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Thermal resilience of imidazolium-based ionic liquids-studies on short- and long-term thermal stability and decomposition mechanism of 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halides by thermal analysis and single-photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Ionic liquids are often considered as green alternatives of volatile organic solvents. The thermal behavior of the ionic liquids is relevant for a number of emerging large-scale applications at elevated temperature. Knowledge about the degradation products is indispensable for treatment and recycling of the used ionic liquids. The objective of this paper was an investigation of the short- and long-term stability of several 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halides, determination of the degradation products, and the elucidation of their decomposition patterns and structure-stability relations. Short-term stability and mechanism of thermal degradation were investigated by a self-developed, innovative thermal analysis single-photon ionization timeof-flight mass spectrometry device with Skimmer coupling. The applied technology provides real-time monitoring of the forming species and allows tracing their change during the course of the decomposition. Therein, the almost fragment-free soft ionization with vacuum ultraviolet photons plays a crucial role. We have detected unfragmented molecules whose formation was only assumed by electron ionization. Nevertheless, the main decomposition products of the selected ionic liquids were alkyl imidazoles, alkenes, alkyl halides, and hydrogen halides. From the decomposition products, we have deduced the fragmentation patterns and discussed their interrelation with the length of the alkyl chain and the type of the halide anion. Our results did not suggest the evaporation of the investigated ionic liquids prior to their decomposition under atmospheric conditions. Long-term thermal stability and applicability were determined based on thermogravimetric analysis evaluated with a kinetic model. Thus, the time-dependent maximum operation temperature (MOT) for the respective ionic liquids has been calculated. As a rule, the short-term stability overestimates the long-term decomposition temperatures; the calculated MOT are significantly lower (at least 100 K) than the standardly obtained decomposition temperatures.


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Two-color block print on linen
Garment pattern: Liesl + Co.’s Everyday Skirt
Fabric: 100% linen (brand unknown; it’s the same linen I use for my bags)
Ink: Speedball and Permaset
Photos: Stephanie Dodaro
Oh, blasted February, with your 28 (sometimes 29) days! My garment for this month is a few days late, but it’s February’s fault. When I said I’d post a new garment on the last Monday of every month, I meant every month except February.
I’d planned to make a full skirt with a fitted waistband, but those patterns all seemed to require invisible zippers. I suck at invisible zippers. And because I had three fewer days to finish the skirt, I didn’t want to spend a lot of time trying to sew in a zipper correctly. Thankfully, I found this pattern, which has a flat waistband in the front and sides, and an elastic one in the back. Plus, pockets! This was the first time I’d ever sewn set-in pockets.
This skirt was very easy to sew. I’d never sewn a Liesl + Co. pattern before, but the instructions were so easy to follow, and the skirt sewed like a dream. I’m already planning to sew a few more, in other (unprinted) fabric.
Okay, now can we talk about this print? I didn’t create new blocks for this; instead, I found something that I’d carved – and rejected – for last year’s 52 Weeks of Printmaking. Since I was mostly working with small pieces of fabric last year, this simple print just didn’t look all that interesting on a small scale. It does, however, look great in repeat on a large swatch of fabric. The print probably would have been overpowering on a blouse, or even on a pencil skirt, but it works really well on a full skirt (it would probably look fantastic on a shirtwaist dress, but I didn’t have enough time, because February). I hung the yardage on my closet doors to dry, and even considered printing a few scarves. But I’ll leave the scarves to Blockshop. I think I was just loopy after having printed for six hours and had ideas that were bigger than my well of energy.
Thankfully, March has five Mondays, so I may try something even more ambitious next month. A dress? Fitted blouse? Skirt with an invisible zipper? You’ll just have to stay tuned.
33 thoughts on “Print, Pattern, Sew: February 2015”
Wow, it turned out absolutely gorgeous!! I love those pink dots.
The skirt is gorgeous and it suits you very well! I love the print and how perfectly everything is aligned. Great work!!
Absolutely perfect printing, color match, it all comes together in a spectacular way!
It came out great! Really love the project you’re doing this year. Maybe by the end I’ll try sewing clothes. Never been my thing… But if I could sew skirts like this!
I have four new Lisette patterns out, and I’d be delighted to send you any of them–just let me know! Your skirt and fabric are darling.
That looks FANTASTIC. What a great skirt!
Ooh, Liesl, I would love that! I’ll email you. Thanks!
so stunning + uplifting on this snowy Colorado day… spring is coming!! Tail wags + woof ~m00se
OMG! It’s SO lovely!!! Bravo!
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I tremendously admire your work and your printmaking. Fantastic idea to move on to creating your own clothes. I am looking forward to following this year’s project! Most interesting to learn that patterns that do not work on small-scale items work out splendid when given more room. Best wishes,
Would love to learn how to do this print. Is there a tutorial for it?
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This traditional song from Puerto Rico is usually sung at Christmastime. A group of singers would knock on the door of a neighbor or friend's house and ask them to open the door so that they can come in and
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Rhythmic, energetic and completely Latin, this piece dances right off the page. this piece was heard at the at the ACDA National Honor Choir presentation in Salt Lake City, 2015. A great high
This is a set of amusing miniatures based on quotes from Mark Twain. For more advanced ensembles, but with a great sense of humor!
In Japan, Umi Sono Ai is recognized as a symbol of the country's spirit and the hope of a life fulfilled. The song tells of a man who goes to the ocean to reflect upon his life. Though the retreat
When Thunder Comes is a celebration of American Civil Rights heroes. It composed for One Voice Mixed Chorus—Minnesota's LGBTA Chorus for their concert "Queer Thunder" in collaboration with Mu


Every 1st of January, we all aspire to carry out a New Year’s Resolution. Some are much more unrealistic to be than others; I’m pretty sure everyone makes the statement: ‘I’m going on a diet’ after all of the wonderful food they have consumed over Christmas. To be fair, many people probably succeeded in that diet, so congrats are in order to them! But as for realistic resolutions, I think most people would agree that the desire to have a literal ‘happy new year’ is at the top of their list. I know that this time last year, I was set on having a memorable year, though my main goal was to work hard and secure my place at University. Now that the year is almost over, I can say that my resolution to have a happy year was certainly fulfilled. I wanted to share my top ten highlights of 2015 before the final page of its book closed, and so here they are:
10) Following new fashion
Fashion month seems to come around so quickly each year, and this year I was yet again astounded by so many collections. Those which stood out in particular were Raf Simons’s Dior RTW SS16 show in September (which afterwards became emotional due to Raf’s departure from the house) and Prada’s blend of the 70s and the future in its RTW AW15 show in February.
Prada RTW AW15
Dior RTW SS16
This year I had the luck of meeting many celebrities who I look up to, most notably Alexa Chung. I’ve admired her for years for her chic style, bubbly character and positive influence on the fashion industry. I’m so happy I got to meet her, what a memory!!
8) Fashion exhibitions
2015 gave me the opportunity to visit three contrasting fashion exhibitions based on three massively influential designers: Alexander McQueen (Savage Beauty), Louis Vuitton (Series 3) and Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (Mademoiselle Privé). Each of these exhibitions perfectly placed visitors into the character of the designer, and were all extremely interesting and informative for me as a keen follower of fashion.
7) Musical achievements
This year was a huge success for me in relation to my piano playing, as I passed my Grade 8 examination which has been an aim of mine since I first began playing seven years ago. I’m so happy to now be qualified at this level, therefore making it a massive highlight of my year!
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel this year, visiting incredible cities with both family and friends. I look forward to travelling even more in 2016!
Sorrento, Pompeii, Amalfi, Ravello, Capri (June)
5) Having fun
A few photos which speak for themselves!!
4) Meeting new people
I love meeting new people, and have had so many opportunities to this year! This is a highlight which I hope will form part of my 2016 too!
3) Finishing school
Finishing school was a big event this year, and honestly didn’t feel real. After being in education for so long, saying goodbye to a daily routine was hard to accept, yet at the same time, I was ready to leave school and move onto University. (I am in this photo, it just may be awhile before you find me!!)
2) Hard work paying off in A Levels and as a result, being accepted into the University of my choice
I was thrilled with my A Level results as they allowed me to be accepted into my chosen University: King’s College London, to study English.
1) Moving to London
Moving to London has by far been the highlight of my year. It’s been a dream of mine for so long now, and now that I’m here, I’m so happy. Now that I’m settled into the wonderful capital, I can only look forward to what 2016 brings for me whilst here.


