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James Bond Plunges Into an Original Graphic Novel in February
Posted on November 30, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team
Dynamite has announced a new original James Bond graphic novel for release in February, incorporating contributions from a cavalcade of writers and artists to celebrate the timelessness of the character and the countless talented creators who have brought him to comics.
James Bond in "Reflections of Death" is a 128 page hardcover of nonstop thrills and intrigue. Several Dynamite Bond veterans return for this tapestry, including Benjamin Percy, Andy Diggle, and Greg Pak and the writers of the December-launching new ongoing series, Vita Ayala and Danny Lore. Stars of both Dynamite and comics at large Gail Simone and Mark Russell join the team as well. Artists enlisted for the mission include Luca Casalanguida, Robert Carey, Jordi Perez, Dean Kotz, Eoin Marron, and Kewber Baal. All wrapped up in another beautiful noir and pulp flavored cover by Fay Dalton.
With a framing story Ayala and Lore, over 20 total creators will collaborate to contribute stories that both stand on their own and tie into an overarching narrative. The central figure through the anthology of case files is Moneypenny. She's been kidnapped. and the mystery of her captors and their demands will only be revealed when, or if, 007 is able to complete his missions. While Moneypenny herself may have some surprises up her sleeve.
Preview: Incursion TPB
Posted on July 6, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team
INCURSION TPB
Story by ANDY DIGGLE and ALEX PAKNADEL
Script by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Colors by DIEGO RODRIGUEZ
Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
$14.99 | 114 pgs. | T+ | On sale JULY 10th
The debut of Valiant's biggest villain: the alien conqueror Imperatrix Virago!
The only thing standing in her way is the Eternal Warrior and Geomancer.
Can the duo of heroes protect the planet from a seemingly unstoppable extraterrestrial foe and her army of the undead?
Collecting the complete limited series, INCURSION #1-4.
Review: Incursion #4
Posted on May 22, 2019 by Alex K Cossa
In Incursion #4, it's time for the boss battle: Eternal Warrior vs. Imperatrix Virago! Young Tama's life hangs in the balance during this otherworldly battle. Will she survive, or will the Earth need to choose a new Geomancer? It's the epic conclusion of Valiant's miniseries.
My first question when starting this comic was whether it would be as good as the previous issues. A series that has, for my money* has been one of the best things Valiant have published in awhile.
Incursion is about an alien ivader Imperatrix Virago. She's a being who extends her life span by devouring the life energy of planets and uses reanimated corpses as her armies. She has fatally poisoned Tama, the Geomancer – the voice of the Earth; and the Eternal Warrior's quest to save the Tama, and consequently the world.
But there's a lot more to it than that; Incursion isn't just a battle to save Tama's life; it's also a story about saving two souls. It's a story about an immortal guardian and his mortal charge. But it's also story about family.
The finale of this series gives us three or four stunning set pieces. Each had me at the edge of my seat for most of the twenty odd pages of the comic. It's capped off with an epilogue that serves to tie up the story. It also sets the stage for Gilad Anni-Padda and the Earth going forward. In other words, Incursion #4 is one of the best concluding chapters to a miniseries that I have read from any publisher in some time; delivering on and frequently exceeding expectations in both the writing and art.
Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel have crafted a wonderful story that will likely end up among my top five Valiant stories once I've given it some time to soak my brain after the third of fourth reading. The relationships between the protagonists, the oddly tender moments from Gilad and the line that had me grinning early in the comic that opened with "I'm Gilad…" were like the sprinkles on a chocolate strawberry. But that's not to say that there isn't any action here; as one would expect from the finale of any story featuring such brutal combat as Incursion, there are several great fight sequences within the comic.
The art, and the fight choreography, once again is phenomenal. Doug Braithwaite must be one of the most consistently brilliant artists in comics; his near photo-realistic facial expressions add a level of emotional understanding that you instinctively grasp; Braithwaite's work means that Diggle and Paknadel don't need to spoon feed you the story, which means that the words they use have a greater impact because of the lack of over saturation.
Incursion #4 rounds out a fantastic four issue series, one that keeps the stakes high in regarding the consequences of Gilad's failure, but never once feels as though he has any choice but to act (almost) alone. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and hope that we get to experience the next step on the Eternal Warrior and the Geomancer's journey very soon.
Story: Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel Art: Doug Braithwaite
Colours: Diego Rodriguez and Leonardo Paciarotti
Letters: Marshal Dillon
Story: 9.5 Art: 9.5 Overall: 9.5 Recommendation: Buy
Valiant provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
*because despite getting access to the review pdfs I will still buy then floppies.
Preview: Incursion #4 (of 4)
Posted on May 18, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team
INCURSION #4 (of 4)
Cover A by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover B by RENATO GUEDES
B/W Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
On sale May 22nd, 2019
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | Full Color
It's time for the boss battle: Eternal Warrior vs. Imperatrix Virago!
Young Tama's life hangs in the balance during this otherworldly battle. Will she survive, or will the Earth need to choose a new Geomancer?
Get ready for an epic conclusion!
Doctor Mirage's Bloody Battle in Incursion #4 (of 4)!
Posted on April 29, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team
Doctor Mirage bravely stands against Imperatrix Virago in the final chapter of Alex Paknadel, Andy Diggle, and Doug Braithwaite's epic event! How will this Earth-shattering alien invasion wrap up, and what will it mean for the Eternal Warrior and Geomancer? Find out in the final chapter of Incursion,on sale May 22!
Pencils by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale May 22nd
Posted on April 17, 2019 by Alex K Cossa
The cosmic and supernatural sides of the Valiant Universe collide on Earth! Oh my!
Having crossed over into the Deadside, the Eternal Warrior comes face to face with Syntilla, the young girl who poisoned Tama on behalf of her master. Will the Eternal Warrior save his young charge or will the world suffer another catastrophic loss? Meanwhile, Doctor Mirage and Hwen do their best to keep Tama alive. Will the doctors find the right medicine or will the young Geomancer perish before help arrives? There is only one world left to conquer…
In the interest of full disclosure, I actually went into this comic expecting it to be a touch lower in quality than the first two because the first half of this series was remarkable. I was wrong – so far three out of four issues of Incursion are rating at a Must Buy for me.
The broader story centers around Imperatrix Virago, a necromancer who devours the life energy of planets and uses reanimated corpses as her armies; and the Eternal Warrior's quest to save the Geomancer – a young girl who has been poisoned by the Imperatrix from succumbing to the sickness that rages through her.
To do this, Gilad Anni-Padda cut through the Deadside and Virago's legions to find the one person that could save the Geomancer. Incursion #3 diverges a little from the action packed second issue to bring us a little more exposition and fewer scenes where Gilad is hacking apart soldiers. The balance between the plot progression and the action is struck perfectly, with each serving to crank the tension of the series as a whole up higher and higher.
Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel have crafted a story that is on pace to be one of the very best Valiant have to offer. Which brings me to an aspect of the comic that is unlikely to be missed; the dialogue between Gilad and Doctor Mirage. It's incredibly well written, with each character clearly owning their own voice, culminating in an almost terrifying question for the Valiant universe (though the answer, one can argue, can be gleaned from The Valiant).
The art once again is phenomenal. Doug Braithwaite and Diego Rodriguez are a wonderfully complimentary pair, with each bringing their A game to a comic that has an ethereal beauty. There are fine details from Braithwaite that Rodriguez highlights that seem almost too subtle to be intentional. The look in Gilad's eyes after his final confrontation (this issue) is oddly haunting. Once again, this comic is packed with subtle visual details that enhance the story.
With Incursion #3, Diggle and Paknadel et al have delivered upon the promise of the first half of the miniseries, and use the penultimate issue to set up an explosively powerful conclusion that could very well leave readers with something to think about long after the final page has been turned (speculation, obviously, but this series feel much more personal than it should given the stakes involved).
Incursion #3 is, once again a great comic. With one issue to go, there's a better than average chance that this will be hailed as one of Valiant's top offerings from the last couple of years.
Colours: Diego Rodriguez Letters: Marshal Dillon
Story by ALEX PAKNADEL & ANDY DIGGLE
Letters by MARSHALL DILLION
Cover B by PASQUALE QUALANO
Pre-Order Edition Cover by TONCI ZONJIC
On sale April 17th, 2019
Having crossed over into the Deadside, the Eternal Warrior comes face to face with Syntilla, the young girl who poisoned Tama on behalf of her master. Will the Eternal Warrior save his young charge or will the world suffer another catastrophic loss? Meanwhile, Doctor Mirage and Hwen do their best to keep Tama alive. Will the doctors find the right medicine or will the young Geomancer perish before help arrives?
Posted on March 20, 2019 by Alex K Cossa
There is only one world left to conquer…
Entire planets have suffered and died at the cold, close-fisted hands of the alien Imperatrix Virago – and now her gruesome sights are set on our world. As Earth's chosen protector, the Geomancer named Tama fights for her life, while the Eternal Warrior goes on the ultimate mission through the perilous realm of the Deadside to find the secret to saving her…and the entire planet in the process.
This is an exciting time for Valiant. The long anticipated The Life and Death of Toyo Harada is due to hit shelves any day now, Livewire is beginning to pick up steam, and The Forgotten Queen is looking to be a sleeper hit. But it's Incursion that has this reviewer most excited; chiefly because it features Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior (though I can't deny LADOTH isn't high on my list, either).
Conveniently enough, Incursion is what we're talking about today, and, spoiler alert, it's pretty freaking great.
Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel wasted no time in establishing the threat and setting the tone for the story in the first issue, and they keep the plot rolling here at a steady pace. Picking up almost immediately after the conclusion of the first issue, we follow Gilad as he seeks aid for Tama's condition. The ensuing scenes show a subtly touchy (and touching) Gilad as he fusses over the young Geomancer, with his advanced years and experience showing through in an interesting, yet almost throwaway line about the sound of dry leaves over flagstones. Which brings me to an aspect of the comic that could easily be over looked; the dialogue between Gilad and Doctor Mirage. It's incredibly well written, with each character clearly owning their own voice, culminating in an almost terrifying question for the Valiant universe (though the answer, one can argue, can be gleaned from The Valiant).
The reason the dialogue can be over looked so easily is because Doug Braithwaite and Diego Rodriguez are working with an almost symbiotic relationship – there are fine details from Braithwaite that Rodriguez highlights that seem almost too subtle to be intentional. The furrow in Gilad's brow when he's leaning over Tama, the concern in Doctor Mirage's eyes… and the gradual scrapes and tears to Gilad's clothing. Subtle details that add more to the story than you'd expect.
Up until this point, I've only been talking about the first nine pages of the comic; there's a lot of comic here to dissect, a lot of comic to absorb – you certainly get a good bang for your buck here. The rest of the comic remains at a consistently high quality level, although there are moments of pure brilliance sprinkled throughout – whether it is from the art, the dialogue or the plot as a whole, this comic offers something very special.
If you wondered, you don't need to be a Valiant fan to enjoy this story (of course, it helps). You can read this easily as a standalone story because the creative team are able to easily impart the depth of Gilad and Tama's relationship and the weight it bears. The stakes in the comic are world-endingly high, but because the central pillar of the story is the relationship between Geomancer and the Eternal Warrior, the one against many nature of the story doesn't seem out of place or conceited. It feels just right.
Incursion #2 is, once again a great comic. The series is on pace to end up as one of my very favorite Valiant stories – and certainly one of Valiant's very best.
Story: Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel
Pencils: Doug Braithwaite
Colours: Diego Rodriguez
Posted on March 15, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team
Cover B by RYAN BODENHEIM
B/W Cover C by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Pre-order Variant Cover by TONCI ZINJIC
On sale March 20, 2019
Entire planets have suffered and died at the cold, close-fisted hands of the alien Imperatrix Virago—and now her gruesome sights are set on our world. As Earth's chosen protector, the Geomancer named Tama fights for her life, while the Eternal Warrior goes on the ultimate mission through the perilous realm of the Deadside to find the secret to saving her…and the entire planet in the process.
Advance Review: Incursion #2
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Mobility Conquers – the Story of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978-2005' by Steenkamp & Heitman
Author Subsunk
Creation date Oct 3, 2016
There has been a recent 'big bang' in military history books on the South African and Rhodesian bush war experience. Many of these tend to be lively accounts with loads of pictures, often written by people who had been there and smelled the gunsmoke themselves.
'Mobility Conquers', a heavyweight in every sense of the word, is a worthy addition to this list of books. It is a worthy addition to the fine line of high-quality, detailed and well-written military histories we have seen recently. I particularly like the sidebar paragraphs here and there which help to explain to a complete outsider the wider context or specific detail about this conflict. Thus I came to understand a little more about units and personalities I had heard of elsewhere, such as the Pathfinders and their frankly rather scary CO, Jan Breytenbach.
Sanctions-era South Africa found itself in a rapidly-escalating bush war with a ruthless and well-equipped opponent across its North-West border in the early 1970s. Saddled with colonial hand-me-down tactics more suited to Salisbury Plain and equipment such as the Saracen APC, the SADF had to reconfigure itself from the top down to fight a mobile, long-range war in bush conditions so harsh that vehicles would routinely lose wheels, and rifle barrels protruding from vehicles would frequently get bent by vegetation. The enemy made extensive use of land mines on roads, making cross-country 'bundu-bashing' a vital capability, and all of this was underpinned by the 'tyranny of distance' as the SADF would have to hit and run across 'MMBA.' This led to the genesis of the range of tough mine-resistant vehicles used to this day, a corner of the defence market that South Africa has seized and held on to.
The SADF did not have sufficient manpower to risk losing personnel to mines, hence the early adoption of mine-resistant features such as hull geometry, use of diesel instead of petrol and moving the driver's cab in front of, instead of directly above the front axle. Tracked vehicles were discounted at the same time, lacking the track life, speed and range of wheeled vehicles. Anything less than a 6 wheeled vehicle was also discounted, to reduce surface pressure and build in a measure of redundancy when on the move. Also, wheel loss was a routine event that would be catastrophic for a 4-wheeled vehicle. In South Africa, even the trees are as hard as nails… This all led to the RATEL wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle, arguably the ancestor of all the wheeled AFVs we see today, such as the MASTIFF, PATRIA AMV or the STRYKER.
The SADF recognized early on that this new war would require a complete reboot of their organization, and so the resulting unit, 61 MECH, would be an all-arms fusion of capabilities, in which the traditional lines between Infantry and Armour were blurred. Initially, eyebrows were raised when the unit's first CO came from an armour background instead of infantry, but he rapidly proved his value in both setting the unit up and then taking it to war. One of the authors, Willem Steenkamp, was there and so his first-hand anecdotal accounts and second-hand accounts from oppos have the ring of authenticity. What comes across clearly is a strong sense of unit integrity from this newly-formed formation that took in personnel from all across the Army and effectively mechanized them into a formidable fighting force
This book deals with a conventional fighting force having slough off existing thinking and to adapt to a new way of warfare, under conditions of austerity, while facing an insurgent threat whose use of mines and IEDs and attacks on non-combatants are SOP. The border conflict was therefore out of necessity a comprehensive combined-arms effort, drawing on regular, conscript and reserve or 'Citizen Force' assets. Citizen Force is a notably interesting concept, as it refers to both highly experienced ex-regulars (Such as the 51-year old Impala pilot who was given free reign to go out on solo intruder sorties over enemy territory – his extensive experience flying ground strike in the Korean War in Mustangs being put to further use), and the citizenry itself, whether they be the housewife who proves adept at providing long-range radio comms to units on external ops, or the private pilot who has rigged his light aircraft with 2 underwing AK-47s when airborne and spotting for enemy incursions!
5/5 anchors for a book that is both outstanding military history and a useful work of reference for today's conflicts.
More resources from Subsunk
British Submarines in Two World Wars
Norman Friedman'd definitive study of the RN diesel boat until 1945
Seaforth World Naval Review 2018
British Destroyers and Frigates – the Second World War and After
Securing the Narrow Sea – the Dover Patrol 1914-1918 by Steve R. Dunn
Navies in the 21st Century

