New fiber could offer safer, more reliable alternative to electrical motion sensors
The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of research and business investment in recent years. Sensors attached to the body or integrated into clothing could allow athletes and physical therapists to monitor their progress, provide a more detailed level of motion capture for computer games or animation, help engineers build robots with a lighter touch or form the basis for new types of real-time health monitors.
In Optica, The Optical Society’s journal for high impact research, a team led by Changxi Yang of the State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments at Tsinghua University in Beijing offers the first demonstration of optical fibers sturdy enough to sense a wide range of human motion. .
The new fiber is sensitive and flexible enough that it can detect joint movements, unlike currently used fiber sensors. “This new technique provides a fiber-optic approach for measuring extremely large deformations,” said Yang. “It’s wearable, mountable and also possesses intrinsic advantages of optical fibers such as inherent electrical safety and immunity to electromagnetic interference.”
Trouble with stretching
Optical fibers have been used for strain sensing on bridges and buildings for years; stretch or bend the fiber a little and light going through it is shifted in a way that can be easily picked up by a monitor. Traditionally optical fibers haven’t been the best choice for strain sensing on the human body because they are typically made of rigid plastic or glass, which are stiff and don’t bend well. A silica glass fiber, for example, can handle a maximum strain of less than 1 percent, while a bending finger joint would strain it by more than 30 percent.
This barrier has meant that most wearable sensor developments so far have been based on electronic sensors. These sensors detect movement by measuring changes in electrical properties such as resistance as the sensor bends. However, these systems are difficult to miniaturize, can lose their electrical charge and are sensitive to electromagnetic interference from devices such as cars and cell phones. A bendable optical fiber could avoid these problems and potentially create wearable devices that are more stable and sustainable than those based on electronics.
When the researchers started looking for a fiber that could stand up to the amount of bending and stretching involved in human movements, they first tried fibers made of hydrogel, a soft, jelly-like substance that can hold strains of up to 700 percent. But hydrogel consists mostly of water, and therefore only worked in wet environments. When exposed to air, the fibers quickly dried out and shrank.
In a second attempt, Yang and his students, Jingjing Guo and Mengxuan Niu, developed a fiber made of silicone—specifically a soft polymer called polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). They created the fiber by putting the liquid silicone into a tube-shaped mold and heating it to 80° C (176° F) for 40 minutes to get it to thicken, then used water pressure to push a thin fiber out of one end of the mold. They put the resulting fibers through an elaborate series of tests, such as repeatedly stretching them out to double their length. Even after 500 stretches, a fiber still returned to its original length.
“The fabricated PDMS fibers exhibited excellent mechanical flexibility, and could easily be tied and twisted,” said Yang. What’s more, when the team reduced the diameter of the fibers they produced, from 2 millimeters to 0.5 millimeters, the mechanical strength of the fibers actually increased.
To aid in sensing, the researchers mixed a fluorescent dye called Rhodamine B into the silicone. When light shines through the fiber, some of the light is absorbed by the dye—the more the fiber stretches, the more light the dye absorbs. So simply measuring the transmitted light with a spectroscope provides a measurement of how much the fiber is being stretched or bent, which tells an observer about the movement of any body part it is attached to.
The glove test
The researchers tested that idea by gluing their fiber to a rubber glove with epoxy, and then monitoring it as a wearer flexed and extended his fingers. During that movement, they measured a strain in the fiber of 36 percent, in line with what others had measured using electronic sensors.
“The remarkable flexibility and stretchability of the PDMS fiber makes it especially attractive for sensing of large strains,” said Yang, adding that this is the first time researchers have used an optical sensor to directly capture human motion.
The sensor also performed well in situations involving more subtle strains, such as the minute movements of neck muscles as a person breathes or speaks. “All the results show that the optical strain sensor can be used for monitoring of various human motions and may provide a new approach for exploration of human-machine interfaces,” said Yang.
The team tested how well their fibers sensed strain over longer periods of time and in different environments, such as in water, glycerol and air. They learned that the fibers held up well, although the sensing accuracy did change in different environments, suggesting devices using the PDMS optical fiber-based sensors would need to be calibrated for the specific environment they’d be used in.
The team illuminated the fiber by attaching it to a halogen lamp, and measured the light passing through it with a spectrometer. To adapt the technology to create a wearable device, Yang said it should be possible to develop a compact light source (such as a white light emitting diode) and spectrometer that can be easily worn on the body.
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WARRIORS’ forwards Tendai Ndoro and Evans Rusike has explained why they failed to come for national duty.
The Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United strikers were the only foreign based strikers in interim coach Norman Mapeza’s 23-man squad to face Chipolopolo at the National Sports Stadium Sunday.
Ndoro told this publications that he was nursing a hamstring injury and couldn’t be approved by his club for national duty.
“I have not kicked a ball for the past two weeks. I sustained a hamstring injury during training and have been on treatment for the past two weeks.
“I am looking forward to start training this week. That’s why the club couldn’t give me the green light to go for national duty,” Ndoro said.
On the other hand, Rusike said he could have come for the match had ZIFA’s invitation letter to Maritzburg arrived early.
“It was an issue of delayed communication. We received the letter on Thursday despite the fact that I knew that I would be part of the team earlier. The letter reached our offices late. I was formally told on Friday and it was going to be a hustle to start preparing to catch a flight back home,” the former Hwange striker said.
Teenage Hadebe who was in Mapeza’s initial plans was also ruled out of the tie due to an injury.


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One thing’s for sure about Brielle Biermann, 24, and that is that she never shies away from a sexy bikini pic. Kim Zolciak’s daughter took to Instagram on June 1 when she showed off her toned and tanned body in a slew of sexy bikini photos while on the beach in Saint Augustine, Florida. Brielle opted to wear a Salty K floral bikini from her mom’s bathing suit line while posing in the ocean. The bottoms were super cheeky and had ruching up the middle with a tie at the top while the top of the two-piece was strapless and tied in a knot in the back. She captioned the photo writing, “your man said i was the only fish he sees.” Since posting it just a day ago, the slideshow already has over 22,000 likes.
Brielle is always rocking some sort of sexy bikini so we weren’t surprised when she posted this slideshow. Aside from the slideshow, she also posted a sexy video of herself wearing the swimsuit while she turns for the camera in slow motion, flipping her wet hair out of her face. The sultry video has already racked up over 200,000 views. Just a few days before, on May 21, she posted photos of herself on the beach wearing a tiny black triangle bikini also from her mom’s line. Aside from these two suits, some of her other photos feature her in sexy patterned triangle bikinis including her cheetah print and tie-dye suits.
We love how confident Brielle is and she always manages to take Instagram by storm with either her bikini photos or her in some sort of tight dress. She is certainly not afraid to show off her fabulous figure on Instagram and we are totally here for it.

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Here it is – the new Sako rifle for the Canadian Rangers
The Canadian Rangers require a hunting rifle for survival and self defence against large North American carnivores at ranges of 0 metres to 300 metres. Currently, the Rangers use the Lee Enfield No. 4 to meet these requirements but the age and the scarcity of parts for this weapon will soon make it very difficult if not impossible to maintain, according to the Department of National Defence and Colt Canada.


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text: The Norton Community High School vocal music students have had a successful fall. Individual students have received several honors. Students were selected to the KMEA District Honor Choir, UNK Honor Choir, and finally the All-State Choir. See the names of the honored students below. Congratulations to all who were selected!