Mind control, robotic prosthetics and virtual pop stars are just some of the things that Disney is funding as part of its 2015 Disney Accelerator program, which the company is once again organizing in partnership with Techstars.
Disney announced the 10 participants of its class of 2015 on Thursday, and the list includes some pretty far-out tech: Imperson is working on virtual replicas of real-life pop stars, making it possible for anyone to chat with a star that’s entirely powered by artificial intelligence. Open Bionics is using 3D printing technology to build affordable robotic hands for amputees. And Emotiv is building a headset that reads brainwaves and makes it possible to control virtual and real objects with your mind.
All startups participating in the accelerator will receive up to $120,000 in funding, as well as mentorship from thought leaders across the company, including CEO Bob Iger himself. Plus there’s a chance for the companies to gain Disney as a real customer: Some of the participants in last year’s Disney Accelerator have gone on to build apps and ad campaigns for the Mouse.


Since 2001, the MIT Technology Review has increased their name in world and release list of 10 most important innovations of technology every year. The editors selected technology innovation and each item is based on its good potential to make change in the world. Previous years lists included many innovation which is based on smart watches , agricultural drones, grid computing , additive manufacturing , brain mapping, ultraprivate smartphones,wireless sensor networks, neuromorphic chips, and mobile 3-D. The 2016 list is more exciting than previous list which can change the world.
Scientists have developed “TALENs” which is method of a gene-editing which help to make changes to DNA in living cells. These useful genetically engineered immune cells are used to save the lives of cancer patients and also help in lead to new treatments for HIV and autoimmune diseases which are like arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The Scientists researched and discovered that they are able to gain control over T cells in a person’s blood stream and also by using a virus, they could add full new DNA instructions which used to aim them at the type of blood cell that moving awry in leukemia. The Scientists are now also looking at creating a new “universal” supply of T cells which can made from blood donors but edited to exclude the receptor that T cells is use to seek out the foreign molecules.
PRECISE GENE EDITING IN PLANTS
CRISPR is new method of gene-editing which provides a precise way in helping to modify crops to yield more food, more effectively resist drought and disease in plants. Research also shown that the plants genomes can be edited, without leaving the foreign DNA behind, which can avoid existing regulations governing genetically modified organisms of plants. This innovation could also increase agricultural productivity which can help to feed the world’s growing population.
China’s top Internet company Baidu developed most powerful speech technology named “Deep Speech 2” which can make using a smartphone much more easier. Deep Speech 2 learns easily to associate sounds with words, phrases as it is fed millions examples of transcribed speech. It can also recognize spoken words with impressive accuracy.The researchers founded that it can be sometimes transcribe Mandarin speech more accurately than a person which is great thing. This type of technologies matters because it can be time consuming,frustrating to interact with devices by typing in a difficult language like Chinese with thousands of characters.
Before 2015, the expensive rockets was only functional for one flight before burning up at start. Now they are able to make an upright landing and can be refueled for another trip. If more rockets can land safely on earth and can be reused then the cost of spaceflight could be lowered and helps in providing incredible opportunities for more space travel in the future time. The first two successful companies which are successful in landing a rocket are SpaceX and Blue Origin.they bring their rockets down on earth fold-out legs, a trick that requires onboard software to fire thrusters and to manipulate flaps that slow down the rockets at precise moments which helps in safe landing.
ROBOTS THAT TEACH EACH OTHER
Robots can perform advanced jobs which can help us in many ways, they need to learn,how to recognize and handle common objects in their surrounding. They also need access to reams of data on,how to grasp and manipulate objects in their surrounding.This data comes from painstaking programming But this process can become much more easier, if robots that learn tasks then send that knowledge to the cloud for other robots to access later and in this way all robots can learn more. Capabilities of robots could also accelerate dramatically, if each type of machine didn’t have to be separately programmed.
DNA APP STORE
Genomes holds information about our traits, health, and relatives. Helix will first collect a saliva sample from anyone, who buys a DNA app, sequence and analysis the customers’ genes then digitize the findings, so they can be also accessed by software developers who want to sell other apps which can help many people who will use DNA apps. An online store can be used for information about your genes,would make it cheap and also make easy to learn more about your health risks and predispositions. Keith Stewart from Mayo Clinic says that most apps that return real medical information would also need to include a doctor for all people and potentially receive regulatory agency approval. The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration will keeps close tabs on gene tests,it will also decide how much information Helix apps can reveal.
Built and also paid for by the state of New York, a $750 million solar facility in Buffalo will now produce one gigawatt of solar capacity per year, and it will make the technology more attractive to homeowners. The SolarCity’s factory will also begin in producing some of the most efficient solar panels available commercially in the world. The Solar rooftop panels have become popular in households,due to federal solar subsidies and “net metering” rules which allow homeowners in many states to sell excess power back at retail prices. The drop in the SolarCity’s installation costs can make residential solar even more popular now.
Slack is an intra office messaging system which can be used on mobile phones and desktops to share files and also sort through past conversations. It gives colleagues a centralized place which help to communicate through instant messages and chat rooms. Unlike e-mail the Slack funnels messages into streams visible to everyone who are working together, which can help to enhance productivity.
Since 2014, electric-vehicle maker are building their cars with front radar, camera, ultrasonic sensors and digitally controlled brakes for an extra fee. In 2015, Tesla has sent a software update to 60,000 cars which was built with these features to enable autonomous driving which helps alot. The car can be now manage its steer, speed, change lanes, and also park itself which help us. The autopilot can be activated or shut off using touch screen and can also turn off by pressing the brakes in car. This could limit crashes of car caused by human mistake every day.
POWER FROM THE AIR
Wireless devices throw signal power and communicate through near-by radio signals such as WiFi. This could eliminate need of batteries or power cords which are used for power. Internet devices which are powered by WiFi and other wireless signals can make small computers and sensors more pervasive,so wireless signals is very useful.In the future, temperature sensors, security cameras and smoke alarms might never need to change their batteries.


