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In Spanish, and in English, we do not only use subject pronouns for the subject of our sentences.
Sometimes you combine a group of people or use names instead of the subject pronoun. The chart to the left is an example of mixed subjects.
You can compare it to the subject pronoun chart.
If you substituted a subject pronoun for the phrase in the middle - what would the subject pronoun be?
What makes the phrase nosotros?
What makes the phrase ustedes?
2. View the prompt at the top of the game.
3. Have the fish go to the worm with the correct meaning.
4. Click the mouse to have the fishy eat the correct word.
There are group of practice activities that will help you practice for mixed subject pronouns.
One of the Quizlet Activities is also embedded below.
1. Answer the question correctly for subject pronoun substitution.
2. Select a space ship.
3. Use the arrow keys to steer clear of the falling asteroids.
2. Bat the rat of the subject pronoun that would replace the subject.


On Wednesday 26th of October, I had a fantastic first day of the Team Show Jumping series at Talygarn Equestrian Centre. There was great support from other Pony Clubs and Hunt groups, the standard was high and everyone was in it to win it – even the mums!
It was a very tricky course and despite me falling off my team managed to come second place! All the Talygarn teams were successful and the riders had a brilliant day. As usual the fan club of friends and family helped to encourage us all.
We are now really looking forward to the next three competitions of the series.


Need a 7-a-side football pitch in east London? Blades Sports Ground boasts a spectacular 7-a-side grass football pitch which is available for footballers looking for a one-off game or a regular block booking. It is a full size pitch that is available to book for one-off training sessions or a season long league. Check with the facility about hiring officials and other equipment.
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The venue is situated near Highams Park station. From there it is a short walk to the facility which works out well for a gentle warm down after your booking.


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Okay, it won't be the iconic 911, but neither will it be anything as oddball as the unloved joint venture between VW and Porsche, the mid-engined 914. What it will be is a 944. From 1982 until 1991, Porsche Australia imported boatloads of these things so there are still plenty about.
You can forget about the 944 Turbo, though, and the rather excellent 944 S2 with its 3.0-litre normally-aspirated engine. Ten grand means you're shopping for a non-turbo 944 with the 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. A facelift in 1986 included a much better interior, so if the budget will stretch that far, the update model is definitely the one to go for.
If you check the classifieds, you'll find plenty of cars below our budget cut-off, but look more closely and you'll see the majority of them are automatics. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, the three-speed automatic just didn't do justice to the 944 package so it's less sought after. And, secondly, a one-make race series has thinned the ranks of good, manual-transmission cars. But for goodness sake, do yourself a favour and hang out for a five-speed manual. Not only is it nicer to drive, you're also a much better chance to get your money back when you decide to move on. Unlike an auto, it's also seen as a 'proper' Porsche.
Had the 944 been the product of any company other than Porsche, it would have been a world beater. Problem was, the 944 had to share showroom space with the 911 – the car that refused to die and a car that continues to inspire passionate support among the faithful. Against the 911 – air-cooled, old-fashioned (even by 1980s standards) and flawed, but also adored – what chance did the 944 have?
Of course, now that they're available for pin money, the world has stopped dismissing the 944 and well it might, because there's actually a very sophisticated, well-executed car under the rather heavy looking two-door body with its big glass liftback.
Let's start with the layout. Compared with the 911's arse-heavy, rear-engined set-up, the 944 is light-years ahead. With the engine up front and a torque tube running down the middle, the gearbox is mounted between the rear wheels (making it a transaxle). Weight distribution, therefore, is superb, although those l-o-n-g gear linkages can make the shift a bit clumsy (more of which later).
The engine is liquid cooled and has just four cylinders spread across its 2479cc capacity. A single-overhead camshaft operates the two valves of each cylinder and there's Bosch L-Jetronic electronic fuel injection. All up, you're looking at 120kW, which mightn't sound huge (and it isn't in 2012) but with plenty of torque and a smooth, easy feel, the 944 goes pretty well. Throw it up against the latest four-cylinder hot-shots and it'll cop a thumping (Porsche claimed 0-100km/h in 8.4sec), but in isolation, there's enough performance on tap to make each drive interesting. And when the road stops being straight, you might find a well set up 944 is pretty hard to follow. In fact, the 944 has one of the best-balanced chassis' ever made. Provided it's all in good nick, it's still regarded as one of the best handling cars ever produced. It's no accident that so many tarmac rally punters opt for a 944.
So you've started shopping around…what do you look out for? Well, despite the 944 being made of pretty stern stuff, there are a few areas that can catch you out and cost plenty of money to put right.
The first thing we'd be wary of is a privately-imported example. With so many Aussie-delivered cars around, it makes sense to go for one of those and know what you're getting. A car that spent its first years in Hong Kong, for instance, will have been driven 30,000km in first gear and idling in gridlock the rest of the time. Cars from hot, humid climates can also succumb to the dreaded tin-worm, while it's pretty rare to see an Australian-delivered car with serious rust issues.
The engine is strong but relies on a timing-belt change every 60,000km. While you're at it, the advice is to change the water pump and all the idler pullies at the same time (to avoid going back in later). This could soak up $2000 or so and is probably the 944's most significant running cost.
Examples that have been driven hard may also have clutch wear which will show up first as excessive backlash in stop-start driving. Bank on between $1500 and $1800 to put it right (it's a clutch replacement job in other words). The torque tube/driveshaft that joins the engine to the gearbox contains a bearing that can eventually fail, but you'll hear plenty of bearing noise from under the car before this happens.
A sloppy gearshift is probably down to worn bushes in the linkages (but like we said, they were never rifle-bolt sharp to begin with) and any excessive vibration when the engine is cold is more than likely the result of worn, sagging engine mounts.
The power-steering system is almost guaranteed to be leaking (usually from the reservoir) and anything more than a slight weep of fluid needs fixing. In fact, this is so common, one workshop we talked to reckoned it'd seen just one car without such a leak over the years.
Inside, the 944 was a product of Europe in the 1980s, so expect the plastics to be past their best. Early cars were the worst, with steering wheels that delaminated and dashboards that sizzled in the Aussie sun and then exploded into a web of cracks, almost before your eyes. The struts that hold up the rear hatch are also likely to be buggered.
Beyond that, make sure you don't get fooled by a car that looks good externally but is actually quite worn below the water line. The impressive build quality of the 944, and the fact that it was sold as a prestige model in its early days, means that some can look a whole lot better than they really are.
Prices now start at around $6000 but at that point you're either looking at an auto or a scruffy manual that has covered lots and lots of kilometres. Up the ante to about $8000 and you're into much better cars and if you have $10,000 to spend and some patience, you should eventually turn up a beauty (or two).
Believe it or not (and if you look closely, it becomes obvious), the 944 was a development of the Porsche 924. A bit of a toe in the water, the 924 was always criticised for using an Audi 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. Porsche tried to make amends with a turbocharged version, but the damage was done.
The 944, then, was designed to fix those problems and it did so with the use of a proper Porsche engine. But underneath, it used the 924's basic structure (with more macho outer panels) and even used the brakes from the 924 Turbo. But it worked well enough that everybody forgot about the 924 and embraced the new guy.
Beyond the 944, the basic design still had legs and formed the basis of the 968 which arrived in Australia in early 1992. With a 176kW 3.0-litre, twin-cam, four-valve version of the four-cylinder and a six-speed gearbox, it was a ripper car and is still highly prized by those who know their stuff.


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Ok, you took the quiz. Now do the research. If Ron Paul becomes the next front runner, he is going to be vetted. One of the reasons Newt hasn't crashed and burned yet despite the onslaught from all sides is because he has put all his flaws on the table, admitted his stupid mistakes, explained where his ideas have changed and why, and has been open about what he believes, even when it means taking the heat. The reason Romney has not crashed and burned is because he has successfully argued why he would not take the Massachusetts mandate to DC. On the other hand, Cain fell flat on his face because of accusations that came out of nowhere, a flawed 999 plan, and stumbles on foreign policy.
Paul has not been vetted. Until now, no one took him seriously. If he is your guy and you want him to win, or you are rightfully taking a second look at him, now you know if you actually know what he stands for.