- Real Emotional Trash by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
By Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Stephen Malkmus, the former frontman and singer/songwriter for Pavement, revels in playing the role of the trickster. His lyrics are often puzzles, roaming the geographical (and metaphorical) map from Bristow, Calif., to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, while sprinkling in references ranging from the photographer Richard Avedon to film noir. His new album, Real Emotional Trash, is a satisfying slight return.
Malkmus circles back, not entirely, to the territory of some of his adventurous Pavement records, namely the underrated Wowie Zowie. And, the difference lies with The Jicks, with the great addition of drummer/percussionist Janet Weiss (Sleater-Keaney, Quasi), who replaces John Moen, gone to join The Decemberists. (That's Portland in-breeding.) Along with Malkmus and Weiss, the Jicks are Mike Clark on keyboards, guitars and backing vocals, and Joanna Bolhme on bass, synthesizers and backing vocals. They sound tight without losing improvisational feel following Malkmus' meandering and musical subversions with chutzpah, confidence and power.
As Malkmus' lyrics criss-cross the crossword, so does his music. From the opening cut, "Dragonfly Pie," with its heavy dirge of a Black Sabbath-like riff and rhythm, to the following track, the slow rave-up "Hopscotch Willie," it is apparent that Malkmus is creating a guitar-heavy record.
There are parallels to the legendary N.Y. band Television and that band's debut record, Marquee Moon. The album's title track, "Real Emotional Trash," is Malkmus' own version of the song "Marquee Moon." They both have musical peaks and valleys led by heavy guitar lines; they both have dark, cipher-esque lyrics that match the musical drama, and both were recorded in a dry, live atmosphere without any big production sound to accentuate (or overshadow) the instruments and the musicians, thus leaving the band to create a sound of its own. When Television recorded its debut album in 1976-77, leader Tom Verlaine told a confounded engineer Andy Johns, who'd worked for Led Zeppelin and other similar '70s British hard rock bands, that they "wanted a dry sound, no reverb, no giant compression — nice, tight, smaller kit."
Malkmus got crack engineer TJ Doherty to record the basic tracks in Chicago, Brooklyn and Whitefish, Mont., while recruiting Nicolas Vernhes to aid in mixing. Doherty, whose engineering/production work includes Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped and The Hold Steady's Boys and Girls in America, seems to capture that "nice, tight, smaller kit" sound that Television desired. This gives a more organic and immediate feel to Real Emotional Trash. Vernhes, who worked with The Fiery Furnaces, Deerhunter and The Animal Collective, contributes an evenly-balanced mix that leaves openings for the guitars to flourish, jam and, occasionally, freak out.
And as with the surprise Pavement hit, "Range Life," which is filled with wordplay and irony, Malkmus delivers a top candidate for a summer song, "Cold Sun." To the fleeing masses who descend on beaches during the summer, Malkmus sings, "The conjecture is to reject/ the roast ... don't stay high/ on abuse/ cold sun, I am ..." Here, Malkmus blends his pop sensibilities with Weiss' pulsing drum beat and, aided by synthesizer and wah-wah peddle, sings from the viewpoint of the sun — a cold, lonely being, while his worshippers are all roasting, cavorting.
Malkmus' fourth "solo" recording, Real Emotional Trash is arguably his most satisfying solo outing thus far, precisely because it feels like a true band effort, like Wilco's Sky Blue Sky. There's not a lot of fancy stuff or studio tricks here, SM and the Jicks just play, and play well.


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The Ruth Sokolof theater, a branch of Omaha’s beloved Film Streams, is located in North Downtown Omaha. Neighbored by other cultural centers such as the Slowdown and Saddle Creek Records, the theater stands as a pinnacle of representation and discourse. The Ruth Sokolof theater is one of the few places in Omaha focused on screening films “based on their creative, artistic, and social merits,” frequently featuring films centered around LGBTQA+ stories, characters, or directors.
Having hosted screenings and discussions of films ranging from Call Me By Your Name to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Film Streams and the Ruth Sokolof theater represent a vital cultural center for Omaha, which can otherwise lack spaces openly embracing of queer art. The Ruth Sokolof theater also publicly stands as a safe space for Omaha’s queer community through events and clubs focused specifically on LGBTQA+ art.
For example, the theater hosts their yearly “Gender Revolt! A Celebration of Queer Cinema” every summer. This is a collaborative film series presented with the UNO Women’s and Gender Studies Program, presenting history-spanning films and documentaries focused on queer stories. Featured films have included Celluloid Closet, nineties arthouse masterpieces such as Orlando, and what they call “contemporary critical darlings” such as 2015’s Carol and 2016’s Kiki.
For the theater, the mission of representing queer cinema is also a personal one. The theater’s Community Engagement Manager, Angie Balsarini, recently shared the importance of representing queer cinema in Omaha and beyond in a public reflection on Pride Month posted to the theater’s social media accounts.
“I was coming out and growing up in the late ‘90s. At that point in time, I hadn’t really seen any representation that was really positive of queer people in film,” said Balsarini. “But when I saw this film, But I’m a Cheerleader by Jamie Babbit, I felt seen.”
Balsarini continues to reflect on the importance of this moment, and of this film, in feeling understood. The ability to make Omaha’s queer community feel similarly seen and represented drives Balsarini, and the Ruth Sokolof theater, to continue their commitment to queer representation in film. Balsarini is currently working on establishing a queer film club in Omaha, and once the theater safely reopens in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many favorite films are slated to begin making the rounds once more. For now, viewers can support the Ruth Sokolof’s mission by streaming online.

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History & Mathematics: Economy, Demography, Culture, and Cosmic Civilizations
The present Yearbook (which is the sixth in the series) is subtitled Economy, Demography, Culture, and Cosmic Civilizations. To some extent it reveals the extraordinary potential of scientific research. The common feature of all our Yearbooks, including the present volume, is the usage of formal methods and social studies methods in their synthesis to analyze different phenomena. In other words, if to borrow Alexander Pushkin's words, ‘to verify the algebra with harmony'. One should note that publishing in a single collection the articles that apply mathematical methods to the study of various epochs and scales - from deep historical reconstruction to the pressing problems of the modern world - reflects our approach to the selection of contributions for the Yearbook. History and Mathematics, Social Studies and formal methods, as previously noted, can bring nontrivial results in the studies of different spheres and epochs. This issue consists of three main sections: (I) Historical and Technological Dimensions includes two papers (the first is about the connection between genes, myths and waves of the peopling of Americas; the second one is devoted to quantitative analysis of innovative activity and competition in technological sphere in the Middle Ages and Modern Period); (II) Economic and Cultural Dimensions (the contributions are mostly focused on modern period); (III) Modeling and Theories includes two papers with interesting models (the first one concerns modeling punctuated equilibria apparent in the macropattern of urbanization over time; in the second one the author attempts to estimate the number of Communicative Civilizations). We hope that this issue will be interesting and useful both for historians and mathematicians, as well as for all those dealing with various social and natural sciences.