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Covering the entirety of the site of the former home of University City High School in West Philadelphia, uCity Square is one of the largest developments in the entire region. A joint venture between the Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology, this ZGF-designed master plan encompasses over 10 million square feet of development across labs, offices, residential, and hotel proposals, and has been in the works since we first told you about it way back in 2016.
Over the course of the last several years, these big plans have made major strides, with several buildings now complete, along with other infrastructure improvements for this former superblock site. It’s been ages since we checked in near 36th & Market, so we thought it was high time to re-familiarize ourselves with the evolving area. As you can see below, plans call for a dense, high-rise approach, with One uCity Square sitting at the center of the innovation neighborhood. So, we’ll start our journey from there, exploring the center of the project and moving outwards as we explore the current progress.
One uCity Square is the centerpiece of the project, and will soon be home to Philadelphia-based Century Therapeutics, which after announcing an expanded footprint in this facility back in the summer, have cut their workforce, leaving their future plans up in the air at the moment. This building is nearly complete and features the pop-up meeting spot The Lawn just to the south, which will be redeveloped in the future. To the east across 37th St., the Drexel Health Sciences Building is now complete, having opened this past September as a hub for many of Drexel’s health-focused programs. In addition to these two new towers, the actual uCity Square sits immediately in front of One uCity, creating a long-term public space for the community.
Though the long-term spaces will be minimal after full build-out, there is still plenty of open space and parking in the interim. To the west, a huge surface parking lot will become three buildings in the future. To the east, the Lawn and the existing surface parking lot will become two additional buildings. While it’ll never feel especially quaint, we are thrilled by the reintroduction of both Cuthbert and 37th St. to the street grid, which will eventually lead to a more human-scaled walking experience.
Two other key pieces of this project have finished recently. On the eastern side of the site, a brand-new school was built, which is now home to both Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Learning Academy Middle School. These schools are open and bustling, with recess sounds happily filling the air during our visit. To the northern portion of the site, the 461-unit, mixed-use ANOVA uCity Square is now welcoming residents. This mid-rise building activates Lancaster Ave., with 16K sqft of retail space lining this commercial corridor. This influx of residents should help the area retain good pedestrian flow after the school and workdays end.
In all, it’s not bad progress for a project that is around the halfway mark. We recently told you of plans for two more towers on the south side of Market St., so we are happy to see momentum continue to build for this project that is reinventing this part of University City. With the build out of the remainder of the planned buildings at the core of the project, this will take what was once a closed off campus and turn it into a new hub of innovation, residences, and excitement. Let’s hope we see the full build out over the next several years as West Philly continues to solidify itself as one of the epicenters of life sciences along the East Coast.


The man from the Pru: Brilliant or just lucky?
Tidjane Thiam was 'a dead man walking' after his $36bn bid for AIA foundered. But now he's the toast of the City
Thursday 14 March 2013
Tidjane Thiam wasn't always flavour of the month in the City of London. Three years ago it seemed his glittering career was about to end in tatters after Prudential, the insurance company he had run since 2009, pulled the plug on a $35.5bn (£23.8bn) deal for rival AIA, leaving investors nursing £377m in fees.
At the time, fund managers across the Square Mile called for his head, claiming in particular that his decision to pursue a non-executive directorship at Société Générale at the climax of the process was an example of why he should not be in charge of a FTSE 100 company.
Fast forward to March 2013 and the picture could not be any different. Prudential saw pre-tax profits rise 54 per cent to £2.8bn in 2012 on the back of impressive growth from its Asian business. After raising the company's full-year dividend by 16 per cent to 29.19p, Mr Thiam is now the toast of analysts and investors alike.
Such a dramatic turnaround raises the age-old question: is he brilliant or just plain old lucky?
He first came to the attention of the City in 2002 when he joined rival insurer Aviva from the management consultancy McKinsey. At the time, the Ivorian realised he was something out of the ordinary, with his domestic political career in Africa having been ended in a military coup. Reflecting on his appointment some years later, he said: "I was tired of the usual answer, which is 'we like you, you are a great guy, but this is a division with 10,000 employees, and we just don't think they would understand having someone like you at the helm.' I was told that a number of times and I was getting a bit tired."
"I said, 'Frankly, you need to tell them that you found someone who is black, African, Francophone and 6ft 4in."
His Aviva appointment did not go unnoticed and he was tipped for great things, having a rare mix of intelligence, wit and humour. He was swiftly promoted within Aviva, and even played a key role in the company's ill-fated acquisition of the US insurer AmerUs, which ironically led to Aviva posting a £3.3bn loss last week.
It wasn't long before Prudential came sniffing. Just months after joining Aviva he was appointed by Prudential as its finance director, in prime position to replace chief executive Mark Tucker.
The timing of Mr Thiam's arrival was a key moment. Not only did he join Prudential – a company that had built up a foothold in Asia under Mr Tucker – but he left behind Aviva, which would go on to flounder. Brilliant or lucky?
By 2009, Mr Thiam had succeeded Mr Tucker as boss of Britain's largest insurance company. Prudential was in much finer shape than its peers, and it became almost inevitable that it would make another move for Asia-focused rival AIA.
In March 2010 that $35.5bn deal was announced. It was the first real test of relations between a UK company, its advisers and shareholders since the onset of the financial crisis and, mindful of RBS's disastrous deal for ABN Amro, investors made it clear they would be no pushover.
Within months it was all off – ruined by executive mis-management and disagreements over price. Mr Thiam's SocGen debacle was a particular sticking point, with one investor at the time describing him as a "dead man walking". But he survived.
Yesterday's news showed just how far he has come over the last few months. A week after Aviva revealed a £3.3bn loss and deep cuts to its dividend, Prudential's share price now sits at more than £11, while Aviva's languishes at 324p.
Brilliant or lucky? The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle, according to experts.
"Tidjane inherited a business dominated by Asia put together by Mark Tucker, so in that respect he was lucky," one City expert said. "The Asian markets have also fared considerably better than in Europe. However, he's a hard worker and has taken the company to new levels. As well as being charming and personable on the outside, he is an internal taskmaster – the perfect mix. There's no doubt he has great talent."
Another source added: "I'd say he was certainly lucky to escape the vicious coup in the Ivory Coast.And he was unlucky not to get AIA. He's got clear ideas and a terrific grasp of numbers. The brilliance outweighs the luck, but both work hand in hand."
The next few months are likely to determine whether he can ultimately outdo his predecessor by delivering a lucrative break-up of the insurance group, widely expected once it meets the challenging Asian profit targets it set itself in late 2010.
Whether this happens or not, Mr Thiam's time as the Man from the Pru will be remembered for many years. Brilliant? Yes, but also pretty lucky.
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On Saturday, former president Donald Trump claimed that, as president, he told America’s NATO allies that the United States wouldn’t protect them against Russia if they hadn’t contributed enough money to the military alliance.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has long criticized defense spending by NATO allies, falsely claiming they owe unpaid debt to the alliance. But Saturday’s remarks, at a campaign event in Conway, SC, suggested that he would encourage attacks against “delinquent” nations.
Trump recalled another country’s leader asking him while he was president, “If we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?” He allegedly responded, “No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want.” Trump claimed last year that “hundreds of billions of dollars came flowing in” to NATO after his threats. (Fact-checkers have deemed similar past claims from Trump “an exaggeration.”)
While there has been a debate about NATO spending, it isn’t about unpaid debt, but rather whether NATO allies are spending enough of their economic output on their own defense. In 2014, member countries pledged to move toward spending 2 percent of their GDPs on military preparedness; so far, just 11 of 31 member countries have reached that goal. (The United States is an outlier, spending vastly more than most nations on military activities—an estimated 3.5 percent of GDP.)
Trump’s remarks come as congressional Republicans have stalled on sending more aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia—aid that, at his campaign event, Trump said the United States should “give it to ‘em as a loan.”
The White House quickly condemned his comments. “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. “Rather than calling for wars and promoting deranged chaos, President Biden will continue to bolster American leadership and stand up for our national security interests—not against them.”
In a statement Sunday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also rebuked Trump’s comments. “NATO remains ready and able to defend all allies,” Stoltenberg said. “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk.”