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Amazon confirms it keeps your Alexa recordings basically forever
The recordings, and their transcripts, never expire automatically.
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If you (like so many of us) hate listening to recordings of your own voice, you may be in for an unpleasant future, as Amazon has confirmed it hangs on to every conversation you've ever had with an Alexa-enabled device until or unless you specifically delete them.
That confirmation comes as a response to a list of questions Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in May expressing "concerns" about how Amazon uses and retains customers' Alexa voice assistant data.
Amazon's response to Coons, as first reported by CNET, confirms that the company keeps your data as long as it wants unless you deliberately specify otherwise.
"We retain customers' voice recordings and transcripts until the customer chooses to delete them," Amazon said—but even then there are exceptions.
Amazon admits that employees review "small sample" of Alexa audio
Amazon, as well as third parties that deploy "skills" on the Alexa platform, keep records of interactions customers have with Alexa, the company said. If, for example, you order a pizza, purchase digital content, summon a car from a ride-hailing service, or place an Amazon order, "Amazon and/or the applicable skill developer obviously need to keep a record of the transaction," Amazon said, without clarifying the specific kind of data that's in that record.
Other types of Alexa requests, such as setting an alarm, reminder, or calendar event, also leave data, Amazon said. "Customers would not want or expect deletion of the voice recording to delete the underlying data or prevent Alexa from performing the requested task."
If you would like to review and delete any Alexa voice or transcript data in your Amazon account, you can do so under the Alexa Privacy section, found under "Change your digital and device settings" in the "Your Devices and Content" section of your account.
Coons said in a statement that he appreciated Amazon's response, but the senator found it left unclear "the extent to which this data is shared with third parties, and how those third parties use and control that information."
Amazon has found itself in regulators' and lawmakers sights frequently this year, along with several of its other "Big Tech" counterparts. The company admitted in April that human employees listened to a "small sample" of Alexa audio recordings to transcribe and annotate to help improve the software, one of several reports that led Coons to issue his request for information to Amazon.
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, which between them handle competition and antitrust matters, reportedly decided on a divide-and-conquer approach to an investigation in June. According to reports at the time, the FTC would take the lead on investigations into Amazon and Facebook, and the DOJ would look into Apple and Google.
A day later, the House Judiciary Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into competition regulation and business behavior in digital markets, including Amazon.

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Music Season Includes Symphony, Big Band, Piano, Jazz and Much More
by FAU College of Arts and Letters | Monday, Aug 22, 2016
FAU's Department of Music presents an expanded season of music for every taste, with more than 50 concerts scheduled for 2016-17. Concerts take place in FAU's University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
The season opens on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. when Irena Kofman, Marina Berberian and Philip Hinton play popular tunes on two pianos, including George Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me," Arno Babajanian's "Armenian Rhapsody" and Aram Khachaturian's "Sable Dance," among others. The cost for this concert is $20.
On Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m., Opera Fusion presents the world premiere of "Not in My Town," an opera based on the story of the events surrounding the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepherd. Tickets for this concert at $20.
The FAU University Symphony Orchestra will present Daniel Pearl World Music Days "Harmony for Humanity" on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Conducted by Laura Joella, the opening concert of the orchestra's 25th anniversary season will feature Ludwig van Beethoven's celebrated Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92; "The Grave Under the Hill" from Giorgio Mirto's beautiful new classical guitar concerto titled "Norwegian Memories for Guitar and String Orchestra" featuring Ken Keaton; the fantastic "Slava! A Political Overture" by Leonard Bernstein; and Edvard Grieg's charming Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt. Tickets are $10.
For more information, visit www.fauevents.com or call 800-564-9539. For a full listing of concerts, visit www.fau.edu/arts and select the "music" link. To receive an events catalog for FAU's School of the Arts for 2015-16, contact Polly Burks at pburks@fau.edu.


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El Oro () is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa María del Oro. The municipality covers an area of 10,041 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,320, up from 10,501 as of 2005.

The municipality had 113 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Santa María del Oro (5,878), classified as urban.

References

Municipalities of Durango

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Here are some of the notable waypoints from the last 100 years of YM
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Founding Fastnet
YM editor Malden Heckstall-Smith was one of the founders of the first ocean racing event in European waters: the Fastnet Race. Seven yachts crossed the finish line in 1925. That same year, Heckstall-Smith was one of the founders of the Ocean Racing Club, which later became the Royal Ocean Racing Club.
The Little Ship Club was founded by 12 yachtsmen – one of whom was YM writer Maurice Griffiths, appointed editor the following year. The club was formed to meet the demands of City-based yachtsmen wanting to make the most of winters' evenings with discussions on boat-handling and navigation.
Boats For All
YM editor Maurice Griffiths probably did more to make yachting popular in Britain than any single person. During his 40 years as editor he democratised sailing, promoting it for ordinary folk. He launched a new cruising philosophy and nearly 2,000 small craft around the world with 140 designs. As marine glues and plywood were developed, he designed shoal-draught, lifting keel boats, many of them for DIY boatbuilders, which could be kept cheaply on drying moorings. Sailing was no longer a passtime for the rich.
Sixties Sailability
Editor Des Sleightholme launched a campaign to get blind people sailing, which led to the development of the audio compass, adapted from Autohelm electronic autopilots. The first blind sailing cruise was such a success that Douglas Hurndall, director of the RYA Seamanship Foundation, took over the management of Blind Sailing Week. The foundation became RYA Sailability, which continues Des's work today.
Azores… And Back
Twelve years after the first OSTAR (Observer Singlehanded TransAtlantic Race), correspondence in the pages of YM sparked the search for a shorter solo or short-handed race. Three years later, YM assistant editor, Andrew Bray, and four members of Falmouth's Royal Cornwall YC, founded the Azores And Back Race (AZAB).
YM Triangle
The Yachting Monthly Triangle Race was founded by YM editor Andrew Bray and deputy editor James Jermain. The first race was from Falmouth to Crosshaven, in Co Cork, Ireland, to Morgat in Brittany, and back to Falmouth. It was designed for yachtsmen who couldn't afford the time to do the two-handed Round Britain Race.
Saving GMIV
Gipsy Moth IV, the 53ft ketch in which Sir Francis Chichester made his epic solo, one-stop, small boat circumnavigation in 1966-7 was relaunched following a two-year campaign instigated by YM editor Paul Gelder to save the boat and sail her round the world on the magazine's centenary. GMIV was rotting in dry-dock at Greenwich, but after a £300,000 restoration by her original builders, Camper & Nicholsons, she is now on her second circumnavigation, under the new ownership of the UKSA. She is due to return to Plymouth on 28 May 2007, 40 years to the day that Chichester sailed home after his 29,630-mile passage.
Big Birthday
YM's biggest-ever issue goes on sale – with 145 editorial pages, including a 36-page souvenir supplement on the magazine's history. The biggest-ever prize is also offered to readers – a £50,000 special 'birthday edition' of the Legend 27 bilge-keeler.