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When we are happy, we are afraid it will be taken away. That we will wake up one day and the person or moments that made us so happy will disappear. We have spent so long wanting this happiness that when it arrives, we struggle to enjoy it out of fear it will leave. But happiness comes and goes like clouds and rain and steamboats on long rivers. It washes onto the sand and washes back. To find happiness is to navigate through a world that sometimes seems colorless. Happiness is a gift. Enjoy it while it’s here.
-Pillow Thoughts II, Courtney Peppernell
Let us together try to recall the last time we felt ‘fearlessly happy’. Try to go a little deeper… take your time…
Did you find any moment? Yes? Take a moment to realize there is something attached to it that makes you feel vulnerable, isn’t it?
If no, okay… now that’s the thing about happiness, it brings scraps of fear along…
And if your answer is ‘may be’, let us together find it out… happy reading!!
As a child, the toy you bought from the fair made you happy but the fear that it could be broken, made you handle it with care all along. As a student, the grade that made you happy, the fear of losing that position made you sacrifice even sleep. As a young adult, the family that gave you a feeling of home, the fear of lacking somewhere made you cater the responsibilities better. And finally, as a greybeard one, seeing your family prosper in every term gave you happiness but the fear that you may miss out in delivering them the precious lessons of life, made you go beyond every limitation.
So, you see, that is the thing about happiness, it brings the scrap of fears along, however, as we figured it out above, the amusing part is, those fears make us adore it better. But what poses a problem here is, the part of fear, in spite of being just a part, takes up space as a whole and keeps us from cherishing the happiness for which we have worked so very hard. In a nutshell, ‘In giving life to the dead fears we kill the live happiness.’
We need to let this sink in, ‘fearing the absence of happiness, does not let the absence happen any later, to the contrary it also steals the happiness which is right in front of us.’
‘Having fear makes us revere that moment in all odds but, having only fear makes us devalue it completely.’
So, what is the way out?
‘What is meant to be, finds its way, and what is not, finds an escape!’ This will keep us at peace, no matter what the situation is. After all, no matter how much logic we try to solve life with, it won’t be solved, because it is not a puzzle to be solved but a fair to be enjoyed and adored. While enjoying those comical rides, we might lose some points, but let us not forget, it ultimately adds on to our value of experience.
I don’t hereby wish to say that losses are easy to deal with. All I wish to deliver is, losses can only be survived if taken as gains in the value of life.
And as Mr. Mohammad Raffi puts it, “जो मिल गया उसीको मुककदर समाज लिया, जो खो गया में उसको भुलाता चला गया। (What I received is all what I think I was to receive, and whatever I lost, I kept on leaving it).”
As Panda in kung fu, because of situations, we feel disheartened, think to quit and make noodles or do mindless scrolling, but as Oogway (the wise turtle) we will never be short of these insightful writings to remind us, that Today, is called present because it is a gift and in order to cherish it completely, we have got no other choice but to ‘enjoy droplets of water when it’s raining, instead of getting depressed by the thought of mud.’
In Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, how succinct Laila was, when she explained to Arjun, to not to have an imaginative Fairy Tale notion for future, rather ‘Seize the moment.’ Because all we have is now and whatever happiness or sadness, furiousness or calmness, we feel, it is something that makes the moment unique. But in spite of enjoying the moment, if we keep on watering the grass of another end, we will feel that it is greener, but there is a reason why it is on the other end, right?
There is an apt saying in hindi which goes this way,
“आज वही कल है जिस कल की फिक्र तुम्हे कल थी। “
(Today is the Tomorrow you feared about yesterday.)
And I see you smiling and revering the idea of ‘What is’ rather than ‘what will be’ and believe you me, you are going to have a crazy week ahead, toodles, until we meet again!
Happy Present moment to you!

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Big events returning to help boost local economy: ‘It is great to see lines coming out of doors again’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The pandemic took a big hit on our local economy and the major events we see every year in the CSRA. But now that things slowly get back to normal, those events are back. Even though some of the big ones like Border Bash and the mini Arts in the Heart are months away, local businesses hope they’ll see the impact soon.
Organizers are excited and proud of local businesses new and old for hanging on during the past year. They say their events are going to help share the wealth.
“So we want to make sure to continue as an arts organization to support our downtown because a thriving downtown will continue to help the arts community, a thriving arts community will continue to help the city,” said Rhian Swain, vice president of the executive board of the Arts Council.
It’s not Arts in the Heart, but it’s the next best thing. The Art City Festival is a scaled-down version partnering with downtown restaurants in a new way. With special menus to keep you in the festival and supporting local.
“Now these businesses that opened they took that leap of faith and have invested their money are now going to reap the benefits,” said Margaret Woodard, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority.
New and old businesses seeing the benefits from more downtown events.
“Things are happening that are making us feel really good about our community though and it’s getting our residents back out festivals, events,” said Bennish Brown, president and CEO of Destination Augusta.
The Downtown Development Authority said we were down 1 million visitors last year.
“We are certainly farther off this year than we were last year and our hope again is to keep on growing and maybe surpass just the good things we enjoyed about 2019,” said Brown.
Art City Festival expects around 80,000 people this year.
“It is great to see lines coming out of doors again for people who just hung on and really made it happen so we’re quite proud of our small businesses here,” said Woodard.
“And those small businesses really do make Augusta unique, it makes our downtown unique and this is where you feel the heart of our community,” said Brown.
It’s not just big events dozens of events are popping back up. You can find some more at Destination Augusta.
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For many people, the 4-inch iPhone 5s was lacking in endowment. Assuming the pictures and videos contained herein are accurate, and they certainly seem to be the real deal, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is going to hit that sweet spot of functional firmament.
Yes, size does matter and the iPhone 6 looks to be just the thing.
China’s cnBeta, among a host of others, is running galleries of images and vids purportedly of Apple’s as yet unannounced iPhone 6. While nothing is real until Apple CEO Tim Cook says it’s real, the images published here are looking pretty good.
Interestingly, these new images look very little like the supposed Foxconn sourced iPhone 6 pics from just a few weeks ago.
Still not big enough for you? This year’s Apple handset refresh is also expected to include the 5.5-inch iPhone Air, which will be the mothership’s first phablet sized smartphone.
Sitting comfortably? Believe it or not people have already begun to queue outside the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York City. That said, not only are iPhone 6 and iPhone Air still technical fictions, neither is expected to ship until at least Friday, September 19.
So, which iPhone 6 images are actually authentic? While some people will get their knickers in a twist over which iPhone 6 pics, vids and renders are real/accurate, Apple will reveal the products on Tuesday, September 9 at 1pm (EST), which is just a wink and blush from now…
What’s your take?

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Quebec’s Ovivo wins $40M contract to supply new U.K. nuclear plant
by Canadian Manufacturing.com Staff
The wastewater firm will manufacture a system used to screen cooling water for the power plant's reactors and electricity-generating steam cycle
MONTREAL—Ovivo Inc. has won a new contract to build a water intake screening system for the U.K.’s first new nuclear plant in three decades.
Awarded by French power giant EDF Energy, the 27 million euro (approximately $40 million) contract is part of the multibillion-dollar Hinkley Point C nuclear project currently under construction in southwest England.
The Quebec water and wastewater treatment company’s screen system will be designed to process 191 cubic metres of cooling water per second. The nuclear plant will use the water to cool its electricity-generating steam cycle and its nuclear reactors.
Ovivo said the majority of the design and manufacturing of the system will take place in the U.K., where it operates a subsidiary. It expects the project to take about eight years to complete.
Hinkley Point C is scheduled to begin generating power in the early 2020s.


