Presentation with music of the photograph exhibition The Family of Man that Edward Steichen had organised in 1955 to the Museum of modern Art in New York. The exhibition is then presented in Toulouse, before definitively moving to the Clervaux Museum in Luxembourg.
Edward Steichen was born in Luxembourg in 1879. His family emigrated to the United States in 1881. Around the age of 16, he began his studies in photography and to practise, he made his friends pose. In 1900 he took American nationality. During the First World War his training allowed him to get the job of director of aerial photography for the Allied forces.
In the time between the wars he became famous as a fashion photographer and worked for the magazines Vanity Fair and Vogue. He took portraits of all the celebrities of his time: Greta Garbo, Matisse, Richard Strauss, Churchill... with the onset of the Second World War, he was the director of the Naval Photographic Institute. From 1947 to 1962, he directed the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York; putting on around 50 exhibitions and declaring that photography is an art that "explains man to man and each to himself."
The most famous exhibition that he organised, The Family of Man (1955) is now permanently housed in Luxembourg. One of his photographs The Pond-Moonlight, has for a long while been the most expensive in the world. Edward Steichen died in 1973.
Learning about human value and the works themselves was the great idea of Edward Steichen, the great humanist who was both a painter and a musician. I think that his preoccupation was to create a great symphony at the end of his life.
An extremely intriguing phenomenon is going on, it's that forty years later, this exhibit has as much of an impact on visitors as it had in the 1950s. It's an outdated exhibit, which isn't presented the way that they usually are in the big exhibitions of Paris or Toulouse. But it's an exhibit whose images have retained all of their freshness and emotion.


Your skin covers your entire body, so it makes sense that you would want it looking and feeling as beautiful as you possibly can. Unfortunately, this often seems like an impossible task, but it's not as difficult as most people think. Of course, you're going to have to put some work into achieving the glowing and youthful appearance of your dreams, but none of this work is particularly challenging or tricky; You just need to stay healthy and keep up with your skincare. Here are five things you should do to maintain beautiful skin.
Everyone knows this golden rule, but just in case you need reminding, you need to take off your makeup every single night before going to sleep. I understand that you are probably tired and can't be bothered, but your skin needs to breathe, and wearing makeup to bed is going to prevent this from happening. It also blocks your pores, which will lead to blackheads and zits. You should also clean your makeup brushes regularly.
Everyone needs a skin care routine, so make sure that you have one of your own. This will include cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing, and could consist of any number of products, from clinically tested pore minimizing serum to acne cream. Whatever you use, make sure that it's natural and free from harsh chemicals, as these could damage your skin. You should also start with the thinnest products first, and work your way up to the thicker ones.
If you want clear and glowing skin, then exercise is absolutely vital. As most people know, stress can cause spots, but, thankfully, exercise is a great stress reliever. It also releases toxins through sweat, making your skin a lot healthier. Just make sure that you remember to exfoliate after exercising, to remove the build-up of oils and prevent your pores from getting clogged up.
Your diet can really change the game when it comes to your skin, so consider what you're eating and try to improve your diet. Skip the junk food and eat more fruits and vegetables, as they contain vitamins and minerals that help to keep your skin healthy and glowing. You should also make sure to drink plenty of water each day, as this will help to rid your skin of any nasty toxins.
Have you ever woken up after a terrible night's sleep feeling absolutely gorgeous? No? I didn't think so. Your skin needs sleep to repair and rejuvenate, so it's essential that you're getting enough sleep every night. Most people need around eight hours, but it's more important to improve the quality of your sleep than it is to increase the quantity. You can do this by exercising in the afternoon and making sure that your bedroom is cool, dark, and quiet.
If you want to improve the look of your skin, then the tips above should help you out.


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Q: wso2 identity server - Custom UserStoreManager calling a webservice I am actually trying to develop a SAML SSO+ Wso2 identity server authentication implementation. Everything is fine till the time I realized that there are only specific UserStoreManager's like LDAP/JDBC. I have a requirement to use an external web-service as a UserStore and perform the authentication based on the webservice.
I actually realized that I need to create a new UserStoreManager Implementation() . Can you please suggest if you have any references?
Thanks,
Anil Talla

A: You can refer to the already implemented user store managers and write your own custom user store manager. Look at the AbstractUserStoreManager class which is extended by both JDBC and LDAP based user managers. Extend this class and override the the methods as needed.

A: Following blog might be of help to you, [1].
Since you are trying to consume an external web-service as a user store, it will be helpful to have a look at remote user store manager as well, which is shipped with the product and shown in user store management menu of mgt console of IS.
[1] - http://pushpalankajaya.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-write-custom-user-store-manager.html

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Originally played in card rooms in the United States, poker has spread to other countries. Poker was probably introduced to Europe as a version of the French game poque. In fact, it may have begun in Persia. Regardless of its origin, poker remains a popular game today.
Poker may be played with any number of players. The ideal number is between six and eight. The game can be played in a club or in a private home. The game uses real money and is a source of entertainment for many around the world.
There are hundreds of variations of the game. Some versions use different card dealing methods. Others have betting intervals. Nevertheless, the basic rules remain the same.
One of the most important rules to know is that each player's contribution is matched by the player to their left. This means that players who take a risk, be it on a bet or a hand, may win a side pot. Similarly, if no one calls, the pot is won.
The best poker hand is a combination of two or more of the player's own cards and three cards from the community deck. The player can make a five of a kind using two aces, two queens, two kings, and two kings.
The best hand is a five of a kind, but not necessarily the best. This is because the five of a kind is often bettered by holding two different suits.
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Despite increasing enrollment of Black deaf college students in recent decades, graduation rates have not improved. This study clarifies Black deaf students' experiences and highlights strategies that facilitate student persistence in college. This qualitative phenomenological study used a triangulated method of data collection to enhance credibility and gain participant trust. It included demographic surveys and in-depth interviews supplemented by field notes. After data analysis, findings were identified based on Tinto's student integration theory (1993). Three major themes are identified, including Peer Connectedness, which participants considered the most important factor in Black deaf student retention; Defining Black Deaf Identity, which considered the unique challenges Black deaf students face in defining their own identities; and Strategies that Support Black Deaf Students in College, which identified skills some Black deaf students use to navigate academic and social challenges, addressing implications for professional practices of educators. Recommendations are made for future research.
Matchett, Mary Karol, "Bridging Race and Deafness: Examining the First-year Experiences of Black Deaf Students at a Predominately White Hearing College" (2013). Education Doctoral. Paper 150.


