Founded in 1983, Frank Harmon Architect was a design studio of architects, designers, and makers whose work engaged pressing contemporary needs such as sustainability, placelessness, and the restoration of cities and nature. Located in a building the firm designed – a flagship structure for urban, environmentally sustainable design – the studio also functioned as a workshop in which ideas were tested on various scales, from cities and wilderness areas to stair treads and birdhouses.
Each project that came into the studio was approached as specific to its place yet universal in impact. Among other works, this innovative approach created the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center, where a wall of science and learning saves an endangered wetland and promotes public respect for nature; the Sunday School at the Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, where a 21st-century addition to the oldest church in South Carolina situates modern architecture in a historic setting, bringing respect to old and new; and the AIA NC Center for Architecture and Design in Raleigh, a prototype for sustainable urban architecture and construction in the Middle South.
In 2013, AIA NC honored the firm's principal, Frank Harmon, FAIA, with the F. Carter Williams Gold Medal, the highest award AIA NC presents to an architect. In all, Frank Harmon Architect won over 60 design awards, and the most AIA NC awards of any North Carolina firm.
Frank Harmon Architect stopped taking on new projects in November 2015. He now collaborates with Somos Design, an architectural design collective in Raleigh, NC. Frank will continue to write Native Places, a collection of drawings and writing about buildings and landscape: www.nativeplaces.org. He will lecture at conferences and teach at the College of Design at North Carolina State University.


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To have a healthy identity means you understand WHAT you are more so than WHO you are. You are more than the protoplasm that makes up your physical bodies. You are more than the enculturated personas you think you are. Underneath the programming of your culture and experiences there is a quiet observer. This observer is connected to a broader experience than what your eyes see, ears hear, and mind and body experiences. Even beyond the observer there is more of what you are.
Each individual opens up to what they are as they are ready. This process can be likened to that of a flower unfolding from a bud; if you try to pry open the petals before its natural time you will destroy the beauty that could have fully blossomed. It will never blossom as fully and perfectly as it would have had it been left alone to its natural unfolding. One example of pushing for growth that could damage the flow of a harmonious experience of consciousness could be meditating for several hours a day without prior prepartion. In order to handle the new flow of information and transformational effects of extended meditation the mind must be prepared for the potential changes in awareness brought about by such a rigorous practice which would require years of preparation and tutelage.
Be gentle with yourself and others. This perfect life is in us all and in its own time will make itself known to each, when the conditions are right in a person's life. As we come to accept the natural unfolding process of an expanding awareness and growing emotional maturity, we surrender resistance to what is in the moment and create an opening for the miraculous and unexpected to happen.
Make the way as gentle as possible for yourself and others by being kind, understanding, present, and good listeners. Set healthy boundaries because sometimes it is the healthy boundaries of others the help ripen the conditions to someone's unfolding and healing. Having the courage to say, "I am here for you, I am not abandoning you and I need you! I need you to care for me and demonstrate that care by____________." helps people get in touch with what is really important and may give the extra push to be courageous enough to show up for someone else OR courageous enough to show up for themselves and say, "NO, I can't or don't want to do that for you and I am ready for a change." This type of dialogue helps create authentic and organic changes that will lead to growth over a period of time.
Focusing on our own creativity and our own minds, being responsible for our own inner space creates the room for others to grow around us. As we become responsible for being life to the fullest and create room for others to do the same we are cultivating minds that can carry the fullness of life and extend that life to others. Create Joy! BE LIFE AS FULLY AS YOU CAN!


