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Savage x Fenty, one year later: what's Rihanna's impact on the lingerie market?
Marjorie van Elven
Rihanna's incursion into the fashion and beauty industries has been so successful that LVMH is reportedly in talks to launch a brand new luxury fashion house in partnership with the popstar. As her latest endeavor, lingerie label Savage x Fenty, turns one year old, FashionUnited analyses the brand's results and influence on the undergarment market.
Why does Rihanna's fashion outsell other celebrity collections?
Rihanna said to be in talks with LVMH to launch luxury house under her name
LVMH registers company called "Project Loud". Could it be Rihanna's label?
Savage x Fenty was launched on May 11, 2018, in partnership with Techstyle Fashion Group, the same company behind Kate Hudson's Fabletics, JustFab and ShoeDazzle. The brand is guided by the same principle of inclusion as Rihanna's make-up company, Fenty Beauty, which prides itself for offering over 40 colors of foundation. With sizes ranging from XS to 3XL, seven shades of 'nude' and models from all shapes and sizes on the catwalk, Savage x Fenty positions itself as an empowering alternative to Victoria's Secret, which has been struggling to resonate with consumers in the post-#metoo era. Instead of proposing women to aspire to look like a supermodel, Savage x Fenty encourages them to look like the best version of themselves.
While Savage x Fenty isn't the first brand to call for a more inclusive lingerie market (Fenty Beauty wasn't the first make-up brand to offer 40 shades of foundation, either), Rihanna's involvement certainly helps to generate buzz. Online shoppers waited several hours in line to access Savage x Fenty's ecommerce on launch day, and its 40-piece debut collection sold out in a month.
Today, Savage x Fenty's assortment has been expanded to over 800 styles ranging in price from 10 US dollars to 100 US dollars. Shipping is offered to 210 countries on the brand's own website, but the company has also partnered up with online wholesalers Asos and Zalando, where its styles sell out within a month on average, according to market analytics firm Edited. While no plans for a brick and mortar store have been confirmed yet, Savage x Fenty hosted a number of pop-up stores last year.
The brand offers a membership program called "Xtra VIP" granting members exclusive deals and offers, early access to product releases and limited-edition boxes curated by Rihanna herself. To Kayla Marci, Market Analyst at Edited, subscription services are a "growing trend in retail" that most lingerie companies are failing to tap. "It helps to further connect with customers and create a community", she explains.
Rihanna's AW19 show at New York Fashion Week
Savage x Fenty's impact on the lingerie market
Seeing how Rihanna's brand resonates with consumers has led other lingerie brands to change their ways. Since Savage x Fenty entered the market, US and UK retailers have increased the number of size-inclusive lingerie styles by 34 percent, according to Edited. "They are finally understanding that there needs to be a greater representation of sizes across products and in advertising", noted the company.
Competitors are also looking to catch up on color inclusivity. Last August, ThirdLove launched a campaign titled 'New Nakeds' introducing five nude shades to its basic T-shirt bras. Aerie's T-shirt bra line is also available in four flesh-toned hues. Victoria's Secret is still lagging behind, with two shades.
Rihanna's label has inspired a shift in silhouettes as well. Push-up bras, a style synonymous with Victoria's Secret and similar brands, are no longer the driver of the market. Bralettes and triangle bras comprise 42 percent of Savage x Fenty's offering, while push-up bras only form 6 percent of the assortment.
Although Savage x Fenty prides itself for being affordable (its pieces cost 43 US dollars on average and discounting between 20-30 percent off is common), competitors Victoria's Secret and Aerie are actually cheaper, costing 31 and 36 US dollars on average, respectively. The only brand working with higher price points is ThirdLove, whose pieces retail for an average of 67 US dollars full-price.
Pictures: courtesy of Edited, Savage x Fenty Facebook
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2018 Holiday Dinner & Awards Banquet
A memorable evening celebrating 26 years with ISD 191 Community Education is in the books! It was very nice to see students and instructors of past and present and their families. This year has been really fun. Without all of you, we wouldn't be where we are today. Thanks to you all for being part of our school.
We would like to congratulate all students who were nominated for this year's awards and to all of our award recipients! Also, congrats to all door prize winners!
2018 Award Winners:
Instructor of the Year – Mr. David Truong
Tae Kwon Do Family of the Year – The Anderson Family
Best Kicks – Mr. Binh Nguyen
Tae Kwon Do Perseverance – Mr. Ryan Perrine
Most Improved – Ms. Maya Rajendralall
Tae Kwon Do Spirit – Mr. Dylan Carston
Tae Kwon Do Role Model of the Year – Mr. Mike Kretz
Best Manner – Ms. Melvina Moeun
Prize Winners:
Hunterspider Gaming Headset – Mr. Ben You
Tae Kwon Do: The Ultimate Reference Guide Book – Mr. Logan Kretz
Flexzion Kicking Strike Shield – Ms. Gabby Angeles
Double Paddle Kicking Target – Mr. Nolan Ellendson
Double Paddle Kicking Target – Ms. Gabby Angeles
GTMA Martial Arts Belt Display Rack – Mr. Tyler Pham
Youth Beginner Class January 23, 2020 at 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Nicollet Middle School, 400 E 134th St, Burnsville, MN 55337, USA Classes in auxiliary gym.
Youth Advanced Class January 23, 2020 at 6:50 pm – 7:35 pm Nicollet Middle School, 400 E 134th St, Burnsville, MN 55337, USA Classes in auxiliary gym.
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Determination and perseverance are two words to describe Ms. Kathleen Reitz's attitude and focus in her practices and attempts the last few months. She finally crushed her leg over side kick break tonight! Congrats Ms. Kathleen on a job well done!! #nguyenschooltkd
First tournament in the new year and a good entry level event! The Northwoods Conquest Tae Kwon Do Tournament is on Saturday, Jan. 25th at the Northern Lakes Community Church (825 8th Ave., Cumberland, WI). Competition in forms, sparring, breaking, weapons, and submission grappling. Entry fee is $45 for one or all events, if pre-registered by 1/18, $60 thereafter. Competition begins at 11 am. For full tournament packet, go to namtkd.com and look under "Event Calendar."
Join the Nguyen School of TKD on Sunday, May 3rd at Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield for the 2020 Get Your Rear in Gear in an effort to raise awareness for colorectal cancer. #gyrig Register before Jan. 15th and save $5 on your registration. Use code "5off" to save $5 on your registration! Join our team! Select "Nguyen School of Tae Kwon Do" when you sign up. Online Registration: https://donate.coloncancercoalition.org/twincities DATE: Sunday, May 3, 2020 LOCATION: Veterans Memorial Park, 636 East 66th St., Richfield, MN 55423 FEES: Through Sunday, April 26 at midnight Adult: $30 Youth (12 and under): $15 Kids' Fun Run (10 and under): $15 SCHEDULE 7:30 a.m. - Registration 8:20 a.m.- Opening Ceremonies and Team Awards 8:50 a.m. - Kids Fun Run 9:00 a.m. - 5k Timed Run/5k Walk and 1.7 Mile Walk 9:50 a.m. - Post Race Finisher Awards
Video from last month of Ms. Kasthuri breaking her board to complete her yellow belt test. Great Job Ms. Kasthuri! #nguyenschooltkd
Mr. Liam Doan received his "2019 Competitor of the Year" Award this evening. Congrats Mr. Liam! #nguyenschooltkd
Location Sky Oaks Elementary School, Gymnasium, 100 East 134th Street, Burnsville, MN 55337 Phone (612) 202-8557 E-mail nam.nguyen@namtkd.com Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays: Youth (Beginner - Yellow Belts) - 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM; Youth (Green - Red Belts) - 6:50 PM - 7:35 PM; Adult (All Levels) - 7:40 PM - 8:45 PM


Quoting - What Does It Mean? How Is It Done?
When an individual contacts a broker or searches on line, or contacts insurance companies for quotes, he/she is not aware of the ramifications of this procedure he just has initiated. Agents usually will quote rates on a �preferred� rating. A preferred rating is considered to be one of the best ratings an individual can obtained.
This technique provides you with the lowest premium quote available for the specific product of interest. This technique is used to perk your interest and generate a signed application to that company. Once the signed application is received (by the insurance company) you have authorized the insurance company and the underwriter to obtain all necessary information to begin the underwriting process.
During this underwriting process, all medical information received including any medical examinations is reported to the MIB (Medical Information Bureau). This bureau makes itself available and provides all medical history to any and all insurance carriers and their underwriters to assist them in providing an offer! Any and ALL medical information is reported to the MIB.
QUOTING HAS NO MEANING AT ALL. Usually "preferred" rates are quoted. After the insurance underwriter receives the application and reviews all medical history and any examination results, the quote then turns into an actual offer. This offer can be what was quoted or increased or a declination can occur.
I obtain as much medical information as possible prior to submitting an application, or initiate the underwriting process. I then review this information along with several general agencies and insurance brokers, who evaluate the medical information initially provided prior to submission of a signed application. This procedure usually provides me with a hypothetical offer. Most of all, this procedure allows an individual to actually obtain a tentative offer �without reporting information to the MIB�.
The tentative offers become an actual offer once the individual completes, signs the application, and complies with any requirements requested by the insurance company. If the applicant's medical information is confirmed as stated previously, and the information on the application coincides with the medical information that was stated on the application, usually the tentative offers turns to the actual offer.
This procedure is extremely important, because when shopping for quotes each insurance company has different underwriting guidelines. Those guidelines can allow insurance companies to issue anywhere from a"preferred to a declined offer". That is why it is so important to use this method. This method avoids up front reporting of detrimental information that would or could prevent an individual from obtaining any life or health insurance.