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require 'active_record'
require 'rexml/document'
require 'net/http'
require 'yaml'

require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/solr'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/acts_methods'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/class_methods'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/instance_methods'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/common_methods'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/deprecation'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/search_results'
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/lazy_document'
module ActsAsSolr

  class Post
    def self.execute(request)
      begin
        if File.exists?(RAILS_ROOT+'/config/solr.yml')
          config = YAML::load_file(RAILS_ROOT+'/config/solr.yml')
          url = config[RAILS_ENV]['url']
          # for backwards compatibility
          url ||= "http://#{config[RAILS_ENV]['host']}:#{config[RAILS_ENV]['port']}/#{config[RAILS_ENV]['servlet_path']}"
        else
          url = 'http://localhost:8982/solr'
        end
        connection = Solr::Connection.new(url)
        return connection.send(request)
      rescue
        raise "Couldn't connect to the Solr server at #{url}. #{$!}"
        false
      end
    end
  end

end

# reopen ActiveRecord and include the acts_as_solr method
ActiveRecord::Base.extend ActsAsSolr::ActsMethods

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Psalm 22:3 KJV; But thou art holy, Oh thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
You are not letting your passionate, powerful, privilege go to waste are you? Please stay tuned for a minute and I will explain this question. In this brief space we will review Jesus' passion and power in prayer. It should whet your appetite for private and public prayer participation which will in turn have a similar effect on your friends.


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Siemens Mobility: we don't sell anything anymore that isn't future-proof
Image: Siemens Mobility
Every piece of hardware that leaves the factory floor at Siemens Mobility should be future-proof and ready to collect data, ceo Michael Peter said at a press briefing last week. On the company side too, everything is in place to gather and process that data for further improvements.
"At its core, Siemens is a technology company. That also means that findings in one business unit, be it Siemens Digital Industries Software or otherwise, will be available to others. As such, Siemens Mobility is not so much a traditional engineering company", Peter noted.
Siemens Mobility has identified four so-called technology levers that it says will allow the company to make a difference: optimised rail infrastructure and rolling stock in terms of lifecycle costs, 100-percent availability of equipment, maximised network capacity and – finally – optimised customer experience and processes.
One project where a lot of these aspects come together, is the digitalisation of the railway network in Norway, where Siemens Mobility is upgrading the signalling equipment to the European Train Control System (ETCS), and where digital interlocking, with IP controlled field components and ERTMS will form the backbone of greatly improving operations and maintenance. The technologies are already being tested using a digital twin of the rail infrastructure.
"Our work on the Norlandsbanen, the first digital signalling railway to open – will result in a 30-percent reduction in energy consumption. That is not an incremental change but a giant leap forward akin to a revolution", Peter said.
Bane NOR is partnering with Siemens to build the railway of the future. Image: Siemens Mobility
Centralised interlocking system
When it comes to the maintenance and availability of rolling stock, Peter said that we are now at a point where – thanks to the data points collected – the train itself can prepare a slot for maintenance at a time when it is not in use, and also make sure that the required components are ready.
On the infrastructure side, Siemens is keen on moving away from the old interlocking system and accompanying interlocking buildings at regular intervals. "In Norway, because every component is intelligent, we will have only a centralised interlocking system and a single interlocking room. And even that one we could theoretically move into a proprietary cloud", said Peter.
The first hardware-independent, cloud-enabled interlocking became operational in Austria in 2020.
Next big bang
But great trains, infrastructure and software only get you so far, the Siemens chief admits, because railway systems are still very fragmented.
Therefore, two things need to happen for "the next big bang". Peter says that Siemens Mobility will open up its interfaces on a horizontal level for the operators and do the same on a vertical level mainly for the passenger, and change things for the better for both.
Peter on the topic of horizontal connectivity: "If all trains transmit the same data, then customers could do with one management system. So we propose to open up our interfaces and them available for everyone so that we arrive at an interoperable and connected ecosystem. We understand that this opens up the field for competition, for example in the area of new algorithms for predictive maintenance, but we are confident about our position."
Secondly, Siemens Mobility is targeting a vertical connection as well, moving the needle for the passenger as well and not just for the operator. This means that in addition to an interface for systems data there will also be an interface for information about occupancy rates of train cars.
"If such information is readily available, it should be possible for people to actually change their booking whilst on the train. If the 2nd Class is overcrowded and yet there happens to be availability in 1st, a traveller could actually rebook and upgrade on the spot. The same applies to wanting to take the next train, for example", Peter highlighted.
These efforts – both horizontally and vertically – come together in the Siemens Xcelerator programme, which the company is using to create an open ecosystem for everyone. "By creating open interfaces, we enable continuous data exchange between the different sub-systems of the railway network", Peter summarised.