Rolls-Royce has updated the Phantom sedan with many subtle tweaks that are aimed at keeping it competitive against rivals from Mercedes-Maybach and Bentley.
- New Phantom gets cosmetic updates
- New bamboo-derived fabric available for rear seats
- Continues with the 6.75-litre V12 engine
New Rolls Royce Phantom: what all has changed?
The main tweaks include a slightly reworked front grille, which features a more prominent badge, a darkened finish and is now illuminated, like on the smaller Rolls-Royce Ghost. A new, polished horizontal line between the daytime-running lights has also been added and gives the car a “new and assertive modernity, reflecting its driver-focused character”, according to Rolls-Royce.
The Phantom’s lights also get an upgrade, with laser-cut, star-shaped motifs added for extra night-time presence. There’s a new set of stainless steel wheels too, with triangular details, but the 1920s-style disc wheels are also available.
Inside, a thicker steering wheel has been fitted but the rest of the cabin remains unaltered. However, owners can opt for a new silver-white interior colour scheme called Phantom Platino, which brings a bamboo-derived fabric for the rear seats, while leather is used for the front seats.
No other modifications have been made, so the Rolls-Royce Phantom continues with the same 6.75-litre, twin-turbocharged V12 engine that it has used since its arrival in 2017.
Rolls Royce India line-up
The British luxury brand currently sells the Phantom, the Ghost and the Cullinan SUV in India. The Bentley Flying Spur and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class are the closest rivals to the Rolls-Royce Phantom.


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Despite the focus on potential presidential attack plans in Syria, it appears a Farm Bill may be on the verge of passing Congress. In fact, Agri-Pulse reports that the bill could come up as early as next week, while National Journal covers the one remaining sticking point.
National Journal: Final Sticking Point in Farm Bill
The House debate over whether to authorize President Obama to take action in Syria will overshadow other legislative work this week, but Congress will finish a new farm bill before the end of the year, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., predicted at a town-hall meeting last week that also indicated constituents are more concerned about Syria and other issues.
The nutrition issue, Lucas said, is a matter of how big a cut should be made to the food-stamp program. Ultimately that will be up to Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, he said. “If the crowd on high would agree, we could fill in the details in a matter of hours,” Lucas said.
The really tough remaining hurdle, he said, is the difference between the Senate and House bills on the commodity title. The Senate bill “puts 95 percent of their eggs” in the basket of “shallow loss” payments for losses not covered by crop insurance, while the House bill offers payments based on higher target prices for all crops. “Shallow-loss crop revenue is wonderful if you are in the Midwest,” Lucas said. “If you are not in the Midwest it is not so wonderful.… If [the farm bill] doesn’t apply to all regions it is not a federal bill.”
Agri-Pulse: Farm Bill Could See Action as Early as Next Week
(h/t The Heritage Foundation’s Heritage Hotsheet)
While lawmakers will largely be focused on Syria this week, agricultural stakeholders will continue the push for congressional approval of a five-year farm bill.
On tap in the House is a nutrition title bill that will likely seek to cut $40 billion over 10 years from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The House leadership has not yet released the legislative language, but have outlined the parameters.
Several sources have said the bill could come up as early as next week. After that, the next step would be to conference the House-passed farm bill and its nutrition legislation with the Senate-passed farm bill.