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Singapore's former Prime Minister and now Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong sat down with bluenotes managing editor Andrew Cornell at ANZ's Finance and Treasury Forum in Singapore to discuss the omnipresent China-US confrontation.
In this, the first a two-part series, we share ESM Goh's opening address at the forum.
read part 2: The Way Forward for the us & china.
"China's quick rise as the world's second biggest economy, and its huge trade surpluses, have thrown the US off balance."
You can read both parts of an earlier conversation between Cornell and ESM Goh from 2017 HERE and HERE.


crafting with katie: Circle Weekly Challenge: Sketch Challenge!
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I really haven't tried working with sketches before, so I thought this week's Cricut Circle Challenge would be a good opportunity to do so. We were asked to use the sketch below, and it ended up working pretty well for scrapping another page from my son's 4th birthday party.
The star border going across the center of my page is cut at 1.25" from the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge. I cut "GAMES" from Boys Will Be Boys at 2". The phrase is actually "GAME", but I used my gypsy to weld an "S" to the shadow.
My dump truck is cut at 2.25" from Mickey and Friends. I popped it up on a 4" circle that I cut from Cricut Classic Font and ran through the Polka Dots Cuttlebug folder. Some Jolee's dimensional stickers made the centers of the wheels.
To make the circle peeking behind my yellow layer at the top of the page, I dragged the same 4" circle I used before off the bottom of my Gypsy screen, so that only part of it would cut out. I did the same thing with a 3.65" circle for the green layer. The little stars were leftover from the border cut.
I'm also entering this layout into the Whimsical Wednesday "Happy Birthday" Challenge.
FLIPPING AMAZING! I love all the details! OMG... the colors, the cuts, the layers and of course the picture! LOVE IT! I didn't know that Mickey had the dump truck! I just got the Boys Cart! So love that you journaled in your own handwriting too! So important! I am sending my son's pictures (all of them) your way! LOL So nice to see such a great boy LO! As always LOVE your ideas and creations!
You did a great job with the sketch - I love everything!
Hey Circle Sister! It's SO nice to discover your blog! I love your Cricut work!
Katie you did an amazing job with this LO. Everything about it is stunning. LOVE the color combination. That star border is so so pretty. Love the sketch too. So fun. Love the embossing, and the journaling too;) Thank you for joining us at Whimsical Wednesday.
This is such a fun, exuberant & lively layout. The photos just leap out at you surrounded by those great touches. The stars, the border, that truck! They are all work so well together. You did an outstanding job using that sketch.
I am back! You know how much I adore this LO! Everytime I look at it I find so many things I missed the first time! Still sending pictures your way of Ryan! LOVE it all over again! Thanks for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday's!
Man this is a total blast!!!!
First off, mom of 2 little guys, I love "boy" pages!!!!
Not sure what I love most but I do really love how the title turned out...but adore all the details, like reusing the stars from the border punch!!!!
You rocked it for sure!!!!
Super fun layout and I totally love it!! I have this cart and had no idea how fun it really is..LOL need to play with it some more..thnx for the inspiration and thnx for playing along with us girls over at Whimsical Wednesdays..


