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Friday News Bites: Syrian Refugees, Oliver Sacks + More
Greetings, one and all. Quick roundup of news stories this Friday, though I invite you all (as usual) to share anything interesting that has crossed your path.
60 million people have been displaced from their homes over the past year, many of them coming to Europe from Syria. More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Here are some ways you can help these refugees.
Pope Francis continues his campaign for "Not-So-Stereotypical Pope" by declaring that women in the Catholic church who have had abortions may seek absolution from their priest. While a considerable step forward (and likely a big deal to devoutly Catholic women who may have been wrestling with guilt), here's how the church still has a long way to go in this particular area of their doctrine.
Meanwhile, Florida Governor Rick Scott doesn't really want to admit that his "investigation" of Planned Parenthood turned up no evidence of "mishandling fetal remains."
To the surprise of probably very few, Republicans like President Obama's ideas better when they think they're Donald Trump's. Cue the weeping for society.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Obama Administration officially changed the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska back to its native name, Denali. Denali, a traditional Koyukon Athabascan name, has been used as the mountain's official name in Alaska since 1975.
If you've ever wanted the job title "Hermit," then Spain's Our Lady of The Rock would like to hear from you.
In Illinois, police are still searching for suspects involved in the fatal shooting of Lt. Charles J. Gliniewicz. One man has been apprehended so far.
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, remains in jail. A federal judge said that other county clerks would also face contempt of court charges if they refused.
Johnsonville is recalling some of their pork sausage patties sold in 11 states. They are being recalled for possibly having "extraneous materials." Lovely.
Celebrated neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks has died after a battle with cancer. He was 82.
Director Wes Craven, best known for horror films like Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, died on Sunday from brain cancer. He was 76.
GLAAD is changing how it tracks LGBT representation on television:
"Over the years, we've seen a remarkable increase in LGBT representation on most of the TV networks we track in our report," says Matt Kane, GLAAD's programs director for entertainment media. "We may have the numbers, but [networks] still aren't quite representing the LGBT community in a way that's accurate… There are still people who are starved for representation in popular culture." Having achieved some progress on a quantitative level, GLAAD is focusing its efforts on broadening the kinds of LGBT people depicted on TV, namely people of color and transgender people.
After criticizing Nicki Minaj for speaking out on the racial bias in the VMA nominations, Miley Cyrus turned up for her hosting gig wearing blonde dreads. When Nicki won an award, you best believe she called Miley out.
So there's going to be a post-apocalyptic zombie film starring boy bands called Dead 7. And it's filming in my home state. Butte is wonderfully weird, so I think it's perfect.
And finally, the BBC announced that Doctor Who's Christmas Special this year will feature the return of River Song, played by Alex Kingston. Don't fuck it up, Moffat!
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Denali is a prettier name anyway, to say something shallow.
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Out of the mouths of primates, facial mechanics of human speech may have evolved (w/ Video)
by Princeton University
The throat and facial movements that twist the air pushing through your vocal cords into words could be rooted in the well-meaning expressions primates exchange with each other, according to two recent studies based at Princeton University.
The researchers found that the oral-facial component of human speech mirrors the rhythm, development and internal dynamics of lip smacking, a friendly back-and-forth gesture performed by primates such as chimpanzees, baboons and macaques. The studies also show that the mechanics of primate lip smacking are distinct from those of chewing, similar to the separate mechanics of human speech and chewing.
These parallels suggest that in primates chewing and lip smacking — as with chewing and speech-related facial movement in humans — have separate neural controls, explained Asif Ghazanfar, an associate professor of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and a lead researcher for both studies. With further study, the neural pathway in primates from the brain to facial mechanics could help illuminate the neurological basis of speech disorders in humans, he said.
Ghazanfar and his colleagues first reported in the journal Developmental Science that lip smacking undergoes the same developmental trajectory from infancy to adulthood in rhesus macaques that speech-related mouth movement does in humans. Infant macaques smacked their lips slowly and with an inconsistent rhythm, similar to the documented pace of babbling in human infants. By adulthood, however, lip smacking has a distinct rhythm and a faster pace averaging 5 hertz, or cycles per second — the same as adult humans producing speech. Ghazanfar worked with lead author Ryan Morrill, who received his undergraduate degree from Princeton in 2010; Annika Paukner, a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health; and Pier Ferrari, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Parma in Italy.
Two recent studies based at Princeton University suggest that the oral-facial component of human speech evolved from lip smacking, a friendly back-and-forth gesture performed by primates. The studies show that the mechanics of primate lip smacking are distinct from those of chewing, similar to the separate mechanics of human speech and chewing. X-ray movies of adult rhesus macaques showed that lip smacking (left) results in a fast, loosely coordinated movement of internal structures such as the lips (green dot), tongue (red dot) and hyoid (blue dot) -- just as in human speech. Also similar to humans, chewing (right) produced a slow, tightly coordinated movement of these components in macaques. These parallels suggest that in primates chewing and lip smacking -- as with chewing and speech-related facial movement in humans -- have separate neural controls. With further study, the neural pathway in primates from the brain to facial mechanics could help illuminate the neurological basis of speech disorders in humans. Video courtesy of Asif Ghazanfar
In the second paper, published in the journal Current Biology, Ghazanfar and co-author W. Tecumseh Fitch, a professor of cognitive biology at the University of Vienna in Austria, used X-ray movies to film adult rhesus macaques as they smacked their lips or as they chewed food. The researchers observed that during lip smacking, internal structures such as the tongue and hyoid, which houses the larynx, move in pace with the lips with a rhythm of 5 hertz — again, just as in human speech. Also similar to humans, chewing produced a slow, tightly coordinated movement of these components in macaques, while lip smacking resulted in faster, loosely coordinated movement. Ghazanfar, as lead author, wrote the paper with Fitch, Princeton postdoctoral fellow Daniel Takahashi and Neil Mathur, who received his undergraduate degree from Princeton in 2011.
Ghazanfar explains the findings of both papers as follows:
"This research gives us insight into methods of exploring the neural basis of not only facial expression production but also its evolution and relationship to speech. Exploring the neural side of speech production and development can give us a handle on what can go wrong neurophysiologically in human communication disorders. We have few testable ideas about the neural mechanisms that go awry because there is very little work on the production side of communicative expressions.
"In our research, we found that primate lip smacking and the facial component of human speech have the same frequency range, developmental trajectory and involve a similar interplay of the lips, tongue and hyoid. So, if the neural controls for lip smacking are the same as for human speech, then further study of lip smacking in monkeys could reveal more about the brain mechanisms behind human speech.
"Lip smacking is performed by all Old World monkeys and apes, including chimpanzees, and is used in friendly, face-to-face interactions. They often take turns exchanging lip-smacking gestures. Because primate lip smacking has no vocal component, it might seem unrelated to speech, but human speech has two components: the source and the filter. The source component is when the respiratory system pushes air through a person's vocal cords to produce a sound. That sound travels up through the nasal and oral cavities and gets filtered by those cavities. We use our mouths, tongues and lips to actually change the shape of those cavities and, thus, those sounds. That filtering is a separate component with separate neural controls. Our work focuses on this filtering component.
"The connection of speech to lip smacking in primates stems from a theory put forth by [University of Texas-Austin Professor Emeritus of Psychology] Peter MacNeilage in 1998 [in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences] that human speech originates from primate facial expressions that were eventually paired with vocal sounds to produce a primitive form of babbling. He proposed that the rhythmicity of those ancestral expressions led to the rhythmicity our faces produce when we speak.
"There are various other theories regarding the evolution of human speech. One theory focuses on the source component and holds that speech evolved from monkey vocalizations, but monkeys don't learn to produce their vocalizations. Pretty much as soon as it is born, a monkey produces the sounds it will produce for the rest of its life; there's not that rich interaction between parent and offspring inherent in human speech. Another theory is that speech evolved when the neural circuits behind the complex manual gestures apes use to communicate shifted over to vocal output.
"We think that MacNeilage offered the only sufficiently clear and testable hypothesis, and we provide the first real empirical support for his theory. Ultimately, our work suggests that the roots of human speech do not lie entirely in primate vocalizations or manual gestures, but are closely related to primate facial expressions.
"We compared lip smacking in rhesus macaques with another oral-facial rhythm, that of chewing. In studies related to speech production and development, it is common to contrast oral-facial movements related to chewing and talking because both actions use the same anatomical structures.
"For the first study, we found in human speech-development literature that when children start to babble, their mouth movements are very slow and variable in rhythmicity. Infants produce these gestures at around 2.5 hertz; in adults, it's around 5 hertz with much less variability. On the other hand, chewing moments are consistently slow and relatively constant from birth to adulthood. That indicates different developmental trajectories, as well as neural controls, for speech and chewing.
"So, if lip smacks have anything to do with the evolution of speech, primates should have a similar developmental trajectory. For our study, we videotaped rhesus macaques of various ages producing lip smacks and used a computer algorithm to measure frame-by-frame the dynamics and rhythmicity of those lip movements. We compared those measurements with chewing movements. Incredibly, the pattern of lip-smack development in the rhesus macaques was identical to the pattern of speech development documented in humans. Moreover, chewing rhythms were basically the same for adult and juvenile primates just as in humans — about 2.5 hertz and without any developmental change. So, lip smacking in Old World monkeys, or at least rhesus macaques, has a similar developmental trajectory as human speech.
"For the second study, we used cineradiography, or X-ray movies, to observe the many internal structures that coordinate with the opening and closing of the mouth to produce speech. We filmed rhesus macaques as they produced lip-smacking expressions and gave them food to elicit chewing movements. When humans chew there's a very predictable relationship between the movements of the jaw, lips, tongue and the hyoid cartilage, which contains the vocal cords. In human speech, the relationship between all these structures is not reliable because of the different sounds involved in speaking. But in chewing the relationship and the ability to predict how the structures will move in relation to one another is very high.
"We saw the same dichotomy in the monkeys: chewing produced a highly stereotyped, functional relationship between the tongue, hyoid and mouth, while during lip smacking the relationship was much looser in those structures. That's another strong piece of evidence that this lip-smack gesture could have easily been co-opted for use in speech. It also suggests that whatever neural controls are involved in chewing don't seem to be equivalently involved in lip smacking and that there's some other type of neural control for lip smacking, which also is suggested when speech and chewing dynamics in humans are compared."
Monkey lip smacks provide new insights into the evolution of human speech
More information: The paper "Monkey Lipsmacking Develops Like the Human Speech Rhythm" was published online April 18 in Developmental Science. The article "Cineradiography of Monkey Lipsmacking Reveals Putative Precursors of Speech Dynamics" was published online May 31 in Current Biology.
Journal information: Current Biology , Developmental Science
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Citation: Out of the mouths of primates, facial mechanics of human speech may have evolved (w/ Video) (2012, June 20) retrieved 15 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2012-06-mouths-primates-facial-mechanics-human.html
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We've been looking forward to the launch of The Peninsula Paris ever since the hotel group announced, six years ago, that it was going to make its European debut. Located a short walk away from the Arc de Triomphe, the 200-room property occupies a century-old building, which was previously the Hotel Majestic – one of the city's grande dames. Both the façade and the interior has been meticulously restored by local craftsmen, and the hotel now comprises six dining areas, including a rooftop restaurant with views of the Eiffel Tower, a 22m indoor swimming pool and a lobby featuring a bespoke Lasvit chandelier made up of 800 individual hand-blown crystal leaves. With its own dedicated in-house technology team, The Peninsula Paris can safely say it has the world's most technologically customised rooms, where everything – from laundry collection to bathroom ambience – can be controlled at the touch of a button.