In more practical terms, this also means that Siemens is making its software more modular, that it will create more application programming interfaces to connect hardware and software, and that it will develop the software modules into the cloud.
Current signalling technology has come a long way compared to this old board on display at Siemens' Braunschweig factory. Image: RailTech.com
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Hm…, supposed it is, that the offered, for "optimised" and "maximised", etc., is achieved by sophisticated Big Data? A paradox, then it is, that current devastating congestion, at global supply chains, just has appeared during era of digitalisation?…
Low lcc industry of railways will not be, until, infrastructure, proves robust and resilient, thus "future proof"!
With basics provided, low risk service will be rendered, the handsomely rewarded by willingly paying ware owners, etc., etc.
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GOD'S OWN PLAYGROUND
A stunning new film showcasing Yorkshire as a playground like no other and narrated by BAFTA winning actor Sean Bean has become a global hit. beyond reports on the movie which champions what an incredible place our county is to live, visit and invest in.
A breathtaking cinematic film campaign narrated by actor Sean Bean was released in August to showcase God's Own Country to millions worldwide.
Entitled Project Yorkshire: A Playground Like No Other the film has been created by a team of award-winning filmmakers who have worked on some of the biggest Hollywood movies and commercials over the past few years.
The brainchild of Sid Sadowskyj and Scott Elliot, the idea for the film was born during lockdown when the pair, best known for their award-winning 2019 film Scott and Sid, decided they needed to help promote their home county and help attract visitors, students and investment back into the county following the pandemic.
Sid said: "We have always been extremely proud to be from Yorkshire and so when we saw the devastating impact the lockdown was having on local businesses and the economy, we wanted to step up to help our county, our residents and businesses, to emerge stronger.
"Together Scott and I came up with the idea of creating a short film that could act as a 'calling card' for local councils, businesses and anyone else in the region to use to promote all that is great about Yorkshire and why we believe it is the best place for people to visit, live and invest."
But the pair wanted to create more than just another 'tourism advert or business investment video' and so they contacted some of their associates in the industry, including Hollywood composers, storytellers and writers to collaborate on the movie.
The result is an incredible production which was capped off when they managed to secure the voice of A-list Hollywood actor and 'king of the North' – Sean Bean to narrate the film.
Sid added: "Sean was always our first choice for narrator. Being a Yorkshireman himself and with such an iconic Yorkshire accent, there was just no one better for the job and we were absolutely delighted when he agreed to come on board.
"It's been a huge honour to work with him on this project as it's clear it means just as much to him to champion his home county as it does to us."
Filmed from land, sea and air, the film features numerous iconic Yorkshire cityscapes, tourist spots and local businesses as Sean talks the audience through the virtues and merits of this incredible county.
Now after two years in the making Sid and Scott can be justifiably proud of the finished result which has already had over one million views and which the pair are urging everybody to share far and wide.
Sid added: "Our goal was to unite the region, our businesses and councils and make a collaborative effort to strengthen the value proposition of Yorkshire.
"We want to send out a clear message to people locally, nationally and internationally that God's Own Country is back open for business and this really is a playground like no other."
To see the movie and spread the word, please visit projectyorkshire.co.uk
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This Gadomus sp. is related to the rattails, characterized by long, thin projections on its fins. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).
Dive 15: Unnamed Seamount (Phoenix Islands Protected Area)
Access Dive Summary and ROV Data
This dive was on an unnamed seamount and the sixth dive within the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA). The dive spanned from 1,323 to 982 meters depth, beginning on a sedimented slope with scattered boulders and a moderate current, flowing from north to south. Continuing upslope, the seafloor transitioned from large boulders and blocks, interspersed with sediment to large boulders and continuous rock pavements with thin sediment drape. Along the steep slope, the rock had a crustal appearance that had fallen in several areas, revealing the smooth, underlying pavement. Fishes encountered on the dive included cusk eels, rattails, deep-sea spiny eels, tripod fish, velvet whalefish, brotula, oreo fish, an arrow-tooth eel, and cutthroat eels. Yellow plexaurids, bottlebrush chrysogorgids, and large primnoids were observed on large rocky slabs. Other corals observed along the steep slope included sea pens, colonial scleractinians, cup corals, bamboo whips, precious corals, black corals, and octocorals. Several glass sponges were observed during the first part of the dive from about 1,323 to 1,200 meters, covered with associates, including ctenophores, crinoids, ophiuroids, and shrimp. Unknown sea stars were observed feeding on these sponges. We also encountered sea stars feeding on a very large primnoid, with bare coral skeleton present in proximity to the sea star. Other sponges included large vase-like sponges and other globe-shaped glass sponges. Additional invertebrates observed on the exposed rock surfaces and on the sediment surface included sea cucumbers, sea stars, a sea lily, anemones, shrimps, hermit crab, a dandelion benthic siphonophore, a sea urchin, and a homolid crab with a plexaurid hat on a large octocoral. Next up is the deepest dive of this expedition in an unknown trough in PIPA that spans the hadal depths.This dive site is one of the few hadal zones in the Pacific not associated with a known subduction zone or trench.