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Live coding es la práctica artística para generar música, imagen, coreografía y texto a través de dar instrucciones a computadoras en forma de algoritmos. Escribir instrucciones algorítmicas en forma de código fuente para reescribirlas mientras la performance sucede y la instrucción es ejecutada. Esta práctica está relacionada con la improvisación y la modificación de los datos de entrada y de salida, así como con la generación y modificación de código desde cero o from scratch. El live coding se enfoca en el proceso de escribir código con fines creativos más que en la concreción de un resultado, lo que resulta en una práctica de exploración del sonido, la imagen, el movimiento y el lenguaje.

El live coding tiene varios rasgos a destacar, entre ellos está la posibilidad de modificar los algoritmos a medida que se ejecutan. Un segundo aspecto interesante es que en las performances se suele proyectar la pantalla donde se está escribiendo el código, permitiendo a la audiencia ver las modificaciones de quien 'livecodea'. Un tercer rasgo de esta práctica es que al abarcar diversas disciplinas artísticas, las proyecciones antedichas pueden incluir varias capas de código pertenecientes a las disciplinas involucradas.  En síntesis, el live coding nos ofrece la posibilidad de generar performances audio-visuales en entornos de programación y, a su vez, es un campo fecundo para desarrollar el trabajo interdisciplinario a partir de la mixtura de lenguajes y técnicas.

Orígenes

El término live coding comenzó a utilizarse alrededor del año 2003 para referirse a una práctica musical con computadoras de carácter improvisatorio. En el año 2004 se organizó el primer encuentro académico dedicado al live coding llamado Changing Grammars - A Live Audio Programming Symposium en HFBK Hamburgo. Ese año, durante el simposio, se conformó el colectivo Toplap con la intención de promocionar y definir el live coding. Para ello, los integrantes de recién formado colectivo escribieron un manifiesto, el cual ha sido el documento de referencia para la práctica a lo largo de los años.

Latinoamérica

En América Latina los espacios de colaboración han aparecido inicialmente en Argentina, Colombia y México como puntos clave para el desarrollo de propuestas locales, para luego pasar a Brasil, Costa Rica, Perú, Chile, Bolivia y Ecuador. Grupos como Colectivo de Livecoders o CLiC han permitido el entrelazamiento de propuestas a nivel latinoamericano y global.

Argentina
El Colectivo de Live Coders CLiC comenzó a difundir el live coding en el año 2018 en La Plata.

Brasil
En Brasil el colectivo Algorave Brasil realiza un encuentro anual dedicado al live coding en el contexto del Algorave. También está el grupo Live Coding @ IMPA en Río de Janeiro.

Chile
En Chile la práctica de live coding tiene su epicentro en la ciudad de Valdivia desde donde es promovida por figuras como Christian Oyarzún, Alejandro Albornoz Rojas, Jorge Forero e Hypereikon.

Colombia
El grupo Alg0ritmos es un colectivo formado en el 2014 en Medellín. Sus integrantes comenzaron a difundir la práctica del live coding orientado a la música electrónica bailable en esa ciudad. La plataforma Platohedro también ha organizado cursos, conciertos y residencias dedicadas al live coding en esa ciudad.

Costa Rica
El colectivo Tacacocodin conformado por Randall Saenz, Pablo Cianca, Johann Stolz y José Pablo Saenz han difundido el live coding sonoro y visual en Costa Rica.

México
La escena de live coding en México comenzó en 2008 con el Taller de Audio (actualmente Laboratorio de Audio) del Centro Multimedia del CENART, con posteriores eventos mensuales entre los años 2010 y 2014 con sesiones de 15 minutos de live coding from scratch. Durante esas fechas Alexandra Cárdenas, Mitzi Olvera, Elizabeth Cacho y Mar Santiago fueron unas de las primeras participantes en las sesiones de live coding. Posteriormente Alexandra Cárdenas y el colectivo RGGTRN, formado por Marianne Teixido, Jessica Rodríguez, Emilio Ocelotl y Luis Navarro, comenzarían a impartir talleres de live coding en México y otros países de Latinoamérica.

En noviembre del 2012 el Centro Multimedia del CENART organizó el primer Simposio Internacional de Música y Código /*vivo*/  con temática dedicada al live coding. Este simposio tuvo una segunda (2013) y tercera edición (2014).

El primer lenguaje para audio con el que se hizo live coding en México fue SuperCollider. Ernesto Romero y Ezequiel Netri comenzaron a impartir los primeros cursos en el Taller de Audio del CMM del CENART. El primer lenguaje de programación para visuales utilizado en el CMM para hacer live coding fue Fluxus; Luis Navarro del Angel fue quien comenzó a impartir los primeros talleres de este software. Las primeras presentaciones de live coding audiovisual en México las realizó el grupo mU formado por Ernesto Romero, Ezequiel Netri y Eduardo Melendez (2006), y años más tarde (2010) Hernani Villaseñor y Luis Navarro presentan SuperFluxider en la Escuela de Artes La Esmeralda del CENART.

El 8 de noviembre del 2013 se realiza La noche de las luciérnagas, concierto organizado por el IFAL México y el Centro Multimedia, algunos de los artistas y colectivos que participaron fueron: LiveCodeNet Ensamble, lqra, 'bo, .buj, Diego Acevedo, Karen del Valle, Dora Bartilotti, Rodrigo Ramírez (yecto), Israel Noguez y Mauricio Colin.

Además de estos espacios, se pueden identificar otras líneas donde el uso de código en vivo fue creado, utilizado y presentado:

 En la Universidad de Guanajuatoo, Roberto Morales enseña SuperCollider; más tarde, algunos de sus alumnos crean el colectivo Rorschach_3.0. Dos de sus miembros, Benjamin y Tomas Sanchez Lengeling presentan varios talleres en el CENART sobre Processing, programando varias librerías de visuales generativos (una para Kinect y Processing, y otra para audiovisuales interactivos) entre los años 2011-2013.
 En la UNAM, el Seminario de Investigación en Música y Matemáticas (SEMIMUTICAS) comienza a realizar actividades como talleres y presentaciones en 2010. El proyecto es lidereado por el profesor Pablo Padilla, Jaime Lobato, Fabián Sánchez e Iván Paz.
 En el Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras (CMMAS), espacio para la realización de proyectos que involucran tecnologías y música. En 2017, se realiza aquí la Conferencia Internacional de Live Coding (ICLC).

En el 2020, se realizan diversos conciertos de live coding en vivo en espacios de realidad virtual, entre ellos, Fábrica VR creado por la artista Malitzin Cortés. Así como los espacio VR escritos con Three.js creados y autogestionados por PiranhaLab (MX) y el colectivo Tacacocoding (CR).

Perú
La Comunidad de Live Coders - Perú es un grupo de practicantes que se encarga de difundir y organizar eventos de live coding. También se encuentra el Proyecto MUTAR, quienes realizan presentaciones de live coding en línea entre los eventos que organizan.

Europa

España
Lina Bautista, compositora residente en Barcelona, es una de las representantes de esta disciplina. En 2015, se fundó el grupo de trabajo de creación musical con software libre Live Code Mad en Madrid, que ha desarrollado su actividad en Medialab-Prado y La Ingobernable.

En 2019 se celebró en Madrid la 4ª Conferencia Internacional de Live Coding, ICLC 2019, que anualmente reúne a los creadores más destacados de la cultura Live Coding. Fue la segunda ocasión en la que este evento se realizaba en Europa, tras la celebración de las anteriores ediciones en Reino Unido, Canadá o México. El ICLC 2019 contó con la participación de diversos agentes de la comunidad internacional de live coding, como Manifiesto del grupo TOPLAP de Estados Unidos, TOPLAP Node Yorkshire y TOPLAP Node North-East de Reino Unido, la Cybernetic Orchestra de Canadá, TOPLAP Node México o la propia Live Code Mad de España. El evento se desarrolló en las instalaciones de Medialab-Prado, la Nave de Terneras en Matadero Madrid y en la Escuela Municipal de Música y Danza María Dolores Pradera, organizando coloquios, talleres y diversas algoraves, una modalidad que apenas se había realizado en Madrid hasta ese momento.