Researchers are capturing detail down to the last pore.
We might be one step closer to eradicating the uncanny valley.
Researchers from the Imperial College London and the University of Southern California have created a new way to depict human skin, making facial expressions more lifelike.
Motion capture of a human actor remains the best basis for a realistic CGI animation, but no motion capture system is capable of recording the minute details and deformations of skin that appear with different facial expression. To combat this, the researchers built a special device that manipulates the skin on an actor's face, capturing detail at a resolution of 10 microns.
They noted how skin becomes rougher as it contracts, and smoother and shinier when it is stretched, and how different areas of the face are contracted and stretched with different facial expressions. Once this data has been recorded, CGI artists will know which areas of the face of blur and which to sharpen, based on the compression and stretching that corresponds to each expression. This data can then be mapped to the CGI character's face, providing a new level of verisimilitude.
Unveiled at this years SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques) conference, it's unsure how long it will take before this technology filters down to the media we consume. But be on the lookout for eerily lifelike CGI characters.


PROVIDENCE – Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm is once again raising red flags and upsetting state officials. Last month, the Deepwater Wind project caused alarm after inspectors found equipment damage and a number of hazards that threatened worker safety.
This month, attention shifted to the quality of construction – specifically welding procedures and construction practices by the builder, Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J.
The list of problems includes broken testing equipment, unused moisture-extraction ovens and a lack of documentation. The problems were reported by ABS Group, a consultant hired by Deepwater Wind to monitor construction of the five-turbine wind farm.
Other CRMC members described the irregular practices as "very concerning." Several were agitated by the prospect of unverified welding, unused and broken welding equipment, and faulty quality-control devices.
Some welding isn't being documented nor is it sanded properly, according to Houston-based ABS. However, final inspections of the welds performed by Weeks awarded flawless scores. The grading was referred to as "implausibly 100 percent perfect" by CRMC council member Tony Affigne.
CRMC vice chairman Paul Lemont demanded better oversight from ABS.
Gomez, a retired naval engineer, said harsh ocean elements require extra-sturdy construction and strict procedures. He criticized the apparent lack of thoroughness by the builders and suggested they retrain at welding shops at the Quonset Business Park.
Theodore Hofbauer, a director for ABS, said he needed to investigate the matter before he could answer.
Deepwater Wind president Chris Van Beek said he communicates regularly with Weeks. He stood behind the flawless test results for the welds. The welders, he said, are certified to work or have worked extensively in offshore construction. He promised to provide any missing documentation. Any faulty welds would be fixed quickly, he said.
ABS is also charged with overseeing construction of the components used to assemble the 6-megawatt wind turbines. Turbine manufacture Alstom, however, has been slow to provide information for ABS to review. Partial information has been received for some components. ABS missed the production for the main bearings and the pitch system, two components that the CRMC has expressed an interest in monitoring.
"We've been asking for information and haven't received it from Alstom for some time now," said Rain Byars, project manager for ABS.
Byars said Alstom didn't have a quality manager for several months, which likely caused the slowdown in receiving information.
"Unfortunately, this has been an ongoing issue with Alstom," Byars said.
Van Beek blamed the size and complexity of a multinational corporation such as Alstom and a language barrier – the company is based near Paris – for the delay in receiving information about component construction.
Gomez again expressed concern over faulty calibrators and unused equipment at the Deepwater site. "I still think that a process needs to be followed and the equipment needs to be right," he said.
Affigne said the contentious meeting was a healthy process for vetting information. "If every meeting is like this, then I think we are going to be in good shape," he said.
ABS also gave an update on several safety concerns raised during the August CRMC meeting. The issues at the wind farm site, some 3 miles off Block Island, included dropped objects, loss of control of suspended loads, employees working under suspended loads, and other onsite hazards.
ABS reported that Weeks has since made several safety improvements. Training has increased. Safety representatives are on all vessels. Protective bumpers have been added to barges.
In order to create a steadier work platform, the jack-up lift boat Roberts is making its way to the site. The barge-like boat has an attached crane and legs that anchor into the sea floor to provide stability.
The damaged foundation sleeve that was hit by a barge in late July has been repaired and returned from New Jersey.
A lack of lighting on the cranes, however, is a new problem. During night construction, the booms from two cranes have come into contact. Handheld lights are illuminating the second boom until light fixtures are installed. Damage also is being assessed after a crane ball struck the crane boom.


A electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI–MSn) analysis was performed in order to identify the active composition in Pseudostellaria heterophylla adventitious roots. Pseudostellarin A, C, D, and G were identified from P. heterophylla adventitious roots on the basis of LC–MSn analysis. The culture conditions of adventitious roots were optimized, and datasets were subjected to a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), in which the growth ratio and some compounds showed a positive correlation with an aeration volume of 0.3 vvm and inoculum density of 0.15 %. Fed-batch cultivation enhanced the contents of total saponin, polysaccharides, and specific oxygen uptaker rate (SOUR). The maximum dry root weight (4.728 g l−1) was achieved in the 3/4 Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium group. PLS-DA showed that polysaccharides contributed significantly to the clustering of different groups and showed a positive correlation in the MS medium group. The delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction on the mice induced by 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) was applied to compare the immunocompetence effects of adventitious roots (AR) with field native roots (NR) of P. heterophylla. As a result, AR possessed a similar immunoregulation function as NR.
J. Li is the co-first author.
This research was funded by the National Science and Technology Support Program (2012BAI29B02), Central Significant Increase or Decrease Program, China (2060302), and 863 program (2014AA022201-04).


