Acting on behalf of Elsa Recycling Group, P4 Planning has secured full planning approval for the redevelopment of Climax Works in Reddish, Stockport.
Following a move to refuse in April, P4 worked with the client and the local community to address concerns and submitted amended proposals which have now been unanimously approved by Stockport Borough Council. The plans will enable the family-run waste recycling company to expand their existing operations and operate more efficiently through Elsa’s significant business investment to redevelop the site.
Elsa Recycling is one of the leading paper and plastics recycling companies in the North West and has operated from the premises on Station Road for 20 years. It recycles over 700 tonnes of paper and card per week with key clients including supermarkets, local universities and local authorities, helping its customers to minimise their impact on the environment.
In 2019, Elsa acquired Climax Works, a site immediately adjacent to its current location. The new plans will allow Elsa to redevelop both pieces of land in order to provide better on-site circulation and the storage required to operate more efficiently and with less impact on the local highway network and neighbours.
By creating a circulatory one-way system for vehicles and making aesthetic improvements to existing buildings and hardstanding areas, Elsa will be able to operate a better, safer and more efficient service which will have less impact on neighbours and others using Station Road.
Says Greg Humphreys, Managing Director at Elsa Recycling Group “Our investment and plans are designed to ensure that the important recycling service we provide can operate more efficiently, safely and with less impact, helping us become better neighbours in the local community”.
Says Rhian Thomas, Director at P4 Planning: “The proposed development greatly improves the existing operation and will bring significant improvements to Elsa’ efficiency and to the amenity of neighbouring local residents. This approval enables Elsa to invest in its future development which will benefit the whole area and continue to assist sustainable waste efforts across the North West.”
The consultant team on the scheme includes M’GRA and SKTP Transport Consultants.


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King Cake Festival For a Cause
January 20 2015 | New Orleans Restaurant Events
Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans, and it’s getting even hotter this weekend Sunday, January 25 with the second annual King Cake Festival. Festival-goers will spend the day strolling through Champion Square, where they’ll sample New Orleans best King Cakes from some of the finest bakers bar none.
Some of the bakeries participating this year include: Haydel’s Bakery, Mr. Ronnies Famous Hot Donuts, Gerald’s Donuts, Nonna Randazzo’s, Rue Chow, Thee Heavenly Baker, The Posh Baker, Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, Food Drunk Food Truck, Sugar Bear Sweet Shop, Sweet Savor’s, Cartozzo’s Baker, Thee Heavenly Donut, and Caluda’s.
The event, sponsored by Ochsner, benefits children and babies at Ochsner, a local non-profit health care system dedicated to serving our community. VIP Club XLIV tickets are $50 and feature open bar and unlimited food as well as a King Cake Milkshake courtesy Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar.
The King Cake Festival also hosts a “Dough me” fitness challenge and fun run the morning of the festival. Participates can walk, skip, run, dance, or stroll around the Superdome during a timed half mile. Run, stroll, skip, or dance your way around the dome for our timed half mile fun run.
The family-friendly event wouldn’t be complete without a kid’s zone. Tickets are $10 each and include beverages. There will also be a cake walk, arts and crafts, a photo booth and more!

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text: In this study, the theories of civil religion and political religion, which have recently become one of the main topics of sociology and sociology of religion, are discussed. The concepts of both civil religion and political religion are generally used in the context of the nature of the relations between religion-society and religion-state. Today, studies dealing with the relations between politics and religion have expanded to such an extent that they can no longer be limited to a single academic field, but here, the subject has been tried to be approached from a sociological perspective. In the literature, in general terms, the concept of civil religion is more of a characteristic of democratic and liberal regimes since it refers to a natural state and a spontaneous social situation in religion-society or religion-state relations. On the contrary, political religion comes to the fore as an attribute of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes because it refers to an imposition, a pre-conceived political agenda. However, it is known that there is no clarity between these two concepts and therefore the discussions on the subject continue. The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the elimination of the uncertainty between these two concepts. In this context, the study has tried to go down to the historical background of the concepts of civil religion and political religion and tried to determine the reasons of the uncertainty between them. In addition, the differences and similarities between the two concepts, as well as the criticisms and their reasons, have been tried to be revealed from a comparative perspective. In this respect, our study aims to contribute, in its own right, to the studies that aim to reveal the limits, the uses, the social situations they point to, and the similar and different aspects of these two concepts.

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text: According to a report (2017) by Numan Rights Watch, Vigilante violence aimed at religious minorities, marginalized communities, and critics of the government—often carried out by groups claiming to support the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—became an increasing threat in India in 2017. The government failed to promptly or credibly investigate the attacks, while many senior BJP leaders publicly promoted Hindu supremacy and ultra-nationalism, which encouraged further violence. Dissent was labeled anti-national, and activists, journalists, and academics were targeted for their views, chilling free expression. Foreign funding regulations were used to target nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) critical of government actions or policies. Lack of accountability for past abuses committed by security forces persisted even as there were new allegations of torture and extrajudicial killings, including in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, and Jammu and Kashmir.

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Most people wouldn’t want to talk about work from a beach in Hawaii, but for Joel Huesby, organic farming is more than just work. It’s his passion, and it’s his life’s commitment. Between snorkeling with his family and facilitating workshops for Hawaiian farmers on organic livestock production, Joel enthusiastically shared his story with me.
Tell us about yourself.
My great-grandfather founded our family farm in Walla Walla in 1908, and our kids are now the 5th generation. We’ve been growing organic food here since 1994, and became officially certified in 2000.
I care about food security and food self-sufficiency. As a farmer, I’m handy, thrifty, and inventive. If other people can’t do it, I’ll find a way to do it myself. And I always have my farmer hat on. Wherever I go, I’m farmer Joel.
Right now, my wife Cynthia and I are growing a variety of organic crops on our 399 acres, 172 of which have been conserved by the Farmland Trust. We’ve got sweet peas, squash, pumpkins, non-GMO heirloom black popcorn, hay for dairy cows, buckwheat, malting barley, and a variety of other organic wheats.
I’m not sure my farm would be as economically viable as it is today if it wasn’t for PCC Farmland Trust.
Please tell us why sustainable farming and food is of interest to you.
After serving as president of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and receiving an award for outstanding service, I had an epiphany. It made me realize what I’m not going to do with my life — and that is be a “normal” commodity farmer. I learned how detrimental farming can be if you don’t work with the land.
With organic farming, you have no recourse if you screw things up. That’s why you have to honor nature’s rules. For me, it’s about prevention, soil health, and plant diversity. It’s about listening to the land and making sure the bees and all the other puzzle pieces fit. For a while there, I was ready to give up on organic. But because of the Farmland Trust and our stewardship planning, I was encouraged to make it work as a business, and I’m so grateful for that.
When you farm this way, the rewards are amazing. Not just ecologically, but financially. It certainly hasn’t been easy, but my kids now see that it’s possible to live a fruitful life as a farmer. For me, successful farming isn’t about getting bigger, it’s about getting better. It’s about serving the health needs of your community, and building something that the next generation can take on.
What is your vision/hope for farming and food production in Washington?
I’d love to figure out a way to wean farmers off of the government. There is a dangerous culture of dependence there. The ag economy should be market-driven, rather than government subsidized. I want to know, “Who are my customers? What do they want?”
And no more commodity corn and wheat! That’s the stuff that makes us sick. If we start early with healthy food, we can really go places.
If money were no object, what would you like to see PCC Farmland Trust accomplish?
I’d love to see you continue to preserve farmland in South Puget Sound, but also to protect more land on the east side of the mountains. There is a volume of organic food here, but I know we can do more.
A healthy food system relies on the stability of farmers who will steward the land for the long haul. I think PCC Farmland Trust can play a big role in finding and connecting those folks to the land.
What are your favorite books about farming/sustainable agriculture?
One of my favorite books on sustainable farming is Gene Logsdon’s Contrary Farmer. He shares a personal account of how his family used sustainable agriculture to achieve a happy and ecologically healthy way of life.
What is your favorite thing to grow?
Right now, I’d have to say the black popcorn and the malting barley. The heirloom popcorn varieties are really special. They don’t cross-pollinate with GMO corn, and have the most complex flavors.
And the barley is a fairly new interest of mine. There are thousands of barley varieties out there, and the big breweries only use about 6 of them. I’ve been experimenting with local flavors, and it’s been a lot of fun. If it tastes good at room temperature, you know it’s a darn good beer.
Anything else you’d like to share?
Be passionate about what you do. I’m passionate about what I do, and I believe from my heart that this is the right way to be. This is the right way to treat the earth.
We’ve got to make do with what we already have in front of us. If everyone had that understanding, it would be huge. For us, and for the environment.