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Category Archives: Miniature Motors – Brushless
January 18, 2021 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – Linear Focus Actuator
Forestville, CA – The LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator is a high performance compact positioning system. It was specifically developed for optical applications requiring both high precision and high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke. The LFA-1205 is well suited for optical focusing and other micropositioning applications such as scanning interferometry, surface structure analysis, disk drive testing, autofocus systems, confocal microscopy, bio-technology, semiconductor test equipment. Note that this motor is normally configured with an analog position feedback sensor and can be optionally equipped with a digital quadrature feedback element. The key to this products immense success is its novel tubular architecture. This arrangement provides a means to send the optical path directly through the middle of the motor. The moving optic attached to the motors 'C-mount' is not cantilevered and so has no torques. The LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator is directly compatible with the SCA814 Servo Controlled Amplifier.
12 Millimeter clear aperture
5 millimeters of linear motion
<50 nanometer positioning repeatability
Small Step Response of <1 millisecond
Threaded lens mount 70 x 70 x 50 millimeters, 600 grams
By design, the LFA-1205 Linear Focus Actuator rotates approximately 0.1 degrees or 1.7 milliradians for every 1 millimeter of translation. Through manufacturing tolerances only there can be a small amount of pitch and roll motion that is induced during the intended translation. These small but real error sources are routinely characterized during the manufacturing process using our AC400 Digital Autocollimator to control product uniformity.
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Equipment Solutions, Inc. (ESI) is a provider of engineering and manufacturing services. ESI specializes in the design and production of automation and instrumentation products including motion control components and sub systems. ESI's products range from galvanometer amplifiers with an integrated arbitrary waveform generator, to high-resolution displacement sensors, voice coil and stepper motor stages, amplifiers and controllers.
For additional information contact Jeff Knirck at Equipment Solutions,Inc. Mailing Address – PO Box 159, Forestville, CA 95436; Shipping Address 6490 Front Street, Forestville, CA 95436; Tel: 408-245-7162, Fax: 408-245-7160, E-Mail: info@equipsolutions.com or visit the Website at http://www.equipsolutions.com
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Motion Control – Integrated Servo Motor
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada — Motion Control Components — Maxon's new IDX compact integrated servo gearmotor + drive combines a powerful, brushless EC-i motor and an EPOS4 positioning controller, which can be complemented with a maxon planetary gearhead when required. This integrated motor stands out for its high torque density, high efficiency, maintenance-free components, and a high-quality industrial housing providing IP65 protection. The IDX also features configurable digital and analog inputs and outputs, and intuitive software enabling easy commissioning and integration into master systems.
The IDX integrated servo motor yields extremely high continuous torques and high-power density. Its compact size makes the IDX more efficient than current solutions on the market. The unit's high-quality design is complemented with an IP65-protected housing.
Maxon IDX integrated servo motors are suitable for use across the entire speed range (from standstill to maximum speed) and have an extremely high overload capability. Together with its internal positioning controller and integrated single turn absolute encoder, absolute positioning is standard.
The IDX motors have a large functional scope for systems with an operating voltage from 12 to 48 VDC. As such they are extremely flexible for use in industrial, robotics, AGV (Automated Guided Vehicles) and logistics applications with the most stringent of requirements, such as autonomous transport systems.
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About Electromate:
Electromate's Core Purpose is to help Manufacturers build better machines using differentiated automation technology. They specialize in Robotic and Mechatronic Solutions for the Industrial Automation marketplace. Respected by customers as a premiere source for High Performance Automation and Motion Control Components & Systems, Electromate® specializes in AC & DC Servo and Stepper Motors & Drives, Motion & Automation Controllers, Positioning Systems & Actuators, Feedback Devices, Gearing Products and HMI's & Operator Displays, all supported via extensive product selection, just-in-timedelivery, dedicated customer service and technical engineering support.
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For further information on this new product or others in our extensive product portfolio, call 1-877-SERVO99 (737-8699) or e-mail Warren Osak at sales@electromate.com or visit Electromate at: www.electromate.com
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Motion Control – Miniature Linear Voice Coil Motor!
Whether it is a longer stroke or a higher force that is required for an application, each of these highly efficient, clean, miniature brushless DC servo motors has high acceleration / deceleration, low inertia, and zero cogging, making them ideal for: Assembly, sorting, laser machining and drilling, haptic feed back, packaging, sampling, work holding and clamping, scanning, laser beam steering and filtering, wafer handling, and medical and pharmaceutical applications. Both the LVCM-025-038-01 and the LVCM-025-038-02 feature very high accuracy and repeatability when operated as a DC servo motor in a closed servo loop. Each linear motor also features a 10-32 UNC-2B threaded mounting hole in the housing and two 6-32 UNC-2B threaded mounting holes in the coil end on 0.50 in. (25.4 mm) centers for easy integration into new and existing applications. A complete plug-and-play system including an encoder and servo controller is also available.Van Nuys, CA — Motion Control Components – Moticont has added two miniature linear voice coil motors to its LVCM family of Linear Voice Coil Motors! Sharing the same physical dimensions, each is just 1.000 in. (25.4 mm) in diameter and the housings are 1.500 in. (38.1 mm) long. As every application is different Moticont offers two motor in the LVCM-025 Series of Voice Coil Motors. The LVCM-025-038-01 features a continuous force of 2.5 lbs (11.0 N) and a peak force of 7.8 lbs (34.7 N) and the LVCM-025-038-02 features a 1.000 in (25.4 mm) stroke, whereas, the LVCM-025-038-01 features a stroke of 0.37 in. (9.5 mm ) and the LVCM-025-038-02 features a continuous force of 16.4 oz (4.6 N) and a peak force of 51.9 oz (14.4 N).
If there a need for a still smaller or larger diameter motor, one with longer travel, or more force? There are 12 choices in this family of Moticont's LVCM linear motors based on diameter of the motor, and over 50 models based on length of stroke and/or force to select from. To find the right motor for your application go to http://moticont.com/voice-coil-motor.htm
About Moticont – About Moticont – Moticont is a manufacturer of motion control products. Their product line includes voice coil motors, three phase brushless motors and positioning stages and slides.
Moticont is committed to exceeding their customers' quality expectations and industry standards throughout the design, manufacturing, service and technical support phases. Their modern manufacturing facility, highly controlled processes, committed staff, and extensive testing complement their product design strengths. This enables them to supply their clients with specialized small orders to high volume just-in-time deliveries.
They offer an extensive line of standard products ready to be shipped immediately from stock, and when standard products are not quite right for an application, highly trained design engineers are always available to develop custom motion control products to fit the specific needs or our customers.
For additional information contact Sales Team at Moticont, 6901 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91406; Toll Free: +1 (888) 785-1804, Tel: +1 (818) 785-1800, moticont@moticont.comor visit the website at http://www.moticont.com
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Motion Control – Maxon's trade show experience goes virtual!
December 24, 2020 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – Virtual Trade Show!
Taunton, MA — Motion Control Products – This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of nearly all trade shows. Despite this, maxon is offering a digital trade show experience to all of its customers and anyone who's interested in learning about the latest in drive technology. Visitors to maxon's virtual booth will discover the benefits of our latest products such as the MiniMACS6 master controller, learn about high torque brushless DC motors as well as flat motors for robotics, and get to know the Mars rover. Visit virtualbooth.maxongroup.com and contact us to get your ideas moving.
If you prefer watching an entertaining video introducing all the latest products maxon brought to the market this year, you will find it here: https://youtu.be/Jtw7Hwxbdr4 Have fun watching! For more information please contact us at info.us@maxongroup.com or 508-677-0520.
About Maxon
The Swiss specialist for quality drives maxon is a developer and manufacturer of brushed and brushless DC motors, as well as gearheads, encoders, controllers, and entire mechatronic systems. maxon drives are used wherever the requirements are particularly high: in NASA's Mars rovers, in surgical power tools, in humanoid robots, and in precision industrial applications, for example. To maintain its leadership in this demanding market, the company invests a considerable share of its annual revenue in research and development. Worldwide, maxon has more than 3000 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries.
Maxon is a developer and manufacturer of brushed and brushless DC motors, as well as gearheads, encoders, controllers, and entire mechatronic systems. With over 50 years of experience in drive technology, maxon works closely with engineers designing high-tech innovations. maxon drives are used wherever the requirements are particularly high: in NASA's Mars rovers, in surgical power tools, in humanoid robots, and in precision industrial applications. Worldwide, maxon has more than 2800 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries. www.maxongroup.com
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Motion Control – New from MAXON, Miniaturized Controller the EPOS4 Micro 24/5 CAN!
Motion Control – Miniaturized Controller
The functionality, operation, software, and accessories of the new controller are derived almost directly from the existing products in the EPOS4 range. The device is suitable for use with both brushed DC and brushless EC motors (BLDC) of up to 120 W and has comprehensive feedback options such as Hall sensors, as well as digital incremental and SSI absolute encoders. State-of-the art concepts such as Dual Loop, Field Oriented Control (FOC), feed forward, and observer control allow optimal control in a wide variety of applications.Taunton, MA — Motion Control Products – Maxon is launching a new, miniaturized controller with a size of only 32 mm x 22 mm as part of its successful line of positioning controllers. The attractive price-performance ratio, with a functionality that's virtually identical to the larger units, addresses cost-sensitive single- and multi-axis applications.
The existing digital and analog inputs and outputs are freely configurable and ideally matched to the numerous functions and operating modes of the CiA-402 positioning controller. The intuitive EPOS Studio start-up software, as well as libraries and programming examples for integration in a wide variety of master systems, are available free of charge and make operation as easy as possible. A plug-and-play EvaluationBoard (EB) is provided for initial commissioning. The offer is rounded out by a comprehensive scope of accessories and detailed product documentation.
The first derivative of this new micro design is the CANopen version, which can also be addressed via RS232 or USB, as usual. In spring 2020, the EPOS4 Micro 24/5 EtherCAT will follow as a second product of similarly small size.
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Drive specialist maxon, renowned for its Mars motors, is joining forces with the robotics startup ANYbotics!
October 15, 2020 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – Maxon and ANYbotics form New Partnership!
Motion Control Drive specialist maxon, renowned for its Mars motors, is joining forces with the robotics startup ANYbotics and will in future supply the drive systems of the autonomous ANYmal inspection robot. The robot will soon be marketed in large quantities. This cooperation will also benefit maxon, since ANYbotics provides important robotics know-how and is currently the most successful young company in this field.
Taunton, MA — Motion Control -A solid partnership: maxon and ANYbotics are entering into a close, long-term collaboration and are thus strengthening Switzerland as a prime location for robotics. One of the decisions made by the two partners is that maxon, as global drive specialist, will handle the future development and production of the actuators for ANYmal. ANYmal is an autonomous, four-legged robot that is capable of inspecting and monitoring industrial systems and is destined to also take on dangerous maintenance tasks in the future. The robot can even cope with difficult infrastructures such as stairs and inclines, and is used in a wide variety of industries.
The maxon Group contributes 60 years of experience in drive technology to the partnership, as well as a global production infrastructure and validated processes, and will help to advance the industrialization and commercialization of ANYmal – with competitive, high-performance drive systems, twelve of which are used in each robot. "In maxon, we have found the ideal partner for taking care of our drive technology as we transition from small series to mass production. With maxon's expertise and infrastructure, we will be able to further optimize a core element of our robots and access state-of-the-art production methods," says Péter Fankhauser, CEO of ANYbotics.
ANYbotics recently won the Swiss Economic Award 2020 and has been chosen as the best young entrepreneur in Switzerland in the Hightech/Biotech category. The company has valuable experience in robotics – a market that offers great potential for maxon. Eugen Elmiger, CEO maxon Group, says: "By collaborating with ANYbotics, we are merging know-how from different worlds. The creativity and high responsiveness of a startup are paired with the global and stable industrial environment of the maxon Group. Together we will create an energy-efficient and intelligent robotic drive, the likes of which has never been seen before." To further cement the partnership, the two companies are also getting closer geographically: maxon, which has its headquarters in the canton of Obwalden, is opening a lab at the Züri.ch Campus in the Oerlikon district of Zurich, in close proximity to ANYbotics. Here the engineers and technicians will meet to discuss the progress on their projects. Additionally, maxon wants to use the lab to get even closer to ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, offer technical support to young engineers, provide workspaces, and get talent on board. Eugen Elmiger says: "We are already heavily involved with vocational education in and around Zurich and Lucerne. With the new lab, we will be in an even better position to support talents in drive technology and robotics."
The Swiss specialist for quality drives
Maxon is a developer and manufacturer of brushed and brushless DC motors, as well as gearheads, encoders, controllers, and entire mechatronic systems. maxon drives are used wherever the requirements are particularly high: in NASA's Mars rovers, in surgical power tools, in humanoid robots, and in precision industrial applications, for example. To maintain its leadership in this demanding market, the company invests a considerable share of its annual revenue in research and development. Worldwide, maxon has more than 3000 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries.
ANYbotics: Mobile robots for industrial applications
ANYbotics AG is a young company that develops autonomous robots that independently inspect and monitor industrial systems. ANYbotics was born in 2016 as spin-off from ETH Zurich. It was founded with the purpose of commercializing the technology behind the four-legged ANYmal robot. Today, ANYbotics is one of the world's leading developers of mobile robotics for complex industrial environments. A staff of 50 develops and markets the technology for use in the energy, process and construction sectors.
Motion Control – Check out the new integrated powerful brushless motor and a positioning controller available from Maxon!
August 27, 2020 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – Integrated Brushless Motor Controller!
Even Stronger, Even Smaller
Fall River, MA — Motion Control – See the new modular compact drive that was developed especially for applications in industrial and logistics automation. The IDX drive combines a powerful, brushless EC-i motor and an EPOS4 positioning controller, which can be complemented with a maxon planetary gearhead when required. This drive stands out for its high efficiency, maintenance-free components, and a high-quality industrial housing with IP65 protection. It also features configurable digital and analog inputs and outputs, and intuitive software enabling easy commissioning and integration into master systems.
A solution for confined spaces
Speaking of positioning controllers: The maxon EPOS4 is now also available in a Micro version. As the name suggests, the benefits of these motion controllers are their small size and attractive pricing. The EPOS4 Micro 24/5 is suitable for robotic applications where space is at a premium, and cost-sensitive multi-axis applications.
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Motion Control – Protection Against Contamination: Breathing Clean Air!
May 20, 2020 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – Protection Suit Motor!
Maxon DC motors are used in the blower components of high-quality protection suits.
Taunton, MA -Motion Control – Protection suits containing an air blower element that fills the entire suit with clean air, have been used by health professionals when faced with contaminated environments. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation where these type of suits have been utilized. Maxon DC brushless motors are found inside these specialized suits. The DC motor is efficient, high-speed and robust.
Maxon was selected for the compact and lightweight DC motor design, ironless winding, strong magnet and producing very little vibration and noise output. Most importantly, a brushless DC motor was mandatory as a brushed motor may cause sparks that would ignite within the suit. When designing the suit, special attention was given to the placement of the blower unit sewn inside the suit, to avoid the need for heavy straps or air supply hoses. A Li-Ion battery provides more than four hours of operation of air supply with a flow up to 600 liters per minute.
For more information please contact maxon motor Australia tel. +61 2 9457 7477.
Motion Control- A Wide Variety of High-performance Drives from Maxon Motor!
April 13, 2020 Editor-Publisher
Motion Control – High Performance Drives
maxon, high precision drive specialist, launches high-torque product innovations this Spring. These include higher performance flat motors, drives with higher torque output, and new additions to the GPX gearbox family.
Taunton, MA — Motion Control Components -The new, maxon EC-i 52 Power up brushless motor meets customer demands for industrial applications with higher torque. The new version of the EC-i 52 now achieves a torque of up to 1 Nm. This increase in performance is due to improved cooling, the ventilated version of the EC-i 52 Power up reaches 420 watts of nominal power.
Another addition to the EC-i family includes the, EC-i 40 High Torque 130 watt brushless motor. This drive was originally developed for power tool applications. To meet the high demand for higher-torque drives, maxon is mass producing the EC-i motor with an additional 34.8 mm in length. The versions with a fan offer up to 100 percent more power.
If required, the EC-i drives may be combined with encoders, gearheads, and a maxon controller in our easy to use online shop: shop.maxongroup.com
EC 45 flat Power up – higher-power flat brushless motor
Using new processes, maxon has developed a rotor for flat motors whose housing is produced by cold forming. The result is the more powerful and less expensive EC 45 flat Power up motor, it is available in two standard versions, as well as in two new versions with either an open rotor or a fan.
ECX Torque 22: Dynamic brushless motors
Brand new additions to the market are the brushless maxon ECX TORQUE motors, which have a diameter of 22 mm and are available in three different lengths. With their iron core and multi-pole rotor design, these motors achieve a very high torque density at moderate speeds, while their low time constant makes them extremely dynamic. The ECX TORQUE motors are available as configurable units ready for shipment in 11 working days.
Ultra Performance gearhead
A new addition to the GPX gearhead family. In addition to the existing diameters of 22 mm and 32 mm, maxon is launching the larger GPX 42 UP gearhead version. The GPX UP "Ultra Performance" gearheads are extremely efficient.
Motion Control Application – Driver assist systems can help save lives by alerting driver of potential danger!
Motion Control – Application – Driver Assist Systems Help Save Lives!
Maxon A-max 16 brushed DC motor – This drive with a diameter of 16 millimeters (precious metal brushes, 2 Watt) was developed for use with an eccentric weight and a specified bearing.
Fall River, MA — The majority of traffic accidents are caused by human error. In the future, computer-controlled cars will significantly reduce the number of such accidents. Driver assist systems, such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), brake assist systems, or lane departure warning systems (LDW), can save lives. Lane departure warning systems warn the driver if the vehicle is drifting out of its lane. The LDW determines the vehicle's position in the lane with the use of various optical sensor systems and computers. If the car is in danger of drifting out of the lane, the system activates an electric motor in the steering wheel that causes the wheel to vibrate, warning the driver.
A luxury car manufacturer has engaged maxon to supply the motors for this application. The base DC brushed motor is maxon's A-max 16 (precious metal brushes, 2 W), modified for the application with an eccentric weight and a specified bearing. In order to prevent the other vehicle systems from being affected by the electromagnetic fields of the motor, it has been equipped with special EMI suppression for automotive applications. The small drive system must meet specific requirements: It needs to be low-noise, dynamic, feature high power density, and fit in a narrow space – requirements that maxon's small A-max 16 easily masters..

