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June 15, 2017 Concepts by Rohan Jayasekera
Should data scientists & artists 'design in' engineered capacity to induce human emotional responses to otherwise impenetrable data sets? Is there a plug-in for a dataset that could fix that for them? Or should they just leave the generation of emotional responses to artists?
In his book Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things, the former Apple exec and design critic Don Norman discusses three levels of emotional responses to product design — "visceral, behavioural and reflective".
As Wired Magazine's review noted, for years Norman had done nothing but rail against hard-to-use products. Yet in his 2004 book, he admitted that emotional attachments often trump practicality. Creative design can trigger a personalised emotional response to even the most hard-to-use, superficially impractical objects.
As a means of communicating information, bulk data sets are probably as hard-to-use and superficially impractical as it gets, even data on a subject as essential as climate change. In fact you don't need to be a rocket or a data scientist – and Donald Trump is neither – to recognise the limitations of climate change data as a means of generating engagement with the issue.
An alternative approach: Climate Symphony turns hard data on climate change into a symphony, telling the story of what climate change means through sound. It uses data sonification, a technique designed to make statistical analysis more accessible to the mind via sound and the ear, just as traditional data visualisations like graphs make data accessible through imagery and the eye.
"Research shows that sound touches us in inexplicable ways," Leah Borromeo and Katharine Round of Disobedient Film Company, co-creators of the work with composer Jamie Perera. "By using music," they told Anita Makri of SciDevNet, "the hope is to create an emotional response to something that for many might look meaningless on a page."
Norman, of course, was talking about emotional response in the context of product design. How we relate to a visual element, and how to create something that is more appealing, effective or well received via design, by design. But his perspective, coming from a former Apple exec, is instructive in a digital media era when the case for challenging climate change is suddenly less appealing, effective and well received in some crucial quarters.
I'm writing here, gathering thoughts ahead of participating in an all-day workshop on data sonification and its uses for creative advocacy. But as a journalist and media technologist, looking at the premise of Disobedient's unchallengeably attractive and principled work set me thinking about the whole idea of generating emotional responses in a creative environment, for the purposes of creative advocacy in the public interest.
Politics, media, communications and advocacy for change have been transformed by the spread of media techniques led by emotional design – the capacity to create an emotional response to a packaged information-based argument. Shockingly, we've discovered that the technique works even better – and even more profitably – where the package is light on information and argument to start with.
Whether manifested as politically motivated disinformation, 'fake news for-fun-and-profit', or deep state subversive 'information operations' – the results are proving as catastrophic for the global information environment as human intervention and climate change has for our planetary space.
The "visceral level" is the first impression, a purely instinctive emotional response to information. Emotional designers set their 'information delivery mechanisms' to trigger a visceral emotional response – to leave users feeling something. But what kind of emotional response is the emotional designer seeking? Anger? Fear? Grief? Compassion? Empathy?
We need to ask which one, and furthermore, why that one in particular? How does the emotional design of the delivery mechanism secure the desired response at the behavioural level? A successful visceral behavioural response leaves you wanting to interact with the information. And a successful information delivery system should leave you wanting more of the same to act on again and again. Should we use these techniques more cautiously?
Major charities and media organisations have aggressively monetized the generation of visceral behavioural response. Now they must constantly ramp up their trigger mechanisms to sustain repeat business with ever more desperate images of starving African children and ever more improbable exposes of paedophile rings in DC pizza parlours.
What does this say about using cultural practice, such as the creation of symphonies from data sets, to trigger emotional behavioural response? Norman's emotional design is especially relevant to information tech at behavioural level when it comes to "the UX", the 'user experience' – what users physically need to do to successfully interact with information. And latency. How obstructive to this successful interaction is the information delivery system function's intrinsic design? Should we ask what is good UX and acceptable latency in a symphony?
This kind of behavioural level context is key to effective emotional design. At a basic level, regardless of motive, in creating something that is more appealing, effective or well received. "At the simplest level, the design of a business card implies a behaviour," says Norman. "To take it and file the information away for later." What information can tonight's audience "take away and file for later"? How will its UX perform? How will its latency stand up to critical review?
This is also a test of Norman's third level – the "Reflective" – in his view, the "highest" level of the emotional-visual thought process in visual design. It's the interpretation and understanding of creatively expressed information combined with feelings about it. At this stage of thought, a person determines and creates a lasting impression of something. Is it memorable? Does it leave a lasting impression? Will he or she reference it later?
Memorable, yes. Tonight's performance in London includes live illustrated performances by leading sound artists Kate Carr and Lee Patterson, who use location recordings captured in the field in the composition of their work.
The performance includes an audio-visual exploration of Ólafsfjörður, a small fishing town in northern Iceland. The set explores the way weather patterns are enmeshed in the experience of home and place. It combines field recordings of iced fences, snow, ice melting, wind, boats and blizzards with recordings of traditional Icelandic sea songs performed by the town's choir.
Referrable? We'll see. The idea behind 'Climate Symphony' is to translate hard data on climate change into a musical composition that engages the public — encouraging people to question their feelings and the stories behind the data, and create a conversation. "In a world where we're saturated with hearing the same messages," say Borromeo and Round, "any way to engage people with a subject [as] important [as] climate change is worthwhile."
Disobedient & Forma Arts: Climate Symphony Performance #2degreesfestival. 7.30pm, Saturday 17 June, at Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB. Supported by Arts Council England and Sculpt the Future Foundation.