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England name strong squad for Ashes
England's squad for the upcoming Ashes Test series against Australia was announced today (10).
Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 17-player strong squad for the tour of Australia, and all those players have been capped at Test level.
This is the first time that 10 of the 17 players, will be touring Australia in an Ashes series including vice-captain Jos Buttler.
Injured Sam curran has not been considered for the selection.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has been taken an indefinite break from cricket to fully recover from an injury sustained to his left finger, has also been left out of the squad.
Fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Olly Stone also missed the Ashes this season due to injuries.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had only announced on Friday that the tour would go ahead following player concerns over Covid protocols.
The England players are due to leave England on November 4 to play in the Ashes series, which begins in Brisbane on 8 December.
England squad:
Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Match Schedule:
8-12 December: 1st Test, Australia v England, Gabba, Brisbane
16-20 December: 2nd Test, Australia v England (D/N), Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26-30 December: 3rd Test, Australia v England, MCG, Melbourne
5-9 January: 4th Test, Australia v England, SCG, Sydney
14-18 January: 5th Test, Australia v England, Optus Stadium, Perth


Have a specialist research Library in Lewes open to members and non members.
Have a Finds Liaison Officer who works with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Provide research access to the reserve collections at our six museums.
Publish the annual volume Sussex Archaeological Collections, featuring papers relating to the archaeology and history of Sussex.
Carry out a number of excavations and surveys throughout the year and provide opportunities for members and students to gain fieldwork experience.
Run visits, walks, talks and conferences.
Award grants to archaeologists and historians engaged in the study of Sussex history and archaeology with funding from the Margary legacy and Sally Christian Grants.
Click on the link for information on local history societies throughout the county.


A choose-your-own-adventure for the topic of refugees.
Purpose: To have the students see what difficult decisions that refugees must make.
1) Lecture/Discussion: What is a refugee? Discuss push factors. Where are the World's largest refugee populations in each region of the World and why.
2) Have the students download the My Life as a Refugee app.
3) Have the students write down the decisions that their character made along their refugee path.
4) Debrief as a class: What were the different decisions that your refugee made? Which do you think were the most life-threatening.


Doors open at 6:00pm and there will be an hour available to get settled with drinks and a bite to eat before the film starts at 7:00pm. Please indicate while registering if you are likely to want food. This will greatly help the kitchen to get everyone served quickly.
Our friends from Bournemouth Repair Cafe will be leading an informal discussion after the film and telling us about what they're doing to encourage people to fix things rather than throwing them away.


