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Sept. 0, 1969 R. HASWELL 3,469,924
OPTICAL INTERFEROMETERS Filed Jan. 4, 1966 United States Patent Oflice 3,469,924 Patented Sept. 30, 1969 US. Cl. 356-106 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An optical interferometer comprising a source of radiation, a detector, means defining three beam paths for said radiation, means for focussing each beam path upon said detector, means for producing interference between two of said beam paths, and beam switching means for interrupting the beams whereby the detector receives alternately radiation from the two interfering beams combined and from the third beam alone.
This invention relates to optical interferometers of the kind used in the spectrometric analysis of fluids and solids.
A typical optical interferometer is the Michelson Interferometer in which radiation from a source passing through an aperture, preferably circular, is collimated and directed onto a sheet of semi-transparent material set at a preferred angle of 45 to the collimated beam. One part of the radiation passes through the sheet and is received by a fixed plane mirror from which it is re flected back onto the sheet and thence onto a beam condensing system which focusses the radiation on a detector. The other part of the radiation directed onto the semitransparent sheet does not pass through, but is reflected onto a movable plane mirror from which it is reflected back through the sheet and then onto the same condensing system to be focussed on the detector. The radiation is interrupted at regular intervals by a beam chopper and the detector thus produces an AC. signal.
The radiation falling on the semi-transparent sheet is thus split up so as to pass along two different beam paths before being focussed on the detector. The path length of the beam falling on the movable mirror is altered by moving the mirror parallel to itself. When the movable mirror is adjusted to make the two different beam paths equal in length all rays falling on the detector will be in phase and a strong signal is produced by the detector.
If the movable mirror is positioned so that a difference in length, x cm., exists between the two beam paths, the rays of a certain wavelength in one beam will not in general be in phase with corresponding rays in the other beam, the magnitude of the resulting phase difference being inversely proportional to the wavelength. As the magnitude of the path difference increases from zero the magnitude of the signal from the detector fluctuates about a mean value, the amplitude of the fluctuation tending to decrease as the path difference increases. A plot of the fluctuation of the output signal from the detector against movement of the movable mirror from the position where the path lengths are equal is known as an interferogram and may be used to deduce the wavelength distribution of radiation from the source or, by placing a sample in the path of the radiation before it reaches the detector, the absorption characteristics of the sample may be determined.
It is well known from mathematical theory that the Fourier transformation of the interferogram I(x) is the spectral distribution G( k), where k is frequency in cmf and if the interferogram is symmetrical with respect to zero path difference it is permissible to use the cosine transform:
Ill! G(k) =L 1(a) cos 27k dz More conveniently one uses the equation G(k)=J; I(x) cos 2m; dx
where x is the maximum path difference employed.
One difiiculty encountered with this type of instrument is that since the ordinate of the interferogram is always positive the interferogram must contain a DC. compo nent. Presence of a DC. component can produce undesirable errors in the computation unless it is maintained at a constant level. This is diflicult since the signal level depends on (1) energy emitted by the source (which for use between 20 and 1000 is usually a high pressure mercury lamp), (2) amplifier gain and (3) detector sensitivity. The usual detector is a Golay cell and this is difficult to keep at a constant level of sensitivity.
Ideally, the complete interferogram can be written I(x)+a, Where a is a constant, and when the Fourier transform is computed the constant term a contributes Provided that 2 kx is an integer, this term is zero and contributes nothing to G(k). However, if there is a variation in any of the three factors mentioned above a is not constant and f a cos 21rlcx dzv is a variable quantity.
It is the object of the present invention to modify the interferometer in such a way that the above term is eliminated from the interferogram, and to make the interferogram essentially independent of variation in source output, amplifier gain and detector sensitivity.
The invention consists in an optical interferometer comprising a source of radiation, means defining three beam paths for said radiation and focussing each beam path on a detector, means for producing interference between two of the beam paths, and beam switching means for interrupting the beams whereby the detector receives alternately radiation from the two interfering beams combined and from the third beam alone.
The invention also consists in an optical interferometer in accordance with the preceding paragraph, in which the beam switching means are arranged to direct radiation from the source along two beam paths, radiation in one path being subsequently divided into two beam paths of interfering radiation, whilst the other constitutes the said third beam path.
The invention also consists in an optical interferometer in accordance with either of the preceding two paragraphs, in which a movable attenuator is located in the third beam path.
The invention also consists in an optical interferometer in accordance with the preceding paragraph, in which the third beam path is arranged to be continuously attenuated so as to keep the energy in the said third beam path equal, or substantially equal, to the combined energy in the interfering beam paths, the position of the attenuator being arranged to provide a signal which is a measure of the magnitude of the resultant of the two interfering beam paths of radiation.
The invention also consists in an optical interferometer substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying diagramamtic drawings in which,
FIGURE 1 shows an interferometer constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention,
FIGURE 2 shows a beam switching device, and
FIGURE 3 shows a cross-section through a beam showing an attenuator in position.
In carrying the invention into effect in the form illustrated by way of example and referring first to FIG- URE 1, an optical interferometer comprises an aperture S, illuminated by a source of radiation (not shown), a collimating mirror M receiving light from aperture S and directing a collimated beam of radiation onto plane mirror M Radiation reflected from mirror M falls on a semi-transparent member B set at an angle of 45, to the collimated beam. One part of the radiation passes through the member and is received by plane mirror M from which is reflected back onto the member B and thence onto a focussing mirror M which focusses the radiation onto a detector D. The remainder of the radiation falling on member B is reflected thereby onto a movable mirror M which reflects it back through the member B and thence onto mirror M, which focusses it on the detector D.