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Human Rights Commissioner congratulates Leila Zerrougui on being appointed UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
Federal Government Human Rights Commissioner Markus Löning has issued the following statement congratulating Leila Zerrougui on being appointed the UN Secretary General's new Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict:
"I offer Ms Zerrougui warmest congratulations on her appointment as the new Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
In situations of armed conflict children are particularly at risk. They are injured, killed or maimed, are abducted, sexually abused or recruited as child soldiers. Children need the international community's special protection. Germany is working closely with the Special Representative, also in the context of our Security Council membership, to enhance protection for children in situations of armed conflict.
I would like to offer outgoing Special Representative Radhika Coomaraswamy heartfelt thanks for her dedicated work and the excellent cooperation we have enjoyed. Thanks to her stalwart efforts and commitment, she has achieved a great deal for children. For her successor, Leila Zerrougui, I wish good luck and every success in tackling the challenging tasks ahead. She can count on Germany's support."
Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka) served as Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict from 2006 to July 2012. On 13 July the UN Secretary General appointed Leila Zerrougui (Algeria) as her successor.
In 2011/2012 Germany is chair of the UN Security Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict; it also plays an active part in a Group of Friends concerned with this issue. During Germany's Security Council Presidency in July 2011 the Council adopted a resolution initiated by Germany to proscribe "attacks on schools and hospitals".
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The curious incident of the US Navy in Somalia
Tackling piracy off Somalia might not be in US interests
One of the points that came up in recent off-blog discussions with a fellow INI blogger was the rather curious surge in piracy off Somalia's coast during a period when the US Navy had a significant deployment in the region. Yesterday's post suggested that "the US navy's reluctance to take a more forceful stand against Somali pirates is intriguing."
Some cynics responded by saying that this is so that American private military companies can benefit by providing security services to the world's shipping companies. Beyond that ready explanation—it is traditionally used to explain most US foreign policy decisions—the question is whether there are deeper strategic reasons motivating the US Navy's posture in this theatre.
Galrahn at Information Dissemination (one of the best blogs on naval affairs) offers a realist explanation. He argues that "Somali piracy is not counter to US interests in Somalia."
The United States is essentially allowing Somalia to remain an ungoverned country because the status quo gives us more freedom of action in fighting al Qaeda and other extremist terrorism allies in Somalia. Piracy is a side effect, and not necessarily a terrible side effect, of that strategy…The pirates are not only commercial in nature, but they are enemies of the Islamic extremists that represent the enemy of the United States. It sounds crazy to say, but the pirates are essentially the secular, liberal capitalists of Somalia, and the United States would prefer to deal WITH not AGAINST those types of people.[Information Dissemination]
On the face of it, this is a reasonable conclusion. It explains why the Pentagon spokesman held forth about a holistic approach, when a case can easily be made that piracy can be contained by purely military means. But it is unclear why the United States is so sure that piracy will remain the domain of liberal, secular capitalist Somalis. As a tactic, piracy can help the Islamist militias to secure funds and weapons. As a strategy, it could help open a new front in al-Qaeda's war against the West. Unless the US Navy can be selective and calibrate its go-easy policy on pirates, there could be unpleasant, unintended consequences for its own interests.
But Galrahn's other point—that the go-easy policy makes other countries realise the need to update international law to tackle the such threats in the twenty-first century is more valid. But it is hard to accept that American attitudes are driven by grand strategy. For any sufficiently advanced grand strategic explanation is indistinguishable from post-fact rationalisation.
Author Nitin PaiPosted on 25th November 2008 25th November 2008 Categories Foreign AffairsTags Africa, international relations, jihadis, maritime security, navy, piracy, Realism, realpolitik, terrorism, United States
15 thoughts on "The curious incident of the US Navy in Somalia"
I just think that the US is relucant to get bogged down in such peacekeeping, where there is no endgame in sight. Furthermore, the pirates may be at odds with the Islamists, just as the various Afghan warlords and opium smugglers were at adds with the Taliban.
Nitin, Islamists are already going after the pirates, at least in one instance. The real reason for non-total-engagement could be what Sanjay says. An alternative could be that Bush is kicking the ball into Obama's court to deal with it without announcing a major nation rebuilding policy in the last few months of his time.
If US doing what Galrahn says its doing, then US is not manning the commons and its superpower days may be numbered.
Kedar says:
I heard people saying that money from those cheap VCDs and DVDs sold at the roadside in Indian cities goes to Dawood Ibrahim. It could be that piracy is high on the to-do list of Al-Qaeda, if not already being used by it.
So tell me, everyone, what happens if the Indian Navy accidentally sinks a non-pirate vessel?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7749245.stm
For our sake, I hope these guys are lying.
Patel says:
"But it is unclear why the United States is so sure that piracy will remain the domain of liberal, secular capitalist Somalis. As a tactic, piracy can help the Islamist militias to secure funds and weapons. As a strategy, it could help open a new front in al-Qaeda's war against the West. Unless the US Navy can be selective and calibrate its go-easy policy on pirates, there could be unpleasant, unintended consequences for its own interests."
But so far it has remained the domain of liberal, secular capitalist Somalis. Should islamic terrorists begin pirating, then the US can take action against all pirates, likely with the full support of the international community. No need to discriminate later, and no need to act now.
Sanjay,
The most that can be said about the Thai ship-owner's story is that he could be the original owner of the ship that the IN claimed was the "mother ship". It was not an 'accidental' sinking—but rather a response to aggressive behaviour when challenged. The Indian Navy has said it fired in self-defence from the very outset.
I don't think it is prudent for the Tabar's commander to check on the ownership history of ships that threaten him.
ghana shyam says:
Identification is a major factor in ROE's and especially in the Red sea where no clear demarcated zones exist of any conflict.piracy is just a menace ,its not war.No warship can take the identification problem lightly when the area in which the Indian Navy is operating is a busy international waters.The US is clear about this problem and knows the cosequences of a wrong targetting and therefore have stayed away apart from other compulsions.Your contention that it is not prudent for tabars commander to check on the ships antecedents will not stand scrutiny under international maritime law.that is the reason the why said earlier that the downsides are messy in this area and the Indian Navy is not prepared for it.more is yet to follow.
ghana shyam,
The issue of international maritime law is subject to interpretation: jus cogens, in my view, provides sufficient grounds for India to act against pirates. In the Tabar's case, I don't think concern for international maritime law should get in the way of responding to aggression.
As with any bold venture, the downside is messy. But the fear of messy downsides ought not to cause pusillanimity or paralysis. The costs of inaction outweigh the costs of action.
Neel says:
But really, could rocket propelled grenades really have done much damage to a frigate?
And what is the stand-off distance for engaging a vessel with anti-ship cruise missiles? I'm sure anything INS Tabar carried far outranged Somali equipment. Was it really necessary to sink the vessel?
Neel, what would be purpose in being gentle with a hostile vessel? To further endanger one's own crew? I don't think a hostile vessel can claim Miranda rights on the high seas.
To prevent collateral damage, of course. To save us from international humiliation as well. Unless I'm very mistaken, its not like the enemy vessel could have harmed the Tabar. Anti-personnel weaponry and patient maneuvering would have allowed the capture of the vessel, and perhaps the capture of some of the pirates as well.
Udayan says:
@Neel,
The IN is a professional outfit. If the Tabar's captain thought that shooting at the ship was the best course of action, I'd say it was the right thing to do. Because he commands one of India's most modern warships and the people on this blog discussion command their keyboards. Second guessing the commander doesn't appear too convincing.
Btw, grenades can damage frigates and things on the frigate. And it is unlikely that the navy would have used expensive ordinance just to take out a pirate ship.
But hello friends—what's the problem here? Humiliation? Sorry, humiliation is when two penny pirates hold Indian sailors and ships to ransom and this great nation merely wrings its hands.
Would you have agreed to a similar action if instead of a trawler a VLCC was in its place and it was perceived to be hostile.fortunately for the Navy it was not so otherwise we would have had a lot to pay and answer.we still have a lot of answering to do to the thai govt.these are serious issues when innocent lives are lost because of so called action in self defence. Only other action of similar targetting was the case of the Iranian Airliner.
In maritime law you have to prove the intent of agression. A Bold venture would have been to overpower the pirates along with the crew of the trawler and not using your excessive power just because you can use it.The weapon used to sink the trawler was surely of more range than whatever the pirates used.
@Neel's comments are relevent. Lets not behave like Rambo the IVth.
@ghana,
Why do you take the Thai guy on his word? As for sinking a VLCC, don't you think the guys on the Tabar have brains?
IIRC, the whole idea is to engage the pirates while staying out of their range. Tabar made a good call under the circumstances.
So what do you have to say about the two other ships the Tabar saved earlier? Grateful Saudis are good to have, IMHO.
KXB says:
Try this – I own a car, but my car is stolen. The men who stole my car then proceed to rob banks and use my car as a getaway car. The police see my car, driven by the robbers. The robbers open fire with their puny six shooters, while the police have better handguns and open fire. I will be rightly annoyed that my innocent car got caught up in this affair, but the primary fault lies with the men who stole my car.
If the Thai ship was stolen by pirates, and that ship was used as a mother ship to coordinate other acts of piracy, then the Indian Navy seems to be within its rights.
As for how much damage the pirates could do to a mighty frigate, go back to 2000 and recall the scale of damage a small speedboat did to the USS Cole.
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Media Blackout: Mercenaries Attack Thousands of Native Americans
September 6, 2016 Baxter Dmitry News, US 7
A systematic attempt by the elite to destroy communities of Native American tribes living in America is currently underway amid a total media blackout.
Recent footage has emerged showing corporate mercenaries, operating on behalf of Dakota Access Oil Company, using vicious attack dogs and pepper spray on thousands of peaceful indigenous protestors.
The violent attacks came one day after the Sioux Standing Rock tribe filed court papers identifying sacred sites and reiterating their claims the pipeline will pollute the Missori River and contaminate the water supply of thousands of people from their tribe.
It has also been revealed that over twenty major banks and financial institutions are banking on the pipeline going ahead.
"On Saturday, Dakota Access Pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners brazenly used bulldozers to destroy our burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts," said tribal chairman David Archambault II in a press statement.
"They did this on a holiday weekend, one day after we filed court papers identifying these sacred sites," Archambault added. "The desecration of these ancient places has already caused the Standing Rock Sioux irreparable harm. We're asking the court to halt this path of destruction."
On Sunday corporate mercenaries arrived with attack dogs and used the trained animals as weapons to illegally assault and terrorize the Native Americans. Protestors claim the dogs attacked human faces, as video evidence emerged of dogs with blood around their mouths.
The protests were launched on April 1 and have shut down construction along parts of the pipeline, however the violent and inhumane treatment of the Native American protestors on the holiday weekend represents a new low in human rights abuses perpetrated by the oil company and its financial backers.
If completed, the $3.8 billion pipeline would carry half a million barrels of crude per day from North Dakota's Bakken oilfield to Illinois.
But at what cost? The project has faced months of stern resistance from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who believe the pipeline will disturb sacred burial sites and contaminate the Missouri River – the water supply of 8,000 tribal members. Members of almost 200 other tribes from across the U.S. and Canada are protesting with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in solidarity.
A federal judge is currently deciding whether construction should be stopped altogether, in response to a complaint filed by the tribe, which argues that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers illegally approved the project without their involvement. That decision is expected by Sept. 9.
Who's Banking On The Dakota Access Pipeline?
The explosion of violence against protestors comes as a new investigation has exposed that more than 20 major banks and financial institutions are helping finance the Dakota Access pipeline.
The investigation, published by the research organization LittleSis, reveals that Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and other major financial institutions have extended a $3.75 billion credit line to Energy Transfer, the parent company of Dakota Access LLC.
This interactive graph reveals who is banking on the pipeline going ahead:
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UN Demands Avoidance Of 'Further Human Rights Abuses'
Though the U.S. government and mainstream media is choosing to suppress the issue, a UN body has ruled that the Sioux must be included in planning of the pipeline project.
In a statement issued by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Wednesday, the forum's chairman Alvaro Pop Ac called on the U.S. to provide the tribe a "fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process to resolve this serious issue and to avoid escalation into violence and further human rights abuses."
Attack dogs were set on protestors on Saturday.
Dalee Dorough, an Inuit member of the forum, said failure to consult with Sioux over the project violated the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Article 19 of the declaration, which the U.S. endorsed in 2010, says: "States shall consult and co-operate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them. "
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9 Holiday Destinations To Visit In 2020 If You're On A Budget
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By Lauren Sharkey
With Blue Monday, AKA the most depressing day of the year, almost upon us, it's natural to start thinking of happier times. More often than not, the best memories happen on holiday. So if you've been longing to book up a trip, here's the best value holiday destinations to consider for 2020.
Research carried out by Post Office Travel Money has found that, thankfully, the costs of food, drink, and other necessities has gone down in a hefty bunch of places. In fact, prices have decreased in more than three quarters of the destinations surveyed in the 14th annual Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer. (Bit of a mouthful, I know.)
A total of 42 places were studied to see how much eight tourist items cost. These items consisted of a dinner for two with a bottle of wine, a variety of alcoholic and soft drinks, suncream, and that handy insect repellent.
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach came in first place with a cost of just £30.68 for all eight items. Marmaris, Turkey came in second, rather shockingly followed by a long haul destination: Tokyo. Japan isn't the only distant country to give British tourists a lot for their money. South Africa, Vietnam, and Indonesia all featured on the list too.
Can't decide where to book? Here's a rundown of the top nine on the list, including what to do both day and night.
Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
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Situated on Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast, Sunny Beach took the number one place on Post Office Travel Money's list. Known for its lively atmosphere, the budget-friendly spot combines long stretches of sand and lots of nightlife with the picturesque nearby ancient town of Nessebar.
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At a total price of £44.15, Marmaris is slightly more expensive than the Bulgarian locale. But head to the Turkish coastal town if you're looking for a quieter break, full of historic sightseeing and boating experiences. Saying that, there is a bustling night scene when the sun goes down.
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Tokyo came in third place, making it the best value long haul trip. A city break like no other, opt for the Japanese capital for a seamless combination of the contemporary and the traditional. Think futuristic shopping and serene garden settings.
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You don't need me to explain the beauty of the Algarve; just take a look at a picture or two. This scenic Portuguese coastline is ideal for any holiday-goer, whether you're into touring clubs and bars or looking for a deep dive into the local market scene.
Costa del Sol, Spain
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Spain was likely to pop up on the list at some point, but somewhat surprisingly it only made fifth place. With a name meaning The Sunshine Coast, the Costa del Sol is almost always bright and sunny. Head to Marbella for a luxurious experience or Torremolinos if you're a tapas-obsessed foodie.
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South Africa makes a surprising entry at number six. The home of the new winter Love Island, Cape Town will provide you with the ultimate photo album. Take scenic snaps on Table Mountain, hit up the V&A Waterfront for some heavenly grub, and, if you're feeling brave, book up a cage diving experience.
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Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Hoi An is for those looking to get a glimpse of traditional Vietnamese life. As well as offering a truly peaceful shopping experience and an insight into the famed silk industry, you can soak in the warm waters of the South China Sea.
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Coming eighth on the Post Office's list with a total price of £61.43 is Bali. The influencer haven is the place to be for temple-hopping, mountain climbing, and monkey sightseeing. Don't forget to try some scuba diving; the island is located in the hugely diverse Coral Triangle.
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You might want to save this one for Christmas 2020. Famed for its bustling festive markets, Prague is the ideal winter wonderland. Historical fans will also enjoy the medieval quarter, full of cobbled streets and impressive architecture.
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What can be said about Ristar? Well, it was a game that not as many people were aware of at it's time of release due to the fact that the 16-bit systems were dying, and the next generation of gaming was preparing to make it's debut. Yet today it is considered to be a classic, and for good reason. Ristar is an amazing game.
Ristar is quite a simple little platformer, following the story of a little star (called Ristar) who seeks to rescue the galaxy from the clutches of the evil Greedy, who'd also imprisoned Ristar's father. Ristar has the ability to stretch his arms and grab onto things, which he can use to access different areas in the levels he explores, or to kill enemies.
The game is reasonably challenging, featuring you travelling from planet to planet, exploring levels and defeating bosses. There are two acts to each stage before you reach a boss, and in some certain stages there may be puzzles to solve, which keeps the gameplay feeling fresh.
The levels all have memorable and fantastic designs, and everything looks absolutely wonderful and colourful. As for the music, it is absolutely amazing and a joy to listen to, featuring alongside quirky little sound effects which seem to make the game all that more memorable.
Ristar doesn't have the same sense of speed as Sonic does, and seems relatively slow-paced in comparison, yet despite that still has a charm of it's own that easily makes it one of the best games ever released on the Mega Drive. This is definitely a game well worth looking into; whether you're downloading it via Wii Virtual Console or buying it for the original Mega Drive, Ristar is not a game to be missed out on.