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School in Lockdown after Gas Leak
A Tauranga school spent parts of yesterday in lockdown after a gas leak at a nearby address. The fire service and Vector were called to a house along Cameron Road just before midday. It's believed a part of the gas appliance installed at the home had been stolen, without the owners knowing, causing the leak. Teachers and pupils at neighbouring Tauranga South Primary School were ordered to stay indoors while the gas was isolated. A police complaint has been laid.
Produce Price Hike Weather Related
Greengrocers are assuring consumers the price for fresh produce seasonally fluctuates. The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show fruit and vegetables were up 8.7 per cent for July. Freshmarket Owner David Stewart says the sporadic weather conditions meant production was down. He says that's the reason for a higher price for produce. David Stewart says consumers are being more picky when it comes to choosing their fruit and vege - and are shopping around.
Kiwifruit Wage Disputes Settled
An industry meeting has settled complaints laid by Bay of Plenty kiwifruit workers over wage disputes. The Department of Labour has been investigating several complaints over unpaid wages and holidays. It has since launched a compliance campaign within the industry. But Kiwifruit Association Chief, Mike Chapman, says they've managed to iron out issues with employers and no further complaints have been laid.
Few Complaints Over Hi-Cane Spraying
Despite public backlash against the use of highly toxic Hi-Cane spraying on kiwifruit, recorded complaints have been minimal. The chemical that promotes bud-break, can cause skin corrosion if you come directly in contact with it. Kiwifruit Association President Peter Ombler says they've come a long way in the past year with stricter monitoring and better compliance. But he says they're still shopping for something else. Meanwhile, protestors will be picketed outside Zespri headquarters today. Organiser Tania Davies says they're pledging for a ban on chemical hi-cane which is sprayed on kiwifruit between July and September. She says several residents in the Te Puke community are suffering health affects from the spraying.
Big Jump in Guest Nights
Visitors are still flocking to the sunny Bay of Plenty. According to Statistics New Zealand the number of guest nights spent in short term commercial accommodation, increased by 24 per cent in a month. The region recorded 35,000 more visitors, both domestic and international, in July. It's the biggest largest regional rise recorded.
School Zones Reminder for Motorists
Police are urging motorists to take care around school zones. It comes after a series of early morning crashes this week including a car hitting a young school girl. The 14 year old was taken to hospital with minor injuries Wednesday morning. Acting Senior Sergeant Mark Holmes says there were two collisions within minutes of each other on Thursday morning - two people were taken to hospital for treatment. He says if you make a mistake during peak traffic there's a good chance you will crash.
Former Weatherman Set to Run for Council
Former TVNZ weatherman Brendan Horan is expecting to announce he's running for council, this morning. The local businessman who's frequently called Mr Sunshine and Mr Personality is handing in his nomination papers this morning, for Tauranga City's local elections. Mr Horan, who's involved in different pockets in the community wants the council to reflect young family and young businesses. Nominations close 20 August. Photo/ www.brendanhoran.co.nz
Waterfront Project Info Days
Information days on the Tauranga Waterfront project are being held over the next two days. Members of the public are invited to the Kestrel to hear details of the proposal. Key members of the project team will be available to answer questions.
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All of Renasants success stems from each of our bankers' commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people we serve. At Renasant Bank, we understand you because we work and live alongside you every day.