Update : 25/01/13 - 17h22 Published by François Mayné the 28 September 2012, New.
The Belgian wildlife and amusement park Bellewaerde Park, owned by Compagnie des Alpes, announced a few days ago its plans for for the 2013 season during a press conference.
It is more precisely by staging a mysterious container just landed of a cargo coming from South America that Bellewaerde Park announced its largest investment since 1999 with a €4 million (approx $5.1 million) new indoor family roller coaster. "I am very proud and pleased to announce the construction of a new coaster for the spring of 2013," said Stefaan Lemey, CEO of Bellewaerde Park. "This is totally the kind of experiences and emotions that our visitors want to share with their families".
The coaster, that has not been named yet, will replace the dark ride "Los Piratas" (opened in 1991) whose the building will be preserved in order to install the custom designed track made by German manufacturer Zierer.
The ride will be 500 meters long (1,640 feet) with a maximum height of 15 meters (49 feet) and will feature a dark ride part with special effects (lasers, fire, wind, water, etc..) as well as a short passage outside. The two trains (with 20 seats divided in 10 rows of two individual seats) will be equipped with an on-board audio system. The theoretical hourly capacity will be 1,000 people while the access to the ride will be granted to children from 5 years.
The theming of the ride will draw on the ancient culture of the Mayans. The scenario will highlight a mythological force challenging the visitors in an architectural environment inspired by this legendary civilization. The whole artistic design is carried out by the park supported by the Compagnies des Alpe's creative department, CDA Productions.
Located in Ieper not far from the French border, Bellewaerde Park has recently embarked on a major plan to improve its facilities and has initiated a reflection on the future development of the site. Since 2011, they have invested €3.2 million (approx $4 million) for eg the renovation of their tow-boat ride (Jungle Mission, with the addition of special effects and new scenery) or the creation of a new observation point around the lions' enclosure. Many facilities of the park have also been renovated or improved in recent years.


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Tokyo Olympics: Sreejesh 'took the Australian bullets' when India's hockey defence was in snooze mode | Tokyo Olympics News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Australian forwards entered the Indian half like a drive-through to score goals. Unchecked, they approached the 23-yard line, then stormed into the striking circle and shot bullets off their sticks. The only line of defence they faced was goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who was "left to the mercy" of the attackers by India's defence in Tokyo.
India lost 1-7, the worst defeat at the Olympics for them, since the 1-6 scoreline against the same opposition at the 1976 Montreal Games.
But it's still early days in Tokyo, with three more games left to play in the pool stage. Finishing in the top four to reach the quarterfinals remains very much within India's reach. But the key to building up to that all-important quarterfinal will be to regroup and leave a forgettable game for the critics to gnaw on.
That, however, doesn't mean the shortcomings should be veiled. What happened at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Sunday needs to be recognized. It must be accepted that such defeats shouldn't happen on the biggest stage, especially when so much has been put into the sport to prepare for Tokyo 2020.
"It was pathetic play, with a poor plan," former India striker and two time Olympian Jagbir Singh didn't mince his words when contacted by Timesofindia.com.
The Hockey India think-tank chose a young striking line, with Mandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay the leaders of it. The midfield is in the able hands of skipper Manpreet Singh. The defence — comprising Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh and Surender Kumar in the lead — has been tagged as this Indian team's best part over the last couple of years in whatever competitions they could get to play in.
But mistakes on Sunday did happen from all sides.
(Reuters photo)
The attackers are considered the first line of defence in modern hockey when the opponents have the ball, followed by the midfield and then comes the defence. But those first two lines of defence were absent in India's play. And when the ball entered India's 'D', the defenders were mostly non-existent. When they were there, they chose to defend mostly inside the striking circle, rather than on top of it.
"I can pick on the young players only if the seniors haven't committed mistakes," said Jagbir. "There were elementary mistakes in trapping and while stopping on penalty corners.
"Why should Sreejesh be held responsible? If you leave a goalkeeper to the mercy of any attacking line, he will have to take all the bullets without any shield."
(AP photo)
Jagbir felt he could see panic and anxiety in the Indian players, which he feels is unacceptable when playing at the Olympics — whoever the opposition might be.
"When are we shy to tackle or when do we throw our stick in a rush tackle? Why and when does this happen? These are all signs of panic, pressure," the former Olympian reckoned.
"At the same time, this (pressure) is normal. I would not blame the boys for that. But even if this is normal, elementary errors are not acceptable at a big stage like the Olympics."
Currently in the USA, former India coach Harendra Singh couldn't watch the game and could only follow it on social media. He, however, advised against reading a whole lot into the scoreline.
"We shouldn't read too much into this result, because the format of the competition is such," Harendra, who earlier this year was appointed the coach of the US men's team and has thus moved to America, told TimesofIndia.com.
"In this format, out of the six teams in your pool, you need to finish in the top four, which takes you through to the quarterfinals. The tournament starts from there. If a team wins the quarterfinal, it gets two shots at a medal," said Harendra.
The 12 teams each in the men's and women's hockey competition at the Olympics are divided into two pools of six each. Top four from both pools progress to the quarterfinals.
The Indian men's team next plays Spain on Tuesday (July 27) after a day's rest, after back-to-back games against New Zealand and Australia. India defeated New Zealand 3-2 in a nervous finish that saw some heroic saves by Sreejesh.
"I would say as a player first and foremost, every match is important for me whether I play Australia or any weaker team," said Jagbir. "But when I am coming to the Olympics, I am mentally prepared that I cannot loosen up at any stage.
"Why do you think I call it (defeat against Australia) pathetic play? Not because we let in seven goals, but because we couldn't make it 7-4, 7-5 or 7-6. Even Australia were trailing against Japan in their first match in Tokyo, but they managed to turn it around (won 5-3 after trailing 2-3)," Jagbir added.
"That fighting spirit, fightback to win was slightly missing for me in India's game.
"Winning and losing is part of the game. If we have lost today, we may win tomorrow, but only if we can put this loss behind us." Jagbir further said.
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Last season, New York City FC uncovered their worst scenario last season: playing without David Villa.
The Spaniard, the greatest player in franchise history and of the defining individuals of the recent MLS period, began to show his age, slow down on the pitch, and suffer injuries. He played in just 26 league games last season.
NYCFC had to adapt to his absence. They didn't deal with it very well, largely unable to find the cutting edge in the final third that they would often rely on the World Cup-winner to provide.
And now Villa's absence has been made permanent. He departed in the offseason and New York were to forced to begin planning for the post-Villa era. That planning has not gone all too smoothly. In fact, a current glimpse at the roster would show you just how short Domenec Torrent is attacking areas, especially at the striker position.
So it is good news, then, that they announced the $8.5 million signing of Romanian attacker Alexandru Mitrita. Mitrita arrives in New York as the third Designated Player, joining Maxi Moralez and Jesus Medina. That is an indication of the resource that NYCFC are piling into his services, as does the fee paid, the fourth-highest in MLS history and the highest of any club not named Atlanta United.
But Mirtita, while a young, smart player with a capable goal record — 12 goals in 16 games this season — and burgeoning talent, is not a centre-forward. A better description of him would be a versatile attacker with the ability to play in a number of different positions but best-suited to a wide or number 10 role.
Now, that does not mean that he cannot solve the striker crisis — this offseason, there were rumours of Torrent employing a false-nine, such were the limitations of the options available to him — at New York City FC. As Wayne Rooney proved last year, attackers who have played at a higher level than MLS can cope in the forward-most position, even when they haven't played it extensively.
But Rooney is a completely different calibre of player to Mitrita. No disrespect to the Romanian, but Rooney is one of the best players in the world over the past decade. Mitrita is not. To expect him to have similar success in changing positions is a little naive.
New York may still spend money to sign a striker this offseason. But they have now filled their three DP slots, so whoever was signed would have to come cheaper than the truly elite level centre-forwards MLS currently boasts. If they are relying on Mitrita, then it is risky. But at this point, given their options, anything they try will be.