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The Hat-Trick securely holds three watches, whether at home or on the go.
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The creator's way
From the beginning
Serhii Lyhomanenko was born in Kiev, Ukraine. His father was an air force colonel. Mother – an editor and journalist. All of his family members for many generations played various musical instruments: Sergei's mother graduated from music school with violin specialization, and his father specialized with button accordion. When he was six he started to attend classes at Dmitri Kabalevsky music school №14 in Kiev.
His basic piano playing skills and first meet with music – all of these things instilled pianist Iraida Gelfand as well as his love for classical music. By that time, during Soviet period many Jewish people had left the country. Iraida Gelfand also immigrated to Israel and Sergey had interrupted his music education with two incomplete classes. Any attempt to persuade Serhii to continue training with other teachers failed. The next official educational institution where Lyhomanenko continued his musical education after 25 years, became the Kharkov Conservatory.
last class of the
Searching profession way
First attempt atwriting
Since 1999, as a student of the Institute of Journalism from Kiev National University Shevchenko, he was geting his first job as an organ assistant master at the National House of Organ and Chamber Music, where Lykhomanenko’s mentors had become a well known in Ukraine organ master Alexander Shcherbakov as well as Dmitry Titenko. Proximity to the desired tool and a creative musical surrounding of this high level, generates and expands musical horizons of the future conductor. Some artists had gave him a privat lessons at playing a musical instrument and Sergey also had formed his organ playing skills.
Career & Business
However, his passion for music absolutely didn't stop 20 years old Lykhomanenko from creating his own PR-agency Kiev Leading Media and also to become the chief editor of the magazine "Ukrainian lawyer". Later on, in 2004, he enters to the second university – the Ukraine Academy of Low.
"Along with business, editorial and journalistic activities, I continued to make music, taking my classes on the organ and piano. The culmination moment of my passion became a co-concert with the Vladimir Koshuba in 2006. Of course, it was daring on step, but Vladimir supported me. I remember the appearance on the stage ... I sat down at the piano and just forget everything taught. Koshuba came to help me, he started to actively conducting me from behind the scenes. Nobody can see this, only me: and it was the first time that I realized what word ‘conductor’ means and what he is capable of. Koshuba literally gave me the message, called me to the game"
In the following years and up to the Year 2011, Serhii Lykhomanenko actively collaborates with many musicians in the role of director and producer of the concert. More than 20 concert were organized with the financial and organizational support of the future conductor. Pianist Dmitry Vinnichenko, organist Victor Billa, conductor Vladimir Zavodilenko and many other young musicians from Ukraine participated in the concerts under the Lykhomanenko patronage.
"I had only one wish - to show the potential that young people have in the music. I just want to give them a concert hall and opportunity to form their own repertoire and independence from teachers and professors advices. I think that worked out: soon the rumors reached the highest establishments in the Kiev Conservatory. They had one question: who is Lihomanenko and what are his plans? But we never played in bureaucratic games, we just played music which was deprived of any censorship and it was great."
Debut as conductor
A logical extension of the active concert activity became the idea to combine everything under one main concept. Soon, appears an idea to create a support foundation for young musicians - Kiev Grand Classic. Since 2011 Serhii actively preparing for the official opening of the Fund and giving a lessons in conducting to Zavodilenko Vladimir, a young assistant of the Department of opera and symphony conducting of the National Kiev Tchaikovsky Academy of Music. Based on the rules of the supporting young musicians - Kharkov Youth Orchestra was chosen for the debut. February 17, 2012 in the Column Hall of the Kiev City Council held a grand opening of the Kiev Grand Classic Fund and the debut of Serhii Lykhomanenko, as a conductor.
"It was Beethoven and Bruckner... The Fragments from symphonies... I remember that we were rehearsing in Kharkov. The first time when I went to the orchestra, and worked for 45-minute set, that seemed to me like a flash. Then the chief conductor of the Youth Orchestra - Shaliko Paltadzhyan sincerely congratulated me and asked, "So what? Do you like that?" Of course I replied "yes", then he added, that conducting it’s like a heavy drug: once you tasted, you can’t gave up it easily. And he was right"
In August 2012, Serhii Lyhomanenko finished a master class for opera and symphony conducting at the International Summer Academy of Music in the city of Chernigov, the result of this was the performance of the Ludwig van Beethoven symphony №7. In 2013 he again joined a Honored Worker of Ukraine Culture Nikolai Sukach master class, studies resulted in the concert Overture-Fantasia «Romeo and Juliet» by P.I Tchaikovsky. From 2012 to 2015, he is constantly trained and consulted by People's Artist of Ukraine Vladimir Zdorenko (Department of opera and symphony conducting of the National Ukraine Music Tchaikovsky Academy). Also he constantly received advices from well-known Ukrainian conductor, People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoly Molotay (National Presidential Orchestra of Ukraine), Mykola Lysenko (Honored Academic Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine). Conservatory where Sergey receive education from became Kharkiv Kotlyarevski University of Arts. Permanent Sergei’s teacher became Honored Artist of Ukraine, the chief conductor and director of the Kharkov Philharmonic - Jury Janko.
First group:Kiev Grand classic orchestra
In the spring of 2014, Serhii Lykhomanenko created Student Chamber Orchestra - Kiev Grand Classic . With this team he often performed in the Protestant Church - Spiritual "Renaissance" Center. Under his leadership performed festive service with orchestra and secular concerts in Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk. In that year, Serhii Lykhomanenko performed with the orchestra at the XIII International Jazz Festival "Unity" with the Italian composer Gabriele Denaro and showed his program that included the 5 world premieres of the composer.
Organizational and financial assistance in the field of academic musical art marked by gratitude, namely gratitude for the support to the X Competition of Vladimir Horowitz Young Pianists (2013). Acknowledgement for the significant contribution into the development of musical culture of Ukraine at the III International Competition of instrumental Dmitry Bortniansky ensembles (2012). Diploma for significant contribution to the development of jazz art in Ukraine handed in 2014 at the XIII International Jazz Festival «Unity».
Performance of classical music, academic repertoire - Serhii Lykhomanenko musical ambitions go much further. After co-working with the Italian composer Gabriele Denaro, he started a work with Ukrainian composers Dmitry Konovalov, Eugene Jacques, Ivan Lebed, Vladislav Solodovnikov, Vitaly Popovich on the creation of a number of orchestral popular music, as well as on the rendering of the author's music. This creative tandem in 2016 gave an impetus to the creation Serhii Lykhomanenko ‘band’, called Eclectic Sound Orchestra.
This team of composers, sound designers, artists, symphony orchestra and choir is prepared for creation a contemporary music with a symphony orchestra-building. In 2016 Eclectic Sound Orchestra under the direction of Serhii Lykhomanenko presented the soundtrack to Ukrainian full-length film "Chungul" and implemented a number of shows at the biggest concert hall in Ukraine - Kyiv Sports Palace.
From present toFuture
"Personally, I see the great potential of the Ukraine as an excellent platform to create a world-class contemporary music. Primarily, due to the high-class musical training traditions. Soundtracks, arrangements, musicals, this is not a complete list of all forms and genres which are based on the principle of mixing styles, the use of all kinds of musical instruments and computer technology. This is why we created Eclectic Sound Orchestra - a laboratory and a factory of modern music that use all of the potential from modern technology and modern symphony orchestra."
2015 - 2017 - Serhii continues to develop projects «Talents of the nation», Eclectic Sound Orchestra, Kiev Grand Classic, also he develops his own marketing agency - Kiev Leading Media.


Creating a National R&D Plan for Aerospace Autonomy
By Dan Dumbacher|December 2021
The United States needs a national research and development (R&D) plan for autonomous capability for aerospace, according to a recommendation from the AIAA Autonomous Vehicles and Systems Task Force. Autonomy is certainly going to be part of America’s transportation and off-world future.
The benefits of autonomy will enhance safety for all Americans in the 21st century and enable capabilities we are only just imagining. Autonomy will drive new missions and capabilities otherwise unimagined, as well as improve performance and lower cost and/or risk for aerospace systems and their missions. In the “2021 AIAA State of the Industry Report” we released in September, more than 60% of industry professionals ranked autonomous aircraft as an emerging technology with more opportunities than challenges.
It is imperative that AIAA helps clear the way for American industry to flourish in the evolving aviation and space markets. The AIAA Autonomous Vehicles and Systems Task Force believes that AIAA should play a leading role in forming the national R&D plan. A first step in creating that national plan was made during a recent gathering of leaders from government, industry, and academia in Washington, DC, at the AIAA Aerospace Autonomy Summit. More than 80 thought leaders and industry influencers invested a day exchanging ideas and making plans together for autonomy in aerospace. The event was intentionally limited to autonomy in the aviation sector in order to ensure sufficient focus there. A future event will address autonomy in the space sector.
Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, delivered a spirited keynote address during the event. We also heard from Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA), the subcommittee’s chairman. The remarks from these influential lawmakers resonated with the attendees, and we learned that the House Subcommittee on Aviation will soon organize roundtable discussions on autonomy. AIAA hopes to be an active participant in those important conversations. Throughout the day senior officials from the Department of Defense, the FAA, and NASA also shared their critical voices in setting our national autonomy strategy and policy.
With the numerous experts gathered, the conversations were lively and productive. Several themes emerged—and re-emerged:
• Balance is needed between innovation and safety. Innovation in autonomy is vital—and safety must not be diminished as a core value in our community.
• We are developing a common understanding of trust. Trust, transparency, and clear explanations of autonomous systems and their behavior will be key to acceptance.
• Partnerships are key. Industry associations, manufacturers, and government stakeholders will need to partner and cooperate to advance aerospace autonomy and realize its promise. Adjacent industries such as automotive and IT provide valuable starting points.
• “Accommodation” will be followed by “integration” of autonomy. Incremental, intentional steps that add value—like safety, reliability, and economy—are vital for gaining acceptance of aerospace autonomy by industry, by government, and critically, by the public.
• We face a “people” challenge. Industry, academic, and government aerospace autonomy experts agree that changes are needed to prepare the aerospace workforce for increasing autonomy.
Our members are now planning their approach on engaging the aerospace autonomy challenge. The AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee and the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee were already committed to working with industry, government laboratories, and academia to develop a certification plan for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). They will present their plan at a special session during the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum.
On behalf of our 30,000 professional and student members, and nearly 100 corporate members, AIAA will continue this proactive approach to autonomy. As we establish our new Domain approach at AIAA, autonomy is a vital part of the Aerospace R&D Domain. We are committed to convening our community on this topic and we will keep pushing for outcomes to maintain the momentum.
Working together in partnership with government policymakers, regulators, industry innovators, and academia we acknowledge that advancing aerospace autonomy will not be an easy task, yet it will be worthwhile, as we venture into what is arguably a new golden age of aerospace innovation and democratization.