The radiation falling on the member B is thus split up into two beam paths namely a first beam path which passes onto mirror M and thence back from member B onto mirror M and a second beam path which is reflected by member B and passes onto mirror M and thence onto mirror M through the member B. The path length of the second beam path is altered 'by moving the mirror M parallel to itself.
The components so far described are all present in a conventional Michelson interferometer.
In accordance with the present invention a third beam path of radiation is provided from the same source as that illuminating aperture S.
The third beam path is defined by mirrors M M and M and radiation from aperture S is directed onto mirror M by beam switching device C. This device in the form illustrated in FIGURE 2 consists of a semicircular mirror disc C driven by a motor C As the disc C rotates it allows radiation to pass alternately along the beam path falling on mirror M which is subsequently divided into two interfering beam paths as previously described, and third beam path falling on mirror M The detector D thus receives alternately radiation from which are in effect two beam paths namely, radiation from the two interfering beam paths combined and the third beam path alone.
The detector produces an electric signal proportional to the difference of energy received from the two interfering beams combined and the third beam path. By partially obscuring one of the beam paths by means of a trimmer (not shown) the constant component of the signal from the interferometer can be cancelled out. The amount by which the trimmer need be adjusted can be determined by setting the interferometer at a path difference which is sufliciently large for the alternating component of the signal from the detector to have disappeared and then adjusting the trimmer so that the alternating signal does in fact disappear.
The reflectance of the mirror M7 can be much greater than that of the member B which acts as a beam splitter so that the proportion of the beam reflected by the mirror M that is the third beam, need only be a relatively small part of the whole.
In a further development of the invention, a doublebeam servo-system as employed in infra-red spectrometers is added. Any A.C. signal from the detector D is amplified and fed to a servo-system SS which continuously varies the position of an attenuator T (shown enlarged in FIG- URE 3) in the beam so as to maintain equality in energy between the third beam and the two interfering beams combined. By linking a pen device P to the attenuator T by means well-known in double beam spectrometers, an interferogram is obtained free from variations in the DC. level and corrected to a large extent for variation in source emission, amplifier gain and detector sensitivity. The usual practice is to record the interferogram point by point on punched tape ready for processing by computer. In the development described above the output may be conveniently obtained from a DC. supply and potentiometer linked to the said servo system and fed to an analogue to digital converter. In order to be able to blank off the greater part of the reference beam with the attenuating shutter T, it is preferable to make the cross-section of the beam rectangular as indicated in FIGURE 3. This result may be achieved by making the collimating mirror M rectangular or by masking.
The third beam path may lie for part of its length wholly within the two interfering beams as for example when the mirror M lies within the beam passing to mirror M The third beam path could, however, be out side the confines of the other beam paths for the whole of its length in which case mirror M would lie outside the confines of the beam passing to mirror M To obtain a transmittance spectrum it is necessary to record interferograms with and without a sample in the radiation path. The interferogram corresponding to no sample, may be called I(x) and on computation an energy spectrum G(k) is obtained; with sample in the path the interferogram becomes I (x) and the computed spectrum G (k). Transmittance of the sample is proportional to G (k)/G(k).
The sample can be positioned immediately in front of the aperture S, but this is not always convenient and it is usually preferable to provide a primary focus prior to condensing the radiation onto the aperture S, following the practice employed with conventional spectrometers. The sample may be positioned in the interfering beams only, or in all three beams, and in the letter case it can be placed in any appropriate position between the source and detector. A simple mathematical analysis may be carried out as follows:
Assuming that the overall sensitivity of the instrument during the recording of interferograms can be represented by functions H(x) and H (x) for background and sample respectively, and that the sample is placed in the interfering beams, we may write, to a first approximation l(x)H(x) =yH(x) for background and 1(x)H (x) yH (x) for sample.
where for any value of x, y and y measure the position of the attenuator (T in FIGURE 1) for background and sample, respectively. Therefore, y=I(x) and y =I (x) and these values are largely independent of instrument sensitivity. Provided that y and y are linearly related to attenuator position, a record of this latter gives an accurate representation of the fluctuating part of I(x) or I (x), largely corrected for variations in instrument sensitivity.
If the sample is placed in the radiation comprising all three beams, the first equation is unchanged.
while the second equation becomes Where c is the fraction of the total energy (in the third beam) reaching the detector which is transmitted by the sample. We then have cy =l (x) and this is essentially the same as before since 0 is very nearly constant.
The means of carrying out the invention already given are only intended by way of example and many variants are possible, for example the rotating mirror C aperture S anywhere between the source of radiation on the said aperture.
Advantages of the arrangement in accordance with this invention are:
(1) Errors due to X1 (J1 a cos 21rkx dsc) not being zero are eliminated.
(2) It is no longer necessary to ensure that Zkx is an integer.
(3) The recording system is more efiiciently used since the useless D.C. level which contributes no useful information is avoided.
(4) The interferogram may be more conveniently apodized since previously the constant term was also multiplied by the apodizing function and in some conditions this could introduce errors.
(5) The interferogram may be modified in any desired manner by varying amplifier gain as the path difference increases, thus making the most efiicient use of the dynamic range of the signal amplifier. This is an important advantage in a practical sense since the amplitude of an interferogram is large when the path difference is small and small when the path difference is large. Consequently the amplifier has the task of accepting a very large signal in the early stages with small path difference and accurately amplifying a very small signal when the path difference is great.