In conjunction with a major AI conference in Stockholm, Sweden, leading A.I. researchers and business leaders announced that they now signed a pledge not to develop killer robots.
The war between man and machine was thoroughly established in our collective minds with the movie Terminator some thirty years ago. But the fears of artificial intelligence probably first became a film phenomenon with the premiere of 2001, A Space Oddesey, and several modern movies have depicted robots in the context of dystopia, general doom and gloom.
– Toby Walsh, professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
The development of killer robots has been called third generation warfare. The first generation was the invention of the gun, the second atomic bomb. Now the murder robot is waiting around the corner. Leading AI researchers and business leaders across the world have for the first time signed a pledge to prevent it from happening – a pledge not to develop killer robots.
– Max Tegmark, president of the Future of Life Institute, which organized the effort.
The letter of intent was signed by Musk; DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and Mustafa Suleyman; Skype founder Jaan Tallinn; and the well-known AI researchers Stuart Russell, Yoshua Bengio, and Jürgen Schmidhuber.
The pledge does not advocate a total ban on artificial intelligence in arms or military contexts. Many researchers and business executives still think it is a good idea, as long as a person takes the decision to kill. The issue has been discussed regularly in the United Nations since 2014, but so far only 26 countries have supported an international ban and regulation.
Although, it will probably be hard for military R&D to resist the notion of full automation, since, after all, a dogfight between fully automatic drone and a semi-automatic drone will most certainly result in a win for the former.
And in practice, it may prove tricky to prohibit autonomous weapons. A few fully autonomous weapon systems are already available, and many others have some degree of partial autonomy. The underlying technology is also already widely available, and many companies are eager to fulfill lucrative military contracts.
In this light, we the undersigned agree that the decision to take a human life should never be delegated to a machine. There is a moral component to this position, that we should not allow machines to make life-taking decisions for which others – or nobody – will be culpable.
In 2015, Musk donated $10 million to the Future of Life Institute for a research program focused on ensuring AI will be beneficial to humanity. And last year, Musk, Hassabis, and Suleyman signed a Future of Life Institute letter sent to the UN that sought regulation of autonomous weapons systems.
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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $785M after no big winner
Sunday, January 1st 2023
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot.
Mega Millions says no ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.
The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night.
The numbers selected Friday were: 1, 3, 6, 44, 51 and gold Mega Ball 7.
The jackpot has grown so large thanks to long odds of one in 302.6 million that have resulted in 22 straight drawings without a big winner.
The estimated $785 million prize is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity, with annual checks over 29 years.
Nearly all winners opt for cash, which for the next drawing would be an estimated $395 million.


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High Point University > News > Community News > Minister Receives Francis Asbury Award from United Methodist Church
Minister Receives Francis Asbury Award from United Methodist Church
HIGH POINT, N.C., July 20, 2016 – The Rev. Preston Davis, minister to High Point University, was honored with the Francis Asbury Award during the annual Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska.
The national award is presented annually by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church to a person who fosters the church's ministries in higher education at the local, district or annual conference level.
Davis was nominated for the award by Dr. Dennis Carroll, HPU provost. Carroll is a lay member of the Board of Ordained Ministry for the United Methodist Church and a conference delegate for Jamestown United Methodist Church.
From left to right are Bishop Larry Goodpaster of the United Methodist Church; Dr. Dennis Carroll, HPU provost; and the Rev. Preston Davis, HPU minister.
The award recognizes Davis for growing partnerships between local United Methodist churches and High Point University students in several ways. This includes placing students in ministry internships, completing international mission opportunities together in Haiti, building an inclusive and interactive weekly program with campus ministries and Greek life, and working with United Methodist chaplains to support Flamebuilders, a young adult leadership and spiritual formation program.
"I am becoming the minister that I am because of the people of Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church," Davis said. "They have raised me, instilled the love of Christ in me and the desire to build relationships that are rooted deeply in God's love."
"We are so proud of Preston's recognition," says Gail Tuttle, senior vice president for Student Life. "Preston provides great spiritual guidance to our entire community. He contributes to our students' educational journey in exploration of self, service and their spiritual relationship."
"Preston Davis has established himself as a leader, not only on our campus, but in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church," adds Carroll. "His compassion for others, his natural savvy, and his intuitive ability to foster relationships make him an ideal campus minister."
According to Davis, the award is less about his efforts and more about the students of High Point University.
"This award is about the work and spirit of our campus ministry student leaders, the Board of Stewards and the culture of High Point University that lives out our United Methodist legacy and seeks to embody its values of faith, love and justice."


Swansea City has had a very turbulent transfer period. Relatively unexpectedly, Wilfried Bony, Jefferson Montero and Tom Carroll were disposed of. Bony left for Qatar to play for Al Arabi until the end of the season. Even more remarkable are the clubs where Montero and Carroll play now. The two are leased respectively to West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa, two major competitors from the Championship. On deadline day, we also tried to let Captain Leroy Fer move to The Villans. His physical condition, however, threw a spanner in the works, so Fer will certainly be employed by The Swans until next summer. Why so many players were suddenly put on sale? That remains a big mystery. Extra noteworthy is that Huw Jenkins, the director of Swansea since 2002, has left the team from Wales three days after the closing of the transfer market. Jenkins had been away from the fans of The Swans for a long time and the criticism of his address intensified after last season's relegation. Despite, among other things, the promotion to the Premier League in 2011, few fans will look back on the Jenkins era with a good feeling. Now it is up to the remaining players to make something of the as yet colorless season in the Championship. Swansea is thirteenth and has a six point deficit on the top six. In principle, that gap can be closed, were it not that no player was added to the selection after the broom was taken through the selection this winter.
Although Millwall is lower in the ranking than Swansea City, the results of the past few weeks have been a lot better with the team from London. In 2019, Blackburn Rovers (0-2) was only lost for the time being and succeeded in eliminating Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Premier League-club took the lead against The Lions twice, but Neil Harris's team showed tremendous resilience by eventually winning 3-2 on The Den. In the two league matches for this cup match with The Toffees, Millwall did not go beyond two draws. Middlesbrough was held at a meritorious 1-1 tie at Riverside Stadium, but in return, fellow-lowfielder Rotherham United managed to win two points from The Lions (0-0). All in all, the results of the past weeks have led to the exit of the relegation zone. The gap with number twenty-two Reading is five points and Millwall has thus managed to avoid the greatest danger.
After all, Swansea City has a major attack on the selection to process this transfer period and therefore seems in principle no longer to participate in the battle for the playoff tickets. The selection of Graham Potter is simply less broad than that of the competitors and that will probably become a spoiler in the remainder of the season. Millwall, on the other hand, has been playing solidly for weeks now and I think therefore that there is certainly something possible in the Liberty Stadium.