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UHMC Celebrates Kalāhou—"The New Day"
April 25, 2018, 1:49 PM HST · Updated April 26, 11:47 AM
"The New Day," April 25, 2018. PC: UHMC
University of Hawai'i Maui College will produce, store and use 100% renewable energy on its campus by this time next year and become the first UH campus to achieve net-zero, by producing as much energy as it consumes.
UHMC Kalāhou, or "The New Day," Wednesday, April 25, 2018. PC: Susan Miller
To celebrate and launch the project's next phase of construction, UHMC hosted Kalāhou, or "The New Day," Wednesday, April 25, at 11:45 a.m. at the Great Lawn, followed by a grand lū'au at the Pā'ina building at 1 p.m.
During the celebration, Earth Day festivities at the Great Lawn hosted by the Student ʻOhana for Sustainability featured educational information from partner booths, and an electric vehicle test-drive event from 2 to 6 p.m.
"This achievement has gained UHMC national recognition as an institution that walks the talk on sustainability," said UHMC Chancellor Lui Hokoana. "I am grateful to our partners, and our sustainability program, for spurring us to lead by example and inspire our community with this milestone.
"This event is significant for Maui, as an island community, and having the ability to fully operate using the power of the sun is a powerful message we want to share about our campus culture of innovation."
Additional solar panels, projected to last 25 years, will be installed at open spaces along Wahinepio and W. Kaʻahumanu avenues to complete Phase 2 of the net-zero project.
Last year, panels were installed on building rooftops in addition to the campus' covered parking lot and science building.
In March, UH News noted the UH Community Colleges' partnership with Johnson Controls Inc. and Pacific Current, which aims to reduce fossil fuel energy use by community colleges across the state. UHMC plans to reduce its use of fossil fuels by 100% by April 2019.
UH Maui College PV and battery storage system. PC: University of Hawai'i
Chancellor Hokoana said the project to date has offset 30% of the campus' total energy consumption, for a savings of approximately $37,000 annually. He said energy savings may be used to further sustainability goals by retrofitting air conditioning systems and upgrading to more energy-efficient infrastructure.
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Miami - June 17, 2002 - H.I.G. Capital, a Miami based private equity firm, announced that it acquired Medical Services Company ("MSC") and Associated Medical Products ("AMP"). Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, MSC and AMP create the second-largest provider in the U.S. of medical products and services to workers' compensation patients on behalf of private insurance carriers, third party administrators, and government agencies.
Over the last 15 years, MSC and AMP have developed an integrated healthcare distribution system to serve their customers on a nationwide basis. Today, MSC and AMP have a diversified customer base that includes eighteen of the twenty largest workers' compensation insurance carriers in the United States. In 2002, MSC and AMP will generate approximately $150 million in revenue and employ more than 300 people.
John Bolduc, Managing Director of H.I.G. Capital, stated, "MSC and AMP are exactly the type of opportunity in which we like to invest -- rapidly-growing, strong market position, and a desire to utilize HIG strategic, operational, and financial resources to grow the company to the next level."
H.I.G. Capital is a leading private equity and venture capital investment firm with more than $1.5 Billion of equity capital under management. With offices in Miami and Atlanta, the firm specializes in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with attractive growth potential. H.I.G. invests in management-led buyouts or recapitalizations of well established, profitable, and well managed manufacturing or service businesses and in promising early stage technology companies. H.I.G. Capital is an active investor, having recently made more than forty highly successful investments and acquiring companies with combined revenues in excess of $4.0 billion.