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Kamen Rider Wizard Episode 7
Episode 7: Buying Memories
Yamagata must remember where he first met Manami before she falls victim to Gnome and falls into despair.
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Episode 6: For a Beautiful Flower
Shunpei, the donut shop worker, and Wajima all fall for a woman selling various items, but she sticks close to Haruto, particularly when a Phantom appears to be chasing after her.
Dub notes: This episode is approximately 56 seconds shorter than the original episode. The major bulk of the scenes cut should be no surprise to anyone at this point, being those set at the donut shop at the beginning of the episode. There are several other minor cuts elsewhere, as well as one shot cut from the preview and replaced with a duplicate of a shot from several seconds earlier.
Kamen Rider Wizard Dub Encodes
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UPDATE 5/22: So, change of plans on how we're gonna do the Wizard dubs. Due to the variety of cuts they are making to the episodes and the fact that we have no idea if it'll continue being cut like that, rather than trying to edit the audio to sync up to the subbed encodes, we're going to switch to doing dedicated dub encodes. The time it takes to edit the episodes down to match the dub is actually less than it was taking me to edit the audio, so other than having to do two separate encodes instead of a dual audio encode, which means more hard drive space taken up, it shouldn't be any more difficult to do these. If the episodes start to get their full runtime and can sync to the BDs later without editing the audio, we'll look at switching back to the patches, but for now, this is going to be the release method moving forward.
For now, we're going to release these in 720p only, although if there is demand for 1080p versions, we'll do them. Until the dub episodes are done, we're probably going to just keep these on Mega-only and release them via batch torrent when the series is done airing. We'll also go back and re-do Episode 1 with the cuts in the next few days as well, just so that everything is consistent.
Episode 2 is now up, so head over to that post to grab the latest episode!
ORIGINAL POST: Like Fourze before it, the Okto network in Sinagpore is now airing Wizard and through their Toggle Catch-Up service, we're obtaining the dub audio. Unlike Fourze, where the broadcast was far ahead of our encodes, we're ahead of these, although only by a bit. Rather than make Wizard take another year to complete by waiting for the dub episodes to air, we're going to release patches for the episodes as they air.
The intention is to release the dub patches every Sunday, and they'll be added to their associated episode posts and linked on Twitter. Notes for the dub, if any, will be included in each post update.
So, check out Episode 1's post for the first dub and enjoy!
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Taking stock of today's developments in Loscocco-gate [updated]
October 13, 2010 By David
Loscocco is finished as any sort of political player. He's shown himself to be a treacherous, opportunistic loser who, after being rebuffed by Baker and signing on with Cahill instead, then invented a reason to desert the Cahill campaign ("Cahill can't win" – when that was true all along), and then a week later made wild accusations of collusion with Democrats that so far seem to be totally unfounded. If there's anyone in Massachusetts who still trusts the guy, I'd love to talk to them – I have some awesome bridgefront property available.
Cahill is in big trouble. The emails, as reported by Adam Reilly, seem at first blush to be pretty damning. From Reilly's reporting, there's this, for example ("Strother" is Dane Strother, one of the Cahill campaign's hired consultants):
Strother: I just got the go ahead on everything we discussed. Yes on lottery ads and he has plenty of money. Yes on stepped up fundraising….
Strother: …we just found a million for extra publicity. But Tim can't be in the ad.
Meldrum: aah ok.
Strother: but we run ads about the lottery being well run and putting money back in the communities. I am going to speak to the ad company about copy Cahill agreed. [ouch!]
Now, maybe there's a perfectly good explanation. But it sure doesn't look good.
UPDATE: The Cahill campaign has issued a statement that doesn't really clear anything up, but does suggest that they're not going down quietly.
Cahill's campaign issued a statement saying that the emails "show nothing more than chatter between campaign consultants."
"There was absolutely no connection between the campaign and the state Lottery, which had already planned an ad campaign in the fall, as it does every year," the statement said. "Tim Cahill is treasurer until January 2011, and he will continue to do everything in his power to protect the state Lottery, the state Treasury, and aid to cities and towns from baseless political attacks."
It's a bit hard to square that with emails showing Strother appearing to be part of decisions regarding the ad campaign. Perhaps more details will be forthcoming.
The jury remains out on how badly this thing is going to hurt Charlie Baker. We'll know a lot more when Weaver et al. file their sworn statements. One does wonder whether a political consultant's head explodes when he is placed under oath to tell the truth … anyway, the statements will be filed Monday. If they show that campaign materials were disclosed to the Baker camp, that's awful news for Baker.
In that regard, recall that there is little doubt that the Baker campaign was aware of, and very interested in, all of these shenanigans while they were going on. Consider these examples, from the Cahill emails.
Meldrum to Yob, 9/23/10, 4:21 pm (the day before Meldrum resigned as Cahill's campaign manager) – emphasis mine:
Please keep me in the loop on what you are doing? Cahill was here in with me right now, he is fine and talking this out with me. AP just broke this … Baker's camp is messaging me … Cahill's guys just pulled him out of the office from me … they are very pissed.
I am in a really awkward position here.
Zanetti to Weaver, Yob, and Meldrum, 10/3/10, 12:23 pm – emphasis mine:
I spoke with Tim O'brien just now. He wants to let the Paul story die on the vine. I wouldn't mind at least one discussion with Adam and a reporter though about the "deep divisions" between the camps, disrespect/distrust of Paul/his team, etc.
However, the Baker folks would really appreciate any "hard evidence" emails/documents that shows improprieties … Adam and I just spoke and he has some stuff. I think we should give them everything we have.
also, I know there were lots of state employees doing political stuff when they shouldn't have been but we'd need proof. We want to stop the "sympathy" that this is generating.
Zanetti to Yob (and likely Weaver and Meldrum), 10/3/10, 11:39 am:
I'm supposed to talk today with Tim O'brien re putting out some of the problems re the campaign. Would you guys be able to join the call? I can try to schedule at a time convenient for you.
Whether that adds up to anything that can continue to hurt Baker down the stretch remains to be seen. If it turns out that Team Baker was aiding and abetting Loscocco's defection, that surely hurts Baker. If it turns out that Baker spokeswoman Amy Goodrich's carefully-worded statement about not having received any "written internal information" about the Cahill campaign turns out to have been an artful dodge, that also hurts Baker. On the other hand, if the sworn statements don't turn up anything, that probably means that Tim O'Brien won't be deposed before the election (if ever), which at least could stanch the bleeding.
Deval Patrick remains able to coast above all of this. The total failure of anyone to come up with any evidence of collusion between his campaign and the Cahill operation means that he can talk about his priorities, while everyone else still has to answer awkward questions about embarrassing shenanigans. Unless something surfaces that ties the Cahill and Patrick campaigns together, Patrick comes out of this looking like the only candidate who isn't engaging in exactly the kind of behavior that makes people cynical about politics.
What did I miss? What do you think?
Please share widely!
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ryepower12 says
Cahill and Baker are up to their knees in major scandals over this mess, Patrick is all shiny, clean and scandal free. That should speak volumes about the choice before the voters.
I wrote that comment before I read your last bracket…
p>but it strikes me as relevant that, as I was reading each bracket, what I wrote above is what continually struck my mind.
patrick says
Meldrum was the campaign manager. How can someone at such a high level be a whistleblower? Seems he's not so much whisleblowing as admitting to a crime himself.
p>He's not some lower employee who stumbled across something, brought it to the attention of management and was ignored. He is management!
trickle-up says
This is the gang that cannot sleaze straight.
p>And there is a great movie script in here someplace.