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3D printed Dragon lamp by 3Demon
Hello Adam! Nice to have you here for a chat : ).
Hi, same here.
It was some time ago when you published your epic 3D-Printed Dragon Lamp on Instructables. Is there any story on how you came up with this idea?
Making 3D models for printing is my hobby and job at the same time, and I love the Game of Thrones since I read the first book. The Cat’s Paw Dagger and King’s Aide Buckle were the early models. The Dragon spitting fire came immediately after.
Books are always better than films/series. What do you think about the final season? A lot of people were seriously mad..
I never compare a film with a book — it’s a different medium. I’m crazy about books because my fantasy is rich, and I see the worlds from all angles and in all colours. I admire films because I can take a rest from using fantasy :D. The end was fine, I even almost clapped.
Awesome then! But back to the project : ). Is the model downloadable for free and if yes, where?
No, the model isn’t for free, but it comes at a nominal price to allow me to make more models and give people other designs. You can download the model here: https://3d-mon.com
What do you need to assemble the lamp?
To mount it, you indeed need a banana :-D. Let’s get serious now, apart from a 3D printer and a light, you don’t need almost anything else. You can find better instructions here.
The 3D printing takes a bit over 27 hours, because we wanted a high-quality product.
On the internet, people are selling your designs as printed objects. What do you think about that?
I’m happy when people like my designs; but I like it less when people forget to mention they aren’t designers but rather just 3D printers. I don’t ban anyone from printing my designs, I don’t even mind selling prints; as compensation, I’d like to see somewhere a link or acknowledgement.
It happens a lot in the 3D printing scene :(. Have you thought about a special licence price for commercial use (selling the prints) and special for makers in non-commercial printing?
We haven’t considered a special licence yet since we often get inspiration from film and the works of others. It wouldn’t be completely ok.
What are you planning to do next?
Ha-ha, there are many plans but I can probably leak that Mandalorian, and some other lamps are coming.
Why did you choose our materials?
I’ve been printing with Fillamentum since the early days when I was establishing the MakersLab in Prague (2015 – the 3Demon’s predecessor), and the quality and reliability of your materials proves me that I don’t need to look for anything else.
Adam Kure Jech (3Demon) & Laila (Fillamentum)


text: Recently, Raman Spectroscopy (RS) has demonstrated to be a non-destructive way of cancer diagnosis, due to the uniqueness of RS measurements in revealing molecular biochemical changes between cancerous vs. normal tissues and cells. In order to design computational approaches for cancer detection, the quality and quantity of RS tissues are the basis for accurate prediction. In reality, however, obtaining skin cancer samples is difficult and expensive due to privacy and other constraints. With a small number of samples, the training of the classifier is difficult, and often results in overfitting. Therefore, it is important to have more samples to better train classifiers for accurate cancer tissue classification. To overcome these limitations, this paper presents a novel generative adversarial network based skin cancer tissue classification framework. Specifically, we design a data augmentation module that employs a generative adversarial network to generate synthetic RS samples in different classes. The original tissue samples and the generated data are merged to train classification modules. Experiments on real-world RS data demonstrate that generative adversarial network can be successfully used for data augmentation, in order to train accurate skin cancer tissue classifiers.

