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Bricks Of Weed! The House Of The Future Could Be Made Of Hemp
Hemp has long had more uses than getting high. The plant is now increasingly being used in the construction of houses, with huge benefits for the climate. The only issue is growing enough to meet surging demand.
Blocks of hemp used for house construction.
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OLDENBURG — To be clear: Nobody smoked weed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first semi-detached house made of hemp in Lower Saxony in northwest Germany. This rite-of-passage ceremony to celebrate the completion of the building served nothing more than cold beer.
Christian Eiskamp had spent decades building single-family houses in the sprawling housing complexes in the south of Oldenburg, a city of just over 100,000 people. Then he had the intuition that the heyday of concrete could be coming to an end because of its poor impact on the climate. Searching on Google, he found hemp as an alternative building material.
"It was an eye-opener for me to read that the concrete industry is responsible for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions," Eiskamp says.
In his search for alternatives, he'D invited a consultant who calls himself a "hemp engineer" and began building the duplex to rent out later, before such hemp houses became marketed more widely.
Hemp House in Bellingham, Washington after the hampcrete is cast.
Out of a Pippi Longstocking movie
The finished house doesn't look like hemp on the outside. It's clad in wood, with a porch and a green roof, like something out of a Pippi Longstocking movie. The construction does not work without concrete, but the material is only in the base plate and the supporting frame. Similar to half-timbered construction, this "skeleton" is lined, in this case with bricks made of pressed hemp straw bonded with lime mortar. The construction costs are about 15% higher compared to solid construction with the same equipment.
Since the house was completed, more than a thousand interested people have visited it. IN June, more than 700 people came to an "open weekend" alone. The next project will be a hemp eco-settlement with small residential units, a community room, car sharing and lawn mower sharing. Slowly, the developer is enjoying it, too. "Sustainable construction has now become a matter of conviction for me," he says.
Industrial hemp is just one of many suitable renewable building materials – along with wood, straw, or mushrooms, for example. What's new is that hemp houses no longer look like a dropout hut, Tiny House, or eco-village on the outside. This house looks like an ordinary wooden house and does not stand out much in a normal housing development.
There are some advantages. You build brick by brick – the masons and solid builders wouldn't have to learn entirely new techniques – though there are alternative construction methods using hemp and clay or timber frame construction. At the end of the house's use, perhaps after 70 or 100 years, there is no waste. The hemp and lime portion of the house can, in principle, be composted.
The ideal crop
The climate balance is good. A house made of hemp blocks, like a wooden house, binds carbon dioxide (CO2) as long as the house stands, and the material does not burn or rot. Climate researchers have been favoring wood as an ecologically compatible, regionally available building material for some time. It could even help countries achieve their 1.5-degree climate target, international researchers calculated in a study published in Nature in 2020.
Yet wood is already very expensive today – partly because of the rapid increase in demand. And it is questionable whether the resources of forests and plantations can suffice for a timber construction offensive on a global scale. In contrast, new construction raw materials are growing faster and more in the field. Anything that contains a high proportion of cellulose is suitable for construction.
Sustainable construction has now become a matter of conviction for me
European farmers harvest more than six tons of hemp straw per hectare. Polish researchers discovered that one ton of dry matter "stores" one to just under three tons of CO2. Hemp shives could be used particularly well as a building material "as a loosely filled thermal insulation material in timber frame constructions," writes the group led by Piotr Kosinski of the University of Olsztyn. A resulting increase in demand for hemp could also spice up agriculture ecologically because it can be usefully integrated into crop rotations. Its deep roots loosen the soil and increase its ability to absorb water. And winter varieties are also available.
Other ecological advantages for cultivation include low fertilizer and pesticide consumption.
But wasn't hemp a drug? Commercial hemp – unlike cannabis – contains very little to no THC, the active ingredient that produces intoxication. In Europe, it has a much older tradition as a textile fiber for cloth and sail making. And the first industrial use of hemp, beyond the textile processing practiced for centuries, dates back to entrepreneurs in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Almost 100 years ago, the Kentucky-Illinois Hemp Company invested in industrial hemp processing – including, for example, into bioplastics.
Henry Ford had his automotive engineers experiment with bioplastics that contained hemp fiber as well as soy, grain, and wood cellulose. Ford presented the prototype of the "soy car" in 1941. It contained a proportion of hemp fiber, was lightweight and economical. However, houses made of hemp did not exist at that time, but houses made of straw certainly did.
Then, however, hemp fell out of use. In the post-war decades, under the influence of drug-addicted youth cultures, America and Germany banned all cultivation of "marijuana", including industrial hemp plants. And suddenly there was an end to soy cars and hemp textiles. Interest also waned because concrete, steel, and other materials, such as cotton from Asia, were cheap and plentiful.
In the meantime, there is a worldwide shortage of building materials. The fact that hemp is being rediscovered for building is also due to new findings in building materials research: mixed with lime, the material continues to harden for years after construction. This is why the artificial word "hempcrete" was formed in English – for hemp ("hemp") and concrete ("concrete").
The hempcrete blocks are based on cellulose-containing residual materials from the fiber processing of industrial hemp, the shives. They are mixed with lime as a binder. Hemp lime is available as building blocks, but also as insulation boards or as insulating plaster. The building contractor Christian Eiskamp chose the brick form so as not to shock his employees. Most of them are bricklayers.
Rising demand but low cultivation
A brick of hemp used for insulation in constructions.
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Another option is to mix concrete with hemp. This gives "higher flexural strength, lower density, lower thermal conductivity, higher flexibility, better durability and resistance to sulfate attack," as Indian scientists summarize in a recent review paper. Most interesting in this is the significantly improved insulating value. Just one percent hemp content in concrete reduces thermal conductivity by one-third compared with pure concrete, the study found.
This does not mean that there are no "sustainable" alternatives that have at least as good properties. "Classic" facade insulation made from recycled materials, for example: a 2016 French study found an insulating material made from recycled PET bottles superior to hemp in terms of the building's energy requirements, electricity consumption and living comfort. Possibly even more interesting seems to be the numerous projects around the world to turn concrete from a climate problem into a store of renewable carbon.
The University of Colorado is relying on microalgae, so-called coccosphaerales, which produce calcium carbonate from sunlight and CO2. "We envision a future where building with this cement will heal the planet," says Wil Srubar, an engineering professor at Boulder. Among other things, it is unclear how much material will be available and at what price.
However, hemp houses already exist. In the Netherlands, a company entered the market in 2018 with the first prefabricated house made of hemp. In France, the municipality of Croissy-Beaubourg near Paris had what is said to be the first municipal building in France to be built from hemp stones, a sports hall, in 2021. The Belgian hemp brick manufacturer Isohemp recently opened a second production line due to high demand. The company wants to produce an additional five million hemp bricks a year there.
There is a worldwide shortage of building materials
But how much hemp is available as a raw material in Europe? Farmers have so far reacted sluggishly to the rising demand, and cultivation is still low. According to Eurostat, the area under cultivation of industrial cannabis rose from around 20,000 hectares in 2015 to 36,000 hectares in 2020. The amount of raw material cannot simply be multiplied in this way, especially since grain cultivation is once again taking priority in agriculture.
The German-speaking hemp farming community is small and alternative. Similar to the early years of organic farming, there are recognizable cultural hopes associated with this movement. They aim for a more cooperative, artisanal, and regionally networked construction industry.
After all, it is still unclear how the ecological balance sheet would develop if the building material one day came from Morocco instead of Germany, Poland, or Belgium. There, in the Rif mountains, which are ideally suited to the climate, farmers would certainly like to grow more building material hemp than drug hemp – at least if the prices were right.
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Modi Is Wrong: Russia's War Also Creates Real Risks For India
By shrugging aside Russia's aggression, India has shown indifference to fears that China could follow Russia's example.
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NEW DELHI — India is wrong to dismiss Russia's war in Ukraine as Europe's problem. The illegality and destructiveness of the invasion, and consequential food and energy crises, have global ramifications.
This explains why 143 out of the 193 member-states of the UN General Assembly voted against recognizing Russia's illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions after holding sham referenda there. Ninety-three voted in favor of expelling Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
India has abstained from every vote in the UN condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine. The reason? Moscow is India's top arms supplier and some 70% of India's military platforms are of Russian origin.
This raises questions about India's strategic autonomy – but such queries are like water off a duck's back.
One world, one family?
Justifying India's refusal to censure Russia's unlawful assault on Ukraine at the GLOBSEC 2022 Bratislava Forum in Slovakia in June, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar contended that "Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems".
Who would have thought that the person wanting to create "One World, One Family, One Future" as president of the G20 over the next two years could brush off or be slow to recognize the global food and energy crises inflicted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Russia, not Western sanctions, precipitated the crises by blockading the first of many Ukrainian ports on March 3. The head of the African Union, President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, then heading the G20, met President Vladimir Putin last June to discuss the food, fertilizer and fuel crises caused by Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him for the first time since Moscow launched its invasion only in September 2022 — at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, sponsored by Russia's iron strategic partner, China.
East Asia spillover
By shrugging aside Russia's aggression as Europe's problem, India has also shown indifference to the fears — in and outside the Indo-Pacific — that China, the dominant partner in the Sino-Russian relationship, could follow Russia's example and try to restructure Asia's security architecture through war. China menaces the territorial sovereignty of many of its Asian neighbours, including India.
India's strategic partner in the Quad, Japan, faces Chinese threats to its sovereignty and fears that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow". Unsurprisingly, Japan has ended its 77-year-old pacifism. On Dec. 16, Japan announced its greatest military build-up since the end of the Second World War in 1945.
At the economic level, India has purchased unprecedented amounts of Russian crude at discount prices on the grounds that Europe's energy imports from Russia have dwarfed New Delhi's buys. New Delhi avows that its "moral duty" is to ensure the best deal for a country "with a per capita income of $2,000″. However, the common man has not benefited from India's rising oil imports from Russia. Instead, the private companies which have snapped up cheap Russian oil have made huge profits by selling it abroad — even to Europe.
Meanwhile, the foreign minister of a war-ravaged but unconquered Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, laments that it is "morally inappropriate" of India to argue that Europeans are also buying Russian energy. India is buying cheap Russian oil because of "our suffering".
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New Delhi keeps silent about authoritarian Russia's silence on China's expansionism in India and Southeast Asia. In contrast, it has sharply criticized democratic Europe for being silent on China's activities in Asia: "When the rules-based order was under challenge in Asia, the advice we got from Europe was to do more trade."
Admittedly, the EU was strengthening its trading ties with China as Beijing displayed its expansionist intentions in the South and East China Seas after 2010. But so was India, whose trade with China has burgeoned to record heights despite border clashes in June 2020 — and again in December 2022.
True, the EU has no defense policy and cannot save "Asia" from China's belligerence just because France and Germany send a few warships to the Indo-Pacific. But India cannot "defend Asia" from Chinese imperialism any more than the EU. Its GDP per capita of 2,256.6 and military spending of $76 billion are no match for China's 12,556.3 and $293 billion respectively. So India focuses on securing its borders with China and Pakistan, and on countering China's fierce economic and military competition in its immediate South Asian neighborhood.
Responding to Russia's threat to wage nuclear war, India has wrongly sermonized that "nuclear weapons should not be used by any side in the Ukraine war". And yet, Ukraine is not a nuclear state. In 1994 it chose to denuclearize because the US, Britain and Russia, in the Budapest Memorandum, promised to guarantee its security. By invading Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, Russia violated that commitment, imperiling European and global security.
India could learn something from the EU's experience. Russia does not menace the sovereignty of any EU country at the moment. But by relying on a territorial spoiler for energy, even after Russia's first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, democratic Europe has gone adrift in its strategic thinking.
As India confronts China's land grabs, its dependence on Beijing for trade could be self-defeating, given China's contempt for its slow progress.
Risks of Chinese imperialism
Meanwhile, what does New Delhi think of Putin's assertion that it is "natural" that China's "military might grows along with the rise in the economic potential", and that China's growing might "first of all… relates to its economic might… why should we follow third countries' interests in building our policy?" Such is Russia's applause for China's imperialism.
At another level — amazingly — after supplying India with weapons for over five decades, Moscow has reportedly asked New Delhi for parts of cars, aircraft and trains. So where will that leave India's dependence on Russian arms against China? At least EU countries are not in the incongruous and shaky position of being reliant on two enemies – Russia and the US – one of which could lose militarily in Ukraine.
The tangled legal, political and economic repercussions of Russia's devastating war in Ukraine extend far beyond Europe. Unlike India, most members of the G20 — hailing from the Americas, across Europe to Asia — have voted against Russia's transgressions of international law and human rights in Ukraine.
India will be able to provide constructive leadership to the G20 only if it recognizes their shock and despair at Russia's blatant contraventions of international norms. Even as democratic Europe confronts the strategic fallout and human distress caused by Russia's warmongering, it should step up its economic contribution to the well-being of Asia — and the rest of the developing world.
*Anita Inder Singh a Founding Professor of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in New Delhi.
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Investigation status of violation of JIS regulations by Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd. and results of an overall inspection regarding compliance status of laws and regulations concerning product quality in the Kobe Steel Group | KOBE STEEL, LTD.
With regard to the violation of JIS regulations by Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of Shinko Wire Company, Ltd., announced on June 9, an overall inspection were conducted to determine the compliance status of laws and regulations concerning product quality in the Kobe Steel Group, and progress was also made in confirming the applications of the products subject to violation of the JIS regulations and in confirming quality aspects and safety aspects.With regard to the violation of JIS regulations by Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of Shinko Wire Company, Ltd., announced on June 9, an overall inspection were conducted to determine the compliance status of laws and regulations concerning product quality in the Kobe Steel Group, and progress was also made in confirming the applications of the products subject to violation of the JIS regulations and in confirming quality aspects and safety aspects.
We take this violation very seriously and sincerely apologize for causing considerable trouble to customers and other parties. We intend to rebuild our quality assurance system and strive to restore trust.
The current progress follows below.
We established an investigation committee on June 10 for the purpose of confirming the compliance status of laws, regulations and standards concerning product quality, of all Kobe Steel Group companies, along with determining the cause of the violation event and drawing up measures to prevent recurrence.
As for all products of the Kobe Steel Group, an overall inspection was conducted with regard to the compliance status of laws, regulations and standards concerning product quality. Specifically, the Kobe Steel Group, consisting of Kobe Steel, Ltd., its subsidiaries, equity-valued affiliates and furthermore their subsidiaries and equity-valued affiliates, was subject to investigation for the most recent one-year period (June 2015 to May 2016). Written answers were requested from the quality assurance departments of each company, and Kobe Steel, Ltd. conducted on-site confirmation.
As a result, with regard to the products that each Kobe Steel Group company shipped, no new violations were found under domestic laws, public qualification, certification and standards concerning product quality. In addition, out-of-spec noncompliant products were properly disposed, and no new alterations and other falsifications were found.
As for inspection records at Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd. for the period of nine years and two months (April 2007 to May 2016) concerning the 55.5 tons of products subject to violation of JIS regulations, we proceeded to confirm whether there had been any problems in quality or safety, with the cooperation of spring manufacturers and others. Although we have completed reports to spring manufacturers, it is also necessary to trace the supply chain to final product manufacturers, and thus we anticipate that some time will be needed. Once the results are known, we will promptly disclose them.
The applications of the 55.5 tons of subject products are appliances and household goods (79%); water heaters and other gas equipment (12%); and automotive (5%). Unknown applications were previously reported at 8%, but at present have been determined to be 4%. This 4% includes cases where shipment records from distributors and spring manufacturers do not remain and cases where spring manufacturers have closed down.
Of the 55.5 tons of subject products, excluding 0.6 tons for which shipment records from distributors do not remain, spring manufacturers comprised 64 companies. Excluding two companies that have since closed down, we have completed making a status report to 62 companies.
From the 62 spring manufacturers, we have verified that there is no effect on the performance of the spring products that used the subject products. However, we will continue confirming the effect on safety in end-use applications, with the cooperation of spring manufacturers and final product manufacturers.
As for the period prior to March 2007, the investigation committee conducted a hearing investigation on-site with related parties (including former employees). As a result, it was found there is a possibility that alterations began around 2001 or earlier. However, as inspection records no longer remain, we are unable to determine the facts.
We will continue to work on confirmation of the subject products. The investigation committee aims to thoroughly determine the cause of the violation event and establish a concrete action plan by around the end of July to prevent recurrence.