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Започва да тренира футбол в школата на Нафтекс (Бургас). С Поморие (Поморие) печели купата на аматьорската футболна лига през 2009 г. Играе и финал за купата на България срещу Берое (Стара Загора) през 2010 г., загубен с 0:1. Дебютира в А ПФГ на 5 май 2011 г. срещу Монтана (Монтана). Първия си гол в А ПФГ отбелязва на 6 април 2013 г. отново срещу Монтана (Монтана).

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Jallianwala Bagh
Part of: GS Prelims and Mains GS-I- Modern History
Context: India pays tributes to those martyred in Jallianwala Bagh on this day (April 13) in 1919.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also called Massacre of Amritsar was an incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in Punjab.
A large but peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh to protest against the arrest of pro-Indian independence leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satya Pal.
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satya Pal opposed the passing of Rowlat Act in early 1919, which essentially extended the repressive wartime measures.
In response to the public gathering at Bagh, the British Brigadier-General R. E. H. Dyer surrounded the Bagh with his soldiers. After blocking the exit with his troops, he ordered them to shoot at the crowd, continuing to fire even as protestors tried to flee.
The Jallianwala Bagh could only be exited on one side, as its other three sides were enclosed by buildings.
At least 1000 people were killed and over 1,200 other people were injured
The ineffective inquiry by Disorders Inquiry Committee (also known as Hunters Commission) together with the initial praise for Dyer, fuelled great widespread anger against the British among the Indian populace, leading to the Non-cooperation movement of 1920–22.
Britain never formally apologised for the massacre but expressed "regret" in 2019.
What exactly led to Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
In 1859, the British Crown assumed direct control of the colony. Forever fearful of sedition and conspiracies, the colonial government used the opportunity offered by the First World War to introduce the Defence of India Act in 1915. The wartime legislation gave the government extraordinary powers of preventive detention, to lock up people without trial and to restrict speech, writing and movement.
In March 1919, it introduced the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, which extended its wartime emergency powers into peacetime.
Not long after the war began, Gandhi had returned to India after 21 years in South Africa. Gandhi was loyal to the British Empire and supported Britain in the First World War. Upon his return to India, he spent the first few years leading nonviolent struggles on local grievances.
The news of the impending Rowlatt legislation became public, Gandhi immediately expressed his opposition and called for a nationwide general strike on April 6, 1919. He asked people to engage in nonviolent struggle, or satyagraha: Observe a daylong fast and hold meetings to demand the repeal of the legislation.
Punjab was already heating up. The unrest was of particular concern to the British because Punjab was a vital economic and military asset. By World War I, soldiers from Punjab constituted three-fifths of the British Indian Army, which was extensively deployed in the war.
To restore normalcy to the region, dispatched to Amritsar, General Dyer took control from the civil authorities on April 11. He issued a proclamation prohibiting public assembly and warning that such gatherings would be dispersed by force.
On April 13, several thousand gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in defiance of General Dyer's orders.
General Dyer fired upon unarmed civilians. Shooting continued for ten minutes. The government estimate was 379 dead, other estimates were considerably higher.
Effects of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
The perpetrator of the massacre, General Dyer, was honored and rewarded by the British public and this removed all illusions about benign British rule in the country.
The brutality of massacre stunned entire nation. Gandhiji overwhelmed by atmosphere of violence withdrew movement on April 18. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind, bestowed by the British for his work during the Boer War.
Rabindranath Tagore, the poet and Nobel laureate, returned his knighthood in protest. Winston Churchill condemned the shooting as "monstrous."
Winston Churchill condemned the shooting as "monstrous."
Jallianwala Bagh shook faith in British justice. Hunter commission committee formed by the government on India on October 14, 1919 to inquire the events at Punjab
The purpose of the commission was to investigate the disturbances in Punjab, find the cause and bring measures to cope with the effects
According to the report submitted by the commission the action of General dyer was strongly condemned but no action was taken against him.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked the beginning of the resistance against the exceptional laws of colonial governance.
Turning point in India's Modern History
It marked a turning point in India's modern history, in that it left a permanent scar on Indo-British relations and was the prelude to Mahatma Gandhi's full commitment to the cause of Indian nationalism and independence from Britain.
After the Amritsar Massacre Gandhi became convinced that India should accept nothing less than full independence. To achieve this end, Gandhi began organizing his first campaign of mass civil disobedience against Britain's oppressive rule.
In December 1919, the congress session was held at Amritsar. It was attended by a large number of people, including peasants.
It was clear that the brutalities had only added fuel to the fire and made the people's determination stronger to fight for their freedom and against oppression.
Series of new revolutionary leaders justified violence and started new organisations for the execution of the same.
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Examples of other such massacre or killings (on same lines of Jallianwala Bagh):
1942 Lidice massacre – In World War II, in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, the Lidice massacre was a complete destruction of the village of Lidice, now in the Czech Republic. Orders were passed from Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler.
1968 My Lai massacre – The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. Many unarmed people were killed by the U.S. Army soldiers.
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Feb 7, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Recording artist Beyonce performs during the half time show of the Denver Broncos game against the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium.
IT'S HAPPENING. Netflix dropped the trailer to the Beyoncé documentary "Homecoming" on Monday, April 8.
It begins with the voice of late poet and activist Maya Angelou, giving advice to younger generations.
"What I really want to do is be a representative of my race, of the human race," she says. "I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be. I have a chance to teach and love and to laugh and I know that when I'm finished doing what I'm sent here to do I will be called home."
It goes on show behind-the-scenes clips of dancers and Beyoncé at Coachella rehearsal, but also the artist with her husband, Jay-Z, and kids, too.
If you are not ready, get ready. "Homecoming" comes out April 17.
Fans of Queen B are freaking out because Netflix just dropped a bomb of a teaser.
The streaming platform announced on Sunday on social media that "Homecoming," which is reportedly a documentary about Beyoncé's iconic performance at the 2018 Coachella music festival, will be available to stream on April 17.
Us Weekly reported last week that the documentary will show her behind-the-scenes journey to making the epic performance happen with some additional footage, too. They also reported that Bey is currently working on some new music, but we might have to wait longer for that materialize.
"Homecoming" may be referring to the scholarship Beyoncé established right before her Coachella performance, called the Homecoming Scholars Award Program, which provides scholarships to students at historically black colleges and universities across the U.S.
The documentary is bound to be popular — not just because, duh, it's Beyoncé, but also because the two-hour Coachella 2018 performance was iconic. In fact, it made Beyoncé the first black woman in history to headline the festival. And it included a Destiny's Child reunion, a cameo from her husband Jay-Z and sister Solange, and gave a nod to HBCU's in the process.
This year's Coachella is just one week away. Headliners include Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, and Tame Impala.