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Enjoyable truth: I’ve an entire basket of mushroom coffees and drinks on my coffee bar. One of many powerhouse mushrooms you’ll discover in there’s maitake.
This humble mushroom can also be known as “hen of the woods.” Its overlapping fronds resemble the feathers of a nesting hen, therefore the identify. Over the centuries, maitake’s many advantages have sparked the curiosity of researchers and well being lovers alike. Not solely is it a medicinal mushroom, however its scrumptious umami taste makes it a prized culinary ingredient.
What Are Maitake Mushrooms?
The maitake mushroom, also called Grifola frondosa, is an edible mushroom native to China. It additionally grows within the mountains of northeastern Japan, Europe, North America, and different parts of Asia. In addition to hen of the woods, one other frequent identify for this mushroom is “sheep’s head.”
“Maitake” means dancing mushroom in Japanese. The identify supposedly comes from folks dancing for pleasure upon discovering it. Individuals have identified for hundreds of years how helpful this kind of mushroom is. It’s one of many mushroom varieties thought-about a “medicinal mushroom.” Maitake has a protracted historical past of each culinary and medicinal use: “Let meals be thy medication.”
Vitamins in Maitake Mushrooms
Maitake mushrooms are a wonderful supply of amino acids, B nutritional vitamins, vitamin D, phosphorus, and potassium. In addition they present dietary fiber to feed helpful intestine micro organism. Their cell partitions are wealthy in anti-inflammatory beta-glucans that assist assist the immune system.
Maitake mushrooms are a pure supply of vitamin D, however the quantity can fluctuate on account of rising situations, solar publicity, and maturity. When Maitake mushrooms are uncovered to daylight or ultraviolet (UV) mild throughout their progress, they’ll synthesize vitamin D. It’s form of like what human pores and skin does when uncovered to daylight. The kind of vitamin D present in fungi is D2 quite than D3.
Maitake mushrooms even have phosphorus. Our physique makes use of this important mineral for plenty of totally different physiological processes. A number of examples embrace bone well being, power metabolism, cell membrane construction, and DNA/RNA synthesis.
Potassium is current in most vegetation and fungi and is essential for the human food plan. This important mineral performs an essential function in sustaining well being, together with fluid stability.
Together with sodium and magnesium, potassium is an electrolyte. These parts carry an electrical cost and are concerned in hundreds of a number of important processes. Past its function in fluid stability, it helps nerve perform, muscle perform, and coronary heart well being.
Therapeutic Advantages of Maitake Mushrooms
Maitake mushroom has gained consideration for its potential well being advantages.
It has many bioactive compounds, together with polysaccharides, beta-glucans, antioxidants, and other phytonutrients. These compounds doubtless contribute to its medicinal properties, making it a sought-after mushroom.
Medicinal mushrooms are identified for supporting the immune system. Maitake mushrooms aren’t any exception. Like different medicinal mushrooms, Maitake mushrooms include beta-glucans. These mushroom-based polysaccharides assist assist a wholesome immune response. Polysaccharides on the whole are advanced carbohydrates made up of smaller sugar molecules. These sugars might assist a wide range of processes that make the physique extra resilient.
A 2014 animal research regarded on the immune-enhancing impact of each maitake and shiitake mushrooms. The researchers discovered maitake mushrooms stimulated an intense immune response. Nevertheless, they labored synergistically with shiitake for a stronger impact. The mushroom mix was essentially the most highly effective, whereas the maitake alone got here in at a detailed second.
Present Most cancers Help
As a result of they’re good at modulating the immune system, maitake mushrooms might assist the physique in fighting against cancer. Analysis reveals the beta-glucans in maitake have an antitumor immune response. In some scientific research, maitake blocked tumor progress in mice.
The beta-glucans might improve the exercise of particular immune cells, reminiscent of pure killer (NK) cells and macrophages. These cells play a vital function in figuring out and destroying most cancers cells. By supporting immune perform, maitake mushrooms might assist our potential to fight most cancers.
One other approach maitake mushrooms may also help with most cancers is by selling apoptosis. Apoptosis is programmed cell loss of life that eliminates broken or irregular cells (like most cancers cells). Some research counsel maitake mushroom extracts might induce apoptosis in bladder and breast cancer cells.
A promising extract is maitake D-fraction, which is obtainable in complement type. Vitamin C enhances the motion of each D-fraction and MD-fraction maitake mushroom extracts.
Maitake mushrooms shouldn’t essentially exchange different most cancers remedies. Nevertheless, they’ll complement different therapies. At all times comply with the medical recommendation of a healthcare skilled you belief.
Might Stability Ldl cholesterol Ranges
One other approach Maitake mushrooms might assist push back power sickness is by balancing levels of cholesterol. Whereas LDL (low-density lipoprotein) ldl cholesterol is sometimes called “dangerous” ldl cholesterol, it’s not fairly so easy. Lipoprotein professional Dr. Cromwell explains extra right here in this podcast episode. Different well being components (particularly insulin resistance) play an enormous function in our levels of cholesterol.
Maitake’s antioxidants may scale back oxidative stress and irritation. As irritation decreases, there’s much less accumulation of ldl cholesterol within the arteries. The result’s safety in opposition to coronary heart illness.
Might Cut back Blood Strain
Discovering methods to devour maitake repeatedly might scale back hypertension. In a single animal research, researchers gave maitake extract to rats and lowered age-related high blood pressure. The researchers have been shocked to seek out the D-fraction extract additionally improved insulin sensitivity. This might assist clarify why maitake additionally helps with ldl cholesterol stability.
In an older animal research (1989), researchers fed maitake mushrooms to rats for eight weeks. On the finish of the research, blood strain, triglycerides, and levels of cholesterol all went down. Maitake mushrooms’ potential to decrease these markers implies they might assist scale back the chance of metabolic syndrome and heart problems.
Helps Blood Sugar Stability & Diabetes
A Japanese research examined a powdered maitake fruiting physique on diabetic mice. The maitake mushroom powder had highly effective anti-diabetic properties. The enhancements occurred over 4 months — the length of the research.
One other research regarded on the results on diabetic rats. Feeding this mushroom to the rats improved their glucose tolerance and blood glucose ranges by the tip of the research. The researchers concluded that the bioactive compounds within the mushrooms might be able to scale back the signs of diabetes.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a situation that causes the ovaries to develop cysts round their outer edges. These fluid-filled cysts include follicles, however they don’t repeatedly launch eggs. This ends in rare intervals, lack of ovulation, and extra hair progress. Ladies with PCOS might produce other hormone-related signs, however essentially the most discouraging one is infertility.
Maitake mushrooms might be able to assist. A 2010 Japanese research adopted women with PCOS who took both maitake extract or the drug clomiphene citrate. The end result was that maitake extract induced ovulation for 77% of PCOS sufferers. The mushroom was nearly as efficient because the prescription drug.
Dangers & Precautions of Maitake Mushrooms
Maitake mushrooms are usually thought-about suitable for eating. They’ve a protracted historical past of culinary and medicinal use in Asian nations. Nevertheless, it’s important to pay attention to potential dangers and negative effects and take vital precautions. Listed below are a number of issues for maitake mushrooms:
As a result of maitakes can decrease blood sugar ranges, it’s important to watch out when on blood sugar-lowering drugs. In some circumstances, maitake lowered blood sugar ranges an excessive amount of, which might result in hypoglycemia.
The way to Use Maitake
Your native grocery retailer might carry contemporary maitake mushrooms within the produce part. If not, you possibly can usually discover dried maitake in a pure meals retailer or on-line. To retailer, hold maitake mushrooms in a paper bag within the fridge to permit them to “breathe” and take up extra moisture.
Maitake mushrooms are scrumptious in soups, stir-fries, omelets, and casseroles. You can even get pleasure from them sauteed in butter or olive oil. This hen of the woods can also be glorious when paired with an precise hen, like roast chicken. Listed below are some extra methods to get pleasure from Maitake mushrooms:
- Sauteed or Stir-Fried: Prepare dinner them in butter or olive oil over medium warmth till tender and barely browned. Use as a facet dish or add them to salads, rice (risotto), or your favourite kind of pasta.
- Roasted: Roasting maitake mushrooms enhances their taste and creates a pleasant texture. Toss the mushrooms with olive oil, garlic, and herbs, then unfold them out on a baking sheet and roast within the oven till golden brown and crispy on the edges.
- Grilled: Maitake mushrooms are glorious for grilling. Merely brush them with oil and season with salt and pepper. Then grill them till tender and barely charred. Grilled maitake mushrooms make a scrumptious and savory addition to any BBQ or cookout.
- Tea and Broths: Conventional Chinese language Medication (TCM) generally makes use of maitake mushrooms in natural teas or broths. These are straightforward methods to get the well being advantages of maitake.
- Mushroom Espresso: You’ll usually discover powdered mushrooms or maitake mushroom extract in mushroom coffees. Try this blog post to be taught extra about mushroom espresso.
A Few Ideas For Consuming Maitake
When cooking with Maitake mushrooms, clear them correctly earlier than use. Gently wipe them with a humid material or use a mushy brush to take away dust or particles. Keep away from washing them as they take up water simply. Once they tackle an excessive amount of water, it could have an effect on their texture and taste.
Maitake mushrooms can be found contemporary, dried, or in complement type. When you’re utilizing dried Maitake mushrooms, rehydrate them in heat water earlier than cooking to revive their texture and taste. If you would like the advantages of Maitake mushrooms with out consuming them each day, you could find them in complement type. Ideally, they’re standardized to 30% D-fraction.
Maitake and different medicinal mushrooms are a wonderful addition to your well being routine.
What I Do
I repeatedly drink medicinal mushrooms in tasty mushroom “coffees” and teas. The youngsters and I additionally love Four Sigmatic’s sizzling chocolate and Golden Chai Latte that includes medicinal mushrooms!
To be taught extra about different sorts of medicinal mushrooms and their advantages see:
Have you ever eaten or taken maitake mushrooms in some type? What have been your outcomes? Share beneath!