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SBC Summit Barcelona – Web3 is far more than just a trend
Having embarked on rapid expansion in recent years, the prevalence of NFTs in a wide variety of spaces continues to increase.
SBC Summit Barcelona has placed Web3 and NFTs under the spotlight across a series of panels on the 'Emerging Tech and Blockchain Track' – featuring some of the most prevalent players in the space.
Kicking off, Facundo Boggino, Creative Director at Futurebrand, underlined the significance of the opportunity when it comes to social media, assertinghis belief that 'Web3 and blockchain are not just a trend, they are the future of many industries and gaming is not going to be different'.
He added that, as the tech matures, it is very clear to identify which brands are entering the space with a clear and genuine mission.
It comes as BetanDeal has continued to strengthen its footprint within the space – embracing blockchain tech as an avenue to bolstering various forms of engagement.
And it was Roberto Elizondo, Web3 Project Manager at BetanDeal, who emphasised that in the current climate, it's something of a free for all with everyone eyeing joining the space. However, he did stress that it is vital that whoever joins the space has a grasp of the culture that comes with NFTs.
This sentiment was echoed by the firm's Founder & CEO, Joaquín Gago. Gago outlined that, upon entry to the market, BetanDeal remains 'focused on listening and understanding to the community, in order to boost them in satisfying their needs'.
Elsewhere onEmerging Tech and Blockchain track, Megan Nilsson analysed just how pivotal NFT engagement will be with
Nilsson placed a closer look at the new layers of the web and why digital ownership is very much the future for a host of sectors embracing web3.
She stated: "Web3 is the future and a new way of doing things. The newest layer of the web is digital ownership and once you see digital ownership, you never see the web in the same way again."
The relationship between brands and consumers is set to evolve amid the growth of the metaverse, according to Nilssen, who detailed that consumers are after something other than bonuses, but instead are in search of a sense of community which comes as a result of the blockchain.
Joining Nilsson on the 'Unlocking the Potential of Digital Assets' panel was Alex Kornilov, CEO & Founder at BETEGY, who reaffirmed just how wide the impact of blockchain could be.
He detailed that the embracing of the blockchain can not only enhance the user experience, but also uplifting a firm's regulatory strategy and bolstering compliance capabilities, in a space that continues to provide challenges.
It's something, Kornilov outlined, that expands a wide range of audiences, as he laid out the important tool it can be when it comes to onboarding.
Elizondo concluded by encouraging firms to dip their toes into the water of the metaverse, citing it as the first stage of adoption.
Nilssen agreed and compared the opening stages of the metaverse to the opening days of the internet, with the movement towards the metaverse being inevitable and all-encompassing.
It is something that Ai Ishii, Business Development at nChain neatly summarised: "The concept of ownership paired with community is a magical combination that comes with the metaverse and the embracing of blockchain tech."
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Q: Live Linux CD for burn-in with Bonnie++? Is there a live linux distro that I can use for burn-in? I'd like something that has Bonnie++ on it. I've found other live CDs that have utilities, but nothing with bonnie++ on it.