The first weekend after an international week and once again the toll of playing two demanding national team games in the space of five days has taken its toll on many Premiership players. Wayne Rooney is already confirmed as out of Manchester United’s with Bolton while Liverpool duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres are both struggling to be fit for Liverpool’s clash at Sunderland and Wayne Bridge looking a doubt for Manchester City.
It would, therefore, be a very good idea to check the last minute team news for any players who are doubtful before Saturday this week as many teams have doubts over regular first team players.
These injuries, combined with a full programme of games over the weekend, will mean that fantasy managers need to be careful in selecting their team. The big game on Saturday is at Villa Park where Aston Villa take on Chelsea in what looks like being a classic encounter. Chelsea will be buoyed after their 2-0 win over Liverpool, but Aston Villa, after their slow start, have been in good form of late and this looks like being a tight one. Ashley Young should recover and he and Gabriel Agbonlahor could shine against Chelsea’s defence which does lack pace down the right side, especially if Bosingwa is not in the team.
Arsenal players may well feature high on the list of fantasy managers this weekend. Fresh from their destruction of Blackburn, the Gunners face Alex McLeish’s Birmingham at the Emirates and no doubt owners of players such as Cesc Fabregas, Robin Van Persie and Andrei Arshavin will be hoping for a big return from them against the blues. It certainly doesn’t look the fixture to be playing too many of City’s defensive players in your team.
Manchester United’s attacking players are always popular, but expect their defence to be untroubled by Bolton at Old Trafford. Evra, Vidic and Ferdinand look good bets to start and it seems likely Van Der Sar will return in goal for United. Rooney’s injury, combined with Owen’s, means that there may be a start for either Macheda or Welbeck.
Harry Redknapp returns to Pompey in what looks likely to be a fierce encounter contested in a fiery atmosphere. Spurs look good value for the win and with a relatively intact squad and his team in good goalscoring form, it may be worth considering Keane and Defoe for the game, though one wonders if Peter Crouch’s double for England in midweek may see him earn a spot in the side at the expense of one of the other strikers.
A good tip for your fantasy team this week may be Everton, who take on Wolves at Goodison Park. David Moyes side are in fine form after a slow start and not even an injury to midfielder Steven Pienaar should concern them too much. Marouane Fellaini, fresh from controversy over his omission from the Belgian squad, has been named and he and Tim Cahill could find themselves on the scoresheet against Wolves.
Anyway, here’s our list of who is hot and who is not for this weekends games… and we wish you the best of luck in your own fantasy league!
HOT : Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Van Der Sar, Berbatov, Giggs (Manchester United), Fabregas, Van Persie, Arshavin, Gallas, Vermaelen (Arsenal), Cahill, Fellaini (Everton), Agbonlahor, Young.A (Aston Villa), Drogba, Anelka (Chelsea), Benayoun (Liverpool), Bent (Sunderland)
NOT : Rooney, Foster (Man Utd), Gerrard, Torres (Liverpool), Clichy (Arsenal), Bridge, Lescott (Manchester City), Davies.S (Fulham), James (Portsmouth)
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Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues As Craig Wright Breaks Settlement Agreement
Global Exchange- Craig Wright has declared that he cannot fund the law settlement negotiated with the Kleiman’s estate. A final settlement had not been reached; the parties had simply reached a non-binding agreement that could have led to one. Bitcoin lawsuit continues as Craig Wright breaks Settlement Agreement.
Wright, who is an Australian businessman and technologist, broke the settlement which required him to forfeit half of his intellectual property and Bitcoin obtained before 2014. This was according to a court document filed in the Southern District of Florida on October 30. Pulling out from the agreement reopened the court trial for him.
In 2018, Ira Kleiman filed charges against Wright concerning his late brother’s estate. Kleiman claimed that Wright manipulated company e-mails, records and other deals to bilk the estate.
In August, a penalty was levied on Wright as he failed to reveal the list of his bitcoin addresses which amounted to 1.1 million bitcoin.
During the hearing, Wright cited his Bitcoin was not accessible. He said the reasons for inaccessibility were the demise of David Kleiman, his past business partner, and a complex encryption system. His claim was found to be contradictory, however.
Velvel Freedman, a partner at the law firm Roche Freedman LLP, said:
“These discussions began at Craig’s request and due to the fact that Craig represented he had the means to finance a settlement.”
Wright reportedly broke the Bitcoin agreement without giving any notice. After the sanction was imposed on Wright, he requested more time to confront the court order due to Hurricane Dorian, the tropical cyclone.
Globalexchange- Velvel Freedman and Kyle Roche, of Roche Freedman LLP, represent Ira Kleiman, while Rivero Mestre LLP represents Craig Wright. The court trial will take place on March 30 next year.

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Superyacht Australia has forwarded a submission to the Australian government asking for an urgent review of the regulations affecting superyachts wishing to charter in Australian waters. The current regulations are seen as a barrier to growing the superyacht industry in Australia and Australia is currently losing ground to other countries who have addressed this issue.
The submission estimates that Australia would see a doubling of the number of superyachts coming to Australia and a subsequent doubling of revenue for the country and an increase of jobs for the sector if the current charter regulations are relaxed. Australia is facing increased competition from other Asia Pacific countries who have understood the significant economic return the countries can get from this sector. Fiji for example as a result of relaxing their charter regulations returned over $US3million from 5 charters in 2011.
The potential is huge and this drive to open up the superyacht charter market is supported by the governments 2020 strategy focused on attracting high yield tourists looking for those high end quality products. The superyacht sector in Australia like many in the tourism sector is poised to take advantage of the significant growth in high net worth individuals coming from the emerging markets of Asia, China & India, looking for that unique experience.
The superyacht industry to a large extent has been unaffected by the global financial crisis returning 24 billion euro to the global economy in 2010. Australia only attracted a tiny percentage of this. The scope is enormous when you consider a superyacht spends 10% per annum of its value in maintaining the yacht. For example, a superyacht with a value of $50 million would spend a minimum $5 million on operational costs; maintenance, crew etc if it was cruising in Australia for 12 months.
MaryAnne Edwards, CEO of Superyacht Australia, the peak body for the superyacht industry said “The potential for Australia is enormous, if we don’t act now to address the barriers to growth our competition particularly in Tahiti, Fiji and New Zealand will be firmly established, leaving us behind. The economic return to the country and the jobs it would create is significant. There is really no downside to this issue as the government is receiving no revenue from this charter sector currently as we are being bypassed for countries that make it easier for visiting superyachts to charter.”
The global superyacht fleet totals 4209 yachts all over 30 metres. Relaxation of the charter regulations in Australia would have a huge flow on effect for those involved in superyacht refits, repairs and provisioning. A superyacht that comes to charter is far more likely to then undertake key refit work while in the country. This work is now going to our competitors.
Reports suggest that the global superyacht fleet is looking for new and exciting destinations and are tiring of the traditional cruising grounds of the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Australia is that new destination with the ability to service high end clients and provide the iconic and unique experiences being sought by superyacht owners. With the new marketing campaign driven by Tourism Australia also focusing on these high end experiences the opportunities for this charter tourism sector to increase revenue for tourism and other key sectors is huge. Especially when you consider that for every $1 spent on Tourism there is a flow on effect of 91 cents to other parts of the economy.
Edwards said “it is a huge step forward for us that the government is looking at this issue and has passed our submission down to Treasury and Customs for review. We see no downside for the government just positives in terms of job creation and significantly increased revenue from this sector. At a time when we are looking for export revenue, to create more jobs and look after regional areas across all states and boost tourism numbers, the response has to be positive.”
Superyacht Australia is doing considerable work to remove the barriers to growth within this sector. Other barriers include the 35 metre rule in the Great Barrier Reef, pilotage costs and the need for increased infrastructure.