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Beijing, China – In an effort to hedge against U.S. hegemony, and what could be a global game-changer, the world's top oil importer, China, is preparing to denominate crude oil futures contracts in Chinese yuan to be convertible into gold. The move would allow oil exporting countries to bypass benchmarks denominated in U.S. petrodollars — creating what will almost certainly be the most critical Asian oil benchmark, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review.
Typically, crude oil is priced in relation to Brent or West Texas Intermediate futures, both denominated in U.S. dollars.
The move by the Chinese will allow oil exporting countries such as Iran and Russia to bypass U.S. sanctions by trading in yuan instead of U.S. dollars. The move is a direct result of the U.S. proclivity to use the dollar as a weapon against countries that refuse to bend to the imperial will of the United States. To make the yuan denominated contracts more appealing, China intends to make the yuan fully convertible to gold on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges.
"The rules of the global oil game may begin to change enormously," said Luke Gromen, founder of U.S.-based macroeconomic research company FFTT.

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Khloe Kardashian is getting hammered with allegations that her marriage is breaking up, but it looks like those nasty rumors aren’t hurting her home life one bit.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians starlet spent her evening cuddling with husband Lamar Odom in their own bedroom. Khloe, known for her interactive tweets with fans, sent a good night message to everyone on Twitter, saying:
Sweet dreams! Night night! #CuddleTime
— KhloéKardashianOdom (@KhloeKardashian) August 8, 2013
This may have been a subliminal to all the drama that’s been surrounding the marriage lately. The latest rumor claims Khloe has been crying hysterically over Lamar’s alleged affair.
But Koko is letting us know that Lamar is right where he’s supposed to be: cuddling his wife at bedtime!

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It’s already happening in a few cities. Lone drivers who want to use car pool lanes can stop at informal gathering spots to pick up passengers who need rides. But passengers aren’t always going to the same destinations as drivers-and some drivers prefer quiet passengers to talkative ones. So information science researchers Paul Resnick of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Marc Smith at Microsoft are creating a computerized system that will make it easier for drivers and passengers in any city to find happy car pool matches. Called RideNow, the system starts with a Web interface where users can log in, specify their preferences, and enter their destinations and the approximate times at which they want to travel. Software matches up drivers and passengers, calls both parties’ cell phones, and patches the calls together so that the users can negotiate a meeting place. Resnick says tests of the system should start this fall in Ann Arbor. Later, Resnick hopes, startups might want to commercialize the service in cities without extensive public transportation, perhaps charging a subscription fee.
DeepMind’s cofounder: Generative AI is just a phase. What’s next is interactive AI.
“This is a profound moment in the history of technology,” says Mustafa Suleyman.
What to know about this autumn’s covid vaccines
New variants will pose a challenge, but early signs suggest the shots will still boost antibody responses.
Human-plus-AI solutions mitigate security threats
With the right human oversight, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence can help keep business and customer data secure
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From million-dollar slide shows to Steve Jobs’s introduction of the iPhone, a bit of show business never hurt plain old business.
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Dietz & Company Architects, Inc, is pleased to announce that Mark Hellen is now a licensed architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bringing the firm to a total of eleven licensed architects.
Mark joined Dietz and Company Architects in 2011. His experience includes work on a variety of projects with a focus on multi-family housing and educational projects. Prior to joining Dietz & Company, Mark worked on various high-end residential, mixed-use, and education projects in the Boston area.
Mark graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts and Boston Architectural College with his Master of Architecture.


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On Saturday, March 12, 2011, HSS Volunteers participated in a vigil to express solidarity with the Sikh community in Elk Grove, California in response to the hate crime, it experienced. This attack unfortunately took a life of Surinder Singh ji and seriously wounded Shri. Gurmej Atwal ji. HSS, while offering its condolences to Sikh sisters and brothers for their loss, prayed for the shanti of the parted soul and for the speedy recovery of the injured. HSS also, urged law enforcement authorities to find the perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.
HSS appreciates the support by the local law enforcement authority during this time of difficulty and especially thanks President Pro Tempore of the California Senate, Sen. Darrell Steinberg who called on elected officials Sunday to join him in wearing a turban for a day to symbolize solidarity with the Sikh community in the wake of the recent shooting.

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Cucumber and Snap Pea Update!
I think that this is mostly a good news report! I had very low expectations, so maybe that’s part of the success, but still, I’m happy with the results that I will share.
Cucumbers first. My cucumbers had a strong start and then, I think, fell prey to a kind of powdery mildew that caused the leaves to brown and yellow, the stems to dry, and the blooms to stop producing. In this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=rzL00aqIErQ&feature=emb_title you can see what I did early on to prune back, and rid plants of diseased leaves. I cleaned out the soil beneath and I sprayed with Neem Oil (an organic insecticide that helps with bugs and powdery mildew). Neem Oil has been hard to come by during the pandemic, but nurseries are starting to have normal stock as the days go by. But last week I was at the nursery looking for a pot for my iris garden, and the pot selection was so scant, that it was shocking! And what was there, was really old stock. Oy. And when I was at Home Depot in the outside nursery, I was browsing the seed selection – and really mostly all they had was wildflowers! This pandemic has affected things that you never expected.
Anyways, I did notice that during the day when the temperatures were really high the cuke soil was dry, so I would water them. But cukes can fool you, and too much water can also be damaging. So I was in a quandry. However, the cucumbers that were produced from these diseased vines were pale, almost white – and that is a sure sign that powdery mildew is the culprit, AND that the nutrients in the soil are not balanced for the vine. So I started feeding the plant, re-structuring my watering scheduling, and allowing the cuke soil to dry so that I hand watered only every other day – but I left the automatic drip on.
Ok, well this is just too much information and makes me sound crazy. The end result of all this attention was that the cuke in the full sun seems to have been rejunevated! It’s mostly green, has loads of flowers, and lots of tiny green cukes. The only difference is that this new generation plant, does NOT want to climb on the trellis. No sir. This little one wants to spread itself all over the gravel walkway near my raised beds. That’s ok. I’m proud that he pulled through and I’m going to be a very lenient parent and let him do what ever he wants. The OTHER cuke bed which got just a tiny bit more shade, continued to be diseased, despite my efforts, and was producing deformed, and pales cukes. So, I 86’d it – and am planting a late summer/fall flower called amaranth. More on that later.
The snap peas – which I said at the beginning would be a miracle if they survived…have survived! Snap peas are an early spring or late summer crop because they like temperatures of 75 degrees or cooler. Well, here it’s been 90 degrees or hotter for multiples days since I planted them, so I knew I was in trouble. Yet, despite the weather obstacle, these brave little guys have hung on, and I can see little pea pods forming! (I did venture out in the 100 degree heat and mist them during the day just in case that might help them cool down!) They’re a little dry at the bottom, and they’re not the lovely green robust vine that you dream of, but I’m still proud of them. This is not the crop that I would have had if the weather had been more cooperative, but still, I’m tickled to see the little blooms and pea pods forming, and I’ll pop them into a dinner salad when they mature. Plus, I’m going to try again in the late summer/early fall, because I love snap peas, and if they succeeded in these very difficult circumstances, imagine what they will do when the weather is right.
Maybe that’s a lesson for us too – if we survive in these most difficult times, imagine what’s next for us, when the conditions are ideal! Just like my peas, I’m going to be ready to go!