EU Climate Action and Energy, Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete will discuss how to sustain a competitive and business-friendly energy transition in Berlin.
During his visit to Berlin on March 9-11, EU Climate Action and Energy, Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete will discuss how to make steady progress towards the adoption of the "Clean energy for all Europeans" package and will also exchange views on the decarbonisation of the transport sector following the Commission's strategy for low-emission mobility in 2016.
Cañete will have meetings with the head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Peter Altmaier, and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Brigitte Zypries. The Commissioner will also meet the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, as well as energy stakeholders and environmental organisations.
During the second day of his visit, the Commissioner will discuss how to sustain a competitive and business-friendly energy transition with members of the Economic Council. He will also meet the Vice-Chancellor and Austria's Science, Research and Economy Federal Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner.


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'use strict'

const cli = require('heroku-cli-util')

async function run(context, heroku) {
  let app = context.app
  let p = heroku.patch(`/apps/${app}`, { body: { maintenance: true } })
  await cli.action(`Enabling maintenance mode for ${cli.color.app(app)}`, p)
}

module.exports = {
  topic: 'maintenance',
  command: 'on',
  description: 'put the app into maintenance mode',
  needsApp: true,
  needsAuth: true,
  run: cli.command(run)
}


Levi Johnston Threatens to Delete His Twitter Account; or: Noooooooooo!; or: Go Team Levi!
• Watching SNL. Drew Barrymore is hosting. MAN HOW OLD IS SHE LIKE- 40 NOW ?
• IS LADY GAGA A MAN ?
Well, it looks like Levi's Twitter account is getting a stay of execution because he hasn't yanked it yet (as of this writing), which means I can continue functioning normally from day to day—at least for now.
I'm sure Levi visits Bamboo Nation from time to time (you know he's got a Google Alert going, just like everyone else), so for him I say, "GO TEAM LEVI!"
You'd better say it too. I don't like it when Levi threatens to keep his love away from me.
And for all you haters, you must read this passionate, astute article: "Levi Johnston Has Earned Every Bit of Fame He's Received, and the Sooner You Accept That, the Sooner You and I Can Be Friends."
BAMBOO NATION: Levi Johnston Threatens to Delete His Twitter Account; or: Noooooooooo!; or: Go Team Levi!


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Closing out 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021: Updates from SPN's Community Coordinator
Jess Farrell
If there's one thing SPN should be known for after 2020, it's for making a plan and sticking to it.
When we started out on the journey to secure SPN as a sustainable, community-led organization with strong backbone support and a healthy financial base, we knew that we would face challenges on multiple fronts.
Over the course of the seed-funded period (January 2019-December 2020), SPN members rose to the occasion and met each of those challenges head on—diving into the work of capacity and infrastructure building while simultaneously crafting a flexible budgetary framework that could account for the rapid change brought by a global pandemic.
Challenges of SPN's Seed-Funded Period
The strategic challenge: how can SPN build collective capacity to enable sharing, access, and long-term reuse of software?
The financial challenge: how do we advocate for continued community investment while many organizations are facing difficult budgetary decisions brought on or worsened by the pandemic?
The infrastructure challenges:
How can SPN guide the development of community-driven, technological infrastructure while acknowledging trends towards hosted services?
How can the SPN backbone staff create documentation and resources for SPN members to implement the proposed plans and activities resulting from the seed-funded period?
Community-Led Solutions
To address the strategic challenge, the Steering Committee started off the seed-funded period with establishing our goals and making them Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-based. From there, they divided into two groups to address a strategic community research challenge, and the financial challenge, producing our Research & Innovation Framework and a Flexible Budgetary Framework.
The SPN community and staff addressed the infrastructure challenges by building reusable project plans and activities. With practical goals at hand, working groups created riches for both the software preservation community writ large and the SPN community specifically. The Research-in-Practice and Technological Infrastructure Working Groups created research tools that can be replicated in future research projects, in addition to processes for SPN researchers to use in collectively analyzing data. The Metadata Working Group developed a draft Software Metadata Recommended Format Guide (to be published in 2021), but their work also serves as a template for developing such a guide in the future. The Training & Education Working Group took outputs created by SPN groups and affiliated projects and began to craft a curriculum for software preservation, while building out documentation for how the SPN community can manage these resources long-term. The Law & Policy Working Group contributed to national conversations that affect our ability to preserve software, and along the way held regular community-wide Law & Policy chats to build shared understanding about these activities. Every step of the way, whether through a SPN working group, the Emulation as a Service Infrastructure project, or the Fostering Communities of Practice project, the community built tools that help them do their own work while helping the community do more together.
We also had fun. The community attended or shared knowledge at eight fabulous Quarterly Community Forums where we developed a shared understanding of the software preservation landscape, learned about key projects, and built community with each other. Our conversations had few geographic borders and invited many different stakeholders to the table. In the end, we recruited five new members: Columbia University Libraries, Notre Dame, Harvard Library, National Archives of Australia, and The Australian Academic and Research Network!
As community coordinator, one of my areas of concentration for 2021 will be training community volunteers up to take up some aspects of communications, outreach, event planning, and other coordination. To that end, the Steering Committee has begun the process of shifting SPN's governance body to a Coordinating Committee + Executive Committee model for 2021. They are also in the process of creating a Community Engagement Collaborative that will function as a working group that assists with internal and external communications and engagement.
We'll recruit for these two groups in January, so look out for a call for nominations in the new year!
I am truly in awe of what we accomplished. Thank you all for a great year, and I'm so excited to see what we accomplish in 2021!
Farrell, Jess. (2020, December 15). Closing out 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021: Updates from SPN's Community Coordinator. Software Preservation Network. https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/cc-update-oct-nov-2020/


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Dragoman Glacier är en glaciär i Antarktis. Den ligger i Sydshetlandsöarna. Argentina, Chile och Storbritannien gör anspråk på området. Dragoman Glacier ligger  meter över havet.