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A theory of hospital waiting time reporting
Dr Yijuan Chen (ANU), Dr Juergen Meinecke (ANU), and Dr Peter Sivey (La Trobe) were awarded the prize for the Best Early Career Conference Paper at the at the 35th annual conference of the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) held in Canberra on the 26th & 27th of September 2013.
Their paper, A theory of hospital waiting time reporting (PDF, 1.2MB), studies two effects of a report-card policy that releases information on hospital waiting times to the public and show that the policy reduces the waiting time in both high-quality & low-quality hospitals.
For more information on the conference, visit the AHES webpage.
Three Minute Thesis Competition
RSE PhD student Wenjie Wei won second place in the CBE Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). She received an iPod Nano with matching armband for her efforts.
Her 3MT talk title was "Welfare and environmental effects of subsidies and trade barriers in North-South trade in renewable energy equipment".
The paper is motivated by the recent trade dispute between developed countries and China on Chinese renewable energy equipment exports (e.g., solar panels) as well as the increased public concern for environmental issues such as climate change. By combining theories of international trade and environmental economics, the paper aims to examine how government subsidies and trade barriers would affect the economic welfare and the environmental quality in both developed and developing countries.
To find out more about the 3MT finals scheduled on 18 September 2013, visit the ANU events billboard
Professor Tim Hatton, a senior RSE academic and director of the Centre for Economic History was recently awarded the Clio Can at the Cliometrics Meeting in Hawaii in June 2013. This is a great honour and is the first time the award has gone to a non-American.
The Cliometric Society is an academic organization of individuals interested in the use of
economic theory and statistical techniques to study economic history.
Find out more by visiting the Cliometric Society website
Book launch: The Great Southern Lands
Senator the Hon Bob Carr launched the "Great Southern Lands: building ties between Australia and Brazil" during the Latin America DownUnder conference. The book, published by the Lowy Institute, is co-authored by RSE Associate Lecturer Patrick Carvalho.
The Great Southern Lands presents a series of perspectives on the modern Brazilian economy, its economic history, its ties with Australia, and its place in the world economy.
The book is fully available at the Lowy Institute website.


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Davido Reveals The Nigerian Artist He Is Proud Of Today
Singer Davido has revealed the Nigerian artist he currently feels so proud of at the moment in an exclusive interview session.
Wave of the moment Davido in an exclusive interview with popular radio station Kiss FM in the United Kingdom has revealed the Nigerian artist he is so proud of at the moment.
The multiple award-winning singer and performer who is currently promoting his fourth studio album 'Timeless' which made its debut in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart revealed that one Nigerian artist he is currently proud of in terms of how much work they put into their music and craft is the Mavin Records Rema.
The singer opened up on how proud he was of Rema indicating that he had told him this when nhe saw him in New York a few days before the interview.
Davido reminisced on how Rema had been in his house in the past mentioning that the talented singer had always been quiet and today he has the highest charting afrobeats song on the billboard hot 100 chart.
Watch the full interview here:
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The MS-06V Zaku Tank Cannon Type is a Mobile Suit from the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam metaseries, It is featured in the original design series Harmony of Gundam variations by Hajime Katoki.
Technology & Combat Characteristics
- 180mm Cannon
- 6-tube Missile Launcher
- Either melee-use claws or any hand-held weapon from MS-06 Zaku II


November was a busy month with HST visiting loyal customers in Thailand and Taiwan. We teamed up with NSK Precision Bearings to provide all day seminars designed to help our customers get the maximum life from their spindles. In between seminars customers examined displays and videos designed to demonstrate the proper care and feeding of precision bearings and CNC spindles.
Thai manufacturing has shown incredible resilience. Less than a year ago many factories were knee deep in water. Today everything is humming along at full pace. In attendance were representatives from many large manufacturing firms and especially the automotive line. Some recognizable names included Toyota, Nissan, GM, JTETK, GKN Drive Line, Aisin, as well as dozens of others.
In the morning several representatives from NSK presented information on how to specify and care for supper precision spindle bearings. After lunch HST took the stage and explained many of the procedures that go into the repair of a super precision spindle. Additionally we provided many helpful tips and methods that can help extend the life of a high performance CNC spindle.
HST has been repairing spindles in Pacific Rim countries for many years and we enjoy a good reputation in many nations. This presentation was an opportunity to help our customers extend the life of their spindles. The response was excellent and we were able to field many questions during breaks and after the presentation.
For the rest of the week we visited customers and reviewed processes. Besides large industrial spindles HST also repairs ultra-precision wafer dicing spindles.
After 10 days in Thailand it was off to Taiwan. Most of our customers there are associated with the semi-conductor industry. Taiwan’s industries are along the west coast. In 2007 Taiwan opened their high speed rail service between Taipei and Kaohsiung; a distance a little less than Boston to New York. At 186 MPH the train makes the trip in about 90 minutes.
When I first visited these countries back in the mid-90s I remember struggling using a payphone to make a call back to the states. In 2012 my wife dialed just my 7 digit local cell number and reached me in seconds as I was tearing across the Taiwan countryside at 186 MPH. Technology is moving fast. That is why HST continually updates their skill sets.
If your company would like us to present some ways to get more life out of your spindles don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll go to the ends of the earth to help our customers.


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When it comes to the complexities of motherhood and the challenges of bridging the generation gap, the film Susah Sinyal (2017) offers a heartfelt and thought-provoking perspective. Directed by Ernest Prakasa, this film tells the story of Adinia Wirasti, a busy working mother, and her daughter, Aurora Ribero, as they embark on a journey to improve their strained relationship. With a rating of 7.1/10 on IMDb and attracting two million viewers in just three weeks, Susah Sinyal has captivated audiences with its unique approach and meaningful message.
The plot revolves around Ellen (played by Adinia Wirasti) and her struggle to connect with her daughter, Kiara (played by Aurora Ribero), following the death of her mother. Ellen, a single mother, reflects on her decision to marry early and grapples with the challenges of balancing work and parenthood. While Kiara is close to her grandmother, she feels distant from her mother and struggles to understand her ways.
In an attempt to repair their relationship, Ellen plans a vacation to Sumba, a beautiful Indonesian island. This vacation serves as a turning point for both the characters as they face new challenges and learn to understand and appreciate each other. The film beautifully portrays the complexities of modern motherhood and the importance of the bond between a mother and child.
Susah Sinyal may have a lighthearted tone, but it carries a profound message about the significance of family relationships. The film resonates with single mothers in particular, shedding light on their struggles in a contemporary urban setting. It serves as a reminder to audiences about the importance of bonding and connection in a fast-paced modern world.
What sets Susah Sinyal apart from other comedy films is its ability to deliver a unique and heartfelt story. The film goes beyond the surface level comedic elements and dives into the depths of the mother-daughter relationship. By exploring the challenges of being a single parent and the difficulties of bridging the generation gap, the film offers a fresh and meaningful perspective on the theme.
In conclusion, Susah Sinyal (2017) is not just a comedy film; it is a heartwarming journey of a mother and daughter towards understanding and love. Through the characters of Ellen and Kiara, the film highlights the importance of nurturing and strengthening the bond between a mother and child. It emphasizes the need for understanding, communication, and empathy in building a healthy and loving relationship. Susah Sinyal is a must-watch for anyone who values the complexities and joys of motherhood and the power of family relationships.