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Despite their sometime mischievous nature, the Medieval Faeries were enamored with humans, and often mated with them. The children who were a natural result of these unions were often gifted with many of the powers of the fay.
“By the 13th century, the original context of Old English belief had become lost, and people were using the word ‘faery’ in various ways. Early fourteenth century English literature appears to distinguish fairies from dwarves (goblin-like entities who lived in burial mounds); from brownies or hobgoblins (who lived in houses near the hearth and performed domestic tasks); and from the fairy damsel or White Lady who was regarded as a benevolent guardian spirit or genius loci “(Pemberton 1997).
By the late 14th century, the traditional image of the modern fairy was born. The Diminutive Fairy became connected to death and the departed while the Literary Fairy forged a new mythology
The Diminutive Fairy was generally quite benign, but they were prone to some mischief. They mischief was usually confined to simple pranks and jokes, and it was considered rare indeed for a human to be harmed by a fairy.
The people of Ireland, Britain, and Scotland viewed the Diminutive Fairy with some admiration, but they were also wary of them. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the fairies were spoke on kindly, just in case the might be listening. The fairies were called the Gentry, the week folk, the Good Neighbors, and many other flattering names.


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The Indian domestic IT market, including hardware, software and services, was worth $30.4 billion, according to the latest study by advisory firm Zinnov.
In the enterprise sector, 53 per cent of the money spent was for hardware, followed by IT services (32%) and software (15%).
The study, which focused on the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, found that the segment accounted for 11.1% of the total IT market.
The Zinnov report found that growing business requirements are driving rapid adoption of IT in the BFSI sector. IT spend in BFSI vertical is expected to reach USD 3.5 billion by FY 2014, growing at a CAGR of 13%, it said.
IT budgets as a percent of revenues for BFSI is estimated at 1.5%- 2%. Foreign companies continue to dominate the domestic IT market, with a 63% share as compared to 37% share of domestic companies in terms of overall IT service offerings to BFSI sector.
According to the study, the key growth drivers include regulatory compliance needs, desire to improve internal/operational efficiencies to better align business processes, support for growth strategies as internet and mobile banking gain focus, enhanced customer experience for competitive differentiation and creation of new business opportunities by extending reach to the unbanked population.
In particular, changes in the regulatory environment, including guidelines and frameworks from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) aimed at enhancing security while ensuring transparency and encouraging transaction modes such as mobile and electronic transactions, have been an important factor in driving Indian BFSI institutions to adopt IT solutions.
The Indian banking industry is returning to rapid growth after a slow growth phase during the economic downturn, with aggregate deposits and bank credit demonstrating linear growth. In addition, innovative products and platforms such as virtual debit cards and mobile banking, rapid geographic expansion plans, centre’s focus on financial inclusion and the entry of foreign banks are spurring renewed investments in India by the BFSI sector.
The Zinnov study found that while just 10 per cent of IT spend was on modern IT solutions before 2008, the share has moved up to a significant 35 per cent at present.
While large firms are moving up the growth curve from core banking applications to mobility/electronic payment solutions and targeted business-focused solutions today (such as loan management and treasury solutions), regional or smaller organizations in the sector who demonstrated minimal IT adoption in 2008 are increasing investments in core banking solutions and showing increased interest in cloud computing, revealed the study.
“The number of BFSI specific IT deals in India has increased 600% cumulatively in the last 4 years and nearly 1/3rd of those deals are focused on modern technologies. The BFSI segment in India is demonstrating a definite inclination towards leveraging information technology to add real business value, as it moves up the IT value chain. Social, mobile and cloud computing have emerged as essential for next-generation services in the vertical and we are seeing increased traction for cloud/virtualization and business intelligence solutions. The gross margins for new IT implementation are as high as 25-40% for IT service providers,” said Praveen Bhadada, Director- Market Expansion, Zinnov.
However, technology adoption in the BFSI sector continues to face some challenges that need to be overcome to sustain the growth rate. The main roadblocks in IT adoption in BFSI sector in India are the lack of standardization of process and change management in public sector banks, limited internal IT talent and constrained budgets for smaller BFSI players, lack of success stories for emerging technologies like Cloud computing and increasing security threats with consumerization of IT.


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Like a Velvet Glove... collects all 10 chapters of Eightball's terrifying and fascinating journey into madness that makes Twin Peaks look like Teletubbies. As Clay Loudermilk attempts to unravel the mysteries behind a snuff film, he finds himself involved with an increasingly bizarre cast of characters, including a pair of sadistic cops who carve a strange symbol into the heel of Clay's foot; a horny over-the-hill suburban woman whose sexual encounter with a mysterious water creature produced a grotesquely misshapen, but no less horny, mutant daughter; a dog with no orifices whatsoever (it has to be fed by injection); two ominous victims of extremely bad hair implants; a charismatic Manson-like cult leader who plans to kidnap a famous advice columnist and many more!
Original title: Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
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Colored Pencil Society of America
The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) was founded in 1990 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to artists over 18 years of age working with colored pencil. With about 1600 members worldwide and over 25 District Chapters in the US, CPSA provides opportunities for colored pencil artists to network. The Society is run by a Governing Board consisting of twelve artists and professionals who volunteer their service to ensure benefits to the membership and the future success of the organization. The Society provides two opportunities for colored pencil artists to exhibit their work. Both exhibitions offer cash awards and are juried to promote the highest aesthetic standards of fine art to the public. CPSA is also one the few art organizations to participate proactively in the development of a standard for their medium. With the increased use of colored pencil for creating fine art, CPSA believed it was crucial to have a standard of light fastness for this medium. Consequently, the organization has conducted ongoing test for colored pencil light fastness since 1991.
So far I really like this, much better than Das clay. It has no unpleasant odor and is very smooth, takes detail well. Has a distinct leather hard phase where you can work that way, really neat. Hasn't been long enough to really test finished strength though as that takes two weeks (it's dry though in a day or two).


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One of the best wide receivers in college football will be on display when Zay Flowers and the Boston College Eagles (2-7) visit the NC State Wolf Pack (7-2) on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
NC State ranks 76th in points scored this year (27.1 points per game), but has been thriving on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 13th-best in the FBS with 17.8 points allowed per game. Boston College’s offense has been bottom-25 this season, putting up 18.8 points per game, which ranks 12th-worst in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 94th with 29.8 points ceded per contest.
We provide more details below, including how to watch this game on TV.
NC State vs Boston College: Live Streaming Info, TV Channel & Game Time
- Game Day: Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
- Stadium: Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium
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- Spread Favorite: NC State (-18)
- Moneyline: NC State (-1446), Boston College (+810)
- Total: 41 points
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Dealers Sue to Block Tesla Sales in Missouri, from Car and Driver.
The Missouri auto dealer cartel is on the move, trying to prevent citizens of that state from being able to buy a Model S sedan or (when it finally shows up) a Model X crossover. Automotive News reports that the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association filed a suit late last week accusing the state’s Department of Revenue of violating Missouri law by allowing Tesla to sell its cars directly to customers. Shots fired!
The Missouri dealer group claims that, by granting Tesla Motors a license to sell vehicles at its University City location, the Department of Revenue violated state statute. The suit seeks to revoke the license given to that Tesla store (so far, the state’s only Tesla sales facility) and prevent any further licenses from being granted to the electric carmaker. The revenue department has stated that it does not comment on pending litigation.
It’s not the first battle against Tesla the state has seen: Automotive News reported in May of 2014 that an anti-Tesla addendum to a bill regarding all-terrain vehicles was struck down.