(6) The digital equipment may be of much lower resolution and hence less expensive since ordinate digitisation is confined to the variable component only.
(7) The system is virtually independent of variations in source emission, detector sensitivity and amplifier gain.
1. An optical interferometer comprising a source of radiation, a detector sensitive to all wavelengths radiated by the source, means defining three optical beam paths for said radiation, means for focussing each beam path upon said detector, means for producing interference between two of said beam paths, means for varying the length of at least one of the two interfering beam paths and thereby deriving an interferogram at said detector, and beam switching means for interrupting the beams whereby the detector receives alternately radiation from the two interfering beams combined and from the third beam alone.
2. An optical interferometer according to claim 1, wherein the beam switching means are arranged to direct radiation from the source along two paths, and means are provided for subsequently dividing the radiation in one of said beam paths into two beam paths of interfering radiations, whilst the other of said beam paths constitutes the said third beam path.
3. An optical interferometer according to claim 1, which includes a movable attenuator located in said third beam path.
4. An optical interferometer according to claim 3, which includes means for continuously adjusting said attenuator so as to keep the energy in the said third beam path substantially equal to the combined energy in the interfering beam paths, and means for deriving from the position of the attenuator a signal which is a measure of the magnitude of the resultant of the two interfering beam paths of radiation.
5. An optical interferometer according to claim 1, wherein the said third beam path lies for part of its length wholly within the two interfering beam paths.
6. An optical interferometer according to claim 1, wherein the said third beam path lies for the whole of its length outside the confines of the two interfering beam paths.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 8/ 1954- Woodhull et al. 5/1961 Herscher et al.


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ROLE OF MERGER LAWS AND ANTI-TRUST LAW IN INDIA MARKET
Author Name: SAKSHI R.PATIL, Savitribai Phule Pune University.
The merger is a general term that refers to the consolidation of companies. It is a merger of the two companies to form a new company. Merger in other terms can be termed as a business phenomenon to create a higher pie in the market or acquire a company to obtain an advantage in the competitive market. The senior executives of companies foresee the market strategies of higher revenue, economic growth by merging. The basic agenda for such a merger is to create higher shareholder values which will be over above the two companies. On other hand, Anti-trust laws are laws of competition. These laws monitor any economic activity that monopolizes competition in the market, it also protects consumers and small enterprises and ensures trade freedom. It also regulates Mergers, Acquisitions, and Combinations in India.
LAWS RELATED TO MERGER AND ACQUISITION IN INDIA
A merger is the combination of two companies in which one corporation is absorbed into another corporation. It involves consolidation or absorption. The less important company regains its importance by merging into other companies. It can also be defined as amalgamation. Economics of scale increased revenue or increased market share, cross shelling, Taxes, and geographical or other diversification are some of the motives behind the mergers of the company.
As a Merger is the fusion of two companies, all assets, liabilities, and stock of one company stand transferred to Transferee Company in consideration of payment in the form of Cash, Debenture, Equity shares of the transferee company, or a mixture of the above.
In India many laws are related to merger and acquisition, some of them will be discussed in this article in brief.
a) The Companies Act, 1956 –
In the companies’ act 1956, section 390-395 deals with arrangements, amalgamation, mergers, and procedures to be followed for the arrangement or scheme of amalgamation approved. The companies act as the primary legislation governing companies in India. All cooperate transaction like merger; acquisition must be implemented in accordance with Company law provisions
b) The Competition Act, 2002 –
Section 5 deals with the Combinations by reference to turnover and assets, exclusively in India and outside India. The aim of the act is to protect unnecessary unguarded competitions. This act protects the interest of consumers and ensures a fair amount of chance for providing a fair amount of competition to other companies. In later years, the Government observed that the MRTP Act does not hold a true rising competition in the market as it only focuses on controlling monopolies. Therefore, Competition Act 2002 was enacted by replacing the MRTP act. However, MRTP was repealed in section 66 of the Competition act. This Act also includes a detailed list of provision and regulations to promote competition in the market
c) Foreign exchange management Act, 1999 -.
The foreign exchange management act (FEMA) protects and deals with cross borders mergers. This law provides general guidelines on the issuing of shares and securities by an Indian entity to a person residing outside India.RBI has issued detailed guidelines on foreign investments in India. According to foreign exchange management regulations, if a merger is sanctioned in Indian court then Transferee Company is free to transfer shares to shareholders of Transferor Company outside India.
d) The Indian Income Tax Act (ITA), 1961 –
The merger is covered under the term Amalgamation as defined in section 2(1B) of the act. Special treatment is given in the income tax act to encourage mergers, demerger, and restructuring since the beginning. This has been done to accelerate liberalization.
e) Stamp Duty –
Indian Stamp Duty Act, 1899 is state-wise legislation. It lays down the law applicable to the form of instruments recording transactions. As per this act, the rate of stamp duty is 10 percent.
All these laws make matters related to mergers and acquisitions in India.
SIGNIFICANCE AND LEGAL PROCESS FOR MERGER IN INDIA
The legal procedure for a merger in India can be also called a process of business combination. Following is the procedure described in the act for the merger.
1. Examination of Object clauses:
The MOA of both companies should be examined to check the power to amalgamate is available. Further, the object clause of the merging company should permit it to carry on the business of the merged company. If such a clause does not exist, the necessary approval of shareholders, the board of directors, and the company law board are required.
2. Intimation to the stock exchange:
The stock exchanges were merging and merged companies should be informed about the proposal of the merger. From time to time copies of all resolutions, notices and orders should be mailed to the concerned stock exchange.