Terrängen runt Dragoman Glacier är huvudsakligen bergig, men åt sydost är den platt. Havet är nära Dragoman Glacier söderut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Mount Foster,  meter över havet,  kilometer norr om Dragoman Glacier. Trakten är obefolkad. Det finns inga samhällen i närheten.

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The fisheries of the 19th century Episode XLV – (45)
The so-called Continental Bank between Aruba and the opposite coast reaches a depth of about 650 feet. The sea is very rich in fish here. From indigenous native people times fishing and sea creatures such as turtles, octopus squids, conch and many type of crustaceans have formed a means of subsistence for the native Aruban inhabitants. Especially along the west coast of the island where the fishing grounds are settlements of fishermen. Until the arrival of the oil -industry Aruban fishermen could supply Aruba's wants.
Cruising off the coast the Aruban fisherman patiently waited for a fish willing to snap at the bait on the drag-line, in nets and traps. Veritable giants are sometimes caught. Barracudas weigh from 9 to 44 pounds and measure from 3 to almost 7 feet. The king-fish has a weight from 22 to 44 pounds; the moclat may tip the scales at 155, whilst garfish, having a length of nine feet, weigh over 132 pounds.
When fishing with deep-sea lines just over the bottom of the sea the boat is kept in place by means of a piece of rock serving as an anchor. The two most important species of fish by far caught in this manner are the pargo or red snappers and a variety of groupers like the mero, jeanpao and the wowo di boyo.
As a source of income, however, fishing did not amount too much. On Aruba and Curacao there were no facilities to keep a large quantity of fish for some days. Not until 1911 was there the first cold storage but with restricted accommodation on Aruba that was to be put into use. It is typical of the Arubans that only here were the nets properly cared for. Elsewhere they looked neglected.This sort of work will also have caused some hammocks to be made on Aruba.
Our fisheries which in times of old could meet the demand of the island have been unable to do so for a considerable period now. Approximately 160 people earn their living in this branch of this industry. Rancho, which stands for a shed, nowadays east Oranjestad, is where quarter has remained the fishermen's settlement. It was in the middle of the last century that about 45 fishermen lived there. On Horses' Bay about ten fishermen pursue their calling in a small ways by using fish traps called canastas. These where laid in the shallow water. At Cas Paloma there are 4 fishermen, at Santa Cruz 6, in the ancient fishing village of Sabaneta 10, at Cura Cabai 3 and at Sint Nicolaas another 7. Noord had also its old fishing village with some 25 fishermen living close to the beach. The further removed from Lago, the more fishermen there are.
These are all Arubans, but besides them there were also about sixty Venezuelans and Colombians who worked in the fisheries here.
The Arubans, together with some Windward Islanders, mainly engage in coastal fishing, using rowing-boats or small sailing-boats, and lines or dragnets and canisters in shallow water. The fishermen carrying on their trade around the Monges Islands and off the opposite coast employ big fishing schooners from 5 to 40 gross registered tons burthen with Venezuelan crews. The coastal fishermen supply fresh fish, but the catches of the bigger cutters, though brought to Aruban markets in greater quantity, are less fresh, because they have to be kept in cold storage for some time. At a rough estimate there are about a hundred small fishing boats.
The fisheries provide a considerable source of income, but they could be much more productive. Each month about 3000 kilos of cold-stored fish is imported here from Las Piedras, Venezuela. Everything caught is for home consumption only. Exports of fish do not take place.
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Bennett began his career as Assistant to Company Secretary at Errol Stewarts Warehouse Pty. Ltd. from 1976 to 1980. He continued with becoming a Capital Accountant; Supply Accountant; Internal Auditor; Port Services Superintendent at Bougainville Copper Limited in 1980-1985. His next role was Chief Accountant at Queensland Country Life Newspaper in 1985-1986, then Superintendent Accounts Payable and Superintendent Costing at Bougainville Copper Limited from 1986 to 1990. The journey then took him to PT Kaltim Prima Coal, where he served as Superintendent Systems Accounting for one year. Bennett then proceeded with his career as Manager of Accounting & Finance for 7 years.
In 1998-2001 he was entrusted as Commercial Manager at PT Indo Muro Kencana and was later welcomed back by PT Kaltim Prima Coal for Consultant Finance role in 2002. After three years, he then went back to manager title, i.e Commercial General Manager, at PT Darma Henwa for one year. The years 2007-2008 saw him working for PT Mitrais Indoservices as a Project Manager and proceeding to PT Carmen Copper Corporation as Consultant Finance during 2008. For the next ten years, he served as Financial Controller at PT Dairi Prima Mineral/Herald Resources Ltd. He then joined the Company in 2019, where he was named the Company's Director.
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Proving it's never too late to seek an education, our 2019 Rising Star winner may have waited a bit to earn her degree, but has gone on to do great things with her new career path. Kasey Ragsdale Curry, Esq. was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1958 and moved to Tulsa in 1966. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Oklahoma's first magnet school, in 1976. She will admit that seeking a college degree was not a priority for her fresh out of high school, and she instead decided to follow in her family's footsteps by working as an Independent Petroleum Landman for twenty years. She ultimately returned to O.S.U to complete her bachelor's degree in political science before going on to law school.
When talking about her degree choice, Kasey tells us, she chose Political Science because of her keen interest in political affairs and current events. Kasey stresses the important role her O.S.U. professors played in her in choice of career. She remembers two in particular, Professor Eve Ringsmuth and Professor Jason Maloy, who taught law classes. Their support and encouragement was instrumental in her decision to achieve her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law, which she received in 2016.
Since graduating from law school, Kasey has continued working in the Oil and Gas Industry. She owns her own law firm where she practices law and volunteers as an attorney for Tulsa Lawyers For Children representing abused and neglected children.
At the 2019 Department Award Ceremony: Kasey with her Rising Star Award (photo left). On the right, she can be seen celebrating with Master's graduate Rosalie Swingle (center) and OK House Representative for Stillwater, Trish Ranson (right).
In many ways, Kasey's story represents the new face of the undergraduate experience, as older "nontraditional" students are an increasing presence in campuses across the United States. Her story shows what these students are capable of achieving, and is an inspiration for all students about the transformational potential of a college education. We are proud of what Kasey has accomplished, and look forward to seeing where she goes in the future!
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Noah's stage management career includes productions at some of the nation's leading arts institutions. Highlights include Die Fledermaus directed by the late comedy legend Charles Nelson Reilly (The Dallas Opera); and working with Stephen Sondheim on the revival of the celebrated Live from Lincoln Center production of A Little Night Music whose cast included Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Claire Bloom, and Anna Kendrick, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Susan Stroman (NYC Opera).
Noah has served in leadership roles at companies including Nashville Children's Theatre, Nashville Opera and Tulsa Opera, where he improved and streamlined operations, reduced costs and increased revenue. He implemented best practices in contracting and support for over 300 staff, singers, orchestra and crew each season.
He is a champion for inclusion, diversity, equity and access. From 2010-12, he served on the Leadership Team for Tulsa Regional Chamber's Tulsa Young Professionals (TYPros) Diversity Crew, leading diversity and inclusion initiatives for the nation's largest YP organization. He helped to develop the nation's first sensory-friendly opera program with Vanderbilt's TRIAD program (The Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders) and is a graduate of Metro Arts' REAL: Racial Equity in Arts Leadership program.
He owns a consulting practice that enjoys a strong relationship with the Center for Nonprofit Management, where he serves as a consultant and facilitator. With clients across the U.S. and internationally, his work includes arts groups, law firms, counseling agencies, ministries, social service agencies, and women's shelters. He is on the faculty for Young Leaders Council and is the project lead for CNM's OnBoard program, where he teaches business professionals how to serve on nonprofit boards.