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(A couple years ago, while attending Mass at a parish in Florida, I heard the music used for the "Alleluia" refrain sung before. priest if she had ever heard of this lovely song, which repeats.
"We do a small segment of the 'Messiah,' ending with the 'Hallelujah' chorus, then we do medleys and a singalong." The chorale will be joined be a tenor soloist named Giovanni Formisano, who will sing.
One of the chief interests of Marsh Chapel is to complete the endowment of the Deanship. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Hallelujah" (from the "The King Shall Rejoice") by Handel, "Alleluia" by.
HALLELUJAH. HOSANMA. AMEN. METHODIST ANTHONY- Rev. George. Dr. Meyer will serve as liturgist for the retirement service tomorrow. "Sing Alleluia Forth," by Mark Dickey, will be sung by the Choir of.
Since Weaver is himself a concert organist based at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, the organ got most of the good lines, but the singers got the last "Alleluia." Yet they did not.
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The youth choir will sing Now Let the Heavens be Joyful and the senior choir win be heard in Love's Redeeming! 'Work is Done, by Thiman, and Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Music will also include a.
Also: 8 P.M. Wednesday, "Messiah" sing-in, Part I, with string quartet. Also: 10 A.M. Dec. 25, Carols and the Hallelujah Chorus from the "Messiah." Thomas Fiero, organist; Sister Mary Gerald.
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This radically different resource is called, "Sing Hallelujah," a set of five DVDs containing. I think we're really scratching where the church itches."
At the Vocal Concert, in between the singing of the final two songs, "Home" and "Hallelujah!," from Handel's "The. "Your Song" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin; "Chantez Alleluia! (Sing.
In addition the Women's Chorus, under Tracy Turek, will sing Randall Thompson's "Alleluia" as well as Mark Hayes' "Oh. a musical " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and the "Hallelujah" chorus from.
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Person to Watch: Diane Heery
Trying to break into show biz? Casting agent Diane Heery can get you there
"Silver Linings Playbook," "The Lovely Bones" and "The Sixth Sense" are just a few of the award-winning feature films Diane Heery has helped cast. In fact, the West Deptford resident recently won her own award – maybe not an Oscar, but a professional triumph nonetheless.
"There is no Oscar category for casting, but there is an industry equivalent called the Artios Award," says Heery, 59. "We received the Artios Award for casting 'Silver Linings Playbook.'"
While the studio cast leads Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, Heery filled in the supporting cast, including Philly actors Patsy Meck, who portrayed the high school principal, and Rick Foster, who played the bandleader in the dance scene. Even Heery's husband, Pat McDade, made the cut, playing Lawrence's father.
"It was one of the best experiences we've ever had in working on a film," says Heery. "The director, David O. Russell, is an incredibly creative man. He knows how to work with actors really well to get exactly what he wants out of them. He likes to find actors who are experienced in improvisation, so that's what we had to focus on. There's a lot of instinct involved in choosing a cast. I've been doing this for so many years. I started out as an actor myself, and that really does help in knowing what the actors go through."
Heery got her bachelor's degree in theater from Temple University and was a full-time actor for a while, but shrinking roles and an interest in casting altered her course.
"There is a bit of reality with women's roles that there are plenty of roles for young women up to 30-ish, and then the amount of roles available fades away," she says. "Then there aren't a lot of roles for a woman until you are in your late 40s or 50s. Look at any TV show or commercial: the average age of the mom is going to be 28 and Grandma is going to be 55. You rarely see old grandmas. There's a hole in the middle for women. It's gotten better, but it's still not as equitable as it is for men."
As roles began drying up, Heery helped out in a friend's casting office and realized it was a job she enjoyed and was good at. She started her own casting agency 20 years ago, hiring for movies, commercials, TV shows and training videos.
"I love being the one making the phone call to tell somebody they got the part," she says. "And the actual audition process is special because you see so many great actors who are really fabulous."
Only one actor will get a particular part, and that leads to a less fun part of the job. "It kills you because you could bring in 10 people for the same role and they are all really good," she says. "Some people are going to get disappointed but they have to have thick skin because they know odds are they're not getting the part. You go in, do your best, know you did your best job and walk away. Sometimes you didn't get it, because there are factors out of your control. You might have been the best actor on the planet, but they wanted somebody taller or fatter, or they wanted their brother-in-law to have the part instead.
"Acting is probably one of the most difficult fields in the world for anybody to try to tackle. I love when people say, 'Oh, it's a great secondary job.' But it takes a very special person to pursue this as a full-time career because it's very difficult. You put your own self on the line and an audition is a job interview every time. The odds are that 95 percent of your auditions you will never book. To try to make a living at this is stressful."
Heery wants people to understand that the keys to success begin with talent and professionalism. Stories of someone getting discovered at the mall are overrated and highly unusual. Even most people who do school or community theater don't have what it takes to actually make the big time.
"I see too much heartbreak in people who have a long way to go before they can compete as a professional," she says. "They're not realistic about their level of talent and can't compete for a paying job. People say they want to try this, but they don't realize the commitment that's involved."
Taking classes from professional acting coaches is a good start and a way to network. That goes for kids too. If you believe your child has the drive and interest, there are roles for child actors, but it's also a very difficult road to travel for the child and parents.
"That's even harder because there's a divide of who truly wants to be an actor, the kid or the parent who wants to see the kid as an actor," says Heery. "Is the parent trying to live their childhood again through their child? I see that a lot. It's very discouraging when I see a parent pushing their kid into an audition and the kid is obviously terrified, in tears, or just doesn't want to be there.
"It's a huge commitment for the parent, as well. If you commit to have your child be a professional, then one parent can't have a regular job. One parent has to be committed to driving that child to auditions four or five days a week – driving to New York or Philly or Baltimore. That's a whole day of your life every time there's an audition. And that's just the audition, never mind booking the job."
A lucky few do make it, including Evan Jonigkeit, a former Temple University student who got his start with Heery. He's appeared in the TV hit "Girls" and has a role in the next X-Men movie.
One way to get a taste of being in a movie is to appear as an extra. Heery puts out a call on her website for extras, and people email their information and hope they're a fit.
"We also do general auditions to meet new actors once a month," she says. "You submit your picture and resume, and we give appointment times to come in and do a general audition for future work."
Heery needs to always be prepared for the next time her telephone rings. Though the details are still secret, she just landed two new casting contracts – a pilot for ABC and M. Night Shyamalan's next movie. Both will be shot in Philadelphia.
"One of the coolest things for me is that it's different every day, and life will turn on a dime," she says.
"During a recent week we were casting four different TV commercials, a training video and prepping a movie. The world will turn upside down on a phone call, and all of a sudden you're off to the races."
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Abdul Rahman Mamudu
Major-General Abdul Rahman Alhaji Mamudu (1937 - 1992) was military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[1] He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.[2] During the period immediately after the coup that brought General Yakubu Gowon to power in July 1966, many thousands of Igbos were slaughtered throughout the North, including civilians and army personnel. Mamudu was one of the few Southern officers to advise his Eastern soldiers to stop showing up for work for their own safety, allowing them to escape to Biafra. Much later, Mamudu became governor of Gongola State and a Commander of the Nigerian Army Signals Corps.[3]
Abdul Rahman Alhaji Mamudu
Military Governor of Gongola State
July 1978 – October 1979
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After he retired from Military service, he went into private enterprise as a stevedore with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). He was married to Rukayat Mamudu and they had five children.[citation needed]
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Q: Problem With Reversing Each Number In An Array In Java I'm trying to reverse each number in an Integer array using do-while, but I get NullPointerException error.I'm trying to reverse each element in this array: for instance if this is my array:{12,34,56} then the result must be:{21,43,65}.Can someone please help me with this?
public class Reverse {
  public int[] revCalculator(int[] number) {
    int[] reverse = null;
    for (int j = 0; j < number.length; j++) {
        do {
            reverse[j] = reverse[j] * 10 + number[j] % 10;
            number[j] /= 10;
        } while (number[j] > 0);
    }
    return reverse;
  }
}