3. Approval of the draft merger proposal by the respective board:
The draft of the merger proposal should be approved by the respective board of directors. The board of each company should pass a resolution authorizing executives to take the procedure further.
4. Application to high courts:
Once the draft is approved, each company should make an application to the High court of the state where its registered office is situated.
5. Dispatch of Notice to Shareholders and Creditors:
In order to convene the meetings, notice and an explanatory statement of meeting as approved by the high court should be dispatched by each company to its shareholders and creditors in order to get intimation 21 days in advance. The notice of meetings should be published in two newspapers.
6. Holding of meetings of Shareholders and Creditors:
For passing the scheme of merger atleast75% of the shareholders who vote either in person or by proxy must approve the scheme of the merger a meeting of shareholders must be held by each company. The same process applies to the creditor’s approval.
7. Petition to High Court for confirmation and Passing of High Court Orders:
Once the merger scheme is passed, companies involved in the merger should present the petition to the High Court for confirming the scheme of merger. A notice should be published in two newspapers.
8. Filing the order with the registrar:
Registrar is the centralized body for all the companies registered. Certified true copies of the high court order must be filed within the time limit specified by the court.
9. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities:
Once the final orders are passed by both the high courts, all the assets and liabilities of the merged company should be transferred to the merging company. The target company’s assets and liabilities will be transferred to the acquiring company.
10. Issue of Shares and Debentures:
After fulfilling provisions of law, the merging company should issue shares and debentures of the merging company. The new shares and debentures issued will then be listed on the stock exchange.
As discussed above is the legal process of the merger in India. Talking about the significance of a merger, the most common reason why companies merge is to share technology, information which thereby increased the strength of the company. Mergers also help to overcome challenges and gain a competitive edge in the market. Liberalization, favorable government policies, economic reforms, the need for investment, and the dynamic attitude of Indian corporations are some of the growth factors of mergers and acquisitions in India.
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION IN COVID ERA IN INDIA
The economic fallout in the COVID crisis is massive and unpredictable. The lockdown has affected different sectors and regions. As in past downturns, recovery from current crises will present companies with unusual challenges. The Merger and Acquisition environment will be severely affected by the Government’s Make in India initiative. This initiative of the Government is designed to help the country’s manufacturer expand global market share and encourage foreign companies to consider India as a potential offshore destination. This policy protects Indian companies from takeover by certain foreign investment
ANTI-TRUST LAWS IN INDIA
Anti-trust laws are competition laws. These laws were originally established in the 19th century to check the abuses threatened or imposed by the immense trust that immerged in the late 19th century. The Anti-trust law is supposed to protect and promote competition in the line of relevant markets or lines of commerce. They serve to check and redress the improper acquisition and abuse of market dominance. This law forbids two categories of conduct a) unlawful restraint of trade and b) monopolization. The Anti-trust laws are never been anti-market or Anti-business in underlying conception or their implementation. The Indian parliament approved comprehensive legislation-The Competition Act, 2002 to regulate business practices in India. This Act regulates three types of conduct; anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, and combination (merger, acquisition, amalgamation). It took almost three years for merger control provisions to bring into force. In June 2011, these provisions were brought into force.
MARKET DOMINANCE AND ANTITRUST LAWS
In 1969, the Government passed its own Monopolies and Restrictive trade practices (MRTP) act. The act was there to ensure no concentration of economic power in private hands. The MRTP act was not effective despite being amended several times. A new act was necessary for the new economic environment, and it led to forming of the Competition Act 2002, which led to the formation of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). CCI has investigated many cases of anti-competitive behavior and imposed several penalties. It is important for India to examine the provisions and efficiency of CCI because government policies and some decisions of the Supreme Court have been changing the structure of the Indian Market.
With policies becoming more liberalized, mergers and acquisitions talks are heating up in India. They are no more limited to a single type of business. For the expansion of business and operation and an increase in profits, a merger is considered as one of the important tools by companies. Due to large consolidation by industrial houses, increasing competition against imports, and acquisition activities Indian markets witnessed the burgeoning trend in the merger. It is considered to be a ripe time for business enthusiasts and corporate to watch the Indian market and grab the opportunity.

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An overview on plants as effective anti diabetic and wound healing agents
Author(s): Amrit Kumar Patel
Abstract: Wounds commonly named as actual wounds that outcome in an opening or breaking of the skin. There are various kinds of wounds which range from gentle to possibly deadly. Wound recuperating is debilitated in diabetic patients with contamination or hyperglycaemia. Diabetes mellitus is one of the significant supporters of persistent injury recuperating issues. The diabetic patients with ulcer become at high gamble for significant inconveniences which incorporate contamination and removal. In conventional medication plants are for the most part utilized for therapy of different intense and persistent sicknesses and irregularities in the body. Because of the current quick existence of the people an extraordinary expansion in persistent sickness conditions for the most part diabetes not entirely set in stone. The vast majority of these patients will generally deal with a gigantic issue when they get a contaminated injury. Consequently in the ongoing survey a rundown of the plants utilized in conventional medication for the treatment of wounds and diabetes were screened. The work incorporates a rundown of customarily guaranteed plants utilized for diabetes and wounds which are experimentally demonstrated as well as deductively not demonstrated.

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Mozzy ft. Celly Ru, E Mozzy & Trae tha Truth – Too Much Pride
Talented California rapper Mozzy unlocked his promised and awaited body of work Occupational Hazard.