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The Matrix: Path of Neo
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, XBox
Publishers: Atari, Inc.
The Matrix: Path of Neo is an action-adventure video game, the third spin-off from the Matrix series and the second developed by Shiny Entertainment. The game was written and directed by The Wachowskis, who wrote and directed the three The Matrix films. Players control the character Neo, participating in scenes from the films. In Shiny Entertainment's first licensed Matrix game, Enter the Matrix, only sideline characters were playable. It did not feature the series' protagonist Neo, and due to i…
Total Overdose
Genres: Shooter, Third-person
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico (commonly referred to as simply Total Overdose) is an open world third-person shooter video game developed by Deadline Games and published by SCi Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The House of the Dead 4
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Arcade
Publishers: Sega
The House of the Dead 4 is a horror-themed light gun arcade game and the fourth installment of the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Sega. The game takes place between the events of The House of the Dead 2 and The House of the Dead III, and introduced several new gameplay concepts. Players can control characters James Taylor, from The House of the Dead 2 (on the left side), or Kate Green, a new character to the series (on the right side). The game was followed by House of the…
The Tower SP
Genres: Management, Simulation
Publishers: Nintendo, Sega
The Tower SP is a 2005 construction and management simulation video game for the Game Boy Advance. It is a port and revision of SimTower (1994), known as The Tower in Japan, with some elements of Yoot Tower (1998). In the game, the player is tasked to construct a tower for their company boss, Yama.
Tick! Tack!
Genres: Novel
Platforms: Microsoft Windows
Tick! Tack! is the second eroge visual novel in the Shuffle! series created by Navel for Microsoft Windows. The game is the first sequel to Navel's first game, Shuffle!, continuing Nerine's path. The basic set-up is that Rin, Nerine, Itsuki, and Mayumi find a strange watch that transports them back in time, where they met Forbesii before he is married and has Nerine. While he is engaged to Ai, his maid, Sage, is also in love with him, causing a love triangle. The players actions determine who Fo…
Genres: Action, Combat
Publishers: Sega, / SNK Playmore
The King of Fighters XI is a 2D fighting game produced by SNK Playmore. It is the eleventh installment in The King of Fighters series following The King of Fighters 2003. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Atomiswave platform in 2005. A home version for the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan in 2006, followed by releases in the PAL region and North America in 2007. It is the first The King of Fighters game to not run on the Neo Geo and also the first one to not be…
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, XBox
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan is a 3D platforming game developed by Krome Studios and published by Activision for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox systems, along with a 2D side-scrolling version of the game released for the Game Boy Advance by Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick. The game was later remastered in HD for Microsoft Windows and was made available through Steam in 2018. It is the only game in the series published by Activision as opposed to Electronic Arts and is als…
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, GameCube, XBox
Publishers: THQ
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer is a 2005 action-adventure video game which serves as an alternative sequel to the animated film The Incredibles (2004) as well as its associated video game tie in. It features Mr. Incredible and Frozone fighting The Underminer's legion of robot minions. The game features cameo appearances by the rest of the Incredibles, though they are not playable characters and don't talk in the game as well. John Ratzenberger reprises his role of the Underminer in the …
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King (ティム・バートンナイトメアー・ビフォア・クリスマス パンプキン・キング, Timu Bāton Naitomeā Bifoa Kurisumasu: Panpukin Kingu), is a platform game release in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance, based on the 1993 stop motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas. The game is a prequel to the film and tells of Jack's first encounter with Oogie Boogie, and how he claimed the title of "The Pumpkin King". The Pumpkin King was released at the same time in North America as …
Tabloid Tycoon
Genres: Simulation
Tabloid Tycoon is a business simulation game released in 2005 in which you run a scandalous newspaper. The aim is to sabotage your rivals, settle lawsuits, give would-be paparazzi jobs and take pictures of the most scandalous things. You have to build your empire so as to make newspapers fresh out of the press.
Taito Legends
Genres: Arcade, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Shooter
Publishers: Empire Interactive, Sega
Taito Legends is a compilation of 29 arcade games released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. The games were originally developed by Taito Corporation. The European release was published by Empire Interactive, who had licensed the games from Taito and developed the compilation. Although they did not get official credit for it in the American versions, Sega published the North American and South American releases. Extra features include interviews with some of the game designers…
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics
Genres: Role-playing, Strategy
Platforms: PSP
Publishers: Electronic Arts
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation Portable. It features characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. However, it is a direct adaptation of Peter Jackson's film adaptations, and has characters that resemble the films' depictions of them. Tactics was published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for the PlayStation Store on September 30, 2009.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Publishers: Ubisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown is the fourth game in the Rainbow Six series. The initial design and PlayStation 2 version were developed by Red Storm Entertainment and the Xbox version was developed by the Ubisoft Montreal studio. Both are published by Ubisoft. The mobile phone version was released on June 9, 2005; the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions were released on September 6; the GameCube version was released on September 27; and a version for Windows was released on February 16, 2006.
Telltale Texas Hold'em
Genres: Card
Publishers: Telltale Games
Telltale Texas Hold'em is a poker video game released by Telltale Games. It is the only game by Telltale Games to use solely original characters rather than licensed ones. The game was hinted at by Telltale Games before release when they stated that they would release a mini game or two before the announcement of their first adventure game. Telltale Texas Hold'Em was released by Telltale to examine the benefits of digital distribution. The game would serve as the basis for Telltale's other pok…
Tenchu: Time of the Assassins
Tenchu: Time of the Assassins is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by K2 LLC and published by FromSoftware in Japan and Sega in Europe for the PlayStation Portable in 2005. This marks the first game in the series not to be released in North America. The game features many characters from previous Tenchu games, including some deceased from previous titles. Time of the Assassins includes a "buffed up" mission editor, first introduced in Tenchu Shinobi Gaisen.
Genres: Role-playing
Publishers: Namco
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (テイルズオブザワールド なりきりダンジョン3, Teiruzu Obu za Waarudo Narikiri Danjon 3) is a spin-off from the Tales RPG series made by Namco. The game was released exclusively in Japan for the Game Boy Advance on January 6, 2005. Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3's characteristic genre name is Cosplay S-RPG (コスプレS-RPG, Kosupure S-RPG).
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop
Genres: Party
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Publishers: Bandai
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (たまごっちのプチプチおみせっち, Tamagocchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi) is a shop simulator game released by Bandai in 2006 for the Nintendo DS and has characters from the Tamagotchi series. It was later followed by Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2, released late that same year. The game requires the player to choose one of three Tamagotchi (Mametchi, Memetchi or Kuchipatchi) to run a store, playing a different mini-game for each store to serve customers.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2
Genres: Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Publishers: Genki, Crave Entertainment, Konami
Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT 2 (known as Kaido Battle: Touge no Densetsu (lit. Kaido: Legend of the Mountain Pass) in Japan and Kaido Racer 2 in Europe and Australia) is a racing simulator by Genki that was released in 2005. It is the third installment in the Kaido Battle series, being a sequel to Kaido Battle 2: Chain Reaction (known as Kaido Racer in Europe and Australia), and it borrows heavily to the influential Shutokou Battle series created by the same company.
The Bible Game
Genres: Christian
Platforms: PlayStation 2, XBox
Publishers: Crave Entertainment
The Bible Game is a Christian party game, developed by Mass Media Inc., and published by Crave Entertainment. It is aimed at Christians and is "family-friendly". There are a variety of trivia questions related to the Old Testament. The main two modes are "TV Game Show" and "Challenge Games". The latter lets players choose any minigame.
Publishers: Activision Blizzard
True Crime: New York City is a 2005 neo-noir open world action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It was ported to Microsoft Windows by Aspyr, and to mobile by Hands-On Mobile. It was published on all systems by Activision. The PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube versions were released in November 2005, the PC version in March 2006, and the mobile version in March 2007. It is the second entry in the True Crime franchise, after the 2003 True Crime: Stree…

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Harvard Invite
Final Period Comeback Thrusts No. 18 Women's Water Polo Past Brown, 9-8
Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot
Hong tallied a team-best four goals on the night (Gil Talbot).
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Trailing by two heading into the final period, Michelle Martinelli completed Harvard's comeback as she netted the game-winning goal with 50 seconds remaining as the No. 18 women's water polo team eked out a 9-8 win over Brown Wednesday night at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center.
With the win, Harvard tied its single-season record with 20 victories on the season.
Kristen Hong paced the offense with four goals, including three from 5-meters. Charlotte Hendrix and Melissa Balding each finished with two scores apiece, while Cleo Harrington posted five saves.
Brown (9-20, 1-3 CWPA) blanked Harvard (20-7, 1-3 CWPA) in the opening period to take a 3-0 advantage. Hendrix put the Crimson on the board to open the second period before Brown reclaimed its three-goal lead. However, Hong roped back-to-back goals to cut Brown's lead to 4-3 at the half.
Both teams exchanged goals in the third period, with Brown scorching the back of the net first before Hendrix and Hong closed the gap on the Bears lead to make it a one-goal game, but Brown pulled away to hold the upper hand at 7-5 after the third stanza.
With time winding down, Hong registered two-straight goals to reduced Brown's advantage to 8-7. Balding tied the game up with 3:01 remaining before Martinelli delivered the go-ahead goal with 50 seconds left to lift the Crimson to its first CWPA victory on the season.
Harvard will close out its regular season with a trio of CWPA contests this weekend in Princeton, New Jersey. The Crimson will open with an 11:20 a.m. matchup against Hartwick and a 6 p.m. contest against Bucknell on Saturday before facing George Washington at 1 p.m. on Sunday.


President Asif Ali Zardari has all along been saying that he knows; who killed Ms Benazir Bhutto. Many others groups including Imran khan of Tehrik e Insaf have very unequivocally been giving the indication of assent that Ex- President Pervez Musharraf got Benazir killed to satisfy his team–PML–Q and MQM. So much so that PML-Q, then in power was named as the Killer party.
But reportedly the findings brought forward by 'UNO Team Report' state otherwise. This statement is so very simple and absurd that it can be counted as a big joke…of the day!
This report is seen here simply putting a rubber stamp on all the lukewarm actions being taken against the usual suspects—of Tehrik e Taliban alleged by Pakistan government in the case except this that their was a huge lake of security arrangement provided by the Government for the occasion. There is no mention about the arrangement of her personal security.
In other word—; this is to say that the Pak authorities all knew well; why and how Benazir was killed; but just wanted to listen it from the horse's mouth; the UNO team that subject assassination of Benazir Bhutto was in fact carried out by TTP at the behest of CIA. TTP is the brain child of CIA which is supported, equipped and run by CIA in Pakistan for such like acts of subversion and of execution of assassination of Benazir Bhutto.