public class ShowReverse {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // instantiation
    // -----------------------------------------
    Reverse rev = new Reverse();
    @SuppressWarnings("resource")
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("Enter The Number Of Elements: ");
    int len = in.nextInt();
    int[] numbers = new int[len];

    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        System.out.println("Enter Number: ");
        numbers[i] = in.nextInt();
    }

    int[] result = rev.revCalculator(numbers);

    // shows the result
    // -----------------------------------------
    System.out.println("THE REVERSE WOULD BE: ");
    System.out.print(result);

  }
}

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A: You didn't initialize your variable reverseArray, initialize it like so:
UPDATE, I see what you are trying to do, you want to reverse the values of your array, not the array itself
public int[] revCalculator(int[] number) {
    int[] reverse = new int[number.length]; //Initialize it to the same size as the passed in arary
    //int[] reverse = null; //Problem
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int j = 0; j < number.length; j++)
    {
        //You could convert the number to string then reverse it and use parseInt() int
        reverse[j] = parseInt(sb.append(number[j].toString()).reverse().toString());
        //Clear the StringBuilder object
        sb.setLength(0);

    }
    return reverse;
}

A: I would recommend initializing the reverse array to an array of the same length as the number array.
int[] reverse = new int[number.length];

A: There are a couple of changes that you have to make:

*

*initialize reverse array int[] reverse = new int[number.length];

*System.out.print(result); would give you the address of result array. You have to show the elements of the array.
int[] result = new int[numbers.length];
result = rev.revCalculator(numbers);

// shows the result
// -----------------------------------------
System.out.println("THE REVERSE WOULD BE: ");
//System.out.print(result);
for(int i = 0 ; i<result.length; i++)
    System.out.println(result[i]);

Hope this helps.