A: StressLinux

StressLinux is a minimal linux
  distribution running from a bootable
  cdrom (LiveCD) or via PXE. Stresslinux
  is dedicated to users who want to test
  their system(s) entirely on high load
  and monitoring the health.
Features:

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*stress 0.18.1 (A tool to impose certain types of stress on a POSIX
  system.)

*CPUBurn 1.4 (CPU maximum load (heat) stability test)

*CPU Burn-In 1.00 (CPU burn-in test)

*nbench 2.2.1 (CPU test suite)

*iometer 2003.12.16 (I/O performance meter)

*hddtemp 0.3beta11 (A program to display the temperature of your hard
  drive.)

*lm_sensors 2.8.7 (LM78 and other hardware monitor drivers.)

*busybox 1.0.0rc3 (Single small executable which contains common UNIX
  utilities)

*lshw A.01.07 (Hardware lister)

*bonnie++ 1.03a (Hard drive benchmark)

*netio 1.23 (Network benchmark)

*smartmontools 5.32 (S.M.A.R.T. drivetests)

*x86info 1.12b (CPU information)

*memtest86 3.1a (A stand-alone memory diagnostic)

*memtest86+ 1.15 (An other stand-alone memory diagnostic)

A: You might want to look at another distro named Parted Magic.  It specializes in everything that has to do with hard disks and includes bonnie++ among other things.