Entre los impulsores del live coding en España se encuentran Lina Bautista, miembro de TOPLAP Barcelona trabajando en torno al Live Coding y Algoraves, la Orquesta del Caos, donde aborda la música experimental y el arte sonoro, y Sons de Barcelona, para la divulgación de las posibilidades de la tecnología aplicada al sonido; el artista, músico informático y educador Jesús Jara, coordinador de Live Code Mad; y la educadora, artista visual y tecnóloga creativa Marta Verde, profesora asociada en el Berklee College of Music Valencia.

Entornos

Investigación
Algunos tópicos de investigación, individuales y colectivos son: música en red, etnografías, análisis desde el campo de la comunicación, casos de estudio, escritura de bibliotecas y lenguajes de programación personalizados. La Conferencia Internacional de Live Coding ha sido un espacio de publicación para investigadoras e investigadores en Latinoamérica.

Véase también
 Medialab-Prado

Referencias

Música electrónica
Música experimental
Programación
Arte digital

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Adelaide finds herself without a home and without hope, until a mysterious stranger stops to help her.
The daughter of a vampire hunter, Adelaide never thought she'd fall for the enemy.
The December air bit into Adelaide, chilling her to the bone. She'd been tossed out of her home and had nowhere to go. Roaming the streets without so much as a coat, she looked for a doorway that might shelter her from the wind.
Entering Washington Square Park, she hoped to find shelter among the trees. When that failed, she curled up on a park bench and hoped she didn't freeze to death. It wasn't customary for New Orleans to be so frigid, but a cold front had moved into the area. The weatherman had said it might even snow, an oddity in the crescent city.
She closed her eyes and thought of the warmth of her bed. At nineteen, it wasn't unreasonable for her parents to think she should be more independent, especially having attended Cathedral Academy for her high school years, the best private school in the French Quarter. She'd been accepted to several colleges, including Tulane, but none of them had felt right. Now she wished she'd just selected one. It would have made her parents happy and she wouldn't be freezing to death right now.
Sleep overtook her and slipped into nightmarish dreams. Shivering in the cold, she was oblivious to the man standing in the darkness, watching her.


In order to speed up your WordPress website you're going to need the right tools. Luckily all of these very powerful plugins are free.
In my previous post I was convinced W3 Total Cache (W3TC) was the way to go when it came to page caching. Over time I learned that W3TC should be seen somewhat as a pro-package. If your blog is hosted on a VPS or Dedicated Server — which most WordPress blogs aren't — W3TC offers you the tools to tweak it to peak performance.
Today I will show you how WP Fastest Cache and Autoptimize will make you score higher in Google Pagespeed Insights and Pingdom.


Gabrielle Union doubled down on the leopard print trend in a Prada blouse and skirt and finished off her winning outfit with sparkly Manolo Blahnik heels.
For the season two premiere of Killing Eve, Sandra Oh wore a polished white suit by Armani with beige sandals by Tamara Mellon.
Drew Barrymore brightened things up in a multi-color Maison Valentino dress ($5,980; bergdorfgoodman.com) and chunky platform sandals.
Sanaa Lathan wore a lavender Christian Siriano dress, with Stuart Weitzman heels, and Le Vian Jewelry to the Native Son premiere.
For the premiere of The Public Movie, Taylor Schilling stepped out in a sheer Zhivago gown, H.Stern and Ara Vartanian jewelry, Amanda Pearl clutch, and Stuart Weitzman heels.


Subject Headings: Text Clustering Algorithm, Document Data Record, Wikipedia-based Word Mention Normalization Algorithm.
In traditional text clustering methods, documents are represented as "bags of words" without considering the semantic information of each document. For instance, if two documents use different collections of core words to represent the same topic, they may be falsely assigned to different clusters due to the lack of shared core words, although the core words they use are probably synonyms or semantically associated in other forms. The most common way to solve this problem is to enrich document representation with the background knowledge in an ontology. There are two major issues for this approach: (1) the coverage of the ontology is limited, even for WordNet or Mesh, (2) using ontology terms as replacement or additional features may cause information loss, or introduce noise. In this paper, we present a novel text clustering method to address these two issues by enriching document representation with Wikipedia concept and category information. We develop two approaches, exact match and relatedness-match, to map text documents to Wikipedia concepts, and further to Wikipedia categories. Then the text documents are clustered based on a similarity metric which combines document content information, concept information as well as category information. The experimental results using the proposed clustering framework on three datasets (20-newsgroup, TDT2, and LA Times) show that clustering performance improves significantly by enriching document representation with Wikipedia concepts and categories.
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Home Environment Green leader wins his party's first-ever seat in Ontario legislature
Green leader wins his party's first-ever seat in Ontario legislature
TORONTO — A speck of green appeared on a map otherwise dominated by orange and blue Thursday night as Mike Schreiner made history by winning his Green party's first-ever seat in the Ontario legislature.
The American-born politician handily won in his Guelph riding with 45 per cent of the vote, ushering in what he hopes is a new era for his party.
"If we look at the success of Green parties in other provinces, it always starts with one leader being elected," he said, pointing to British Columbia and Prince Edward Island as examples.
"When people see elected Greens in action, they see that we do politics differently …they want to elect more Greens."
In the 2014 election, Schreiner, who's led the provincial Greens since 2009, finished third, just 1.5 percentage points behind the Progressive Conservative candidate, who was not running this time, and ahead of the NDP.
The incumbent, prominent Liberal Liz Sandals, also did not run.
While Schreiner has won this initial fight, he noted that he may face an uphill battle for the next four years as he contends with a Progressive Conservative majority government that has vowed to eliminate Ontario's cap-and-trade system.
In his victory speech in Guelph, Schreiner had a message for Doug Ford: "You believed that climate change was real, and people were causing it," he told supporters. "And so you better listen to the Green MPP from Guelph about how we solve the climate crisis."
Asked what he'd say if Ford does indeed come calling, Schreiner laughed.
"Well first of all, I'm going to talk about just how important it is to embrace the clean economy," he said. "I think Guelph is leading in that and I want my community to continue in job creation in a clean economy — that's where growth is globally."
He noted that Guelph will be his priority once he gets to Toronto — his former home.
Schreiner was born and raised in a farm in Kansas, but he moved north in 1994 to Canada when his wife became a professor at the University of Toronto. He moved to Guelph a few years ago after working in the southwestern Ontario city for years.
"This is literally people-powered change," he said following his win. "We've had over 500 volunteers working on this campaign. They're just passionate, they're committed and they want to create a more liveable future for our children and grandchildren."
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press
Mike Schreiner
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I've been spending my days mostly painting, reading and walking and evenings having dinners with neighbours and watching Netflix. I am enjoying every moment of it!
Today, I present you several pieces that I did over last two weeks, thinking that maybe I will use them to send to my Instagram friends (some of them already sent happy mail to me, so it's kind of already overdue, but I thought it's ok to ship it around Christmas, I am so lazy…). Anyway, they are very intuitive, just play with watercolor and then doodling around with pen, but I quite enjoy doing them and like how they turn out.
They are beautiful! Sorry you've been under the weather. Your days sound lovely!


Microsoft announced today that both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are now slated for release to manufacturing in the first quarter of 2008. For Windows Server, that's a delay from the previous schedule, which had it slated by the end of this year; while for SP1, it's the first public date.
Windows Server is still scheduled to have a launch party on February 27 in LA, where the server, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008 are scheduled to be launched as well. I'm sure Microsoft would like to have final code for both Windows Server and SP1 by then.
SP1 has been getting a lot of attention, as a number of enterprises typically don't even think about upgrading to a new operating system until the first service pack. In an Internet-connected world, where every month sees a series of smaller updates, I'm not sure that makes much sense any more, though I certainly appreciate the idea of waiting some time for application compatibility and reliability to be tested more in the field. In any event, Microsoft now points to new updates out on Windows Update, including two performance and reliability updates released yesterday.
SP1 itself is mostly a maintenance release, but there are a few new features, detailed on Microsoft's blog site here.
But what may turn out to be most notable is support for some new hardware standards, including Direct X 10.1, which has new APIs to better support new graphics cards; SD Advanced Direct Memory Access (DMA), which should allow for faster transfer to SD cards; and the extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) file system, which is supposed to be used on future consumer devices and on solid state drives. This is turn, could end up speeding the day when SSDs actually make sense on a broader variety of machines.
So why is Windows Server 2008, and thus SP1, later than previously expected. The Windows Server blog says Microsoft pushed back the date so the team can "spend a little more time to meet the high quality bar that our customers and partners deserve and expect." In other words, they need to get the bugs out.
And as much as I'd like to see it sooner, getting it right is always more important.