Master Plan Committee member George Miller will spend this morning driving the town�s Self Help grant application into Boston, hours before it�s due, in the hopes that the state will help to fund the purchase of a 109-acre parcel on Howe Street.
Coldwell Banker marketing manager Marcia L. Frangiosa told selectmen last night that after reviewing appraisals and discussing the matter, the family agreed to offer the land to the town for $650,000.
Selectmen agreed to the price, although they have not signed anything yet. The deal is contingent on the town receiving the grant, they said.
The board was authorized by town meeting voters to spend $300,000 on the parcel, and the grant would be used to make up the difference. The state can award a much as 64 percent of the asking price, or $500,000, if the 64 percent is equal to more than that, officials said.
Last week selectmen said that if they are even $1 short, the deal would fall through.
The grants are expected to be awarded in late September, and once the board knows the results, they may begin hammering out contingencies for the purchase.
Last week Ms. Frangiosa said the family would sell the land for $675,000. The town plans to use the area for recreational purposes.
The property is rife with hiking trails and is home to the Police Department�s shooting range.


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AIA Approves Calif. Commissioner's WC Reform Ideas
Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has correctly identified many of the serious problems plaguing the state's workers' compensation system and the critical solutions that are vital to improving the marketplace, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said. AIA also applauded the commissioner's decision not to appeal the Board of Equalization's (BOE) ruling overturning the effort of the California Department of Insurance to retroactively tax workers' comp deductible policies.
"We are encouraged that Commissioner Garamendi is using the bully pulpit of his statewide office to advocate and promote the need for changes and reforms to California's struggling workers' compensation system," said Jeanne Cain, AIA vice president, western region. "Many of the commissioner's ideas are consistent with reforms insurers have long been advocating. We strongly agree with his recommendations to control skyrocketing medical costs, reduce litigation and bring consistency to the permanent disability rating determination process. Systemic reforms are critical in order to restore profitability and attract new capital to California's workers' compensation market. Right now insurers are losing 20 cents on every dollar they collect in premiums," she said.
"While we support many of Commissioner Garamendi's recommendations, some of his ideas, such as creation of a 24-hour medical care system, have proved unsuccessful in other states," said Cain. "The NAIC reviewed many similar projects attempted in the mid-1990s and found that they all failed. We look forward to working with the commissioner, the legislature and all parties committed to reforming California's ailing workers' compensation system."
It was also announced that Commissioner Garamendi has decided not to appeal the BOE's December ruling to overturn the Insurance Department's efforts to retroactively tax deductible workers' comp policies.
"We applaud the commissioner's decision not to appeal the BOE's ruling," said Cain. "We strongly disagreed with the department's assertion that reimbursements under deductible policies are 'premium' subject to gross premium taxation. Statutory language, legislative history, an opinion by the California Attorney General's Office and the department's own actions and correspondence provided the basis of AIA's legal challenge filed with the BOE."
AIA filed an appeal on April 5, 2002, requesting that the BOE review the department's assessment notice and find that the department exceeded its authority and misinterpreted the statute which created the deductible policy program. Deductible workers' comp policies were established in the Insurance Code by legislation sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Legislative Council (now IBA West) in 1994.
"Commissioner Garamendi's decision eliminates the threat to retroactively tax insurers and employers that use this cost-saving workers' compensation insurance product," said Cain.
The department's Feb. 22, 2002, notice to insurers was the first time the department tried to collect taxes in the seven years the products have been available. Employers would have faced an estimated liability of over $100 million for these deductible policy payments if the tax had been upheld.
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Home Bounce Back, First Spin
Montell Jordan Returns To R&B With 'When I'm Around You'
Though we haven't heard from him in a long time, a Montell Jordan track is always sure to get the party started. It's a nice legacy to have, but it looks like the "This Is How We Do It" singer wants to keep the party going. To that effect, he's returning to R&B with his first new material in over a decade with his single "When I'm Around You."
Montell keeps things squarely in his wheelhouse with a jam that marries R&B smoothness and hip-hop grit to create a romantic jam. The track is all about the feeling he gets when he's around his special someone, specifically his wife Kristin Jordan who he's seen canoodling with on the single cover. "When I'm around you / I be stumblin' over my feet," he sings on the chorus. "When I'm around you / My heart just skips a beat." While these sweet sentiments aren't anything new, what sells them is Montell's performance. The 50-year-old hasn't lost a step vocally since his heyday, and the '90s feel of the production bolsters the nostalgic feel he's giving. Add in a quick 16 from guest Lecrae, and you've got what we like to call a jam.
We're very happy that Montell Jordan has decided to bless us with something this nice after a lengthy hiatus. We can only imagine what he might have in store for us next. Get into his latest by pressing play below.
TAGS: audio, Kristin Jordan, Lecrae, montell jordan"
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Writing content for a niche website is probably the most challenging task for anyone who has one because that is what visitors to your website want to read.They want to either stay updated with what you are doing in your niche,or they want to learn something new.
For example,if your niche is cooking,you would write about new recipes that you've tried,or maybe even new restaurants in your home town.You could also list recipes on your website for visitors to try,with pictures of the food on the same page.
Adding visual appeal to the website really helps make it more attractive to visitors,and the way it's done is a function on the dashboard of your website.However,this page is focused on the writing aspect of your website.
If you don't consider yourself a natural writer I suggest you just write as if you were talking to your websites' visitor,as if you were having a conversation with them.The more often you do it,the easier it gets.
Another great way to get ideas for writing topics is to ask your visitors what they would like to read about.Engaging them this way makes them feel they have a personal connection to your website,and it takes some of the pressure off you to come up with content writing ideas.
Another important factor in writing content is to fully understand any significant problems in your niche that you might be able to help visitors with.For example,if you have a niche website focusing on repairing Toyota trucks,and you are really great at replacing the spark plugs on those trucks,you could write about how to do that as easily as possible.
You just have to do some research to find out if no one else has addressed that problem.Remember,we are now a society that uses the information available on the internet to learn things,not everyone wants to go buy a repair manual to change their spark plugs.Your goal is to help your visitor solve a problem that no one else has been able to help them with.
Many visitors to a niche website are looking for opinions and comparisons between certain products that you may be very familiar with.
Maybe your website is about woodworking and you know that one companies' tools are better quality than their competitors,you can write about the pros and cons of each brand of tools.
You're using your own experience in woodworking with these tools,so writing about them should come naturally to you.This is a concept that can be applied to any niche website.
If you still are having trouble coming up with writing topics in your niche you can also Google search for professional on-line articles in your niche.,but remember,NEVER PLAGIARIZE someone else's content,only use it as a reference for ideas.
It also helps if you keep to a writing schedule whenever possible for your websites posts,maybe twice a month as you're getting started,then moving up to four times a month as you become more comfortable with your writing,and with your niche topics.You are not writing a book with your posts,you just want to keep your visitors informed and updated.
HOW TO WRITE RELEVANT CONTENT.