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The Lenovo Smart Essentials range has launched at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and it's looking to take over as the brains of your smart home.
Initially the family of smart home products is made up of three devices; Smart Plug, Smart Camera and Smart Bulb. You'll probably be able to guess what each one does from their names.
Lenovo's already announced Smart Display is also compatible with this new range, and it can act as a hub for the firm's new smart devices.
They're all controlled from your smartphone using the same app - Lenovo Link - and you can opt to group devices together for easier automation of certain areas and rooms of your home.
There's support for both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa too, allowing you to control the smart home devices with your voice.
Lenovo Smart Plug - can be plugged into any open outlet, allowing you to control any compatible device that's plugged into it. It essentially makes 'dumb' tech a little bit smarter - for example, plug your TV into the Smart Plug to remotely turn it on and off at the wall, avoiding the power-sucking standby mode. The Smart Plug price is $29.99.
Lenovo Smart Camera - is a smart surveillance camera that lets you monitor live video footage inside the home - day and night. The Smart Camera also has a built-in mic and speaker allowing for two-way audio, and it goes up against products from Nest, Somfy and co. The Smart Camera price is $99.99.
Lenovo Smart Bulb - lets you remotely schedule and customize lighting. You can adjust the color temperature and dim brightness, or turn the lights on and off from anywhere, at any time, via your smartphone. If this sounds familiar, it's because it's very similar to the Philips Hue offering. The Smart Bulb price is $29.99.
There are already a number of products that offer a similar experience to Lenovo's new range - including Nest, Philips and Amazon - which means it has its work cut out when it comes to making in-roads into this rapidly developing market.
Lenovo's Smart Essentials range will go on sale in the US this November starting with the Bulb and Plug, while the Camera is expected to arrive in early 2019.
The devices will come to more markets, likely early near year, including Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


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Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease 2 oven trays with butter, then line with baking paper. Roll out pastry on a floured surface until 5mm thick. Cut out 4 rounds using a 7.5cm round pastry or biscuit cutter. Lightly knead pastry scraps together until just smooth, cover and refrigerate while filling first batch.
Lay rounds of pastry on a clean surface and brush with water. Place 1 shallow teaspoon of fig jam in the centre of pastry and spread out a little. Top with 1 teaspoon of the frangipane. Form a triangle casing with the pastry by gently pinching the edges at 3 separate points. Make sure pointed ends are tightly pinched together to avoid opening when baking. Place a mound of flaked almonds on top. Repeat rolling, cutting and filling with remaining pastry, frangipane and almonds.
Put pastries on prepared trays and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Leave to stand on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with honey to serve.


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meanings and origin of the British phrase '(dark) satanic mills'
Pascal Tréguerarts, etymology, literature, United Kingdom & IrelandIreland, Japan, John Ruskin, Joseph Pennell, newspapers & magazines, phrases, sports & games, technology, Tennyson, William Blake
The British-English phrase (dark) satanic mills denotes industrial mills or factories—especially those of Britain in the nineteenth century—associated with harsh working conditions and regarded as representing exploitative and dehumanising industrialisation.
This phrase alludes to And did those feet in ancient time [note 1], a poem from the preface to Milton, by the English artist and poet William Blake (1757-1827):
(as printed circa 1811 – source: The William Blake Archive)
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.
The following illustrates the common association of Blake's "dark satanic mills" with the Industrial Revolution—it is from Bookland: An Introduction to English Literature (London: George Philip & Son Ltd., 1921), by William Henry King:
[…] the Industrial Revolution. During that dark period of our history, when the country was passing from the beauty of its agricultural life into the wild welter of black industrialism, the soul of the land passed under a cloud. The age was one of discontent, but a noble discontent. It found its voice in Blake, who, pondering on the dark, Satanic mills, cried:—
'I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant Land.'
According to the Taunton Courier (Taunton, Somerset, England) of Wednesday 31st May 1922, Mr. A. E. Morgan, M.A., Professor in English to the University College, Exeter, gave the same interpretation of Blake's "dark satanic mills" in an address on "The Necessity of Poetry" that he delivered on Friday 26th May 1922 to Taunton Rotarians:
What was the attitude of Tennyson [note 2] and Ruskin [note 3] towards art? Great as these men were, and great as their contributions had been towards the literature of this country, their attitude towards art was a wrong one. They looked round on the ugliness which was produced by the social and industrial changes, and turned away from it. Men like Ruskin and Tennyson, though fully conscious of the condition of the age, had to have some way out of it, and they built fairy palaces to which their spirits could go to spend an emotional week-end. This was a great disservice to poetry, because they suggested that poetry was something removed from life, whereas it was intrinsically a part of life, and it could not be true poetry unless it was a real and true expression of the life of the people as a whole. At the same time they saw the full effects of the industrial revolution which the materialists were imposing upon England, as Blake saw the Black Country [note 4], "with its dark, Satanic mills."
The earliest occurrences of the phrase (dark) satanic mills that I have found are from The Globe and Traveller (London, England) of Tuesday 11th March 1913—Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) was an U.S. artist and author:
MR. PENNELL'S ART.
GLORY OF SMOKE AND GRIME.
"DARK SATANIC MILLS."
(SPECIAL TO "THE GLOBE.")
Work to-day is the most wonderful thing in the world, and the artist who best records it will be best remembered.
In this sentence Mr. Joseph Pennell gives expression to the motive of his art. He is the modern apostle of the beauty of work. Not only has he drawn for the delight of the lover of beautiful things many of the scenes which in Europe and America are admittedly picturesque, but he has shown the loveliness of what is usually considered ugly. His etchings and lithographs have pictured the "dark Satanic mills" of industrial England and Belgium, revealing a beauty in their mass and line, and in the light and shade of the smoke clouds which hang over them which has hitherto been little recognised.
In an interview with a representative, Mr. Pennell said that he painted scenes in industrial towns because he believed them to be picturesque. "Here, for instance," he said, selecting an etching from a portfolio, "is a picture of the Mond Gas Works [note 5]. I did not know what they were when I saw them, nor did I care very much; but I caught sight of the huge erection from the train as I travelled from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, and recognising immediately that the line and mass were beautiful, I got off at the next station and walked back and drew them."
Mond Gas, Dudleyport – etching, 1909, by Joseph Pennell—from Catalogue of the etchings of Joseph Pennell. Compiled by Louis A. Wuerth (Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, and Company – 1928):
The second-earliest occurrence of (dark) satanic mills that I have found is from The Womanhood of Modern Japan, by Gwendoline R. Barclay, "(Girton College,) (Sometime Y.W.C.A. Secretary in Tokio.)", published in News of the Young Women's Christian Association throughout the World—itself published as a supplement to The International Woman Suffrage News (London, England) of March 1921:
Japan was, until a few decades back, an almost exclusively agricultural country, but to-day some 900,000 of her women are employed in factories. […] The conditions in many of the factories are closely parallel to those which prevailed at the time of our own industrial revolution at the beginning of the nineteenth century […].
Long hours of work and the all too common night shifts, lack of proper ventilation in the work rooms, lack of recreation, of sleeping accommodation, of medical attendance, and of moral and spiritual instruction, the slovenly, tragically unintellectual appearance of the average factory girl—all these, and worse, conditions are to be found in what can only be described by Blake's epithet, the "satanic mills" of Japan.
The phrase (dark) satanic mills has come to be applied to all working places characterised by exploitative and dehumanising forms of labour—as exemplified by the following from The Sunday Tribune (Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) of Sunday 7th March 1999:
'Satanic mills' and ignorance
Those working in teleservices dispute the poor image of the sector
With labels such as 'the sweatshops of the 21st century' attaching themselves to call centres, it's no wonder the sector is experiencing recruitment difficulties.
Recent reports from the UK have done nothing to enhance the image of jobs in the teleservices industries – the working environment has been likened to a battery farm with employees confined to small cubicles and force-fed an unrelenting diet of calls under the strictest supervision.
However, that image is refuted by those involved in Ireland's teleservices industry.
In the following from the football section of the Irish Independent (Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) of Monday 22nd September 2008, the phrase (dark) satanic mills is used as an epithet for Lancashire—a county of north-western England—regarded as an industrial region:
ARSENAL 3
Phil Shaw
For Arsenal, it's no longer grim up north.
Successive triumphs amid the dark satanic mills and hills of Lancashire, where Arsene Wenger's teams have sometimes failed to meet the physical challenge, point to a young side now allying the resilience required of title contenders to quality which beaten manager Gary Megson believes is "as good as you'll see throughout the world."
1 William Blake's poem is now best known as the hymn Jerusalem, with music written in 1916 by the English composer Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918); Jerusalem has acquired the status of a national song.
2 Alfred Tennyson (1809-92) was an English poet.
3 John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art and social critic.
4 The term Black Country designates an area of the West Midlands of England which, especially in the nineteenth century, was blackened by the smoke and dust of the coal and iron trades there. This area includes southern Staffordshire and the country to the west of Birmingham.
5 This is a reference to Tipton's Mond Gas Works—Tipton, in the Black Country, is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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Seattle Sounders sign midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem from Malmo
Norway international Magnus Wolff Eikrem is set to join the Seattle Sounders from Malmo.
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Sounders have signed Norwegian midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem after a mostly quiet offseason for the club.
Seattle announced the signing on Tuesday, with the deal being subject to Eikrem obtaining a U.S. work visa.
Eikrem spent the past three seasons with Malmo in Sweden's top division, winning league titles in the last seasons. Eikrem also played for the Netherlands' Heerenveen and played parts of two seasons for Cardiff.
Eikrem has 17 appearances for the Norway national team, including six in 2014 World Cup qualifying.