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CommonInfo This class is for internal use only.
SPDeployment Abstract base class from which the SPExport and SPImport classes inherit.
SPDeploymentErrorEventArgs Encapsulates data for error events that occur during the deployment operation.
SPDeploymentEventArgs Encapsulates event data for the specified deployment operation.
SPDeploymentObject Serves as the base class for the SPExportObject and SPImportObject classes.
SPDeploymentSettings Represents the base class for the collection of settings used for importing and exporting content between Windows SharePoint Services Web sites.
SPExport Supports export of specified content from a source SharePoint Foundation site collection to a CAB file (with .cmp file extension) in XML format.
SPExportObject Provides information about specific objects selected for export, and provides methods to direct how they are exported to the content migration package.
SPExportObjectCollection Provides methods and properties to maintain a collection of export objects (SPExportObject instances) for exporting to the content migration package. The collection specifies the scope of the export operation.
SPExportSettings Contains the settings that are used for exporting content to a content migration package.
SPImport Supports importing specified content into a SharePoint Foundation site collection using a migration package (.cmp) file in XML format.
SPImportContext Detects if the event or feature activation of the code that calls this class is a part of the import context.
SPImportObject Encapsulates information about deployment objects that are selected for import.
SPImportObjectCollection Maintains a listing of SPImportObject instances in the collection.
SPImportSettings Contains the settings that are used for importing content from a content migration package.
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SPDeploymentErrorType Enumerates the constant values that represent the error type for the SPDeploymentErrorEventArgs() property.
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SPIncludeUserCustomAction Enumeration that allows you to specify whether to include custom user actions with import settings.
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People fishing on Littoinen Lake in southwest Finland say they've found several smelly and deformed dead pike in recent days. Last spring the lake - which was previously oxygen-depleted and murky with green algal blooms - was chemically treated to clean it up. A specialist researcher says the chemical flush was the likely culprit behind the blistered, putrid fish.
Officials Document Water Hyacinth in Kerala since 1914 - Water hyacinth is a free floating aquatic plant that is native to South America. One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth can double their population in two weeks. When not controlled, the aquatic plant will cover lakes and ponds entirely, dramatically affecting water flow, blocking sunlight from native aquatic plants and starves the water of oxygen, often killing fish and turtles.


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Giles Watson paraphrases Dafydd ap Gwilym
Something to celebrate today: Giles Watson's launch of his online book, Dafydd ap Gwilym: Paraphrases and Palimpsests, a collection of modern English paraphrases of the works of the fourteenth century Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym. It contains paraphrases of 52 poems by Dafydd, and an elegy by Iolo Goch. Watson has also illustrated the book with paintings, drawings and photographs. As he says, "The paraphrases have been prepared by comparison of existing prose translations with the original texts, and the aim has been to echo some of the rhythms and cadences of the Welsh verse. I am not, alas, a Welsh speaker, and the project has been merely a labour of love, but I do know Welsh speakers who have enjoyed them. I do not intend to stop paraphrasing Dafydd but it seemed like a good time to put out a "first edition". It is currently available here (for free, of course)."
Gahh!
This all sounds sounds horridly daunting, if not physically painful, especially those palimpsests.
I assure you that Dafydd ap Gwilym: Paraphrases and ... is a treat.
Watson is what a scholar should be, not to mention a poet, artist, and historian. An addict of the curious, and a passionate perfectionist of sensuality and meaning. This book is both fun and lush. The poems are surprisingly contemporary. Read, for instance, the damning one about one of those newfangled mechanical clocks waking the sleeper from a sexy dream, and the impotent rage the ex-sleeper feels.
I have previously told you how much I love Giles Watson's poetry. I nagged him privately to write more, hopefully a book, and to make sure it contains his wonderful footnotes. This is a treasure that he has produced. I'm so glad that it's probably too fine a work to go the rounds of publishing house rejections.
Giles Watson said...
It's lovely to know that somebody out there "believes" in my work! Thank you! You might also like my 'Poet's Nosegay', here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/29536650
... and my 'Selected Poems', here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/29490621/Selected-Poems
Thank you for posting these here, too, Giles. They are delightful. Please feel free to post anything new you're doing, too. And by the way, I don't "believe" in your work any more than I believe that the earth is still because I cannot feel it move. Every work is something that must prove itself worthy on its own merits; and every mind is in a state of flux, sometimes going nowhere, sometimes zinging along in previously untravelled trajectories, ripping holes in the walls of universes. Maybe someday you'll produce something that I think is as mind-dulling as a saint's "miracle" — but you haven't yet, so goodspeed to you in your mindtravel and gorgeous reportage.
Thank you, Anna. I'll try to keep ripping at the walls of the universe... which reminds me of this picture, which had a profound effect on me, I am sure, when I first saw it as a child:
http://www.nclrc.org/newsletter/images/flammarion.jpg
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Asimov's June 2010 issue out now
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Australia's funniest science prize: The Eureka Eth...
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Boston's esteemed Aardvark Jazztet to perform up-tempo jazz standards in two New Hampshire venues
(Published: July 16, 2017)
The Aardvark Jazztet (Mark Harvey, trumpet and music director; Arni Cheatham, saxophones; Peter H. Bloom, flutes and saxophones; John Funkhouser, piano; Jesse Williams, string bass; Harry Wellott, drums) is a noted sextet drawn from the internationally acclaimed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra ("lush sonorities and a saxophonic blend worthy of Ellington's finest reed sections" Jazz Times).
The Aardvark Jazztet will perform favorites by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and other jazz legends, plus music by Mark Harvey written for the occasion. The Boston-based ensemble will appear at two New Hampshire venues:
Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 6:30 pm
West Claremont Center for the Arts
133 Old Church Road, Claremont NH
Free admission, donations welcome. Information: 802.738.0022
Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in the Little Studio
139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, New Hampshire, 03745
Concert included with admission to the site
Information: 802.738.0022 or (603) 675-2175
The July 29 show will include hits like In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington, Ain't Misbehavin by Fats Waller, and A Foggy Day by George Gershwin, plus Mark Harvey's Claremont Suite, originally written for the Claremont 250th anniversary in 2014. On July 30, the group will perform Summertime by George Gershwin, Night and Day by Cole Porter, and C Jam Blues by Duke Ellington. The show will feature the world premiere of Mark Harvey's piece honoring Augustus Saint Gaudens, called SGS (Saint Gaudens' Studio), commissioned for the occasion.
The musicians of the Aardvark Jazztet are members of the renowned Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (now in its 44th season) led by founder and music director Mark Harvey. These six musicians have impressive credentials playing with leading jazz, blues, and classical ensembles as well as national and international touring experience. The Aardvark Jazztet has appeared at the National Gallery (Washington, DC), Ocean Park Music Festival, Harvard University, Emmanuel Church, and the Rockport Music Festival, to name a few.
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has been called "stunningly beautiful" (New York City Jazz Record), "spellbinding" (The Boston Globe) and "one of the best jazz ensembles in the world" (Jazz Podium, Germany). The band has premiered more than 175 works for jazz orchestra, has released 14 CDs to international acclaim, and has performed with guest artists Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Giuffre, and other luminaries. Trumpeter-composer Mark Harvey has recorded with George Russell (Blue Note) and Baird Hersey (Arista/Novus) and performed with Gil Evans, Claudio Roditi, Howard McGhee, Sam Rivers, and others. A winner of awards from ASCAP, the National Endowment, and Meet-the-Composer-Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program, Dr. Harvey teaches jazz studies and composition at MIT.
The Aardvark Jazztet is managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, Managing Director, telephone: 617-776-8778 Visit: www.americasmusicworks.com
More Information: http://www.aardvarkjazz.com