Bethesda, MD August 27, 2010 – Honest Tea®, maker of the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea, reintroduces Honest Kombucha, brewed with an innovative, new process, to store shelves. Following a voluntary withdrawal of all brands of raw kombucha from store shelves in June, Honest Tea has developed a proprietary process to brew Honest Kombucha that allows for the benefits of raw, unpasteurized kombucha while ensuring lower, more stable alcohol levels.
Honest Kombucha (kom-boo-cha) is a lightly sparkling beverage brewed with organic, Fair Trade Certified™ tea, raw culture and a touch of organic cane sugar for an effervescent blend of active enzymes, organic acids and polyphenols. Kombucha is a fermented tea with Chinese and Russian origins once referred to as the "elixir of life" due to its probiotic properties believed to aid in digestion and support immunity. Kombucha is made by fermenting black or green tea and sugar with a culture of various bacteria and yeasts, resulting in organic acids such as gluconic acid and glucuronic acid, which are believed to support a healthy GI tract.
Honest Kombucha will be available at Whole Foods Market stores and other natural food stores nationwide the last week in August 2010 at a suggested retail price of $3.49 – $3.99.
Honest Tea is the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company with a mission to make great-tasting, truly healthy organic beverages sweetened with less sugar and fewer calories than most bottled beverages. Honest Tea's product lines include: Honest Tea ready-to-drink bottled teas in glass and PET #1 bottles, Honest Ade organic thirst quenchers and Honest Kids drink pouches. In the past year the company launched Honest Mate, bottled yerba mate drinks, and Honest Kombucha, a line of fermented tea drinks. All varieties are USDA-certified organic and most teas are Fair Trade Certified™. Since Honest Tea was founded in Bethesda, Maryland in 1998, the company has sustained an annual compound growth rate of more than 60%. Honest Tea has been continuously recognized for its impressive growth and mission-driven business practices. In addition to being named one of The Better World Shopping Guide's "Ten Best Companies on the Planet based on their overall social and environmental record," Honest Tea was recently ranked by The Huffington Post as one of the leading "8 Revolutionary Socially Responsible Companies," and received Greenopia.com's coveted 4-Leaf Rating as "the greenest beverage company" for the second year in a row.