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'HOUSEFULL 3' brings a refreshing lightness to the series
By AB Wire June 6, 2016 2:03 am
Review: The film sticks to the conventions of the franchise.
By Vikrum Mathur
The Housefull franchise has never failed to make me laugh. Housefull 1 & 2, directed by TV host-turned-filmmaker Sajid Khan, always brought the house down with their hilarious plots involving a gaggle of crazy characters who through various circumstances all end up in one house. What follows is a series of silly events leading up to mistaken identities, mayhem, and confusion, then ending with a happy ending. I, for one, thought this was a brilliant idea and was thrilled when Housefull 3 was announced last year.
Housefull 3 was set to retain 5 original cast members from the first two movies, namely Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Jaqueline Fernandez, and Chunky Pandey. The new names added to the cast were announced to be Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri. Perhaps the biggest change announced was that Sajid Khan would no longer direct this installment. Instead, maverick producer Sajid Nadiadwala brought in the writer duo of Farhad-Sajid (who made their directorial debut with Akshay Kumar's hilarious Entertainment in 2014) to write and direct this film.
Although I loved Entertainment, as a fan, I was worried. Would this film retain the same style that is characteristic of the Housefull franchise? Would it still be able to cover a plot that brings something novel to the series? Fortunately, my concerns were completely unfounded.
The plot involves a rich man, Batuk Patel (Boman) who has three daughters – Ganga (Jaqueline), Jamuna (Lisa), and Saraswati (Nargis). Due to previous family tragedies involving marriage, Batuk refuses to allow his daughters to get married. When all 3 girls end up falling seriously in love with 3 men, Sandy (Akshay), Teddy (Ritesh), and Bunty (Abhishek), Batuk is furious. He enlists the help of a friend, Aakhri Pasta (Chunky), to act as an astrologer and explain to the girls the problem with marrying the men they love. When the girls and their boyfriends find a possible solution outside of the problem, everything seems to be going well. However, the release of a Don, Urja Nagre (Jackie Shroff), and 3 robbers, who all end up in this madhouse, further creates more chaos. Is everything as it seems or is everything a lie? See Housefull 3 to find out.
Performance wise, this movie belongs to no one but Akshay Kumar. He steals the entire movie with his role as Sandy. However, what is a real-scene stealer is a particular aspect of Sandy's personality (which I will not reveal!) that will drive the audiences mad with laughter. Akshay's body language and facial expressions during those "split" seconds are just brilliant. When you see the film, particularly pay close attention to Akshay's outburst with Jaqueline in the bathroom, his fight with Abhishek and Ritesh, and of course, the entire climax. There is no mainstream actor in Bollywood right now who is as versatile as Akshay. This man can do everything, and I feel that for someone who has truly worked as hard as he has, he has been grossly underrated. His performance alone is worth the price of admission.
Abhishek and Ritesh act really excellently, and are undoubtedly very talented actors that I love, but seem more like supporting characters in this installment when compared to Akshay. Ritesh especially, I felt, had a larger role in the previous two films.
The girls do not have a large role in this movie, but perform well. They also look absolutely stunning in every scene, and I praise the filmmakers for taking 3 actresses that are all not Indian. It is an interesting choice that ends up working well within the plot structure of the movie.
Boman Irani also acts well, but his Batuk role was better in the previous movies. Jackie Shroff is very good as the Don, as are the three actors who portray the robbers (Nikitin Dheer, Samir Kocchar, and Arav Chowdhary). Chunky Pandey's role is shorter this time, but we all love Aakhri Pasta whenever he shows up.
I have to comment on the music of this movie. It is simply awesome and too much fun. Best soundtrack I have heard in a while. It just makes the movie even better. Sohail Sen, Mika Singh, Sharib-Toshi, Millind Gaba, and Tanishk Bagchi deserve a huge pat on the back for their music. The best of the lot is "Pyar Ki Ma Ki" which needs to be played at parties a whole lot more. "Taang Uthake" is silly fun, whereas "Maalamaal" is a nice Punjabi number. The final song, "Fake Ishq", sounds beautiful, but the way it is shot is even more memorable. You will know what I mean when you see the film.
The cinematography is adequate for the film, nothing too bad or too good. Just about right.
Now to the editing, script, and direction. The editing is perfect as the movie moves along at the right pace. Although initially the proceedings are slow, the film is quick to pick up and pretty relentless after that. The script is magnificent. After a long time, I saw a comedy which has some pretty interesting twists and turns which engages the audience further. Kudos to Farhad-Sajid for taking that novel and creative approach! Their direction, also, is impeccable. There is not a false note in any performance, and for a comedy, performance is key. Farhad-Sajid have now proved that not only are they amazing comedic talents, but can handle large tentpole movies as well. Superb!
One suggestion I will give for whoever makes the next installment, to shake things up a bit, why don't they make a comedy with the same types of confusions but at a supposedly haunted house? I think that would make for a potentially hilarious and interesting entry.
Housefull 3 sticks to the conventions of the franchise that we love, while bringing a refreshing lightness to the series. It never gets overcomplicated, and keeps things just right. Keeping all of this in mind, I give Housefull 3 a 2/10…..
"Imma Joking". It is an 8/10 from me and I look forward to Housefull 4.
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This post starts of with a personal experience and ends with a series of questions for adult educators.
Last week, while I was at a conference focused on our new programs in Quebec adult education, I received this via a portfolio app called SeeSaw that my son's teachers use to share news from the classroom.
I usually love to see pictures of him working on different projects or singing songs but this image affected me differently. After a few days, I sent a message to his teacher to let her know this (I shared this article with her before publishing it).
I was thinking, Way to go, Jack! at the same time as I thought about all of the work I have been doing with teachers and consultants over the past number of years to move away from the celebration of weekly quizzes, at the same time as I thought about the role of educational technology and how this app brought this image to me along with all of what I just described.
Jack even has one that I started for him and that he added to through most of Kindergarten.
As a technology consultant, I love the premise of using technology to share learning with others. One of my central beliefs about the use of technology has to do with its power to share our stories. I love seeing pictures of Jack during the day, they lift my heart. But when this picture came in, it didn't have the same effect.
One of SeeSaw's selling points is that "Seesaw gives families an immediate and personalized window into their child's school day." (from their website).
Do we need this? Is this what a portfolio is?
If I wanted an immediate and personalized glimpse into my child's school day… shouldn't I be homeschooling?
Part of it is that I just don't celebrate weekly tests and quizzes. Especially when I received this image completely out of context, in the middle of the day, while I was at a conference in another city. And I guess that is it. A system like SeeSaw doesn't really give us a personalized window into the school day. It gives us tastes, as determined by the teacher.
I know that some of you have used apps like SeeSaw with adult students – either in adult ed or higher education. What do you feel about it? What do your students feel about it? Do you find that it gives you more work? Are you using it in ways that encourage students to self-assess? To assess their peers? To assess their teachers? What is amazing about it? What are its downfalls, if any? Have you ever received feedback like what I just wrote?
And what is our responsibility as educators when we use apps to share things with our students and their families?
I don't claim to know all of the answers. This is a new line of questioning for me. Help me out.
I can't wait to walk into a conversation or presentation about digital citizenship that does not include the words risk and dangers or even 'pornification' (for real, just saw that one at a conference the other day).
I still hear people (in education) talk about the real world vs the online world.
The interactive whiteboard… how do you use it?
Interactive white boards have been a hot topic in Quebec ever since the government promised one in every classroom back in 2011. The promise was long critiqued for not being well thought out and the fallout today is that many classrooms in Quebec DO have an interactive white board at the front of the room but… well… how are they being used?