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For too long over recent times, we in the UK became obsessed with the psychodrama that sucked the lifeblood out of virtually every other issue. Brexit, like a serial TV boxed set with an increasingly implausible plot, hypnotized us with its ‘no deal’ hypotheses and Parliamentary poker, so that our ability to see real-life happening around us was strangled.
Did we miss the rising wave of knife crime that was becoming so commonplace on our city streets? Certainly. Did we miss the growing threat of a virus in the Far East becoming global, with the subsequent shutdown that we are having to live through now? Probably.
Watch out for all the recriminations once the first wave has blown over. Did the Government follow the right strategy in going for the lockdown? Did they take too long to implement it? Were we right to protect a cohort of elderly people at the cost of trashing the economy? (Remember the economy is people, it’s about people’s health and welfare.)
Why were we not better prepared for something that every respected epidemiologist in the world and Bill Gates was predicting years ago?
Why was Jeremy Hunt allowed to suppress the publication of Cygna: The Threat To Public Health Exercise Report of October 2016, which warned of the total lack of preparedness of the NHS?
Why do we have to import every roll of toilet paper into the UK, which results in the destruction of eucalyptus forests in South America? Why the devil can’t we make our own?
There will be demands for inquiries into this and that – there will be lawsuits and civil proceedings, demands for resignations and heads will roll, especially at Public Health England. At the moment ministers and civil servants alike are all desperately trying to cover their backs.
And there will be the second wave, and maybe a third.
It’s going to be messy.
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Governing is becoming increasingly difficult as devolution accelerates but a new Institute for Government report has identified ways to make it easier. Here, Akash Paun summarises the report’s key findings.
Even when severe political disagreements come between the UK’s four governments – as during the Scottish independence referendum campaign – civil servants can and do communicate and co-operate in good faith. But our new report finds evidence of weaknesses in the systems by which these governments co-operate, negotiate and compete. There have been disputes over legislation, money, welfare and energy policy, and failures to consult or share information. And constitutional thinking remains fragmented – Westminster and Whitehall deal separately with each part of the UK, insufficiently reflecting on how the different settlements relate to one another.
This is the final report of a major, 10-month study of devolution in the UK, carried out in partnership with the Centre for Constitutional Change in Edinburgh, and focusing on how to provide effective government in the context of an increasingly complex and fluid constitutional settlement. Our conclusion is that systems for managing relations between the different parts of the country are coming under strain as a result of political divergence between the governments, financial pressures in the context of austerity, and the growing complexity of the country’s ‘territorial constitution’.
Government needs to adapt its systems and approaches for dealing with devolution in this changing context. If it does not, the risk is that disputes will increase, trust between governments will decline and the quality of public services will suffer.
We argue that reform is needed in six main areas.
First, there is a need for a more joined-up and coherent approach to managing the constitution as a whole. The UK government should look at merging into a single department the various teams and departments that have responsibility for aspects of devolution. But separate policy teams and ministers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be retained nonetheless, to reflect the differences between the three settlements.
Second, Whitehall should raise its game in terms of devolution awareness and consultation with the devolved governments during the policy process. When policy is developed or announced it should also be made clear which part of the country the department is acting for. This will become particularly important if ‘English votes for English laws’ is implemented.
Third, the four governments should strengthen and take more seriously the formal intergovernmental machinery at which ministers from across the UK meet, and use it to improve mutual understanding, to share lessons and solve disputes. There should also be more transparency and scrutiny of how disputes are resolved and how devolved budgets are set.
Fourth, bilateral relations between the UK and individual devolved governments must be strengthened to ensure effective policy co-operation. There is a strong case for a new Welsh Intergovernmental Committee to co-ordinate activity across ‘jagged edges’ where devolved and non-devolved powers are closely related (for instance employment and skills). There is also a growing need for partnership working between the UK and Scottish governments to ensure effective joint management of the welfare and tax systems. The recent near collapse of devolution in Northern Ireland leads to the similar conclusion that more formalised intergovernmental contact across the Irish Sea is needed too.
Fifth, while all governments benefit from the existence of a unified Home Civil Service, interchange of staff and other activities that strengthen relationships appear to have declined. To prevent a drift towards fragmentation, there should be more active management of the Civil Service as a whole by civil service leaders and ministers. This should include encouragement of secondments between the governments, and an expansion of joint training and development initiatives.
Sixth, when further devolution is on the table, joint teams answering to the UK and devolved governments should be created to work through options, consider implementation challenges, and generate a single evidence base. Future changes to the devolution settlements should also be designed to avoid messy divisions of competence between levels of government. We support the proposal to move Welsh devolution from a ‘conferred powers’ to a ‘reserved powers’ model, as it seems likely to reduce the likelihood of disputes.
Encouragingly, it appears that progress is already being made in some of these areas. In the aftermath of the Scottish referendum, for instance, it was announced that senior Scottish and UK officials would jointly explore how to encourage interchange and other shared activities. But with the general election now at the forefront of most people’s minds, the risk is that Whitehall and Westminster go back to business as usual – with devolution and territorial issues taken into account too little and too late. After 7 May, the Institute for Government will be reminding the Government that this could come at the expense of good and co-operative relations between the four nations of the UK.
Access the full report ‘Governing in an Ever Looser Union’ here.
This post originally appeared on the Institute for Government blog on 23 February 2015.
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Akash Paun is a Fellow at the Institute for Government. He was previously a Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit.


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The term “cosplay” is derived from “costume” and “role play”, which first appeared in the 1960s in the United States. At science fiction festivals, people often organize shows dressed as characters from certain works of fiction and are known as “masquerades”. The form of transforming into favorite characters is increasingly spreading to many other countries. Nowadays, young people often transform into characters in games, anime animations, manga, tokusatsu, manga characters… with the same gestures, postures, and ways of walking as the characters they show. Coming to the first part, let’s follow 5 most beautiful and famous female cosplayers (cosers) in the world today.
1. Jessica Nigri
Jessica Nigri is a popular social media cosplayer, voice actress and photo model. The female coser, born in 1989, began transforming into fictional characters in 2009. She became famous on social media when a video of her cosplaying as “Sexy Pikachu” at the San Diego Comic-Con International event went viral. . In 2011, Jessica made the media campaign for the video game “Gears of War 3” by Microsoft and Gamestop, at that time, she transformed into the character Anya Stroud at the game’s launch. With the advantage of her “fiery” physique, Jessica Nigri brings fresh colors in characters of the sci-fi genre.
2. Otogi Nekomu
As one of the youngest female cosplayers in Japan, Otogi Nekomu was born in 1995, started making cosplay photos into manga and anime characters… when she was only 16 years old. With a love of manga and anime since childhood, Otogi always aspires to become a famous manga artist in the future. Possessing big round eyes, sexy body, instead of becoming a photo model like other girls her age, she chose to become a professional cosplayer. Because when she transforms into the characters, she seems to be living in her own world, a colorful and lively world.
3. Marie-Claude Bourbonnais
Before becoming a famous coser and professional model, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais was a costume designer. In 2009, she began to transform into characters in fairy tales, sci-fi movies… with costumes designed by herself. In 2011, she participated in cosplay photography for the calendar photo series “Cosplay for a Cause” to raise funds for relief for the people of Japan after the earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Chinese coser beauty Misa attracts the cosplay enthusiast community with her innocent and pure beauty. Not only creating extremely cute cartoon characters, Misa also makes fans ecstatic with a series of charming and enchanting cosplay photos.
As one of the most prominent members of the famous Korean cosplay group Spiral Cats, Tomia attracts attention with her beautiful face and slim body like screen idols. She can transform different types of character creation, from gentle, seductive to ghostly. Her cosplay photos are always bright and eye-catching.