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Yemeni army forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have launched another airstrike with the new domestically-developed Qasef K2 (Striker K2) combat drone, less than 24 hours than they used the same unmanned aerial vehicle to target Saudi-paid militiamen loyal to resigned president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
A Yemeni military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Arabic-language al-Masirah television network that Yemeni troops and their allies used the drone to strike Saudi soldiers in the kingdom's southern border region of Asir, Presstv Reported.
The source added that the strike was carried out following intense aerial reconnaissance, stressing that scores of Saudi troopers besides several high-ranking commanders were killed in the assault.
The development came less than a day after spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said at a press conference in the capital Sana'a that Yemeni forces and Popular Committees fighters had attacked Saudi mercenaries at al-Anad Air Base in the country's southwestern province of Lahij with a Qasef K2 drone.
Saree went on to say that dozens of high-ranking Saudi-paid militiamen were killed or injured in the aerial attack, noting that the injured mercenaries were transported by helicopter to Aden German International Hospital in the port city of Aden.
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Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
Born: 12 December 1832 in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
Died: 7 September 1918 in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
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Ludwig Sylow's parents were Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow (1792-1875) and Magdalena Cecilie Cathrine Mejdell (1806-1898). Thomas Edvard Sylow was a captain in the cavalry and later became a government minister. From 1848 to 1854 he was Minister and Chief of the Army Ministry. He was born in Snasa, Nord-Trondelag, Norway, the son of Peter Ludvik von Westen Sylow and Elisabeth Christine Niemeyer. Magdalena Cecilie Cathrine Mejdell was born in Septon, Land, Oppland, Norway, the daughter of Johan Ernst Mejdell and Fredrikke Caroline Sophie Kierulf. Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow was the eldest of his parents' ten children, having younger siblings Fredrikke Caroline Sophie Sylow (born 1834), Elisabeth Arnolda von Westen Sylow (born 1835), Johan Ernst Mejdell Sylow (born 1837), Carl Christian Weinwich Sylow (born 1838), Sverre Thomas Sylow (born 1839), Halfdan Sylow (born 1840-56), Johanne Hermine Sylow (born 1843), Stephanie Martine Sylow (born 1844), and Martin Kierulf Sylow (born 1848-58). Not all of these ten children reached adulthood: Sverre Thomas died as a baby, Halfdan died aged sixteen, and Martin Kierulf died aged ten.
Although Sylow had a good upbringing, learning how to work on his own, being taught the importance of doing one's best and working hard, nevertheless in some ways his upbringing would prove a disadvantage in his career. This was because he was taught to be modest and although this was done with the best of intentions, still it meant that he was happy to spend many years in a more lowly position than he should have had. It is interesting to note that in 1902, when Sylow gave the welcoming address at a conference to mark the centenary of Niels Abel's birth, he said (see [2]):-
... such a great modesty maybe does not fit this world, it may also be seen as a weakness.
Sylow attended Christiania Cathedral School, graduating in 1850. He then began his studies of natural sciences at Christiania University where won a mathematics contest in 1853. He then took the high school teacher's examination in 1856, qualifying as a teacher of mathematics and natural science with excellent grades. As no university post was available, he taught for two years at the at Hartvig Nissen school. He then moved to the town of Fredrikshald (now called Halden) in Ostfold county, where he taught at secondary school from 1858 to 1898. Sadly, although Sylow would have made an outstanding university lecturer, he did not make a particularly good school teacher. He was interested in the advanced areas of mathematics and had little enthusiasm for teaching at lower levels. Also he found it difficult to keep discipline in his classroom so the fact that his career was largely in schools rather than universities was a poor use of his talents on two scores - universities were the poorer for not having Sylow as a lecturer, while schools were poorer for having him as a teacher!
Sylow continued his mathematical studies however (see [5]):-
... at first working on elliptic functions in the tradition of Abel and Jacobi, inspired by the professor of pure mathematics Ole Jacob Broch. Finding Abel's papers on the solvability of algebraic equations by radicals more interesting, Sylow was led from them (by the professor in applied mathematics, Carl Bjerknes) to Galois.
Ole Jacob Broch had studied mathematics at Christiania University after which he travelled to Paris, Berlin and Königsberg where he studied a range of mathematical topics, particularly optics and statistics. After returning to Norway, together with his friend Hartvig Nissen (1815-1874), he founded the Hartvig Nissen school, an independent girls' school in the Uranienborg district of Christiania. Broch became a lecturer in applied mathematics at Christiania University in 1848, but took over Bernt Holmboe's pure mathematics teaching in 1850 following his death. Broch retained his interest in the Hartvig Nissen school, of which he had been a co-founder, and gave the young teacher Sylow much encouragement to continue his advanced mathematical researches. Although at first Sylow found reading Abel's papers a difficult task, soon he found that Abel had achieved a far deeper understanding of the theory of equations than his published papers indicated. Sylow's first attempts to publish some of Abel's unpublished results that he had found in his papers proved a problem. This was due to the fact that he sent a paper containing these results to Crelle's Journal where the paper was considered for publication by Leopold Kronecker. Now the difficulty arose since Kronecker had already published these results having discovered them himself, and had no wish to have a paper in print which showed that Abel had proved them long before he had. Kronecker, therefore, rejected Sylow's paper but, of course, since Sylow had correctly portrayed Abel's unpublished results, eventually they were indeed attributed to Abel rather than Kronecker.
In 1861 Sylow obtained a scholarship to travel and visited Berlin and Paris. In Paris he attended lectures by Michel Chasles on the theory of conics, by Joseph Liouville on rational mechanics and by Jean-Marie Duhamel on the theory of limits. He says, in the report he wrote at the end of the scholarship, that he also:-
... made myself acquainted with newer works, particularly in the theory of equations.
In Berlin he had useful discussions with Kronecker but was unable to attend courses by Karl Weierstrass who was ill at the time. Bent Birkeland writes in [5] that, as there were no courses being given in Berlin that interested him:-
... he worked instead in the library, studying number theory and the theory of equations. He also got acquainted with Carl Borchardt, the editor of 'Crelle's Journal' ... It is interesting to note that no lectures in algebra or the theory of equations are mentioned from his stay either in Paris or in Berlin.
In 1862 Sylow lectured at the University of Christiania, substituting for Broch who had been elected to serve in the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. In his lectures Sylow explained Abel's and Galois's work on algebraic equations. A summary of these lectures is presented in [4]. It is worth noting that although he had not proved 'Sylow's theorems' at this time (he published them 10 years later) he did pose a question about them. After proving Cauchy's theorem that a group of order divisible by a prime p has a subgroup of order p, Sylow asks whether it can be generalised to powers of p. These lectures are significant for several reasons, not least that a young student attending them was Sophus Lie. Sylow's lectures were extremely valuable in giving Lie a fundamental appreciation of a topic to which he would make major contributions. Broch was again in the Storting from 1865 to 1868 and he was keen to have Sylow take over his university teaching during this time. However, the school in Fredrikshald refused to give Sylow leave to teach at the university. In 1869 Broch left his chair of pure mathematics, leaving a vacancy that Sylow was well qualified to have filled. However, the University of Christiania did not rate pure mathematics very highly at that time, preferring more practical and applicable topics. Sylow was too theoretical in his approach so he was not appointed.
In 1870-71 Sylow exchanged nine letters with Julius Petersen who, at this time, was working on his doctoral dissertation. Petersen sought Sylow's advice about the main theorem of his dissertation and these letters all deal with this. The article [8] discusses these letters. The two mathematicians exchanged another sixteen letters in 1876-77. Between 1873 and 1881 Sylow and Lie prepared an edition of Abel's complete work published under the title Oeuvres complète de Niels Henrik Abel Ⓣ. The motivation for this had come from the Norwegian Academy of Science who applied to the Norwegian Parliament for funding for the project which was quickly granted. This funding allowed Sylow to take leave from his school for four years in order to devote himself to the project. Arild Stubhaug writes in [3]:-
In the course of the work Sylow had an eager discussant in C A Bjerknes, who for his part, worked on the Abel biography that was published in 1880. Bjerknes wanted as much as possible of Abel's early works to come out, not only his great treatises with their exemplary stringency, and perhaps there had been more Abel material than what Holmboe used in his edition of 1839?
Much additional Abel material was found and published in the Sylow/Lie edition which appeared on 9 December 1881. Lie said that most of the work was done by Sylow and commented that Sylow deserved a university position because of his:-
... broad knowledge, his sharp powers of criticism, and his outstanding mathematical work.
However, today Sylow's fame rests on one 10 page paper published in 1872. In this paper Théorèmes sur les groupes de substitutions which Sylow published in Mathematische Annalen Volume 5 (pages 584 to 594) appear the three Sylow theorems although we know that he had already proved his famous theorem by September 1870. Cauchy had already proved that a group whose order is divisible by a prime p has an element of order p. Sylow generalised this, proving what is perhaps the most profound result in the theory of finite groups:
If pn is the largest power of the prime p to divide the order of a group G then
G has subgroups of order pn
G has 1 + kp such subgroups
any two such subgroups are conjugate.
Almost all work on finite groups uses Sylow's theorems. Sylow's original 1872 paper is discussed by Rod Gow in [7] and also by the authors of [6] and the author of [15]. In [11] Winfried Scharlau describes how Sylow was led to his discovery by his study of Galois' work, in particular of Galois' criterion for the solvability of equations of prime degree. The paper [11] explains how Sylow used methods from Galois theory in his proofs.
Sylow became an editor of Acta Mathematica, was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences of Göttingen in 1883, and, in 1894, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.
Lie had a special chair created for Sylow at Christiania University and Sylow taught at the university from 1898. Note that he was 65 years old before he obtained a university post but, remarkably, he was still able to hold this position for 20 years. G A Miller writes [10]:-
Notwithstanding the advanced age at which Sylow entered the university faculty he is said to have filled the position during twenty years with marked success. The duties of his professorship did not seem to be burdensome to him until the last year of his life when he frequently remarked that he felt tired.
Although at the age of 65 he had at last become a university professor, we should note that he did not receive the salary of a professor. At first, he was paid a headmaster's salary which was approximately half the salary of a university professor. Later he received salary increases.
In 1902 Sylow gave the welcoming address at a conference to mark the centenary of Niels Abel's birth. He said (see [2]):-
In the early nineteenth century, applied mathematics had already achieved great triumphs, especially in the fields of astronomy and physics. But just at the same time mathematics ... started to turn its gaze back to the pure and abstract theories. [Gauss and Cauchy] initiated that great movement, which has run through the whole of the previous [19th] century, and which has reformed mathematics from its foundations at the same time it enriched it with new theories. ... It was in this movement that Niels Abel took such a significant part that he will forever he counted as one of the greatest mathematicians ever.
In 1902 Sylow, in collaboration with Elling Holst, published Abel's correspondence. Further Abel documents had been discovered after the Sylow/Lie book came out in 1881 and, at the 'Third Scandinavian Congress of Mathematicians' which was held in Kristiania in 1913, Sylow discussed this new material.
A version of the introduction to Sylow's discussion is at THIS LINK
In [9] G A Miller quotes Georg Frobenius's opinion of Sylow:-
[Sylow] was known to mathematicians of every civilised country on account of a well-known theorem that bears his name. In 1876 Frobenius remarked that "as every educated person knows the Pythagorean theorem so does every mathematician speak of Abel's theorem and Sylow's theorem".
We must not give the impression that the Sylow theorems and the Abel material were Sylow's only mathematical contributions. He also published a few papers on elliptic functions, particularly on complex multiplication, as well as papers on group theory. Finally we should say a little about Sylow's life outside mathematics. He never married but was a warm person with a nice sense of humour. He was an avid lover of being out of doors and often spent summer vacations in the mountains, usually in Kongsvoll, where he studied plants. Kongsvoll is a mountain station providing food and shelter on the route between Oslo and Trondheim, erected when the route was used by pilgrims visiting the shrine of St Olav in Trondheim.
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Time sharing between DoD meteorological satellite systems and non-voice, non-geostationary satellite systems in the 400.15-401 MHz band.
§ 25.260 - Time sharing between DoD meteorological satellite systems and non-voice, non-geostationary satellite systems in the 400.15-401 MHz band.
(a) The space stations of a non-voice, non-geostationary Mobile-Satellite Service (NVNG MSS) system time-sharing downlink spectrum in the 400.15-401.0 MHz band with Department of Defense (DoD) satellites shall not transmit signals into the "protection areas" of the DoD satellites.
(1) The protection area for such a DoD satellite is the area on the Earth's surface in which the DoD satellite is in line of sight from the ground at an elevation angle of five degrees or more above the horizon.
(2) An NVNG MSS space station shall not transmit in the 400.15-401 MHz band when at a line-of-sight elevation angle of zero degrees or more from any point on the ground within the protected area of a DoD satellite operating in that band.
(3) An NVNG MSS licensee is responsible for obtaining the ephemeris data necessary for compliance with this restriction. The ephemeris information must be updated system-wide at least once per week. For calculation required for compliance with this restriction an NVNG MSS licensee shall use an orbital propagator algorithm with an accuracy equal to or greater than the NORAD propagator used by DoD.
(b) An NVNG licensee time sharing spectrum in the 400.15-401 MHz band must establish a 24-hour per day contact person and telephone number so that claims of harmful interference into DoD earth stations and other operational issues can be reported and resolved expeditiously. This contact information must be made available to DoD or its designee. If the NTIA notifies the Commission that DoD is receiving unacceptable interference from a NVNG licensee, the Commission will require such NVNG licensee to terminate its interfering operations immediately unless it demonstrates to the Commission's reasonable satisfaction, and that of NTIA, that it is not responsible for causing harmful interference into the worldwide DoD system. A NVNG licensee assumes the risk of any liability or damage that it and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents and subcontractors may incur or suffer in connection with an interruption of its Mobile-Satellite Service, in whole or in part, arising from or relating to its compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of this paragraph.
(c) Each satellite in a NVNG licensee's system time-sharing spectrum with DoD in the 400.15-401 MHz band shall automatically turn off and cease satellite transmissions if, after 72 consecutive hours, no reset signal is received from the NVNG licensee's gateway earth station and verified by the satellite. All satellites in such NVNG licensee's system shall be capable of instantaneous shutdown on any sub-band upon command from such NVNG licensee's gateway earth station.
(d) Initially, a NVNG licensee time-sharing spectrum with DoD in the 400.15-401 MHz band shall be able to change the frequency on which its system satellites are operating within 125 minutes of receiving notification from a DoD required frequency change in the 400.15-401 MHz band. Thereafter, when a NVNG licensee constructs additional gateway earth stations located outside of North and South America, it shall use its best efforts to decrease to 90 minutes the time required to implement a DoD required frequency change. A NVNG licensee promptly shall notify the Commission and NTIA of any decrease in the time it requires to implement a DoD required frequency change.
(e) Once a NVNG licensee time-sharing spectrum with DoD in the 400.15-401 MHz band demonstrates to DoD that it is capable of implementing a DoD required frequency change within the time required under paragraph (d) of this section, thereafter, such NVNG licensee shall demonstrate its capability to implement a DoD required frequency change only once per year at the instruction of DoD. Such demonstrations shall occur during off-peak hours, as determined by the NVNG licensee, unless otherwise agreed by the NVNG licensee and DoD. Such NVNG licensee will coordinate with DoD in establishing a plan for such a demonstration. In the event that a NVNG licensee fails to demonstrate to DoD that it is capable of implementing a DoD required frequency change in accordance with a demonstration plan established by DoD and the NVNG licensee, upon the Commission's receipt of a written notification from NTIA describing such failure, the Commission shall impose additional conditions or requirements on the NVNG licensee's authorization as may be necessary to protect DoD operations in the 400.15-401 MHz downlink band until the Commission is notified by NTIA that the NVNG licensee has successfully demonstrated its ability to implement a DoD required frequency change. Such additional conditions or requirements may include, but are not limited to, requiring such NVNG licensee immediately to terminate its operations interfering with the DoD system.
[62 FR 59296, Nov. 3, 1997, as amended at 78 FR 8430, Feb. 6, 2013; 79 FR 8325, Feb. 12, 2014]