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Alberta Health Services is reporting 18 recoveries and 12 new cases of COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie as of the end of day, Friday. There are now 119 active cases of COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie, as well as 540 recorded recoveries.
In the County of Grande Prairie, two new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, alongside one recovery. There are now 21 active cases attributed to the County and 186 recoveries. The MD of Peace saw seven recoveries on Friday, bringing the active case count in the region to 15.
There are currently 1,122 active cases of COVID-19 in the AHS North Zone as of numbers recorded on Friday. Of those, there are 31 people in hospitals, eight of whom are in intensive care.
In Alberta, 1,352 new cases were confirmed from 18,502 completed tests on Friday. There are now 19,260 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. A total of 777 people province-wide are in hospitals, with 151 requiring intensive care. Another 26 deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, bringing the provincial death toll to 841 people.


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Forming community with like-minded people has never been more important . . . and it has never been more difficult. As the gatekeepers of our increasingly disconnected world try to close the door on our various options for finding community, today James explores some ways to meet sane people in your area, from the technological to the old-fashioned.
This feed contains research, news, information, observations, and ideas at the level of the community.


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Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she investigates the origins of film noir with John Garfield in Busby Berkeley’s They Made Me a Criminal.
Film noir has never been an easy genre to pin down. A film’s dark and gloomy cinematography can earn noir status. The crime-ridden plot can qualify as noir. A double-crossing femme fatale can turn a mystery into a noir. It may be hard to define noir in a way that captures all its possibilities, but you know when you see it. This is especially true when looking back at movies that came before the film noir genre took hold. Crime dramas, gangster films, and other 1930s films contain elements of the noir movies of the following decade. And looking back at movies like 1939’s They Made Me a Criminal helps reveal how Hollywood inched towards a more cynical representation of America and how it persecuted its own in the process.
The last director we’d usually associate with film noir archetypes is the famed choreographer Busby Berkeley, who is known for his involvement in elaborate Depression-era musicals like Footlight Parade and The Gold Diggers of 1935. At the end of the 1930s, his musicals were on the decline at the box office, and he longed to move towards more serious films. Warner Bros. handed him They Made Me a Criminal, a remake of 1933’s The Life of Jimmy Dolan. Berkeley’s version was the perfect vehicle for the studio’s newcomer John Garfield, a young and rebellious actor fresh out of Lee Strasberg’s troupe at the Group Theatre and fresh off an Academy Award nomination for his first Hollywood role.
Garfield plays champion boxer Johnnie Bradfield, who has fooled the public into believing he’s a real stand up guy. But that all changes the night after his big win. While celebrating with his manager, Doc (Robert Glecker), his girl, Goldie (Ann Sheridan), and her friends, Johnnie gets into a drunken brawl but blacks out before he can witness Doc murder a man. Doc and Goldie take Johnnie with them when they flee the scene, but they abandon his unconscious body when they realize they won’t be able to prove their innocence.
As they leave Johnnie to fend for himself, the two double-crossers are chased by police and perish in a violent car crash. Police assume the man in the car is Johnnie, and the real boxer wakes to find the world thinks he’s not only a murderer but a dead one, too. He must flee from New York and assume a new identity to evade the one detective (Claude Rains) unconvinced of Johnnie’s death. Johnnie ends up in the care of two women who reform delinquents on their Arizona date farm. As he tries to make a new life, Johnnie can’t shake his champion boxing ways and risks his freedom for some prize money.
They Made Me a Criminal lacks the high-contrast cinematography associated with film noir. Berkeley is unable to completely shed the light-hearted comedy and corny romance of his previous films. These aspects keep They Made Me a Criminal from being a strictly serious crime drama. However, it holds a lot of elements the genre would adopt in the following decade. Garfield’s Johnnie has the cynical look on life synonymous with noir criminals and hard-boiled detectives. He’s got questionable morals to match. Everyone in life is a “sucker” if they’re not taking advantage of someone else, and because of that, he trusts no one.
Johnnie’s drunken monologue about the unfairness of the world sounds like it was plucked out of Double Indemnity or Out of the Past‘s voiceover narration. This “nobody’s got any friends” attitude proves to be right, at least in terms of those closest to Johnnie. His manager and girlfriend leave him in the dust, despite being his closest allies earlier in the night. Johnnie’s hard look on life follows him into his new life in Arizona, even when farm owners Peggy (Gloria Dickson) and Grandma (May Robson) prove they’re nothing but good-hearted.
Even though she’s only in the film for about fifteen minutes, Ann Sheridan makes an impact as Goldie. She’s got everything the iconic femmes fatale embody in noir movies that follow. Goldie knows how to seduce a man. She has Johnnie wrapped around her finger, even though he knows she’s only with him for the money, the fame, and presumably the sex. In the span of one night, Goldie goes from Johnnie’s fun girlfriend to ruthless double-crosser. She doesn’t take much convincing to leave Johnnie for dead and seems to be thrilled to go on the run with Doc. After all, he’s the one in control now, and a femme fatale always sticks by the man who’ll benefit her the most.
Sheridan’s transition from sexy girlfriend to back-stabbing femme fatale is comparable to Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai or Joan Bennett in Scarlett Street. Sheridan’s Goldie embodies exactly what Halley Sutton describes when talking about the femmes fatale in classic film noir: “You know her the moment she’s on-screen: she’s got the best lines and the best wardrobe. She’s having more fun than anyone else around her—which usually means she’ll have to be punished by [the] film’s end.” That punishment comes swiftly for Goldie, but her brief time in They Made Me a Criminal provides the framework for the dangerous female characters that follow her film history.
Johnnie’s predicament is one that mimics later crimes in famous films noir. He wakes up having a murder pinned on him and has to prove his innocence or run away from the possibility of being caught. It’s extremely film noir for a character to be mistakenly considered dead. In fact, this happens in several noirs like Laura and The Third Man. Even more common in noir is the idea that an innocent man is framed for a crime he didn’t commit: The Wrong Man, The 39 Steps, Kansas City Confidential, and Nightfall are just a few that have characters faced with the same problem Johnnie deals with in They Made Me a Criminal.
This precursor to film noir does more than just foreshadow the newfound genre that would take Hollywood by storm. It also represents the persecution of its star. Garfield is just feeling out his persona as the antihero and cynical criminal in They Made Me a Criminal. The movie forces a happy ending on Johnnie, making sure he’s redeemed and proven to be a good man after all. Garfield’s roles after Johnnie would continue to get darker and more desperate, leading him to the film noir role we best remember him by today: Frank Chambers in The Postman Always Rings Twice. Garfield had a promising career as the brooding, working-class manly men of film noir and prestigious dramas, but Hollywood’s conservatives and the FBI cut his career short.
Garfield became the biggest star to fall victim to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigations into supposed Communists of Hollywood — what is known today as The Hollywood Blacklist. In the late 1940s and 1950s, the United States was thwarted into a Communist scare, suspecting any citizen who exhibited left-wing ideals to be a Communist and a major threat to the American way of life. Hollywood became the government’s most dramatic target, and they put suspicious filmmakers, writers, and actors on trial for the world to see.
Born Jacob Garfinkle, Garfield was guilty by association in HUAC and Hollywood’s eyes. He was the child of working-class Jewish immigrants from Russia, a combination sure to signal a Red allegiance. During his days at the Group Theatre, he worked with actors and playwrights who held radical ideas and snuck them into the social problem plays they put on stage. Garfield’s wife Roberta was a former Communist, but there was no evidence that Garfield himself was a member of the Party. He was never shy about his liberal political views and advocated fiercely during and after World War II against fascism. His on-screen persona, a working-class man who distrusts inherently American ideals, was an even better reason to suspect Garfield was corrupting Hollywood films with a Communist agenda.
In 1951, Garfield got the dreaded subpoena from HUAC to appear in court and prove his innocence. He denied that he ever was a Communist or knew any Communists within Hollywood. Just as the other HUAC victims who refused to name names of suspected Communists, Garfield became the kind of actor to avoid in order to evade investigation. He was never cast in another Hollywood film after his testimony, even though the FBI had nothing to prove he was a Communist. Making a movie with the man who was the go-to rebel was just too dangerous. Even if he was innocent, the government had already made him into a criminal.
Following his HUAC prosecution, Garfield was constantly surveilled by the FBI and put under immense stress as his career was at a halt. He became desperate, moving back to New York and entering the theater scene again. His last-ditch effort to win the public’s trust back was an essay he planned to publish in Look magazine. He would confess how he was duped by leftist ideals and denounce communism once and for all. The title of this essay, “I was a Sucker for the Left-Hook,” was a direct reference to They Made Me a Criminal, in which Garfield’s Johnnie is known for his left-hook in the boxing ring and his affinity for the term “sucker.”
The essay would never see the light of day, however. After an agonizing year for Garfield, he died of a heart attack the day after his name was mentioned in front of HUAC once again in 1952. This time, Clifford Odets vouched for Garfield’s innocence. It was too late, and many believe the stress of his blacklist led to Garfield’s tragic death at 39.
Garfield should have had the long career of fellow stars like Robert Mitchum, Humphrey Bogart, and James Cagney. They were able to act into their old age, solidifying long-lasting reputations as some of the greatest actors in Hollywood history. In They Made Me a Criminal, Garfield’s Johnnie gets a happy ending when the detective ready to take him back to New York in handcuffs changes his mind. He recalls how he persecuted an innocent man and sent him to the electric chair in the past, a mistake that haunts him to this day. He refuses to make that same mistake again and lets Johnnie live out the rest of his days in Arizona as an innocent man.
If only Busby Berkeley could have given that happy ending to John Garfield himself. Revisiting this early performance helps us remember that Garfield didn’t just make film noir films great, he helped bring the genre into being.