The project was reportedly recorded in one month and it houses a total of 14 tracks with features from the likes of YFN Lucci, Quando Rondo, Wale, Blxst, Marco Mula, E Mozzy, Trae Tha Truth, Celly Ru, Tsu Surf, and Stacy Barthe.
The entry “Too Much Pride” is the 13th track on the album and it features Celly Ru, E Mozzy and Trae tha Truth. Listen below and don’t forget to share.


There will be another redesign of the redevelopment for the underutilized vacant lot, the site of a former gas station, at 105 Keefer Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown district following Vancouver City Council’s controversial rejection of the developer’s rezoning application last month.
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Beedie Living announced today it will be proceeding with a fourth design for the retail and housing project, which will be a substantially downsized version from the last revision.
In response to complaints that previous iterations were “too tall”, the new proposal will have a height of just 70 feet, which is well below the municipal government’s current allowance of 90 feet.
There will also be subsidized cultural ground-floor space specifically for seniors and “increased pedestrianization” of the Chinatown Memorial Plaza in front of the site.
Additionally, the exterior facade will be redesigned to “ensure the character of the building is reflective of its context and rich heritage of the area.”
As plans for the redesign are preliminary, the developer has not indicated how many market residential units will be reduced or whether the entire floor of 25 units for low-to-moderate income senior social housing will be completely eliminated to reflect the density change, but there is speculation this is being considered.
No new architectural renderings have been released at this time.
However, as the new proposal will be below current height allowances, Beedie Living will not be required to continue with the rezoning application process and can instead submit a development application to the City.
“We see the Keefer project as an important addition to Chinatown,” says Houtan Rafii, Vice President of Residential Development at Beedie Living, in a statement.
“We have been listening to the concerns people have expressed and sincerely appreciate every stakeholder who has collaborated with us towards the evolution of the proposal. We truly hope that this new proposal will reflect, as much as possible, the diverse perspectives we have heard.”
The original design that was first proposed in 2013 called for a project with a height of 120 ft while the design that was rejected by Council in June was for a slightly shorter building at 115 feet.


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April 24, 2013 Overseas Press Club Awards Dinner
THE CYMA RUBIN BEI FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD was awarded to Associated Press photographer, Oded Balilty for his coverage of an ultra orthodox wedding in Israel.
THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS, Capture the Moment
The 2013 Pulitzer Prize photography winners have been announced!
Breaking News: Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen of the Associated Press for their compelling coverage of the civil war in Syria
Feature: Javier Manzano, a free-lance photographer, for his extraordinary picture, distributed by Agence France-Presse, of two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position.
News From Taiwan
The final attendance for the Pulitzer Prize Photography exhibition at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei reached a record-breaking 170,000!
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is the next venue presenting Capture the Moment, The Pulitzer Prize Photographs.
(April 24 - July 7, 2013)
Awesome news from Taiwan: we broke the 100,000 visitor mark for the Pulitzer Prize Photograpy exhibition on view at Huashan Creative Park in Taipei!!
Here is a video of the installation of the Pulitzer Prize Photography exhibition at the Huashan Creative Park in Taipei.
As of March 11th, 78,798 people have visited the Pulitzer Prize Photography exhibition at the Huashan Creative Park in Taipei.
Here is a special report in SNAPPP on the Pulitzer Photography exhibition and an interview with curator, Cyma Rubin.
Sisy Chen reports on the Pulitzer Photography Exhibition from Taipei.
Click on the images below for some views from Taiwan of the Capture the Moment, The Pulitzer Prize Photographs:
Here is a review of the Pulitzer Prize Photography Exhibition in Taipei by The China Post:
Listen to the interview with Cyma Rubin and Carolyn Cole talking about Capture the Moment, The Pulitzer Prize Photographs now on exhibit in Taipei.
Taiwan is honoring the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Pulitzer Prize Photography Awards. Media Sphere Communications is hosting the exhibition at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, in Taipei - January 18, 2013-April, 17, 2013 and at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts from April 24, 2013 - July 7, 2013.
2004 PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHER CAROLYN COLE CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY PHOTOJOURNALISM WORKSHOP IN TAIPEI and a forum for the public. Read an article about her visit published by the Want China Times.
Past News for the Pulitzer Photography Exhibition:
THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE NAMED CAPTURE THE MOMENT: THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2012
Click to read the review:
THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS, Capture the Moment, DREW THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE FOR A SINGLE EXHIBTION IN THE HISTORY OF THE YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM.
PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OPENED AT THE YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM, BILLINGS, MONTANA
(August 5 - December 31, 2011)
The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, Capture The Moment, was on view through December 31, 2011 at the Yellowstone Art Museum. Read about the exhibition in a review by Jaci Webb of the Billings Gazette.
PULITZER PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: OVER 28,000 VISITED THE DURHAM MUSEUM, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
(April 9 - July 10, 2011)
PULITZER PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, THE DURHAM MUSEUM, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
(April 9, - July 10, 2011)
Capture The Moment, The Pulitzer Prize Photographs opened to the public on April 9, 2011 at the Durham Museum. Cyma Rubin presented her Telly and Emmy-award winning documentary Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs on April 8, 2011 at 7:00pm in the Stanley & Dorothy Truhlsen Lecture Hall.
OVER 300,000 VISITED THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN KOREA.
The 3-city tour included the Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, Daegu National Museum and the Mokpo Culture & Arts Center.
(June 22, 2010 - February 22, 2011)
View the crowds at the Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul by clicking on the images below.