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Zuo Mo had just finished sorting out his just rented ling garden and dragged his exhausted body back to the Little West Wind Yard. But when he saw the pink little thousand crane, he wanted to faint.
Zuo Mo wanted to cry. But this situation wouldn't change based on his wishes, he could only adjust to it.
He felt he wasn't lying to the other. He really didn't know how to play games. Games, to him, it was so strange that it was like he didn't even know the word. His life, from the moment he opened his eyes, it was determined that he couldn't leisurely play games and live a life.
Hm, Zuo Mo's mind couldn't help but jump. Wasn't this a formation problem? He read it thoroughly again and finally was certain that this was really a formation problem.
Formations was an area of systematic study. Zuo Mo, located in a small sect, naturally didn't have any experience. However, in some large sects, the disciples would learn formations. From the simplest Simple Ling Formation, to Yin Yang Formation, Compound formations and gradually increasing the difficulty. This was an extremely long process of study. To help disciples with learning, some xiuzhe skilled in formations had created a set of methods to learn formations. Included in the methods were all kinds of formation problems.
Like corrections, fill in the blanks, optimization etc. There were many kinds. Over time, some xiuzhe enjoyed the process and were infatuated, creating even harder formation problems. Between many disciples, they used them as games.
Zuo Mo had never played this before and felt it was very interesting. The formations that were used were not complicated. Zuo Mo had learned them before. However, the problem was extremely tricky. He couldn't help but fall into thinking. The other seemed to know that he was thinking and didn't hurry him.
Thinking for a long time, he didn't figure out anything.
Zuo Mo shook his head hard and recovered some clarity. He couldn't help but gape inside. Did those large sect disciples play like this? He couldn't help but admire them. No wonder they were so strong. Even the things they played with were this powerful.
However, he decided to put this game down first. There were many things he still had to do. Games, it was fine to play when he had free time. In any case, that damned woman hadn't hurried him.
Zuo Mo went into the stone room to practice [Embryonic Breathing Spiritual Cultivation] and the gravestone version of [Vajra Profound Sutra].
After cultivation, he took out the Water Drop sword from the ling spring. With the nourishment from the ling spring, its sheen was clearer than before. Zuo Mo caressed the Water Drop sword and then started to imprint it.
One flying sword, it needed a long time to imprint it before it could move like a part of the body. And to have it move according to one's thoughts, the time needed was even longer. The flying sword was like a sword xiu's partner. The longer they were together, the more chemistry they had. Sword xiu wouldn't easily change a flying sword. This point, especially after reaching jindan, it was even more evident.
These days that were spent imprinting it, he didn't waste his efforts. Right now, Zuo Mo could move the sword like it was a part of his body. It was of a higher grade than ice crystal sword and was even more nimble.
Zuo Mo's mind moved and the Water Drop sword in his hand jumped into midair. At the same time, he gave a shout and jumped up from the ground.
The sword flashed and moved easily.
In mid air, a flame that seemed to be made out of water gave off a faint light. The places the sword passed, a stream of water flames burned silently.
Zuo Mo seemed to be drunk. Using the Water Drop sword to practice [Li Water Sword Scripture] , it was truly an experience. When he reached the peak of his enjoyment, Zuo Mo didn't follow the sword scripture anymore. The sword couldn't be detected as he moved, and the sword seemed to carry a few hints of the explosive li water sword essence in the calm, and it still spread like waves.
The sword essence which had been light and wave-like, gradually turned heavier and pressuring. When it moved, it moved with great force. The explosiveness which had been barely perceivable started to burn like fire in the wind.
Still as cool as before but containing a strong explosiveness. Those two conflicting feelings gathered together but Zuo Mo didn't seem to feel it and wasn't uncomfortable at all.
On the Water Drop sword, the light fire-like sword energy gradually started to retreat inside.
When Zuo Mo woke up from his epiphany, he finally realized, without him noticing, his [Li Water Sword Scripture] had went up a level.
There wasn't much joy. He stood there silently, finely savoring it.
He wasn't clear himself what level his [Li Water Sword Scripture]was at now. [Li Water Sword Scripture]wasn't some high level and profound scripture. Even its creator wasn't some powerful sword xiu. It was quite unusual that Zuo Mo could master a sword scripture like this to this level. However, Zuo Mo needed to explore the road ahead by himself, because the [Li Water Sword Scripture]that he had practiced ended here. Even though the creator had written some of his speculations and frameworks for the future, many of those had been rejected by Pu Yao.
Based on profoundness, li water sword essence was far from the tidal sword essence Zuo Mo had secretly learned. However, this was Zuo Mo's own comprehension and the sword essence he had the greatest grasp on! His understanding of li water sword essence far surpassed tidal sword essence.
Maybe, he could look and study tidal sword essence and change [Li Water Sword Scripture]. Zuo Mo's heart moved.
But he only thought about it. He wasn't so proud to the point of changing a sword scripture. Also, his understanding of tidal sword essence was just a hair.
At this time, he suddenly detected that someone was outside the valley. The person who was there was very docile and hadn't set off the jinzhi.
Mouth of West Wind Valley.
"Shixiong, Ling Ying Sect's people came again!" The messenger was still the outer sect disciple that had come last time. However, there wasn't any of the fear that had been on his face last time, but excitement.
"They came again?" Zuo Mo was dazed.
Zuo Mo instantly felt his scalp prickle.
Last time, three had come. Now this time, five people!
Zuo Mo wanted to turn and run.
Zuo Mo's heart calmed down lightly. Good, good, at least, it wasn't that all five were people he didn't know. Two people who had lost to him. Hm, he had completely reason to disregard them. The woman, she hadn't dared to fight that day, so this time, she definitely wouldn't act rashly. The headache was those two that he didn't know. Since the others had come to settle the score, they certainly would be stronger than the last two.
Dislike instantly rose in his heart. Never mind. If she was notified, the probability that this woman would do something behind his back was very high.
Fine! Thinking about the new comprehension he just got from [Li Water Sword Scripture], Zuo Mo was instantly full of confidence. He had just learned something, and some people just came over for him to test it on. This Ling Ying Sect really was full of good people!
This outer sect disciple was instantly excited and hurried forward to led the way.
When they reached the mountain gate, Zuo Mo instantly staggered when he saw the dense crowd.
"Uh, but why are there female disciples as well?" Zuo Mo asked speechlessly.
Goosebumps instantly rose over Zuo Mo's entire body.
Seeing Zuo Mo come out, the crowd of female disciples shrieked. Zuo Mo almost tripped.
Large black lines fell over Zuo Mo's expressionless face. He decided to stay a bit further away from this crowd of crazy women.
When Zuo Mo started walking towards the side with male disciples, the male disciples also expressed their emotions.
Zuo Mo rapidly distanced himself from these people that were completely sunk in fighting spirit.
In the short journey of travelling through the female and male disciples, Zuo Mo, who had been full of fighting spirit, almost became completely lacking in the desire to fight.
Of course, in the eyes of everyone else, Zuo Mo Shixiong was stepping resolutely, with a cool expression, and extremely elegantly passing from their side.
But when Zuo Mo saw the even worse expressions on the faces of the five people from Ling Ying Sect, his mood instantly became better.
Translator Ramblings: One more relaxing chapter. The sunflower is a reference to a famous wuxia novel.
Have not updated the cast yet (I know we are missing a lot of people) but here is a question: do you want everybody or just recurring characters?
Thanks for the new chapter! I'm pretty surprised the sender didn't pester him for an answer even after waiting an entire day.
She is kind of reasonable, ish. So maybe she think that Zou Mo need more than one day?
I hope she really thinks he is an idiot.
Loos like they called some seniors.
Recurring characters only do. No need to list everyone ever, haha.
I asked for a Cast page since I had to google characters twice: first one was Xu Yi, who appeared in chapter 47 – and later appeared in chapter 58. The other was for Wen Tie. In both cases they had at least two appearances, with a break in-between that made me forget who they actually were. So It would be nice if all characters that appear in more than one scene can be found in the cast page.
Even I will got goosebump if people cheer on me… am i weird like Zuo mo?
I actually wonder about this for many of the 'school setting' xianxia – its always repeatedly stressed how inner sect disciples get way more resources (like orders of magnitude greater) than the outer sect guys, and get prime locations with higher ambient Qi to meditate etc.
Somehow, whenever MC makes it in they never invite their outer sect buddies to come meditate in their spot for easy level ups, even when the MC won't be using it (e.g. Meng Hao in ISSTH, Ye Xiwen in MGS, Zuo Mo here). It'd be so easy to share a few pills and let them meditate nearby for quick breakthroughs, and end up with having a few more friendly inner sect disciples who would willingly run errands or do anything possible to help! 😛 If the MC is really stingy, he can always ask them to pay back the pills once they get admission to inner sect and have their own quota.
The MC's reaction to that line was quite memorable.
The Sunflower Art and the castration is not the Grandmaster Strategist … … It's the Sunflower Manual and Jin Yong's Smiling Proud Wanderer.
It's a good story, read it.