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[Commentary] The Federal Communications Commissions new network neutrality rules stand little chance of surviving in court. In the middle of the FCC’s rancorous deliberations last year, a federal appellate court rejected efforts to sanction Comcast for an alleged violation of the agency’s earlier Open Internet policy statements. The court held the FCC had no authority from Congress to enforce net neutrality or otherwise regulate broadband providers.
Congress may well put an end to the rules. In the on-going budget fight, net neutrality may prove a tempting bargaining chip for Democrats with higher priority sacred cows than a likely-illegal agency rulemaking. Wharton economist Gerald R. Faulhaber and Internet pioneer David Farber estimate network neutrality regulation decreased the value of C Block spectrum by 60%. "The evidence speaks loudly and eloquently: Imposing network neutrality regulation reduces the value of the affected telecommunication asset and thus reduces the incentive to invest in such assets,” they wrote.
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The Ecuadorian State will recognize its responsibility and will apologize to the People of Sarayaku
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, four Ministers and the Attorney General of the State will arrive at the indigenous community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, to comply with the Public Act of Acknowledgment of Responsibility and apology to the Original Kichwa People of Sarayaku. , for the human rights violations committed against them during the Block 23 oil operation carried out by the CGC company during the past decade.
Said act was ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in its judgment of June 27, 2012, in which it condemned the Ecuadorian State for the violation of the rights to communal property, to prior consultation, to cultural identity, to judicial protection and for having seriously endangered the life and integrity of the members of the Sarayaku People.
Felix Santi, Tayak Apu (President) of the People of Sarayaku stated that "this act constitutes for Sarayaku the ratification
that it was always right to oppose the entry of the oil industry into its territories” “Our people hope that the State's apology is sincere and that there is a real guarantee of non-repetition of the abuses we suffer in our territory”
For his part, Mario Melo, Sarayaku's lawyer, stated “this is a very important moment in the history of the indigenous movement of the Americas. That a State goes to an indigenous community to acknowledge its responsibilities and apologize for the damages committed shows that the effort made by the Sarayaku in sustaining its case for a decade in international justice has borne fruit.”
The following authorities are expected to attend the act: Minister of Justice, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Defense, Minister of Non-renewable Natural Resources and State Attorney General.
Quito, September 29, 2014
PRESIDENT OF THE KICHWA ORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SARAYAKU
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Christianity, in its original form, is a simple way of life. Don’t take more than you need. Share with others. Be merciful. Do not be judgemental or bigoted. Assume the best in others and, if they reject you, go eat at a different diner.
Over the millennia, we have created complexities and bureaucracies that obfuscated the beauty of Jesus’ message and turned it into crowd control with elites and petitioners. From time to time, the temple is swept clean, but the new temple quickly remembers the ways of the flesh and surrounds itself with rules and hierarchies, circles that determine who is worthy and who is not.
No wonder the world has lost faith and hope for something better. The meeting of General Synod this weekend showed how the people of the fish can show courage and strength and change direction. It also showed how a minority of mean talkers, self aggrandizers, and hard hearts can thwart the peaceful dreams of the many.
So what do we do between the sweetness and promises of Jesus, and our own tendency to perverse cruelty? Well, there was a person who was beset by robbers and left in a ditch, no money, beaten and afraid. Several folks passed him, busy on their way, following what they understood to be their best choices. And still the person bled, and suffered in the ditch. Finally someone stopped and took a chance. They cleaned the person up, arranged for lodging and sustenance, and offered restitution for any expense. It was a risk for them both. The victim had to be willing to be helped by a stranger; the passerby had to hope the victim would not — somehow — turn on him. It was all about trust and compassion.
There is not a lot of trust in our world and we can see why very clearly. Look at the water in Attawapiskat. Look at the children in detention centres. Look at our prisons, our homeless, our broken and bleeding people, some of whom appear to be clothed in the garments of the middle class, but have still been broken. Look at our own hearts that are daily assailed with problems that bewilder us, situations in which we are powerless.
We are called to be peacemakers, not judges. We are called to humble tasks, caring with words and actions, for everyone whom we may meet. We are called to forgive ourselves so that we know how the healing of Jesus may begin in us and extend beyond us. This acceptance of forgiveness again and again will teach us humility, trust in the Holy One, and open our hearts to see the best in others. And when our hearts are open, we will also recognize meanness and pettiness, and we will rebuke those demons with our firm and uncompromising commitment to love and justice.
We will get tired and feel defeated from time to time by those who abuse their power, but we will rise again and again because you cannot keep a holy person down. Like dandelions in the spring, like ants in the sugar mill, like yeast in the dough, we will rise and we will change everything.
Our lives here are brief, so we have only a little time to do the work and model the love of Christ. But our life in Christ is eternal so we have no fear. There is a movement of the Spirit in the world. Let us quicken our ecological resolve in gratitude for this planet, in compassion for all creatures, including ourselves. Let us believe in the vision of Christ with such faith and fervour that it is actualized and becomes the new reality.
This week, I was browsing in the Restore for Habitat. When I came out, there were two men, obviously new Canadians, struggling with a dresser too large for their little car. I watched for a bit with interest. Ann has frequently had to do packing magic when I have made similar errors in furniture shopping. She always gets it in! Anyway, I offered to take their dresser home for them in my slightly larger car. It was a bit of language struggle, but then the deed was done: the dresser was in my car, I followed them home, I delivered the dresser. I think they were still confused about what had happened as I drove off. It has made me chuckle ever since. They will probably be telling the story too. Now I am telling you because I want you to know that it may have been a good deed but it so delighted me that I can’t stop smiling about it. And thats how the world is supposed to work. We do what we do and it brings us delight. We live in love, and so we receive love. We trust, and are ourselves proven to be trustworthy.
Jesus calls us to this ministry which will sometimes be rewarding, sometimes frustrating, sometimes infuriating, but act by act we are transforming the world into the eden that we deserve.
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Our Father, may everything I do begin with Your
continue with Your Help,
and reach perfection under Your Guidance.
With Your loving care guide me in my daily actions.
Help me to persevere with love and sincerity.
Teach me to judge wisely the things of earth
and to love the things of Heaven.
Keep me in Your presence
and never let me be separated from You.
Your Spirit made me Your child,
confident to call You Father.
Make Your Love the foundation of my life.
Teach me to long for Heaven.
May its promise and hope guide my way on earth
until I reach eternal life with You.
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O God of goodness and mercy, to Thy fatherly guidance we commend our family, our household and all our belongings. We commit all to Thy love and keeping; do Thou fill this house with Thy blessings even as Thou didst fill the holy House of Nazareth with Thy presence. Keep far from us, above all else, the ... continue readingMore Prayer of the Day
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About Nadia Odlum
Born Sydney, 1991. She/they.
Nadia Odlum is a multidisciplinary artist from Sydney, Australia. Driven by a fascination with urban environments, Odlum creates playful and immersive works that explore personal and collective experiences of space and urban architecture.
Odlum often works site-specifically, with a practice that spans sculpture, drawing, painting, installation, artist-led workshops and performance collaborations. The works are inspired by movement, patterns and forms within the built environment, mirroring and abstracting these elements to form new spatial and material relationships. Central to Odlum’s practice is an investigation of perceptual experience, and how urban space impacts upon encounters and relationships between individuals and communities.
Odlum’s work has been shown in galleries and public spaces around the world. These include exhibitions at the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and New York Transit Museum, as well as public art commissions for Urban Art Projects and Kaldor Public Art Projects.