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Safe passage: Switzerland has revealed it would shield Edward Snowden from extradition to the U.S.
Switzerland would shield NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden from extradition to the U.S. should he agree to assist the country with an investigation into American spying, it has been revealed.
The former intelligence contractor could be granted safe passage to travel to Switzerland without fear of being handed over to the U.S., according to a leaked document drawn up by the Swiss public prosecutor's office that outlines the country's legal options were Snowden to visit.
The 'purely hypothetical' situation relies on Snowden agreeing to cooperate with a Swiss criminal investigation into U.S. spying activities he claims to have learned about while working in Geneva.
According to the document, which first leaked last week but was shown to the Reuters news agency by the Swiss prosecutor's office today, Snowden would probably not be extradited to the United States if Washington asked.
It explains that Switzerland could not comply with the request if Snowden is accused of treason or divulging state secrets, because such charges have a 'political character' under Swiss law.
The guarantee for Snowden's free passage in Switzerland could only be trumped by 'higher state obligations' such as a treaty, the document said - adding that this area required further study.
Upon showing the document to Reuters, the prosecutor's office stressed the issue was 'purely hypothetical' because Snowden had not been invited to come from his current refuge in Russia.
The office refused to make any further comment on the document, which was leaked last week and prompted a lively debate in the Swiss media.
Marcel Bosonnet, Snowden's lawyer in Switzerland, did not comment on the document.
Although Snowden is likely to be granted safe passage should he travel to Switzerland, his chances of political asylum there are low as he has already been given a three-year residency in Russia.
Snowden worked as a computer technician for the CIA in the U.S. mission to the United Nations in Geneva between 2007 and 2009.
He has previously stated that he had a 'formative' experience in the Swiss city when the CIA deliberately got a Swiss banker drunk and encouraged him to drive home.
Discussion of Snowden's potential movement outside Russia has not been limited to Switzerland.
Some German politicians have suggested inviting him to the country to testify about NSA spying there, but Berlin has already ruled that out to avoid a clash with Washington over his extradition.
Michael McCaul, Republican head of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, reacted angrily to the Swiss debate over Snowden's future.
He told the U.S.-based Foreign Policy magazine that Snowden should not be allowed to 'trade our intelligence community's sources and methods for safe haven in other countries'.


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Why are Rare Earth Elements indispensable for technological development?
Rare Earth and its essential role in the development of the most accurate clock in the world
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Undoubtedly, Rare Earth Elements (REE) have become one of the issues in vogue in recent months due to the so-called "trade war" between China and the United States, which has put these strategic elements at the center. They are highly demanded, their availability is scarce and in the following paragraphs we will tell you why they are indispensable for the development of technologies worldwide.
REE have become some of the most required elements when developing products such as smartphones, computers, solar panels and wind turbines, among many others, given their wide magnetic properties, their resistance to heat and their unique phosphorescence that aren't provided by others. "This makes them non-substitutable materials in the production of certain artifacts" like those mentioned, said Tekcrispy technology site.
But that's not all, since these minerals can also interact with others, forming materials with properties that none of the elements could offer on its own. "For example, by combining neodymium with iron and boron, one of the strongest magnets on the market is created, commonly used for the manufacture of iPhones and hard drives," the web media added.
Along with neodymium, other rare earth elements such as terbium and dysprosium "can create super-powerful magnets with very small weights and sizes," said MotorPasión, a motors specialized site.
"Electric motors need these magnets to work. For example, a Toyota Prius has 11 kilograms of Lanthanum and many others of neodymium distributed in various parts of the mechanics", added the latter site.
In addition to the aforementioned elements, "Tulium is a bright silver metal quite required as a source of radiation in portable X-ray equipment and solid-state lasers. Lanthanum supports it in this sector, and is a component of the intensifying screens of the X-ray units, as well as in the generation of special glasses", added Tekcrispy.
For all the above, rare earth elements are considered indispensable for the development of world technology, with special emphasis on consumer electronics and renewable energy.
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Indispensable, but scarce
Although REE are highly demanded elements at present, their availability is scarce since there are reduced sources worldwide and they are almost 90% concentrated in China.
Given the possibility that the Asian country will reduce the supply to countries such as Japan, the United States and Germany, recognized producers of technology, many countries have explored within their borders the existence of these strategic minerals.
In this context, in 2011 Chile began the search for REE through BioLantanidos, the first project of its kind in the country, which is currently under environmental evaluation for the development of its first commercial plant.
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Day hikes in the lower ranges, hut-to-hut tours through the Alps or a long haul trekking trip to New Zealand - the AQUILA ALTIS fleece jacket is a practical insulation piece for all your adventures. It keeps you warm and cosy during rest breaks or sitting outside the hut in the evenings. Wear it under a hardshell as an insulating liner, and you have a full-spec winter jacket. The system zip allows you to combine the two jackets easily.


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Sepia tuberculata is a species of cuttlefish native to South African waters from Melkbosstrand (an area near Cape Town) () to Knysna (In the South) (). It belongs to the genus Sepia. It lives in very shallow water to a depth of 3 m. It is endemic.

The type specimen was collected off the coast of South Africa and is deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

Description
Sepia tuberculata grows to a mantle length of 82 mm. The upper surface of the body is rough with variably extending bumps. The lower body surface has two glandular patches. Like all cuttlefish, this species has ten arms, of which two are elongated tentacles used for catching prey. It has narrow fins which extend the length of the body.

Ecology
Sepia tuberculata is capable of changing colour rapidly. It feeds on shrimps. It uses its glandular patches to cling to rocks.

Threats
It is the prey of the Cape Clawless Otter – an opportunistic mammal that is adept at capturing available prey. It is often caught in the Tsitsikama Coastal National Park in South Africa. It is part of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species however it is considered "data deficient" since there is very little published information on the species and thus cannot be put into a Red List Category. A huge threat to Sepia tuberculata, as well as many other Cephalopods, is ocean acidification due to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Changes in the 33chemistry of seawater has been found to increase calcification rates in a relative of S. tuberculata, S. officinalis. Increased calcification in the cuttlebone has a negative impact in that it affects the cuttlebone's function as a lightweight, buoyancy structure in cuttlefish.

Cuttlefish have made a lot of the earnings for several fisheries in the English Channel however it is unknown if S. tuberculata is of interest to fisheries in South Africa.

Prey
Not much is known about specific prey preference S. tuberculata, but the common cuttlefish is known to feed on shrimp. This exhibition of food preference is shown very early in life for cuttlefish and suggests that choosing to prey on shrimp is an innate behavior.

Adaptations
Much of the research published about Sepia tuberculata has been concerning the topic of adhesion. Adhesion is a common occurrence that is used by many plants and animals including Cephalopods, the class to which all Cuttlefish belong. It is effectively bonding, or how plants and animals hold onto substrates. Adhesion, for Cephalopods, typically happens by means of a pressure system that includes use of the suckers on their and tentacles. Sepia are one taxa of cephalopods that produce a chemical substance to be used for adhesion; the use of this secretion varies depending on each specific animal. In addition, S. tuberculata is one of at least four Sepia species that actually possesses an adhesive structure.

No information has been published on whether or not S. tuberculata has the ability to change colors/produce patterns on its body, but the common cuttlefish, S. officinalis, possesses the ability to produce 13 different body patterns composed of a number of different chromatic, textural, postural and locomotor components in its body. The changing of body patterns is primarily used for concealment, and specific patterns are chosen depending on the strategy the cuttlefish intends to use be that disruptive coloration or general color resemblance .