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Douglas Rain
Rain in Stratford, Ontario in 1968
Douglas James Rain
(1928-03-13)March 13, 1928
November 11, 2018(2018-11-11) (aged 90)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Voice of HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Lois Shaw
Martha Henry
Dora Mavor Moore Award
Douglas James Rain (March 13, 1928 – November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor and narrator. Though primarily a stage actor, he provided the voice of the HAL 9000 computer for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
2.1 Voice of the HAL 9000 computer
Rain was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Mary, a nurse, and James Rain, a rail yard switchman. His parents were from Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1950,[2] then studied acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta, and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England. He was a founding member of the Stratford Festival of Canada in 1953 and was associated with it as a stage actor until 1998.[3]
He performed in a wide variety of theatrical roles, such as a production of Henry V staged in Stratford, Ontario, that was adapted for television in 1966.[4][5] In 1972, Rain was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in Vivat! Vivat Regina![6]
Voice of the HAL 9000 computer[edit]
Initially Kubrick decided to cast Rain as the voice of the HAL 9000 computer for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) after hearing his narration of a short documentary called Universe and later chose him as "the creepy voice of HAL".[7] He would reprise his role for the sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
Death[edit]
Rain died on November 11, 2018, at the age of 90 at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital in Stratford, Ontario, of natural causes.[8][9] He left three children and a grandchild behind.[10]
Oedipus Rex (1957) — Messenger
Just Mary (1960, TV series) — (voice)
The Night They Killed Joe Howe (1960, TV drama, co-starring Austin Willis and James Doohan) — Joseph Howe
Universe (1960, short film)[11] — Narrator
One Plus One (1961) — The Divorcee segment
William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country (1961, Short) — William Lyon Mackenzie
Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle (1961, Short) — William Lyon Mackenzie
The Other Man (1963, TV mini-series) — David Henderson
Twelfth Night (1964, TV Movie)
Fields of Sacrifice (1964) — Narrator
Henry V (1966, TV Movie) — Henry V
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — HAL 9000 (voice)[6]
Talking to a Stranger (1971, TV mini-series) — Alan
Sleeper (1973) — Evil Computer / Various Robot Butlers (voice, uncredited)
The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1974) — Narrator (voice)
One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker (1976; TV mini series; voice)
SCTV (1982 — The Merv Griffin Show - The Special Edition - parody) — HAL 9000 (voice)
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) — HAL 9000 (voice)
Love and Larceny (1985, TV Movie) — Ashton Fletcher
The Russian-German War (1995, Video documentary) — Narrator (voice) (final film role)
^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-douglas-rain-stratford-actor-who-voiced-hal-9000-in-2001-a-space/
^ "University of Manitoba: Archives & Special Collections". University of Manitoba. December 8, 2018.
^ Pulver, Andrew (November 12, 2018). "Douglas Rain, voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, dies aged 90". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Profile, Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia website; accessed August 2, 2018.
^ "Douglas Rain acting credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ a b "Voice of 2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal dies". BBC News. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Johnson, Alex (November 12, 2018). "Douglas Rain, the creepy voice of HAL in '2001,' dies at 90". NBC News. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Gray, Andy. "Stratford Festival Founder Dies". mystratfordnow.com. mystratfordnow.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Douglas Rain, Voice of HAL 9000 in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ "Voice actor HAL 9000 has passed away". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Ohayon, Albert. "The 1960s: An Explosion of Creativity". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
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Q: How to Keep Dot-Files up to date? I've got two computers, one at work and one at home.  The work one has a VM running Arch, and the home one runs Arch natively.  The work one usually stays at work, but push a lot of stuff back and forth with git, so when I work on something at one place, I can pick up where I left off in another.
One thing I do quite a lot is tweak config files, for things like Vim, ZSH, i3, blah blah blah, and I'm getting real sick and tired of having to remember what I did the night before to keep the next machine I'm using up to speed!
I know this is a job for Git, but how should I manage this?  For instance, I have a bunch of dot files all over my home directory in different sub-directories.  I would need to not only keep track of the changes, but also manage the location of those files relative to where they are in any repository that I could create.
The other thing is, some of these dot-files would require software to be installed....So, take i3 for example:  I installed i3 on my home machine and got it to my liking with it's config file...But, simply pulling the dot-files when I get to work won't make much sense, because the work laptop wouldn't have i3 installed on it!  I would have to remember to install such-and-such as well.  Another good example of this is python modules...Sometimes, I'll get something done and forget the exact names of the modules I had to install as python dependencies to get it running.  In this case, simply pulling the config files is only half the story...I would need a script or something to make sure that the backend for these config files is up to date and in place.
I know this is a less than specific question that people like to see on here, but I also feel as though this issue has a tribal-knowledge amount of documentation available for how top quality Unix/Linux users handle this seemingly realistic administration task.  Everyone suggests something very different, and most issues seem related to recovering from a full system failure as opposed to simply staying up to date between two frequently used machines.

A: I would recommend using stow following this guide.
With this approach all the dotfiles will be in one folder, which can be version-controlled/synced. It creates symlinks, so that the dotfiles can easily updated.
As for installing the software which is needed, the simplest way would be to just create a bash script or file with notes what to do alongside the config:
/home/user/
    dotfiles/
        bash/
            .bashrc
            .bash_profile
            .bash_logout
        i3/
            .config/
                i3/
                    [...some files]
        i3.install.sh

$ cd ~/dotfiles
$ stow bash
$ ./i3.install.sh
$ stow i3

A: I solved this by placing (most of) my dot files in ~/dotfiles, which is a git repo that I regularly push to github.
In this repo I also have a script that sets links up at the right location:
#!/bin/bash
for f in $(find -name ".*" -type f); do
    if [[ -e $HOME/$f ]]; then
        mv $HOME/$f $HOME/$f.old
    fi
    ln $f $HOME/$f
done

So far, the "right location" is only $HOME, but it's up to you to make the script create links to other places.
I used hardlinks because git saves symlinks as links by default, but I'm sure there is a way to fix it for symlinks.
In a new version, I extended the script to remove interfering config files such as ~/.config/git/gitk. I could just as well have set links there instead of in $HOME.
It sounds like what stow does, it just seemed easy enough to skip involving yet another tool.

I am considering putting my .emacs.d and .xmonad repos as sub-modules in my dotfiles repo... Maybe not worth the hassle though, and I'm not unlikely to forget the --recursive while cloning.