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Human at heart: privacy, transparency and accountability in AI
Digital World November 19, 2021 2021 Highlights November
Opening this highly interesting session on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on humanity, its tremendous potential in meeting major global challenges such as health or climate change, and the fundamental issue of trust, moderator David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media asked the panel of experts for a definition. Is AI really just software that can learn or make its own decisions whilst it operates – and why is this technology so different from other types of software?
Defining AI
Contrary to widespread and sometimes frankly frightening media misrepresentations, AI is not a threatening superhuman robot, stated Iveta Lohovska, Principal Data Scientist, HPE. Instead, at heart, "AI is nothing more than complex linear algebra". Its power is unleashed by the combination of this linear algebra with extremely powerful computing and enormous data sets to feed into complex algorithms. Many people do not understand the technology, which creates fear and mistrust, but the only issues of concern are in terms of privacy and security, not the technology itself.
Dalith Steiger Co-Founder and Managing Partner, SwissCognitive strongly agreed that AI is about how technology can support humankind by accelerating capacity – not about robots. Cognitive technology may be a better way to describe it, she added, to avoid the idea of intentionally mimicking the human brain which is understood in the term "artificial" intelligence. It is important to understand the principle of the algorithms, but also to see that AI is essentially extremely sophisticated statistics. All statistical decisions depend on accurate and unbiased data. Any bias in this system comes from humans, who can undo that bias once aware of it, as "the algorithm just puts up a mirror."
"We humans are now in a new age," she added, and we have an opportunity to do more things differently. Every new technology has its downsides, so we need to focus on the positive, take responsibility for the risks and design to avoid known pitfalls. Cognitive technology forces us to think and challenge ourselves, with our core human competency of thinking in an emotional and inclusive way, and "the algorithms are there to support us where human beings are weak."
For Wojciech Samek, Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence and the Explainable AI Group at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, what makes AI so special is its big promise in scientific applications. By allowing us to learn from the complex relationships of genetic, neural or protein expression data, for example, we have a tremendous opportunity to understand the physical and medical mechanisms hidden in the data. Explanation methods provide insights into why AI predicts what it does, allowing us to understand the system and the limitations of current AI models, to debug where necessary and refine solutions.
AI helps to fill the gaps in systems, projects and programmes that were too hard for other technology and which then fell back onto humans, said Zee Kin Yeong, Assistant Chief Executive (Data Innovation and Protection), IMDA (Singapore) and Deputy Commissioner, Personal Data Protection Commission. Bringing in enough data means we can create models on a probabilistic basis to make suggestions and bridge the gap. "It is not a panacea, but has a lot of potential to enable us to overcome what we previously knew were the limits of technology," he said, mentioning how well optical character recognition now performs, following its switch to using data driven models.
"There were walls and dead ends which technology previously could not reach, and which AI allows us to reach now," he continued, calling for as many companies as possible to understand this and know how to use AI, so that we can all benefit from economic progress.
Cognitive technologies can amplify human capacity and improve aspects of life at a macro level, stated Kirkpatrick, but what concrete examples do we have of AI enabling things that can really impact lives?
In health care, AI can save lives and support humans by providing second medical opinions on diagnoses and screening, explained Steiger, as well as reducing costs in the healthcare industry. Developing technology with humans means merging the two for better outcomes; but we must take responsibility in how we design and develop, learning through iterative processes and incorporating ethical aspects.
Lohovska agreed that AI has a critical role to play in tackling the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health through the use of precision medicine. This includes remote sensing, collecting anonymized medical data and imaging to enrich data sets and create a narrative at micro or macro level that can make a huge difference. Using AI in this way is where we should focus our energy, rather than on marketing, she pointed out. Much like the internet, AI technologies can be used for good or for bad, but as long as, on average, the positive outweighs the negative, we are on the right track.
A prime example of the success of AI in healthcare, panellists agreed, was the swift procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine. Building on the breakthroughs and experiences of earlier programmes such as Ebola, together with advances in genomics and pharmaceuticals, AI was used to create a COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks, with the rest of the development time spent on trials and approvals. Progress here is exponential, not linear. "The combination of different technologies," highlighted Kirkpatrick, "is where we get the most societal power for progress, there are so many areas where technology is advancing at the same time and these technologies work in tandem."
The power of combined technologies is also evident in precision agriculture, where smart sensors using AI and IoT are distributed in remote locations where no information is otherwise available. The data provided on the evolving situation on the ground, the impact of climate change or water scarcity, for example, enables resources to be adjusted and distributed very specifically. Precision agriculture is already happening across much of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, explained Lohovska, deepening our understanding of how crops work with changing environmental factors. We have sufficient proof of the benefits of the technology from initial use cases and "we now need to scale this to a level where humanity in general can benefit, not just small groups," she added.
The massive set of climatic problems we are facing as a planet can also be better addressed by AI tools. "AI is an enabler of technologies on a macro level," said Samek, creating new business insights and making life easier. Climate research is very complex, and AI can help us understand the process, provide better tools for decisions, manage and analyze major data sets.
Alongside new business models and augmenting human capacity, Steiger stressed the need to discuss the opportunities opened up for disabled people by technological advancement. For the first time, people with disabilities can join the workforce and be fully integrated into society – and we take this important advancement into account when discussing the threat to jobs AI might pose in other areas.
Yeong explained that the commonsensical elements of consumer trust – based on experience with a product, service or company, meeting customer expectations, the reputation of the company and its engagement with its customers – also apply to trust in AI products and services. Once trust is established, consumers will buy and use AI products, enabling companies to invest further in development of products or implementation in operations and processes to deliver better services, in a virtuous circle.
Ensuring good governance structures within companies, with the right decisions made at the right level within companies, is therefore critical to maintaining company reputations and establishing trustworthy AI. To work correctly, the AI model then requires good quality data which is from the right sources, sufficiently representative, and monitored in its development. The end user is then given a trusted, rich and fulfilling experience, with reasonable rather than radical recommendations. Communication with the customer is also important, providing the right amount of information at the right time. Transparency and explainability are high level concepts: consumer trust comes down to providing sufficient information to convince a user to buy the product or service; providing enough information to explain how the product works or recommendations are made; and having the opportunity, where a decision effects the user, to understand why it was made, and to challenge it if unhappy.
The technological, legal and social aspects of an AI product or service must all be considered to reach unified agreement on trustworthy AI, said Lohovska. This involves building definitions for trustworthiness in different governments, societies and communities – and then building ethical principles around this. As a global technological player, HPE take into account the principles of privacy and security; a human focus in terms of compliancy with law enforcement and the individual in the loop; inclusivity; responsibility and robustness; and embracing good biases whilst minimizing bad biases, as sometimes embedding biases in the data set or algorithm will produce the best outcome. It is helpful to apply lessons learnt in building software into the complexity of AI systems rather than reinventing everything.
Cause for concern?
"AI gives us a fundamentally new set of capabilities for manipulating data, with ramifications in every realm," said Kirkpatrick. Perhaps, however, the gap between ordinary citizens and the creators and appliers of AI technology is too large, particularly given how control of, and access to, giant data sets is concentrated in the hands of a very limited number of major global companies.
For Lohovska, this is not be a major concern. There are software patches to improve biases or cyber security, but not for ignorance – here, the only solution is education, she stressed. We need to be fully informed on the topic, what threats are real and what is hyped by the media, and better understand the issues of data privacy and data security embedded in AI by governments and corporate initiatives. The scale of change may be frightening, so big corporates, governments and civic communities should make people aware of the measures and techniques that can be used within AI, balancing the need to regulate for privacy and security against allowing for innovation and growth.
AI offers many new services to help us and make life easier, agreed Samek. International initiatives to create certificates of trustworthiness are important to build the trust that AI models are working as expected in sensitive applications such as healthcare. We can also reuse or repurpose procedures and concepts established in other fields, such as drug design, to create trust in technology and demonstrate its reliability. These factors are important in AI, but "people should not worry about it, but should seize the opportunity offered."
It is a foregone conclusion that our lives will be effected in positive ways by AI, said Yeong. Our dependence on AI will grow as it becomes more and more convenient, and we must be aware of how this very convenience can restrict our options. If we rely on social media for our news, for example, we are limiting ourselves and our exposure to the world. We need to understand and correct our behavior or change our habits as necessary. Learning to live with AI as a tool means being able to edit the recommendations AI provides or reconfigure AI tools to change future recommendations. Knowledge of how AI works and how we can best use it is important to avoid being reliant on it – it should serve us as the end users.
The panel agreed on the need for active discussions on giving agency in AI systems to ordinary citizens, providing them with more knowledge and control. Creating awareness of cognitive technologies and concrete use cases, and explaining its use in simple language, will bring more people on board.
This applies equally to policy makers using AI in government as to businesses implementing it in their projects or consumers making use of it in their daily lives. There is no substitute for the learning effect of first hand personal experience of AI, its benefits and limitations, added Yeong.