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Cuttlefish
Cephalopods described in 1798

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Posted 11/13/2012 11:26am by Don Kretschmann.
Last Sunday was an unusual day for mid-November but it lent itself to what we often do on a Sunday afternoon--look around the farm and see what's happening. I often think of that seventh day of Genesis. The restfulness of our seventh day is when we have the time to see "how good it is." But this Sunday there was everywhere little bittersweetnesses: The beautiful blue sky and warm air, but only rare reminders of the leaves which recently graced the trees; Crunching through the woods, hoping to spot a mushroom or two where only a month ago we were astonished at the fungal spectacle, only to see mere decaying logs. But yet, while more overt life and crop are resting in remission, surely there's something alive in the soil suddenly so springy with autumn rainfall and wildly green cover crops. And for these farmers, the fat fruit buds visible while leaves swirl downward stir a deep consciousness that life is always about change and nascence. How good this is.
As usual, we still have a few "experiments" in the field. Some are just repeats because we sense there's a rule--like golden ball turnips and kale, which seem not to be bothered by freezing weather. Others trials are new--like a late planted small field of carrots. We're hoping to be able to harvest these, "With a little help from our friends...." We've also got lettuce growing under a floating row cover--hoping to nurse it into December. Parsley, likewise. Then there's the disappearing radicchio experiment--waiting to find out if deer really do have Italian surnames.
ID: Slender white roots are daikon radishes. Herbs: Sage, rosemary, and thyme. These are great seasoning for turkey stuffing, and poultry in general.
Tips: Be sure to note the yellow Goldrush apples. Amazing taste! Our friends, the Oylers, finally came through with this latest of apples to add to our own Goldrushes. They are barely ripe even now and get tastier through the winter. (we'll have these for winter boxes) Even when partially damaged, they don't deteriorate, so be sure to pare those with spots and not just toss them. That would be such a pity. There might be aphids on some kale leaves. The experienced greens eaters (usually with heavy Southern accents) who frequented farmers' markets when we first started out advised to simply soak these greens in sink of saltwater to wash off the bugs.
Carrot Pick? In July we thought there was a poor germination on the fall carrots and planted another small field. They have yet to be harvested and now the ground is likely not to dry out sufficiently to do it with our digger and tractor. They are generally medium sized and sweet, but will likely need to be pulled by hand. If you'd be interested in helping out on a Saturday in early December when weather looks good, let us know, and we'll make sure you go home with plenty to taste.
Carrots with Cranberries: Combine 1 grated apple, 4 c. grated carrots, 1 c. cranberries, 4 tbs brown sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 c. cider. Place in buttered cassarole dish and dot with butter. Cover, and bake in @350 deg. for 40 min., stirring once.
Winter Beef: We'll also offer 20# lots of grass fed ground beef from our neighbors, the Lewis's, as an add-on to the winter shares the week of 12/19. It is great lean beef, non organic only because it's expensive to certify. Frozen in 1.5# packages.
Posted 11/6/2012 11:34am by Don Kretschmann.
Hurricane Sandy made last week quite interesting. We'd be hard put to remember the last time when we couldn't pick in the fields for nearly one entire week. By week's end we saw the newly repaired pond fill to within two feet of the top. 5 gallon buckets we'd left outside were nearly half full. It was about an entire month of normal rainfall in a week! Wish it were better distributed throughout the season. The latter part of the week we picked some quicker things, like chard, even in a little drizzle. But it was no fun with the temps hugging the freezing mark, working in gloves continually soaking through, delivering bone chill to the fingers. We're now racing to get lots of great fall crops harvested before season's end or they are frozen. Mesclun is one of those items which is in it's glory now that the flea beetles have subsided. Because it's slow picking, it was low on our list last week when "quick" was the order of the drenching days.
Next week, 11/13 to 11/16, will be our last regular season box. If you are a light share and get a box this week, please bring bags to transfer the veggies into because it will be your last box of the season (or bring the box back next week). Next week, everyone should plan on bringing bags to transfer veggies, because we'll not be back Thanksgiving week.
1. Butternut or Acorn Squash (or mixed): $30/bu.
3. Bergental Kase (which we had also referred to as alpine Tomme) $35/quarter wheel (2.5#) This was what you got a sample of last week. Also available is an excellent Romano, but it's only available in approx. 20# wheel @$13/lb. Both these are made from goats' milk.
4. Winter Box Signup: Info is on our website. Boxes begin 12/5 and continue every other week for 7 boxes, until the end of February. These work very similar to the summer, though the quantities are generally larger because nearly everything stores well. Your stop might change. You needn't send the signup form if your address, phone, etc. haven't changed, but let us know if you want any of the winter add-ons like cheese, mushrooms, or grass fed beef.
Tip: There might be aphids on some kale leaves. Soak in sink of saltwater to wash them off.
Carrot Soup With Dill Pesto: Saute 4 large carrots, 1 onion and and 1 tsp dill seeds in 2 tbs butter until tender, about 10 minutes. Add 4 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer soup to blender in batches and puree. Thin with more broth if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Combine 1 c. fresh dill and 2 tbs pine nuts or sunflower seeds in processor and chop finely using on/off turns. Then slowly add 2 tbs olive oil and process until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.. Ladle into bowls. Swirl pesto into soupbowls.
New England Clam Chowder: Saute 1 diced med. onion in butter. Combine with 1 qt. minced clams, 6-8 diced potatoes, and simmer in 5 c. water until potatoes are very tender. Add 3 c. milk, ½ tsp pepper, and salt. Heat thoroughly. Garnish with parsley.
Hot Mulled Cider: Use bought mulled cider brewing mix or homemade combination of 2-3 cinnamon sticks, 1-2 whole cloves, and 5-6 whole allspice or amounts as desired using above brewing method.
Buttered Turnips: Cut up turnips into pieces about the diameter of a quarter—some are about that size whole, some cut in half, some cut more. Saute in saucepan with 1-2 tbs. butter 5 min., turn heat to low and simmer about 5 min until tender. Salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Chard with Dill and Feta: Cook 1bunch fresh chopped swiss chard with 1/4 c. water until wilted and tender. Remove from heat, drain, and add 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 tbl lemon juice, 3 tsp chopped fresh dill and 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper. Serve immediately.
Winter Addendum: We'll also offer 20# lots of grass fed ground beef from our neighbors, the Lewis's, as an add-on to the winter shares. It is great lean beef, non organic only because it's expensive to certify. Frozen in 1.5# packages.
Posted 10/30/2012 11:46am by Don Kretschmann.
Sometimes we work like dervishes to get ahead of what we think is about to befall us--like rain, cold, or heat, only to see that what was imagined never transpires. For the last several weeks, we've been on a tear getting all those tasks out of the way which needed to happen before winter cold, heavy rain, and windy weather set in. Repairing the overflow pipe on the pond and rehabilitating the barn roof were just completed last Monday. Then late last week, we were racing to get winter squash cured and into it's storage location; potatoes put away in the barn basement; beets pulled for the fall and winter; turnips harvested and washed; and the fall carrots pulled, washed, and stored. We did it, with enough time to spare that we managed to pick a cooler full of lettuce on Friday for this week! With just a light mist on Saturday, we even got the last apples picked and broccoli too. It was so sweet to be able to work entirely indoors Monday behind the stone basement wall of our bank barn, out of the wind and weather (and even quite warmed by the warm ground around us.
We had planned on including fresh picked Swiss chard this week, but weather made it impossible to pick. So we'll have to wait until next week. Meanwhile, enjoy all the roots.
There will be two more boxes of veggies. The week of 11/13 to 11/16 will be our last regular season box. If you are a light share and get a box next week, please bring bags to transfer the veggies into because it will be your last box.
On the agenda for the final weeks will be lots more roots (potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes), cabbage, cider, apples, kale, mesclun greens, fennel, winter squash, and herbs.
You'll notice samples of cheese in your box today. These are the goats' milk cheeses we've been bragging about from Sam and Suzie Byler, some Amish farmers to our north. See below.
No Cheese this Week, due to weather. Some farms were evacuated! We'll have it next week.
Winter Boxes: We've posted the info on our website for the winter boxes which will begin 12/5 and continue every other week for 7 boxes, until the end of February. Then we'll put together spring boxes based on what we have at that time. You can continue as desired.
Winter Addendum: We'll also offer 20# lots of grass fed ground beef from our neighbors, the Lewis's. Great lean beef non organic only because it's expensive to certify. Frozen in 1.5# packages.
Wheels of Cheese!: Gourmet local cheeses, as good as those previously exclusively from Europe! We'd highly recommend two excellent ones --AlpineTomme is approx. 10# in a wheel; Romano is approx. 20#. Price: $13/lb. We'll also have 1/4 wheels of Tomme the last week of our season: 2.5# @ $35. A quarter wheel would make a wonderful & delicious cheeseboard presentation for the holidays.
Extras for Winter Storage: Butternut or Acorn Squash: $30/bu.; Red Potatoes or Beets: $30/half bu.
Free For the Asking: The dry summer followed by lots of rain caused quite a few carrots to split. If you'd like 10# of these to juice, let us know and well send them your way.


This tutorial provides the code which enables you to display a MP4 video you upload to your WordPress Media Library as the background image to the front page 1 widget area in the Digital Pro child theme by StudioPress.
The background image added via the customizer still loads as a fallback image in case the video fails.
Here's the demo video showing the video covering the entire widget background and fully responsive on smaller mobile screens tested locally on Desktop Server.
The front page 1 widget content displays over the video.
You can also add a image as a fallback which displays at any screen width.