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My Acer Aspire One came with 1GB of memory, and after installing Windows 7 on it, that 1GB has become inadequate. I bought 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory on Newegg for just over $20. This is great value for the money, and improved the overall performance of the netbook significantly. This quick guide will show you how to upgrade the RAM on an Acer Aspire One AO751h, but it might apply to many other laptops as well.
NOTE: Follow this guide at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damages or injuries caused by following these instructions. Your laptop may differ from mine.
1. Buy the correct RAM for your laptop. For my Acer, I bought one 2GB stick of Corsair 800MHz DDR2. Make sure you're buying laptop memory, not desktop memory. The laptop RAM is obviously a lot smaller.
2. Shut down the laptop. Disconnect your power supply and remove the battery. Ground yourself by touching something metal. I touched my steel computer case. This should dissipate any static electricity that is on you.
3. Get a small phillips screwdriver and unscrew the two screws holding the memory bay on. Then gently pry it off – it is still held in by plastic clips.
4. Remove your RAM by pulling the two tabs on the sides apart, and pulling the RAM up and out. Be gentle.
5. Install the new RAM by pulling the two tabs on the sides apart, and gently inserting the RAM into the slot. Once it starts going in, release the tabs, and when fully inserted the memory module should snap into place.
6. Screw the cover back on and push down on it a bit to get it to clip in. Reinstall your battery and power on the laptop. Right click on "Computer" on your desktop or in your start menu, and click "Properties". If you see 2GB of memory indicated, the install was a success!
If you have a small laptop screen or are using a netbook, the text on your screen is probably difficult to read. There is an easy way to make the text more visible, and it's called ClearType. I have covered how to use ClearType text on Windows XP, so here is the updated version for Windows 7.
And that's all there is to it. I recommend picking the darkest setting during the last step, especially if you are on a netbook.
This app lets you browse files on your phone without plugging it in or removing the SD card. It works through wifi, letting you connect directly to your phone through your router. It's as easy as opening the app, opening the web browser on your computer, and typing in the local IP address of your phone. There is an option to set a password, and your phone is only accessible when the app is open, so the security is good as well.
It's an app store from Amazon. There is an app of the day, which is always an app that costs money, but on that day, it's free. So you get free apps that you would otherwise have to pay for. Not much more to say.
Just as the name of the app suggests, this is a ruler for your phone. Ever need to measure something but didn't have a ruler around? This app makes measuring small items as simple as putting them next to your phone's screen. The ruler can be adjusted for any resolution so it should work with all phones.
While not very polished in terms of visuals, this app is the best free converter I have seen. There are options for almost anything that you can possibly convert, and it lists multiple results at once so you don't need to switch back and forth between units.
This amazing app lets you have a graphing calculator right on your phone. It is an emulator, so you must get your own ROM, but that isn't a problem. Now if I forget my actual TI calculator at home, I don't have to worry because it is right on my phone. It's really a perfect emulator and you'll feel as if your phone is a real TI calculator.
This little app lets you do many things with your phone's built-in camera flash. There is the option of using it as a normal flashlight, as a strobe light, as a morse code beacon, as a timed light that turns off after a set amount of time, and as a hold-to-light flashlight. Plus it can use your screen to display hazard lights and police lights, which is just a cool bonus. It also comes with a widget so you can activate your LED without even opening the app. Very convenient.
This is the best folder organizer I have found. You can create many different types of folder widgets and customize them in many ways. It's the best way to organize all your apps, rather than having them in one giant list where it's hard to find anything. Just make some folders for a few different categories of apps and games, and suddenly your phone becomes much more useful because you can actually find the app you're looking for.
This is a very cool alarm clock. There are many features, such as having to solve a math problem to turn the alarm off, for those of us who tend to hit snooze while still being completely asleep. You can also customize the vibration and ringing, making it gradual, you can make a large snooze button, and so on. You can even set it so it turns off only when the GPS senses that you are moving. It also comes with a cool clock widget.
This simple and very polished app lets you enlarge text on your screen. You type a message, and it displays the words as big as possible. This can have many uses, such as communicating with people in cars without having to open your window, talking to someone next to you when you can't actually speak, such as at a lecture or at school, and I'm sure people will find even better uses for this app. It might not seem useful, but it has potential to create funny situations, and might even come in useful sometimes for something important.
If you buy a lot of stuff online, which you should because 99% of the time it's way cheaper, then this app will keep track of all your shipments. You can customize which carriers show on the add list, and you can point your phone at a QR code so you don't have to actually type in the tracking number. Very good way to stay organized and to know when to expect your packages.