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Massillon's pro football 'brotherhood' basks in spotlight
Chris Easterling IndeOnline.com Sports Editor @ceasterlingINDE
Former Tigers honored by reception to kick off city's Pro Football Celebration.
MASSILLON Andy Alleman remembers his initial reaction when he heard about the plans for this week's Massillon Pro Football Celebration.
"I laughed when I first saw the idea, not because I thought it was a bad idea, but because I thought it was a great idea," the former Tiger lineman recalled Thursday. "I thought it was a simple gesture just conceptually bringing all of the people who have played or made it to that level back. ... I'm always appreciative to come back."
As Alleman spoke, he was seated at a table in a nook of the BW3's, looking over a crowd of more than 100 who had come out to show their appreciation not just for himself, but for all of those who came through Massillon who reached the professional level of football at the Pro Football Celebration's initial public event, the Pros Happy Hour Reception. Between players, coaches and executives, there have been 42 such individuals who have departed and spent time in a professional league.
Alleman, who played for the Saints, Dolphins, Chiefs and Colts during his four-year NFL career, was one of nearly a half-dozen who were part of Thursday's reception as the guest of honor. Tommy Hannon, Mark Streeter, Willie Spencer Sr. and Willie Spencer Jr. also were present for most of the three-hour affair.
Each one of them had their own chance to take their talents from Tigertown to the highest level of football, even if it was just for a short period of time. And not just with the NFL, such as Streeter, a fifth-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 1980 who eventually carved out a six-year stint in the Canadian Football League in Winnipeg, Toronto and Hamilton.
Regardless of how long that stay in the pros may have been, it still opened the door for them to become part of a very exclusive club in the city's storied football tradition.
"It's a brotherhood," said Spencer Jr., who was with the Chicago Bears in 2002. "I always talk about that. It's no different from high school to college to the pros. It's a brotherhood and no one can take away from you, regardless if you played in high school and didn't play in college, or if you played in college or didn't play in the pros. To be a part of a brotherhood is special."
For the younger Spencer, though, that brotherhood wasn't just based on Tiger ties. It was also based upon familial ties as well.
Spencer Sr. went straight from Massillon to the Hartford Knights of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1973, before spending two years with the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League.
In 1976, the elder Spencer received his shot at the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. He then spent two seasons with the New York Giants.
Now, 41 years after his final professional football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Spencer had another chance to soak in the appreciation of his hometown. Between family and various well-wishers, there was rarely a moment when he wasn't surrounded by people wanted to talk.
"It's been pretty good," Spencer Sr. said. "It happens for a long time. I just enjoyed it."
What each of the former Tiger pros acknowledged was that it took more than talent to get them to the point where they even had a chance to play near the highest of levels. For each, there was also the added layer of hard work.
That hard work, though, is something each at least partially credited to their time playing in Massillon.
"They taught me hard work," said Hannon, who spent nine seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. "(Former Massillon coach Bob) Commings stressed that we worked hard here. It wasn't easy days under Coach Commings. ... He said you have to work hard, you have to give your best."
That best which gave Hannon, much like 41 other former Massillon products, a chance to reach some of the highest levels of football in some capacity. And, this week, a chance to bask in applause of the town from which they came.
Reach Chris at 330-775-1128 or chris.easterling@indeonline.com.
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Vinoveritas Managing Director - Francesco Marchio was awarded with the title of Italian Wine Expert.
Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) inaugurated seven new Italian Wine Ambassadors and another two Italian Wine Experts, the highest certification of proficiency in Italian wine awarded by VIA, after a four-day intensive course in Hong Kong prior to the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair.
Summoning connotations of a Mediterranean sky, aromas of fresh herbs, olive oil and great flavoursome food and wine, "Paper Moon" fulfilled all expectations and more as an outstanding venue. Where better for Vinoveritas to show off a great selection of wines and spend time with our Master of Wine Michael Palij. In Milan in 1977 Pio Galligani and his wife Enrica Del Rosso opened the doors to the first restaurant 'Paper Moon' and the rest is history!
It is great to not only win awards for our amazing wines, but also to read about it. We hope you enjoy the article with a glass of the winning wine to celebrate with us.
The three importers acknowledged with awards for their efforts were Francesco Marchio of Vino Veritas Asia, Hervé Leroux from Sino Vantage Asia and Michele Volpato from Cheese Meets Wine.
On the 8th November 2017, we were invited by the Italian Consulate for a Gala Dinner arranged for the traders specializing in Italian Wines in Hong Kong. As a guest, we enjoyed a five-course menu with an amazing selection fo wines matched to the food. We were honoured to be asked to supply the welcome drink for all 240 guests and chose our fantastic Andreola, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene '26 Primo' Brute DOCG. During the meal we enjoyed I Pastini, Minutolo 'Rampone' IGP 2015 for our white selection and two red wines, Antonio Vallana, Gattinara DOCG 2007 and Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico Riserva 'Berardo' DOCG 2012.
We are delighted to announce Vinoveritas was chosen the winner for 'The Vinitaly International Award for the most outstanding Italian Wine Importer in Hong Kong'.
Great news at this year edition of R&B Show 2017, during the Best House Wine Awards, our I Pastini Versosud Susumaniello 2013 won two awards: Champion "RED Wine Old World" and "Best House Red Wine of the Show". An amazing result for a such unique Italian wine, made of 100% susumaniello an unexplored Italian grape variety!


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Made this over a year ago. Kinda new to this whole Newgrounds thing. With my next project a long way from being finished, I thought I should upload something to show some of the animation I can do.
Wow, that's inspiring ! Great job dude.
This was very good :) . the animation was passable, having a few hiccups here and there. The music... could have some work. I know those kicks and snares along with dem synths. ANYWAY. I thought this was pretty oooookay.
Yay! Thanks! Yeah, I have since learned that music is not one of my talents. Hopefully some of my future animation will be a bit smoother.
3 stickmen fight for justice against swordplayers !
War is great, war is fun.