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PFR Home Page > Boxscores > Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers - December 13th, 2015
NFL Scores & Boxes
2015 NFL Scores & Schedule
Carolina Panthers Schedule
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Schedules & Boxscores
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers - December 13th, 2015
Coach: Ron Rivera
Coach: Dan Quinn
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Time of Game: 3:10
Atlanta Falcons 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina Panthers 21 7 10 0 38
Expected Points
Scoring Table
11:28 Panthers Jonathan Stewart 1 yard rush (Graham Gano kick) 0 7
6:48 Panthers Ted Ginn Jr. 74 yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick) 0 14
0:17 Panthers Ed Dickson 4 yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick) 0 28
5:46 Panthers Graham Gano 38 yard field goal 0 31
2:18 Panthers Fozzy Whittaker 16 yard rush (Graham Gano kick) 0 38
Expected Points Summary
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving Table
ATL 22 34 224 0 1 3 42 46 71.2 1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Sean Renfree
ATL 3 7 11 0 1 2 17 11 10.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Devonta Freeman
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 40 0 22 5 3 22 0 12 1 1
Tevin Coleman
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 88 0 46 1 0
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 40 0 29 0 0
Roddy White
Jacob Tamme
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 26 0 8 0 0
Patrick DiMarco
Justin Hardy
ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 9 0 9 0 0
Levine Toilolo
CAR 15 21 265 3 0 2 19 74 153.3 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR 4 6 36 0 0 0 0 24 82.6 3 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 75 1 44 1 1 14 0 14 0 0
Fozzy Whittaker
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 1 16 1 1 -6 0 -6 0 0
Mike Tolbert
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 0 5 2 2 13 0 9 0 0
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 6 3 59 0 26 0 0
Ted Ginn Jr.
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 3 2 120 2 74 0 0
Greg Olsen
Devin Funchess
Scott Simonson
Jerricho Cotchery
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 6 0 0
Ed Dickson
CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 0
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Kicking & Punting
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Panthers Snap Counts
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Panthers Drives
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London-based Seedcamp, Europe's foremost startup accelerator, is coming back to South-East Europe and Belgrade on the 18th of May.
Last year Belgrade event premiered the new format of their Mini events that enabled the accelerator to cover more ground in Europe. Also among the firsts was the fact that event had taken place in a royal setting as well as seeing the first Serbian team join Seedcamp — Belgrade's TruckTrack.
This year's event will take place at the White Palace within the Royal Compound, and is set to be bigger than last year's since due to the fact that it is a part of Startit Fest, our own 5-day startup festival that will bring together the region's startup scene and investors and media from all around Europe.
All of the above makes this particular event a great opportunity for all teams who are looking to accelerate with Seedcamp — click here to apply for Seedcamp Belgrade with your AngelList profile.
The event is organized by SEE ICT, a non-profit from Belgrade, in partnership with Crown Prince Alexander Foundation for Education. Click here for last year's Belgrade Seedcamp.
The Seedcamp event is a part of Startit Fest, a 5-day event that is showcasing the startup scene from South-East Europe, with an anticipated 5000 attendees accross more than 50 events, top 50 startups and key people from this region and parties that will have you come back for more.


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Q: Jquery SlideToggle dropdown doesn't work in IE I've made a website based on WordPress and I've build a dropdown menu using jQuery's SlideToggle function. This works fine in Firefox, but in IE it doesn't and I absolutely have no idea why. I tried to remove some position: absolute, since there seems to be issues with that, but without success.
I uploaded a test version here
I am completely stuck with this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
The jQuery (the change to the expanded class is to change the plus icon to the minus icon:)
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it prevents visibility of the overflowed content. It seems that you have to delete it.

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Meet with the Mayor to discuss your project.
This is the fifth annual Houston Hackathon.
The majority of your team must be present in Houston.
Entries must be submitted by 12p on Sunday, May 21. You must include a link to your work, as you will not be able to plug in your own devices for presentation.
How big picture was the project?
What did you accomplish during the hackathon?
How useful will the project be? How much is it informed by experts?


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David Griffin gave thumbs up to a night off for 'Big 3'
By Cameron Wilkosz · 2 min read
Injury was not a concern for three Cavalier All-Stars going into Wednesday night's quirky back-to-back, home-and-home game against the Grizzlies. However, the Cavs traveled to Memphis without LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. It was a topic of conversation on every sports talk outlet for 24 hours, with fans angered at spending their hard earned money on tickets to see the Cavaliers play their bench for the majority of the game.
The situation copped a ton of attention, but it didn't faze either head coach Tyronn Lue or even General Manager David Griffin, who OK'd the situation before Ty Lue made the announcement after Tuesday night's game in Cleveland.
"Kyrie is totally healthy," general manager David Griffin told Cleveland.com. "Ty just felt it was the best way to prepare for the upcoming stretch the rest of the month. He is pretty sensitive to (Irving's) workload from USA Basketball coming off (a knee) injury the previous season. "There's just no reason to push anything."
LeBron James is coming off of six consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, and with the twelve-time All-Star turning 32 in a couple of weeks, rest is a must if he plans to defend the Cavs' title.
For Kyrie Irving its about maintaining his health. Irving has the ability to be one of the best scorers in the entire NBA, and while the fans aren't happy to see him not even board the plane, now with an entire week's rest, Irving will return raring to go. The way I see it, a night off for our three champs in December doesn't do the Cavaliers any harm, but playing one too many games could end devastatingly and ruin an entire season.
Joel Embiid told David Griffin in pre-draft workout to take him No. 1 in 2014
Kenny Honaker · 2 years ago
Former Cavs GM David Griffin expands on why he was 'miserable' with Cleveland
Reid Goldsmith · 3 years ago
Former Cavs GM David Griffin clarifies point about LeBron James' desire to win
The Cavs are about to enter a crazy stretch of the season. After a couple nights off they'll play the Lakers at the Q, then they'll be faced with 7 games in 11 nights, including a weird home-and-home back-to-back series with the Bucks and the Christmas Day showdown against the Warriors.
A night off for James, Irving, and Love against the Grizzlies only means a fuller tank on December 25th when we 'welcome' those guys from the Bay Area to the Q for the biggest game of the regular season. There's always a method to the madness. Trust Ty Lue and Griff. Trust the process.
Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, David Griffin


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Il Parnaso è un affresco (670 cm alla base) di Raffaello Sanzio, databile al 1510-1511 e situato nella Stanza della Segnatura, una delle quattro Stanze Vaticane.

Storia
Dopo aver completato la volta, la Disputa del Sacramento e la Scuola di Atene, Raffaello e i suoi assistenti si dedicarono alla decorazione della parete nord della Stanza della Segnatura, dedicata alla poesia, nel 1510 o, tutt'al più, dalla fine del 1509.

La parete presentava maggiori difficoltà, poiché la superficie da decorare era spezzata dalla presenza di una finestra (apertura 305 cm). Per questo Raffaello creò una composizione irregolare, con alla base due raffigurazioni a monocromo legate al tema del patrocinio della letteratura: Augusto impedisce agli esecutori testamentari di Virgilio di bruciare l'Eneide (base 185 cm) e Alessandro il Grande fa riporre i poemi omerici in un prezioso scrigno di Dario (base 180 cm), dipinti probabilmente dai suoi collaboratore su suo disegno.

Nello sguancio della finestra si legge "JVLIVS II. LIGVR. PONT. MAX. ANN. CHRIST. MDXI. PONTIFICAT. SVI. VIII", che può riferirsi all'anno di completamento dell'affresco o, più probabilmente, dell'intera stanza. Durante la Repubblica Romana instaurata dai giacobini e successivamente nel periodo napoleonico, i francesi elaborarono alcuni piani per staccare gli affreschi e renderli portabili. In fatti, venne espressero il desiderio di rimuovere gli affreschi di Raffaello dalle pareti delle Stanze Vaticane e inviarli in Francia, tra gli oggetti spediti al Musee Napoleon delle spoliazioni napoleoniche, ma questi non vennero mai realizzati a causa delle difficoltà tecniche e i tentativi falliti e disastrosi dei francesi presso la Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi a Roma.

Studi

Dell'opera esiste un'incisione di Marcantonio Raimondi, citata dal Vasari, che descrive il progetto originario del Sanzio (Parnaso I), con alcune differenze, anche sostanziali. Il gruppo di Apollo e delle Muse doveva trovarsi in una "selva ombrosissima" di alloro, con uno stuolo di amorini in volo recanti le corone laurate per incoronare i poeti, che hanno fattezze ancora generiche (a parte Dante e Omero).

In un disegno a Oxford, opera della scuola del Sanzio, si vede già una definizione pressoché definitiva dell'opera, con il movimento ascendente e discendente delle figure dalla collina, che lega i gruppi in rapporti concatenazioni ritmiche.

Altri disegni preliminari si trovano nella collezione Colville di Londra (Studio per una musa), al Museo Wicar di Lilla (Studio per Apollo), alla Royal Library del castello di Windsor (Schizzo per la figura di Dante e Studi di tre teste di poeti) e all'Ashmolean Museum di Oxford (Studio per la musa Talia).