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You are Dr. Agon, a recognised brain surgeon, retired lobotomist and leisure time craniologist, and he is one of the best in his field. People with Aneurysms in the brain trust him blind. But since a few years people have to consult someone else for problems with the brain, the rather unknown company Dr. Agon is working for now pays more than any hospital in the world could afford to keep him employed in the white field of medicine. And the company's interests are way closer to Dr. Agon's own personal interests than anything he could do in a hospital. The company wants to do anything possible with brains and after that even the impossible.
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Chaos reigned in Monte Ventoux on Thursday as the tour leader left his bike behind as he dashed for the finish line.
Anyone tuning in to catch the end of today's Tour de France action could have been forgiven for thinking they'd switched on the wrong channel.
The world of cycling watched aghast as the scenes unfolded of tour leader Chris Froome frantically running towards the stage 12 finish line on foot after he, Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema crashed into the back of a camera man.
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Jān Āqā (persiska: جان آقا) är en ort i Iran.   Den ligger i provinsen Västazarbaijan, i den nordvästra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Teheran. Jān Āqā ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

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Die TSG Waldau (voller Name Turn- und Sportgemeinde Waldau) war ein Arbeitersportverein aus Waldau, einer ehemaligen Gemeinde im Landkreis Kassel, die heute ein Stadtteil der hessischen Großstadt Kassel ist. Die Fußballmannschaft des Vereins nahm in der Weimarer Republik am Spielbetrieb und an den Meisterschaftsrunden des ATSB teil.

Geschichte

Der Verein wurde 1910 in Waldau gegründet. Er gehörte zum ATSB-Regionalverband Freie Spielvereinigung Kurhessen-Waldeck-Südhannover, dessen Vereine im 13. ATSB-Kreis spielten.

In der Spielzeit 1919/20 wurde die TSG Waldau Meister des 13. ATSB-Kreises. Im Halbfinale der nordwestdeutschen Verbandsmeisterschaft schlug der Verein die TSVgg Unterbarmen mit 3:1 und im nordwestdeutschen Endspiel am 23. Mai 1920 in Bielefeld die FT Hannover-Kleefeld mit 2:1. Hierdurch qualifizierte sich die TSG Waldau für die reichsweite ATSB-Endrunde, unterlag aber im Halbfinale dem TuS Süden Forst mit 1:5.

In der folgenden Spielzeit 1920/21 wurde die TSG Waldau erneut Meister des 13. ATSB-Kreises und konnte im Halbfinale der nordwestdeutschen Verbandsmeisterschaft den FTSV Ohligs mit 2:1 besiegen. Im nordwestdeutschen Endspiel am 2. Mai 1921 unterlagen die Waldauer der FT Unterweser-Bremerhaven in Geestemünde mit 2:6.

Nach der Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten wurde der Verein 1933 verboten und aufgelöst.

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Waldau, TSG
Waldau, TSG
Waldau, TSG
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Automotive Industry legend, Jim Ziegler returns with his highly successful Internet Battle Plan XII to the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta on January 16th-17th, 2013 with a powerful line up of automotive industry experts.
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I can often tell when BIKSS is coming down with something too, cos his breath changes. Not in that awful bad breath - didn't brush - too much garlic way, but in a more subtle "internal" way.
I'm sure the toxins will be cleared out soon enough. Meanwhile, it's an opportunity for you to recognise when it DOES change for the better, instead of only noticing when things turn for the worse.
Sending healing vibes across the continents.
His scent was back to normal when he woke up this morning. I can tell the difference between a cold and a kidney stone. His scent changes in different ways. I can even tell by his scent how bad his PTSD is. Stress has its own scent. I guess that's what happens when you have been together for almost 25 years.