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Tyler began her career as an assistant account executive for Paul Wilmot Communications. She then transitioned to the content world, contributing to Teen Vogue, Bustle, and even L'Oreal. In 2015, Tyler became an associate digital editor for Martha Stewart Living and later became a branded content strategist at The Huffington Post. She also held branded content strategist roles at USA Today and Popsugar. Tyler is currently a digital marketer for Johnson & Johnson.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature and theater from Duke University and received an MBA from University of Southern California.
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GUEST AND MEMBER SPEAKERS
WINTER/SPRING 2023 SEASON
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January 18, 2023 (1st Half)
FRÉDÉRIC BIRGRA-BURROGANO: Eco-responsible Practices and Photography
Frédéric Bigras-Burrogano (he/they) is an artist and curator based in Tio'tià:ke/Mooniyang (so-called "Montreal"). Their research-creation work is situated in affect theory, Energy Humanities and decolonial practices. Evolving through experimental approaches to cartography, documentary, and photography, they layer meaning and matter to deconstruct hegemonic narratives that are core to capitalist, imperialist, and neoliberalist understandings of the world(s). This process seeks to bring forward stories that have slipped between cracks or have been written out altogether.
Bigras-Burrogano has shown in group and solo exhibits internationally. Notable presentations include Shapowei Art Zone, Xiamen, China (2015), The New Gallery +15, Calgary, CA (2016), Krakow Photography Festival (2016), and The Bundy Museum, Binghamton, USA (2019). They also co-curate Gallery Éphémère, an experimental and nomadic project space in Montreal. Their artworks and curatorial projects have received funding from institutions such as Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (2016), UQAM (2020), Médiane (2020), and Canadian Council for the Arts (2019, 2021), among others. Bigras-Burrogano is currently pursuing an Interdisciplinary PhD at Concordia University.
Website: www.fburrogano.com
Eco-responsible Practices and Photography
What new possibilities can photography unlock within the current environmental crisis? Photography, as we know it today, has mostly been understood through the idea of the image: capturing and reproducing elements that present themselves in front of our cameras. What if instead of looking at what photography portrays, we examine how photography, through this depiction, communicates a way of understanding the world that puts humans above the environment they are part of?
This presentation will look at the role and new possibilities of photography within sustainability. I will explore two sets of ideas. Firstly, how the technology of photography depends on the mining and transformation of precious metals for the creation of silver gelatin film, digital sensors, and their paper support. I will follow by giving some examples of artists who have adapted their techniques to produce artworks in a more sustainable way or whose work is concerned with the environment.
Secondly, I will revisit photography's histories, presents and futures as a way to propose new truths that link photography to larger human-centric ideas that perpetuate violence towards the environment. This segment will shed light on some of the stories we tell ourselves about the nature-culture continuum which, in turn, will allow you to understand better how we came to be this way and what we can do to steer the ship around.
If art is to be understood as a materialization of culture, what should art look like in the age of climate crisis?
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January 18, 2023 (2nd Half)
MICHEL SOUVERAIN: In Celebration of Butterflies: A Slideshow and More
Now for a segue from the environmental impact of photography to the fascinating shapes and colours of butterflies as captured by MCC member Michel Souverain. Also as inspired by the opening of the wonderful new space for butterflies, the Great Vivarium, part of the Insectarium at Montreal's Jardin Botanique. At club outings to this space, many members have felt compelled to make photographs of these captivating creatures.
Members are also invited to present, discuss and enjoy three (3) of their butterfly images by submitting them to events@montrealcameraclub.com by Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
CHARLES GURD: A Search for the Edge of Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Photography
Former Montrealer Charles Gurd is a painter and photographer and retired architect living mainly in Provence. He is fascinated by the nature of non-representation or abstraction as a medium for visual communication.
His curiosity encompasses the work of twentieth-century artists and some photographers especially concerned with an abstract way of seeing in an increasingly abstract world.
Website: https://www.charliegurd.ca
A Search for the Edge of Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Photography
Charles Gurd will present four portfolios of his work as evidence of his inquiry of a '"gap or space" between representation as seen by a photographic lens and non-representation as edited by the photographer's intention when the photograph is taken.
Fractal Expressions: Ferns—a study of several years of the structure of ferns in a first-growth forest on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Screens/Trees—a study over 30 years of the sometimes chaotic structure of trees.
Galisteo Basin Ghosts—a study of the post pine-beetle ravaged residue of pinyon trees in the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico.
Montagne Sainte-Victoire—a multi-year study of the mountain that was the famous motif for painter Paul Cézanne.
These works will be complemented by a review of selected works of Alfred Stieglitz, Aaron Siskind, and Minor White, three American photographers who were concerned with abstraction in photography.
KAS STONE: Sight & Sound: How to Create an Effective AV Show
Bio
Kas Stone is a professional photographer based in Nova Scotia, where her work is inspired by the wild coastal scenery and lively maritime culture all around her. Once upon a time she wanted to be a musician. Thankfully (for audiences) she opted for photography and writing instead. However, she enjoys combining all three passions to create audio-visual shows.
Website: www.kasstone.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KasStoneArts
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kasstonearts
Email: info@kasstone.ca
Sight & Sound: How to Create an Effective AV Show
How many times have you sat through a photographic slide show longing for it to end? Have you ever created a show yourself and been disappointed by the response from family, friends, or competition judges? Have you wondered what it takes to make a really good show—one that leaves your audience asking for more?
In this presentation, Kas shares tips for selecting photographs, music, and other ingredients to help you craft an effective AV show, and techniques for putting them together for maximum impact. She discusses some common mistakes—and how to avoid them—and inspires you with examples from her own award-winning collection.
This is not a software how-to. Instead, it offers an artistic approach to AV show creation that is valuable no matter which software you use.
JEAN-FRANÇOIS SEGUIN : The Importance of the Message Behind an Image
Award-winning photographer Jean-François Seguin is a photographer, director, and visual brand consultant. His work has been recognized countless times by Communication Arts Magazine, Applied Arts Magazine, and Lürzer's Archive, as well as many other advertising and commercial art magazines.
Jean-François likes challenges and pushing images within realistic boundaries. He is known to master the combination of natural and artificial light in any given environment. He grew up having his eyes glued to his comic books, his friends' sports magazines, and his mother's fashion magazines.
In a competitive field where only the final image counts, Jean-François attributes his success to working with a solution-oriented team focussed on a well-planned strategy to get them there. Among his many clients are Acura Honda Canada, Coca-Cola Ltd., Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the Royal Canadian Air Force, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
In addition, Jean-François actively shares his experience with photography students across art schools in Canada through his "Zero to One" conference. Away from work, he spends most of his recreational time in the mountains, on the water, and in the snow with his family and friends.
Website: https://jeanfrancoisseguin.com/
The Importance of the Message Behind an Image
In this talk, I will give you a glimpse into the world of commercial photography–how my team and I produce the winning final image that blends with a brand's guidelines, personality, colours, and the goals of the marketing campaign.
Messages are important in photography. Contrary to the adage that an image is worth a thousand words, less is more.
Every advertising campaign is aimed at a targeted group of people. If your reaction to a particular advertising campaign is that it's bad, it's because it wasn't aimed at you. Clearly, you are not part of the target market group. When you go to Germany, you speak German; when you go to Norway, you speak Norwegian. It's the same when it comes to visual art. The image part of an advertising campaign has a very specific role–a clear message to a very specific group of people. A lot of planning goes into each image to make sure the message is heard loud and clear in a matter of seconds. And images that are remembered are conceptually original, aesthetically impressive, and have a massive impact. Some brands rise to the top of their game because of great images and campaigns.
Advertising images are simply art put to work. It's the real test of effective visual art, and the results will be measured. I call it visual art under pressure! Just like an athlete having to perform in the finals.
SPOTLIGHT ON MCC MEMBERS 2: Jean-Louis Côté and Allison Haggarty
Introduced in 2021-2022 as An Evening with . . . to re-create the sense of community of in-person meetings, it's now back as Spotlight on MCC Members.
Jean-Louis Côté
Don't miss this opportunity to watch and listen to an informal show-and-tell by talented members, in alpha order, Jean-Louis Côté and Allison Haggarty, of some of their favourite images with Q & A. They will give us a behind-the-curtain peek into their background, process, technique, and anything else that takes their fancy, and take all our questions in stride.
Allison Haggarty


In eighteen lessons, this Bible study guide helps the reader to see the further unfolding of God's covenant promises and His plans with His people. Joseph grows up as a younger brother, hated by his own family, sold into slavery, and yet God's revelation will come through him. God will use Joseph to deliver His people from famine, and the world will seek deliverance from him. Judah, fourth son of Jacob, does not impress us when he marries a Canaanite and visits a prostitute. But the amazing grace of God in Jesus Christ will change his heart, and Judah will begin to emerge as the royal son, from whom will come the Messiah. Christ will work in the lives of His sinful people to bring about a great salvation. Even when people plan evil, God is able to bring about His good.