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A Backward Glance at Thirty-Five Years Young
By Michael J. O'Malley III
…To celebrate our milestone, we've revisited articles that proved popular with our audience over the years. Whether a veteran or a new reader, we hope you enjoy this look back- complete with updates- on landmarks that define both generations and communities: covered bridges, carousels, drive-in movie theaters, breweries, and even an enormous glass mosaic mural.
…History Brews and Blooms
Microbreweries- with their distinctively-named lagers, ales and porters- have been popular since the mid-1990s. These modern craft breweries produce a limited amount of beer for what the industry calls an informed and loyal following. Many named signature brands after popular attractions or events in history. Erie Brewing Company produces Drake's Crude, a seasonal stout named in honor of Edwin L. Drake, who sank the work's first successful oil well on August 28, 1859. Harrisburg's Appalachian Brewing Company turns out Water Gap Wheat and Susquehanna Stout, both named for the region's prominent topographical features. The Lancaster Brewing Company makes- what else?- Amish Four Grain, a multi-grain pale ale. The Sprague Farm and Brew Works in Venango, Crawford County, unabashedly makes a statement on the Commonwealth's diminished industrial prowess with its Rust Belt Amber Ale.
The Schuylkill County seat of Pottsville, in the southern anthracite region, claims D.G. Yuengling and Son, the oldest continuously operated family-owned brewery in the United States. Founded in 1829 by David G. Yuengling (1808-1877), a twenty-one-year-old German brewer, the operation is run by the family's fifth generation. But Pennsylvania's brewing tradition dates to the Commonwealth's earliest days.
Founder William Penn (1644-1718) made sure Pennsbury Manor, his beloved country estate overlooking the Delaware River at Morrisville, Bucks County, was equipped with facilities for making beer. Concerned with both affairs of state and household matters, he wrote from London in 1684 to James Harrison (circa 1628-1687), steward of the eight-thousand-acre-estate, instructing him to erect "a brewhouse & in it an oven for bakeing."
Within forty years after its construction (and eighteen years after his death), Penn's beloved manor house which he occupied only periodically between 1699 and 1701, was in decay. The proprietor's son, Thomas Penn, who visited Pennsbury Manor in 1736, found the house "was very near falling, the Roof open as well as the windows and the woodwork almost rotten." The seriously dilapidated house was eventually torn down later in the eighteenth century. However, the Bake and Brew House, the manor's last original building, survived until 1864, when it was destroyed.
In 1991 at Pennsbury Manor, one of PHMC's attractions along the Pennsylvania Trails of History TM, Richard Wagner, a brewery historian, conducted the first brewing of beer in more than three centuries, using only colonial era equipment and processes. Today, brewing is part of the historica site's programming.
In his article entitled "A Tradition Brewing," the cover story of the Fall 1985 edition, William D. Cissna chronicled the history of beer-making in Pennsylvania, beginning in the late seventeenth century. Pennsylvania has been home to at least 865 brewers, even though many were small and highly dependent on the loyalty of their local consumers. Over the years many disappeared, victims to large competitors or Prohibition.
For the Summer 1991 edition of Pennsylvania Heritage, Rich Wagner and Rich Dochter, founders of Pennsylvania Brewery Historians, wrote "Brewerytown, U.S.A.," in which they chronicled the rise and fall of a once mighty industrial section of Philadelphia that boasted a dozen brewing firms in a seven square block area, including Arnholt and Schaefer, Bergner and Engel, and Weger Brothers. According to Wagner and Dochter, Philadelphia was "one mammoth brewerytown," with hundreds of plants in its history.
Brewerytown, however, "eventually came to define a section of the city larger than just the seven blocks of breweries. The related businesses provided raw materials, machines, harnesses and wagons, coopers, printers, bottlers, and a host of other products and services. For example, it was common to see the familiar Bergner and Engel label "bottled by" any number of plants. Many nearby firms also specialized in all types of brewing accoutrements, such as refrigeration equipment, cedar vats, and steel tanks. Some companies even specialized in tax stamp paste."
As Philadelphia hosted the nation's celebration of its one hundredth anniversary in 1876 with the Centennial Exhibition at Fairmount Park, Pennsylvania counted 361 breweries, which declined to 220 within twenty years, in 1895. In 1919, the year before the Keystone State's taps went dry because of Prohibition, there were 209 operations, but by 1935, two years after the Volstead Act was repealed, the number had plummeted by nearly half, to 107. The downward spiral continued through the twentieth century, with fifty-three breweries in operation by 1950, twenty-four by 1965, and eighteen by 1973. Only a handful remain.
"My interest in Pennsylvania's brewing history," says Rich Wagner, "began when I started seeing so many industrial skeletons across the landscape. In 1980, there were nine traditional breweries still in business in the Commonwealth. That number dropped to seven with the closing of Schmidt's of Philadelphia in 1987, but that was also the same year when Stoudt's Brewing Company of Adamstown, Lancaster County, became the state's first craft brewery. Today, Pennsylvania is home to more than forty breweries and brewpubs! While their total production is a fraction of what the state's largest brewers once produced, it's heartening to see an industry rooted in the very founding of the Commonwealth springing back to life."
Wagner, who has been researching the history of the brewing industry in Pennsylvania since 1980, has documented a number of breweries and beers and interviewed individuals associated with them. He has conducted bus tours of old and new operati8ons in Pennsylvania, for which he developed guidebooks. He earned a diploma in brewing technology from the Siebel Institute, Chicago, in 1994, and two years later retired from his teaching career and worked for seven years in craft breweries in Philadelphia. For the past four years he has been giving presentations on a wide array of topics, from colonial period brewing to today's craft brewing industry.
"Traditionally, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have led the nation in both beer production and the number of breweries," Wagner says. "Pennsylvania was often at the top of the list for the number of breweries. This is rooted in the fact that there were many Germans and Eastern Europeans who brought their culture and traditions with them as they came to America to work in the mines, factories and mills." He notes that, "previous generations of the Keystone State's brewers coped with Prohibition, war rationing, high taxes, and competition from the country's largest producers. The second half of the twentieth century saw the formation of ever-larger brewing companies whose size afforded them many advantages over small producers. Today's craft brewers face their own challenges, the most recent of which is an enormous increase in the cost of raw materials. The good news is that they are meeting those challenges, and judging from the number of medals they've won at the Great American Beer Festival, Pennsylvania beers are recognized far and wide for quality.
D.G. Yuengling and Sons, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, in 1875. (From the Manufactories and Manufacturers of Pennsylvania of the Nineteenth Century. 1875.
Demolition of the DuBois Brewing Company complex, Clearfield County, in 2003. Photo by Sam Komlenic/Courtesy Rich Wagner.
A preservation triumph: the recently rehabilitated Stegmaier Brewing Company building in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County.
Dubois Budweiser label.
Rich Wagner portraying a colonial era brewer. Courtesy Rich Wagner.


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On Wednesday, 20 March 2019, The Institute of Physics announced the launch of The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship bursary scheme to support full or part-time graduate students who wish to study PhD physics and come from under-represented and minority groups.
The LHCb collaboration, of which Oxford is a founding institute, has today (21/3/19) announced a major new discovery in particle physics: the first observation of CP violation in decays of particles containing charm quarks.
Sometimes satellites can provide an unexpected view of events. On the 18th December 2018 a huge meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere over the northern Pacific Ocean, an event that – due to its isolated location – attracted very little attention at the time. American military satellites that look for bright flashes detected the meteor as it entered the Earth's atmosphere and this enabled scientists at NASA to calculate its trajectory.
A new international study finds that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, a deep ocean process that plays a key role in regulating Earth's climate, is primarily driven by cooling waters west of Europe. In a departure from the prevailing scientific view, the study shows that most of the overturning and variability is occurring not in the Labrador Sea off Canada, as past modelling studies have suggested, but in regions between Greenland and Scotland.
Oliver Humphries and Sam Vinko from Oxford Physics were part of one of the first user experiments to take place at the European XFEL, the flagship x-ray free-electron laser facility currently being commissioned at DESY in Hamburg, Germany. The first user results were reported at the annual XFEL User meeting on 23 January.
Congratulations to Sir Alex Halliday who has been knighted for services to Science and Innovation in the New Year's Honours list for 2019.
Alexander Halliday FRS, Visiting Professor of Geochemistry at the Department of Earth Sciences and recently Head of Oxford's Mathematical Physical and Life Sciences Division, is knighted for services to science and innovation.