Ways forward
"AI will be more and more a basic infrastructure like electricity, across all industries, commodities and technologies," said Steiger, pointing out that it will increasingly be used in combination cybersecurity, blockchain or other developments.
From a macro perspective, it is absolutely crucial for as many companies as possible to understand and know how to use AI to enable us to benefit from the economic progress it promises, said Yeung. Tackling the obstacles of consumer fear, uncertainty and lack of trust in AI means investing in developing technologies, skilled engineers and project managers to understand its strategic importance – and communicate it through "trustworthy AI and public awareness programmes to demystify AI."
At governmental level, there are increasing numbers of national strategies to reap the benefit of AI, with international organizations providing guidance and support to policy makers on where to invest in research education and civil society. AI technologies are seen as critical for delivering public services within the digital economy, but governments must drive awareness to ensure AI is more widely implemented throughout the private sector.
"Today AI is a huge collection of narrow models trained to do specific things on different data sets," he said, and we need to see how we can bring this together and reach as many companies as possible to promote the use of AI in the economy. Establishing consumer trust in AI is imperative.
"The more we know, the better we can be supported by AI," said Steiger, calling for maximum openness and data sharing, balanced against privacy concerns, for the wider good of society. Only then can data be inclusive, diverse and unbiased – and AI ethical.
Large tech companies such as HPE must be involved in discussions on the complexity and ethics of AI, as the solutions and products they develop have a huge impact on so many individuals around the world, added Lohovska. .
It is very important for us all to be more aware of the degree to which these new cognitive technology systems are affecting our lives, given their power and potential, stated Kirkpatrick.
For Samek, "what is important is to make progress in the field of AI is collaboration," establishing transparency by providing code, open source and model initiatives in research as well as open data, speeding progress by reusing models and data for different purposes. .
At a human and societal level, we should focus on building "data-native communities who are numeric and can understand the concepts," said Lohovska, to challenge technological organizations with different perspectives. At the individual user level, we need to look more at the terms and conditions of products and services using AI to understand what we agreeing to, and the trade-off between our data and the services we are using.
Addressing the concern that an AI gap may grow between developed and developing nations on the lines of the digital divide, Yeong pointed out that volume of data is what is important for AI development, so the key is to get the technology into as many hands as possible. As so many AI models are open source, given sufficient data sets it should be possible to create a start-up culture in developing countries, with support and training assistance provided by developed countries.
A final thought from Steiger closed the session: "We do have the emotional intelligence of the human being and the rise of AI, so we are talking about AI and the human being together. We have to shift from technologically literate people to people-literate technology."
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The novella is about how making art can deliver emotional salvation, as well as the relationships between the main characters, and how war has affected their lives. Dedicated to Stanislaw Frenkiel – 1918 – 2002 www.frenkielart.com. This is a fictionalised account of his life but the paintings described in the text and reproduced here are real.
The tale will unfold week by week, through Stefko, Jerome, Martha and the paintings.
Knuckles rapped at his bedroom door, 'Breakfast in ten bro'.
'Yeah,' lied Jerome, who was already dressed: jeans, white tea shirt and a pair of black trainers – nice stuff from Walthamstow market. He checked the mirror, to see what fifteen looked like. It looked like fourteen but a lot bigger, and with a glint in his eye – Martha's taking him out.
As Carlton, his key worker went to knock on more bedroom doors, Jerome bounced down the stairs to the dining room, the emotional centre of the house where warm cooking smells raised the spirits of children sulking in their bedrooms. It was also the place where the residents' artwork was displayed. There were several Rorschach inkblots. Sean had a stick drawing of his sister, Amy a print made with potatoes. Jerome's were photographs; a crumbling wall, gnarled tree trunks in the forest, arrangements of fruit and veg on the market stalls and several portraits. He'd taken plenty of the other kids here but they couldn't go on the wall in case bad people saw them and wanted to find them and hurt them, but adults were OK. The Somali cook in her overalls, Carlton in his hat, and Martha, squinting into a summer sun in the forest, her smile making pleats at the corners of her eyes, her scraped back hair the colour of dirty straw. The look she's giving the photographer – the sun behind him – is direct and complete.
'Where you're goin'?' asked Carlton, now putting boxes of cereal on the table.
'National Portrait Gallery,' announced Martha, striding into the dining room in a long skirt, boots and jacket, a back-pack slung across her shoulders, a long blond plait hanging down her back. Jerome's heart leaped. She looked like a warrior he'd seen in a history book, but with lipstick, and that lovely flowery smell that hung about her. 'Happy birthday, Jerome,' she said.
'Thank you,' he replied, reddening, feeling suddenly younger than his just achieved fifteen years.
'Where's the others Carlton?' said Martha.
'Can't – too much paperwork, just don't make no…' grinning at Jerome ' …allegations man.' He joked.
'It'll be my word against his Carlton,' parried Martha, looking at the ground.
'Can I borrow the camera again Martha?' ask Jerome.
'Good idea,' said Jerome, having no idea where Green Park was.
'You can't take pictures in here, Sir,' huffed the attendant at the revolving door, pointing at the camera slung round Jerome's neck.
He shrugged at Martha, pleased to be looking grown up enough to be called Sir.
'Alright,' he said, handing over the camera, wondering about 'love.' Did that mean that she loved him? Surely not, she called other children love, and she couldn't love them – could she?
They walked up the central staircase together. Jerome felt like part of a couple, maybe getting married, the warm smell of coffee coming up from the basement helping to fix this memory forever, like the liquid in the tray in the darkroom. Were all art galleries like this? They reached a landing of paintings of pale men and women, their eyes lidless, peering out of frothy white ruffs.
'Tell you about them on the way back,' she said, touching the small of his back to move him on, a small current of electricity passing through his body. As they walked through the room he saw Martha's face in a woman called Catherine Parr; the paleness of skin, pulled back yellow hair, longish nose, that full top lip – something soft yet defiant in the expression. They walked up another short flight, turning right into a dimmed room, the touch still with him, and then on, through a wide corridor of of elderly white men; generals, politicians, statesmen – pale faces emerging from dark suits and uniforms, looking down as if they owned everything they saw.
'Dead art of the British Empire,' said Martha, waving her arm dismissively.
'Yes?' she said, stopping by a portrait of a tall man decorated like a Christmas tree.
'Of course,' she said, nodding slowly.
'Not yet,' said Jerome, touching her arm, lightly, just to see if he could, how she'd respond.
'Come on, there's a portrait I'd like you to see, ' she said, pulling away, walking into the next room.
Jerome saw him instantly: a painting with the same proportions of light and dark as the others, but in reverse. Instead of a pale face emerging from the gloom, a black one shining out of the white of his robe and turban, black hair bunched in contrast to a background of muted beige. A painting perfect in its colour balance – a brick red band of fabric on top of his turban, the same red as the small Quran around the man's neck.
Jerome stepped towards the portrait to read the man's face, to try to discover any trace of his ordeal. The eyes were determined, but soft, looking straight at him. No judgment, no hatred. The face of a man of great knowledge, a man who'd kept his humanity.
'Abuya Suleiman Diallo', replied Martha, squinting at the caption, painted in 1733 by William Hoare of Bath.
Jerome leaned towards the caption too, their heads almost touching, he could aim a kiss her now, but what was in her mind? Not knowing, not possibly knowing, he stared at Abuya Suleiman Diallo, understanding that this man owned nothing but himself; that the terrible things he'd seen and experienced were forgiven. But were they forgotten? No matter. He felt in that moment, that even more than kissing Martha, he knew what he wanted to do. He would make portraits for his living, try to get to art school, try to make portraits that captured that look.
'We need to go,' said Martha, looking at her watch.
And they retraced their steps, down the stairs, past the Tudors in their ruffs. Neither of them remembering to tell or ask who they were.
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We live in an age where our phones feast before we do, be it on that delicious-looking treat, or that breathtaking scenery that is presented right before our eyes. Showing our lives to the world has become a big part of what we do every day, and having the perfect Instagram feed today is probably the equivalent of having a cool pencil box when we were in school.
So, where do you go when you want to create that picture-perfect feed?
How about living that moment when a character is having a really beautiful dream, or perhaps being reunited with a loved one who has just passed on? Butterflies are the symbol of the surreal, often filling us with a certain melancholic joy.
Of course, unlike in movies, you will not be transported into a magical land of glitter and sparkles, but you will be surrounded by vast greenery and butterflies, and that is definitely the closest you'll ever get.
While we're on the subject of Penang, let me introduce to you a contemporary art museum filled with larger-than-life displays of nothing other than FOOD. YASSSSSSS. We're a nation of food lovers, so it only makes sense to have our very own museum dedicated to what we love collectively as a nation.
The art pieces are definitely Insta-worthy and will bring a fresh look to your feed. Warning: It may make you extremely hungry.
If you're not too into museums, Malaysia also boasts its own collection of street art. The more well-known ones are often found in Penang, Ipoh, or even Malacca, but did you know, even Selangor has its own collection?
Located in Section 7 of Shah Alam (hence the name), the park houses 30 different art pieces, each just so colourfully unique that you can't help but to take out your phone.
The beach, during specific tides, creates a beautiful reflection of the world above it, thus, it was given the name Sky Mirror. You have to choose your timing correctly, as the tides change from day to day and you won't always get the photo-op you desire.
Many would go with their squad to achieve #squadgoals by creating words out of the reflection, but even alone, the scenery is quite breathtaking, especially if you get a glimpse during sunset.
From exploring tin mines to indulging in the beautiful view of the waterfall, Sungai Lembing has its own definition of being Insta-worthy. The Panching Waterfall is considered one of the most beautiful in Malaysia, suitable for a picnic or even for a quick dip.
The tin mines will add a certain mysterious exploration vibe to your feed, perhaps like Indiana Jones. X marks the spot, am I right?
It's definitely a must-go for tourists, local and international alike, visiting Langkawi. The 125-metre-long bridge gives you an aerial view of Langkawi, which is a sight to bestow. From lush greeneries of tropical forests, to dazzling seasides lining the island, the bridge offers a complete viewing (and photo-taking) package.