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The treated gum tissue may be swollen and inflamed for a short time following gum reshaping, but with daily brushing, flossing, and mouthwash, the swelling will clear up and the gums will feel normal quickly. Our dentists will go over the post-procedure guidelines along with possible medication to help return to normal faster. Dental exams and cleanings at DentalWorks - Louisville - Cedar Springs are encouraged to help maintain healthy gums.
Laser gum sculpting may or may not be applied under dental insurance. Even though it is labeled a cosmetic dental service, but some cases may require this treatment for oral hygiene purposes. The staff at DentalWorks - Louisville - Cedar Springs will research each patient's coverage to get a better idea of their total expenses.
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Our weekly look at all things photographic with Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi.
1:40 Jerome Sessini's Malaysia Airlines crash photos
3:10 "This is not the time for antiseptic coverage"
4:52 A Blurry Double Standard? Photos from the Boston Bombing
6:50 Michelle Frankfurter's images of Central American Migrants
9:16 NYPD Officer allegedly chokes Eric Garner who subsequently dies
13:04 Flash is still dead! (implies Google)
14:45 Woz on a Segway filmed with a drone
16:35 1-hour photo app
18:28 Hasselblad releases DFC-50c for V-system cameras
21:31 Alexis Madrigal asks "Should I post photos of my baby?"
24:31 Harald Hensen aids Gaza strike victim, then takes photos


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO; Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks throughout a information convention in Ankara, Turkey June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. assist for “rioters” is opposite to Washington’s diplomatic stance in the direction of Iran, Overseas Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was quoted as saying by the semi-official ISNA information company on Sunday.
“Peaceable protest is the appropriate of each nation. Nevertheless, the U.S. involvement in Iran’s affairs and assist to ‘rioters’ in implementing their destabilisation undertaking is in clear battle with Washington’s diplomatic messages to Iran relating to the need of a nuclear deal and establishing stability within the area,” Amirabdollahian stated.

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The Buenos Aires Audiovisual Archive gathers its own productions of audio, video, photograph and documental registers on Argentinean artists, and the ones received as donations, reproductions or purchased. The documental base goes from 1938 to nowadays.
The audiovisual documents can be consulted at the Public Attention Area, equipped with computers, television sets and VHS and DVD players. Through an always updated database it is possible to search by author, date, subject or series.
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Buenos Aires Audiovisual Archive presents the exhibition “Writers in Vynyl. Argentinean Authors in his own voices”.
Centro Cultural Recoleta, Espacio Literario, Junín 1930, Buenos Aires. From 10/7 to 12/7, 2008. Mondays to Sundays, from 2 to 9 pm.
La Audiovideoteca de Buenos Aires firmó un Acuerdo de Cooperación Mutua con la Fundación Mempo Giardinelli, con sede en Resistencia, Chaco.
Poet Diana Bellessi was awarded with the Fondo Nacional de las Artes Artistic Trajectory Prize, the first official recognition her country has given her. She has dedicated it to the Argentinean poets, who "despite the total inclemency they write under, they are in very good health". We invite you to listen to her voice and poetry in audio and video.
El poeta argentino Juan Gelman fue galardonado con el Premio Cervantes. Los invitamos a escuchar su voz y su poesía en audio y video.

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There are fresh fears about how poorer Irish students will be affected by predicted Leaving Cert grades after issues emerged with the process for exam results in Scotland.
Scottish students were issued with predicted grades this week and flaws in the system highlighted that grading appeared to swing in favour of children who are from wealthier backgrounds.
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Teachers issued each student a preliminary grade, which was submitted to the Scottish Qualifications Authority, where the grades underwent a national standardisation process.
The standardisation procedure saw the authority lower grades to place them in line with grades achieved in previous years in areas across the country.
Analysis of the figures showed that the standardisation process lowered grades for students in disadvantaged areas by an average of 15.2%.
In comparison, students from wealthier backgrounds had their marks lowered by an average of just 6.9%.
Sinn Fein spokesperson for education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire told extra.ie that he is concerned that similar trends could emerge here.
He said that the consequences lowering grades based on class are 'very serious' and he called on the Minister for Education Norma Foley to release the predicted grades modelling for greater transparency.
He said that there will be students from disadvantaged backgrounds who may have bucked the trend of lower results in a normal year, but could be marked down during standardisation.
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He told extra.ie: 'We would be very worried if it transpired that students from disadvantaged backgrounds or students of a particular gender don't get the results that they deserve if there had been an exam.
'The Minister has the responsibility to allay that concern and I think that the modelling should be published so that there can be public confidence in it.
'We have no idea how this modelling is going to work, we have no idea to the extent of which class, past exam results or gender are going to effect this.'
Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said that her government would rely heavily on an appeals process for students who are unhappy with their results.
extra.ie has contacted the Department of Education for information about whether an appeals process will be relied upon in Ireland after Leaving Cert results are issued, and how might that process look.
Deputy Ó Laoghaire suggested that the current Irish appeals process is not fit for such a purpose and alternatives were needed.
He suggested offering affected students more university spaces, but added that there should be 'an ongoing option, that is free of charge, that at some stage of their lives they can come back and to be able to resit the Leaving Cert'.
He said that the situation has highlighted the need for Leaving Cert reform, but he added 'there are elements of the Leaving Cert that can be retained in terms of the anonymity and the transparency that exists'.