Lenna(Version1) is the original image, in black and white, with a white background. It is a cropped and a bit modified version of Lena. It was originally used in the original project to write the first image processing software for the Raspberry Pi.
The test image is supplied by A. Rubinstein as Lenna(100), a 100x100 pixel grayscale version of the original Lena. Both the Lenna and the Lenna(100) images are provided by the author in the LennaImages.zip file.
Lena is also used in the display of the Raspberry Pi, a low-cost, credit-card-sized computer, to demonstrate the power of computer graphics. The original pin-up image used to be a variation of Lenna, but the one linked below is a different Lena version.
Lenna(100) is a bit different from the original Lena. It has a different number of pixels and all the pixels are represented by the full 8-bit range (0 to 255). All the pixels are identical and all are white (255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255). The image is very symmetrical and has a big black strip on its left side.
The first psychophysical study using the Lena image as input for a visual system was in September 1972 by John K. L. Tsui, J. K. B. Tsui, and W. S. Lee, who showed that the human visual system perceived an image of Lenna as being rougher and less uniform than the original full-sized image, even when the scaling was done so as to preserve the original “flatness” of the image. In 1973, Hugh A. Slaney, the founder of the Image Processing Laboratory at the University of Washington, used the Lena image to illustrate the properties of a digitized image.
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Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank – Desert Commercial Bank will open its doors in Palm Desert on June 16
San Francisco-The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced today that the Department has approved the opening of a new state bank. Desert Commercial Bank will open its doors in Palm Desert on June 16, 2005 with an initial capital of $16.5 million.
“I am pleased to welcome Desert Commercial Bank and report that state-chartered banks continue to grow and prosper in California,” said Howard Gould, Commissioner of Financial Institutions. During the last four years, 49 new state-chartered banks opened with DFI approval. In addition, over 120 branches also opened their doors. “Each new bank has its unique characteristics, which range from serving a small community or ethnic community to offering special services for small businesses and professionals,” added Commissioner Gould.
A. Albert Roensch will serve as President and CEO; Keith L. Brians as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Robert A. Koch, as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.
Desert Commercial Bank is located at 44701 Village Court Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260. The bank’s telephone was 760-340-7595 and their fax number is 760-340-9808.
Like all California state-chartered banks, Desert Commercial Bank deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), up to $100,000 per depositor.
DFI supervises over 650 financial institutions. The Department is responsible for administering state laws regulating state-licensed financial institutions: banks, credit unions, industrial banks, savings associations, trust companies, offices of foreign banks, issuers of travelers’ checks and payment instruments (money orders), and transmitters of money abroad. The Department, under the direction of Howard Gould, Commissioner, reports to Sunne Wright McPeak, Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.


California Attorney General to sue Bush Administration
over gas mileage standards
California Attorney General Jerry Brown
By Ari Barak
May 13, 2007
A San Francisco federal appeals court on Monday morning will
hear a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Jerry Brown and
several other states against "weak" gas mileage standards
adopted by the Bush administration, the Attorney General's office
Brown is scheduled to hold a news conference on the steps of
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco announcing
the lawsuit, which alleges that a recent increase by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration in vehicle mileage standards
for sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans runs contrary
to federal rules mandating energy conservation, according to the
Attorney General's office.
"It is unconscionable to have a one-mile-per-gallon mileage
boost," Brown said in a statement released by his office.
"We are asking the court to reject this dangerously weak
According to the Attorney General's office, the Bush administration's
approval last year of an increase in vehicle mileage standards
from 22.2 mpg to 23.5 mpg by 2010 "primarily emphasized the
financial costs to the auto industry instead of seriously considering
the cost to the environment and people's health."
Accompanying Brown in the lawsuit are the states of New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New
Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, as well as the District
of Columbia, New York City and several environmental groups.
Brown's news conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on the front
steps of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at 95 Seventh St.
The case is expected to be heard at about 10 a.m., according to
the Attorney General's office.
The NHTSA, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation,
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standards and enforcement.
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This video shows my first on-the-air tests with the WBX transceiver using the USRP (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) and GNU Radio.
The receiver was tested using wide band FM broadcast, APT signal from NOAA 17 satellite and Copenhagen VOLMET. I have also performed some tests using DVB-T signal and wireless sensor signals but I wanted to keep the video short so these were not included. I can post them in separate videos if there is interest.
For the transmitter part I was using a modified version of SDR transceiver for transmitting and my YAESU FT-817 for receiving the signal from the WBX transmitter. I tested FM, AM and SSB. I tested both LSB and USB but only included LSB in the video, again to limit the length of the video.
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Needless to say, I am having lots of fun playing with software defined radios using GNU Radio and the USRP 🙂


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