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Fit Tip: Do you drink PROTEIN SHAKES? You should! Drinking a protein shake B4 bed can increase muscle growth 20%+ while you sleep 🙂 Yeah! My favorite is Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Protein Shake with my secret ingredient....you have to add 1/2 FROZEN BANANA to the shake. I always buy 2 bunches of bananas: one super ripe for freezing and the other bunch not so ripe to eat.
- Nonfat, soy, almond or rice milk
- 1/2 frozen banana (buy a couple bunches: ripe and regular. Peel and halve the ripe ones and keep in freezer just for shakes, makes it taste like ice cream!)
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 Tbs. Natural Peanut Butter
- handful of ice
- drizzle of honey
- 1 Tbs. flax seeds
- 1 piece 70% dark chocolate
- handful of almonds
Put all ingredients in blender. Sip and get fit!


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Participatory IT Design
Summary overview of PIT and our activities (fold-out)
The Department of Participatory IT Design (PIT) is dedicated to a more socially just, value-oriented digital transformation. PIT's research and teaching are highly interdisciplinary at the intersection of computer science, social sciences and humanities, and design and artistic research.
We address issues of participation in digital transformation and seek to advance self-determination and inclusion through participatory approaches, critical reflection, and methodological innovation in IT and AI design.
PIT's interdisciplinary team is led by Prof. Dr. Claude Draude.
Research at PIT is focused on developing design applications, theories and methodologies that foster participatory interdisciplinary approaches to IT systems design. We aim at enabling scientific and design advances that promote fairness and social justice in the sociocultural transformations brought about by digitalization. Our research is situated in the field of human-computer interaction and adjacent fields, including interactions between human and AI systems, such as user experience (and algorithmic experience) of AI, ease of use, explainability, transparency, literacy, controllability, human-computer task distribution; usable security; accessibility; ethics and values.
In line with our research, our teaching activities offer interdisciplinary courses bridging social sciences/humanities and informatics. To address digital transformation in contemporary culture and society fully, knowledge of the workings of digital systems is needed alongside an understanding of their societal impact. In our teaching we cover both fields with a focus on sociotechnical aspects of computing and the intersection of social diversity and digitalization.
The key aim is to provide a translational space for students to learn about knowledge and methods from the social sciences/humanities and explore how these can inform methodology, design, and development of just, fair, and usable IT systems.
PIT is part of the interdisciplinary Research Center for Information System Design (ITeG) which focuses on socially responsible IT design. We promote responsible, socially sustainable digitalisation through collaboration with academic institutions, associations and industry partners, including: Kassel Institute for Sustainability, German Informatics Society (GI), ZEVEDI - Centre Responsible Digitality.

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The future city doesn't build itself, you know. Duh! It takes heroes -- like the winners of the 2012 Alice Awards.
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Portland, Oregon's South Waterfront is developing into one of the most sustainable communities in the U.S. In just one spot you can grab the Portland Streetcar, ride the Portland Aerial Tram to OHSU, park your car, cross a brand new pedestrian bridge, bike on a protected bikeway, and check your bike at the largest daily valet bike parking facility in the U.S.

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Artist Helen Pashgian roamed her light-filled Pasadena studio with the energy of a teenager Sunday morning, flipping through the pages of the new Italian Vogue to show me the crazily creative pictures the photographer had set up in the same high-ceilinged, whitewashed room in which we stood.
She’d been outfitted with a wig to look like some magic enchantress, conjuring up fantastical plastic sculptures with the aid of a bunch of bunny-suited helpers in the big feature story spread. It doesn’t hurt that, tall and slim and blonde, Helen could be a Vogue model herself.
The style-conscious Italians, apparently, can’t get enough of Helen. Neither can the art world, all of a sudden. Her hugely successful show, “Light Invisible,” on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gets 6,000 visitors a week, though only 25 at a time are allowed in the room in which her ethereal acrylic columns gleam. She just won the Distinguished Women in the Arts award from MOCA, joining previous winners such as Anjelica Huston, Annie Leibovitz and Yoko Ono.
Those of us who have known Helen forever have long known she is a wizard, a true star, whose technical accomplishments in creating smoothly polished artworks that shine with an amazing inner purity have made her legendary among the members of L.A.’s Light + Space movement. In Pasadena, where she is of ancient lineage — her great-uncle M.L. Pashgian was such a prominent citizen he was grand marshal of the Rose Parade in 1915, and her studio space off an alley east of Lake has been in the family for over a century — she gets the acclaim she deserves, and a piece has been in the permanent collection of the Norton Simon since it was the Pasadena Art Museum.
But the other movement members, see, are almost all men: Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Larry Bell and many others — and all better known, because of their gender. It’s an art-world crime. Since the ‘60s.
But it’s not Helen complaining about it. It’s me. For Helen, who turns 80 this year, is right now in the prime of her career. Breaking news: She’s over the moon the new exhibit was just purchased for a lot of money by a museum patron for its permanent collection.
And she worked like the devil to make it happen. She spent every day for a year and a half, excepting Christmas and New Year’s, in her studio and at a Duarte fabricating firm creating the 12 columns of “Light Invisible.” Though she doesn’t tell all about how the mysterious pieces work, she does allow that a technical breakthrough was recent. “I wasn’t ready before,” is the simple way she puts it. And she is thrilled, too, as a proud Pomona College grad, that three recent permanent acquisitions by LACMA all went to Sagehens: herself, Chris Burden and James Turrell. She says the broad liberal arts education they received there is indispensable in creating art with intellectual depth.
Even the guards are in love with the show. They whisper about how amazing it is that there’s no internal light sources in the massive clear acrylic columns that, as you pass by them, begin to gleam with color and weird, constantly changing shapes inside them. Visitors are at first in awe, trying to suss out what is happening, and then give up, sitting on benches to the side in a kind of meditation, not wanting to leave.
Monday I finally had to, and, grabbing some lunch at Ray’s and Stark’s Bar outside before a meeting, saw out of the corner of my eye Helen herself leading a group of Pasadenans and others with a Pied Piper-ish glee off toward her show.
My favorite column, I have decided, is the 11th, with its tiny circular cobalt-blue glow. Tell me, when you have seen “Light Invisible” — what’s yours?
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced.
This year's inductees are:
-- Bon Jovi
-- The Cars
-- Dire Straits
-- The Moody Blues
-- Nina Simone
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was chosen for the Award for Early Influence.
Four of the Inductees were on the ballot for the first time, including: Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The top five artists, as selected by the public, comprised a “fans’ ballot” that was tallied along with the other ballots to determine the 2018 Inductees.
Four of the top five artists (Bon Jovi, The Moody Blues, Dire Straits and The Cars) from the fan ballot will be inducted as performers in 2018.
The annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place April 14, 2018 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland. The Rock Hall will host a week of events leading up to the celebration, including the unveiling of the 2018 inductee exhibit and Hall of Fame floor.