Descrizione e stile

La scena è una rappresentazione del monte Parnaso, che secondo la mitologia greca è la dimora delle Muse. Sulla sommità del colle, nei pressi della fonte Castalia, Apollo, coronato di alloro e al centro della composizione, suona una lira da braccio, circondato dalle Muse. Ai suoi lati si vedono Calliope ed Erato, che presiedono il coro delle altre: a sinistra dietro Calliope, Talia, Clio ed Euterpe; a destra dietro Erato Polimnia, Melpomene, Tersicore e Urania. Nei disegni preliminari le muse tenevano strumenti musicali ispirati vagamente all'antico, che nella redazione definitiva vennero sostituiti con oggetti più precisi: Calliope, Erato e Saffo tengono infatti strumenti copiati con cura dal sarcofago delle Muse, oggi al Museo nazionale romano, mentre lo strumento di Apollo è moderno, a nove corde invece delle sette abituali (un richiamo al numero delle muse?), e richiama probabilmente uno dei passatempi di Giulio II. Per quanto riguarda l'Apollo si ritiene che Raffaello abbia preso a modello il musico rinascimentale Giacomo da San Secondo.

Tutt'intorno si trovano diciotto poeti divisi in più gruppi, alcuni di identificazione inequivocabile, altri più dubbia, tutti disposti come in una platea, concatenati l'un l'altro da gesti e sguardi, a formare una sorta di mezzaluna continua che si proietta verso lo spettatore come ad avvolgerlo.
Da sinistra in basso sono vari poeti lirici, di cui di identità certa sono solo Saffo, con un cartiglio col proprio nome, e Francesco Petrarca, più arretrato.  Gli altri sono stati identificati il barbuto come Pindaro, il giovane come Catullo, Tibullo o Properzio, e la figura di spalle Orazio oppure Ovidio. Secondo altri, sarebbero invece Alceo, Corinna e Anacreonte.

Più in alto i poeti epici: il giovane Ennio, che ascolta il canto di Omero (cieco), seguiti più dietro da Dante, che guarda verso Virgilio, che a sua volta si rivolge a Stazio vicino a lui.

A destra stanno discendendo il colle altri poeti antichi e moderni. La figura più controversa è la prima, per la quale si è proposta l'identificazione con Tebaldeo, o Baldassarre Castiglione o, secondo un'ipotesi di Charles de Tolnay, Michelangelo, o anche l'Ariosto o Jacopo Sadoleto. Seguono Boccaccio, una coppia di poeti antichi ritenuti Plauto e il giovene Terenzio, oppure Tibullo con Properzio, e infine Jacopo Sannazaro rivolto verso lo spettatore. Altre interpretazioni fanno i nomi di Agnolo Poliziano, Alceo, Vittoria Colonna e Pietro Bembo (con il volto rivolto a Francesco Petrarca, suo modello supremo), nonché quello di due ipotetici "poeti del futuro che giudicano il passato", in basso a destra.

In basso i tre grandi tragici greci, Eschilo più anziano, Sofocle e Euripide, più giovane.

Chastel dubitava di molte attribuzioni di nomi e secondo lui, per giungere a risultati soddisfacenti, bisognerebbe trovare le corrispondenze esatte tra le nove muse, nove poeti antichi e nove moderni, nonché raggruppamenti per generi poetici. È alquanto probabile inoltre che ai poeti antichi, come era stato fatto nella Scuola di Atene, siano stati dati i volti di umanisti e personaggi contemporanei.

Le nove Muse corrispondono alle sfere di cui è composto l'universo, un gigantesco organismo in perpetua vibrazione. Apollo Musagete (guida delle Muse) è il principio ordinatore del cosmo: egli impone una sequenza razionale all'esistente attraverso il magico suono della lira. Nell'affresco lo strumento assume le sembianze di una viola da braccio, largamente diffusa in epoca rinascimentale. Erato, (poesia erotica), Euterpe (poesia lirica), Polimnia (pantomima) indicano le sfere di Marte, Giove e Saturno. Urania, protettrice dell'astronomia, rappresenta la sfera delle stelle fisse, mossa direttamente dalla divinità. Calliope (epica), Tersicore (danza) e Melpomene (tragedia) sono la personificazione mitologica dei cieli di Mercurio, Venere e del Sole. Talia (commedia) e Clio (storia) sono associate alla Terra e alla Luna.

Nel cielo sono visibili alcuni ritocchi, a tappare alcuni guasti, per altro non gravi.

Stile
L'effetto dell'affresco è stato sovente giudicato più eloquente che poetico, con l'evidenza degli atteggiamenti declamatori dei poeti con i quali il Sanzio voleva dare idea dei diversi generi poetici (tragico, lirico, epico). Le figure hanno un accentuato rilievo scultoreo, giustificato dalla posizione in controluce dell'affresco e dalla necessità quindi di bilanciare l'effetto luminoso reale.

I gruppi si articolano dinamicamente concatenando gesti ed espressioni, e rispettando una certa gerarchia simbolica che non irrigidisce però mai la rappresentazione, che appare sempre sciolta e naturale.

I monocromi

Le due composizioni a monocromo alla base dell'affresco sono di autografia dubbia. Cavalcaselle vi riconosceva lo stile di Raffaello, ma per l'esecuzione chiamava in causa Perin del Vaga; il parere venne generalmente accolto, con l'esclusione di Fischer che li riteneva di mano del Sanzio.

I due affreschi, che Suida riferisce al 1514, mostrano due scene legate al patrocinio delle lettere da parte di grandi governanti. Nel primo è rappresentato Alessandro Magno nell'atto di far collocare i poemi omerici in uno scrigno prezioso, ottenuto come bottino nelle vittorie su Dario III, quale oggetto prezioso più degno di esservi conservato, secondo un racconto riportato da Plutarco e Plinio il Vecchio; nel secondo, l'imperatore Augusto vieta l'attuazione delle disposizioni testamentarie di Virgilio che avrebbe voluto far distruggere lEneide, ritenuta ancora incompleta, secondo quanto riportato dalle biografie antiche del poeta.

Altre immagini

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Bibliografia
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 Pierluigi De Vecchi, Raffaello, Rizzoli, Milano 1975.
 Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milano 1999. ISBN 88-451-7212-0
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Solano Co. won't review 300 more autopsies
Gill examined 332 deaths for the county in three years. Following a series of news stories last year detailing Gill's history of inaccurate autopsy findings, Solano County Sheriff Gary Stanton ordered an outside review of 32 of the cases. The results were alarming: A respected forensic pathologist determined Gill's conclusions on eight of the deaths were "unreasonable" and more than half had "critical errors."
The sheriff's office, however, does not intend to continue checking Gill's past autopsies, said Lt. Gary Faulkner, the chief deputy coroner. None of the other 300 cases is believed to have involved foul play or illegal activity.
"During the course of those other autopsies, there was no evidence uncovered that led the pathologist, or anyone from our office, to believe that a crime had been committed," Faulkner said.
The sheriff's office does not have the resources to open every post-mortem examination Gill did for Solano County, Faulkner said. "In many cases, there's really nothing left to work with," he said.
Stanton hired Dr. Bennet Omalu, chief medical examiner for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, to re-examine 32 of Gill's autopsies, several of which involved a death that resulted from violent crimes. Omalu found problems in more than half of the post-mortem reports, the most egregious example being the 2008 death of Ricky Meyi.
The remains of Meyi, a 50-year-old Vallejo resident, were found burned and left in a ditch. Gill performed Meyi's autopsy and concluded that the man died of "complications of blunt force injuries."
But Gill's initial report did not document any blunt-force trauma. During a second exam, Gill listed blunt-force injuries on Meyi's back, though Omalu disputed that such injuries could have killed the man. Those markings might have not been injuries at all, as blood settles after death, leaving marks that Gill might have mistaken for trauma, Omalu said.
Seven people accepted plea agreements with prison sentences related to Meyi's death, despite the lack of evidence proving what killed him. The Solano County district attorney based much of the case on witness statements that said Meyi was beaten by a group at a party. Julie Underwood, the lead prosecutor on the case, told California Watch that she did not read Omalu's review and dismissed it as "one person's opinion."
A joint investigation by California Watch, ProPublica and PBS Frontline last year detailed how Gill, 68, has repeatedly resurrected his career in coroners' offices across the United States over the past two decades after autopsy errors undermined criminal cases and misdiagnosed causes of death. The California State Bar called the doctor "incompetent" in a 2006 report on a botched homicide investigation in Sonoma County.
Gill was working for a private firm, Forensic Medical Group, when he performed the Solano County autopsies. The firm provides forensic pathology services to more than a dozen Northern California jurisdictions.
Forensic Medical Group fired Gill in early 2011, saying it did not have enough cases to keep the doctor.
Omalu discovered Gill continued to struggle with identifying evidence during autopsies and interpreting test results.
In 2007, Christina Baxley, a 41-year-old woman, was shot to death while walking her dog. Although the cause of Baxley's death was not in question, Gill's autopsy appears incomplete, as he misidentified certain injuries and entirely overlooked a bullet hole, according to Omalu.
"Review of the scene and autopsy pictures reveals a vividly obvious gunshot wound in the left anterior chest, which was not described in the autopsy report," Omalu wrote.
Gill also allegedly misinterpreted a toxicology report in the death of David Slaughter, who was discovered unresponsive in his cell at California State Prison, Solano in January 2008.
In the autopsy report, Gill listed Slaughter's cause of death as "morphine toxicity." Omalu's review of Slaughter's blood results determined the death was caused instead by a toxic combination of amphetamines and heroin – a significant discrepancy.
Omalu noted another key shortcoming in Gill's work on Slaughter's death: no visual evidence.
"Digital photographic documentation of autopsy findings are expected accompaniments of autopsy reports in this modern day, especially in homicidal cases and unique cases like this case involving sudden in-custody deaths," Omalu wrote. "This is a critical flaw."
Omalu argues that Gill repeatedly failed to meet basic standards of the profession. In multiple reviews, Omalu wrote in all caps: "There is a constellation of critical flaws in this case."
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Story courtesy of our media partners at California Watch (A Project of the Center for Investigative Reporting)