KOREAN PRIME MINISTER UN-CHAN JEONG VISITS THE PULITZER EXHIBITION IN SEOUL
Click on the photos below to see The Prime Minister's July 14, 2010 visit to Capture The Moment at the Hangaram Design Museum.
THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS, Capture The Moment, Seoul, Korea
(Hangaram Design Museum, June 22, 2010 - August 29, 2010)
Cyma Rubin traveled to Korea for the installation of the Pulitzer Prize Photography exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center's Hangaram Design Museum. Click on the images below to see photos of her visit.
Max Desfor, 1951 Pulitzer Prize Photographer traveled to Korea
(Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, Korea - June 22, 2010)
Cyma Rubin and Max Desfor view the Pulitzer Prize photograhy exhibition at the Hangaram Design Museum. Mr. Desfor covered the Korean War for the Associated Press as a Staff Photographer until 1954. His coverage as a war correspondent earned him a Pulitzer. Click images below to see the visit and view Max Desfor's 1951 Pulitzer Prize photograph.
JoongAng Daily News, June 22, 2010
1951 Pulitzer Prize; Max Desfor, courtesy Associated Press
Read Max Desfor's profile on the cover of the Korean Newspaper - JoongAng Daily, June 24, 2010
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THE AMERICAN SOLDIER - Exhibition News
The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute, The Durham Museum
September 22, 2012 - January 6, 2013
The American Soldier opened at The Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Listen to an interview on KVNO News with the curator, Cyma Rubin by clicking this link. http://www.kvnonews.com/2012/09/arts-durham/
Over 30,000 people visited, The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute, at the Ohio Historical Center. Next stop for this exhibition will be The Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. The exhibition is scheduled to open September 22, 2012.
The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute, Ohio Historical Center
July 1, 2011 - May 28, 2012
Read the interview below with Cyma Rubin, Curator of The American Soldier
Soldiering On: Photography Exhibit Bares Humanity of American Troops Dating Back to the Civil War
By Jeffrey Sheban
The Columbus Dispatch, June 26, 2011
30 Minute Documentary of The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute filmed while on display at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
wins two, 2011 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards: Best News Special or Documentary & Best Special Interest Programming
The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute, at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
March 17, 2011 - June 17, 2011
Grand Rapids, Michigan
This tribute to the American Soldier captures the courage, camaraderie and human drama of U.S. servicemen and women in action through 116 photographs. It assembles images taken from the earliest use of photographic apparatus to today's digital cameras, and covers Americans in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S. soldiers honored in photo exhibit showing at Gerald R. Ford Museum
by Molly Kimelman at The Grand Rapids Press
March 19, 2011
General Petraeus Visits The American Soldier Exhibition
(Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, Kansas; March 6, 2009)
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Past News for The American Soldier Exhibition
Students Visit The American Soldier
Morning News, Florence, South Carolina
February 3, 2010, Section B, Page 1
Students Wrote Letters After Visiting The American Soldier
5th and 6th graders visited The American Soldier exhibit at the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina. Click on the images below to read the students' enthusiastic letters to their exhibition guide.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The April issue of Previews has the solicitation for Captain Action King Size Special #1, and I am very excited. I never thought I'd see the day when a comic I drew would have a cover by one of my childhood idols, John Byrne.
The stories in this issue were supposed to be Captain Action Season 2 issues 4 and 5, but to give readers more bang for their buck Moonstone collected two issues into one big special issue. Hopefully those of you who'll pick it up will agree it's worth it. :)

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Description: Rectangular shape; no edging; symmetrical arrangement of four stamps: across the top, three crowned roses with a fleur-de-lys between each pair; across the middle, three fleurs-de-lys with a chained portcullis between each pair; below and in the spaces between the fleurs and portcullises, four letters W.
Notes: The letter W may have an apotropaic significance; the stamps have not been recorded on other firebacks.
Inscription: W W W W
Current location: Great Dixter, Northiam, East Sussex, England.
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Shares were down roughly 7% in after-hours trading as the e-commerce and cloud giant reported EPS of $5.75 versus consensus estimates of $3.08, according to FactSet. But revenues of $56.58 fell short of expectations for $57.1 billion. In addition, Amazon guided for revenue of $66.5 billion to $72.5 billion, below a $73.79 billion consensus estimate. The after-hours decline wiped out the 7% increase in Amazon's stock during the day's trading on Thursday as tech stocks staged a big comeback.
TheStreet's tech columnist, Eric Jhonsa is live blogging the company's earnings report and call with analysts, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET. Please share your questions and comments in the space at the top of the blog window. And for great analysis from Jim Cramer and his team on all of the day's market news and advice on which stocks to buy, click here for a free trial of Jim's Action Alerts PLUS member club for investors.


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Early scenes establish that Randy 'The Ram' Robinson Rourkewho has long graying bleach-blond hair and wears a hearing aid, still has fans from his heyday in the 80's and warm contacts in the pro wrestler community of today, who give him work on weekends. A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. Comedy Drama Fantasy. Both are effective. The film begins in the present day with The Ram collecting a paltry sum of money for his latest fight only to discover he's been locked out of his trailer home because he's behind on his rent.
Because quite simply, Randy is done. He has had it and needs a way out of wrestling. His body is old and worn down and he hates his job at. Here's a scene just before one of the small-time wrestling matches. .
In the movie 'The Wrestler' why Randy the Ram cuts his finger in the supermarket scene Quora
was wondering where it was because it looks like it's a real supermarket. The Wrestler is a American sports drama film produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky, Jersey while working part-time at a supermarket under Wayne, a demeaning manager who mocks Randy's wrestling.