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Mitolo Jester Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Mitolo Jester Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 quantity
If you are after a wine with a full body, sexy savoury notes and a silky mouthfeel – you are luck! This Cabernet Sauvignon from Mitolo boasts black fruits, salted caramel and light spice characters with fine tannins and great structure.
Why we love it: Great for entertaining a guest with a refined palate
Drink with: Roast lamb and gravy
Australia, South Australia
Blend Info.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol by Vol.
Bottle Vol.
Now - 2022
WINE PRODUCER
Mitolo Wines became established via the unusual path of potato growing. Frank Mitolo has a history of Italian farming from the Abruzzo region of Italy. After they emigrated to Australia, the family became successful market gardeners, with Frank producing wine as a hobby. In 1999, he decided to turn his hobby into a business, and after a 'legendary' five-hour discussion with renowned winemaker Ben Glaetzer, they came up with a plan to make the most of McLaren Vale's rich and bountiful soils. Their business plan consisted of six words: 'individuality, integrity, quality, purity, elegance and power'. The first wine released was the 'G.A.M Shiraz' in 2000 and was named after the Mitolo children, Gemma, Alex and Marco. The fruit is sourced from the vineyard of the Lopresti family, themselves Italian migrants, with 200 acres of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache, planted in 1975. Apparently Frank had to do a lot of convincing to get Don Lopresti to part with his prime fruit, but since that time, the partnership has flourished. Over the years, further plantings have been made, particularly of Italian varieties, including Vermentino, Sangiovese and Sagrantino. The vineyards are situated near Gulf St Vincent on heavy, grey loams, with rain almost non-existent during the final stages of ripening, helping to concentrate flavours within the grapes.
Mitolo offer wines under several different labels: 'Jester', including budget-priced reds such as the 'Jester Cabernet Sauvignon', as well as Malbec, Grenache, Vermentino and a Sangiovese rosé; the 'Small Batch Series', including fuller reds and more complex whites, such as 'The Angela Shiraz'; and the 'Single Vineyard Series', the premium label, including the full-bodied, opulent 'G.A.M. Shiraz' and the ultra-premium 'Marsican Shiraz', made from selected parcels of their finest fruit, made in limited quantities during the best years.
A behemoth of a state, South Australia is responsible for over 50% of Australia's wine production. With the first known planting here taking place in 1836, local vintners have had time to truly perfect their art. In fact, SA is also home to some of the oldest Shiraz vines on the planet, with around 38% of SA's old vines being Shiraz.
Such a large area means that the terrain, climate and soil profiles vary immensely between regions, allowing for a vast array of varieties to thrive. Some of South Australia's premier wine regions include; Barossa Valley, Mclaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and the Adelaide hills. Such a collection of prime wine regions has earned South Australia the grand title of Australia's Wine Capital. But it doesn't stop there, the prowess of SA wine producers mixed with fantastic growing conditions has garnered the state the privilege of being dubbed one of the 9 Great Wine Capitals of the World.
Towards the end of the 19th century, Europe was ravaged by an outbreak of Phylloxera, an aphid that injects a venom into the root of the vine while sucking out sap. The effect of the outbreak vastly influenced the global market. For example, France's wine output decreased by over 40%, with the whole ordeal costing the country over 10 billion francs. Luckily for all, the grand 'down-under' remained a wine wonder, as the blight couldn't take flight and reach the far away lands.
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I am planning a single story extension to my 3 bed bungalow.
The extension will be to the rear, 3 metres deep and the width of the two rear bedrooms. The lean to conservatory is almost falling down so that will go. My question is, what is the best way to make use of the extra space? The obvious, to me, thing it to make the two bedrooms longer, but my concern is that this may make them too long and thin? The drive is to the right of the bungalow, and the garage is at the end of the drive, set back about 3 metres behind the bungalow. We may look to add a conservatory off the back of the lounge (we've already taken out the lounge window and put in sliding doors) but don't want to lose access to the rear garden from the drive.
All the internal walls are studs, but we've just re-done the kitchen and bathroom so not looking to change the layout too radically. We'd like an en-suite as we have 2 small boys, and plan on staying here for the foreseeable future.
I think that while you are at it put in a foundation right across the back so you are ready to put a conservatory/garden room on at a later date. I think that extending both bedrooms gives space for ensuites and built in hanging space. As the children get older you will be glad of the extra toilets and showers plus space for their stuff. You might want to go up into the roof ( a master bedroom?) at some point so the third bedroom could be used for the staircase and the remaining space turned into a study.
Of course much will depend on financial viability on increasing the property value commensurate with the investment against buying a bigger property.
Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid going up isn't an option, unless we raise the whole roof. The apex is nowhere near 2.4m, I cannot stand up in the loft and I'm 1.8m. We would plan to put an en-suite in to our room, but are unsure as to the practicality of having 2 long thin bedrooms.
Oh, I see now, I had not clocked the dimensions.
How about this then? All the new extension would become the master with ensuite. The existing 9 by 12 bedroom would have a new window to the flank and the room would be enlarged by 3 foot into the smallest bedroom. Of the remaining space in that room you could form another ensuite and an access lobby from the sitting room to the new bedroom or just a corridor from the hall. Of course this is all dependant on you being detached to allow the flank window?
Apologies, we're semi-detached unfortunately, on the left hand side!
Oh bugger, that will not work then. I will give it some more thought and come back.
The only way I can see now is quite a hack around to preserve what you have done all ready. The sitting room is divided to form a 14 by 11 bedroom. The new extension goes to the right side now and the sitting room remaining area is incorporated into the extension to keep more or less the same sitting room dimensions. The new bedroom formed will need the fireplace out and a new window to the side and possibly another ensuite. The two back bedrooms are knocked into one room with an ensuite. So two bigger bedrooms, the sitting room, kitchen and small bedroom stay the same.
A fair bit of work but a solution perhaps? What do you think?
Is the finish acceptable on this extension?


Recently there has been an increase in community conversations around death and dying. These are important conversations to have, as is the need to plan for end of life care and support.
GriefLine's CEO Catherine Cini said that an increasing number of callers on the national helpline were seeking support to manage loss and grief associated either with their own pending death or as a care giver.
Ms Cini said that in Australia, the majority of people want to die at home but most don't, with 54 percent of people dying in hospitals, and 32% in residential aged care facilities. Around 60 – 70 percent of Australians would prefer to die at home, but only 14 percent do.
"With the anticipated increase in the number of people wishing to die at home, it is critical to find ways to provide increased support for family and informal caregivers," Ms Cini said.
The programs offered by GriefLine aim to provide psycho-social and emotional support, as a complement to the medical and physical aspects of their care.
"We believe that end of life care should involve care and treatment delivered by health professionals and care staff to the patient's physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs and, critically, it should also involve supporting carers and families, and the care of the patient's body after their death," Ms Cini said.
According to Ms Cini, GriefLine is unique in that while it does focus on loss associated with death, the support continues into the bereavement period, when caregivers, especially spouses, are particularly vulnerable in their own physical and mental health.
"Caregivers are at greater risk of depression, suffer social isolation, deteriorating physical health, and less likely to engage in preventive health behaviours, and are often not aware there is support available for them," Ms Cini said.
This support coincides with the time when other palliative care services end, and the family is left unsupported.


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The Latest: Student suspect in custody in campus stabbing
PUBLISHED: April 16, 2018 at 12:28 pm | UPDATED: May 30, 2018 at 8:00 pm
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a Binghamton University freshman found fatally stabbed (all times local):
A student suspected in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman on Binghamton University's main New York campus is in custody.
Police didn't release any information about the student suspect at a news conference Monday evening. Police earlier in the day released photos of the suspect wearing dark clothes and a hooded sweatshirt.
Multiple police agencies on Monday searched for the killer of engineering student Joao Souza. The Brazilian native was attacked Sunday night in a residence suite on the campus in Binghamton near the Pennsylvania state line.
University officials say investigators believe the attack was not a random act and Souza was targeted.
Authorities say they believe a 19-year-old Binghamton University freshman fatally stabbed on the university's main New York campus was targeted.
Multiple police agencies on Monday were searching for a suspect in the death of engineering student Joao Souza. The Brazilian native was attacked Sunday night in a residence suite on the campus in Binghamton near the Pennsylvania state line.
Police have released photos of the stabbing suspect wearing dark clothes and a hooded sweatshirt.
Searchers are being aided in wooded areas by state forest rangers.
Binghamton University says the family of a 19-year-old freshman fatally stabbed on campus is located in Brazil.
Engineering student Joao Souza was attacked at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday in a residence suite on the campus near the Pennsylvania state line. Souza's family was located in Brazil and requested privacy, according to the university.
The unidentified attacker fled on foot. Authorities say it did not appear to a random act.
Jonathan Ross, superintendent of the Blind Brook school district in Westchester County, told the Journal News that Souza graduated last year from Blind Brook High School in Rye Brook, where he was a standout soccer player.
A 19-year-old freshman was fatally stabbed on New York's Binghamton University campus and his assailant remains at large.
The state university said engineering student Joao Souza was attacked at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday on the campus near the Pennsylvania state line.
The school said police currently are confident it was not a random act.
The unidentified suspect was described as a light-skinned male wearing dark pants and a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The school canceled classes Monday due the "tragic event" and counseling was being offered.
On March 9, the body of another Binghamton University student, Haley Anderson of Westbury, was found in the off-campus apartment of a fellow student she had briefly dated. She had been strangled.
Prosecutors are seeking to have that suspect returned from Nicaragua to stand trial.
A 19-year-old student has been fatally stabbed on New York's Binghamton University campus and his assailant remains at large.
The stabbing occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the state university.
The university says the attack did not appear to be random. The unidentified victim was in his first year at the school.
The school canceled classes Monday due the "tragic event." Counseling was being offered to students and staff.
The Broome County district attorney's office is seeking to have that suspect returned from Nicaragua to stand trial.
A 19-year-old student has been fatally stabbed on New York's Binghamton University campus.
The stabbing occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the state university. There was no immediate arrest.
The Times Union says investigators interviewed people throughout the night. Police say the attack did not appear to be random.
The victim was in his first year at the school.
Counseling is being offered to students and staff.
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The Anaheim Amigos were a charter member American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Southern California. After their first season in Anaheim, the team moved to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Stars. In 1970, it moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Stars.