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I didn't mention it, but I didn't forget it. Academia will be Conservative.
Because the text was lifting from an email, it is more first person than my usual writing.
The last stage is conventional, head-on attacks. Because we control territory (the White House, specifically) we can attack academia this way too.
Bush has shown a genius for these sorts of "waterfall attacks," where victories in one area are invested in another struggle.
Using a combination of guerrilla tactics (talking up the bias of academia) and convention efforts (changing basic rules that make academia the way it is), we can dispirit our enemy.
The middle stage is "contestment" — in a war it may be guerrillas ruling a town by night and conventional forces there by day, in politics it is the existence of two different strong networks in the same organization. In academia, this would be having enough conservative faculty to take the rhetorical and tenure fights to as many places as possible. We do not yet have this. But we have momentum on our side and our enemy is strategically stupid — the liberals in academia are blinded by their ideology and cannot see us clearly. Liberal intellectuals are on the defensive, they cannot meaningfully attack us. They operate a liberal conversion machine that cannot hold forever. They know this and fear this. That is why they are hysterical. We have instilled strategic panic in them.
They cannot see clearly and they cannot fight clearly. We are wrestling with a blind stupid hysterical giant.
By combining family values with ideology, Conservatives have made a movement built to last.
4th Generation Conflicts take decades to win. Mao fought for decades, Ho fought for decades, Conservatives have been fighting for decades. And look at all we have achieved.
"Nuclear lobby gathers steam but can expect severe reaction," Telegraph, 21 May 2005, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;sessionid=GW3FEXENGK2NPQFIQMGSM5OAVCBQWJVC?xml=/money/2005/05/21/ccnuc21.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/05/21/ixcoms.html&menuId=242&_requestid=26511 (from Tim Worstall through Macroblog).
The 1986 blast at Chernobyl – from a combination of poor design, sloppy construction and negligent maintenance – was the probably the worst accident imaginable at a nuclear plant. About 45 people died as a result of the explosion but the 1988 Piper Alpha fire claimed 167 lives on the North Sea oil rig, and not one person was lost in America's Three Mile Island reactor leak.
Greenpeace says it would expect 30,000 deaths over a 30-50 year period from Chernobyl, including many who contracted thyroid cancer as children. Yet, an independent report estimates that the increased chance of cancer in the affected area is 0.1pc over 40 years. If the latter figure is correct, the number of people who have been killed by nuclear power is tiny compared with deaths in other parts of the power industry.
In British coal mines fatality rates still run at 11 a year per 100,000 employees and show no sign of falling. In Russia, which exports coal to the UK, the death rate is more than twice Britain's. All heavy industries kill people and it is not clear that modern reactors are particularly lethal.
Good points. Read the whole thing.
"America's Iron Rice Bowl Cracks," by Todd Crowell, Asia Cable, 23 May 2005, http://asiacable.blogspot.com/2005/05/americas-iron-rice-bowl-cracks.html (from Simon World).
America's state-owned enterprises – oops, I mean blue chip corporations – are teetering, we are told, under the strain of pension costs, medical costs and the effects of an aging population – not to mention foreign competition. They may have to shed social services for millions of Americans or go under.
It may seem strange to use a Chinese term to describe America's old-line corporations, like General Motors, as being state-owned enterprises (SOE). After all, they are joint-stock companies, publicly listed companies answerable to shareholders and operating in a capitalist country. This isn't Red China. Or is it?
We have more in common with China than you might think. After the revolution China's industrial economy was organized into huge enterprises, owned by the state. More than factories, they were virtually self-contained communities. They provided what elementary social services were then available to Chinese workers such as housing, health clinics, old-age pensions and life-time employment.
Similarly, America's blue chips are, or have been, massive welfare machines. General Motors says it will spend more than $5 billion this year to provide health coverage for its more than one million employees, retirees and their dependents. That does not include costs of old-age pensions.
This is what Tom Friedman would describe as "flattening." Americans and Chinese are both taking charge of their life, their health, and their medicine. America and China, two dynamic nations, are transforming their economies from big-government/big-business to dynamic-government/dynamic-business.
China's millions have to provide for themselves the old-fashion way, either by saving or falling back on families for support– call it the family responsibility system. The uncertainties of daily life plus the need to pay for their children's education are one reason why Chinese are such prodigious savers.
Tom Barnett has similar ideas.
"D.C. Circuit Court Nominee Janice Rogers Brown: Twisting the Law to Advance Her Own Radical Views," Alliance for Justice, http://www.independentjudiciary.com/resources/docs/Janice%20Rogers%20Brown%20Twisting%20The%20Law.pdf (from Independent Judiciary).
"William Pryor: Unfit to Judge," People for the American Way, 9 June 2003, http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=10911.
"Democrats Filibuster Pryor," Daily Kos, 1 August 2003, http://www.dailykos.net/archives/003626.html.
"On The Unacceptability of Owen and Rogers Brown," by Armando, Daily Kos, 19 May 2005, http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/20/2114/15293.
"Senators Avoid Fight Over Filibusters," by Jim Abrams, Associated Press, 24 May 2005, http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050524/D8A9ETF00.html (from Drudge Report).
Tom Daschle, my former Senator, lost his job because of his refusal to give Bush's judicial nominees an up-or-down vote. Other Democrats do not share his dedication.
The Nuclear Option won't happen. Enough Democrats agreed to give up Tom Daschle's strategy of filibustering popular judges.
Judicial nominee Priscilla Owen gets the vote she's been awaiting for more than four years, the most immediate beneficiary of a deal worked out by Senate moderates to avoid a debilitating fight over filibusters.
The Senate was voting Tuesday to end debate on Owen, currently a Texas Supreme Court justice, clearing the way for her to gain a seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans. With the threat of a filibuster by Democrats removed, she was nearly certain then to get the simple majority vote needed to give her the seat that long has eluded her, perhaps as early as Tuesday.
The agreement, crafted over the past several weeks by seven Republicans and seven Democrats, also opened the way for yes-or-no votes on two other of President Bush's judicial picks who have been in nomination limbo for more than two years – William H. Pryor Jr. for the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Janice Rogers Brown for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Rogers Brown is the greatest victory, because the Appeals Court in D.C. is considered a stepping stone for the Supreme Court.
What did the liberal netroots say about these three before?
Wait for the GOP to explode in blinding rage as the Dems have successfully held their ground on the William Pryor nomination.
So I guess Democrats didn't hold their ground yesterday.
Pryor is a leading architect of the recent "states' rights" or "federalism" movement to limit the authority of Congress to enact laws protecting individual and other rights. He personally has been involved in key Supreme Court cases that, by narrow 5-4 majorities, have restricted the ability of Congress to protect Americans' rights against discrimination and injury based on disability, race, and age. Worse, he has urged the Court to go even further than it has in the direction of restricting congressional authority. Just last month, for example, the Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Rehnquist, rejected Pryor's argument that the states should be immune from lawsuits for damages brought by state employees for violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
…For those not familiar with Judge Owen or the ongoing criticism of her, she gives new meaning to the word "conservative." She is perhaps best known for her staunch opposition to abortion.
Judges are allowed to have personal views on issues. They are not supposed to allow those views to dictate their judicial decisions.
I once compared the Conservative attempt to Seize the Judiciary to the end of the Vietnam War, with Conservatives as the Communists. The Judicial Branch represents Saigon. The Compromise represents a series of conventional vehicles, each one moving closer to the goal — the schwerpunkt.
It's not the nuclear option, but the Conservatives are winning. Former Democrat Leader Daschle fought desperate to stop this and lost his job over it. Current Democrat Leader Reid hasn't been able to maintain the same party discipline.