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Casper Police Will Enforce Rules About Parking on Sidewalks
The Casper Police Department will step up enforcement of the prohibition of parking vehicles on sidewalks starting next week, according to a news release.
The police department has received an increased amount of calls in regard to parked vehicles blocking sidewalks. As the weather begins to warm and more people are outside, a department spokeswoman said it is important to keep the walkways clear.
“Blocked sidewalks are a safety issue because it forces people to walk into the street,” the department's community service officer Jacci Warne said.
"This means children, strollers, wheelchairs, visually impaired and disabled individuals are forced to navigate around a vehicle into traffic," Warne said. "This puts them at risk to cars driving by. We want to protect them from having to do that.”
Starting Monday, community service officers will be patrolling the city to address and enforce the sidewalk parking problem.
They also will be enforcing other parking violations such as parking in front of fire hydrants and in front of yellow curbs.


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Mini pleated skirts are in fashion for 2021 and every lady wants to try them out. The style is fun and gives the best sexy looks. It is for women of different sizes and heights. Although they are not your ideal everyday wear, you can rock them once in a while.
The former Big Brother Naija ‘Lockdown’ housemate, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, popularly known as Nengi has caused reactions on social media after posting stunning pictures on her official Instagram page. There's no doubt, Nengi is one of the beautiful ladies in Nigeria. Today.
Some of our favourite Nigerian celebrities were discovered through reality shows, as they demonstrated their talents and won the hearts of millions through the show. In this article, we would be taking a look at 6 Nigerian celebrities who became famous through reality Tv show. 1.
Ex Bb9ja Housemate Ozo was recently spotted with Nengi at a night club and fans have reacted to this. The pair were spotted together hanging out at a night club when a live Instagram video captured Ozo’s face as he stood dancing with Nengi. Nengi’s face was not revealed in the video but the lady definitely resembled her in terms of skin complexion and shape but the video did not reveal her face to ascertain whether she was really Nengi.
Our unique African culture and tradition can be expressed and showcased in various forms through dance, music, art, sculpture, beadworks, and our unique ways of dressing which are deeply ingrained into the whole African culture. Recently, 4 of Nigeria's popular celebrities took to their Instagram pages to share stunning pictures of themselves in which they showcased our unique African culture in different ways.
(Photo credit: Instagram). Recall that Dorathy and Ozo started off on a good note when they met each other initially in the Big Brother Naija lockdown house. However, moving forward, their friendship began to fade when Nengi came into the picture, and since then till date, they (Ozo and Dorathy) stopped being very close.
Former housemate of Big brother Naija, Nengi Hampson has gone viral as she flaunts her red dress on social media. Nevertheless, The pictures were shared on the verified Instagram account of Nengi Hampson. Below is the screen capture of the post; Furthermore, Nengi Hampson has proven to us that in other to acquire fame in the entertainment industry, you need to dress trendy and classy.
Former Female BBN Star, Nengi recently took to her verified official Instagram account to share two new photos of herself spotted wearing a red befitting gown looking extremely beautiful in different styles as she was about to step out from her house to an important event. Check Out The Photos Below
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi Hampson flaunted her red dress on social media yesterday and it got a lot of reactions from fans. The photos were posted Nengi's verified Instagram account @Nengiofficial and she tagged it with the caption; "When in doubt, wear a Red dress."
Fans of big brother Naija Star, Nengi Hampson have exclaimed how Beautiful she is by revealing that even camera humbles and adores her body. They added that Camera can never do justice to her beauty. Nengi was among the contestant of Big Brother season five show titled 'Lockdown', she emerged among the top five finalist.
BBN Star, Nengi Hampson, sparked reaction on social media after dropping new pictures on her official Instagram page. Nengi is considered to be one of the most attractive celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment industry. That is exactly why it is not surprising whenever show her great attention on social media.
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It's no longer news that Whitemoney emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija Reality Show Season 6, but what is preventing him from appearing on the trend table is what I don't understand. As the winner of the show, he should be trending more than any other housemate.
Some Big Brother Naija ex-housemates who lived an exemplary lifestyle in the show, have been rewarded with some political posts in their states. Let's have a look at two popular Big Brother Naija ex-housemates who are currently holding a political post: 1)Nengi Hampson Nengi Hampson is no doubt one of the most successful BBN ex-housemates.
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Reactions trail online as Maria rocks her senior colleague’s outfit. Maria took to her Instagram page to share a picture of herself when she received the dress and when she rocked the dress. Maria uploaded the picture with the caption I love NLNT89. Thanks boo.
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BBN Star, Nengi Hampson, sparked reaction on social media after dropping new pictures on his official Instagram page. Nengi is known to be one of the most influential celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment industry. That is exactly why no one is surprised that fans have been showing her great attention and recognition on social media recently.
This year's Big Brother Naija Show had the least recorded viewers in history when compared to the previous shows. The popularity of the show greatly dropped this year due to unclear reasons but I will suggest some of my proposed reasons in this article and I would also like to hear the opinions of my viewers.
Ex Bb9ja Housemate Ozo was recently spotted with an unknown woman at a night club and fans have reacted to this. The pair were spotted together hanging out at a night club when a live Instagram video captured Ozo’s face as he stood dancing with an unknown woman.

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Although the mainstream media fails to cover the events, Planned Parenthood’s suit against the The Center for Medical Progress continues to drag on. CMP investigator David Daleiden recently took the stand again during Planned Parenthood v. The Center for Medical Progress trial, with defense attorneys pointing out a severe inconsistency in Planned Parenthood’s case against the undercover journalists. PP has claimed in their civil suit that CMP journalists were in breach of contract because they illegally recorded confidential information. Except, Planned Parenthood’s privacy concerns are rather inconsistent, as not only was recording not prohibited during the 2015 National Conference, but the entire event had been recorded by Planned Parenthood.
The defense presented the jury with a photograph of a sign displayed at the National Conference, which read:
Writing “scientific research programs” on the non-disclosure agreement he was sent before meeting with Melissa Farrell, Daleiden limited what parts of their conversation could be considered confidential. If Farrell intended for anything to be kept confidential, she would’ve had to identify it as such. Daleiden was also careful to only film at clinics located in states with one-party consent laws. This means only one person in the conversation must give consent to being recorded.
Stricken from the record by Judge William Orrick was Daleiden’s testimony that JR Gladstone, a research coordinator at Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains, showed Daleiden patient records. Patient files are protected by HIPAA laws, meaning the abortion provider may have illegally breached the privacy of their patients. This indicates Planned Parenthood isn’t as concerned with confidentiality as they claim if they’re willing to break the law by sharing patient records.