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Elden Ring Creator Feels Apologetic to Those Frustrated at His Games' Challenge Level
Alessio Palumbo • Mar 1, 2022 02:00 PM EST
Elden Ring is out and millions of gamers have happily died a lot in the virtual world designed by FromSoftware with the help of G.R.R. Martin, who worked on the lore.
Ahead of the Elden Ring launch, FromSoftware's producer Yasuhiro Kitao explained that this new game was designed to be less stressful than the Souls games, but not less difficult. Indeed, the final game proved this, offering more options but maintaining the same challenge level.
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In a post-launch interview with The New Yorker, Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki said he felt apologetic towards those frustrated with his games. At the same time, he highlighted that the whole point of these titles is to allow players to overcome such hardships.
I've never been a very skilled player. I die a lot. So, in my work, I want to answer the question: If death is to be more than a mark of failure, how do I give it meaning? How do I make death enjoyable?
I do feel apologetic toward anyone who feels there's just too much to overcome in my games. I just want as many players as possible to experience the joy that comes from overcoming hardship.
When I'm playing these games, I think, this is the way I'd want to die—in a way that is amusing or interesting, or that creates a story I can share. Death and rebirth, trying and overcoming—we want that cycle to be enjoyable. In life, death is a horrible thing. In play, it can be something else.
We are always looking to improve, but, in our games specifically, hardship is what gives meaning to the experience. So it's not something we're willing to abandon at the moment. It's our identity.
Elden Ring garnered a perfect score in Wccftech's review. Here's the final quote:
Elden Ring is not only the best action RPG developed by From Software but one of the best open-world titles ever made. A masterclass of game design, Elden Ring isn't just a game but an epic dark fantasy journey that no one will be able to forget for a very long time.
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Ivy Tech students, local company receive hospitality awards
Posted on April 26, 2010 by ivytechcc
INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College is pleased to announce the 2010 Ivy Tech Community College Hospitality Hall of Fame Awards for Central Indiana. This year's recipients include: Jeremy Geisendorff, Devin J. Broo and Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The awards were presented at the 20th annual April in Paris dinner on April 25 at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, IN.
The Hospitality Hall of Fame Awards were created to recognize excellence in the hospitality industry. The Award for Excellence in Hospitality Management and the Edmond Gass Award are given to hospitality administration alumni who have demonstrated excellence in their hospitality career – transferring their education to industry practice with exemplary results. The Excellence in Hospitality Operations award is given to a hospitality-related business that has demonstrated excellence in the hospitality industry.
The Award for Excellence in Hospitality Management is given to an alumnus who has demonstrated excellence in the fields of hotel management or event management. This year's recipient is Jeremy Geisendorff.
Jeremy graduated from Ivy Tech Community College in 2004 with an associate degree in hospitality administration and a concentration in hotel management. As a student at Ivy Tech, Jeremy was nominated as a student delegate to the 2003 Salute to Excellence, sponsored by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. He completed two internships, the first at the Coronado Springs Hotel at Walt Disney World and the second at the Courtyard by Marriott Northwest. After graduation, Jeremy was hired as the assistant general manager at the Residence Inn on the northwest side of Indianapolis. During his time with the Residence Inn, the hotel won many top honor awards from Marriott International. In 2006, Jeremy moved to Troy, Ohio, and became the assistant general manager of the Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott. In 2009, the Troy Fairfield Inn and Suites received an award from Marriott International for most improved and high guest satisfaction. In February 2010, Jeremy moved back to Indianapolis and is currently the general manager of the new Cambria Suites Hotel in Noblesville, Indiana.
Named in honor of Chef Edmond Gass, the Edmond Gass Award for Outstanding Service in Culinary Arts is given to an alumnus who has demonstrated excellence in the field of culinary arts. This year's Edmond Gass recipient is Devin J. Broo. Devin enrolled in the hospitality program in the fall of 2003. As a student, Devin maintained a full-time class load while working under the mentorship of Ivy Tech hospitality alumnus, Executive Chef Joseph P. Miller. Devin continued working at the Meridian Hills Country Club after graduation, receiving a promotion to sous chef. In 2007, Devin learned of a sous chef opportunity at the world renowned Fairmount Turnberry Resort & Club near Miami Beach, Florida. He interviewed and was offered the sous chef position. Devin served as sous chef of the Cascata Grille under the direction of Chef Hubert Des Marais and Chef Daniel Buss through 2009. In 2009, Devin was offered his current position of sous chef at the four-star Restaurant Daniel in New York City.
The Excellence in Hospitality Operations award is given to a hospitality-related organization that has demonstrated excellence in the areas of industry leadership, educational outreach, community support, and staff development. Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is a leader in the hospitality industry in Madison County. It is the single largest dining and banquet service provider in the greater Madison County area, hosting more than 4.5 million guests in less than two years of operation and employing more than 300 food and beverage employees. The organization has taken the lead in educational and community outreach. Hoosier Park Racing & Casino opens its doors to high schools and colleges to offer internship and hands-on training opportunities for students. It has also teamed with the Urban League and Ivy Tech Community College to provide supplemental training for applicants who needed further training to apply for positions within the organization. Hoosier Park Racing & Casino has also played a large role in providing volunteer leadership, and raising funds and awareness for United Way and other local community groups.
Ivy Tech Community College is the state's largest public post-secondary institution and the nation's largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 150,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.


Danielle Cooke, MA, BCBA, LABA is a product of a Westfield State University education. Danielle received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Westfield State in 2012, and spent the next two years raising her young son. During her undergraduate studies, Danielle took many courses surrounding the principles of learning and behavior, and yearned to return to school to continue her education. After returning to campus in 2014, Danielle held practicum positions serving a public school in which she was able to provide 1:1 intensive ABA services in the school's substantially-separate classrooms, as well as conduct function-based assessments and provide behavioral supports to all populations within the school. Since her graduate career, Danielle also has been providing and supervising in-home ABA therapy to young children and families impacted by an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. Danielle completed her Master's degree from Westfield State's graduate program in Applied Behavior Analysis and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2016.