This walk starts from the National Trust Visitor Centre on Stonebarrow Hill and follows the track through the car park towards Chardown Hill. It then follows a track down towards the medieval hamlet of Stanton St Gabriel via the farm at Upcot. It then follows the South West Coast Path to the top of Cain's Folly, from which it turns back to the car park.
You may enjoy a short detour down to the beach at St Gabriel's Mouth. Also from Cain's Folly you could follow the coast path to Charmouth.


Both Epi-LASIK and LASIK have proven to be equally-effective methods for laser vision correction. While the initial recovery is usually slower with Epi-LASIK compared to LASIK, the final vision result is the same with either method. In my ophthalmology practice, I currently perform about 70% LASIK and 30% Epi-LASIK. Given the fact that LASIK has a quicker recovery and less discomfort, why would anyone choose to have Epi-LASIK instead of LASIK? The reason is that in some clinical scenarios, Epi-LASIK may have a safety advantage LASIK.
Any patient who just doesn't want a LASIK flap!
When is Epi-LASIK/PRK preferred over LASIK?
For patients with certain corneal measurements, there may be an elevated risk of a LASIK flap problem. For these patients, it is safer to select Epi-LASIK, which avoids the flap problem all together. What's the downside? With Epi-LASIK, there is a slower initial recovery and more initial discomfort. However, recent improvements in our "Soft Brush" Epi-LASIK techniques have greatly reduced the initial discomfort that was associated with the original PRK procedure. We have fine-tuned our post-operative Epi-LASIK regimen to make the initial healing phase as comfortable and quick as possible for our patients. When I recommend Epi-LASIK, it is because long-term safety is more important than achieving an instant recovery. Ultimately, this is a clinical decision that requires experience and judgment.
In "Soft Brush" Epi-LASIK, rather than creating a LASIK flap, the surface epithelial skin cells are brushed away before the excimer laser reshapes the exposed surface of the cornea. With modern techniques, the epithelium can be removed with an automated polishing brush, dilute alcohol solution or a motorized instrument. I prefer to use an automated soft brush device, called an Amoils "Soft Brush" Polisher.
In some cases I may use dilute alcohol for Epi-LASIK in eyes that have had previous surgery, such as radial keratotomy. In Epi-LASIK, the actual procedure is completely painless, but patients usually report moderate discomfort during the first 3-4 days, as the corneal epithelial skin cells heal over the laser-treatment area. A soft bandage contact lens is placed for comfort during this time. Good functional visual recovery takes about a week or two, but like LASIK, it can take several weeks to improve to optimal levels. I tell my Epi-LASIK patients to expect eye soreness for 3-4 days and somewhat blurry vision for the first 6-7 days. I use Mitomycin-C medicine immediately after the laser treatment to help the cornea heal better.


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Ignacy Gryczyński (ur. 1948) – fizyk, biolog, profesor biologii komórki i anatomii, dyrektor Głównych Zakładów Mikroskopii w Zakładzie Biologii Komórki i Genetyki University of North Texas.

Życiorys
W 1966 ukończył liceum w Łobzie i zdał tutaj maturę. Ukończył studia i obronił doktorat z fizyki na Uniwersytecie Gdańskim. Dwukrotnie otrzymał za swoje badania nagrodę ministra nauki w roku 1975 (z A. Kawskim) i 1981. Autor ponad 400 publikacjiZainteresowania badawcze z zakresu spektroskopii fluorescencyjnej i jej zastosowań w biochemii i biologii. Członek Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine i Gdańskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego.

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Bibliografia
 Gryczynski, Z, Matveeva, EG, Calander, N, Zhang, JLakowicz, JR, Gryczynski, I. Surface Plasmom Nanophotonics. Springer,. Surface Plasmon Coupled Emission. 1997 September 01: 247-266

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Quarto Pianesi (* 18. Mai 1940 in Macerata; † 15. Januar 2022 in San Donato Milanese) war ein italienischer Hockeyspieler.