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By Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published: 18:32 GMT, 3 January 2018 | Updated: 18:46 GMT, 3 January 2018
KFC took inspiration from President Donald Trump as it took a dig at McDonald's on Twitter.
Aiming a swipe at its rival's mascot on Wednesday morning, the KFC UK & Ireland Twitter account said: 'McDonald's leader Ronald just stated he has a "burger on his desk at all times".
'Will someone from his big shoed, red nosed regime inform him that I too have a burger on my desk, but mine is a box meal which is bigger and more powerful than his, and mine has gravy!'
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EIT Health, University of Copenhagen and Patient in Focus
Health development is more and more becoming about patient centered learning. It is not something that came out of the blue. It is about time we as patients fight for what we want and talk openly about what is good and bad in our healthcare system so that positive improvements can continue. It is therefore a great pleasure to announce that Patient in Focus is an active partner in an EIT Health funded project led by the University of Copenhagen, which does just that: putting the patient in focus.
Patient in Focus participates in the development of the new training targeted at pharmacists and pharmacist technicians in Denmark and the Netherlands (with the hope that it will be transferred to more European countries later). The aim is to reduce drug related problems for patients who take more than 5 medications. The training will train pharmacy staff in using ‘mentalization’ as a communication tool to increase patient understanding and communication. The education will be available at Pharmakon in Denmark and the Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research in the Netherlands.
Patient in Focus has engaged several patients in this project and has given their opinion, given praise and criticism, and made a long wish list of how to improve communication and the general experience at the pharmacy.
Read the official announcement from University of Copenhagen here: https://pharmacy.ku.dk/news/2021/new-project-grant-on-patient-centeredness/


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Author & Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Forged: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits, Maya Rudolph, Benny Safdie, John Michael Higgins
Licorice Pizza is Paul Thomas Anderson’s nostalgic, totally charming, and at instances melancholy, invocation of the previous. You usually tend to get pleasure from it in case you are a sure form of cinephile. It seems like an outdated Hollywood movie. It’s drifting and digressing, free and shaggy, and defiantly anti what’s in vogue (closest to Anderson’s Inherent Vice than any of his different movies, perhaps Boogie Nights to an extent). Even then, it’s arduous not watch the opening sequence with out a massive smile in your face – a walk-and-talk meet-cute between the 2 younger lovers, which has the form of witty, flirtatious repartee of a Woody Allen romance (certainly, one in every of Anderson’s references was Manhattan). There’s an off-the-cuff mastery behind the scene’s taking pictures type, within the freewheeling digicam and the beautiful, heat California daylight. On the soundtrack is Nina Simones’ “July Tree”, a time-specific track. The scene goes one thing like this: Not-yet-fifteen-year-old Gary is making an attempt to woo twenty-five-year-old – or so she claims – Alana. Gary’s wooing is aggressive, his confidence profitable. One way or the other, it’s capable of stroll the tightrope between being true to the seventies and taking a look at that form of behaviour via a 2021 lens. (“I’m not making an attempt to stress you”, “You are pressuring me”, “You’re. That’s what you’re doing”).
The identical is true of the movie. The movie Anderson had in thoughts whereas making it’s American Graffiti, a sure form of guys-centric movie. Although Licorice is about each Alana and Gary, it’s favoured in direction of her, calling out on his toxicity every now and then. He’s sensible and enterprising, turning his dim profession prospects as a baby actor into the entrepreneurial thought of promoting waterbeds. Each come from not so prosperous working households. However she is the ‘hero’, turning simply one other cellphone name with the shopper right into a scene-stealing seduction act, and in a crazily adventurous stunt drive a truck with out fuel.
On the similar time, it’s unafraid to come back throughout as politically incorrect in its considerably stereotypical depiction of the character. Alana, it’s implied, is searching for a approach out of her household house (presided over by her overbearing Jewish father), by clinging on to males of affect, together with being an arm sweet actress to a film star performed by Sean Penn. In a cinematic tour de pressure of a sequence in a golf course, Penn’s character performs an impromptu bike stunt in entrance of an viewers, so consumed by his personal vainness that Alana is thrown off from it (a weirdly comedian second, amongst a collection of weirdly comedian moments, shot with with movie inventory suited to night time and low-light scenes). It’s a interval in Alana’s life when Gary and he or she aren’t collectively, one thing that retains occurring all through the movie: Alana and Gary group up and drift aside, solely to get again collectively.
The modifying sample at first appears like obvious time lapses earlier than you agree into the rhythm, which, I suppose, works the way in which human reminiscence works. That is the filmmaker wanting again at a interval when he was a child, lovingly recreating cultural particulars together with wanting on the Billboard Prime 100 of a particular 12 months and utilizing a few of these songs. The title is knocked off from the title of an area music report retailer he used to frequent as a teen. In fact, just a few folks will know the shop, however what issues is the sensation it creates (like Anderson says, “I suppose when you’ve got no reference to the shop, it’s two nice phrases that go properly collectively and perhaps seize a temper”). Likewise, we will not be aware of these references, however a deep sense of non-public fact illuminates the work. The funky pizza field title font is in alignment with its aesthetics, from its use of vivid colors on partitions to the subcultural components within the plot like pinball parlour legalisation to its hangout film vibe.
However Anderson’s invocation of the previous goes past interval particulars, homages, or the usage of outdated movie methods – or having enjoyable with visitor stars like Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits (director Benny Safdie performs a politician) by having them play variations of actual life personalities in San Fernando Valley on the time. The key coronary heart of Licorice Pizza lies within the casting of its two younger leads. The primary timers convey one thing greater than freshness; for Anderson they embody spirits of the previous. Cooper Hoffman is the late Philip Seymour Hoffman’s son and Alana Haim’s mom was Anderson’s artwork instructor in elementary college. Anderson was in thrall of her (“With lengthy, lovely hair, who would play guitar and educate us the way to paint, burned into my reminiscence as this rainbow,” he describes her in an interview). It’d clarify the angle of a younger boy falling in love with a a lot older woman, performed by Haim, supposedly a spitting picture of her mom. (Anderson goes one step additional by meta casting the whole Haim household, who play a model of themselves). Maybe, it additionally explains the adolescent innocence in the way in which the film exhibits – or relatively doesn’t present – intercourse. Intimate scenes are blocked from the viewers’s view, if not the characters, and Anderson retains Alana and Gary’s relationship platonic till they kiss within the, um, climax.
Haim is a member of a rock band Anderson has been making music movies for, however she’s a pure film star (described within the film as each “an English pit bulldog with intercourse attraction” and somebody who reminds of Grace Kelly). You possibly can inform from the opening sequence that the digicam is in love together with her. It seems touchingly at Hoffman’s vulnerabilities, resembling a failed audition scene by which he strikes clumsily and unimpressively, struggling to take off his jacket in type as a result of he doesn’t have an unreal physique like most actors do – he really has a paunch. Hoffman brings one thing to the movie that transcends what’s happening display screen contemplating his father’s working historical past with the director. Licorice Pizza, on its floor, might appear to be an train in nostalgia, nevertheless it’s a lot extra. Like Quentin Tarantino’s As soon as Upon A Time in Hollywood, it’s a late-career religious throwback for an auteur filmmaker who has earned his place.
Licorice Pizza launched in Indian theatres on February 25