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One of the most common causes of numbness and tingling of the fingers and hands is carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve as it enters the hand at the wrist. The median nerve arises from the spinal cord in the neck and travels down the length of the arm. The nerve provides sensation to the thumb, index, middle, and part of the ring finger. It also provides strength to the thumb muscles. To enter the hand, the nerve is situated in a small canal adjacent to the wrist bones called the carpal tunnel. Swelling along the nerve in this relatively small compartment leads to a variety of symptoms. The most common symptoms include numbness and tingling sensations in the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers; weakness and aching of the thumb or forearm; pain that can wake a patient at night, among others.
Although carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common cause of hand numbness and tingling, it can also be caused by nerve compression at other parts of the arm as well as in the neck.
There are several factors that contribute to increased pressures in the carpal tunnel resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome. Some common occupational factors that contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome include use of hand-operated vibrating power tools, repetitive motions involved with bending the wrist, and keeping hands in a flexed position for extended periods of time. Some medical conditions are also associated with an increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome. These include: diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity, and smoking.
Evaluation for carpal tunnel syndrome begins with a thorough medical history that will include any medications you may be taking and a history of back or neck troubles. The physical exam will include certain simple maneuvers that will help in confirming the diagnosis of CTS. You may be referred to a neurologist or rehabilitation medicine physician for a specific study that evaluates the function of the nerves of your hand and forearm.
The treatment of CTS is dependent on the severity and nature of the symptoms that a patient experiences. For minor symptoms, many patients can be treated by wearing a removable splint. In some cases, steroid injections into the carpal tunnel can be helpful in symptom relief. With this simple office procedure, a steroid solution is injected with a local anesthetic to decrease nerve inflammation and swelling. This treatment is not only therapeutic but also a good indicator that a patient's hand pain and numbness is indeed carpal tunnel syndrome.
The majority of patients experience near-resolution of their preoperative symptoms within the first 10-14 days following surgery.
When non-invasive therapies fail to relieve symptoms, surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome is indicated. Surgical treatment is called a carpal tunnel release. In this procedure, a small incision is made in the palm to expose the ligament of the wrist that overlies the median nerve. The ligament is then divided to relieve the pressure on the underlying median nerve. The incision is then closed with sutures that are usually removed approximately 10 days after surgery. A light dressing is applied over the incision that is removed after 2 days. Surgery is an outpatient procedure that usually takes approximately 30 minutes. Patients can resume personal activities of daily living immediately after surgery, and most patients can return to work after approximately 4 weeks, depending on their occupation.
It may take longer time for symptoms to improve in patients with long-standing carpal tunnel syndrome. In rare patients, surgery does not relieve symptoms; however, surgery decreases the risk of further nerve damage.
If you think you may have carpal tunnel syndrome, schedule a consultation with Dr. Zemmel today.
Another cause of hand weakness and finger numbness is caused by compression of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the nerve that provides sensation to the ring and little fingers and controls the movements of the small muscles of the hand that open and close the fingers. The ulnar nerve originates from the spinal cord in the neck and then travels down the arm through a small canal in the inner aspect of the elbow (the cubital tunnel). It then passes into the forearm and travels down through another canal in the wrist (Guyon's canal). The nerve then enters the palm, and it branches to the muscles and fingers. Symptoms of ulnar nerve compression include numbness and tingling in the ring and little fingers of the affected hand. In more severe cases, patients may complain of hand weakness and clumsiness.
The most common site of ulnar nerve compression occurs at the cubital tunnel in the elbow. Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common nerve compression syndrome in the upper extremity. Causes of cubital tunnel syndrome include repetitive elbow flexion, post-traumatic scarring, direct compression, or abnormal muscle anatomy surrounding the nerve. The diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome is typically based on a combination of history and physical findings. Part of the evaluation of cubital tunnel syndrome may include a nerve conduction study; however, this test can sometimes be negative.
Cubital tunnel syndrome can be treated with nonsurgical and surgical approaches. Nonoperative treatments include behavioral changes that avoid long periods of elbow flexion, the use of elbow padding, and night splinting. Surgical treatment involves release of the nerve from its position in the cubital tunnel and placing it in a new position that minimizes tension over the nerve. Cubital tunnel release is performed as an outpatient procedure. After surgery the arm is wrapped in a mild compression dressing for the first 7-10 days. Most patients can resume normal activities about 6 weeks after surgery. In most cases, the numbness and tingling experienced preoperatively resolves in approximately 3-6 weeks. In cases of severe nerve damage, symptoms may never recover completely, but release will prevent worsening of symptoms.
Compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist is less common than at the elbow. It is frequently discovered as part of a workup for carpal tunnel syndrome. Causes of compression at Guyon's canal include acute or repetitive trauma, previous wrist fractures, abnormal anatomy of adjacent muscles, and tumors such as cysts.
Nonoperative treatment for cases associated with trauma include splinting for several weeks. Surgical treatment involves release of the nerve from its position in Guyon's canal. Surgical nerve release is typically accomplished through the same incision used for a carpal tunnel release; both can usually be performed at the same time. The recovery of this procedure is very similar to a carpal tunnel release.
If you think you think you may have cubital tunnel syndrome, please contact Richmond Aesthetic Surgery for an evaluation today.
Ganglion cysts are the most common soft tissue tumors of the hand. Ganglion cysts are nodular collections of a thick gel-like fluid that typically occur at the wrist, palm and finger joints. The cause of these nodules is usually due to abnormal growth in either the lining of underlying joints or tendon sheaths; although, they can also develop due to previous trauma or inflammation. Surgical treatment usually involves outpatient excision of the nodules.
These are nodules that commonly develop in the digits as a result of implantation of skin cells into the soft tissue or bone, usually as a result of minor trauma. The skin cells slowly grow over time and form painless swellings that can sometimes be mistaken for ganglion cysts. If left untreated, these cysts can occasionally compress bone, resulting in weakening of the affected bone.
Foreign bodies, such as metal shards, glass, work glove fibers, and wood, left in the hand or digits will often develop a surrounding ball of scar as part of the normal healing process. The result is a tumor of the hand or finger that can become increasingly more painful.
Lipomas are non-cancerous tumors comprised of fatty tissue that are commonly seen in the wrist and palm. As they enlarge, they may become more painful, especially if they compress underlying nerves of the hand.
Giant cell tumors are the second most common of the hand (after ganglions). Giant cell tumors typically arise from the tendon sheaths and commonly involve the distal finger joints. Although they are non-cancerous tumors, they are associated with a 30% chance of recurrence.
Schwannomas are the most common benign tumor arising from nerves in the upper extremity. They commonly form along the palm side of the hand or forearm.
Excision hand lumps and bumps can usually be performed in the outpatient setting.
Due to its constant sun exposure, the hand is a common location for skin cancers. The most common types of skin cancers are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Excision of skin cancers from the hand is a relatively simple procedure, depending on the size of the lesion. However, due to the anatomy of the hand, closure of defects following a cancer excision usually requires reconstruction with a skin flap or skin graft.
In most cases, the incisions are dressed with a soft dressing that can be removed 2-3 days after surgery, and sutures are typically removed after approximately 10-14 days. If you have a tumor of the hand that you are concerned with, please contact our office for a consultation.
Dupuytren's Contracture is the result of fibrous thickening of the soft tissue layers deep to the skin of the palm. The cause of this abnormal thickening is unknown; however, it is commonly seen in males, aged 50 and older, and often of a Northern European or Scandinavian background. Dupuytren's disease typically presents as firm nodules of the palm that gradually enlarge over time to form thickened cords. As these cords progress they can extend to the digits and cause gradual contracture of the hand. With worsening of the contracture, limitations of hand function increase, often resulting in an inability to completely open the hand.
There are a variety of non-surgical and surgical treatments for Dupuytren's Disease. In certain cases, cords can be divided under a local anesthetic in an office setting through a procedure called a needle aponeurectomy. In this procedure, under local anesthetic, the fibrous cord can be carefully divided using a fine needle, thus avoiding a more involved surgical excision. A newer minimally invasive technique involves use of a medicine that is designed to disrupt the fibrous cords causing contractures.
In the office setting, Xiaflex®, which contains an enzyme that disrupts collagen, is injected into the cord, and the hand is gently manipulated to disrupt the area of contracture.
In more advanced cases or in cases not amenable to non-surgical treatment, surgical release of Dupuytren's contracture is necessary. Surgery is usually done in the outpatient setting, and it involves the use of numerous zig-zag incisions of the palm and fingers to expose the underlying palmar cords and nodules. Through these incisions, the cords and nodules are removed. Following closure of the incisions, the hand is placed in a soft dressing. Sutures are usually removed approximately 10-14 days after surgery, and patients frequently require hand therapy to regain hand strength and range of motion. There is no cure for Dupuytren's disease; despite a good surgical outcome, a contracture can recur.
A trigger finger is a painful condition of the hand caused by gradual thickening of the sheath surrounding the tendons of the hand. This tendon sheath thickening is usually due to inflammation and may also be associated with an inflammatory nodule. As a result of the inflammation, a patient may experience a digit "catching" or "popping" when opening or closing the hand. Occasionally, symptoms progress to the point where a patient may need to physically open or close the hand to overcome the triggering.
When identified early, trigger fingers can be treated with a combination of splinting, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, and rest. In some cases, a steroid injection into the affected tendon sheath can decrease tendon swelling, resulting in relief from the popping sensations. When non-surgical methods are unsuccessful, surgical release of the tendon sheath can open the tendon sheath and, therefore, relieve the triggering. Surgical release is usually performed as an outpatient procedure.
Life is full of uncertainty, and unfortunately, accidents can happen. Injuries to the hand and digits can have potentially devastating impact to a patient's daily life and occupation. Care of these injuries requires a team-like approach for the best results. Care begins with prompt evaluation of the injury, meticulous care of the involved soft tissue and bones, and repair of the injured structures. In the cases of hand fractures, bones are set with either pins or small plates. Injuries to tendons require strong repairs that will allow a return to motion shortly after surgery to avoid joint stiffness. Any nerve injuries usually require microsurgical repair under an operative microscope to increase the likelihood of successful return of function. Injuries to the fingertips may require local skin flaps to close defects while maintaining finger length. Occasionally, extensive fingertip injuries require amputation for proper management.
Following surgical repair of injuries, the real work begins. Successful outcomes require active involvement and compliance of the patient in a hand rehabilitation program. The rehabilitation program will be designed by your surgeon and a trained hand therapist to guide you through your recovery. It is very important to follow all instructions carefully and comply with the recommendations of your therapist.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Zemmel of Richmond Aesthetic Surgery has considerable experience in the management of difficult hand injuries. Our surgeon service many of the emergency departments of the Richmond metro area. If you have injured your hand, you can contact the physician on call to help coordinate your care with the nearest emergency room. Call (804) 464-3801, 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.