The Amigos were the first professional team in any sport to bill themselves as representing the city of Anaheim, California, and were the only team to do so until the National Hockey League's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim began play in 1993. The California Angels of Major League Baseball played at Anaheim Stadium during the Amigos' existence, but they would not use "Anaheim" in their name until 1997.

Franchise history

Origins
With the founding of the ABA on February 2, 1967, a charter franchise in Anaheim was awarded to Art Kim and James Ackerman for $30,000. A 'name the team' contest resulted in the Amigos name. The team played most of its home games at the Anaheim Convention Center. Five home games were scheduled elsewhere in California and three home games were scheduled in Honolulu, Hawaii. Al Brightman was the first head coach.

1967–68 season

The Amigos' roster was highlighted by guards Les Selvage, Jeff Congdon and Steve Chubin, former NBA player Ben Warley and 7 foot center Larry Bunce. Chubin led the team in scoring and assists and was a fan favorite. Selvage led the league in three-point field goal attempts. Warley led the team in rebounds and was an effective outside shooter. Congdon played well but was traded in mid-season to the Denver Rockets for Willis Thomas. Bunce did not live up to expectations despite his height, but played in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game, as did Warley.

The Amigos were not successful on the court. They lost their first five games, including the first ever ABA game, a 134–129 loss to the Oakland Oaks on the road. After losing two thirds of their first 36 games Brightman was fired and replaced as head coach by Harry Dinnel. During the season the Amigos lost eight straight games in one stretch and had two other stretches of six losses each. The team finished the season with 25 wins and 53 losses, good for fifth place in Western Division but not good enough to make the playoffs.

Move to Los Angeles

The Amigos suffered from poor attendance. They averaged 1,293 fans per home game and their games were broadcast on radio and sometimes on television. However, they lost approximately $500,000 on the season and were sold for $450,000 to James J. Kirst who moved the team to nearby Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, where they became the Stars. Kirst also brought in Bill Sharman as the new head coach. Sharman had just completed two years coaching the NBA's San Francisco Warriors, taking them to the playoffs both years. With Sharman associated with the team, they were able to sign 13 of their top 15 draft picks including All-Americans Larry Miller and Merv Jackson. Playing with a roster that contained 8 rookies, Los Angeles finished in 5th place and failed to make the playoffs in 1968-69.
1969-70 started out a little better for the Stars with some new veterans joining the best of the previous seasons returning players, but the team was still out of the playoff picture on March 5 when they were sold to cable television entrepreneur Bill Daniels. Following the sale the team came alive, making the playoffs on the last day of the season. Despite a fourth place finish, Sharman, George Stone, and Mack Calvin led the Stars to the Western Conference Championship. In the 1970 ABA Finals, despite being heavy underdogs, they then stretched the Indiana Pacers to a sixth game before losing.

Move to Salt Lake City, Utah
After the 1969–70 season, the franchise once again relocated, this time to Salt Lake City, and became the Utah Stars.

Season-by-season

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|colspan="6" align=center style="background:orange; color:#000000;"| Anaheim Amigos
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|1967–68|| 25 || 53 || .321 || ||
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|colspan="6" align=center | Los Angeles Stars
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|1968–69 || 33 || 45 || .423 || ||
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|1969–70 || 43 || 41 || .512 || Won Division SemifinalsWon SemifinalsLost ABA Finals || Los Angeles 4, Dallas 2Los Angeles 4, Denver 1Indiana 4, Los Angeles 2
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External links
 LA Stars History & Win/Loss Record

References

American Basketball Association teams
Defunct basketball teams in California
Los Angeles Stars
Utah Stars
Basketball teams established in 1968
Sports clubs disestablished in 1970

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Q: OpenGL texture is all black when rendered with shader I have a very simple OpenGL application that renders only one textured quad. This is my code, which works just fine (the textured quad appears just fine):
// Bind the test texture
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, mTestTexture);

// Draw the quad
glBegin(GL_QUADS);

glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(x, y + (float)height, 0.0f);

glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(x + (float)width, y + (float)height, 0.0f);

glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f);
glVertex3f(x + (float)width, y, 0.0f);

glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f);
glVertex3f(x, y, 0.0f);

glEnd();

Then I wanted to intoduce a simple shader. So I modified my code a little:
// Use shader and point it to the right texture
auto texLocation = glGetUniformLocation(mProgram, "tex");
glUseProgram(mProgram);
glUniform1i(texLocation, mTestTexture);

// Draw the quad
// Same drawing code as before...

Vertex shader:
void main(void)
{
 gl_Position     = ftransform();
 gl_TexCoord[0]  = gl_MultiTexCoord0;
}

Fragment shader:
uniform sampler2D tex;

void main()
{
    vec4 color = texture2D(tex, gl_TexCoord[0].st);
    gl_FragColor = color;
}

Now all I get is a black quad :-(
I already tried and tested a lot of things:

*

*The shaders compile fine (no errors)

*The quad is visible (vertex shader seems OK)

*If I change the shader to produce a fixed color ("gl_FragColor = vec4(1,0,0,1);") my quad becomes red -> fragment shader is doing something!

*glGetError() does not return any errors

*My texLocation, mProgram and mTestTexture all seem to be valid IDs

Does anyone have an idea why I won't see my texture when using the shader?

A: glUniform1i(texLocation, mTestTexture);
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^ texture object

Texture unit indexes are bound to samplers, not texture objects.
Use texture unit zero instead:
glUniform1i(texLocation, 0);

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Silence leads to more violence in abusive relationships
BY Doreen Nicoll
I successfully left my abusive marriage more than a decade ago. It wasn't easy – far from it.
I finally left in 2004, but 20 months passed before my 19-day divorce trial was heard. And it would be another eight weeks before a 66-page judgment was released giving me sole custody of my five children.
I was homeless and lived with friends and relatives during those 22 months. I continued to see my children daily and every other weekend.
During that time, I made use of the services available through my local women's shelter and shelters in towns my friends lived in.
The courage it takes for a woman to leave her abuser is immense, but unfortunately it is not enough. It takes an entire community.
According to Statistics Canada, 70 per cent of all spousal violence is not even reported to police. A woman is assaulted an average of 35 times before she calls the police. It takes an average of seven attempts before a woman leaves her abuser for good. But once she leaves, her chances of being murdered increase nine-fold. A woman is murdered by her current or former partner every six days in Canada. All of these numbers increase significantly for Indigenous women, women of colour, immigrants and women with disabilities.
The ultimate goal of my abuser was exactly the same as every other abuser – to maintain control. When I tried to leave, the abuse, also referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), escalated exponentially.
The World Health Organization defines IPV as "any behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm."
Some forms of abuse are easily identifiable, but others are more subtle. The abuse is not always physical. It can be financial, and can include cyberbullying, stalking and the manipulating of children. That abuse can escalate over time. It has nothing to do with love. It's all about power.
Chances are you know a woman who is living in an abusive relationship because the reality is that half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence.
The Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee was established 14 years ago "to assist the Office of the Chief Coroner in the investigation and review of deaths of persons that occur as a result of domestic violence."
The committee has identified a list of 39 risk factors involved in such cases. Those factors include a history of violence, a pending separation, obsessive or depressive behaviour by the abuser and attempts or threats by the abuser to commit suicide.
The committee concluded that intimate partner femicides are predictable and preventable. In almost every case reviewed by the committee, at least one person outside the relationship was aware that something was wrong.
Although many of us may not know what to do, the first step can be as simple as suggesting the woman speak with someone at a local women's shelter. But while allies are invaluable, only the woman in an abusive situation knows when the time is safe to ask for help. The truth is, she cannot do it alone.
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