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Mitch Kupchak gives update on the state of the Lakers, D'Angelo Russell, Kobe Bryant and more
Mitch Kupchak gave a wide-sweeping update on where the Lakers are currently.
By Drew Garrison Dec 14, 2015, 3:27pm PST
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Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak held a live discussion on the current state of the franchise, hitting every major point of a disappointing season. Lakers sideline reporter Mike Trudell moderated the Lakers Voices chat, taking questions from social media as Kupchak went over a wide range of topics, including Kobe Bryant, the new core, Byron Scott's performance and more. His biggest focus was on D'Angelo Russell and a group of young prospects he is "very encouraged" by.
Mitch reiterated that the development of Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson and Russell remains an area they want to continue focusing on, but that there's also importance in balancing Kobe Bryant's final season. "Knowing that you're not going to get into the playoffs, and knowing that Kobe's not going to be here a year from now, it makes you want to focus, as a manager, on the young players," Kupchak said when asked about how the two very different sides of the season are coming together. "But the reality is Kobe, although he's not going to be here next year, he will be with us for the rest of the year. This is his twentieth season, and he's just had a ridiculous career."
"We're trying to focus on the young group, but Kobe deserves a large degree of respect for what he's accomplished."
Kupchak pointed out the last three games for the Lakers as signs of the team heading in the direction they're hoping for as they transition. He cited the overtime loss in Minnesota, when Bryant made the case to coach Scott to let the young core finish the game, as a major stepping stone through the first stretch of the season. Still, he also made sure to point out the disappointment with the current record, hoping to have more wins with their re-worked roster.
"When you win some games there's a more positive environment and atmosphere. It just makes it a little bit more tolerable for young players to develop. You don't want to get to a position where you're losing every game, and it's tough," Kupchak said of the losing record. "At that point, yeah I want to develop, but you want to win games."
Russell's progress, Randle's impressive return and Clarkson's shifting role were three sticking points from Kupchak through the first quarter of the season, though.
Mitch spoke of Russell as a long-term prospect with a very high ceiling, as he always has, but also expressed optimism in the growth they've already seen from him. He noted that D'Angelo was out of rhythm and shape during Summer League, but used it as a "wake-up call" to work on his conditioning before training camp. Now, he's a "different player" that Kupchak called a future triple-double threat and player who can operate how the Lakers' offense is playing.
"As a ball-handling guard you can dictate the pace of the game, and that's something we think he can do... His gift is being able to deliver the ball and see the floor. I think he will also score. I think he will rebound at a high-level for a guard," Mitch said of what his outlook for the No. 2 pick is.
With Randle his departing thought was how impressive it is that it's only been roughly 14 months since he broke his leg, and he's already making an impact in his true rookie season. His rebounding and effort are two keys that Kupchak pointed out, though he also knows there's work to be done from both Randle and the basketball operations team. "We've gotta' figure out where he's going to be most effective offensively."
Adjustments are what define Clarkson's sophomore season to Kupchak. His shift from handling the ball through the second half of last season, to learning how to play in a rotation featuring D'Angelo, Kobe and Lou Williams. The signs have been positive as he learns to play off-ball more, particularly as he shoots 41.1 percent from three-point range.
Positive things are happening from the entire trio, but Kupchak didn't dismiss the issue of starting the year with 21 losses in 24 games. "It's not acceptable to lose but that's what we are right now. We're a young developing team that's going to lose some games," he said. "You don't want that to affect the overall picture, which is working to continue improving the team, and then individually getting players to develop."
Mitch expressed the need to wait to see how the season plays out before placing blame on anyone, with Byron Scott's accountability one of the pieces they'll look at "at a later date." There's open dialog between Kupchak and Scott, who went so far as to say they work as a "team," though he doesn't dictate rotations or roles to Byron. He commended Byron and the staff for maintaining a competitive environment with "spirited practices"
"To date, as I mentioned, players continue to play hard and that's the most important thing."
The overall tone was of cautious optimism in the very early stages of a long process. There's been a few sparks of good to go with the bad ugly, but there's still a lot of basketball left to be played. Here are a few more quotes from Kupchak, transcribed via the Lakers.com stream of his chat.
On if the Lakers have any trade plans currently:
"There are no plans. We haven't earmarked a player and said we have to trade this player. The phone calls begin about now, December 15th in our business is a meaningful day. It's a day when contracts that were signed this summer, those players can be traded.
There's a little bit more activity. Part of our job is to make calls and just get a feel, or get the pulse of the league. Whether or not it leads to a trade, who knows, but we don't have plans to trade a player."
On their use of a beefed-up analytics department:
"I think that's really a question for our coaches, because they're the ones that meet with Clay Moser, who works in our analytics department, and he's a link between our analysts and our coaching staff. Clay has a lot of experience as a coach, and the reports that are gathered every evening, that are generated, and are reviewed in the morning by our analytics department. That information is passed on to our coaches from Clay Moser.
It's varied amounts of information. It could be shot charts, it could be metrics, it could be which combinations of players play better. Their defensive metrics, and offensive metrics. It's a lot of information. Overwhelming, and you have to be careful as a department that the person who gives that information to the coaches is consistent. The information is succinct and not overwhelming to a coach."
On how he's gauging success in a season full of losses:
"You look for the players that they're going to continue to play hard. If their practices are still spirited. If they're coming early, they're staying late and they're working with our coaches. Not only to improve the team, but also individually.
It's important when you're going through tough times and you've got a long way to go that the coaches and the staff create an environment where players still want to come to and they want to work hard. And they just don't want to leave early and feel as if 'I gotta get outta here.'"
On whether developing the core is the most important aspect of the season going forward:
"There's no doubt we're a team in transition. We will continue to pursue free agents that are veterans, and we have several veterans that will be free agents that we have to evaluate and make a decision on this summer. In addition to that, we obviously have a core of young players that we are trying to develop and build around, It's important for us as a team to not only monitor and watch the young guys, but guys like Roy Hibbert, who's going to be a free agent."
All quotes transcribed via Lakers.com's livestream of the Lakers Voices chat.
Lakers vs. Jazz Preview and Game Thread: L.A.'s problematic defense needs to significantly improve The Lakers are midway through the season, and yet their defensive approach is still (rightfully) being questioned.
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Q: PHP/MYSQL: How to create image galleries that rotate/change during each page refresh/load I am building a website that will consist of only images on a single page. There are 300 Images on this page. The home page. Each one of these images is a link and can be clicked. I have a database and this database contains a table where the image URL and the link/target URL exists for each image. There are 2,000 image in the database and only 300 images positions on the page.
Using PHP/MySQL how can I make it so that every time the page is loaded/refreshed new images are shown. So that it randomly (however each image needs to be different relative to each refresh. No duplicates on page) grabs 300 images out of the database to be displayed on the page. Kinda like a rotating advert would work. Each time the page is loaded a new advertisement is shown.
It doesn't have to show 300 different images each time the page is refreshed It just can't show duplicates at anyone time on the page.
Looking for a quick solution, ideas, or links to tutorials that I can follow. Thanks!
EDIT:
Here is the code I currently have so far..
<?php
    // Connects to the database.
    $connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");
        if (!$connection) {
            die("Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    // Selects a database from the previously opened connection.
    $select = mysql_select_db("affiliate_links", $connection);
        if (!$select) {
            die("Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    // Performs query to table 'affiliates' in previously opened database.
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM affiliates ORDER BY RAND() limit 1", $connection);
        if (!$result) {
            die("MySQL Query/Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
    }
?>

** The following code is where I want each new image to appear on the page.
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">
        <a href="<?php echo $row['target_url'] ?>"><img src="<?php echo $row['thumb_url'] ?>">

As is, the code above(the echo $row statements) does not work. The only way I have been able to pull the data from the data base is by putting the echo statements right under the 'while loop' like this.
            while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
                echo $row['target_url']." ".$row['thumb_url']."
";

If I keep ORDER BY RAND() limit 1 in the code it will only show me 1 iteration. 1 row of the table. If I remove it I see all the links/image links where ever I echo it out right under the while loop.
So basically what I need now: Be able to echo out the $row OUTSIDE of the while loop and it be displayed inside the html to complete the links. And I need it to beable to display a new image during each iteration of the loop. OR if there is a better way to do it than a while loop. Thanks!