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Moving to Bracknell is part of a strategic move to make EXASOL’s home in an area with highly-skilled technology professionals and opportunities for business development.
Bracknell, UK, 18 January 2016 – In-memory analytic database vendor EXASOL continues to report rapid growth across the globe, with the UK its second largest market. EXASOL has just moved its UK headquarters to Bracknell as part of a strategic move to make its home in an area with highly-skilled technology professionals and opportunities for business development, whilst also moving itself closer to its partners and customers based in the Thames Valley.
The Thames Valley has long been heralded as Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley with global tech organizations choosing to site their European HQ in the area as well as many startups in the various enterprise zones. EXASOL is one of the most recent tech companies to take residence in Bracknell, the heart of the Thames Valley.
In January, EXASOL adds an additional sales team member to its rapidly growing UK team and is actively recruiting for more sales and pre-sales professionals. This is just one of the key reasons for the move to Bracknell. Sean Jackson, CMO of EXASOL says: “Bracknell and the Thames Valley have a strong heritage of successful technology businesses and we’re set to follow in their footsteps, especially given the changed requirements of businesses looking for high performance analytic database technology to bring them into the data-driven age. Due to its technology pedigree, Bracknell has top talent that we are hoping to tap into, which will help us continue our growth.”
Sean continues: “We initially set up our UK headquarters in London, but many of our partners, customers and prospects are based in the Thames Valley, for example Dell and Microsoft Azure, so it made sense to move closer to them. This area also has great access links to Heathrow and the M4.
“In addition to these benefits, the current regeneration program for Bracknell makes it an exciting place to move our UK headquarters to. With this regeneration in mind, now is the time to move here.”
EXASOL’s in-memory analytic database is confirmed as the fastest by the TPC-H industry standards and the company boasts some high-profile names as clients across the globe, from King Digital Entertainment (the makers of Candy Crush) to Sony Music, from Adidas to Olympus. In 2015, EXASOL grew its customer base by 41 per cent and is set for even stronger growth in 2016. Indeed, the company had 8 new customer wins in the last month alone.
To celebrate the move, a mobile billboard will drive around Bracknell and the Thames Valley to promote the company’s move to the area on Tuesday, 19 January. Sean adds: “One of EXASOL’s closest competitors is also based in Bracknell, so this should turn a few heads. We are really excited by our office move and look forward to many years of success in Bracknell.”
EXASOL is passionate about helping companies to run their businesses smarter and drive profit by analyzing data and information at unprecedented speeds. The company develops the world’s fastest database for analytics and data warehousing and offers first-class know-how and expertise in data insight and analytics. The in-memory analytic database is the first database to combine in-memory, columnar compression and massively parallel processing, and is proven to be the world’s FASTEST, topping the list in the TPC-H Benchmark tests for performance. Companies that depend on EXASOL to analyze their data in real-time include Adidas Group, GfK, IMS Health, King, Olympus, MyThings, Sony Music and Xing. Follow EXASOL on Twitter at @EXASOLAG.


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November 30, 2021
Congratulations to Alex Mabry, Promoted to Art Director
Congratulations are in order for our incredible KidGlov changemaker, Alex Mabry, who was recently promoted to art director. In her new role, Alex will conceptualize and create the graphic design and finish art of print and digital projects.
“Alex is simply ready for the next level,” said Kelley Peterson, vice president, nonprofit creative director at KidGlov, “She has accomplished a lot in her first year at KidGlov through her creative thinking and passion for seeking untapped efficiencies.”
Alex joined our KidGlov family in 2020 with a strong skillset in interactive design, including web design, user experience and email design. Her prior role as a brand designer for Hudl, a sports software firm, and the key role she played in client web design projects and branding initiatives are essential assets for our brand advertising and marketing projects. Outside of work, Alex is all about experiencing the world around her. She loves spending time with friends, especially when that involves good food (Indian is her current obsession) and wine (if it’s dry and red, she’s in!). While she grew up in Nebraska and loves it, the call of the mountains is always tempting and Alex tries to get to Colorado twice a year to ski and to hike. When home and relaxing, her best bud is Fat Sweetie, her 20-pound, furry, friendly feline.
Heart and thought-provoking design is central to our award-winning work. We proudly work hand-in-hand with organizations to create visual connections between their messages and audiences.
People come first at our advertising agency. We were recently named one of Lincoln’s Best Places to Work, the third time we’ve been recognized. Support, value and workload balance are the overarching themes of the KidGlov workplace culture. In a recent survey, 100% of employees said they felt supported by the leadership team.
“Our culture manifesto focuses on the importance of workload balance and strives to give our team the time and space they need to do the work they LOV, for clients they LOV with a team they LOV. There is simply no greater driver to love coming to work every day than that,” said Katherine Warren, KidGlov chief operating officer.
Supporting a variety of organizations across the country, the KidGlov team specializes in the industries of community health, finance, healthcare, nonprofits and purpose-driven organizations. We work with organizations who are ready to make the world a better place for us all.
Do you have talents to share and a passion for words and/or design? Our incredible team of changemakers bring their creativity to the table to make a real impact for organizations across the country. Why not lov what you do and make a difference?! View open positions and apply today.


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Question 251 out of 1 pointsWhile planning care for a patient with hypothyroidism, which principle should the nurse remember? The basal metabolic rate is unusually _____ with hypothyroidism.Question 261 out of 1 pointsA 25-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting changes in facial features. CT scan reveals a mass on the anterior pituitary, and lab tests reveal severely elevated growth hormone (GH). Which of the following would the nurse also expect to find?Question 270 out of 1 pointsIf a patient had a problem with the hypothalamus, which of the following hormones wouldbe affected?
Question 281 out of 1 pointsWhen catecholamines are released in a patient, what should the nurse assess for?Question 291 out of 1 pointsA 30-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting visual disturbances. CT reveals a pituitary tumor and lab tests reveal elevated prolactin. He is diagnosed with prolactinoma. Which of the following treatments would the nurse help implement?Question 301 out of 1 pointsA 30-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the pancreas alpha cells. Which of the following would the nurse expect to be most likely increased in this patient?Question 311 out of 1 pointsA patient wants to know why ADH is important in the body. What is the nurse’s best response? ADH is important in:
Question 321 out of 1 pointsA 12-year-old male is newly diagnosed with type 1 DM. Which of the following tests should the nurse prepare the patient to best confirm the diagnosis?Question 331 out of 1 pointsIf a patient’s posterior pituitary is removed, which hormone would the nurse expect to decrease?Question 341 out of 1 pointsWhen insulin binds to its receptors on muscle cells, an increase in glucose uptake by the muscle cells occurs. This is an example of a _____ effect by ahormone.Question 351 out of 1 pointsA 25-year-old male presents with fatigue, constipation, and sexual
dysfunction. Tests reveal all pituitary hormones are normal and no masses are present. The nurse suspects the most likely cause of his symptoms is adysfunction in the:


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Hon. Chimerimeze Stanley Owunna met with the Ikwuano Legislative Council and officially declared his interest to contest the House Of Assembly election come 2023.
He introduced himself to the councilors and appealed to them to give him their vote during the party’s upcoming primaries.
Chimerimeze assured the legislators of his readiness to move Ikwuano through quality and effective representation.
During the interactive section, he assures the councilor of his zeal to push bills that will bring succor to the constituency and also assure synergy to run an inclusive leadership where both the youth, women, and the stakeholder will be proud.
His desire to bring a great transformation in Ikwuano is his desire.
He also made known to the councilors that he has pick up the party from the primary election.


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Naledi Williers who has been a finalist in the Miss Botswana pageant has been featured in the Real House wives of Johannesburg,South Africa. The reality show displays how house wives in the busy African city get to tackle the lows and highs that come with a relationship. The viewers get to experience how these wives in the document live their lives as well as get to open their big and amazing houses.
Botswana Williers though not fully a house wife, she opens up about her experiences with dealing with a husband as well as studying law at the same time. Naledi revealed that she will be showcasing some of her best wardrobes and how she has been walking the talk in the ramps in the gold city. Willers is going head to head in the reality show with 5 more other contestants.

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