Some of the deli scenes were improvised because Aronofsky was filming Rourke actually working there.
Rourke plays the character of Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a legend in wrestling known for his signature moves, long bleached hair, neon spandex pants, and insanely jacked body.
I can why Mickey Rourke won so many awards for his performance, too. Randy goes to Cassidy's strip club to thank her, but she once more rejects him, resulting in a heated exchange. So I'm going to give my honest opinion which either is going to get me a lot of hate mail or the "un-useful" marks on my comment, but I'm an honest user, I tell it like it is. Rate This.
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Definitely a must-see this winter. Film in the United States portal Professional Wrestling portal s portal. Retrieved March 27, There is a lot of strength in Randy.
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After professing his love to Cassidy, she offers that he reach out to his estranged daughter Stephanie, played by Evan Rachel Woodwho as usual gives a stunning performance. But for Randy's story, I felt like it was left incomplete, with him just doing his signature move and they cut to black, this is one of the stories I wished would have come to a complete circle where we see this poor man who's just broken down and find out what happened to him.
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wrestling matches can be very painful, and the more bloody they are, the more for the wrestling matches and the use of real shoppers in a supermarket scene. If you haven't seen the movie The Wrestler yet, don't worry.
Video: The wrestler supermarket scene The Wrestler - Deli Counter Scene
Acme is an East Coast grocery store chain and I think they also supplied the This is also where they shot a scene where Cassidy leaves through the back door.
Some of the strongest scenes are when Randy tries to reconnect with his daughter. On the softer side, Bruce Springsteen wrote "The Wrestler" for the credits, and its sweet melancholy serves as the perfect coda for the film. Join HuffPost Plus. Mickey Rourke doesn't just play a wrestler, he is a wrestling star, he is Randy The Ram in every way.
The story is not that simple, though. Rourke plays the character of Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a legend in wrestling known for his signature moves, long bleached hair, neon spandex pants, and insanely jacked body.
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|The Ram is told never to fight again or he may lose his life.
It's a simple story, a mixture of raw authenticity and old fashioned corn about a washed up professional wrestler who's 20 years past his prime and resists admitting it till he has a heart attack and is forced t turn to the only two people he has in his life, a lap dancer and an estranged daughter. Randy visits his estranged daughter, Stephanie, whom he had left years before; she curses him and tells him to leave her alone. A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Randy goes home and is locked out of his trailer for not paying the rent.


In 2001, a group of eighth graders were interviewed for a New York Times article about popularity. This fictionalized account of that article examines, with tongue-in-cheek seriousness, the adolescent obsession with social success through a complex popularity struggle among middle school girls. Written by
Hayley is the most popular girl at Eastmont Middle School. Everyone wants to be like Hayley. Even Hayley.


Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 8 today at the first ever Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater. Apple is also rumored to be announcing the iPhone X, the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus.
The iPhone 8 is rumored to be the most expensive iPhone ever, the first with a price tag of over $1,000.
According to MacRumors, the iPhone X will have a glass body and edge-to-edge OLED display that does away with the Home button and perhaps replaces Touch ID with a new facial recognition system. The iPhone X will be sold alongside upgraded 4.7-inch iPhone 8 and 5.5-inch iPhone 8 Plus models.
Following announcements about Apple Park, Apple Retail, Apple Watch and Apple TV, Apple finally unveiled what everyone was waiting for: the iPhone 8.
iPhone 8 Features, Details, Upgrades, Apps, & Specs
-Silver, space gray, gold finish.
-Glass on front and back, the “most durable ever” in a smartphone.
-Made from aerospace-grade aluminum.
-Water & dust resistant.
-4.7 inch display for iPhone 8 and 5.5 inch display for iPhone 8 Plus.
-Stereo speakers, 25% louder than iPhone 7 speakers.
-A11 bionic chip.
-Augmented reality, first smartphone designed for it.
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Netflix released the third season of House of Cards in its entirety on February 27. Ed Carroll is offering his thoughts on the season as he watches Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright spin political intrigue in three-episode blocks.
SPOILER WARNING! – Everything below assumes you have watched House of Cards through Chapter 38, or do not care about being spoiled.
So, Yates was completely lying about his friend being the one to be turning tricks in his youth, kind of undercutting his earlier revelation. Frank still held “the author of his first novel” over Tom’s head as he fired him, which kinda confused me a bit, but this is House of Cards we’re talking about.
Honestly, despite my annoyance with the lies, Yate’s actual revelation was far more interesting — that he turned tricks at first for money, but was addicted to the stories. And then Yates and Underwood couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Francis has already been firmly established as bisexual, so the fact that he was attracted to Yates wasn’t a shock, but c’mon, he’s not Bill Clinton and he’s in the Oval Freaking Office, they weren’t gonna have sex.
Speaking of lies, Gavin lying about Rachel’s death annoys me. Yeah, kinda makes sense for McPoyle to keep an ace up his sleeve versus Stamper, but ugh, this show is really embracing the lies. It’s one thing for characters to lie to other characters, that’s juicy and scandalous and we love that crap. It’s another thing entirely for the show to lie to its viewers, and this season of House of Cards is quickly evaporating any trust I had in what it was saying. Don’t expect a final review if this all turns out to be a dream in someone’s head, I’ll have gone nuclear.
While the Russians were always in the background during these episodes, the focus wisely turned to the campaign at home and Francis’s maneuvering toward the nomination. Claire’s stepping down as ambassador was a disappointment but if it keeps creepy Victor away, I’m OK with this.