Quarto Pianesi gehörte bei den Olympischen Spielen 1960 in Rom der italienischen Hockeynationalmannschaft an, die den 13. Platz belegte.

Pianesi starb am 15. Januar 2022 im Alter von 81 Jahren während der COVID-19-Pandemie in Italien an den Folgen einer SARS-CoV-2-Infektion in San Donato Milanese.

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Ethiopian shopkeeper Awake Ababa came to South Africa four years ago in search of peace. But on Tuesday night (24/02/2009) his dream ended in bloodshed when two men entered his shop, Rhobot Cash Store in Mnandi Avenue at about 8.30pm and shot him and his Ethiopian friend, Yonatan Gebreneske, 22, who had been keeping him company, dead.
Ababa's final sale was an apple, which he sold for R0.50c to the men who shot him.
Another Ethiopian, known only as Abiti, who was also in the shop, escaped the bullets and was not injured.
Before breaking into sobs he described how their family had lived in perpetual fear in South Africa. "This country is lawless," he said.
The killings follow looting of Somali owned shops in Du Noon on February 11. Many foreign nationals temporarily left the township at the time, but had since returned.
After the killings on Tuesday night, three police vans and three unmarked cars arrived on the scene.
Police cordoned off Mnandi Avenue for several hours.
Shocked residents surrounded the shop as Somali and Ethiopian nationals sobbed uncontrollably.
Women could be seen with tears pouring down their faces and waving their hands in the air, touching their heads and pointing to about 100 people who had gathered outside.
"Why, why you stupid people killing us all the time?" one woman wailed, leading to boos from a minority in the crowd.
A witness staying adjacent to the store, who said she was in the yard of her RDP house at the time of the shooting, said she had seen two men entering Ababa's store and soon after had heard four gun shots, followed by random shots as the men fled the scene.
"When they got out they fired several shots in the air to scare everybody," she said.
She said she had gone to the shop and saw Ababa, who police say was in his mid-twenties, and Gebreneske lying in a pool of blood.
"I could not manage to look at the site twice. It was scary. It's not safe to stay next to Somali owned shops. We don't sleep peacefully," said the resident.
Milnerton Station Commissioner Superintendent Gerda van Niekerk, who was at the crime scene on Tuesday night, said the killings had been part of an attempted robbery.
"Two Ethiopians have been killed. Two gentlemen came in and bought an apple and then they shot them. They did not take anything," van Niekerk said.
On Wednesday morning, residents of Du Noon had started placing flowers on the ground outside the shop, which was deserted and locked.
They carried placards that read "Peace in Du Noon. Stop the killing. Stop xenophobia".