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The Ultimate Transfer of Energy: Where is the Horror in David Cronenberg's Crash?
Despite the fetishism, tangled wrecks of flesh and dirty talk in David Cronenberg's Crash, the true revulsion comes from somewhere else. Perhaps it rests in the characters' inability to derive pleasure from the natural action of coitus, a word from the Latin coire or "going together." When two systems come together in an inelastic collision, like a car wreck, there is a loss of energy in the form of heat, sound, light, vibration into other systems, etc. Although the kinetic energy is not conserved, the energy "lost" really just goes elsewhere—again, as heat or sound in the case of a car crash. Since the sexual transfer of energy is not sufficient for James (James Spader) and Catherine Ballard (Deborah Kara Unger) to feel anything in their closed system of marriage—even when supplemented with infidelity and cuckolding—Cronenberg takes us on a quest to find another transfer of energy sufficient enough to introduce feeling, sensation and the desired chaos into the closed system.
The characters are phantoms floating through the film's blue-washed, atmospheric steam of coolant on hot pipe. It was as if Cronenberg and director of photography Peter Suschitzky wanted the lens through which we viewed the numbness of the characters—their zeroed out kinetic energy and waning potential energy—to be a sex-steamed car windshield. Janet Maslin's New York Times review of Crash notes how the "characters sleepwalk through this story in a state of futuristic numbness."
The numbness and the need to feel by pursuing some unsaid pleasure-pain seems to exist even before James' car accident. After Catherine has sex with a stranger in an airplane hangar and James has sex with a camera girl, the couple exchange the most basic details of their trysts; namely, where were you, and did you come? Their speech is hushed, recited, as if these talks are becoming stale. There is a cuckolding fetish at play, but it is spoken of in such a toneless manner that it is hard to believe the characters care in a sexual way. There are no meditations or judgements. Even Catherine's orgasm during a monologue of dirty talk while are nothing more than muffled whimpers. There is neither the typical dynamism of cinematic sex in Crash nor the romance. The nerves of their genitals seem to be on par with fingertips poking and grasping for something, anything.
If the transfer of energy from sex is not sufficient, then where are they to find a force strong enough to shake the scar tissue from their nerves—to shake their closed, monochromatic systems into excited, disordered states? Maslin's review of Crashgoes on to say that the numbed characters are "seeking extreme forms of sensation because familiar feelings have long since failed them."
Is there horror in unfeeling alone? Does the horror emanate from elsewhere—from what the characters can do to the body to overcome unfeeling—nulled states of kinetic energy?
Vaughan (Elias Koteas) initially claims that the end goal of his "project" is the "reshaping of the human body by modern technology." He is under the impression that car crashes are "fertilizing" rather than "destructive." Is he then just fetishizing the notion that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can take different forms? If sexual energy in its organic form between humans, its procreative form between man and woman, cannot be created—cannot be enhanced or conjured by cuckolding or random flings—then perhaps bringing the disorder of high impact auto wrecks into the closed system of a marriage will do the trick for Catherine and James. Since a mere crash of limbs in the sheets does not suffice, then perhaps Vaughan's true purpose is to soup-up the libido in a car crash.
The first literal transfer of energy is between the cars of James and Dr. Remington (Holly Hunter). The transfer of energy does not end with the collision of front bumpers. The transfer is not complete until Dr. Remington's husband crashes through his windshield and then through James' windshield. It is coital in the literal sense that two things have come together, but there is a near cuckolding experience in the transfer of Mr. Remington through James' windshield: Dr. Remington's breast is exposed (from the accident or an en route romp, it is not clear) as her husband's dead and bloodied body rockets through the closed system of James' car—the disorder in James' system coming less from the bloody, human missile in the passenger seat, and more from the resultant fetishization of the accident due to the sight of Remington's breast.
The human body in Crash is fetishized only in terms of the mechanical prosthetics/apparatuses needed to repair it (Vaughan and James' scars; and Gabrielle's (Rosanna Arquette) leg braces and deep, stitched-up leg scar). The fetish seems to rely on one mechanical apparatus (the car) robbing the body of its inherent mechanical abilities. Perhaps the energy transferred in the various accidents—conserved and moved to new systems—can be felt in sex with fellow victims. James performs a type of cunnilingus on Gabrielle's scar. Vaughan does the same to the tattoo James gets over the wound on his thigh—a further fetishization of an already fetishized scar. James' watches from the front seat of the car, as it goes through the car wash, while Catherine fingers Vaughan's scars.
This carwash scene, the scene of Vaughan playing with Catherine's breasts, is framed in mechanics: in the roof being put up; in the windows being raised; and in the car rolling out of frame as it is swallowed in a froth of automated brushes and mops slapping across and behind our view of James and his view of Vaughan and Catherine. The framing of the sex, slowly encroached upon by the mechanized roof, windows and washing apparatuses robs the intercourse of any human quality.
Prior to this scene, another type of cuckolding is endeavored upon in their pleasure quest—a voyeurism perpetrated against other victims. When James, Vaughan and Catherine arrive on the scene of a recent car accident, Vaughan's heavy breathing and quivering rivals any of Catherine's prior orgasmic moans. The trio appears disembodied as they waltz unnoticed through the wreck, fogged in steam and washed in rescue lights. The rescue teams with their good intentions seem cuckolded by the trio of aesthetics creeping through the steam, photographing, stealing images from the scene and planting themselves among the authentic horrors of the wreck. Even the authenticity of the "accident" is undermined as it was performed by Vaughan's friend, Seagrave, in full costume. Vaughan also succumbs to his delusion that these wrecks are the material of fertilization not destruction. While discussing the fatal crash of James Dean, Vaughan says, "James Dean dies of a broken neck and becomes immortal."
Vaughan, it seems, is seeing life and preservation in these transfers of energy. Using the word "fertilization" to describe the coming together of two tons of steel at high rates of speed seems crazy, but for Catherine and James, having lost fulfilment in sex, it would seem like a logical step.
I guess the true horror lies in James' bafflement when trying to use logic to view his desire for the next best crash of vehicle, body, and energy: "It's all very satisfying. I'm not sure I understand why." There is horror in not knowing the nature of a desire or a fetish because it is illogical and unfounded, but pleasurable nonetheless—the pleasure contingent on the fetish, not on logical links. But the horror of Crash is not merely in the fetishization of the grotesque: it lies in the pursuit of the ultimate transfer of energy, the one mankind has been trying to uncover since consciousness—life to death. Perhaps this is the transfer that James and Catherine are ultimately after. Perhaps the vehicles, the sex and the numbness are just a means to that ultimate transfer where the energy does not transfer from body to body, but from body to... no one can say for sure.
This quest for the ultimate transfer is made apparent at the end of the film as James and Catherine are lying in the grass and Catherine whispers, "I think I'm alright." Her tone is not one of relief, and James' desire to know if she is ok does not sound as if it is coming from a place of concern. The film ends with James saying, "Maybe the next one darling. Maybe the next one." The horror exists in the realization that being alright is not enough of an ending for Catherine and James, that being alright is a state to be overcome, and that the viewer knows James and Catherine will not stop until they achieve that ultimate transfer of energy where life leaves the closed system of the body.
"The Ultimate Transfer of Energy: Where is the Horror in David Cronenberg's Crash?" by Ryan Latini is the first place winner of Fall 2018 Monolith Medium Literary Contest.
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Dr. Wilder is a native of Nuremberg, Germany and joined Cobb Pediatric Associates in 1997. She received her medical degree from the University of Erlangen in Nuremberg, Germany. Dr. Wilder completed her residency in pediatrics at Emory University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Wilder and her husband have four children and one grandchild. She is fluent in German and conversational in French and Italian.
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Dr. Richards is a native of Chesapeake, Virginia and has been with Cobb Pediatric Associates since 2003. Prior to earning his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, he attended Georgia Tech, where he received a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Richards is an advocate for rescue animals and cruelty-free testing. His special interests include sports medicine and general pediatrics.
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Dr. Husain is originally from Bangladesh and joined Cobb Pediatric Associates in 2003. She received her medical degree from Dhaka Medical College in Bangladesh and then completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Husain worked as Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois, and after moving to Georgia served as chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Wellstar Cobb Hospital for three years. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She and her husband have two children. Dr. Husain speaks Bengali and Hindi.
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Dr. Mitra is a native of Cobb County and returns to Georgia after practicing in North Carolina for three years. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia. He then attended Duke University, where he received his MD and MBA degrees and completed his pediatric residency. Dr. Mitra spent an additional year with Duke Medicine as a Management and Leadership Fellow working on population health issues and technology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Mitra enjoys traveling, trying out new restaurants, and hiking on dog-friendly trails.
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Most of us know that our joints move and your muscles contract and stretch. But did you know that your nerve tissue also needs to move freely and unimpeded? If your neural tissue is impeded, then pain or restriction of your nerve movement is a common result. The adverse neural tension can result in nerve pain and limited motion.
Nerves that have adverse neural tension?
Where your nerve is impeded?
As full neural mobility can be regained with an accurate assessment and treatment of the structure causing the adverse neural tension, you will quickly be able to normalise your movement and provide nerve pain relief. Often this nerve pain relief is instantaneous!