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Palmer is located about 24 miles South of Dallas, TX on S Dallas St. We are close enough to Dallas for easy accessibility yet far enough away to provide a much more relaxed living atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle, noise and high crime statistics of "big city living."
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Hanna Battah is a successful American reporter and news anchor...she rose to the prominent height of success after her enrollment in Fox 4 News Channel...has a very loving family comprising her sisters and parents...looks adorable at a height of 5 feet 8 inch...grabs a promising salary...Talking about her education, graduated from…
Date of Birth May 06, 1993
Profession News Reporter
Boyfriend/Dating Not Known
Social Media Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Education University of Missouri
Siblings Nadia, Anisa, and Leena (Sisters)
American news reporter Hanna Battah rose to a prominent height of success when she enrolled in one of the most prestigious news channels of the country Fox 4. She joined the Fox 4 in May of 2018 as a weekend morning anchor.
Due to her excellent presentation skills and dedication, she got promoted to the position of weekday morning anchor in the month of September 2018.
She also performs the job of reporting. It has only been five and a half months since she joined Fox 4 Channel, but she has become the viewer's favorite because of her honesty and passion towards her work.
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Prior to joining Fox 4, Hanna worked in KOMU-TV and operated film editing, story developing and story coverage.
Before venturing into the field of reporting for KOMU-TV, she was one of the News Department fellows in KPHO.
She has indeed traveled a long journey since her beginning to make a name for herself.
Well, she had initiated her career in the field of journalism as a sports reporter for MUTV in 2011. Her successful career helps her to garner a handsome annual salary.
Hanna Battah Wiki
25-year-old Hanna was born on 6 May 1993 in Minnesota, the USA. She grew alongside her sisters Nadia, Anisa, and Leena.
She is still connected to her parents. For instance, she enthralls with the joyful moments spent with them.
If in case she becomes busy, she relishes her moments with family members by uploading pictures with them.
Hanna Battah (left) with her sister on 1 July 2018 (Photo: Hanna Battah's Instagram)
Talking about her education, Hanna graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and political science from the University of Missouri.
As a popular news personality, she is quite active on social media and has garnered more than 7K followers.
Since her childhood days, she loved swimming and hence grew up swimming competitively.
Also, she even runs triathlons to be in shape. More than this, Hanna looks charming with a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 meters). Talking about her hobbies, she loves skydiving and coffee.
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Speaking of her married life, it is still a mystery yet to be revealed.
But on 15 April 2012, she joked while replying to a tweet. She stated that she was married to Ashton Kutcher.
Afterward, she raised even more confusion in her fans with her tweet of 7 August 2012.
She claimed that a man looked like her future husband without revealing who the guy was.
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The dilemma in her fans regarding her relationship status remained as before.
Her further tweet hinting her love life came out on 14 February 2013 where she mentioned that she likes to be called 'free agent' rather than single.
As she is not seen to be wearing a ring in her ring finger, she is not probably not married to date.
Boyfriend Revealed!
After all speculations and confusion, Hanna created through her tweets finally been solved. However, she has not tied in marital bliss; she is tied in romantic bliss.
Hanna is currently dating her boyfriend named Kevin L Fleck II, superintendent at Balfour Beatty Construction.
Although Hanna's relationship status is revealed, she has not revealed how, where, and when she first met the love of her life.
To unveil the information, we did some background research on her and her boyfriend's social media account.
According to her boyfriend's Facebook account, he posted the first picture with Hanna on 25th October 2018.
And Hanna first posted a picture together on 22 July 2019, where she can be on the arm of her boyfriend.
Hanna Battah poses with her boyfriend Kevin L Fleck II on 24 September 2019 (Photo: Hanna Battah's Instagram)
Nonetheless, other than what matters is their love for each other.
Looking at their pictures, they seem very comfortable in each other arm. And on 4th March 2019, her boyfriend Kevin also said he is the luckiest man to have a gem by his side.


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Eggless, butter less digestive cookies with oats, wheat flour & brown sugar.
In a mixie jar, take the oats and demerara sugar.Grind to a smooth powder. If using brown sugar, grind oats alone. I used 2 tbsp more demerara sugar. If using brown sugar or white sugar, use 1/2 cup only.
Take the ground oats+sugar, wheat flour and baking soda in a wide bowl. Mix well. Make a dent in the center and add 1/4 cup of cooking oil. ( If using butter, mix the unsalted butter at room temperature). Mix well and try to make a crumbly dough. Add milk and make a smooth dough.
If you feel the dough is too dry and not becoming a whole mass, add some more oil ( may be 1-2 tbsp) and make it thick, non-sticky and smooth.No problem if there are mild cracks in the dough. Suppose If you have added more milk or oil and dough is too wet and sticky, add some wheat flour and bring it to right consistency. Hence adjust the quantity of oil based on the wheat flour and ground oats texture. Never add milk more than 2 tbsp because it makes the cookie sticky, will crack & takes long time to cook as well. So be careful while making the dough.
After you make the dough, keep it inside the polythene cover or foil and refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes. By doing this way, dough will stiffen and becomes easy to roll and handle.
Take a portion of dough and roll it tight to 1/4 inch thickness. Make shapes using a mould or the lid of a bottle. Grease a baking tray or line it with butter paper. Its better to line the tray with butter paper so that it will be easy to remove the cookies from the tray after baking.
Arrange the cookies on the tray leaving enough space because these cookies will flatten & expand while baking. Preheat the oven at 180 c and bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes in convection mode. Mine got done in 17 minutes.Cookies will turn golden brown in color. Initially the cookies would be soft to touch immediately after baking but it hardens and becomes crispy as it cools down. Cookies will easily come off from the tray.So remove the tray from the oven and keep it outside for 15 minutes or till it cools down. Serve it with coffee or tea. Store in an air tight box immediately after the cookies cool down. It will become soggy if kept in air for long time. Enjoy with tea/coffee !
Adjust the quantity of oil based on the flours.
Adding baking soda helps to get a crispy cookies.So do not avoid it.
Do not add more milk for making the dough. Make sure dough is non sticky. if sticky, add some wheat flour and bring it to a non sticky dough.
Enjoy this healthy, crispy, eggless, butter less oats cookies @ Digestive cookies for your teatime !!
Easy and very healthy cookies.Gng to try this for sure.
Yummy crispy cookies chitra.love all your recipies.I find lot of dedication in your each post.will try these cookies sometime. Which OTG (brand) do u use??
Thank you for your sweet words.I use samsung convection oven.its not an otg.
Even in my kids school they have banned junk food,will try soon.
Yeah, you are right Pravzz. Do try this cookie :) You will love it.
I dont hV otg at home. Plz share some alternate method for those who dont have oven at home.
Yes, u can use butter.
Can I replace sugar with honey? If yes how much quantity shudder I use?
yes u can try it. Add 1/3 cup, check for sweetness. Add more if needed. Do update the results if u try.Thanks !