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Written by Gary D. Hagen, Senior Specialist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on April 13, 2017
Who's on First—When is an Embargo not an Embargo?
If you've never seen the classic Who's on First comedy routine, well, then your cultural education is just sadly incomplete.
That rapid fire shtick turns on the routine use of double meanings, viz. person names and field positions. The listener is left hanging on by their fingernails and only once they follow the twists and turns in that dialogue do they get the joke and enjoy a good belly laugh.
We have recently seen a modern adaptation of the Who's on First routine play out with regards to double meanings; in this case, when is an embargo not an embargo?
The sanctions picture for Sudan is somewhat complex at the moment, finding its origins and its impacts in various federal regulations, executive orders, and other designations. Below are the highlights.
It is important to keep in mind that the US Department of State continues to publish the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. You will readily see that Sudan continues to be one of three designated state sponsors of terrorism. The list had included six countries earlier in this millennium, but Libya, North Korea and Cuba have all been removed from that short list in recent years for various reasons. Three others remain: Sudan, Syria, and Iran. The effect of such a designation is to impose a fairly comprehensive embargo against the designated country. Other than humanitarian relief, little else is authorized in the way of transactions, as a matter of law (sans a specific license from one or more federal agencies). That's the generic picture, but now for the shtick on Sudan.
Executive Order 13067 instituted Sudan sanctions under the Clinton Administration. The EO prohibits the export or reexport, directly or indirectly, to Sudan of any goods, technology (technical data, software, or other information), or services by any U.S. person, wherever located, or requiring the issuance of a license by a federal agency . . . of the facilitation by a U.S. person, including but not limited to brokering activities, of the export or reexports of goods, technology, or services . . . to Sudan from any location . . . or the performance by any U.S. person of any contract, including a financing contract, in support of a . . . governmental project in Sudan; or the grant or extension of credits or loans by any United States person to the Government of Sudan. Whew!
However, comma, Executive Order 13761 was issued by the outgoing Obama Administration on January 13, 2017. It provided that if the Secretary of State publishes a notice in the Federal Register on or before July 12, 2017 stipulating that certain criteria have been met by the Government of Sudan, then effective July 12, 2017, sections 1 and 2 of EO 13067 will be revoked. This would provide authorization for most of the activities listed in this article's paragraph immediately above. Again, this is a delayed implementation, with a caveat.
OFAC General License
But as if that wasn't enough to get your head spinning, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control followed suit with a General License pertaining to Sudan on January 17, 2017. This final rule issued by OFAC published an amendment to the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations that appears to provide an "all clear" for activities prohibited under the Executive Orders cited above. Although that might be the impression at first glance, attention must be specifically given to Note 2 to 31 CFR 538.540 which states (and I quote in full, with emphasis added):
"This authorization is effective on January 17, 2017 and does not eliminate the need to comply with other provisions of 31 CFR chapter V or other applicable provisions of law, including any requirements of agencies other than the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Such requirements include the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 774) administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 120 through 130) administered by the Department of State."
And so what all that says is that if any other U.S. Government Agency requires a license for activities with respect to Sudan, then nothing in the OFAC General License supersedes that requirement. In fact, Commerce does require licenses for all items/information subject to the Export Administration Regulations with respect to Sudan. This is specifically because the Export Administration Regulations also continue to list Sudan as a Terrorist Supporting Country (country group E:1), and is subject to a rather comprehensive embargo for that reason. All shipments of equipment, providing technical assistance or training that releases technical information about controlled goods, to Sudan, from any location, requires a specific license from the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, the OFAC general license notwithstanding.
Recap: So when is an embargo not an embargo? Well, not yet. Get the joke? Me neither.
Gary Hagen is a principal export controls professional at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and is a former Chair (2013) of the Export Control Coordinators Organization. He was the producer of the Export Professor series of 15 short YouTube videos: www.pnnl.gov/exportprofessor.
Immediately prior to joining PNNL in 2010, he had been both the Export Controls Officer and the Government Relations Officer for an Idaho research university. And before that, he flew in P-3C Orion aircraft as an active duty Naval Flight Officer for over 26 years. He holds an MBA, has been married to the same woman for nearly 40 years, and together they have three adult children . . . none of whom have ever remotely considered pursuing a career in export controls.
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Period: Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911) Mark: Emperor Qianlong (1736 – 1795) Date:18t h Century
Origin: Chinese
Style: Famille Rose
Medium: Chinese Porcelain
Size: H 36cm
This outstanding Chinese Qing dynasty Imperial Vase (1644 -1911) is an exquisite example of porcelain produced during the early Qianlong period (r. 1736-95). An authentic Qing vase like this present item is an exceedingly rare acquisition, with most examples currently housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, international museums, and private collections. No other authentic, closely related objects of this type appear to have been published at this time. The intricately decorated Famille-Rose styl e porcelain bears a Chinese script extolling 'longevity' to the emperor, and an important SEAL MARK from the reign of the Qianlong emperor (r.1736-95).
The vase belongs to a special group of wares created in the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, where the most highly skilled potters were employed to produce porc elain for the Qing court. A high level of precision and skill was demanded from imperial artists, with this object being an outstanding example of the level of craftsmanship that prevailed in the workshops of the Forbidden City at the time of the Qianlong Emperor. The
heavily enamelled work demonstrates not only the accomplished brushwork of the artisans, but also their masterful ability to create sumptuous designs, combining richly patterned grounds, leafy lotus strapwork, C-scrolls and shaped panels containing various auspicious Chinese scenes and motifs.
This important imperial vase was not intended to be made for everyday use, nor as an Imperial gift, but was made to be included in the Emperor's Art Collection, alongside his other favourite antiques and jade pieces (the vase was one of a small, exclusive group of yangcai porcelain made during Qianlong reign). Too valuable for everyday use, the vase remains in extremely fine condition, with no chips or damage, showing just a few parts of wear and loss of enamel, consistent with age, and brown oxidation and minor imperfections that cannot replicated.
Emperor Qianlong (1735 – 1796)
Emperor Qianlong (1735 -1796) Qing dynasty
The Qianlong Emperor was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 to 1796.
Born Hongli, the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796.
Seal mark of the Emperor Qianlong
This imperial Qing dynasty vase bears Emperor Qianlong's seal mark, written in iron-red. This mark commemorates the importance of the piece and signifies it was for the ' emperor's use,' made to be included in the emperor's art collection, alongside his other favourite antiques and jade pieces.
Famille rose (French: rose family) is the group of Chinese porcelain wares characterized by decoration painted in opaque overglaze rose colours, often involving shades of pink and carmine. These colours were known to the Chinese as yangcai (洋彩, foreign colours) because they were first introduced from Europe (around 1685). The enamel paint used was adapted to porcelain after it entered China. By the time of the reign of Yongcheng (1722–35) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), these shades were favoured over the translucent famille verte (five-coloured ware) overglaze colours, that were previously used. Famille rose porcelain reached a climax of perfection at Jingdezhen under the directions of Nian Xiyao (–1739) and Tang Ying (1682-
1756) and continued with great delicacy through the Qianlong period (1735- 1796), with this fine example of an imperial vase.
The term fencai (粉彩, literally pink colour) is perhaps more commonly used, and is almost interchangeable with yangcai (洋彩). However, fencai did not appear in official records until the beginning of the 20th century. The Carmine colour, also known as Imperial, is the general term for some red colours. The deep dark red colour is carmine (colour of the raw unprocessed pigment), but lighter and brighter colours, as in this vase, are produced when the raw pigment is processed. Sang de boeuf glaze (also known as oxblood or brown-red "chui hong"), was a copper oxide red, as was peach bloom glaze, which was probably blown onto the piece as powder. These were the last major technical innovations at Jingdezhen, along with a technique for firing gold onto porcelain, rather than mercury gilding.
In traditional Chinese culture, the colour red represents joy, happiness, and auspiciousness. The combination of form and meaning has made red underglaze very popular, with demand greater than supply. The creation of red pigment makes this type of Qing porcelain very costly, as the technique requires great skill in adjusting temperatures and time control – essential to prevent the glaze from changing colour or breaking.
The vase's attractive impression visibly reflects Emperor Qianlong's taste
in art, his fondness for the traditional and the opulent. This vase
represents his personal taste, which gravitated towards porcelain designs that were artistically complex pieces.
In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), imperial kilns were revived with substantial orders for the imperial palaces and temples. The imperial kilns led the development of the new palettes of overglaze enamels: famille verte, developed in two phases, was followed by famille rose, and later others. The long reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736–1795) saw continuation of the technical perfection, evident in this masterfully made Qing vase from the Qianlong reign. The imperial kilns of Jingdezhen were fortunate in the support they received from the palace during the reigns of the Kangxi (1662– 1722), Yongzheng (1723–35), and Qianlong (1736–95) emperors.
The term "overglaze enamels" is used to describe enamel decoration on the surface of a glaze which has already been fired. Once painted, the piece would be fired a second time, usually at a lower temperature. Under the emperors of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) dynasty, the various techniques of overglaze enamelling reached their heights at the manufacturing centre in Jingdezhen. This type of decoration provided the challenge of transferring a two-dimensional painting onto a three
dimensional ceramic piece. Much skill and planning went into the placing of the design, the execution of the calligraphy and the completion of the painted decoration in the famille-rose palette, creating a masterpiece designed to give great pleasure to the emperor.
Famille Rose spans the 1730s to 1760s, with the trend branching out from the 1760s onwards into several styles. In general, the decorations become more influenced by European decorations. Decorations are based on Chinese and western book illustrations and prints. During the 18th century Chinese export porcelain followed the general trends in western interior decoration fashion, as in table settings and silverware, in textiles, furniture and the wallpapers of the time. In the middle of the 18th century, and famille rose was popular, with its thickly applied, opaque enamels developed in accordance with the continental fashion at the time.
The legacy of Tang Ying (1682-1756), the brilliant Superintendent of the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen from the Yongzheng to early Qianlong reigns, was a gifted painter himself, signed scenes either painted directly by him
onto the vessel or transferred from his ink paintings by professional porcelain decorators This vase bears a Chinese seal script symbolising 'Longevity' 8 times on the enamel decorative painting. This calligraphic excerpt illustrates a blessing wish to the emperor Qianlong, for longevity (shou) and health (kang).
The emperor was a keen art collector and personally directed the trends in this period for imitating shapes from ancient metalware, especially ritual bronzes. Well-potted and standing at a stately size of 36cm in height, this urn-shaped vase has a wide body rising to a wide-waisted neck and flared rim. The neck is flanked by a pair of archaistic green handles and Qianlong dragons cowling at the neck.
Superbly enamelled in bright colours with phoenix proudly perched on flowers and foliage, amidst a garden of blossoming peony, magnolia, prunus butterflies. The colour scheme is based on enamels mixed with a white ground to give a softer impression against the flowers and decoration. The presence of rose enamel and iron red has been used rather extensively, typical for the first decades of the 18th century. The decoration is framed, as if the beauty of nature is revealed through a window, with the four scenes alternating against repeating floral-foliage scroll work. There is, however, also a clear Western influence on this vase. Not only in the enamelling, but also in the depiction of grandiose, architectural complexes incorporating a linear perspective: a technique introduced to court by European Jesuits. 'The overall composition is a masterfully balanced fusion,' says the specialist.
Overglaze Colours
The carmine colour on this vase (also known as Imperial), is the general
term for some red colours. Sang de boeuf glaze (also known as oxblood or
brown-red chui hong), was a copper oxide red used in overglazes of
the Qing dynasty.
An important characteristic of traditional Chinese aesthetic culture is its symbolism: most of the decorative patterns that appear on this Chinese dynasty vase have implied meanings. The meanings are not presented directly, but implicitly through puns, metaphors, rebuses, references, folklores, stories of the images on the object. It is believed that by having these objects wearing these symbols in the imperial court, these benevolent wishes will come true. For example, the image of peony motif (king of flowers) on this artifact, as viewed by the Chinese, symbolizes wealth and honour, and a wish that you may be prosperous. The flowers chosen by the porcelain painters are specified species representing each season: peony for spring; lotus for summer; chrysanthemum for autumn; and plum blossom for winter. When the four flowers appear together on the porcelain, they stand for a complete circuit of four seasons. Other auspicious symbols on this present item include the circle s, which mean rank or quality, dragons, (generally is a mild and beneficent creature), are a symbol
of the emperor. The fenghuang, (Phoenix), depicted on one of the panels, is an immortal bird, and imperial symbol. The lions of Buddha on the handles (often miscalled dogs) are frequently represented, as is the qilin, which is a composite animal, not unlike a unicorn, that has a fierce appearance but a gentle disposition. The benevolent wishes to the emperor expressed through the auspicious meanings of these decorative patterns can be divided roughly into five categories: fu (good fortune), lu (high official rank), shou (longevity), xi (happy life), cai (great wealth). According to a Chinese classic, Shangshu, the fu or good fortune could be further divided into five fortunes: longevity, wealth, health and peace, good moral, natural death.