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Conference–Implanting Change: The Ethics of Neural Prosthetics
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Aug 26, 2007 12:00 AM to
The Nittany Lion Inn
Implanting Change: The Ethics of Neural Prosthetics
August 26–28, 2007
The Nittany Lion Inn, Penn State
This conference will provide an intensive dialogue among leading thinkers about the rapidly evolving ethical dilemmas related to neural implants. Recent years have seen considerable technical advances in neural implants—in particular, deep brain and cortical stimulators. Nevertheless, the ethical issues raised by this evolving technology have not yet been fully explored. What are the most pressing ethical issues for clinicians, researchers, and recipients of neural prosthetics? Are new human subjects protections required for neural prosthetics research? How should we weigh the risks and benefits for neural prosthetic therapies? Where does therapy end and enhancement begin? Are there enhancements which lie beyond the boundaries of medical care? What are the legal, ethical, economic, and social implications of neural prosthetics? These issues will be explored by leading experts in the fields of neuroscience and ethics.
Confirmed speakers include:
Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Fins, Cornell University
Paul Ford, Cleveland Clinic
Henry T. "Hank" Greely, Stanford University
Benjamin Greenberg, Brown Medical School
Jaimie Henderson, Stanford University
Leigh Hochberg, Brown University
Jonathan H. Marks, Penn State
Isaac Mwase, Tuskegee University
Imad Najm, Cleveland Clinic
Steven Schiff, Penn State
The conference program is online at http://www.esm.psu.edu/wiki/
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Open Session ~ Free to the Public
What are the ethical, legal, economic, and social limits of neural prosthetics, and where are the boundaries of medical therapy?
Session Chair, Isaac Mwase, Tuskegee University
Part I: Economic and social limits on the medical use of brain stimulation
Kristen M. Hessler, SUNY, Albany
"Who Pays?"
"Virtues and Vices in Neural Prosthetics Research"
Part II: Other ethical and legal perspectives
"Neural Prosthetics Research and Non-therapeutic Applications: International Human Rights Perspectives"
"Legal Constraints - Real and Potential - on Neural Prosthetics"
Kenneth C. Curley, U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
"Special Populations: Perspective from the Inside and Outside"
"From Therapy to Enhancement"
This session is free and open to the public and does not require registration. The remainder of the conference is by registration only.
If you wish to present your work at this conference, please send a 250 word abstract for a short oral or poster presentation (specifying which) toethicsconference@psu.edu by June 30. Notification of acceptance will be received by July 31.
Conference registration fee is $250 before August 7, and $300 thereafter.
Please print and mail or FAX the registration form to:
Ethics of Neural Prosthetics Registration
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Event sponsors include:
Eberly College of Science
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Research Institute
Rock Ethics Institute
Social Science Research Institute
Science, Technology, and Society Program
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Live Music / Music / Reviews / November 23, 2018
Jordan Rudess: From Bach To Rock: A Musician's Journey Tour Live At The Gov – Live Music Review
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Thu 22 Nov, 2018.
From America to Adelaide's Governor Hindmarsh Hotel came the ever charming and ever virtuosic progressive rock keyboardist, Jordan Rudess on his first solo Australian Tour BACH TO ROCK: A Musician's Journey. Furnished with a grand piano and an iPad the prodigious musician hosted an evening of eloquence and intrigue sporting some of the finest classical chops on the planet and armed with humorous anecdotal and historical accounts of his youth and career.
The show started off with an improvisation fuelled with flowing melancholic and melodic (almost Celtic) sensibilities woven into a progressive tapestry of syncopated accents, time changes, and suspended arpeggios before visiting relative majors and turning the piece into an arrangement that everybody was sure to have been written. Upon the dissolving of the applause Rudess confessed, "First of all, I should tell you that I've never played that piece before because I just made it up. So we don't know what it was and unless any of you recorded it we'll never hear it again." Fortunately, I was able to capture some of the piece.
Click HERE to listen to the Jordan Rudess Adelaide Improvisation piece on SoundCloud.
Over the following two sets, Rudess took us through the various experiences of his life accompanied by his own Foley, jovially performed on the piano. Rudess played classical works pertinent to his training and progressive rock classics that were his inspiration; some in flamboyant instrumental form and others such as King Crimson's I Talk To The Wind and David Bowie's Space Oddity on which, he sang – a pleasant change. Midway through the second set, Rudess' gave a demonstration of his newly developed synth instrument for iOS devices; the self-declared 'marketing part of the evening' where he performed a space age blues improvisation on an iPad with his nose.
The night was an incredible display of musicianship and creativity packaged in a light-hearted delivery of musical comedy and narrative storytelling. Complete with space age nose-synth and an astonishing repertoire of progressive music skilfully arranged for solo piano (which at one point had the audience clapping to the pulse of an 11/8 meter), this gig had an abundance of depth and entertainment value in an intimate setting. Perfect for any fans of Jordan Rudess or piano music in general.
Amazing performance!
Bián Hickman
Images courtesy of Bián Hickman
Set 1:
Partita No.5 in G major – Bach
Tarkus – Emerson, Lake & Palmer (excerpt)
Hey You / Entangled / I talk to the wind / The court of the crimson king – Prog Rock Medley (Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson)
Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23 – Fryderyk Chopin
Random Prog snippets from Jordan's time with a KISS tribute band and Speedway Boulevard.
Summertime – George Gershwin
Hourglass – Liquid Tension Experiment
The Silent Man / Hollow Years / The Spirit Carries On – Dream Theatre Medley
Space Oddity – David Bowie (with vocals)
GeoShred Blues Jam
For Japan
The Dance Of Eternity – Dream Theater
Chopsticks – Euphemia Allen
Bián Hickman and Jordan Rudess
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Thu 22 Nov, 2018. From America to Adelaide's Governor Hindmarsh Hotel came the ever charming and ever virtuosic progressive rock keyboardist, Jordan Rudess on his first solo Australian Tour BACH TO ROCK: A Musician's Journey. Furnished with a grand piano and an iPad the prodigious musician hosted an evening of eloquence and intrigue sporting some of the finest classical chops on the planet and armed with humorous anecdotal and historical accounts of his youth and career. The show started off with an improvisation fuelled with flowing melancholic and melodic (almost Celtic) sensibilities woven into a progressive tapestry of syncopated accents, time changes, and suspended arpeggios before visiting relative majors and turning the piece into an arrangement that everybody was sure to have been written. Upon the dissolving of the applause Rudess confessed, "First of all, I should tell you that I've never played that piece before because I just made it up. So we don't know what it was and unless any of you recorded it we'll never hear it again." Fortunately, I was able to capture some of the piece. Click HERE to listen to the Jordan Rudess Adelaide Improvisation piece on SoundCloud. Over the following two sets, Rudess took us through the various experiences of his life accompanied by his own Foley, jovially performed on the piano. Rudess played classical works pertinent to his training and progressive rock classics that were his inspiration; some in flamboyant instrumental form and others such as King Crimson's I Talk To The Wind and David Bowie's Space Oddity on which, he sang – a pleasant change. Midway through the second set, Rudess' gave a demonstration of his newly developed synth instrument for iOS devices; the self-declared 'marketing part of the evening' where he performed a space age blues improvisation on an iPad with his nose. The night was an incredible display of musicianship and creativity packaged in a light-hearted delivery of musical comedy and narrative storytelling. Complete with space age nose-synth and an astonishing repertoire of progressive music skilfully arranged for solo piano (which at one point had the audience clapping to the pulse of an 11/8 meter), this gig had an abundance of depth and entertainment value in an intimate setting. Perfect for any fans of Jordan Rudess or piano music in general. Amazing performance! 5 stars Bián Hickman Images courtesy of Bián Hickman * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Set 1: Improvisation Partita No.5 in G major – Bach Tarkus – Emerson, Lake & Palmer (excerpt) Hey You / Entangled / I talk to the wind / The court of the crimson king – Prog Rock Medley (Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson) Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23 – Fryderyk Chopin Set 2: Random Prog snippets from Jordan's time with a KISS tribute band and Speedway Boulevard. Summertime – George Gershwin Hourglass –…
An incredible display of musicianship and creativity!
User Rating: 4.75 ( 1 votes)
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Bián Hickman is an award-winning songwriter, composer, performer and teacher with extensive experience in the contemporary music field. Since embarking on his first public performance in 2002, Bián has clawed his way to becoming a strong player in the South Australian music industry as well as boasting a Degree in Contemporary Music and Production. His personal pursuit for excellence coupled with a love for music and elegant prose offers a rigorous yet tender approach to his journalistic endeavours reflecting his genuine thoughts and feelings. Bián thoroughly enjoys writing for The Clothesline as well as his continued study of Music, Martial Philosophy and Exercise - In other words, life.


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Sri Lanka's PM resigns in effort to ease constitutional crisis
Appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa has been source of longstanding political impasse
Mahinda Rajapaksa attends a religious ceremony after resigning as prime minister. Photograph: Reuters
Associated Press in Colombo
Sat 15 Dec 2018 06.20 EST
Last modified on Sat 15 Dec 2018 14.27 EST
Sri Lanka's prime minister has resigned, saying he wanted to end a long political crisis over his appointment and allow the president to form a new government.
Mahinda Rajapaksa signed a letter of resignation in the presence of the media, flanked by MPs from his party and blessed by Buddhist and other religious leaders. It was not immediately clear if the letter had been handed over to the country's president, Maithripala Sirisena.
"Since I have no intention of remaining as prime minister without a general election being held, and in order to not hamper the president in any way, I will resign from the position of prime minister and make way for the president to form a new government," Rajapaksa said.
He was due to deliver an address to the nation later on Saturday in which he was expected to explain his resignation.
The Guardian view on Sri Lanka: president v prime minister | Editorial
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, an MP close to Rajapaksa, told reporters on Friday that the prime minister had decided to step down to end a crisis that began in October when Sirisena sacked his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sirisena then named Rajapaksa the new prime minister, but parliament has rejected the appointment twice.
Rajapaksa's resignation comes a day after the supreme court extended a lower court's suspension of Rajapaksa and his cabinet. It put off the next hearing until mid-January, when it plans to rule on whether they should remain in office after losing two no-confidence votes.
Sri Lanka has had no functioning government for nearly two weeks and faces the prospect of being unable to pass a budget for next year if a new government is not appointed quickly.
Sri Lanka's president calls snap election in bid to end power struggle
Failure to do so could leave the country without access to state funds from 1 January. It also has a foreign debt repayment of $1bn due in early January, and it is unclear if it can be serviced without a lawful finance minister.
Rajapaksa is a former authoritarian president who is considered as a war hero by some for defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009 after a long civil war. He lost a 2015 re-election bid after facing allegations of wartime atrocities, corruption and nepotism.
After his appointment as prime minister, he sought to secure a majority in the 225-member parliament but failed to do so. Sirisena then dissolved parliament and called new elections, but the supreme court struck down the move as unconstitutional.