A: How about storing all the results from the database in an array that you can use anywhere you want. I also changed the SQL query to limit the results to 300 and select only the required columns.
<?php
    // Connects to the database.
    $connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");
        if (!$connection) {
            die("Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    // Selects a database from the previously opened connection.
    $select = mysql_select_db("affiliate_links", $connection);
        if (!$select) {
            die("Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    // Performs query to table 'affiliates' in previously opened database.
    $result = mysql_query("SELECT target_url, thumb_url FROM affiliates ORDER BY RAND() limit 300", $connection);
        if (!$result) {
            die("MySQL Query/Connection Failed: " . mysql_error());
        }

    $images_array = array();

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
        $target_url = $row['target_url'];
        $thumb_url = $row['thumb_url '];
        // you might consider changing the next line to include a class on the images for formatting purposes
        $image_link = '';
        $images_array[] = $image_link;
    }
    // use this wherever you want to display your images
    foreach ($images_array as $current){
        echo $current . '
';
    }
?>

EDIT - to add banner text in the middle change the loop to
$counter = 0;
while ($counter < 150){
    echo $images_array[$counter];
    $counter++;
}

// put banner text here

while ($counter < 300){
    echo $images_array[$counter];
    $counter++;
}


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Engineering vs Mother Nature
Posted in Nuclear, tagged Alabama, Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Surry Nuclear Power Plant, Texas, Tornado on April 28, 2011 |
The past several days have been yet another reminder that the hubris of modern engineering can be brought low by the extreme power of mother nature.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it was monitoring the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant near Athens in north Alabama, after it lost offsite power Wednesday night due to the storms. While there was no direct hit from a tornado at the plant, the storms did take down the transmission lines from the plant causing the three units at the plant to shut down automatically when power was lost.
According to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which operates the plant, one of the plant's diesel generators was out of service for maintenance, but the other seven started to power the units' emergency loads that provide cooling for the reactors. No radiation was released as a result to the shutdown and the plant remains in a "safe" shutdown mode (you know, like Fukushima Dai-ichi's units 4 thru 6). Plant operators and Tennessee Valley Authority line crews are working to restore offsite power to all three units but the plant is expected to be down for days and possibly weeks while repairs to the transmission lines are made.
Meanwhile, less than two weeks ago, the Surry nuclear power plant lost offsite power early in the evening, of April 16th when a tornado touched down in an electrical switchyard next to the plant.
The two units at the Surry plant automatically shut down and four of the plant's diesel generators started to power the units' emergency loads. As of this writing, NRC's website shows Surry 1 back online, but Surry 2 is still offline.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, only 100 miles south of the Browns Ferry nuclear plant, was devastated by an estimated EF-4 tornado over a mile wide that stayed on the ground for 2 hours, leaving behind a shocking landscape of twisted wreckage for seven miles. In light of the devastation wrought by this storm, we should count ourselves very fortunate that these nuclear plants were only the victims of downed transmission lines and damaged adjacent switching yards. While the reactor containment might be able to withstand a tornado of this magnitude, we don't know how vulnerable the backup systems would be.
One of the lessons we should take away from Fukushima should be – never underestimate the power of mother nature or overestimate our ability to engineer things to withstand the extremes that nature can throw at us.


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Expanding Cancer Care in Pierre
Feb 23, 2018 02:23PM ● By Med Magazine
This Fall, Avera will open The Helmsley Center, home to its sixth cancer institute, between Avera St. Mary's Hospital and Avera Medical Group in Pierre. This $30 million dollar ACI will be an especially welcome addition to central South Dakota, which currently lacks easy access to a hospital that provides radiation treatment, even though cancer is the leading cause of death in five out of eight of Avera St. Mary's primary service counties.
"At least a third to a half of cancer patients need radiation therapy at some point during their cancer journey," says Sreekanth Donepudi MD, MPH, a medical oncologist at Avera St. Mary's. Right now, those patients are travelling 150 miles or more to access treatment that they cannot get in Pierre.
"It is difficult to tell patients that they have to go somewhere else for six to eight weeks of treatment," says Donepudi. "Some women choose mastectomy over breast conserving surgery so that they don't have to have radiation."
While the new Elekta Linear Accelerator is still a few months away, the hospital is not waiting to advance cancer care in Pierre. Avera St. Mary's has provided 3D mammography for more than a year and this past fall added contrast enhanced digital mammography (CEDM). CEDM uses a contrast agent in combination with mammography to make cancers that are not visible on standard mammograms show up as enhancing areas.
"This gives us even better information compared to a mammogram and can really help us determine who needs a biopsy and who doesn't," says Dr. Donepudi.
In addition, Donepudi says the hospital has standardized diagnostic protocols for several cancers to ensure that patients across the Avera system receive the same standard of care. That includes low-does CT scans for the detection of early lung cancer in high risk patients.
"Even though we are a small place, we are very integrated with our main hospital in Sioux Falls," says Dr. Donepudi, who regularly participates in tumor boards with Avera colleagues in Sioux Falls. "Pretty much every patients I see here has a genomic consultation with the genomic team in Sioux Falls." The integration means that cancer patients in Pierre can receive the genetic counseling they need without having to travel long distances.
Although chemotherapy is already available in Pierre in the hospital's former ICU, The Helmsley Center will improve the experience by offering it in a dedicated area.
The Helmsley Center at a Glance:
● $30 million project
● Expanded med oncology, diagnostics, infusion therapy, surgical oncology, and ongoing support
● State-of-the-art Elekta Linear Accelerator
● Pilot site for radiation-oncology telemedicine services
● Cafeteria, cafe, and meditation room
● Clinic space for orthopedics, dermatology, ENT, and urology
● Opens Fall 2018
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Fernando Sandoval Jimenez was born and raised in central rural Mexico, and attended the United World College in New Mexico. Before coming to Middlebury he took a year off to volunteer and travel in the Middle East and North Africa. He is an Environmental Studies and Geography joint major and Arabic minor. He received a CSE Grant during the Summer of 2012 to implement "Integrando a Mexico 2012," a summer camp on youth empowerment and social entrepreneurship, and he is currently an fellow in the first cohort at the CSE.


Jitpur, Kapilvastu, Feb. 2: An international wrestling championship has kicked off here since Thursday.
The three-day event titled 'Birat Aantarashtriya Kusti (Dangal) Pratiyogita' is organised by Suddhodhan rural municipality.
The wrestling competition is organised with the objective of promoting local wrestlers as well as expanding friendship between the wrestling players of Nepal and India, said Bhagirathi Yadav, president of the Pratiyogita organising committee.