Since we were at home, we got a lot more screen time with Jackie Sharp. I have a love-hate relationship with this character, but Chapter 37 showed why I absolutely love her sometimes. I don’t blame her for going to Dunbar for a better deal, and I don’t think Frank would either. Yeah, Frank pitted Dunbar and Sharp against each other with the sexism attack, but in a way I kind of respected how Jackie got tough and protected her own ass. Ruthless pragmatism indeed. And then Frank stabbed Jackie in the back. I shouldn’t be shocked he completely cut Jackie down and treated her like a misbehaving dog, and it was tough to watch.
Speaking of the debate, it was all of the political nonsense that made my head hurt when election season comes around. If it weren’t for the names and discussion of AmWorks, I’d think this were an actual presidential debate.
In the end of the Chapter 37, Sharp had endorsed Dunbar and Danton had resigned, upset with how Underwood was treating him and the rest of the staff. We’ve seen examples of the mistreatment this season, but it was pretty sporadic, and, while they didn’t need to hammer us over the head with examples of mistreatment, they needed to convey how much it was bothering some of the characters more than they did. For all we knew, Danton was still heartsick over Jackie getting married, maybe it wasn’t the mistreatment. Just seems like a sloppy way to have both Jackie and Remy betray Francis, but could be effective.
The Jackie and Remy romance subplot, however, has been really tiresome, because until the debate and save a few scenes for Danton, the subplot has been the majority of their screen time. And it still ended with Remy returning to the private sector and Jackie coming back to sleep with him. Which was pretty much where they were in season two. OK.
The Supreme Court seat once again came back into the plot, and once again, Dunbar turned it down. For the show to work, she probably needed to turn it down, but I still don’t think anyone in their right mind, particularly someone as morally righteous as Dunbar, would turn it down.
Dunbar’s candidacy has become a major thorn in Frank’s side, and Frank’s pissing off people left and right, but it looks like Doug Stamper isn’t pissed at the Underwoods. Stamper burned the journal in front of Underwood (why doesn’t The White House have smoke alarms?), has been sober for nearly 90 days and tried to strong arm Francis into a job. And Frank naturally recoiled at the idea of needing Stamper, despite Stamper setting $2 million on fire, but finally saw reason and took Stamper back. Pretty badass of Doug to already have a short list of nominees for the Supreme Court seat.
Claire being pissed about her role as Doug’s pawn was just as understandable and Francis’s hiring of Stamper. Is the show preparing to start a war between the Underwoods — with only the finale remaining? I suppose I can get behind a showdown between the two most powerful forces in House of Cards. I can only hope the frustration in getting to this finale has been worth it.
Quick thoughts before I head back to Iowa with the Underwoods…
– “In my opinion it was a tie.” Oh stupid analysis of the ‘winner’ of a stupid subjective debate. I felt like I accidentally flipped to a TV news show.
– “Y’all should put this on Pay-Per-View!” Oh meta-jokes. And Freddy’s moment with Remy might have been one of Danton’s best moments on the show, with Freddy trying to tell Remy how you need to approach Frank, and then admitting he needs to get away from Underwood’s yapping sometimes. Love it.
– Robin Wright directed Chapter 38, pretty sure she only directed one episode in season two.
– Glad the “sibling rivalry” between Seth and Doug is over, Frank needs them both.
– So Doug is going to try to snuff out Gavin McPoyle because, revenge? I suppose Stamper is hell-bent on finding Rachel, and asking for character growth is too much to ask.
– Forgot to mention this in my review of Chapter 33, but if you’re interested in the weird first-person “office game” Francis was playing with Yates, it’s a PC game called The Stanley Parable and while it’s a short experience, it’s certainly worth looking up on Google.
Season three of House of Cards has seemed rockier than the previous three, but there’s still 57 minutes left to tie up a lot of loose ends and threads. Not sure if the show can pull it off, but it will probably be entertaining watching Spacey and Wright try.
Check back later on EveryoneHatesCleveland.com for Ed Carroll’s thoughts on the House of Cards season three finale and the season as a whole.


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New Zealand needs to seize new opportunities in 2019 and harness new AI technologies to deliver positive social and environmental outcomes, AI Forum New Zealand executive director Ben Reid says.
Reid has just returned from a major international conference in Bangkok which was hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org.
The conference involved representatives from around the world discussing opportunities to leverage powerful new AI tools to drive social and environmental impacts.
“AI is here and making giant leaps forwards in our lives. Some of the examples discussed at the Bangkok conference included using recycled mobile phones to listen to rainforest sounds and detect illegal logging activities; using machine learning to analyse aerial photos to closely monitor the endangered dugong (sea cow) populations in Australia; and employing AI to improve screening results for diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes which affects vision.
“We are seeing so much potential for AI to solve some of our grand challenges in New Zealand, too. AI can be used to reduce road fatalities from more accurate analysis of accident hot spots and also from autonomous vehicles arriving on our roads very soon. In Sydney they have recently started trialling AI powered cameras to improve road safety.
“AI can be used to improve on current predictive analytics techniques for better social outcomes by training models from large datasets and case histories to better identify and recommend optimum courses of action.
“AI is helping to reduce cancer deaths from melanoma by assisting doctors to identify cancerous moles earlier and more accurately (and helping to alleviate the shortage of trained dermatologists)
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The AI Forum NZ is organising the AI-DAY conference in Auckland on March 27 and 28 which will showcase New Zealand and international case studies for how AI can be used to drive social and environmental outcomes. The event programme includes a two day AI for Good weekend hackathon.
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