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August Gaul (; October 22, 1869 – October 18, 1922) was a German sculptor and expressionism artist, born in Großauheim (now part of Hanau).

August Gaul was a founding member of the Berlin Secession. On close terms with art dealers like Bruno and Paul Cassirer, he became a leading figure in the Berlin art scene before World War I. Gaul died of cancer in Berlin in 1922.

Works of Art

Produced in Frankfurt, Germany for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, August Gaul's "Durana" bronze eagle features hundreds of hand-forged bronze feathers and was the centerpiece of one of the many German exhibits at the fair. When the fair closed the statue weighing 2,500 pounds was purchased by John Wanamaker of Philadelphia for $10,000. The eagle was re-installed centrally in the Grand Court of what has become known as America's first department store, Wanamaker's. The Eagle quickly became the store's unofficial mascot and grew in iconic popular social context with the Philadelphian and suburban catchphrase "Meet me at the Eagle". When suburban branches of John Wanamaker's department stores opened in the 1950s and '60s, the company installed various eagle statues in each one. The eagle sculpture still resides at the same location under ownership of Macy's and is an integral element of this store becoming the flagship within the chain.

References
 Der Tierbildhauer August Gaul, ed. Ursel Berger. Nicolai, Berlin 1999

External links

 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) – 69 drawings, Collection August Gaul

1869 births
1922 deaths
Modern sculptors
Deaths from cancer in Germany
20th-century German sculptors
20th-century German male artists
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The CCTV footage shows three men walking up to the pastor's vehicle, and one of the suspects opened the driver side door and suddenly collapsed to the pavement from a fatal heart attack.
The men, standing a few feet from his deceased accomplice, immediately ran, while the other stayed by the front passenger door.
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Soon after, the pastor and a woman got out of the car, distancing themselves from the bandits.
A few seconds later, the third thief reappeared from the passenger side of the vehicle with something that looks like a handbag. After checking on his dead friend, he paced around the car and reached for inside the driver's seat. Finally, nervous and with no more options, shot his gun and run away.


The PiFace is an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi featuring 8 open-collector outputs, with 2 relays and 8 inputs (with 4 on-board buttons). These functions are fairly well fixed in the hardware1, so only the read, write and internal pull-up commands are implemented.
The gpio command hard-wires the PiFace pin numbers to 200 through 207 for both reading the inputs and writing the outputs. If you want to read the state of an output pin, then you need to read from pins 208 through 215.
Reads and prints the value on the given input pin. See the comments above regarding pin numbering.
This enables (up) or disables (tri) the internal pull-up resistor on the given input pin. You need to enable the pull-up if you want to read any of the on-board switches on the PiFace board, but you may not need it with externally connected devices.
1It is possible to use the input pins on the PiFace board as outputs, if required, however they are fed through a 330Ω resistor and you need to use the MCP23S17 wiringPi module to accomplish this – it's not possible via the -p flag to the gpio program.
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Blow to Raila as Muchelule Rejects Azimio Application
By Mark Obar on 24 January 2023 - 10:39 am
A photo of Justice Aggrey Muchelule.
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition was on Tuesday, January 23, blocked from taking part in the ongoing proceedings before Justice Aggrey Muchelule's Tribunal.
While dismissing the application by Azimio La Umoja, Justice Muchelule noted that the coalition's contribution would not add much to the tribunal.
He asked the coalition's lawyer Dunstan Omari to leave the floor of the proceedings since his application was summarily disallowed by the Tribunal.
"We will subsequently give you reasons for this decision but the matter at hand relates to petitions that were filed in the National Assembly which then led to the appointment of this tribunal.
Azimio Chief Raila Odinga arrives at the Kamukunji Grounds for a consultative forum on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
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"The question at hand will be whether the petitions raise sufficient grounds to enable us to make recommendations for the removal of the IEBC commissioners," Muchelule explained.
In the application, lawyer Omari asked the tribunal to allow it to ventilate on the matters that were brought before the court.
Omari made the application as an interested party, on grounds that the coalition took part in the last election in which William Ru to was declared the winner.
Azimio's Lawyer also claimed that the coalition and its members, particularly the leaders, have adversely been mentioned in the ongoing proceedings.
In the spirit of fairness, Omari asked the tribunal to allow Azimio coalition to defend its name and conduct before the Muchelule tribunal.
"We have filed submissions and authorities that this matter is of great concern to us. It's important for the tribunal to give us a chance to canvas the issues," Omari explained.
In response, Muchelule told Omari that the matter before the tribunal did not require the direct participation of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition.
"I do not see in the affidavit filed in support of the application any indication that if this tribunal recommends or does not recommend the removal of commissioners, that the decision is going to affect the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition," Muchelule explained.
He further noted that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition will not suffer any prejudice by not taking part in the proceedings since the matter does not directly affect them.
Renowned lawyer Danstan Omari outside a Nairobi Court in 2019


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Gold futures fell for an 8th consecutive day in early trading on Tuesday, edging towards the prior major low of $1,168 per ounce that was reached in August. Analysts are looking to the robust U.S. dollar and upcoming economic data as cues for the direction of the yellow metal. U.S. retail sales, inflation and manufacturing data are among the releases due later this week. Gold prices now have fallen about 12% since the recent high of $,1369 in April and have lost 8% for the year.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, has soared to the highest levels since June of 2017. The dollar was boosted after last week's Federal Reserve decision to remain on a hawkish path, as the U.S. central bank indicated plans to raise rates in December and stay on track for two more potential hikes by mid-2019. The strong dollar makes it more expensive for holders of other currencies to buy gold, dampening its appeal.
Concerns over a weakening global economy and political uncertainty in Europe have spurred risk-off sentiment and safe haven buying of the U.S. dollar rather than gold.
Finally, on Tuesday silver futures fell to the lowest levels since January 2016, looking very weak from a technical perspective with the prior low of $13.63 from December 2015 standing out as potential support. Silver futures traded at almost $50 an ounce in April of 2011.


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