.
I'm George Gilder for Prager University.